Oh dear Gods!!!! I'm amazed how long these debates go on for and their cyclical nature. I would like to put forth the assertion that Scotteh, Setarcos and Leauki have "won" the thread. I will pray to the flying spaghetti monster for your souls!!!
Several years ago when I was in school I worked a part time job in security at a big high-rise building. It was during my time spent working there and in the general downtown area of a big city, that I observed the effects that wealth and power have on most people. Now as a disclaimer, wealth doesn't automatically turn people into jerks. I met lots of very well off folks who were the nicest people you'd ever meet. But by and large, there was a culture of
OckhamsRazor, Excellent, I agree 100%! If this method were carried out to a T with no ego or preconceptions the world would indeed be a very different place. However, due to human nature two more items need to be added into the mix 1) Credentials 2) Peer review Credentials are needed to ensure that you at least have a base understanding of the topic you are working on. A person walking in off the street simply doesn't have the necessary knowledge bas
[quote] Or until the Palestinians stop listening to meglomaniacs and start trying to live in peace. It is their choice after all, and even Soloman could not fix the problem until their attitude changes. [/quote] Ahh yes, it's all up to the Palestinians to make the choice to live in peace and everything will be rosy. Thanks for clarifying! Meanwhile, the Israelis will continue to practice their form of "tough love" until the attitude change you spoke of comes to pass? With occurre
[quote]I don't care which nation you're from, you will find somebody in an open-source community that has a server close enough to you to be lag free. 56k should do fine in Q3 engine games. Cheating is both obvious and wrong.[/quote] Not necessarily. In Eve-online there are quite often large fleet battles in which lag can make or break the fight depending on whose side gets hit worst. The problem lies mostly with the game mechanics and the servers of the game provider, not the connecti
Hey, what about flock of seagulls and depeche mode??!?! Just kidding. I wouldn't mind having a delorian to drive around in though. Here's a question- if you could go back in time to the 80's, would you, and what would you do??? In regards to the promise of new technology that's a very fickle topic. Back in the 50's we believed that by now we would have colonies on mars and big vacations would be on rocket ships to other planets.... but one thing we definitely didn't foresee were t
Setarcos- [quote]I'm only 31!!! I quit smoking two years ago, and before I mysteriously injured myself on the treadmill 4 months after that I was up to maybe 7mph for a minute out of my approx. 20 minute stint on the thing. I can't even imagine maintaining almost 9mph for 42 mins.[/quote] While I said that I'd seen 55 year old heart attack victims run races, I didn't say that they were speedy gonzales! Kudos on quitting smoking, and if it's any consolation I hate treadmills. For
RoyLevosh- [quote] I'm running my very first 10k this Saturday and the pointers you mentioned I'll keep in mind. Of course to finish in 41 minutes? Ha! Dunno 'bout that. [/quote] Right on, good luck! I've caught some of your posts about running before and I'm sure you'll do great. Just remember to run ~your~ pace, don't try to be a fool and beat everyone. I'm paying for it today, that's for sure :) [quote]My husband's a runner so I was right there with ya breaking th
Thanks for your kind and understanding responses. I assure you though, had you been going for a nice sunday stroll and I steam-rolled past you (as happened quite frequently yesterday) the first thought on your mind probably would have been "what a jerk!" [quote]All I have to say is....................wow, I am sooo out of shape.[/quote] There's a great "learn to run" program in my community, which tailors to folks from all walks of life. I've seen them take 55 year old overweig
Yesterday I had a big serving of humble pie and revealed to much of the local running community just how much of a jerk I really am. Some of the businesses in town ran a mother's day cure for cancer race (entry fee plus money raised all goes to cancer research) so I figured I'd do it because I love to run, good cause and all that. I'm really not a competitive person.... I run just because I truly love it and 99% of the time I'm the nicest guy you'll mee
Lantec, could be lots of things but I think your first two guesses are the most likely at this point (bad modem or cable/RF issue) Having to reset your modem twice in a week should not be happening. Ideally you should only have to do that once in a blue moon. That said, depending on your providers network and how it's configured there could be other factors at play (although this would probably then be affecting other subs too) Last week we had a problem where an im
[quote]I've never been one for punishing all to "save" some. It is not the governments, nor your's or mine, place to tell people what they can or cannot eat if it does not effect the health and well-being of others. (i.e. No special brownies before getting in the driver's seat.) I mean what are we going to do, threaten to fine them? The people that need that level of intervention are already ignoring a potential death sentence.[/quote] If only a small number of people were negatively a
This last week, one of my good friends and co-workers had a brush with his own mortality and thankfully it looks like he's gonna be okay. From here on out though, his life is going to be drastically different. For the sake of this article, we'll say this fellow's name is Jack. First though, a disclaimer- I love junk food. I love wolfing down a greaseball double-bacon cheeseburger and fries then topping it off with some ice-cream or 
[quote]but people complaining about disaster/medical/food relief is just plain looking a gift horse in the mouth. Oh, sure it might drive the local growers out of business, but (as you mentioned) the alternative is letting people starve. Maybe we should make the recipients work tilling soil to make more arable land to earn the food, or make them attend classes on modern agriculture techniques, etc... [/quote] Setarcos, two things: 1) That gift horse almost always has strings a
[quote]1. Are you going to cut off your nose to spite your face? That is what some are going to do. The "strings" that you mention are hardly iron wires, but more like silk threads. Easily borken, and only pie crust promises to start with (how many times have we seen a thug make promises to get aid, only to break it when they turn around?).[/quote] man this is gonna be a lengthy reply. Sorry ahead of time! This aid often has much more benefit for the donor than the recipient. Le
Does it go away with stretching and walking around? How much walking do you get in during the day? If you're hydrated, stretching and/or walking doesn't do the trick, I would seek a medical opinion.
[quote]The simple explanaton is all life comes from God.[/quote] Okay, I have no problem with that statement. It can be neither proved nor disproved. I do have a problem with the fact that you state a literal interpretation of the bible in that the earth and humanity was created in 6 days. If we were created by God (or flying spaghetti monster, oh whom I am a huge fan), then he would have to play by the rules he set down at the beginning of the universe. This would essentially mean tha
Last summer while running I found my calves would start cramping right at the 10 k point like clockwork. I replaced the water I would drink before running with gatorade and voila, the cramps stopped. There are plenty of websites through the use of Dr. Google that will give you advice on leg cramps
[quote]Genesis seems to say that God created the universe, the earth, the sun, moon, and stars, plants, and animals, and the first two people within 6 ordinary 24 hour days. [/quote] Fair enough. But if that is true then that must be how God created all planets....we have been able to verify that there are hundreds of extra-solar planets jupiter sized or bigger... earth sized planets in other solar systems are still too small and far away with present methods to accurately locate, but
[quote]We are not talking companies, we are talking individuals. Hence the reason I said communities not nations[/quote] My bad. As a socialist sometimes all I see is red ;)
Imaginary quote from The Waterboy- "DNA is the invention of the devil!!!"
[quote]1)God made the world in 7 days Genisis etc. The earth roughly 6,000 years old?[/quote] Here's what I absolutely love about this one. God creates the world (or entire universe, depending on one's interpretation) in 7 days....... but at that point a "day" didn't exist yet as a measurement of time because the earth didn't exist yet. So God, the creator of the entire universe, decided to build our planet based on an as yet nonexistent unit of measurement. Now considering t
[quote]Don't you think this will happen by default? No, nor has it ever been the case as long as there is trade among communities (note not even nations). [/quote] Profits always come first. Companies will always fight tooth and nail to retain their operations regardless of the effect it is having on the local area. The only way changes are brought about are as you said, due to mob rule. Ie- workers in Argentina reclaiming factories, the Zapatistas in Mexico and the like. Occasion
[quote]I can see war starting over this, and I don't mean the revolutionary type. China, by sheer numbers, could decide...hey, we need more food but don't have the ability to produce it...so we are gonna take some land (by invasion) and before you know it...WW3.[/quote] Yes, although it doesn't have to happen. If we were to change how we do business and ban speculation on staple foods in the market and encourage more localized production of food instead of the globalized lie (would als
A time of great change is upon us. In the last few weeks there were riots in the streets of Egypt, Somalia, Haiti, Morocco, Madagascar, Thailand and Mauritania. And this is just the beginning. Here in Canada, Filipinos are buying up rice and shipping it back home to the Philippinnes, another country that may soon see rioting. The people in these nations were not rioting over politics or ideology. They were not rioting because of religion or human rights abuses
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