At precisely what point should we be alarmed at human rights violations?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 18:06
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Originally posted by citizen:
Don’t you use FireFox? I usually use Opera, but I’ve noticed this site is particularly optimised for IE, and it makes the render times under standards browsers like FF and Opera really long.
Yeah.... I use Firefox. And I've always loved it. Recently though if you look in your processes tab in task manager the cpu utilization is pretty damn high sometimes and Firefox isn't even doing anything. I love the new feature where if Firefox or Windows craps out on you it will reload every single window and tab you had open before the crash, but I have to say (even after I reformatted and reinstalled Windows 4 days ago finally because I couldn't properly edit videos anymore) that Firefox still crashes a ton more for me now than it ever used to. Until a month or two ago with new updates, I rarely if ever had a problem with Firefox.
Opera is cool too and I love their ability to continue a download if your session ended prematurely.
Just recently had a problem posting on here no matter where I do it from. I have no choice but IE at work.
"A government is a body of people, usually notably ungoverned." http://www.myspace.com/6ixstringjack
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Quote:That's also true. The standards browsers are particularly hard hit though, Opera times out my machine when running this site, but if I have Opera and IE side by side with fff in IE, not a problem.
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I don’t know what this site is optimized for, but it's loading times can be crap in internet explorer too. This site must be on a network that sees a lot of activity with higher priority then us.
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.
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"You didn’t hand Geezer your “opinion.” You handed him a load of bullshit. And it wasn’t even good bullshit, because it wasn’t even consistent with your previous loads of craps. How do you plan on building your superdooder space station without government? I guess you think that in your utopian anarchy everyone will happily and willingly do whatever you want them too."
Wow, looks like I *did* strike a nerve, you puling facist whiner.
Chris asked for opinions, and I gave him one, which seemed to strike a nerve with you, prolly cause it hit a little close to home, so you insulted the very idea we could evolve emotionally and mentally past the need, or percieved need, of some outside authority controlling our behavior - which, might I remind you is the entire concept behind taoism, diesm, libertarianism, and anarchism, just for starters.
Then, without one whit of supporting evidence or thought beyond the insult, proceeded to call it "impossible" because it offended YOUR concept of reality, which, lemme be completely fucking blunt - involves clinging to big daddy Governments apron strings and doing all that it tells you cause you're terrified of the great boogeyman of "terrorism" hiding under every rock and behind every corner of america...
Which, in my opinion, is outright insane, so don't expect me to offer any respect for it since you've chosen to offer none for other outlooks yourself, you close-minded barbaric fucking primate gibbering in the dark like an animal.
So I pointed out the very blunt reality of how it could be *begun*, and why it hasn't.
A simple step by step process to begin the empirical research necessary to do it.
Then pointed out the very simple fact that if you put people outside their range and ability to enforce the law or collect taxes, Governments do not like it one bit.
To which your primary and initially only response, was a knee-jerk insult consisting of "Oh, grow the fuck up." followed by a quick edit to add another insult and references to works of fiction - but no facts, or even any evidence whatever beyond your nastiness.
And I let it slide, instead explaining to you WHY that concept was important to me, so you might understand where that position generates from and thus perhaps understand it.
And then, you respond again with insult, cite some inconsistency that I'd lay odds no one else here sees in the reasoning and finally offer your best backed into a corner, sputtering denial by once again clinging to the apron strings of big daddy Government, this from Mister "Free Market" (only meaning Gov-protected monopoly in truth).
Dude, if you found a viable way to get a rock heavy with Gold, Platinum or Uranium down here in the gravity well for processing, you could name your fucking price, and aren't you always the one talking about Capitalism being a calculated gamble via investing a chunk of money into something that's likely to bring in more ?
But sure as shit it didn't even occur to you when someone accidently zapped you in a real sensitive spot, did it now ?
It seems your mask is slipping Geeze, and your true colors are shining through a little bit, might wanna go take a powder and adjust it before your fingers get the better of you and fully reveal what a fearful, nasty little creature you are - guess my One Ring analogy isn't so far from the mark after all is it, cause yer sounding an awful lot like ole Smeagol to me, wants it bad, hasn't got it, so afraid of what he loves and hates.
You wanna talk bullshit, how bout you stifle yours and let people who can act, think and reason like adults discuss a subject you obviously just can't handle (nice try with the topic redirection, but not slick enough) - or you could even man up and actually participate for once instead of sandbagging it like you do every topic which doesn't fit into your neat little worldview of how things should be.
Ever occur to you that it's people like YOU I wanna be far, far away from ?
That it's people like you who in my opinion are diggin my grave right next to
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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Boil it down, ya only got three, Fight, Flight and Bend over for The Man.
Given the near futility of the first one, cause first ya gotta fight all the infants who think you wanna murder their daddy... and the repulsiveness of the third, that leaves only one viable option - and go on, find a spot on this planet not claimed by some Government.
And that spot would be?
Sorry, Fremd, but government is like gravity, it's gonna be everywhere, and you can either use it or fight it.
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Quote:Unfortunately, I think you hit the nail with this one, Frem.
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
clinging to big daddy Governments apron strings and doing all that it tells you cause you're terrified of the great boogeyman of "terrorism" hiding under every rock and behind every corner of america...
And 9-11 happened right under 'big daddy's' nose.
Yet some see no need for a major overhaul of government or personal perception.
Amazing.
Blah blah woof woof Chrisisall
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In helicopter parlance it's called 'ground effects' (that cushion of air that builds up between you and the ground that makes it hard to. land. the. damn. thing.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Updrafts.
Originally posted by Hero:
And somebody explain to me how a single, highly trained agent can drive anywhere in LA in five minutes or less but his highly trained team of back up agents is always ten minutes away by helicopter.
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Geezer, read up on Operation Phoenix and its predecessor Contre Coup. www.counterpunch.org/valentine.html When assassination and torture didn't work, we carpet-bombed, napalmed, and defoliated (and poisoned) en masse. Yeah, we were real good folks.
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BTW when it comes to the supposed 'popularity' of '24' - shows that feature highly emotionally charged situations, that are full of action, and quickly paced (with fast dialogue, physical action and scene-cutting) tend to mesmerize people. It doesn't mean people 'approve', any more than tasering being on YouTube means that people find tasering 'amusing'. There is such a thing as being fascinated watching a train wreck - or the equivalent.
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The one thing that doesn't get a whole lot of attention is the idea of 'proportionate'.
So we have certain folks here (you know who you are) who say - didn't sign the ticket ? TASE 'EM! Too loud at a meeting ? TASE HIM ! Not as bad a Zimbabwe ? Well that makes it ALL RIGHT ! Torture bad - bombing GOOD ! J'accuse of being a terrorist ? INDEFINITE DETENTION !
Really. 
What are you thinking ?
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I'm really curious.
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Quote:You mean that if you watch a train wreck, you're not supporting all the lives that are lost in it?
Originally posted by rue:
There is such a thing as being fascinated watching a train wreck - or the equivalent.
Sarcasm-ingrained Chrisisall
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