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- 2013-06-02 06:53pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: (Turkey)Occupy Gezi crackdown spins out of control
- Replies: 86
- Views: 17973
Re: (Turkey)Occupy Gezi crackdown spins out of control
You call bullshit, then agree with me. Very confusing. Let me make it clear then: Democracy is not the same as majority rule. Quoting from your earlier post: Things that limit the power of the majority vote are inherently anti-democratic. Bullshit. The US has systems in place deliberately designed ...
- 2013-06-02 05:51pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: (Turkey)Occupy Gezi crackdown spins out of control
- Replies: 86
- Views: 17973
Re: (Turkey)Occupy Gezi crackdown spins out of control
Democracy in the truest sense is just majority rule. Mob rule. Those with the most votes win. Bullshit. Democracy is simply rule by the people. It does not in any way say anything how exactly that rule is decided. It could be by absolute majority, it could be by relative majority, it could be by su...
- 2013-05-26 04:08pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: What's up with the rioting in Stockholm?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5122
Re: What's up with the rioting in Stockholm?
Thanks for the article - a very interesting read.Eleas wrote:There was a good article written on the matter, and I tried my hand at translating it. It's uneven, choppy even, but it deserves reading so I'm posting it here. Apologies in advance for the length.
- 2013-05-25 04:41pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Champions League Final - Bayern München v Borussia Dortmund
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4864
Re: Champions League Final - Bayern München v Borussia Dortm
Great match.
Bayern got lucky - they should have lost two players, but didn't.
Bayern got lucky - they should have lost two players, but didn't.
- 2013-05-25 03:34pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Champions League Final - Bayern München v Borussia Dortmund
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4864
Re: Champions League Final - Bayern München v Borussia Dortm
Yeah, they had several good chances right at the beginning, too bad nothing came of it
- 2013-05-25 05:44am
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: It turns out I can get to heaven now
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1517
- 2013-05-19 03:25am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Racism at work
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7058
Re: Racism at work
And who is advising to do that (calling all colleagues racists and trying to get them disciplined by management)? What people were advising, is that he shouldn't just sit quietly, but say something to themwhen they spout racist shit. The tone and manner in which you say something makes huge differen...
- 2013-05-18 05:22am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: America now has more workers in solar than coal.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5765
Re: America now has more workers in solar than coal.
While there may indeed be wind always blowing somewhere, it might not be anywhere close to where you need it. Unless the windmills are evenly spread throughout the globe, theres no guarantee that they will be where you need them. Even simply interconnecting wind turbines close to each other already...
- 2013-05-18 03:50am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: America now has more workers in solar than coal.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5765
Re: America now has more workers in solar than coal.
Personally I'm imagining things like nuclear, hydroelectric, and geothermal being used for base load, with a rather large solar component that helps handle the peak demand period during daylight hours. Making that solar component cost-effective will therefore matter. I actually expect wind to take ...
- 2013-05-14 05:03pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Life may be 9 billion years old
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8280
Re: Life may be 9 billion years old
Sure, go ahead.
- 2013-05-10 04:18pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Belief in God correlated with better mental health outcomes
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13638
Re: Belief in God correlated with better mental health outco
Er... no, that's not what I was arguing. I was arguing that if a patient already has religious beliefs that participation in religion shouldn't be discouraged, and options such as “pastoral counseling” should be on the table if appropriate to the individual. Also, if a patient was considering retur...
- 2013-05-10 12:05pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Cleveland Kidnapping
- Replies: 92
- Views: 12700
Re: Cleveland Kidnapping
Changed the topic title.
- 2013-05-09 03:43pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Cleveland Kidnapping
- Replies: 92
- Views: 12700
Re: Guy rescues kidnap victims while eating Mcdonalds
Merged the two topics about this.
- 2013-05-05 05:26am
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Belief in God correlated with better mental health outcomes
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13638
Re: Belief in God correlated with better mental health outco
I may have had a wrong impression (Broomstick may correct me if I'm wrong), but I thought she meant that if a belief in God/gods/higher power in general may be beneficial to some individuals, that should not be discounted and ignored but rather try to understand how it might be used to keep them me...
- 2013-05-04 04:55pm
- Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
- Topic: Belief in God correlated with better mental health outcomes
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13638
Re: Belief in God correlated with better mental health outco
Metahive, (and to a lesser degree Dr.Trainwreck): Thats enough being helpful. That kind of stuff can go in PMs. Also, I'm disappointed that in the whole argument with Broomstick, nobody was really able to point out that she is arguing for something that this study in no way at all shows. The study s...
- 2013-04-22 02:52pm
- Forum: User Fiction
- Topic: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)
- Replies: 73
- Views: 40885
Re: Sparks From the Edge (40K/BT)
If you have something to compare it too, half a millimeter is humongous.
Using a straight-edge you can see discrepancies on a micrometer range.
Using a straight-edge you can see discrepancies on a micrometer range.
- 2013-04-19 12:48pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Boston Terror Attacks
- Replies: 436
- Views: 63986
Re: BREAKING: EXPLOSIONS AT BOSTON MARATHON
Merged the Shooting in Watertown, Boston thread into this one.
- 2013-04-05 10:59am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Shitbrain accidently kills his 6 children. Gov wades in
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4793
Re: Shitbrain accidently kills his 6 children. Gov wades in
Split the tough guy bullshit to where it belongs. Somehow this topic is now very short...
[Edit]Forgot to unlock after the split.
[Edit]Forgot to unlock after the split.
- 2013-03-29 08:23am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Who'd like to visit LHC in 2014? (Mostly for EU members)
- Replies: 67
- Views: 32057
Re: Who'd like to visit LHC in 2014? (Mostly for EU members)
I'd be up for it. I'd have to check if flying or train travel is cheaper from the Ruhrgebiet, and would also definitely be interested in finding ways to keep it cheap, but otherwise it shouldn't be too difficult to come along.
- 2013-03-29 06:04am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Cyprus - The high price for a rescue
- Replies: 135
- Views: 17779
Re: Cyprus - The high price for a rescue
They definitely benefited from it.
Oh, and since several people got this point wrong: Germany (or the EU) never demanded that the Cyprus government fleece small savers. In fact, it was the Cypriot government who proposed to do that instead of just targeting large deposits.
Oh, and since several people got this point wrong: Germany (or the EU) never demanded that the Cyprus government fleece small savers. In fact, it was the Cypriot government who proposed to do that instead of just targeting large deposits.
- 2013-03-29 06:01am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Gay marriage on the move in the U.S. Senate
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6012
Re: Gay marriage on the move in the U.S. Senate
I think this hits the point perfectly:
Still a good thing when politicians do the right thing.
Still a good thing when politicians do the right thing.
- 2013-03-21 03:36am
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Cyprus - The high price for a rescue
- Replies: 135
- Views: 17779
Re: Cyprus - The high price for a rescue
That is my understanding of the situation as well. However, the conventional wisdom -among pretty much all groups in Germany, from the man in the street, to the politicians, to the journalists, to the scientific elite - is that Germany has such a large trade surplus and is doing so well is because G...
- 2013-03-03 04:18pm
- Forum: News and Politics
- Topic: Time-Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us Read mor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4556
- 2013-02-14 01:59pm
- Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
- Topic: SDN Blood Bowl League
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1915
Re: SDN Blood Bowl League
I'd be up for it, though my schedule is quite full at the moment.
Will we be playing with new teams, or bring in whatever teams we have?
Will we be playing with new teams, or bring in whatever teams we have?
- 2013-02-14 01:54pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: What should the German generals have done? (RAR)
- Replies: 169
- Views: 50266
Re: What should the German generals have done? (RAR)
You do realise that even by December '46 the US only had around ten nuclear bombs available, all in the 20 or so kiloton range? The days of America being able to glass Eastern Europe were a loooong way off. Add to this the fact that all those bombs would have to be delivered by B-29's rather than m...