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UK home office sued for preventing drug use in prisons
jcd11235 replied to nigel99's topic in Speakers Corner
I hope you never have to experience the fact that addiction is a disease. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
Origin of the species, where do you stand?
jcd11235 replied to shropshire's topic in Speakers Corner
It makes it far more probable. I agree, but just because one explanation is superior to others, that doesn't make it absolute, indisputable fact. Science does not claim to know any "absolute, indisputable facts." Science offers models that closely approximate reality, that can be used to predict future states. However, even Einstein, who essentially proved Newton "wrong," knew that his theories will also be cast aside for something more accurate in the future. However, whatever replaces his theories has to be more accurate in terms of modeling reality. We once thought the earth was flat. Then we thought the earth was spherical. Today, we know both beliefs are not true. However, one is much less true than the other one. We once believed earth to be the center of the solar system. Ptolemy devised a model that could be used to approximate positions of various planets and stars in the sky. Copernicus proposed a heliostatic model of the solar system, placing the sun near the center and giving the planets circular orbits. We know both models are incorrect, and do not accurately represent reality. However, one is more wrong than the other one. So, no, science doesn't offer absolute indisputable facts. Science offers models consistent with known physical evidence. When more accurate models are discovered, older ones are usually abandoned. (Newton's laws of motion and gravity are still used because they are very accurate on the scales and speeds we usually work with, and are simpler than Einstein's more accurate models.) Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
Origin of the species, where do you stand?
jcd11235 replied to shropshire's topic in Speakers Corner
It makes it far more probable. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
Origin of the species, where do you stand?
jcd11235 replied to shropshire's topic in Speakers Corner
And you have evidence of this? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
What religion are you? And what does it mean?
jcd11235 replied to chigbee's topic in Speakers Corner
The notion that Christianity may have things in common with other major religions or even that their similarities might outweigh the differences is of no consequence. Which is the only one that offers payment for your lawlessness where the ultimate destination is hell? That is the most important thing to consider. If you use distinctly Christian terms, the answer is Christianity, since you have defined the question as such. That doesn't make the religion different, only the terminology. It's a lot like me asking you if your computer has Firewire. If you are not using a Mac, the answer is no. However, your PC may have IEEE1394, which is essentially the same thing. The “feelings of goodness”, “peace of mind”, “good deeds performed”, “fellowship with others who think the way you do”, or whatever else one gets out of “religion” will matter not when it comes time for judgment. “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Hebrews 9:27.” Which one, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, to name only a few, offers a path to salvation from the wrath to come? Many religions do not believe such a wrath is inevitable. However, I think if you look into Buddhism's (To offer but one example) Four Noble Truths and the Eight fold path, you will find they have a path to salvation/Nirvana. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
Then there's the assholes in the right lane who have room to move to the left. Instead, they close the gap on you to prevent you from getting in, thus slowing you down and jamming everyone. They're there because they don't have anyone to pass! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I'm pretty sure they've been mentioned.
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That's a cover of Violent Femmes' Gone Daddy Gone. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I am racking my brain trying to work out how you came up with that out of what I wrote. I would disagree with that statement, too. It's ludicrous. Because you said: Which implies you think using one less than the maximum available lanes is the most efficient manner in which to move traffic. I disagree. I think the left lane should be used by faster moving traffic. I further believe that the faster car should be given the right of way in the left lane. That caveat means that the slow car would have to yield, and get out of the left lane so that a faster car can pass. If someone is driving faster than most of the other cars on the road, there is no need for that driver to weave in and out of the fast lane every time he passes a car. To do so is a waste of time, fuel, and tire life. That driver (any driver) should be aware enough to know the state of traffic around them. If the fast car has the right of way, you won't get nearly as many slower drivers in front of you in the left lane. Giving the fast car the right of way in the fast lane fixes that problem. Sometimes, the gaps that appear in the right lane are not large enough for me to wait for clearance, move right, accelerate and be in front with enough clearance to move back into the overtaking lane, but such a gap may be plenty big enough for the slower car in front of me to move right and yield since we don't need the additional space for clearance at either end of the maneauvre. I've done this countless times to yield the overtaking lane to faster vehicles behind me without needing to slow down myself at all. This also contributes to better traffic flow. Both of these are examples of moving to the right lane when you have no need to be in the overtaking lane. If you are not one of he fastest cars in traffic, you should stay right, and yield the right of way in the fast lane to faster cars. Whatever you choose to believe about rear-view mirrors, it has happened countless times that I have been waiting behind a car for minutes, and when we finally do get clear, they don't move over. I'm fairly sure that you're not as aware of what's going on behind you on the highway as you think you are. You're human like the rest of us. Yes, I am that aware. I scan my mirrors very often. I like to know where everyone is, and if anyone is in my blind spots. Strongly disagree. If you're not overtaking somebody, get out of the lane. The drivers guide in both countries in which I have taken driving tests agree with me on that. Again, if one is driving faster than the majority of other traffic, there is no harm in staying in the fast lane, provided one maintains awareness and yield to faster traffic coming from behind. I don't. That is why I check my mirrors. When I initiate an overtaking maneauvre on a moderately busy highway, there may be a group of 6 or more cars in front of me. There may be cars behind me. There may be other cars in the overtaking lane in front of me travelling slower than me. They are overtaking, and therefore have every right to be there, but I will have to wait behind them because they are slower than me. The faster car behind me may not be in the overtaking lane yet - maybe he/she has slipped up the right hand lane to get around other inconsiderate drivers who couldn't figure out when they had completed their overtaking maneauvre. Do I need to go on? You won't always be able to see this person coming when you pull out to overtake, and if you think you will, then you're kidding yourself. If you keep right unless overtaking, then you will be out of the way of faster traffic coming from behind whenever possible and when it's not possible, you'll be yielding the lane to them as soon as it does become possible. This is true, but it is also not the most efficient use of the roadway available. Give the fast person the right of way in the fast lane, and slower traffic is also out of your way when you want to pass someone in the slow lane. If you want to pass and there is faster traffic coming from behind, the safest and most considerate thing to do is to accelerate (faster or slower) so that your speed matches the traffic in one lane or the other. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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With one breath, with one flow You will know Synchronicity A sleep trance, a dream dance A shaped romance Synchronicity A connecting principle Linked to the invisible Almost imperceptible Something inexpressible Science insusceptible Logic so inflexible Causally connectable Yet nothing is invincible If we share this nightmare Then we can dream Spiritus mundi If you act as you think The missing link Synchronicity We know you, they know me Extrasensory Synchronicity A star fall, a phone call It joins all Synchronicity It's so deep, it's so wide You're inside Synchronicity Effect without cause Sub-atomic laws, scientific pause Synchronicity The Police Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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What religion are you? And what does it mean?
jcd11235 replied to chigbee's topic in Speakers Corner
>For those who are atheists, I have some questions for you: >What's the purpose of life? To enjoy my existence. >What's the purpose of living? ( Staying alive?) To enjoy my existence. >Where do you turn to when everything in your life gets turned upside down? It stands to reason that if everything in my life gets turned upside down, the most likely reason is because I am upside down. Therefore I look within to see what may be causing such disorientation. >What hope do you have for things to change? Nothing in the universe is static from in a three dimensional frame. >What keeps you going everyday? Energy, most often obtained from food. Water helps keep me hydrated. Without it, I could not enjoy my existence. Of course, without Sol, our sun, our planet, without which I could not get my food and water, would not exist. I guess the sun keeps me going. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
I was first* turned on to Sinatra because it was a frequently played cd on the jukebox at a pool room I used to play at. It seemed pretty good for that, too. *watching Married With Children notwithstanding Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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What software are you using? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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The wonders of the police state. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Origin of the species, where do you stand?
jcd11235 replied to shropshire's topic in Speakers Corner
There is? Please elaborate. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
......and your heart was an open book. You used to say "Live and let live." Ya know ya did, ya know ya did, ya know ya did.......... Come on you target for faraway laughter, Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine! Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I'm not defending tailgating. To be honest, it pisses me off when people change lanes into my 2-3 seconds of space. However, if I'm passing a car moving much slower than me, I don't feel a need to wait until I have 3 seconds worth of distance to get back over. Since I'm moving faster, the space between me and the car I just passed will take care of itself. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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I had a dissimilar experience. I jumped much more when I had to drive a hour to the DZ than when I only had to drive a couple minutes. My experience was not unusual, either. I've met many people who used to jump a lot before they moved close to a major DZ. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Are you saying that one lane (with passing ability) can move more traffic than two lanes? If so, I strongly disagree. There is a reason there is a rear view mirror at the upper center of the windshield. It is so you can maintain awareness behind you without losing awareness to the front. If you go more than 5 seconds without scanning your rear view mirror, you are probably not very aware of the traffic around you. There are times it is advantageous to drive in the fast/passing lane if you maintain awareness and do not cause faster moving cars to have to slow down or pass on the right. Why would you change lanes and get into the path of a faster moving vehicle? If you do that, why bother checking the mirrors at all? In order to maximize the amount of traffic any given road can handle, faster moving cars should be allowed to pass. Someone doing 60 mph passing a car doing 55 mph should not do so if it means they will cause a car doing 65 mph to have to slow and wait on them. Giving the fast car the right away in the fast/passing lane eliminates such problems. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Shine on you crazy diamond. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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In no particular order: Hellraiser - Ozzy Osbourne's cover Cop Killer - Body Count I Want It All - Queen Aces High - Iron Maiden Flight of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner Beethoven's 5th Symphony I Don't Believe in Love - Queensryche Back In Black - AC/DC Man in the Box - Alice In Chains Reckless Abandon - Blink 182 Like a Rock - Bob Segar Smokin' - Boston Mr. Jones - Counting Crows Rock Superstar - Cypress Hill Dizz Knee Land - Dada Romeo Clown - Damn the Diva Sandstorm - Darude Come on Eileen - Gwen Stefani cover Bodies - Drowning Pool All Lips N Hips - Electric Boys Slim Shady - Eminem Cocaine - Eric Clapton Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson Rockafeller Skank - Fatboy Slim Hey Man Nice Shot - Filter I Get A Kick Out Of You - Frank Sinatra Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta - Ghetto Boys Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms Twilight Zone - Golden earing Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz Long View - Green Day Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction Homage to Orf - Jeff Kollman Summer Song - Joe Satriani Cowboy - Kid Rock One Step Closer - Linkin Park Sweating Bullets - Megadeth Church of Logic, Sin and Love - The Men Dyer's Eve - Metallica Just One Fix - Ministry Head Like a Hole - Nine Inch Nails Come Out Swingin' - Offspring Fucking Hostile - Pantera Take the Power Back - Rage Against the Machine Give I Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers Banditos - The Refreshments Dragula - Rob Zombie YYZ - Rush The Zoo - The Scorpions Crazy - Seal Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds Padrino - Smash Mouth Somebody to Shove - Soul Asylum Outshined - Soundgarden Jimmy Olsen's Blues - The Spin Doctors Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots What I Got - Sublime Desire - U2 Right Now - Van Halen One Headlight - The Wallflowers Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes Oh Yeah - Yello Tube Snake Boogie - ZZ Top There's a few.
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Origin of the species, where do you stand?
jcd11235 replied to shropshire's topic in Speakers Corner
Who/what was God's third grade teacher? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
If you give the fast car the right of way in the left lane, it forces the driver to the right when someone is trying to overtake pass. If you (generally speaking) are in the passing lane when someone behind you is trying to go faster, it is you who contributes most to the problem. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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Origin of the species, where do you stand?
jcd11235 replied to shropshire's topic in Speakers Corner
Buddhists do not worship Buddha. They seek what he sought. I'm not theologian, but isn't it clear that people follow the gods who coincidentally looked like them? Buddhists do not consider Buddha to be a God. Buddhists do not worship any deity. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! -
What religion are you? And what does it mean?
jcd11235 replied to chigbee's topic in Speakers Corner
You are aware that both Christianity and Islam stem from Judaism, right? Think of it as the evolution of western religion. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!