buddhaflow's Comments
I gotta throw my hat in with Opera too. We're officially hitched, I think. It's been my favorite for ten years, ever since 3.0.
Shit, they INVENTED both tabbed browsing and the search box in the upper right, along with a bunch of other things you take for granted in whatever browser you use!
I'm actually using FF right now, because I find it runs the best on Linux, and plugins are amazingy powerful and unparalleled on any other browser. But, most of the time you don't need all these fancy plugins - and Opera comes with the functionality of about ten FF plugins built-in, which is SO convenient if you have to change computers a lot (ie, cyber cafes etc.) I've installed it at least 100 times over the last year...
Shit, they INVENTED both tabbed browsing and the search box in the upper right, along with a bunch of other things you take for granted in whatever browser you use!
I'm actually using FF right now, because I find it runs the best on Linux, and plugins are amazingy powerful and unparalleled on any other browser. But, most of the time you don't need all these fancy plugins - and Opera comes with the functionality of about ten FF plugins built-in, which is SO convenient if you have to change computers a lot (ie, cyber cafes etc.) I've installed it at least 100 times over the last year...
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
@7 BJN: The problem is, these private investments are to companies that are going to receive massive infusions of government cash. Presumably, Gore still has quite a bit of pull with them. The problem is using political influence to funnel government money into one's own pocket.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
It only somewhat looks like that building, but this is definitely a beach scene. They are wearing the perfect Victorian beach get up ;)
But look in front of them, at those pieces of fabric. I'm willing to bet they are swimming trunks drying in the sun.
But look in front of them, at those pieces of fabric. I'm willing to bet they are swimming trunks drying in the sun.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Could it be the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England?
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
What I'm surprised about is the extremely low number of "maybe" votes. So 91% of Neatorama readers are seasoned climatologists with full access to all the relevant data?
I think the important thing to remember is that it is by no means a settled question.
Undeniably, as the BBC article above states, we have been cooling for ten years, and are expected to cool for at least another ten years. Mention this to the average person on the street, and they'll think you're crazy.
I think the important thing to remember is that it is by no means a settled question.
Undeniably, as the BBC article above states, we have been cooling for ten years, and are expected to cool for at least another ten years. Mention this to the average person on the street, and they'll think you're crazy.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Excuse me..paragraph 3 was meant to be: "I was not necessarily condemning all pharmaceuticals..I know at least one person who swears that hardcore anti-psychotics saved him from screaming insanity; I also know a person whose life has been ruined by the seven drug cocktail his psychiatrist had him on at 14 years old."
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
For the record, pot IS a drug, and it DOES have addictive tendencies and negative side effects.
However, there are a lot less dangers associated with it than many, many pharmaceuticals on the market.
I was not necessarily condemning all pharmaceuticals..I know at least one person who swears that hardcore anti-psychotics saved him from screaming insanity.
What gets me is the rank hypocrisy of it all - society is always freaking out about "the children", saying that we shouldn't legalize drugs because "it sends the wrong message to the children." And then, we FORCE children to take extremely strong drugs, even if they don't want to.
There have been cases where CPS was called because the parents REFUSED to give their children Ritalin. How utterly evil is that?
Some pharmaceuticals are useful. Many of the big pharma companies, however, have demonstrated a pattern of behaviour that is grossly fraudulent and harmful - rivaling the harm of street drugs, but on a larger scale. The folks who head these companies should be thrown in prison for ten times longer than some corner crack dealer.
For the record, here's how I cured my ADD: I stopped eating sugar. I stopped drinking all soda. I stopped eating all processed foods. I stopped eating all fast foods. I saw an immediate change, and did quite well in college with no drugs whatsoever.
Imagine, a treatment that has only POSITIVE side effects, and is free! What an idea!
A side note, something to always remember about drug prohibition is this: it is a policy that gives a monopoly on drug sales to criminal cartels. It is the drug mafia's greatest friend. They would HATE to see drugs legalized. The war on drugs is currently in the process of driving our neighbor to the south into chaos and civil war. It is an utterly insane, absurd, and failed policy.
However, there are a lot less dangers associated with it than many, many pharmaceuticals on the market.
I was not necessarily condemning all pharmaceuticals..I know at least one person who swears that hardcore anti-psychotics saved him from screaming insanity.
What gets me is the rank hypocrisy of it all - society is always freaking out about "the children", saying that we shouldn't legalize drugs because "it sends the wrong message to the children." And then, we FORCE children to take extremely strong drugs, even if they don't want to.
There have been cases where CPS was called because the parents REFUSED to give their children Ritalin. How utterly evil is that?
Some pharmaceuticals are useful. Many of the big pharma companies, however, have demonstrated a pattern of behaviour that is grossly fraudulent and harmful - rivaling the harm of street drugs, but on a larger scale. The folks who head these companies should be thrown in prison for ten times longer than some corner crack dealer.
For the record, here's how I cured my ADD: I stopped eating sugar. I stopped drinking all soda. I stopped eating all processed foods. I stopped eating all fast foods. I saw an immediate change, and did quite well in college with no drugs whatsoever.
Imagine, a treatment that has only POSITIVE side effects, and is free! What an idea!
A side note, something to always remember about drug prohibition is this: it is a policy that gives a monopoly on drug sales to criminal cartels. It is the drug mafia's greatest friend. They would HATE to see drugs legalized. The war on drugs is currently in the process of driving our neighbor to the south into chaos and civil war. It is an utterly insane, absurd, and failed policy.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
I've got a strong reaction to this. We are maniacally drugging our kids in this country. It's insanse, sick, and wrong.
Pot? No, I'm talking about amphetamines, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, all sorts of strong substances that could zombify a horse.
Long term results? Testing? Who cares! It'll make em sit still in a chair for eight hours a day, training for a life of a miserable office drone/professional vide game player/prison inmate.
It's a national disgrace, which will probably have repercussions for decades to come. It's morally abhorrent and any parents who subject their parents to this should be put in prison. How any Christian allows their children to be dosed up with all sorts of completely unnatural drugs is beyond me.
For the record, I was put on 9 amphetamine pills a day and several anti-depressants when I was 16. They royally f***** me.
So, some kid is on pot? Big deal. Maybe it's better he isn't, but here's a good rule of thumb - was it made by God/nature? Has it been used for thousands of years? It's probably safe. Neither of which could be said about the pharmaceutical diarrhea we recklessly shove down our kids throats year after year.
Some folks say that Pot helps with ADD. It certainly has negative side effects, but I don't think they compare to DOSING LITTLE F***** KIDS WITH SPEED.
Pot? No, I'm talking about amphetamines, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, all sorts of strong substances that could zombify a horse.
Long term results? Testing? Who cares! It'll make em sit still in a chair for eight hours a day, training for a life of a miserable office drone/professional vide game player/prison inmate.
It's a national disgrace, which will probably have repercussions for decades to come. It's morally abhorrent and any parents who subject their parents to this should be put in prison. How any Christian allows their children to be dosed up with all sorts of completely unnatural drugs is beyond me.
For the record, I was put on 9 amphetamine pills a day and several anti-depressants when I was 16. They royally f***** me.
So, some kid is on pot? Big deal. Maybe it's better he isn't, but here's a good rule of thumb - was it made by God/nature? Has it been used for thousands of years? It's probably safe. Neither of which could be said about the pharmaceutical diarrhea we recklessly shove down our kids throats year after year.
Some folks say that Pot helps with ADD. It certainly has negative side effects, but I don't think they compare to DOSING LITTLE F***** KIDS WITH SPEED.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
I've been stalked before. It sucked. I ended up having to leave my apartment because of it. She still has my email, and she sent me loads of harassing messages.
But you know what the beauty of email is?
You can just ignore it. It's so, so easy to just not hit reply.
This charge is ridiculous, and makes a mockery of "restraining order."
But you know what the beauty of email is?
You can just ignore it. It's so, so easy to just not hit reply.
This charge is ridiculous, and makes a mockery of "restraining order."
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Ack, sorry. I'm all confused. LPG is, indeed, petroleum based - it's usually either propane or butane.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
This is definitely very cool, but one correction - it doesn't use liquefied gasoline (a bit redundant, right?) Rather, it uses liquefied natural gas - which I believe i Petroleum, and has like 90% less pollution than gas.
I should know, I drive an 800cc LPG powered micro hippy van, and it's great :)
I should know, I drive an 800cc LPG powered micro hippy van, and it's great :)
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Hey! I recognize that! It's what I ate today..and yesterday..and the day before..and what I look forward to eating today :) School lunches in Korea are delicious, for the most part! And nutritious too. I wonder if it helps their behavior?
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
I already hate wearing helmets on a bike because they restrict how well I can tell what's going on around me.
It would be great for burning man though.
It would be great for burning man though.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
What the Ying Yang Twins video demonstrate is just that intelligence is not the key factor to success. It is the drive, the desire, actually going out there and doing your thing which makes all the difference.
Anyway, they are entertainers, what do you expect?
Still remind me a lot of the pair in "Bamboozled"
Anyway, they are entertainers, what do you expect?
Still remind me a lot of the pair in "Bamboozled"
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
So, I'm an English teacher, and when I want an image in a hurry in a classroom full of little kids, I just type "i bacon" and within less than a second from when I put my hands on the keyboard I have a screen full of dripping, oozing bacon.