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Reply to Brief Notes from the Left in Blogging JoeUser Forums

When will we realize the "war on drugs" is not working and change our approach? I am suprised and dissapointed in you stevendedalus. Time to write a blog on this I guess.

Reply to More school violence and hijinx in Misc JoeUser Forums

Cause or effect?? News Article

Reply to My 50th post in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I saw the title, popped up a bowl of popcorn, put on my comfy slippers and sat down to what - A CHEEZY CLIP SHOW!! I was hoping for something profound, something HUGE, something revolutionary. PFFFT.. Here is to the next 50 (raises beer mug)

Reply to A Pacifist Dictionary in Politics JoeUser Forums

I stand corrected. Well - there you go, I freely admitted I was not alive in 1940 and have little direct knowledge of the history leading up to Hitlers rise to power. Good thing the "baddies" didn't have our playbook, eh ? [wink and nod]

Reply to How To Ace An Interview Part I in Business JoeUser Forums

Personally, I just make sure to convey that I am better than any other candidate. Worked so far :)

Reply to Blogs for the average joe. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

The problem is not hubris per se, but the inability of certain people to acknowlege my mental and moral superiority.

Reply to A question about God in Religion JoeUser Forums

God always existed. Next question please.

Reply to A Pacifist Dictionary in Politics JoeUser Forums

Messy: I have little knowledge of the global political structure in the 1940s. This is not a cop-out, but a fact. This is WAY before my time. I'll look to someone else to respond to what alternatives were available. Off the top of my head - I question what social forces caused someone like Hitler to come to power in the first place, bringing an entire nation faithfully in line behind him. Gets back to my comment on patriotism. Look at it from the German's perspective - they were being p

Reply to A Pacifist Dictionary in Politics JoeUser Forums

vernm: The comment about patriotism was rhetorical, not directed specifically at you - so.. no assumption there. It's good to have an understanding of both sides of the coin don't you think ? When I say you didn't "get" it, what I mean but chose not to type in so many words is - "It sounds like you don't understand why pacifists stand by the principles they do." - which was the point of the post. I don't require you to agree with me in regards to the principle of pacifism, but

Reply to Do you trust this man with your medical history? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

This has NOTHING to do with the particular lawsuit at hand and if you believe that you are very naive (IMO). I don't encourage a conspiracy mentality, but at least scratch beneath the surface.

Do you trust this man with your medical history? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Link to story Excerpt: "People's medical records should not be the tools of political operatives," said Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. "All Americans should have the right to visit their doctor and receive sound medical attention without the fear of

Reply to Bush Worst President in US History? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I did not live under the rule of those other men. "History is history, man". Heck why go back to FDR - was Garfield a bad president? Rutheford B Hayes? I don't know, I'm not a presidential historian. He is the worst president in recent memory - yes, undeniably. He is a pretender to the throne and an embarrasment. I was chatting with my mother last night - extremely apolitical and she says "I'm considering changing parties."

Reply to Finding my Faith in Religion JoeUser Forums

#12. yes - i noticed :D

Reply to Live Forever? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Article from Feb 13 . Research continues. Will we be ready?

Reply to Illegal Gay Marriages in San Francisco in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Heheh. Who cares - you lose Messy. What is the saying "you can't stop the march of time" ?

Reply to Do you have Faith? in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

God plans only good things for us So.. as mortals how do we determine what is "good" and what is "bad" ? Perhaps this teen died from an overdose because the effect of the death influenced two people to stop taking drugs? Perhaps had this teen not died, the next weekend in a drugged out haze he would have ran over a family of three, killing a father and two innocent children and leaving a devout mother questioning god. Perhaps death was in his plan, afterall, didn't Jesus die for our sin

Reply to Guantanamo Bay in Politics JoeUser Forums

Illegal - don't know. Immoral - No question. It is immoral.

Reply to Codeworks in Software Development JoeUser Forums

Why is memory/disk footprint important ? Why should we value it as a goal? Disk is cheap. Memory is cheap. It is getting more complicated because users expect more features (with respect to enterprise software). You do not get security, scalability, failsafe, multiplatform, internationalizable software for free. API is king in application development. With respect to time-to-market - that is a tough nut to crack and will come with maturity in the industry - but it may take a long while

Reply to Get Better And Move On in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I invite you to read my blog here

Reply to The Power of Michael Moore in International JoeUser Forums

I don't know whether Moore is a quack or a saint. I would like to see him live before passing judgement. We are lucky no one listens to Ann Coulter.

Reply to The Real Two Americas in Politics JoeUser Forums

People choose to categorize in ways such that the distinctions interest them, by that I mean it is useful to serve a particular purpose; argument; goal, etc. But categorization is a tricky thing. One could with as much validity contrast: Black and White Rich and Poor Male and Female Strait and Queer Good and Bad Patriot and Traitor The list goes on and on - these groups are not exclusive, but rather, they

Reply to People versus parties in Politics JoeUser Forums

Funny - I feel just the opposite. As a voter you have an incomplete picture of a candidate - party affilliation is a useful way to fill in the blanks. Sure it would be nice to sit down with them and discuss not only how they voted in the past, but what are their fundamental beliefs, how they will vote in the future, going thru every scenario of every decision they might make while in office, but it's impractical. Multiply tha

Reply to Fun Antics in Blogging JoeUser Forums

And frogs - do you have a frog infestation problem?

Reply to Do you have Faith? in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

Any logical / scientific argument falls flat. It can be countered round and round till the kangaroos come home (do kangaroos come home? - heheh). Evolution? Big Bang? God made them. And so it goes. Round and round. It seems to me also to be a bit disingenuous requiring proof for faith - it is essentially unprovable - faith is: the firm belief in something for which there is no truth (trust me - I just looked it up). So I try not to get involved in that line of reasoning - to me, it is not a usef

Reply to Do you have Faith? in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

What if Ockam was wrong ? Einstein was never comfortable with Quantum Theory.