Jeff China's fourth-quarter GDP growth is expected to surpass 10% so I guess it's working OK. Communism and capitalism seem very compatible. And we have black jails here and people seem quite happy with them. You are even acting like a patriot if you are for them.
- Todd Hoff
Truth is, the debate of whether global warming "exists" is misdirecting people from the important issue. It doesn't really matter what the past has been or how much we should "blame" on humans. The important thing is human beings now have the power to influence the sustainability and health of our environment. That means we can choose to take care of the world or we can choose to treat it like a trash heap. All we have to do is decide and act. Everything else is crosstalk.
- Ross Bennett
Those people jumping on Leo for driving a Mustang are missing the point. What's important is his total pollutant footprint. How much pollutants does he pump out period? Is the guy who drives to the store 5 times a day in a smaller car more of a polluter? Why is everyone hung up on CO2 when there are so many other lovely chemicals to worry about pumped out by autos? The whole climate change debate is very sterile. Pumping out dioxins and hydrocarbons is bad period.
- Fergal Barry
I agree with Jerry Pournelle. With what we've learned about the fudging of the data, it's time to revisit the global warming issue and see where REAL science leads us.
- Don Smith
And damn those Ice Age men for their pollution!
- Craig Eddy
I wonder, did Leo ever apologize for insulting Callie Lewis about her opposing view on the topic? And why didn't he lambaste Jerry the same way?
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Let's do something about it! Um, what?
- jeff hammond
Simple, nuclear power. GreenPeace be damned.
- Schadenfreude
Obama is a pompous ass. He blames the Republicans for ballooning deficits when it is HIS PARTY that created these deficits.
- Craig Eddy
from Bookmarklet
So-called "transparency" when all you're doing is lying about the information is a double-slap in the face. One for lying, and the other for assuming people are so gullible as to think this transparency is real change.
- Craig Eddy
from Bookmarklet
"On a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission on Wednesday required all new televisions up to 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in 2011. The requirement will be tougher in 2013, and only a quarter of all TVs on the market currently meet that standard."... this is a free country, right?
- Craig Eddy
from Bookmarklet
"Some manufacturers say implementing a power standard will cripple innovation, limit consumer choice and harm California retailers because consumers could simply buy TVs out of state or order them online." No duh
- Craig Eddy
Another word and the forces will abolish all forms of Cilantro on this planet called Earth, message received from Planet Janet
- Janet
Message to Planet Janet: you know you love it with cilantro, baby.
- Steven Perez
Now see this is the interesting thing: if anybody posts, then you have to. So if everybody keeps posting, you'll just have to keep up with us. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
- CAJ, somewhere else
I CAN ATTEST THAT PEA IS, IN FACT, ALL SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE. Argue that, and let's see how mean you really wanna be. In the meantime, my head hurts so discuss this amongst yourselves. You can summarize it for me later.
- pea
Debating tip: never try to get in the last word. Always give your opponent the opportunity to get in the last word. By some sort of mysterious karmic law, your persuasiveness will improve immeasurably. :)
- Sean McBride
Steven Perez isn't a Bunneh!!! As long as he doesn't respond.
- Jimminy
This is a point that can never be proved, nor disproved until all but one of us are dead.
- Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
So... it's kind of like a "tontine" but with a pretty weak payoff?
- Mark Jepsen
Hmmm, actually, it only needs to continue until Steven Perez is dead (of very old age, i of course hope). Our victory is guaranteed. Of course, if friendfeed gets eaten by fb, it's just going to be a race to get the last comment in before the site goes down.
- Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
It's okay, he's got a Catch-22 now. Steven Perez isn't a Bunneh, so long as he doesn't respond. And we all know he refutes his Bunneh status.
- Jimminy
It was real hawt in the town that night! IF I EDIT 18 hours later like now - is your last still last if comments are disabled? A hawt question.
- L Stephen Cleary
Steven is a Bunneh!!! He responded when I said he wasn't. Bunneh's can win if they want.
- Jimminy
Steven, I'm sure that not even you would resort to cheating to get the last word. I vote we just find the comment limit. It's gonna be a number ending in '0'
- Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
You did see where I said that I like my food scared and running, yeah? Mmmmm, ferret-ka-bobs ...
- Steven Perez
from IM
I do indeed see where this is headed, and no sir, I don't like it. *calls upon the forces of Voltron
- Tsali, The Native of FF
from IM
Sadly, the only Voltron to heed your call is the vehicle Voltron. And I disabled that yo-yo by pulling out the sparks plugs in the car feet.
- Steven Perez
from IM
And what is yo-yo code for in that last statement?
- pea
It's an old Navajo word for "punk-ass bitch".
- Steven Perez
from IM
very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy very busy
- Steven Perez
from IM
VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY
- Steven Perez
from IM
I think friendfeed only put the extra "Add comment" link at the bottom of threads because of this specific thread. It took me a full 20 seconds to scroll from one end of it to the other.
- Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
hmm... 800+ comments on this thread, and this is my first, and probably last comment on this thread. I wonder should I read all the comments, or just post?
- Mike Nencetti
Are you guys still trying to win?
- Steven Perez
from IM
23 years from now, Steven will still check his MSGoogle MyFriendFace feed every morning so he can respond to this post with 3,137,783 comments...
- joe is...
from iPod
After half a month there must have been moment you thought it would not be a real big deal if you eventually should NOT have the last word, I suppose?
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
Now that you've nearly reached 1100 comments, I realized that I hadn't officially "liked" this yet! Error rectified, though you're clearly a comment whore, you show great panache while doing so!
- Mark Jepsen
Ohhh, you mean that place, which is totally faked by a #viciousbunneh who was in cahoots with the government in taking all the alfalfa plants into an underground hidden bunker.
- Tsali, The Native of FF
I will allow you to have the last word. But to take that last word you are surrendering your honor to a den of sightless whores.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Eventually, the whole thread will go backwards to the beginning.
- WorldofHiglet
That sounds like more fun than I imagine you wanted it to.
- Steven Perez
from IM
It was a test. Honor is pride. A den of sightless whores is merely an event that you will carry forever. You have attained the 7th level of enlightenment.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Considering that this thread has only been around since August, and has been shut down for the last two months, that's not too bad.
- Steven Perez
from IM
2012 is just the begining of the 13th Baktun, the long cont calendar doesn't actually run out until sometimes after 4772, that is of course if you stick with only Baktuns and don't use the other 4 higher counts, I just think FF will end in 4217 on planet Tersanzar :)
- Tsali, The Native of FF
Ah, right thread. In that thread, it's asked what you think you smell like. In this thread, I told you what I think you smell like.
- Steven Perez
from IM
I think this has lasted long enough. We already know what has to be the last word, it's already in the original quote. I will put it as the closing comment. I think we will all feel relieved we can now carry on to do greater things. For ourselves, our loved ones and the world.
- Ruud van Wijngaarden
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- Craig Eddy
I think that the Western world — and particularly, perhaps, the Western Christian world — has lost sight of the fact that religion is a practical rather than a notional discipline. It is not a question of thinking or “believing” things but of behaving consistently in a way that changes you at a profound level. - http://misterjt.tumblr.com/post...
My father says that our temple - I'm about to start taking him every Saturday, since he's lost his license - has an expression about the stories in the tradition - Bible stories, in other words: "They're true, even if they didn't happen." In other words, look for the truth within the truth - the allegorical and symbolic meanings. It's literature. It's kinda the way I used to think, in school, that the real reason we studied literature was to study human behavior and psychology.
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Karen armstrong is so dope. I read her book 'a history of god,' which is about the monotheistic three. She has a broad, deep view of most major faiths. And she is really good at comparing, contrasting and seeing broad themes between the faiths.
- tiffany
from Android
Of course that's important too, but for me -- faith is essential.
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Actually, Christianity is not built on behavior at all. In fact that was the essential message Christ brought to the Jewish people: your actions are meaningless without your faith. So there's no such thing as Christianity without the "notional discipline" and your "fact" is falsehood.
- Craig Eddy
Except that Christ constantly talked about the actions of the Jewish leadership being wrong and that there was a better way to act. The faith element is foundational - the actions carry out the faith. The Epistle of James says it most plainly : "Faith without works is dead."
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
The Bible also teaches to show your faith *by* your works
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
While I agree with the need for such an amendment, having 2 six-year terms for Senators is unacceptable. 2 4-year terms maybe. But 6 years is too long between elections.
- Craig Eddy
"And I think women who might want to kill their unborn children should have to pay for that coverage as well."...me too
- Craig Eddy
I think that facing tough choices has been taken away from us as individuals and as a national character. It has weakened us. Life is not easy and choices made early on do matter. To act otherwise is to lie to people and that is doing them no good service. As Spock was fond of saying: "There are always possibilities" And it is true here. When we turn to violence, it means we have run...
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- Melanie Reed
I'm proud that I haven't gotten so desperate in the job search as to setup a modern day Vandelay Industries. Which, come to think of it, would actually be pretty easy nowadays... *resists temptation*
Are you an importer/exporter, or just an importer?
- Craig Eddy
Oh, and Ed I'm talking much bigger than that particular example. Given $100 and half a day, it's 1-2-3 to setup a phoneable, mailable, emailable, searchable 'company'.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Yea but since that name is taken it will take you a month to think of a name that doesn't suck that isn't already domain squatted. Once you have then yes, a half a day.
- Ed Millard
How about Amandaley Industries? Amandaley.com is available, plus it's just plain funny!!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
You will get a law suit from Mandalay Bay.....
- Ed Millard
Well if you are gonna get sued you may as well go for the gusto, though it will cut in to the PROFIT part of your business plan... and Johnny Cochrane is dead so no Chewbacca defense.
- Ed Millard
Ed, that's where the evil genius of my plan comes into play. I have no job and funds are low. Sure they could stick me with a judgement, but "Casino Sues Girl In Cackilacky" doesn't make for good press. Or I could just legally change my name to Amanda Ley, in which case I'd just be buying a vanity domain!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Are you planning to fill in the ???? part in your business plan or are you gonna jump straight to PROFIT like everyone else.
- Ed Millard
Nah, the whole point of Amandaley Industries is to provide the illusion of employment. Since it's always easier to find a job when you have one.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Maybe you could be a head hunter, then you could work both sides of Monster.com
- Ed Millard
You better grab the domain quick, some domain squatter probably already saw this, Gina Tripani was recommending namescheap.com last time I heard.
- Ed Millard
Have you considered a high paying job as a domain squatter, you seem to have experience.
- Ed Millard
lol I love this thread, maybe it's b/c I relate so much and it's easier to laugh than cry. Can I add an extra bit to my title next to "Latex Salesman," though? I never really saw myself in sales. Something important-sounding--like maybe "Consultant." Oh! Or "Consiglieri." When do we start?
- Mike Cavaliere
Ed, I have a bad habit of buying domains in a fit of inspiration and then leaving the projects to wallow in failure. I don't know that I have the patience for domain squatting proper. And Mike, I now dub thee the Vice President of Latex Operations for Amandaley Industries. Now that I type it out, it sounds rather suggestive doesn't it...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Yes!! hahah yep, it does. I first noticed it last night when I wrote "Can I be your latex salesman?" Part of me wanted to say "Whoa, whoa, we just met--I'm not that kinda guy!" But yeah, "VP of Latex Ops" - that definitely suits me.
- Mike Cavaliere
"On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Virginia Tech football team will take the field wearing the Nike Pro Combat uniform, a new system of dress and the lightest football uniform Nike has ever created. Virginia Tech will be one of 10 elite football programs to debut the Nike Pro Combat uniform this month before they are officially introduced at the start of the 2010 season."
- Craig Eddy
from Bookmarklet
"When Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, he performed a mighty deed by giving the speech he gave."
- Craig Eddy
from Bookmarklet
Things like this only count if they happen to Republicans. Move along. Nothing to see here. Bawney has important work to do destroying our individual property rights.
- Craig Eddy