And you should spend a few hours reading the wiki. I love the game, but learning to use vi is probably easier.
If you can master vi, you are possibly ready to cope with DF's interface.
At that point you can begin working with the fact that the game mechanics tend fairly strongly toward 'emergent malevolence'.
Nice to know they actually keep track of these things. What's next? "Nuke found in sandbox"
Oh, were you planning on visiting the scenic Hanford Nuclear Reservation?
Sophistry.
When "cutting the growth" of a program equates to "throwing grandma over the cliff, Draconian Measures and evil", the result is the same. You are paying attention, aren't you?
Actually, it is. If you have a better way of offering goods at a Supermarket, that doesn't collect information, and offer it up, I'm sure you'll make a small fortune.
Libertarians don't complain, they create a market where others only see problems.
The government scares me less because they don't want to maximize the money they get from me
You're kidding, right?
I would postulate that protectionist "regulations" designed to hide protectionism in the form or "safety" or other regulations, creating barriers to entry in such a way that it prevents new, innovative ideas from coming to the market quickly and efficiently. The whole Technology surge of the last 20 years will be undone when "regulations" trying to prevent "bubbles" or other momentary inefficiencies will result in the abrupt end to the technology economy.
Yes, inefficiencies are part of a "free" economy, and often result in the busts that inevitably follow, as they are driven from the market. However, in no other kind of economy, can a person reach their full potential either, as restrictions in the form of regulations create the barriers to entry that effectively block them from doing so.
The end result is that in trying to prevent "harm" we actually do greater harm, that is masked in terms of stability. Stability is not necessarily a good thing, even while we desire it.
Because a) most US cities have ordinances prohibiting arial fireworks (and some prohibit all fireworks) without a permit/license, and b) Many states prohibit the sale of arial fireworks, or limit the size to a few grams, or less than N feet (meters) off the ground, or all of those things.
The better question would be to ask why these regulations exist, and the answer is to prevent this:
http://icelandreview.com/news/...
http://icelandreview.com/news/...
Also Iceland in mid-winter carries a much lower fire risk than much of the US in mid-summer.
I like setting off my own, but there are upsides to municipal displays as well:
* They're usually choreographed.
* They're cheaper (free).
* Less running away from lit fuses and more sitting back and enjoying.
harmless belief.
;)
for atheism is completely amoral and without any absolutes.
What?
You may have morals, but they aren't derived from your lack of belief in a god, anymore than mine are defined by my failure to believe in the FSM or pink unicorns. Lack of belief in something doesn't define anything "moral", hence the term "amoral" (no morals)
Well, these words are always defined by humans, and all of them are subject to change (or, more accurately, new definitions will be added in addition to the old ones) over time, regardless of what religious beliefs people have.
Or
If Snowdenâ(TM)s sample is representative, the population under scrutiny in the PRISM and Upstream programs is far larger than the government has suggested. In a June 26 âoetransparency report,â the Office of the Director of National Intelligence disclosed that 89,138 people were targets of last yearâ(TM)s collection under FISA Section 702. At the 9-to-1 ratio of incidental collection in Snowdenâ(TM)s sample, the officeâ(TM)s figure would correspond to nearly 900,000 accounts, targeted or not, under surveillance.
900k, not 10k.
Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none.
