Comment Re:Religious symbolism? (Score 1) 164
Then why is there a Bible verse banning them?
Where?
Comment Re:Canadian Climate (Score 1) 444
We used to have plastic £5 notes in Northern Ireland. They featured a picture of the space shuttle. Best connection any of us could come up with is that Northern Ireland is on a planet that the space shuttle has orbited.
Comment Re:(sigh) .... must prepare for the onslaught.... (Score 0) 218
I can almost hear the migraines lining up to assault me now.
Sumatriptan is your friend. I started having migraines badly about 15 years ago. They stopped, but then a couple of years ago. My doctor gave me sumatrpitan, to be taken when a migraine comes on. They are MAGIC. A migraine can be gone in less than 5 minutes.
Comment Re:Legitimate reason (Score 1) 461
Ever been poked accidentally by a barber? Now, what happens if they draw blood (even a drop is enough) and you're HIV positive? It's a reasonable question to ask.
The thing is, there are a lot of blood-borne diseases, and not everybody who has them knows they have them. If someone's blood gets drawn, you have to assume that it is carrying HIV et al.
Comment Re:So what? (Score 4, Funny) 228
It always used to amuse me that my homophobic brother watched WWE while disapproving of me watching Queer as Folk.
Submission + - Creating a Maurauders Map
aamcf writes: I'm one of a group of people that organises a parade every summer.
During the parade itself, we have to monitor where the various parts of the parade are, mainly to make sure the head of the parade is on route and on schedule, and that the tail of the parade hasn't got too far behind. I'd like to look at ways technology can help us with this.
A lot of people on the parade will be carrying GPS enabled phones, like the iPhone. Is there any technology that can be used to create a real-time map showing their locations? Free and/or free solutions are especially welcome.
During the parade itself, we have to monitor where the various parts of the parade are, mainly to make sure the head of the parade is on route and on schedule, and that the tail of the parade hasn't got too far behind. I'd like to look at ways technology can help us with this.
A lot of people on the parade will be carrying GPS enabled phones, like the iPhone. Is there any technology that can be used to create a real-time map showing their locations? Free and/or free solutions are especially welcome.
Comment Re:I don't think that works (Score 1) 810
"Supernatural" means "cannot be explained by currently known laws of physics", doesn't it?
Comment Re:Shakespeare? (Score 1) 641
Yep, I think that's a reasonable conclusion. There was a lot of nastiness going on.
Comment Re:Shakespeare? (Score 3, Informative) 641
There is no doubt that the attempted rape of the angels was pretty detestable, but why would it be typical? If Sodom was known for being full of rapists, why didn't Ezekiel say? Why did Christ talk about Sodom in the context of inhospitality, not rape?
Comment Re:Shakespeare? (Score 1, Redundant) 641
Yes, there are some very nasty parts in the Bible, particularly the crucifixion of Christ. The Bible is a book about people, and people are nasty.
Comment Re:Shakespeare? (Score 3, Informative) 641
Actually, the sin of Sodom is made very clear in the Bible, in Ezekiel 16:49-50:
Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
They did not help the poor and needy. Nothing to do with sex, gay or otherwise. I wrote something about this a few years ago.
Comment Re:i'm impressed (Score 1) 648
Of course: denial of the reality you can see for yourself, by yourself, with your own eyes - because it conflicts with some absurd, childish dogma somewhere - is one of the hallmarks of religious people (= liars).
That is not what I do, and that is not what most religious people I know do.
Comment Re:Programming lesson (Score 2) 194
Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation covers various physical and psychological differences between males and females. Pages 107 to 109 refer to the studies that may be of interest to you.
Comment Re:i'm impressed (Score 1) 648
distasteful to all honest (=non-religious) people.
You can't equate "honest" and "non-religious". I'm religious, and I believe things that I cannot prove to be true[1]. That is honest.
[1]I suspect most people believe things that they cannot prove to be true, but that's another discussion.
Comment Re:They deserve any late fees they get? (Score 1) 195
That is a good plan.
It's bloody scary when everything is a 1 though.
