You got my point quite backwards. :-)

Photosynthesis doesn't count as "chemistry?"

I'd like to see food not made with 'chemistry.' I don't know what it would look like but I suspect "food" isn't it.

They care because throughout modern history the ability of people to communicate to each other has been one of the greatest threats to any government. All nations are threatened by their own citizens. And the easier it is for people to discuss their grievances with said nation the harder it is for the ruling class. The fact that our government would consider such action is a blatant sign that we have crossed a line at some point whereby we are no longer governed by the consent of the governed but by the force of the government.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Sense_(pamphlet)

I'm guething lithp would have other ithues as well when thpoken.

We all market all the time. You, me, everyone. It's not just about flashy ads and lying to people. It's about convincing others that you, your product, your is of worth. If you can't do this you will fail at life. Some people are better at this than others. From the replies I've gotten - I'd say my point stands.

You may pretend words don't have a connotation. But you're wrong.

You may be near-psychopathic but your logic sucks. Being sensitive to a term which insults you, others you know, etc. is not the same as "being offended by everything." You're just using that phrase to belittle others and post-hoc justify your beliefs that "GIMP is a good name."

The name insults some people and justifiably so. That is a fact. You may disagree that it *should* but you cannot deny that others have a right to dislike it.

I think you pretty much nailed it right there. He's way too out of touch with society to notice or care. He may as well run for public office at this point.

It's only offensive to people who are crippled, know somebody who is crippled, feel the need to not offend people who are crippled, or who work in a professional business and don't want to potentially offend customers/employees/etc. who may be crippled, etc.

In other words, it speaks volumes about the marketing ability of geeks. Just as I said. If I created the worlds greatest network monitoring system and named it "Portable Enterprise Network Information System" it wouldn't matter. Nobody is going to install PENIS in a professional environment.

GIMP is a stupid name. You may not care. I may not care. It's still a stupid name.

It's an offensive slang term for handicapped people. And it speaks volumes about the marketing ability of geeks.

It doesn't make sense that we wouldn't be. Did people stop dying or competing sexually?

And it was patched much faster by Oracle and pushed out quicker by the Java install because Microsoft doesn't have insane control issues like Apple does.

I agree in principle. But sometimes, mostly by mistake, the politicians do make good decisions. In this case being one of them (following the science). This behavior should be rewarded - perhaps over time we can train them to not be morons?