Forum: Dead threads
02-03-2007, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,564
Oh noes to capitalism!
In all seriousness,...
Oh noes to capitalism!
In all seriousness, though, it's a pretty absurd statement to think that a gas station doesn't have a drop of oil in any tanks that didn't come from Asia Minor. All sorts of...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-29-2007, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 5,221
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Forum: Dead threads
01-25-2007, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 9,865
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Forum: Dead threads
01-24-2007, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 4,724
The only problem with that is that the parts of...
The only problem with that is that the parts of China's economy that are the most functional are the ones that aren't heavily regulated by the government. For the longest time, Hong Kong was, as you...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-21-2007, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,483
It's sad. The only class I have time to read in...
It's sad. The only class I have time to read in is band, and that's rare.
On the other hand, last semester I was late to two classes and only skipped one outright. All of them were 8:30. The one I...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-21-2007, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,483
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Forum: Dead threads
01-18-2007, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,815
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Forum: Dead threads
01-16-2007, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,170
Yeah. If you're in a job or a field where it's...
Yeah. If you're in a job or a field where it's absolutely essential that people are able to get in touch with you at any time, a cell phone or a Blackberry is a must.
Most people are not in those...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-16-2007, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,715
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Forum: Dead threads
01-15-2007, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,170
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Forum: Dead threads
01-09-2007, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 14,233
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Forum: Dead threads
01-09-2007, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
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Forum: Dead threads
01-09-2007, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
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Forum: Dead threads
01-09-2007, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
And look at how far the quality of that free...
And look at how far the quality of that free education has declined even in the last ten years. If you're on friendly terms with any high school teachers, ask them about it.
There was also a big...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-09-2007, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,821
But arguably at that point, you aren't in any...
But arguably at that point, you aren't in any sort of representative government to begin with. Unless you take your oligarchy and call it a democracy, which is perfectly legitimate. It worked for...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-09-2007, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Simple: They take out all the time that they're...
Simple: They take out all the time that they're busy being oppressed by the bourgoisie or do it in their off hours. I've got an exact quote somewhere, but someone said that your position in a company...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-08-2007, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
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Forum: Dead threads
01-07-2007, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
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Forum: Dead threads
01-07-2007, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
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Forum: Dead threads
01-07-2007, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
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Forum: Dead threads
01-04-2007, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,947
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Forum: Dead threads
01-04-2007, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,947
Old news. The government's been poking into...
Old news. The government's been poking into peoples' mail for forever. Granted, it's usually been international mail. Besides, once someone gets around to suing about this, the law's going to be...
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Forum: Media Consumption
01-04-2007, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 19,041
Finished my first book of the year. Procopius'...
Finished my first book of the year. Procopius' Secret History. Or Annals. Whatever title you want to go with. It's an interesting view of Justinian, reminds me a lot of Communist Russia. It's not...
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Forum: Dead threads
01-01-2007, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 5,237
Fire fails as a tactic. When you use a...
Fire fails as a tactic. When you use a flamethrower on someone, you're setting that person on fire and the third degree burns he gets all over his body send him into system shock and he dies....
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Forum: Dead threads
01-01-2007, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,821
There's never been a great democracy because...
There's never been a great democracy because there's never been a democracy. Athens worked for a while until it got delusions of grandeur. But, if you will permit me to use Aristotelian terminology,...
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