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Living Room / Re: Court Rules Mobile Phones Cause Cancer
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 11:05 PM »
And of course, we can't control the weather or how many other forces are being applied to the fault in question.

Interesting that you bring that up. Have you looked at any weather modification technologies? They've been around for quite a while. As far as I know, they're mostly for agricultural purposes (e.g. cloud seeding), and weaponizing weather, e.g. the cloud seeding methods used to create torrential rains in the Vietnam war. There was a treaty signed in 1975 or 1977 (I forget exactly) for the prohibition of the use of weaponized weather.

Then there are different geo-engineering programs out there.

I did some work for a government environmental group where they were going on about how the world will end, blah blah blah, and how they need more funding to prevent Armageddon, blah blah blah, and how they're developing weather manipulation technologies. :D It was just hilarious to read about "climate change", then have them beg for more money so that they can develop more climate change technologies! :D
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Yeah but there's a problem with that:

Antitrust.

This kind of law would absolutely crush a large portion of the US Economy, as well as making it outright impossible for anyone to start a new business.

Well, some things aren't patented, so you could still sell those. Farmers would be safe as they could still sell their produce, like corn and soy... Ooops. Nope. Nix that. Owned by Monsanto.

Well, at least you could still be a lumberjack. Surely that'd be OK... Oops... Nix that. Trees are owned by Syngenta.

Yep. Looks like we're completely hosed. :(
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General Software Discussion / Re: Interesting Phishing Email - Seen This?
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 10:27 PM »
I'm not sure. We both use antivirus, so that's highly unlikely. My guess is that it's some kind of funny business going on with how Facebook shares data.
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 10:26 PM »
40hz note to myself: Stop reading TechDirt and take it off bookmark list. All it does is make you angry. And speaking purely from a clinical perspective, you really can't afford to indulge in that level of rage at your age.

Good point. Same goes for the EFF site, Torrent Freak, and a truckload of other sites. Pretty much any news.

I find that it helps to simply laugh at the insanity. It helps keep the anger/rage at bay. After all, anger is like drinking poison and expecting someone else to die. :)

Dude has a point! He's not going to win. (Which is a good thing for his health and personal safety - presidents that like the United States government to issue currency get assassinated.) But voting for him at least sends a message that you're sick of the same crap all the time.

That's BS (IMO).  It might send a message for you, but not for anyone else that cares.  Too much money is tied up in the two political parties for any other party to be viable, and they know that.  And knowing that, the marginal vote for other candidates sends no real message, especially not a lasting one.  And the biggest reason that we don't have a viable third party (and truthfully we need 4 for real change) is that the other parties don't know how to work in small steps.  It would take decades of concerted effort to create a viable third party, but working lower offices in an organized manner to spread the candidates and the messages.


I can certainly see why you'd think that I'm full of BS there.

I just can't help thinking about voting for the lesser of 2 evils and: "So, how's voting for evil working out for you?"

Right now it pretty much looks like people are being asked who they'd like to have their face kicked in by. Either way, you're going to get a boot stamping in your face, so why not refuse to answer and instead spit in their face? I see voting for someone else, like Gary Johnson, as spitting in their face.


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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 11:05 AM »
The only A I ever got in humanities was the one for my essay on Telemachus.  It's legendary.  I have it framed next to my B+ project for women's studies.  Also included on the mantle is my proud F I received for my essay on the history of the Los Angeles Lakers, which I took the creative liberty of presenting as a haiku about the recently traded Nick van Exel.  The instructors didn't appreciate the cursing.

I got a C+ for an essay that I wrote for a bottle of booze for a fellow that was in a course that I wasn't enrolled in and really didn't know jack about. Hey, when opportunity presents itself for booze, why not? Like I said, I spent much of my youth having a truckload of fun~! :D
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 11:02 AM »
Actually, it's pretty darn accurate for the classical sense.

Darn well better be. I got straight A's in every humanities course I ever took. And I went to schools that respected and knew how to teach them.  ;D :P

:D

One of my favourite professors was a pure skeptic, and one of the top in that field. Another was a simply brilliant classicist, and one of the meanest when it came to grades. I had to actually work for A's in their classes!

But I didn't get straight A's... I was a bit preoccupied partying, drinking, and smoking a truckload of dope -- kind of hard to do much when the weekend starts on Wednesday afternoon~! ;D

At a certain level though, the school is largely irrelevant, and it becomes entirely about the individual professor. And then again, there are some simply brilliant professors out there that students need to work more to understand. Kind of a see-saw between traditional western and eastern educational methods. "The master will not sit until the mat is straight." Yadda yadda yadda.

For a very cool and fun read, check out Diogenes Laertius' book "The Lives of Eminent Philosophers" and look for the parts on Diogenes of Sinope, i.e. Diogenes "the dog". Absolutely, 100%, my favourite philosopher of all time - Diogenes of Sinope.

Oh, and just as a caution, that stuff is NSFW. ;)
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 10:13 AM »
Note: the real benefit of "being cynical" is that it gives you the strength to allow yourself to truly care about certain things. The difference is that everything you allow yourself to care about becomes a conscious choice when you're a cynic. And more importantly - you know it's a conscious and very personal choice.
 8)
;D That's about as non-cynical a description of a cynic you could have come up with!

Actually, it's pretty darn accurate for the classical sense. The modern sense of "cynicism" is much different, which is basically all the nasty, witty logic of cynicism with none of the virtues.
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 10:12 AM »
^Besides, what's the alternative? To just sit by and watch things happen?


Well, usually I'm content to sit back and just fling poo at politics, kind of like a howler monkey. :P

But, since you asked... ;)

Gary Johnson.


If you're going to vote, why in God's name would any sane person waste their vote on Robama or Obomney? You know that you're in for 4 more years of the same shit. The only difference is whether you like yours with a fork or spoon, or with corn or peanuts in it.

If you're going to waste your vote, why not waste it on Gary Johnson?

http://www.washingto...?wprss=rss_campaigns


“Wasting your vote is voting for somebody that you don’t believe in,” an impassioned Johnson said. “That’s wasting your vote. I’m asking everybody here, I’m asking everybody watching this nationwide to waste your vote on me.”


Dude has a point! He's not going to win. (Which is a good thing for his health and personal safety - presidents that like the United States government to issue currency get assassinated.) But voting for him at least sends a message that you're sick of the same crap all the time.

Hell... Obama has murdered more people than Bush did! (I take it that war is nothing more than organized murder.) The Democrips are supposed to be less murderous than the Rebloodlicans! This world is just turned upside down completely~!


CBS already announced that Obama won the election anyways. They're all fixed. In a pre-election voting booth, reports are already coming in about people's votes being decided for them.

http://myfox8.com/20...the-wrong-candidate/

Guilford County Board of Elections Director George Gilbert says the problem arises every election. It can be resolved after the machine is re-calibrated by poll workers.

“It’s not a conspiracy it’s just a machine that needs to be corrected,” Gilbert said.

Yeah. Right. It needs to be "recalibrated"? To the other fellow, perhaps? :P ;D

Just how stupid do these tools think people are?

Oh god... I can't help but laugh my way through this entire post! It's all just such a sick joke. :P It's either laugh, or cry until I vomit. Might as well make the whole thing fun~! ;D :D



I haven't reached that level of blissful detachment yet despite my knowing this is all what the Hindus refer to as maya.

But...I think, therefor I'll act.

Probably, when viewed on a true cosmic scale, it won't make much (if any) difference. But at least it's more fun for me personally. And I'm good with that. :Thmbsup:

-----------------------------------

Note: the real benefit of "being cynical" is that it gives you the strength to allow yourself to truly care about certain things. The only difference is that what you care about becomes a conscious choice. And most importantly - you now know it's a conscious and very personal choice.
 8)


Stop using words that nobody understands. :P Your deepness is offensive, and if you're in Arizona or the UK, you should be in prison! ;D :P

Sorry... I just can't help myself.

Ok, now to be a bit more serious. I'll try... like really hard. It doesn't always work, so no promises. ;)

What a lot of people perceive as a conscious choice, I wouldn't give it that much credit. Most of us are pretty much incapable of conscious thought. I mean that quite literally in the context of "consciousness". Few people are informed enough. Actually, I should probably say that few people are de-programmed enough to be conscious.

Cynicism, in the classical sense, is entirely empowering, which is a tad ironic given what it requires.

http://en.wikipedia....Cynicism_(philosophy) -- A decent read there.

BTW - Have a quick look over at my avatar. It's like that for a reason. The above article sheds some light on that. ;)

I think you're right there about being cynical. I certainly won't say that it is easy to be cynical (in the classical sense), but it is certainly much more enjoyable than being cynical in the modern sense.  
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General Software Discussion / Re: Interesting Phishing Email - Seen This?
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 09:38 AM »
^^ Oh, the Yahoo account was just a spam account. It wasn't my friend's account. I should have clarified that.
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 09:32 AM »
When I look at things, I see the technocratic elite using technologies that most people think are only in science fiction. Their arsenal of psychological weapons is extremely powerful. Just watch the next US election for the proof. People will vote for Obomney or Robama, thinking that it makes a difference. And they really believe that it makes a difference. Truly and deeply believe. The ability of the technocratic elite to control people's minds is just, well, mind-blowing.

It does make a difference.  Maybe not in the ways that you'd prefer, or the ways that you are talking about.  But it does make a difference.  On some things I'd agree with your sentiment- they seem the same.  Whether they'll govern the same is an issue for a later date.  But there are real differences on some of the issues, that though not as apocalyptic as the extreme right and left would have their constituents believe.  And these will have ramifications, though not in the areas that are in general talked about.

Well, in an absolute sense, I'm sure it would make a difference. Not so sure whether it matters if you start with the odd numbered or even numbered houses when you burn them all down though. :P I guess it makes a difference to the people on the other side of the street as they have a bit more time to escape. ;D
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General Software Discussion / Interesting Phishing Email - Seen This?
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 07:24 AM »
I just got a very interesting phishing email.

The subject was "Hey Ryan", so they got my name right, and the email address was "First Last <[email protected]>", where the "First Last" is the name a friend of mine uses on Facebook.

The body was a simple phishing link and no more.

I'm not sure how that happened. Some spammer/scammer obviously figured out a way to look at friend relationships on Facebook and send out phishing emails. But there are so many possible vectors there... God only knows how.

Anyone seen this before?
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 24, 2012, 04:54 AM »
I'm fearful that the police state will lock down communications (the Internet) and control the propaganda machine (the mainstream media) with such incredible technological skill and so well that it will plunge humanity into darkness forever.

Don't be.

Nothing taken by force is ever kept.

And the more advanced the technology, the more brittle the system that controls it.

Superior firepower didn't defeat the Viet Cong.

Superior firepower, satellite surveillance/communications networks, and advanced military intelligence didn't defeat the Taliban or al Quaeda to date.

A full fledged police state that was also one of the greatest military powers the world had ever seen didn't keep the Eastern Bloc or the Soviet Union intact. Or defeat the Afghans.

In the immortal words of Hassan-i Sabbāh (roughly translated from 11th century Persian): Ain't nothing so heavy it can't be knocked on its ass - and everything is cool, Baby!

It's all a matter how you look at things. That and taking the time to actually look.

FNORD!

 ;) 8)


I really hope that you're right...

When I look at things, I see the technocratic elite using technologies that most people think are only in science fiction. Their arsenal of psychological weapons is extremely powerful. Just watch the next US election for the proof. People will vote for Obomney or Robama, thinking that it makes a difference. And they really believe that it makes a difference. Truly and deeply believe. The ability of the technocratic elite to control people's minds is just, well, mind-blowing.

We have an education system that is designed to destroy creativity and individual thought, and mold people into obedient slaves.

We have a controlled media that gets paid to advertise/propagandize for the interests of foreign powers and private interests, and they call it "news".

We have surrendered control of the money system to private interests, and become slaves to debt - an imaginary concept that has no corporeal existence beyond the ability of a group of armed thugs to assault, kidnap, forcibly confine, and murder people.

We have been conned into believing that it is possible for someone to own an idea. <-- This is on topic. ;) ;D

We think that it's a good thing to pay a large band of thugs to rob and steal from us, so that other, usually individual thugs or small bands of thugs, don't rob and steal from us.

We spend money that we don't have, to pay for shit that we don't need, to impress people that we don't even like.

We believe in fictional stories designed to keep us in fear so that we don't try anything new or different.

We accept the most ridiculous notions as hard fact, then fight anyone who tries to expose the truth.


I'm not so sure that a greater lock on people's minds can be broken when the vast majority of people are unwilling to have their minds freed.


However, I am finding that there are people out there that are awake and are realizing what it going on. So, it's not entirely hopeless. But I think we're pretty much at the brink of a technologically powered enslavement that once locked, will never be broken. For ever.


We need the People's version of 9-11 that we can chant as a meme.

Well, now that you brought it up...

It is 911. The official story is complete bunk.

For Star Wars fans:

still more believable than the offical story - 557535_471674676185889_2025309095_n.jpg

deathstartowers.jpg

For fantasy fans:

Still more believable than the official story.jpg

For wrestling fans:

still more believable than the offical story - 294pi6a.jpg

still more believable than the offical story - 580793_474831629212259_958437929_n.jpg

This is an orange (2:18):




Architects & Engineers for 911 Truth:
http://www.ae911truth.org/
http://www.facebook.com/ae911truth
http://www.digitaljo...332972#ixzz27YHYXqYQ


Pilots for 911 Truth:
http://pilotsfor911truth.org/

911: A Conspiracy Theory (Absolutely hilarious~! Really, this is one of the funniest videos I've ever seen! ;D ) :

http://www.corbettre...a-conspiracy-theory/  <---= Has transcript of video.



I'm DYING to post some of the jokes in there... but resisting... No spoilers! :D

Oh dammit... Just one little bit... In a spoiler...

Spoiler
If you have any questions about this story…you are a batshit, paranoid, tinfoil, dog-abusing baby-hater and will be reviled by everyone. If you love your country and/or freedom, happiness, rainbows, rock and roll, puppy dogs, apple pie and your grandma, you will never ever express doubts about any part of this story to anyone. Ever.

This has been a public service announcement by: the Friends of the FBI, CIA, NSA, DIA, SEC, MSM, White House, NIST, and the 9/11 Commission. Because Ignorance is Strength.



It is pretty much impossible to actually look at any amount of evidence and still believe the official story. Anyone who believes it simply hasn't looked at *ANY* facts.

The big question then is, "Was 911 an inside job?"

Probably. It's not like Al Quaida has the power to ground the entire US air force and keep it grounded. That kind of needs an insider. And it's pretty unlikely that Al Quaida could rig WTC7 for a controlled demolition. And if you can't handle a small Cessna, you probably can't handle a commercial air liner. And fires that burn hot enough to melt steel you'd probably expect to burn a paper passport. And magical jet fuel fires that burn above any temperature that any jet fuel has ever burned before... And magical fires that manage to collapse buildings perfectly into their own footprint... and... the list goes on and on and on... So, yeah, probably was an inside job.

The sooner people just face the facts and wake up the better.

The question then is, "If 911 was an inside job, what does that say about our governments?"


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This is fun and funny! :D

1) Go to Google Images >> https://www.google.com/imghp
2) Type in "completely wrong" and search
3) Enjoy~! :P ;D
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If you already know about these, let me know so I can avoid posting such redundant things.

First I've seen! Keep posting! :D  :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: DRONE - web video series
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 10:06 PM »
episode 4 of 4 :(

I WANT MOAR

I know what you mean! It would make a good TV series. The ending was very well done. Gotta love cliff-hangers! :)
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 09:47 PM »
Just curious Renegade... why do you refer to him by his birth name when he legitimately took his stepfather's name?  I'm sure there must be subtext (knowing you), but I don't get it...

No real reason there. Everyone knows "Clinton", so I figured "why not?" It's just one of those little things that get glossed over, so why not highlight it a bit.


I'm cleaning out my bookshelves. So should I throw out the tome on "American Law"? :P

Nope. You'll need it to refer to during the trials when we finally throw the current batch of hooligans out, restore a genuinely representational government, and go back to being The United States of America once again.

Figure it will take another 20-25 years before it really hits the fan and the change takes place. Too bad we'll have to wade through the darkness of an actual police state for a decade or so before we get there.

So be it. It's all to the good. Vespero mundi expectando. Fiat lux! :Thmbsup:
 
8)

I'm fearful that the police state will lock down communications (the Internet) and control the propaganda machine (the mainstream media) with such incredible technological skill and so well that it will plunge humanity into darkness forever.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--for ever.

http://gutenberg.net...ebooks01/0100021.txt

Open and free communication is absolutely necessary to stop that.
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Living Room / Don't You Want to be "Safe"?
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 11:04 AM »
Somebody, please... Shoot me... The news is the dystopian novel now...

http://news.cnet.com...ternet-surveillance/

U.N. calls for 'anti-terror' Internet surveillance

United Nations report calls for Internet surveillance, saying lack of "internationally agreed framework for retention of data" is a problem, as are open Wi-Fi networks in airports, cafes, and libraries.

The United Nations is calling for more surveillance of Internet users, saying it would help to investigate and prosecute terrorists.

A 148-page report (PDF) released today titled "The Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes" warns that terrorists are using social networks and other sharing sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Dropbox, to spread "propaganda."

"Potential terrorists use advanced communications technology often involving the Internet to reach a worldwide audience with relative anonymity and at a low cost," said Yury Fedotov, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

...

Open Wi-Fi networks: "Requiring registration for the use of Wi-Fi networks or cybercafes could provide an important data source for criminal investigations... There is some doubt about the utility of targeting such measures at Internet cafes only when other forms of public Internet access (e.g. airports, libraries and public Wi-Fi hotspots) offer criminals (including terrorists) the same access opportunities and are unregulated."

Cell phone tracking: "Location data is also important when used by law enforcement to exclude suspects from crime scenes and to verify alibis."

Terror video games: "Video footage of violent acts of terrorism or video games developed by terrorist organizations that simulate acts of terrorism and encourage the user to engage in role-play, by acting the part of a virtual terrorist."
Paying companies for surveillance: "It is therefore desirable that Governments provide a clear legal basis for the obligations placed on private sector parties, including... how the cost of providing such capabilities is to be met."

Today's U.N. report was produced in collaboration with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, which counts the World Bank, Interpol, the World Health Organization, and the International Monetary Fund as members.

WTF business is it of the UN?  :huh:
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 10:48 AM »
I'm cleaning out my bookshelves. So should I throw out the tome on "American Law"? :P

NO! Absolutely not!

That tells you what you are bound to, and what the government isn't bound to. :P
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 10:29 AM »
It's a dangerous game that all too frequently provokes a similar response. Because no government can afford to allow such a challenge to go unanswered. And, as was noted in the movie V for Vendetta, when pushed to the brink, governments invariably respond in the only way they know how: with men and guns.

Interesting that you should choose those words. A few hours ago I posted a bit of fun for people (had a brain fart and needed to smell up the rest of the world with it):

My comment about the pic that is "illegal"
Looks like John Adams is advocating shooting the President of the US today. :P


Clinton-Adams-Rights.jpg

Hope that was entertaining for some here. :D
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Living Room / Re: DOTCOM saga - updates
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 06:29 AM »
In the US, the EFF having become involved, there are moves afoot to have access to the currently sealed US seizure warrant for the Dotcom servers.
However, one suspects that the authorities and judiciary are likely to be in lockstep and, as in all cases where there may be something the State wishes to hide (and this certainly appears to be one of those mysterious cases), the hard light of scrutiny might be the very last thing the State wishes to have shine on the sealed seizure warrant.
EFF Files Motion To Have Court Release Seizure Warrant In Megaupload Case

Oh, c'mon now... Let's just stop being completely silly and pretending that people have a right to know things like, oh, what criminal charges are being filed against them and all that. Pure silliness! :P
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^^ Wow. That was the first I'd heard of that legislation.

I suppose that if I were to have anything to say to the MPs that signed it, I'd probably say something like...



Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! ;D

I think it was Arizona that passed some similar legislation that makes it illegal to hurt people's feelings.
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Living Room / Re: Court Rules Mobile Phones Cause Cancer
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 02:41 AM »
An Italian court sentenced scientists to jail time for not having a functioning crystal ball ahead of the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila.

Those frauds got what they deserved.
History books show what happens to soothsaysers, fortune tellers, high priests and the like if they misinterpret (say) the pattern of spilled-out entrails of some unfortunate lamb that has just had its stomach cut open and been disembowelled all over the temple floor. No different today.

What the heck are these guys being paid for if they can't come up with the goods?

 :Thmbsup: Amen! Tell them godless heathens how it be! :P ;D
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Living Room / Re: Court Rules Mobile Phones Cause Cancer
« Last post by Renegade on October 23, 2012, 01:18 AM »
And Italian Court has recently made another interesting ruling:

An Italian court sentenced scientists to jail time for not having a functioning crystal ball ahead of the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila.

Rarely since a Catholic inquisition in Rome condemned Galileo Galilei to spend the remainder of his days under house arrest for the heresy of teaching that the Earth revolves around the sun, has an Italian court been so wrong about science.

Today, a court in the central Italian city of L'Aquila, 380 years after that miscarriage of justice, sentenced six scientists and a government bureaucrat to six years in jail on manslaughter charges for their failure to predict a 2009 earthquake that left more than 300 people dead.

Read the rest of the article:

http://www.csmonitor...-in-an-Italian-court

I knew it~! All them there scientists are nuttin' but no good criminals~! :P ;D

Bwahahahahaha~!

Who needs comedy central when you have court TV? :P
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Living Room / Re: People Turning on Trolls?
« Last post by Renegade on October 22, 2012, 10:28 PM »
I prefer to pick the venue - which is why you'll find me mostly here at DoCo.  :)

Exactly. :)  And for all of our little disagreements, there is definitely a level of respect and genuine search for understanding and sharing that's not found in too many places.

You guys are reminding me of a quote from a Canadian Prime Minister:

Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong.
-John Diefenbaker

:)
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laugh of the day ;D

I found this one too, and I really don't know which is funnier...

http://dailycaller.c...ks-ahead-of-election

Screenshot - 2012-10-23 , 6_18_15 AM.png

 :huh:
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