Forum: Politics & Religion
June 14th, 2011, 14:23
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Replies: 20
Views: 797
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Forum: Politics & Religion
June 9th, 2011, 14:31
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,585
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 16th, 2011, 16:45
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Replies: 13
Views: 754
That depends on how you look at the facts, or…
That depends on how you look at the facts, or more accurately, who is looking. For example, some people I know of "know" that the economy began its downward slide during Clinton's era, was barely…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 13th, 2011, 18:58
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
Copryright laws cover music containing pretty…
Copryright laws cover music containing pretty much every possible melody. Can't patent one without overturning the other, and there is far too much money in the business for companies to allow that.
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 13th, 2011, 18:11
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Replies: 151
Views: 4,384
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 11th, 2011, 03:15
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 10th, 2011, 17:17
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
Under current international law, pretty much any…
Under current international law, pretty much any unique knowledge that can in theory be used for the sake of a marketable product can be patented. Unfortunately, that includes gene sequences that may…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 10th, 2011, 04:40
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
That unfortunately sounds all too familiar. There…
That unfortunately sounds all too familiar. There are companies these days that make their money off of patents. Not making new tech, not producing anything, just taking out patents for anything they…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 9th, 2011, 16:05
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
Technically it does apply, and they are protected…
Technically it does apply, and they are protected by it. But there are some ideas I would absolutely love to see die out, fast, to be remembered only by history. Germany had the right idea when they…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 8th, 2011, 13:48
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
Yes, there are a few cases where I honestly wish…
Yes, there are a few cases where I honestly wish we could make an exception to the freedom of speech and religion laws. Of course, aside from the political fallout, any exceptions made for these…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 8th, 2011, 13:42
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
Considering the fact that all European…
Considering the fact that all European governments since before the fall of Rome up until about 250 years ago used various means of pain and death on subjects not conforming to their beliefs, it…
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Forum: Off-Topic
April 8th, 2011, 02:07
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Replies: 270
Views: 9,010
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 7th, 2011, 02:20
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Replies: 859
Views: 47,842
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Forum: Off-Topic
April 6th, 2011, 17:50
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Replies: 16
Views: 911
It comes down to what employees they pay for and…
It comes down to what employees they pay for and where.
A large company like EA has several offices. The one in Germany I believe is primarily business. Their Customer service office is elsewhere,…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 6th, 2011, 16:12
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,587
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 6th, 2011, 01:26
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Replies: 167
Views: 8,270
No, but many cities, particularly those on the…
No, but many cities, particularly those on the east coast with similarly large ethnic populations, display similar grouping. Just because exceptions exist does not mean a generalization cannot be…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 5th, 2011, 21:18
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,587
Could be worse, China could put that manpower to…
Could be worse, China could put that manpower to use equipping that bored army with better than just 60 year old equipment designs. Even the Russians who designed the thing have replaced the old AK47…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 5th, 2011, 20:55
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,311
I've always been amazed at the ability of the…
I've always been amazed at the ability of the faithful to pick and choose scripture that happens to suit their purpose and preconceptions. Where was that passage being read during the time of the…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 5th, 2011, 20:46
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Replies: 167
Views: 8,270
Whether are not he meant to say that in…
Whether are not he meant to say that in particular, he is correct. The city of New York is an excellent example of what he is talking about. If you were to go through and assign particular districts…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 4th, 2011, 17:45
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Replies: 167
Views: 8,270
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 4th, 2011, 17:41
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Replies: 167
Views: 8,270
To clarify, Christians. Muslims, and Jews all…
To clarify, Christians. Muslims, and Jews all have the old testament portion of the bible in common as holy text. Including the part that defines animals that are "clean" to eat. (For example, land…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 2nd, 2011, 20:11
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Replies: 167
Views: 8,270
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Forum: Off-Topic
April 2nd, 2011, 16:27
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,201
James, I like making from scratch where i can,…
James, I like making from scratch where i can, but pizza crusts are notoriously difficult to manage, especially without, as you mention, the right ovens. Good quality premade crusts work quite well…
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 2nd, 2011, 01:33
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Replies: 167
Views: 8,270
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Forum: Politics & Religion
April 1st, 2011, 19:29
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Replies: 167
Views: 8,270
Thrasher, I suggest you take a breath and step…
Thrasher, I suggest you take a breath and step back. Regardless of whatever insult occurred here, perceived or otherwise, Rithrandil has already apologized, and appears to be sincere.
Now, as a…
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