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Skydude Armos Knight                    Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I have not. My parents have. Many of my friends, of many different political orientations, by the way, have. They are whence I form the base for these sentiments. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Darn, there goes the originality behind my "RUARGH! SKYDUDE SMASH!" | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well, Jomb, that's going from one extreme to the other. It doesn't have to be LEGAL for penalties on it to be reduced.
Though one of the issues for the penalties comes down to the economics of law. Basically, the idea of a punishment as a deterrent comes down to several factors, and one of those is the idea of potential cost of engaging in the action. If there's a 100% probability of being caught, the penalty has to be just great enough to negate the benefit to the people engaging in the illegal action. If there's a 50% probability of being caught, then to make it not happen, the penalty needs to be twice as harsh for that effect. If there's less than a 10% chance, as there likely is, then for optimum deterrence, there would need to be penalties seen as draconian. This approach is often taken to be better than high probability/low penalty due to the costs of enforcement. This is not to say that the way things are is correct, mind you. This is the reasoning behind it, which is actually logically rather sound. There are awful penalties for being caught, but as all of you in this thread supporting legalization know, it's still a rather low percentage. So it's your choice to engage in the activity based on the risk, and you've chosen that it's worth the risk. That's the economic argument for it, anyway, based on the idea of the rational consumer. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well, I should make it clear that my problem is not with people of French ethnicity, and that goes for most French-bashers. It's more France as a nation.
And one of the reasons that many Americans hate the French is BECAUSE many of them hate Americans  |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I think the issue of what justice is could consume a whole 'nother thread, as it's a big issue. But basically, the whole idea of the penalty is that people know what it is. If you know that doing this might throw you in prison, then you make a choice based on the value of doing whatever illegal action you're considering, and decide whether or not it outweighs the costs. That is, the cost of prison time and the probability of that occurring.
Essentially, you're taking a gamble. Some people win, and some people lose. Is it truly 'injustice' because of that? |
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Skydude Armos Knight  Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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Yeah, but Kirb's still right on your tail there 
And I think I should get the "clinched" star by my name now...I am, after all, guaranteed first at this point, though if I fell off the map completely and asdf won all 9 remaining days, it would be a tied first...but still first. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I've done little today. I only left the house to take my dog on a walk and get some stuff from the drug store. I'm hanging out with friends tomorrow, so that'll be a bit more active. Mostly, I've been playing Dragon Quest VIII, making up for lost time in a sense. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Most of them were deists and/or masons.
And Jomb, the intent wasn't to get rid of any involvement of the two, but rather, as clearly stated by James Madison in justifying it: "The people feared one sect might obtain a preeminence, or two combine together, and establish a religion to which they would compel others to conform." The idea is merely to make sure no one religion is persecuting the others. Which is exactly what we're having now, with that one "religion" superceding all others being atheism! As for the state in Spain way back when, ask anyone who's knowledgeable about that and they'll tell you that the Church was used as an excuse for doing that...not the reason for it. So blaming it on religion is hardly appropriate. That would've been done without religion in place. Religion just provided a good scapegoat for it. Hitler would've chosen other groups to persecute more strongly than the Jews in the holocaust if need be. Religion isn't the reason there, it's the excuse. Big difference. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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Originally posted by Plus Sign Abomination No, it would be injustice if the cops suddenly decided to pull it. As it is, people know what they're getting into, and they choose to do it anyway. If I decide to go vandalise a building, if I get caught and punished, it's my own fault because I decided to go do it. And if it's the same as drinking, why don't they drink, which is legal? And just one note on health problems for alcohol...liver damage is only going to occur if you're drinking MASSIVE amounts of alcohol, constantly. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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I love these things. Props. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Well, it depends how big the google bar was. Quite honestly, it wouldn't do me any good, as I have the google toolbar on my browser anyway. But it's not too bad...would you be able to make it look differently depending on the layout, so as to make it more aesthetically pleasing? | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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Well, Skyon, I would suggest you PM Colin, in case he doesn't notice that, and get him to combine your points. It would move you instantly from 24 to 20 
That's one issue with changing names, is that Colin may miss the change if he doesn't know the user. I feel sorry for him around holidays and the like. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Randal: So they build another Death Star, right?
Dante: Yeah. Randal: Now the first one they built was completed and fully operational before the Rebels destroyed it. Dante: Luke blew it up. Give credit where it's due. Randal:And the second one was still being built when they blew it up. Dante: Compliments of Lando Calrissian. Randal: Something just never sat right with me the second time they destroyed it. I could never put my finger on it-something just wasn't right. Dante: And you figured it out? Randal: Well, the thing is, the first Death Star was manned by the Imperial army-storm troopers, dignitaries- the only people onboard were Imperials. Dante: Basically. Randal: So when they blew it up, no prob. Evil is punished. Dante: And the second time around...? Randal: The second time around, it wasn't even finished yet. They were still under construction. Dante: So? Randal: A construction job of that magnitude would require a helluva lot more manpower than the Imperial army had to offer. I'll bet there were independent contractors working on that thing: plumbers, aluminum siders, roofers. Dante: Not just Imperials, is what you're getting at. Randal: Exactly. In order to get it built quickly and quietly they'd hire anybody who could do the job. Do you think the average storm trooper knows how to install a toilet main? All they know is killing and white uniforms. Dante: All right, so even if independent contractors are working on the Death Star, why are you uneasy with its destruction? Randal: All those innocent contractors hired to do a job were killed- casualties of a war they had nothing to do with. (notices Dante's confusion) All right, look-you're a roofer, and some juicy government contract comes your way; you got the wife and kids and the two-story in suburbia-this is a government contract, which means all sorts of benefits. All of a sudden these left-wing militants blast you with lasers and wipe out everyone within a three-mile radius. You didn't ask for that. You have no personal politics. You're just trying to scrape out a living. (The Blue-Collar Man (Thomas Burke) joins them.) Blue-Collar Man: Excuse me. I don't mean to interrupt, but what were you talking about? Randal: The ending of Return of the Jedi. Dante: My friend is trying to convince me that any contractors working on the uncompleted Death Star were innocent victims when the space station was destroyed by the rebels. Blue-Collar Man: Well, I'm a contractor myself. I'm a roofer... (digs into pocket and produces business card) Dunn and Reddy Home Improvements. And speaking as a roofer, I can say that a roofer's personal politics come heavily into play when choosing jobs. Randal: Like when? Blue-Collar Man: Three months ago I was offered a job up in the hills. A beautiful house with tons of property. It was a simple reshingling job, but I was told that if it was finished within a day, my price would be doubled. Then I realized whose house it was. Dante: Whose house was it? Blue-Collar Man: Dominick Bambino's. Randal: "Babyface" Bambino? The gangster? Blue-Collar Man: The same. The money was right, but the risk was too big. I knew who he was, and based on that, I passed the job on to a friend of mine. Dante: Based on personal politics. Blue-Collar Man: Right. And that week, the Foresci family put a hit on Babyface's house. My friend was shot and killed. He wasn't even finished shingling. Randal: No way! Blue-Collar Man: (paying for coffee) I'm alive because I knew there were risks involved taking on that particular client. My friend wasn't so lucky. (pauses to reflect) You know, any contractor willing to work on that Death Star knew the risks. If they were killed, it was their own fault. A roofer listens to this... (taps his heart) not his wallet. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| The loudness is definitely nice in real life, provided it's not over the top. Though I suppose I'd be disappointing to anyone who felt the same way, since I tend to be pretty quiet in general even when it feels really good.
I do recall one time when my then-girlfriend and I "made noises" rather loudly and realistically to make her dormmates wonder a bit. That was fun. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Since all caps is generally taken on the internet to mean yelling...
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| That's really one of the most difficult things in general, is finding out whether a girl is dating someone. I've found a number of times that I've hit things off with a girl really well (or at least I thought I did) and then she mentions something about her boyfriend.
It's a bit easier in college if you check out their 'relationship status' on their facebook page. Though that's not always complete or accurate, it's been some use to me before. Ah, facebook, if only you'd been around my freshman year... |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| Now I think you're really going overboard with blaming religion there. Particularly with your complete disregard of my arguments, which is really ridiculous. You're blaming the Pope rather than David Koresh, basically. It's bad people who are to blame, not religion. As for religion as the reason, well, the Nazis and the communists proved that you don't need religion to incite massive genocide. So that further shows that it's not religion that's the cause. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| To the right of the board? That would throw things off even more than one at the top would. Keep them at the bottom, or if they're at the top put them to the side at the top. Putting them anywhere else would really disrupt the way things go. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I think the SMB3 show was easily the best of the cartoons, though you really can't discount the pure campy wonderfulness of the Super Show. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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| I've downloaded a decent amount, but that generally gets deleted after I've watched it unless it's particularly good, as I have a limited amount of space on my laptop. As for DVDs I own:
Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy Box Set (US-released, subs) Turn-A Gundam Box Set (HK, decent subs) G Gundam Box Set (HK, pretty bad subs) V Gundam Box Set (HK, decent subs) Z Gundam Box Set (HK, but has wonderful US-released subs and dub) ...yeah, I'm a Gundam fan. |
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