Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-23-2012, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,494
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Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-23-2012, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,494
Re: NYT: How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
My question is: are all those Chinese workers living on tea and biscuits really more qualified than all the Americans who could have been employed?
The idea that there is a shortage of engineers...
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-13-2012, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-12-2012, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
I know. I have no intention of continuing a discussion with sugarkang in this forum. It is futile.
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Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-10-2012, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,162
Re: An apparition is stalking America
That's true, if you take the long view of history. The nation state is a geopolitical fiction, an invention of Europe, forged in war and revolution, that has gradually spread to the rest of the...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-10-2012, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
One more measure of your incredible obtuseness.
If you cannot understand the difference between saying that a cliché is almost universally understood to imply something (i.e. that many people...
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Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-09-2012, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,162
Re: An apparition is stalking America
I hope so too. But what I find amusing is that Republicans can actually present Obama as a European "socialist." I also find it amusing that certain French and European socialists find that Sarkozy...
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Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-09-2012, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,162
An apparition is stalking America
I found this amusing:
"US President Baracka Obama, said leading Republican candidate Mitt Romney during the Republican debate on Saturday, wants to turn the US into a "European welfare state." At...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-09-2012, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
The fact that a cliché is almost universally understood to imply racism does not mean that it is right to infer that someone who uses it is racist. And I never said it was right , or in your words,...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-09-2012, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
I have answered this so many times that I can only assume you are incapable of reading. When did I say it is "OK" to presume that someone is a racist when he says: "Some of my best friends are.....?"...
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-08-2012, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
Re: Like there's really a "we" to it at all
Sounds like Alcoholics Anonymous. The inspiration for Disqus perhaps?
Yes, I think that is a good summary of what distinguishes a vBulletin forum from the usual internet forum, with its...
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-08-2012, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
Re: Like there's really a "we" to it at all
It is not going to evolve into something better. It is just going to get worse. Why should anyone waste time commenting on intelligent diavlogs when it is impossible to carry on an intelligent...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-08-2012, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
I have made every attempt to be as clear as possible but you seem to be unable to understand the distinction between a belief and an action.
Just once more: racism is not a crime. It is a...
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-07-2012, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
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Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-07-2012, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,501
Re: Jan 6th - TWiB Bill Scher and Matt Lewis
True, but I would rather read mini, elegant, semi-professional essays than fly-by-night posters, who are not interested in discussion. The new format is no different from Yahoo message boards.
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-07-2012, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-07-2012, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
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Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-07-2012, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,501
Re: Jan 6th - TWiB Bill Scher and Matt Lewis
We are probably thinking the same thing. Posters to the Atlantic and the New Yorker don't generally engage in discussion with one another (no threads as in bhtv) but they are greatly superior in...
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Forum: Life, the Universe and Everything
01-07-2012, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,501
Re: Jan 6th - TWiB Bill Scher and Matt Lewis
I agree. Terrible, terrible mistake....from the point of view of regular commenters. But who knows what is their point of view. Is it a matter of cost? Or does Bob want to attract more traffic? IMO,...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-07-2012, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
I understand that it is often a joke, or a meta joke. For as long as I can remember it has been a joke, or a meta joke, in Europe as well. The reason it is a joke, or a meta joke, is obvious:...
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-07-2012, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-07-2012, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
Where did I say that unfounded accusations are valid? I said that accusations of racism cannot be proved (or verified) because they refer to thoughts, beliefs and attitudes (of the person being...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-07-2012, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
You asked me how a person charged with racism (suspected of racism) should defend himself. I answered your question: He can't. If you see a flaw in my reasoning, let me know.
Obviously, and it...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
01-07-2012, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 266
Views: 19,570
Re: LOL
A cliché, like any other assertion about matters of fact, can be true or false. Clever people, however, avoid clichés---especially a cliché like this one which can be easily misunderstood. "Some of...
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Forum: General comments on Bloggingheads.tv
01-06-2012, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 132
Views: 5,650
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