The Back Room

Largely fantasy. Plimer has been campaigning against belief in anthropogenic global warming for years. His book has barely registered here in public debate, notwithstanding that the usual suspects have been excited by it. It is true that the government is having something of a struggle to get its legislation through the Senate. That is nothing new and is simply a reflection of the political makeup of the Senate and of the politics being played. The true position is that the governing Labor Party believes in anthropogenic global warming without qualification and the opposition party has moved from outright scepticism to a position where it basically accepts anthropogenic global warming but is against Australia getting ahead of the rest of the world in its policies due to concern about the economic consequences of doing so. John Carson

Think about it: these cartels, these central figures trying to "plan" the economy, these media organizations... from what do they derive their power? It's not magic... Just the pressure of countless little favors that haven't been called in yet.

Chris Maunder wrote: "Not just the matter and energy in the universe came into being then, but, rather, nature itself came into being, which includes causation, the category of cause and effect." That's incorrect. But I do love watching armchair philsophers try and grapple with cosmology. Especially when they pay lip service to time being non-absolute but then insist on discussing causality within the framework of absolute time. Asserts the "armchair philosopher" who clearly misrepresents the other "armchair philosopher" and appears to be endorsing the vacuuous concept of “othertime.”

Computafreak wrote: Then I'm willing to try and put this behind me. Every post in reply to you, no longer happened. I'll simply observe how you act toward everybody else, and go from there. Is that okay by you? It depends, of course! Does the world begin last Tuesday? Does your observation *begin* with (and continually begin anew with?) my response/reaction to what the other has said to me? Or, does you observation take into account context?

Why? Obloga Obama Blog[^] Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine, from a very early age to produce the sort of character and sort of beliefs that authorities consider desirable. Any serious criticism of the powers that be will become psychologically impossible.

Ilíon wrote: In comparison to Bob Emmett's famous anti-logic. Yeah, been there, done that, ...[^] :) Bob Emmett

Chris Maunder wrote: If you do decide to move this forum to another site let me know so I can turn off the lights. I wondered if that might not be the case. I should've had the sense to ask Chris Maunder wrote: You can setup a group and have private discussion boards that only members of your group can post to. If you wish to have other features (ie anyone can read, only members can write) then I can add that fairly simply. As I said, I am not trying to put the Back Room out of business, but sometimes I've gotten the feeling you wish it would go away. The problem is, if BR closes down, the two trolls invade the lounge. Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

CaptainSeeSharp wrote: Don't worry. Obama is going to have a "robust talk" ... ... using the strongest possible adjectives; nothing is "off the table!"

Just get the fuck out of here, you don't own this place. I don't give a rats ass about you or how you feel about anything. You are unimportant. Obloga Obama Blog[^] Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine, from a very early age to produce the sort of character and sort of beliefs that authorities consider desirable. Any serious criticism of the powers that be will become psychologically impossible.

Just a spat between Illion on one side and Rob Graham & Oakman on another. The latter have had enough and they simply said we're not moderating no more, this forum has gone to the shits because of the two trolls and Oakman was wondering if it would be worthwhile to setup a new forum/website named the Soap Box where people can debate freely with the absence of link monkeys and trolls. That's it in a nutshell. If the post was helpful, please vote! Current activities: Book: Devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

kmg365 wrote: how come Paris Hilton is still hot in a mug shot! Paris is hot? There's a big orange bridge in SF I'll sell you cheap. kmg365 wrote: Robert Downey, Jr. mug shot get better each iteration (practice makes perfect). Yeah, toward the end he even seemed to be enjoying it. Probably good buds with the photographer by then and told him to be sure to get his good side. "Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it." -- P.J. O'Rourke I'm a proud denizen of the Real Soapbox[^] ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!!!

:laugh: :thumbsup::thumbsup: Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

CaptainSeeSharp wrote: I thought libertarians were about individual freedom and mutual respect. That sounds wonderful and all, but in the real world somebody has to have the power to define what that means. When they do, you're right back to square one. Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

Ravel H. Joyce wrote: Does this seem likely to you? Yes, its the government, and the owner of the building was over insured so he profited from it. If the government is involved, expect the unexpected in your case, in my case I know what to expect. The government had a lot to gain from 9/11. They got to ratchet up their control over the people and invade the middle east. Obloga Obama Blog[^] Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine, from a very early age to produce the sort of character and sort of beliefs that authorities consider desirable. Any serious criticism of the powers that be will become psychologically impossible.

If CMS is content management system then; There is a free version of u$ Sharepoint[^] WSS that lacks many of the features of the full product MOSS. It may be of some use. It was not hard to install or manage. The above link also mentions some competitors to Sharepoint.

I will break my rule and answer this. I've spoken about my success only to pour water on your ideas that you can somehow get rich quick by doing nothing, so you can do nothing for the rest of your life, and to respond to your suggestions that I am some sort of slave. I am not a boastful person, in fact, I regret saying the things I have, I'd prefer not to appear as if I think I'm 'something'. I'm just some guy. I think you're sad. I think you have a mental illness that needs treating. I think that letting myself get caught up in word games with you, only makes your sickness worse. I don't talk to you, as a rule, because I think it does you harm, not because I think it's beneath me ( I do not think that ). Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "! i don't exactly like or do programming and it only gives me a headache." - spotted in VB forums. I can do things with my brain that I can't even google. I can flex the front part of my brain instantly anytime I want. It can be exhausting and it even causes me vision problems for some reason. - CaptainSeeSharp

Maybe, having spoken of gorebots, he actually meant 'meat yourself', in some lewd way. :laugh:

And you've certainly never said anything remotely resembling an answer.

fred_ wrote: I can't get a picture of Jon singing out of my head now The last time I sang professionally, I was playing the role of Captain Hook - "Who's the slimiest slime in the world? Who's the crookedest crook? It's little ol' me, Mrs. Hook's favorite boy, Caaaahhhhhhhhhhp-tain Hook!" Then I went and tried to stick me rapier in Peter - she and I were having an helluvan affair offstage, too. :laugh: Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin