ender516 wrote:Okay, I'll bite: what is your biggest problem with the United States?
Our perpetual state of war or readiness for war.
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ender516 wrote:Okay, I'll bite: what is your biggest problem with the United States?
thegreekdog wrote:[bigimg]http://abstrusegoose.com/strips/work_hard_and_you_too_can_become_a_second_class_citizen.pngbigimg]
This comic illustrates (pun intended) my second biggest problem with the United States.
JBlombier wrote:As a regular visitor of this thread for the comics, I'd be delighted to not have another America-debate in this topic. I hope ya'll agree. Thanks in advance.
BigBallinStalin wrote:Liked the first two, disagreed with the last. Not even a chuckle on that last one.
Haggis_McMutton wrote:BigBallinStalin wrote:Liked the first two, disagreed with the last. Not even a chuckle on that last one.
Yeah, but I have to diversify my target audience. Gotta post something for the commies to enjoy.
ender516 wrote:Haggis_McMutton wrote:BigBallinStalin wrote:Liked the first two, disagreed with the last. Not even a chuckle on that last one.
Yeah, but I have to diversify my target audience. Gotta post something for the commies to enjoy.
Well, people that know me in real life might say I am closer to the "commies" than most on this site, but I agree with BBS. You don't obtain a random sequence of bits and build a machine that use it as an operating system. You design a general purpose computing machine, then craft a sequence of bits to be the operating system. I'll grant, however, that sometimes it seems like Microsoft has almost gone the former route, assembling a sequence of bits and gradually converting it into an operating system.
ender516 wrote:Just because I might be able to find a sequence of bits in pi which could be mapped to an image of a legal document saying that the entire Disney empire belongs to me with all necessary signatures, that would not make it true.
In general, I feel intellectual property should have a time limit. The fact that Mickey Mouse is not yet in the public domain strikes me as wrong. Patents and copyrights are meant to preserve the value of the efforts of the creators, but not forever. Society cannot advance if all such developments are protected forever.
ender516 wrote:Just because I might be able to find a sequence of bits in pi which could be mapped to an image of a legal document saying that the entire Disney empire belongs to me with all necessary signatures, that would not make it true.
In general, I feel intellectual property should have a time limit. The fact that Mickey Mouse is not yet in the public domain strikes me as wrong. Patents and copyrights are meant to preserve the value of the efforts of the creators, but not forever. Society cannot advance if all such developments are protected forever.
ender516 wrote:On that last one (which could use a bigimg tag, btw), I'm glad to see no neurobiology texts. The idea of trying to understand the brain that is trying to understand the universe that contains it always leaves me sad and perplexed.
Haggis_McMutton wrote:ender516 wrote:On that last one (which could use a bigimg tag, btw), I'm glad to see no neurobiology texts. The idea of trying to understand the brain that is trying to understand the universe that contains it always leaves me sad and perplexed.
the last one is actually 7 distinct images.
also
Haggis_McMutton wrote:
I think I'd buy a poster based on that last one (though more detail would be nice)
Symmetry wrote:Part of your ignorance may well be that purchasing a poster of it is in any way a good idea.
Haggis_McMutton wrote:Symmetry wrote:Part of your ignorance may well be that purchasing a poster of it is in any way a good idea.
Please, enlighten me.
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Symmetry wrote:I hope that a lady, or manly friend will lighten your load.
Haggis_McMutton wrote:
I think I'd buy a poster based on that last one (though more detail would be nice)
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