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Exactly - not an easy circle to square. I don't... 861 Views / 31 Replies  
Exactly - not an easy circle to square. I don't think I am exaggerating when I say that the pro-life position is: Post fertilisation, you have a child on your hands (or in your test tube), but when...
Posted by christ, on Feb 29, 2024 at 04:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The "life begins conception" crowd (aka... 861 Views / 31 Replies  
The "life begins conception" crowd (aka 'Republicans') don't make any distinction - they are all children.
Posted by christ, on Feb 26, 2024 at 05:04 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Foetuses are either people or they aren't. This... 861 Views / 31 Replies  
Foetuses are either people or they aren't. This is not rocket science, people.



How does this work? An exemption would be tantamount to stating that a foetus that you want isn't yet a person,...
Posted by christ, on Feb 25, 2024 at 01:59 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I would suggest that Russian (ex Soviet)/... 16,313 Views / 211 Replies  
I would suggest that Russian (ex Soviet)/ Chinese/ Korean communism are very effective varieties of authoritarianism. So it would not be a huge surprise that those that support current communist...
Posted by christ, on Dec 30, 2023 at 06:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No - it has a lot of weight. Too much weight. As... 16,313 Views / 211 Replies  
No - it has a lot of weight. Too much weight. As I said, above, authoritarianism is a solution to a lot of things (civil disorder for one, but freedom of thought and expression are other things for...
Posted by christ, on Dec 30, 2023 at 06:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge
If you still think that authoritarianism is the... 16,313 Views / 211 Replies  
If you still think that authoritarianism is the solution to civil disorder, then no.
Posted by christ, on Dec 28, 2023 at 05:42 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I would contend that Authoritarianism is a... 16,313 Views / 211 Replies  
I would contend that Authoritarianism is a solution to civil disorder.

It is a very dangerous solution to civil disorder, and has attendant side effects which make it the wrong decision to civil...
Posted by christ, on Dec 27, 2023 at 06:05 PM, in Political/War Lounge
... but he was trying to write... 43,765 Views / 242 Replies  
... but he was trying to write "furniture".
Posted by christ, on Nov 28, 2023 at 03:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Moonraker appears to be an Elon Musk biography. 48,442 Views / 341 Replies  
Moonraker appears to be an Elon Musk biography.
Posted by christ, on Nov 7, 2023 at 11:03 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I'll bet that the "if you aren't guilty, you have... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
I'll bet that the "if you aren't guilty, you have nothing to hide" mantra gets rolled out quite quickly in defence of such things.
Posted by christ, on Oct 12, 2023 at 01:30 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Elegantly put. 4,857 Views / 93 Replies  
Elegantly put.
Posted by christ, on Oct 3, 2023 at 11:26 AM, in Political/War Lounge
(My emphasis added) SCOTUS applies the law.... 4,857 Views / 93 Replies  
(My emphasis added)

SCOTUS applies the law. SCOTUS also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution.

It is not either or, it does both.

In my view politically partisan courts...
Posted by christ, on Oct 2, 2023 at 04:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I am used to the law being independent of... 4,857 Views / 93 Replies  
I am used to the law being independent of political persuasion, so it is odd for me to see a defence of the top legal body in a country being deliberately - and acceptedly - representative of only...
Posted by christ, on Sep 28, 2023 at 09:53 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I fear that you may be overestimating the... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
I fear that you may be overestimating the "general public".
Posted by christ, on Sep 26, 2023 at 02:54 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Where does the law stand when you own the Supreme... 4,857 Views / 93 Replies  
Where does the law stand when you own the Supreme Court?
Posted by christ, on Sep 26, 2023 at 02:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Snoopy watch face is fun. 2,049 Views / 13 Replies  
Snoopy watch face is fun.
Posted by christ, on Sep 21, 2023 at 05:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I really, really hope that the complacent ones... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
I really, really hope that the complacent ones are right.

I really do.

... but what if they are not? I seem to recall similar complacency before Mr Trump was elected as "that couldn't possibly...
Posted by christ, on May 19, 2023 at 06:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I don't see that much has changed for the better... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
I don't see that much has changed for the better since 2017:

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a56931/postpone-2020-election/

... and if half the Republicans would have supported...
Posted by christ, on May 18, 2023 at 08:34 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I don't think that the GOP have the inclination... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
I don't think that the GOP have the inclination to override the President: if the President suspends elections, I expect the GOP to find reasons to support his decision.

... and this is a win-win...
Posted by christ, on May 15, 2023 at 06:15 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Nothing appears to be "required" when the... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
Nothing appears to be "required" when the President and SCOTUS agree. What is the procedure to tell the President that what he has done is illegal?

Lets' assume that the President suspends...
Posted by christ, on May 15, 2023 at 06:12 PM, in Political/War Lounge
If the "attention" is happening, it is not... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
If the "attention" is happening, it is not happening in any visible way. We have watched the US Supreme Court be subverted for (at least) a generation, and the Democrats appear exactly as unconcerned...
Posted by christ, on May 14, 2023 at 05:29 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Precisely. I am surprised at how unconcerned... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
Precisely.

I am surprised at how unconcerned the world appears to be as we watch what appears to be the death throes of democracy in the country that is ostensibly the standard bearer for that...
Posted by christ, on May 13, 2023 at 05:41 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I fail to see how democracy can survive when... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
I fail to see how democracy can survive when elected officers don't agree to abide by the result of an election.
Posted by christ, on May 12, 2023 at 04:49 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This is not a view held in many countries.... 2,927 Views / 44 Replies  
This is not a view held in many countries. Certainly not in mine (UK).
Posted by christ, on May 3, 2023 at 11:46 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Is stealing bases going to be easier with the new... 1,338 Views / 10 Replies  
Is stealing bases going to be easier with the new rules, or harder?
Posted by christ, on Mar 30, 2023 at 02:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yup: Luckily it happens that Johnson the johnson... 48,442 Views / 341 Replies  
Yup: Luckily it happens that Johnson the johnson is tautological.

I guess that a big difference is that more than 50% of the UK population can name the President of the US of A, but the percentage...
Posted by christ, on Mar 30, 2023 at 02:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes. And you can't imagine how much fun we had... 48,442 Views / 341 Replies  
Yes. And you can't imagine how much fun we had with that for four years.
Posted by christ, on Mar 29, 2023 at 06:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I have a bookmark. 2,144 Views / 19 Replies  
I have a bookmark.
Posted by christ, on Mar 29, 2023 at 06:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I have a rear facing camera and sensors that make... 7,319 Views / 88 Replies  
I have a rear facing camera and sensors that make reversing much safer than driving forwards.
Posted by christ, on Mar 29, 2023 at 06:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Surely George Santos is just the logical... 3,352 Views / 37 Replies  
Surely George Santos is just the logical conclusion of the current fad for "self-identification"?
Posted by christ, on Jan 26, 2023 at 02:25 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I'm not sure if I have caught the intent of the... 48,442 Views / 341 Replies  
I'm not sure if I have caught the intent of the thread, but I think that the Long Kiss Goodnight qualifies for consideration. More quotable quotes than any movie other than The Princess Bride.
Posted by christ, on Oct 21, 2022 at 04:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
There was an alien invasion, at the end of which... 3,501 Views / 30 Replies  
There was an alien invasion, at the end of which Tom Cruise killed the Omega and time was reset to the moment just before the invasion began; but for everyone around the world the reset appeared a...
Posted by christ, on Jul 8, 2022 at 04:11 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I only visit infrequently nowadays. But I am... 18,351 Views / 122 Replies  
I only visit infrequently nowadays. But I am still awaiting moki's response.
Posted by christ, on Jun 27, 2022 at 03:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Atlas Shrugged. It doesn't work anywhere else,... 2,907,863 Views / 3,902 Replies  
Atlas Shrugged. It doesn't work anywhere else, because humans.
Posted by christ, on May 22, 2022 at 03:02 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I'm not sure that this is true. Trans rights... 8,583,907 Views / 1,077 Replies  
I'm not sure that this is true. Trans rights harms non-trans people, for a start. (Where do women go for a safe space if they are forced to share facilities with biologically male self-identifying...
Posted by christ, on May 14, 2022 at 06:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
That is another way of phrasing it. But it isn't... 8,583,907 Views / 1,077 Replies  
That is another way of phrasing it. But it isn't only the right (I don't think that there is a "far-right" any more, what used to be the far-right is now mainstream right) that are unwilling to...
Posted by christ, on May 14, 2022 at 10:24 AM, in Political/War Lounge
There was a time, in the not too distant past,... 8,583,907 Views / 1,077 Replies  
There was a time, in the not too distant past, when the ruling party accepted that they were ruling for the benefit of the whole country, not just their base.

This has now changed, and the ruling...
Posted by christ, on May 13, 2022 at 05:21 PM, in Political/War Lounge
"fora". 4,955 Views / 19 Replies  
"fora".
Posted by christ, on May 6, 2022 at 03:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
... and a DVD Drive. If you don't go the... 15,769 Views / 22 Replies  
... and a DVD Drive.

If you don't go the dock route, get yourself a passel of dongles for things that'll need to be connected.
Posted by christ, on Oct 3, 2019 at 09:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I think that I would throw the files at handbrake... 3,248 Views / 14 Replies  
I think that I would throw the files at handbrake (https://handbrake.fr) and see what happens.
Posted by christ, on Oct 3, 2019 at 09:10 AM, in macOS
I thought that "yoke jerk" was what the hostesses... 8,224 Views / 66 Replies  
I thought that "yoke jerk" was what the hostesses called the pilot.
Posted by christ, on Apr 8, 2019 at 03:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I think that the line can be any length as long... 14,409 Views / 75 Replies  
I think that the line can be any length as long as it doesn't include <L/F><C/R>.

... but I would.

... and my Mac SE was mobile, back in the day. (If you count luggable in a sack)
Posted by christ, on Mar 28, 2019 at 04:49 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Oh well, it was good while it lasted! ... 14,409 Views / 75 Replies  
Oh well, it was good while it lasted!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/74p9igruv59syc4/Ex-sig.png?raw=1

I have to say that it is a bit much to have some Johnny-come-lately nouvelle arriviste come...
Posted by christ, on Mar 27, 2019 at 11:58 AM, in MacNN Lounge
That's very good of you! 14,409 Views / 75 Replies  
That's very good of you!
Posted by christ, on Mar 27, 2019 at 04:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Nope. 3,123 Views / 22 Replies  
Nope.
Posted by christ, on Mar 26, 2019 at 11:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I never bothered with a picture sig. Which is a... 14,409 Views / 75 Replies  
I never bothered with a picture sig. Which is a shame, because now I can't go back to it.
Posted by christ, on Mar 26, 2019 at 10:44 AM, in MacNN Lounge
RIP max. 3,970 Views / 20 Replies  
RIP max.
Posted by christ, on Feb 8, 2019 at 05:29 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Linguistically a conclusion isn't a conclusion... 1,247,285 Views / 4,023 Replies  
Linguistically a conclusion isn't a conclusion unless it concludes, so sticking with linguistics rather than mathematics may be a better way to resolve this issue.

Mathematically/ Logically/...
Posted by christ, on Aug 8, 2016 at 06:02 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Eight? 8,947 Views / 100 Replies  
Eight?
Posted by christ, on Jul 8, 2016 at 08:02 AM, in MacNN Lounge
... or any number of people that got fed up with... 4,620 Views / 62 Replies  
... or any number of people that got fed up with Zimphire.
Posted by christ, on Jun 23, 2016 at 03:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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