Who is to keep the police, politicians, and judges straight? Who is to prevent those from committing crimes when no one is looking, or from striving to take power for their own desires at the expense of others? Who is to encourage those who historically voluntarily help society to continue doing so...

There is no logical defense of morality outside of religion, only fuzzy sentiments. Religious people a), think they are better and their morals and beliefs are better, b), they try to impose their religion on people who are not interested. Of course. If one believes in truth, it's, well, the truth....

Gah, not the hair.

Who is to keep the police, politicians, and judges straight? Who is to prevent those from committing crimes when no one is looking, or from striving to take power for their own desires at the expense of others? Who is to encourage those who historically voluntarily help society to continue doing so?...

Devonavar, ------------------------- SilentMouse v. QuietMouse Quiet scrolling Wheel? No, Yes (except for version 1) Usable off a Mouse Pad? No, Yes Good click feel? No, Yes Which has the quietest clicks? QuietMouse Requires more force than a regular mouse to click? yes, no Requires expensive shippi...

Nice review. QuietMouse is far superior to the mouse sold by Dot,Com Enterprises . QuietMouse's click is more responsive and quieter, 2 of the 3 of the mice have quieter scrolling wheels, and the mouse optics are far better. I've not used any other quiet mice though - I can't compare QuietMouse to T...

I also would like to add that legitimate religions tend to happily share their sacred texts because they want their message spread. The Church of Scientology however will send their DMCA-lawyers after you for violation of their "copyrights" if you post any of their information online, for example, ...

Threads that lead to fights are my chief concern BF. I don't like personal attacks, and fights that lead to members quitting, members who would otherwise contribute to true purpose of the site, which is pursuit of quiet, and somewhat enviro-friendly, computing. --- Oh, and no one is really mean or a...

What I meant is: most don't seem to mind black racism, so it's unfair to jump on me without jumping on black racists equally. And while we're on the subject of racism, what about La Raza and its student organisation MeCHa? --- I don't care if you think it's childish or what. I was raised a Southerne...

Though... was I a mod, I'd probably lock a lot more threads :lol: Race has been discussed over and over, and the same things are said. Fights break out, it gets personal, everyone curses BF... and then Ralf comes in to save the day by locking the thread. --- If the thread hasn't been locked yet, I'l...

mexell, my point is that blacks are significantly different from whites. there must be some set of values to make judgements from. Is a rock similar to a plant? Well relative to what? Relative to theoretical dark matter, yes. Is a chimpanzee similar to a human? Well, relative to what? Relative to a ...

Chimpanzees are also very very similar to humans :roll: It's all relative. And before I'm accused of anti-black racism, let me present Farrakhan who among other things believes whites were created by an evil wizard and are without souls. He recently received a lifetime achievement award from Obama's...

To take pleasure at another's expense is a lowly trait, reminiscent of McCain's bullying tactic he used at the recent NH debate, mostly against the slightly less insane Romney. Or, for those who weren't forced, as I was, to watch that awful thing, think of Ann Coulter's bullying. --- Back to anti-in...

Bah, I've stayed out mostly since then. The Christmas comment was religious, not political, eh eh. --- Americans are often anti-intellectual because they're well aware of the propaganda and outright lies that are taught in universities today. They overreact though... and seem to have come to distrus...

Stop berating BF, or I'll jump in whenever some sort of subject matter comes in.... I'm long-winded...

This is childish, btw. I'm all for thoughtless debate, but even I have a limit.

I just tested the hot water claim: it seems to make a big difference. I stopped the kettle as soon as steam appeared and waited an extra 2 minutes. I'm drinking an exceptional cuppa right now, perfectly brewed 8) And last night, my cuppa was poorly made: mostly tasteless, a little bitter. Both were ...

Yea, they break far too easily...

Hello, What about the New Year? What about Hanukkah? (Which was earlier this year, I realize.) The date was a guess based on an assumption -- so it was picked out of a hat, essentially. And it conveniently coincides with the winter solstice -- in the northern hemisphere, anyway. Another theological...

The sky isn't blue at night

I didn't mean anything as a heated comment :) And qviri's was meant in jest only. I was pointed out that attempts are made to undermine Christmas, other religions ought to maintain their own holidays or admit that they're celebrating ours, and qviri rebutted that the Christians did the very same thi...

Wikipedia writes: Early Christians sought to calculate the date of Christ's birth based on the idea that Old Testament prophets died either on an anniversary of their birth or of their conception. They reasoned that Jesus died on an anniversary of his conception, so the date of his birth was nine mo...

Nah, early Christians were celebrating Christmas as far back as we know. I think it has to do with the conception not birth of Jesus.

The Christmas tree might be a pagan adaptation but not Christmas itself. Christmas is Christian.

Quietmouse.com sent me a quiet mouse to try out. The mouse clicks are quiet and have good feedback. The scroll wheel has also been silenced. It is not cheaply built like the one from http://www.silentmouse.co.uk/ , is responsive, and works well on most any surface (as most mice do nowadays.) I've no...

Merry Christmas! (the real holiday we're celebrating )

under something on a counter

near somewhere you're avoiding - e.g. location of ex-girlfriend

You're correct: that's the Achilles's heel of that brewer.

For me it works well, but I see now how you'd prefer a tea pot and tea ball.

I don't use a thermometer, though yea I don't usually add boiling water directly. I'm not sure if it changes the taste, but it's what folks recommend

Lol, bluefront the tea balls and ceramic pots get annoying. If you decide you like tea, get one of these , really. You just put the tea in, wait 2 minutes, pick up the pot and place on a cup. The tea drains out and no leaves get through. teavana is the best online source of tea I know of; I don't ha...

Green Teas from Teavana.com

I use one of these to make tea but am considering this since I drink a lot...

Ralf Nader on Ron Paul : He won’t admit it, but Ron Paul is practically running on my third-party ticket. And while I don’t agree with him on every point. I was impressed that he raised four million dollars in one day. Unless my campaign starts showing some signs of life, I might just vote for ...

Recently I was reading of some proposed changes that would seek to curb carbon emissions in the first world while not in the rest of the world. Such seems unfair to me... If we really want to fight global warming, America should impose either a pollution tax on goods from polluting states or on thos...