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Tych2  Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
eodoll posted:
Mormons dont believe in evolution. Romney is mormon. Therefore romney does not believe in evolution.
Do you now dismiss romney?
 Did you not even bother reading my post? Do you wear a helmet?
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Sin_of_Onin Posts: 1,307
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
Most IT people don't even believe in the importance of Job's job but to anyone looking at the rise of apple it is pretty clear it is very important. Heck most geeks will complain about what Job does well because he makes electronics more accessible. It is like those nerds who complain about MMOs that don't have hours of useless downtime like the good old days.
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reesescups Title: //Captain America
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Tych2 posted:
I couldn't. I don't follow politics that closely. I only know about Paul's stance because the video was posted here.
In fairness: Huntsman, Romney and Newt are on the " No Doubts About Evolution:", but they skirt around it a bit in political speak...
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eodoll Posts: 1,028
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Okay so you dismissed him based on one piece reese posted here?
I dismissed ron paul because of his age, not something which pretty much all the candidates would call questionable.
More than half the US population thinks got created man.
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Tych2 Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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eodoll posted:
Okay so you dismissed him based on one piece reese posted here?
Yes, but if you need more then see below.
eodoll posted:
I dismissed ron paul because of his age, not something which pretty much all the candidates would call questionable.
Okay put me down for that then.
eodoll posted:
More than half the US population thinks got created man.
I am pretty sure we all agree that more than half the US population are morons.
Can we get back on topic of Geeks and Nerds? Politics bore me.
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Jorrdan  Posts: 293
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Taliesihne Title: Wind on the Deep Waters
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Registered: 2004-2-19 04:47:59
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Tych2 posted:
Ain't that the truth. The only ones that care are the ones that have the letters.
Whats a CMA?
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Rosaria Title: They call me Mellow Yellow, quite rightly.
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Registered: 2003-8-22 10:07:30
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reesescups posted:
Rosaria posted:
reesescups posted:
Just proves our society and culture rewards liars, thieves and cheats and ignores honest hard working people. This is obvious when examining almost every facet of our society.
 So angsty!
Not angsty, just the truth.
We reward polish, not substance.
We constantly have to remind ourselves not to judge the book by it's cover, but we all know the cover sells the book (so to speak) - we live on marketing and advertising, ten second sound bytes...
It's the reason Ron Paul is dismissed and neatly packaged Obama or Romney get all the press, or train wrecks like Newt...
If you're applying it to politics in the US then yes I agree. I can think of other venues where your quote is inapplicable.
Re politics, one of the underlying reasons is the paucity of distinctions between our media and our political structure and those who inhabit it. In this regard we outshine even the Old Soviet Politburo and their news structure sans punctuations for denture cream and toilet paper. This is why a political party devotee sound less like an American and more like an Apparatchik.
As far as Paul is concerned specifically, I'm sure it was the horror of doing away with the Department of Education. I mean, where would the level and effectiveness of our educational system be without it? Or auditing the Fed? No, that can't be, that's just not on!
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reesescups Title: //Captain America
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
Rosaria posted:
If you're applying it to politics in the US then yes I agree. I can think of other venues where your quote is inapplicable.
Not to continue a hijack of this thread ( perhaps we can start a different thread), please detail some of these other venues.
I am in a rut and need inspiration badly!!!
BTW - haven't seen you around - WB and I hope things are going well for you.
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Koneg  Title: Evil Genius
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Tych2 posted:
I don't understand any of this crap ya'll are talking about, so I think I'll just lash out like a good little cromagnon
Go you?
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