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There is no such thing as the taste of alcohol. There are different types that all taste distinctly different, you just have to find one you enjoy. I drank by myself quite a bit this summer. Usually it was 4 or 5 or 6 beers sitting out in the sun after work, but I had enough friends around where we would all end up getting together and playing lawn games.

I guess my point here is that most workers in America are very far-removed from the products they produce. Why should we apply this rule to the music and film industry, but at the same time not make the same argument for the rest of the workers?

Xbox 360: Stuart Lumpkins I mostly play BF3. Add me to the registry!

Problem solved.

I don't consider this to be wrong. Still being honest. As far as utilitarianism sees, this is a win-neutral situation. Person A got music/movie/content; B received no product, was deprived of no product, received no money, and was deprived of no money (before you say that's false, saying it's true implies the seller has the money before the transaction takes place, which is obviously untrue). But it's not neutral at all. Person B is being deprived of the right to control the material they make - which is a very important right. A different situation, but could offer a critique of the reasoning. To what extent does the average worker control the material he or she makes? I could drone on about Marxist concepts of alienation here, but I won't bore you with the details.

Sort of like this? But yes, should be common knowledge for any tool :shades:

The law disagrees. Just because it's the law does not mean that it can change what something is or isn't. There's many laws that don't make sense. Completely contradicting my earlier convictions on contextually irrelevant quotes, here's a little nugget: "I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law." -Martin Luther King, Jr.,"Letter from Birmingham Jail" 1963 So, who's ready to go to jail for the law that they feel is so wrong? :P

If I remember right, he's actually very self conscious (so he claims), thus the eccentric outfits he is constantly wearing. I think it also has to do with how they record his voice as well. His voice is very "mixed-down," meaning that it is at the same volume or less than the rest of the band's sound, whereas most bands turn the singer up. His voice is the instrument, not himself. No need to draw attention to the person, or so the philosophy goes. I've found that it's best not to speculate why that band does certain things, it just leaves you muddled.

Why don't you just return it, and pay the difference for a brand new copy (since it was only two dollars under)? That would solve your problem.

Take your time if you're going to do one...both of you :shades:

I've been meaning to make an addendum to mine for months, but I never have time. My music tastes have expanded in the last couple years.

Hey, I need some squad mates that don't suck. Anyone want to play? I'm on XBOX 360 and my gamertag is Stuart Lumpkins. I usually play assault class and conquest.

I'm going to try not to sound like a jerk-off, here goes. I think there is a difference in philosophy here. In ten years, the likelihood of you remembering any of the details of what you were forced to learn is low, but you will remember how you critically analyzed a body of information. You will retain the ability to read a book, article--whatever the case may be--and internalize it, draw conclusions from it, and translate your argument into a well written essay. This is a skill that can be transposed on many aspects of your life, not just for reading about how Charles Beard (and his wife Mary) was one of the leading Progressive academics :shades: (By the way, there is a ton of information about America's democratic identity in all of those topics you listed) The evidence or answers provided to you may not always be 100% correct or even interesting. That is not the point. The point is to create a controlled environment where you can hone your skills as a critical thinker. Also, if you are pulling random facts out of the air (even if they are true) that are outside the course material, you have no way of citing those sources--unless, of course, you have memorized the citation. If you do not have a source or other cite-able evidence, you cannot make a claim or argument in the field of history.

Doctors should not the be the moral authority in any situation. They should objectively care for each person equally and fairly.

Most pizza delivery places (at least in my experience...and I've ordered A LOT OF PIZZA) normally charge a $1.50 delivery fee. That money is used to help offset the delivery driver's wage. When I delivered pizzas, the drivers would "tip out" the cooks our tip money so not to create an utter hatred between the two factions in the workplace. Just as a side note, I wouldn't make it a habit of not tipping pizza/sub delivery people. We remember which apartments or houses tip well and which don't. I've seen cooks or delivery boys mess with people's food if they know the person doesn't tip well. It's in your best interest to flip them at least a couple bucks.

"This tipping automatically stuff...it's for the birds!"

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Someone else who understands comparisons to Nazi Germany are completely and totally ridiculous. By the way, all the lawmakers--including those who sponsored the SOPA/PIPA bills--are rescinding their support of it. It will not be passed. SOPA and PIPA dead - for now

I already said I didn't agree with the shut down, so relax. Second, please do not make the comparison to the Nazi regime. We are and never will be ANYWHERE close to the oppression that the Nazi party used in Germany. Nazi comparisons are almost always ridiculous and inappropriate. My point was that the quote was too dramatic. And it is.

I'm sorry dude, but this quote was said in the context of the horrific apartheid system in South Africa at its height in the mid-1980s. I don't know how readily it should be applied to Megaupload being shut down. I don't agree with the shut down, but the quote is a little dramatic for these circumstances :lol:

That means you have good analytical skills :P I'm in the same boat, whenever there's a reference and I get it I feel proud as hell. The more obscure the better haha.

My campus was nuts when Obama got elected in 2008. People partying and celebrating and such, though I doubt it'll be like that again this time around. There are a lot of people with booths to get you registered to vote and they make the process really easy because they know most college kids are so [bleep]ing lazy they won't put down the bag of Cheetos, throw a pair of sweatpants on, and head to a polling place to vote. Expect to get handed a billion and a half fliers.

Rolling Stones songs when I'm intoxicated.

I'M SPARTACUS!

Personality types? What is this nonsense...