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LEON

For instance; to define rape as unwanted sex is too ambiguous, and fall into this concept confusion which are too present in our modern time. Concepts has content too, not only essence. If unwanted sex is rape, then I have been raped many times, so called "duty sex" (I don't know if that m...

LEON

my browser just ate half my post.... >:( it was better before, but this quick rewrite is close enough: So.... unwanted sexual advances are womens' own fault, because they dress attractively? You do know that people just like to be attractive for it's own sake thought, right? We all dress to look go...

LEON

You disagree that women have to put up with notably more un-welcome sexually aggressive behavior from males than we males do? ok, i didn't expect that, but i'm listening Where did I say that? First you made a generalization; "all the ****woman takes" . I think this is wrong. I don't say i...

LEON

If someone's getting all in your face and won't take a hint, try to keep this quote in mind, and think of the **** women put up with: "Homophobia: the fear that gay men will treat you the way you treat women" ;P So, you refutes a generalization (i.e. how gay acts or how straight guys acts...

LEON

In Germany, and in Europe generally, children is consider state property.
http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/G ... 308300.asp
I spent 9 years in the Government forced elementary school. Complete waste, and I want these years back.

LEON

LEON, and Slick, you're both getting over-analytical. You both remind me of Spock from Star Trek. :) Art is usually created because of the emotions and feelings driving the artist. It's expressed through that artist's work, actions, desires and abilities. Why else would someone like Michelangelo la...

LEON

let me give you another example to ponder, LEON. This is also a painting example. Minimalism. Now this uses your raw definition of paint on a surface. In fact, the concept/theory behind it is that the plane of that surface is the entire reason for being. Thus, while things like Abstract Expressioni...

LEON

It is so clear that you're a pragmatist. I'm the very opposite. So now you know where I'm coming from :P Your extended definition do not add anything to the definition. Paint is a concept, it means any kind of paints. I said canvas. But I believe I made a mistake there. Artist have painted on differ...

LEON

I made small edit on my previous post (my reply to you)

LEON

your expressiveness in words is just fine, LEON, but I disagree completely with your point. To wit, I'll give one example....you feel that 'paint on canvas' is too broad or imprecise a definition. Sorry, but actually, it is far too narrow for any artist to live with. Painting surfaces can include c...

LEON

I'm sorry, I do not know what good for the human civilization did Steve Jobs. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Why, he gave corporate America the wonderful idea of the walled garden! Bow to ye Apple masters or ye shall be kicked out of ye Apple Garden of Eden! He helped develop personal computers. Computers...

LEON

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. That definition might be true, problem though; it's too inclusive. More inclusive a defin...

LEON

(...) But creative people are much more talented and stronger their natural talents in the field of science and of creative ideas. In true creative people, the energy is not aimed at achieving material benefits for themselves,but to achieve the goals that will be useful to the progress of mankind. ...

LEON

LEON, I support your opinion is that too many creative mediocrity received undeserved, in my opinion, fame and material wealth. While many are very talented creative works are not recognized. It is truly a shame. I conclude that creative people do not need to focus their attention to the views of t...

LEON

but, you seem to agree, LEON, that anyone should be free to make whatever they deem to be their 'art', correct? No, not quite. Not if you mean that everybody can make what ever and claim it's art. One can like Arnold, but to say his a good actor is different. I believe it's the same thing with art....

LEON

LEON, think of it like this: the definition of beauty and indeed art itself changes with the times. At one point, Impressionist painting was considered hideous, now it is revered for it's beauty. The whole idea of 'anything can be, and is, art' goes back to the early 20th century, and one can do wo...

LEON

This.. it is not for me, (...), nor anyone else, especially those in positions of authority, to determine what is 'art' or 'creative'.(...) ...and this.. Art is always in the eye of the beholder. One person's art can be another person's garbage ...I cannot understand. Doesn't that mean the concept '...

LEON

OK, Sigma; maybe a cheat is hard to spot. However, there must be something I should look for. I mean, for instance, if a player I usually beat start to beat me to a extent that I should be suspicious, I would see some changes in game, how he behave, some funky stuff, and not only on the score stats....

LEON

if you say that the action of cheating is easy to see, I conclude that you have little experience in online gaming. So why don't you tell me? According to you one can experience this phenomena. How? Don't make me pull every answer out of you. Edit: I can tell you one thing though. I have played D3 ...

LEON

I'm afraid this is outside my competence to explain. However, I believe you ask why a particular player - or players - sometimes beat you with a huge margin, and next time it is the opposite - you beat him with the same margin. If you mean, however, why a particular player beat you all the time, I c...

LEON

I see this from a philosophical point of view. When I say 'constitution', I mean the concept, not a particular. The constitution is there to protect citizens against the state. The concept 'living constitution' is foggy and ambiguous, and can easily lead to a slippery slope where the state takes one...

LEON

I somebody can explain the reason why when I play on the same server with the same players on the same level on D3, but I often get too surprisingly different stats. For example, regardless of the ping and style of play, I have a statistic, such as 75/30 and 30/75? I'm not sure what mean :? . Are y...

LEON

It's a bug.

Save the game, and reload. Works every time for me.
I run 1.4 patch BTW.

LEON

A living constitution is no constitution.

LEON

Hi Martin

I admire your patience and dedication towards D3, running those servers and chat and everything. Though I believe you have a broader overview and registers a higher activity than I do as I only check every now and then. So thank you for your services.

Yeah Behemoth, catch you online.

LEON

No, you're both wrong.

But, frankly, I don't have the energy to write now as this is a vast new topic. But I'm sure we can explore these issues at some time later.

LEON

I look at this from a principally perspective, you from a practical. Which mean we look at the same phenomena, but, I have an advantage - I have a tool to understand and connect the dots. You have not - you just look. If one start to eat of one's seed stock, one will feel wealthier. That's a practi...

LEON

I look at this from a principally perspective, you from a practical. Which mean we look at the same phenomena, but, I have an advantage - I have a tool to understand and connect the dots. You have not - you just look. If one start to eat of one's seed stock, one will feel wealthier. That's a practic...

LEON

LEON

I.m sorry to say this callmeslick, but I'm losing my patience. You seems not to get it. However, let me try one more time. With principles, variables are irrelevant. Variables just change the outcome relatively. Principle "If one smoke, one shortens one's life expectancy" is true no matter...

LEON

what is my mistake? Simple, you apply a principle to reality in an absolute way, not relative to what would happen if we had done something else (e.g. if smoking shortens one's life expectancy, one cannot say a 85 year old smoker debunks that, because we cannot know what his age would have been if ...

LEON

Question is; who finance the bubble? Answer; the Fed. With low interest rate, and inflation (money printing and fractional reserve banking). Low interest rate is here a price control which distorts the balance between loans and savings. except, Leon, the Fed WASN'T pumping money into the economy an...

LEON

once again, LEON, nice theoretical explanation, but when liquidity is good, what happens in the REAL world is that a cycle of speculation drives prices upward, artificially(and, when liquidity dries up, like right after the last bubble burst, commodity prices plummet, because the speculative cash i...

LEON

Reason speculation exist is because there's already price fluctuations in the market place, not the other way around. A speculator is a guy who foresees a price increase in the future (i.e. the fluctuation is already there. It's driven by supply and demand), thus buys up goods in present time in ord...

LEON

Clint isn't so much a 'conservative' as a Libertarian. Way different, Leon. He actually served as mayor in one of the most liberal little towns in the US, and his wife has been a champion for a host of EXTREMELY liberal causes, usually with Clint's support. Yes, I understand the difference between ...

LEON

TC, sometimes you puzzle me. Who, exactly, is hiding realities about inflation? Gasoline/Oil prices are actually pretty flat, with short term fluctuations, largely due to speculaton. Those items, along with food, are COMMODITIES, and thus traded for high profits by the 'investor' class I cited earl...

LEON

CUDA, your avatar scares me :/ :P Go out and rent the movie "Gran Torino" and you'll see why he uses it. It's a very good movie too. It'll also teach you something about the American psyche. :wink: Ah, thought I recognized Clint Eastwood. I saw Gran Torino when it came out. Isn't he (Clin...

LEON

I didn't like Mercenary at all. Felt like a psychedelic acid trip

LEON

Top Gun. There's no solutions, only trade-offs, i.e. nirvana fallacy. What protects customers and consumers is competition. To hurt - or as you say; kill - one's customers doesn't sound like business. Even rumors can hurt one's business, so one better make sure one's reputation is flawless. However,...

LEON

CUDA, your avatar scares me :/

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