h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

>> Makes sense really. <<

No it doesn't. Oh, yes, the effect is a probable
likelihood. Cause and effect, fair enough. But
do not allow this obvious Truth to sway you into
accepting the proposition that it follows as true
then that government should deny or refuse services
to someone they deem unworthy. We are all legally
equal even if we are not all identical or agree on
lifestyles and personal habits.

First they took away the nose pickers and no one complained.
Then they took away the smokers and no one complained.
In fact many rejoiced that they would be rid of the nosepickers
and the smokers. Then the overweight (most people), the sexually
ambivalent (almost as many), the religiously affiliated (more
than can be counted on), those who raised objections to any
of the above infringements on individual liberties...


~jwf~

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19683687 rumours of the end-of-the-world abound. It's still Silly Season, right?

This thread is a waste of time; almost everything I say is censored so I unsubscribe.

Quitter

Now there is a bounty on the head of the film maker responsible for 'that' film. This in addition to the many deaths so far.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19687386

Ef Ef Sk! Get a degree of perspective!

PP.

What kind of country, supposedly a 21st Century democracy, has Railway Ministers offering huge sums of money to have someone murdered?

We keep hearing it's the rural poor, the illiterate, uneducated country bumpkins who practice the more backward tenets of this religion - then you see morons like this giving the lie to that myth.

Here's the Dawkins take - http://richarddawkins.net/foundation_articles/2012/9/21/innocence-of-muslims#.UF4ecrJlSew

From the SWL link

>>Innocence of Muslims?
by Richard Dawkins posted on September 21, 2012 02:41PM GMT
Regarding the film "Innocence of Muslims?"

Snippets from Dawkins blog:
[on Muslims] ... their bigoted intransigence ...
The danger from Muslim over-reaction to trivial slights to their prophet is ... inexcusable...
... there is a sense in which Muslim intransigence is an obvious fact of life today ...
... An additional consequence of Muslim intransigence and violence ...
... It should certainly not be suppressed because of the alleged “offence” to a lot of paranoid Islamists, for whom being offended has become more or less their only occupation ...
Moreover, if the makers of the film are to be punished, it should be ... not for insulting the prophet of Islam.<<

I think this highlights application of the fundamental attribution error and incompetence in analysing media reports and islamic / muslim concerns.

He does have a few good points but he lacks the social theoretical training for analysing such situations. Schoolboy thinking in a subject far removed from his field of expertise.

>>What kind of country, supposedly a 21st Century democracy, has Railway Ministers offering huge sums of money to have someone murdered?<<
Assigning a "whole country" to a reported outburst of an individual coalition member of parliament. I am sure there are a few quotes from British MPs, cabinet ministers of the coalition that could be used to taint the whole of the UK?

The reported outburst was of course reprehensible in terms of international politics but probably served an important local political purpose.

Some background to the Pakistani unrest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attacks_in_Pakistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18331827
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/20/us-drones-strikes-target-rescuers-pakistan

In a somewhat less political story...

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/09/mars-rover-curiosity-to-make-a.html

and it must be true, it's in New Scientist.


~jwf~

>>... and it must be true, it's in New Scientist.<<

But whatever happened to the Old Scientist? These whippersnappers couldn't tell their elbaite from their arsenite.

meanwhile, yesterday 6,000 pounds of tomatoes were thrown by 3,000 people in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA.
http://www.theeastside.org/categories/13-tomato-romp

what a waste of food

ah but if you knew the people you might change your mind.

Bishop likens abortion clinics to Auschwitz

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/pro-choice-activists-outraged-as-bishop-compares-abortion-clinics-to-auschwitz.18951837

Sorry, clicked too soon.

I'd like to think these people's gods have very special places reserved for them, in line with the suffering and misery they perpetuate.

'Andrew Mitchell calls a police officer a pleb' fuss just won't go away. (And Labour are remarkably quiet on the issue. They'll give it a nudge when they need to.)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19698141

The prime minister still believes Mr Mitchell's account. By implication then he MUST believe that the police officer in the case is lying but of course won't say so.

So how about Mr Mitchell, instead of denying what is attributed to him, issue a statement stating just what he DID say. But he won't though will he. Very soon he will be able to say that so much time has passed that he can't remember what he said - but will be able remember what he didn't say.

Oh dear.....

PP.

For the man who has everything (I wonder if you can hook the screen up to h2g2 ?)

http://beijingcream.com/2012/09/automatic-sperm-extractor-is-bizarre-wonderful/

>> (I wonder if you can hook the screen up to h2g2 ?) <<

Ah yes, for the ultimate download.
Or upload. Full frontal interactivity!

Looks like anything is possible in these
godless pre-apopolex days.

And, yes I do want to try it.
I don't think I'd want to own one,
but I'd give it a shot.


~jwf~

http://www.advocate.com/sports/2012/09/24/dallas-cowboys-lose-out-website-url-and-see-it-become-gay-dating-site

American football team forget to renew their domain and it becomes a gay dating site.

It made me laugh.