May 14
Lymis commented on The Cutest Thing I Have Seen on the Internet in Ages.
Is there supposed to be sound there?
May 13
Lymis commented on Morning News: Cocaine Vaccine and Mother's Day Violence.
No dispute that the targeting of Tea Party groups should be investigated. But seriously, were was the outrage from these people when the FBI was infiltrating left-wing groups and starting dossiers on people who supported non-violent liberal causes?
May 6
Lymis commented on I Shouldn't Do This....
This seems like a missed opportunity for "Are you hitting on me?"
May 1
Lymis commented on What a Wonderful World It Would Be.
" Sometimes I like to think about a world where all the devout, evangelical Christians get sucked up to be with Jesus. Earth would be so pleasant! No NOM, no Million Moms, no Michele Bachmann, nobody left from the Bush Administration. It would be heaven down here."
Assuming that such a Rapture would actually take away the people who loved God, loved their neighbor as themselves, didn't judge others, fed the hungry, cared for the sick, clothed the naked and did unto others as they would be done by, then it would most decidedly NOT be "heaven down here" because we would have nothing but incessant whining by the people who thought they should be eligible but for some "inexplicable reason" didn't make the cut.
All those people you list would still be among us, and shriller than ever.
Assuming that such a Rapture would actually take away the people who loved God, loved their neighbor as themselves, didn't judge others, fed the hungry, cared for the sick, clothed the naked and did unto others as they would be done by, then it would most decidedly NOT be "heaven down here" because we would have nothing but incessant whining by the people who thought they should be eligible but for some "inexplicable reason" didn't make the cut.
All those people you list would still be among us, and shriller than ever.
May 1
Lymis commented on Americans Heart Surveillance Cameras.
I'd rather see a robust national discussion about what the cameras are for, who gets access to the video, and what would constitute a criminal misuse of the footage.
As things get cheaper, more pervasive, and the tools to use things get more sophisticated, we need to be having the discussion and making laws to cover potential misuse.
I have absolutely no issue with the footage being available to law enforcement for the valid pursuit of crime or national security.
I remember a couple of decades ago when "concerned citizens" shut down a perfectly legal adult bookstore by staking the place out and taking pictures (using film cameras - these were dedicated wingnuts) of every patron and their license plate.
I can see similar misuse of public cameras, especially for situation like divorce, child custody, or these sorts of "morals enforcement."
Yes, we don't have an expectation of privacy when we are in public. But we also don't have an expectation that perfectly legal behavior will end up on some website or facebook or Twitter for public shaming or stalking, either.
In short order, if we don't already have it, it will be possible to find any vehicle anywhere on a public street or highway using digital recognition of the license plate. And we have to broaden our definition beyond mere cameras as we all walk around and drive around with portable GPS units in our phones and cars.
I'd be happy with pervasive public surveillance and heavy penalties for private misuse of it - including private misuse by people who have access to it for the legal parts of their jobs.
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As things get cheaper, more pervasive, and the tools to use things get more sophisticated, we need to be having the discussion and making laws to cover potential misuse.
I have absolutely no issue with the footage being available to law enforcement for the valid pursuit of crime or national security.
I remember a couple of decades ago when "concerned citizens" shut down a perfectly legal adult bookstore by staking the place out and taking pictures (using film cameras - these were dedicated wingnuts) of every patron and their license plate.
I can see similar misuse of public cameras, especially for situation like divorce, child custody, or these sorts of "morals enforcement."
Yes, we don't have an expectation of privacy when we are in public. But we also don't have an expectation that perfectly legal behavior will end up on some website or facebook or Twitter for public shaming or stalking, either.
In short order, if we don't already have it, it will be possible to find any vehicle anywhere on a public street or highway using digital recognition of the license plate. And we have to broaden our definition beyond mere cameras as we all walk around and drive around with portable GPS units in our phones and cars.
I'd be happy with pervasive public surveillance and heavy penalties for private misuse of it - including private misuse by people who have access to it for the legal parts of their jobs.
Apr 30
Lymis commented on One Hundred Percent Men.
Odd that they would include Doctor Who - a male fictional character - while not mentioning the US Presidency.
I suppose the Papacy goes without saying, but why single out the Dalai Lama, when the pope actually gets elected, while the Dalai Lama gets, if one is to believe the system, incarnated?
I suppose the Papacy goes without saying, but why single out the Dalai Lama, when the pope actually gets elected, while the Dalai Lama gets, if one is to believe the system, incarnated?
Apr 23
Lymis commented on What Do You Think of the Thor: The Dark World Trailer?.
I'd go regardless of the trailer. With these movies, once I've decided to see it, I don't want to know anything if I can avoid it.
Thor, more than most of the Marvel movies, doesn't seem to be something you can sum up in a trailer. So yeah, it looks ponderous and self-important. I don't expect the movie to be.
Thor, more than most of the Marvel movies, doesn't seem to be something you can sum up in a trailer. So yeah, it looks ponderous and self-important. I don't expect the movie to be.
Apr 22
Lymis commented on Slog Bible Study: Deuteronomy 14:18.
@44
That wasn't Jesus. It was Peter, when people got all up in his grill about eating unclean food with unclean people.
I've always felt that "nothing that enters a man's body from the outside makes him impure" is an underrated New Testament verse that applies as much to homosexuality as it does to bacon.
Still, bats and seagulls? No thanks.
That wasn't Jesus. It was Peter, when people got all up in his grill about eating unclean food with unclean people.
I've always felt that "nothing that enters a man's body from the outside makes him impure" is an underrated New Testament verse that applies as much to homosexuality as it does to bacon.
Still, bats and seagulls? No thanks.
Apr 21
Lymis commented on Slog Bible Study: Deuteronomy 14:18.
@23
It doesn't count if you don't swallow.
It doesn't count if you don't swallow.
Apr 19
Lymis commented on Boy Scouts Propose Dropping Ban on Gay Members but Keeping Ban on Gay Leaders.
@4
No.
We can acknowledge that a lessening of bigotry is progress, and that reopening the Scouts to gay kids is progress, without "giving the Scouts a little credit" or claiming that they are "on the right path."
You don't "give a bully credit" for putting down the bat.
I will give the individuals within the Scouts who are demanding change and fighting for inclusion credit for making this progress, but "the Scouts" are still acting reprehensibly.
No.
We can acknowledge that a lessening of bigotry is progress, and that reopening the Scouts to gay kids is progress, without "giving the Scouts a little credit" or claiming that they are "on the right path."
You don't "give a bully credit" for putting down the bat.
I will give the individuals within the Scouts who are demanding change and fighting for inclusion credit for making this progress, but "the Scouts" are still acting reprehensibly.
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