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Air Force to launch 'mini' shuttle.
You know they're testing space based weapons. =P
Hey...they could be testing an Ion drive...in an unmanned vehicle that will travel out to Mars in 21 days.
I keep writing suggestions to the US Prez that They leave a shuttle in Space and launch an Ion Drive stage that will harddock with the arse end of a Shuttle so they can test that out.
However, I do think there should be more than just two tests done to prove a medication "works", and I also think it should be done on a regular basis(at least once every 4 years).
Damn right. Anything else is just poor application of statistical theory. Remember: statistical significance is one thing, but practical significance is another thing entirely.
Texas' doom more details-the personal responsibility, Republican support of civil rights and economics stuff are reasonable-everything else goes from a little screwy to absolutely nuts, in my view anyway.I wonder what L. Aron Nelson is going to have to say about this. He's definitely going to say something, and you KNOW it's going to be spot-on.
Thousand Pack South Street During Flash Mob
That is NOT what I thought the article was going to be about. Bad zombie.
Yeah, sure. The whole "we have to find the Higgs Boson" thing was just an excuse. LHC, now we know your TRUE PURPOSE.
Canadian university asks Ann Coulter to be civil; Coulter files hate crime suit.
While I don't really care much for Coulter, she might likely have a case. It could be argued that Mr. Houle's letter incited the mob of protesters who showed up, some of whom were said to be expressing some hate of their own. The irony is really interesting, considering that part of Houl's letter stated...
"Promoting hatred against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate, but could in fact lead to criminal charges," he wrote in the letter, which Coulter leaked to the media.
Either way, it is a sad day for free speech.
While I don't really care much for Coulter, she might likely have a case. It could be argued that Mr. Houle's letter incited the mob of protesters who showed up, some of whom were said to be expressing some hate of their own. The irony is really interesting, considering that part of Houl's letter stated...
"Promoting hatred against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate, but could in fact lead to criminal charges," he wrote in the letter, which Coulter leaked to the media.
Either way, it is a sad day for free speech.
A similar thing happened at my alma-mater, UNC, during the 2008 primaries. Tom Tancredo had been invited to speak, and the protestors blocked entry into the auditorium and then hurled a brick through the window, which prompted campus security to cancel the event before it even started.
I didn't vote for, or support Tancredo, but it really upset me that the students of UNC showed such intellectual cowardice. If they disagreed with him, they should have attended his speech and asked him tough questions. They shouldn't have acted like a bunch of hooligans.
Canadian university asks Ann Coulter to be civil; Coulter files hate crime suit.While I don't really care much for Coulter, she might likely have a case. It could be argued that Mr. Houle's letter incited the mob of protesters who showed up, some of whom were said to be expressing some hate of their own. The irony is really interesting, considering that part of Houl's letter stated...
"Promoting hatred against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate, but could in fact lead to criminal charges," he wrote in the letter, which Coulter leaked to the media.
Either way, it is a sad day for free speech.
There is nothing in Houle's letter that couldn't be put into a very general statement for speakers on the campus. The letter made almost no personal statements about Coulter or about any group she claims is being discriminated against. Her only argument for it being discriminatory, is that the same letter isn't sent to everybody.
As for the letter inciting the students to protest, if Coulter hadn't leaked it to the media, the students would never have seen it.
Personally, I think Paizo's "Don't be a jerk" rule is much more concise but says almost the exact same thing.
So, is telling someone not to be a jerk equal to promoting hatred? I don't think so.
Canadian university asks Ann Coulter to be civil; Coulter files hate crime suit.While I don't really care much for Coulter, she might likely have a case. It could be argued that Mr. Houle's letter incited the mob of protesters who showed up, some of whom were said to be expressing some hate of their own. The irony is really interesting, considering that part of Houl's letter stated...
"Promoting hatred against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate, but could in fact lead to criminal charges," he wrote in the letter, which Coulter leaked to the media.
Either way, it is a sad day for free speech.
Henry Rollins is going to have a field day with this.
There is nothing in Houle's letter that couldn't be put into a very general statement for speakers on the campus. The letter made almost no personal statements about Coulter or about any group she claims is being discriminated against. Her only argument for it being discriminatory, is that the same letter isn't sent to everybody.
As for the letter inciting the students to protest, if Coulter hadn't leaked it to the media, the students would never have seen it.
Personally, I think Paizo's "Don't be a jerk" rule is much more concise but says almost the exact same thing.
So, is telling someone not to be a jerk equal to promoting hatred? I don't think so.
Good points. And for what's it's worth, I agree with you. I was just trying to outline what her probable reasoning would be for the lawsuit. And, I don't know law stuff very well, but it could be that the judge would consider the letter inciteful, no matter how the public got wind of it. Who knows, that could have been Coulter's purpose all along.