Brony Number 42

Nations like Russia, China, North Korea, the bastions of freedom? So you're saying that, as you got older, you believed more and more that people should be less free, and controlled more by the government? I'm not sure what you're saying, so I don't want to put words in your mouth. The point is, socialism = control by government. I've heard many people from former soviet countries, and NOT ONE of them has ever said it was good under communism. Have you ever heard of anyone trying to sneak INTO a communist country? Communism means a few people at the top control everything. It is the exact opposite of freedom. Communism is packaged and sold to uneducated young people in colleges as some utopian idea that everyone will get along and be happy under some all powerful State. Philosophically, communism and socialism necessarily lead to the idea that people are expendable and the collective is all important. The sacrifice of one for the good of all. Consider this question: Is it moral to kill one person to cure all disease, even if that person doesn't want to be killed? From a freedom perspective, the answer is an obvious no. From an illogical, ignorant, communist perspective, the answer would be yes. That is the ultimate conclusion of communism. If you can justify stealing a loaf of bread from someone, then you can justify stealing two. You can always take away more freedoms, and control people more and more under the justification of "the greater good." So where does it end? Kill one person to harvest his organs to save 5? That would be the logical thing to do. So where does the human element come in? When is a human being a valuable entity, with a right to live?

Nazism is socialism. They were called National Socialists. I find that people who are ignorant like to call themselves socialists. It's very trendy for young, dumb people to say that they "care" about everyone, and everyone should be "equal." So they think they are so enlightened by calling themselves socialists. The truth is, socialism and communism amount to slavery. In order for the government to give one person $1, it has to take $1 from someone else. It all comes down to stealing from one person to give to another. Stealing is wrong. Forcing people to do something they don't want to do is wrong. Where do you draw the line? From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. Who determines this? If you have the ability to work 18 hours a day to provide for the collective, then the government can force you to do it. If all you need to survive is bread and water, and a single room apartment, then that's all you get. Socialism always has the elite who are very rich, with the mass of the people very poor. Slavery is the perfect model of socialism. The slave masters know best. The slaves are guaranteed food, housing, work, and care. Socialism makes people into expendable pawns. If you aren't pulling your weight then you are eliminated. I can guarantee that all you self described socialists would change your tune if you were forced to give up your luxuries to provide for the "common good."

Apple's interface sucks. I used an iMac at work and could never figure out how to do stuff with it. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 as my personal phone and an iPhone 5 as my work phone. I can do a lot more with my Android, such as plugging it into a computer and getting files off of it!!!! Or, here's an idea for Apple: How about being able to put a memory card into the phone. Or change the battery. Or browse the files. I hate Apple's products.

Bad grammar grinds my gears more "then" anything else. Making typos is forgivable. But not even knowing the words at all is unforgivable. If you were raised in an English speaking country and went to school, then there is no excuse for not knowing how to write. Know the difference amongst: your, you're, yore then, than their, there alot (not a word), allot, a lot (as was mentioned in the first post) too, to its, it's I also forgive short cuts in text messaging, because it is hard to type on a phone, bc its hrd 4 u 2 type on a phone n the msgs r meant 2 b short. Fine. But if you have a keyboard then have the courtesy to write out your words. I also hate the use of numbers in place of words. I have seen signs on cars "4 sale". What does that mean? Is there a 3 sale and a 5 sale? Or "Left 4 Dead." What an odd title. Is that because there are four characters in the game? Then shouldn't the game be called "Left 4 Alive"? Or how about: 20 items or less. Or less what? Is that like "20 items or else?" I assume they mean: 20 or fewer items.

I think you misunderstand. In round 2 there are the 2 doors that you did not pick. One or both are losers. If you happened to pick the winning door in round 1 then the other 2 are losers. The host opens one. If you picked a loser in 1 then then of the remaining 2, the host must open the loser, leaving the last the winner. By picking a loser in round 1 you force the host to open the other loser leaving the winner.. If you choose to keep your first pick then your odds of winning are 1/3. If you switch your odds of winning are 2/3.

Here is a math puzzle. You are a contestant on a game show. Here are the rules: There are 3 doors. Behind 1 of the doors is a prize. There is nothing behind the other 2. In round one you can choose a door, but do not open it. Then the host will open one of the OTHER doors that you did not choose. However, the host must open a losing door, not the winning door. After he opens one of the losing doors you have the option to keep the door you picked (which you haven't opened yet), or switch to the other closed door (the one the host did not open). The question is, what is the probability of winning if you keep your first choice, and what is the probability of winning if you switch in round two?

A fried egg. As for the apples, you can cut one apple into 17 pieces. Or just eat one and hand the rest out. And here are some characters to get passed 100.

That can't possibly be literally the dumbest thing you've ever heard. Misuse of the word "literally" is ignorant. It just turns out that all the metal I like is from Europe or Brazil. It's not like I specifically boycott American bands. I admitted I was being cynical when I said a person has no taste if they select random songs from bands. It's similar to liking random episodes of a TV show without liking the rest of the show. It indicates to me that the band isn't good. It's easy to make a good song out of every 20. But try making consistently good songs. That takes real talent.

I used to listen to crappy classic rock until I discovered fantasy metal from Europe. Now I can't even listen to crappy American music. If a band can make only a couple of good songs then they aren't worth supporting. I will not buy an mp3. I will buy only CDs. I like all of the songs from the bands I like. Nothing can compare to epic fantasy metal. I like collecting CDs. I will buy different versions of an album to collect. I have some rare ones. It really annoys me when people have just a couple of good songs from a band. I hate it when people say they "listen to anything." I know it's very cynical of me to say it, but if you "listen to anything" then you have no taste.

I got a sqrt(7) e^(0.3 pi i) cos(t). "You are quite transparent to others, in the literal sense. You appear as an apparition of a late 18th century homesteader. You haunt old farm houses in upper New England. Some say you are searching for your dead wife, while others claim you were killed by a bear while hunting. In either case, a steady stream of ghost hunters and tourists visit your old farm in the hopes of getting a glimpse of your form as it passes through the bedroom door." What a crock, they make results that can apply to anyone.

I've been to only a few concerts, because I hate most American bands and the bands I like don't tour much in the US. I saw Dragonforce in Chicago. They were with a couple other bands that I didn't know and I did not like their music. When Dragonforce came on, some asshole behind me kept yelling "you suck" at them. It's not the worst thing that could happen, but it was annoying. I saw GWAR a few times. They always put on a great show, if you're into getting sprayed with fake blood. I did that a couple times, but the other times I saw them I stayed in the back so I wouldn't get sprayed. Oderus doesn't even enunciate the words usually. Most of his singing is just him yelling "bah bah bah" and even when I know the song I can't understand him. Still, their shows crack me up.

If you are making a MLP comic that is "completely different," then maybe you should make your own setting. If you want it set in the MLP world, then maybe you should make it consistent with the canon. I don't know what you mean by different. On the one hand, setting it in an existing world saves you work because back story is already there. But on the other hand, you are constrained by that same back story. If you are doing an alternate MLP, then that could confuse people, because they don't know how your setting matches up with the existing world. It's just my own tastes, but I would say either make it consistent with MLP world, or do a totally unique, non pony world. As for writing tips, use styles from comics that you like. It's okay for something to be derivative. I think the best stories are ones that you yourself want to see. Unless your tastes in comics suck, haha. Outline the story arcs and plot points and figure out how you want to get from point A to point Z. Then let things evolve organically. Then again, I never wrote a comic, so what do I know?

They are fun, but there are parts that are too annoying. I played San Andreas and IV and I hate the parts where you have to answer the phone and do stuff with your friends and associates. Like in IV you have to take your cousin, and your gf, and your friend out to dinner or whatever. These side missions serve no purpose for the plot and they aren't fun. It would be okay if it were optional, but you have to keep the people happy, which has no affect on the plot, as far as I could tell. There is a point where the game gets too realistic.

Because you wash your feet in pickle brine. What function describes the distribution of the prime numbers?