Catapult ownership
iamnotaparakeet
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LKL wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
The only thing which really matters to such anti-gun politicians is whether or not they think what they say sounds good to the people who vote for them. Having actual knowledge of a subject is secondary to making themselves sound good to their target audience. If their audience were more knowledgeable, they might consider doing some actual research, like perhaps from a pocket dictionary... seriously, someone actually thought that the word incendiary is equivalent to the term "heat seeking"? I can see people confusing my usage of the word century in the opening post for the division of time rather than a Roman military division, but seriously what kind of idiot would be lacking enough knowledge of English to even think that incendiary, meaning able to set things on fire, would be the same as heat seeking, which is exactly as it sounds - namely aim correcting towards sources of infrared light.... - ... how can it be that these elected officials, who think they are so "elite", can seriously be so dumb?
Has anyone used 'heat-seeking' here besides me? I assure you, I know the difference, and 'heat-seeking' was what I meant.
It wasn't anyone here, but a reference to the statement of a politician that was on the last page.
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
LKL wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
The only thing which really matters to such anti-gun politicians is whether or not they think what they say sounds good to the people who vote for them. Having actual knowledge of a subject is secondary to making themselves sound good to their target audience. If their audience were more knowledgeable, they might consider doing some actual research, like perhaps from a pocket dictionary... seriously, someone actually thought that the word incendiary is equivalent to the term "heat seeking"? I can see people confusing my usage of the word century in the opening post for the division of time rather than a Roman military division, but seriously what kind of idiot would be lacking enough knowledge of English to even think that incendiary, meaning able to set things on fire, would be the same as heat seeking, which is exactly as it sounds - namely aim correcting towards sources of infrared light.... - ... how can it be that these elected officials, who think they are so "elite", can seriously be so dumb?
Has anyone used 'heat-seeking' here besides me? I assure you, I know the difference, and 'heat-seeking' was what I meant.
It wasn't anyone here, but a reference to the statement of a politician that was on the last page.
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LKL wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
The only thing which really matters to such anti-gun politicians is whether or not they think what they say sounds good to the people who vote for them. Having actual knowledge of a subject is secondary to making themselves sound good to their target audience. If their audience were more knowledgeable, they might consider doing some actual research, like perhaps from a pocket dictionary... seriously, someone actually thought that the word incendiary is equivalent to the term "heat seeking"? I can see people confusing my usage of the word century in the opening post for the division of time rather than a Roman military division, but seriously what kind of idiot would be lacking enough knowledge of English to even think that incendiary, meaning able to set things on fire, would be the same as heat seeking, which is exactly as it sounds - namely aim correcting towards sources of infrared light.... - ... how can it be that these elected officials, who think they are so "elite", can seriously be so dumb?
Has anyone used 'heat-seeking' here besides me? I assure you, I know the difference, and 'heat-seeking' was what I meant.
If you have disproven Newton's laws of motion and found a way to make an object change path without any energy, you need to take your findings and your demonstration and catch the next flight to Stockholm!
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iamnotaparakeet wrote:
LKL wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
The only thing which really matters to such anti-gun politicians is whether or not they think what they say sounds good to the people who vote for them. Having actual knowledge of a subject is secondary to making themselves sound good to their target audience. If their audience were more knowledgeable, they might consider doing some actual research, like perhaps from a pocket dictionary... seriously, someone actually thought that the word incendiary is equivalent to the term "heat seeking"? I can see people confusing my usage of the word century in the opening post for the division of time rather than a Roman military division, but seriously what kind of idiot would be lacking enough knowledge of English to even think that incendiary, meaning able to set things on fire, would be the same as heat seeking, which is exactly as it sounds - namely aim correcting towards sources of infrared light.... - ... how can it be that these elected officials, who think they are so "elite", can seriously be so dumb?
Has anyone used 'heat-seeking' here besides me? I assure you, I know the difference, and 'heat-seeking' was what I meant.
It wasn't anyone here, but a reference to the statement of a politician that was on the last page.
thanks for the clarification
iamnotaparakeet
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LKL wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
LKL wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
The only thing which really matters to such anti-gun politicians is whether or not they think what they say sounds good to the people who vote for them. Having actual knowledge of a subject is secondary to making themselves sound good to their target audience. If their audience were more knowledgeable, they might consider doing some actual research, like perhaps from a pocket dictionary... seriously, someone actually thought that the word incendiary is equivalent to the term "heat seeking"? I can see people confusing my usage of the word century in the opening post for the division of time rather than a Roman military division, but seriously what kind of idiot would be lacking enough knowledge of English to even think that incendiary, meaning able to set things on fire, would be the same as heat seeking, which is exactly as it sounds - namely aim correcting towards sources of infrared light.... - ... how can it be that these elected officials, who think they are so "elite", can seriously be so dumb?
Has anyone used 'heat-seeking' here besides me? I assure you, I know the difference, and 'heat-seeking' was what I meant.
It wasn't anyone here, but a reference to the statement of a politician that was on the last page.
thanks for the clarification
No problem. Sorry that it may have sounded as though I were talking about you on the basis of keywords used, but I wasn't. I recognized the manner of humor you and others were speaking in, but it is truly strange the words that politicians sometimes utter and sound as though they mean them. I really hope they don't, I hope it's just a facade to impress anyone who is bored enough to read transcripts or watch the congresses and senates on television. If some of those politicians are actually serious it really casts some doubt into my mind as to the capability of those who attempt to lead us.