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I don't know if I'd call Red Dawn post apocalyptic. It's a war movie. World War III, but still a war movie. Maybe you could call it mid-apocalyptic. buzzard

Now why would anyone want to ruin a nice perfectly open ending like that? buzzard

I'm of the "walks like a duck, talks like a duck" school. If you can make a computer apparently indistinguishable from human consciousness, then I'd say it is. We don't very well have a proper definition of consciousness, so without that definition it remains rather hard to exclude a given...

Those books are by David Gerrold. While I am usually a fan of his, I was unable to get through the first of those. buzzard

Yep, that'll go on my wish list. So does anyone know about current status of Justice League Unlimited? Keeping track of any series on Cartoon Network is a bear. buzzard

I am fairly amazed that nobody mentioned The Matrix. It is definitely post apocalyptic, and is a very good movie. buzzard

And there's a damned good reason for that. buzzard

I suspect there has to be something someone could do in your name like this that would push your button. I just didn't happen to pick it. If not you are far more level headed than I. This I will grant. I get stuff I don't like at Christmas quite often. I just ignore it. It's not like it was my...

No I think that the analogy is quite valid since if someone gave a red cent to the Church of Scientology in my name I'd be pissed. I wouldn't care at all how much they think it would improve the world. I'd also suggest that there's enough empirical evidence that I would be correct as to make it...

Well I already got my five volunteers, but just to address concerns, the donation is to the NRA Foundation which is there to promote gun safety. Because of such efforts the gun accident rate has been dropping for years. I imagine that whether or not one likes the evil boom sticks or not, one...

I guess you don't much appreciate the analogy. Oh well. This debate appears to be impervious to reason anyway. buzzard

My point being that I don't lie or make things up. Of course maybe you didn't see it that way. Or maybe the fact that it is a gift to a worthy cause is irrelevant because you don't like why I did it. Do you think, objectively, gun safety doesn't make for a better world? buzzard

If you want a tax receipt, I'll need your snail mail address. buzzard

Actually I'm going with people who can get the receipt. If I am going to make a point, I'd rather be able to have it verfied. I don't want people thinking I'm blowing smoke up nether regions. Just got my last taker. The donations will be to the NRA Foundation. After some looking that is the...

Come on people, three more NRA donations for the taking, just send that email. buzzard

Hmm, and to think I imagine I had picked an organization which was considered loathesome enough by most to have people get my point. However were I to actually offer a thing of this sort it would be a gift which actually suits my disposition. I could shell out a few bucks to the NRA in some...

OK, for all you people who think SR is satan incarnate (which seems to be plenty of you). The popular sentiment here appears to be that the spirit of the gift matters more than the gift itself or the desires of the recipient. Is it OK if I give $20 is each of your names to the Church of...

The more I hear from SR the more I think my magazine example is appropos. He has been getting things he has clearly indicated he did not want. It doesn't not take a rocket scientist to avoid buying unwanted gifts when the information is clearly presented. But since everyone seems to be focused...

You are ascribing motives to the magazine selection. The political bias could be slight, but enough to annoy the recipient. Maybe the giver doesn't even see the bias but you do. That is possible with some people. SR has said he thinks spending a lot of money on pens is wasteful, and has...

OK, since SR seems to be on the verge of being burned in effigy, let's try an example to put this in perspective. Someone gets you a gift. They decide to give you a year subscription to a political magazine which promotes a viewpoint you abhor. They know your politics. You politely point out...