The English Thread

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    • Could please someone post a summary of this text?
      I'm to lazy to read it all!

      We discussed the effects of global warming and greenhouse effect already at school (looooooong time ago). Maybe i should look for my english book and copy the text ^^
      (bad idea, i know :D )
      Bild wegen Übergröße entfernt
      06.03.2007, 0:04, Three of Five


      Ich liebe Bürokratie :uhoh:

    • I disagree, partly. Great Britain got some remarkable landscapes. Well there's still Iceland, but well you know the distance ;)
      Furthermore, this is a thread to practise and excerise one of the most precise and clear languages in the world. I always found english to be quite of use to describe feelings, emotions, and even philosophical question are to be expressed in plain english much more easily. (sorry for showing off)

    • Now with the demise and non-acceptance of the fine english language in the #hellboard channel, i aim at a resurrection of a pure, shiny angloracists, err i mean english-thread.

      So i'll kick this off with a quite english topic: the american judical system (which, i can assure you, is one of the most complicated in the world). The article of the respectable libertian newspaper N.Y. Times is here
      To summarize the problem (and explain why a american court system is british), i should say that the story is about small local judges, who are a leftover of the first colonists (not the judges, but the system, mind). They used to provide a little judical system while the colonies were still sizeable and the problems at hand were everyday stuff - your farms dogs killed my sheep, your mother is snooring too loud, whatever.

      In the world of today, the state of New York still has this system, plus an enhanced criminal justice court for the big issues. So where's the deal? You know, i'm all for small courts deciding the small issues, because that's the way you deal with scalability issues. But what is a small issue nowadays? And here's the problem: the judges presiding these one man courts have absolutly no grasp of the law, which should be the basis of their judgments. Instead they rely on "common sense", telling them to throw out abuse cases (because "a woman needs a good pounding, now and then"), collect extra charges or incarcerate their local enemys.

      I'm interested in your opinions on the story. Do you think this system can be improved upon (with judges from all branches of life) or should it be axed (requiring lawyers on the bench)? Would you be a better judge?

    • Of course I knew that american law is quite different to our legal system - it is basically a 'case law', like roman law was. So first I thought, you wanted to discuss this kind of difference... when I started to understand, what your post really was about, I was simply flabbergasted, because I never knew - and would never have suspected - that a damned layman could act as a judge! I expect a judge to be a graduate of a university, and to be quite explicit, to be a graduate of law.

      Okay, they are rather crazy, these Americans - but how can they be crazy like that?!
      This anachronism has to be terminated as soon as possible, better yesterday than today.

      Original von MoD3000
      Now with the demise and non-acceptance of the fine english language in the #hellboard channel, i aim at a resurrection of a pure, shiny angloracists, err i mean english-thread.

      A truely sad rejection and most unfortunate decision, without question. This unholy channel could have stood to gain - if not favour, than at least notoriety... :D
      Homo est Deus
      utrolibet.de

    • hmm i guess i had...
      IF things like that would intrest me...
      you see, im busy figureing out what our politicians are doing, so its futile to ask
      me stuff like that...
      But im glad that someone agitates a new subject :)
      You tried to drag me down - so I put you in the ground
      You prouded on yourself - and now this coffin fits you well

    • To spare you the incredible imposition of looking above... :rolleyes:

      Original von MoD3000
      Now with the demise and non-acceptance of the fine english language in the #hellboard channel, i aim at a resurrection of a pure, shiny angloracists, err i mean english-thread.

      So i'll kick this off with a quite english topic: the american judical system (which, i can assure you, is one of the most complicated in the world). The article of the respectable libertian newspaper N.Y. Times is here
      To summarize the problem (and explain why a american court system is british), i should say that the story is about small local judges, who are a leftover of the first colonists (not the judges, but the system, mind). They used to provide a little judical system while the colonies were still sizeable and the problems at hand were everyday stuff - your farms dogs killed my sheep, your mother is snooring too loud, whatever.

      In the world of today, the state of New York still has this system, plus an enhanced criminal justice court for the big issues. So where's the deal? You know, i'm all for small courts deciding the small issues, because that's the way you deal with scalability issues. But what is a small issue nowadays? And here's the problem: the judges presiding these one man courts have absolutly no grasp of the law, which should be the basis of their judgments. Instead they rely on "common sense", telling them to throw out abuse cases (because "a woman needs a good pounding, now and then"), collect extra charges or incarcerate their local enemys.

      I'm interested in your opinions on the story. Do you think this system can be improved upon (with judges from all branches of life) or should it be axed (requiring lawyers on the bench)? Would you be a better judge?
      Homo est Deus
      utrolibet.de

    • Obviously the judges are no good, so lets move on to something even better. While browsing the world wait web i stumbled upon a newsstory that really caught my eye: thelocal.se/article.php?ID=5029
      See, the swedes are doers, getting the brightest youngsters together to showcase small but important inventions. I'd say 'never underestimate 1000 small changes' potential for turning your life upside down'.
      For those interested, i found this to be in stunning coincidence with Thomas-Evangelium seeing how they both encourage you to look at what's right before your eyes.

      How do you judge (ha!) these inventions? Life-changing? Boring? I've known all this before?
      I'd like to chat about the principle underlying 'small change', KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) as well as the actual inventions.

    • Deeply sorry - nearly forgot to answer your last post... :nono:

      But I was really most impressed of these youngsters, their ideas revealing a tremendous amount not only of intellectual capacity but also of practical impact. In the hereabouts highly considered tradition of patriotism of course I favour these two austrian kids and their new de-icing system for aeoplanes.

      Speaking about patriotism I am reminded of one of its not so worthy representatives mentioned lately by Fefe´s blog: Mr. David Jackson, a retired dentist and assumed follower of the British National Party, who was arrested for possessing explosive substances 'for an unlawful purpose'. The bloody idiot even stored rocket launchers at home...
      nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=420965
      blog.fefe.de/?ts=bbcf8476

      I am quite convinced that we are in agreement, that this is the sort of applied 'patriotism' that is not in the least estimated not only by the police but also by any bona fide patriot.
      Homo est Deus
      utrolibet.de

    • Since rocket launcher owning dentist don't stirr up as much conversational interest as i suspected, lets try something bigger:
      Rumsfeld guided by GOD
      Yeah, you read that right, the senior chief of staff in washington (you're all military nuts, so you know, that's the most senior advisor to the minister of defense, Donald Rumsfeld) just said, that Rumsfelds judgments are guided by god himself. Freaky.
      Get the full story here: blog.fefe.de/?ts=bbc72a80