The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread X

[Yared]

What the Rousseau write in/about The Posters?

 

[Flying Pig]

Why don't you click the link and read what it says?

Seriously: I'll dig out the bits I was interested in:

AS long as several men assembled together consider themselves as a single body, they have only one will which is directed towards their common preservation and general well-being. Then, all the animating forces of the state are vigorous and simple, and its principles are clear and luminous; it has no incompatible or conflicting interests; the common good makes itself so manifestly evident that only common sense is needed to discern it. Peace, unity and equality are the enemies of political sophistication. Upright and simple men are difficult to deceive precisely because of their simplicity; stratagems and clever arguments do not prevail upon them, they are not indeed subtle enough to be dupes. When we see among the happiest people in the world bands of peasants regulating the affairs of state under an oak tree, and always acting wisely, can we help feeling a certain contempt for the refinements of other nations, which employ so much skill and effort to make themselves at once illustrious and wretched?

Basically, according to him there is the will of all and the general will. The will of all is what everyone wants to be able to do - for example drive their car at 100mph on a motorway. The general will is what everyone knows is best for soceity - even though it would be fun to drive at 100mph on the motorway, there would probably be more accidents so it would be a bad idea. The general will is what laws are theoretically based on

 

[Yared]

Okay...

 

[Annex]

Rousseau sucked.

Hobbes #1

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Is it possible to make a shirt made reasonably cheaply like Stan Lynch's (the guy on the right)....

NOTE: Ron Blair is also wearing one but he has that sweater-thing over it.

...using this picture?

Or do I need a better one?

EDIT: If I get a prepaid credit card I can do it online so long as they ship to Canada!

 

[cardgame]

google design your own shirt

alternatively, upload the 2nd image to tinypic.com and they will display a list of products with the picture on them that you can buy, incl. T-shirts.

 

[Mad Man]

Is Stan Lynch a government experiment gone wrong when they tried cross breeding a index finger with a lemur?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

google design your own shirt

alternatively, upload the 2nd image to tinypic.com and they will display a list of products with the picture on them that you can buy, incl. T-shirts.

Thanks.

Is Stan Lynch a government experiment gone wrong when they tried cross breeding a index finger with a lemur?

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

How do I determine the aspect ratio of a particular image?

 

[Cutlass]

You have the size of height and width. Simple math.

 

[Takhisis]

The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension.

From wikipedia. So, yah, divide one by the other and there you go.

 

[Kennigit]

Is there a reason why Stan lynch's neck looks to be 2.5 times the normal width of a neck?

 

[cardgame]

Is there a reason why Stan lynch's neck looks to be 2.5 times the normal width of a neck?

Yes. His neck is 2.5 times the length of the average neck.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Is there a reason why Stan lynch's neck looks to be 2.5 times the normal width of a neck?

It just is. It looks that way in other pictures too (not so much in this pic -- but best example I could find):

 

[Takhisis]

But Kennigit asked about his neck's width, not length.
EDIT: crosspost with aimeeandbeatles.

 

[cardgame]

Kennigit must have confused his terms, because it's 2.5 times the length.

 

[emzie]

I am driving in a steady rain, if I increase my speed do I increase the amount of rain hitting my windshield?

Anyone?

Guess what I'm asking is, if I speed up, am I increasing the surface area of my windshield when defined over X time?

 

[Takhisis]

The surface area of your windshield remains constant. As the rain is 'steady' (not patchy) then, no, it won't matter.
You still might get a change in the perception, though.

 

[BCLG100]

Anyone?

Guess what I'm asking is, if I speed up, am I increasing the surface area of my windshield when defined over X time?

You might have a higher amount of trees through the windshield as you crash due to the rain

 

[Brighteye]

Anyone?

Guess what I'm asking is, if I speed up, am I increasing the surface area of my windshield when defined over X time?

Yes, more rain will hit it.