First of all: Big Brother, as described in 1984, is a far cry the safety precaution we're talking about here. I'm not even necessarily for it, I was just throwing the idea out there.
Also, how you came to conclude based upon my post that I want to "...trade every possible liberty for the least little bit of security..." is completely beyond me.
Another case of healthy people becoming patients due to the attribution of a very normal phenomenon (kids making up symptoms to avoid school) to some new cause.
Evolutionary dominance? Yes, because you know, over millions of years, several varieties of peas adapted to the conditions of the human lung and mechanisms of avoiding destruction by the immune system.
Why is this only an issue with Facebook and Twitter? As much as people think Facebook is an extension of their lives, it's really just a website... No one ever worried about their Sierra Online or Compuserve account's status after they died, so what makes these two special? In my opinion, FB and Twitter should just deactivate account (since you know they never actually DELETE accounts) after 1 year of inactivity. Problem solved.
"The initial document dump by WikiLeaks last month is reported to have disclosed the names of hundreds of Afghan civilians who have cooperated with NATO forces; the Taliban has threatened to hunt down the civilians named in the documents, a threat that human-rights organizations say WikiLeaks should take seriously."
Maybe not troops, but civilians were apparently endangered.
I say we desocialize the US school system. Give them K-6 for free; after that, top 50% or something get scholarships to continue - if parents want to keep their dumbass kids in school, they can pay. Why am I on the hook to pay (K-12) and subsidize (university loans) for marginally intelligent kids that would be much better off going through trade school? Not every kid needs a US style bachelor's degree - I see lots of people graduating with degrees in Golf course management and philosophy and then ending up as assistant managers at Borders because they get carried through college and then turned away once the corporations realize these people have luke warm IQs.
If you're just looking to explore the world of classical music, youtube is a decent place to start. There are a number of GREAT channels there with hundreds of pieces. Here are two of my favorites:
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First of all: Big Brother, as described in 1984, is a far cry the safety precaution we're talking about here. I'm not even necessarily for it, I was just throwing the idea out there.
Also, how you came to conclude based upon my post that I want to "...trade every possible liberty for the least little bit of security..." is completely beyond me.
Get used to it, comrade.
Takes away a little bit of our freedom to operate a multi-ton mechanical vehicle while intoxicated, sure....
An interesting example of reductio ad absurdum though.
Yeah, this is sort of what I was thinking - the fact that it's a privilege, not a right, would make it a reasonable requirement.
What's the rationale behind not putting a blower on all cars? Seems like a good idea and not that unreasonable...
Fat ladies in sensible shoes at it again...
Couldn't get into med school, eh? =)
Another case of healthy people becoming patients due to the attribution of a very normal phenomenon (kids making up symptoms to avoid school) to some new cause.
Evolutionary dominance? Yes, because you know, over millions of years, several varieties of peas adapted to the conditions of the human lung and mechanisms of avoiding destruction by the immune system.
1 billion gallons is "nothing"?
What a horribly constructed argument...
Why is this only an issue with Facebook and Twitter? As much as people think Facebook is an extension of their lives, it's really just a website... No one ever worried about their Sierra Online or Compuserve account's status after they died, so what makes these two special? In my opinion, FB and Twitter should just deactivate account (since you know they never actually DELETE accounts) after 1 year of inactivity. Problem solved.
Good idea. An ereader with braille would be pretty cool.
See title.
At least since now.
You don't have to be a police chief to know...
From TFA:
"The initial document dump by WikiLeaks last month is reported to have disclosed the names of hundreds of Afghan civilians who have cooperated with NATO forces; the Taliban has threatened to hunt down the civilians named in the documents, a threat that human-rights organizations say WikiLeaks should take seriously."
Maybe not troops, but civilians were apparently endangered.
What do rules have to do with what employees actually do?
I know most companies have rules regarding how much time you are to spend on sites like Facebook, Slashdot, &c.... We all know how well those work. ;)
The paper may target the wrong hardness phase of randomized {k}-SAT.
Or you could stop worrying about your karma on a news site.
First I've hurd of this...
AI Conclusion: Probably heading to Rachel's House.
OOoooooooooh!
I say we desocialize the US school system. Give them K-6 for free; after that, top 50% or something get scholarships to continue - if parents want to keep their dumbass kids in school, they can pay. Why am I on the hook to pay (K-12) and subsidize (university loans) for marginally intelligent kids that would be much better off going through trade school? Not every kid needs a US style bachelor's degree - I see lots of people graduating with degrees in Golf course management and philosophy and then ending up as assistant managers at Borders because they get carried through college and then turned away once the corporations realize these people have luke warm IQs.
If you're just looking to explore the world of classical music, youtube is a decent place to start. There are a number of GREAT channels there with hundreds of pieces. Here are two of my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HARMONICO101
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGravicembalo
Good luck with that... HR grunts make crap and that's where you will end up with a BS in Business.