...are these scientists purchasing carbon credits or are they the other type?
This is a little off topic, but what happens with the carbon credits?
If I buy credits to offset my car, is a company buying those credits so they can pollute more? If that is the case, what's the point, the pollution is still there? Or, is somebody somewhere storing carbon?
I don't have a social life, I work very hard to look after myself, save diligently, and as such I am well off financially as compared to my peers. Now I should just give my money to others?
Wow, what an incrediblely "me-me-me" attitude. I take it you're either incredible self-centred or a vigilant anti-socialist. Either way, I'm guessing you're an American.
It's not a me me attitude, the guy was saying that he believes in something and acts according to his beliefs - self reliance. It's kind of hard to say you believe in something or do something without referring to yourself.
"We need people in war because it helps keep us out of it - well that's the theory anyway (read: Iraq)."
That sounds like a really twisted version of doublespeak. I would argue that we need more robots in war to keep *us* out of it. War is not a game, it is not fair and is not to be taken lightly.
I think what the parent meant is that there must be a cost to war or it is too easy to start a war. Since you posted on slashdot, le me use an example that you are undoubtably familiar with - In the original Star Trek series, please re-watch the episode "A Taste of Armageddon."
Does this mean we're going to see 48 more of these stories on Slashdot as the concept spreads across the rest of the country? Talk about a waste of bandwidth.
Don't worry, the bandwidth won't be a drop in the bucket compared to the "microsoft is evil," "google is a search engine," "Ubuntu Jumpin Jackass is awesome," "RIAA," and "people modify wikipedia" bandwidth wasting stories.
Microsoft is always bad, and always will be... that they occasionally (and largely by accident) do something good doesn't make the organization any less bad.
Microsoft is no more evil than the average person. The people that run MS occasionally do bad things like all people, but (without knowing them personally) are probably decent people.
The people that run MS are doing with the company what all people do...trying to grow. The only difference is we usually root for the little guy until they become the big guy and then we hate them, while rooting for their competitors (Linux for example).
To prove this do a google search for "apple evil," "linux evil," or whatever popular little guy you want. We're rooting for them, but they are crossing the threshold into big and the evil rumors are rumbling.
Think of it this way, if you don't use a condom (or similar birth control device, including sterilization) for protection during herterosexual sex, what makes you think that you can guarantee that you won't get pregnant?
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This is slashdot - we can't get girls, we're not good at sports, and are socially inept. At least let us take a somewhat joking/sarcastic post to extremes.
Refuse to teach the class citing insufficient materials. The software required is not there, so you can't do it.
How do you know that he does not have the required software? He did not state what the goals/objectives of the class were. If the goal is to introduce students to cool things you can do on a computer, he has software that will meet that requirement. If the goal of the class is to teach statistical analysis using MS Excel, he does not have the required software.
My $.02 is a teacher should know the goals/objectives, communicate those goals/objectives to his target audience (students or slashdot readers when asking a question), and teach those goals and objectives - none of which was demonstrated in this teacher's question to slashdot.
Perhaps we would be better off to read articles on the ergonomics of new electronic books etc.
You can tell by your post that you did not read TFA, your name will be removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done on slashdot will be wiped out, your one-time existence is denied and then forgotten. You are abolished, annhilated: vaporized
this is just about some PHB wanting to save on office space, cramming yet another dozen workers in the same space.
I'd be willing to bet that it isn't about office space at all. If you are in an open area, it is harder to surf the internet, make personal calls, play games on your computer, or post to slashdot.
MS products never were the best on the market. They just convinced enough people to buy cheap at a cruical time.
I don't think MS ever tried to be best in their software. I think they just wanted to be the standard in software.
Prior to MS, there were several flavors of DOS, preventing different brands of computer from talking. There were 10 or so major players in the word processing market, preventing organizations from sharing documents from one sector to another, not to mention different companies. They, and other companies, ripped of visi-calc and the desk-top graphical user interface, but none were compatible with other brands.
MS came along and everyone could talk, and thanks to IBM, run the same programs on any brand of computer.
I think MS modeled itself after McDonald's. Want a good hamburger go to a good restaurant. Want a hamburger that will satisfy your hunger, taste ok at best, but most important, be exactly the same all over the world, go to McDonald's.
You have to wonder - For those who can't do such things themselves, wouldn't it cost less to just buy a new HDD, and take a sledgehammer (or thermite, where readily available) to the old one?
My DoD owned computer at work has the serial numbers recorded for all hardware installed inside the case.
Replace the HDD and somebody somewhere would know and think I stole the disk or data, wipe it and I just say I was removing porn. Porn would get me fired, stealing the HDD or data would get me fired and thrown in jail.
Who goes out of their way to rate "Anal Whores 3" online?
The good thing about porn flicks, as a general rule, is that they're too bland to have really bad plots. The search for good dialogue strays too far off the beaten path established by the social mores of the target market, be that old men, college students, or perverts out on dates. There are pornos with solid plots, just rarely pornos with complicated plots.
What they generally aren't is full of capers designed by crackheads in search of sexual relief, or a dominatrix dying to destroy the gold market with a Da Vinci alchemy machine only a cat burglar from Hoboken could steal.
Yes, the plot of Anal Whores 3 is as convoluted as it is kitschy. Mercedes and Veronica Diamond forcibly enlist the help of happy-go-lucky and half-a-second-out-of-prison pizza delivery man Hawk (Peter North) to steal the pieces to a machine that turns lead vibrators into gold. Hawk isn't halfway to a cup of coffee with his wise cracking cohort, Tommy (Johnny Cockring) when he finds himself back in the burglary game. Casing out a heist he meets nun/professional patron of the arts/double agent/love interest Jessie Jane (vows of bestiality can put the kibosh on even the best of cinematic love interests). When you throw in a CIA agent (Dick Coburn) and a couple of double dildos, you've managed to make the world's most convoluted porno....
Okay, I am telling on myself here. I work at a Walmart.
After reading billions of articles/posts about evil Walmart on the internet, I have to ask a stupid question.
Which Walmart employee are you - the guy that is exploited for low wages with no benefits because of your lack of education or the guy that is destroying small town America?
How do they calibrate and test the accuracy of these sensors?
Accuracy is not required in global warming studies because global warming has been solved, the new problem is called climate change. I am not sure if sensor accuracy is important in climate change studies.
Every single one of the points mentioned in each of the 12 areas is something that's happening now.
Which is why I don't know why anyone bothers to read futurists predictions. They assume that current technology is going to develop in a linear fashion and it usually doesn't, the next big thing is likely going to be something completely new, or take several unrelated technologies and combine them in a new and unexpected way. Sure you can make connections through history, but rarely are they linear.
powered by a battery that gets up to 30 hours from a 2-hour charge.
The biggest problem I have with reading a physical book is lack of light.
If my cell phone and laptop are any indication, my biggest problem with ebooks is that when I want to read, I'll have forgotten to charge the damn thing.
If they would add an "emergency" generator like in those shake flashlights, so that I could get a 15 minute charge after shaking it for 30 seconds, I'd buy it.
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If I buy credits to offset my car, is a company buying those credits so they can pollute more? If that is the case, what's the point, the pollution is still there? Or, is somebody somewhere storing carbon?
Why was my post marked as flamebait and troll? http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/think-of-the-ch.html talks about the olpc's used for porn.
The people that run MS are doing with the company what all people do...trying to grow. The only difference is we usually root for the little guy until they become the big guy and then we hate them, while rooting for their competitors (Linux for example).
To prove this do a google search for "apple evil," "linux evil," or whatever popular little guy you want. We're rooting for them, but they are crossing the threshold into big and the evil rumors are rumbling.
I can't ever imagine myself saying "I think I'll have a beer, watch the game, and let the battery in my computer blow up."
I've read a lot of stupid blogs, but this one is not only stupid, but boring. That will teach me to read TFA.
In consideration of God, creator of the universe issuing a guarantee to the owner of this penis in accordance with arrangements made under the creation of the universe regarding the biology of mankind done at planet earth on the 1st of January 0000 (Universal God Time), or the customs convention regarding penis use and for temporary use of goods done at the Universe on the 1st January 0000 (Universal God Time). I guarantee payment to you on demand of all or any such sum or sums of money as you may require or are called upon to pay in respect of customs duties and other charges relating to use of your penis failing to prevent your pregnancy (as well as any fee therefore) which this guarantee applies and such demand shall constitute sufficient evidence that moneys demanded by you are due and payable by Me without further enquiry. My liability hereunder shall not be limited.
Instructions for completing the guarantee.
1. The guarantee should be written on the official notepaper of the Guarantee (Bible).
2. An official representing the guaranteeing body, who has authority to do so, should sign the Guarantee; the capacity of the signatory must be shown.
3. The signature of the official mentioned at 2 above should be witnessed.
4. The guarantee must be dated and have no expiry date.
This is slashdot - we can't get girls, we're not good at sports, and are socially inept. At least let us take a somewhat joking/sarcastic post to extremes.
My $.02 is a teacher should know the goals/objectives, communicate those goals/objectives to his target audience (students or slashdot readers when asking a question), and teach those goals and objectives - none of which was demonstrated in this teacher's question to slashdot.
Prior to MS, there were several flavors of DOS, preventing different brands of computer from talking. There were 10 or so major players in the word processing market, preventing organizations from sharing documents from one sector to another, not to mention different companies. They, and other companies, ripped of visi-calc and the desk-top graphical user interface, but none were compatible with other brands.
MS came along and everyone could talk, and thanks to IBM, run the same programs on any brand of computer.
I think MS modeled itself after McDonald's. Want a good hamburger go to a good restaurant. Want a hamburger that will satisfy your hunger, taste ok at best, but most important, be exactly the same all over the world, go to McDonald's.
Replace the HDD and somebody somewhere would know and think I stole the disk or data, wipe it and I just say I was removing porn. Porn would get me fired, stealing the HDD or data would get me fired and thrown in jail.
If I had mod-points, I'd mod you up insightful. I didn't think someone would spot where I copied the review from so fast.
What they generally aren't is full of capers designed by crackheads in search of sexual relief, or a dominatrix dying to destroy the gold market with a Da Vinci alchemy machine only a cat burglar from Hoboken could steal.
Yes, the plot of Anal Whores 3 is as convoluted as it is kitschy. Mercedes and Veronica Diamond forcibly enlist the help of happy-go-lucky and half-a-second-out-of-prison pizza delivery man Hawk (Peter North) to steal the pieces to a machine that turns lead vibrators into gold. Hawk isn't halfway to a cup of coffee with his wise cracking cohort, Tommy (Johnny Cockring) when he finds himself back in the burglary game. Casing out a heist he meets nun/professional patron of the arts/double agent/love interest Jessie Jane (vows of bestiality can put the kibosh on even the best of cinematic love interests). When you throw in a CIA agent (Dick Coburn) and a couple of double dildos, you've managed to make the world's most convoluted porno....
Which Walmart employee are you - the guy that is exploited for low wages with no benefits because of your lack of education or the guy that is destroying small town America?
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If my cell phone and laptop are any indication, my biggest problem with ebooks is that when I want to read, I'll have forgotten to charge the damn thing.
If they would add an "emergency" generator like in those shake flashlights, so that I could get a 15 minute charge after shaking it for 30 seconds, I'd buy it.