the market for these are slim... people who want small and portable and are willing to sacrifice upgradability to get it are going to get a laptop (maybe hook a big monitor to it via a base station at home), and those who want upgradability and are willing to sacrifice size to get it are going to buy a full sized tower.
I've had enough headaches trying to fit stuff into a full sized tower without conflicts, I would hate to try it with one of those tiny things.
It would be fairly easy to tell earth based contamination from native stuff. For starters, I'm not aware of any bacterium that you would find on the surface of the earth that eats hydrocarbons in that way and can live in those conditions. Below the artic ice? maybe... but in a clean room in texas? not likely.
I mean that an old name is not as easy to walk away from as the person above me seems to think. Hell a strong acid or a dremel tool can get me a new thumb print, and it is likely less painful then dealing with the raw number of govt organizations required to wipe away from my old name.
no, I'm trying to ask for evidence of their standpoint that reading is less distracting then music at any volume. If you are so sure of your position then please provide proof.
Faith is the belief in something despite the absence of evidence. Blind faith is the belief in something despite evidence proving the contrary.
I have faith in my gods because no one can prove they exist, or do not exist. I do not have blind faith in my creation myth because there is a small mountain of evidence for a different theory. If someone came around with solid evidence that my gods do not exist, I would follow that (course you can not prove non-existance so that would be quite the feat).
I do not require proof to believe in my gods, if you do need that then by all means, go find it. If you don't find any, and don't believe *shrug* not my problem, I couldn't care less. Heathenism is not for everyone, nor should it be.
I'm able to pay quite a bit of attention to audio instructions with music playing... I have background music on damn near my whole waking day. While reading however I have to block out all my hearing so I don't get distracted from my book.
If you have any links to studies that show that people are more able to remember/process audio cues while reading than while listening to a song I would be quite interested in seeing it.
ok, but why are they working massive overtime? Is it because the job requires them to ("do it or you're fired") or is it the pay that requires them to ("If I don't pick up 6 extra shifts I can't pay my rent next month").
While the 20% will not help the first case, it would make quite the impact on the second...
to not have any doubts means you are sure of something. I am sure it did not happen that way... thus I do not have any doubts it did not happen like that.
iirc it was at the Council of Nicaea, as for an example of removed texts: Gospel of Judas and the Gospel of Mary (among MANY others declared non-cannon). The first was removed because it cast Judas in a positive light (favored of the apostles, he was chosen by JC to be the one to get the romans as he knew he would have to die soon, that Judas was not a betrayer but was actually asked to do it), the later because it was authored by a woman.
find me one that hasn't been modified to suit a political end? Christanity has had whole swaths of books removed from their bible because it didnt agree with the pope at the time, in fact, all of the big three have gone throug massive revisions over the centuries.
I am not aware of a single recognised religion that has not either been changed from within, or forced changes from outside to suit a political agenda. I would be more than interested if you could list some...
Don't paint all religions with the same brush. I consider myself to be quite religious, but I am not a slave to blind faith. My religion says that the universe was created when a giant cow licked a huge block of salt... while that may be what my religion says, I have zero doubt in my mind that it did not happen that way.
People who fail to examine their religion in the context of which it was written are doomed to falling into the traps of blind faith. Those who can look at their religion for what it is, can rectify it with modern knowledge, and can take into account the effects of history (revisions, political influences, lost texts etc) are able to differentiate religion and faith and have no trouble at all accepting scientific knowledge.
and how much gun crime has been prevented as a result? can you compare that with the crime rates for arms smuggling and thefts to get around that requirement?
where do you think the energy to make the trees bend comes from? Have you ever tried to bend a 2x4? now scale that up to a 24" diameter tree... now scale that up by all the trees in your home town/city alone...
IF the trees were rock hard and never moved in the breeze you would have a point.
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the market for these are slim... people who want small and portable and are willing to sacrifice upgradability to get it are going to get a laptop (maybe hook a big monitor to it via a base station at home), and those who want upgradability and are willing to sacrifice size to get it are going to buy a full sized tower.
I've had enough headaches trying to fit stuff into a full sized tower without conflicts, I would hate to try it with one of those tiny things.
It would be fairly easy to tell earth based contamination from native stuff. For starters, I'm not aware of any bacterium that you would find on the surface of the earth that eats hydrocarbons in that way and can live in those conditions. Below the artic ice? maybe... but in a clean room in texas? not likely.
I mean that an old name is not as easy to walk away from as the person above me seems to think. Hell a strong acid or a dremel tool can get me a new thumb print, and it is likely less painful then dealing with the raw number of govt organizations required to wipe away from my old name.
1, 2, 3.... how do you count?
try that on the passport office and get back to me on how well that went....
why not? do they not have important data that could be used in an identity theft?
1.62 kJ/(kmkg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_performance#Energy_efficiency
have you tried to legally change your name? not exactly an easy task in some areas.
no, I'm trying to ask for evidence of their standpoint that reading is less distracting then music at any volume. If you are so sure of your position then please provide proof.
you mean your kids aren't shaved bald coated in a latex suit? Just think of all that sensitive DNA they are leaving everywhere they go!
Science cant yet tell me how to be an honourable person, how to be a good guest/host, or how to run a harmonious house.
for me... science can't yet tell me how to be an honourable person, how to run a harmonious home, how to be a respectful guest.
Faith is the belief in something despite the absence of evidence.
Blind faith is the belief in something despite evidence proving the contrary.
I have faith in my gods because no one can prove they exist, or do not exist. I do not have blind faith in my creation myth because there is a small mountain of evidence for a different theory. If someone came around with solid evidence that my gods do not exist, I would follow that (course you can not prove non-existance so that would be quite the feat).
I do not require proof to believe in my gods, if you do need that then by all means, go find it. If you don't find any, and don't believe *shrug* not my problem, I couldn't care less. Heathenism is not for everyone, nor should it be.
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I'm able to pay quite a bit of attention to audio instructions with music playing... I have background music on damn near my whole waking day. While reading however I have to block out all my hearing so I don't get distracted from my book.
If you have any links to studies that show that people are more able to remember/process audio cues while reading than while listening to a song I would be quite interested in seeing it.
Prior to the earliest pruning of the Bible (originally Biblos, meaning collection of books/scrolls), there were upwards of 40 NT gospels... not 4.
ok, but why are they working massive overtime? Is it because the job requires them to ("do it or you're fired") or is it the pay that requires them to ("If I don't pick up 6 extra shifts I can't pay my rent next month").
While the 20% will not help the first case, it would make quite the impact on the second...
to not have any doubts means you are sure of something. I am sure it did not happen that way... thus I do not have any doubts it did not happen like that.
iirc it was at the Council of Nicaea, as for an example of removed texts: Gospel of Judas and the Gospel of Mary (among MANY others declared non-cannon). The first was removed because it cast Judas in a positive light (favored of the apostles, he was chosen by JC to be the one to get the romans as he knew he would have to die soon, that Judas was not a betrayer but was actually asked to do it), the later because it was authored by a woman.
bonus points to you for knowing what faith that myth is from :)
find me one that hasn't been modified to suit a political end? Christanity has had whole swaths of books removed from their bible because it didnt agree with the pope at the time, in fact, all of the big three have gone throug massive revisions over the centuries.
I am not aware of a single recognised religion that has not either been changed from within, or forced changes from outside to suit a political agenda. I would be more than interested if you could list some...
Don't paint all religions with the same brush. I consider myself to be quite religious, but I am not a slave to blind faith. My religion says that the universe was created when a giant cow licked a huge block of salt... while that may be what my religion says, I have zero doubt in my mind that it did not happen that way.
People who fail to examine their religion in the context of which it was written are doomed to falling into the traps of blind faith. Those who can look at their religion for what it is, can rectify it with modern knowledge, and can take into account the effects of history (revisions, political influences, lost texts etc) are able to differentiate religion and faith and have no trouble at all accepting scientific knowledge.
[citation needed]
and how much gun crime has been prevented as a result? can you compare that with the crime rates for arms smuggling and thefts to get around that requirement?
in for a penny, in for a pound... I really don't things would be all that much worse tbh
where do you think the energy to make the trees bend comes from? Have you ever tried to bend a 2x4? now scale that up to a 24" diameter tree... now scale that up by all the trees in your home town/city alone...
IF the trees were rock hard and never moved in the breeze you would have a point.
good acting != good movie. Jumpers had plot holes large enough to drive a bus through, but his acting was well done given the script he was handed.