Don't worry, gram-positive bacteria are very quickly innovating the amino acid chains in their peptidoglycan structure, thus thwarting any attempts we have at manipulating nature. Essentially we're fucked. In the meantime, what they are doing is really cool. This isn't completely off topic. The point is that we can learn to give ourselves a fighting chance, but mutation is just too rapid for us to ever get past. It's an arms race, and we are north korea.
Typical slashdot, posters arguments have NOTHING to do with the topic at hand (instead reverting to a nuclear power debate). Greenpeace isn't "slamming" apple, just pressuring them. Apple overall received high scores, they just received a few "bad" scores on the use of recycled plastics and renewable energy. Greenpeace was comparing Apple against other producers and basically saying that though Apple tries to sell themselves as uber-green, that they're not always in the lead. This is hardly an extremist point. They were actually praising Apple for some of their achievements, but saying they have more to do.
I'm no fan of greenpeace, but the attacks on greenpeace in these responses have not been very legitimate. Such arguments as "I knew a guy that worked for...", and "they're just a bunch of radicals..." are lacking in the depth one would expect from reasonable human beings.
I agree. Chemistry with Premed students was fun, but I always had to worry about my lungs filling with HCl during lab because another stupid premed student couldn't properly assemble their vacuum hood. Upper division chemistry minus the premed students was great. No more mind numbing questions, and whiny students thinking complaining about how this was useless for their careers. What kept me going through my Organic Chemistry class was knowing that only 1 or 2 would actually get in, the others were on a sad path to failure.
That's right, you didn't take O Chem. If you did, you'd realize that it isn't just memorization. People who say that either got nothing out of O Chem, or did piss poor. O Chem requires quite a bit of critical thinking. For example, you tell me which proton on an anhydride is attacked by a base. This answer could be stiflingly memorized. Or it could be answered using understanding of acid/base chemistry and resonance stabilization. If someone can't figure out how to think critically on this level, they are NEVER going to be able to diagnose anything as a general practitioner. That is why doctors are required to take O Chem.
Next time, stick to the things you know.
I am so sick of hearing whiny pre-med students bitching about how they shouldn't need to take O Chem because it doesn't apply to them. O Chem is FUNDAMENTAL. I took O Chem and did well. Granted I'm a chemist so I enjoyed it. But I had to sit in a class with 50 - 75% premed students, of which 1 or 2 might get into med school. They all had this feeling that medical school was owed to them. I'm glad medical schools still weed out the idiots. Most of them would make great car salespeople. No offense to car salespeople. To me, premed students are worse than lawyers. I wish homeopathy worked.
My monthly electricity bill is roughly $25 a month without any alternative electricity generation winter or summer. My wife and I just use less. For example, proper window shade use keeps the house at 70 degrees during 100 degree weather without the need for fans or AC. Most of my energy is sucked up by a small fridge and surfing slashdot and such. The point is, alternative energy is great, but learning how to live with less can go alot further. My town (pop. 15,000) has actually as a whole cut their electricity 20% since 1987 through vast socialized conservation efforts (better lights, better insulation, etc). Most locals walk or ride bikes, and our police station, city council, and fire station is 100 % local solar and wind energy. Yes, I live in America.
PS, I'm not a luddite, I live quite comfortably, I just utilize the surrounding environment more efficiently than most.
Am I the only one that thinks this whole "year of the linux desktop" race is bullshit. Who gives a rats ass if people like, use, or understand linux; or any free software for that matter. The difference between proprietary software, and free/open source software is that the success of FOSS is measured in the greatness of the software, not the wide use (profit margins). I don't care if others use Open Office, I care if Open Office works well. And it does, thanks to the work of many talented people. In my opinion, it's misguided to constantly seek approval from the masses, if they don't want it, let 'em pay however much MS is now going for and get a low end OS. Who cares.
He thought the church was "right and just" for attacking someone with the threat of death for their beliefs. Don't take your eyes off of reality; this pope is wrong. He deserves to be protested for his fucked perspectives.
They aren't acting shocked. They're being completely reasonable. They've identified a problem (misinformation via youtube). Researched the problem, and found practical solutions (educate via youtube). Medical misinformation is a big deal, and they've reacted thoughtfully and appropriately.
Instead, they'll look at other, less important issues like abortion or drugs, and complain about his opinion on that, when his real opinion is that the States should decide these things for themselves, instead of the Federal government deciding it for everyone.
I think his perspectives on states rights and deregulation are very good reasons not to vote for him. All he is doing by limiting the federal government is outsourcing government to the state and corporate level some decisions that ought to be made at the national level. We will still be regulated by some form of government. Likewise, scaling government back is OK, but privatizing government almost completely just shifts us away from congressman controlling our lives to businessmen. To me there's little difference, except we now (somewhat) have more access to the federal government than we ever would under an unregulated corporation. Therefore, I will not vote for Ron Paul because of his perspectives on states rights and deregulation. I appreciate much more someone who recognizes a need for federal government, but also recognizes its place. And in my humble opinion, the federal governments place does involve decisions on abortion, stem cell research, slavery, etc. (A house divided cannot stand....)
In Oregon, we have an all absentee ballot system. Everyone is mailed a paper ballot that is very easy to understand. We then bubble in our selections using #2 pencil, place our ballot in a secret envelope. Then place that in a mailer envelope and sign it with ink. This system was questioned at first, but in hindsight it is soooooooooo much better than all the other shit out there. The rest of the country bothers me. The fact that it is now 2007 and the rest of the country still deals with this crap shows an extreme laziness bordering on disdain for the democratic process. PLUS we don't need precincts, massive amounts of equipments, hordes of geriatric volunteers, and the rest.
I understand this is a rant, but I would suggest you check out our system and recommend it to the public overlord of your area.
Terrorists have neither the complexity nor the will to crack the DoD. This, as many have stated, is the big business of big nations. We turn the other cheek with China because we do the same thing. This isn't hypocrisy, it's sportsmanship. We go after "terrorists" because we can't make money off of them, and in fact, they stand in the way of our money. China does the same with their "terrorists" (ie Falun Gong), hence the wink, wink, nudge, nudge from us.
There are plenty of good musicians, I don't think there has ever been a deficit. There is also great distribution and labels. The problem is Apple and the "Big Four" as well as most modern retail stores and magazines are completely outside the loop.
For example eMusic.com sells great non-DRM'd music for around 30 cents a track. I refuse to pay more than that, and because of that, the "Big Four" rarely get my money.
It's such a basic example of supply and demand, and everyone knows it except for the big guys. All they have to do is sell music at a quarter per song and people will spend more than they did when it was (what is it now) a dollar per song.
Hillary - Liar
Obama - Inexperienced
Edwards - Are you joking?
Guiliani - Where does he stand today?
McCain - War Pig
Romney - Mormon
What about Bill Richardson? He has experience in foreign policy, running an executive branch, and dealing with the White House. He's not just talk, he's done it all. He's consistent, articulate, and has more experience in the middle east than any other candidate. Screw the rest: http://www.richardsonforpresident.com/
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Don't worry, gram-positive bacteria are very quickly innovating the amino acid chains in their peptidoglycan structure, thus thwarting any attempts we have at manipulating nature. Essentially we're fucked. In the meantime, what they are doing is really cool. This isn't completely off topic. The point is that we can learn to give ourselves a fighting chance, but mutation is just too rapid for us to ever get past. It's an arms race, and we are north korea.
Typical slashdot, posters arguments have NOTHING to do with the topic at hand (instead reverting to a nuclear power debate). Greenpeace isn't "slamming" apple, just pressuring them. Apple overall received high scores, they just received a few "bad" scores on the use of recycled plastics and renewable energy. Greenpeace was comparing Apple against other producers and basically saying that though Apple tries to sell themselves as uber-green, that they're not always in the lead. This is hardly an extremist point. They were actually praising Apple for some of their achievements, but saying they have more to do. I'm no fan of greenpeace, but the attacks on greenpeace in these responses have not been very legitimate. Such arguments as "I knew a guy that worked for...", and "they're just a bunch of radicals..." are lacking in the depth one would expect from reasonable human beings.
I agree. Chemistry with Premed students was fun, but I always had to worry about my lungs filling with HCl during lab because another stupid premed student couldn't properly assemble their vacuum hood. Upper division chemistry minus the premed students was great. No more mind numbing questions, and whiny students thinking complaining about how this was useless for their careers. What kept me going through my Organic Chemistry class was knowing that only 1 or 2 would actually get in, the others were on a sad path to failure.
That's right, you didn't take O Chem. If you did, you'd realize that it isn't just memorization. People who say that either got nothing out of O Chem, or did piss poor. O Chem requires quite a bit of critical thinking. For example, you tell me which proton on an anhydride is attacked by a base. This answer could be stiflingly memorized. Or it could be answered using understanding of acid/base chemistry and resonance stabilization. If someone can't figure out how to think critically on this level, they are NEVER going to be able to diagnose anything as a general practitioner. That is why doctors are required to take O Chem. Next time, stick to the things you know.
I am so sick of hearing whiny pre-med students bitching about how they shouldn't need to take O Chem because it doesn't apply to them. O Chem is FUNDAMENTAL. I took O Chem and did well. Granted I'm a chemist so I enjoyed it. But I had to sit in a class with 50 - 75% premed students, of which 1 or 2 might get into med school. They all had this feeling that medical school was owed to them. I'm glad medical schools still weed out the idiots. Most of them would make great car salespeople. No offense to car salespeople. To me, premed students are worse than lawyers. I wish homeopathy worked.
My monthly electricity bill is roughly $25 a month without any alternative electricity generation winter or summer. My wife and I just use less. For example, proper window shade use keeps the house at 70 degrees during 100 degree weather without the need for fans or AC. Most of my energy is sucked up by a small fridge and surfing slashdot and such. The point is, alternative energy is great, but learning how to live with less can go alot further. My town (pop. 15,000) has actually as a whole cut their electricity 20% since 1987 through vast socialized conservation efforts (better lights, better insulation, etc). Most locals walk or ride bikes, and our police station, city council, and fire station is 100 % local solar and wind energy. Yes, I live in America. PS, I'm not a luddite, I live quite comfortably, I just utilize the surrounding environment more efficiently than most.
Am I the only one that thinks this whole "year of the linux desktop" race is bullshit. Who gives a rats ass if people like, use, or understand linux; or any free software for that matter. The difference between proprietary software, and free/open source software is that the success of FOSS is measured in the greatness of the software, not the wide use (profit margins). I don't care if others use Open Office, I care if Open Office works well. And it does, thanks to the work of many talented people. In my opinion, it's misguided to constantly seek approval from the masses, if they don't want it, let 'em pay however much MS is now going for and get a low end OS. Who cares.
He thought the church was "right and just" for attacking someone with the threat of death for their beliefs. Don't take your eyes off of reality; this pope is wrong. He deserves to be protested for his fucked perspectives.
My gift to you, another link:
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/247/4943/699/
If the employer sees many misspelled words, way to long...
Should be way too long.
Case in point.
They aren't acting shocked. They're being completely reasonable. They've identified a problem (misinformation via youtube). Researched the problem, and found practical solutions (educate via youtube). Medical misinformation is a big deal, and they've reacted thoughtfully and appropriately.
I agree.
Wow Phroggy, we meet again.
http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=355921&cid=21302557
I think his perspectives on states rights and deregulation are very good reasons not to vote for him. All he is doing by limiting the federal government is outsourcing government to the state and corporate level some decisions that ought to be made at the national level. We will still be regulated by some form of government. Likewise, scaling government back is OK, but privatizing government almost completely just shifts us away from congressman controlling our lives to businessmen. To me there's little difference, except we now (somewhat) have more access to the federal government than we ever would under an unregulated corporation. Therefore, I will not vote for Ron Paul because of his perspectives on states rights and deregulation. I appreciate much more someone who recognizes a need for federal government, but also recognizes its place. And in my humble opinion, the federal governments place does involve decisions on abortion, stem cell research, slavery, etc. (A house divided cannot stand....)
In Oregon, we have an all absentee ballot system. Everyone is mailed a paper ballot that is very easy to understand. We then bubble in our selections using #2 pencil, place our ballot in a secret envelope. Then place that in a mailer envelope and sign it with ink. This system was questioned at first, but in hindsight it is soooooooooo much better than all the other shit out there. The rest of the country bothers me. The fact that it is now 2007 and the rest of the country still deals with this crap shows an extreme laziness bordering on disdain for the democratic process. PLUS we don't need precincts, massive amounts of equipments, hordes of geriatric volunteers, and the rest. I understand this is a rant, but I would suggest you check out our system and recommend it to the public overlord of your area.
I seriously never say this, but that one made me laugh out loud.
So cheesy on so many levels. Thank You.
And thanks for the sidebar offer to sign up for super-cunty Anne Coulter's email newsletter...
Just a polite suggestion, don't talk like her or you validate her existence.
Terrorists have neither the complexity nor the will to crack the DoD. This, as many have stated, is the big business of big nations. We turn the other cheek with China because we do the same thing. This isn't hypocrisy, it's sportsmanship. We go after "terrorists" because we can't make money off of them, and in fact, they stand in the way of our money. China does the same with their "terrorists" (ie Falun Gong), hence the wink, wink, nudge, nudge from us.
There are plenty of good musicians, I don't think there has ever been a deficit. There is also great distribution and labels. The problem is Apple and the "Big Four" as well as most modern retail stores and magazines are completely outside the loop. For example eMusic.com sells great non-DRM'd music for around 30 cents a track. I refuse to pay more than that, and because of that, the "Big Four" rarely get my money. It's such a basic example of supply and demand, and everyone knows it except for the big guys. All they have to do is sell music at a quarter per song and people will spend more than they did when it was (what is it now) a dollar per song.
Hillary - Liar Obama - Inexperienced Edwards - Are you joking? Guiliani - Where does he stand today? McCain - War Pig Romney - Mormon What about Bill Richardson? He has experience in foreign policy, running an executive branch, and dealing with the White House. He's not just talk, he's done it all. He's consistent, articulate, and has more experience in the middle east than any other candidate. Screw the rest: http://www.richardsonforpresident.com/