> Dozens of small pyrotechnic devices had to be fired to release clamps
Wouldn't it be interesting if at some point we put a rover on some planet or moon that had a flammable atmosphere? It lands and the planet promptly turns into a ball of fire.
> Since the rover arrived with it's panels folded could it just fold and unfold them again to shake some of it off?
Good idea, but unfortunately (for this mission, not necessarily future ones) for the panels to fold out, a small explosive had to release a line & let gravity take it down. There is no mechanism for bringing them back up. Why would you, if there was no hope of relaunching it?
> the item showed that the person attempting to pawn didn't legally own the item
Hey, that's a great way to spur capitalism. Ensure that no private party sells to another private party. Or gives gifts, because then if they tried to sell it again, they would be arrested! Then the police can show how much they have helped the area by removing more pesky rights.
Regardless, I believe you are still wrong. If your car requires electricity to operate, and these days they do, it IS possible to have it disable-able (is that a word?) Run the wireless controller mechanism to your car's electrical circuit (say, just past the alternator). Easily retrofitted to any car with a system like that (again, almost all). Sure, as you said, it would be trivial to defeat it, but then once a pig sees a car with no signal coming out, you are arrested.
> Everyone I know or have met are where they are because of what THEY do.
You must not know any rich kids. I've seen many a rich dimwit get a job because daddy has a lot of money & can buy him into it. BTW, I'm not blaming them for being rich, I'm blaming them for using it to keep themselves "better" or more elite than the average Joes.
> Anyone who claims, "things happen to me" or that they are victims of bad circumstance or good luck are lazy and refuse to accept the basic facts of life
Just because you have complete control of your life does not mean that others do as well. Some people do just have bad luck.
What you should want is cable access with a choice. I want Discovery channel and I want Comedy Central, but I don't want to pay for 100 other channels I don't want. C'est la vie...
> But if he were made of this supercooled Helium [...] wouldn't he have melted when he was soaked in the significantly warmer liquid Nitrogen
Yep. Not only that, but he would melt as soon as he was outside the freezer. I guess technically, he might sublimate, but the end result is the same - particalized terminator.
> my brain chemistry is not going to change. I'm sorry, but it's a fact of neuropsychology and biology.
No, it is not. You know these Biofeedback exercises, diet changes (especially), etc...? They change the chemicals & workings of your brain. That's the point. We have defined "normal," or at least guessed "normal," and are learning how to fit people into "normal." I'm not saying it is right, but that is how it is, currently.
> Don't bring yourself back to the masses. Push it- you were put there for a reason.
Yes, God meant for you to suffer, that's the way it is. You should revel in your pain. Please. I am placed "on the fringe," and telling someone else to become like me is a suicidal directive.
> Why don't you try some old fashioned parenting instead of looking for quick fixes?
OR, why don't you try actually thinking instead of looking for quick excuses to wrongly insult someone. Dumbass. If he was such a crappy parent he wouldn't even know anything was wrong.
> he sensation of a fresh branch striking a bare bottom always worked wonders
Strangely, you may be partially right. This therapy is just teaching you to use your brain in a certain way. Before, if you didn't want to get hit again, you tried harder to pay attention -- you trained your brain.
> surpasses the current knowledge of those that acctually practise the discused field of expertise.
Yes, they have to "practice" because they don't know enough about the game yet. People who do work with brains & emotions are the blind leading the blind, so to speak. Yes, many are very good at helping people work/talk through their problems -- they are called therapists. I've seen psychologists & psychiatrists and they haven't done anything I couldn't do now. Oh, you're depressed? Here's some Paxil, take this once a day. It doesn't work? Take more of it. Great answer. I got worse since starting, was (still am, really, but now I don't have drugs giving me the artificial "guts" to do it) ready to kill myself and these fuckers tell me to take more? Fuck you. I stopped taking it and I got better to the point I was before starting.
Fucking quacks. Not all of them, and I believe almost all of them have the best intentions, but they are still blind. Or at least have cataracts.
> Psychologists must cringe when the uninitiated speak of IQ testing.
Yes, when they hear adults talking about it, because it is only a valid test when performed on children. If an adult takes the same test, they will score artificially high. Whenever someone over 16 mentions their IQ, I tend to discredit them for bragging about how smart they are and not knowing they are uninformed about it. Also, no, I am sure the parent does not have a 180 IQ. More like 80, prolly.
> A beowulf cluster of [...] covered in Hot Grits running Linux!!!
I tried that once, but the grits kept clogging the fans and burning her out. Maybe I should not have overclocked her brain(s). Next step is watercooling.
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> George wants another shot to redeem it all?
More like he wants another shot at being a trillionaire.
> what are they hiding
Ummm, that panorama was made with a bunch of camera images. Could it be that there were incomplete spots? Amazing.
> the proof (that was posted on slashdot a week or so ago) they're doctoring the image
I must have missed that article. Can you be more specific?
> Oh, and a "wacky" neighbor...
Hilarity ensues!
> Dozens of small pyrotechnic devices had to be fired to release clamps
Wouldn't it be interesting if at some point we put a rover on some planet or moon that had a flammable atmosphere? It lands and the planet promptly turns into a ball of fire.
> ould hate the RIAA to get wind of this and come shut the whole thing down.
Well, shit. There goes that extra $1Bil they just got... They even retransmitted it over TV!
> Since the rover arrived with it's panels folded could it just fold and unfold them again to shake some of it off?
Good idea, but unfortunately (for this mission, not necessarily future ones) for the panels to fold out, a small explosive had to release a line & let gravity take it down. There is no mechanism for bringing them back up. Why would you, if there was no hope of relaunching it?
> no one has the right to speed.
Just as no one has the right to tell me not to speed. They think they have the right, but I can choose not to obey it.
> the item showed that the person attempting to pawn didn't legally own the item
Hey, that's a great way to spur capitalism. Ensure that no private party sells to another private party. Or gives gifts, because then if they tried to sell it again, they would be arrested! Then the police can show how much they have helped the area by removing more pesky rights.
I revel in anonimity.
> Electrics aren't electronics, silly.
Regardless, I believe you are still wrong. If your car requires electricity to operate, and these days they do, it IS possible to have it disable-able (is that a word?) Run the wireless controller mechanism to your car's electrical circuit (say, just past the alternator). Easily retrofitted to any car with a system like that (again, almost all). Sure, as you said, it would be trivial to defeat it, but then once a pig sees a car with no signal coming out, you are arrested.
> We should invest billions of dollars into wiping the poor off the face of the earth
Hmm, the average quality of life would skyrocket!
> Everyone I know or have met are where they are because of what THEY do.
You must not know any rich kids. I've seen many a rich dimwit get a job because daddy has a lot of money & can buy him into it. BTW, I'm not blaming them for being rich, I'm blaming them for using it to keep themselves "better" or more elite than the average Joes.
> Anyone who claims, "things happen to me" or that they are victims of bad circumstance or good luck are lazy and refuse to accept the basic facts of life
Just because you have complete control of your life does not mean that others do as well. Some people do just have bad luck.
> Wow, I wish I had cable TV now
What you should want is cable access with a choice. I want Discovery channel and I want Comedy Central, but I don't want to pay for 100 other channels I don't want. C'est la vie...
> But if he were made of this supercooled Helium [...] wouldn't he have melted when he was soaked in the significantly warmer liquid Nitrogen
Yep. Not only that, but he would melt as soon as he was outside the freezer. I guess technically, he might sublimate, but the end result is the same - particalized terminator.
> my brain chemistry is not going to change. I'm sorry, but it's a fact of neuropsychology and biology.
No, it is not. You know these Biofeedback exercises, diet changes (especially), etc...? They change the chemicals & workings of your brain. That's the point. We have defined "normal," or at least guessed "normal," and are learning how to fit people into "normal." I'm not saying it is right, but that is how it is, currently.
> Don't bring yourself back to the masses. Push it- you were put there for a reason.
Yes, God meant for you to suffer, that's the way it is. You should revel in your pain. Please. I am placed "on the fringe," and telling someone else to become like me is a suicidal directive.
> Why don't you try some old fashioned parenting instead of looking for quick fixes?
OR, why don't you try actually thinking instead of looking for quick excuses to wrongly insult someone. Dumbass. If he was such a crappy parent he wouldn't even know anything was wrong.
> he sensation of a fresh branch striking a bare bottom always worked wonders
Strangely, you may be partially right. This therapy is just teaching you to use your brain in a certain way. Before, if you didn't want to get hit again, you tried harder to pay attention -- you trained your brain.
> Could it possibly be that the people answering are suffering from the very affliction
Or maybe the fact that the subject is fairly new, expensive, and exceptionally rare could have something to do with it.
> most of the tyme
> a waste of tyme!
Dictionary: use it. It says something about you when you consistently misspell a common freaking word.
> surpasses the current knowledge of those that acctually practise the discused field of expertise.
Yes, they have to "practice" because they don't know enough about the game yet. People who do work with brains & emotions are the blind leading the blind, so to speak. Yes, many are very good at helping people work/talk through their problems -- they are called therapists. I've seen psychologists & psychiatrists and they haven't done anything I couldn't do now. Oh, you're depressed? Here's some Paxil, take this once a day. It doesn't work? Take more of it. Great answer. I got worse since starting, was (still am, really, but now I don't have drugs giving me the artificial "guts" to do it) ready to kill myself and these fuckers tell me to take more? Fuck you. I stopped taking it and I got better to the point I was before starting.
Fucking quacks. Not all of them, and I believe almost all of them have the best intentions, but they are still blind. Or at least have cataracts.
> Psychologists must cringe when the uninitiated speak of IQ testing.
Yes, when they hear adults talking about it, because it is only a valid test when performed on children. If an adult takes the same test, they will score artificially high. Whenever someone over 16 mentions their IQ, I tend to discredit them for bragging about how smart they are and not knowing they are uninformed about it. Also, no, I am sure the parent does not have a 180 IQ. More like 80, prolly.
> humans are already watercooled!
:)
D'oh, of course you are right
> I guess liquid nitrogen would work
That would give a whole new level of meaning to the phrase "Brain freeze."
> 6 seconds
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> A beowulf cluster of [...] covered in Hot Grits running Linux!!!
I tried that once, but the grits kept clogging the fans and burning her out. Maybe I should not have overclocked her brain(s). Next step is watercooling.