Why would it stop working now? There are always going to be new generations inspired and transfixed by origin stories, and there will always be story tellers that are more than willing to get paid to do their thing.
And dating is not expensive. Hiring prostitutes is expensive. Looking for people who meet pre existiing expectations is expensive. But dating is just going out and having fun. Not Expensvie.
I beg to differ. An average date in San Diego (where I live) costs around $50. If it take 3 dates to get laid (best case scenario!), that's $150; not too mention that you had to spend 3 awkward evenings getting to know someone that is probably offended by most of the shit running through your head. You can get a prostitute in TJ for $60. I'm not advocating whores (although I don't judge whore mongers), but I'm just saying that if we are talking about bang for your buck (literally), whores are cheaper. And yes, I've had this conversation with friends before and we all came to the same conclusion eventually.
The only reason the costs of the plant meltdowns are so high is because the media has made us so paranoid about radiation and the levels considered unsafe are extremely low. I would be perfectly comfortable living 5 KM from that plant, right now. Did you know that smoking a single cigarette provides more than the equivalent radiation of the maximum exposure level allowed for a nuclear worker in 8 hours (100mSv). One cigarette. And that's not counting the stuff that is considered really bad healthwise in cigs. Your post is exactly what I'm talking about though. You regurgitate the fear mongering with a dash of statistics and seemingly scientific insight to make it seem legit. Unfortunately the basis is way over hyped radiation claims.
Nuclear power, sans overbearing regulations, is the only way forward right now without making us far less efficient. Less efficiency means less food for millions of hand to mouth people in shittier places of the world. Advocating "green" energy, organic produce, local farming etc. is advocating less efficient ways of living. By pushing for less efficiency, you are also advocating starvation for billions of people. It's like a holocaust through obscurity.
The answer is obviously no. It is not even close to as cost effective as a nuclear plant. But our energy generation has been increasingly controlled by politics not logic the last 40+ years. We are are the point where cost effectiveness has no bearing. Nowadays its about what makes people feel good and what is flashing across CNN's ticker this week.
If the cost of our society goes up because we are basing major economic decisions on off the cuff emotions it doesn't matter because things are too complex for the average voter to understand the implications. In the big picture, it means less resources for the rest of the world (aka more Americans in poverty, and more starving children in Africa). Right?
The company was SEM/SEO then they moved to social optimization and scraping. It was a black art, like the SEO stuff, and totally dependent on the provider (in this case facebook and twitter) to not change anything. It's the same basic the problem with SEO and Google; if facebook's (or Google's) API coughs the social media scrapers (or SEM/SEO people) get pneumonia. If Facebook wants to stop it, they can do so fairly easily.
Unfortunately for privacy, a huge part of FB's business model (like Google) is selling that data to the scrapers and the scrapers' clients.
If facebook/twitter are your "primary communication tools" you probably don't have anything important to communicate. Wait, I think I'm onto something...
Likely, its junk science on both sides. Some people go to the doctor a lot, others don''t. It not necessarily because they are obese or smoke (there might be a correlation in there somewhere, but it is irrelevant). If you are rich and like to go to the doctor a lot and can pay for it, have a blast. But if you are poor, you can't expect the system (i.e. the rest of us) to pay for ongoing expensive care. We provide too much care for people who generally take advantage of the system, and its often an enabler for drug addicts and other malcontents.
I think this stuff is only going to get worse with a bigger, more expensive health care system. Malpractice lawyers argue that high end health care is a right for Americans, and they add another 50% to the cost of health care for everyone (poor and rich!). They are scum, and the world is not fair. If we want to fix healthcare, we need to set a cap on malpractice lawsuits.
A couple female colleagues of mine (both working professionals) let their sons (both are 12 years old) play COD black ops as much as they want, don't impose a bed time, and let them watch R rated movies with violence (but not sex!). The kid whose parents are still together and have tight family ties to grand parents etc. is a nice, polite boy and he gets good grades. The other kid (single mom, self proclaimed "black sheep" in her family) is literally a gang-banger in the making and is currently repeating the 5th grade.
Yeah, its a case study. But I think having loving parent(s) and extended family that spend time with junior plays a much larger role than what media the kids have access too. If your mom leaves you home alone to play black ops while she's out hooking up with random guys she works with, I think you are more likely to take the things you see in video games literally, as you have little perspective on what is truly important in life.
Pandora certainly plays a part in this. Also, many people I know (myself included) now have massive music collections, that were built up since the napster era. We don't download nearly as much as we used to because we already have everything. And if we are stupid enough to lose our music, its far easier to copy a friend's collection than to re-download everything.
I am so not a lawyer but I wonder, why aren't lawyers who claim this type of thing disbarred?
It seems to me that this kind of claim is an obvious abuse and undermines faith in our legal system. The lawyers are aware that what they are asking for is retarded and a waste of everyone's time. I just don't understand why they shouldn't be held accountable.
So I'm now at your beck and call? Someone who has such a strong, unsubstantiated, opinion that you are unwilling to even look at evidence to the contrary. Sorry dude, I don't have time for that. I will distill it down to one sentence for you though.
Recycling is a sham, supported by people like yourself who are either too lazy or too righteous, to open your eyes to the truth.
I'm not going to waste anymore of my life trying to explain something that you are unwilling to comprehend. However I will share my thoughts on why people can no longer think critically.
We live in a time where politics plays a fundamental role in how Westerners form their identities. The political right is controlled by organized religion. The political left has become a religion in its own. Neither side is willing to reason anymore. The vast majority of people ascribe to one or the other, even if they claim to not be political and/or don't vote. These people can't be reasoned with on some issues, and are not willing to accept counter arguments because it is a direct threat to their own paradigm. Losing your sense of identity is a scary thing.
The 29 minute video does contain some statistics (for instance, NYC spent $33 million a year on it's recycling program). But I doubt you watched it since your first reply came 17 minutes after I posted the link.
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Why would it stop working now? There are always going to be new generations inspired and transfixed by origin stories, and there will always be story tellers that are more than willing to get paid to do their thing.
I went to the gun store and told them I wanted to buy some ammo so I could kill all their employees. They sold me blanks, I'm totally going to sue.
-Iran
For me its usually;
- too lazy to learn another language or...
- not enough time to learn another language
And dating is not expensive. Hiring prostitutes is expensive. Looking for people who meet pre existiing expectations is expensive. But dating is just going out and having fun. Not Expensvie.
I beg to differ. An average date in San Diego (where I live) costs around $50. If it take 3 dates to get laid (best case scenario!), that's $150; not too mention that you had to spend 3 awkward evenings getting to know someone that is probably offended by most of the shit running through your head. You can get a prostitute in TJ for $60. I'm not advocating whores (although I don't judge whore mongers), but I'm just saying that if we are talking about bang for your buck (literally), whores are cheaper. And yes, I've had this conversation with friends before and we all came to the same conclusion eventually.
The only reason the costs of the plant meltdowns are so high is because the media has made us so paranoid about radiation and the levels considered unsafe are extremely low. I would be perfectly comfortable living 5 KM from that plant, right now. Did you know that smoking a single cigarette provides more than the equivalent radiation of the maximum exposure level allowed for a nuclear worker in 8 hours (100mSv). One cigarette. And that's not counting the stuff that is considered really bad healthwise in cigs. Your post is exactly what I'm talking about though. You regurgitate the fear mongering with a dash of statistics and seemingly scientific insight to make it seem legit. Unfortunately the basis is way over hyped radiation claims.
Nuclear power, sans overbearing regulations, is the only way forward right now without making us far less efficient. Less efficiency means less food for millions of hand to mouth people in shittier places of the world. Advocating "green" energy, organic produce, local farming etc. is advocating less efficient ways of living. By pushing for less efficiency, you are also advocating starvation for billions of people. It's like a holocaust through obscurity.
The answer is obviously no. It is not even close to as cost effective as a nuclear plant. But our energy generation has been increasingly controlled by politics not logic the last 40+ years. We are are the point where cost effectiveness has no bearing. Nowadays its about what makes people feel good and what is flashing across CNN's ticker this week.
If the cost of our society goes up because we are basing major economic decisions on off the cuff emotions it doesn't matter because things are too complex for the average voter to understand the implications. In the big picture, it means less resources for the rest of the world (aka more Americans in poverty, and more starving children in Africa). Right?
The company was SEM/SEO then they moved to social optimization and scraping. It was a black art, like the SEO stuff, and totally dependent on the provider (in this case facebook and twitter) to not change anything. It's the same basic the problem with SEO and Google; if facebook's (or Google's) API coughs the social media scrapers (or SEM/SEO people) get pneumonia. If Facebook wants to stop it, they can do so fairly easily.
Unfortunately for privacy, a huge part of FB's business model (like Google) is selling that data to the scrapers and the scrapers' clients.
If facebook/twitter are your "primary communication tools" you probably don't have anything important to communicate. Wait, I think I'm onto something...
Hopeful but I fear its a naive wish. There are too many lawyers nowadays and IP law is too big of business now for any reasonable change.
Likely, its junk science on both sides. Some people go to the doctor a lot, others don''t. It not necessarily because they are obese or smoke (there might be a correlation in there somewhere, but it is irrelevant). If you are rich and like to go to the doctor a lot and can pay for it, have a blast. But if you are poor, you can't expect the system (i.e. the rest of us) to pay for ongoing expensive care. We provide too much care for people who generally take advantage of the system, and its often an enabler for drug addicts and other malcontents.
I think this stuff is only going to get worse with a bigger, more expensive health care system. Malpractice lawyers argue that high end health care is a right for Americans, and they add another 50% to the cost of health care for everyone (poor and rich!). They are scum, and the world is not fair. If we want to fix healthcare, we need to set a cap on malpractice lawsuits.
A couple female colleagues of mine (both working professionals) let their sons (both are 12 years old) play COD black ops as much as they want, don't impose a bed time, and let them watch R rated movies with violence (but not sex!). The kid whose parents are still together and have tight family ties to grand parents etc. is a nice, polite boy and he gets good grades. The other kid (single mom, self proclaimed "black sheep" in her family) is literally a gang-banger in the making and is currently repeating the 5th grade.
Yeah, its a case study. But I think having loving parent(s) and extended family that spend time with junior plays a much larger role than what media the kids have access too. If your mom leaves you home alone to play black ops while she's out hooking up with random guys she works with, I think you are more likely to take the things you see in video games literally, as you have little perspective on what is truly important in life.
Here are the actual photos: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/
Thanks for the heads up! I signed up this morning and my friends are giving me flak for it now. Your post is reassuring...
deserves 1000 virgins in the afterlife, right?
Easy. Cut pension plans for public servants. Make them use 401k like the rest of us. California's pension system is driving the state bankrupt...
"These maps, available to the public for free online, are a timely example of how user-enabled systems are revolutionizing the way we solve problems."
It seems to me that this could only lead to hysteria, potentially creating a problem where there was none before.
Pandora certainly plays a part in this. Also, many people I know (myself included) now have massive music collections, that were built up since the napster era. We don't download nearly as much as we used to because we already have everything. And if we are stupid enough to lose our music, its far easier to copy a friend's collection than to re-download everything.
My $.02
I am so not a lawyer but I wonder, why aren't lawyers who claim this type of thing disbarred?
It seems to me that this kind of claim is an obvious abuse and undermines faith in our legal system. The lawyers are aware that what they are asking for is retarded and a waste of everyone's time. I just don't understand why they shouldn't be held accountable.
He won't do more than 5 unless he shanks someone.
Biology is not my area of expertise, but I have to wonder why we haven't managed to "create life" yet (or have we?).
I create life every morning. Unfortunately it usually goes swirling down the shower drain.
Yeah sure, whatever helps you get out of bed in the morning.
Haha. Thanks for reminding me how much those places suck.
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So I'm now at your beck and call? Someone who has such a strong, unsubstantiated, opinion that you are unwilling to even look at evidence to the contrary. Sorry dude, I don't have time for that. I will distill it down to one sentence for you though.
Recycling is a sham, supported by people like yourself who are either too lazy or too righteous, to open your eyes to the truth.
I'm not going to waste anymore of my life trying to explain something that you are unwilling to comprehend. However I will share my thoughts on why people can no longer think critically.
We live in a time where politics plays a fundamental role in how Westerners form their identities. The political right is controlled by organized religion. The political left has become a religion in its own. Neither side is willing to reason anymore. The vast majority of people ascribe to one or the other, even if they claim to not be political and/or don't vote. These people can't be reasoned with on some issues, and are not willing to accept counter arguments because it is a direct threat to their own paradigm. Losing your sense of identity is a scary thing.
The 29 minute video does contain some statistics (for instance, NYC spent $33 million a year on it's recycling program). But I doubt you watched it since your first reply came 17 minutes after I posted the link.
Yay. A response with critical thinking. I was getting pretty disappointed in /. until your post.