If you plot almost any human metric on a graph you will get a bell curve type distribution where there is always a small percentage that is the superlative of that particular metric.
True, but even people on the top of the scale get better with practice. If they have to have a day job, that is time they don't practice at becoming better (musicians, in this case). So you'd expect the level of competence at the 95'th percentile to drop.
I buy indie e-books from authors I like, and I hope they'll be able to continue to write full time. But if not enough people think it is worth the cost, then it isn't. That's life.
Not exactly. The stamps mean that somebody verified that the food is kosher. When we're talking about food that comes from a factory with thirty different ingredients, it is a bit hard to check it yourself. More natural foods don't require such a certification.
But yes - hair splitting is a fine art in Judaism. We have a whole encyclopedia of arguments (the Talmud), and often the hairs are split into multiple parts, lengthwise.
I think food doesn't count, in general, unless it as at least "an olive's worth". However, things that impart taste count when they are enough to impart taste. In this case, the pig cells clearly impart taste.
However, the question of eating an amount so small as to be invisible wouldn't have happened. Or at least, would have been considered ridiculous. Just because a pig drowned in the Jordan river wouldn't make the water forbidden.
Any lawyer would be laughed out of the beit din (= Rabbinical court). Jewish religious law is based to a large extend on precedent, and calling some things "kosher" and others "not kosher" has ample precedent.
In general, things that are so small they're invisible to the naked eye tend to be Halachically irrelevant. So the fact that a few stem cells from a pig were involved might not render it pork. I can see it being judged Kosher.
Historically, communist regimes had no problem with using forced labor.
Labor camp, or any other similar phrases, are just another term for slavery. Slavery, forcing a person to work. Labor camp, forcing a person to work. Labor camp=slavery.
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If you're a real communist you wouldn't be advocating for such shit.
However, in an American revolution, the "occupying force" is local. They have no country to go *back* to. There is no cost too high to defeat the insurgency.
1. An insurgency can force concessions, as long as the rulers can afford to make them. 2. An insurgency can result in splitting the country.
People who call the constitution "living document" typically seem to be trying to kill it. It is a living document, but it is supposed to be amended through due process.
You do realize that anyone who works in the Defense Industry, military, or other US Government contracting positions could lose their job over clicking that, right?
Actually, they probably didn't. This is not a well known fact, and considering all of the US's enemies already have that information, it is not obvious to people who don't have a clearance that looking at it would be a problem.
Seriously, this is Israel, the penultimate security state.
The IDF is staffed with conscripts. Almost everybody is between the ages of 18 and 22. Almost all officers are in their early twenties. It is not the most competently run organization in the world, to say the least.
Only if admissible in court. When the interrogation is for a military objective (for example, Osama bin Laden's location), I don't think anybody is overly concerned about eventual trial. It is more important to win the war.
Torture, by itself, only makes the victims say whatever they think the torturer wants them to say.
However, if the interrogator already has some information, s/he can teach the victim that lying causes pain in a way that saying the truth doesn't. If victims don't know the exact extent of the interrogator's knowledge, they'll be afraid to lie.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
I think the fifth amendment applies to criminal cases, not to military intelligence gathering.
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If you plot almost any human metric on a graph you will get a bell curve type distribution where there is always a small percentage that is the superlative of that particular metric.
True, but even people on the top of the scale get better with practice. If they have to have a day job, that is time they don't practice at becoming better (musicians, in this case). So you'd expect the level of competence at the 95'th percentile to drop.
I buy indie e-books from authors I like, and I hope they'll be able to continue to write full time. But if not enough people think it is worth the cost, then it isn't. That's life.
Click here for a refutation of her argument.
Not exactly. The stamps mean that somebody verified that the food is kosher. When we're talking about food that comes from a factory with thirty different ingredients, it is a bit hard to check it yourself. More natural foods don't require such a certification.
But yes - hair splitting is a fine art in Judaism. We have a whole encyclopedia of arguments (the Talmud), and often the hairs are split into multiple parts, lengthwise.
I think food doesn't count, in general, unless it as at least "an olive's worth". However, things that impart taste count when they are enough to impart taste. In this case, the pig cells clearly impart taste.
However, the question of eating an amount so small as to be invisible wouldn't have happened. Or at least, would have been considered ridiculous. Just because a pig drowned in the Jordan river wouldn't make the water forbidden.
Any lawyer would be laughed out of the beit din (= Rabbinical court). Jewish religious law is based to a large extend on precedent, and calling some things "kosher" and others "not kosher" has ample precedent.
In general, things that are so small they're invisible to the naked eye tend to be Halachically irrelevant. So the fact that a few stem cells from a pig were involved might not render it pork. I can see it being judged Kosher.
Of course, IANAR.
Yes. I think this falls under the "No True Scotsman", but I see how you could disagree.
You might not think it is worth doing things like https://www.facebook.com/, http://slashdot.org/, or http://www.amazon.com/ (to pick three well known examples of web applications). But some of us care about usefulness and/or getting paid.
Historically, communist regimes had no problem with using forced labor.
Labor camp, or any other similar phrases, are just another term for slavery.
Slavery, forcing a person to work. Labor camp, forcing a person to work. Labor camp=slavery.
...snip...
If you're a real communist you wouldn't be advocating for such shit.
However, in an American revolution, the "occupying force" is local. They have no country to go *back* to. There is no cost too high to defeat the insurgency.
1. An insurgency can force concessions, as long as the rulers can afford to make them.
2. An insurgency can result in splitting the country.
Definitely. We lost a lot of the skills, and recreating them would require:
1. Time to learn
2. Space to work in
3d printers are usable with a lot less skills. Today they can only do plastic, and at a high cost per unit. But that technology will improve.
People who call the constitution "living document" typically seem to be trying to kill it. It is a living document, but it is supposed to be amended through due process.
Also, they charge ~$3k for an all you can study semester. So if you're filling the checkbox you can finish faster.
I got my M.Ed in 3 semester.
You do realize that anyone who works in the Defense Industry, military, or other US Government contracting positions could lose their job over clicking that, right?
Actually, they probably didn't. This is not a well known fact, and considering all of the US's enemies already have that information, it is not obvious to people who don't have a clearance that looking at it would be a problem.
Seriously, this is Israel, the penultimate security state.
The IDF is staffed with conscripts. Almost everybody is between the ages of 18 and 22. Almost all officers are in their early twenties. It is not the most competently run organization in the world, to say the least.
Smart criminals would be able to hack this system. However, most serious crimes are committed by people too stupid to find safer ways of making money.
Using google to find information is a lot of what they need to learn.
Tablets can run programming languages, drawing programs, word processing, etc. Why can't they create content on it?
Not if you belong to an organization that doesn't follow the Geneva Convention itself.
Can you give me a case where an interrogation would be required?
http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/interr.pdf
Only if admissible in court. When the interrogation is for a military objective (for example, Osama bin Laden's location), I don't think anybody is overly concerned about eventual trial. It is more important to win the war.
Torture, by itself, only makes the victims say whatever they think the torturer wants them to say.
However, if the interrogator already has some information, s/he can teach the victim that lying causes pain in a way that saying the truth doesn't. If victims don't know the exact extent of the interrogator's knowledge, they'll be afraid to lie.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
I think the fifth amendment applies to criminal cases, not to military intelligence gathering.
I think they're looking for nicer ways to achieve the same effect. They aren't trying to cause pain, they're trying to get information.
Torture is a well known technique, shown to be effective many times in history. They're trying to find other ways to interrogate people.