Liberated is such an open word, I would say more like removed the oppressive dictator so that relations between our two countries will be less strained. This would, hopefully, open up trade and give the West a foothold in the Middle East. All in the hopes of moving more Middle Eastern states to more western points of view(ie. democracy, capitolism, stop attacking America, etc). While not necesarily colonization, our motives were not completely alturistic, IMO.
Just a little reality check, but fanaticism is prevalent in nearly every major sports town. KC isn't any different than Denver or Milwackey or Green Bay or Jacksonville.
Yeah that is the typical american response. We get to pick on you, but when you talk back we bitch slap your ass back to the stone age. That is an unfortunate thing about the USA. I wish it were different, but I doubt it will ever change until the USA is no longer #1 on the power scale.
Although, I think a lot of countries that are used to getting their way(ie. getting cheap foreign labor and such) would react similarly when told by a perceived lesser country to cut it out. This includes the noble French and Germans. Everyone wants their cake and to eat it too.
Another thing people like with the cubes is the size. Most people like being able to stash the little cubes anywhere without much effort. And surprizingly enough lots of people love bass. To understand that all you need to do is listen to many "good" car stereo systems. All that involves is putting as much bass in as possible, and the same goes for many home users.
As for comparisons, you don't need to spend as much as a Bose system costs for better sound reproduction. But you do tend to get larger speakers, so it goes without saying that they would sound better than a tiny Bose cube. The more variety you have in the size of your cones, the more acurate the sound reproduction in your speaker.
This is closer to what I was proposing than actually starting acts of war. It isn't really might makes right, it is defending that which you depend on. And if talking doesn't work, then sometimes force is the last usable means.
I was not advocating just simply going rampaging through your coastal waters and sinking any foriegn ship. Really I meant that if they don't play by your rules, ask them to leave, if they don't then make them leave. Unless they are an occupying force, foriegn ships are there by the local governments permission only.
As for international waters, I wonder if we shouldn't use the UN or some other body to regulate fishing and other exploitive industries more in those waters. I mean, who governs international water now and how are those rules inforced?
In reference to (a)... By that logic then the only reason why cancer is a problem in humans is because we are living longer than "normal". I guess that makes sense though, since we didn't always live well into our 70's. So then the solution for humans is either selective breeding programs or genetic manipulation? or maybe we creat a lifespan law. Anyone who lives to see the age of say...65 has 5 years to live before they are "put to sleep" as they say in the animal welfare biz. Those are some scary ideas, but are the only ones that I can think of, maybe I am being short sighted.
So then we have stopped evolving resistances to cancer. Since we have already passed our genes on by the time cancer sets in most cases, there is no way to naturally select for cancer resistant genes. It is the same problem for many other problems that set in late in life. Because the genes that cause the problems have been passed on to the next generation the genes are not selectively removed from the population.
Fortunately with our increased understanding of human genetics we could step over this problem, by looking at a persons genes early and determining the likelyhood that their child would receive these undesirable genes. I know that sounds pretty ominous, cause it is. But, maybe with enough foresight we can make it possible without all the problems that can come with it.
yeah but no one cares about that state anyway. They might as well just make it the sixth burro of New York.
I mean, they can't even pump their own gasoline in New Jersey. Yet somehow it costs less to fill up there than in Philadelphia. Can someone please explain that one?
I have a radical solution to that whole sitting outside your water boundries problem. Tell the fishers off your waters to leave or you will destroy their boat. If they do not leave, destroy the boat or atleast severely damage it. The next boat that comes and tries the same shit will get the same consequences until they learn to play by your rules.
This may seem a bit over reactive, but obviously the consequences of doing nothing can be seen in the loss of fishing in the area. Until these industries learn how to effectively use what they have, someone else(ie. the governments) must tell them how.
Also, the above may seem like an act of aggression, but really it is more like self defense. The foreign ships are stealing your own natural resources from your people. When you ask them to stop, they refused. Nest course of action is to make them stop.
I think that points to the conclusion that Humans are social and selfish in nature. We need a social environment or we all kinda go crazy, yet individually we are extremely selfish looking only at what is good for ourselves and not anyone else.
Personally I don't think it is necesarily technology that has amplified this, but the increased number of people. We are much more crowded today than in years past, and in many areas it isn't going to get any better. People need space from each other, but more and more we can't find it. This helps lead to the whole increase in assholes around the world.
I never said they were good choices for said attack roles. I just said that they could be used for said roles. Of course helicopters are hard to fly, even the big ones that hold people. You don't need to have experience piloting one to understand that. The physics behind the way a helicopter flies air very unstable. But it could still be used for any of the possibilities I imagined.
Biological or chemical agents don't need to be large. Some infact need very little(a teaspoon or sugar cube) to be very deadly. A system of several of these helicpoters could be used in large crowded areas to inflict high amounts of damage.
Also, you could use them as kamakazi type drones. Only a small amount of explosive would be needed for them to drive into a crowd or attack a single individual(assasination) and inflict damage. Of course they would need to be pretty quiet for that.
That was kinda my point. Part of the innovation in each product is that they borrowed certain ideas form each other, but incorporated them(along with new ideas) in their own unique way.
yes and Steve blo-Jobs got his inspiration from Xerox. Most/. readers should all know this story already. Mac is not as innovative with respect to the GUI as they claim. And saying Winblows is a cheap knock-off is like the pot calling the kettle black.
Maybe Mars just had a smaller core, which could not sustain its molten qualities for a very long period. It seems to me Mars' core may not have formed with as much heavy elements(like iron), instead they were more evenly distibuted throughout the planet. Maybe that's what caused Mars to lose its magnetosphere.
or maybe A crimson caped guy in a shiney metal cap came along and stopped the core to kill off all the prejudice inhabitants.
What you mean these articles are hear for me to read? I thought this was like the playboy magazine; the articles are filler, the real meat is in the pictures.
I always thought that Mars lacked the gravity to hold a sufficient amount of greenhouse gases. I mean doesn't it have like 1/3 the gravity of earth, which means it wouldn't be able to hold the same amount of atmosphere. Additionally, it is farther from the sun, so it gets less light. That would mean it would need more greenhouse gases than earth does. Added together it means that Mars can't be terraformed like in the movies.
Maybe I am missing something, but thats how I figure it. I am certainly no expert in the field, so anyone no better?
Well in June the earth's northern hemisphere is facing the sun, so norhtern plants are more productive. In December the Southern hemisphere is facing the sun, and so plants in the south are more productive. Meanwhile between the tropics light levels do not differ significantly throughout the year, so there is not much fluctuation in plant productivity.
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I think they are bad at hiding it cause not everyone in the Administration seems like they are on board.
Liberated is such an open word, I would say more like removed the oppressive dictator so that relations between our two countries will be less strained. This would, hopefully, open up trade and give the West a foothold in the Middle East. All in the hopes of moving more Middle Eastern states to more western points of view(ie. democracy, capitolism, stop attacking America, etc). While not necesarily colonization, our motives were not completely alturistic, IMO.
"Someone explain to me how this isn't colonization?"
Cause GWBush says it ain't.
Just a little reality check, but fanaticism is prevalent in nearly every major sports town. KC isn't any different than Denver or Milwackey or Green Bay or Jacksonville.
Yeah that is the typical american response. We get to pick on you, but when you talk back we bitch slap your ass back to the stone age. That is an unfortunate thing about the USA. I wish it were different, but I doubt it will ever change until the USA is no longer #1 on the power scale.
Although, I think a lot of countries that are used to getting their way(ie. getting cheap foreign labor and such) would react similarly when told by a perceived lesser country to cut it out. This includes the noble French and Germans. Everyone wants their cake and to eat it too.
Another thing people like with the cubes is the size. Most people like being able to stash the little cubes anywhere without much effort. And surprizingly enough lots of people love bass. To understand that all you need to do is listen to many "good" car stereo systems. All that involves is putting as much bass in as possible, and the same goes for many home users.
As for comparisons, you don't need to spend as much as a Bose system costs for better sound reproduction. But you do tend to get larger speakers, so it goes without saying that they would sound better than a tiny Bose cube. The more variety you have in the size of your cones, the more acurate the sound reproduction in your speaker.
Headphones though are beyond my understanding.
This is closer to what I was proposing than actually starting acts of war. It isn't really might makes right, it is defending that which you depend on. And if talking doesn't work, then sometimes force is the last usable means.
I was not advocating just simply going rampaging through your coastal waters and sinking any foriegn ship. Really I meant that if they don't play by your rules, ask them to leave, if they don't then make them leave. Unless they are an occupying force, foriegn ships are there by the local governments permission only.
As for international waters, I wonder if we shouldn't use the UN or some other body to regulate fishing and other exploitive industries more in those waters. I mean, who governs international water now and how are those rules inforced?
In reference to (a)...
By that logic then the only reason why cancer is a problem in humans is because we are living longer than "normal". I guess that makes sense though, since we didn't always live well into our 70's.
So then the solution for humans is either selective breeding programs or genetic manipulation? or maybe we creat a lifespan law. Anyone who lives to see the age of say...65 has 5 years to live before they are "put to sleep" as they say in the animal welfare biz.
Those are some scary ideas, but are the only ones that I can think of, maybe I am being short sighted.
So then we have stopped evolving resistances to cancer. Since we have already passed our genes on by the time cancer sets in most cases, there is no way to naturally select for cancer resistant genes. It is the same problem for many other problems that set in late in life. Because the genes that cause the problems have been passed on to the next generation the genes are not selectively removed from the population.
Fortunately with our increased understanding of human genetics we could step over this problem, by looking at a persons genes early and determining the likelyhood that their child would receive these undesirable genes. I know that sounds pretty ominous, cause it is. But, maybe with enough foresight we can make it possible without all the problems that can come with it.
yeah but no one cares about that state anyway. They might as well just make it the sixth burro of New York.
I mean, they can't even pump their own gasoline in New Jersey. Yet somehow it costs less to fill up there than in Philadelphia. Can someone please explain that one?
I have a radical solution to that whole sitting outside your water boundries problem.
Tell the fishers off your waters to leave or you will destroy their boat. If they do not leave, destroy the boat or atleast severely damage it. The next boat that comes and tries the same shit will get the same consequences until they learn to play by your rules.
This may seem a bit over reactive, but obviously the consequences of doing nothing can be seen in the loss of fishing in the area. Until these industries learn how to effectively use what they have, someone else(ie. the governments) must tell them how.
Also, the above may seem like an act of aggression, but really it is more like self defense. The foreign ships are stealing your own natural resources from your people. When you ask them to stop, they refused. Nest course of action is to make them stop.
I think that points to the conclusion that Humans are social and selfish in nature. We need a social environment or we all kinda go crazy, yet individually we are extremely selfish looking only at what is good for ourselves and not anyone else.
Personally I don't think it is necesarily technology that has amplified this, but the increased number of people. We are much more crowded today than in years past, and in many areas it isn't going to get any better. People need space from each other, but more and more we can't find it. This helps lead to the whole increase in assholes around the world.
Studies have shown, for example, that New York's art museums contribute far more to New York's economy than all its sports teams combined.>
That just means they aren't charging enough for Yankees games.
Thats ok, it would be a nice change to just reading /. all day.
I never said they were good choices for said attack roles. I just said that they could be used for said roles. Of course helicopters are hard to fly, even the big ones that hold people. You don't need to have experience piloting one to understand that. The physics behind the way a helicopter flies air very unstable. But it could still be used for any of the possibilities I imagined.
Biological or chemical agents don't need to be large. Some infact need very little(a teaspoon or sugar cube) to be very deadly. A system of several of these helicpoters could be used in large crowded areas to inflict high amounts of damage.
Also, you could use them as kamakazi type drones. Only a small amount of explosive would be needed for them to drive into a crowd or attack a single individual(assasination) and inflict damage. Of course they would need to be pretty quiet for that.
He may be rich, but that doesn't mean he isn't greedy.
That was kinda my point. Part of the innovation in each product is that they borrowed certain ideas form each other, but incorporated them(along with new ideas) in their own unique way.
yes and Steve blo-Jobs got his inspiration from Xerox. Most /. readers should all know this story already. Mac is not as innovative with respect to the GUI as they claim. And saying Winblows is a cheap knock-off is like the pot calling the kettle black.
Ah, I forgot about that magnetosphere thing.
Maybe Mars just had a smaller core, which could not sustain its molten qualities for a very long period. It seems to me Mars' core may not have formed with as much heavy elements(like iron), instead they were more evenly distibuted throughout the planet. Maybe that's what caused Mars to lose its magnetosphere.
or maybe A crimson caped guy in a shiney metal cap came along and stopped the core to kill off all the prejudice inhabitants.
I sure am a product of the american education system. I couldn't even see that I wrote 'hear' instead of the correct form 'here'. Sorry about that.
What you mean these articles are hear for me to read? I thought this was like the playboy magazine; the articles are filler, the real meat is in the pictures.
I think both posters were refering to the last two pics in the article. They show seasonal differences of the globes productivity.
I always thought that Mars lacked the gravity to hold a sufficient amount of greenhouse gases. I mean doesn't it have like 1/3 the gravity of earth, which means it wouldn't be able to hold the same amount of atmosphere. Additionally, it is farther from the sun, so it gets less light. That would mean it would need more greenhouse gases than earth does. Added together it means that Mars can't be terraformed like in the movies.
Maybe I am missing something, but thats how I figure it. I am certainly no expert in the field, so anyone no better?
Well in June the earth's northern hemisphere is facing the sun, so norhtern plants are more productive. In December the Southern hemisphere is facing the sun, and so plants in the south are more productive. Meanwhile between the tropics light levels do not differ significantly throughout the year, so there is not much fluctuation in plant productivity.
atleast thats how I read the pictures.