It's all related to metabolism. The slower your metabolism, the faster your perception of time. Consider a fruit fly or equally small creature. They have lightning quick metabolisms. They also experience their entire lifespan in the course of a day or so. Their quick metabolism equates to a slow perception of time. That single day seems like forever to them, an entire lifetime.
So as we age and our metabolisms slow, our perception of time is skewed and appears to speed up.
Should we continue legislation that bars all these specific acts, or should we simply have a law that says, "people doing things that obstruct their driving ability will be ticketed".
This is an obligatory warning not to read the nonsense of this subthread contained below. You've been warned.
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Thus, in response to the topic at hand, I got my A+ like 12 or 13 years ago. Like so many other things from my late teens, I have long forgotten it. I recently called CompTia to ask if they can send me a new card or something. I was surprised to find I was still in their computer.
Have I made use of the things I "learned" on the A+? Hardly, it was mostly irrelevant knowledge even back in 1997. Sure I had need to resolved IRQ conflicts on my own, but I can't honestly say that any of the subject matter has proven to have practical application.
You say, "the terrorists won" when things like this happen. But to me, it sounds like most of you are on the same side as them. So quick to bash the security agencies, when you all should be having a little more concern over your own thoughts. This was obviously a lack of common sense on the poster's part. You don't honestly believe that a bomb threat that sounds legitimate would be simply ignored, do you? If you think bomb threats should be ignored, then you're on the wrong side.
We live in different times now, get used to it. Your days of making jokes at the taxpayer's expense are over, and the sooner you all get the message the better. I'm not keen on the public paying for this kind of crap when that money could instead be used towards education... something most of you apparently need.
Is that what the Constitution is for? The framework for deciding who is responsible and who is not has been written, and it's simply a matter of interpretation to decide which is which.
The key is to define one's liberty, and take action against those who restrict the daily freedom of Americans in the name of dissent. A simple negative opinion on a blog should be left as is, while someone who decides that burning down a ski lodge in the name of animal rights should be targeted.
Our nation was founded on the concept of dissent, and it is a very important aspect of maintaining a free and civilized society.
However, there ARE people out there who practice irresponsible dissent, and their sole purpose is to disrupt the lives of everyone in order to make a point which most find irrational. I am all for these people getting shut down, so long as those who are responsible and do not infringe on the liberty of others are left in peace.
There is plenty of truth to your statements, but while working with Autism spectrum and ADD/ADHD students for three years, I'm convinced that part of the problem is due to something that isn't completely understood.
There is something physiological happening to these children sometime between being prenatal and their first several years of life. It wouldn't surprise me if it's due to the crap people feed their kids nowadays, and/or breastfed children feeding from a mother who is on various meds of her own.
"Roads, police, fire, etc. If people don't get these services then they shouldn't have to pay taxes."
Look, you seem like a reasonably bright fellow, I would hope my comment's opinion was clear enough but apparently it wasn't. What you're telling me is that the money I have paid in taxes has paid for roads, police, fire, etc. Maybe the "etc." is to mean education, health care, retirement, employment, unemployment, food, housing, transportation, commerce, technology, security, recreation, news, entertainment, religion, and (I'll throw it in as well, since it seems to make certain points that much more comprehensive) etc.
When does enough become enough? Last I saw the government pays ~40% of the federal budget to two programs (ok, three), Medicare/Medicaid, and Social Security. Throw in another ~35% for welfare and defense and you've got 3/4 of the budget marked for those programs alone. Think of all the people you have ever met in your life. Now pretend that every person in the country gave each other 15% of their earnings. Do you think We would have problems paying for our own groceries, rent, and prescriptions with all that extra cash?
OH! Wait!!! If we did that then a lot of people would actually lose money you say? Of course they would. If their 15% was larger than the mean 15% it's a bad deal. Is that fair? Sounds like forced charity, wealth redistribution, whatever... Which is why our method doesn't do that.
Instead we simply hand our money over to the government for "necessary" things. What are we, serfs? The ideal of our country is nearly gone. We have allowed others to do too much of our thinking. It's sad, but apparently, it's just the way we want it.
I think it's interesting to see play out how government will adapt to working with technology. The paces of the two, historically, do not match. By the time the FCC decides on standards, new standards are being developed and making their investment obsolete.
I think it's safe to say that Moore's Law and Bureaucratic Reality seem to be primed for a head-on collision. Unfortunately, I'd imagine that instead of becoming more efficient and punctual, the government will instead create artificial limitations on technological growth just so they can keep up.
1. Intense, localized beam of heat is spurted out toward upper atmosphere.
2. Beam acts like a super hot drill which eventually bores through and reaches space.
3. CO2 escapes reducing greenhouse gases; More solar energy enters, improving efficiency of tower.
4. Thermal updraft tower proclaimed a huge success.
I'm perfectly aware of the argument about privacy and why it's a good thing. I'm not sure others are aware of why privacy is a bad thing.
This kind of technology and power in the hands of a certain historical figure from 1930's Europe is indeed something that would worry many. In this day and age, conspiracy theorists aside, a majority of law abiding citizens should have no problem with this technology, provided they are educated and informed on its use.
This is no different than the conversation I had with my girlfriend's brother the other night. He recently got off probation and we were having the talk about cops and stuff while driving to a concert. He, of course, hates cops, and if he's doing things that are illegal, he should. If you aren't breaking the law, fear of law enforcement borders on irrational. And instead of a response coming back to me mentioning things like Rodney King, cli-Che Guevara, or some martyr of an oppressive militant dictatorship, why not spend some time reading about the countless times when some honest, moral, and ethical person's life was dramatically improved because of modernized laws in the hands of an honest, moral, and ethical society.
You see, there are idealists on the other side of the argument as well.
I have long faced the dilemma of choosing either public humiliation, or fecal pleasure. Now I can swim in my own stools in public and not be ridiculed.
I wonder if the TSA's motive is to make air travel so unbearable that international travelers begin to lobby their own government to impart effective measures to counteract these types of attacks.
Like the TSA or not, I'm pretty sure they would have caught this guy if he was getting on the plane stateside. Why can't other countries do the same?
I find it interesting that Sun is on this list. They invent Java, which morphs and ends up in the hands of a patent holder. Then they get sued. Brilliant.
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I think that's trademarked or something. Scientists getting sued for IP infringement is bad for business.
i think he meant mutually inclusive
How can I get a ring of this shit?
I came to this conclusion back in high school.
It's all related to metabolism. The slower your metabolism, the faster your perception of time. Consider a fruit fly or equally small creature. They have lightning quick metabolisms. They also experience their entire lifespan in the course of a day or so. Their quick metabolism equates to a slow perception of time. That single day seems like forever to them, an entire lifetime.
So as we age and our metabolisms slow, our perception of time is skewed and appears to speed up.
Should we continue legislation that bars all these specific acts, or should we simply have a law that says, "people doing things that obstruct their driving ability will be ticketed".
In a time when unemployment is high and the economy is down, is it a good idea to force more people out there to work for free?
This is an obligatory warning not to read the nonsense of this subthread contained below. You've been warned.
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Thus, in response to the topic at hand, I got my A+ like 12 or 13 years ago. Like so many other things from my late teens, I have long forgotten it. I recently called CompTia to ask if they can send me a new card or something. I was surprised to find I was still in their computer.
Have I made use of the things I "learned" on the A+? Hardly, it was mostly irrelevant knowledge even back in 1997. Sure I had need to resolved IRQ conflicts on my own, but I can't honestly say that any of the subject matter has proven to have practical application.
You say, "the terrorists won" when things like this happen. But to me, it sounds like most of you are on the same side as them. So quick to bash the security agencies, when you all should be having a little more concern over your own thoughts. This was obviously a lack of common sense on the poster's part. You don't honestly believe that a bomb threat that sounds legitimate would be simply ignored, do you? If you think bomb threats should be ignored, then you're on the wrong side.
We live in different times now, get used to it. Your days of making jokes at the taxpayer's expense are over, and the sooner you all get the message the better. I'm not keen on the public paying for this kind of crap when that money could instead be used towards education... something most of you apparently need.
Is that what the Constitution is for? The framework for deciding who is responsible and who is not has been written, and it's simply a matter of interpretation to decide which is which.
The key is to define one's liberty, and take action against those who restrict the daily freedom of Americans in the name of dissent. A simple negative opinion on a blog should be left as is, while someone who decides that burning down a ski lodge in the name of animal rights should be targeted.
Our nation was founded on the concept of dissent, and it is a very important aspect of maintaining a free and civilized society.
However, there ARE people out there who practice irresponsible dissent, and their sole purpose is to disrupt the lives of everyone in order to make a point which most find irrational. I am all for these people getting shut down, so long as those who are responsible and do not infringe on the liberty of others are left in peace.
At some point, organizations will realize they actually were vulnerable, and will swarm to adopt new security policies.
A lack of security, in this case, ends up creating security... job security.
There is plenty of truth to your statements, but while working with Autism spectrum and ADD/ADHD students for three years, I'm convinced that part of the problem is due to something that isn't completely understood.
There is something physiological happening to these children sometime between being prenatal and their first several years of life. It wouldn't surprise me if it's due to the crap people feed their kids nowadays, and/or breastfed children feeding from a mother who is on various meds of her own.
"Roads, police, fire, etc. If people don't get these services then they shouldn't have to pay taxes."
Look, you seem like a reasonably bright fellow, I would hope my comment's opinion was clear enough but apparently it wasn't. What you're telling me is that the money I have paid in taxes has paid for roads, police, fire, etc. Maybe the "etc." is to mean education, health care, retirement, employment, unemployment, food, housing, transportation, commerce, technology, security, recreation, news, entertainment, religion, and (I'll throw it in as well, since it seems to make certain points that much more comprehensive) etc.
When does enough become enough? Last I saw the government pays ~40% of the federal budget to two programs (ok, three), Medicare/Medicaid, and Social Security. Throw in another ~35% for welfare and defense and you've got 3/4 of the budget marked for those programs alone. Think of all the people you have ever met in your life. Now pretend that every person in the country gave each other 15% of their earnings. Do you think We would have problems paying for our own groceries, rent, and prescriptions with all that extra cash?
OH! Wait!!! If we did that then a lot of people would actually lose money you say? Of course they would. If their 15% was larger than the mean 15% it's a bad deal. Is that fair? Sounds like forced charity, wealth redistribution, whatever... Which is why our method doesn't do that.
Instead we simply hand our money over to the government for "necessary" things. What are we, serfs? The ideal of our country is nearly gone. We have allowed others to do too much of our thinking. It's sad, but apparently, it's just the way we want it.
I think it's interesting to see play out how government will adapt to working with technology. The paces of the two, historically, do not match. By the time the FCC decides on standards, new standards are being developed and making their investment obsolete.
I think it's safe to say that Moore's Law and Bureaucratic Reality seem to be primed for a head-on collision. Unfortunately, I'd imagine that instead of becoming more efficient and punctual, the government will instead create artificial limitations on technological growth just so they can keep up.
Because too many people have a sense of entitlement. Just because they are taxpayers doesn't mean they deserve to have services available to them.
We're too busy paying for Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security to worry about making the rest of America happy.
The scenario likely plays out as such:
1. Intense, localized beam of heat is spurted out toward upper atmosphere.
2. Beam acts like a super hot drill which eventually bores through and reaches space.
3. CO2 escapes reducing greenhouse gases; More solar energy enters, improving efficiency of tower.
4. Thermal updraft tower proclaimed a huge success.
Sounds like it's all part of the plan.
This is the kind of ballsy moves we need to scare terrorists away. Well done.
I'm perfectly aware of the argument about privacy and why it's a good thing. I'm not sure others are aware of why privacy is a bad thing.
This kind of technology and power in the hands of a certain historical figure from 1930's Europe is indeed something that would worry many. In this day and age, conspiracy theorists aside, a majority of law abiding citizens should have no problem with this technology, provided they are educated and informed on its use.
This is no different than the conversation I had with my girlfriend's brother the other night. He recently got off probation and we were having the talk about cops and stuff while driving to a concert. He, of course, hates cops, and if he's doing things that are illegal, he should. If you aren't breaking the law, fear of law enforcement borders on irrational. And instead of a response coming back to me mentioning things like Rodney King, cli-Che Guevara, or some martyr of an oppressive militant dictatorship, why not spend some time reading about the countless times when some honest, moral, and ethical person's life was dramatically improved because of modernized laws in the hands of an honest, moral, and ethical society.
You see, there are idealists on the other side of the argument as well.
While I worked as a special education assistant, I showed KAREL to a few students, and they were not only interested, but they found it fun.
I have long faced the dilemma of choosing either public humiliation, or fecal pleasure. Now I can swim in my own stools in public and not be ridiculed.
It's a wonderful day.
2 people die per second... 144000 per day.
4 babies born per second... 5760 per day.
I don't understand this math.
A logical conclusion, but then again, we aren't speaking of logic now, are we?
I wonder if the TSA's motive is to make air travel so unbearable that international travelers begin to lobby their own government to impart effective measures to counteract these types of attacks.
Like the TSA or not, I'm pretty sure they would have caught this guy if he was getting on the plane stateside. Why can't other countries do the same?
I find it interesting that Sun is on this list. They invent Java, which morphs and ends up in the hands of a patent holder. Then they get sued. Brilliant.
Don't forget that Canada will prohibit a US citizen from entering if they have a DUI on their record as well. Hosers.