He specifically said he would send troops into Pakistan. We've been doing airstrikes into Pakistan for years with their approval, but they've been adamant about no boots on ground. Can't find the quote just yet though; it's hard to find something that specific that far back.
Looked at another way, we are 10 trillion in debt with an annual deficit around 1.2 trillion. Our defense budget is about 700 billion, not including the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, so roughly the amount we're going into debt each year. That defense budget is almost equal to the entire rest of the world's defense budgets put together. Borrowing that kind of money, going in the hole, and spending that much on DoD is not sustainable. We need to cut back on defense spending and a whole host of other stuff too. I say that as a former Marine and someone concerned about our security, but we just can't afford to keep spending like this.
Given that many of the current online gambling sites are run anonymously by organized criminal networks outside the US, how would collection or enforcement work? Would gamblers be obliged to write how much they won on their annual tax returns, like we're supposed to note purchases made online?
North Korea has the air defense to shoot down our aircraft. So does China, with a few more thousand miles of hostile territory to navigate. An unmanned non-nuclear weapon with quick strike capability would be useful there. I don't think we can afford it, but that's another story.
Hardly the first. While campaigning, Obama said he would invade Pakistan in order to get Usama bin Laden. Not even Bush is stupid enough to invade a sovereign nuclear nation to get one man.
You must be new here. In any vertical list of sequential positive integers, one entry must always be 'coyboyneal', and one must be'...', which is always followed by the last entry, 'profit'.
There are many similar cases to this, such as an African tribe that eats rotten neat as a delicacy. It is probably Lamarckian, not Darwninian, in origin. A mother transfers her ability to eat to her offspring in the womb and through breastfeeding. Over time, an ability to eat things like rotten meat can build up, but it would be hard for someone like us to walk in and build up that ability from scratch. Having bacteria in your intestines is not genetic, so that doesn't leave many alternatives.
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As they mention in TFA, even toasters and other appliances have screws on the back; you can take it apart and do what you want with it. If you want to see how all your appliances work, you can take them apart and put them back together. Replacing parts in your toaster might be beyond most people, but for those few who can do it, they are able to. Desktops, laptops, and most mobile internet devices have screws as well. I can replace the hard drive and upgrade RAM even in my little netbook. Apple's products are pretty much unique in being completely locked down.
CEP only means half the rounds would hit inside that radius, and half outside. It doesn't specify how far outside they will hit. A CEP of 150 meters isn't great.
However, in the context of this story, your original post may have been technically correct but is, in fact, a distracting statement.
So how is telling me to RTFA relevant if what I said was right? What I said was relevant. They've ruled out socio-economic factors as a cause, but that doesn't mean it's not correlated and several people here seem to think that is the case. I was just pointing out that it can still be correlated.
But keep arguing your non-point with everyone. It is the Slashdot way.
OMFG, people. Just because they ruled it out as a factor doesn't mean there isn't a correlation! Dumb people smoke. Dumb people have low incomes. People who smoke may be more likely to have low incomes. All they've shown is that low income IS NOT THE CAUSE of smoking. That doesn't mean there isn't any correlation. Here's an analogy:
Smart people have lots of books. Smart people have smart kids. Having books in the house was ruled out as being the cause of having smart kids. But there is a strong correlation between smart kids and having books in the house. Get it? The smart parents are the cause of both the books and the smart kids.
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It said the first ninjas were peasants, not all of them. Do you have an alternative history of their origins you would like to present?
It's the first time it's fallen to that range. Last time, it was on the way up.
He specifically said he would send troops into Pakistan. We've been doing airstrikes into Pakistan for years with their approval, but they've been adamant about no boots on ground. Can't find the quote just yet though; it's hard to find something that specific that far back.
Looked at another way, we are 10 trillion in debt with an annual deficit around 1.2 trillion. Our defense budget is about 700 billion, not including the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, so roughly the amount we're going into debt each year. That defense budget is almost equal to the entire rest of the world's defense budgets put together. Borrowing that kind of money, going in the hole, and spending that much on DoD is not sustainable. We need to cut back on defense spending and a whole host of other stuff too. I say that as a former Marine and someone concerned about our security, but we just can't afford to keep spending like this.
Try reading Global Outlaws or Dirty Dealing. I'm not making this stuff up.
Given that many of the current online gambling sites are run anonymously by organized criminal networks outside the US, how would collection or enforcement work? Would gamblers be obliged to write how much they won on their annual tax returns, like we're supposed to note purchases made online?
North Korea has the air defense to shoot down our aircraft. So does China, with a few more thousand miles of hostile territory to navigate. An unmanned non-nuclear weapon with quick strike capability would be useful there. I don't think we can afford it, but that's another story.
Hardly the first. While campaigning, Obama said he would invade Pakistan in order to get Usama bin Laden. Not even Bush is stupid enough to invade a sovereign nuclear nation to get one man.
Or smed-prop? TFA says both smed-prop and smed-prep without the capital S.
TFA also says that the gene is in flatworms, while TFS says "our".
Overall, though, best slashdot summary ever.
Once again you live up to your name. Well done.
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No no, they're hunting heavy users down, as in overweight. Just lose a few pounds and no problemo.
Well, on the other side it's pretty handy. I'd hate to have to use scientific notation to tell someone the size of a harddrive I just bought.
You must be new here. In any vertical list of sequential positive integers, one entry must always be 'coyboyneal', and one must be'...', which is always followed by the last entry, 'profit'.
Yeah, these guys definitely should've consulted with you first for basic physics concepts.
No, but we'll need for them for other things. What will we do after Apple makes the iPod Yocto?
There are many similar cases to this, such as an African tribe that eats rotten neat as a delicacy. It is probably Lamarckian, not Darwninian, in origin. A mother transfers her ability to eat to her offspring in the womb and through breastfeeding. Over time, an ability to eat things like rotten meat can build up, but it would be hard for someone like us to walk in and build up that ability from scratch. Having bacteria in your intestines is not genetic, so that doesn't leave many alternatives.
As they mention in TFA, even toasters and other appliances have screws on the back; you can take it apart and do what you want with it. If you want to see how all your appliances work, you can take them apart and put them back together. Replacing parts in your toaster might be beyond most people, but for those few who can do it, they are able to. Desktops, laptops, and most mobile internet devices have screws as well. I can replace the hard drive and upgrade RAM even in my little netbook. Apple's products are pretty much unique in being completely locked down.
Oy Carumba? Are you a Mexican Jew? Not that there's anything wrong with that or anything.
CEP only means half the rounds would hit inside that radius, and half outside. It doesn't specify how far outside they will hit. A CEP of 150 meters isn't great.
Crompulent is not a very cromulent word. Maybe you should embiggen your vocabulary.
I was thinking the same thing. Citizen Cane was revolutionary as well, but boring and slow-paced today.
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I though it was going to be some pointed commentary on DRM or something.
However, in the context of this story, your original post may have been technically correct but is, in fact, a distracting statement.
So how is telling me to RTFA relevant if what I said was right? What I said was relevant. They've ruled out socio-economic factors as a cause, but that doesn't mean it's not correlated and several people here seem to think that is the case. I was just pointing out that it can still be correlated.
But keep arguing your non-point with everyone. It is the Slashdot way.
So is trying to correct someone who is right.
OMFG, people. Just because they ruled it out as a factor doesn't mean there isn't a correlation! Dumb people smoke. Dumb people have low incomes. People who smoke may be more likely to have low incomes. All they've shown is that low income IS NOT THE CAUSE of smoking. That doesn't mean there isn't any correlation. Here's an analogy:
Smart people have lots of books. Smart people have smart kids. Having books in the house was ruled out as being the cause of having smart kids. But there is a strong correlation between smart kids and having books in the house. Get it? The smart parents are the cause of both the books and the smart kids.