From what I remember of the TFA the only thing this guy did was giving references for another fella who in turn did something illegal.
Yep! It's like not being able to sleep because a second cousin of your brother in law has posted the Internets full of pictures of himself screwing a goat,
"The argument is that if a corporation is considered to be a person, and holds all the rights of a person, then that should include the right of free speech, and money equals speech, so therefore they should be allowed to give unlimited funds to..."
That part about "money equals speech" would allow anyone -real persons- to fund {Al-Quaeda, Ku-Kux-Klan, I.R.A.... } as stated by your First Amendment. I'm not saying I disagree with the statement, only that it has lots of implications and creates a lot of big and hairy issues.
I wholeheartedly agree that giving corporations 'human rights' -heh!- is a sure recipe for disaster. Corporations should be forbidden by law to give ***anything*** to politicians. Sadly, I can't imagine politicians fixing that problem, unless someone is pointing at them with a gun, and then it will probably be too late.:(
Actually it's all about stopping the enemy, not about sending him 30 meters backwards in hundreds of little bits.
Good for the soil though, unless you use depleted uranium rounds. I've also read somewhere that this kind of ammo is NOT recommended in 'situations with hostages'.:-D
"In any case, I don't think that even Spain has a large enough fraction of wind power for this to be required - 11% according to wikipedia, below my original 15% estimate."
If you follow the link that parent post provided, and choose a different date -i.e. last Thursday, a normal weekday - you can see the % of wind power generated to be always bigger than 20.
The data in Wikipedia seems to be slightly outdated.
there is a key component missing in microevolution that is required for macroevolution: an increase in information
Until you provide a source for this funny meme, I'll temporarily classify it as bullshit. The loss of a gene or group of genes is as likely to create a new species as the addition of new genes.
"...What other form of entertainment has at least a chance of winning money back?hat other form of entertainment has at least a chance of winning money back?..."
"Pretending to remove malware is nothing short of malpractice"
I totally disagree with that. Think of it as a doctor trying to cure a disease. A 100 % success ratio can NEVER be guaranteed. What doctors and IT guys alike do is try to cure or fix the problem with the minimal pain and expenses, and then keep the 'patient' under observation, in case there is a re-infection, metastasis or whatever.
Oh, and "nuking it from orbit" won't cut it either, as your data files may well be still infected, and cause another 'infection' when reopened.
That's old news. Nowadays they don't need to advertise. They just create hype about a disease, and let the mass media do the hard work. See the 'swine flu' case for details on the complete procedure.
I guess that shooting at a mostly static target doesn't need an specially complex missile. Once these toys become common the Marvelous-Free-Market will soon provide an inexpensive missile system able to destroy them. Everybody wins!:)
You don't make progres by randomly flailing around or by applying erroneous principles to the problem at hand.
Yes, you do. It's called 'trial and error'. Actually, most human knowledge/progress started without solid theoretical bases, and those appeared later. Phlogiston theory was wrong, but it's sole existence served as a framework of reference for new scientific data. When enough data falls out of that framework, the framework itself is discarded. Some with Newton's physics and many other examples.
then suddenly The Pirate Bay went down after police raided the building that housed the servers.
Well, it may have something to do with the Swedish equivalent of RIAA pouring tons of money onto lawmakers, judges and attorneys, through these 'copyright defense groups'. IMHO, any judge involved with these organizations is totally 'tainted', and should NEVER be allowed to judge this kind of case. The TPB case will go all the way up the chain to the EU courts, and my bet is that the Swedish government and judiciary will get a good beating for violating their own (Swedish) laws.
It's not that we haven't this kind of bribery^H^H^H^H^H^H^H lobbying here in Spain, but the public is pretty well informed, and bending again to the big media would cost the government many votes. As surely the TPB case will cost the Swedish government.
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Yep! It's like not being able to sleep because a second cousin of your brother in law has posted the Internets full of pictures of himself screwing a goat,
"That could ruin our family's reputation!" ^-^
Failing to hire someone because of your personal opinion of them is biased and illegal.
Should we use a pair of dice instead?
"The argument is that if a corporation is considered to be a person, and holds all the rights of a person, then that should include the right of free speech, and money equals speech, so therefore they should be allowed to give unlimited funds to..."
That part about "money equals speech" would allow anyone -real persons- to fund {Al-Quaeda, Ku-Kux-Klan, I.R.A. ... } as stated by your First Amendment. I'm not saying I disagree with the statement, only that it has lots of implications and creates a lot of big and hairy issues.
I wholeheartedly agree that giving corporations 'human rights' -heh!- is a sure recipe for disaster. Corporations should be forbidden by law to give ***anything*** to politicians. Sadly, I can't imagine politicians fixing that problem, unless someone is pointing at them with a gun, and then it will probably be too late. :(
If you quote this signature there'll be 72 copies of Windows ME waiting for you in Heaven.
eh? What do you mean by....
Argh.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Good for the soil though, unless you use depleted uranium rounds. I've also read somewhere that this kind of ammo is NOT recommended in 'situations with hostages'. :-D
(Sorry, I couldn't resist) ^_^
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Tee hee hee!
If you follow the link that parent post provided, and choose a different date -i.e. last Thursday, a normal weekday - you can see the % of wind power generated to be always bigger than 20.
The data in Wikipedia seems to be slightly outdated.
... If anything, they maybe lacked social skills...
Wow! Then most people with Neanderthal ancestor must be posting here, in /.! Hi guys!
there is a key component missing in microevolution that is required for macroevolution: an increase in information
Until you provide a source for this funny meme, I'll temporarily classify it as bullshit. The loss of a gene or group of genes is as likely to create a new species as the addition of new genes.
Sex, but you need to be a true pro.
Your answer is, per se, another epic fail. Rejoice!
Hell, I can't breath ***chest explodes***
I totally disagree with that. Think of it as a doctor trying to cure a disease. A 100 % success ratio can NEVER be guaranteed. What doctors and IT guys alike do is try to cure or fix the problem with the minimal pain and expenses, and then keep the 'patient' under observation, in case there is a re-infection, metastasis or whatever.
Oh, and "nuking it from orbit" won't cut it either, as your data files may well be still infected, and cause another 'infection' when reopened.
My 0,02 Euro
That's old news. Nowadays they don't need to advertise. They just create hype about a disease, and let the mass media do the hard work. See the 'swine flu' case for details on the complete procedure.
My guess is that just grass will act as a better heat sink ( due to it's huge surface area )
"4 - Profit!"
Oh, wait!...
And please someone explain why was the parent post modded Flamebait???!!!
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On the other hand, we wouldn't want to share a border with France, so I'm in favor of keeping at least something of a buffer zone...
Are you afraid of accidentally invading France? Quite a common occurrence in the last centuries. ;-)
You don't make progres by randomly flailing around or by applying erroneous principles to the problem at hand.
Yes, you do. It's called 'trial and error'. Actually, most human knowledge/progress started without solid theoretical bases, and those appeared later. Phlogiston theory was wrong, but it's sole existence served as a framework of reference for new scientific data. When enough data falls out of that framework, the framework itself is discarded. Some with Newton's physics and many other examples.
then suddenly The Pirate Bay went down after police raided the building that housed the servers.
Well, it may have something to do with the Swedish equivalent of RIAA pouring tons of money onto lawmakers, judges and attorneys, through these 'copyright defense groups'. IMHO, any judge involved with these organizations is totally 'tainted', and should NEVER be allowed to judge this kind of case. The TPB case will go all the way up the chain to the EU courts, and my bet is that the Swedish government and judiciary will get a good beating for violating their own (Swedish) laws. It's not that we haven't this kind of bribery^H^H^H^H^H^H^H lobbying here in Spain, but the public is pretty well informed, and bending again to the big media would cost the government many votes. As surely the TPB case will cost the Swedish government.
That would look great next to my stuffed baby seal. Where do I have to sign?
I'd also mention superconductive storage coils, a technology already with commercial applications.
Time to move on to adamantite reactors! :-D