With sizes up to 160 GB (according to TFA), any guesses on how long until the announcement of a new iPod design using these? If they can get to be price compatible, I know it would make me think about an upgrade from my 3G iPod.
She comes close. Won't eat pork but has no problem with other meats or seafood. She also has no problem with drinking (among other things). Her parents are fairly strict (very, actually, I think) vegetarians.
I've tried to understand them. There are so many issues that have a large bearing on everything in their lives. Had any one of them been different, everything would have been radically changed. The proverbial butterfly's wing-flapping.
You may want to check how many you think is "very few." There are 14.3 million Seventh Day Adventists worldwide and they (for the most part) believe precisely that. My ex-girlfriend is one and her argument is, "I have to take all the Bible as true or I can't take any of it as true. How can I pick and choose which parts to believe?" She also falls back to the head-in-the-sand stance of, "It's only a theory." In all other respects she is a very intelligent and reasonable individual.
Of course, the fact that her mother discouraged any trace of imagination in her from an early age might have something to do with it. There's something to be said for childhood conditioning.
That whole issue, lack of understanding of science, is why we aren't still together. We're still great friends, but when you don't have to worry about how to raise kids together, it makes it easier to put up with each other's kookiness.
Admittedly, I did not read TFA, so maybe they said something about this, but it should be no surprise at all that one can use bones to transmit sound, as well as other frequencies. A high school (maybe even jr. high) level biology book will tell you that the mechanisms in ears that are responsible for interpreting sound waves into what we actually hear consist largely of several bones in the inner ear. Plus, wasn't Docomo working on a phone that strapped to your wrist and let you use your thumb for a speaker, and your pinky for the mic? It's not a big jump to go from audio information to raw data.
Ok, I'm going to call party foul on the last part of your post...
I despise the current administration as the next Libertarian, but get your facts straight about education funding. The federal government is not (and nor should it - look at how the "No Child Left Behind" crap flopped) responsible for funding K-12 education. While yes, technically, public education in the U.S. has historically been in the states' purview, there is also a considerable amount of funding that can come from the feds as well. However, to get this funding (which most schools need in order to scrape by) the school systems have to play by the rules attached to the funding. The debacle that is No Child Left Behind came not only from being written in fecal material on tabs of acid, but was also from not having the amount of funding increased enough to allow the schools to meet the requirements. It is merely one part of the whole misappropriation of funds picture. And yes, most of the funding for public education comes from local sources, but in most cases it is not quite enough, and is also symptomatic of the low regard that most of America truly has for K-12 education.
Of course, some states have basically given the finger to the feds and NCLB and said, "We don't like your rules, so we won't play your game," and have stopped taking federal funding. I kind of wish I worked in one of those states just to see how it is.
You may want to look into NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. Sequel already planned for the Wii (not VC, either) and due this October... Not sure if that's Japan's release date, both Japan and North America, or world wide.
Same issues here in Southern California on my Time Warner (nee Comcast) Motorola DVR/HD box. I'd lay even odds that it's the hardware in this case. Having to unplug and plug back in to hard power cycle the box is a pain but generally gives me a week or two of stable operation. Having the audio on my HDMI connection drop occasionally on channel changes is a bother too.
The Time Warner sticker placed over the Comcast imprinted logo on my box was a nice touch though. I'd love for more choice in cable or the hardware we can use with their service at the very least.
How is standing outside a church (let's assume on public property) with a sign interfering with someone's freedom of religion? He wouldn't be preventing them worshiping as they wish, merely expressing his view. Even if he was screaming and shouting at them as they went in, it's still not preventing them from doing so. I see no interference there.
Now, if he ran naked down the aisles of the temple while screaming, "For great Care Bear bukkake!", that would be interference. Just picketing, not so much. The line between the two isn't particularly blurry.
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but you are saying that there are no women who choose to engage in recreational sex? That a woman's sexuality and desire to procreate are inseparable?
Wow... I think the 1900's called. They want their attitudes back. I've had the pleasure of knowing a few women who enjoyed sex for the pleasure it gave her first and something to share second. It's not just men who have carnal desires.
By the by, the weight gain from birth control medication averages between 5-15 lbs. (I think). A little bit of extra curvature is not a bad thing. It's not like birth control will take a slim woman and turn her into an obese one. Sheesh... Get over needing to be with a stick figure and find out more about your partner. You might enjoy being together that much more.
Last I checked, airports are built using public funds, just as roads, highways, and freeways are. The only exceptions are totally private airstrips. Of the publicly funded airports, they are generally either municipal (smaller private planes, usually Cesna or Lear-type planes and jets, only limited by size of runways) or commercial (larger passenger and cargo planes of varying classifications). In both cases, fees are collected from those who use the facility as well as local taxes from the neighboring communities to pay for the operation of the airport.
There is no reason why a spaceport should operate any differently.
I didn't know Jay Leno was a politician. Can you let me know what elected or appointed office he holds?
Political comedian (and I use that last word very loosely), sure, but I do not think he holds any political office.
Oh, and the "'French surrendering' meme" has roots going back more than a few decades. The jokes are in no way a recent creation. There may be a resurgence, but to say "the first couple jokes" would have to apply to those told in the 50's or 60's at the very least. It is based off of France's actions in WWII, after all.
Yes, higher pay might attract more teachers who would be effective, although it would also, just as likely, attract ineffective teachers.
Another component would be to reduce class sizes to more manageable levels. As a California teacher, I have between 35 and 38 each class 12- to 14-year-olds for 50 minutes a day, trying to teach them Algebra when some do not even have two-digit multiplication skills. If we had class sizes in the 20 to 25 range, I could give more individualized attention to my students and find more ways to motivate them. In order to do this, two things would need to happen. We would need more teachers (of which there is already a shortage of) and we would need rooms to put the teachers and students in. The number of schools and classrooms being built is not on par with the population growth. Add in a growing level of apathy towards education in general (this is a learned attitude from parents in most cases), and it is small wonder why the nation's education system in general and California's specifically is performing so poorly.
Can any of our non-American readers whose education systems are ranked higher than the U.S.'s post back with some of the differences you see? I'm specifically interested in class sizes and teacher support. Thank you.
Honest question. The way I understand a concept like free will is that if it is taken away once, it was never there at all. Kind of an absolute thing. If it was taken away to write any part of the Bible, the choice of the writers and all of our choices are predetermined.
As the great swordsman-philosopher Inigo Montoya once said, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
At least, not in a scientific context anyway. Theory is used to say that a concept/model/prediction is as solid as we can see, but are willing to change it if new observable information comes to light or a new explanation better, and more completely, describes all of the evidence.
If you want to believe God create the world in 6 days somewhere around 6000 years ago (contrary to the many established lines of evidence, not just the fossil record), or that fairies built the universe from sequins and sparkles, that's fine, but it's not science and does not belong in a science class. Philosophy or comparative religions, sure, but not science.
The sanity balances vary depending on which point of view you're coming from. There are kooky people throughout the country. However, you really would not want California to be part of Mexico. The amount of shipping that comes in through here as well as the amount of produce grown year-round would severely hurt the economy of the country as a whole if it were removed. There are a multitude of reasons as to why California is one of the top 10 economies in the world.
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As a bonus, you could get some component cables and play in native 16:9. 480p, but at least it's 16:9.
New tag time:
JTINAL - Jack Thompson Is Not A Lawyer
Or the FDA division of Brawndo: The Thirst MUTILATOR!
"It's got what plants crave."
Good point. I missed that part. I blame the vicodin.
With sizes up to 160 GB (according to TFA), any guesses on how long until the announcement of a new iPod design using these? If they can get to be price compatible, I know it would make me think about an upgrade from my 3G iPod.
Quaid! Start the reactor!
She comes close. Won't eat pork but has no problem with other meats or seafood. She also has no problem with drinking (among other things). Her parents are fairly strict (very, actually, I think) vegetarians.
I've tried to understand them. There are so many issues that have a large bearing on everything in their lives. Had any one of them been different, everything would have been radically changed. The proverbial butterfly's wing-flapping.
You may want to check how many you think is "very few." There are 14.3 million Seventh Day Adventists worldwide and they (for the most part) believe precisely that. My ex-girlfriend is one and her argument is, "I have to take all the Bible as true or I can't take any of it as true. How can I pick and choose which parts to believe?" She also falls back to the head-in-the-sand stance of, "It's only a theory." In all other respects she is a very intelligent and reasonable individual.
Of course, the fact that her mother discouraged any trace of imagination in her from an early age might have something to do with it. There's something to be said for childhood conditioning.
That whole issue, lack of understanding of science, is why we aren't still together. We're still great friends, but when you don't have to worry about how to raise kids together, it makes it easier to put up with each other's kookiness.
I've never heard of that at all...
Admittedly, I did not read TFA, so maybe they said something about this, but it should be no surprise at all that one can use bones to transmit sound, as well as other frequencies. A high school (maybe even jr. high) level biology book will tell you that the mechanisms in ears that are responsible for interpreting sound waves into what we actually hear consist largely of several bones in the inner ear. Plus, wasn't Docomo working on a phone that strapped to your wrist and let you use your thumb for a speaker, and your pinky for the mic? It's not a big jump to go from audio information to raw data.
Of course, some states have basically given the finger to the feds and NCLB and said, "We don't like your rules, so we won't play your game," and have stopped taking federal funding. I kind of wish I worked in one of those states just to see how it is.
You may want to look into NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. Sequel already planned for the Wii (not VC, either) and due this October... Not sure if that's Japan's release date, both Japan and North America, or world wide.
Enjoy.
On Demand for channels that you have a subscription to is free. It's only the newest movies that aren't on the premium channels that cost extra.
Same issues here in Southern California on my Time Warner (nee Comcast) Motorola DVR/HD box. I'd lay even odds that it's the hardware in this case. Having to unplug and plug back in to hard power cycle the box is a pain but generally gives me a week or two of stable operation. Having the audio on my HDMI connection drop occasionally on channel changes is a bother too.
The Time Warner sticker placed over the Comcast imprinted logo on my box was a nice touch though. I'd love for more choice in cable or the hardware we can use with their service at the very least.
Now, if he ran naked down the aisles of the temple while screaming, "For great Care Bear bukkake!", that would be interference. Just picketing, not so much. The line between the two isn't particularly blurry.
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but you are saying that there are no women who choose to engage in recreational sex? That a woman's sexuality and desire to procreate are inseparable?
Wow... I think the 1900's called. They want their attitudes back. I've had the pleasure of knowing a few women who enjoyed sex for the pleasure it gave her first and something to share second. It's not just men who have carnal desires.
By the by, the weight gain from birth control medication averages between 5-15 lbs. (I think). A little bit of extra curvature is not a bad thing. It's not like birth control will take a slim woman and turn her into an obese one. Sheesh... Get over needing to be with a stick figure and find out more about your partner. You might enjoy being together that much more.
Just a random guess, but maybe shake the nunchuk for the "Eww! Eww! Get them off!" and shake (or swing) the Wiimote for that nice chopping action.
At least, that's how I'd do it...
Last I checked, airports are built using public funds, just as roads, highways, and freeways are. The only exceptions are totally private airstrips. Of the publicly funded airports, they are generally either municipal (smaller private planes, usually Cesna or Lear-type planes and jets, only limited by size of runways) or commercial (larger passenger and cargo planes of varying classifications). In both cases, fees are collected from those who use the facility as well as local taxes from the neighboring communities to pay for the operation of the airport.
There is no reason why a spaceport should operate any differently.
I didn't know Jay Leno was a politician. Can you let me know what elected or appointed office he holds?
Political comedian (and I use that last word very loosely), sure, but I do not think he holds any political office.
Oh, and the "'French surrendering' meme" has roots going back more than a few decades. The jokes are in no way a recent creation. There may be a resurgence, but to say "the first couple jokes" would have to apply to those told in the 50's or 60's at the very least. It is based off of France's actions in WWII, after all.
Yes, higher pay might attract more teachers who would be effective, although it would also, just as likely, attract ineffective teachers.
Another component would be to reduce class sizes to more manageable levels. As a California teacher, I have between 35 and 38 each class 12- to 14-year-olds for 50 minutes a day, trying to teach them Algebra when some do not even have two-digit multiplication skills. If we had class sizes in the 20 to 25 range, I could give more individualized attention to my students and find more ways to motivate them. In order to do this, two things would need to happen. We would need more teachers (of which there is already a shortage of) and we would need rooms to put the teachers and students in. The number of schools and classrooms being built is not on par with the population growth. Add in a growing level of apathy towards education in general (this is a learned attitude from parents in most cases), and it is small wonder why the nation's education system in general and California's specifically is performing so poorly.
Can any of our non-American readers whose education systems are ranked higher than the U.S.'s post back with some of the differences you see? I'm specifically interested in class sizes and teacher support. Thank you.
It's been out for a while now... Tetris DS.
That is very interesting and you have given me much to think of. Thank you very much.
But, where does that leave free will?
Honest question. The way I understand a concept like free will is that if it is taken away once, it was never there at all. Kind of an absolute thing. If it was taken away to write any part of the Bible, the choice of the writers and all of our choices are predetermined.
As the great swordsman-philosopher Inigo Montoya once said, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
At least, not in a scientific context anyway. Theory is used to say that a concept/model/prediction is as solid as we can see, but are willing to change it if new observable information comes to light or a new explanation better, and more completely, describes all of the evidence.
If you want to believe God create the world in 6 days somewhere around 6000 years ago (contrary to the many established lines of evidence, not just the fossil record), or that fairies built the universe from sequins and sparkles, that's fine, but it's not science and does not belong in a science class. Philosophy or comparative religions, sure, but not science.
How very appropriate...
;-)
"Nothing for you to see here. Please move along"
Yes, offtopic, but struck me as very funny. Guess you had to be there.
The sanity balances vary depending on which point of view you're coming from. There are kooky people throughout the country. However, you really would not want California to be part of Mexico. The amount of shipping that comes in through here as well as the amount of produce grown year-round would severely hurt the economy of the country as a whole if it were removed. There are a multitude of reasons as to why California is one of the top 10 economies in the world.