I'd still keep programming, though certainly not 40 hours a week since I lose focus after about 5 or 6 hours of programming. I'd probably cook massive amounts - there are so many recipes I'd love to try but simply don't have the money for the ingredients, or they're incredibly time consuming.
Programming wise, what I'd really love to contribute to is either Linux driver development or to ReactOS. (And, if I were a billionaire, I could help back them financially when they became successful and Microsoft tried to sue them out of existence. )
I think it might work if you had enough people who weren't seriously ill in the system to cover the costs of those who are. I'm not personally against having some of my money used in this way.
Yes, but there are also chronic illnesses/conditions which could prevent you from getting health insurance. How would one possibly buy coverage before being born with such a condition?
I do believe that people with pre-existing conditions should should be charged a higher rate, since the system wouldn't work otherwise - but within reason, and they should *not* be denied health care.
This is most certainly not insightful - having a well is fairly common in rural areas where the nearby town doesn't pipe water in. It is certainly *not* drinking from where you crap - wells are drilled down to a much lower water table than where your septic is.
Now, a more valid argument would be that many places in the world cannot dig wells because they do not have the water table to sustain too many of them. Or perhaps an even better one would be that the majority of people are unwilling to give up what they perceive as needs in order to conserve energy, and so this approach isn't applicable to everyone.
I just read a book on psychoactive drugs where a group of researchers and professors in the field were asked to rate the most commonly used drugs based on addictiveness. They actually placed nicotine far above heroin. I would argue that the dangerousness of heroin stems more from the fact that it is both easier to overdose on than nicotine due to the fact that people inject it, and is generally dispensed without any sort of quality control - the strength will vary greatly from dose to dose.
Yeah, but the first 100 years or so really sucked, especially if you were a convict. Some of the penal settlements like Norfolk Island were so inhumanly run that inmates killed themselves, or in the case of Irish Catholics who believed that you went to hell if you killed yourself, drew straws and picked someone to be killed so they'd be sent to the mainland for trial. Just so they'd get out of there. Ever read The Fatal Shore? It is a really fascinating book about the founding of Australia.
Ditto what you said. My roommate's old laptop was an Alienware - when the screen died, he looked into getting it fixed. The screen alone cost something like $200.
While I can't personally relate, my grandmother certainly can. She was a secretary before the anti-smoking laws were created, and though she retired 15+ years ago, she still has persistence bronchitis and lung issues from working with her co-workers, who all smoked.
The acting isn't spectacular in the original Star Wars, but I think everyone can agree it's much less painful to watch through than Episodes I, II, and III.
I know this is going to sound weird, but I like Rhythmbox best out of the three. It's been a while since I used Amarok though, maybe I should go back and check it out again.
On that topic, though it's not sexual harassment, whether you're single or not will make a big difference if guys talk to you. I go to a tech school, and most of the guys I know will only talk to a girl when they are actually romantically pursuing her or think they might have a chance - and once they find out she's not single or it doesn't work out they just stop talking to them. I think this kind of thing makes it difficult for girls to make friends in a male-dominated major sometimes.
If we're really going to bitch about about Obama getting more press than McCain, why aren't we also bitching about third party candidates not getting any media coverage at all?
Sometimes I wonder if the smart ones don't want to because they have the intellectual capacity to grasp what a huge challenge it is to raise a kid. I know that's what makes me shy away from the concept of having them.
This is pretty off topic, but I've always thought it would be really cool if you got to choose where your taxes went directly, say through a form or something. Check the boxes next to the things you want your taxes to go towards, leave the boxes unchecked for things you're not interested in funding. The only problem is I could see people possibly neglecting areas like welfare.
No, GP has a point. The elementary, middle, and high schools that I attended as a child were all so far away from my house that it would have taken 2 to 3 hours to walk to them. None of the roads between my house and these schools had sidewalks or even a grassy shoulder, making it necessary to walk *on* the road, which is a bit on the dangerous side.
In some areas, it really is necessary that children to bussed to schools.
The only reason I haven't tried out Opera is because I love StumbleUpon. I think that may be true for a lot of people - there are add-ons in Firefox which just have no equivalent in other browsers.
Haha, when I read "mana-jerk" my first interpretation was to define it as a jerk who was stealing everyone's mana...been playing too many video games as of late I guess.
Actually there was interview on the classical radio station in my area a while back where they interviewed a woman who worked with animals in the zoo and encouraged them to paint. They were having some sort of gallery showing / auction for the paintings.
However, I'm not sure that the animals would have painting on their own without some sort of prompting.
There already exists a low-budget method to obtain semi-drinkable water, it's called SODIS, and relies on solar radiation to disinfect the water. While obviously this won't work in situations where the water is heavily polluted (i.e. oil or something like that) there are a lot of areas where this will work.
It's also a matter of education though - getting people to believe you that it's worth all this trouble to obtain clean water. Hell, even in situations where it's no trouble to get clean water it may still not be taken advantage of. See this person's comment, for example.
I liked the gameplay a lot, but I agree with the GP - I found the level design very monotonous - lots of grey, and not much to differentiate one area from another - mostly just streets, underground areas, and parks, which all looked the same as one another. I think this really detracted from the game play after you got past the initial thrill of "BWAHAHA I'M PWNING DEMONS IN THE FACE WITH A SNIPER RIFLE". I liked the modern setting though.
Diablo 2 got monotonous within the acts at times ("Ok, I am tired of being in the !@#$ing jungle now..") but there was enough scene change between acts that I didn't mind so much.
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Another great book by her is The Lathe of Heaven.
I'd still keep programming, though certainly not 40 hours a week since I lose focus after about 5 or 6 hours of programming. I'd probably cook massive amounts - there are so many recipes I'd love to try but simply don't have the money for the ingredients, or they're incredibly time consuming.
Programming wise, what I'd really love to contribute to is either Linux driver development or to ReactOS. (And, if I were a billionaire, I could help back them financially when they became successful and Microsoft tried to sue them out of existence. )
I think it might work if you had enough people who weren't seriously ill in the system to cover the costs of those who are. I'm not personally against having some of my money used in this way.
Yes, but there are also chronic illnesses/conditions which could prevent you from getting health insurance. How would one possibly buy coverage before being born with such a condition?
I do believe that people with pre-existing conditions should should be charged a higher rate, since the system wouldn't work otherwise - but within reason, and they should *not* be denied health care.
This is most certainly not insightful - having a well is fairly common in rural areas where the nearby town doesn't pipe water in. It is certainly *not* drinking from where you crap - wells are drilled down to a much lower water table than where your septic is.
Now, a more valid argument would be that many places in the world cannot dig wells because they do not have the water table to sustain too many of them. Or perhaps an even better one would be that the majority of people are unwilling to give up what they perceive as needs in order to conserve energy, and so this approach isn't applicable to everyone.
I just read a book on psychoactive drugs where a group of researchers and professors in the field were asked to rate the most commonly used drugs based on addictiveness. They actually placed nicotine far above heroin. I would argue that the dangerousness of heroin stems more from the fact that it is both easier to overdose on than nicotine due to the fact that people inject it, and is generally dispensed without any sort of quality control - the strength will vary greatly from dose to dose.
Yeah, but the first 100 years or so really sucked, especially if you were a convict. Some of the penal settlements like Norfolk Island were so inhumanly run that inmates killed themselves, or in the case of Irish Catholics who believed that you went to hell if you killed yourself, drew straws and picked someone to be killed so they'd be sent to the mainland for trial. Just so they'd get out of there. Ever read The Fatal Shore? It is a really fascinating book about the founding of Australia.
I can think of one reason - asbestos and various other pollutants that will probably leach out from decaying buildings.
Depends on the laptop model.
Ditto what you said. My roommate's old laptop was an Alienware - when the screen died, he looked into getting it fixed. The screen alone cost something like $200.
While I can't personally relate, my grandmother certainly can. She was a secretary before the anti-smoking laws were created, and though she retired 15+ years ago, she still has persistence bronchitis and lung issues from working with her co-workers, who all smoked.
The acting isn't spectacular in the original Star Wars, but I think everyone can agree it's much less painful to watch through than Episodes I, II, and III.
.. only on Slashdot would the comment, "Vulcans are hot!" get modded insightful.
Part of the appeal of Fringe for me is its awfulness. My roommates and I have kept watching it this long to make fun of it.
I know this is going to sound weird, but I like Rhythmbox best out of the three. It's been a while since I used Amarok though, maybe I should go back and check it out again.
On that topic, though it's not sexual harassment, whether you're single or not will make a big difference if guys talk to you. I go to a tech school, and most of the guys I know will only talk to a girl when they are actually romantically pursuing her or think they might have a chance - and once they find out she's not single or it doesn't work out they just stop talking to them. I think this kind of thing makes it difficult for girls to make friends in a male-dominated major sometimes.
If we're really going to bitch about about Obama getting more press than McCain, why aren't we also bitching about third party candidates not getting any media coverage at all?
Sometimes I wonder if the smart ones don't want to because they have the intellectual capacity to grasp what a huge challenge it is to raise a kid. I know that's what makes me shy away from the concept of having them.
This is pretty off topic, but I've always thought it would be really cool if you got to choose where your taxes went directly, say through a form or something. Check the boxes next to the things you want your taxes to go towards, leave the boxes unchecked for things you're not interested in funding. The only problem is I could see people possibly neglecting areas like welfare.
No, GP has a point. The elementary, middle, and high schools that I attended as a child were all so far away from my house that it would have taken 2 to 3 hours to walk to them. None of the roads between my house and these schools had sidewalks or even a grassy shoulder, making it necessary to walk *on* the road, which is a bit on the dangerous side.
In some areas, it really is necessary that children to bussed to schools.
Mmm, mortal husks, THE snack preferred by the Great Old Ones. Once you pop, you just can't stop!
The only reason I haven't tried out Opera is because I love StumbleUpon. I think that may be true for a lot of people - there are add-ons in Firefox which just have no equivalent in other browsers.
Haha, when I read "mana-jerk" my first interpretation was to define it as a jerk who was stealing everyone's mana...been playing too many video games as of late I guess.
Actually there was interview on the classical radio station in my area a while back where they interviewed a woman who worked with animals in the zoo and encouraged them to paint. They were having some sort of gallery showing / auction for the paintings.
However, I'm not sure that the animals would have painting on their own without some sort of prompting.
There already exists a low-budget method to obtain semi-drinkable water, it's called SODIS, and relies on solar radiation to disinfect the water. While obviously this won't work in situations where the water is heavily polluted (i.e. oil or something like that) there are a lot of areas where this will work.
It's also a matter of education though - getting people to believe you that it's worth all this trouble to obtain clean water. Hell, even in situations where it's no trouble to get clean water it may still not be taken advantage of. See this person's comment, for example.
I liked the gameplay a lot, but I agree with the GP - I found the level design very monotonous - lots of grey, and not much to differentiate one area from another - mostly just streets, underground areas, and parks, which all looked the same as one another. I think this really detracted from the game play after you got past the initial thrill of "BWAHAHA I'M PWNING DEMONS IN THE FACE WITH A SNIPER RIFLE". I liked the modern setting though.
Diablo 2 got monotonous within the acts at times ("Ok, I am tired of being in the !@#$ing jungle now..") but there was enough scene change between acts that I didn't mind so much.