The problem with driving in DC is that everybody thinks that the fate of the free world depends on them getting to wherever they are goin, and they drive accordingly. Of all the places that I have lived DC has the scariest drivers. And most of them think that they are better drivers than people in other cities. The crash statistics discredit that idea though.
To be fair to Sarah Palin, she never actually said that she could see Russia from her backyard. She said some things that were far dafter, but not that one.
>What makes you think this hasn't already happened? Maybe we're >part of a big computer thats trying to answer some kind of big >question or something.
Maybe we are all part of a big computer running larn.
I have been living in the US since 2000. My experience has been that JFK has been raised to the level of a minor god in the minds of many baby boomers. Suggest to them that JFK was anything less than the perfect and many of them get very upset, but that is just those baby boomers being out of touch with reality. It has nothing to do with political correctness. In many ways the adoration of JFK is very similar to the adoration of Reagan. It is largely a generational thing, and those who came after don't seem to buy into it much. It's still a little early to know how the post-Reagan generation will think of Reagan; they are only just entering adulthood now. However, from what I have seen he does seem to be following the same broad popularity arc that Kennedy did.
>Did you ever watch the show? They jumped the shark at least >once an episode. That's part of what made it so great.
That is not what jumping the shark means. Jumping the shark is when a show does something so out of character that the basic premise of the show is destroyed. This is usually done to either boost ratings or because the writers have run out of ideas. It usually marks the point where a series turns from being clever and innovative to being trite and predictable.
>But, there was at least one episode where the crew does go back >in time to visit Earth. I liked it just because it was so terribly un- >P.C. to suggest that JFK needed to be assassinated in order to >save the U.S. (Not unrealistic, just not P.C.)
Why is that un-PC? The idea that the Kennedy assassination was actually a suicide is perhaps the most innovative theory about the Kennedy assassination. The only other one that I know of is the "second lone nut" theory.
Not only is beer easy to make at home, it usually tastes much better than what you buy in the store. The lack of various preservatives and other chemicals seems to reduce the hangover effects too. And it costs half as much as buying it off the shelf. Home brewing has a reputation for being hard, but it isn't.
But the gallons of petrol in the tank do. The point is that having to think about recharging after each trip is a lot more effort than planning a once-a-week trip to the local petrol station.
The thing is, I want my car to be able to work if the power goes out for a few days. I want to have the option of not needing to think about refueling (or repowering) every day. Gassing up is simple. It is on the Sunday chore list, so it is part of the routine. If I have to worry about it every time that I go out it is going to get irritating fast. On the other hand, people get used to all sorts of irritating things...
The real question is, will people willingly get on an aeroplane that does not have a human pilot on board? I suspect that it will be hard to convince most people to do this.
>500km range = time to get the train or airplane >Most journeys that people really need their cars for are less than >50km, going to the shops and commuting.
That is true, but most people do not want to have to worry about recharging (or refueling) their vehicle after each trip.
>I don't see the problem. I didn't want them to remove DRM so I >could ignore the copyright on the music, I wanted them to >remove it so I could use it on any device I wanted to listen to it >on. They did that; now I can, as far as I'm concerned, we're all >good now.
The problem is what happens when someone else get hold of your music file and decides to place them on a p2p network. If the files contain information that ties them to you then you may be held liable. This is not likely to happen often, but it will happen at times, and it could lead to RIAA lawsuits against you.
A second problem is that a person who get hold of your files may be able to use the information in them to access your iTunes account. Depending on what information is in the files they may even be able to get your credit card number.
My experience has been that Portland (at least in the US) means Portland, Oregon. And no, I do not live on the west coast. It just seems to be a more widely-known city than Portland, Maine is, at least in my circles.
>If we did discover native extra-terrestrial microbes it would >answer a lot of interesting questions. If it had a similar DNA basis >it would support the idea of panspermia - that life on earth may >have been seeded by space
It would be consistent with pan-spermia, but it would not be very strong evidence supporting it. Similar DNA could just mean that there is only one way to do DNA that can lead to life.
Obscuring evidence that life existed on other planets is a huge downside. Once this has been done we can never go back and know whether or not life started only on Earth, or independently on the other planet. Since we only have a very limited number of potential abodes for life in the Solar System, and no realistic hope of ever leaving the Solar System, failing to ensure that there is no cross-contamination could ensure that we will never be able to answer some of the fundamental questions about life.
When I read the headline the first thing that I thought of was a musician's keyboard, not the computer kind. I guess I am just not nerdy enough for Slashdot.
The irony factor alone would make spending a day or two in Dubai an interesting experience. But then I would want a real beach, with real poisonous octopuses swimming just beyond the surf.
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The problem with driving in DC is that everybody thinks that the fate of the free world depends on them getting to wherever they are goin, and they drive accordingly. Of all the places that I have lived DC has the scariest drivers. And most of them think that they are better drivers than people in other cities. The crash statistics discredit that idea though.
To be fair to Sarah Palin, she never actually said that she could see Russia from her backyard. She said some things that were far dafter, but not that one.
>What makes you think this hasn't already happened? Maybe we're
>part of a big computer thats trying to answer some kind of big
>question or something.
Maybe we are all part of a big computer running larn.
The Fingerprinz song?
By definition, if he gets paid he is a professional.
Flame bait, eh? It seems like someone doesn't know what flame bait means.
I have been living in the US since 2000. My experience has been that JFK has been raised to the level of a minor god in the minds of many baby boomers. Suggest to them that JFK was anything less than the perfect and many of them get very upset, but that is just those baby boomers being out of touch with reality. It has nothing to do with political correctness. In many ways the adoration of JFK is very similar to the adoration of Reagan. It is largely a generational thing, and those who came after don't seem to buy into it much. It's still a little early to know how the post-Reagan generation will think of Reagan; they are only just entering adulthood now. However, from what I have seen he does seem to be following the same broad popularity arc that Kennedy did.
>Did you ever watch the show? They jumped the shark at least
>once an episode. That's part of what made it so great.
That is not what jumping the shark means. Jumping the shark is when a show does something so out of character that the basic premise of the show is destroyed. This is usually done to either boost ratings or because the writers have run out of ideas. It usually marks the point where a series turns from being clever and innovative to being trite and predictable.
>But, there was at least one episode where the crew does go back
>in time to visit Earth. I liked it just because it was so terribly un-
>P.C. to suggest that JFK needed to be assassinated in order to
>save the U.S. (Not unrealistic, just not P.C.)
Why is that un-PC? The idea that the Kennedy assassination was actually a suicide is perhaps the most innovative theory about the Kennedy assassination. The only other one that I know of is the "second lone nut" theory.
Not only is beer easy to make at home, it usually tastes much better than what you buy in the store. The lack of various preservatives and other chemicals seems to reduce the hangover effects too. And it costs half as much as buying it off the shelf. Home brewing has a reputation for being hard, but it isn't.
>Gas pumps don't work without power, either.
But the gallons of petrol in the tank do. The point is that having to think about recharging after each trip is a lot more effort than planning a once-a-week trip to the local petrol station.
The thing is, I want my car to be able to work if the power goes out for a few days. I want to have the option of not needing to think about refueling (or repowering) every day. Gassing up is simple. It is on the Sunday chore list, so it is part of the routine. If I have to worry about it every time that I go out it is going to get irritating fast. On the other hand, people get used to all sorts of irritating things...
The real question is, will people willingly get on an aeroplane that does not have a human pilot on board? I suspect that it will be hard to convince most people to do this.
>500km range = time to get the train or airplane
>Most journeys that people really need their cars for are less than
>50km, going to the shops and commuting.
That is true, but most people do not want to have to worry about recharging (or refueling) their vehicle after each trip.
>Beacause I've paid for my right to legaly download all the music I
>can sice I paid levies on CD's I used to backup my photos.
Has this ever been tested, and held up, in a Canadian court?
>I don't see the problem. I didn't want them to remove DRM so I
>could ignore the copyright on the music, I wanted them to
>remove it so I could use it on any device I wanted to listen to it
>on. They did that; now I can, as far as I'm concerned, we're all
>good now.
The problem is what happens when someone else get hold of
your music file and decides to place them on a p2p network. If the files contain information that ties them to you then you may be held liable. This is not likely to happen often, but it will happen at times, and it could lead to RIAA lawsuits against you.
A second problem is that a person who get hold of your
files may be able to use the information in them to access your
iTunes account. Depending on what information is in the files
they may even be able to get your credit card number.
My experience has been that Portland (at least in the US) means Portland, Oregon. And no, I do not live on the west coast. It just seems to be a more widely-known city than Portland, Maine is, at least in my circles.
In general people are not as dumb as you think they are, and not as smart as they think they are.
From my experience 10% seems realistic. Backup testing seems to be something that is talked about more than it is actually done.
>If we did discover native extra-terrestrial microbes it would
>answer a lot of interesting questions. If it had a similar DNA basis
>it would support the idea of panspermia - that life on earth may
>have been seeded by space
It would be consistent with pan-spermia, but it would not be very strong evidence supporting it. Similar DNA could just mean that there is only one way to do DNA that can lead to life.
Obscuring evidence that life existed on other planets is a huge downside. Once this has been done we can never go back and know whether or not life started only on Earth, or independently on the other planet. Since we only have a very limited number of potential abodes for life in the Solar System, and no realistic hope of ever leaving the Solar System, failing to ensure that there is no cross-contamination could ensure that we will never be able to answer some of the fundamental questions about life.
And anyone who objects will be called unpatriotic.
Let's hope that Bush's band isn't the "last group in the White House".
When I read the headline the first thing that I thought of was a musician's keyboard, not the computer kind. I guess I am just not nerdy enough for Slashdot.
The irony factor alone would make spending a day or two in Dubai an interesting experience. But then I would want a real beach, with real poisonous octopuses swimming just beyond the surf.