So the next thing would be an area of knowledge which deals with precisely this. Not philosophically, but more in terms of optimizing knowledge acquisition and management - or something like that. Or, speaking of reinventing the wheel, perhaps there already is?
I read "SPACE" by Stephen Baxter (from 2000) a couple of days ago, and was also built on the idea of periodical mass extinctions allover the galaxy (with a happy ending though). He proposed it as an explanation of Fermi's Paradox. Shortly put: "If they existed, they would be here."
Us living in a galaxy with periodic mass extinctions might explain why we have not been encountered by the alien species yet, even though they should, theoretically, be allover the place. No mention of Atlantis though.
We already have global warming. Global warming resides, so to speak, mainly in the atmoshpere. Taking energy OUT OF the atmosphere wont do any harm at all, on the contrary.
The air moving wildly about is a result of too much energy being trapped in the system, which is the case right now. If you remove some of that from the air, it will NOT lead to increased warming.
Just because you perceive a moving wind as cooling does not mean it has a cooling effect on the entire system. It just redistributes the energy that is within the atmosphere, to a great part trapped solar energy. Us using this trapped energy wont increase the net sum of trapped energy.
Surplus heat can be used for heating in a great part of the so-called developed world, and then we wont need to use fresh and fine newly produced power to generate heat.
The atmosphere of the entire planet is in all likelihood too complex for any simulation to be trustworthy. There are too many things we do not know and do not control.
The Earth has too much of winds, not too little, so that would not be a problem. As someone hinted at earlier, deforestation has an impact on winds. Imagine the impact of Sahara on the global wind system, with dust storms increasing incredibly over the last few decades.
Forests "soften" winds, but do not remove them. Empty open areas make the winds more violent in a way the environment does not benefit from. Rather, the problem, if any, with a lot of propellers etc out there, the wind patterns might be disturbed if these things are not placed wisely. You do not want to create instabilities that evolve into hurricanes.
Ash and other dark matters do not reflect sunlight. They block it from entering the earth, but the warmth is kept in the atmosphere (in the heated matter first, and by diffusion in the atmosphere), making this kind of pollution a part of the warming.
And then every key could have its own Sesame Street kind of voice, squeaking when pressed, giving the user feedback. And some mean voice would say NO when the user is detected writing a non-standard word. Typing would become an experience for all senses!
Anyhow, suffering from a host of physical problems and having an abnormally low level of standing anxiety, I can testify that beta-blockers certainly do not eradicate your memories, but they may make you somewhat more "laid-back" - if you are in a abnormally non-calm state to begine with!
I can't see this particular beta-blocker working any differently, or this posing any problem whatsoever of any kind. It's just quietly saving your life for you to live again.
1. They don't need to know that, yet. 2. Google: "If we build it, they will come." 3. Google is here to organize the world's information. 4. Mission statement first, money second!
I did this years ago too, and it really is surprising the doctors had no idea. Not only did I write emails, I searched the web to find the right university professor to send them too, emailing him the insights of my nightly dreams.
He did however thank me for my interesting email. That's how I found out about emailing him. Imagine all those that did not answer...
BTW, I recommend physically disconnecting your computer over passwords. Hiding the keyboard is a good one too.
If there were no (good) search engines, people would use up quite a lot more of bandwidth in trying to find stuff on the Internet.
Or not. But then there would be no business to be an ISP, because the Net would lose half of its appeal.
This *post* sounds like pop psychology to me, too.
(I am conservative, don't like high sounds but am messy and "cultural", have one cat -- but most importantly, I am not an American but a European.)
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I will say this however, the leftists where I work do tend to be the most messy, even slovenly in some cases.
The way I see it, the way that someone deals with the environment under their control says a lot about them. If someone can't even manage to keep their own space functional, then how can they handle the other aspects of life? People who take responsibility for themselves tend to embrace ideas derived from the concept of personal responsibility. People who avoid taking responsibility for themselves will embrace ideas that downplay or go against the concept of personal responsibility. So it isn't surprising that people who can't manage to take responsibility for their own living and working spaces would be most likely to embrace a philosophy that tells them they shouldn't have to.
"1. Cui bono? Why would they bother to do this, except just to be a dick?"
There was a service in Sweden where people could anonymously share info on accounts on web communities ("that guy wanted to..., and I am only 14!").
It proved pretty soon to be against the law, and several people who had been vocal in at least one of the said communities against child porn, pedophilia etc were targeted by others. So whomever did this, they did not pick an "innocent bystander" but someone acting against pedophilia, child porn etc.
Admittedly, there were some criticisms against some of these people for being lynch mob-ish, but, anyhow, it goes to show that a system somewhat reminiscent of what this law speaks of may very well be misused.
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So the next thing would be an area of knowledge which deals with precisely this. Not philosophically, but more in terms of optimizing knowledge acquisition and management - or something like that. Or, speaking of reinventing the wheel, perhaps there already is?
I read "SPACE" by Stephen Baxter (from 2000) a couple of days ago, and was also built on the idea of periodical mass extinctions allover the galaxy (with a happy ending though). He proposed it as an explanation of Fermi's Paradox. Shortly put: "If they existed, they would be here."
Us living in a galaxy with periodic mass extinctions might explain why we have not been encountered by the alien species yet, even though they should, theoretically, be allover the place. No mention of Atlantis though.
Not in old printers, it wasn't.
Global warming means there is too much energy in the atmosphere. Removing some is not bad.
We already have global warming. Global warming resides, so to speak, mainly in the atmoshpere. Taking energy OUT OF the atmosphere wont do any harm at all, on the contrary.
The air moving wildly about is a result of too much energy being trapped in the system, which is the case right now. If you remove some of that from the air, it will NOT lead to increased warming.
Just because you perceive a moving wind as cooling does not mean it has a cooling effect on the entire system. It just redistributes the energy that is within the atmosphere, to a great part trapped solar energy. Us using this trapped energy wont increase the net sum of trapped energy.
Surplus heat can be used for heating in a great part of the so-called developed world, and then we wont need to use fresh and fine newly produced power to generate heat.
The atmosphere of the entire planet is in all likelihood too complex for any simulation to be trustworthy. There are too many things we do not know and do not control.
The Earth has too much of winds, not too little, so that would not be a problem. As someone hinted at earlier, deforestation has an impact on winds. Imagine the impact of Sahara on the global wind system, with dust storms increasing incredibly over the last few decades.
Forests "soften" winds, but do not remove them. Empty open areas make the winds more violent in a way the environment does not benefit from. Rather, the problem, if any, with a lot of propellers etc out there, the wind patterns might be disturbed if these things are not placed wisely. You do not want to create instabilities that evolve into hurricanes.
Ash and other dark matters do not reflect sunlight. They block it from entering the earth, but the warmth is kept in the atmosphere (in the heated matter first, and by diffusion in the atmosphere), making this kind of pollution a part of the warming.
"Math is not reality."
Not even if it's correct?
Dot band? Please explain.
And then every key could have its own Sesame Street kind of voice, squeaking when pressed, giving the user feedback. And some mean voice would say NO when the user is detected writing a non-standard word. Typing would become an experience for all senses!
"Wikipedia, now free of the Church of Scientology!" They could hardly find a better slogan.
And these pirates, they really ARE outlaws.
(Translation is not too wonderful, but you may still glean the main point.)
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.dn.se/opinion/signerat/sjo-och-natrovare-kanalen-mellan-somalia-bay-och-pirate-bay-1.854752&ei=SWv7Sd6OOo-SsAbp26nFBA&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsite:dn.se%2Bhanne%2Bpirater%2Bsomalia%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG%26num%3D100
Neither have I (RTFA).
Anyhow, suffering from a host of physical problems and having an abnormally low level of standing anxiety, I can testify that beta-blockers certainly do not eradicate your memories, but they may make you somewhat more "laid-back" - if you are in a abnormally non-calm state to begine with!
I can't see this particular beta-blocker working any differently, or this posing any problem whatsoever of any kind. It's just quietly saving your life for you to live again.
Anything you own can, and will, be used against you in a court of law.
1. They don't need to know that, yet. 2. Google: "If we build it, they will come." 3. Google is here to organize the world's information. 4. Mission statement first, money second!
We could call it sleepdotting now. Everyone will understand.
I did this years ago too, and it really is surprising the doctors had no idea. Not only did I write emails, I searched the web to find the right university professor to send them too, emailing him the insights of my nightly dreams. He did however thank me for my interesting email. That's how I found out about emailing him. Imagine all those that did not answer... BTW, I recommend physically disconnecting your computer over passwords. Hiding the keyboard is a good one too.
If there were no (good) search engines, people would use up quite a lot more of bandwidth in trying to find stuff on the Internet. Or not. But then there would be no business to be an ISP, because the Net would lose half of its appeal.
All intelligent species communicate through beta waves. AUM.
What does "super-massive" in "super-massive black holes" mean? It's the opposite of a black hole light (light as in Coke light)?
(I am conservative, don't like high sounds but am messy and "cultural", have one cat -- but most importantly, I am not an American but a European.)
Quote:
I will say this however, the leftists where I work do tend to be the most messy, even slovenly in some cases.
The way I see it, the way that someone deals with the environment under their control says a lot about them. If someone can't even manage to keep their own space functional, then how can they handle the other aspects of life? People who take responsibility for themselves tend to embrace ideas derived from the concept of personal responsibility. People who avoid taking responsibility for themselves will embrace ideas that downplay or go against the concept of personal responsibility. So it isn't surprising that people who can't manage to take responsibility for their own living and working spaces would be most likely to embrace a philosophy that tells them they shouldn't have to.
"1. Cui bono? Why would they bother to do this, except just to be a dick?" There was a service in Sweden where people could anonymously share info on accounts on web communities ("that guy wanted to..., and I am only 14!"). It proved pretty soon to be against the law, and several people who had been vocal in at least one of the said communities against child porn, pedophilia etc were targeted by others. So whomever did this, they did not pick an "innocent bystander" but someone acting against pedophilia, child porn etc. Admittedly, there were some criticisms against some of these people for being lynch mob-ish, but, anyhow, it goes to show that a system somewhat reminiscent of what this law speaks of may very well be misused.