The fallacy in your logic is that a corporation is a construct. It has no life without the people who are its members. When "a corporation" does this or that, it means that a person or a group of people decided it ought to be done. Saying corporations are above such petty concerns as right and wrong is the exact same as saying the CEO's and other decision makers of such corporations regard themselves as above such petty concerns as right and wrong.
It's sloppy thinking like this that helps make the corporate world the slime-filled mess it is today.
I have no data on earbuds damaging hearing any more or less than any other sound system damaging hearing, but I do have data on earbuds damaging ears. I have a set of cheapo headphones with mic I bought from Staples (and I liked them so much that when they broke I bought a second pair); I occassionally wear them all day (aaaall day, 12 to 16 hours) with no ill effects. However, every earbud I put on makes my ears sore within 15 minutes, and within an hour my ears are red and inflamed for the rest of the day.
I guess I just have a weird-shaped ear canal or something...
Logically speaking, why would their operating costs be any higher? They aren't actually shipping books around--they're shipping data. And that data is probably hosted on the same servers, maybe even the same bits as their US products.
A more reasonable explanation, in my opinion, is that pictures are being stripped and the internet locked down so they aren't liable under chinese law for anyone who evades the eWall of China. And they're charging more because they think they can get away with charging more, leading to higher profits.
That would be like me putting a download on my site and saying "If you live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $10 usd. If you do not live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $14 usd."
The days start at Sunday and the months start at January--which is the same as saying, tis mere convention that their numeric array key values start at 1, whereas years are of type Int rather than String, and so of course they start at 0.
"The book "Zen of [Wicca]" by [Author] introduces an original view to the challenging world of [Wicca]. He refers to the Zen philosophy as a "therapeutic device" helping [Wiccan] practitioners to get rid of prejudices and opinions in order to apply a clear mind-set based on real-life experiences and the application of technology knowledge. Each chapter of the book is prefaced by Zen Truism that the author suggests to "revisit, reflect on it longer, and see if you are able to establish a truth from the narrative, as well as from your own experiences." In fact, the book is about a [Wiccan] Blueprint outlining a methodology for building a successful [Wiccan] strategy. The target audience is [Wiccans] undertaking or intending to undertake adoption of [Wicca] throughout their organizations. I strongly recommend the book to all [Wiccan] practitioners involved in implementation of [Wicca].
The author's vision is based on extensive experience in the [Wiccan] arena and he elegantly leads and prepares the reader for the introduction of his [Wiccan] Blueprint approach. I personally enjoyed reflecting on the Zen conundrums which stimulated me to focus and understand the content."
I realize that a lot of the grammar hounds will wince at the phrase "unilaterally capable of assuring mutual destruction"...This phrase is a contraction of "By itself, able to make both itself and its opponent be certain that both it, and its opponent, can be simultaneously destroyed; and also able to make both itself and its opponent be certain that the destruction of one cannot follow without the destruction of the other"... just thought I'd clear that up.
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Bruha:
If and when we end up fighting a "real" war, by which I assume you mean a war against a superpower with near-comparable strength to the United States, there are a couple of factors to keep in mind:
1) Each power is unilaterally capable of assuring mutual destruction of the other, should the conflict escalate to atomic-biological-chemical (ABC) levels.
2) Should the loser be pushed to hard by losing, they will escalate the conflict. See 1) above.
3) This means that at best, any such conflict will consist of minor skirmishes, preferably through third parties, such as Iraq.
4) Please refer to this hypothetical situation which simulates what a "real" war might be like.
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In order for unmanned, remote control aircraft to fully replace manned aircraft 3 things have to happen:
*Reaction time for the remote pilot must equal or exceed that of an in-the-air pilot.
*Data the remote pilot has access to must equal or exceed that of an in-the-air pilot.
*Counter-counter measures must ensure that the remote pilot is always in control of the craft.
In order for self-guided robotic aircraft to replace live pilots the following must happen:
*Reaction speed must equal or exceed that of human pilots.
*Appropriateness of reaction must equal or exceed that of human pilots.
*Counter-counter measures must ensure that the robot cannot act against its creator body (IE, it can neither be subverted, nor rebel).
A while ago I was responsible for disposing of a number of old computers and CRT's in California. Both my boss and I had a strong preference for donating it to charitable causes, but as it turns out, I had a significant amount of trouble *giving* the stuff away, to *anyone*, for free--they simply didn't want it. Even the charitable organization I contacted didn't want it. Finally we wound up getting rid of them when someone else in the company held a yard sale and was able to sell them.
My advice is to volunteer for stuff. Something. Anything, even if it's not directly related to your major. Take an internship course even if *that's* not directly related to your major. Get help making your resume -- the same person, with a good resume, will stand out a lot more than the same person with a bad resume. Work part-time in school. Better yet, start your own business. As you said, computers pretty much always need fixing, and 95% of the population can't fix them when they break.
Having been laid off for Christmas, of course, I'm looking at doing the same things. Best of luck!
We don't want people to really know us because we have been convinced to hold ourselves to standards that no one actually meets.
You are confusing standards and ideals. There is a difference. Standards of behavior are met all the time. Sometimes you can actually find checklists of 'standard behavior'; things like etiquette guidelines and domain rules. It's also a sliding scale; your standard of behavior with your girlfriend is likely different than your standard of behavior with your boss.
Ideals of behavior are different; while people meet standards of behavior easily, no one really meets their ideals. This is a good thing and there's no shame in it. If we met our ideals the only direction we could go is downhill.
Of course our ideals are unrealistic; that's why they're ideals. If we realize that our ideals are unrealistic...we should still try to meet that ideal anyway.
Yes, and clearly, the government joining forces with major corporations to help censor the internet is going to revolutionize the way we see the internet--the parts of it we see, anyway.
An opt-in internet blacklist/whitelist isn't really the domain of the government. In other words, I don't want to pay my tax dollars into a program that lets some noob feel good about what porn sites they visit.
At least until it is explained to their top theologists that they should not declare war on the martian "Dust Devils" and that the lander did not, in fact send back a picture of the Virgin Mary.
You are mistaken. Ignorance is when ignorant people are clueless to the facts. To an extent, ignorance is forgivable. Hypocrasy is when someone has the facts and chooses to ignore them.
Keychain USB stick. With an operating system on it. It's all the rage. I have one.
But don't go to the US unless you really have to. Not a good place to visit.
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Even assuming their entire country is a prison, the US -still- has more people in prison than North Korea does.
//(Technically wrong by a factor of 10, but still likely to hit +5 funny before it hits -5 troll).
I'm thinking more along the lines of the supermutants from the fallout series...or spiderman!
The fallacy in your logic is that a corporation is a construct. It has no life without the people who are its members. When "a corporation" does this or that, it means that a person or a group of people decided it ought to be done. Saying corporations are above such petty concerns as right and wrong is the exact same as saying the CEO's and other decision makers of such corporations regard themselves as above such petty concerns as right and wrong. It's sloppy thinking like this that helps make the corporate world the slime-filled mess it is today.
Mandatory XKCD: http://xkcd.com/644/
I have no data on earbuds damaging hearing any more or less than any other sound system damaging hearing, but I do have data on earbuds damaging ears. I have a set of cheapo headphones with mic I bought from Staples (and I liked them so much that when they broke I bought a second pair); I occassionally wear them all day (aaaall day, 12 to 16 hours) with no ill effects. However, every earbud I put on makes my ears sore within 15 minutes, and within an hour my ears are red and inflamed for the rest of the day. I guess I just have a weird-shaped ear canal or something...
Logically speaking, why would their operating costs be any higher? They aren't actually shipping books around--they're shipping data. And that data is probably hosted on the same servers, maybe even the same bits as their US products.
A more reasonable explanation, in my opinion, is that pictures are being stripped and the internet locked down so they aren't liable under chinese law for anyone who evades the eWall of China. And they're charging more because they think they can get away with charging more, leading to higher profits.
That would be like me putting a download on my site and saying "If you live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $10 usd. If you do not live in the US, click HERE so I can charge you $14 usd."
The days start at Sunday and the months start at January--which is the same as saying, tis mere convention that their numeric array key values start at 1, whereas years are of type Int rather than String, and so of course they start at 0.
"The book "Zen of [Wicca]" by [Author] introduces an original view to the challenging world of [Wicca]. He refers to the Zen philosophy as a "therapeutic device" helping [Wiccan] practitioners to get rid of prejudices and opinions in order to apply a clear mind-set based on real-life experiences and the application of technology knowledge. Each chapter of the book is prefaced by Zen Truism that the author suggests to "revisit, reflect on it longer, and see if you are able to establish a truth from the narrative, as well as from your own experiences." In fact, the book is about a [Wiccan] Blueprint outlining a methodology for building a successful [Wiccan] strategy. The target audience is [Wiccans] undertaking or intending to undertake adoption of [Wicca] throughout their organizations. I strongly recommend the book to all [Wiccan] practitioners involved in implementation of [Wicca].
The author's vision is based on extensive experience in the [Wiccan] arena and he elegantly leads and prepares the reader for the introduction of his [Wiccan] Blueprint approach. I personally enjoyed reflecting on the Zen conundrums which stimulated me to focus and understand the content."
Fixed that for you.
I realize that a lot of the grammar hounds will wince at the phrase "unilaterally capable of assuring mutual destruction"...This phrase is a contraction of "By itself, able to make both itself and its opponent be certain that both it, and its opponent, can be simultaneously destroyed; and also able to make both itself and its opponent be certain that the destruction of one cannot follow without the destruction of the other"... just thought I'd clear that up.
Bruha:
If and when we end up fighting a "real" war, by which I assume you mean a war against a superpower with near-comparable strength to the United States, there are a couple of factors to keep in mind:
1) Each power is unilaterally capable of assuring mutual destruction of the other, should the conflict escalate to atomic-biological-chemical (ABC) levels.
2) Should the loser be pushed to hard by losing, they will escalate the conflict. See 1) above.
3) This means that at best, any such conflict will consist of minor skirmishes, preferably through third parties, such as Iraq.
4) Please refer to this hypothetical situation which simulates what a "real" war might be like.
In order for unmanned, remote control aircraft to fully replace manned aircraft 3 things have to happen:
*Reaction time for the remote pilot must equal or exceed that of an in-the-air pilot.
*Data the remote pilot has access to must equal or exceed that of an in-the-air pilot.
*Counter-counter measures must ensure that the remote pilot is always in control of the craft.
In order for self-guided robotic aircraft to replace live pilots the following must happen:
*Reaction speed must equal or exceed that of human pilots.
*Appropriateness of reaction must equal or exceed that of human pilots.
*Counter-counter measures must ensure that the robot cannot act against its creator body (IE, it can neither be subverted, nor rebel).
A while ago I was responsible for disposing of a number of old computers and CRT's in California. Both my boss and I had a strong preference for donating it to charitable causes, but as it turns out, I had a significant amount of trouble *giving* the stuff away, to *anyone*, for free--they simply didn't want it. Even the charitable organization I contacted didn't want it. Finally we wound up getting rid of them when someone else in the company held a yard sale and was able to sell them.
My advice is to volunteer for stuff. Something. Anything, even if it's not directly related to your major. Take an internship course even if *that's* not directly related to your major. Get help making your resume -- the same person, with a good resume, will stand out a lot more than the same person with a bad resume. Work part-time in school. Better yet, start your own business. As you said, computers pretty much always need fixing, and 95% of the population can't fix them when they break. Having been laid off for Christmas, of course, I'm looking at doing the same things. Best of luck!
They could...IF that weren't blackmail.
So, how many countersuits would it take to wipe RIAA off the face of the planet?
We don't want people to really know us because we have been convinced to hold ourselves to standards that no one actually meets.
You are confusing standards and ideals. There is a difference. Standards of behavior are met all the time. Sometimes you can actually find checklists of 'standard behavior'; things like etiquette guidelines and domain rules. It's also a sliding scale; your standard of behavior with your girlfriend is likely different than your standard of behavior with your boss.
Ideals of behavior are different; while people meet standards of behavior easily, no one really meets their ideals. This is a good thing and there's no shame in it. If we met our ideals the only direction we could go is downhill.
Of course our ideals are unrealistic; that's why they're ideals. If we realize that our ideals are unrealistic...we should still try to meet that ideal anyway.
Yes, and clearly, the government joining forces with major corporations to help censor the internet is going to revolutionize the way we see the internet--the parts of it we see, anyway.
An opt-in internet blacklist/whitelist isn't really the domain of the government. In other words, I don't want to pay my tax dollars into a program that lets some noob feel good about what porn sites they visit.
At least until it is explained to their top theologists that they should not declare war on the martian "Dust Devils" and that the lander did not, in fact send back a picture of the Virgin Mary.
You are mistaken. Ignorance is when ignorant people are clueless to the facts. To an extent, ignorance is forgivable. Hypocrasy is when someone has the facts and chooses to ignore them.
Keychain USB stick. With an operating system on it. It's all the rage. I have one. But don't go to the US unless you really have to. Not a good place to visit.
Clearly slashdot is a front for a malicious un/pw collection. /tinfoilhat.
And of course i