Now, I'm sure I'll get flamed by the Slahdot crowd that thinks everything should be "Open Source", but there are fundamental differences between computer science and genetic science.
I don't think "everything" should be open source; hell, I don't even think all software should be. I do, however, think it's contemptible to allow the patenting of DNA. I mean, I really don't give a damn about the cost-effectiveness of the R&D department of a large biotech firm. If it costs too much to find new genes, then don't; the Universities, government, and non-profit groups will eventually get to it, even if it takes a little longer.
If money isn't the motivator, why does Id make the same, market-proven games again and again? I mean, I can respect the technical achievements of Quake III, but beyond the graphics it's not much different than Quake II, Quake, Doom II, or Doom. It would be nice to see Id actually take a chance on a game, rather than churn out the same thing year after year.
No, they're basing it on that one case plus a long history of similar cases in industry. If you handle a vibrating machine for long periods of time, you may run into problems, no matter if it's a jackhammer or a game controller.
It can only serve to enlighten you as to the existence of another path
It can't serve to enlighten; it's a hodgepodge of unproven allegations and hokey theories.
Why do you find them disturbing? Have you ever heard that the AIDS is a 'hoax' before? You've obviously dismissed this as a possibility - why? Perhaps you'd like to take a look at http://www.aliveandwell.org [aliveandwell.org] - a site that tells one woman's story of surviving being diagnosed with 'HIV'. (without perscription drugs of any sort)
I'd suggest you read this for a well-researched article on the AIDS skeptic movement.
The only reason I responded to your original post was not to change your mind, but to let anyone else reading it to take your suggestions very cautiously.
Ah, the superhealth report is really just a starting point - a report from a guy who wasn't doing so hot in the past, and found a better way.
The problem I have with his site is that a) he provides no convincing corroboration, and b) he seemingly believes in a lot of other quackery.
The only thing he really cites are other independent web sites.
His other ideas are also somewhat disturbing. According to him AIDS is a hoax. He insists that you should never visit a Doctor. He claims that as simple a biological fact as mortality is culturally determined; we only grow old because that's what we're conditioned to believe.
These are dangerous ideas if followed. Modern medicine may be imperfect, but for him to just dismiss out of hand, to insist that surgery is unnecessary, that all practicing MDs are engaged in some sort of hoax, is just wrong. Call me dogmatic, if you will, but this is pseudoscience of the worst kind.
I know they're not as high-quality as some of the others like Boar's Head or Shofar, but my favorite brand is Ballpark. Boil them up, serve them on a slightly warm hot dog roll with a little 1000 island salad dressing...that's good eating.
And I agree with you about the nuking thing; microwaved hot dogs actually taste worse than uncooked ones, and fried ones are only slightly better (too greasy). Failing a grill, boiling is the way to go.
I've heard it before. "but aren't you woried about salmonella?" I'm not - salmonella, et all, are largely a product of industrial-style meat manufacturing. Real meat is not manufactured. I buy my meat from the local organic food store. It's raised naturally, without antibiotics and hormones, etc. I eat my meat on an empty stomac, so all there aren't any obstacles between the stomac acid and any "bad" bacteria that might happen to be present.
So you're assuming the local organic food store isn't lying to you about where the meat came from, and their distributors aren't lying to the store where the meat came from, and the individual farmers aren't lying to the distributors about where the meat came from. But that's besides the point. Raw meat is dangerous, no matter where it comes from.
There are many, many parasites and bacteria that it can contain beyond e. coli. I like steak tartar, but I don't eat it--it's just too dangerous (and raw chicken just sounds disgusting).
Raw vegetables can be very healthy, of course, as long as you stick to to ones that can be consumed raw. A lot of them (such as potatos) are toxic when uncooked, however.
Read the superhealth report (link in my first post). It explains why we (I'm not the only one who eats raw meat) don't worry about salmonella or e coli or whatever the food-borne-illness of the month happens to be.
I went to this site, and found it to be of dubious accuracy, and some of the proposals to be dangerous if followed. For example:
It's now conceivable to me that most aging stems from mind-programming - cultural brainwashing. If you're interested in health, life-extension, stopping and reversing aging, and physical immortality, you must study his book.
This is not a place I would go to for health advice.
And remember, salmonella and e. coli and all the rest of those microorganisms weren't created by industry; they evolved in the natural world, and while industrial meat-processing can contribute to their spread, organically grown beef and poultry is not immune to them.
Usually I don't really care when people believe in strange things, but when they start giving dangerous advice to others based on them, I feel compelled to speak.
"Now Iron Chef Geek appears to be marinating the Mishima beef in some sort of brown mixture..is that soy sauce? Now he's coating it in what looks like flour..."
"Fukui-san!"
"Go ahead, Ohta-san."
"The Iron Chef Geek is soaking the beef in Jolt cola, then coating it in crushed penguin mints."
Somewhere along the line food got bastardized.. People accept prepackaged, canned, frozen, freeze dried, shrink wrapped whozits whatsits and god knows what else as "food"
People were forced into working obscene hours and commuting over vast distances, that's what changed our eating habits. A lot of times people are too tired to cook when they get home.
Wish they would just start caching the damn sites. The excuses given in the FAQ are unconvincing at best; google caches just about everything, and I haven't heard of people complaining to them over loss of banner ad revenue. Maybe it's because they don't want to take the effort of doing it; these are editors who won't spell/grammar-check a few lines they post maybe once a day.
I consider myself very strong to the left, but I've been running into these types myself, and all they do is scare people into moving to the right. They're more interested in indulging their own satisfaction at being "rebels" than in actually effecting any social changes.
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Now, I'm sure I'll get flamed by the Slahdot crowd that thinks everything should be "Open Source", but there are fundamental differences between computer science and genetic science.
I don't think "everything" should be open source; hell, I don't even think all software should be. I do, however, think it's contemptible to allow the patenting of DNA. I mean, I really don't give a damn about the cost-effectiveness of the R&D department of a large biotech firm. If it costs too much to find new genes, then don't; the Universities, government, and non-profit groups will eventually get to it, even if it takes a little longer.
It's like when the studios release movies in January, then blazon across their advertisements "One of the best movies of the year."
If money isn't the motivator, why does Id make the same, market-proven games again and again? I mean, I can respect the technical achievements of Quake III, but beyond the graphics it's not much different than Quake II, Quake, Doom II, or Doom. It would be nice to see Id actually take a chance on a game, rather than churn out the same thing year after year.
Well, it was a better comeback than Bush's constant complaining about Gore's "Worshington math".
For a moment, I thought you were referring to the play. And I almost wept.
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For the love of all that's good and decent, someone mod me down...
Hell, anything's possible; look at how many writers lurk on rec.arts.sf.written.
It's just very unlikely, of course.
No, they're basing it on that one case plus a long history of similar cases in industry. If you handle a vibrating machine for long periods of time, you may run into problems, no matter if it's a jackhammer or a game controller.
It can only serve to enlighten you as to the existence of another path
It can't serve to enlighten; it's a hodgepodge of unproven allegations and hokey theories.
Why do you find them disturbing? Have you ever heard that the AIDS is a 'hoax' before? You've obviously dismissed this as a possibility - why? Perhaps you'd like to take a look at http://www.aliveandwell.org [aliveandwell.org] - a site that tells one woman's story of surviving being diagnosed with 'HIV'. (without perscription drugs of any sort)
I'd suggest you read this for a well-researched article on the AIDS skeptic movement.
The only reason I responded to your original post was not to change your mind, but to let anyone else reading it to take your suggestions very cautiously.
What about a third reason, that governments have a much easier time of restricting the rights of their citizens.
Ah, the superhealth report is really just a starting point - a report from a guy who wasn't doing so hot in the past, and found a better way.
The problem I have with his site is that a) he provides no convincing corroboration, and b) he seemingly believes in a lot of other quackery.
The only thing he really cites are other independent web sites.
His other ideas are also somewhat disturbing. According to him AIDS is a hoax. He insists that you should never visit a Doctor. He claims that as simple a biological fact as mortality is culturally determined; we only grow old because that's what we're conditioned to believe.
These are dangerous ideas if followed. Modern medicine may be imperfect, but for him to just dismiss out of hand, to insist that surgery is unnecessary, that all practicing MDs are engaged in some sort of hoax, is just wrong. Call me dogmatic, if you will, but this is pseudoscience of the worst kind.
I know they're not as high-quality as some of the others like Boar's Head or Shofar, but my favorite brand is Ballpark. Boil them up, serve them on a slightly warm hot dog roll with a little 1000 island salad dressing...that's good eating.
And I agree with you about the nuking thing; microwaved hot dogs actually taste worse than uncooked ones, and fried ones are only slightly better (too greasy). Failing a grill, boiling is the way to go.
Guess it's along similar lines to:
2.1.2.1.2.3.1 kernel out!
2.1.2.1.2.3.2 kernel out!
2.1.2.1.2.3.3 kernel out!
I've heard it before. "but aren't you woried about salmonella?" I'm not - salmonella, et all, are largely a product of industrial-style meat manufacturing. Real meat is not manufactured. I buy my meat from the local organic food store. It's raised naturally, without antibiotics and hormones, etc. I eat my meat on an empty stomac, so all there aren't any obstacles between the stomac acid and any "bad" bacteria that might happen to be present.
So you're assuming the local organic food store isn't lying to you about where the meat came from, and their distributors aren't lying to the store where the meat came from, and the individual farmers aren't lying to the distributors about where the meat came from. But that's besides the point. Raw meat is dangerous, no matter where it comes from.
There are many, many parasites and bacteria that it can contain beyond e. coli. I like steak tartar, but I don't eat it--it's just too dangerous (and raw chicken just sounds disgusting).
Raw vegetables can be very healthy, of course, as long as you stick to to ones that can be consumed raw. A lot of them (such as potatos) are toxic when uncooked, however.
Read the superhealth report (link in my first post). It explains why we (I'm not the only one who eats raw meat) don't worry about salmonella or e coli or whatever the food-borne-illness of the month happens to be.
I went to this site, and found it to be of dubious accuracy, and some of the proposals to be dangerous if followed. For example:
It's now conceivable to me that most aging stems from mind-programming - cultural brainwashing. If you're interested in health, life-extension, stopping and reversing aging, and physical immortality, you must study his book.
This is not a place I would go to for health advice.
And remember, salmonella and e. coli and all the rest of those microorganisms weren't created by industry; they evolved in the natural world, and while industrial meat-processing can contribute to their spread, organically grown beef and poultry is not immune to them.
Usually I don't really care when people believe in strange things, but when they start giving dangerous advice to others based on them, I feel compelled to speak.
Quotes from that episode:
"Now Iron Chef Geek appears to be marinating the Mishima beef in some sort of brown mixture..is that soy sauce? Now he's coating it in what looks like flour..."
"Fukui-san!"
"Go ahead, Ohta-san."
"The Iron Chef Geek is soaking the beef in Jolt cola, then coating it in crushed penguin mints."
"Now that's just disgusting."
Somewhere along the line food got bastardized.. People accept prepackaged, canned, frozen, freeze dried, shrink wrapped whozits whatsits and god knows what else as "food"
People were forced into working obscene hours and commuting over vast distances, that's what changed our eating habits. A lot of times people are too tired to cook when they get home.
No problem here with Acrobat Reader.
3 minutes later, pull both out and eat. Voila! Real ballpark-style hot dogs in 10 minutes.
If you want that genuine ballpark style, make them then sell them to people for 13 dollars a piece...
Ugh, microwaved hot dogs are just awful.
Wish they would just start caching the damn sites. The excuses given in the FAQ are unconvincing at best; google caches just about everything, and I haven't heard of people complaining to them over loss of banner ad revenue. Maybe it's because they don't want to take the effort of doing it; these are editors who won't spell/grammar-check a few lines they post maybe once a day.
They seemed both kind of similar to me, but I agree that 2 maybe seemed slightly less exciting (though still very, very good).
Wow, reading that was more thrilling than riding a rollercoaster, or spending a day with Batman.
Uhhh...yes it does. That's why Loki failed.
Anyone actually use one of these brainfinger things? I'm really curious as to how well it works...
I consider myself very strong to the left, but I've been running into these types myself, and all they do is scare people into moving to the right. They're more interested in indulging their own satisfaction at being "rebels" than in actually effecting any social changes.