Before you dismiss the notion, consider what we're stuck with today -- a system designed to create a level playing field, protect athletes' health and set an example for children, that fails on all counts.
Lack of perfection is not failure.
Could it better? Yes. Will it always be an arms race? Yes. Will athletes always try and get an edge? Yes.
Using this logic to justify unlimited PEDs is like saying that since we can't stop criminals from stealing, therefore, we should just give up and let people steal whatever they want. After all, you can't stop a determined thief, so why not just let them have what they want?
I disagree. It's more like if they can't play by the rules, say you catch a theif stealing then you ban them from freedom and put them in a place with other theives. Like um...jail for instance.
Therefore, if you caught an athlete doping they should be banned from competing in events where doping is not allowed.
I'm not saying it's a perfect solution, but I don't think it's so cut and dry as you see it.
'antidoping authorities have fostered a sporting culture of suspicion, secrecy and fear'
The sport frauds created this culture, not the antidoping authorities.
Allowing doping would result in numerous deaths, just like we had in the early days of blood doping.
There is an easy answer to the doping problem: force the pharmaceutical companies to add markers to doping chemicals.
BRILLIANT!
As long those people that are going to cheat anyway promise not to purchase their drugs from potentially more dangerous underground illegal laboratories instead...
At lease IMHO, these games, much like sports, are all about seeing the human body at it's best. These are people who are supposed to train and put themselves pretty much through hell and back, but to allow doping would mean that anyone could simply pop something and instantly be equal to someone who may have worked 5 years on his strengths.
Well, hopefully the athlete who just trained for 5 years might have the common sense to not enter enter a competition that allows doping?
How can they make sure everyone only takes this much? It will require even more policing.
The reason for doping are purely economic ones, people like cyclists on Tour de France get many green pieces of paper with dead presidents on them. Take out the money incentive from sports and you eliminate doping.
Well, for MY money, I'd like to see how far the human body can be willingly pushed. I mean, they are doping anyway...so for the people that want to, let them, and see how much faster/stronger they become. It's their choice how much they are willing to take or risk overdose. It's also current athletes choice how hard they train, or push themselves at an event.
And there is other side benefits, as the article suggested, like there being alot more data to reliably check athletes that aren't in the dope olympics.
I wonder how long before people in possession of scary "hacking software and equipment" are subjected to similar intrusions? Welcome to the NewUSA, where all knowledge is classified.
It's not just pretty lame. it's also a great example of the kind of frustration most of us experience, and I don't have have time for it with deadlines looming. The cost of photoshop is a pittance compared to missing a deadline and losing a customer.
What am I supposed to do? stop having clients that use photoshop?
Great, that knocks out basically 100% of my business.
I saw a small meteor shower in Tuesday night on my way home from the train in Sydney, saw about 6 shooting stars in as many minutes, but was too tired to sit up and watch for any more.
I'm just wondering, since you have to pay to receive, is there an option to NOT receive any given SMS?
...you know, it's easier to not take a phone call, especially with phone number ID, but over here in Australia and New Zealand, we have no way to stop a TXT message from actually getting to our phones (without turning them off).
What if someone with an unlimited SMS plan spams a person with a rental plan? Is it easy to stop receiving the SMS's?
That's really just mincing words. I do agree with you though, if it's DRM-free then it's a better product, but the simple fact is it's not better quality unless it is, and in this case it looks like it is, not because it's DRM-free, but because it has more samples per second or less compression. Some of us want that.
Google put it up and at the end of the day, Sydney wasn't Sydney any more. Instead, Sydney was transformed into one big banner ad: that's funny, in the link you provided they say this:
So, after hours of combing through the new images, we've found no real examples of private advertising or even any sign that the people of Sydney knew they'd be on Google Maps!
I wish it worked like it does in windows, using all the screen real estate, complete with removing the Apple menu too. The only browser I remember having that very useful functionality was iCab, with it's Kiosk mode.
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Before you dismiss the notion, consider what we're stuck with today -- a system designed to create a level playing field, protect athletes' health and set an example for children, that fails on all counts.
Lack of perfection is not failure.
Could it better? Yes. Will it always be an arms race? Yes. Will athletes always try and get an edge? Yes.
Using this logic to justify unlimited PEDs is like saying that since we can't stop criminals from stealing, therefore, we should just give up and let people steal whatever they want. After all, you can't stop a determined thief, so why not just let them have what they want?
I disagree. It's more like if they can't play by the rules, say you catch a theif stealing then you ban them from freedom and put them in a place with other theives. Like um...jail for instance.
Therefore, if you caught an athlete doping they should be banned from competing in events where doping is not allowed.
I'm not saying it's a perfect solution, but I don't think it's so cut and dry as you see it.
'antidoping authorities have fostered a sporting culture of suspicion, secrecy and fear'
The sport frauds created this culture, not the antidoping authorities.
Allowing doping would result in numerous deaths, just like we had in the early days of blood doping.
There is an easy answer to the doping problem: force the pharmaceutical companies to add markers to doping chemicals.
BRILLIANT!
As long those people that are going to cheat anyway promise not to purchase their drugs from potentially more dangerous underground illegal laboratories instead...
At lease IMHO, these games, much like sports, are all about seeing the human body at it's best. These are people who are supposed to train and put themselves pretty much through hell and back, but to allow doping would mean that anyone could simply pop something and instantly be equal to someone who may have worked 5 years on his strengths.
Well, hopefully the athlete who just trained for 5 years might have the common sense to not enter enter a competition that allows doping?
How can they make sure everyone only takes this much? It will require even more policing.
The reason for doping are purely economic ones, people like cyclists on Tour de France get many green pieces of paper with dead presidents on them. Take out the money incentive from sports and you eliminate doping.
Well, for MY money, I'd like to see how far the human body can be willingly pushed. I mean, they are doping anyway...so for the people that want to, let them, and see how much faster/stronger they become. It's their choice how much they are willing to take or risk overdose. It's also current athletes choice how hard they train, or push themselves at an event.
And there is other side benefits, as the article suggested, like there being alot more data to reliably check athletes that aren't in the dope olympics.
reminds me of an old old joke.
Q. What's the definition of a vagina?
A. The box a penis comes in.
you know what?
that's not a bad idea at all. actually quite a good starting point for a script.
nice work. thanks for the laughs.
I have to jump through unnecessary hoops to find dialogs.
Fuckin aye dude.
From now on I'm exchanging the name from Windows Vista to Hoops Vista.
...although Hoops95 had a better ring to it, still, there may just be MORE hoops now than there were 13 odd years ago.
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Allow, accept, deny, cancel, unallow, undo, resubmit, proceed or uncancel?
whats interesting about this quote is it's quite revealing.
It's actually the POLICE that have OCCUPIED HIS HOME in what is considered an uncustomary way.
I wonder how long before people in possession of scary "hacking software and equipment" are subjected to similar intrusions? Welcome to the NewUSA, where all knowledge is classified.
How do you know?
Yeah, 1.06 GB/s ought to be enough for anyone!
It's not just pretty lame. it's also a great example of the kind of frustration most of us experience, and I don't have have time for it with deadlines looming. The cost of photoshop is a pittance compared to missing a deadline and losing a customer.
What am I supposed to do? stop having clients that use photoshop?
Great, that knocks out basically 100% of my business.
I saw a small meteor shower in Tuesday night on my way home from the train in Sydney, saw about 6 shooting stars in as many minutes, but was too tired to sit up and watch for any more.
Wonder if it was a prelude?
Just don't for gods sake reverse the polarity!
Succinct.
When you are interstellar traveling, it's quite unusual to actually stay on earth.
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I'm just wondering, since you have to pay to receive, is there an option to NOT receive any given SMS?
What if someone with an unlimited SMS plan spams a person with a rental plan? Is it easy to stop receiving the SMS's?
yea, well, that's called wishful thinking
Sheesh, what a nerd! I think your taking that way too seriously bro.
you are a sandwich.
That's really just mincing words. I do agree with you though, if it's DRM-free then it's a better product, but the simple fact is it's not better quality unless it is, and in this case it looks like it is, not because it's DRM-free, but because it has more samples per second or less compression. Some of us want that.
Yeah, ok then. Everything about this is hyperbole.
Really? What does F11 do for you on Mac Firefox?
I wish it worked like it does in windows, using all the screen real estate, complete with removing the Apple menu too. The only browser I remember having that very useful functionality was iCab, with it's Kiosk mode.