Life is not a romantic comedy. If you're already in a relationship, nice chocolate, flowers, and dinner (or any subset of the above) is plenty celebration. If you're not already in a relationship, don't start one on V-day. Just don't.
I'm surprised that so much version specific code is needed to support a minor release of the OS. Why is that?
We still have a computer running 10.2 hooked up to a microscope. It still works just fine, and I'm hesitant to upgrade without a real good reason. It would be really nice to continue to get updates for Firefox.
Professors should post their slides on the web, and students should spend their time listening, thinking, and asking questions instead of writing. Anything less and students become mere stenographers, only retaining long enough to commit to paper.
It was obviously incorrect in that usage, but "per square" can in fact be part of a unit. When you're measuring the resistance of a thin film of material, you do it in ohms per square. Every square of any size has the same resistance. You can picture the width as parallel resistors, and the length as resistors in series, and the effects cancel out.
Tritium releases a low energy beta particle, which is not particularly dangerous. Other beta emitters, such as [32]P emit high energy beta particles that can penetrate the skin, or even create Bremsstrahlung X-rays. Not all emissions of the same type are equally energetic (or equally dangerous). But you're basically correct, it is totally safe for the time being.
My little brothers favorite game is Sam-n-Max Hit the road. The game is now 15+ years old, 4 years older than he is. It ran on a 386. I use DosBox to run it although some versions work okay in Windows if you can switch to 256 colors.
You should really be running it on ScummVM. There's a port for just about every platform you could possibly want.
It's not a politically viable solution, no. But it is the ethical solution. Those who let their religious beliefs stand in the way of the humane way of dealing with incurable debilitating genetic diseases are no better than those who let their religious beliefs stand in the way of getting treatment for curable diseases.(e.g faith healers)
It should be considered child abuse. It's not under present law, but it should be. If I were to do something that had a 90% chance of inflicting a serious malady on a healthy child, I'd be in jail for child abuse. What that woman did is no different.
I've read plenty of stuff that moves me. It's just all non-fiction. It's really pretty hard to get worked up about stuff that never happened to people that never existed. Shakespeare just seems like 400 year old soap operas to me.
Just about the only fiction I care for is Lewis Carrol and Edgar Allen Poe. But still, studying those in college would be a waste of time when I could be learning valuable skills instead. It's entertainment.
The thing I really hate about english lit is that you have to interpret it. IMO, the purpose of writing is communication. If your meaning isn't clear and unambiguous, you have failed as an author. If you have something to say, come out and say it and don't hide it behind layers of symbolism.
How exactly do you propose a baby gets insurance "before" their signs of disease show, if you count their DNA as already having the disease?.
If you have a genetic test, test the fetus before birth. If it's positive, abort it. Allowing a child with a serious disease to be born is as bad as intentionally inflicting that disease on an infant.
I know a 4 year old with rheumatoid arthritis. He has his good days but most days are not so good. His mother knew she could pass it on. The doctors said there was a 90+% chance (it was on the father's side as well) of the child having it.
If the disease is genetic, she has no business reproducing. At the very least have the fetus tested and abort the defective ones. If you knowingly pass on defective genes, you are completely responsible for that decision. There's no reason to expect an insurance company to pay for your bad behavior. Honestly it should be criminal.
No, I didn't watch any videos in college, just HS. Which is why I expressed surprise at that. Generally though, I'd consider English Lit to be a pretty pointless waste of time, videos or not.
What sort of videos are we talking about? The only videos I've ever watched in an educational setting were pointless time wasters intended to give the teacher a break. If that's what we're talking about, they have a point. But there's really no loss as they're a waste of time anyway.
If we're talking about video recording of lectures given by professors, then the professors should have the copyright and should be able to distribute them any way they want. This would be far more useful than some generic educational video anyway.
First, I'd argue that such an organization of society is really not possible. Social networks form as scale free networks with hubs, so there will always be people who are hubs in the power network.
But that's beside the point. Even if you don't fear consequences, a lack of privacy is not good for my quality of life at least. If you know you're always being watched, you're going to think twice about everything you do. Constantly second guessing yourself is not a healthy state of mind.
I was a little quick on the submit button, here's another example. Would free thought be possible if everyone could pull up everyone else's library records? Wouldn't there be a chilling effect on the dissemination of controversial reading material?
Privacy is a fundamental part of free expression. Would the Federalist Papers have been written if they were not anonymous? Would anonymity have been possible if everyone knew every time Madison, Hamilton, and Jay got together?
The Video Privacy Protection Act was passed after the video rental records of a Supreme Court nominee were leaked. So your suggestion does have precedence.
What sort of privacy did you have in a hovel with -3-4 generations of family all sleeping on the same dirt floor?
What sort of quality of life did you have then? You had piss poor privacy, and piss poor quality of life. As people's fortunes improved, they chose to improve their quality of life by increasing their privacy.
I disagree. I do things I don't want my parents to know about, but I'm quite sure they wouldn't do anything creepy, harmful, or exploitative with the information.
There are a lot of people who have a fear of public speaking. Even if the topic is something they are well versed in, can handle any questions, and have lots of time to practice. It's not that they're afraid that people will do something bad to them. It's that attention itself is objectionable.
Having so many eyes on you makes you question everything you do. Even if everything you do is proper, that's not going to be good for your quality of life.
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You'll notice, I did say "nice chocolate". Something from Godiva usually does the trick.
Our grandkids aren't paying shit off. The US will default.
Lets see how romantic she thinks giving birth is.
Life is not a romantic comedy. If you're already in a relationship, nice chocolate, flowers, and dinner (or any subset of the above) is plenty celebration. If you're not already in a relationship, don't start one on V-day. Just don't.
I'm surprised that so much version specific code is needed to support a minor release of the OS. Why is that?
We still have a computer running 10.2 hooked up to a microscope. It still works just fine, and I'm hesitant to upgrade without a real good reason. It would be really nice to continue to get updates for Firefox.
Professors should post their slides on the web, and students should spend their time listening, thinking, and asking questions instead of writing. Anything less and students become mere stenographers, only retaining long enough to commit to paper.
It was obviously incorrect in that usage, but "per square" can in fact be part of a unit. When you're measuring the resistance of a thin film of material, you do it in ohms per square. Every square of any size has the same resistance. You can picture the width as parallel resistors, and the length as resistors in series, and the effects cancel out.
Tritium releases a low energy beta particle, which is not particularly dangerous. Other beta emitters, such as [32]P emit high energy beta particles that can penetrate the skin, or even create Bremsstrahlung X-rays. Not all emissions of the same type are equally energetic (or equally dangerous). But you're basically correct, it is totally safe for the time being.
My little brothers favorite game is Sam-n-Max Hit the road. The game is now 15+ years old, 4 years older than he is. It ran on a 386. I use DosBox to run it although some versions work okay in Windows if you can switch to 256 colors.
You should really be running it on ScummVM. There's a port for just about every platform you could possibly want.
10K should be enough to finance a move out of Wyoming.
It's not a politically viable solution, no. But it is the ethical solution. Those who let their religious beliefs stand in the way of the humane way of dealing with incurable debilitating genetic diseases are no better than those who let their religious beliefs stand in the way of getting treatment for curable diseases.(e.g faith healers)
It should be considered child abuse. It's not under present law, but it should be. If I were to do something that had a 90% chance of inflicting a serious malady on a healthy child, I'd be in jail for child abuse. What that woman did is no different.
I've read plenty of stuff that moves me. It's just all non-fiction. It's really pretty hard to get worked up about stuff that never happened to people that never existed. Shakespeare just seems like 400 year old soap operas to me.
Just about the only fiction I care for is Lewis Carrol and Edgar Allen Poe. But still, studying those in college would be a waste of time when I could be learning valuable skills instead. It's entertainment.
The thing I really hate about english lit is that you have to interpret it. IMO, the purpose of writing is communication. If your meaning isn't clear and unambiguous, you have failed as an author. If you have something to say, come out and say it and don't hide it behind layers of symbolism.
Insurance is NOT a gamble. It is a way to manage risk
Successful gambling is all about risk management. Poker is at its heart not a card game, but a risk management game.
How exactly do you propose a baby gets insurance "before" their signs of disease show, if you count their DNA as already having the disease?.
If you have a genetic test, test the fetus before birth. If it's positive, abort it. Allowing a child with a serious disease to be born is as bad as intentionally inflicting that disease on an infant.
I know a 4 year old with rheumatoid arthritis. He has his good days but most days are not so good. His mother knew she could pass it on. The doctors said there was a 90+% chance (it was on the father's side as well) of the child having it.
That woman should be in jail.
If the disease is genetic, she has no business reproducing. At the very least have the fetus tested and abort the defective ones. If you knowingly pass on defective genes, you are completely responsible for that decision. There's no reason to expect an insurance company to pay for your bad behavior. Honestly it should be criminal.
No, I didn't watch any videos in college, just HS. Which is why I expressed surprise at that. Generally though, I'd consider English Lit to be a pretty pointless waste of time, videos or not.
What sort of videos are we talking about? The only videos I've ever watched in an educational setting were pointless time wasters intended to give the teacher a break. If that's what we're talking about, they have a point. But there's really no loss as they're a waste of time anyway.
If we're talking about video recording of lectures given by professors, then the professors should have the copyright and should be able to distribute them any way they want. This would be far more useful than some generic educational video anyway.
First, I'd argue that such an organization of society is really not possible. Social networks form as scale free networks with hubs, so there will always be people who are hubs in the power network.
But that's beside the point. Even if you don't fear consequences, a lack of privacy is not good for my quality of life at least. If you know you're always being watched, you're going to think twice about everything you do. Constantly second guessing yourself is not a healthy state of mind.
I was a little quick on the submit button, here's another example. Would free thought be possible if everyone could pull up everyone else's library records? Wouldn't there be a chilling effect on the dissemination of controversial reading material?
Privacy is a fundamental part of free expression. Would the Federalist Papers have been written if they were not anonymous? Would anonymity have been possible if everyone knew every time Madison, Hamilton, and Jay got together?
The Video Privacy Protection Act was passed after the video rental records of a Supreme Court nominee were leaked. So your suggestion does have precedence.
What sort of privacy did you have in a hovel with -3-4 generations of family all sleeping on the same dirt floor?
What sort of quality of life did you have then? You had piss poor privacy, and piss poor quality of life. As people's fortunes improved, they chose to improve their quality of life by increasing their privacy.
I disagree. I do things I don't want my parents to know about, but I'm quite sure they wouldn't do anything creepy, harmful, or exploitative with the information.
There are a lot of people who have a fear of public speaking. Even if the topic is something they are well versed in, can handle any questions, and have lots of time to practice. It's not that they're afraid that people will do something bad to them. It's that attention itself is objectionable.
Having so many eyes on you makes you question everything you do. Even if everything you do is proper, that's not going to be good for your quality of life.