I think castigating an entire group of professionals is short-sighted. Perhaps if ours was a less-litigious society, lawyers wouldn't be so powerful. After all, many patients employ lawyers in frivolous lawsuits against hospitals (not all, of course) which may make such detailed health records necessary (even to begin services). Lawyers are just functionaries. Blaming them is like blaming the hammer for hitting your thumb instead of the nail.
I agree with the sentiment above that we place too much faith in our sprawling infrastructure rather than designing proper failover systems in every new project.
Yes, but "just another variant" with one or two added amino acids (statistically almost inevitable?)* from mutation might have made this a Big Deal. We can't know in advance which variant will 'poop out' or which might bring about the next lethal pandemic. We got lucky, so far... I agree the takeaway is less dramatic than the story has been hyped to date. Maybe this is just a Good Thing, even if the news is anticlimactic?
This article got me thinking about birds' ability to see in the UV waveband, and I scrounged up this somewhat dated link which notes "the vast majority of male and female birds that look alike to humans--blue jays, for example-- may actually look entirely different to the birds themselves because of their ability to see UV light, which humans are blind to." [Emphasis mine] I wonder how the nanostructures self-assemble with such apparent precision?
Having no faith in the integrity of Anything on the Web, I choose to block those ads since I won't be purchasing anything, anyway. I use NoScript as well, and don't hesitate to block Google from setting cookies, even though I use their search engine often. Call me a thief, I have no qualms.
The ship that bore the name Lexington was CV-2 and was sunk at Coral Sea. The Lexington lives, however, when CV-16 was rechristened Lexington. The Lex is moored in Corpus Christi, TX.
Moderation is for particular comments only. Mods can't kill an entire discussion, last I checked. Something like you suggest would make the Wikipedia Wars look puny compared to the howls of indignation and protest on/..
In this case, whomever is wearing the "daddypants" is holding the bag, so to speak.
Out of curiosity I visited www.britannica.com and did a sample search. The result came up, but when I tried to scroll down the article, it faded away and an offer for a "Free Trial" wafted into view. I'm not sure how long the free trial is, but they want to charge you a nickel less than $12/month, or $70/year or bundled with Merriam-Webster for $85/year. I don't see how they expect a casual user to pay these prices when Wikipedia and Wiktionary only ask for donations. I'll use the free services for most things. If one needs further verification, there are external references available.
Good point. Let us not forget that they plan to dig 'many' holes into the chamber. I can envision the whole area collapsing into the chamber for lack of support. A giant game of "tear on the dotted line", so to speak.
A recent CNN feature story was about 3 American males named James Robinson. Two were professionals, and one was a young boy. The mother of the boy says that she merely changes the form of her son's name (in this case, to J. Pierce Robinson, IIRC) and the family (or the other gentlemen) can fly unhassled.
you should make a site over who throws these kinds of riders into the bills
From the limited explanation of rider, it appears that the practice is widespread for the purely political expedient of passing legislation that would otherwise have no chance of passage on its own merits. From another viewpoint they can serve as a "poison pill" to kill a bill that otherwise would pass. I agree that it is a messy system, but we should attribute motive more to narrow self-interest and less to evil-for-the-hell-of-it.
The first link is to a subscription-only site. The second contains "warm" and fuzzy quotes like the following: "Trees in chilly climates also have ways to make their leaves or needles retain more heat from the sun. Pine needles, for example, clump together. Think of gloves and mittens, Helliker says. If you're wearing gloves, wind can easily whip heat away from your individual fingers, leaving you cold. But if your fingers are all together in a mitten, they're going to be warmer.
Richter says the discovery isn't just fascinating science. It gives her a special kinship with trees.
On a recent day in Philadelphia when the mercury was near 100 degrees, she said, "I was staring at a hickory tree and its leaves were down â" they had wilted," she says. "And I was thinking, hey, it's hot, I'm hot. They enjoy 70 degrees, and I enjoy 70 degrees, too.""
A special kinship with trees?!? How did this make it to Nature?
Thanks to you and WolverineOfLove. I stand corrected, having followed WOL's link, and examined the downloadable versions, all of which included +RC1 in the package name. Appreciate the info, all.
Twitter, I think you are an agent-provocateur hired by Microsoft to make all open-source advocates look like slavering zealots. Please know that we're all hip to your tired rant.
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I drive a 4-cyl. Subaru Legacy Outback station wagon and if I need to haul stuff, I have a 4X8 utility trailer. Living in Vermont, I need the All-Wheel-Drive for six or so months of the year. It takes about 2 minutes to hook up the trailer when I need it. I have no problem hauling a ton of coal across our hilly landscape.
Why not have a combination solution? The extra fees for license and insurance are negligible...
Ah, so this is the downside of using No-Script? I block all scripts from ad servers (yeah, I google each one I don't recognize) and many videos don't play at all. I guess the question becomes, if I allow ad scripts, will AdBlock Plus let me watch the video and not suffer the ads?
Call me a content-thief; I don't care. I try never to purchase anything advertised on TV or the web.
Maybe it is my western sensibilities, but it seems possible that the 85% might be analogous to the Patty/Tanya and Symbionese Liberation Army episode if the metaphor is stretched; victims undergo some mental change of perspective and become willing followers of those who "kidnapped" them...?
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I think castigating an entire group of professionals is short-sighted. Perhaps if ours was a less-litigious society, lawyers wouldn't be so powerful. After all, many patients employ lawyers in frivolous lawsuits against hospitals (not all, of course) which may make such detailed health records necessary (even to begin services). Lawyers are just functionaries. Blaming them is like blaming the hammer for hitting your thumb instead of the nail.
I agree with the sentiment above that we place too much faith in our sprawling infrastructure rather than designing proper failover systems in every new project.
Yes, but "just another variant" with one or two added amino acids (statistically almost inevitable?)* from mutation might have made this a Big Deal. We can't know in advance which variant will 'poop out' or which might bring about the next lethal pandemic. We got lucky, so far...
I agree the takeaway is less dramatic than the story has been hyped to date. Maybe this is just a Good Thing, even if the news is anticlimactic?
*IANAn Epidemiologist.
from the that-extra-d-is-for-dumber dept.
Shouldn't that be dumbest ?
You now need JS enabled to metamoderate. If you haven't, or won't, you'll be directed here:
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Of course, if you never log in, this is moot.
This article got me thinking about birds' ability to see in the UV waveband, and I scrounged up this somewhat dated link which notes "the vast majority of male and female birds that look alike to humans--blue jays, for example-- may actually look entirely different to the birds themselves because of their ability to see UV light, which humans are blind to." [Emphasis mine]
I wonder how the nanostructures self-assemble with such apparent precision?
Having no faith in the integrity of Anything on the Web, I choose to block those ads since I won't be purchasing anything, anyway. I use NoScript as well, and don't hesitate to block Google from setting cookies, even though I use their search engine often. Call me a thief, I have no qualms.
The ship that bore the name Lexington was CV-2 and was sunk at Coral Sea. The Lexington lives, however, when CV-16 was rechristened Lexington. The Lex is moored in Corpus Christi, TX.
Moderation is for particular comments only. Mods can't kill an entire discussion, last I checked. /..
Something like you suggest would make the Wikipedia Wars look puny compared to the howls of indignation and protest on
In this case, whomever is wearing the "daddypants" is holding the bag, so to speak.
Yes, but your linked page also states
Availability: [ info ]
Out of stock. (Est. 1-3 Weeks)
[ Email me when available ]
This product is not available
for purchase at this time.
wow. Works like a charm... Thanks!
I agree, but I can see a scenario someday whereby someone files a Freedom of Information Act request to Google. Must they comply?
Out of curiosity I visited www.britannica.com and did a sample search. The result came up, but when I tried to scroll down the article, it faded away and an offer for a "Free Trial" wafted into view. I'm not sure how long the free trial is, but they want to charge you a nickel less than $12/month, or $70/year or bundled with Merriam-Webster for $85/year. I don't see how they expect a casual user to pay these prices when Wikipedia and Wiktionary only ask for donations.
I'll use the free services for most things. If one needs further verification, there are external references available.
Good point. Let us not forget that they plan to dig 'many' holes into the chamber. I can envision the whole area collapsing into the chamber for lack of support. A giant game of "tear on the dotted line", so to speak.
I actually read TFA. The questions you raise are answered (implied, really) there, and in addition you'd find that Judge Linda Feinberg is not a "he".
But that would spoil the fun of random speculation! :)
The easiest way to get a message to "slashdot" is to read CmdrTaco's Journal:
https://slashdot.org/~CmdrTaco/journal/
He allows comments to his journal entries, and you can find out lots of interesting stuff about what is going on by reading the other comments.
A recent CNN feature story was about 3 American males named James Robinson. Two were professionals, and one was a young boy. The mother of the boy says that she merely changes the form of her son's name (in this case, to J. Pierce Robinson, IIRC) and the family (or the other gentlemen) can fly unhassled.
you should make a site over who throws these kinds of riders into the bills
From the limited explanation of rider, it appears that the practice is widespread for the purely political expedient of passing legislation that would otherwise have no chance of passage on its own merits. From another viewpoint they can serve as a "poison pill" to kill a bill that otherwise would pass.
I agree that it is a messy system, but we should attribute motive more to narrow self-interest and less to evil-for-the-hell-of-it.
my $.02
The first link is to a subscription-only site.
The second contains "warm" and fuzzy quotes like the following:
"Trees in chilly climates also have ways to make their leaves or needles retain more heat from the sun. Pine needles, for example, clump together. Think of gloves and mittens, Helliker says. If you're wearing gloves, wind can easily whip heat away from your individual fingers, leaving you cold. But if your fingers are all together in a mitten, they're going to be warmer.
Richter says the discovery isn't just fascinating science. It gives her a special kinship with trees.
On a recent day in Philadelphia when the mercury was near 100 degrees, she said, "I was staring at a hickory tree and its leaves were down â" they had wilted," she says. "And I was thinking, hey, it's hot, I'm hot. They enjoy 70 degrees, and I enjoy 70 degrees, too.""
A special kinship with trees?!? How did this make it to Nature?
Thanks to you and WolverineOfLove. I stand corrected, having followed WOL's link, and examined the downloadable versions, all of which included +RC1 in the package name. Appreciate the info, all.
Pretty sure... If I go to Help/About, it says Firefox 3.0 (I had been running the beta)
It was part of the Update Manager offerings...
(no conflicts with beta add-ons)
Twitter, I think you are an agent-provocateur hired by Microsoft to make all open-source advocates look like slavering zealots. Please know that we're all hip to your tired rant.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgecarl391403.html
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I drive a 4-cyl. Subaru Legacy Outback station wagon and if I need to haul stuff, I have a 4X8 utility trailer. Living in Vermont, I need the All-Wheel-Drive for six or so months of the year. It takes about 2 minutes to hook up the trailer when I need it. I have no problem hauling a ton of coal across our hilly landscape.
Why not have a combination solution? The extra fees for license and insurance are negligible...
Ah, so this is the downside of using No-Script? I block all scripts from ad servers (yeah, I google each one I don't recognize) and many videos don't play at all. I guess the question becomes, if I allow ad scripts, will AdBlock Plus let me watch the video and not suffer the ads?
Call me a content-thief; I don't care. I try never to purchase anything advertised on TV or the web.
Maybe it is my western sensibilities, but it seems possible that the 85% might be analogous to the Patty/Tanya and Symbionese Liberation Army episode if the metaphor is stretched; victims undergo some mental change of perspective and become willing followers of those who "kidnapped" them...?