Thanks for the link to fix the colors. Unfortunately that didn't solve the main problem with this story: there's just way too much to read here, even without clicking through to the article. I'm going to go take a nap now.
How will this be a good thing for people who don't need the collaborative tools? It seems this is not just about collaboration; it is also about taking Office off of the desktop and putting it on the web where user registration can be more tightly controlled, upgrade paths more easily enforced, etc. And while I'm sure there will be encryption, do you really want all the data you input to office programs flying across the web? Perhaps I am misunderstanding what they mean by "web service" here -- but it sounds like they want the application on their server and the user is always a client. I don't know if I trust the MS server with that much access to my data.
Copyright covers expression, not ideas. It's the organization of the lecture and the specific way it is expressed that can be copyrighted, not the speed of sound (or whatever).
My preacher told me the earth was only 5,000 years old!
But on a serious note, whether or not this is an ordinary fluctuation is irrelevant in practical terms. If the magnetic field weakens enough to wreak havoc on our expectations (and that could affect much more than just compasses, of course), we should be paying attention to it, whether or not it is "insignificant" in terms of the larger time frame of the universe. Human beings ourselves are likely insignificant in terms of the history of the universe.
There was no scramjet "test." The whole thing was done in a NASA basement, with simulated scramjets-powered aircraft which were made to look like they were being tested. The reality is the tests never happened. Wake up people!
You're right that Nixon's drug war emphasized treatment over criminalization, at least compared to the Reagan/Bush/Clinton/Bush drug war. But you're wrong that Nixon didn't see the drug war as a way to bash the hippies. He did, and he said so to his cabinet, as many of his tapes record. They also record that he thought the hippies were in league with the commies and the Jews on this. When you bash the "conspiracy bullshit" coming from the hippies you might at least compare it to the extreme paranoid "conspiracy bullshit" of their main enemy here.
Actually that did happen in a California Prop 215 case. The person arrested was let go because s/he was legally allowed to sell it under state law; so the person demanded the pot back, and eventually the court agreed and the government had to return the pot.
No it's not. Too strongly worded perhaps but not a flat out lie by any means. They've been doing it since the Sadrist uprising began in April. Perhaps my wording is too vague -- a great many of them (perhaps not "most"; I haven't counted) have declared war against the occupying forces and demanded an end to the occupation. They are also negotiating with the government the US installed, as is clear from Moqtada al Sadr's agreement with the government today, but that does not negate the fact that they have demanded an end to the occupation and frequently declared war.
how the hell did that crap get modded up? The WWII analogy is weak. And while the occupation of Japan and Europe was no picnic, it was also not the quagmire Iraq is. There are suicide bombs going off daily. The overwhelming majority of the population wants the US out. Most of the Shiite preachers, who were supposed to greet us with flowers, have declared jihad against the US. The land has become a lightning rod for jihadists from around the world, and they've established shariah in places where women used to go to universities. Kidnappings and beheadings are common. And the Iraqi forces aligned with the US keep deserting. Are you even reading the news? I guess not -- your comment that Israel is making progress against terrorism just shows how far gone you are. It's time for people like you to wake up and realize that these policies have made the terrorists and those who admire them infinitely stronger and more powerful.
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Was that in reference to HAL or Cyberdyne?
Patent ethical robots and only patent lawyers will have ethical robots.
It's only 3 times brighter.
Thanks for the link to fix the colors. Unfortunately that didn't solve the main problem with this story: there's just way too much to read here, even without clicking through to the article. I'm going to go take a nap now.
with Halle Berry crawling around in tight PVC, how could it go wrong? There's no other explanation but piracy.
where do I sign up?
How will this be a good thing for people who don't need the collaborative tools? It seems this is not just about collaboration; it is also about taking Office off of the desktop and putting it on the web where user registration can be more tightly controlled, upgrade paths more easily enforced, etc. And while I'm sure there will be encryption, do you really want all the data you input to office programs flying across the web? Perhaps I am misunderstanding what they mean by "web service" here -- but it sounds like they want the application on their server and the user is always a client. I don't know if I trust the MS server with that much access to my data.
Taxpayer-funded plastic surgery.
Copyright covers expression, not ideas. It's the organization of the lecture and the specific way it is expressed that can be copyrighted, not the speed of sound (or whatever).
That's actually reason #1.
Is that like "first post!" for levitated dipoles?
In fact it was a preemptive strike; the asteroids found evidence that the dinosaurs were close to developing weapons of mass destruction.
But on a serious note, whether or not this is an ordinary fluctuation is irrelevant in practical terms. If the magnetic field weakens enough to wreak havoc on our expectations (and that could affect much more than just compasses, of course), we should be paying attention to it, whether or not it is "insignificant" in terms of the larger time frame of the universe. Human beings ourselves are likely insignificant in terms of the history of the universe.
Only if they have oil there.
"Nobody will ever need to go past Mach 14."
There was no scramjet "test." The whole thing was done in a NASA basement, with simulated scramjets-powered aircraft which were made to look like they were being tested. The reality is the tests never happened. Wake up people!
It's a pseudo-patent.
thanks, I'll be here all week....
The university has an entire department of Phychology? Seems like they should be having the algae olympics then, no?
Yeah but it's good water. Plus it has Mickey's picture!!
You're right that Nixon's drug war emphasized treatment over criminalization, at least compared to the Reagan/Bush/Clinton/Bush drug war. But you're wrong that Nixon didn't see the drug war as a way to bash the hippies. He did, and he said so to his cabinet, as many of his tapes record. They also record that he thought the hippies were in league with the commies and the Jews on this. When you bash the "conspiracy bullshit" coming from the hippies you might at least compare it to the extreme paranoid "conspiracy bullshit" of their main enemy here.
Don't worry, he'll be so high in the voting booth he won't be able to figure out which candidate is the republican.
Actually that did happen in a California Prop 215 case. The person arrested was let go because s/he was legally allowed to sell it under state law; so the person demanded the pot back, and eventually the court agreed and the government had to return the pot.
No it's not. Too strongly worded perhaps but not a flat out lie by any means. They've been doing it since the Sadrist uprising began in April. Perhaps my wording is too vague -- a great many of them (perhaps not "most"; I haven't counted) have declared war against the occupying forces and demanded an end to the occupation. They are also negotiating with the government the US installed, as is clear from Moqtada al Sadr's agreement with the government today, but that does not negate the fact that they have demanded an end to the occupation and frequently declared war.
Surely da Vinci's patent has expired by now!
how the hell did that crap get modded up? The WWII analogy is weak. And while the occupation of Japan and Europe was no picnic, it was also not the quagmire Iraq is. There are suicide bombs going off daily. The overwhelming majority of the population wants the US out. Most of the Shiite preachers, who were supposed to greet us with flowers, have declared jihad against the US. The land has become a lightning rod for jihadists from around the world, and they've established shariah in places where women used to go to universities. Kidnappings and beheadings are common. And the Iraqi forces aligned with the US keep deserting. Are you even reading the news? I guess not -- your comment that Israel is making progress against terrorism just shows how far gone you are. It's time for people like you to wake up and realize that these policies have made the terrorists and those who admire them infinitely stronger and more powerful.