I refer you to Albert Einstein's quote, "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind," and so religion at least can co-exist with science. You certainly don't have to accept either one!
Just because Albert Einstein said it, does not make it true. I find that many faithful people will often use the tactic of quote mining to make their points. They will point to the fact that Isaac Newton was a devout Christian and fail to mention that he also believed that transmutation of the elements was possible with chemical reactions.
The basic thought process I see at work is faith. People hear something from someone and simply accept it without hearing the rationale behind the argument. Whether you believe the Bible or believe your science book, both are acts of faith unless you ask "why".
So I ask you, why is science without religion lame?
This is the problem with the two party system. If you have a group of voters that comprises 5% of the population, they are unlikely to be able to elect anyone to represent them. This is because they will only be able to get about 5-10% in any contest. As long as there are geographic boundaries this will persist.
What would be nice is a body of representatives that runs on a national level. For instance, add another 100 senators to the senate and make those seats "national" seats. Then you would have better representation of the minor parties. In this system, the people would have their local candidate, the states would have their senator, and the country as a whole would also be represented. I feel that this national body is what we are missing.
Goodwill is used to put a value on abstract things like brand loyalty and public perception, which can have an effect on future revenues. It is not tied to anything of real value, but is used to acknowledge how likely a company is to get business based on these concepts.
For example, Apple likely has a significant goodwill listed on their balance sheet to account for the "fanboy effect". Apple pulls exploits this better than Packard Bell, so I would expect Apple's goodwill value to be higher.
Actually, I'd rather let them come here and get a green card instead of a visa. That way they can move about and not be tied to a company. They would be free to leave if they did not feel they were getting a fair deal.
I find it ironic that the companies complain about a shortage and then support a program that eventually ships all this talent back out of the country. It goes to show that they are not concerned about the "talent". Their definition of a shortage is "we can't find any experienced programmers to work in San Jose for $15 an hour".
My guess is that light trucks are going to have much higher torque requirements and therefore require motors and battery packs that will deliver this. These may not be available or cost-effective yet.
Sol is the latin word for "sun", and is not necessarily a proper name. Transplant a bunch of Romans to a different star system, and they'd call that star "sol". In essence, "sol" is the nearest star. We call it the "solar" system because academics back in the day derived the word from the latin word for "sun", much like latin works its way into other scientific naming conventions. The IAU backs this up by calling it the Sun (capital S). If we were speaking latin, we'd call it "Sol", but we're not.
So "Solar System" refers to your local star, which for all of us concerned is the local gasball. It does not necessarily mean that someone orbiting another star can't refer to their planets as the "solar system". Just like people talk about going into "the city". Specific meaning comes from context.
It is messy and not well thought through. There is a bunch of stuff like this in science and language where our understanding outgrows the words we are using, but we keep using them anyway (e.g. what is a "planet").
The thing is, despite the simulations, a lot of the observed exoplanets have highly eccentric orbits.
Perhaps that is because the systems not like ours (massive planet with short orbital period, etc) are the ones that are easier to detect. This would skew our observations and make it look like those are more commonplace, when in fact they could be the wierd ones. We will not know until we have instruments that can detect a system like ours at a distance.
What they should have done, from the beginning of USB, was to have the connector truly symmetric, so that you could plug it in either way.
Connecting +5V to ground with a wire is inadvisable. The magic smoke is let out of the chip, which then ceases to work.
Seriously, how many connectors out there do you know of that let you plug it in any way you feel like? All connectors have to be oriented so that the signals and power goes to the right place.
Please do not come if I ask for someone to jump my car.
I'm actually more interested in increasing efficiency so that we get more energy per unit of fuel. Global Warming provides one such motivation to get all that we can out of the fuel that we have.
Most of the overhead imagery comes not from satellites, but from aerial photos from the county tax assessors office. Some counties are now using systems which create 3D models by photographing at an angle instead of straight down. They do this so they can catch people making improvements to their house without permits. So, they can tell if your door is red.
They are out there. In fact, they generally occupy the part of the market that Lego does not touch, like military block sets, etc.
I have a big bin of Legos from when I was a kid (back ~25 years ago) and they work perfectly with the new Legos I get for my son. And I am confident that they will work with my grandkids' Legos in another 25 years or so.
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Who says there is any "coveting" going on? Many people can watch porn and not be driven to envy or desire for possession of the actors.
Most of the christians I know treat sex as a taboo. Sure they may talk about it and say "its what mommies and daddies do", but it generally stops there. Everything else is shoved away in the closet, never to be discussed. Most of christians I talk to feel that they cannot be "sexy" with their spouses. I feel that they equate modesty and prudeness with their Christian identity and don't really think too much about what the Bible is discouraging when it says "Shall not covet".
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Not if the couple is married!
I've wondered if there could be a market for "Christian porn" that addresses all the issues they have with it.
1) Depict married couples in racey and stimulating scenes. 2) Provide a system that ensures that the actors are not exploited. 3) ??? 4) Profit!!!
Any intercepts of US persons are accidents and discarded.
How do you know? Without some independent oversight, we are taking the word of the people doing the spying.
Further, no evidence accidentally collected on a US person may be used in court, nor may it be communicated to any officer of government investigating any crime but terrorism.
Who needs courts? Terrorists are labeled "enemy combatants" and sent to Gitmo, citizen or not. There they can sit in perpetuity. The people making the case that lets the government spy without oversight are often those that think that "terrorists" have no rights. Combine this with the fact that national security letters have been used to get wiretaps for common criminals (gangsters, mafia, etc.), and you have a formula for locking people up outside of any kind of review or accountability.
Not good.
Also, the terrorist threat is overblown. They are scary, but hardly a threat to our way of life. I'm not saying they should be ignored, but tossing civil liberties is not an appropriate response. Heck, cheeseburgers and soda pop kill more people every year than all terrorism victims added up.
Text messaging may have its legitimate uses, but I think it's probably mostly used by kids.
Texting is good for short one-way messages like reminders or simply questions. There is a lot less time involved in sending a text versus a short phone call. You save on the waiting for the other person to pick up, and possibly waiting for the voice mail prompts. The receiver just opens their phone and gets the message. They don't have to dial voice mail and go through the menu, etc.
My wife is a nurse, and often cannot take a phone call whenever she wants. Sending a "Get milk on the way home" text saves a lot of time and hassle compared to a voice mail.
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Try using a Home Depot grease gun with astronaut gloves on.
That's why Heidi let the bag go yesterday. I know my wife runs out of the room screaming when she sees a spider.
Black Widows routinely eat their mates.
I refer you to Albert Einstein's quote, "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind," and so religion at least can co-exist with science. You certainly don't have to accept either one!
Just because Albert Einstein said it, does not make it true. I find that many faithful people will often use the tactic of quote mining to make their points. They will point to the fact that Isaac Newton was a devout Christian and fail to mention that he also believed that transmutation of the elements was possible with chemical reactions.
The basic thought process I see at work is faith. People hear something from someone and simply accept it without hearing the rationale behind the argument. Whether you believe the Bible or believe your science book, both are acts of faith unless you ask "why".
So I ask you, why is science without religion lame?
This is the problem with the two party system. If you have a group of voters that comprises 5% of the population, they are unlikely to be able to elect anyone to represent them. This is because they will only be able to get about 5-10% in any contest. As long as there are geographic boundaries this will persist.
What would be nice is a body of representatives that runs on a national level. For instance, add another 100 senators to the senate and make those seats "national" seats. Then you would have better representation of the minor parties. In this system, the people would have their local candidate, the states would have their senator, and the country as a whole would also be represented. I feel that this national body is what we are missing.
Perhaps we should have levels of geek.
Level 1 - Futurama and Simpsons
Level 10 - The Tick and Firefly
Level 11 - Red Dwarf and your Heinlein books.
Anyone applying for level 2 clearance is taken out back and cwucified.
Goodwill is used to put a value on abstract things like brand loyalty and public perception, which can have an effect on future revenues. It is not tied to anything of real value, but is used to acknowledge how likely a company is to get business based on these concepts.
For example, Apple likely has a significant goodwill listed on their balance sheet to account for the "fanboy effect". Apple pulls exploits this better than Packard Bell, so I would expect Apple's goodwill value to be higher.
*Note: I have not checked their balance sheets.
Actually, I'd rather let them come here and get a green card instead of a visa. That way they can move about and not be tied to a company. They would be free to leave if they did not feel they were getting a fair deal.
I find it ironic that the companies complain about a shortage and then support a program that eventually ships all this talent back out of the country. It goes to show that they are not concerned about the "talent". Their definition of a shortage is "we can't find any experienced programmers to work in San Jose for $15 an hour".
How often do they do these tests?! Is there a class of scientists getting paranoid that hamsters might take over the world if we let our guard down?!
They should!
Thought : "Roger, Air Force One. Approach terminal Whisky-one"
Transmit (to Roger) : "Terminate Air Force with Whiskey"
My guess is that light trucks are going to have much higher torque requirements and therefore require motors and battery packs that will deliver this. These may not be available or cost-effective yet.
Sol is the latin word for "sun", and is not necessarily a proper name. Transplant a bunch of Romans to a different star system, and they'd call that star "sol". In essence, "sol" is the nearest star. We call it the "solar" system because academics back in the day derived the word from the latin word for "sun", much like latin works its way into other scientific naming conventions. The IAU backs this up by calling it the Sun (capital S). If we were speaking latin, we'd call it "Sol", but we're not.
So "Solar System" refers to your local star, which for all of us concerned is the local gasball. It does not necessarily mean that someone orbiting another star can't refer to their planets as the "solar system". Just like people talk about going into "the city". Specific meaning comes from context.
It is messy and not well thought through. There is a bunch of stuff like this in science and language where our understanding outgrows the words we are using, but we keep using them anyway (e.g. what is a "planet").
The thing is, despite the simulations, a lot of the observed exoplanets have highly eccentric orbits.
Perhaps that is because the systems not like ours (massive planet with short orbital period, etc) are the ones that are easier to detect. This would skew our observations and make it look like those are more commonplace, when in fact they could be the wierd ones. We will not know until we have instruments that can detect a system like ours at a distance.
What they should have done, from the beginning of USB, was to have the connector truly symmetric, so that you could plug it in either way.
Connecting +5V to ground with a wire is inadvisable. The magic smoke is let out of the chip, which then ceases to work.
Seriously, how many connectors out there do you know of that let you plug it in any way you feel like? All connectors have to be oriented so that the signals and power goes to the right place.
Please do not come if I ask for someone to jump my car.
I'm actually more interested in increasing efficiency so that we get more energy per unit of fuel. Global Warming provides one such motivation to get all that we can out of the fuel that we have.
Most of the overhead imagery comes not from satellites, but from aerial photos from the county tax assessors office. Some counties are now using systems which create 3D models by photographing at an angle instead of straight down. They do this so they can catch people making improvements to their house without permits. So, they can tell if your door is red.
All this is a matter of "how close is too close".
The outbox will probably be full as well.
They are out there. In fact, they generally occupy the part of the market that Lego does not touch, like military block sets, etc.
I have a big bin of Legos from when I was a kid (back ~25 years ago) and they work perfectly with the new Legos I get for my son. And I am confident that they will work with my grandkids' Legos in another 25 years or so.
Now you just gave the future a new religion.
Who says there is any "coveting" going on? Many people can watch porn and not be driven to envy or desire for possession of the actors.
Most of the christians I know treat sex as a taboo. Sure they may talk about it and say "its what mommies and daddies do", but it generally stops there. Everything else is shoved away in the closet, never to be discussed. Most of christians I talk to feel that they cannot be "sexy" with their spouses. I feel that they equate modesty and prudeness with their Christian identity and don't really think too much about what the Bible is discouraging when it says "Shall not covet".
Not if the couple is married!
I've wondered if there could be a market for "Christian porn" that addresses all the issues they have with it.
1) Depict married couples in racey and stimulating scenes.
2) Provide a system that ensures that the actors are not exploited.
3) ???
4) Profit!!!
Any intercepts of US persons are accidents and discarded.
How do you know? Without some independent oversight, we are taking the word of the people doing the spying.
Further, no evidence accidentally collected on a US person may be used in court, nor may it be communicated to any officer of government investigating any crime but terrorism.
Who needs courts? Terrorists are labeled "enemy combatants" and sent to Gitmo, citizen or not. There they can sit in perpetuity. The people making the case that lets the government spy without oversight are often those that think that "terrorists" have no rights. Combine this with the fact that national security letters have been used to get wiretaps for common criminals (gangsters, mafia, etc.), and you have a formula for locking people up outside of any kind of review or accountability.
Not good.
Also, the terrorist threat is overblown. They are scary, but hardly a threat to our way of life. I'm not saying they should be ignored, but tossing civil liberties is not an appropriate response. Heck, cheeseburgers and soda pop kill more people every year than all terrorism victims added up.
"Lord knows we need more statesmen."
Text messaging may have its legitimate uses, but I think it's probably mostly used by kids.
Texting is good for short one-way messages like reminders or simply questions. There is a lot less time involved in sending a text versus a short phone call. You save on the waiting for the other person to pick up, and possibly waiting for the voice mail prompts. The receiver just opens their phone and gets the message. They don't have to dial voice mail and go through the menu, etc.
My wife is a nurse, and often cannot take a phone call whenever she wants. Sending a "Get milk on the way home" text saves a lot of time and hassle compared to a voice mail.
Buzzwords are one method geeks use separate venture capitalists from their money. I think this is a "good thing".