I like that the title of last night's Fringe episode is "Firefly". And the Back to the Future link: Christopher Lloyd's character had an event happen to him in 1985. The two fathers talking about losing their sons brought tears; very well written, I will miss it like all the other "moved-to-Friday-to-die" shows.
the people making these decisions today really are out of touch
I think a great way to put them in touch is to (first buy them a cell phone if they don't have one), text them some contraband, and then get them arrested.
Laws are written vaguely, with the express purpose of "keeping us in line"; if we fear that we're breaking the law constantly then we will behave better, I guess, or more cynically, "Find me six lines from the most honest of men and I will find something in there to have him hanged."
Read "Three Felonies a Day"; the third is definitely the case. Federal prosecutors "throw everything at 'em and see what sticks"; they're not interested in justice, they're only interested in getting prosecutions so they can run for office.
What do you mean, that people should own up to others' mistakes? I don't see describing reality as throwing someone under the bus, regardless of how badly they fucked up.
Um, no, in my IT job I automate business processes. I am acknowledged and happy. They cannot replace me with a computer, until I program that computer to replace me. And, when I do, I will have other jobs to program the computer to replace, so they will keep me. Win, win, win.
What's really neat about this is I just watched "The Social Network", and the facemash.com project he ran before TheFacebook.com was pretty much the same level of "scraping". Good to see karma, and stuff.
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From your sig this is welcome: you could use "just as the" or "just like the", but "just as like the" is incorrect.
I know that the margins of error in determining astrological distance [...]
I used to piss off my astronomy teacher in high school by calling it astrology.
Yes, because emotions always show intelligence.
I like that the title of last night's Fringe episode is "Firefly". And the Back to the Future link: Christopher Lloyd's character had an event happen to him in 1985. The two fathers talking about losing their sons brought tears; very well written, I will miss it like all the other "moved-to-Friday-to-die" shows.
Don't blame X-Files, I think most of us went through that phase.
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Great minds think a lot.
Again: you asked for a citation, and I gave one. WTF.
People may finally realize how much money they're spending.
One could only hope; but, if they treat it anything like their credit card receipts/statements, they won't.
dirt-cheap compared to the other rare earths.
Heh, nice.
Is there some way that phonebanking can help?
I suppose; if you drop your phone in a safety deposit box, then it will likely use fewer resources...
Read the damn book. You asked for a citation, you got one.
Citation: the book "Three Felonies a Day".
the people making these decisions today really are out of touch
I think a great way to put them in touch is to (first buy them a cell phone if they don't have one), text them some contraband, and then get them arrested.
Accelerometers measure acceleration, not velocity. (The GPS and/or cell towers could report your velocity, though.)
Laws are written vaguely, with the express purpose of "keeping us in line"; if we fear that we're breaking the law constantly then we will behave better, I guess, or more cynically, "Find me six lines from the most honest of men and I will find something in there to have him hanged."
law enforcement officers should need a warrant for it. But even then, it could also be criminals that are rummaging through your personal details.
"But then, I repeat myself." (Thanks Mark Twain!)
Read "Three Felonies a Day"; the third is definitely the case. Federal prosecutors "throw everything at 'em and see what sticks"; they're not interested in justice, they're only interested in getting prosecutions so they can run for office.
What do you mean, that people should own up to others' mistakes? I don't see describing reality as throwing someone under the bus, regardless of how badly they fucked up.
Thanks for that!
Um, no, in my IT job I automate business processes. I am acknowledged and happy. They cannot replace me with a computer, until I program that computer to replace me. And, when I do, I will have other jobs to program the computer to replace, so they will keep me. Win, win, win.
Ding ding! (Dammit crazy frog!)
What's really neat about this is I just watched "The Social Network", and the facemash.com project he ran before TheFacebook.com was pretty much the same level of "scraping". Good to see karma, and stuff.
Yeah, I don't ever want to hook up with a real person again. And yes, I am not a robot.
This guy's a quack and nothing is proven here.
Sheesh, Creepy and a jerk. :)