I disagree with you both. I find nothing ethically wrong with abortion or screening for diseases. How about we let parents decide whether it's ethical for them?
Then how about your insurance company gives you breaks on your premiums if you ONLY bring the most genetically suitable offspring to full term (or your government gives you tax breaks if the government is the insurer)?
Well, that and they are often some of least respected positions in the U.S. There are plenty of people in I.T. fed up with the fact that while it isn't really a "dead end" job, you are always in a bad situation. If you're bad at your job, you just eventually lose it. If you are good at your job, some places will be scared to advance you or, since being good at your job really mean more idle time in I.T., they'll claim it's a place to cut and STILL fire you.
Your boss doesn't want you to kick back in your free time, he wants you to find ways to be more productive (which I type from my desk at work).
So the total cost savings for a publisher by going digital is likely more than $5 but certainly less than $10. And most digital copies tend to be about $5-$10 cheaper than the hardcover. Yes, there are exceptions but on the whole I'd say it tracks pretty well.
You must not be buying the same ebooks I'm buying.
Video games matter to a lot of nerds. Also, some nerds live in Rhode Island. Or are Red Sox fans. Really, there are a lot of angles here. I'm surprised you didn't think of any of them yourself.
You make a valid point, you have to always consider the source. I actually think it's some pretty clever self-effacing humor on Apple's part--something far too rare.
Personally, I'm much more a fan of character creation and item discovery than the actual hack-and-slash or story parts, but it's all pretty fun for me.
Then I've got a game for you, and it's 100% less expensive than Diablo III.
You think those unions have more of an effect than the fact that American society doesn't want to raise scientists and nerds?
I agree, the biggest factor is cultural. Too many parents are not involved in their children's education. That said, the government can change teacher hiring, firing, and compensation to try to get different results. The government can't make everyone care about education.
The military gets over fifteen times the federal funding that education does, because state and local taxes are supposed to pay for it? Thank god we are keeping with the resigned "some areas just deserve shitty schools" position; it really paints us as the most developed country.
Read the constitution some time. The federal government is responsible for the military. Education is left up to the states, and Washington D.C. contributes a fairly small percentage of funding compared to the states and municipalities (it's definitely enough to exert pressure though).
That said, the bottom feeders being the states we assume to be be bottom feeders when it comes to anything other than actually eating does give one pause.
What are you actually saying here? I'm having a difficult time locating your point in the midst of all the condescension.
As I told someone else, you're wrong. The number of fundamentalists in the US is at an all-time high, and they outnumber all the mainline Protestant denominations now. They're not more vocal, they're much more numerous. "Megachurches" didn't exist 50 years ago.
Wait. What do you mean by "fundamentalist?" Do you just mean evangelical?
And BSG wasn't about the future, it was about the past. And where are you seeing this optimistic "morning pulp"? I sure haven't seen any in the last 5 years. I can only think of one movie that was about humans in space: Avatar. All the other sci-fi has been about post-apocalyptic zombies.
I agree. Star Trek came out in 2009, but it's a remake of a 1960s franchise, and ST has always been exceptional in its optimism.
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I disagree with you both. I find nothing ethically wrong with abortion or screening for diseases. How about we let parents decide whether it's ethical for them?
Then how about your insurance company gives you breaks on your premiums if you ONLY bring the most genetically suitable offspring to full term (or your government gives you tax breaks if the government is the insurer)?
As far as I can tell, they get nice things like this (atmospheric test) Space Shuttle simply because they're New York.
Please spend an afternoon in a jury selection pool and then let us know if you'd like to change your hypothesis.
Oh, you think spending your time with potential jurors is bad? Wait until you are selected and reach deliberation.
I realized after posting that I may have been wrong. It's been a while since I studied anything statistics related.
In related news, 46% of Americans believe themselves "above average".
I can assure you that at least 46% of Americans are "above average" for Americans.
Never mind the people who actually pay the bill are the taxpayers, not the government.
So how does banning Super Glutton Gulp sodas poll with the taxpayers these days, anyway?
Well, that and they are often some of least respected positions in the U.S. There are plenty of people in I.T. fed up with the fact that while it isn't really a "dead end" job, you are always in a bad situation. If you're bad at your job, you just eventually lose it. If you are good at your job, some places will be scared to advance you or, since being good at your job really mean more idle time in I.T., they'll claim it's a place to cut and STILL fire you.
Your boss doesn't want you to kick back in your free time, he wants you to find ways to be more productive (which I type from my desk at work).
Oh yes, it's a fallacy to believe that not all people are the same. Brilliant point.
So the total cost savings for a publisher by going digital is likely more than $5 but certainly less than $10. And most digital copies tend to be about $5-$10 cheaper than the hardcover. Yes, there are exceptions but on the whole I'd say it tracks pretty well.
You must not be buying the same ebooks I'm buying.
Yes, that's because the contributor wrote the title. The actual article title is a statement. The author, apparently, isn't in doubt.
The guys who are bastards to women actually seem to have the best luck them.
those aren't the women you're looking for.
For once, the mods are accurate. Very insightful. Thanks for sharing!
Video games matter to a lot of nerds. Also, some nerds live in Rhode Island. Or are Red Sox fans. Really, there are a lot of angles here. I'm surprised you didn't think of any of them yourself.
You make a valid point, you have to always consider the source. I actually think it's some pretty clever self-effacing humor on Apple's part--something far too rare.
Well, historically the only thing that breaks a Blizzard game harder than the bugs is their intentional balancing from patch to patch.
Personally, I'm much more a fan of character creation and item discovery than the actual hack-and-slash or story parts, but it's all pretty fun for me.
Then I've got a game for you, and it's 100% less expensive than Diablo III.
Behold: http://www.nethack.org/
Bummer. I was ready to give him some money based on positive reviews and reading the first page. But I refuse to buy DRM'd books. Oh, well.
His book has no DRM. Amazon leaves it up to the publisher to decide on DRM. Look under the "Product Details" where you'll find
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
http://www.amazon.com/Wool-Omnibus-Edition-ebook/dp/B0071XO8RA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337017156&sr=8-1
Hence the statement there is no STARship with just an ion drive. Starships travel between the stars.
You think those unions have more of an effect than the fact that American society doesn't want to raise scientists and nerds?
I agree, the biggest factor is cultural. Too many parents are not involved in their children's education. That said, the government can change teacher hiring, firing, and compensation to try to get different results. The government can't make everyone care about education.
The military gets over fifteen times the federal funding that education does, because state and local taxes are supposed to pay for it? Thank god we are keeping with the resigned "some areas just deserve shitty schools" position; it really paints us as the most developed country.
Read the constitution some time. The federal government is responsible for the military. Education is left up to the states, and Washington D.C. contributes a fairly small percentage of funding compared to the states and municipalities (it's definitely enough to exert pressure though).
That said, the bottom feeders being the states we assume to be be bottom feeders when it comes to anything other than actually eating does give one pause.
What are you actually saying here? I'm having a difficult time locating your point in the midst of all the condescension.
I wonder how many of those kids can pass and English test....?
Not only do you fail to make any sense in context of my post, you also fail at your own English.
I'm pretty sure his point was that it is difficult to learn science if you don't speak and comprehend the language your teacher is using.
Stop trying to score political points off this. You should maintain a healthy skepticism of ALL politicians and those who cling to them.
Guess what? Digital won, end of story.
The "film purists" will always find something to complain about, while the rest of the world moves on.
Maybe I haven't been in the most updated digital projection theaters, but I still don't feel like they have gotten the reds right.
*whoosh*, as they say.
Appending "the terrorists win" to a sentence implies it's a load of bullshit, as popularized by countless anti-terrorism pundits since 9/11.
That doesn't make it any less stupid.
As I told someone else, you're wrong. The number of fundamentalists in the US is at an all-time high, and they outnumber all the mainline Protestant denominations now. They're not more vocal, they're much more numerous. "Megachurches" didn't exist 50 years ago.
Wait. What do you mean by "fundamentalist?" Do you just mean evangelical?
And BSG wasn't about the future, it was about the past. And where are you seeing this optimistic "morning pulp"? I sure haven't seen any in the last 5 years. I can only think of one movie that was about humans in space: Avatar. All the other sci-fi has been about post-apocalyptic zombies.
I agree. Star Trek came out in 2009, but it's a remake of a 1960s franchise, and ST has always been exceptional in its optimism.