Since when is the government known for getting good deals...a billion dollar non-operational website and thousand dollar toilet seats come to mind. The USG is probably paying double retail for those phones.
Because scientists are trusted they hold a lot of power to do good or in this case, evil. Reminds me of the junk science and lies with "global warming".
Like cops, teachers, priests, etc., scientists are highly regarded and our blind trust in them can lead to tragic results.
Neither argument (e.g. God or Big Bang) explains the universe...religious people are generally good so let them be...stop attacking them because it's the cool thing to do nowadays.
I get that, but that too is a lazy argument taken from a Philosophy 101 course (i.e. "if God is all-mighty could he create a stone even He cannot lift?"). My rebuttal is, "what created the universe, it's here so how did it come into being, the Big Bang is generally accepted to be the start but what was before the Big Bang..." etc.) Yet we are in fact here (or we think we are).
An accepted way to prove the existence of something is to prove it's effect on the things around it without directly observing the thing or phenomena in question. We see it all the time when studying astronomy.
Numerous studies have shown that people who regularly attend church (of any denomination) are generally happier than those who do not. I'm talking populations, not individuals so please don't state how noble and happy you are because there's plenty of folks like that in every camp. Population-wise, believers lead happier lives...what's the root cause? Most likely it's belonging to a group of like-minded people who support each other and go good acts within their communities but could it be that God is acting somehow on their lives? Even if it's a placebo effect, it is a good thing.
I agree though I could see religious people having issues with it being a religious event versus a civil union. The bottom line is rights should be given to those willing to commit to each other because of love. It's good for them, their families and friends, and our country.
My point is, fitness trackers are accurate enough for the casual pedometer user. I run a bit and so I bought a watch that measures via GPS because I require more accuracy. For counting steps, +/-10% is fine.
...and I'd rather be wearing a small fitness tracker when I walk then carry my smartphone... I run and see plenty of folks carrying smartphones and wearing gigantic Beats headphones so maybe I'm in the minority but I prefer convenience over accuracy.
The one thing a panic button (or calling 9-1-1) will do is let the police know who raped and/or killed the Uber user. It will not protect them in any way...
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Carry a gun instead (and train how to use it safely and legally).
But not having any encryption by default kept the citizens lawful and the government acted lawlessly. I prefer this way where my personal information is a little safer form criminals and the government.
Really, the government's just mad they can't break the law and monitor us without a warrant.
Yes. Stop making a law for every possible way you can not focus on driving (e.g. law against texting and driving, law against talking on phone and driving, etc.). Just make driving erratic a crime commensurate with a DUI and be done with it.
How much energy will the police need to transmit in order to penetrate a home and accurately see it's occupants? Are we all just to accept the fact we'll receive several lifetimes worth of x-ray radiation if the police suspect us of something?
I suspect the laws in the '70's banning lead paint was to prepare for this inevitable day.
This is going to ensure police are held accountable but the root of the problem is the lack of respect people have for people of authority. Once suspects listen to police (e.g. stop running, don't resist, etc.) we'll have less problems.
MCI wasn't allowed (or didn't want to pay) to use the phone network that was laid in the ground so they installed microwave towers everywhere. I see high bandwidth lasers only being useful for military-like situations where you are either going to be somewhere for a short time or you need to control the transmission medium. Int he long-term, fiber has to be cheaper with much higher throughput than lasers.
I really like Cinnamon which to me seems like a leaner version of KDE. Effective, looks good, not too much crap going on (e.g. animations and other BS).
Thinking about all the alien looking drawings in Mayan culture, stories of Atlantis, all the star-aligned cultures (Egyptian, Mayan, Easter Island, Stone Henge, etc.), stories from the Bible that seen extraterrestrial, etc. could it be that humans were put here by aliens and that humans in fact are aliens? If we evolved here, why do we sunburn so easily, why are we so different from all other animals on Earth, why are are biological clocks tuned for a 25 hour day? I've thought a lot of creatures on this planet looked alien but it's an interesting thought to me. Heck, dragons, zombies, and all the other "monster stories" could have been originated/existed on our alien forefathers home planet. I know this sounds kooky, but it's something I'm curious about and would like to hear what others think.
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Since when is the government known for getting good deals...a billion dollar non-operational website and thousand dollar toilet seats come to mind. The USG is probably paying double retail for those phones.
Because scientists are trusted they hold a lot of power to do good or in this case, evil. Reminds me of the junk science and lies with "global warming".
Like cops, teachers, priests, etc., scientists are highly regarded and our blind trust in them can lead to tragic results.
Neither argument (e.g. God or Big Bang) explains the universe...religious people are generally good so let them be...stop attacking them because it's the cool thing to do nowadays.
I get that, but that too is a lazy argument taken from a Philosophy 101 course (i.e. "if God is all-mighty could he create a stone even He cannot lift?"). My rebuttal is, "what created the universe, it's here so how did it come into being, the Big Bang is generally accepted to be the start but what was before the Big Bang..." etc.) Yet we are in fact here (or we think we are). An accepted way to prove the existence of something is to prove it's effect on the things around it without directly observing the thing or phenomena in question. We see it all the time when studying astronomy. Numerous studies have shown that people who regularly attend church (of any denomination) are generally happier than those who do not. I'm talking populations, not individuals so please don't state how noble and happy you are because there's plenty of folks like that in every camp. Population-wise, believers lead happier lives...what's the root cause? Most likely it's belonging to a group of like-minded people who support each other and go good acts within their communities but could it be that God is acting somehow on their lives? Even if it's a placebo effect, it is a good thing.
Prove He doesn't exist.
I agree though I could see religious people having issues with it being a religious event versus a civil union. The bottom line is rights should be given to those willing to commit to each other because of love. It's good for them, their families and friends, and our country.
My point is, fitness trackers are accurate enough for the casual pedometer user. I run a bit and so I bought a watch that measures via GPS because I require more accuracy. For counting steps, +/-10% is fine.
...and I'd rather be wearing a small fitness tracker when I walk then carry my smartphone... I run and see plenty of folks carrying smartphones and wearing gigantic Beats headphones so maybe I'm in the minority but I prefer convenience over accuracy.
The one thing a panic button (or calling 9-1-1) will do is let the police know who raped and/or killed the Uber user. It will not protect them in any way...
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Carry a gun instead (and train how to use it safely and legally).
But not having any encryption by default kept the citizens lawful and the government acted lawlessly. I prefer this way where my personal information is a little safer form criminals and the government.
Really, the government's just mad they can't break the law and monitor us without a warrant.
Yes. Stop making a law for every possible way you can not focus on driving (e.g. law against texting and driving, law against talking on phone and driving, etc.). Just make driving erratic a crime commensurate with a DUI and be done with it.
I'm going to move into a house formed from hundreds of Hoffman enclosures...
How much energy will the police need to transmit in order to penetrate a home and accurately see it's occupants? Are we all just to accept the fact we'll receive several lifetimes worth of x-ray radiation if the police suspect us of something?
I suspect the laws in the '70's banning lead paint was to prepare for this inevitable day.
When you're beheaded you're dead...when you're water boarded or deprived of sleep you're inconvenienced. They are "slightly" different.
Depriving people of sleep is not nearly as brutal as being beheaded by Islamic terrorists.
People tend to make emotional responses to issues rather than use reason.
This is going to ensure police are held accountable but the root of the problem is the lack of respect people have for people of authority. Once suspects listen to police (e.g. stop running, don't resist, etc.) we'll have less problems.
MCI wasn't allowed (or didn't want to pay) to use the phone network that was laid in the ground so they installed microwave towers everywhere. I see high bandwidth lasers only being useful for military-like situations where you are either going to be somewhere for a short time or you need to control the transmission medium. Int he long-term, fiber has to be cheaper with much higher throughput than lasers.
Is this a euphemism?
...they really didn't want your father to seal his table...
I really like Cinnamon which to me seems like a leaner version of KDE. Effective, looks good, not too much crap going on (e.g. animations and other BS).
"These days, jeeps are in common use in the desert..." Last time I checked, camels are also common in the desert so what's the problem?
Thinking about all the alien looking drawings in Mayan culture, stories of Atlantis, all the star-aligned cultures (Egyptian, Mayan, Easter Island, Stone Henge, etc.), stories from the Bible that seen extraterrestrial, etc. could it be that humans were put here by aliens and that humans in fact are aliens? If we evolved here, why do we sunburn so easily, why are we so different from all other animals on Earth, why are are biological clocks tuned for a 25 hour day? I've thought a lot of creatures on this planet looked alien but it's an interesting thought to me. Heck, dragons, zombies, and all the other "monster stories" could have been originated/existed on our alien forefathers home planet. I know this sounds kooky, but it's something I'm curious about and would like to hear what others think.
Yeah...it looked scary too...ooohhh...