We the humans are stupid to think we have any ideas on how life is in the universe.
There was a Star Trek TOS episode where a giant cheeseburger ate tunnels through the stone underground on a planet. Since I saw that as a child, I've always wondered if we would even recognize life from other planets if we encountered it.
Like The Chase mentioned above, chances are good that if we did encounter similar life forms, we would share a common origin.
We offered food to someone who said they NEEDED money for food. They rejected the kindness with cursing.
We have daily beggars that we've pretty much made a sport of trying to circumvent. It's difficult to be a rock every day, and they eventually wear you down into some ill-advised stray-feeding.
Our running joke is that if one of them holds up a sign that says I need a drink! he gets a twenty.
We have a one-legged gal who Sharpied On My Last Leg as her cardboard plea.
The programs work by giving one-time cash quantities to people on the brink of homelessness who can demonstrate that they will be able to pay rent by themselves in the future, but who have been afflicted by some nonrecurring crisis, such as a medical bill.
I don't know how many of you have experience with being really poor, but if the rent/mortgage/light bill money is in jeopardy, the medical bill is from the County Hospital emergency room... and it goes in the circular file.
Imbecile was a medical category of people with moderate to severe intellectual disability, as well as a type of criminal. The term arises from the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak, or weak-minded. It included people with an IQ of 26–50, between "idiot" (IQ of 0–25) and "moron" (IQ of 51–70).
Investors, at least the smart ones, are not primarily interested in profits.
Quite right. The biggest payoffs for investors seems to be when a promising company is taken public, or when the stock of a fledgling enterprise multiplies like a field mouse. Tesla stock, currently about US$225.00, could be had in January 2013 for under $33.00 a share.
FD: I'm rooting for Elon in all his ventures, including Tesla. He's made the electric car cool and brought attention to it that has spurred development by other manufacturers. At this point, though, I would wager new investments in Tesla are unlikely to spawn great returns... and continuing investment may have everything to do with his vision and persona.
I ask myself, when I see numbers like these, "How does a company survive with losses all the way down?
As it turns out, businesses are like the governments in that you can't reconcile their economies in the same manner as your personal budgeting.
The leading number? That's Elon Musk's salary from Tesla, and I believe he is making California's minimum wage with that. Folks who can afford to roll with that kind of backstory play by different rules, too.
The U.S.'s most popular third-party presidential candidate says he would 'consider' pardoning the highest profile convicts of computer-related crimes in the country, including Chelsea Manning, Ross Ulbricht, and Jeremy Hammond.
Interesting way to put it, third-party presidential candidate, since 'coming in a distant third' would have done it.
Yeah, she probably has a picture of Michael Milken on a shrine somewhere, but to be fair, there's no difference between the deal she gets and the the deal the CEO always gets.
... 62% of drivers think "connected cars will be hacked," and that 42% say they "want cars to be more connected."
Numbers may not lie, but they are occasionally insightful. If these two statements are true, and they represent the survey results of a similar control group, there is a minority report on an overlap that evidently admit cars will be hacked... but they like it, they love it, they want some more of it.
I find it incredible your moniker was still available.
Regarding GP, how hard up would we need to get to use the fear of eminent disaster by cyber attack in our population control propaganda?
Like, already using disenchanted members of third world nations with no standing armies or nuclear capability against the most well-funded military the World has ever known?
If my understanding of the payroll laws here is correct, the employer cannot involuntarily take the money from the paycheck.
But. Often, the clerk will make it up out of her pocket to avoid looking like a thief herself. If your drawer comes up short too many times, that's grounds for dismissal.
What I could never get across to "Rocky" was this lesson. He defended his actions by accusing me of being unable to understand how much that money meant to him versus what it meant to me. Yet, he was completely blind to what the absence of it meant to the clerk.
He's actually a thief. I would have turned him in.
You're correct, of course. Though I'd have a difficult time turning him in, if I had it to do over, I would return the money to the cashier.
The point of the parable is that we make judgements based on our personal situations and worldviews, while often forgetting there are other shoes to walk in, if you will.
My work friends and I have many opportunities to discuss the cardboard sign holders on the intersection corners. A universal theme seems to be, "I would never!", and yet, there they are in greater and growing numbers. We have a difficult time imagining circumstances from another perspective.
A several dollar difference in subscription fee is very little to me, but there are some tightwads out there who are planning better for retirement than I...
so, it's really a matter of relativity... I was with a friend, and I noticed he kept the extra, after a cashier gave him change for a hundred instead of the twenty he'd handed her.
After I admonished him from my high ground, he proceeded to brilliantly explain how the difference between good and bad food was only about 24 hours.
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Redundant troll post...
+1 Nicely done.
We the humans are stupid to think we have any ideas on how life is in the universe.
There was a Star Trek TOS episode where a giant cheeseburger ate tunnels through the stone underground on a planet. Since I saw that as a child, I've always wondered if we would even recognize life from other planets if we encountered it.
Like The Chase mentioned above, chances are good that if we did encounter similar life forms, we would share a common origin.
We offered food to someone who said they NEEDED money for food. They rejected the kindness with cursing.
We have daily beggars that we've pretty much made a sport of trying to circumvent. It's difficult to be a rock every day, and they eventually wear you down into some ill-advised stray-feeding.
Our running joke is that if one of them holds up a sign that says I need a drink! he gets a twenty.
We have a one-legged gal who Sharpied On My Last Leg as her cardboard plea.
The programs work by giving one-time cash quantities to people on the brink of homelessness who can demonstrate that they will be able to pay rent by themselves in the future, but who have been afflicted by some nonrecurring crisis, such as a medical bill.
I don't know how many of you have experience with being really poor, but if the rent/mortgage/light bill money is in jeopardy, the medical bill is from the County Hospital emergency room... and it goes in the circular file.
Free WIFI is the new candy!
Imbecile was a medical category of people with moderate to severe intellectual disability, as well as a type of criminal. The term arises from the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak, or weak-minded. It included people with an IQ of 26–50, between "idiot" (IQ of 0–25) and "moron" (IQ of 51–70).
Give or take... Three idiots?
At least one.
Investors, at least the smart ones, are not primarily interested in profits.
Quite right. The biggest payoffs for investors seems to be when a promising company is taken public, or when the stock of a fledgling enterprise multiplies like a field mouse. Tesla stock, currently about US$225.00, could be had in January 2013 for under $33.00 a share.
FD: I'm rooting for Elon in all his ventures, including Tesla. He's made the electric car cool and brought attention to it that has spurred development by other manufacturers. At this point, though, I would wager new investments in Tesla are unlikely to spawn great returns... and continuing investment may have everything to do with his vision and persona.
As it turns out, businesses are like the governments in that you can't reconcile their economies in the same manner as your personal budgeting.
The leading number? That's Elon Musk's salary from Tesla, and I believe he is making California's minimum wage with that. Folks who can afford to roll with that kind of backstory play by different rules, too.
Damn, I just wallpapered our bedroom with OLEDs.
Hopefully not with that thick paste the grandparents used to make on the stove...
Don't rip it out just yet. It could be someone is looking at a little science with a rather large pair of rose-colored glasses.
Why assume it's state-sponsored?
*That* is the right question.
As a Westerner, I have been taught the average Chinese citizen might be afraid to act out in such a manner.
Ohhhh... wait. Never mind. It's another computer security breach story... nothing ho hum about that.
Assuming this is state-sponsored, why would the State of China maliciously hack Vietnam? Their beef is seemingly with the Phillipines.
The U.S.'s most popular third-party presidential candidate says he would 'consider' pardoning the highest profile convicts of computer-related crimes in the country, including Chelsea Manning, Ross Ulbricht, and Jeremy Hammond.
Interesting way to put it, third-party presidential candidate, since 'coming in a distant third' would have done it.
Resistance would be impolite. Please wait to be assimilated.
But it was funny.
Yeah, she probably has a picture of Michael Milken on a shrine somewhere, but to be fair, there's no difference between the deal she gets and the the deal the CEO always gets.
It's just that if they did, I'd expect them not to get caught.
... 62% of drivers think "connected cars will be hacked," and that 42% say they "want cars to be more connected."
Numbers may not lie, but they are occasionally insightful. If these two statements are true, and they represent the survey results of a similar control group, there is a minority report on an overlap that evidently admit cars will be hacked... but they like it, they love it, they want some more of it.
So Hebrew nation will become a Bank? How Long does it take?
Can Racist Goy Trolls use these banks?
Certainly. You don't suppose the Jews or Asians fall for these predatory loan scams, do you?
Regarding GP, how hard up would we need to get to use the fear of eminent disaster by cyber attack in our population control propaganda?
Like, already using disenchanted members of third world nations with no standing armies or nuclear capability against the most well-funded military the World has ever known?
But. Often, the clerk will make it up out of her pocket to avoid looking like a thief herself. If your drawer comes up short too many times, that's grounds for dismissal.
What I could never get across to "Rocky" was this lesson. He defended his actions by accusing me of being unable to understand how much that money meant to him versus what it meant to me. Yet, he was completely blind to what the absence of it meant to the clerk.
He's actually a thief. I would have turned him in.
You're correct, of course. Though I'd have a difficult time turning him in, if I had it to do over, I would return the money to the cashier.
The point of the parable is that we make judgements based on our personal situations and worldviews, while often forgetting there are other shoes to walk in, if you will.
My work friends and I have many opportunities to discuss the cardboard sign holders on the intersection corners. A universal theme seems to be, "I would never!", and yet, there they are in greater and growing numbers. We have a difficult time imagining circumstances from another perspective.
I wish you great comfort in your time of need, and great appreciation in your many times of comfort.
so, it's really a matter of relativity... I was with a friend, and I noticed he kept the extra, after a cashier gave him change for a hundred instead of the twenty he'd handed her.
After I admonished him from my high ground, he proceeded to brilliantly explain how the difference between good and bad food was only about 24 hours.