Law enforcement is, first and foremost, a job not unlike the one you and I do. It is filled with employees of varying degrees of competence and honor.
From the moment the young LEO is put into a cruiser to enforce traffic laws he himself doesn't have to obey, there is an expectation of the "rules do not apply to me."
This is the way of it. Thanks to the FOIA, conscientious questioners of authority like Ars, and the Courts, we are not beholden to live in a police state unless we choose to sit around and accept it. Legislation to restrict the use of these Stinkrays has already been employed in Washington State and a bill is brewing in California.
I'm unclear as to why the new cells wouldn't be subject to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Wouldn't they just get the same diseases as the existing cells? Same genetics and environment should lead to the same result.
Both diseases often overcome a patient later in life, leading us to believe the degenerative effects might be forestalled further by the introduction of healthy young nerve cells.
It seems like this would be more helpful for trauma treatments where the neurological damage was caused by an event that will not be repeated.
It is helpful for the study of all human neurological problems, as human neural cells are difficult to acquire for research purposes. FTA: most research is done with a line of rat neural cells.
Sounds like they're a little butt hurt because their product... well, I've never heard of it.
Wow, really?
Their name is Total Recall Technologies. I've heard about them decades ago.
Right. After they borrowed their very name from some prior art, it seems a bit like the pot calling the kettle a gateway kitchen accessory.
To be fair, (FTA), Senior Luckey was hired by the plaintiff to build a head-mounted display, which is seemingly word-for-word the letter of his Kickstarter.
How many once proud and reputable representatives of the news media have gone this route, simply because it's what drives the ratings that fill the advertising coffers?
By and large, the general public will lay out money for the Enquirer and People an order of magnitude more frequently than for a Time, Newsweek, or US News.
Profiling is what we call it when it's accomplished by members of law enforcement, though truth be told, it is just how people's brains work.
We have so much information to store away, each and every second, that our organic computers need to classify and file away as much input as possible.... Quickly, even if that sacrifices some accuracy.
FWIW, your abhorrence of over-generalization is not without merit, but recognize that it occurs often without malice.
"I used to think that way, but I don't think anymore that this would be a good idea. There are certain drugs that are illegal for a damn good reason. "
That is a ridiculous thing to say. While I agree with you that Meth, for example, is a horrible drug and should be avoided, that continues to be true regardless of legality. Keeping it illegal does essentially nothing to stop people from doing it, and people who don't smoke it are very unlikely to say "Hey, I really like the way that guys teeth are rotted out! I think I'll try me some of that there Meth! if it becomes legal.
Wrong as rain, Zeke.
An acquaintance of mine, who has a past relationship with smoking the meth and the cocaine, has given everything up except cigarettes and whiskey.
He would love to give up the cigs, and live as long as possible, healthily enough to enjoy the whiskey.
Neither luck nor the law will likely often be ever in your favor.
If you're carrying substantial cash back from Vegas: a) Good for you! Most of us do not, hence the billion dollar casinos and the million dollar light bills keeping that outfit lit up at night. b) If you have enough currency on you to make a civil servant drool, do not smoke skunk weed in the car. With a tail light out. And cocaine sequestered in the spare.
I remember laughing at my girlfriend who was yelling at the television during the soaps attempting to warn a female character of some impending treachery. And then, during a random episode of Cops, I heard my mouth say (loudly), "You sir, are an example of someone who should find a vocation in a career other than crime. Forethought and caution are not your forte." Dumbass.
Whether deserved justice or consummate punishment for the purpose of discouraging the offending act's own repetition, know that the happy times in your life are over.
Happy Days, even in a prison you will never leave, are off the menu for you, kind sir.
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From the moment the young LEO is put into a cruiser to enforce traffic laws he himself doesn't have to obey, there is an expectation of the "rules do not apply to me."
This is the way of it. Thanks to the FOIA, conscientious questioners of authority like Ars, and the Courts, we are not beholden to live in a police state unless we choose to sit around and accept it. Legislation to restrict the use of these Stinkrays has already been employed in Washington State and a bill is brewing in California.
But. My only use of poetic license has been with tense, not an attempt at neologism.
It's an exciting time to be alive; with quality of life extension, space exploration, and artificial intelligence on the very real scientific horizon.
If only we can resolve our speciescidal tendencies.
My view is parcel to your definition.
I'm unclear as to why the new cells wouldn't be subject to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Wouldn't they just get the same diseases as the existing cells? Same genetics and environment should lead to the same result.
Both diseases often overcome a patient later in life, leading us to believe the degenerative effects might be forestalled further by the introduction of healthy young nerve cells.
It seems like this would be more helpful for trauma treatments where the neurological damage was caused by an event that will not be repeated.
It is helpful for the study of all human neurological problems, as human neural cells are difficult to acquire for research purposes. FTA: most research is done with a line of rat neural cells.
Wow, really?
Their name is Total Recall Technologies. I've heard about them decades ago.
Right. After they borrowed their very name from some prior art, it seems a bit like the pot calling the kettle a gateway kitchen accessory.
To be fair, (FTA), Senior Luckey was hired by the plaintiff to build a head-mounted display, which is seemingly word-for-word the letter of his Kickstarter.
The Gigolo Joe and corresponding female model might outsell the children's toys.
"What the heck?" asked Bill.
"Used to date him years ago," replied the Missus.
"Hmm... " he chuckled, "so if you married him, you be the wife of the owner of a service station."
"No," she replied quickly, "if I married him, he'd be the President of the United States."
Think of a 150 kph collision with two vehicles travelling at 75 kph colliding head-on.
How many once proud and reputable representatives of the news media have gone this route, simply because it's what drives the ratings that fill the advertising coffers?
By and large, the general public will lay out money for the Enquirer and People an order of magnitude more frequently than for a Time, Newsweek, or US News.
Well, maybe food is more important than a chevy for most people?
Savages.
Besides, who wouldn't rather be thin driving that Commodore down the strip?
TYFP.
We have so much information to store away, each and every second, that our organic computers need to classify and file away as much input as possible.... Quickly, even if that sacrifices some accuracy.
FWIW, your abhorrence of over-generalization is not without merit, but recognize that it occurs often without malice.
Making things illegal makes them more difficult to to acquire.
A person wishing to be shed of a chemical romance benefits from the difficulty. No?
That is a ridiculous thing to say. While I agree with you that Meth, for example, is a horrible drug and should be avoided, that continues to be true regardless of legality. Keeping it illegal does essentially nothing to stop people from doing it, and people who don't smoke it are very unlikely to say "Hey, I really like the way that guys teeth are rotted out! I think I'll try me some of that there Meth! if it becomes legal.
Wrong as rain, Zeke.
An acquaintance of mine, who has a past relationship with smoking the meth and the cocaine, has given everything up except cigarettes and whiskey.
He would love to give up the cigs, and live as long as possible, healthily enough to enjoy the whiskey.
Harder to Get.
If you're carrying substantial cash back from Vegas: a) Good for you! Most of us do not, hence the billion dollar casinos and the million dollar light bills keeping that outfit lit up at night. b) If you have enough currency on you to make a civil servant drool, do not smoke skunk weed in the car. With a tail light out. And cocaine sequestered in the spare.
I remember laughing at my girlfriend who was yelling at the television during the soaps attempting to warn a female character of some impending treachery. And then, during a random episode of Cops, I heard my mouth say (loudly), "You sir, are an example of someone who should find a vocation in a career other than crime. Forethought and caution are not your forte." Dumbass.
How in the World could you expect the focking manufacturer might know something you don't about their product?
Obviously, this train's driver was confident he could overrule the engineers, architects, and the laws of motion.
He's out of the Bitcoin loop now, so it matters less and less as time passes...
unless you're a taxing entity that wants a cut of his Bit-income.
or don't act surprised when we accommodate our needs from the foreign hordes.
In what an enlightened kleptocracy we would live in if our Congressional pork were squandered
on space exploration and science!
Calcium (a cement precursor) is present on the moon, and IIRC, one of the Mars Rover's missions was to locate calcium on the Red Planet.
Once shelter can be established, subsurface mining will uncover other useful raw materials.
His brother was the one who ran him over.
Brotherfucker.
Whether deserved justice or consummate punishment for the purpose of discouraging the offending act's own repetition, know that the happy times in your life are over.
Happy Days, even in a prison you will never leave, are off the menu for you, kind sir.
But, better than even money?
This will not encourage the creation of an honest cell phone provider that football stadiums are frequently named after.
Suddenly, I own a focking paid for library of signature party mix.
Best con of all? I'm not even sure how they got me, so I think they can do it again.
sphere of influence
are trendy, a great time to be hating America if you will.
The NSA, after all, is undoubtedly helpless against the formidable Guinness consumers.