Um, it cost that much to switch to Linux? This can't be encouraging to other cities / governments. Exactly how was the money and time spent? Inquiring minds want to know!
If you read about halfway through this article you will find that it's all about the US military presence. Only Turkey will tolerate a US base in that region, and since Bush, American leaders have felt the need to impose our 'authority' there.
Both countries win- We get a military base, and Turkey gets an aura of respectability, plus some possible Euro advantages. (And they still don't have to admit to Armenian genocide.)
Even idiot Republicans know that Turkey is a repressive dictatorship, but then they always seem to favor that kind.
When the camera sees my car, the ads will be for Goodwill and Dollar stores. There might be promos for retirement homes or funeral services. Maybe a pretty girl will show on the billboard hawking Viagra. But most likely the policeman behind the billboard will pull me over to impound my tired old car.
Where does this leave Elon Musk/Panasonic's Megafactory? He's churning out gazillions of old smelly batteries that nobody will want. His cars are full of dangerous old tech batteries that don't last long enough and take too long to charge. Can he buy this new tech and convert his factory? Stay tuned...
You can bet that Musk and Wall Street and many others invested in battery and energy storage tech are watching closely.
It's nice that people have to qualify for some things. Doctors, for instance, and police. Drivers tests help, but maybe should be more strict. More controversial is that parents should be tested before having children (are some parents unprepared physically, emotionally, financially?).
Qualifying before comments sounds interesting. Unfortunately many sites require commenters to register with an outside data gatherers before you can comment.
It must be decades ago that people were using a voice stress analyzer to detect lies, etc. They weren't perfect, might never be, but should be fairly reliable now. When a policeperson says "Hands up!", such a miniaturized detector would trigger the camera without requiring deliberate action. OTOH when the policeperson gives a happy sigh of comfort and joy while savoring a jelly doughnut or receiving a much needed massage from her partner, the camera would shut off, saving the department some embarrassment.
The volume and the content consumed changes with time.
Most of us can recall a time when we were couch potatoes, flipping channels and drinking beer. Looking for something interesting on TV, but not too complicated. I imagine that many of us now are more discriminating about content, repulsed by commercials, and often looking for something that will challenge our mind.
The volume of consumption is probably higher than ever but that's not bad. The video screen has displaced newspapers, magazines, broadcast radio and TV and the junk mail. Those were all random access media served up by well-meaning publishers but complete time wasters. Now you can select your interests and jump right to the latest developments without paging through oceans of irrelevance.
Real news, local and international is at our fingertips 24/7 and that makes it interesting enough that it displaces some of the silly entertainments we used to watch. When we do seek entertainment we have vastly more options than ever and it's possible we are gravitating toward more quality stuff than before.
So yes, huge consumption on our video screens. I gave up my TV many years ago but spend more time than ever in front of my screens. Quality time.
" 49.9 million people didn't stick with it" What? Millions are doing it right now. Millions more don't need to- they have accomplished what they want.
I was one of those. I did Atkins almost 40 years ago, lost 40 pounds, and quit. Quit counting, that is, quit fussing over it; but I never resumed eating carbs as I'd done before. Now, after all those years I have to lose weight again (20 lbs) so I have to pay closer attention to my diet. This time I've noticed that too much protein can be a problem and I've had to make new adjustments. Many people don't notice that part of Atkins' recommendations.
BTW, thank you everyone for not bringing up the usual 'Dr. Atkins died a horrible death so his diet must be a failure.' Atkins had an illness unrelated to the diet that plagued him in his last years. People on the Diet will normally find that all their vital signs improve.
Mr. Musk certainly has some Howard Hughes qualities, but he's far more like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... _The Man Who Fell to Earth_ starring David Bowie as an advanced being who... well, he accomplishes amazing things while on Earth. Intriguing storyline and acting as only Bowie could manage. Could Musk be a remnant of the Roswell incident?
Well it's been around half a century of that diet now. Around 50 million people have tried it and we aren't hearing any complaints from them. But it's still possible that Atkins was wrong about the evils of the overwhelming excess of carbohydrates in our diet.
Feel free to argue against those 50 million. Rant and rave! Your opinion is surely equal to theirs.
... and even when the computer learns to recognize a dog by its appearance, it will not grasp the sound, the smell, the feel of a dog, or the difference between a snarl and a wagging tail. The computer will never know or understand the warmth and loyalty of a dog, or suffer pain at the loss of a dog.
These 'artificial intelligence' devices are trained by giving them examples so that they can learn to recognize certain items/situations, etc. Show a neural net 100,000 pictures of various dogs, and eventually it will be good at recognizing pictures of dogs. Thus they acquire knowledge, but have they become intelligent?
Intelligence involves responding appropriately to a novel situation. Extrapolating from often vastly different experiences in some cases, or simply total innovation. This is what intelligence tests attempt to discover. Ideally they require no previous experience with similar questions/puzzles. They simply require mental agility of a kind that computers have not been good at.
The title refers to 'mental illness', the summary adds 'psychosis' and finally links 'schizophrenia' to the bug. These are not interchangeable; each term is rather clearly defined in a science environment. Moving on to the actual study there are also vacillations between these terms. It's one of many things that casts doubt on the quality of the study.
You may also find a report at WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com... Where they have a lovely video of the rat/cat relationship that develops.
Bayer established themselves as a powerhouse in pharmaceuticals with aspirin. Much in Bayer's history is controversial.
None of this is directly related to my point that patents are critical for funding in corporations and for research and ultimate acceptance by government and the medical establishment. Items that are unpatentable (vitamins, etc) do not get major research funding and rarely get the publicity of patented drugs.
Well we do look at more plants. On every part of earth and under the sea. Aspirin was derived from a plant, and a fine example of how a natural substance can be patented and earn millions of dollars. It's a gold rush. Anthropologists inquire about native medicines worldwide. All in the interest of corporate greed.
You see, natural substances can't be patented. They are worthless. If dandelions could cure cancer, no advanced corporation would take an interest. But they would analyze every molecule of the plant to find a specific one that did the job--and patent that. Once they have a product to sell at a great profit, they will spread FUD to prevent people from using real dandelions to cure their disease.
Add to that the fact that vitamins and natural supplements can't be patented. This creates an immediate bias against them when pharmaceuticals become available for similar symptoms. Drug companies are known to influence the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the medical community to discourage the public from using natural supplements when there are prescription drugs available.
Additionally, nobody can afford to invest the millions of dollars to prove the value of a particular vitamin, in the way that money is invested for patentable drugs. The tiny margin of profit for a vitamin can't justify such an investment.
Can't happen in Amerikka; we respect our corporate leaders. Bankers and others 'too big to fail' get a bye when the shit hits the fan. Only the minions pay the price.
The success of those 'thank you's is closely related to a subtle element in the original email: I WANT SOMETHING FROM YOU.
Have you noticed that the ratio of emails offering to give you something of value are outweighed by those that want something? So long as people want and want, and still want more... they will ask you for it. Some portion of them will add 'thanks' as an afterthought. How nice.
Your guru will not say thanks. He will not ask for anything. He knows that having things will tie him to the material world and deny him the ecstasy of true enlightenment. Why do you still see that nut?
Please be assured that the people proposing this idea have given it more thought than I have. (And, admit it, more than you have.) But nevertheless, we have the unique perspective of both genius and being unbiased (uninformed) outsiders. So our thoughts are very important!
Now, let me say this about that. Yeah, go for it!
We face many difficulties in our relationship to nature and the environment. And we are developing powerful tools to handle those difficulties. I say use those tools. Use reasonable caution, but ignore nutcase primitives who fight every step of progress.
Bold. Science can be bold or meek. History shows that bold gets shit done, and meek often leaves great discoveries buried for a century. Bold moves us forward, meek stagnates and stifles. Let's be BOLD! What could go wrong?
Thirty years ago the US Postal Service trained their carriers to prefer right turns. Not to save gasoline, but to avoid accidents. Three right turns turned out to be safer than one left turn according to the statistics they gathered. They also stressed the danger of getting into a situation that would necessitate backing up.
You'd think someone would have suggested that to UPS (and other fleet operators) long ago.
Today's trivia: Traffic jam- several vehicles need to cross a busy intersection; an ambulance, a police car, an army tank, a painted hippy Volkswagen, a Presidential vehicle, a Postal vehicle, a UPS truck, and a famous movie starlet in a pink convertible... Who has the right-of-way? The Postal vehicle.
For my part, I'll gradually reduce the packaging material I eat. By the end of March of this year I hope to maintain a 20% reduction. Assuming no serious withdrawal symptoms, I may cut consumption of packaging material in half by the end of the year. Wish me luck!
Nice for those hospitals who can afford high tech entertainment devices and the attendant communication systems required. Could be iffy though if there is a bad connection.
There is a better way to 'distract' the patient. Hypnosis. It's free aside from the need for a skilled operator. No equipment or communication devices required. The operator doesn't even have to be present in the arena.
Not only can hypnosis distract the patient, it can allow the patient to participate in the procedure. Being fully aware, the patient can move muscles, control blood flow and report to the surgeon various sensations.
Countless births and surgical operations have been enhanced with hypnosis. I personally had three teeth pulled with only a mild hypnotic sedation. There was no pain, no bleeding at the time or after although I was fully aware of the crunching of bone during the extraction and the vigorous muscle applied to get those molars out. I spit chunks of bone for several days after.
Hypnosis is associated with magic in the uneducated mind. It's a shame. There is no more natural way to be in tune and in control of our bodies and minds.
Why would I test for flu if I have no symptoms? Does he expect me to just test every morning when I get up from bed? Seems a waste, since I haven't had flu for around 40 years.
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Um, it cost that much to switch to Linux? This can't be encouraging to other cities / governments. Exactly how was the money and time spent? Inquiring minds want to know!
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If you read about halfway through this article you will find that it's all about the US military presence. Only Turkey will tolerate a US base in that region, and since Bush, American leaders have felt the need to impose our 'authority' there.
Both countries win- We get a military base, and Turkey gets an aura of respectability, plus some possible Euro advantages. (And they still don't have to admit to Armenian genocide.)
Even idiot Republicans know that Turkey is a repressive dictatorship, but then they always seem to favor that kind.
When the camera sees my car, the ads will be for Goodwill and Dollar stores. There might be promos for retirement homes or funeral services. Maybe a pretty girl will show on the billboard hawking Viagra. But most likely the policeman behind the billboard will pull me over to impound my tired old car.
Where does this leave Elon Musk/Panasonic's Megafactory? He's churning out gazillions of old smelly batteries that nobody will want. His cars are full of dangerous old tech batteries that don't last long enough and take too long to charge. Can he buy this new tech and convert his factory? Stay tuned...
You can bet that Musk and Wall Street and many others invested in battery and energy storage tech are watching closely.
It's nice that people have to qualify for some things. Doctors, for instance, and police. Drivers tests help, but maybe should be more strict. More controversial is that parents should be tested before having children (are some parents unprepared physically, emotionally, financially?).
Qualifying before comments sounds interesting. Unfortunately many sites require commenters to register with an outside data gatherers before you can comment.
It must be decades ago that people were using a voice stress analyzer to detect lies, etc. They weren't perfect, might never be, but should be fairly reliable now. When a policeperson says "Hands up!", such a miniaturized detector would trigger the camera without requiring deliberate action. OTOH when the policeperson gives a happy sigh of comfort and joy while savoring a jelly doughnut or receiving a much needed massage from her partner, the camera would shut off, saving the department some embarrassment.
The volume and the content consumed changes with time.
Most of us can recall a time when we were couch potatoes, flipping channels and drinking beer. Looking for something interesting on TV, but not too complicated. I imagine that many of us now are more discriminating about content, repulsed by commercials, and often looking for something that will challenge our mind.
The volume of consumption is probably higher than ever but that's not bad. The video screen has displaced newspapers, magazines, broadcast radio and TV and the junk mail. Those were all random access media served up by well-meaning publishers but complete time wasters. Now you can select your interests and jump right to the latest developments without paging through oceans of irrelevance.
Real news, local and international is at our fingertips 24/7 and that makes it interesting enough that it displaces some of the silly entertainments we used to watch. When we do seek entertainment we have vastly more options than ever and it's possible we are gravitating toward more quality stuff than before.
So yes, huge consumption on our video screens. I gave up my TV many years ago but spend more time than ever in front of my screens. Quality time.
" 49.9 million people didn't stick with it" What? Millions are doing it right now. Millions more don't need to- they have accomplished what they want.
I was one of those. I did Atkins almost 40 years ago, lost 40 pounds, and quit. Quit counting, that is, quit fussing over it; but I never resumed eating carbs as I'd done before. Now, after all those years I have to lose weight again (20 lbs) so I have to pay closer attention to my diet. This time I've noticed that too much protein can be a problem and I've had to make new adjustments. Many people don't notice that part of Atkins' recommendations.
BTW, thank you everyone for not bringing up the usual 'Dr. Atkins died a horrible death so his diet must be a failure.' Atkins had an illness unrelated to the diet that plagued him in his last years. People on the Diet will normally find that all their vital signs improve.
Mr. Musk certainly has some Howard Hughes qualities, but he's far more like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... _The Man Who Fell to Earth_
starring David Bowie as an advanced being who... well, he accomplishes amazing things while on Earth. Intriguing storyline and acting as only Bowie could manage. Could Musk be a remnant of the Roswell incident?
Well it's been around half a century of that diet now. Around 50 million people have tried it and we aren't hearing any complaints from them. But it's still possible that Atkins was wrong about the evils of the overwhelming excess of carbohydrates in our diet.
Feel free to argue against those 50 million. Rant and rave! Your opinion is surely equal to theirs.
... and even when the computer learns to recognize a dog by its appearance, it will not grasp the sound, the smell, the feel of a dog, or the difference between a snarl and a wagging tail. The computer will never know or understand the warmth and loyalty of a dog, or suffer pain at the loss of a dog.
Show me your super smart AI now!
These 'artificial intelligence' devices are trained by giving them examples so that they can learn to recognize certain items/situations, etc. Show a neural net 100,000 pictures of various dogs, and eventually it will be good at recognizing pictures of dogs. Thus they acquire knowledge, but have they become intelligent?
Intelligence involves responding appropriately to a novel situation. Extrapolating from often vastly different experiences in some cases, or simply total innovation. This is what intelligence tests attempt to discover. Ideally they require no previous experience with similar questions/puzzles. They simply require mental agility of a kind that computers have not been good at.
The title refers to 'mental illness', the summary adds 'psychosis' and finally links 'schizophrenia' to the bug. These are not interchangeable; each term is rather clearly defined in a science environment. Moving on to the actual study there are also vacillations between these terms. It's one of many things that casts doubt on the quality of the study.
You may also find a report at WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com... Where they have a lovely video of the rat/cat relationship that develops.
Bayer established themselves as a powerhouse in pharmaceuticals with aspirin. Much in Bayer's history is controversial.
None of this is directly related to my point that patents are critical for funding in corporations and for research and ultimate acceptance by government and the medical establishment. Items that are unpatentable (vitamins, etc) do not get major research funding and rarely get the publicity of patented drugs.
Don't be an ass. There is no patent on aspirin at this time.
Well we do look at more plants. On every part of earth and under the sea. Aspirin was derived from a plant, and a fine example of how a natural substance can be patented and earn millions of dollars. It's a gold rush. Anthropologists inquire about native medicines worldwide. All in the interest of corporate greed.
You see, natural substances can't be patented. They are worthless. If dandelions could cure cancer, no advanced corporation would take an interest. But they would analyze every molecule of the plant to find a specific one that did the job--and patent that. Once they have a product to sell at a great profit, they will spread FUD to prevent people from using real dandelions to cure their disease.
... she would have blessed us with them. This is surely the work of the Devil.
Add to that the fact that vitamins and natural supplements can't be patented. This creates an immediate bias against them when pharmaceuticals become available for similar symptoms. Drug companies are known to influence the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the medical community to discourage the public from using natural supplements when there are prescription drugs available.
Additionally, nobody can afford to invest the millions of dollars to prove the value of a particular vitamin, in the way that money is invested for patentable drugs. The tiny margin of profit for a vitamin can't justify such an investment.
Can't happen in Amerikka; we respect our corporate leaders. Bankers and others 'too big to fail' get a bye when the shit hits the fan. Only the minions pay the price.
The success of those 'thank you's is closely related to a subtle element in the original email: I WANT SOMETHING FROM YOU.
Have you noticed that the ratio of emails offering to give you something of value are outweighed by those that want something? So long as people want and want, and still want more ... they will ask you for it. Some portion of them will add 'thanks' as an afterthought. How nice.
Your guru will not say thanks. He will not ask for anything. He knows that having things will tie him to the material world and deny him the ecstasy of true enlightenment. Why do you still see that nut?
Please be assured that the people proposing this idea have given it more thought than I have. (And, admit it, more than you have.) But nevertheless, we have the unique perspective of both genius and being unbiased (uninformed) outsiders. So our thoughts are very important!
Now, let me say this about that. Yeah, go for it!
We face many difficulties in our relationship to nature and the environment. And we are developing powerful tools to handle those difficulties. I say use those tools. Use reasonable caution, but ignore nutcase primitives who fight every step of progress.
Bold. Science can be bold or meek. History shows that bold gets shit done, and meek often leaves great discoveries buried for a century. Bold moves us forward, meek stagnates and stifles. Let's be BOLD! What could go wrong?
Thirty years ago the US Postal Service trained their carriers to prefer right turns. Not to save gasoline, but to avoid accidents. Three right turns turned out to be safer than one left turn according to the statistics they gathered. They also stressed the danger of getting into a situation that would necessitate backing up.
You'd think someone would have suggested that to UPS (and other fleet operators) long ago.
Today's trivia: Traffic jam- several vehicles need to cross a busy intersection; an ambulance, a police car, an army tank, a painted hippy Volkswagen, a Presidential vehicle, a Postal vehicle, a UPS truck, and a famous movie starlet in a pink convertible ... Who has the right-of-way? The Postal vehicle.
For my part, I'll gradually reduce the packaging material I eat. By the end of March of this year I hope to maintain a 20% reduction. Assuming no serious withdrawal symptoms, I may cut consumption of packaging material in half by the end of the year. Wish me luck!
Nice for those hospitals who can afford high tech entertainment devices and the attendant communication systems required. Could be iffy though if there is a bad connection.
There is a better way to 'distract' the patient. Hypnosis. It's free aside from the need for a skilled operator. No equipment or communication devices required. The operator doesn't even have to be present in the arena.
Not only can hypnosis distract the patient, it can allow the patient to participate in the procedure. Being fully aware, the patient can move muscles, control blood flow and report to the surgeon various sensations.
Countless births and surgical operations have been enhanced with hypnosis. I personally had three teeth pulled with only a mild hypnotic sedation. There was no pain, no bleeding at the time or after although I was fully aware of the crunching of bone during the extraction and the vigorous muscle applied to get those molars out. I spit chunks of bone for several days after.
Hypnosis is associated with magic in the uneducated mind. It's a shame. There is no more natural way to be in tune and in control of our bodies and minds.
Why would I test for flu if I have no symptoms? Does he expect me to just test every morning when I get up from bed? Seems a waste, since I haven't had flu for around 40 years.