Hmm....OK, so in Avatar, why were the organisms four legged? Why did the female aliens have breasts, which is an anomaly here on earth? Which selective pressure would have resulted in all animals being able to network with each other? There were things to pick apart in Avatar as well.
Firefly wasn't soft sci-fi beacuse of the things you describe. The planets were earthlike because of teraforming, something which is plausible. Artificial gravity is also not that far fetched, and I think you would find it is also in Avatar. What makes you think their communicate was faster than light? Why was the lack of sound in space actually wrong?
I am a firm skeptic and opponent of astrology and certainly think it does more harm than good. However a friend of mine gives credence to astrology. Not any particular implementation bur simply the concept that some sort of spatial body could have an effect for life on earth. It's an overly complicated theory that isn't supported by our current understanding, however I was trying to communicate this in my argument with my friend without being dismissive.
I found your essay on astrology and was excited to show my friend as it was articulated very eloquently and I thought it would be hard to make an argument against it. I was surprised and disappointed then to see you boldly claim there could not possibly be any unknown force that could effect us in the way astrology claims possible. That seemed like an example of bad astronomy right there.
There is so much that we do not currently understand, how can you make such a strong claim like that? Is making such a bold claim that you can't backup not an example of bad astronomy and bad science in general?
There are no root privileges. Chrome runs as a local user and installs to a local user directory, which is why you don't need root privs to update it. Stop spreading misinformation.
Batman trained constantly for 12 years and is one of the most expert martial artists in the DCU, not to mention his intellect and accumulated knowledge. The other non-powered superheroes had similar amounts of training or something else to elevate them to that super level. Besides a costume. Could a real life super hero exist? Sure, but these guys are ordinary, except for the costume.
1. The USA has no official language. True Story. 2. Who is to say that for most of the US, a distinguished UK accent is not easier to understand than a southern or jersey accent?
So by your way of thinking anything that could be used for evil should not be published and any methodology that could be used for evil should be obscured? Yawn. I've heard such a debate a million times about full disclosure. What it comes down to is that anything can be used for evil, but unless that is the intent ehre why mention that fact at all?
I played this as a beta tester for free for about 6 weeks and found it to be fun, but simply not worth the money. Now that it is free, even if it is with advertising I can follow the story and watch more of these cool cinematics.
As to how this all relates to the New 52 though, that will be interesting.
There is no trade off. You simply don't have an important freedom.
In the real world you would have the police remove someone troublesome, not put them injail for being mean. Why is jail warranted because it was done online? Why not a fine and restraining order?
I would say that is further evidence that the UK is on a slippery slope, that their residents think it's ok for people to be jailed for being mean.
Who defines what is a behavioural norm? In the real world you would have the police remove someone troublesome, not put them injail for being mean. Why is jail warranted because it was done online? Why not a fine and restraining order?
Bullshit. A cluestick is a synonym for punishment from the government. A cluestick refers to being enlightened, not being punished.
This amounts to the government putting a man in jail for being mean and that is fucking bullshit. It amazes me just how far behind the UK has fallen from the US when it comes to the ideas of laws and freedoms.
Why is that sad? He could claim ownership of the logo without conceding to any wrongdoing. Better a court that doesn't assume guilt by association on an unrelated matter....
I'm not suggesting that at all. I'm suggesting that if Oracle and Sun merged in the US and elsewhere in the world, I don't see how the EU can prevent it. Oracle and Sun can be separate entities within the EU, and merged within the US. If not, why not?
So for all intents and purposes an international subsidiary is a separate company entirely? What is the relationship of a huge MNC and all the subsidiaries?
You can't stop a port scan. You can make it difficult as you say, but you can't prevent it outright...so why is the additional effort worthwhile? For what is essentially security by obscurity?
Except it isn't that simple. Likely that Sun and Oracle would be separate entities in the EU, but both would be controlled by the single merged entity in the US collecting funds from its EU subsidiaries.
The companies are based in the US, so the EU ultimately does not have that much say.
I don't think it would change much which is why it is dumb for the EU to try and regulate it. OK, so they can't merge in the EU, but they are both American based companies, so if they are merged in the US, then both EU companies can just send profits back to the unified US company.
It was ridiculous that the EU should even have a say over two american companies. Yes, they do business in the EU but they are American companies. What is the EU going to do if they merge in the US, prevent the new merged company from doing any business in the EU?
It is one thing to obey the laws of a country you do business in, but another have to company decisions be influenced by the whims of a country separate from where your company is headquartered and based.
Silly EU. They should go back to protecting users from the monopoly that is Internet Explorer.
It really isn't. A visa debit card lets you use your debit card as a credit card. Maestro does not allow that, it's just an international network like cirrus or plus.
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Firefly wasn't soft sci-fi beacuse of the things you describe. The planets were earthlike because of teraforming, something which is plausible. Artificial gravity is also not that far fetched, and I think you would find it is also in Avatar. What makes you think their communicate was faster than light? Why was the lack of sound in space actually wrong?
I'm not trying to argue I'm generally curious
In what was was Avatar more hard sci-fi than Firefly?
On Windows at least this is certainly not true, as it installs as a standard user without ever requiring an elevation prompt.
I am a firm skeptic and opponent of astrology and certainly think it does more harm than good. However a friend of mine gives credence to astrology. Not any particular implementation bur simply the concept that some sort of spatial body could have an effect for life on earth. It's an overly complicated theory that isn't supported by our current understanding, however I was trying to communicate this in my argument with my friend without being dismissive.
I found your essay on astrology and was excited to show my friend as it was articulated very eloquently and I thought it would be hard to make an argument against it. I was surprised and disappointed then to see you boldly claim there could not possibly be any unknown force that could effect us in the way astrology claims possible. That seemed like an example of bad astronomy right there.
There is so much that we do not currently understand, how can you make such a strong claim like that? Is making such a bold claim that you can't backup not an example of bad astronomy and bad science in general?
There are no root privileges. Chrome runs as a local user and installs to a local user directory, which is why you don't need root privs to update it. Stop spreading misinformation.
While the EU is different from the USA, is it that different from the USSR which was considered a country?
Actually know. Maybe you missed the whole part of why having a symbol is important in fighting crime?
Batman trained constantly for 12 years and is one of the most expert martial artists in the DCU, not to mention his intellect and accumulated knowledge. The other non-powered superheroes had similar amounts of training or something else to elevate them to that super level. Besides a costume. Could a real life super hero exist? Sure, but these guys are ordinary, except for the costume.
if it's above 1024 why not?
1. The USA has no official language. True Story. 2. Who is to say that for most of the US, a distinguished UK accent is not easier to understand than a southern or jersey accent?
So by your way of thinking anything that could be used for evil should not be published and any methodology that could be used for evil should be obscured? Yawn. I've heard such a debate a million times about full disclosure. What it comes down to is that anything can be used for evil, but unless that is the intent ehre why mention that fact at all?
As to how this all relates to the New 52 though, that will be interesting.
In the real world you would have the police remove someone troublesome, not put them injail for being mean. Why is jail warranted because it was done online? Why not a fine and restraining order?
I would say that is further evidence that the UK is on a slippery slope, that their residents think it's ok for people to be jailed for being mean.
Who defines what is a behavioural norm? In the real world you would have the police remove someone troublesome, not put them injail for being mean. Why is jail warranted because it was done online? Why not a fine and restraining order?
This amounts to the government putting a man in jail for being mean and that is fucking bullshit. It amazes me just how far behind the UK has fallen from the US when it comes to the ideas of laws and freedoms.
Why is that sad? He could claim ownership of the logo without conceding to any wrongdoing. Better a court that doesn't assume guilt by association on an unrelated matter....
I'm not suggesting that at all. I'm suggesting that if Oracle and Sun merged in the US and elsewhere in the world, I don't see how the EU can prevent it. Oracle and Sun can be separate entities within the EU, and merged within the US. If not, why not?
So for all intents and purposes an international subsidiary is a separate company entirely? What is the relationship of a huge MNC and all the subsidiaries?
You can't stop a port scan. You can make it difficult as you say, but you can't prevent it outright...so why is the additional effort worthwhile? For what is essentially security by obscurity?
Err, no? I'm fairly certain that companies with international subsidiaries send the profit back to wherever the company is actually headquartered.
The companies are based in the US, so the EU ultimately does not have that much say.
I don't think it would change much which is why it is dumb for the EU to try and regulate it. OK, so they can't merge in the EU, but they are both American based companies, so if they are merged in the US, then both EU companies can just send profits back to the unified US company.
It was ridiculous that the EU should even have a say over two american companies. Yes, they do business in the EU but they are American companies. What is the EU going to do if they merge in the US, prevent the new merged company from doing any business in the EU? It is one thing to obey the laws of a country you do business in, but another have to company decisions be influenced by the whims of a country separate from where your company is headquartered and based. Silly EU. They should go back to protecting users from the monopoly that is Internet Explorer.
It really isn't. A visa debit card lets you use your debit card as a credit card. Maestro does not allow that, it's just an international network like cirrus or plus.
False Dichotomy. We may well develop sustainable alternative forms of energy before we run out of oil.