What's your problem with students receiving a more well-rounded education on the different views that are out there?
Just a little something I read about the government not being allowed to outlaw or advance any particular religion. And, yeah, any form of ID? Yup, that's a religious belief, not a scientific one.
The problem is that, like it or not, evolution touches on an area of belief where science and religion do intersect.
And for strict biblical literalists, teaching a heliocentric model of the solar system is going against their religion. Are we supposed to teach geocentrism in public schools, as well?
I blame organized sports, rampant consumerism and gaming. By focusing on earning enough money to buy the next gaming console, people don't have enough of their brain left to differentiate between politics and football.
I agree that the purposes of politics and organized sports seem to be blended together in a lot of people's minds. But blaming gaming for making people stupid is like blaming bicycles for making people poor - the connection is so tenuous that even bringing it up makes your judgement look questionable.
Oh, I bet you thought it was Reagan who started that. They don't call the doctrine of us promising to use military force to protect our Persian Gulf interests the "Carter Doctrine" for nothing.
Of course Reagan didn't start it. I don't think there were any original ideas that came out of that administration... just a bunch of old ones that got turned to 11.
Oh, you probably thought George HW Bush started the idea of invading Middle East countries.
No, that was Pope Urban II. But at least he was honest about his reasons, and didn't fake evidence that the Muslims were responsible for the 8th century outbreaks of the plague.
The context of the discussion? You're the one brought up the pedantic old nerd vs. geek arguement. If you ask a hundred nerds/geeks which word means which without use of a dictionary, you're bound to get two hundred different definitions.
Clinton also saved a lot of money by not asking Congress for it in the area of defense, and look where that got us as he let Al Qaeda grow for a decade, doing nothing about it. Now we get to pay a lot more due to his laxity.
It could be worse - he could have been giving arms & equipment to Al Qaeda. Man, I'm glad we've never had any presidents who were stupid enough to do that...
At least not for president. The electoral college was originally set up the way it was because the Union was thought more as a tight confederation than a singular government. It's never going to get changed because all the smaller states would have to agree to have their extra voting power taken away from them.
Not to mention the 'battleground state' problem - certain states are so thoroughly committed to voting for one party or another that only a serious scandal would sway them. So the same dozen-or-so states are the 'important' ones for presidential election purposes - face it, the vote from a Republican in New York and a Democrat in West Virginia isn't as important as the vote of an independent in Ohio or Florida.
% of all adults who look online for news about the campaign...
Spring 2000 16% Fall 2000 23% Spring 2004 31% Fall 2004 34% Spring 2008 40%
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Surveys. Margin of error is ±2%.
Sure, even this election, it's less than half. But considering the greater depth of information the internet provides, it's certainly not inconcievable that online coverage & political debate forums might be the deciding factor in various states.
It's more than half... Peltier effect coolers are the only real cooling method he listed that don't use some kind of liquid to transfer heat away. Software cooling isn't really cooling at all - it's just using less power, to prevent heat buildup. If that's cooling, then a kevlar vest is a medical device.
And peltier coolers are horribly inefficient on anything large.
Indiana Jones and The Oh Fuck It Just Give Me Cash
Indian Jones and the Continued Raping of your Childhood Unless You Give Me Cash
I didn't go see it, precisely because I knew it was going to be horrible. If I could, I'd delete all the trailers & ads I've seen from my brain.
... I can't believe they were having problems overclocking back then TOO. You'd think in 40 years, someone would have come up with a better solution that using water..
Fossil fuel engines, refridgeration and air conditioning systems have been around a lot longer than that, and there's still no better way to cool off something hot than running a cool liquid around it.
You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered. -LBJ
The same sentiment can be applied to new technologies.
The sail is never really pointed 'against' the solar wind, only with or against the current orbital vector. In both cases, the ship is moving from left to right at this point in its orbit.
Sail_______/
Velocity___}
Force_____}
Sun_______*
In this example, the force on the sail from the solar wind continually increases the velocity of the ship, slowly increasing its orbital radius.
Sail_______\
Velocity____}
Force______{
Sun_______*
In this case, the force on the sail is working against the vector of the ship - its velocity, and therefore its orbital radius, will be continually decreasing.
Since (normal) golf balls are not biodegradable, it's now a violation of MARPOL to drive off the flight deck. (Not saying it doesn't happen, but you can get in trouble for it.)
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Just look at how much eight years running the country has aged the G.W. Bush. I remember how he looked young in 1999.
I would highly doubt it. A vast majority of NOW memebers would rather vote for a pro-choice man over a anti-abortion woman.
Just a little something I read about the government not being allowed to outlaw or advance any particular religion. And, yeah, any form of ID? Yup, that's a religious belief, not a scientific one.
And for strict biblical literalists, teaching a heliocentric model of the solar system is going against their religion. Are we supposed to teach geocentrism in public schools, as well?
Face it, though, neither Palin (a self-admitted creationist) nor Biden (a proponent of stronger police powers) is a 'nerd-friendly' pick.
I agree that the purposes of politics and organized sports seem to be blended together in a lot of people's minds. But blaming gaming for making people stupid is like blaming bicycles for making people poor - the connection is so tenuous that even bringing it up makes your judgement look questionable.
Of course Reagan didn't start it. I don't think there were any original ideas that came out of that administration... just a bunch of old ones that got turned to 11.
No, that was Pope Urban II. But at least he was honest about his reasons, and didn't fake evidence that the Muslims were responsible for the 8th century outbreaks of the plague.
The context of the discussion? You're the one brought up the pedantic old nerd vs. geek arguement. If you ask a hundred nerds/geeks which word means which without use of a dictionary, you're bound to get two hundred different definitions.
Oh, are we playing "I don't like this word based on specific dictionary definitions" again? Let me go!
Geek : a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts,
Nerd : an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit
See the difference?
It could be worse - he could have been giving arms & equipment to Al Qaeda. Man, I'm glad we've never had any presidents who were stupid enough to do that...
Yeah, I shoulda checked to make sure there weren't any second-128 bit ASCII characters before I cut & pasted there.
At least not for president. The electoral college was originally set up the way it was because the Union was thought more as a tight confederation than a singular government. It's never going to get changed because all the smaller states would have to agree to have their extra voting power taken away from them.
Not to mention the 'battleground state' problem - certain states are so thoroughly committed to voting for one party or another that only a serious scandal would sway them. So the same dozen-or-so states are the 'important' ones for presidential election purposes - face it, the vote from a Republican in New York and a Democrat in West Virginia isn't as important as the vote of an independent in Ohio or Florida.
Wait, what?
% of all adults who look online for news about the campaign...
Spring 2000 16%
Fall 2000 23%
Spring 2004 31%
Fall 2004 34%
Spring 2008 40%
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Surveys. Margin of error is ±2%.
Sure, even this election, it's less than half. But considering the greater depth of information the internet provides, it's certainly not inconcievable that online coverage & political debate forums might be the deciding factor in various states.
The other one is an EMP blast.
But it wasn't my kids.
And peltier coolers are horribly inefficient on anything large.
His plots just haven't been the same since he had that falling out with Azathoth.
It's kind of an entertaining thought.
Indian Jones and the Continued Raping of your Childhood Unless You Give Me Cash I didn't go see it, precisely because I knew it was going to be horrible. If I could, I'd delete all the trailers & ads I've seen from my brain.
Fossil fuel engines, refridgeration and air conditioning systems have been around a lot longer than that, and there's still no better way to cool off something hot than running a cool liquid around it.
This monolith or this Monolith?
The same sentiment can be applied to new technologies.
Sail_______/
Velocity___}
Force_____}
Sun_______*
In this example, the force on the sail from the solar wind continually increases the velocity of the ship, slowly increasing its orbital radius.
Sail_______\
Velocity____}
Force______{
Sun_______*
In this case, the force on the sail is working against the vector of the ship - its velocity, and therefore its orbital radius, will be continually decreasing.
(-5 geek points for missing a perfectly good oppurtunity to mention our terrifying master.)
Since (normal) golf balls are not biodegradable, it's now a violation of MARPOL to drive off the flight deck. (Not saying it doesn't happen, but you can get in trouble for it.)