Many products contain material derived from processed corn: A Zillion Uses for Corn. Just avoiding actual corn products and products with HFCS won't necessarily ensure that you avoid eating something that comes from from corn. It is used so widely now, it is almost unavoidable.
Uh-huh. Where does one start. Perhaps when you began your statement with the words "fake" and "religion". I'm not going to go further, because it would be cruel. As in shooting fish in a barrel sort of cruel.
Well, it's a bit more than "downtown". I'm rarely outside of range except when I go to work in St Paul. Our house in south Minneapolis was part of the pilot project nearly 3 years ago -- when we had plenty of problems. It was a frustrating experience as they continually fiddled with settings, radio locations, etc. But USIWireless worked very hard and has improved coverage. It isn't perfect -- but it works great for us. Now it our primary connection at home. It works, and it is cheap. We connect multiple devices (desktop, laptop, iPod, Wii) as needed. For about $20 per month.
Perhaps, but perhaps in an ideal world such network restrictions should be a factor weighed during the regular accreditation process. It is all political, of course, but it also reflects on the academic climate at the institution, etc. Of course, national college ranking groups should also take this kind of network restriction into account, and penalize those colleges which block open access by issuing lower rankings. Ranking groups should also publicize this lack of access for prospective students. In an ideal world.
How long will it take for Agent Bob Unscrupulous in the EnEsAy who works this system to think like this: Step 1: "Hey! My job is boring as shit. My paycheck is not big enough. I need some more money. I have no scruples -- and no checks on my power." Step 2: "This call database is pretty freakin' handy for checkin' out Company X (owned by said neighbor). Hey! Company X are bidding on an RFP from Company Y. Kewl! I bet my friends at Company Z would appreciate some handy secret intel!" Step 3: Profit!
Think that won't happen? Think that isn't happening already in too many variations and permutations to imagine? Suckers.
puts forward something very similar to this -- as I recall, the scientific colonists on Mars change some of human society to better fit the new conditions they find on the red planet. The various research units organize into non-hierarchical collectives of just this sort. This book, along with its sequels Green Mars and Blue Mars are based on disrupting the last remains of Earth's feudal legacy: corporations.
One of the classical ancient studies (not part of the Trivium, the other one I can't remember now), amateur astronomy is both wonderfully old and bleeding edge new. Interestingly, astronomy is one of the few remaining sciences which can still realistically be studied by "amateurs" who can do real research. Remember Comet Shoemaker-Levy that slammed into Jupiter? David Levy, one of its co-discoverers, is technically an "amateur" astronomer. It can get expensive, but doesn't have to be. Good amateur astronomy begins with just your eyes and a map and dark skies. Of course, binoculars or small telescopes up your opportunities, and fine instruments can be made at home (another huge faction of amateurs do ATM) or for a few hundred dollars you can acquire superb optical instruments that fold down into easily transportable luggage. Then the sky is the limit for this technology, such as a 16 inch GPS-enabled GOTO SCT with a peltier-cooled CCD camera (hint, hint). Or go even better and deploy a remote-controlled observatory on the night side of the earth from your dayside location and view images across the internet.
This thread is a good example of common animal behavoir, which shouldn't be surprising since humans are just primates. I'm just surprised nobody else seems to get this:
Nonconforming animals in social groups are often persecuted, shunned, even killed by fellow "normal" members. It seems to be an instinctive behavior related to eliminating disease or variation from entering the genetic pool. That is, large variations in appearance (a bird painted the "wrong" color, in the calssic example) are pushed out and killed.
Seems like humans try to do much the same thing, in those moments of "primal decisions" like when hiring an employee, or choosing a mate, or chatting on Slashdot... Course, it also means that diversity is reduced, which when taken to extremes, can lead to monoculture and accumulated genetic errors and all sorts of problems.
I don't subscribe to cable, and don't plan to if analog signals go away. I'm simply unwilling to pay for mindless "news" blather, monotonous millionaire "sports action", pointless "reality" dreck, and grotty "comedy" shows pumped out by coked-up tv producers. My only reason for having a tv is to watch carefully screened DVDs. If analog signals go away, GOOD RIDDANCE!
I live in south Minneapolis, so I avoid the north side. It is in need of some serious redevelopment, but that is a larger issue not addressable by this thread.
I can understand your anxiety though. Perhaps it was time you moved?
Google "Mary Higby Schweitzer" and you get several articles related to work by so-called "Young Earth" theorists, who of course contend that carbon dating and so forth is all a crock. Also, this is not the first time Schweitzer has found this sort of thing.
Oh really?
I'm highly skeptical that this is legit -- it sounds like Reuters is having trouble with their guilability filters.
jdreed1024 --thanks for the link--fascinating stuff. I'd encourage others to check out the link, especially medical uses of the horseshoe crab. I knew previously about the rabbit safety check for injectable drugs, but had never heard of the widespread use of horseshoe crab blood for almost all of these tests today. Wow.
Hatch seems to be thinking of "piracy" in rather broad terms--in the olden days, "pirates" (who captured ships and cargoes illegally) were a big problem. As I recall, the various navies of the time couldn't stop them all, so certain private ship captains were given a "letter of marque" which in essence deputized that captain and his ship as officers of the law, and allowed them to hunt and destroy "pirates" and other "unlawful combatants" (hmm..where have I heard that before?). Granted, one of the perks of the job was the provision that any loot thus confiscated was up for grabs! While the work was dangerous, it was also profitable.
The senator from Utah may be guilty of conflating "surfing the oceans of cyberspace" with "sailing the briny main". Due process was not really part of the legal system of the time, which was convenient for the ruling nations (imperial Britain, Napoleanic France, and the fledgling US). The honorable senator from Utah may be forgiven for suggesting such a fine, time-honored method for eliminating "piracy".
Along with At the Mountains of Madness I'd vote for Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space especially if you are under 13 years old or so. I read that collection of short stories at about age 10 or 11--you know, sneaked the book out of my older brother's collection, hid it between the pages of some devotional tract, and read it under the bedcovers by flashlight. Late into the night. In the dark, sweaty night, listening to the wind moan outside my window. It seriously messed with my head at that age, which I believe is just what a pre-teen needs. Good times, good times.
So all you preteens out there reading this--pick up some Lovecraft!
I reactivated my account with Hotmail after seeing this notice. The e-mail Hotmail sends upon reactivation said in the first paragraph:
"You already know Hotmail is the easy, convenient way to stay in touch with family and friends around the globe, so let us tell you something you might not know: at Hotmail we're committed to protecting your privacy. Hotmail keeps your personal information private and does not share it with any third parties, unless you choose to be listed in either the Hotmail Directory or the Internet White Pages directory."
However, the settings on my account showed that both my e-mail address and my personal information were going to be sold.
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Oh yeah -- Australian Pastafarians will be insisting that they teach about the FSM. Ramen.
Anyone going to attend the Funeral ?
Many products contain material derived from processed corn: A Zillion Uses for Corn. Just avoiding actual corn products and products with HFCS won't necessarily ensure that you avoid eating something that comes from from corn. It is used so widely now, it is almost unavoidable.
"This is a fake religion."
Uh-huh. Where does one start. Perhaps when you began your statement with the words "fake" and "religion". I'm not going to go further, because it would be cruel. As in shooting fish in a barrel sort of cruel.
Well, it's a bit more than "downtown". I'm rarely outside of range except when I go to work in St Paul. Our house in south Minneapolis was part of the pilot project nearly 3 years ago -- when we had plenty of problems. It was a frustrating experience as they continually fiddled with settings, radio locations, etc. But USIWireless worked very hard and has improved coverage. It isn't perfect -- but it works great for us. Now it our primary connection at home. It works, and it is cheap. We connect multiple devices (desktop, laptop, iPod, Wii) as needed. For about $20 per month.
Perhaps, but perhaps in an ideal world such network restrictions should be a factor weighed during the regular accreditation process. It is all political, of course, but it also reflects on the academic climate at the institution, etc.
Of course, national college ranking groups should also take this kind of network restriction into account, and penalize those colleges which block open access by issuing lower rankings.
Ranking groups should also publicize this lack of access for prospective students.
In an ideal world.
How long will it take for Agent Bob Unscrupulous in the EnEsAy who works this system to think like this:
Step 1: "Hey! My job is boring as shit. My paycheck is not big enough. I need some more money. I have no scruples -- and no checks on my power."
Step 2: "This call database is pretty freakin' handy for checkin' out Company X (owned by said neighbor). Hey! Company X are bidding on an RFP from Company Y. Kewl! I bet my friends at Company Z would appreciate some handy secret intel!"
Step 3: Profit!
Think that won't happen? Think that isn't happening already in too many variations and permutations to imagine? Suckers.
puts forward something very similar to this -- as I recall, the scientific colonists on Mars change some of human society to better fit the new conditions they find on the red planet. The various research units organize into non-hierarchical collectives of just this sort. This book, along with its sequels Green Mars and Blue Mars are based on disrupting the last remains of Earth's feudal legacy: corporations.
One of the classical ancient studies (not part of the Trivium, the other one I can't remember now), amateur astronomy is both wonderfully old and bleeding edge new.
Interestingly, astronomy is one of the few remaining sciences which can still realistically be studied by "amateurs" who can do real research. Remember Comet Shoemaker-Levy that slammed into Jupiter? David Levy, one of its co-discoverers, is technically an "amateur" astronomer.
It can get expensive, but doesn't have to be. Good amateur astronomy begins with just your eyes and a map and dark skies.
Of course, binoculars or small telescopes up your opportunities, and fine instruments can be made at home (another huge faction of amateurs do ATM) or for a few hundred dollars you can acquire superb optical instruments that fold down into easily transportable luggage.
Then the sky is the limit for this technology, such as a 16 inch GPS-enabled GOTO SCT with a peltier-cooled CCD camera (hint, hint). Or go even better and deploy a remote-controlled observatory on the night side of the earth from your dayside location and view images across the internet.
Total geek satisfaction level: 9.9 out of 10.
Can't NOT say something...
This thread is a good example of common animal behavoir, which shouldn't be surprising since humans are just primates. I'm just surprised nobody else seems to get this:
Nonconforming animals in social groups are often persecuted, shunned, even killed by fellow "normal" members. It seems to be an instinctive behavior related to eliminating disease or variation from entering the genetic pool. That is, large variations in appearance (a bird painted the "wrong" color, in the calssic example) are pushed out and killed.
Seems like humans try to do much the same thing, in those moments of "primal decisions" like when hiring an employee, or choosing a mate, or chatting on Slashdot... Course, it also means that diversity is reduced, which when taken to extremes, can lead to monoculture and accumulated genetic errors and all sorts of problems.
Just something to consider.
I don't subscribe to cable, and don't plan to if analog signals go away. I'm simply unwilling to pay for mindless "news" blather, monotonous millionaire "sports action", pointless "reality" dreck, and grotty "comedy" shows pumped out by coked-up tv producers.
My only reason for having a tv is to watch carefully screened DVDs. If analog signals go away, GOOD RIDDANCE!
Why do you live in north Minneapolis then?
I live in south Minneapolis, so I avoid the north side. It is in need of some serious redevelopment, but that is a larger issue not addressable by this thread.
I can understand your anxiety though. Perhaps it was time you moved?
Google "Mary Higby Schweitzer" and you get several articles related to work by so-called "Young Earth" theorists, who of course contend that carbon dating and so forth is all a crock. Also, this is not the first time Schweitzer has found this sort of thing.
Oh really?
I'm highly skeptical that this is legit -- it sounds like Reuters is having trouble with their guilability filters.
jdreed1024 --thanks for the link--fascinating stuff. I'd encourage others to check out the link, especially medical uses of the horseshoe crab. I knew previously about the rabbit safety check for injectable drugs, but had never heard of the widespread use of horseshoe crab blood for almost all of these tests today. Wow.
Hatch seems to be thinking of "piracy" in rather broad terms--in the olden days, "pirates" (who captured ships and cargoes illegally) were a big problem. As I recall, the various navies of the time couldn't stop them all, so certain private ship captains were given a "letter of marque" which in essence deputized that captain and his ship as officers of the law, and allowed them to hunt and destroy "pirates" and other "unlawful combatants" (hmm..where have I heard that before?). Granted, one of the perks of the job was the provision that any loot thus confiscated was up for grabs! While the work was dangerous, it was also profitable.
The senator from Utah may be guilty of conflating "surfing the oceans of cyberspace" with "sailing the briny main". Due process was not really part of the legal system of the time, which was convenient for the ruling nations (imperial Britain, Napoleanic France, and the fledgling US). The honorable senator from Utah may be forgiven for suggesting such a fine, time-honored method for eliminating "piracy".
Along with At the Mountains of Madness I'd vote for Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space especially if you are under 13 years old or so. I read that collection of short stories at about age 10 or 11--you know, sneaked the book out of my older brother's collection, hid it between the pages of some devotional tract, and read it under the bedcovers by flashlight. Late into the night. In the dark, sweaty night, listening to the wind moan outside my window. It seriously messed with my head at that age, which I believe is just what a pre-teen needs. Good times, good times.
So all you preteens out there reading this--pick up some Lovecraft!
I reactivated my account with Hotmail after seeing this notice. The e-mail Hotmail sends upon reactivation said in the first paragraph:
"You already know Hotmail is the easy, convenient way to stay in touch with family and friends around the globe, so let us tell you something you might not know: at Hotmail we're committed to protecting your privacy. Hotmail keeps your personal information private and does not share it with any third parties, unless you choose to be listed in either the Hotmail Directory or the Internet White Pages directory."
However, the settings on my account showed that both my e-mail address and my personal information were going to be sold.