Even assuming you're a real Comcast representative, why should we believe anything any Comcast rep says, after witnessing the series of lies, stonewalling, and misdirection Comcast produced after being accused of interfering with BitTorrent traffic, and then again after being caught red-handed interfering with BitTorrent traffic?
Right, and they charge extra for that "barefoot" sensation. I'm not kidding -- I saw a pair of "natural" running shoes which were little more than moccasins selling for over $200
joke (jok) n.
1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
2. A mischievous trick; a prank.
3. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
4. Informal:
Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
Endosymbiotic theory is really interesting. All multicellular life is a product of an ancient bizarre symbiosis between amoeba and bacteria. One of the things I find most interesting is that your mitochondria have their own DNA, which is not passed down from father to child -- mitochondrial DNA is strictly passed down maternal lines.
THIS is the way science works: you look at the evidence, squeeze it hard and see if it breaks. There is no doubt that the evidence for a soon-to-be-ice-free Arctic is broken. Ergo, the plausibility of dramatic climate change effects in our near future has gone down, no matter what anyone's politics drives them to prefer.
I don't think I'd go so far as to say the evidence is broken. Aside from what the article says, you might also be interested to know that right now we are in the coldest part of two major cycles with a significant impact on Arctic sea ice.
I'm not from the UK, there they have a comprehensive national insurance policy. Still, when I look at the USA who tax their citizens at a rate of 2.9% for medical cover that covers only the disabled and elderly (>65), and compare that to the 1.5% we pay here in Australia
I'm in the USA, and I agree with you that it's in the best interests of every citizen to have full coverage for all basic services. But keep in mind, the disabled and elderly have the highest health care costs, and Australian Medicare is not as efficient as you think.
From your Australian Medicare link:
The program is now nominally funded by an income tax surcharge known as the Medicare levy, which is currently set at 1.5%.[2] An exemption applies to low income earners. In practice the levy raises only a fraction of the money required to pay for the scheme. If the levy was to fully pay for the services provided under the medicare banner then it would need to be set at about 8%.
'It used to be other parts of the body that we thought were important,' says Esin. 'But now people realize that their brain is the crucial thing that gives them their mind and their self.'
That's not necessarily true. For example, I do a lot of thinking with another part of my anatomy. Ask anyone.
Oh come on -- that's no good. What am I going to do with all these Obama's the Antichrist pamphlets if you keep spreading all that rational thought around and telling everyone things are going to be OK? No good at all.
I think I saw a 1TB external USB drive for $180 the other day. Off-site doesn't need to be difficult or expensive, and it's worth the effort if you care about your data.
Now my crazy mother-in-law will use this as justification for the magic anti-cancer magnet bracelets she wears, and she will start pushing the rest of us to wear them again.
The community version doesn't support using Outlook if you need to use more than 3 clients, according to the installation document:
The proven Zarafa groupware solution (ha) is now also available as an open source community version licensed under the Affero GPLv3. This version includes:
AJAX based web access
Mobile webaccess
IMAP/POP3 gateway
iCal gateway
Z-Push - ActiveSync compatibility (licensed under GPLv2)
Additionally you can use this version with the closed source Zarafa Outlook clients up to 3 Outlook users.
Important: To use Outlook support in the community version, you need to run the zarafa-licensed daemon.
Two economists are walking down the street.
One says to the other, "hey -- isn't that a hundred dollar bill lying on the ground over there?"
The other replies, "No, it can't be. If it was, someone would have picked it up by now."
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At $7k you've got to be using lead-acid batteries... 150 miles? At what speed, 20 mph? Color me skeptical. Good luck with that, anyway.
*Treated* with diet and exercise, not cured. You can prevent further decline, and eliminate symptoms, but you can't cure it.
Sigh. Yes, even though you have eliminated all symptoms of the disease and are completely healthy, technically you're not "cured" because if you return to eating junk and you stop exercising, your symptoms can return. Of course, anyone has a chance of developing diabetes if they eat a lot of junk and don't exercise. But thanks for your enlightening contribution.
On the other hand, those 19 are just the liposuction patients. Think about how many type II diabetics would be saved by this. Adult onset diabetes is one of the most treatable diseases around -- it can basically be cured with diet and exercise. But it still affects about 3% of the population and is the leading cause of blindness and non-traumatic amputations.
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Did he use vi or Emacs?
Even assuming you're a real Comcast representative, why should we believe anything any Comcast rep says, after witnessing the series of lies, stonewalling, and misdirection Comcast produced after being accused of interfering with BitTorrent traffic, and then again after being caught red-handed interfering with BitTorrent traffic?
Right, and they charge extra for that "barefoot" sensation. I'm not kidding -- I saw a pair of "natural" running shoes which were little more than moccasins selling for over $200
Yeah! It's the Six Million Dollar Man, but with the additional challenge of chafing.
Endosymbiotic theory is really interesting. All multicellular life is a product of an ancient bizarre symbiosis between amoeba and bacteria. One of the things I find most interesting is that your mitochondria have their own DNA, which is not passed down from father to child -- mitochondrial DNA is strictly passed down maternal lines.
Just one more thing George Lucas f&@ked up.
I don't think I'd go so far as to say the evidence is broken. Aside from what the article says, you might also be interested to know that right now we are in the coldest part of two major cycles with a significant impact on Arctic sea ice.
We are at the minimum of the 11-year solar cycle. Total Solar Irradiance will most likely increase significantly over the next year.
We are also at the cold end of the ENSO cycle - in a mild La Nina which will likely end this year. Models predict the current La Nina weakening through Spring 2009.
40% of variance in sea ice extent is linearly correlated with ENSO fluctuations.
I'm in the USA, and I agree with you that it's in the best interests of every citizen to have full coverage for all basic services. But keep in mind, the disabled and elderly have the highest health care costs, and Australian Medicare is not as efficient as you think.
From your Australian Medicare link: The program is now nominally funded by an income tax surcharge known as the Medicare levy, which is currently set at 1.5%.[2] An exemption applies to low income earners. In practice the levy raises only a fraction of the money required to pay for the scheme. If the levy was to fully pay for the services provided under the medicare banner then it would need to be set at about 8%.
Private options are not always worthless. My company bought mine for thousands just last year.
Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.
That's not necessarily true. For example, I do a lot of thinking with another part of my anatomy. Ask anyone.
Oh come on -- that's no good. What am I going to do with all these Obama's the Antichrist pamphlets if you keep spreading all that rational thought around and telling everyone things are going to be OK? No good at all.
And sometimes there's enough garbling of the text to render it illegible...
The Humvee driving Republicans want to save the rainforest now, but unfortunately their heads asplode.
I think I saw a 1TB external USB drive for $180 the other day. Off-site doesn't need to be difficult or expensive, and it's worth the effort if you care about your data.
Now my crazy mother-in-law will use this as justification for the magic anti-cancer magnet bracelets she wears, and she will start pushing the rest of us to wear them again.
Wake up and smell the fascism ??? How about, wake up and smell the socialism?
Two economists are walking down the street. One says to the other, "hey -- isn't that a hundred dollar bill lying on the ground over there?" The other replies, "No, it can't be. If it was, someone would have picked it up by now."
At $7k you've got to be using lead-acid batteries... 150 miles? At what speed, 20 mph? Color me skeptical. Good luck with that, anyway.
Oh, you say you're not a criminal? Why are you using encryption if you have nothing to hide, citizen? Prepare to be boarded.
Surely the OP's homeowners insurance would cover any liability he might have if someone should come down with an acute case of carpal tunnel.
Sigh. Yes, even though you have eliminated all symptoms of the disease and are completely healthy, technically you're not "cured" because if you return to eating junk and you stop exercising, your symptoms can return. Of course, anyone has a chance of developing diabetes if they eat a lot of junk and don't exercise. But thanks for your enlightening contribution.
On the other hand, those 19 are just the liposuction patients. Think about how many type II diabetics would be saved by this. Adult onset diabetes is one of the most treatable diseases around -- it can basically be cured with diet and exercise. But it still affects about 3% of the population and is the leading cause of blindness and non-traumatic amputations.