Hey, what a great idea! We could solve the entire unemployment problem this way. Let me see if I get this straight. Basically, we get the gubment to take tax money, use it to buy things which could be otherwise free, and create jobs. Neat! And if that works, we should expand it! Raise taxes! Get the gubment to buy even more stuff it currently gets for free! And then, since that will work so well, why don't we just give companies TWICE the amout that they charge for goods and services, that way TWICE the amount of jobs will be created.
Lather, rinse, repeat, all the way to prosperity! Happy Days be Comin' Our Way!
What benighted fool came up with "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome"? Severe and acute mean the same thing.
Not in that context. In the medical community, when a disease is categorized as 'acute' it means the disease has a rapid onset and becomes a problem quickly, as opposed to a 'chronic' disease, which implies a long duration.
24. Understand that schedules are not meant to actually reflect reality. Use them to cover one's ass, to deflect blame, or to beat up your subordinates with.
25. There is no such thing as morality, but simply what you can and can't get away with. Concepts such as personal honor and integrity are for suckers... the real power players know that what matters is the result, not how you get there.
what immediatly comes to mind is Jonathan Swift's descriptions of Yahoos in Gulliver's Travels, namely:
"A yahoo is a vile and savage creature, filthy and with unpleasant habits..." (from Wikipedia)... and that feeling is not pleasant and certainly does not endear me to their site.
The FCC, the government organization that deals with radio transmissions, gives us the same right you have, that it shall not be made illegal to recieve a radio transmission
Well, most of the time, anyway. For example, it is illegal, in many areas, to use a radar detector in a car.
I'm convinced the Solitare game is rigged... it's WAY too easy to win as compared to 'real life' Solitaire. I believe Microsoft 'stacks the deck' and makes Solitaire easy to win because lots of people learn mousing skills and have their first experiences with Windows through the Solitaire game. More frequent wins than real life means pleasant newbie experiences with Windows, giving the newbie the warm and fuzzies and good Windows feelings.
Yes, I realize that these views are supported by the Libertarians. They are not a viable third party because they will never win an important election.
Why do they have to be able to win to be worth voting for? Minor parties can serve many good purposes other than winning They could swing the election if not listened to, like Nader did. They can serve as the concience the major parties are lacking. They can file lawsuits. They can be interviewed by news media when the media is looking for the alternative viewpoint. Voting third party, you can hold your head up high and know and say proudly that you did not vote for the lesser of two evils and will NEVER vote for evil, no matter how less that evil is than the REALLY BIG evil.
And what is it with this voting for the big parties because the little ones can't win... being afraid to "throw your vote away" What, like your vote is going to make a difference? Only an certified idiot votes because he thinks his vote will affect the outcome... vote not because you think it will make a difference, but because that's what Americans do! Vote because the virtuous man votes! Vote for the person you would LIKE to see win, not the one who is the least evil who has a chance of winning, for chrissakes!
If you have your own web server and can run CGI's, you can do multiple forms submissions and give the spammers millions of honeypot addresses, polluting their mailing lists
Um, no you can't. You need an automated web CLIENT (e.g. a perl script) to do that not a web SERVER. What a nit wit.
They just thought it was a cool way to write "Transportation Expansion."
But it's the "Transportation Expansion Project". They left off the "Project" part in the T-Rex acronym, so to be complete it really should be "T-Rex Pee"
Funny, I find a voting system that can elect someone who loses the popular vote to be pretty lame.
I'll make it easy with a simple example. Consider the World Series. In the World Series, a team can win 4 out of the 7 games, but still score less total runs throughout the series. It's not about who scores the most runs in the Series, but who wins the most games.
Likewise, in presidential elections, it's not who gets the most popular votes ("runs") but who wins the most states/electoral votes ("games").
Nothing like hearing an otherwise beautiful Bach, Beethoven or Mozart piece mechanically and soullessly tortured over a $1.95 speaker to make me think, "You, Sir, are a jackass".
I've got an idea for a study. We take 100 volunteer families, and put signs in front of their houses. Fifty of the signs will say "This is a gun-free home" and make sure they have no guns. The other fifty will say, "The owner of this house owns many guns," and arm the household. At the end of the year, tally up the results.
Gibson's good, but he's no hacker and it shows in his writing. E.G., his Mnemonic character. A data smuggler. Had to transport data... I forget how much (about 100 megs comes to mind), but less than a CD's worth. Far easier ways to 'smuggle' modest amounts of data than use a person (encryption, stego, etc) but then I'm being logical and not a novelist.
You see, therein lies the rub. Defining what is moral and what is not is a subjective guess -- at best
How about this morality: Don't fuck with other people. Leave them alone and don't infringe on their rights without their consent. Nothing subjective about that.
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The article says "No single slot could pay out $4 million. Not physically, and not practically. Even in constant use, it would be impossible for any single machine to collect sufficient incoming wagers to make such mammoth paydays happen."
That's incorrect. A slot machine does not have to collect $4 million to have a potential payout of $4 million. A slot machine could be set to pay out huge sums for extremely unlikely combinations, combinations so unlikely that the machine would most likely NEVER pay it out during its X years in service. The network deal is compelling only because it allows pools, not because it makes huge payouts possible.
This pic is pretty interesting (to me, anyway). It looks like the module is superimposed over one of the crosshairs. Can anyone help me out and explain this one to me?
Not entirely correct. Einstein's equations only demonstrate that matter cannot travel AT the speed of light because the equations divide by zero at exactly light speed . His equations do not demonstrate that greater than light travel is impossible.
The catch is, of course, how do you go greater than light without passing the speed of light.
I'm very sure that would cause widespread peace of mind and mental health, because people would have an easy way to vent any destructive urges in a non-destructive manner.
Are you really so sure? I fear the exact opposite. There would be holodeck addicts. People would find no pantience for real life and its restrictions. Who would want to work for a PHB when he could live in his own version of Babylon?
There is nothing subjective in the word 'propaganda'... in fact, the definition is quite precise and I've not noticed it being improperly used to any great degree.
Propaganda is mererly information disseminated by advocates or opponents of a cause. Calling information "propaganda" only indicates that it comes from someone advocating a position and says nothing about the quality of the information.
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/me clobbers AC with a clue stick:
IT *clonk* WAS *clonk* A *clonk* JOKE!
Hey, what a great idea! We could solve the entire unemployment problem this way. Let me see if I get this straight. Basically, we get the gubment to take tax money, use it to buy things which could be otherwise free, and create jobs. Neat! And if that works, we should expand it! Raise taxes! Get the gubment to buy even more stuff it currently gets for free! And then, since that will work so well, why don't we just give companies TWICE the amout that they charge for goods and services, that way TWICE the amount of jobs will be created.
Lather, rinse, repeat, all the way to prosperity! Happy Days be Comin' Our Way!
What benighted fool came up with "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome"? Severe and acute mean the same thing.
Not in that context. In the medical community, when a disease is categorized as 'acute' it means the disease has a rapid onset and becomes a problem quickly, as opposed to a 'chronic' disease, which implies a long duration.
24. Understand that schedules are not meant to actually reflect reality. Use them to cover one's ass, to deflect blame, or to beat up your subordinates with.
25. There is no such thing as morality, but simply what you can and can't get away with. Concepts such as personal honor and integrity are for suckers... the real power players know that what matters is the result, not how you get there.
what immediatly comes to mind is Jonathan Swift's descriptions of Yahoos in Gulliver's Travels, namely:
... and that feeling is not pleasant and certainly does not endear me to their site.
"A yahoo is a vile and savage creature, filthy and with unpleasant habits..." (from Wikipedia)
The FCC, the government organization that deals with radio transmissions, gives us the same right you have, that it shall not be made illegal to recieve a radio transmission
Well, most of the time, anyway. For example, it is illegal, in many areas, to use a radar detector in a car.
I'm convinced the Solitare game is rigged... it's WAY too easy to win as compared to 'real life' Solitaire. I believe Microsoft 'stacks the deck' and makes Solitaire easy to win because lots of people learn mousing skills and have their first experiences with Windows through the Solitaire game. More frequent wins than real life means pleasant newbie experiences with Windows, giving the newbie the warm and fuzzies and good Windows feelings.
Yes, I realize that these views are supported by the Libertarians. They are not a viable third party because they will never win an important election.
Why do they have to be able to win to be worth voting for? Minor parties can serve many good purposes other than winning They could swing the election if not listened to, like Nader did. They can serve as the concience the major parties are lacking. They can file lawsuits. They can be interviewed by news media when the media is looking for the alternative viewpoint. Voting third party, you can hold your head up high and know and say proudly that you did not vote for the lesser of two evils and will NEVER vote for evil, no matter how less that evil is than the REALLY BIG evil.
And what is it with this voting for the big parties because the little ones can't win... being afraid to "throw your vote away" What, like your vote is going to make a difference? Only an certified idiot votes because he thinks his vote will affect the outcome... vote not because you think it will make a difference, but because that's what Americans do! Vote because the virtuous man votes! Vote for the person you would LIKE to see win, not the one who is the least evil who has a chance of winning, for chrissakes!
If you have your own web server and can run CGI's, you can do multiple forms submissions and give the spammers millions of honeypot addresses, polluting their mailing lists
Um, no you can't. You need an automated web CLIENT (e.g. a perl script) to do that not a web SERVER. What a nit wit.
They just thought it was a cool way to write "Transportation Expansion."
But it's the "Transportation Expansion Project". They left off the "Project" part in the T-Rex acronym, so to be complete it really should be "T-Rex Pee"
Funny, I find a voting system that can elect someone who loses the popular vote to be pretty lame.
I'll make it easy with a simple example. Consider the World Series. In the World Series, a team can win 4 out of the 7 games, but still score less total runs throughout the series. It's not about who scores the most runs in the Series, but who wins the most games.
Likewise, in presidential elections, it's not who gets the most popular votes ("runs") but who wins the most states/electoral votes ("games").
Look at the font in photoshop. Zoom in. The letters are perfect, when you account for their jpg'ness. Obviously added AFTER the shots.
Nothing like hearing an otherwise beautiful Bach, Beethoven or Mozart piece mechanically and soullessly tortured over a $1.95 speaker to make me think, "You, Sir, are a jackass".
...the solution is to make yourself appear as a terrorist even if you're not...
;)
You first. I'll follow your lead, then, so will lots of other people, I'm sure
I've got an idea for a study. We take 100 volunteer families, and put signs in front of their houses. Fifty of the signs will say "This is a gun-free home" and make sure they have no guns. The other fifty will say, "The owner of this house owns many guns," and arm the household. At the end of the year, tally up the results.
Gibson's good, but he's no hacker and it shows in his writing. E.G., his Mnemonic character. A data smuggler. Had to transport data... I forget how much (about 100 megs comes to mind), but less than a CD's worth. Far easier ways to 'smuggle' modest amounts of data than use a person (encryption, stego, etc) but then I'm being logical and not a novelist.
News? This is a /. poll, without the obligitory Cowboy Neal option.
You see, therein lies the rub. Defining what is moral and what is not is a subjective guess -- at best
How about this morality: Don't fuck with other people. Leave them alone and don't infringe on their rights without their consent. Nothing subjective about that.
The article says "No single slot could pay out $4 million. Not physically, and not practically. Even in constant use, it would be impossible for any single machine to collect sufficient incoming wagers to make such mammoth paydays happen."
That's incorrect. A slot machine does not have to collect $4 million to have a potential payout of $4 million. A slot machine could be set to pay out huge sums for extremely unlikely combinations, combinations so unlikely that the machine would most likely NEVER pay it out during its X years in service. The network deal is compelling only because it allows pools, not because it makes huge payouts possible.
This pic is pretty interesting (to me, anyway). It looks like the module is superimposed over one of the crosshairs. Can anyone help me out and explain this one to me?
Yes. But, playing devil's advocate, that does not prove that PEOPLE put it there. Could have, theroetically, been done by an unmanned robotic lander.
No kind of matter can be faster.
Not entirely correct. Einstein's equations only demonstrate that matter cannot travel AT the speed of light because the equations divide by zero at exactly light speed . His equations do not demonstrate that greater than light travel is impossible.
The catch is, of course, how do you go greater than light without passing the speed of light.
I'm very sure that would cause widespread peace of mind and mental health, because people would have an easy way to vent any destructive urges in a non-destructive manner.
Are you really so sure? I fear the exact opposite. There would be holodeck addicts. People would find no pantience for real life and its restrictions. Who would want to work for a PHB when he could live in his own version of Babylon?
and I've not noticed it being improperly used to any great degree.
Let me rephrase that. "I've not noticed it being improperly used by professional writers. On Slashdot, the word commonly misunderstood."
There is nothing subjective in the word 'propaganda'... in fact, the definition is quite precise and I've not noticed it being improperly used to any great degree.
Propaganda is mererly information disseminated by advocates or opponents of a cause. Calling information "propaganda" only indicates that it comes from someone advocating a position and says nothing about the quality of the information.