> Furthermore, the people that take part in these things generally do so because they are in desperate need of money
Or they are dying of a disease that the trial may provide a solution to.
Neither of which pertain to this case. The trial subject most often quoted in the article was the son of a wealthy Indian family, participating in the trial in order to earn a little extra spending money.
The trial was a Phase 1 trial, which is conducted on healthy people to check for serious side effects.
According to the article, you're thinking way too far in the future. The time period this scientist is talking about are from a period in mammal evolution before most primates' modern day predators existed. Snakes, however, did exist and likely hunted the small mammals.
Isn't it obvious? Either a) the creators of said poems have granted permission to post them online for free or b) the PIAA (that's the Poets Industry Association of America) isn't nearly as aggressive as the RIAA in going after copyright violations.
Personally, I don't see this as being much different from speed limits. Cell phone restrictions, visibility requirements, speed limits, DUI laws, and everything else aren't just for the driver's protection. They're for the protection of the other people on the road too.
I suppose you also call insider trading, money laundering and securities fraud free market capitalism?
It's expressly against the "laws" of the game. It's not against the laws of the country, which is why companies like IGE can stay in business, but it is against the rules that all players agree to when they start playing the game.
Maybe if they wouldn't flaunt their damn sexuality at every possible opportunity, it wouldn't be a problem.
Wouldn't be a problem? So they're supposed to just sit there and ignore it when "gay", "faggot", "homo", and "dyke" are thrown around as derogatory terms? When people get beat up or killed for holding hands with the people they love?
The truth is that there is a problem, and sitting around thinking "I hope no one finds out I'm gay." is not a viable solution.
you know, after reading this again, I think you're right about the second point. I do stand by the point that "dead" and "certain to die" are not the same thing.
Wrong! First off, "dead" and "certain to die" are not the same thing. Second, the point the guy is trying to make is not "the astronauts almost survived" but "the astronauts death was not necessarily quick and painless."
How is a take home final any different from a final paper? Would you require all research and writing do be done in the classroom as well?
At my college, take home finals were pretty routine. I had on average one per semester (and yes, more than once in my CS classes). It was generally the case that you were allowed to use any references you wanted (the Internet was pretty new at the time), with the exception that you weren't allowed to discuss the test with other students. If you knew the material, you could finish the exam in about 10 hours (you were alotted 24). If not, you weren't going to have time to learn it from your textbook.
At some point, you have to trust the students. They are the ones paying to for the priviledge of attending the school. If they don't want to get their money's worth, that's their problem.
Yes! What could the individuals that were taxed to pay for this have done with this money? Build 5 million houses? Buy 50 million cars? Each 20 billion meals?
While 250 billion might sound like a lot all summed up, if we gave this money to the *individuals*, each person wouldn't get much. Figure 250 million people in the US, with 25 years of Space Shuttle design and use, that leaves each person with an extra $40 a year.
however, there's no nudity, just some sound and screen shake as the camera focuses on a vase on a bedside table. that's probably how they got away with it.
1. Caused by the insane dual policy of:
1. Invade the world to impose our form of society.
2. Invite the world by opening the borders to all the people who want to exploit or hate us as a result.
Actually, what's obvious to me that this is caused by a small group of socio and psychopathic people that think that killing random civillians is the way to air their grievances.
Sorry, the whole "blame the victim" thing never appealed to me.
I feel sorry for the women who do regularly read Slashdot but don't know their boyfriends' Slashdot IDs, who are sitting at work wondering when the flowers are arriving.
This is an invention. It is innovative, it solves a real problem, provides real value, and prior to this, did not exist. This is the kind of work that deserves patent protection. When I compare this to say, the genius behind Amazon's "one-click" patent, I find it quite humorous. There's NO COMPARISON. Are you sure? I wonder if on DiverDot, there aren't hoards of diving professionals complaining about how obvious this device is and how screwed up the patent system is for allowing the patent.
Actually, iTunes itself will import the music on your iPod. The steps are really simple:
1) locate the hidden "Music" folder on your mounted iPod.
2) copy that folder to your hard drive. (I'm not entirely sure this step is necessary).
3) make sure your iTunes is set to "keep my music library organized"
4) drag the copied music folder into the iTunes Library window. iTunes will read the tags in your music files, rename them, and copy them to the correct place on your hard drive.
Of course, this assumes you want to get *all* of the tracks off of your iPod. If you want a single track, that's harder.
Sure, but that's an entirely different question. Evolution isn't an attempt to explain the origin of the universe, it's an attempt to explain the process by which life arrived at its current level of complexity and diversity.
I haven't spent a lot of time researching Intelligent Design, but since it presents itself as an alternative to Evolution, I assume it's attempting to explain a similar process.
So my "turtles" comment wasn't really intended as a "where did the Universe come from?" snip, but more of a "given the Universe, where did the Intelligent Designers come from?" After all, given current trends in biological sciences, I expect humans to be taking on the role of Intelligent Designers in the not-to-distance future.
As for the question of "where did the Big Bang come from?", yeah, I'll leave that to the Philosophers for now.
I'm not sure what is your concern. The iPod will happily play MP3s that you've ripped from whatever source and iTunes will happily rip CDs into MP3 format. I know this from personal experience.
It won't play that weird Sony format and it won't play DRM'd WMAs (and no, it doesn't play Ogg), but it plays MP3s just fine.
I'm not sure about Intuit's management, but their attitude apparently has. After the backlash from the registration debacle a few years ago, they changed their mind. They basically authorize you to install the software on as many computers as you want (as long as they are yours) and prepare and print as many returns as you want (as long as you're not doing it professionally).
I switched back to TurboTax from TaxCut after TaxCut screwed me over on rebates.
Keep in mind that "hate and racism" is covered by the first amendment, no matter how tasteless. These people have a right to what they're doing and thinking.
I worry that this recent witch hunt trend against racist movements will supercede the country's recognition of the Constitution.
Also keep in mind that Orkut is very popular in areas not covered by the US Constitution (ie, most of the world). The article specificly mentions that the US is unusual in its treatment of hate speech, and that in much of the rest of the world, hate-speech is illegal.
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> Furthermore, the people that take part in these things generally do so because they are in desperate need of money
Or they are dying of a disease that the trial may provide a solution to.
Neither of which pertain to this case. The trial subject most often quoted in the article was the son of a wealthy Indian family, participating in the trial in order to earn a little extra spending money.
The trial was a Phase 1 trial, which is conducted on healthy people to check for serious side effects.
According to the article, you're thinking way too far in the future. The time period this scientist is talking about are from a period in mammal evolution before most primates' modern day predators existed. Snakes, however, did exist and likely hunted the small mammals.
Isn't it obvious? Either a) the creators of said poems have granted permission to post them online for free or b) the PIAA (that's the Poets Industry Association of America) isn't nearly as aggressive as the RIAA in going after copyright violations.
alternatively, one could say that Europeans aren't sensitive enough.
Personally, I don't see this as being much different from speed limits. Cell phone restrictions, visibility requirements, speed limits, DUI laws, and everything else aren't just for the driver's protection. They're for the protection of the other people on the road too.
I suppose you also call insider trading, money laundering and securities fraud free market capitalism?
It's expressly against the "laws" of the game. It's not against the laws of the country, which is why companies like IGE can stay in business, but it is against the rules that all players agree to when they start playing the game.
Wouldn't be a problem? So they're supposed to just sit there and ignore it when "gay", "faggot", "homo", and "dyke" are thrown around as derogatory terms? When people get beat up or killed for holding hands with the people they love?
The truth is that there is a problem, and sitting around thinking "I hope no one finds out I'm gay." is not a viable solution.
you know, after reading this again, I think you're right about the second point. I do stand by the point that "dead" and "certain to die" are not the same thing.
Wrong! First off, "dead" and "certain to die" are not the same thing. Second, the point the guy is trying to make is not "the astronauts almost survived" but "the astronauts death was not necessarily quick and painless."
How is a take home final any different from a final paper? Would you require all research and writing do be done in the classroom as well?
At my college, take home finals were pretty routine. I had on average one per semester (and yes, more than once in my CS classes). It was generally the case that you were allowed to use any references you wanted (the Internet was pretty new at the time), with the exception that you weren't allowed to discuss the test with other students. If you knew the material, you could finish the exam in about 10 hours (you were alotted 24). If not, you weren't going to have time to learn it from your textbook.
At some point, you have to trust the students. They are the ones paying to for the priviledge of attending the school. If they don't want to get their money's worth, that's their problem.
It is mentioned several times in the review that one of the problems with the system is that it *does not include* a separate Windows CD.
Yes! What could the individuals that were taxed to pay for this have done with this money? Build 5 million houses? Buy 50 million cars? Each 20 billion meals?
While 250 billion might sound like a lot all summed up, if we gave this money to the *individuals*, each person wouldn't get much. Figure 250 million people in the US, with 25 years of Space Shuttle design and use, that leaves each person with an extra $40 a year.
yes, this exists.
however, there's no nudity, just some sound and screen shake as the camera focuses on a vase on a bedside table. that's probably how they got away with it.
Why isn't it obvious that this is:
1. Caused by the insane dual policy of:
1. Invade the world to impose our form of society.
2. Invite the world by opening the borders to all the people who want to exploit or hate us as a result.
Actually, what's obvious to me that this is caused by a small group of socio and psychopathic people that think that killing random civillians is the way to air their grievances.
Sorry, the whole "blame the victim" thing never appealed to me.
I feel sorry for the women who do regularly read Slashdot but don't know their boyfriends' Slashdot IDs, who are sitting at work wondering when the flowers are arriving.
This is an invention. It is innovative, it solves a real problem, provides real value, and prior to this, did not exist. This is the kind of work that deserves patent protection. When I compare this to say, the genius behind Amazon's "one-click" patent, I find it quite humorous. There's NO COMPARISON.
Are you sure? I wonder if on DiverDot, there aren't hoards of diving professionals complaining about how obvious this device is and how screwed up the patent system is for allowing the patent.
Actually, iTunes itself will import the music on your iPod. The steps are really simple:
1) locate the hidden "Music" folder on your mounted iPod.
2) copy that folder to your hard drive. (I'm not entirely sure this step is necessary).
3) make sure your iTunes is set to "keep my music library organized"
4) drag the copied music folder into the iTunes Library window. iTunes will read the tags in your music files, rename them, and copy them to the correct place on your hard drive.
Of course, this assumes you want to get *all* of the tracks off of your iPod. If you want a single track, that's harder.
Sure, but that's an entirely different question. Evolution isn't an attempt to explain the origin of the universe, it's an attempt to explain the process by which life arrived at its current level of complexity and diversity.
I haven't spent a lot of time researching Intelligent Design, but since it presents itself as an alternative to Evolution, I assume it's attempting to explain a similar process.
So my "turtles" comment wasn't really intended as a "where did the Universe come from?" snip, but more of a "given the Universe, where did the Intelligent Designers come from?" After all, given current trends in biological sciences, I expect humans to be taking on the role of Intelligent Designers in the not-to-distance future.
As for the question of "where did the Big Bang come from?", yeah, I'll leave that to the Philosophers for now.
so tell me, where did the Intelligent Designers come from? Through what process did they become Intelligent?
Is it just turtles all the way down?
I'm not sure what is your concern. The iPod will happily play MP3s that you've ripped from whatever source and iTunes will happily rip CDs into MP3 format. I know this from personal experience.
It won't play that weird Sony format and it won't play DRM'd WMAs (and no, it doesn't play Ogg), but it plays MP3s just fine.
I'm not sure about Intuit's management, but their attitude apparently has. After the backlash from the registration debacle a few years ago, they changed their mind. They basically authorize you to install the software on as many computers as you want (as long as they are yours) and prepare and print as many returns as you want (as long as you're not doing it professionally).
I switched back to TurboTax from TaxCut after TaxCut screwed me over on rebates.
You are all a bunch of morons. Spouting random anti-Bushisms does not constitute enlightenment.
Neither does calling a group of people moronic. I mean really, that's as obvious as the color of the sky.
You're missing out :)
Go here bible gateway and search for "stoned" or "stoning". Enjoy.
Keep in mind that "hate and racism" is covered by the first amendment, no matter how tasteless. These people have a right to what they're doing and thinking.
I worry that this recent witch hunt trend against racist movements will supercede the country's recognition of the Constitution.
Also keep in mind that Orkut is very popular in areas not covered by the US Constitution (ie, most of the world). The article specificly mentions that the US is unusual in its treatment of hate speech, and that in much of the rest of the world, hate-speech is illegal.