I've been making jokes aabout faster f$cking palm pilots for a while now. Oh joy. Just what humanity needs: faster palm pilots.
We watched the tragedy unfold We did as we were told We bought and sold It was the greatest show on earth But then it was over We ohhed and aahed We drove our racing cars We ate our last few jars of caviar And somewhere out there in the stars A keen-eyed look-out Spied a flickering light Our last hurrah And when they found our shadows Grouped around the TV sets They ran down every lead They repeated every test They checked out all the data on their lists And then the alien anthropologists Admitted they were still perplexed But on eliminating every other reason For our sad demise They logged the only explanation left This species has amused itself to death
Personal attacks aside, I would agree that it _is_ the responsibility of every citizen to VOTE WITH THEIR DOLLARS . The problem is that it doesn't work very well, and not just because each individual only contributes a small part. The drives and pressures in society that get people to buy things are independent of the uses to which corporations apply their profits.
I would also agree that money does not grow on trees, however the only corporation that 'makes' money (in the US) is the Federal Reserve Bank. All the other corporations take money in exchange for goods and services. It is a subtle point, but one people should keep in mind. The money supply is a zero-sum game. I think that the assessment of 'useful' that you make is of limited scope and context. Do humans really need faster palm pilots? Is it enough to conclude that just because a company can get money for something, then it is an appropriate use of human time and effort?
I stridently disagree. Just because we don't have a law expressly that forbids action X -- that does not make X ok, moral, or helpful.
The assumption that laws are the only way to get people to act decently is the reason we have such a bloated, ineffective legal system.
You are also under-informed to suggest changing the constitution. The assumption that corporations have rights as people, and that money = speech, are nowhere there, but rather in many, much more recent rulings.
I agree it is within their (a company) rights to promote their interests. The point is that a huge group of people, organized to aggregate cash -- in a world where money = = interests -- these groups can push their interests so much more effectively than any individuals, even well organized individuals. I am not saying it is immoral or illegal. (put another way... a bit of cash for each sale of windows goes toward greasing wheels in politics to, say... keep the monopoly together.) It's just that the interests of individuals and the interests of corporations are typically not aligned completely. the current system puts these different interests in direct competition, and because of the disparity in dollars, the corporate interests almost always win out. the vague notion that our elected officials are in place to make life better for the people is the only reason corporate interests don't win out entirely.
huge organizations designed to aggregate money with all the rights and abilities as citizens. how can the interests of individuals even come close to being recognized in an arena like that?
maybe I just have not noticed it in the past, but now it seems that nyt online charges to see old articles. all for 'related' articles at the bottom of the linked one are _for sale_ while it is well within their rights to do this, it still feels wrong... that I should have to pay them 3 bucks to see an article from May '02 that costs them (asymptotically) nothing to let me see.
from the page:
You can purchase this article:
As a single article for $2.95 As part of an Article 4 Pack for $ 7.95 - A 33% savings. As part of an Article 10 Pack for $15.95 - A 46% savings. As part of an Article 25 Pack for $25.95 - A 65% savings.
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what I'd love to see is the "create a kid" feature:
Pop in your CD and one from a potential mate -- then push the button and have the software generate the array of potential vital stats on offspring. propensities, diseases, height and weight, correlations. as long as I'm dreaming, a good face shot too would be nice too.
it's a long way off. probably not in my lifetime, but it'll be here within 100 years.
and as for the poster 2 up -- over 98% ov genetic material between humans is the same. current estimates are that only 30-50megabases differentiate any one huamn from another.
can someone please explain why people keep trolling that _instert_OS_here_ is dying? I thought when clicked here I'd see it again -- and sure enough, another 'BSD is Dead' troll.
i've never been to prison, + never known anyone in prison...
the closest I've been is watching shows about prisons on TV on TLC-type channels and movies about people in prisons.
I have to think that all this talk about rape in prison is largely an overblown cultural myth. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I cannot imagine that all these male prisons are just full of men raping each other regularly. Does anyone have any first hand experience with what prisons are really like? (relatives, hard time, a dad in sing sing?) Have there ever been studies about crimes on the inside?
I was really looking forward to using my Segway on crowded sidewalks and yelling 'Comin' through!' with a horn like those used on airport terminal vehicles.
I majored in Physics and Chemistry, worked for a while, did a PhD in Bioinformatics, and now am working in business development in drug discovery/development.
How much did the 2nd major in chem help me? not much.
Do you seriously believe that steam does not exceed this temperature?
there are two uses for the word water here... one is all H20 in all phases, the other is just the liquid form of H2O. When you talk about water as just the liquid phase -- then the above poster's comment makes sense. Once you raise the temp of water above 212, you no longer have water, you have steam.
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I've been making jokes aabout faster f$cking palm pilots for a while now. Oh joy. Just what humanity needs: faster palm pilots.
We watched the tragedy unfold
We did as we were told
We bought and sold
It was the greatest show on earth
But then it was over
We ohhed and aahed
We drove our racing cars
We ate our last few jars of caviar
And somewhere out there in the stars
A keen-eyed look-out
Spied a flickering light
Our last hurrah
And when they found our shadows
Grouped around the TV sets
They ran down every lead
They repeated every test
They checked out all the data on their lists
And then the alien anthropologists
Admitted they were still perplexed
But on eliminating every other reason
For our sad demise
They logged the only explanation left
This species has amused itself to death
very good point. agreed
Personal attacks aside, I would agree that it _is_ the responsibility of every citizen to VOTE WITH THEIR DOLLARS . The problem is that it doesn't work very well, and not just because each individual only contributes a small part. The drives and pressures in society that get people to buy things are independent of the uses to which corporations apply their profits.
I would also agree that money does not grow on trees, however the only corporation that 'makes' money (in the US) is the Federal Reserve Bank. All the other corporations take money in exchange for goods and services. It is a subtle point, but one people should keep in mind. The money supply is a zero-sum game. I think that the assessment of 'useful' that you make is of limited scope and context. Do humans really need faster palm pilots? Is it enough to conclude that just because a company can get money for something, then it is an appropriate use of human time and effort?
I think not.
I stridently disagree. Just because we don't have a law expressly that forbids action X -- that does not make X ok, moral, or helpful.
The assumption that laws are the only way to get people to act decently is the reason we have such a bloated, ineffective legal system.
You are also under-informed to suggest changing the constitution. The assumption that corporations have rights as people, and that money = speech, are nowhere there, but rather in many, much more recent rulings.
I agree it is within their (a company) rights to promote their interests. The point is that a huge group of people, organized to aggregate cash -- in a world where money = = interests -- these groups can push their interests so much more effectively than any individuals, even well organized individuals. I am not saying it is immoral or illegal. (put another way... a bit of cash for each sale of windows goes toward greasing wheels in politics to, say... keep the monopoly together.) It's just that the interests of individuals and the interests of corporations are typically not aligned completely. the current system puts these different interests in direct competition, and because of the disparity in dollars, the corporate interests almost always win out. the vague notion that our elected officials are in place to make life better for the people is the only reason corporate interests don't win out entirely.
what more evidence do people need?
huge organizations designed to aggregate money with all the rights and abilities as citizens. how can the interests of individuals even come close to being recognized in an arena like that?
they can't.
maybe I just have not noticed it in the past, but now it seems that nyt online charges to see old articles. all for 'related' articles at the bottom of the linked one are _for sale_ while it is well within their rights to do this, it still feels wrong... that I should have to pay them 3 bucks to see an article from May '02 that costs them (asymptotically) nothing to let me see.
from the page:
You can purchase this article:
As a single article for $2.95
As part of an Article 4 Pack for $ 7.95 - A 33% savings.
As part of an Article 10 Pack for $15.95 - A 46% savings.
As part of an Article 25 Pack for $25.95 - A 65% savings.
several years ago -- spring '95
a water adder capable of adding 2 8 bit values
LINK
a friend of mine in college (Aron) made a water adder capable of adding two 8-bit values -- all with water streams.
LINK
for now...
just wait until you are Eurasia and we are Oceana.
fucj no. it cudn't even help me spell good.
have i seen it? no.
would I use their service? probably not.
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Take a moment and IMAGINE a world
with no unsolicited ads. can you? It is a
fun excercise -- I think it would be
a much nicer world.
what I'd love to see is the "create a kid" feature:
Pop in your CD and one from a potential mate -- then push the button and have the software generate the array of potential vital stats on offspring. propensities, diseases, height and weight, correlations. as long as I'm dreaming, a good face shot too would be nice too.
it's a long way off. probably not in my lifetime, but it'll be here within 100 years.
I would be REALLY surprised, as his name is J Craig, not Greg.
sorry, I couldn't resist.
this is pretty close
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/UniGene/
and as for the poster 2 up -- over 98% ov genetic material between humans is the same. current estimates are that only 30-50megabases differentiate any one huamn from another.
learn about your hosts file.
if you don't like ads, your host file is your friend.
I have almost zero ads online now...
the first thing that came to my mind was
tequila!
"Noise, Heat, and Performance"
...factors that make a good relationship.
can someone please explain why people keep trolling that _instert_OS_here_ is dying?
I thought when clicked here I'd see it again -- and sure enough, another 'BSD is Dead'
troll.
WHY?
Assuming you have time and ability to choose what you do while inside prison, how do you plan to fill your free time?
Do you have plans for how you might change your life after you get out, or what productive things you might do with your life then?
Are you angry?
i've never been to prison, + never known anyone in prison...
the closest I've been is watching shows about prisons on TV on TLC-type channels and movies about people in prisons.
I have to think that all this talk about rape in prison is largely an overblown cultural myth. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I cannot imagine that all these male prisons are just full of men raping each other regularly. Does anyone have any first hand experience with what prisons are really like? (relatives, hard time, a dad in sing sing?) Have there ever been studies about crimes on the inside?
... for the John Wayne Bobbits of the world!
I'll be really impressed when we see more complex
apendages, like hands, feet, and, or course, heads.
I was really looking forward to using my Segway on crowded sidewalks and yelling 'Comin' through!' with a horn like those used on airport terminal vehicles.
oh joy.
... is almost nil
I majored in Physics and Chemistry, worked for a while, did a PhD in Bioinformatics, and now am working in business development in drug discovery/development.
How much did the 2nd major in chem help me? not much.
Just live your life.
Do you seriously believe that steam does not exceed this temperature?
there are two uses for the word water here... one is all H20 in all phases, the other is just the liquid form of H2O. When you talk about water as just the liquid phase -- then the above poster's comment makes sense. Once you raise the temp of water above 212, you no longer have water, you have steam.