Assuming the linked-to article is true, doesn't it seem inexcusable that 19 people got on to U.S. airliners with knife-like implements two years later?
Before 9/11, most rock concerts had better security than airports.
The people are taking control back from the corrupt politicians.
and giving it to someone who may have as little as 1% of the vote!
That's probably not going to happen, but there's little doubt that if Davis does not defeat the recall, that there will be more votes in favor of him staying governor than there will be votes for the candidate who wins the second item on the ballot.
The people who started the petition for the recall began the process on February 5th, less than a month after the beginning of governor Davis's second term.
This raises the critical question, were they tring to recall him because of something he did in his first term as governor? If this is the case(and unless he had an abysmal first month of his second term, it has to be) how can he be recalled? The voters made their assessment of Governor Davis's performance during his first term when they reelected him.
And yes, the California Recall system is screwed up, and no one who believes in democracy should support it.
Re:No, we should boycott broadcast radio
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Internet spell checkers might also be of some "convenience":)
The article describes a completely different phenomena
Twin embryos often share a blood supply in the placenta, allowing blood stem cells to pass from one and settle in the bone marrow of the other. About 8% of non-identical twin pairs are chimeras.
So, there are two individuals. The woman in the NPR story is the product of the fusion of two embryos. Different parts of her body have different DNA (IANAMD)
Anyway Googling for Chimera and posting a link without thoroughly reading it should not be rewarded!
I realize you're making a joke, but Chimera's would have different DNA in different parts of the body. A swab from the mouth might have different DNA then a blood sample. However, if there was a match, this would still indicate that the person who gave the sample and the sample found at the scene were almost certainly the same person.
A Chimera would create a false negative, because the DNA extracted from the cells in the mouth would not match the DNA of the blood at the scene.
It might be a best practice to test the same type of cells when doing a DNA test(gross for rape cases), especially considering that no one knows how many chimerae there are out there(Especially since each Chimera hides an occurence of fraternal twins, so our estimates on the frequency of fraternal twins are now less accurate).
Instead of hitting the link in in CA
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Why not try this, turn on the radio, the story should be on again shortly after 8:30 PDT.
No need to slashdot when the show is still available over the air.
There are plenty of bands that were influential, though not popular whose work is no longer available at my local record store. Bands like Lets Active, Voice of the Beehive, Throwing Muses and countless others. Or bands that were one hit wonders, I mean who wouldn't pay 99 cents for a copy of "A E I O U and Sometimes Y" by Ebn Ozn?
The problem is that a lot of music is just impossible to find, I'd like a service that at least expended some effort to make this music available. Too much focus is put on getting new Artists stuff out there. Why pay 8-10 dollars to download an album, and not get liner notes, lyrics etc... there's also the issue of the DRM.
Anyway, give me a music service where I can find obscure, and older stuff, and I'll buy music online, but no one (not even Apple) is doing this!
Slashdot Mirror
But I just wish they'd let me order a double!
Yes, way off topic, I submit myself for public flogging
They really shouldn't let Huffers moderate!
Do they sell spell checkers there?
No Mac version of Half-Life....'nuff said
...as puns are seldom, not usually, humorous.
Having said that, I guess I'll have to rescind my remark as even dictionary.com disagrees with me.
Someday you'll be punished for not knowing the definition of pun.
(pun intended)
didn't one of the iTunes updates wipe out most of the contents of the harddrive?
C# was Delphi b (best flat sign I could do)
State Representative and State Senator
At least that's what they call them in Texas
Don't you mean Representative or Senator?
why make up a gender neutral term when one already exists?
Geekmetal, your name is Adamantium
Assuming the linked-to article is true, doesn't it seem inexcusable that 19 people got on to U.S. airliners with knife-like implements two years later?
Before 9/11, most rock concerts had better security than airports.
and giving it to someone who may have as little as 1% of the vote!
That's probably not going to happen, but there's little doubt that if Davis does not defeat the recall, that there will be more votes in favor of him staying governor than there will be votes for the candidate who wins the second item on the ballot.
The people who started the petition for the recall began the process on February 5th, less than a month after the beginning of governor Davis's second term.
This raises the critical question, were they tring to recall him because of something he did in his first term as governor? If this is the case(and unless he had an abysmal first month of his second term, it has to be) how can he be recalled? The voters made their assessment of Governor Davis's performance during his first term when they reelected him.
And yes, the California Recall system is screwed up, and no one who believes in democracy should support it.
Internet spell checkers might also be of some "convenience" :)
I realize you're making a joke, but Chimera's would have different DNA in different parts of the body. A swab from the mouth might have different DNA then a blood sample. However, if there was a match, this would still indicate that the person who gave the sample and the sample found at the scene were almost certainly the same person.
A Chimera would create a false negative, because the DNA extracted from the cells in the mouth would not match the DNA of the blood at the scene.
It might be a best practice to test the same type of cells when doing a DNA test(gross for rape cases), especially considering that no one knows how many chimerae there are out there(Especially since each Chimera hides an occurence of fraternal twins, so our estimates on the frequency of fraternal twins are now less accurate).
Why not try this, turn on the radio, the story should be on again shortly after 8:30 PDT.
No need to slashdot when the show is still available over the air.
For the last time, that's a spelling, not grammar, error.
Yes and Yes
1. Write a story that no one is really interested in
2. Submit story to slashdot
3. ???
4. Profit!
my apologies to the poster whose brilliant business model parody I'm stealing.
If you weren't bragging about your past sexual conquests on a site whose subtitle includes the words "News for Nerds"
'nuff said!
Since I've got TiVo, I ignore commercials, so can someone copy that to the web in some viewable format?
There are plenty of bands that were influential, though not popular whose work is no longer available at my local record store.
Bands like Lets Active, Voice of the Beehive, Throwing Muses and countless others. Or bands that were one hit wonders, I mean who wouldn't pay 99 cents for a copy of "A E I O U and Sometimes Y" by Ebn Ozn?
The problem is that a lot of music is just impossible to find, I'd like a service that at least expended some effort to make this music available.
Too much focus is put on getting new Artists stuff out there. Why pay 8-10 dollars to download an album, and not get liner notes, lyrics etc... there's also the issue of the DRM.
Anyway, give me a music service where I can find obscure, and older stuff, and I'll buy music online, but no one (not even Apple) is doing this!