I'm not sure I understand why this is surprising to the researchers... I mean, if the independent evolution of certain abilities in diverse species happens, doesn't it make sense that it would be expressed in the genetic code in the same ways ? And isn't it true that many collections of genes tend to be responsible for the manifestation of physiological attribute rather than just a few ? So doesn't it make sense that complex physiological abilities like echo location would require a lot of genetic commonalities to manifest in different species?
Put another way echolocation requires specialization of vocal, aural and cerebral apparatuses in order to work... so knowing that several genetic sequences are usually responsible for narrow physiological attribute manifestations, why would we expect only a handful of common gene sequences?
IANAT
I think you need to define what you mean by a good CEO. Is it stock price ? Overall corporate earning performance? Growing the company? Innovating? Being a good leader? Until you define what makes a CEO "good" no one can give a meaningful opinion.
+1 (a hundred times ! ) It can't be said often enough or loud enough... If you believe in freedom of expression you have to believe in it for everyone and defend everyone's right to it, even asshats and fucktards (maybe especially asshats and fucktards!) who don't agree with you or your belief means exactly nothing!.
The underlying philosophical debate on this topic is...
Are Star Wars droids people (sentient self directed beings) or machines (programmed simulacra)?
In order to solve the puzzle, I think you need to answer one simple question... can technology reliably reproduce the end result?
If it can, they aren't people they are machines, seems to be the answer in the Star Wars universe.
This is clear when you consider the Clone Troopers who are treated exactly like 'droids... used as cannon fodder and given no choice in the matter.
And, for now at least, a reasonable answer in ours, since our technology can't produce mechanical intelligence and human cloning is illegal (so far).
"Will the shotgun shells found at the scene of the murder match the shotgun found at your house?"
"I don't know"
"Do you think the shotgun shells found at the scene of the murder will match the shotgun found at your house?"
"I sure hope not"
"Is it possible the shotgun shells found at the scene of the murder will match the shotgun found at your house?"
"Anything is possible"
since he likely hasn't seen the shells found at the scene this would be truthful, responsive, and not an admission of anything...
Still he should've kept his big fat mouth mouth shut in the first place... either that or not killed those two fellers.
I don't think they are proposing taxing the bitcoins (and other virtual property) themselves, but rather the profit derived from them when exchanged for cash or other tangible assets. I'm not a WoW player... so pardon any inexactitude in the following... lets say my dark elf has a "sword of power" that I agree to sell to you for $200... my elf drops the sword for your dwarf to pick up and you pay me the money... at this point the IRS wants me to declare that $200 as income and pay regular income tax on it... for now they they are focusing on virtual currency transactions like BCs because these are (or soon will be) trackable in the real world as financial transactions thru BC exchanges... that doesn't mean they are legitimizing BC per se but rather saying they want their cut of whatever money you make regardless of what imaginary thing or magic process put that money in you're pocket.
Or put another way... if you got that money from illegal (or imaginary) activities you still owe them their cut, it doesn't in any way legitimize the illegal (or imaginary) activities.
Clearly you don't understand that they violated the Constitution... the highest law of the land that supersedes all other laws... the law that allowed them to do this is unconstitutional and therefore ILLEGAL and must be struck down.
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I'm not sure I understand why this is surprising to the researchers ... I mean, if the independent evolution of certain abilities in diverse species happens, doesn't it make sense that it would be expressed in the genetic code in the same ways ? And isn't it true that many collections of genes tend to be responsible for the manifestation of physiological attribute rather than just a few ? So doesn't it make sense that complex physiological abilities like echo location would require a lot of genetic commonalities to manifest in different species?
Put another way echolocation requires specialization of vocal, aural and cerebral apparatuses in order to work ... so knowing that several genetic sequences are usually responsible for narrow physiological attribute manifestations, why would we expect only a handful of common gene sequences?
IANAT
any NFC tag ... they're available online for less than a buck apiece.
nothing new here folks ....
NFC Secure ... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t3hh4xx0r.nfcsecure&hl=en
at establishing a vital pillar of the future police state.
Clearly he's not Nathan Hale ... but that doesn't make him a pussy.
Good on ya, mate !
there you go... one of many references to the same sort of study... http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/abstracts/2000-2004/01A.pdf
I heard about a similar study a decade ago ... and because someone has to say it ... correlation != causation.
I dunno ... a suicide help line ?
Damn I knew should have paid more attention in Defense against the Dark Arts!!!
i think that's confidante ... not cosmonaut ...
uh ? what spells are the NSA using ? i thought they were doing their spying electronically ...
need to break out my protection circles ...
I think you need to define what you mean by a good CEO. Is it stock price ? Overall corporate earning performance? Growing the company? Innovating? Being a good leader? Until you define what makes a CEO "good" no one can give a meaningful opinion.
"This is why they were, for many, many, years, the king of transaction processing;:" Still are ...
+1 (a hundred times ! ) It can't be said often enough or loud enough ... If you believe in freedom of expression you have to believe in it for everyone and defend everyone's right to it, even asshats and fucktards (maybe especially asshats and fucktards!) who don't agree with you or your belief means exactly nothing!.
you're half right ... it's disgraceful ...
Are Star Wars droids people (sentient self directed beings) or machines (programmed simulacra)? In order to solve the puzzle, I think you need to answer one simple question ... can technology reliably reproduce the end result?
If it can, they aren't people they are machines, seems to be the answer in the Star Wars universe. This is clear when you consider the Clone Troopers who are treated exactly like 'droids ... used as cannon fodder and given no choice in the matter.
And, for now at least, a reasonable answer in ours, since our technology can't produce mechanical intelligence and human cloning is illegal (so far).
I was gonna say ... the TSA has these(truck mounted xray machines) and they're "perfectly safe" so how does this constitute a "terrorist plot"?
"Will the shotgun shells found at the scene of the murder match the shotgun found at your house?"
"I don't know"
"Do you think the shotgun shells found at the scene of the murder will match the shotgun found at your house?"
"I sure hope not"
"Is it possible the shotgun shells found at the scene of the murder will match the shotgun found at your house?"
"Anything is possible"
since he likely hasn't seen the shells found at the scene this would be truthful, responsive, and not an admission of anything ...
Still he should've kept his big fat mouth mouth shut in the first place... either that or not killed those two fellers.
UGH - clearly i meant your*
I don't think they are proposing taxing the bitcoins (and other virtual property) themselves, but rather the profit derived from them when exchanged for cash or other tangible assets. I'm not a WoW player ... so pardon any inexactitude in the following ... lets say my dark elf has a "sword of power" that I agree to sell to you for $200 ... my elf drops the sword for your dwarf to pick up and you pay me the money... at this point the IRS wants me to declare that $200 as income and pay regular income tax on it ... for now they they are focusing on virtual currency transactions like BCs because these are (or soon will be) trackable in the real world as financial transactions thru BC exchanges ... that doesn't mean they are legitimizing BC per se but rather saying they want their cut of whatever money you make regardless of what imaginary thing or magic process put that money in you're pocket.
Or put another way ... if you got that money from illegal (or imaginary) activities you still owe them their cut, it doesn't in any way legitimize the illegal (or imaginary) activities.
I'm not sure what i said that prompted this tirade ...
Which would be to order the military to stand down in the event of military coup attempt ... again defending the constitution ...
Clearly you don't understand that they violated the Constitution ... the highest law of the land that supersedes all other laws ... the law that allowed them to do this is unconstitutional and therefore ILLEGAL and must be struck down.
And Bush before him .... let's not forget that this is a bipartisan issue in which skin-color is not an issue.