No, by cultured he means that it's been isolated in the lab and identified. That is to say, they took a sample from a sick person and then grew it in the lab (ie cultivated) and then sequenced it or whatever and figure out exactly what it was.
I hope that they have those reward cards, where every time you get kidnapped they punch a hole in the card, and after 9 kidnappings, you get a free sandwich!
No, but the 10th kidnapping is free
SIGN ME UP! you just can't pass up a bargain like that.
It is known so far that the messages are originating from Moscow, Russia (note the fractured grammar, indicating they were written by non-English speakers)...
FBI agent: there's only one country that has english grammar this bad...
Police Detective: The Russians!
FBI agent: exactly. It's either them or Mrs. Gleason's 8th grade english class.
Police Detective: But the Russians have rock solid alibis.
FBI agent: let's lean on the kids, and see if any of them get nervous.
I hope that they have those reward cards, where every time you get kidnapped they punch a hole in the card, and after 9 kidnappings, you get a free sandwich!
Maybe that was just the one inaccurate statement made that day. You know because no one else said anything inaccurate amid the chaos. So someone had to meet the quota (1 inaccurate stmt/day...it's a government regulation i think).
you're probably just used to how usually, breaking news is covered completely accurately and they always have the full story right at the start and never report unfounded rumors.
Here it's a little different because the person saying it wasn't a super-accurate news person.
i know that sometimes i have personally said things like 'i'm gonna kill that guy,' and then have to actually kill that guy so as not to be contrary to my words.
and generally 'pull it' does generally refer to demolition: i remember on one occasion, i was having sex and the girl said to 'pull it', so i demolished her using carefully placed explosives which were surreptitiously planted (i get IED's and IUD's confused a lot).
While trying to clean up i mentioned to myself, 'hey it looks like someone blew up a box full of tomato paste and hamburger'. Why would i have said that if i hadn't done it? So later on i did...just to keep the t's crossed and i's dotted mind you.
because i mean, if you can't take a person at his word...what do you have left?
Times like these are when the red cross is most appreciated. They will likely soon be flying in C-130's full of porn and lol-cats jpegs. 'Round the clock flights will continue until the Georgian internet connections can be restored.
(additionally, the traceroutes could also fail because the routers and computers have been exploded by the russians with bombs from airplanes. this would be a worrying escalation of cyberwarfare).
and i make sure never to submit information from my expertise to those filthy websites with user-generated content. Otherwise, they might become expert-generated content sites and that would be wrong.
When i graduated from school i made a pledge: A pledge that i would only use my knowledge and skills for my own monetary benefit and the benefit of those who employee me. Sometimes, it's hard because i enjoy using my skills and contributing, but i manage. Otherwise, information could be gotten without paying anyone, and who would that benefit? The information would be worthless and therefore useless!
yeah, all those stupid eggheads have been distracting America from it's true priorities: Kicking Mars' Ass.
it's stuff like that that requires American men. you can't delegate ass-kicking to robots. unless they're awesome 50 foot tall robots with lasers shooting out their eyes.
so our path is clear: America needs to create an army of 50 foot tall robots to kick Mars' ass. there exists a robot height gap between the US and the Soviet Union that threatens our ability to kick Mars' ass.
also we need to explode more stuff like comets or planetoids, that would be pretty awesome too.
is the powermac g5 actually quieter than the dual g4? i've got the g4 and it could be quieter, but i heard the the g5's were as bad if not worse wrt noise.
yes, it is bad and discouraging it isn't exactly an onerous condition. the whole point is to avoid situations where pressure might be brought to bear on people who don't have a lot of power to refuse, regardless of whether there was coercion in any particular case. and you have to treat ethical lapses seriously, or else people get the idea that they don't matter if they don't do any "real" harm. the PI is responsible for making sure everyone understands the rules and plays by them.
in medical research it's of paramount importance to dot all the i's and cross all the t's and work methodically. even then there are lapses, but they are often easier to identify. plenty of really horrifying and morally repugnant things have occured in research history to warrant such hard-assed-ness.
You are correct in saying that the contents of this article don't support my assertion. I was thinking more about the Yahoo and MSN situations where active steps have been taken on behalf of the PRC.
You're exactly right: PeopleOppressionSoft 2005 can either be used for good or bad! I use the Home Edition to keep track of the enemies of Freedom and dirty subversives so i can scratch up their cars when i get the chance.
Which is to say that the problem is that software companies aren't just selling something neutral (a database engine for example); they actively design solutions to help governments keep their people under control. (In the modern hyperbole: aiding and abetting/giving comfort to America's enemies).
From a business viewpoint it's reasonable: they are just catering to the bourgeoning Autocratic Enterprise Computing (AEC go go gadget TLA) sector, sort of like CRM in reverse. But as people i think it is necessary to think beyond only the business side of things (even if only out of enlightened self-interested).
No, after extended periods of cranio-anal impaction, feelings of loneliness, apathy, and generalized anxiety can accompany eventual, successful cranial ejection.
Other symptoms often reported are light sensitivity, hyperacusis, olfactory hallucinations, feelings of 'emptiness' or loss, and hypersensitivity to the opinions of others.
For some patients, a brace is indicated in order to prevent re-occurrance. Rarely, in extereme cases, spinal fixation is required, most commonly achieved through the use of spinal rod-plate and transpedicular screw.
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This story is hilarious! I'm gonna text it to all my terrorist friends right now!
No, by cultured he means that it's been isolated in the lab and identified. That is to say, they took a sample from a sick person and then grew it in the lab (ie cultivated) and then sequenced it or whatever and figure out exactly what it was.
No, but the 10th kidnapping is free
SIGN ME UP! you just can't pass up a bargain like that.
According to About.com:
FBI agent: there's only one country that has english grammar this bad...
Police Detective: The Russians!
FBI agent: exactly. It's either them or Mrs. Gleason's 8th grade english class.
Police Detective: But the Russians have rock solid alibis.
FBI agent: let's lean on the kids, and see if any of them get nervous.
I hope that they have those reward cards, where every time you get kidnapped they punch a hole in the card, and after 9 kidnappings, you get a free sandwich!
that's just plain win/win right there.
Maybe that was just the one inaccurate statement made that day. You know because no one else said anything inaccurate amid the chaos. So someone had to meet the quota (1 inaccurate stmt/day...it's a government regulation i think).
you're probably just used to how usually, breaking news is covered completely accurately and they always have the full story right at the start and never report unfounded rumors.
Here it's a little different because the person saying it wasn't a super-accurate news person.
i know that sometimes i have personally said things like 'i'm gonna kill that guy,' and then have to actually kill that guy so as not to be contrary to my words.
and generally 'pull it' does generally refer to demolition: i remember on one occasion, i was having sex and the girl said to 'pull it', so i demolished her using carefully placed explosives which were surreptitiously planted (i get IED's and IUD's confused a lot).
While trying to clean up i mentioned to myself, 'hey it looks like someone blew up a box full of tomato paste and hamburger'. Why would i have said that if i hadn't done it? So later on i did...just to keep the t's crossed and i's dotted mind you.
because i mean, if you can't take a person at his word...what do you have left?
Times like these are when the red cross is most appreciated. They will likely soon be flying in C-130's full of porn and lol-cats jpegs. 'Round the clock flights will continue until the Georgian internet connections can be restored.
(additionally, the traceroutes could also fail because the routers and computers have been exploded by the russians with bombs from airplanes. this would be a worrying escalation of cyberwarfare).
punch them in the mouth a few times.
i call dibs on the patent to beating patients as a diagnostic tool.
anyone want to participate in clinical trials?
and i make sure never to submit information from my expertise to those filthy websites with user-generated content. Otherwise,
they might become expert-generated content sites and that would be wrong.
When i graduated from school i made a pledge: A pledge that i would only use my knowledge and skills for my own monetary benefit and the benefit of those who employee me. Sometimes, it's hard because i enjoy using my skills and contributing, but i manage. Otherwise, information could be gotten without paying anyone, and who would that benefit? The information would be worthless and therefore useless!
Don't bring Jeff Goldblume?
yeah, all those stupid eggheads have been distracting America from it's true priorities: Kicking Mars' Ass.
it's stuff like that that requires American men. you can't delegate ass-kicking to robots. unless they're awesome 50 foot tall robots with lasers shooting out their eyes.
so our path is clear: America needs to create an army of 50 foot tall robots to kick Mars' ass. there exists a robot height gap between the US and the Soviet Union that threatens our ability to kick Mars' ass.
also we need to explode more stuff like comets or planetoids, that would be pretty awesome too.
i prefer the term "Inflatable American".
The left over cells are also thought to play a role in auto-immune diseases that can occur after pregnancy, (iirc).
ah interesting.
according to some website out there, i have a 1.25Ghz DP FireWire 800 which would be one of the louder ones.
i'll have to go and stick my head near one of those quad g5's sometime.
thanks all.
is the powermac g5 actually quieter than the dual g4? i've got the g4 and it could be quieter, but i heard the the g5's were as bad if not worse wrt noise.
if only someone would come out with a computer that still did useful work after it was obsolete!
thank god i live in america...*cough*
yes, it is bad and discouraging it isn't exactly an onerous condition. the whole point is to avoid situations where pressure might be brought to bear on people who don't have a lot of power to refuse, regardless of whether there was coercion in any particular case. and you have to treat ethical lapses seriously, or else people get the idea that they don't matter if they don't do any "real" harm. the PI is responsible for making sure everyone understands the rules and plays by them.
in medical research it's of paramount importance to dot all the i's and cross all the t's and work methodically. even then there are lapses, but they are often easier to identify. plenty of really horrifying and morally repugnant things have occured in research history to warrant such hard-assed-ness.
You are correct in saying that the contents of this article don't support my assertion. I was thinking more about the Yahoo and MSN situations where active steps have been taken on behalf of the PRC.
You're exactly right: PeopleOppressionSoft 2005 can either be used for good or bad! I use the Home Edition to keep track of the enemies of Freedom and dirty subversives so i can scratch up their cars when i get the chance.
Which is to say that the problem is that software companies aren't just selling something neutral (a database engine for example); they actively design solutions to help governments keep their people under control. (In the modern hyperbole: aiding and abetting/giving comfort to America's enemies).
From a business viewpoint it's reasonable: they are just catering to the bourgeoning Autocratic Enterprise Computing (AEC go go gadget TLA) sector, sort of like CRM in reverse. But as people i think it is necessary to think beyond only the business side of things (even if only out of enlightened self-interested).
can someone loan me a spell checker please?
apprently, one of the pressing problems that chip designers are facing is coming up with stupid, meaningless acronyms.
Hmm i dunno about this whole seeing naked Winer and Searls fetish thing you've got going.
i'm gonna have to vote 'no' on this one.
No, after extended periods of cranio-anal impaction, feelings of loneliness, apathy, and generalized anxiety can accompany eventual, successful cranial ejection.
Other symptoms often reported are light sensitivity, hyperacusis, olfactory hallucinations, feelings of 'emptiness' or loss, and hypersensitivity to the opinions of others.
For some patients, a brace is indicated in order to prevent re-occurrance. Rarely, in extereme cases, spinal fixation is required, most commonly achieved through the use of spinal rod-plate and transpedicular screw.
Remember to be polite to your friendly webcomics artists and grab the whole page or whatever. Oftentimes, they support their comics with ad revenue. See this metafilter thread for some comments on scraping/aggregating webcomics.