Brain/body proportion isn't the factor or the mice would be running the world already.
There is no proven correlation between brain/body size and intelligence.
Is it a good idea? I don't know, but we have enough problem defining what is "life" for human embryos, why confuse the issue further with cross-breeds? And, as someone else mentioned, the potential for creating a pandemic of "animal only" viruses that could mutate and then spread to humans (more easily than without this research) just adds another layer of concern that needs to be addressed.
Some car rental places do accept debit cards, you just have to find out before hand. I've been caught by this in the past and then sent to another rental agency that had no problem with it. Hertz? I can't remember which ones will accept debit cards, but I know at least one does.
First of all, no company is going to quit sending samples because they are being used. These samples ensure product recognition and give strong customer satisfaction (generally) to the actual user base. Not the bean counters, but the engineers and future engineers who will be designing things using the products. Yes it can be "expensive" for the manufacturer to do this, but if a company stops providing samples after a history of doing so, the company is going down anyway. And, expensive or not, the good PR of doing so, even at a limited level is worth far more business in the long run.
As for the whole Geek Nerd thing, I agree entirely...there is way too much categorization among the US population. It's stupid, and very rarely do people really fit a category. Yes I'm a geek, but I'm also an athlete, a father, and many other things...defining me by "standard" metrics just doesn't work. I am ME, nothing more, nothing less.
The state of slashdot? Well, I'll leave that for people with more concern about it to argue over. It just takes too much time that could be better spent doing other things.
"It's a paper bracelet with your name on it. That's all. You just won't lose this one."
I've never lost one in the past either. Even during extended stays in the hospital. Hell, I've kept them on for weeks after leaving the hospital for the "sympathy points".
whether you like the comment or not is irrelevant, since the information you posted was misleading at best and plain incorrect at worst.
There are many scenarios where meds are proscribed and paramedics can push them, en route or on scene. Saying that meds can't be pushed and therefore couldn't cause any allergic reaction is just plain incorrect and if you are an EMT, you know that.
Yes patient stability is most important in a trauma situation, and trauma scenes are the most common scenario, but not always.
"They only hold about 32 bytes of data. Thats why its called a TAG. Its not meant to hold any data, only to 'identify.'"
Yeah, computers only had 256K of RAM at one point too. Dude, these things are bad mojo no matter how much data they hold.
Keeping data storage small now is a convenient way of reassuring the populace that there is no way to abuse the system. Once it's implemented, it just takes a couple years before it becomes a "convenience" to the user (ostensibly the wearer though not truly the case) to upgrade to larger memory (or just linking databases with more personal information) and suddenly all your personal information is at the disposal of any jackass with an RFID reader. Businesses, hospitals, police, FBI, whomever wants your data simply needs the right receiver and they've got all your worldly information.
Medical bracelets have been around for decades and have been mostly effective. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
You'd be wrong in at least one instance. I don't like this for many reasons, and I have a kid. Then again, I don't take my daughter to theme parks that often because they are generally a waste of money due to lines and dissapointing rides/activities/food etc.
Sure it can be used to find lost children, so in that instance it will be good. I've never "lost" my daughter but one of her friends disappeared under my care for a couple minutes because she walked off. Scariest thing I've ever dealt with (how do you tell someone else you lost their child?) Luckily we found her fairly quickly. So there can be good sides to this, but like another poster suggested, make it optional (and cost extra) to tag your party. Sell it as a feature, not a bug.
I don't generally pay by credit card for those types of things so there is no other way to track me (easily). I'm not really paranoid, but why give any more easy access to my data? These days it's hard enough to prevent identity theft and spam, and targeted marketing (which may be helpful but annoys me anyway) so why woud I willingly make it that much easier. I don't generally accept cookies on my computer (in answer to another person's comments) so why would I do it on my body?
"Bring a laptop, one desktop, one test machine, a TV, one or two game consoles which at least one should double as a dvd player, and some speakers. Maybe a PDA if thats your thing."
You still win the geek of the hall award if you bring all this crap. Bring 1 computer, either a desktop or a laptop. There is no need for both. There is no need for a "test machine"--use the school's labs (and emulators) for this. No point wasting your energy, space, and time trying to maintain your own hardware. It's just dumb. If you're into games, bring 1 game console, not multiples. Bring a/portable/ CD player that has it's own speakers, that way you can take it outside when you feel like playing volleyball, frisbee, whatever.
Remember, you most likely have to share space with one or more roommates so the less crap you bring the less you have to worry about and the less cramped you will feel in a tiny dorm room. The best thing to do is leave everything except your computer at home, then determine what you need to bring after you've both/all settled in. That way you can "divvy up" who brings what and shared use issues.
If you have an "Everquest account with multiple level 65s" (whatever that is), dump it long before you go to school. Get outside and enjoy some sunshine once in a while. (This goes for everyone, not just people going to college.)
Do join in activities and do crazy stuff. That's what being in college is about, the education. Not just the education you get in books, but the wisdom you get by making stupid mistakes and (hopefully) learning from them.
Definitely go to class at least half the time, whether you need to or not (there are those who don't). Your professors will appreciate it and are often a great source of summer internship contacts... It will also keep you involved with your classmates and help build social circles as much as partying does. Remember to do both.
Make friends with people a year ahead of you. These are invaluable sources of information for what types of tests profs give, which profs are good, which suck, and which are easy, as well as old notes, homework, tests to study etc.
Enjoy yourself, don't stress over the 4.0. Work towards a 3.5 and have a lot of extra-curricular stuff to add to your resume. Employers like a more rounded person and you will have far better memories. Nobody will care about your GPA six months after you leave school. They will care that you have good stories to tell and aren't a boring dork.
"Or you can be the savior the first week removing spyware and viruses and installing network cards for other students in your dorm/classes."
That is great advice! Volunteer as a "network admin support" guy at your dorm. My friend got laid so much doing this it wasn't even funny. More importantly, he met lots of really cool people who had interests other than computers. That got him a lot more in the long run than just getting laid...like jobs and different experiences he wouldn't have gotten hanging out with all engineers and CS majors.
The pioneer 108 that came with my Mac (admittedly a couple years old) isn't dual format. Unless some of the firmware upgrades have somehow changed it, mine only records on DVD -R. Would Pioneer actually change the capability that drastically under the same model number?
"What they're saying here is that if you're using their equipment for criminal purposes, and if they know about it, they have the right to terminate your service, call the cops, and tell 'em what they know."
Actually, it doesn't say that. What it says is that if they/think/ you are committing a criminal act, they will give your info to the police. There doesn't necessarily have to be any proof. That "sole judgement" part is what scares me. (Quote below)
"This means that you agree not to use them for transmitting or receiving any communication or material of any kind when in Vonage's sole judgment the transmission, receipt or possession of such communication"
Now I doubt they are going to go hire some people to screen all the calls, or even have a bot do it, but I still don't like the TOS, personally.
As said somewhere else, though, these people have effectively made Katie.com's business and reputation impossible to maintain as it was intended. The web site can't actively host chats now or allow her to put up her own information. If I were Katie Jones, I'd look into the possibility of sueing Penguin and Katie T for harassment and any kind of business expenses she incurred for having to change her practices. Go to well respected papers (lots of them) with the story, not just online. Tell them what's happening and try to get some grassroots support. (That will help motivate some lawyers to jump on the side of legal defense without incurring huge costs directly to Katie Jones.)
Okay, now I hate spelling trolls as much as anyone, but I hate religious zealots (for or against) worse, so I'm going to be a dick anyway. What the hell is a recatal cavity?
If you're going to troll, at least do it with proper spelling and grammar.
Not to dissapoint you, but just because the "capability is not-at-all present" doesn't mean it won't be. Did you read the article? The last couple paragraphs describe how this "network" of cameras will be linked to all the major counties in the state, including CCTV systems in public schools, and sports arenas. The cameras are in many cases already there. It's the connection of them that this government grant is proposed for. Exactly the problem you say is "not-at-all present".
I live in Maryland and have to say this whole thing sucks. I understand that cameras are everywhere. I also understand that while cameras aren't all bad and are much cheaper than cops would be, that cameras can more easily be disrupted. Also putting police on patrol allows interaction with the neighborhood that goes far further than just having a visible presence. When a cop is on patrol, the citizens interact and develop a relationship. This makes people feel more comfortable giving the cop information or coming to him/her when they otherwise might not. Cameras don't do that for people and therefore don't reduce crime, or promote public safety in the same ways.
Maybe most middle class americans wait, but that's not "most people". The choice to wait for reproducing is very much dependent upon socio-economic situations. Those that can afford to spend the money to raise children comfortably are generally the ones who wait. They are the ones building their careers and being selfish (not necessarily a bad thing mind you--much better to be selfish before you have kids rather than after) with their time and money and think of themselves as too busy or not ready to have kids.
People in lower socio-economic standing, however, are often having children at a younger age.
Overpopulation has nothing to do with space. It has to do with resources. Sure there's enough land for every person to have their own, but how that land is divided and used is what makes overpopulation non-mythical. What is myth is that overpopulation is going to ruin everything. Like most things in nature we humans tend to ignore, population growth is cyclical. It goes up, it goes down. Right now it is up, and we can't forsee a huge decrease. That doesn't mean a decrease won't happen. As others have stated, there is already a growing trend, for many reasons) toward less reproduction. This will balance out in a couple of generations most likely, and we will see a period of stagnation, then probably growth again.
The ozone layer, pollution, overpopulation, are all overhyped things that balance themselves in time. We don't have the concept of the time it takes because we have short lives compared to a geological scale. We can do a lot of damage in our short lives, so we need to be careful, but we won't destroy the planet.
Nobody said anything about not dieing. What the whole project is about is extending life. According to de Grey's writings, the belief is that this life extension will make people feel like they are still in their 20s. Hate to dissapoint you and Dr. de Grey, but exercise and proper nutrition do that already. Yes everyone dies, de Grey isn't going to stop that. And from what I can tell, isn't trying to say he can. All this will do is maybe, I stress maybe, extend someone's life and their enjoyment in the later years of it, but they will still die.
Slashdot Mirror
wrong...as fireboy1919 pointed out in another post with this link:
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http://www.highnorth.no/Library/Myths/br-si-bo.
Brain/body proportion isn't the factor or the mice would be running the world already.
There is no proven correlation between brain/body size and intelligence.
Is it a good idea? I don't know, but we have enough problem defining what is "life" for human embryos, why confuse the issue further with cross-breeds? And, as someone else mentioned, the potential for creating a pandemic of "animal only" viruses that could mutate and then spread to humans (more easily than without this research) just adds another layer of concern that needs to be addressed.
bkr
Some car rental places do accept debit cards, you just have to find out before hand. I've been caught by this in the past and then sent to another rental agency that had no problem with it. Hertz? I can't remember which ones will accept debit cards, but I know at least one does.
Dude I wish I had mod points. This post was fucking hilarious...and I'm sitting here crying in my cube trying to breath.
First of all, no company is going to quit sending samples because they are being used. These samples ensure product recognition and give strong customer satisfaction (generally) to the actual user base. Not the bean counters, but the engineers and future engineers who will be designing things using the products. Yes it can be "expensive" for the manufacturer to do this, but if a company stops providing samples after a history of doing so, the company is going down anyway. And, expensive or not, the good PR of doing so, even at a limited level is worth far more business in the long run.
As for the whole Geek Nerd thing, I agree entirely...there is way too much categorization among the US population. It's stupid, and very rarely do people really fit a category. Yes I'm a geek, but I'm also an athlete, a father, and many other things...defining me by "standard" metrics just doesn't work. I am ME, nothing more, nothing less.
The state of slashdot? Well, I'll leave that for people with more concern about it to argue over. It just takes too much time that could be better spent doing other things.
bkr
"It's a paper bracelet with your name on it. That's all. You just won't lose this one."
I've never lost one in the past either. Even during extended stays in the hospital. Hell, I've kept them on for weeks after leaving the hospital for the "sympathy points".
bkr1_2k
whether you like the comment or not is irrelevant, since the information you posted was misleading at best and plain incorrect at worst.
There are many scenarios where meds are proscribed and paramedics can push them, en route or on scene. Saying that meds can't be pushed and therefore couldn't cause any allergic reaction is just plain incorrect and if you are an EMT, you know that.
Yes patient stability is most important in a trauma situation, and trauma scenes are the most common scenario, but not always.
bkr1_2k
"They only hold about 32 bytes of data. Thats why its called a TAG. Its not meant to hold any data, only to 'identify.'"
Yeah, computers only had 256K of RAM at one point too. Dude, these things are bad mojo no matter how much data they hold.
Keeping data storage small now is a convenient way of reassuring the populace that there is no way to abuse the system. Once it's implemented, it just takes a couple years before it becomes a "convenience" to the user (ostensibly the wearer though not truly the case) to upgrade to larger memory (or just linking databases with more personal information) and suddenly all your personal information is at the disposal of any jackass with an RFID reader. Businesses, hospitals, police, FBI, whomever wants your data simply needs the right receiver and they've got all your worldly information.
Medical bracelets have been around for decades and have been mostly effective. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
bkr1_2k
This can't possibly be first post...there's no way. And I get a dead link to the article too..this sucks.
bkr
You'd be wrong in at least one instance. I don't like this for many reasons, and I have a kid. Then again, I don't take my daughter to theme parks that often because they are generally a waste of money due to lines and dissapointing rides/activities/food etc.
Sure it can be used to find lost children, so in that instance it will be good. I've never "lost" my daughter but one of her friends disappeared under my care for a couple minutes because she walked off. Scariest thing I've ever dealt with (how do you tell someone else you lost their child?) Luckily we found her fairly quickly. So there can be good sides to this, but like another poster suggested, make it optional (and cost extra) to tag your party. Sell it as a feature, not a bug.
I don't generally pay by credit card for those types of things so there is no other way to track me (easily). I'm not really paranoid, but why give any more easy access to my data? These days it's hard enough to prevent identity theft and spam, and targeted marketing (which may be helpful but annoys me anyway) so why woud I willingly make it that much easier. I don't generally accept cookies on my computer (in answer to another person's comments) so why would I do it on my body?
bkr
"6) Try as many things as you can, it'll help you learn you who are."
Looks like someone forgot their N-Acetyl-Cystine last night.
bkr
"Bring a laptop, one desktop, one test machine, a TV, one or two game consoles which at least one should double as a dvd player, and some speakers. Maybe a PDA if thats your thing."
/portable/ CD player that has it's own speakers, that way you can take it outside when you feel like playing volleyball, frisbee, whatever.
You still win the geek of the hall award if you bring all this crap. Bring 1 computer, either a desktop or a laptop. There is no need for both. There is no need for a "test machine"--use the school's labs (and emulators) for this. No point wasting your energy, space, and time trying to maintain your own hardware. It's just dumb. If you're into games, bring 1 game console, not multiples. Bring a
Remember, you most likely have to share space with one or more roommates so the less crap you bring the less you have to worry about and the less cramped you will feel in a tiny dorm room. The best thing to do is leave everything except your computer at home, then determine what you need to bring after you've both/all settled in. That way you can "divvy up" who brings what and shared use issues.
If you have an "Everquest account with multiple level 65s" (whatever that is), dump it long before you go to school. Get outside and enjoy some sunshine once in a while. (This goes for everyone, not just people going to college.)
Do join in activities and do crazy stuff. That's what being in college is about, the education. Not just the education you get in books, but the wisdom you get by making stupid mistakes and (hopefully) learning from them.
Definitely go to class at least half the time, whether you need to or not (there are those who don't). Your professors will appreciate it and are often a great source of summer internship contacts... It will also keep you involved with your classmates and help build social circles as much as partying does. Remember to do both.
Make friends with people a year ahead of you. These are invaluable sources of information for what types of tests profs give, which profs are good, which suck, and which are easy, as well as old notes, homework, tests to study etc.
Enjoy yourself, don't stress over the 4.0. Work towards a 3.5 and have a lot of extra-curricular stuff to add to your resume. Employers like a more rounded person and you will have far better memories. Nobody will care about your GPA six months after you leave school. They will care that you have good stories to tell and aren't a boring dork.
bkr
"Or you can be the savior the first week removing spyware and viruses and installing network cards for other students in your dorm/classes."
That is great advice! Volunteer as a "network admin support" guy at your dorm. My friend got laid so much doing this it wasn't even funny. More importantly, he met lots of really cool people who had interests other than computers. That got him a lot more in the long run than just getting laid...like jobs and different experiences he wouldn't have gotten hanging out with all engineers and CS majors.
bkr
Dude, it's college, not highschool. The school thugs already know that shit, if there are any [school thugs] at all.
bkr
Is it just me or isn't the idea of porn to get the belt buckle as far away from you as possible?
bkr
Disregard...I think that was a 105 not a 108.
bkr
The pioneer 108 that came with my Mac (admittedly a couple years old) isn't dual format. Unless some of the firmware upgrades have somehow changed it, mine only records on DVD -R. Would Pioneer actually change the capability that drastically under the same model number?
bkr
"What they're saying here is that if you're using their equipment for criminal purposes, and if they know about it, they have the right to terminate your service, call the cops, and tell 'em what they know."
/think/ you are committing a criminal act, they will give your info to the police. There doesn't necessarily have to be any proof. That "sole judgement" part is what scares me. (Quote below)
Actually, it doesn't say that. What it says is that if they
"This means that you agree not to use them for transmitting or receiving any communication or material of any kind when in Vonage's sole judgment the transmission, receipt or possession of such communication"
Now I doubt they are going to go hire some people to screen all the calls, or even have a bot do it, but I still don't like the TOS, personally.
bkr
As said somewhere else, though, these people have effectively made Katie.com's business and reputation impossible to maintain as it was intended. The web site can't actively host chats now or allow her to put up her own information. If I were Katie Jones, I'd look into the possibility of sueing Penguin and Katie T for harassment and any kind of business expenses she incurred for having to change her practices. Go to well respected papers (lots of them) with the story, not just online. Tell them what's happening and try to get some grassroots support. (That will help motivate some lawyers to jump on the side of legal defense without incurring huge costs directly to Katie Jones.)
bkr
Okay, now I hate spelling trolls as much as anyone, but I hate religious zealots (for or against) worse, so I'm going to be a dick anyway. What the hell is a recatal cavity?
If you're going to troll, at least do it with proper spelling and grammar.
bkr
Since when are photocopies mirror images? When you photocopy a piece of paper, does the copy come out backwards?
The concept still wouldn't work, but not because the print would be backwards.
bkr
Not to dissapoint you, but just because the "capability is not-at-all present" doesn't mean it won't be. Did you read the article? The last couple paragraphs describe how this "network" of cameras will be linked to all the major counties in the state, including CCTV systems in public schools, and sports arenas. The cameras are in many cases already there. It's the connection of them that this government grant is proposed for. Exactly the problem you say is "not-at-all present".
I live in Maryland and have to say this whole thing sucks. I understand that cameras are everywhere. I also understand that while cameras aren't all bad and are much cheaper than cops would be, that cameras can more easily be disrupted. Also putting police on patrol allows interaction with the neighborhood that goes far further than just having a visible presence. When a cop is on patrol, the citizens interact and develop a relationship. This makes people feel more comfortable giving the cop information or coming to him/her when they otherwise might not. Cameras don't do that for people and therefore don't reduce crime, or promote public safety in the same ways.
bkr
"What might someone who's been a chef, a writer, a materials engineer, and a chemist bring to a new job?"
A knife, a pen, a hammer and a bunson burner?
bkr
Maybe most middle class americans wait, but that's not "most people". The choice to wait for reproducing is very much dependent upon socio-economic situations. Those that can afford to spend the money to raise children comfortably are generally the ones who wait. They are the ones building their careers and being selfish (not necessarily a bad thing mind you--much better to be selfish before you have kids rather than after) with their time and money and think of themselves as too busy or not ready to have kids.
People in lower socio-economic standing, however, are often having children at a younger age.
bkr
Overpopulation has nothing to do with space. It has to do with resources. Sure there's enough land for every person to have their own, but how that land is divided and used is what makes overpopulation non-mythical. What is myth is that overpopulation is going to ruin everything.
Like most things in nature we humans tend to ignore, population growth is cyclical. It goes up, it goes down. Right now it is up, and we can't forsee a huge decrease. That doesn't mean a decrease won't happen. As others have stated, there is already a growing trend, for many reasons) toward less reproduction. This will balance out in a couple of generations most likely, and we will see a period of stagnation, then probably growth again.
The ozone layer, pollution, overpopulation, are all overhyped things that balance themselves in time. We don't have the concept of the time it takes because we have short lives compared to a geological scale. We can do a lot of damage in our short lives, so we need to be careful, but we won't destroy the planet.
bkr
Nobody said anything about not dieing. What the whole project is about is extending life. According to de Grey's writings, the belief is that this life extension will make people feel like they are still in their 20s. Hate to dissapoint you and Dr. de Grey, but exercise and proper nutrition do that already. Yes everyone dies, de Grey isn't going to stop that. And from what I can tell, isn't trying to say he can. All this will do is maybe, I stress maybe, extend someone's life and their enjoyment in the later years of it, but they will still die.
bkr