If they do this, I promise never ever to buy anything from Pepsi corporation again.
Not just polluting the view for everyone in the planet, they would also add more of pointless pace junk which can break useful satellites and therefore harm navigation, communication and scientific research.
I would join you in the boycott... if I bought anything from Pepsi in the first place. I don't drink soda, or lipton; I almost never eat fast food, so me boycotting KFC and TacoBell, and any other Pepsi owned chains over this won't help.
I will however sign any petition over banning this, and write to my local representatives asking they put a stop to this if this comes to fruition. This may be a harmless one-off for them, but if it is successful and other companies follow suit the night sky could quickly become a trashland of light pollution... I don't want to start down that trail.
The last common ancestor between humans and mice lived 75 million years ago. As a comparison, the last common ancestor between cows and orcas lived 50 million years ago, but nobody would think it would be a good idea to use cow studies to determine what's best for an orca.
There would certainly be stronger ethical concerns studying with many organisms more closely related; and mice share our omnivorous diet. (amongst other things). It's not perfect, but it's a good start.
Mice can cheaply be bred and kept in large numbers- and are a lot closer to us genetically than a fruit fly.
This isn't a joke (the original article), it shows that most 'science' is a waste of time, and much of it is fraudulent.
No it doesn't. Data is data, and information is information. It's all useful, it just means that you shouldn't place TOO much stock in any theory or observation that hasn't been independantly verified yet. It doesn't mean that the science is useless.
If "product A" is shown to cause cancer, and then later retests disagree... that doesn't mean the original test was "wrong", it means, we need to look more into the methods used. Perhaps something else caused the cancer and by studying what went wrong we can help determine something else useful. Or perhaps it was "statistical noise"- it happens. A "product A" causes cancer is a good start to reinvestigate something, even if it turns out to be false, it's a better lead than "random product" for investigation.
When you read those headlines, just remember to add those two words...
"In mice."
So, is this like the new fortune cookie rule? If anyone is still unfamiliar with the fortune cookie rule, you're supposed to add ", in bed" to the end of your fortune.
Now for any research article we're supposed to add ", in Mice" to the end.
"Chinese Scientists Have Put Human Brain Genes In Monkeys -- And Yes, They May Be Smarter" Obviously these Chinese scientists are smarter than either monkeys or humans.
The monkeys are probably smarter than many world-leaders though.
Once I get 5G in my area and a 5G phone I'm going to drop my cable broadband service like a hot potato and tether my home wifi to my phone and use my phone's data. No reason to have always on broadband when there's nobody home using it 10+ hours a day.
I suspect 5G will be more expensive than cable for a number of years still; but, it will be great to give cable a run for their money once it is established and prices drop. Of course, 5G doesn't work well in the rain, so it will be like the old satellite dish subscriptions that were around in the 90's like DirectTV where you lose connection when it rains.
Which is why cable companies are raising the cost of Internet access....
Indeed- especially in places (most of the US) where one cable company still has a monopoly on broadband internet connection. I ditched my $70 cable subscription 6 years ago to go with internet and Netflix.
Now I'm paying $70 for internet because one company has a monopoly in my area and can charge whatever the hell they like because there is no competition allowed by the government.
You got a point... right now, you'll need Sling TV, Netflix, Amazon, CBS All Access, HBO Go, AND Hulu to cover all of the shows most people want to watch.
Soon, you'll get to add Disney TV and Apple TV + to that list. Add up all those subscription fees, and now you're paying a hell of a lot more than you paid for cable.
People asked for All La Carte TV... now they can get it. Let's see if they enjoy it as much as they thought they would.
We just watch less TV.
We've got three subscription services... even they are not used much. When you're not watching to "see what comes on next" and just watching what you want to see, you end up watching less TV.
Can someone get a patent on something invented over a hundred years ago? This is ridiculous.
Runs off to file patent for wheels.
The patent isn't on a hot air balloon, it's on a drone that can adapt to use balloons AND make deliveries.
Not sure if that deserves a patent, but if it doesn't it's probably more falling under "obvious use" than "prior design". I can't think of any prior use of a convertable delivery drone that inflates balloons on demand when approaching destination.
...is one kid with a BB gun or a slingshot, and BAM your delivery is pwn3d. Thank God for Amazon lockers and UPS store deliveries.
It also takes one unarmed kid (or armed kid) a few seconds of noticing your package on your doorstep to steal your package. If kids are going to be causing crimes, the easiest part is after the package is delivered- yet, in most cases that doesn't seem to be a problem.
Human crime has actually not been a big problem to Amazon deliveries most places and probably will continue not to be...... there are many holes in this idea, but kids shooting balloons probably isn't one of the more probable ones to cause a lot of problems.
Sure it's delivering $5 cable, but it might notice your lawn isn't very green, so suggest fertilizer. It can see you having sex in your bedroom so might suggest curtains on sale. Peaking in through your windows it might see a Roku box and suggest you "upgrade" to the latest Fire Stick instead.
The drone comes with a built in camera and microphone and will hang around your bedroom window for a few minutes before delivery, peeking in through the curtains.
Companies all over are scaling back their fixed costs because they know another recession is coming in the next 6 to 12 months thanks to Trump's tariffs/trade wars/general instability. It'll be a bad one too, because the tools government normally uses to fight recession (tax cuts & interest rate cuts) have already been used by Trump in a failed attempt to boost his popularity.
To be fair, as anyone who has already filed taxes (and isn't wealthy) has already found out. Trump's tax cut was actually a tax-raise for most people. It was only a tax cut for the wealthiest. I know lots of people who are used to getting several thousand dollar refunds now owing several thousand to the government instead.
There is room for tax cuts- just roll them back to how they were three years ago.
My interest ended when it was no longer possible for a single programmer (or a very small group) to make games anymore. When I was a kid growing up with my Atari 400 and Apple II I dreamed of possibly being able to come up with a new game idea, programming it, and getting it published somewhere. However by the time I was in college and getting my computer science degree I realized that those days were long over and games were far too complex to make by yourself. Not to mention the whole industry had changed drastically by that time becoming the meat grinder it is today.
Personally I don't know why anyone would want to make games for a living anymore. Even if you don't mind the grueling hours, crappy management, and relatively low pay, it sucks the fun out of what you used to enjoy.
Sure you can; there are still games out there written by small groups or individuals. Some even sell astonishingly well. The trick is, you're going to have to stay motivated and have a day job in the beginning. It takes a lot longer to write a game by yourself than when you have room(s) full of developers. You're not going to compete with the big guys in graphics, effects, or music.
The trick to being a small operation is being creative. You've got to write a game, or reimagine a genre in a way that hasn't been done before, and is still fun. You've got to embrase quirky graphics, go pixel or 8 bit if you have to- embrase it! You're probably not going to write a good FPS that can compete with the big guys- so think of something different, something more unique.
As soon as I unboxed my Sony XBR 75 and just after I got it set up I plugged in my Roku Ultra4k. I only use the internet to update firmware on the TV never the smart features.
What does the firmware do, other than support the framework for the "smart" part of your TV? Do you even need to update the firmware?
This should come as no surprise to anyone who owns a cat.
My cats will come when they are called, if they feel like it. Sometimes they will run to the door then refuse to actually come in.
So yeah, they understand. They just probably dont give a shit about what you want.
Not only do they know their name, they understand intonation as well. Also, we have one cat that each member of the family calls a different name- she responds to all five names; but knows for example, when we call out one of her siblings names, that we're not talking to her.
Animal smarts only ever surprises people who don't own animals.
My two cats definitely know their own names and they're not even the smartest cats I've ever owned.
More: They know the other cat's name, too. I once asked one of them where the other cat was (she was stuck in a cupboard - somebody closed the door) and he took me there pawed at the door, like saying, "She's in there!".
Yeah, cats have a wide variance in intelligence. Some are really smart and some are really dumb- just like dogs have different levels of intelligence. Some of mine have shown a wide variety of vocab and understanding.
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I've always wanted my infotainment centre to play snake... so I can play "Snakes on a Plane".
"Bayrob" in English, according to Google Translate.
So that explains the name.
Bayrob was founded by a guy named Rob, who liked to sit at the bay.
If they do this, I promise never ever to buy anything from Pepsi corporation again.
Not just polluting the view for everyone in the planet, they would also add more of pointless pace junk which can break useful satellites and therefore harm navigation, communication and scientific research.
I would join you in the boycott... if I bought anything from Pepsi in the first place. I don't drink soda, or lipton; I almost never eat fast food, so me boycotting KFC and TacoBell, and any other Pepsi owned chains over this won't help.
I will however sign any petition over banning this, and write to my local representatives asking they put a stop to this if this comes to fruition. This may be a harmless one-off for them, but if it is successful and other companies follow suit the night sky could quickly become a trashland of light pollution... I don't want to start down that trail.
The last common ancestor between humans and mice lived 75 million years ago. As a comparison, the last common ancestor between cows and orcas lived 50 million years ago, but nobody would think it would be a good idea to use cow studies to determine what's best for an orca.
There would certainly be stronger ethical concerns studying with many organisms more closely related; and mice share our omnivorous diet. (amongst other things). It's not perfect, but it's a good start.
Mice can cheaply be bred and kept in large numbers- and are a lot closer to us genetically than a fruit fly.
This isn't a joke (the original article), it shows that most 'science' is a waste of time, and much of it is fraudulent.
No it doesn't. Data is data, and information is information. It's all useful, it just means that you shouldn't place TOO much stock in any theory or observation that hasn't been independantly verified yet. It doesn't mean that the science is useless.
If "product A" is shown to cause cancer, and then later retests disagree... that doesn't mean the original test was "wrong", it means, we need to look more into the methods used. Perhaps something else caused the cancer and by studying what went wrong we can help determine something else useful. Or perhaps it was "statistical noise"- it happens. A "product A" causes cancer is a good start to reinvestigate something, even if it turns out to be false, it's a better lead than "random product" for investigation.
When you read those headlines, just remember to add those two words...
"In mice."
So, is this like the new fortune cookie rule? If anyone is still unfamiliar with the fortune cookie rule, you're supposed to add ", in bed" to the end of your fortune.
Now for any research article we're supposed to add ", in Mice" to the end.
Great, a robot figured out how to use a broom and clean up after itself and my wife still hasn't figured that out yet.
Obviously, your personality will flip also. Your nice side will act like a dick now. Your evil side will be confused. Science, man.
But... everyone else's personality will also flip- so he will still attract people because people will become attracted to dicks.
Or smarter than humans?
"Chinese Scientists Have Put Human Brain Genes In Monkeys -- And Yes, They May Be Smarter"
Obviously these Chinese scientists are smarter than either monkeys or humans.
The monkeys are probably smarter than many world-leaders though.
I had something to say but I forgot what it was
I'm sure we can find a scientist to electrocute you if you want to be able to remember.
Not if you go by me and what I plan to do.
Once I get 5G in my area and a 5G phone I'm going to drop my cable broadband service like a hot potato and tether my home wifi to my phone and use my phone's data. No reason to have always on broadband when there's nobody home using it 10+ hours a day.
I suspect 5G will be more expensive than cable for a number of years still; but, it will be great to give cable a run for their money once it is established and prices drop. Of course, 5G doesn't work well in the rain, so it will be like the old satellite dish subscriptions that were around in the 90's like DirectTV where you lose connection when it rains.
Which is why cable companies are raising the cost of Internet access....
Indeed- especially in places (most of the US) where one cable company still has a monopoly on broadband internet connection. I ditched my $70 cable subscription 6 years ago to go with internet and Netflix.
Now I'm paying $70 for internet because one company has a monopoly in my area and can charge whatever the hell they like because there is no competition allowed by the government.
You got a point... right now, you'll need Sling TV, Netflix, Amazon, CBS All Access, HBO Go, AND Hulu to cover all of the shows most people want to watch.
Soon, you'll get to add Disney TV and Apple TV + to that list. Add up all those subscription fees, and now you're paying a hell of a lot more than you paid for cable.
People asked for All La Carte TV... now they can get it. Let's see if they enjoy it as much as they thought they would.
We just watch less TV.
We've got three subscription services... even they are not used much. When you're not watching to "see what comes on next" and just watching what you want to see, you end up watching less TV.
What is it called when you stop watching TV altogether?
In Arrears to Utility company.
Hopefully they won't be using helium and then releasing that into the atmosphere since it is becoming rare.
Motivation for space industry; helium is abundent up there.
Can someone get a patent on something invented over a hundred years ago? This is ridiculous.
Runs off to file patent for wheels.
The patent isn't on a hot air balloon, it's on a drone that can adapt to use balloons AND make deliveries.
Not sure if that deserves a patent, but if it doesn't it's probably more falling under "obvious use" than "prior design". I can't think of any prior use of a convertable delivery drone that inflates balloons on demand when approaching destination.
...is one kid with a BB gun or a slingshot, and BAM your delivery is pwn3d. Thank God for Amazon lockers and UPS store deliveries.
It also takes one unarmed kid (or armed kid) a few seconds of noticing your package on your doorstep to steal your package. If kids are going to be causing crimes, the easiest part is after the package is delivered- yet, in most cases that doesn't seem to be a problem.
Human crime has actually not been a big problem to Amazon deliveries most places and probably will continue not to be... ... there are many holes in this idea, but kids shooting balloons probably isn't one of the more probable ones to cause a lot of problems.
All this stuff to deliver my $5 USB cable ???
Sure it's delivering $5 cable, but it might notice your lawn isn't very green, so suggest fertilizer. It can see you having sex in your bedroom so might suggest curtains on sale. Peaking in through your windows it might see a Roku box and suggest you "upgrade" to the latest Fire Stick instead.
The machine gun is only for non Amazon Prime members.
Amazon Prime members will have access to control the drones that have Primed weapons.
The drone comes with a built in camera and microphone and will hang around your bedroom window for a few minutes before delivery, peeking in through the curtains.
Companies all over are scaling back their fixed costs because they know another recession is coming in the next 6 to 12 months thanks to Trump's tariffs/trade wars/general instability. It'll be a bad one too, because the tools government normally uses to fight recession (tax cuts & interest rate cuts) have already been used by Trump in a failed attempt to boost his popularity.
To be fair, as anyone who has already filed taxes (and isn't wealthy) has already found out. Trump's tax cut was actually a tax-raise for most people. It was only a tax cut for the wealthiest. I know lots of people who are used to getting several thousand dollar refunds now owing several thousand to the government instead.
There is room for tax cuts- just roll them back to how they were three years ago.
My interest ended when it was no longer possible for a single programmer (or a very small group) to make games anymore. When I was a kid growing up with my Atari 400 and Apple II I dreamed of possibly being able to come up with a new game idea, programming it, and getting it published somewhere. However by the time I was in college and getting my computer science degree I realized that those days were long over and games were far too complex to make by yourself. Not to mention the whole industry had changed drastically by that time becoming the meat grinder it is today.
Personally I don't know why anyone would want to make games for a living anymore. Even if you don't mind the grueling hours, crappy management, and relatively low pay, it sucks the fun out of what you used to enjoy.
Sure you can; there are still games out there written by small groups or individuals. Some even sell astonishingly well. The trick is, you're going to have to stay motivated and have a day job in the beginning. It takes a lot longer to write a game by yourself than when you have room(s) full of developers. You're not going to compete with the big guys in graphics, effects, or music.
The trick to being a small operation is being creative. You've got to write a game, or reimagine a genre in a way that hasn't been done before, and is still fun. You've got to embrase quirky graphics, go pixel or 8 bit if you have to- embrase it! You're probably not going to write a good FPS that can compete with the big guys- so think of something different, something more unique.
As soon as I unboxed my Sony XBR 75 and just after I got it set up I plugged in my Roku Ultra4k. I only use the internet to update firmware on the TV never the smart features.
What does the firmware do, other than support the framework for the "smart" part of your TV? Do you even need to update the firmware?
This should come as no surprise to anyone who owns a cat.
My cats will come when they are called, if they feel like it. Sometimes they will run to the door then refuse to actually come in.
So yeah, they understand. They just probably dont give a shit about what you want.
Not only do they know their name, they understand intonation as well. Also, we have one cat that each member of the family calls a different name- she responds to all five names; but knows for example, when we call out one of her siblings names, that we're not talking to her.
Animal smarts only ever surprises people who don't own animals.
My two cats definitely know their own names and they're not even the smartest cats I've ever owned.
More: They know the other cat's name, too. I once asked one of them where the other cat was (she was stuck in a cupboard - somebody closed the door) and he took me there pawed at the door, like saying, "She's in there!".
Yeah, cats have a wide variance in intelligence. Some are really smart and some are really dumb- just like dogs have different levels of intelligence. Some of mine have shown a wide variety of vocab and understanding.