I think it's almost certain that the coup wasn't really a coup. It's a shame, Turkey was really making strides towards being a true modern democracy until Erdogan came along. Even before the coup he was beginning to show signs of Trump-like behavior. I think democracy is done for Turkey now, at least Turkey is cooked as long as Erdogan lives.
Definitely carcinogens in cannabis too. I think I read once that there are more than a regular cigarette.
Regardless, you get some people smoking multiple packs of cigarettes a day. You don't have that problem with cannabis. Does anyone (besides serious pot heads) smoke more than one in a day?
Still bad for you, but as a numbers game, it's not AS bad.
There was a recent study that showed MOST models of vaporizers still burn the nicotine oil to "vaporize" it. So you're still releasing most the same exact carcinogens, plus you're inhaling burning baby oil. Maybe this is not so safe after all. (Don't ask for a citation. It was posted here on/., find it yourself.)
Even if this is true, it still doesn't discount that some people use vaping to get off smoking and eventually quit altogether. Inhaling carcinogens for a few more months instead of for life, is a positive step.
Remember that mutations aren't all bad mutations. A minority of mutations are beneficial. Evolution keeps score.
Is the risk of losing a lot greater than the chance of winning? Hell, yes, but we don't ban lottery tickets for that reason either.
If you're hoping that smoking a cigarette will turn you into spider man you're out of luck. You need a radioactive spider for that.
If a mutation occurred in a cell in a lung that had some benefit, it would just be in that one cell, it wouldn't spread to your body. There is no tangible benefit from a positively mutated single cell in your lung. So no benefit from lung cell mutation. However, we already know the bad that can happen, I won't even describe that.
Now you're going beyond the scope. One presumes the government would control the database of prison locations and the information would have to be public if drone manufacturers have to be able to access it.
If home-made drones choose to not abide by the rules, it's hard to enforce, but if caught, one would have to pay for their crimes. In reality, petty theft is hard to prevent happening, most of it goes uncaught, but that doesn't mean you don't make it illegal and try to enforce it.
The constitution was written by men and men are fallible. Maybe paying restitution to the victim might be a good way to punish criminals?
Murder victims might not appreciate being paid after they die. (not that they particulary get much from their killer going to jail)
The problem with fines as punishment is that, most people who commit crimes don't typically have a lot of money in the first place, that's why they turn to crime. Also, one might consider crime an investment. Got no money? Rob a bank, what's the worst that can happen, you have to give it back?
Also, what's the fine for murder? $1million? Some rich people might consider that worthwhile, and some poor people will never have that money to pay in the first place. Or is the fine based on % of income? Someone vandalizes your $30,000k car, but because they're poor, they're only fined $20.
Paying restitution simply won't work for the vast majority of crimes. As much as I hate how bad the conditions in some prisons may be, there really isn't a better alternative. I think the best compromise is a prison system that is based more on reform rather than punishment. Prisoners should be treated like people instead of animals too. Some nations do that, and it does cost more per prisoner, but they tend to have much lower re-incarceration rates.
The choice typically comes down to a punitive prison (like the US) where you pay $X but the average prisoner has a 77% chance of reincareration or a reform based prison where you pay 30% more but maybe only a 15% reincarceration rate.
In the long run treating humans like humans saves you money.
"America" is an informal term referring usually to "The United States of America", much like "Ireland" is sometimes substituted for "The Republic Of Ireland" even though Ireland is actually an Island. We also often say "China" instead of "The People's Republic of China".
The "Americas" with an "S" on the end refers to both North and South America. If you wanted to refer to a specific continent you would specify "North" or "South".
So yes, "America" is very formal, and not technically correct, but it is understood by most people as an informal way of referring to the USA just as China is understood to mean the PRC.
Trying to hamstring every legally purchases hobby drone is not the way to go.
Is anyone who legally purchases a drone really going to care if they can't fly the drone over prisons anymore? What legitimate reason is there for flying drones over prisons?
1. Electronic voting, all those open Wifi connections, and crap Windows 95 based terminals with exposed USB ports. Do you really want Putin to choose the next president?
He's been trying his hardest this election already to get his stooge in power.
Your house probably has a front door lock. Hopefully you have a deadbolt too, on top of that you probably have an alarm sensor on your door if it opens. That's probably not enough so you may have a glass break sensor, a motion sensor, maybe even a security camera. Your alarm is connected to the phone line to call the alarm monitoring company; unless you have a crappy system, you also have a cell backup in your monitoring station to call the monitoring company if the phone line is cut.
Any one of these layers of protection can be circumvented. You add more layers to make it harder to do.
Geoblocking drones is just one layer. There needs to be multiple layers. Yeah, there are ways around it, but it improves the overall security of the prison even if it isn't enough by itself.
There is technology out there that actively blocks satellite signals and prevents GPS/GLONASS signals being picked up by devices. I'm not sure how expensive it is to implement. Russia currently uses this around a number of sensitive areas, such as the Kremlin, presumably to prevent terrorist attacks.
No security system is infallible, but you make it as hard as possible for people trying to break your security. If geoblocking blocks SOME drones and foils some attempts then overall the security of the prison is increased.
By itself it may not be enough, but it does help security.
I didn't realize we were at war with Qatar. When did that happen? Qatar is considered a strategic ally of the US and agreed to let us set up military bases in their territory.
You might want to check your facts Qatar (where Al Jazeera was founded and has its HQ) is an ally not an enemy.
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I think it's almost certain that the coup wasn't really a coup. It's a shame, Turkey was really making strides towards being a true modern democracy until Erdogan came along. Even before the coup he was beginning to show signs of Trump-like behavior. I think democracy is done for Turkey now, at least Turkey is cooked as long as Erdogan lives.
Samsung in Korean means "The Customer must die"
Since the US has obviously taken a backseat on space exploration
You get more booty in the back seat!
I'd rather have a headphone jack than a phone that folds in half.
You sleep 14 hours a day?
Cancer has been cured, many times.
Just not reliably in humans.
Definitely carcinogens in cannabis too. I think I read once that there are more than a regular cigarette.
Regardless, you get some people smoking multiple packs of cigarettes a day. You don't have that problem with cannabis. Does anyone (besides serious pot heads) smoke more than one in a day?
Still bad for you, but as a numbers game, it's not AS bad.
There was a recent study that showed MOST models of vaporizers still burn the nicotine oil to "vaporize" it. So you're still releasing most the same exact carcinogens, plus you're inhaling burning baby oil. Maybe this is not so safe after all. (Don't ask for a citation. It was posted here on /., find it yourself.)
Even if this is true, it still doesn't discount that some people use vaping to get off smoking and eventually quit altogether. Inhaling carcinogens for a few more months instead of for life, is a positive step.
We need some national "Save the whitey" day.
Remember that mutations aren't all bad mutations. A minority of mutations are beneficial. Evolution keeps score.
Is the risk of losing a lot greater than the chance of winning? Hell, yes, but we don't ban lottery tickets for that reason either.
If you're hoping that smoking a cigarette will turn you into spider man you're out of luck. You need a radioactive spider for that.
If a mutation occurred in a cell in a lung that had some benefit, it would just be in that one cell, it wouldn't spread to your body. There is no tangible benefit from a positively mutated single cell in your lung. So no benefit from lung cell mutation. However, we already know the bad that can happen, I won't even describe that.
No, but legal drone purchasers will care about the added complexity (reduced reliability)
LMAO - that's a little bit of a stretch!
Now you're going beyond the scope. One presumes the government would control the database of prison locations and the information would have to be public if drone manufacturers have to be able to access it.
If home-made drones choose to not abide by the rules, it's hard to enforce, but if caught, one would have to pay for their crimes. In reality, petty theft is hard to prevent happening, most of it goes uncaught, but that doesn't mean you don't make it illegal and try to enforce it.
The constitution was written by men and men are fallible. Maybe paying restitution to the victim might be a good way to punish criminals?
Murder victims might not appreciate being paid after they die. (not that they particulary get much from their killer going to jail)
The problem with fines as punishment is that, most people who commit crimes don't typically have a lot of money in the first place, that's why they turn to crime. Also, one might consider crime an investment. Got no money? Rob a bank, what's the worst that can happen, you have to give it back?
Also, what's the fine for murder? $1million? Some rich people might consider that worthwhile, and some poor people will never have that money to pay in the first place. Or is the fine based on % of income? Someone vandalizes your $30,000k car, but because they're poor, they're only fined $20.
Paying restitution simply won't work for the vast majority of crimes. As much as I hate how bad the conditions in some prisons may be, there really isn't a better alternative. I think the best compromise is a prison system that is based more on reform rather than punishment. Prisoners should be treated like people instead of animals too. Some nations do that, and it does cost more per prisoner, but they tend to have much lower re-incarceration rates.
The choice typically comes down to a punitive prison (like the US) where you pay $X but the average prisoner has a 77% chance of reincareration or a reform based prison where you pay 30% more but maybe only a 15% reincarceration rate.
In the long run treating humans like humans saves you money.
Not really.
"America" is an informal term referring usually to "The United States of America", much like "Ireland" is sometimes substituted for "The Republic Of Ireland" even though Ireland is actually an Island. We also often say "China" instead of "The People's Republic of China".
The "Americas" with an "S" on the end refers to both North and South America. If you wanted to refer to a specific continent you would specify "North" or "South".
So yes, "America" is very formal, and not technically correct, but it is understood by most people as an informal way of referring to the USA just as China is understood to mean the PRC.
Trying to hamstring every legally purchases hobby drone is not the way to go.
Is anyone who legally purchases a drone really going to care if they can't fly the drone over prisons anymore? What legitimate reason is there for flying drones over prisons?
#jamescomey: I want to be the most powerful person in DC to wear a dress.
Sorry, man. Hoover's been gone since '72.
That's just what mainstream media WANT you to believe.
2016 is the last thing The Onion would have wanted. Who wants to read a parody newspaper when the real newspapers have more outlandish content.
Perhaps its time to investigate:
1. Electronic voting, all those open Wifi connections, and crap Windows 95 based terminals with exposed USB ports. Do you really want Putin to choose the next president?
He's been trying his hardest this election already to get his stooge in power.
That's why you layer security.
Your house probably has a front door lock. Hopefully you have a deadbolt too, on top of that you probably have an alarm sensor on your door if it opens. That's probably not enough so you may have a glass break sensor, a motion sensor, maybe even a security camera. Your alarm is connected to the phone line to call the alarm monitoring company; unless you have a crappy system, you also have a cell backup in your monitoring station to call the monitoring company if the phone line is cut.
Any one of these layers of protection can be circumvented. You add more layers to make it harder to do.
Geoblocking drones is just one layer. There needs to be multiple layers. Yeah, there are ways around it, but it improves the overall security of the prison even if it isn't enough by itself.
There is technology out there that actively blocks satellite signals and prevents GPS/GLONASS signals being picked up by devices. I'm not sure how expensive it is to implement. Russia currently uses this around a number of sensitive areas, such as the Kremlin, presumably to prevent terrorist attacks.
No security system is infallible, but you make it as hard as possible for people trying to break your security. If geoblocking blocks SOME drones and foils some attempts then overall the security of the prison is increased.
By itself it may not be enough, but it does help security.
Is made in Atlanta, GA, *not* Canada. Can you believe that shiz?
I'm not sure how that is relevant, but Canada Dry was originally made in Canada before it got purchased by an American company.
Why not just get rid of all prisons?
They're archaic and inhumane. We should be rehabilitating criminals with work programs and job training not locking them away.
So you're saying the punishment for murder should be working at McDonalds? Wouldn't that go against the constitution?
"Cruel and unusual punishment"
Why not both?
I didn't realize we were at war with Qatar. When did that happen? Qatar is considered a strategic ally of the US and agreed to let us set up military bases in their territory.
You might want to check your facts Qatar (where Al Jazeera was founded and has its HQ) is an ally not an enemy.