... and I'm not talking military protection. I don't think anyone is about to invade Catalonia (besides the Spanish). I'm talking about protecting citizen rights, protecting their economy, protecting their well being. There are certain economies of scale a country of Catalonia won't have on their side. It will be a lot more expensive to be independent. That extra money they spend in taxes to Spain will quickly be gobbled up by their new extra expenses.
I fully support the right of any region to decide who rules them (if decided by fair and free referendum).
That said, I think Catalonia is making a big mistake here. There is no way they will be better off without the protection of Spain and the European Union.
He meant to write "queue," which isn't even the right word for the meaning he was trying to express. It should be "Cue."
Both are correct. Queue would mean it's the next item to discuss on a list; Cue meaning it's lined up to be discussed next. Either word can be used in that context.
That is a reason to eat lots of apples. They don't make you fat.
Lack of nutrients is not the same as a lack of calories. Apple juice is basically sugar water with tannins. You might as well save money and just buy soda instead.
This is absolutely not true. Apple Juice is much less healthy than eating the fruit. For one thing, apples are loaded with fiber. For another thing, calories consumed via liquids ARE worse for you than via solids- the sugars get fast tracked into your bloodstream. Body can metabolize sugars in liquids much quicker than in foods.
So it's OK for the US to audit Kaspersky's source code for hidden backdoors (and Kaspersky is highly regarded for offering it), but it's not OK for Russia to audit McAfee's source code for hidden backdoors.
Because Russia.
Did I get that right?
And Russia is perfectly welcome to not install McAfee on THEIR government computers. Infact, it would be wise if they didn't.
Guillotines serve no purpose. If you look at what happened in France, you just got a different type of tyrant, a far more dangerous one running the country. Same happened in Russia.
Chopping off a nasty head doesn't mean you'll get a nice new one. We do need change but it shouldn't come with a sharp blade.
Well, to be fair, if you are a women, looking to get married and pregnant, homosexual men are evil.
As a straight man I've always thought it would benefit me if more men were gay. The more men that are gay, the more women go unmatched. The more women that are unmatched, the easier it becomes for me.
Lesbians are the real enemy of the straight man. Each lesbian pair there is means there are fewer straight women for the straight men.
Their api is trying to be too universal and monolithic.
Gay is neither good or bad. Gay is just a label. Google should be able to recognize that 'gay' means one thing when a bigot uses it, but it should also recognize that 'gay' means something else when others use it.
In other words, the meaning of words should be heavily weighed on the training data of the individual listening/reading and on the training data of the individual speaking/writing.
Indeed; although, that depth of understanding is probably beyond their means at the moment. What this shows is not a bias at Google, but a bias within the online community. I'm sure we all remember the 90's when it was all too common for some people to casually say "that's so gay" to mean something is bad. Unfortunately, Google has shown that that insensitive and anachronistic term/usage is still alive and well on the internet. People feel free to be bigger jerks online when people they know can't see them.
You get to pay a premium for a handheld device that's designed to be obsolete in 2-3 years,
Your phone is not obsolete after 2-3 years. They market new phones as making old ones obsolete; in truth, the device in your pocket right now will probably still not be obsolete in 10 years. The battery may suck, but the phone will probably still be good enough.
Nope... I can't. Tried google but can't find them now. I just recall reading back when Enterprise was running an article talking about fanbase; and whereas, female fans for all series make up a larger % than most would expect based on stereotype of Trekkies, this was especially so for DS9 which I seem to recall was pretty high, something like a high 40-something% of viewers being female.
The visual style in Discovery is very JJ Abrams. The story leans more into soap opera and not episodic.
I probably will not enjoy it then. Visually, I couldn't care less either way- but I'm not into soap-opera type stuff. I can live without Discovery for now. Story Arcs are fine, but when they rely on it too much it's a big negative.
> You're kind of proving yourself wrong there by including DS9. DS9 was horrible.
Excuse me, you spelled FANTASTIC incorrectly.
> I think they were trying too hard to make DS9 appeal more to women
What universe did you come from that this would be true in?
The viewer numbers back this up. DS9 had a much higher female % of viewers than other ST series. There was a reason for that- the soap opera format appealed to the geek-girl demographic.
It's a solid show but this pay channel crap screws everything up. paying for one show is dumb since folks pay a ton of money for channels they DON'T watch.
I'm surprised that there are folks that would pay for another channel for what, a single show?
They really don't have to make much money from AllAccess to pay for Discovery. From what I understand, they made a profit on Discovery just by selling the rights to Netflix to show overseas. They could get 20 people sign up for their crappy streaming site and still the show has already made a profit.
Of course they're going to sign the show for a second season. The fact that they haven't released numbers probably means that All Access didn't do nearly as well as they had hoped.
So the captain and the admiral spend the night together, then jump out from under the covers pretty much fully clothed in the morning. This is the pureUSA version of sex, makes you wonder how they did it, and why they're still doing it fully-clothed in the 23rd century. Don't think international audiences are gonna follow this show for long.
In the future clothes will put themselves on you moments before you wake up- so you're never late looking for your underwear ever again.
Star Trek has done a good job with long story arcs in the past. DS9 had a lot of longer story arcs and a persistent theme during its final four seasons.
You're kind of proving yourself wrong there by including DS9. DS9 was horrible. It was basically a really bad soap opera set in space. I think they were trying too hard to make DS9 appeal more to women and in the process turned it into another awful chick-flick.
I don't give a shit I'm not signing up for their stupid pointless streaming service just to watch one show. 0% chance the show will remain exclusive forever. I can wait.
That's how I feel too. Netflix has it in every other country. They will have it in the US eventually. I only just got to see the last two seasons of Voyager last year... I can wait for Discovery. After the awful JJ Abrams Trek, I don't have as much passion for Trek anymore- he added to my patience to see if Discovery is any good.
Until then there is The Orville, which is a dumb, cheesy rip-off but nonetheless entertaining.
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The problem is, you can never make women happy which means you can never have a happy life.
... and I'm not talking military protection. I don't think anyone is about to invade Catalonia (besides the Spanish). I'm talking about protecting citizen rights, protecting their economy, protecting their well being. There are certain economies of scale a country of Catalonia won't have on their side. It will be a lot more expensive to be independent. That extra money they spend in taxes to Spain will quickly be gobbled up by their new extra expenses.
I fully support the right of any region to decide who rules them (if decided by fair and free referendum).
That said, I think Catalonia is making a big mistake here. There is no way they will be better off without the protection of Spain and the European Union.
Don't worry. If one hits us we'll definitely know about it.
Depends on the size. If one hits us we may never know about it.
It's already speeding past Uranus!
I'm glad it didn't penetrate it.
He meant to write "queue," which isn't even the right word for the meaning he was trying to express. It should be "Cue."
Both are correct. Queue would mean it's the next item to discuss on a list; Cue meaning it's lined up to be discussed next. Either word can be used in that context.
Its a pretty slow space craft. I doubt it came from Vega.
Slow is relative. It could be populated by a race of space sloths.
Or thoroughly lick the skin, then spit. That ought to do it.
Great advice Dr. Love. Now what about the apples...
That is a reason to eat lots of apples. They don't make you fat.
Lack of nutrients is not the same as a lack of calories. Apple juice is basically sugar water with tannins. You might as well save money and just buy soda instead.
This is absolutely not true. Apple Juice is much less healthy than eating the fruit. For one thing, apples are loaded with fiber. For another thing, calories consumed via liquids ARE worse for you than via solids- the sugars get fast tracked into your bloodstream. Body can metabolize sugars in liquids much quicker than in foods.
Kik me.
So it's OK for the US to audit Kaspersky's source code for hidden backdoors (and Kaspersky is highly regarded for offering it), but it's not OK for Russia to audit McAfee's source code for hidden backdoors.
Because Russia.
Did I get that right?
And Russia is perfectly welcome to not install McAfee on THEIR government computers. Infact, it would be wise if they didn't.
Guillotines serve no purpose. If you look at what happened in France, you just got a different type of tyrant, a far more dangerous one running the country. Same happened in Russia.
Chopping off a nasty head doesn't mean you'll get a nice new one. We do need change but it shouldn't come with a sharp blade.
more unions are needed!!
I'd rather have more onions. I love onions.
Goodbye Florida. I will miss you.
Hollywood.
Well, to be fair, if you are a women, looking to get married and pregnant, homosexual men are evil.
As a straight man I've always thought it would benefit me if more men were gay. The more men that are gay, the more women go unmatched. The more women that are unmatched, the easier it becomes for me.
Lesbians are the real enemy of the straight man. Each lesbian pair there is means there are fewer straight women for the straight men.
Their api is trying to be too universal and monolithic.
Gay is neither good or bad. Gay is just a label. Google should be able to recognize that 'gay' means one thing when a bigot uses it, but it should also recognize that 'gay' means something else when others use it.
In other words, the meaning of words should be heavily weighed on the training data of the individual listening/reading and on the training data of the individual speaking/writing.
Indeed; although, that depth of understanding is probably beyond their means at the moment. What this shows is not a bias at Google, but a bias within the online community. I'm sure we all remember the 90's when it was all too common for some people to casually say "that's so gay" to mean something is bad. Unfortunately, Google has shown that that insensitive and anachronistic term/usage is still alive and well on the internet. People feel free to be bigger jerks online when people they know can't see them.
You get to pay a premium for a handheld device that's designed to be obsolete in 2-3 years,
Your phone is not obsolete after 2-3 years. They market new phones as making old ones obsolete; in truth, the device in your pocket right now will probably still not be obsolete in 10 years. The battery may suck, but the phone will probably still be good enough.
Nope... I can't. Tried google but can't find them now. I just recall reading back when Enterprise was running an article talking about fanbase; and whereas, female fans for all series make up a larger % than most would expect based on stereotype of Trekkies, this was especially so for DS9 which I seem to recall was pretty high, something like a high 40-something% of viewers being female.
The visual style in Discovery is very JJ Abrams. The story leans more into soap opera and not episodic.
I probably will not enjoy it then. Visually, I couldn't care less either way- but I'm not into soap-opera type stuff. I can live without Discovery for now. Story Arcs are fine, but when they rely on it too much it's a big negative.
> You're kind of proving yourself wrong there by including DS9. DS9 was horrible.
Excuse me, you spelled FANTASTIC incorrectly.
> I think they were trying too hard to make DS9 appeal more to women
What universe did you come from that this would be true in?
The viewer numbers back this up. DS9 had a much higher female % of viewers than other ST series. There was a reason for that- the soap opera format appealed to the geek-girl demographic.
It's a solid show but this pay channel crap screws everything up. paying for one show is dumb since folks pay a ton of money for channels they DON'T watch.
I'm surprised that there are folks that would pay for another channel for what, a single show?
They really don't have to make much money from AllAccess to pay for Discovery. From what I understand, they made a profit on Discovery just by selling the rights to Netflix to show overseas. They could get 20 people sign up for their crappy streaming site and still the show has already made a profit.
Of course they're going to sign the show for a second season. The fact that they haven't released numbers probably means that All Access didn't do nearly as well as they had hoped.
So the captain and the admiral spend the night together, then jump out from under the covers pretty much fully clothed in the morning. This is the pureUSA version of sex, makes you wonder how they did it, and why they're still doing it fully-clothed in the 23rd century. Don't think international audiences are gonna follow this show for long.
In the future clothes will put themselves on you moments before you wake up- so you're never late looking for your underwear ever again.
Star Trek has done a good job with long story arcs in the past. DS9 had a lot of longer story arcs and a persistent theme during its final four seasons.
You're kind of proving yourself wrong there by including DS9. DS9 was horrible. It was basically a really bad soap opera set in space. I think they were trying too hard to make DS9 appeal more to women and in the process turned it into another awful chick-flick.
I don't give a shit I'm not signing up for their stupid pointless streaming service just to watch one show. 0% chance the show will remain exclusive forever. I can wait.
That's how I feel too. Netflix has it in every other country. They will have it in the US eventually. I only just got to see the last two seasons of Voyager last year... I can wait for Discovery. After the awful JJ Abrams Trek, I don't have as much passion for Trek anymore- he added to my patience to see if Discovery is any good.
Until then there is The Orville, which is a dumb, cheesy rip-off but nonetheless entertaining.