So let me get this straight. You're saying that because the current surveillance which is happening isn't as bad as a book, a work of fiction, it's really not that bad?
Maybe you should stop posting fiction to Slashdot, slashdot.
I don't usually mould my internet activities around the knowledge that my online activities are being watched by some data collection software somewhere in the world. My position is, so long as I am breaking no laws, I shouldn't have to care. That's why we have the Law, after all.
Give them Weed! Srsly, it stimulates appetite, and can help with sleep. Plus it also helps the body in other ways, such as protecting and even enhancing the neural pathway transmitters, helps cells release the correct stimulation to kill off cancer cells, and a whole bunch of other ailments.
I wouldn't recommend baking brownies in space, though, all those crumbs!
In the legal world, having a "precedent" is always helpful when a judge is being asked to make a decision on a case. Here, a precedent has now been set that allows us to call BitCoins "Money", in which case there may be other legal wrangles where calling BitCoins "Money" is going to be a necessity.
I'm sorry, but this really has nothing to do with toy cars, cars, or licencing them./Stolzy
The biggest source of income for any working musician is still live shows. Be they small 100 crowd venues or large 50,000 crowd venues. There is something special about watching a group of musicians perform together in a live show. Something that can't be replicated by a guy pressing a button (to play pre-recorded tracks). Live DJ shows often involve lots of pyrotechnics and other visual devices in order to engage the crowd. However, any live band, be they rock, hiphop, classical, baroque, deviant, or otherwise, has an instantaneous advantage of an unending "fascination" effect from people who can't play instruments themselves.
It wasn't until recently that I realised why this goes on in America. A friend pointed out the sheer stupidity of some of the arrests happening in USA is an extension of a money making racket the cops have (and given that most prisons over there are privately owned, I'm sure some of those arrests also come with "perks").
So, the cops arrest someone for stealing some electricity, and if they get a fine, they get more funding. I'm pretty sure there's a lot of truth in that statement.
Is it possible that the USA could start seeding whistle-blower's leaks with information that would put them at further risk of legal prosecution?/Stolzy
I used to hate Bill Gates. Then one day I realised Gates had "grown up". He's still a businessman, but he's using his business "prowess" to increase his ability to help people in Africa with his vaccination programme. Which is why he set up his charity with family, and uses investment in businesses like Monsanto to offset his expenditures (and who's not to say to direct the firm away from GM crops?)
Whether my "naive" optimist side is coming out or not remains to be seen. Either way, what Gates is doing for Africa fits this model perfectly, you'd have to say.
Can anyone tell me where, in today's world, there is a government that issues its own money? I guess Valenzuela is one country that doesn't have a Central Bank. I can't think of any others. America sure doesn't issue its own money, it loans it (from the Federal Reserve). Just to be fancy I'll throw in a fancy word - Fiat. There you go! Which Bitcoins are also./Stolzy
Apparently, Mythbusters' presenters Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci were inside LAX when this happened.
From the Mythbusters FB page:
"Grant and Tory were present in Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport at the time of today's shooting incident. Both were en route to Delaware for the filming of 'Punkin Chunkin'. Grant and Tory are safe and being rerouted."/Stolzy
Thanks for all the replies, I appreciate it very much.
My question was derived from thoughts of the "missing universe" (dark matter+energy). I was thinking that waveforms that may have cancelled each other out would still exert gravitational energy.
TY so much for your response. Your answer has clarified a lot of things for me. I guess that it may still be possible during random intersections of waves in a "microscopic" level, but not enough to explain missing proportions of the Universe.:)
I know that this question is off topic, but I also know there will be many readers of this story who may be able to answer my question. It's something I'd desperately like an answer to, having posted it around to a few folks with no response. ..My understanding of electromagnetics is that there is a waveform. I'd like to know if it is possible for a directly inverse waveform could coincide with, say, a photon of red or blue light, in such a way that it cancels the waveform out, the same way that an inverse waveform in audio engineering will cancel out any sound when played in conjunction with it's natural state.
Is it possible that two directly inverted waveforms could coexist within universal space, by it photon energy, radio waves, or atomic vibrations?
One of the effects of pollution has been to cause acid rain, and one of the knock-on effects of acid rain is that it's dissolving Limestone into streams and rivers.
Generally speaking, plants like a soil level of 7-7.5 pH. Obviously there are endemic differences, but this is to say, if we do manage to clean up our pollution fairly soon, those Limestone creeks may end up proving to be benificial to their surroundings.
The current thinking was that the alkaline levels were causing too much algae to grow, there-by using up the available Oxegen in the streams.
In any case, at least we have enough money to pay qualified people to watch these things as they develop.
Spend more on Science and less (or better still, none) on War. That's what I say./Stolzy
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So let me get this straight. You're saying that because the current surveillance which is happening isn't as bad as a book, a work of fiction, it's really not that bad?
Maybe you should stop posting fiction to Slashdot, slashdot.
What have we done! We've created a monster (aka Tony Abbott). I voted the Pirate Party, myself. /Stolzy
I don't usually mould my internet activities around the knowledge that my online activities are being watched by some data collection software somewhere in the world. My position is, so long as I am breaking no laws, I shouldn't have to care. That's why we have the Law, after all.
In one word. Your boss needs to know what's going on.
Maybe they should have hired actual coders to do the job.
Give them Weed! Srsly, it stimulates appetite, and can help with sleep. Plus it also helps the body in other ways, such as protecting and even enhancing the neural pathway transmitters, helps cells release the correct stimulation to kill off cancer cells, and a whole bunch of other ailments. I wouldn't recommend baking brownies in space, though, all those crumbs!
In the legal world, having a "precedent" is always helpful when a judge is being asked to make a decision on a case. Here, a precedent has now been set that allows us to call BitCoins "Money", in which case there may be other legal wrangles where calling BitCoins "Money" is going to be a necessity. I'm sorry, but this really has nothing to do with toy cars, cars, or licencing them. /Stolzy
If they're being charged with Money Laundering, doesn't that mean the BitCoin is now considered "Money" by the Feds?
I'm still waiting for the day we start making motherboards from hemp plastics.
The biggest source of income for any working musician is still live shows. Be they small 100 crowd venues or large 50,000 crowd venues. There is something special about watching a group of musicians perform together in a live show. Something that can't be replicated by a guy pressing a button (to play pre-recorded tracks). Live DJ shows often involve lots of pyrotechnics and other visual devices in order to engage the crowd. However, any live band, be they rock, hiphop, classical, baroque, deviant, or otherwise, has an instantaneous advantage of an unending "fascination" effect from people who can't play instruments themselves.
It wasn't until recently that I realised why this goes on in America. A friend pointed out the sheer stupidity of some of the arrests happening in USA is an extension of a money making racket the cops have (and given that most prisons over there are privately owned, I'm sure some of those arrests also come with "perks").
So, the cops arrest someone for stealing some electricity, and if they get a fine, they get more funding. I'm pretty sure there's a lot of truth in that statement.
Is it possible that the USA could start seeding whistle-blower's leaks with information that would put them at further risk of legal prosecution? /Stolzy
I used to hate Bill Gates. Then one day I realised Gates had "grown up". He's still a businessman, but he's using his business "prowess" to increase his ability to help people in Africa with his vaccination programme. Which is why he set up his charity with family, and uses investment in businesses like Monsanto to offset his expenditures (and who's not to say to direct the firm away from GM crops?)
Whether my "naive" optimist side is coming out or not remains to be seen. Either way, what Gates is doing for Africa fits this model perfectly, you'd have to say.
Bitcoin mining may take a new turn eh? Bitcoin Haxor^H^H^H^H^H^H Recovery?
Can anyone tell me where, in today's world, there is a government that issues its own money? I guess Valenzuela is one country that doesn't have a Central Bank. I can't think of any others. America sure doesn't issue its own money, it loans it (from the Federal Reserve). Just to be fancy I'll throw in a fancy word - Fiat. There you go! Which Bitcoins are also. /Stolzy
Apparently, Mythbusters' presenters Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci were inside LAX when this happened. From the Mythbusters FB page: "Grant and Tory were present in Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport at the time of today's shooting incident. Both were en route to Delaware for the filming of 'Punkin Chunkin'. Grant and Tory are safe and being rerouted." /Stolzy
Does temperature affect gravity? What about light, does heat or cold affect the speed or strength of light beams? /Stolzy
I've been whining about this for years.
Drone Posties, nice idea (since letterboxes rarely move).
I feel enlightened by all the replies! Tyvm!
Cheers mate!
(Apologies for the typos.)
Is it possible that two directly inverted waveforms could coexist within universal space, by it photon energy, radio waves, or atomic vibrations?
Cheers; /-Ian/@minusian
My response to this is, "so using that argument, can you tell me if anyone has ever been jailed for a crime they did not commit?"
I'm so glad that I live in a world with Open Source, Creative Commons, and the GNU and also Linux projects exist.
I wonder if the Spooks could be sued for Copyright Infringement if they spy on people?
One of the effects of pollution has been to cause acid rain, and one of the knock-on effects of acid rain is that it's dissolving Limestone into streams and rivers. Generally speaking, plants like a soil level of 7-7.5 pH. Obviously there are endemic differences, but this is to say, if we do manage to clean up our pollution fairly soon, those Limestone creeks may end up proving to be benificial to their surroundings. The current thinking was that the alkaline levels were causing too much algae to grow, there-by using up the available Oxegen in the streams. In any case, at least we have enough money to pay qualified people to watch these things as they develop. Spend more on Science and less (or better still, none) on War. That's what I say. /Stolzy