Yes, they are all that "dumb", although really it's an emotional rather than intellectual flaw that prevents them from considering this course of action.
A failed state is not the same as a poor state. A failed state is one that cannot perform the basic duties of a government, such as controlling its territory. All indications are that Liberia does not current have that particular issue.
Well, in the case of the USAPATRIOT act, it was introduced on Tuesday, passed the House on Wednesday, then passed the Senate on Thursday, then signed by the President on Friday.
And then the voters had 1-5 years to register their displeasure and vote out of office whoever supported the act. Sounds like plenty of time.
The Democratic party isn't very left wing. America's idea of left wing is what Europe considers slightly right leaning.
America - both R and D - is right wing by European standards. America - both R and D - is left wing by East Asian standards (pretty much all East Asian countries, whether Japan or Korea or China or Singapore or wherever else, are corporatist, though the details vary by country). So if you look at all developed countries, America is actually pretty centrist. Of course, this is of little moral consequence, as you shouldn't choose your policy based on other people's opinions but rather based on what is right.
I think they're trying to eliminate imagination and creativity. Why bother to imagine a battle or love affair in your head, when you can press a button and the computer will show you what it looked like?
i think a lot of ppl dont like the idea of genetically modified foods because "humans shouldnt be playing god".
Just like Einstein said (incorrectly) that "God does not play dice with the universe", some people object to "playing God" even though they aren't religious. What I think they mean is that if we were omniscient and knew all the possible consequences of an innovation, including any black swan events, we would be safe doing it. But since we don't know, we may are better off not getting into a potential mess that we don't fully understand. For the record, I think GMOs are well enough understood and the benefit-to-risk ratio high enough that such a "playing God" argument does not work here.
Of course, you could provide monetary incentives to get people to provide the features you want. However, given the cost of funding an entire OS development team to do what you want you'll probably have to find some way to recoup the expense.
This would be a great thing for a government research agency to fund, or perhaps a consortium of universities. For a few million dollars (small change for such organizations) you could make GNOME, GIMP, and every other major consumer/business program actually usable. This would hurt companies like Microsoft, but why should, say, a European government object to that?
That doesn't follow from what he said. After confirmation, ANYONE could be sure that the press reports were right. You don't care if your friends are sure, but you do care if your enemies are sure.
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I recommend a "zero time pad" : if you want it secret, don't put it on a computer.
That's equally vulnerable to the $5 wrench decryption method.
Yes, they are all that "dumb", although really it's an emotional rather than intellectual flaw that prevents them from considering this course of action.
Yes, but most lawsuits are settled before trial, for various reasons. So even frivolous lawsuits are likely to harm you.
Obligatory XKCD...
A failed state is not the same as a poor state. A failed state is one that cannot perform the basic duties of a government, such as controlling its territory. All indications are that Liberia does not current have that particular issue.
That said, corruption in a developing country's entrance exams would not be surprising.
Don't anthropomorphise government agencies. They don't like it!
Or a Wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
Well, in the case of the USAPATRIOT act, it was introduced on Tuesday, passed the House on Wednesday, then passed the Senate on Thursday, then signed by the President on Friday.
And then the voters had 1-5 years to register their displeasure and vote out of office whoever supported the act. Sounds like plenty of time.
The Democratic party isn't very left wing. America's idea of left wing is what Europe considers slightly right leaning.
America - both R and D - is right wing by European standards.
America - both R and D - is left wing by East Asian standards (pretty much all East Asian countries, whether Japan or Korea or China or Singapore or wherever else, are corporatist, though the details vary by country).
So if you look at all developed countries, America is actually pretty centrist. Of course, this is of little moral consequence, as you shouldn't choose your policy based on other people's opinions but rather based on what is right.
Even the fastest man is slower than a running bear.
http://www.backpacker.com/ask_a_bear_how_fast_can_bears_run/skills/15225
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(chocolate_bar)
I think they're trying to eliminate imagination and creativity. Why bother to imagine a battle or love affair in your head, when you can press a button and the computer will show you what it looked like?
(NP550P5C-A01UB, catchy name, no?)
It's very googlable. Isn't that what matters?
types wherever the hell the cursor is, not necessarily where i had intended to type
Isn't that the classic UNIX "focus follows mouse" model?
You mean like they did with Bradley Manning? :)
The satellite photos are exactly why I believe the so-called "party line" that North Korea is backwards.
North Korea at night
Reminds me of astronaut ice cream...
i think a lot of ppl dont like the idea of genetically modified foods because "humans shouldnt be playing god".
Just like Einstein said (incorrectly) that "God does not play dice with the universe", some people object to "playing God" even though they aren't religious. What I think they mean is that if we were omniscient and knew all the possible consequences of an innovation, including any black swan events, we would be safe doing it. But since we don't know, we may are better off not getting into a potential mess that we don't fully understand. For the record, I think GMOs are well enough understood and the benefit-to-risk ratio high enough that such a "playing God" argument does not work here.
Well, they surely weren't intelligently designed.
You should have just added a "citation needed" tag. That would have alerted readers to be skeptical of the assertion.
First they came for the phone callers. But I did not speak up because I did not want to get into a database in Utah...
Atheists can only make you fear things that could actually exist
Like Eurasia and Eastasia? Pretty scary if you ask me. :)
640k computers should be enough for everyone...
Of course, you could provide monetary incentives to get people to provide the features you want. However, given the cost of funding an entire OS development team to do what you want you'll probably have to find some way to recoup the expense.
This would be a great thing for a government research agency to fund, or perhaps a consortium of universities. For a few million dollars (small change for such organizations) you could make GNOME, GIMP, and every other major consumer/business program actually usable. This would hurt companies like Microsoft, but why should, say, a European government object to that?
That doesn't follow from what he said. After confirmation, ANYONE could be sure that the press reports were right. You don't care if your friends are sure, but you do care if your enemies are sure.
Which house was that?