There are a couple of reasons why the U.S. is the world leader in biotech, drug developement, and medical technology. 20 year product exclusivity is one of these reasons. I think this is a small price to pay for the sorts of advances we are seeing in these fields currently.
This month's Scientific American had a blurb claiming that the net uplift in the ocean floor displaced enought water to raise sea level by 1 millimeter. If my decimal shifting is correct, that's 335,258,000 sq km x 1 mm = 335 km^3 of uplift. This sounds way too big. Is this even possible?
For some people "not wasting time" is about doing something with your life without regard to societal recognition or pecuniary reward. There can be satisfaction, joy, and personal reward in writing an obscure book, discovering a new bacterium, or scaling an unclimbed peak. Im sure there can be fulfillment in getting high score on your favorite video game, but that satisfaction is not for everyone. There are as many motivations in the world as there are individuals.
Slashdot Mirror
Is that your real hair?
The articles over on The Onion are all free. Of course they're also "real" news this week.
You'd be well served to make a regular habit of it.
>> Draft Guidelines for Space Tourists
Guideline: If you're a space tourist, and you feel a draft, then Houston, there might be a problem.
>> MSN Sponsors Mensa
And in other news, Mensa is changing its name to MeSNa.
>> B - knowing that that they're not getting it.
/.ers.
I think B would be the appropriate choice here for most
"What...is your password?"
"6hU&12D1er. No, 6Hu&...arrrrggggggggg....."
That's like asking if the new Fred Durst video was leaked on purpose. Duh.
...or after your 10th.
> the most common form of hand tremors.
>> Yeah....from using a mouse all day.
Or from surfing lefty while the right hand is busy elsewhere...
>> Is the era of free news content about to end?
Paypal me $1 for the answer.
>> biological patents
There are a couple of reasons why the U.S. is the world leader in biotech, drug developement, and medical technology. 20 year product exclusivity is one of these reasons. I think this is a small price to pay for the sorts of advances we are seeing in these fields currently.
Pons and Fleishman strike out again.
No pop-ups with Opera 7.54
>> "the biggest explosion observed by humans within [the past 400 years]...would possibly have triggered a mass extinction."
Well, I did warn her to go easy on the onions. They always do that to me.
>> if 25% of all crop land was hemp, the USA would be self sufficiant
Sure, but we'd all get the munchies from highway exhaust fumes on the way to work, and then there'd be 25% less food. The horror, the horror!
This month's Scientific American had a blurb claiming that the net uplift in the ocean floor displaced enought water to raise sea level by 1 millimeter. If my decimal shifting is correct, that's 335,258,000 sq km x 1 mm = 335 km^3 of uplift. This sounds way too big. Is this even possible?
Carly gets fired, and the market value of the company increases $6.5 billion. The institutional investors agree with you.
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Tholar Thuper-Thail? Thounds like an excthelent job for Thylvethter Phthe Catht!
CrackheadedBusinessIdeas.com
Quick, buy the URL and get some VC funding...
I heard it was 89%.
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> status & material wealth
For some people "not wasting time" is about doing something with your life without regard to societal recognition or pecuniary reward. There can be satisfaction, joy, and personal reward in writing an obscure book, discovering a new bacterium, or scaling an unclimbed peak. Im sure there can be fulfillment in getting high score on your favorite video game, but that satisfaction is not for everyone. There are as many motivations in the world as there are individuals.
>> My time right now is worth $9 an hour.
I guess that would explain the length of your post there, Tolstoy.