celebrate unity and the greatness of the us until you arms fall off and donate 5 pints of blood.
still close to 10000 dead, and nothing that can be done. there's not enough wounded to use half the blood being donated. they're all dead. there's not even 1% of that number that can be held really responsible. they won. wear black, that's the only appropriate color. this is the worst tragedy of your lifetime, not the 4rth of july.
you're so naive. you really thing bush 'wasn't even involved in the decision' and innocently 'heard about it'??
that's patently ridiculous. heard the same thing during watergate and the iran-contra scandals. i don't respect bush's intelligence, but he's not that stupid... this has been a part of his strategy from his presidential campaign (documented, look it up if you care). he appointed ashcroft, and ashcroft has been totally loyal to bush up until now. are you saying he didn't consult the president at all in this process?!
it'd be naive to think that the DOJ is acting contrary Bush's wishes. The absent of overt action here certainly doesn't imply Bush didn't want this. That said, you're right, he didn't order this.
just to add a little, i don't believe the propulsion system (while problematic) was always the toughest nut to crack in hypersonic transport. i believe the friction at those speeds caused surface temperatures that were projected to go well beyond practical limits.
not authoritative, but perhaps something to think about.
You named 2 - they're dominant corporations in their fields. i assure you that some decent companies are suffering, and the really awful ones are dead/on their way out.
and microsofts stock value isn't were it is because of any great performance on their part (not bad performance, but not great). it is their because they are seen as stable, which comes at a premium in the stock markets these days.
however, the grey area is in the ethics. ie, 'is it ethical to steal food for hunger?', or, in this case - 'is it ethical to break patent law for humanitarian reasons?'
phrased in that way, i agree with you. saving human life outweighs monetary concerns.
i know it's kind of nitpicky, but i think it's important to note the distinction.
'"Yes, an electronic brain," said Frankie, "a simple one would
suffice."
"A simple one!" wailed Arthur.
"Yeah," said Zaphod with a sudden evil grin, "you'd just have to
program it to say What? and I don't understand and Where's the
tea? - who'd know the difference?"
"What?" cried Arthur, backing away still further.
"See what I mean?" said Zaphod and howled with pain because of
something that Trillian did at that moment.
"I'd notice the difference," said Arthur.
"No you wouldn't," said Frankie mouse, "you'd be programmed not
to."'
oh, come on... it sounds good, but you could never back that up with good research. children can 'reason' very early in life, and there are several distinct phases that they can often be broken down into.
although, this kind of inadvertently leads me to ask, 'would this program go through any of piagets stages of development?' fundamentally, i think piaget only developed an system of observations, not a predictive theory... but this program might be useful to cognitive psychologists to evaluate the impact of physiological changes vs. the impact of pure conditioning on development, or maybe to evaluate some of chomsky's idea about nacent language facilities...
if it works as advertised, it could provide an interesting 'control group' in developmental studies in that respect.
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and 2 + 3 = 5, which is precisely 1 less than the number of letters in the phrase "shup up"
what? he's right...
celebrate unity and the greatness of the us until you arms fall off and donate 5 pints of blood.
still close to 10000 dead, and nothing that can be done. there's not enough wounded to use half the blood being donated. they're all dead. there's not even 1% of that number that can be held really responsible. they won. wear black, that's the only appropriate color. this is the worst tragedy of your lifetime, not the 4rth of july.
camp david was mentioned as a probable target.
seriously, you are totally missed the boat at some point.
already done - not that i care about the karma really.
more the matter of principle - that someone knocked it down to -1 after it had been modded to 0 and I attached an explanatory note.
thanks for the advice, though.
yeah, but thanks for continuing to mod me down anyway... jerk
http://www.quicken.com/investments/charts/?period= INTRADAY&charttype=HIST&big=off&plot=LINE&othersym =&mavg=&dji=&sp500=&nasdaq=&symbol=MSFT
microsoft is down 3%
you're so naive. you really thing bush 'wasn't even involved in the decision' and innocently 'heard about it'??
that's patently ridiculous. heard the same thing during watergate and the iran-contra scandals. i don't respect bush's intelligence, but he's not that stupid... this has been a part of his strategy from his presidential campaign (documented, look it up if you care). he appointed ashcroft, and ashcroft has been totally loyal to bush up until now. are you saying he didn't consult the president at all in this process?!
-a left-wing anti-corporate zealot
don't know what happened earlier, but the parent of this comment certainly isn't what i posted...
it'd be naive to think that the DOJ is acting contrary Bush's wishes. The absent of overt action here certainly doesn't imply Bush didn't want this. That said, you're right, he didn't order this.
There is also a black hole at goatse.cx.
troll? why?
he's right...
and yet, that doesn't happen. nice try though. easier to just kill the wild ones.
uh, yeah it does matter... learning from out mistakes?
just to add a little, i don't believe the propulsion system (while problematic) was always the toughest nut to crack in hypersonic transport. i believe the friction at those speeds caused surface temperatures that were projected to go well beyond practical limits.
not authoritative, but perhaps something to think about.
where i went to school, you could get your BS in Communications, while a degree in Mathematics got you a BA.
that's a lot more insightful than your mod total would suggest. can't teach someone if they really don't want to learn.
You named 2 - they're dominant corporations in their fields. i assure you that some decent companies are suffering, and the really awful ones are dead/on their way out.
and microsofts stock value isn't were it is because of any great performance on their part (not bad performance, but not great). it is their because they are seen as stable, which comes at a premium in the stock markets these days.
have you noticed that the non open source companies aren't doing so great? come up with a more compelling reason.
don't confuse things too much.
it definitely is stealing.
however, the grey area is in the ethics. ie, 'is it ethical to steal food for hunger?', or, in this case - 'is it ethical to break patent law for humanitarian reasons?'
phrased in that way, i agree with you. saving human life outweighs monetary concerns.
i know it's kind of nitpicky, but i think it's important to note the distinction.
what are those things coming out of her nose? ...blah, blah, blah
obligatory awful quote. sorry.
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man, i miss this guy....
'"Yes, an electronic brain," said Frankie, "a simple one would
suffice."
"A simple one!" wailed Arthur.
"Yeah," said Zaphod with a sudden evil grin, "you'd just have to
program it to say What? and I don't understand and Where's the
tea? - who'd know the difference?"
"What?" cried Arthur, backing away still further.
"See what I mean?" said Zaphod and howled with pain because of
something that Trillian did at that moment.
"I'd notice the difference," said Arthur.
"No you wouldn't," said Frankie mouse, "you'd be programmed not
to."'
aoliza... try fury.com... it's run by a slashdotter, too (kevin fox).
some amusing stuff.
oh, come on... it sounds good, but you could never back that up with good research. children can 'reason' very early in life, and there are several distinct phases that they can often be broken down into.
although, this kind of inadvertently leads me to ask, 'would this program go through any of piagets stages of development?' fundamentally, i think piaget only developed an system of observations, not a predictive theory... but this program might be useful to cognitive psychologists to evaluate the impact of physiological changes vs. the impact of pure conditioning on development, or maybe to evaluate some of chomsky's idea about nacent language facilities...
if it works as advertised, it could provide an interesting 'control group' in developmental studies in that respect.