modifying a human to be like another human - for example giving anyone that wants the gene for blue eyes, the gene for blue eyes, is almost within our grasp - technologically and ethically. I see no problem with allowing that at all.
You realize that includes selecting gender, right?
I really don't get the fashion of saying 'fail' when they really mean 'take risks'. They aren't the same thing, and a lot of people misunderstand before they think about it. It's very easy to fail without risk of success or learning.
The purpose of the September 11th attacks was not to kill or destroy, but to cause the US to betray what few of its principles it still had and to pursue military misadventures that would create more enemies that they would eliminate. It was one of the most successful operations in all of human history.
The purpose of the response to the September 11th attacks was to expand the surveillance powers of the US government, further the careers of second-rate politicians, and funnel public money to defence contractors. That was also successful in its goals.
Rental agencies need to think in terms of simplifying. Automobile dashboards already have far too much frivolous crap. That's bad enough if you own the car and can spend 15 or 20 minutes learning everything, but it's a real hazard for a car you've only been driving for 10 minutes when you realize you can't turn off heated seats or turn on rear window defrost. The last car I rented had a mute button but no way to turn off the radio (really - I pulled over and spent five minutes reading the owner's manual and the designers were actually so clueless that it never occurred to them).
Forget the arguments about ethics - it's simply cheaper to put someone in jail for life than to pay out all the legal fees and appeals involved carrying out capital punishment.
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the stitching is embarrassingly crude in some cases.
Crude isn't quite the word I would use, but I felt that the reader was expected to think that the links were totally cool (some were interesting, some were very obvious) and that was supposed to make up for the lack of actual story. One of them was very long and I recall reading every second chapter and feeling very certain I didn't miss anything.
The problem is that part of the way these sorts of organizations create their fake sense of community is by engaging recruits in something anti-social, so as to sever bonds with the larger community and leave them with only their new group as a place that will accept them. Generally this is done symbolically or at worst by a frivolous crime like trespass or graffiti-writing.
A legitimate question is whether these people were expressing their own political views (which is nonetheless their right) or merely participating in what is more or less a theatrical production. It's still offensive and demonstrating poor judgment, but only so much should be read into it.
Of course, if a fraternity is closed - no big loss.
Not so much lazy in the obvious way. HR's priority is to avoid employees that create work for HR, such as managing risk or dealing with employees as individuals, and they work very hard at that goal. This is why they avoid putting people with any creativity in jobs that require it, and why they have zero tolerance for the kind of frictions that naturally occur in groups of humans.
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And it has not worked out well so far.
I don't think a resolution passed by an NGO or a couple of research groups are going to stop this.
It isn't necessary to stop this in order to have a conversation about it.
modifying a human to be like another human - for example giving anyone that wants the gene for blue eyes, the gene for blue eyes, is almost within our grasp - technologically and ethically. I see no problem with allowing that at all.
You realize that includes selecting gender, right?
There's no stopping technology, and many cases, e.g. genetic disorders, where there will little desire to do so.
But starting the discussion is a good idea.
install them on a rotary axis
That's called a windmill.
I really don't get the fashion of saying 'fail' when they really mean 'take risks'. They aren't the same thing, and a lot of people misunderstand before they think about it. It's very easy to fail without risk of success or learning.
The purpose of the September 11th attacks was not to kill or destroy, but to cause the US to betray what few of its principles it still had and to pursue military misadventures that would create more enemies that they would eliminate. It was one of the most successful operations in all of human history.
The purpose of the response to the September 11th attacks was to expand the surveillance powers of the US government, further the careers of second-rate politicians, and funnel public money to defence contractors. That was also successful in its goals.
Or are all the supercomputers too busy sifting through everyone's phone calls and internet posts?
That was a rhetorical question, right?
Rental agencies need to think in terms of simplifying. Automobile dashboards already have far too much frivolous crap. That's bad enough if you own the car and can spend 15 or 20 minutes learning everything, but it's a real hazard for a car you've only been driving for 10 minutes when you realize you can't turn off heated seats or turn on rear window defrost. The last car I rented had a mute button but no way to turn off the radio (really - I pulled over and spent five minutes reading the owner's manual and the designers were actually so clueless that it never occurred to them).
The first step will be sending the producers, writers, and all their marketing, legal, and accounting staff.
We can call it a win at that point.
One speeding ticket = 4 hours spent picking up garbage on the side of the road.
Not every place has that much garbage on the side of the road.
It's "American" because that's what Americans use. No-one else on the planet thinks it makes any sense, but we're stuck with it.
Forget the arguments about ethics - it's simply cheaper to put someone in jail for life than to pay out all the legal fees and appeals involved carrying out capital punishment.
"Today is Fourteen March."
Even fewer letters!
the rule about it being not a primary source kinda fixes that.
No, that enables the problem. It's first on the list of fake pretexts the bullies use to get their way.
If any of the edits were deliberately false,
...that would be very troubling, but what if they were corrections to edits by people with even more bias?
I wanted to moderate this 'Funny' but far too many people actually believe stuff like this.
When a treatment is effective, both people who support homeopathy and people who oppose homeopathy stop calling it homeopathic.
They'll probably form a giant union and extort giant wages.
the stitching is embarrassingly crude in some cases.
Crude isn't quite the word I would use, but I felt that the reader was expected to think that the links were totally cool (some were interesting, some were very obvious) and that was supposed to make up for the lack of actual story. One of them was very long and I recall reading every second chapter and feeling very certain I didn't miss anything.
But there is nothing (that we know of) that is fractal about a star.
Nothing that we know of... yet.
The problem is that part of the way these sorts of organizations create their fake sense of community is by engaging recruits in something anti-social, so as to sever bonds with the larger community and leave them with only their new group as a place that will accept them. Generally this is done symbolically or at worst by a frivolous crime like trespass or graffiti-writing.
A legitimate question is whether these people were expressing their own political views (which is nonetheless their right) or merely participating in what is more or less a theatrical production. It's still offensive and demonstrating poor judgment, but only so much should be read into it.
Of course, if a fraternity is closed - no big loss.
"Hate speech" is something like saying "The Holocaust is a hoax". No-one who says that believes it or has any kind of acceptable reason for saying it.
Saying something like "The Holocaust was a good idea" is absolutely deplorable but is protected free speech.
Not so much lazy in the obvious way. HR's priority is to avoid employees that create work for HR, such as managing risk or dealing with employees as individuals, and they work very hard at that goal. This is why they avoid putting people with any creativity in jobs that require it, and why they have zero tolerance for the kind of frictions that naturally occur in groups of humans.
Those hurdles can be nasty if you're hurtling too fast.