No-one interprets the Bible literally. That's a logical impossibility. They interpret selectively, and pretend it's about literal interpretation because that sounds less obviously self-serving.
Global Warming will require a larger effort to reverse than the one that created it.
Depends on what you mean by effort. Technology and gross planetary product have advanced since the deforestation that humans started at the beginning of agriculture 10 000 years ago.
There are lots of uses for a car or other vehicle that safely drives itself.
For some reason, there are people who keep using 'self-driving' to mean something that sort of drives itself some of the time on some roads in some conditions, which is not the same thing.
they still get preferential treatment when it comes to jobs, career advancement, internships, etc.
No, "they" do not. Some of them, on an individual basis, get an unfair advantage. And some do not.
It's a statistical phenomenon, and statistically it *is* reality, but at the individual level it's dehumanizing and unjust exactly the same way as every other kind of prejudice.
So, instead of looking for a Kardashev type II civilization, we should look for a Kardashev type II, um, organism, or something?
Maybe there is such a thing, but it would be so different from life on Earth that I'm not sure it would even make sense to try to distinguish an organism from a technological civilization (especially when even on Earth that distinction can sometimes be a little bit blurry).
Coburn is not revealing anything, he's simply a continuing part of the disinformation campaign that misinforms the public as to the true purpose of the Department of Homeland Security.
Hard to believe, but there's still quite a few people out there fooled by it all.
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If new technology appearing is relevant, so is old technology disappearing.
The first time a program runs reliably and securely on Windows, I will give all the credit it is due.
No-one interprets the Bible literally. That's a logical impossibility. They interpret selectively, and pretend it's about literal interpretation because that sounds less obviously self-serving.
Luckily everyone on Slashdot witnessed the events first-hand and can fully answer your question.
Also, I am very interested in your sleep dart technology.
Martyrs are easy to manufacture. People die all the time. They just pick one.
As soon as it becomes 'we' and 'they', 'they' have won and 'we' have lost.
Education is an investment in the economy, not a 4-year paid vacation.
Of course, investment is not a guarantee of benefit or cost-effectiveness.
Just send the notice back and wait until they correct the mistakes on it.
Global Warming will require a larger effort to reverse than the one that created it.
Depends on what you mean by effort. Technology and gross planetary product have advanced since the deforestation that humans started at the beginning of agriculture 10 000 years ago.
lawyers... to be upstanding officers of the court.
That only means lawyers aren't allowed to lie to other lawyers (which includes judges). They don't hesitate to lie to the rest of us.
There are lots of uses for a car or other vehicle that safely drives itself.
For some reason, there are people who keep using 'self-driving' to mean something that sort of drives itself some of the time on some roads in some conditions, which is not the same thing.
I think those end the careers of stars too.
It will signal the death of a lot of channels that get few viewers. In the end, it may lead to less choice
Less of bad choices, or choices that were never anything viewers would ever want, is something we could probably live with.
If the quality of the survivors (hey, there could be a meta-reality-show in there somewhere) goes up, it could be a net gain for everyone.
economically efficient while becoming less pleasant for consumers
Why would anyone think 'economically efficient' and 'pleasant for consumers' would be correlated? I doubt if any consumers every thought so.
An enterprise with no government regulation, apparently.
The internet fits this bill, just like water, electricity, and roads.
That explains why poor quality roads don't exist!
The one thing that genuinely makes me feel terrified is the fact that so many people actually think that way.
Well, the Crusaders started with Christian on Jew brutality while on their way. Just practising, I guess.
Diversity as in, yet another Linux distro?
they still get preferential treatment when it comes to jobs, career advancement, internships, etc.
No, "they" do not. Some of them, on an individual basis, get an unfair advantage. And some do not.
It's a statistical phenomenon, and statistically it *is* reality, but at the individual level it's dehumanizing and unjust exactly the same way as every other kind of prejudice.
True of the Byzantine Empire, but in Spain the "invaders" had been native for 600 years.
Name one Islamic Nation where Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Atheists or anyone else is actually FREE to practice their religion
Pretty much all of them except the ones that are Arab.
So, instead of looking for a Kardashev type II civilization, we should look for a Kardashev type II, um, organism, or something?
Maybe there is such a thing, but it would be so different from life on Earth that I'm not sure it would even make sense to try to distinguish an organism from a technological civilization (especially when even on Earth that distinction can sometimes be a little bit blurry).
Especially when 'non-denominational' would (originally at least) have been a better translation.
Coburn is not revealing anything, he's simply a continuing part of the disinformation campaign that misinforms the public as to the true purpose of the Department of Homeland Security.
Hard to believe, but there's still quite a few people out there fooled by it all.