Yeah, that was Eric Von Daniken's [wikipedia.org] theory. Aliens came to earth, mated with dumb animals and gave birth to us, then they helped their children build pyramids or some such nonsense.
Well, Eric Von Daniken...and about 75,000 other science fiction authors.
Or wait...maybe the aliens were really the ancient Gods of mythology...
Seriously, go read the Amazon comments about Kindle. None too kind.
The reality is that paper has better battery life, looks better in sunlight, is cheaper, and is more environmentally responsible (easy to grow trees and dispose of paper - not so with toxin-laced electronics).
No honest, free-thinking, educated person wants this to be illegal.
That has to be the most fatuous thing I've ever read on Slashdot. "If you don't completely agree with me, you are not honest, free-thinking, or educated."
Where does the line to the concentration camp gate form?
It would be nice if prostate cancer got half as much press. Men have a considerably shorter lifespan then women and prostate cancer kills many men.
Exactly. Race for the Cure is sexist bullshit. Until we have a yellow ribbon or a brown ribbon (for colorectal cancer, which kills FAR MORE PEOPLE), I'm not going to wear a pink ribbon just because someone with a vagina is more important than someone with a penis.
Um, perhaps you should actually read the Wiki article, specifically the part about modern day usage meaning treatments using cytotoxic substances.
Um...why do you stutter when you type?
Free Clue: chemotherapy is used to refer to many medical treatments for issues other than cancer. Yes, taking an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks IS chemotherapy.
Free Clue Number Two: Wikipedia is written by amateurs.
"Two hands will be used at all times when handling the Koran in [a] mannger signaling respect and reverence...clean gloves will be put on in full view of detainees prior to handling..."
So the book that told these losers that they should kill all non-Muslims is now being treated as if it was a holy object by the people who they hoped to kill...
It's inventions like this by my colleagues that make me ashamed to have a degree in Physics.
It's just inventions, just political fashion. And I'm sorry to inform you that no matter how much you talk like this, progressive chicks still won't have sex with you.
The trouble is that the wars of choice for Bush are going to have to be paid for some how
You must have meant "middle class entitlements" such as Social Security, medicare, prescription drugs, etc. Those are far more expensive than anything spent on the defense budget. If you're unhappy with the state of the budget, then look no further than the massive benefits middle class Americans have voted themselves.
An example: Here in Oregon, we have a punitive tax measure on the ballot - an initiative to tax the unholy hell out of tobacco and use the dough to fund health care for kids...
Well, now really, it's just for the general fund. If they're spending $100 million today on "the children!" and this new tax brings in $100 million, then they'll simply use the tax's $100 million "for the children!" and put the $100 million they were spending back in the general fund. What's far more likely is that the Bush administration won't give them a waiver (yes, they need a waiver to do what they want to do and they're not routinely given) and the tax will just flow directly into the general fund without the shell game.
BTW, for non-Oregonians, the really amusing thing about all of this is that it's not just a tax...it's a constitutional amendment designed to get around rules about raising taxes. Yes, our Oregon constitution will now enshrine the right to free speech, the description of our bicameral legislature, and...a cigarette tax.
I disagree with the summary saying that it shows the company is worth $15 billion, that's ridiculous.
Um, it would be ridiculous...if the summary said that. The summary didn't say "it shows the company the company is worth $15 billion". The phrase was valuing the total site at somewhere around $15 billion This means if someone spent $240 million for 1.6% of your company, then 100% of it is valued at is $15 billion. Which if you do the math, it is. Nothing was said about "showing" what something is "worth".
I thought not reading the articles was bad, but now people aren't even reading the summaries...
That doesn't mean, however, that I don't recognize that Apple is pulling off another revolution with the iPhone, akin to what they did with the iPod. The iPhone is revolutionary in the exact same way.
That's absurd. The Rio was revolutionary; the iPod is evolutionary. The first cell phone was revolutionary; the iPhone is evolutionary.
Apple has never revolutionized anything. They simply have good design engineers.
This is most ridiculous college-kid-liberal spin I've ever heard.
Yes, you must implement "right-wing reforms". These are usually "imperialist" things like not raping your treasury, not floating on a gold houseboat atop a sea of corruption, not enslaving your populace to enrich yourself, using your natural resources more wisely, not sending the money to a Swiss Bank, not dispersing it to all the troops to keep yourself in power, perhaps - and boy, this is really fascist - spending it on the project you say you're going to spend it on, etc. Have you ever looked at the typical African "country"? It's little more than poorly organized thuggery.
BTW, why is it so hard for corrupt third-world countries to get loans? Because they so rarely pay them back. And personally, I'm happy countries and bankers try to take a modicum of care with the taxpayers' money.
Son, you might want to try a little less Nation and a little more Economist to balance out your views.
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It is so cool that celebrities take the time to come down from Olympus and talk with us little people, who otherwise have no meaning in our lives.
Well, Eric Von Daniken...and about 75,000 other science fiction authors.
Or wait...maybe the aliens were really the ancient Gods of mythology...
Seriously, go read the Amazon comments about Kindle. None too kind.
The reality is that paper has better battery life, looks better in sunlight, is cheaper, and is more environmentally responsible (easy to grow trees and dispose of paper - not so with toxin-laced electronics).
That has to be the most fatuous thing I've ever read on Slashdot. "If you don't completely agree with me, you are not honest, free-thinking, or educated."
Where does the line to the concentration camp gate form?
Exactly. Race for the Cure is sexist bullshit. Until we have a yellow ribbon or a brown ribbon (for colorectal cancer, which kills FAR MORE PEOPLE), I'm not going to wear a pink ribbon just because someone with a vagina is more important than someone with a penis.
Um...why do you stutter when you type?
Free Clue: chemotherapy is used to refer to many medical treatments for issues other than cancer. Yes, taking an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks IS chemotherapy.
Free Clue Number Two: Wikipedia is written by amateurs.
Oh that's right, this is Slashdot and every story with the word 'Apple' in it must be given attention...
So the book that told these losers that they should kill all non-Muslims is now being treated as if it was a holy object by the people who they hoped to kill...
Citing iraqbodycount.org, antiwar.com, and wikipedia is about as solid as quoting WorldNetDaily.
Sorry, the IPO money is gone.
Not to mention the phrase is usually "express, written consent". Or perhaps thatskinnyguy writes a sonnet as his expression of written consent.
Sorry, it's not...but try again here.
Dariel...THE BEEF!
So how much is a trilobyte then?
It's just inventions, just political fashion. And I'm sorry to inform you that no matter how much you talk like this, progressive chicks still won't have sex with you.
Man, do we have to explicitly label all humor here? Of course I was kidding...
There is a complete lack of PC532 support.
You must have meant "middle class entitlements" such as Social Security, medicare, prescription drugs, etc. Those are far more expensive than anything spent on the defense budget. If you're unhappy with the state of the budget, then look no further than the massive benefits middle class Americans have voted themselves.
Well, now really, it's just for the general fund. If they're spending $100 million today on "the children!" and this new tax brings in $100 million, then they'll simply use the tax's $100 million "for the children!" and put the $100 million they were spending back in the general fund. What's far more likely is that the Bush administration won't give them a waiver (yes, they need a waiver to do what they want to do and they're not routinely given) and the tax will just flow directly into the general fund without the shell game.
BTW, for non-Oregonians, the really amusing thing about all of this is that it's not just a tax...it's a constitutional amendment designed to get around rules about raising taxes. Yes, our Oregon constitution will now enshrine the right to free speech, the description of our bicameral legislature, and...a cigarette tax.
You might want to be more clear in your cryptic criticisms before you rant about people not reading comments...?
Um, it would be ridiculous...if the summary said that. The summary didn't say "it shows the company the company is worth $15 billion". The phrase was valuing the total site at somewhere around $15 billion This means if someone spent $240 million for 1.6% of your company, then 100% of it is valued at is $15 billion. Which if you do the math, it is. Nothing was said about "showing" what something is "worth".
I thought not reading the articles was bad, but now people aren't even reading the summaries...
So, uh, if you're repeating something someone told you and that is not 2nd hand, what pray tell would be first hand?
That's absurd. The Rio was revolutionary; the iPod is evolutionary. The first cell phone was revolutionary; the iPhone is evolutionary.
Apple has never revolutionized anything. They simply have good design engineers.
Try again:
Vacationem: "leisure, as being free from duty."
Yes, you must implement "right-wing reforms". These are usually "imperialist" things like not raping your treasury, not floating on a gold houseboat atop a sea of corruption, not enslaving your populace to enrich yourself, using your natural resources more wisely, not sending the money to a Swiss Bank, not dispersing it to all the troops to keep yourself in power, perhaps - and boy, this is really fascist - spending it on the project you say you're going to spend it on, etc. Have you ever looked at the typical African "country"? It's little more than poorly organized thuggery.
BTW, why is it so hard for corrupt third-world countries to get loans? Because they so rarely pay them back. And personally, I'm happy countries and bankers try to take a modicum of care with the taxpayers' money.
Son, you might want to try a little less Nation and a little more Economist to balance out your views.