Hint: Being near-circular in body shape is not the normal human shape. It's called obesity.
Other hint: Being quite thin and have a big, round head is (or should be) the normal condition of at least 50% of the human population (men + prepubescent children). The remaining 40-something % is (or should be) also quite thin with a big, round head, but often includes two lumps on the chest area. Then, for about 50% of the human population, at certain points in their lives they will sport another, smaller thin object with a round head.
Your argument... As opposed to what? Israel just killing Palestinians (terrorists, adults, children, men, women, journalists, doctors, UN personel, whatever), period?
Clearly the giant monster and alien attack are merely stand-ins for the damage done by corrupt politicians and idiot bosses (like those at Electronic Arts), respectively. How I wish the first had a single monstrous eye and clawed arms and an omnimuous black finishing in real life, it would make recognising them much easier. However, representing idiot bosses using UFOs was not required - you usually notice right away they are not of this world.
No. However, unlike a simulation, where the only values taken into account are those put in by the programmers and the car's designers (for stuff like wear-rates of mechanical parts), a test track will at least show values closer to real use, and may reveal unexpected hardware failures.
Unfortunately the Netherlands have a large amount of people who think it's alright that extreme rightist asshats spew hateful speech, but when a Muslim does it they need to be expelled.
According to Dutch media, at least one of them is....British.
Perhaps they are afraid someone will recognize the voices? Why would that be a problem? Or are the people making these videos UK security agency implants?
For an obvious example of how bad Wikipedia can be, check out their articles on paranormal events. A lot of articles explain things like UFO sightings without any scepticism and present so-called 'facts' in revised historical contexts.
The bar that in Europe is placed much higher than (apparently) in the ole US of A, a concept that Uber appears to have some trouble grasping (not so Uber, eh?). So a business model that might work well in North America due to the abyssimal suckage of 'real' taxis there comes up at the bottom of the barrel at the other side of the Atlantic.
Uber was (predictably) banned in a couple of Dutch cities for basically the same reason as in Berlin. Taxis here need licenses and have to adhere to strict guidelines due to serious issues with price-fixing and unacceptable behaviour by (not always) unlicensed taxi drivers (including robberies) in the past. Uber's reaction was "The law is obviously wrong and needs to be changed the future. We expect that this change will be made soon.".
This showcases some incredible arrogance and lack of understanding of how things work. A) Those laws and rules are the way they are because of historical reasons; those reasons are very likely to rear their ugly head again when licenses are abolished. B) Exclusive deals (e.g. where Uber would be the only one to be able to provide unlicensed taxis) are against European law. C) A company can't decide for everyone what the law should be; changes to the law will have to be agreed upon by all parties (and taxi unions are powerful). D) Suggesting that a law ought to change 'soon' because it means company X can't use their (obviously flawed) business model might work in a highly corrupt country (or one that does not care about consumer rights); it has no place in a democracy, and considering Uber seems to think it it ought to work that way maybe means Uber should be investigated for possible corruption practices...
So, the worst that could happen is if the poor sod's plane would disintegrate above a populated area, sucking him into one of the engines, and sending his remains downwards on the population in a fine mist?
Of course, it would be quite ironic if a mishandled case of a deadly disease would accidentally wipe out the USA's foremost expertise center on contagious diseases. And embarrassing. And very bad.
I've had some success starting off in US labs. Especially those that keep samples for a longer time. There I made a killing, twice. Once during the original exposure phase, and once about 30 years onward. It was a very fun birthday party, except that all the invitees were dead at the end, which was a bit of a downer.
Perhaps this year I'll be able to make my first transcontinental experience!
Russia is not a communist country anymore (they wish they were!). I have some trouble determining whether your post is sarcastic or not, by the way. Having relatively high taxes on income and sales is not necessarily bad; it allows for better government facilities for citizens (such as a medical system that isn't terribly expensive for the care it provides).
The Israeli offensive is a war against terrorism. It aims at the complete destruction of terrorists. Therefore, there is no collateral damage involved. They are killing terrorists, potential terrorists (men), future terrorists (children), terrorist production facilities (women), terror tunnels (tunnels), terrorist protectors and repairers (doctors, hospitals), terrorist shelters (houses), terror-learning centers (schools), terror fuel (power plants), terror exchange facilities (airports - already destroyed a long time ago), and terrorist and antisemitic ideas (any form of criticism of the state of Israel and its actions).
I bet the remaining 95% chemical, biological, and possibly nuclear warhead missiles will be more than enough to lay Israel to waste. You see, with that kind of weapon, only a 100% effective (which isn't possible) defense system will prevent damage. So it's a waste of money anyway.
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Hint: Being near-circular in body shape is not the normal human shape. It's called obesity.
Other hint: Being quite thin and have a big, round head is (or should be) the normal condition of at least 50% of the human population (men + prepubescent children). The remaining 40-something % is (or should be) also quite thin with a big, round head, but often includes two lumps on the chest area. Then, for about 50% of the human population, at certain points in their lives they will sport another, smaller thin object with a round head.
Let's hope Apple's new fingerprint reader is better than their previous one: http://www.theguardian.com/tec...
Your argument... As opposed to what? Israel just killing Palestinians (terrorists, adults, children, men, women, journalists, doctors, UN personel, whatever), period?
If it's anti-social, can it still be a 'network'?
Clearly the giant monster and alien attack are merely stand-ins for the damage done by corrupt politicians and idiot bosses (like those at Electronic Arts), respectively. How I wish the first had a single monstrous eye and clawed arms and an omnimuous black finishing in real life, it would make recognising them much easier. However, representing idiot bosses using UFOs was not required - you usually notice right away they are not of this world.
...Earth shakes You.
Oh, wait.
Result of bug: Google car intact and still functional, passengers fried to a nice crisp gold-brown color, expected to taste like pork buns.
No. However, unlike a simulation, where the only values taken into account are those put in by the programmers and the car's designers (for stuff like wear-rates of mechanical parts), a test track will at least show values closer to real use, and may reveal unexpected hardware failures.
Unfortunately the Netherlands have a large amount of people who think it's alright that extreme rightist asshats spew hateful speech, but when a Muslim does it they need to be expelled.
According to Dutch media, at least one of them is....British.
Perhaps they are afraid someone will recognize the voices? Why would that be a problem? Or are the people making these videos UK security agency implants?
So did the Scottish.
Ostrich? Isn't that the local people's name for Austria, which is short for Australia?
For an obvious example of how bad Wikipedia can be, check out their articles on paranormal events. A lot of articles explain things like UFO sightings without any scepticism and present so-called 'facts' in revised historical contexts.
The bar that in Europe is placed much higher than (apparently) in the ole US of A, a concept that Uber appears to have some trouble grasping (not so Uber, eh?). So a business model that might work well in North America due to the abyssimal suckage of 'real' taxis there comes up at the bottom of the barrel at the other side of the Atlantic.
Gah, Slashdot doesn't take all Unicode characters properly :/
Read "Europe is not the USA"
Your "possible slacker" would likely not get a taxi license in Europe, first and foremost because his car is not up to standards. Europe USA.
Uber was (predictably) banned in a couple of Dutch cities for basically the same reason as in Berlin. Taxis here need licenses and have to adhere to strict guidelines due to serious issues with price-fixing and unacceptable behaviour by (not always) unlicensed taxi drivers (including robberies) in the past. Uber's reaction was "The law is obviously wrong and needs to be changed the future. We expect that this change will be made soon.".
This showcases some incredible arrogance and lack of understanding of how things work. A) Those laws and rules are the way they are because of historical reasons; those reasons are very likely to rear their ugly head again when licenses are abolished. B) Exclusive deals (e.g. where Uber would be the only one to be able to provide unlicensed taxis) are against European law. C) A company can't decide for everyone what the law should be; changes to the law will have to be agreed upon by all parties (and taxi unions are powerful). D) Suggesting that a law ought to change 'soon' because it means company X can't use their (obviously flawed) business model might work in a highly corrupt country (or one that does not care about consumer rights); it has no place in a democracy, and considering Uber seems to think it it ought to work that way maybe means Uber should be investigated for possible corruption practices...
So, the worst that could happen is if the poor sod's plane would disintegrate above a populated area, sucking him into one of the engines, and sending his remains downwards on the population in a fine mist?
Sounds like a plan.
Of course, it would be quite ironic if a mishandled case of a deadly disease would accidentally wipe out the USA's foremost expertise center on contagious diseases. And embarrassing. And very bad.
Perhaps Obama is the Antichrist afterall and this is his way of bringing the world to its end! Ebola for everyone, instead of equality for everyone!
I've had some success starting off in US labs. Especially those that keep samples for a longer time. There I made a killing, twice. Once during the original exposure phase, and once about 30 years onward. It was a very fun birthday party, except that all the invitees were dead at the end, which was a bit of a downer.
Perhaps this year I'll be able to make my first transcontinental experience!
Russia is not a communist country anymore (they wish they were!). I have some trouble determining whether your post is sarcastic or not, by the way. Having relatively high taxes on income and sales is not necessarily bad; it allows for better government facilities for citizens (such as a medical system that isn't terribly expensive for the care it provides).
"amazingly measured manner"?
What would consist a "minor" escalation in your world? Nuking a city off the map?
Simple.
The Israeli offensive is a war against terrorism. It aims at the complete destruction of terrorists. Therefore, there is no collateral damage involved. They are killing terrorists, potential terrorists (men), future terrorists (children), terrorist production facilities (women), terror tunnels (tunnels), terrorist protectors and repairers (doctors, hospitals), terrorist shelters (houses), terror-learning centers (schools), terror fuel (power plants), terror exchange facilities (airports - already destroyed a long time ago), and terrorist and antisemitic ideas (any form of criticism of the state of Israel and its actions).
I bet the remaining 95% chemical, biological, and possibly nuclear warhead missiles will be more than enough to lay Israel to waste. You see, with that kind of weapon, only a 100% effective (which isn't possible) defense system will prevent damage. So it's a waste of money anyway.