What does being an atheist have to do with decency standards? Atheists do not base their morals on religous dogma, but they still have morals. It is hard not to absorb the mores of the culture you grow up in. I have found that most people in a given culture share many core values. While some religious fundamentalists may have a longer list of "bad things", the average person in society, athiest or not, will likely have similar views on what is wrong.
If you pick a less popular game, or a game more popular with younger kids you'll play against less skilled people and be able to enjoy playing without practising for 6 hours a day. "Global Operations", or that version of Command and conquere hat was a FPS.
Sorry, but "parents aren't exactly supported in this culture" is just a cop out. I'm a SINGLE parent with three kids, and I DO know what games and music my kids are listening to. It isn't that hard to spend time doing stuff with your kids that they like. There are some games I won't let my kids play (GTA for one) - they can play games like that when they are older if they want to. Parents don't even have to actually play the games, just watch to see what they are like. As for labels, they help but it is still important to watch what yourk kids are up to so you can watch out for stuff that might need a little parental guidance or explanation.
It is a parents job to teach their children right from wrong, and reinforce those lesson by example.
"Steven J. Milloy is the publisher of JunkScience.com, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and a columnist for FoxNews.com. "
They love nuclear power, don't see a problem with "second hand smoke", and in general are for anything that can make a buck. While there may be interesting information at the site it certainly does have an agenda.
A legal government marriage is really just forming an odd corporation that can only have two people in it that is REALLY hard to leave. Do shop around. Divorce is messy and expensive - I do not reccomend it unless things have gone very, very bad. The grass is always greener...
Remember, that warm, fuzzy, romantic love only lasts a few years then you have to hope you actually like the person you married.
Would you tell someone with diabetes to stop taking insulin because you don't think it is a "disorder"? Of course not. But as soon as someone has a problem with their brain then it must be a lack of will power, or moral degeneracy. Couldn't possibly be an organic problem.
That said, it is best to combine proper training, coping mechanism, and other therapy with the drugs. And don't stick with the first drug you try. A good Doctor will arrange to try a few different drugs to find the one that is most effective with the fewest side-effects. Also, arrange for a "drug holiday" once a year if it is a "mild " case. Many people are more able to cope without medication as they mature and learn more self-control. But don't feel bad if you (or your child) have to continue with drugs all your life. You wouldn't feel bad if it was insulin.
There is about double the radiation in space compared to the ISS, less on the Martian surface. As the radiation dose is spread out over time the body has a chance to repair some of the damage. A trip to Mars increases the risk of cancer about the same as smoking two packs a day for 3 years.
Shielding, or a faster trip would make the trip much safer.
What do you mean "probabaly"? Only a complete loon gives these crazy "it was faked on a sound stage" conspiracy theories any more credence than the fever inspired ravings of a brain dmaged LSD tripping baboon.
Technology is not going to be the downfall of the USA 'empire'. It will be its governments policies, and its citizens willingness to give up their civil liberties in exchange for 'security'. The USA is not much of an adventurer any more. The last bold move it made was going to the moon. The citizens seem to want to legislate a 'safe' world. USA citizens want to outlaw or control anything harmful moving responsabilty for their actions to the government.
But they attacked Iraq! Wasn't that bold? No, there was no chance whatsoever that the USA would lose that war. And they have to stay because it would be political suicide to leave, and it is the 'right thing to do'.
Locally, some women have been going topless at the local community swimming pool to force the police to arrest them, but after a lengthy legal battle it was determined that if men can go topless, so can women. The local newpaper had a picture of a local man shaking hands with the determined young women (arm doing shaking strategicly placed) and in the back ground is a very happy 12 year old boy. Once the point was made, the young woman reverted to wearing a top.
All modern train locomotives use a similar setup. That is why they are called diesal-electric locomotives. This is tried and true technology that works great year after year. How Diesal-electric loco's work
It is interesting that this old technology is being used with a bus, and they are adding batteries, but it certainly is not a break through.
Yes, I think you are correct. "I, Robot" is a collection of short stories, all playing with the "3 laws" and how they can cause interesting, tragic, and funny situations.
The "Caves of Steel" is a novel that sounds more like the movie. I live near were they are filming the movie. They turned a local street into a futuristic shopping strip (kind of an art decco / 50's jetsons mish mash) where a crowd of robots runs amuck. Don't recall there every being robots running amuck in any of Asimov's robot stories.
Same in Canada. Once you have a fake bill you out of luck. Same deal with stolen goods. A local guy bought a newish car from a reputable dealer. Turned out the car was stolen and the car was returned to its owner. The guy who bought it from the dealer was not able to get any money back.
You didn't actually let a developer near a production box?! We give developers their own servers to play with. If it is an important system that development server will be big enough to do real-life load testing etc...
What every big system needs:
Production system - NO DEV AT ALL
Staging - an up to date copy of prod where new dev is tested before moving to production
Development - a recent copy of prod where new development is done before testing it on the Staging server
As for firewalls, etc... we work with the developers to make sure they have what they need without compromising security on production systems.
No I have not been mugged lately. In fact I don't know anyone who has ever been mugged. BUT I did some research and it turns out most muggers want cash or your car keys. The statistics I saw didn't even mention "password theft".
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Users SHOULD write down their passwords and keep them in their WALLET or PURSE. Not on a sticky note. Not in their top drawer. If its secure enough for cash and credit cards it should be ok for yuor passwords.
The USPTO is working as designed. They are supposed to accept as many patents as possible to generate revenue. The USPTO stopped actually checking if patents are "obvious" or "inventions" a long time ago.
Yet another library of prior art is not going to help. The LAW has to be changed so that all these frivolous patents are not passed in the first place.
As much as I enjoy bashing lawyers I must defend them here. A lawyers job is to do their best for their clients. The DMCA is the law. You should be mad at the politicians who passed this horrible law that can be so easily abused.
0. If you CAN'T afford a zero balance you should NOT have a credit card! Have you checked the interest rate on your card recently?
Only idiots completely lacking in selfcontrol, and with no concern for the future (like a 5 year old who is told he can have a box of cookies if he doesn't eat the three cookies in front of him, but eats the three cookies any ways) run up debts on credit cards that they cannot pay off at the end of the month.
0.5 Emergencies. Everyone should keep a few months salary in the bank, but if you don't and an unforseen expense comes up, sometimes the credit card is the only resort. ATI releasing a new video card is not an emergency.
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What does being an atheist have to do with decency standards? Atheists do not base their morals on religous dogma, but they still have morals. It is hard not to absorb the mores of the culture you grow up in. I have found that most people in a given culture share many core values. While some religious fundamentalists may have a longer list of "bad things", the average person in society, athiest or not, will likely have similar views on what is wrong.
Or John Brunner's "Jagged Orbit" - another early example of a book that could be described as "Cyberpunk".
If you pick a less popular game, or a game more popular with younger kids you'll play against less skilled people and be able to enjoy playing without practising for 6 hours a day. "Global Operations", or that version of Command and conquere hat was a FPS.
Mod parent up. It must be a joke. It looks like every TOS ever written all gathered in one place, with snide asides embedded.
It is a parents job to teach their children right from wrong, and reinforce those lesson by example.
"Steven J. Milloy is the publisher of JunkScience.com, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and a columnist for FoxNews.com. "
They love nuclear power, don't see a problem with "second hand smoke", and in general are for anything that can make a buck. While there may be interesting information at the site it certainly does have an agenda.
Remember, that warm, fuzzy, romantic love only lasts a few years then you have to hope you actually like the person you married.
That said, it is best to combine proper training, coping mechanism, and other therapy with the drugs. And don't stick with the first drug you try. A good Doctor will arrange to try a few different drugs to find the one that is most effective with the fewest side-effects. Also, arrange for a "drug holiday" once a year if it is a "mild " case. Many people are more able to cope without medication as they mature and learn more self-control. But don't feel bad if you (or your child) have to continue with drugs all your life. You wouldn't feel bad if it was insulin.
And just who is that you expect us to fight on Mars? Last time I checked there were not any locals to get upset about being colonized.
There is about double the radiation in space compared to the ISS, less on the Martian surface. As the radiation dose is spread out over time the body has a chance to repair some of the damage. A trip to Mars increases the risk of cancer about the same as smoking two packs a day for 3 years.
Shielding, or a faster trip would make the trip much safer.
True, but now the Chinese have put a man in orbit and are working towards a moon base. The USA wants to be the top dog in space.
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That is why we should be working towards living on Mars, not just visiting.
But they attacked Iraq! Wasn't that bold? No, there was no chance whatsoever that the USA would lose that war. And they have to stay because it would be political suicide to leave, and it is the 'right thing to do'.
Locally, some women have been going topless at the local community swimming pool to force the police to arrest them, but after a lengthy legal battle it was determined that if men can go topless, so can women. The local newpaper had a picture of a local man shaking hands with the determined young women (arm doing shaking strategicly placed) and in the back ground is a very happy 12 year old boy. Once the point was made, the young woman reverted to wearing a top.
How Diesal-electric loco's work
It is interesting that this old technology is being used with a bus, and they are adding batteries, but it certainly is not a break through.
The "Caves of Steel" is a novel that sounds more like the movie. I live near were they are filming the movie. They turned a local street into a futuristic shopping strip (kind of an art decco / 50's jetsons mish mash) where a crowd of robots runs amuck. Don't recall there every being robots running amuck in any of Asimov's robot stories.
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Same in Canada. Once you have a fake bill you out of luck. Same deal with stolen goods. A local guy bought a newish car from a reputable dealer. Turned out the car was stolen and the car was returned to its owner. The guy who bought it from the dealer was not able to get any money back.
What every big system needs:
As for firewalls, etc... we work with the developers to make sure they have what they need without compromising security on production systems.
No I have not been mugged lately. In fact I don't know anyone who has ever been mugged. BUT I did some research and it turns out most muggers want cash or your car keys. The statistics I saw didn't even mention "password theft".
Users SHOULD write down their passwords and keep them in their WALLET or PURSE. Not on a sticky note. Not in their top drawer. If its secure enough for cash and credit cards it should be ok for yuor passwords.
Yet another library of prior art is not going to help. The LAW has to be changed so that all these frivolous patents are not passed in the first place.
As much as I enjoy bashing lawyers I must defend them here. A lawyers job is to do their best for their clients. The DMCA is the law. You should be mad at the politicians who passed this horrible law that can be so easily abused.
Only idiots completely lacking in selfcontrol, and with no concern for the future (like a 5 year old who is told he can have a box of cookies if he doesn't eat the three cookies in front of him, but eats the three cookies any ways) run up debts on credit cards that they cannot pay off at the end of the month.
0.5 Emergencies. Everyone should keep a few months salary in the bank, but if you don't and an unforseen expense comes up, sometimes the credit card is the only resort. ATI releasing a new video card is not an emergency.