You can explain till the cows come home that you don't want him destroying your furniture. The second your back is turned it all reverts to the natural state of any unattended item in the presence of a Staffie - a chew toy.
Let the cows explain it, then. Maybe they'll have better luck.
Well, science journalism. So, tentative results from an animal trial using a compound that happens to be found in some wines (mostly red, but not all red and in some whites), cocoa, and peanuts leads to a headline about drinking in space? Really?
Process of elimination. You don't get peanuts when you fly anymore.
They're probably drawing a parallel between this and the 'Golden Age of Piracy' in the 16-1700's. A surplus of people capable and willing to take from the system what they've been unable to legally earn, and a lot of poorly defended, inviting targets.
“The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views...which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.” - Doctor Who
I seem to recall in the late 80s/early 90s when the notion of finding an exoplanet was pretty far fetched. I think the more we see and learn, it seems the more we start to realize that planets are anything but uncommon, and planets which could potentially house life are... maybe not common, but not quite so dramatically rare as we once thought.
The more time passes, the more it's hard not to look at Drake's equation and figure that he might have been onto something... if there's bazillions of planets, and a good chunk of those have moons, and a couple of those are in a habitable section... well, maybe it's possible that there is far more life in the universe than we've previously thought.
Precisely. It seems that most news reports on exoplanet discovery either ignore or gloss over the fact that the question we're looking to answer right now is "How much of a special case is Earth?" Keep in mind that just a few generations ago we were trying to figure out where objects were at the edges of our own Solar System. Over the past 20 years science has managed to show evidence that both planetary systems and earthlike rocky planets are not the gazillion-to-one shot we thought they might be. So far it seems that the more precise our observation ability becomes and the more we find out, the higher the 'life as we know it' probability becomes. I find that very encouraging.
Actually Galileo was just confined to house arrest for the remainder of his life, and publication of scientific findings were prohibited.
That being said, it's still not even in the ballpark. Trying to compare a lifetime of imprisonment to a group of people smarter than you telling you that you're full of it just shows that you weren't paying attention in history class either.
Because focus can now be placed elsewhere instead of continuing to investigate a red herring.
While it is sometimes disappointing that unknown effects don't always turn out to be from unknown causes, having the exciting new discoveries come from the basis of fact rather than imagination is the main difference between actual science versus everything else that claims to be science.
"So, who's funding the anti-internet gambling side and WHY?"
The brick and mortar casinos. If people have the convenience of being able to go across the living room to gamble for actual cash, they're not going to arrange trips across the country to do so.
It's no coincidence that the prohibition excludes fantasy sports, online lotteries, and horse racing. The brick and mortars have had those forms of remote wagering available for some time. If this was purely a morality and citizen protection issue, why the exceptions?
It's still a better entertainment value, unless you play the game for less than two hours, and someone in your house is charging you $3 or more for soda.
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We've just got to name the pulsar "Lucy" now.
You can explain till the cows come home that you don't want him destroying your furniture. The second your back is turned it all reverts to the natural state of any unattended item in the presence of a Staffie - a chew toy.
Let the cows explain it, then. Maybe they'll have better luck.
Well, science journalism. So, tentative results from an animal trial using a compound that happens to be found in some wines (mostly red, but not all red and in some whites), cocoa, and peanuts leads to a headline about drinking in space? Really?
Process of elimination. You don't get peanuts when you fly anymore.
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The effort some people will go to just to avoid having to do the laundry.
When will they be going after the heirs of Fred Blassie?
They're probably drawing a parallel between this and the 'Golden Age of Piracy' in the 16-1700's. A surplus of people capable and willing to take from the system what they've been unable to legally earn, and a lot of poorly defended, inviting targets.
“The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views...which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.” - Doctor Who
Someone at MI6 has been watching waaaaay too much Eddie Izzard.
CAKE OR DEATH?!
Precisely. It seems that most news reports on exoplanet discovery either ignore or gloss over the fact that the question we're looking to answer right now is "How much of a special case is Earth?" Keep in mind that just a few generations ago we were trying to figure out where objects were at the edges of our own Solar System. Over the past 20 years science has managed to show evidence that both planetary systems and earthlike rocky planets are not the gazillion-to-one shot we thought they might be. So far it seems that the more precise our observation ability becomes and the more we find out, the higher the 'life as we know it' probability becomes. I find that very encouraging.
Alcohol has nothing to do with free speech.
I disagree. Alcohol often makes speech much freer than the speaker would prefer.
it puts the cheeseburger in its mouth
ICANN has cheeseburger?
"which posits that people suffering from schizophrenia have brains that lose the ability to forget or ignore as much as they normally would."
So the fact that it sometimes takes me twenty minutes to find my keys in the morning is a sign that I'm sane? That's oddly comforting.
Actually Galileo was just confined to house arrest for the remainder of his life, and publication of scientific findings were prohibited.
That being said, it's still not even in the ballpark. Trying to compare a lifetime of imprisonment to a group of people smarter than you telling you that you're full of it just shows that you weren't paying attention in history class either.
Because focus can now be placed elsewhere instead of continuing to investigate a red herring.
While it is sometimes disappointing that unknown effects don't always turn out to be from unknown causes, having the exciting new discoveries come from the basis of fact rather than imagination is the main difference between actual science versus everything else that claims to be science.
Do you mean there is no such thing as Silicon Heaven? Then, where do all the calculators go?
No, there isn't. But Android Hell is a real place where you will be sent at the first sign of defiance.
'Yes, I have a nice farm. The grass I planted in the mud is doing just fine. Maybe I will get a horse.'
"If it hadn't been for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college."
I think we've finally figured out what Lewis Black overheard.
Victor Borge and Bobby Fischer will perform "In the Hall of the Mountain King's Gambit Accepted."
I suspect most of my games would wind up sounding like the piano part to "Louie Louie".
At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold.
At the end of a tomato is a pot of spaghetti.
That which you prefer speaks volumes about who you are.
Because pre-made, easily plugged in game elements can be extremely convenient if your GM planning time is limited.
"So, who's funding the anti-internet gambling side and WHY?"
The brick and mortar casinos. If people have the convenience of being able to go across the living room to gamble for actual cash, they're not going to arrange trips across the country to do so.
It's no coincidence that the prohibition excludes fantasy sports, online lotteries, and horse racing. The brick and mortars have had those forms of remote wagering available for some time. If this was purely a morality and citizen protection issue, why the exceptions?
It's still a better entertainment value, unless you play the game for less than two hours, and someone in your house is charging you $3 or more for soda.
NASA Attempts To Reason With Idiots, Lunatics
Usually these are known as Funding Requests.
Why is the taxpayer's money being spent on this nonsense? What's next? Scientific evidence, that there is no Santa Claus?
You won't be laughing when the ice sheet melts down to the point that his workshop sinks into the Arctic Ocean.