Grasshopper legs taste a lot like frog, which tastes vaguely like raw fish. Ants taste like ants, variously sweet (good), tart (good), or astringent (yucky). I can't tell you about other bugs, I've only tried these.:)
What's the allowed percentage of insects and rodent fecal matter in cereal products, vegetables, and the like? I seem to recall it's about 1% by weight.
And those fine brown flakes in your flour didn't start life as wheat.
Actually, I'd expand that to "ALL forms of moderation encourage groupthink" as that has been my experience across many forms of group communication, from BBSs to mailing lists to modern forums. Slashdot probably has the least issue with this, because there's no mechanism for mods to flat-out prevent people from making unpopular posts. So the posts may get modded down, but they aren't killed outright nor the user banned, which are very common issues with today's forums -- and the primary reason for bans appears to be 'expressing opinion which disagrees with the groupthink as allowed by the mods'.
tl;dr: Slashdot's mod system may pull unpopular posts out of the limelight, but at least it doesn't kill them entirely, a big problem elsewhere.
This is already happening. Some of what used to be Yahoo Groups or on a dedicated forum have moved to Facebook. I consider this a great leap backward (even if there weren't privacy concerns, Facebook's interface makes me want to stick forks in my eyes). I've abandoned the relevant 'social groups' rather than put up with all this.:(
There's another theory that correlates speed of galloping motion with whether the testes are internal or external (external goes with higher speed). That part follows well enough, far as I read it, tho I'm not so sure about the mechanical premise.
Regardless, could be the temperature thing came later, since obviously it's not a valid criterion for all critters.
If the cabbie doesn't realise you're not the same party, yeah. But in some areas, he's allowed to charge each of you full fare, rather than letting you split the fare.
Because something is a crime doesn't automatically mean it was wrong. Many activities have been carried out that history views as criminal, which were nonetheless admirable.
The idea that no one cared at all means they're wasting my tax dollars, which ultimately paid for it. If they care at least a little bit, they're probably not going to use the equipment wastefully.
"What about a massive life form the size of a planet, or a solar system? How would it perceive time? Its metabolic rate would by necessity be much slower than ours, so would most likely perceive time in very fast motion and, if the life cycle was anything like ours, could have a lifespan of millions of years."
Or maybe not; its metabolic rate might be much faster, and perceived by us as a 'sun'.
And then there's the poor sucker whose real name is John Doe... and there are real names that sound like constructs or nyms, as well as the reverse. (I mean, if Zappa hadn't named his kids the way he did, would you believe those were their real names?)
Other than that, I agree with you... it's better when no one can retaliate. 'Too much' anonymity is always better than the reverse.
I wonder to what degree this was really "don't remap what FEMA already decreed mapped"... which sometimes has scant correlation between terrain and what's declared flood hazard. Frex, mountaintops with no surface water have been declared flood hazard areas under FEMA's new maps (and certain banks, in partnerships beneficial to certain insurance firms, have gleefully glommed onto these maps and used them to inflict extra costs on mortgage holders... see the Chase Bank lawsuit).
It would be interesting to chart species histories against that graph. Notice that civilization and warming temps kinda go together. I don't think that's coincidence.
Not to mention that in today's paranoid climate, any such accusation will be automatically believed, with all the negative potential that generates, up to and including a wrongful conviction and jail time for some innocent teacher.
I'm sure kids will very quickly learn to use this against whomever displeases them.
Good point, and if it's the case -- we may see a decline in such cancers as disposable instruments become the rule (thanks to the risk of HIV transmission), rather than the old sterilize-and-re-use.
Anecdote: before disposable instruments and drill heads, every time I went to the dentist I could *count* on coming down with the flu a few days later. But not once since disposable drill heads came along.
Two major local municipal water systems -- one fluoridated, one not. My dentist (who has been practicing in the same area for ~40 years) says he can tell where his patients live without asking 'em, because the children who grow up on the fluoridated water have much better teeth. Not perfect, but certainly less early decay.
[I grew up on a fluoridated water system. In the town across the river, it was not done. Same observation.]
An example of how far off it can be: There's a NWS Wx station on the bank of the Jefferson River that never reads outside of the 35F-50F range, even when all the stations elsewhere in the area (southwestern Montana) read anywhere from -40F to +98F.
I'm too lazy to go find the cite, but I seem to recall a stat that all the human-generated CO2 *combined* comes to something like 0.01% of the CO2 dissolved in the oceans. Which implies that through evaporation alone, oceans may 'produce' more than humans could with their best efforts.
"..giving away terrible quality mp3's and asking for 10 bucks for a high quality CD.."
That's sure how it works for me. Scrounge the crappy MP3s, start frothing at the mouth about the ones I really like, buy a CD as an upgrade and as a reliable backup medium. I just bought a DVD from one band that's thereby addicted me (and they throw a lot of their stuff up on Youtube, and even link to uploads by other folks). I bought all three of one band's CDs on the basis of the dozen or so MP3s they gave away.
It was the same before MP3s. When I DJ'd, I could copy any album I wanted for the cost of a cassette tape. The result? I *bought* more music during that period than ever before or since.
Oho, now we know which dimension to send the bill to, for all the decades of environmental cleanup. Do you really think we want your used corpses littering our lawns, or your disembodied atoms polluting our air?
But when they arrive on the other end and are reassembled, all that recovered energy has to go somewhere... obviously it goes back into the transporter itself. This is why transporters never need recharging.;)
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Grasshopper legs taste a lot like frog, which tastes vaguely like raw fish. Ants taste like ants, variously sweet (good), tart (good), or astringent (yucky). I can't tell you about other bugs, I've only tried these. :)
None of it tastes like chicken, tho!
What's the allowed percentage of insects and rodent fecal matter in cereal products, vegetables, and the like? I seem to recall it's about 1% by weight.
And those fine brown flakes in your flour didn't start life as wheat.
I think it was Half-Life that let you map the WinKey however you wished (I used it for strafe). This is much more useful than simply disabling it.
(Especially for us keyboarders who can't use the mouse or some other key combo because it hurts our wrists.)
Actually, I'd expand that to "ALL forms of moderation encourage groupthink" as that has been my experience across many forms of group communication, from BBSs to mailing lists to modern forums. Slashdot probably has the least issue with this, because there's no mechanism for mods to flat-out prevent people from making unpopular posts. So the posts may get modded down, but they aren't killed outright nor the user banned, which are very common issues with today's forums -- and the primary reason for bans appears to be 'expressing opinion which disagrees with the groupthink as allowed by the mods'.
tl;dr: Slashdot's mod system may pull unpopular posts out of the limelight, but at least it doesn't kill them entirely, a big problem elsewhere.
This is already happening. Some of what used to be Yahoo Groups or on a dedicated forum have moved to Facebook. I consider this a great leap backward (even if there weren't privacy concerns, Facebook's interface makes me want to stick forks in my eyes). I've abandoned the relevant 'social groups' rather than put up with all this. :(
There's another theory that correlates speed of galloping motion with whether the testes are internal or external (external goes with higher speed). That part follows well enough, far as I read it, tho I'm not so sure about the mechanical premise.
Regardless, could be the temperature thing came later, since obviously it's not a valid criterion for all critters.
If the cabbie doesn't realise you're not the same party, yeah. But in some areas, he's allowed to charge each of you full fare, rather than letting you split the fare.
Because something is a crime doesn't automatically mean it was wrong. Many activities have been carried out that history views as criminal, which were nonetheless admirable.
Is it wrong that I laughed when it slipped on the ice??
(And then immediately wondered why they don't use better winter-type horseshoes on it, or whatever is on the soles of its feet.)
The idea that no one cared at all means they're wasting my tax dollars, which ultimately paid for it. If they care at least a little bit, they're probably not going to use the equipment wastefully.
And people were a lot more sensible. :(
"What about a massive life form the size of a planet, or a solar system? How would it perceive time? Its metabolic rate would by necessity be much slower than ours, so would most likely perceive time in very fast motion and, if the life cycle was anything like ours, could have a lifespan of millions of years."
Or maybe not; its metabolic rate might be much faster, and perceived by us as a 'sun'.
Or rather, slightly behind the fly, since most of 'em seem to take off backwards. (When I'm in practice, I get 'em on about half the attempts.)
And then there's the poor sucker whose real name is John Doe... and there are real names that sound like constructs or nyms, as well as the reverse. (I mean, if Zappa hadn't named his kids the way he did, would you believe those were their real names?)
Other than that, I agree with you ... it's better when no one can retaliate. 'Too much' anonymity is always better than the reverse.
I wonder to what degree this was really "don't remap what FEMA already decreed mapped" ... which sometimes has scant correlation between terrain and what's declared flood hazard. Frex, mountaintops with no surface water have been declared flood hazard areas under FEMA's new maps (and certain banks, in partnerships beneficial to certain insurance firms, have gleefully glommed onto these maps and used them to inflict extra costs on mortgage holders... see the Chase Bank lawsuit).
It would be interesting to chart species histories against that graph. Notice that civilization and warming temps kinda go together. I don't think that's coincidence.
Not to mention that in today's paranoid climate, any such accusation will be automatically believed, with all the negative potential that generates, up to and including a wrongful conviction and jail time for some innocent teacher.
I'm sure kids will very quickly learn to use this against whomever displeases them.
Or perhaps for a LACK of things we're now exposed to.
Good point, and if it's the case -- we may see a decline in such cancers as disposable instruments become the rule (thanks to the risk of HIV transmission), rather than the old sterilize-and-re-use.
Anecdote: before disposable instruments and drill heads, every time I went to the dentist I could *count* on coming down with the flu a few days later. But not once since disposable drill heads came along.
Two major local municipal water systems -- one fluoridated, one not. My dentist (who has been practicing in the same area for ~40 years) says he can tell where his patients live without asking 'em, because the children who grow up on the fluoridated water have much better teeth. Not perfect, but certainly less early decay.
[I grew up on a fluoridated water system. In the town across the river, it was not done. Same observation.]
An example of how far off it can be: There's a NWS Wx station on the bank of the Jefferson River that never reads outside of the 35F-50F range, even when all the stations elsewhere in the area (southwestern Montana) read anywhere from -40F to +98F.
I'm too lazy to go find the cite, but I seem to recall a stat that all the human-generated CO2 *combined* comes to something like 0.01% of the CO2 dissolved in the oceans. Which implies that through evaporation alone, oceans may 'produce' more than humans could with their best efforts.
"..giving away terrible quality mp3's and asking for 10 bucks for a high quality CD.."
That's sure how it works for me. Scrounge the crappy MP3s, start frothing at the mouth about the ones I really like, buy a CD as an upgrade and as a reliable backup medium. I just bought a DVD from one band that's thereby addicted me (and they throw a lot of their stuff up on Youtube, and even link to uploads by other folks). I bought all three of one band's CDs on the basis of the dozen or so MP3s they gave away.
It was the same before MP3s. When I DJ'd, I could copy any album I wanted for the cost of a cassette tape. The result? I *bought* more music during that period than ever before or since.
Oho, now we know which dimension to send the bill to, for all the decades of environmental cleanup. Do you really think we want your used corpses littering our lawns, or your disembodied atoms polluting our air?
-- signed, Denizens of the Other Dimensions
But when they arrive on the other end and are reassembled, all that recovered energy has to go somewhere... obviously it goes back into the transporter itself. This is why transporters never need recharging. ;)