i wouldn't because like the last line of the summary says, i don't want to let the all-knowing Google any further into my life. i use scroogle for my web searches and have gmail accounts that sit there idle, so i have the ids if want them, but no real intention of using them.
Google does some interesting things, but analogous to M$ monopolizing computer OSes, Google seems to want to do the same thing with information or data. i'm not too fond of that.
what about the minutes people had to wait to start up their computers?
sure, it's nice to not have to wait so long now, but what is so crucial that someone has to be logged on in 7 seconds? is Facebook or fantasy sports that important? go twitter yourself or something while you sit through the tortuous boot time. or maybe just go grab a drink.
did the guy give Beck the domain? i'd have given it to some liberal shill somewhere, letting the domain taunt Beck for the rest of the contract. then let that asshat go buy it.
I simply didn't see the need when local news provided all the information that mattered,
i suppose that works if you think local crime, the local pro sports, and the occasional fundraiser is all of the news there is to know about. maybe your local station covers more than that, but that doesn't seem to describe the news i used to see.
there is contention that climate change might decrease winds in the future, thus reducing the impact of wind farms on energy production. i think also read the an increase in trees might have a negative effect on wind power potential, but i can't remember where i read that now.
in the case of a qualified veteran, great. but i wrote that vet status trumps qualification. in other words, just being a vet or vet's spouse automatically means that person receives the job. one manager canceled a position because he was being forced to hire a vet with no job-related skills in place of people with graduate degrees related to the position.
the way i described costs money too. hiring someone unskilled, let alone inept, means having to go back and do the job over and also fixing whatever mistakes they made. in the case of forests, cutting down half of a forest for timber operations that weren't intended to be harvested at the time, you can't really just put the trees back and wait for them to be ready in x years.
or if it's an endangered species, capturing some breeders has led to the demise of at least a bird species or two. someone trained in population demographics or to even recognize differences in gender of species is less likely to make a mistake. i know, i know, not exactly a financial cost there.
i don't understand. if the govt. makes people join the army, there will be more veterans, assuming the new blood gets shipped off to Afghanistan or Iraq or wherever our new corporate master decides to send the armed forces. then when non-military govt jobs open up, assuming the deployed people survive to make to being a veteran, there will be more people with veteran preference, the vets plus their spouses.
since i was trying to make the point that people who aren't qualified are getting preferential treatment, i don't know how expanding the pool of people in this category makes it easier for qualified people to get into specialized positions in govt. agencies and departments.
AVUE.com, which lists USDA Forest Service jobs, recently informed applicants that from now on SPOUSES of veterans, not just veterans, will receive preference for filling positions. This preference excludes qualification. In other words, you just have to be married to a vet and you can have the govt. job of your choice.
Before someone says that I'm trying to say the wife of Pfc. John Doe can ask for the EPA director's job, I think there is some limit, especially for executive position (but maybe not), but low level positions, e.g. GS-5 or GS-7 are affected. I've heard of two people with Master's degrees getting turned down because of people without degrees or other qualifying experience getting a veteran preference. The vet preference trumps other qualifications hands down. So, don't be surprised at what kind of "experts" fill those positions.
There has to be another way to show appreciation to veterans.
is hardly enough distance to reach more than 2 shoulder-to-shoulder people in a crowd. the govt's gonna want better range, and probably higher wattage, before they consider this for crowd control.
instead of the disennguous "market failure" call it what it really is. it's not a market failure, it's a market success. the problem is the consumer. they should probably start taxing people according to weight, taking into account height, age, and other factors, for their impact on health care resource use or something.
they could still tax the soda makers, but call it what it really is.
understand the point to these things. Segway or what, why can't people use their legs? isn't part of the obesity epidemic the lack of exercise for those involved? how is making it easier for people to not even WALK supposed to be an advantage or boon? half the people who use motorized chairs now probably shouldn't have started using them to start with.
besides, with a Segway, you're standing up to use. are you so lazy that you can't move your legs while they're supporting your weight?
with picturing why there needed to be a spreadsheet attachment to an email explaining the bill. some kind of graphic embedded in the email wouldn't have done the job of explaining the bill or its processing?
ridiculous inheritance, i.e. getting super rich off of your parents while never having accomplished anything yourself, is garbage. but as a nostalgic or maybe a personal event, it seems fair. a rare model computer or collection of some sort, or even $$ enough to pay for a degree OR a house, seem reasonable.
but in this particular case, considering what gets the rights if the heirs don't, i'm siding with the heirs, meritorious or not.
is not practicable at this point, we should be doing something to reduce the amount of potential sources.
for example, i usually bring my lunch from home and store it in reusable containers. i don't take leftovers from the restaurant, so i don't have styrofoam. i pick up a random plastic bag i see on the sidewalk, assuming i can trash it reasonably quickly. using cloth shopping bags would reduce the amount of plastic bags...
perhaps if more people could try bringing lunch from home in reusable containers one day more/week?
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the 3rd reference:
Manly, John Matthews (1931). "Roger Bacon and the Voynich MS". Speculum 6 (3): 345-391. doi:10.2307/2848508+.
has a "+" at the end of the doi that doesn't belong there. i think the article's editor is part of the conspiracy.
it's overrated apparently.
i wouldn't because like the last line of the summary says, i don't want to let the all-knowing Google any further into my life. i use scroogle for my web searches and have gmail accounts that sit there idle, so i have the ids if want them, but no real intention of using them.
Google does some interesting things, but analogous to M$ monopolizing computer OSes, Google seems to want to do the same thing with information or data. i'm not too fond of that.
or Chipotle.
"... Seven seconds is too long,"
what about the minutes people had to wait to start up their computers?
sure, it's nice to not have to wait so long now, but what is so crucial that someone has to be logged on in 7 seconds? is Facebook or fantasy sports that important? go twitter yourself or something while you sit through the tortuous boot time. or maybe just go grab a drink.
at our current high tech stuff, there can't be that many reason to worry about 1,000 year retention.
did the guy give Beck the domain? i'd have given it to some liberal shill somewhere, letting the domain taunt Beck for the rest of the contract. then let that asshat go buy it.
I simply didn't see the need when local news provided all the information that mattered,
i suppose that works if you think local crime, the local pro sports, and the occasional fundraiser is all of the news there is to know about. maybe your local station covers more than that, but that doesn't seem to describe the news i used to see.
why would you bring a laptop to the movies anyway?
there is contention that climate change might decrease winds in the future, thus reducing the impact of wind farms on energy production. i think also read the an increase in trees might have a negative effect on wind power potential, but i can't remember where i read that now.
in the case of a qualified veteran, great. but i wrote that vet status trumps qualification. in other words, just being a vet or vet's spouse automatically means that person receives the job. one manager canceled a position because he was being forced to hire a vet with no job-related skills in place of people with graduate degrees related to the position.
the way i described costs money too. hiring someone unskilled, let alone inept, means having to go back and do the job over and also fixing whatever mistakes they made. in the case of forests, cutting down half of a forest for timber operations that weren't intended to be harvested at the time, you can't really just put the trees back and wait for them to be ready in x years.
or if it's an endangered species, capturing some breeders has led to the demise of at least a bird species or two. someone trained in population demographics or to even recognize differences in gender of species is less likely to make a mistake. i know, i know, not exactly a financial cost there.
i don't understand. if the govt. makes people join the army, there will be more veterans, assuming the new blood gets shipped off to Afghanistan or Iraq or wherever our new corporate master decides to send the armed forces. then when non-military govt jobs open up, assuming the deployed people survive to make to being a veteran, there will be more people with veteran preference, the vets plus their spouses.
since i was trying to make the point that people who aren't qualified are getting preferential treatment, i don't know how expanding the pool of people in this category makes it easier for qualified people to get into specialized positions in govt. agencies and departments.
AVUE.com, which lists USDA Forest Service jobs, recently informed applicants that from now on SPOUSES of veterans, not just veterans, will receive preference for filling positions. This preference excludes qualification. In other words, you just have to be married to a vet and you can have the govt. job of your choice.
Before someone says that I'm trying to say the wife of Pfc. John Doe can ask for the EPA director's job, I think there is some limit, especially for executive position (but maybe not), but low level positions, e.g. GS-5 or GS-7 are affected. I've heard of two people with Master's degrees getting turned down because of people without degrees or other qualifying experience getting a veteran preference. The vet preference trumps other qualifications hands down. So, don't be surprised at what kind of "experts" fill those positions.
There has to be another way to show appreciation to veterans.
is hardly enough distance to reach more than 2 shoulder-to-shoulder people in a crowd. the govt's gonna want better range, and probably higher wattage, before they consider this for crowd control.
The other is to improve the design of the propeller to make it more efficient while lessen the drag
there are several collisions of marine life with props, such as manatees. since redesign of the prop is being considered, why not consider a wildlife safe, efficent redesign
i wanted to write the same exact thing.
instead of the disennguous "market failure" call it what it really is. it's not a market failure, it's a market success. the problem is the consumer. they should probably start taxing people according to weight, taking into account height, age, and other factors, for their impact on health care resource use or something.
they could still tax the soda makers, but call it what it really is.
understand the point to these things. Segway or what, why can't people use their legs? isn't part of the obesity epidemic the lack of exercise for those involved? how is making it easier for people to not even WALK supposed to be an advantage or boon? half the people who use motorized chairs now probably shouldn't have started using them to start with.
besides, with a Segway, you're standing up to use. are you so lazy that you can't move your legs while they're supporting your weight?
i forgot, which is greater: a brazillion or a guatamellion?
with picturing why there needed to be a spreadsheet attachment to an email explaining the bill. some kind of graphic embedded in the email wouldn't have done the job of explaining the bill or its processing?
no one batting an eye except for /. commentators.
and the ACLU.
ridiculous inheritance, i.e. getting super rich off of your parents while never having accomplished anything yourself, is garbage. but as a nostalgic or maybe a personal event, it seems fair. a rare model computer or collection of some sort, or even $$ enough to pay for a degree OR a house, seem reasonable.
but in this particular case, considering what gets the rights if the heirs don't, i'm siding with the heirs, meritorious or not.
geez, what did people do before facebook to let groups of friends know about important events in their life? i'm stumped...
is not practicable at this point, we should be doing something to reduce the amount of potential sources.
for example, i usually bring my lunch from home and store it in reusable containers. i don't take leftovers from the restaurant, so i don't have styrofoam. i pick up a random plastic bag i see on the sidewalk, assuming i can trash it reasonably quickly. using cloth shopping bags would reduce the amount of plastic bags...
perhaps if more people could try bringing lunch from home in reusable containers one day more/week?