My opinion is that if you post personally identifiable information to a public website, and expect that information to be kept from all the world's eyeballs, you're being incredibly foolish.
I couldn't agree more. What I don't care for is now my consumption of other content on the internet is being shared, via Facebook, without my consent.
While you're correct in your analysis of the statement, you're incorrect in regards to the technology. Yes, flu is an RNA virus but the manipulations of the genes that are expressed on the VLP - is all done with DNA. I'm guessing they clone the gene into their expression platform and the cell lines do all the work to put it together.
Now the big challenge is to prevent the patient from developing anit-vector immunity so that they can use the VLP delivery system again against different targets.
Again, and I say this as a Google Voice user, I don't think GV is a huge threat to wireless carriers. While, yes, GV can cut down on your incoming minutes since we all LOVE our cell phones we'll still have them as a primary way for GV to reach us. I'm happy to listen into someone leaving a message on my Google Voicemail and that, typically, uses my wireless minutes. It's probably because I don't have a direct line to reach me at my place of work or a landline at home. Now, if I divert my voicemail and read the transcription (which can be pretty spotty) that will cut down on my incoming minutes.
I think a lot of people just want the flexibility of GV and how that plays into an already interconnected lifestyle. That lifestyle will only benefit the wireless carriers (till some other wireless data network comes into play and lets me VOIP directly through GV through my handheld).
I look forward to a few cosmetic updates to the GV mobile webpage and I'll live without a free push of my incoming SMS to GV.
I don't disagree with you that Google's international rates do compete with that of AT&T. However, so does my buying an a prepaid international calling card. International charges shouldn't be a revenue issue for AT&T since there are so many other ways to avoid their horrible rates.
The "at home" biology and chemistry labs will be awesome. Particularly fun lab exercises: dissection, analytical and organic chemistry, molecular biology and genetics. Even my small liberal arts college had a NMR. Come to think of it, that'd be fun to have at home.
It's too bad this won't do much for the toner cartridges of the world that use page counters to estimate the quantity of toner remaining. I'm pretty sure our HP color laser and Brother multifunction aren't actually out of toner when they say they are. I've heard of these companies using an odometer of sorts to count to x pages of toner life and then call it dead regardless of actual toner usage.
Another point against Ecofont if they recommend laser printing over inkjets.
There's an idea, let's install this at the airport. I wonder how many people there have elevated heart rates, increased temperature and perspiration while shuffling through the TSA cattle gates?
There needs to be a greater discussion from the MDs and public health persons of the world that could aggregate any data or observe any health abnormalities. Right now we're being alarmist on "unpublished data" in the report mentioned and that mice in a cage living on a cell tower at hundreds (or thousands?) of watts grow tumors. Which one would also expect if you put them in a microwave. Any actual data on humans would go a long way to rid me of the tinfoil hat wearing weirdos, protesting in front of the Verizon Wireless store, in the people's republic or Berkeley (where city council is trying for a moratorium on new cell towers cause they will kill you).
Media Monkey will manage your iPod. It gets interesting with podcasts but you can still use iTunes for that. The new version of Media Monkey is supposed to have a built in podcast retriever.
Do you really think that Cingular would circumvent the WiFi functionality? They'd be fools to FORCE you to use their data network exclusively. So... Run your iChat and your IM and your web surfing through the WiFi. Just pay Cingular for the cell phone plan and maybe a SMS package. Unless you live on a farm you are likely to be near some accessible WiFi. Unless your farm is in California, in which case you're already set.
Probably not. Capital losses work fine if you're investing the money in stocks or funds but I'm pretty sure it uinversally does not apply to material goods or services. Same for depreciation. I'm no CPA and I have little knowledge of what constitues a loss. However, if a theif lifts your wallet they have to claim the cash as income and I'm pretty sure the same applies to the value of your stereo.
Not only is this a good idea, but this is what's happening now. Your virtual assets are worthless till you sell them for dollars. When you receive those dollars, that's a taxable event.
The IRS openly indicates in publication 525 that, "If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless in the same year you return it to its rightful owner." The same applies to accepting bribes. You can read it here. Basically, it doesn't usually matter how you receive income, it's taxed.
That would end all the ethical issues with raising an animal for food
Yeah, except for...wait for it... all of the ethical issues of having a incomplete living organism produce your food. It's alive, but it's not a cow. It's muscle but it's not moving. The list goes on and on...
It's bad enough with TV, where by the time one season premiers you've totally forgotten or just lost interest in the cliffhanger from the previous season's finale, and that's usually just a three or four month gap.
Seriously? Try HBO. Good content even if the seasons are a bit short (10-12 episodes) and you have to wait a year for the next season. Sounds ridiculous right? Except it's some of the best programming on TV... It works for me, and for the moment, so does HL2E1.
I've been thinking of this a lot lately and the timing of this article (and current fund drives) are the icing on the cake. I've drafted an open letter to NPR, PRI (Public Radio International), and APM (American Public Media) that I'd like to send along with my local NPR member station's endorsement. I should also note that I'm a supporter of my local NPR station.
I envison a system where NPR has freely avaliable podcasts of it's choosing to anyone (with a likely delay - some shows are delayed 2-4 days after the original air date before the podcast is downloadable). However, it stands to reason that NPR, and others, wouldn't want access to all of their shows. So, I think NPR should allow access to "premium" podcasts to members of their local stations. NPR could develop the "member-access" technology and distribute that to local stations. Users would sign in through their local station's website which would give them access to all of the podcasts for NPR, PRI and AMR. The end result still supports local memebr stations, and radio itself as a medium, and allows users access to podcasts to listen to on their own time. Local stations would continue to pay NPR's fees, like the current system. I also don't think NPR (and others) should limit the content the local stations receive. That is, I think I, as a paying member of my local station, should have access to shows that my local statino doesn't air. For example, I really enjoy West Coast Live (which doesn't stream arcived shows let alone podcast) but my local station doesn't air it. As a paying member I would get access to a podcast of West Coast Live.
I don't see how this wouldn't be a win-win-win situation. I get access to the content I want, I support my local station and they in turn support NPR (PRI and APM) to fund the creation of the content.
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My opinion is that if you post personally identifiable information to a public website, and expect that information to be kept from all the world's eyeballs, you're being incredibly foolish.
I couldn't agree more. What I don't care for is now my consumption of other content on the internet is being shared, via Facebook, without my consent.
While you're correct in your analysis of the statement, you're incorrect in regards to the technology. Yes, flu is an RNA virus but the manipulations of the genes that are expressed on the VLP - is all done with DNA. I'm guessing they clone the gene into their expression platform and the cell lines do all the work to put it together.
Now the big challenge is to prevent the patient from developing anit-vector immunity so that they can use the VLP delivery system again against different targets.
Again, and I say this as a Google Voice user, I don't think GV is a huge threat to wireless carriers. While, yes, GV can cut down on your incoming minutes since we all LOVE our cell phones we'll still have them as a primary way for GV to reach us. I'm happy to listen into someone leaving a message on my Google Voicemail and that, typically, uses my wireless minutes. It's probably because I don't have a direct line to reach me at my place of work or a landline at home. Now, if I divert my voicemail and read the transcription (which can be pretty spotty) that will cut down on my incoming minutes.
I think a lot of people just want the flexibility of GV and how that plays into an already interconnected lifestyle. That lifestyle will only benefit the wireless carriers (till some other wireless data network comes into play and lets me VOIP directly through GV through my handheld).
I look forward to a few cosmetic updates to the GV mobile webpage and I'll live without a free push of my incoming SMS to GV.
I don't disagree with you that Google's international rates do compete with that of AT&T. However, so does my buying an a prepaid international calling card. International charges shouldn't be a revenue issue for AT&T since there are so many other ways to avoid their horrible rates.
This is from the quote of the day a month or so back:
Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.
Howard Aiken (1900 - 1973)
I've found this to be true working at a biotech startup - I don't know if that's good or bad for our future.
I think in the time I saw this parent, a few dozen comments appeared in the parent above coming to the same conclusion.
Trolls abound!
Really?
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org
(For Windoze users, that's under "My Network Places" or whatever they'll call that in 7.)
The "at home" biology and chemistry labs will be awesome. Particularly fun lab exercises: dissection, analytical and organic chemistry, molecular biology and genetics. Even my small liberal arts college had a NMR. Come to think of it, that'd be fun to have at home.
It's hilarious that on my iGoogle page, as I expand and read this story, that there's an ad to "Find Your Perfect Ukrainian Bride."
It's too bad this won't do much for the toner cartridges of the world that use page counters to estimate the quantity of toner remaining. I'm pretty sure our HP color laser and Brother multifunction aren't actually out of toner when they say they are. I've heard of these companies using an odometer of sorts to count to x pages of toner life and then call it dead regardless of actual toner usage.
Another point against Ecofont if they recommend laser printing over inkjets.
Gore's Nobel Prize isn't in a scientific category.
There's an idea, let's install this at the airport. I wonder how many people there have elevated heart rates, increased temperature and perspiration while shuffling through the TSA cattle gates?
There needs to be a greater discussion from the MDs and public health persons of the world that could aggregate any data or observe any health abnormalities. Right now we're being alarmist on "unpublished data" in the report mentioned and that mice in a cage living on a cell tower at hundreds (or thousands?) of watts grow tumors. Which one would also expect if you put them in a microwave. Any actual data on humans would go a long way to rid me of the tinfoil hat wearing weirdos, protesting in front of the Verizon Wireless store, in the people's republic or Berkeley (where city council is trying for a moratorium on new cell towers cause they will kill you).
Maybe I'm just tired of the argument, "What if?"
Media Monkey will manage your iPod. It gets interesting with podcasts but you can still use iTunes for that. The new version of Media Monkey is supposed to have a built in podcast retriever.
Check out Media Monkey if you have a large library.
Only 62 million? For how much work? Talk about wanting the entire pie.
It's sad because somewhere 20 people are already in line.
Do you really think that Cingular would circumvent the WiFi functionality? They'd be fools to FORCE you to use their data network exclusively. So... Run your iChat and your IM and your web surfing through the WiFi. Just pay Cingular for the cell phone plan and maybe a SMS package. Unless you live on a farm you are likely to be near some accessible WiFi. Unless your farm is in California, in which case you're already set.
Probably not. Capital losses work fine if you're investing the money in stocks or funds but I'm pretty sure it uinversally does not apply to material goods or services. Same for depreciation. I'm no CPA and I have little knowledge of what constitues a loss. However, if a theif lifts your wallet they have to claim the cash as income and I'm pretty sure the same applies to the value of your stereo.
Not only is this a good idea, but this is what's happening now. Your virtual assets are worthless till you sell them for dollars. When you receive those dollars, that's a taxable event.
The IRS openly indicates in publication 525 that, "If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless in the same year you return it to its rightful owner." The same applies to accepting bribes. You can read it here. Basically, it doesn't usually matter how you receive income, it's taxed.
That would end all the ethical issues with raising an animal for food
...wait for it... all of the ethical issues of having a incomplete living organism produce your food. It's alive, but it's not a cow. It's muscle but it's not moving. The list goes on and on...
Yeah, except for
Steaks on a Plane!
It's bad enough with TV, where by the time one season premiers you've totally forgotten or just lost interest in the cliffhanger from the previous season's finale, and that's usually just a three or four month gap.
Seriously? Try HBO. Good content even if the seasons are a bit short (10-12 episodes) and you have to wait a year for the next season. Sounds ridiculous right? Except it's some of the best programming on TV... It works for me, and for the moment, so does HL2E1.
I've been thinking of this a lot lately and the timing of this article (and current fund drives) are the icing on the cake. I've drafted an open letter to NPR, PRI (Public Radio International), and APM (American Public Media) that I'd like to send along with my local NPR member station's endorsement. I should also note that I'm a supporter of my local NPR station.
I envison a system where NPR has freely avaliable podcasts of it's choosing to anyone (with a likely delay - some shows are delayed 2-4 days after the original air date before the podcast is downloadable). However, it stands to reason that NPR, and others, wouldn't want access to all of their shows. So, I think NPR should allow access to "premium" podcasts to members of their local stations. NPR could develop the "member-access" technology and distribute that to local stations. Users would sign in through their local station's website which would give them access to all of the podcasts for NPR, PRI and AMR. The end result still supports local memebr stations, and radio itself as a medium, and allows users access to podcasts to listen to on their own time. Local stations would continue to pay NPR's fees, like the current system. I also don't think NPR (and others) should limit the content the local stations receive. That is, I think I, as a paying member of my local station, should have access to shows that my local statino doesn't air. For example, I really enjoy West Coast Live (which doesn't stream arcived shows let alone podcast) but my local station doesn't air it. As a paying member I would get access to a podcast of West Coast Live.
I don't see how this wouldn't be a win-win-win situation. I get access to the content I want, I support my local station and they in turn support NPR (PRI and APM) to fund the creation of the content.
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