If there is some way that google could team up with Academic printers to index as many journals and texts as possible, this would make everyone's life a lot better.
If you're willing to pay, this is exactly what Web of Science does. It contains just about every article from every journal for the last hundred years.
WoS uses citation indexing, as ISI has done for many years, since well before Google came into existance. You can find newer articles by finding those which have cited the old article you're looking at.
that governments getting out of the way of business also means that government will not create fake legal entities called "corporations" to let people hide behind to avoid taking responsibility for their actions.
Corporations are necessary so that people can avoid risking a lifetime of debt if a business venture goes wrong. Without this protection, people couldn't attempt business ventures that had any real chance of failure, otherwise they could lose their house, savings, etc.
However, I believe corporate officers whose negligence or greed result in disaster should be punished as the criminals they are.
I don't think Darwin ever claimed to be an atheist. He's buried in Westminster Abbey, after all.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't evolution now the official Catholic Church explanation of how life came to exist on earth? I think the current Church theory is: God Created Evolution, and then at some point (Just like in 2001: A Space Odyssey) God picked some advanced monkeys and stuck "souls" into them.
Then we have some being with lousy sight AND lousy sense of smell. Ergo, again by Darwin's theory, natural selection should cause that being to cease to exist.
Darwin said no such thing. Darwin's theory only dictates that the fittest will survive. Organisms are in competition on numerous levels. There is no reason to believe that such an intermediate creature would not be superior in some important ways to its competitors.
A release might be fine if the party is held on your own property, but in my experience if you are renting a room the landlord might require you to purchase insurance.
My advice to the original poster is to Shop Around. I belong to a club that meets twice monthly with an attendance of between 40-70 folks and our annual premium is around $250. We were quoted MUCH higher rates by a lot of insurers.
But it's already been shown that there's nothing but rocks on the moon. Is there any reason to expect that something will be found that is SO valuable that it is economically feasible to transport it from the moon?
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The reason the internal combustion engine has stuck around so long is that it works GREAT.
Internal combustion engines are powerful and efficient. The basic concept has been refined so much that a car powered by one can usually run over 100000 miles with only occasional routine maintainence.
My point is not that there are no problems with the Internal Combustion Engine, only that it will be very difficult to find a replacement that is actually superior.
Sorry, but you can't completely eliminate gridlock with computers. There is a maximum capacity for any road and when there are too many cars traffic slows down. Computer control could increase this capacity but not infinitely.
As has been pointed out, the high rating for MSN is mainly due to the large number of people who don't know how to set their home page.
Regardless, you're right. Google is as good as dead. It may take a number of years, but MS will win in the end. It won't be due to "superior technology" but more likely browser and OS tricks to prevent anyone but the "power users" from doing an internet search via anything but MSN.
It has been shown that the most vigorous lawsuits will result in nothing but a laughable token fine against MS. They have nothing to fear and a virtually limitless supply of cash to play with.
The price would have to be VERY low for the Segway to be widely adopted, since the device is basically useless.
There is nothing it does that is not done better by a car, motor scooter or bicycle. It is a replacement for walking that is only usable by people who can stand and balance.
I'd really like to hear some of the folks who helped with the hype, such as Bezos and Metcalf, come forth and justify their pre-release claims. IIRC Metcalf claimed "we will all want at least two". What a sham.
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Actually, in English, most days of the week are named from Norse Mythology.
Wednesday is "Odin's Day"
Thursday is "Thor's Day"
I don't remember the rest. And no, I can't explain it to you.
If you're willing to pay, this is exactly what Web of Science does. It contains just about every article from every journal for the last hundred years.
WoS uses citation indexing, as ISI has done for many years, since well before Google came into existance. You can find newer articles by finding those which have cited the old article you're looking at.
What if it's a choice between unpaid overtime or no job at all?
Corporations are necessary so that people can avoid risking a lifetime of debt if a business venture goes wrong. Without this protection, people couldn't attempt business ventures that had any real chance of failure, otherwise they could lose their house, savings, etc.
However, I believe corporate officers whose negligence or greed result in disaster should be punished as the criminals they are.
Those of us with attention-deficit disorder need help.
Maybe Google just has not gotten around to adding support for Mozilla yet.
Remember that a lot of folks do not get to choose the OS installed on their office PC.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't evolution now the official Catholic Church explanation of how life came to exist on earth? I think the current Church theory is: God Created Evolution, and then at some point (Just like in 2001: A Space Odyssey) God picked some advanced monkeys and stuck "souls" into them.
Darwin said no such thing. Darwin's theory only dictates that the fittest will survive. Organisms are in competition on numerous levels. There is no reason to believe that such an intermediate creature would not be superior in some important ways to its competitors.
I'm wondering what point there is in just HEARING Heather Graham.
Most of the best board games published these days come from Germany. I don't really know why. These games share common features:
Quick playing - usually no more than an hour or so,
No players are eliminated during play,
There is usually no "combat" and if there is it's only a small part of the game,
Simple rules but the games require careful strategy,
The games are usually not "simulations" of anything but rather have a "theme" pasted over clever mechanics,
Usually luck does NOT determine the winner,
Nice components, usually including wood pieces,
Go to http://www.boardgamegeek.com and check out the top-rated games.
Needless to say, I'm a big fan of Bohnanza as well. But IMO the expansions wreck both games.
My advice to the original poster is to Shop Around. I belong to a club that meets twice monthly with an attendance of between 40-70 folks and our annual premium is around $250. We were quoted MUCH higher rates by a lot of insurers.
"Spaceballs" was a CLASSIC????
But it's already been shown that there's nothing but rocks on the moon. Is there any reason to expect that something will be found that is SO valuable that it is economically feasible to transport it from the moon?
Internal combustion engines are powerful and efficient. The basic concept has been refined so much that a car powered by one can usually run over 100000 miles with only occasional routine maintainence.
My point is not that there are no problems with the Internal Combustion Engine, only that it will be very difficult to find a replacement that is actually superior.
In fact, he mentions this in the article. You did RTFA, didn't you?
Maybe the fact that it's the actual release version and not a beta test version?
If there is, it's one that violates the laws of thermodynamics. You can't get more energy out than you put in.
This is why the original researchers assumed it must be nuclear fusion.
I've never read so self-conciously before.
Sorry, but you can't completely eliminate gridlock with computers. There is a maximum capacity for any road and when there are too many cars traffic slows down. Computer control could increase this capacity but not infinitely.
We have to sit rigidly in front of the monitor's centerline? That sounds like it would be fun for about 10 minutes.
Regardless, you're right. Google is as good as dead. It may take a number of years, but MS will win in the end. It won't be due to "superior technology" but more likely browser and OS tricks to prevent anyone but the "power users" from doing an internet search via anything but MSN.
It has been shown that the most vigorous lawsuits will result in nothing but a laughable token fine against MS. They have nothing to fear and a virtually limitless supply of cash to play with.
Take my advice, pass up that Google IPO.
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There is nothing it does that is not done better by a car, motor scooter or bicycle. It is a replacement for walking that is only usable by people who can stand and balance.
I'd really like to hear some of the folks who helped with the hype, such as Bezos and Metcalf, come forth and justify their pre-release claims. IIRC Metcalf claimed "we will all want at least two". What a sham.
Furthermore, in the 15th century they didn't have robots to explore the ocean.