That's the party line. You might want to look into it a bit further; the contention that DDT causes thin shells was far from settled. The history of the DDT ban is pretty sordid.
Wow. I didn't realize it got that far. I was living in Virginia at the time, and a friend of mine had a sack of ash that a relative had sent him. It had the consistency of talcum powder, and we mixed it with a bit of water and used it for polishing brass and chrome.
I forgot to mention that she's a goddamned hypocrite. She's done all she could to attack our right to self-defense, but she has a concealed-carry permit herself. Those are damned near impossible to get in California.
Despite the modern times, they're still looking out for their individual state
We'd be better off if that were the case, but the bailout shows very clearly that it's not. That useless, senile cow Diane Feinstein joined senators from all over the country to loot us all for the benefit of their campaign contributors.
The entire Entertainment and Devices Division is going to get a massive house cleaning.
I'm sure that MSFT shareholders would hope that's true, but why do you think MS management is suddenly going to get a clue? They've been pouring their shareholders' money down ratholes for quite a few years now.
You might be able to argue that, if the perp herself hadn't considered them important enough to steal. She wasn't grabbing a scrap of paper to wipe her nose, she was stealing someone else's work to deprive them of its contents.
Prosecuting this as theft would strike me as being the same attitude that has file sharers prosecuted using laws designed for large scale reproduction facilities
Nope. The perp didn't make copies of the student's notes, she stole the notes, right out of their owner's backpack.
Has anybody thought about the fact that this is an intrinsically (north)american problem?
The evolution versus superstition issue is only one symptom of a much bigger problem in our schools, which is that they are rewarded for failure. Unlike the European system, where schools have to compete for students, in the USA children are simply assigned to schools geographically or politically. This has been going on long enough, that far too few Americans are capable of critical thinking. This is good for politicians who want docile followers, but very bad for the people.
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He could be charged with a simulated weapons crime or a terrorist threat.
I'd be satisfied with just making him capture every mosquito he released, and pay restitution to anyone that got bitten by them.
-jcr
That's the party line. You might want to look into it a bit further; the contention that DDT causes thin shells was far from settled. The history of the DDT ban is pretty sordid.
-jcr
It was a seriously assholish thing to do. Somebody should have thrown a chair at him.
-jcr
What do you have to say about Apple's warm and fuzzy user-friendly DRM now?
Two things: 1) Apple never wanted it in the first place, and 2) Apple is dumping DRM.
-jcr
That's why we invented respirators.
It was a pretty good abrasive, as I recall. Extremely fine, but very sharp.
-jcr
Yeah, it's funny to watch people make wild guesses about what Apple's up to by extrapolating from the patent claims.
-jcr
Also rather surprising, since I've seen examples of flint tools made by modern researchers by striking edges. Got a link?
-jcr
I remember the ash coating our cars in Colorado.
Wow. I didn't realize it got that far. I was living in Virginia at the time, and a friend of mine had a sack of ash that a relative had sent him. It had the consistency of talcum powder, and we mixed it with a bit of water and used it for polishing brass and chrome.
-jcr
5) Nagin is about 3,000 miles away.
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Rob Galbraith is the frequent butt of jokes about his ego and mouth-
So, he's the Dvorak of the photo world?
-jcr
That seems rather odd. Either it's a scam or its not; how does a scam become not-a-scam if it's done with tax money?
-jcr
Wasn't it only about a year ago that 1TB drives hit the market?
-jcr
I forgot to mention that she's a goddamned hypocrite. She's done all she could to attack our right to self-defense, but she has a concealed-carry permit herself. Those are damned near impossible to get in California.
-jcr
Despite the modern times, they're still looking out for their individual state
We'd be better off if that were the case, but the bailout shows very clearly that it's not. That useless, senile cow Diane Feinstein joined senators from all over the country to loot us all for the benefit of their campaign contributors.
-jcr
Given the success of the iPod world-wide, why would you assume that Zune would have done any better in the rest of the world?
-jcr
If they'd made it possible to reflash, a zillion Linux weenies would have bought the devices just to put Rockbox on them.
s/zillion/dozen/
-jcr
The entire Entertainment and Devices Division is going to get a massive house cleaning.
I'm sure that MSFT shareholders would hope that's true, but why do you think MS management is suddenly going to get a clue? They've been pouring their shareholders' money down ratholes for quite a few years now.
-jcr
I'd say that changed it from a mere failure to a hilarious screw-up.
-jcr
Sounds like a business plan to me. Know any VCs?
-jcr
She took items of negligible value.
You might be able to argue that, if the perp herself hadn't considered them important enough to steal. She wasn't grabbing a scrap of paper to wipe her nose, she was stealing someone else's work to deprive them of its contents.
-jcr
Just what I've been needing for my wi-fi enabled slinky.
-jcr
Prosecuting this as theft would strike me as being the same attitude that has file sharers prosecuted using laws designed for large scale reproduction facilities
Nope. The perp didn't make copies of the student's notes, she stole the notes, right out of their owner's backpack.
-jcr
This is a matter that could be reasonable resolved without going to for the last resort straight away.
Once someone takes another person's property, they are beyond the pale. This is a matter for the law.
-jcr
Has anybody thought about the fact that this is an intrinsically (north)american problem?
The evolution versus superstition issue is only one symptom of a much bigger problem in our schools, which is that they are rewarded for failure. Unlike the European system, where schools have to compete for students, in the USA children are simply assigned to schools geographically or politically. This has been going on long enough, that far too few Americans are capable of critical thinking. This is good for politicians who want docile followers, but very bad for the people.
-jcr
If you take all your notes on a laptop in class, there aren't many teachers who would dare to try to steal the machine from you.
-jcr