"Personally I'm fully in favor of a tenfold increase in the number of representatives in the House"
Are you also in favor of paying their salaries?
In all honesty, I doubt things would change that much if we have 8300 representatives vs. 435. It's not just a matter of having too many constituents that makes them unresponsive, it also has something to do with all of those campaign contributions and their own private dealings.
"Any email with HTML in it, any email with.exe attachments, any email with the words viagra or penis (or some other words in my list, like "second mortgage" when I don't own a home,) in it gets purged as soon as I pull it off the server."
so an email like this..
Hey crovira,
Haven't talked to you in forever dude. How ya been? I've been pretty good lately except for my penis... I got some viagra and it's still not working right. I might have to go see a doctor about my little problem but you know how expensive they are. I'll probably have to take out a second mortgage just to pay for it.
Anyway, enough of my griping. I'm having a party this weekend, lots of free beer and pretty women. You oughta stop by.
" Instead of filtering out email completely, we just add [spam] to the begining on anything that is potentially spam, have it forwarded to a folder, and go through it once a week."
This isn't an end all solution to spam though. So most of it gets filtered into another folder besides your inbox. Then you still have to look at every email in that folder and verify it's spam before deleting it.
Granted, it does help but I would prefer an even better solution. Maybe I'm just being too hopeful though. I get the equivalent of spam in all other forms of communication I can think of (i.e. junk mail, telemarketers) so maybe there isn't what I would consider a true solution.
I'll admit, I'm a little dumb in this area and don't really know what 'pet quality' means. I would assume that a $600 full-blood shitzou would be more than pet quality but whatever.
say what you like about it being for the good of the animals but someone that has at least 10 dogs at any given time that they're selling at $600 a pop isn't doing it for the good of the animals.
""Here are some dogs, that you paid money for. But you're banned from letting them breed, "
My gf recently bought a puppy from a breeder. She had to sign a contract saying that she would have it neutered as soon as it was old enough or they can take it back. She's not suppose to breed it or enter it in dog shows. So I would say the answer to your question is yes.
Incidentally, the humane society has a policy like this as well but I can see their argument for it a lot more than a breeder since they're doing it for the good of the animals vs. the good of their business/opportunity to make money.
" NPR had an interview [npr.org] with a guy from Transgenic Pets [transgenicpets.com], about allergy free cats."
That'd be great, my cat gets all watery eyes/stuffy nose from my people dander.;)
"What was funny was that the interviewer asked the guy repeatedly what was the benefit to the animal and all he could say was that 'it didn't hurt the animal at all'"
Maybe what he meant to say was "Since being allergy free, the owners didn't hurt the animal at all".
Apparently I'm misreading your post since you got a +5 insightful but it sounds to me like you're contradicting yourself
"I'm totally in favor of genetic engineering for things like improving rice or wheat. These are clearly important, life-sustaining purposes... We need to be absolutely sure that genetically engineered products, such as grains, don't reach human mouths."
So we should genetically engineer rice but then it can't be fed to humans? What should it be used for then, feeding livestock which we then eat?
I'm confused.
"the theory that most human attributes including pigmentation were selected by sexual, not environmental selection. I.e. we look like we do largely because, like glowing fish, we find ourselves "cute"."
"But I will lock the windows/doors and pump in carbon monoxide until you suffocate, Dave... I wouldn't touch that fuse box Dave, remember I control your lumbar seat and seat belt too."
wow. Glad to say i'm not a sports fan supporting such things.
For those who are, here's something to think about...
Instead of spending all the money on going to watch someone you don't know play a game, why not go to some games at your local high school and give some support to your community. It costs a lot less and you may even get to see people playing that you know personally.
"and would only incur the wrath of traditional fans"
don't umpires do this as well when they call something a strike against everyone's favorite team?
I think it would incur far more wrath from umpires than it would the fans.
And rightly so, I'd be mad if someone invented a robot that just sat in a chair all day reading slashdot... what would I get paid for if a robot could do that?
"We are slowly devolving into a society that not only has no common sense, but cannot operate anything without help.
No thank you auto stop. I have breaks. I know how to downshift. I'm fine."
It's not a matter of common sense (well maybe for some people). A computer controlled breaking system can react a lot faster than you.
1. You have to see that obstacle which just appeared in your path and realize that you need to hit the brakes.
2. You need to move your foot from the gas pedal to the brake pedal.
Both of those are going to take a significant amount of time relative to how long the accident takes. So unless you're name is Neo and you can dodge bullets, a car that reacts to the situation is going to be beneficial.
Now, let's add in the fact that your car can be designed to do a much better job of applying breaks without locking them up and you have another safety feature.
"If the driver steps on the brakes, another system kicks in to strengthen the power of the brakes. If the driver fails to respond, the car brakes more and tightens the seat belt further to soften the blow of the crash."
if (driver_response()) {
apply_brakes();
} else {
apply_brakes();
}
" If the driver fails to respond, the system kicks in and brakes more while also tightening the seat belt. "
What if I'm *trying* to hit someone because they cut me off. Is there a button to disable it?
For those humour impaired people, I'm joking.
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for anyone wondering
95 is already considered obsolete
98 receives no free support after the end of this month, none at all after the end of this year (basically)
ME is unsupported at the end of the year as well
That would make an interesting poll...
The last time I paid for the copy of Windows I used:
1995
1998
2000
2001
I don't use Windows you insensitive clod
Huh? Pay for Windows?
I once saw something on tv where they had to doctors/researchers debating this. One was arguing that caffeine was bad for all of it's addictive and negative health effects. The other was saying that it was good because it helps people stay alert and get more done. Anyway that's not the point of my post. The funny thing about it was that the pro-caffeine guy seemed all happy and excited while the anti-caffeine guy seemed much more down and monotone, almost like he was drugged with sedatives compared to the other guy.:)
Personally, I hate coffee (and mountain dew)... some geek I am huh?
are you proposing that saved game file formats be open as well?
hrm, would make cheating easier i suppose:)
er i mean, would make it easier to transfer characters between games
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"Personally I'm fully in favor of a tenfold increase in the number of representatives in the House"
Are you also in favor of paying their salaries?
In all honesty, I doubt things would change that much if we have 8300 representatives vs. 435. It's not just a matter of having too many constituents that makes them unresponsive, it also has something to do with all of those campaign contributions and their own private dealings.
"Any email with HTML in it, any email with .exe attachments, any email with the words viagra or penis (or some other words in my list, like "second mortgage" when I don't own a home,) in it gets purged as soon as I pull it off the server."
so an email like this..
Hey crovira,
Haven't talked to you in forever dude. How ya been? I've been pretty good lately except for my penis... I got some viagra and it's still not working right. I might have to go see a doctor about my little problem but you know how expensive they are. I'll probably have to take out a second mortgage just to pay for it.
Anyway, enough of my griping. I'm having a party this weekend, lots of free beer and pretty women. You oughta stop by.
Later.
" Instead of filtering out email completely, we just add [spam] to the begining on anything that is potentially spam, have it forwarded to a folder, and go through it once a week."
This isn't an end all solution to spam though. So most of it gets filtered into another folder besides your inbox. Then you still have to look at every email in that folder and verify it's spam before deleting it.
Granted, it does help but I would prefer an even better solution. Maybe I'm just being too hopeful though. I get the equivalent of spam in all other forms of communication I can think of (i.e. junk mail, telemarketers) so maybe there isn't what I would consider a true solution.
" am i the only person who prefers big?"
I hear the ladies prefer big too
"So it is just a matter of having a locking function or not..."
Locking function is simple - bend it until it snaps in half.
It's the unlocking function I haven't figured out yet.
I'll admit, I'm a little dumb in this area and don't really know what 'pet quality' means. I would assume that a $600 full-blood shitzou would be more than pet quality but whatever.
say what you like about it being for the good of the animals but someone that has at least 10 dogs at any given time that they're selling at $600 a pop isn't doing it for the good of the animals.
""Here are some dogs, that you paid money for. But you're banned from letting them breed, "
My gf recently bought a puppy from a breeder. She had to sign a contract saying that she would have it neutered as soon as it was old enough or they can take it back. She's not suppose to breed it or enter it in dog shows. So I would say the answer to your question is yes.
Incidentally, the humane society has a policy like this as well but I can see their argument for it a lot more than a breeder since they're doing it for the good of the animals vs. the good of their business/opportunity to make money.
" NPR had an interview [npr.org] with a guy from Transgenic Pets [transgenicpets.com], about allergy free cats."
;)
That'd be great, my cat gets all watery eyes/stuffy nose from my people dander.
"What was funny was that the interviewer asked the guy repeatedly what was the benefit to the animal and all he could say was that 'it didn't hurt the animal at all'"
Maybe what he meant to say was "Since being allergy free, the owners didn't hurt the animal at all".
Apparently I'm misreading your post since you got a +5 insightful but it sounds to me like you're contradicting yourself
... We need to be absolutely sure that genetically engineered products, such as grains, don't reach human mouths."
"I'm totally in favor of genetic engineering for things like improving rice or wheat. These are clearly important, life-sustaining purposes
So we should genetically engineer rice but then it can't be fed to humans? What should it be used for then, feeding livestock which we then eat?
I'm confused.
" What health implications? People do not spontaneously mutate from eating stuff."
Funny, that sounds kind of like you're describing cancer.
"the theory that most human attributes including pigmentation were selected by sexual, not environmental selection. I.e. we look like we do largely because, like glowing fish, we find ourselves "cute"."
;)
Why are there so many fat/ugly people then?
How about a poopless puppy?
What if I'm *trying* to hit someone
"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."
"But I will lock the windows/doors and pump in carbon monoxide until you suffocate, Dave... I wouldn't touch that fuse box Dave, remember I control your lumbar seat and seat belt too."
" Replace the batter and the pitcher with robots, and I still won't give a damn about baseball. :)"
What if we throw in weapons?
wow. Glad to say i'm not a sports fan supporting such things.
For those who are, here's something to think about...
Instead of spending all the money on going to watch someone you don't know play a game, why not go to some games at your local high school and give some support to your community. It costs a lot less and you may even get to see people playing that you know personally.
"and would only incur the wrath of traditional fans"
don't umpires do this as well when they call something a strike against everyone's favorite team?
I think it would incur far more wrath from umpires than it would the fans.
And rightly so, I'd be mad if someone invented a robot that just sat in a chair all day reading slashdot... what would I get paid for if a robot could do that?
"We are slowly devolving into a society that not only has no common sense, but cannot operate anything without help.
No thank you auto stop. I have breaks. I know how to downshift. I'm fine."
It's not a matter of common sense (well maybe for some people). A computer controlled breaking system can react a lot faster than you.
1. You have to see that obstacle which just appeared in your path and realize that you need to hit the brakes.
2. You need to move your foot from the gas pedal to the brake pedal.
Both of those are going to take a significant amount of time relative to how long the accident takes. So unless you're name is Neo and you can dodge bullets, a car that reacts to the situation is going to be beneficial.
Now, let's add in the fact that your car can be designed to do a much better job of applying breaks without locking them up and you have another safety feature.
"If the driver steps on the brakes, another system kicks in to strengthen the power of the brakes. If the driver fails to respond, the car brakes more and tightens the seat belt further to soften the blow of the crash."
if (driver_response()) {
apply_brakes();
} else {
apply_brakes();
}
" If the driver fails to respond, the system kicks in and brakes more while also tightening the seat belt. "
What if I'm *trying* to hit someone because they cut me off. Is there a button to disable it?
For those humour impaired people, I'm joking.
for anyone wondering
95 is already considered obsolete
98 receives no free support after the end of this month, none at all after the end of this year (basically)
ME is unsupported at the end of the year as well
That would make an interesting poll...
The last time I paid for the copy of Windows I used:
1995
1998
2000
2001
I don't use Windows you insensitive clod
Huh? Pay for Windows?
I once saw something on tv where they had to doctors/researchers debating this. One was arguing that caffeine was bad for all of it's addictive and negative health effects. The other was saying that it was good because it helps people stay alert and get more done. Anyway that's not the point of my post. The funny thing about it was that the pro-caffeine guy seemed all happy and excited while the anti-caffeine guy seemed much more down and monotone, almost like he was drugged with sedatives compared to the other guy. :)
Personally, I hate coffee (and mountain dew)... some geek I am huh?
haha ;)
yea, games are slimming
that's why i'm in such good shape
are you proposing that saved game file formats be open as well? :)
hrm, would make cheating easier i suppose
er i mean, would make it easier to transfer characters between games
Based on some of my past girlfriends, if you can make any food substance more complicated than toast, I'd be impressed. ;)