Actually, by ALL accounts embryonic stem cells are LESS useful, since they've never been succesfully used in any therapies, while adult stem cells have.
Not used != Not useful != Not worth trying. Fuel cells have not yet been successfully used (AFAIK) in any consumer production automobile. Should we then cut off research?
In Canada, we can get federal election results approximately 3 hours after polls close, and they're all pencil and paper.
I have been a scrutineer at the past two Canadian federal elections, and the parent is correct. There were 2-4 people counting votes from each of six ballot boxes. We had everything counted, recounted, and called in 20 minutes after the polls closed. Technology is great, but it does not need to replace everything.
You must be one of those french canadians who piss and moan about everything but really stand for nothing. So as an american I would like to give you my heartfelt fuck you !
If you think that French Canadians are somehow affiliated with, loyal to, or influenced by France, then your knowledge of your closest neighbour is on par with your worldly president.
You can get similar images from the NASA Worldwind software for free, although they need to fix their servers after the massive slashdotting they got.
I've tried both services within the last week, and although I was impressed with NASA'a Worldwine, Keyhole 2 kicks its ass in a big way. The street name overlay and colour images make it so much easier to use.
hmm, most people who have contracted the virus don't actually die "of AIDS" they die of an infection...
The same is true for many cancer patients, as well as burn victims. In all of these cases, would you say that it was the infection that played the biggest role? My son almost died of an infection. It wasn't because he had an infection - it was because he was 1 pound.
Google is taking over the world faster than M$ nowadays.
Since when is "offering fantastic free services without intrusive advertising" taking over the world? I've already used this service many times in the past few days. In addition to the local searches, the maps provided are some of the best available.
That's ridiculous. Thats just perpetuating the myth that a third party vote is wasted, and that there are only two parties to choose from.
There are two and only two people that have a chance to become president of the United States. When the stakes are as high as they are this time around, you need to do your best to ensure the most favorable outcome. If you want more than two choices, petition for reform. If you want to save your country, don't waste your vote.
If google built a blog tool that oculd hold 1000MB of data, someone would figure out how to get it to store email.
I'm a bit concerned that everyone seems to want to find a way to fill up their Gigabyte on Gmail. If storage becomes the main feature of Gmail, people will eventually open up 500 accounts and built a Gmail array for their file storage. This will force Google to lock down their application, and those of us using it for EMAIL will suffer.
Fear? Fuck you, fear. I have pride. GWB gets my vote come November. I hope liberalism is declared unconstitutional and fucks like you are put in prison.
Three points for you:
1. liberalism has been declared unconstitutional
2. fucks like me have been put into jail
3. your pride comes through load and clear Mr. AC
I can't stand everyone who is 'anti-Bush'. Why don't you devote your efforts to being pro-Kerry?
Were you also mad at Bush for being "anti - Saddam"?
Sorry, but maybe the people who are anti-Bush are not necessarily pro-Kerry. Maybe the issue is the terrorism inflicted by the Bush administration, and the fear that many Americans have of what Bush could do with "four more years".
Sorry, but if you disconnect a land-line service, you will have no dial tone... just a faint ground hum.
It depends how many lines the phone company has available in the central office. If there are many to spare, they will just do a "soft-disconnect" and leave the line live. Most of the time, somebody hooks it up again anyways, and they only have to do a software change to activate it again. Saves a lot of money.
I cannot speak for all areas, but when a phone line is disconnected, it is usually only a software thing, since they assume that most of the time the line will eventually be connected again. When this is the case, the line should work for 911, just like an inactivated mobile phone. All other attempted calls are usually routed to the phone companies customer service department.
Insightfull????? More like TROLL! I think you will find there are many journals dedicated to publishing new "discoveries" in mathematics. You argument smacks of ignorance.
As for "new editions", Noone has to buy any such thing. A second hand relatively modern edition of a textbook will suffice in many cases.
The grandparent poster specifically excluded higher level courses from his point. There's very little from any journal that's going to make it into a first year maths text, yet they get new editions every year. You're right about older editions being good enough in most cases, but many profs require that the new edition be purchased.
Anybody remember when the Olympics were about bringing people from diverse cultures together for healthy competition in the spirit of brotherhood?
Yeah, a few minutes ago. Yes, the Olympics are over commercialized, but what isn't? It does not mean that the the athletes are evil. Most of the athletes are not there for the money. Most have no hope of winning, and many have very little chance of getting on TV.
As long as I can sit at home with my son and watch athletes do their best, and teach him about sportsmanship, I'll watch and cheer. If you don't like the commercialization, don't support the products who advertise.
Also, what about those of us who constantly go 5 mph above the speed limit? Would we be targeted as reckless drivers because we "speed" most of the time? No thanks.
The system only checks your speed to determine distance travelled, not speeding. To tell if you're speeding, the system would need GPS, and a knowledge of the speed limits in the area. checking for speeding, however, would be the logical next step.
For $55, you get to say that you are a licensed computer repairperson.
It would make one stand out amongst competition.
That seems like a good deal to me.
In that case, send me $75, and you can be a preferred licenced computer repairperson
"Congress shall pass no law" is how the amendment starts. As far as I can tell, this guy isn't a member of congress. The first amendment doesn't apply.
Umm no. The guy has launched a lawsuit. A lawsuit implied that he is using the law (presumably passed by congress) to prevent somebody from, or penalize them for, saying something (speaking freely).
No one here knows whether or not he deserved to lose his job.
Exactly. It seems that the sysadmin has made the assumption that a person needs to be actively using a computer to be "working". BS. Maybe this guy plays a game of solitaire in the morning while listening to his voicemail, and then goes to a meeting for an hour, pours over some documents, or brainstorms on paper. This could easily look like two hours of playing solitaire when looking at the screenshots.
There is probably a lot of time when Slashdot is up on my screen at work, and I'm across the room working on a whiteboard.
99% of the people I know use google for searching every day. A few know about google images, but I would say that 95% of those people have never heard of google groups, news, catalogs, froogle etc.
I had to pay those bastards $60 or $70 bucks just because I played music at my wedding. I called them to ask them where this money goes, and they said it's used to fight for the copyrights of Canadian musicians. For fun, I asked if I could avoid paying the money if I only had GUESTS at the wedding take turns singing during the dancing. I would still have to pay, as those people would be singing songs they heard on the radio, and thus still owed royalties to the original musicians and composer. I was not able to avoid these fees, as the hall I had rented was a city-run community centre, and had to abide by the rules.
Here are some of the other tariffs charged by SOCAN.
Strolling Musicians and Buskers; Recorded Music - Fee per day: $32.55 for each day on which music is performed
Skating Rinks (Roller & Ice Skating) - 1.2% of gross receipts from admissions exclusive of sales and amusement taxes
Comedy Shows and Magic Shows - Fee per show: $36.60 where use of music is incidental.
Aircraft - Fee per quarter, based on seating capacity:
a) Take-off and landing music - ranging from $40.50 to $82.50 per aircraft
b) In-flight music - ranging from $162.00 to $330.00 per aircraft
Telephone Music on Hold - Fee for one trunk line: $94.51, plus $2.09 for each additional trunk line.
Background Music - Annual fee: $1.23 per square metre or 11.46 per square foot; half the annual rate for establishments operating less than six months per year. (In all cases, minimum fee of $94.51)
Oh wow, I sure am glad I can spend over $1000 to buy something that offers no services over a pda that I would want to use on the go. Unless of course you're talking about laptop-type activities, in which case, the laptop is the natural choice.
Yeah, 'cause if you don't like it, Mr. AC, then it must be CRAP. I have wanted these to evolve into a reasonably priced product for a while now. It would be nice to be able to pull something out of a bag, and type(write) out a letter, or watch a TV program while on the bus with relative ease. Laptops are great, but tablets have some flexibility that a laptop does not offer. Also, tablets, I have found, are more socially accepted in meetings than laptops, as they do not create a visual barrier.
Slashdot Mirror
Not used != Not useful != Not worth trying. Fuel cells have not yet been successfully used (AFAIK) in any consumer production automobile. Should we then cut off research?
I have been a scrutineer at the past two Canadian federal elections, and the parent is correct. There were 2-4 people counting votes from each of six ballot boxes. We had everything counted, recounted, and called in 20 minutes after the polls closed. Technology is great, but it does not need to replace everything.
If you think that French Canadians are somehow affiliated with, loyal to, or influenced by France, then your knowledge of your closest neighbour is on par with your worldly president.
I've tried both services within the last week, and although I was impressed with NASA'a Worldwine, Keyhole 2 kicks its ass in a big way. The street name overlay and colour images make it so much easier to use.
The same is true for many cancer patients, as well as burn victims. In all of these cases, would you say that it was the infection that played the biggest role? My son almost died of an infection. It wasn't because he had an infection - it was because he was 1 pound.
Since when is "offering fantastic free services without intrusive advertising" taking over the world? I've already used this service many times in the past few days. In addition to the local searches, the maps provided are some of the best available.
There are two and only two people that have a chance to become president of the United States. When the stakes are as high as they are this time around, you need to do your best to ensure the most favorable outcome. If you want more than two choices, petition for reform. If you want to save your country, don't waste your vote.
The issue is the people who were denied the right to have their vote included in those counts.
I'm a bit concerned that everyone seems to want to find a way to fill up their Gigabyte on Gmail. If storage becomes the main feature of Gmail, people will eventually open up 500 accounts and built a Gmail array for their file storage. This will force Google to lock down their application, and those of us using it for EMAIL will suffer.
Three points for you:
1. liberalism has been declared unconstitutional
2. fucks like me have been put into jail
3. your pride comes through load and clear Mr. AC
Were you also mad at Bush for being "anti - Saddam"?
Sorry, but maybe the people who are anti-Bush are not necessarily pro-Kerry. Maybe the issue is the terrorism inflicted by the Bush administration, and the fear that many Americans have of what Bush could do with "four more years".
It depends how many lines the phone company has available in the central office. If there are many to spare, they will just do a "soft-disconnect" and leave the line live. Most of the time, somebody hooks it up again anyways, and they only have to do a software change to activate it again. Saves a lot of money.
I cannot speak for all areas, but when a phone line is disconnected, it is usually only a software thing, since they assume that most of the time the line will eventually be connected again. When this is the case, the line should work for 911, just like an inactivated mobile phone. All other attempted calls are usually routed to the phone companies customer service department.
As for "new editions", Noone has to buy any such thing. A second hand relatively modern edition of a textbook will suffice in many cases.
The grandparent poster specifically excluded higher level courses from his point. There's very little from any journal that's going to make it into a first year maths text, yet they get new editions every year. You're right about older editions being good enough in most cases, but many profs require that the new edition be purchased.
Yeah, a few minutes ago. Yes, the Olympics are over commercialized, but what isn't? It does not mean that the the athletes are evil. Most of the athletes are not there for the money. Most have no hope of winning, and many have very little chance of getting on TV.
As long as I can sit at home with my son and watch athletes do their best, and teach him about sportsmanship, I'll watch and cheer. If you don't like the commercialization, don't support the products who advertise.
The system only checks your speed to determine distance travelled, not speeding. To tell if you're speeding, the system would need GPS, and a knowledge of the speed limits in the area. checking for speeding, however, would be the logical next step.
It would make one stand out amongst competition.
That seems like a good deal to me.
In that case, send me $75, and you can be a preferred licenced computer repairperson
Umm no. The guy has launched a lawsuit. A lawsuit implied that he is using the law (presumably passed by congress) to prevent somebody from, or penalize them for, saying something (speaking freely).
Exactly. It seems that the sysadmin has made the assumption that a person needs to be actively using a computer to be "working". BS. Maybe this guy plays a game of solitaire in the morning while listening to his voicemail, and then goes to a meeting for an hour, pours over some documents, or brainstorms on paper. This could easily look like two hours of playing solitaire when looking at the screenshots.
There is probably a lot of time when Slashdot is up on my screen at work, and I'm across the room working on a whiteboard.
You've obviously never built a website for a "non-techie" user base. No, they can't see the links.
99% of the people I know use google for searching every day. A few know about google images, but I would say that 95% of those people have never heard of google groups, news, catalogs, froogle etc.
Here are some of the other tariffs charged by SOCAN.
Strolling Musicians and Buskers; Recorded Music - Fee per day: $32.55 for each day on which music is performed
Skating Rinks (Roller & Ice Skating) - 1.2% of gross receipts from admissions exclusive of sales and amusement taxes
Comedy Shows and Magic Shows - Fee per show: $36.60 where use of music is incidental.
Aircraft - Fee per quarter, based on seating capacity:
a) Take-off and landing music - ranging from $40.50 to $82.50 per aircraft
b) In-flight music - ranging from $162.00 to $330.00 per aircraft
Telephone Music on Hold - Fee for one trunk line: $94.51, plus $2.09 for each additional trunk line.
Background Music - Annual fee: $1.23 per square metre or 11.46 per square foot; half the annual rate for establishments operating less than six months per year. (In all cases, minimum fee of $94.51)
Yeah, 'cause if you don't like it, Mr. AC, then it must be CRAP. I have wanted these to evolve into a reasonably priced product for a while now. It would be nice to be able to pull something out of a bag, and type(write) out a letter, or watch a TV program while on the bus with relative ease. Laptops are great, but tablets have some flexibility that a laptop does not offer. Also, tablets, I have found, are more socially accepted in meetings than laptops, as they do not create a visual barrier.
I am not familiar with this right. One has the right to commit a crime, as long as one writes an article about it later?