I think the catch would be that it's the owner of the browser who's modifying the way it displays Amazon's pages. These guys just made it slightly easier to set up.
Not that logic ever kept a company from spooging lawyers all over some random person.
To hear that from someone on slashdot just makes me laugh.
It's been more of a social/news site ever since they added the politics section. I think the definition of 'nerd' has expanded somewhat as well... you certainly don't see as many tech savvy folks here as you used to.
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He did pull a weird ending out on that one, it did sort of fall flat, I think that is one of his flaws as a writer.
Thats the running joke about Stephenson. He can't decide how to end his books, so everything just blows up.
We've already killed off most of the megafauna that existed on this planet. I want to keep what we have left.
((really.. were you being sarcastic? It'd be kind of hard to justify the existence of any living being based on that criteria. YOU certainly wouldn't escape the rendering plant.))
Minority groups, most notably black and latino, are generally more socially conservative than their presidential voting record would lead you to believe. If the GOP would take steps, and not just pay lip service, to divorcing itself from it's RECENT history (no, college libertarian, you cannot bring Lincoln up in a discussion like this) regarding racial politics I believe they would enjoy a healthy majority.
Of course, by it's very nature, the GOP cannot do so.
Basically the GP is whining about the fact that, generally speaking, people are least likely to vote for a party that has a history of tazing you in the nuts.
The argument goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing." "But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that You exist, and so therefore, by Your own arguments, You don't. QED" "Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic. "Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.
Now that's the State Troopers words, and may not be true
I think the general rule of thumb is that you can only trust a cop if you're under the age of 10. Assuming that this trooper a) knows what he's talking about and b) isn't lying to make the arrest look significant is quite a stretch.
The TMI cleanup started in August 1979 and officially ended in December 1993, having cost around US$975 million. From 1985 to 1990 almost 100 tons of radioactive fuel were removed from the site. However, the contaminated cooling water that leaked into the containment building had seeped into the building's concrete, leaving the radioactive residue impossible to remove.
This is your minor accident. Almost 15 years of cleanup, almost a billion dollars chucked down a hole, and a site that you cannot visit without safety equipment. Minor.
Hmm, the link you provided to chernobyl.info doesn't mention airborne hazard at all. It solely discusses cesium-137 levels on the ground in surrounding areas.
Oh and from your same website an interesting comment on the whole "low number of fatalities" point of view...
Cancer of the thyroid is normally curable. In the children living around Chernobyl, however, the disease is extremely aggressive, with metastases developing even in the early stages. In almost half of the cases in Belarus, the neighbouring lymph nodes were also affected. In three per cent of cases in Belarus, the disease also spread to other organs. The children have to take medication for the rest of their lives and undergo regular examinations. They are dependent on special clinics.
but a word of advice: keep in mind that you won't change the world by shouting at it.
Or raving like a loon, as the case may be. I'm not sure when the pro-nuke people went off the deep end, but they have, and batman here is definitely the rule not the exception. There are a few serious, legitimate concerns the general public have with nuclear energy. Until these are addressed in a serious and thoughtful manner there just won't be much support for this kind of power.
((as an aside, nuclear power and global warming don't exactly get along. Cooling is a major concern, and I believe France had to shut down their reactors during that massive heat wave they had a few years ago.))
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When you get around to defining a cultural point of view let us know, ok?
I think the catch would be that it's the owner of the browser who's modifying the way it displays Amazon's pages. These guys just made it slightly easier to set up.
Not that logic ever kept a company from spooging lawyers all over some random person.
Ernie had a banana in his ear decades before lisa found that damn rock.
To hear that from someone on slashdot just makes me laugh.
It's been more of a social/news site ever since they added the politics section. I think the definition of 'nerd' has expanded somewhat as well... you certainly don't see as many tech savvy folks here as you used to.
He did pull a weird ending out on that one, it did sort of fall flat, I think that is one of his flaws as a writer.
Thats the running joke about Stephenson. He can't decide how to end his books, so everything just blows up.
Look, we've been separating the intelligence and wisdom stats since the late 70's at least.
You might look upon helping others as a crime, but I cannot.
Madman in power, hundreds of thousands of dead civilians.... these are my choices?
What we have here is a failure to recognize a false dichotomy.
I was bullied in school too. I got the fuck over it and moved on. You should try it sometime.
Yeah, you sound really well adjusted.
Gah, better than comparing him at the end. Nice choice of presidents =(
Do you frequently port scan sites you don't own? Just curious...
Have you ever dealt with any of the US military? I have. Without exception, they have all been intelligent, capabable, and professional.
I grew up in a navy town. Our experiences just couldn't be more different.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not...
We've already killed off most of the megafauna that existed on this planet. I want to keep what we have left.
((really.. were you being sarcastic? It'd be kind of hard to justify the existence of any living being based on that criteria. YOU certainly wouldn't escape the rendering plant.))
Minority groups, most notably black and latino, are generally more socially conservative than their presidential voting record would lead you to believe. If the GOP would take steps, and not just pay lip service, to divorcing itself from it's RECENT history (no, college libertarian, you cannot bring Lincoln up in a discussion like this) regarding racial politics I believe they would enjoy a healthy majority.
Of course, by it's very nature, the GOP cannot do so.
Basically the GP is whining about the fact that, generally speaking, people are least likely to vote for a party that has a history of tazing you in the nuts.
Yes, it's all been said and done before...
But weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals!
Drop off your The Tick and Firefly DVD's.
... but I just can't get out of bed this month.
That sounds like a job for Bipolar Bear!
Now that's the State Troopers words, and may not be true
I think the general rule of thumb is that you can only trust a cop if you're under the age of 10. Assuming that this trooper a) knows what he's talking about and b) isn't lying to make the arrest look significant is quite a stretch.
Furthermore, Marx's economics are about as silly to my pet economists as squaring the circle is to a mathematician.
Fixed that for you.
While you nerds
I love it when people post shit like this on slashdot. Newsflash... if you're reading or writing on this board you're ONE OF US... ONE OF US.
Nice to be clean-shaven.
Nice to have short hair.
Nice to drive a standard make and model vehicle.
It's not a joke, the lawmen are not on your side. They take advantage of our civility, but that is what separates us from them and we know it.
From our favorite wiki:
The TMI cleanup started in August 1979 and officially ended in December 1993, having cost around US$975 million. From 1985 to 1990 almost 100 tons of radioactive fuel were removed from the site. However, the contaminated cooling water that leaked into the containment building had seeped into the building's concrete, leaving the radioactive residue impossible to remove.
This is your minor accident. Almost 15 years of cleanup, almost a billion dollars chucked down a hole, and a site that you cannot visit without safety equipment. Minor.
Oh and from your same website an interesting comment on the whole "low number of fatalities" point of view...
Maybe we should start a "better off dead" tally?
For a given value of "minor".
but a word of advice: keep in mind that you won't change the world by shouting at it.
Or raving like a loon, as the case may be. I'm not sure when the pro-nuke people went off the deep end, but they have, and batman here is definitely the rule not the exception. There are a few serious, legitimate concerns the general public have with nuclear energy. Until these are addressed in a serious and thoughtful manner there just won't be much support for this kind of power.
((as an aside, nuclear power and global warming don't exactly get along. Cooling is a major concern, and I believe France had to shut down their reactors during that massive heat wave they had a few years ago.))
Cesium-137 would be one, if I remember correctly.