Or there are the other anecdotes, such as that we have been with AAA for over 30 years, had multiple tows/dead batteries, and never had anything but prompt and reliable service.
I used to enjoy Archer. Then that channel went into a higher tier I did not pay for. I did not add it. Then Comcast put Adult Swim in a higher tier. Bye bye Venture Brothers. Years ago I used to clear one or two evenings a week to watch series I was interested in. Then things went on demand and I could watch them anytime. I ended up not watching them at all since I no longer had to set aside time to do it. I have Netflix and Amazon Prime now, and I watch from them. But I won't follow anything they delete to another pay service. I don't have a chance of watching what I can now. I hear about dozens and dozens of great series and movies made by the streaming services, but I don't watch any because there are just too damn many.
Now I listen to audiobooks on my commute and that is mostly all the time I commit to narrative fiction. Currently deep in the Inspector Montalbano series by Camilleri. You should give it a try.
I can't wait to get a pair of Google Glasses with this software installed so I don't have to loot at your all's ugly faces anymore. Is there a setting of 11 on this menu?
I have switched over to the Summers layout. It relieves the boredom of typing, and my office mates are always commenting on the impact of my work on the company environment. Try it yourself: http://www.rathergood.com/buff...
On 8 February 1950, East Germany saw the establishment of the Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit), commonly known as the Stasi.[7] The Stasi sought to "know everything about everyone".[8] Its annual budget has been estimated at approximately $1 billion.[8] Out of a population of 16 million, the agency kept files on nearly 6 million of its citizens.[8]
The Stasi had 90,000 full-time employees who were assisted by 170,000 full-time unofficial collaborators (Inoffizielle Mitarbeiter); together these made up 1 in 63 (nearly 2%) of the entire East German population. Together with these, a much larger number of occasional informers brought up the total to 1 per 6.5 persons.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
People in East Germany were subjected to a variety of techniques, including audio and video surveillance of their homes, reading mail, extortion, and bribery.[15]
Hello, paiute. I saw your resume on LinkedIn and thought you might be interested in a great opportunity which just opened up. Now I know that this job is for an entry level BS and you have a PhD with years of experience, and I see that you have worked in the same area for a couple of decades and this job is in Buttsniff Michigan... Please call me to talk about applying!
Look at their numbers. Nearly all is marketing, lobbyism and sales.
Nope. A lot of a pharma's budget is that, but unless you market, you don't sell. If you don't sell, you don't fund R&D. It's a balance.
Pretty much all drugs come from them taking some thing they found in nature (e.g. my blood medication, wich is one of the most popular in the world, literally came from a snake poison suggested by a shaman),
and then cluelessly tinkering with it, to see what the modified variants will do.
Nope. Some drugs come from modification of natural products. Some are new structures. They tinker, but the chemists are not clueless..
A researcher for a big pharma company admitted that they really have no idea what they are doing
Nope. Researchers have an idea of what they are doing. It just turns out that human biochemistry is really really complex..
What I am not fine with, is them claiming it is soo hard, and soo valuable..
But it is hard. And modern pharmaceuticals are valuable. Stop taking them if you want.
I was under the impression that the studios received the majority of the box office for the initial run of a movie. How are they going to be happy about getting 20/12 bucks now for each ticket?
Is this some new self-parking car where everyone's supposed to get out of the car and, presumably, then standing around to watch in awe while the car parks itself after pushing a "Park" button on the key fob?
I think that's exactly how it is supposed to work, actually.
Slashdot Mirror
"When I said we must kill our enemies they called me a patriot. When I asked why we had enemies they said I was confused," -- some nonfamous guy
https://www.dailymotion.com/vi...
Or there are the other anecdotes, such as that we have been with AAA for over 30 years, had multiple tows/dead batteries, and never had anything but prompt and reliable service.
I used to enjoy Archer. Then that channel went into a higher tier I did not pay for. I did not add it. Then Comcast put Adult Swim in a higher tier. Bye bye Venture Brothers. Years ago I used to clear one or two evenings a week to watch series I was interested in. Then things went on demand and I could watch them anytime. I ended up not watching them at all since I no longer had to set aside time to do it. I have Netflix and Amazon Prime now, and I watch from them. But I won't follow anything they delete to another pay service. I don't have a chance of watching what I can now. I hear about dozens and dozens of great series and movies made by the streaming services, but I don't watch any because there are just too damn many.
Now I listen to audiobooks on my commute and that is mostly all the time I commit to narrative fiction. Currently deep in the Inspector Montalbano series by Camilleri. You should give it a try.
I can't wait to get a pair of Google Glasses with this software installed so I don't have to loot at your all's ugly faces anymore. Is there a setting of 11 on this menu?
This will come full circle when the Amazon catalog has a women's lingerie section.
Using taxes to try to change behaviors or as de facto bans on certain things is a slippery slope that we should not ever start down.
I hate to break it to you, but the Federal tax code is 75000 odd pages - most of which were written expressly to change financial behavior.
He's great. Thomas J. Watson's the name.
I have switched over to the Summers layout. It relieves the boredom of typing, and my office mates are always commenting on the impact of my work on the company environment. Try it yourself: http://www.rathergood.com/buff...
I wish to return this bottle of Dr. Bronner's Almond Soap. I think it has gone bad.
"That's not writing - that's just computing."
This is at a hacker conference. EVERYONE attending knows how to defeat the chains and those u-swinging lock dealies.
And every hacker should know how to make those chains and locks unhackable.
Upvote this comment. Do those hotels not have these? Every, literally every, motel or hotel I have ever stayed in has these.
On 8 February 1950, East Germany saw the establishment of the Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit), commonly known as the Stasi.[7] The Stasi sought to "know everything about everyone".[8] Its annual budget has been estimated at approximately $1 billion.[8] Out of a population of 16 million, the agency kept files on nearly 6 million of its citizens.[8] The Stasi had 90,000 full-time employees who were assisted by 170,000 full-time unofficial collaborators (Inoffizielle Mitarbeiter); together these made up 1 in 63 (nearly 2%) of the entire East German population. Together with these, a much larger number of occasional informers brought up the total to 1 per 6.5 persons.[9][10][11][12][13][14] People in East Germany were subjected to a variety of techniques, including audio and video surveillance of their homes, reading mail, extortion, and bribery.[15]
Hello, paiute. I saw your resume on LinkedIn and thought you might be interested in a great opportunity which just opened up. Now I know that this job is for an entry level BS and you have a PhD with years of experience, and I see that you have worked in the same area for a couple of decades and this job is in Buttsniff Michigan... Please call me to talk about applying!
If the Winklevoss' idea hadn't been flawed, this never would have happened.
The Man finally figured out that stealing money is for chumps. The best crime is to steal the whole country.
After getting rid of 70% of the wasted overhead, the cost would likely drop considerably.
Please explain where this magic 70% is being wasted in R&D.
Look at their numbers. Nearly all is marketing, lobbyism and sales.
Nope. A lot of a pharma's budget is that, but unless you market, you don't sell. If you don't sell, you don't fund R&D. It's a balance.
Pretty much all drugs come from them taking some thing they found in nature (e.g. my blood medication, wich is one of the most popular in the world, literally came from a snake poison suggested by a shaman), and then cluelessly tinkering with it, to see what the modified variants will do.
Nope. Some drugs come from modification of natural products. Some are new structures. They tinker, but the chemists are not clueless. .
A researcher for a big pharma company admitted that they really have no idea what they are doing
Nope. Researchers have an idea of what they are doing. It just turns out that human biochemistry is really really complex. .
What I am not fine with, is them claiming it is soo hard, and soo valuable..
But it is hard. And modern pharmaceuticals are valuable. Stop taking them if you want.
Everybody loves a sale. Just look at the endless Presidents' Day car sale ads which somehow manage to run 12 months.
NASA: There is an ELE rock inbound.
White House/Congress: What's it going to cost?
NASA: 100 trillion.
WH/C: Fake News!
BOOM!
I was under the impression that the studios received the majority of the box office for the initial run of a movie. How are they going to be happy about getting 20/12 bucks now for each ticket?
Hive entrances are always being changed depending on several factors, so one tube is not optimal at all times.
Yes but only the people that are likely to be bees. A small-ish subset I would imagine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Is this some new self-parking car where everyone's supposed to get out of the car and, presumably, then standing around to watch in awe while the car parks itself after pushing a "Park" button on the key fob?
I think that's exactly how it is supposed to work, actually.