I'd rather (and the law requires) you to stop at about the point you notice the hole in my foundation. If you choose to knock on my door and tell me about it, that'd be nice, but is not required.
Crawling into my basement is trespassing at least, and I suspect the DA could make a case for B&E
Fabulous concept, but we've been 20+ years from having fusion power for about 50 years now...
Of course, "we can do it in 20 years" is bureaucrat speak for "we don't have a clue, but why don't you give us some money anyway...."
The NY Times recently has been featuring numerous full page (and even double page) adds on the subject of Damadian's exclusion from the Nobel prize... the cost is clearly in the 100's of thousands; I wonder who's paying the bill?
Sims has no crime to answer for-- you chose (in a moment of ill-considered "trust") to put your efforts into a domain name that Sims owns. It's his to do with as he wishes...
You say you're an attorney---next time, put your training to use before you devote a couple years to a project
it doesn't have to burn the oxygen--the explosion MOVES the oxygen, greating a relatively large plume where the atmosphere is pure TNT exhaust--which doesn't contain any free oxygen. The fire smothers.....
If you don't use enough explosive, the exhaust plume isn't big enough, and oxygen has time to migrate back in before the fire goes out
It's like a car that you drive for five years without ever getting the oil changed
Bull-- it's more like a car that has a safety related recall once or twice a week.. The fact that I have to patch my Windows systems multiple times every month is evidence of a fundamentally flawed product.
"Buy now!. Special, limited time offer, available only if....."
haven't you ever heard that before--say, perhaps from a car dealer? Sure it's a limited offer, but I'd be willing to bet that there'll be another special offer next month, and the month after that, and the month after that....
Billionaires just steal in more sophisticated ways
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The old truism is that if you look a generation or two back at any big family fortune, you'll find some laws broken...
Vast wealth virtually requires playing fast and loose with the rules of society Case in point--I give you Mr. Gates and his anti-trust difficulties. Or, if you prefer, you could consider the Kennedys and Joe's bootlegging activities.
The mere fact that you get to keep the money (again, consider Mr. Gates or Mr. Kennedy...) doesn't mean that your means of getting it were entirely honorable.
whatever else happens, he's got a fabulous write-off coming.
As I write this on Weds night, the bidding is up to ~$14,000, and nearly certain to go higher. Even if he's true to his word and donates it, that's a pretty nice deduction. And the best part is--even if he never sees the money, he still gets the write-off; it just becomes a bad debt instead of a charitable contribution.
a 30 year program is gov't speak for "we don't have a clue how long it'll take, but give us some money anyway, cause it sounds so good...". Far enough into the future that no accountability is required, but not so far as to sound ridiculous
Case in point--fusion has been 3 decades from practicallity for about 5 decades now...
Anytime somebody proposes a 30 year R&D program--run the other way, and check your wallet as you go.
not to suggest that Davis should or shouldn't be recalled, but given the budget that the recall campaign had, it shouldn't be too hard to get a million signatures nominating a gerbil for governor
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I'd rather (and the law requires) you to stop at about the point you notice the hole in my foundation. If you choose to knock on my door and tell me about it, that'd be nice, but is not required.
Crawling into my basement is trespassing at least, and I suspect the DA could make a case for B&E
but Tufte has "proven" that powerpoint makes you stupid... I'd think that would be reason enough not to buy office :-)
also--the wind continues to blow at night...
oh--so in 40 years all they've learned is how to make cheezy powerpoint graphics?
Fabulous concept, but we've been 20+ years from having fusion power for about 50 years now... Of course, "we can do it in 20 years" is bureaucrat speak for "we don't have a clue, but why don't you give us some money anyway...."
The NY Times recently has been featuring numerous full page (and even double page) adds on the subject of Damadian's exclusion from the Nobel prize... the cost is clearly in the 100's of thousands; I wonder who's paying the bill?
you might have better success "shunning" him if you did it in a way that made you look more professional....
Sims has no crime to answer for-- you chose (in a moment of ill-considered "trust") to put your efforts into a domain name that Sims owns. It's his to do with as he wishes... You say you're an attorney---next time, put your training to use before you devote a couple years to a project
it doesn't have to burn the oxygen--the explosion MOVES the oxygen, greating a relatively large plume where the atmosphere is pure TNT exhaust--which doesn't contain any free oxygen. The fire smothers.....
If you don't use enough explosive, the exhaust plume isn't big enough, and oxygen has time to migrate back in before the fire goes out
I'll be sure to keep that in mind the next time I'm forced to reboot the machine...
Bull-- it's more like a car that has a safety related recall once or twice a week.. The fact that I have to patch my Windows systems multiple times every month is evidence of a fundamentally flawed product.
whatever became of that? Last I remember, the auction was up to some ridiculously large number...
the headline says "X10 pays..."
the story says "brothers were awarded damages of.."
a subtle yet important semantic difference... nobody's cashing any checks just yet.
this practically qualifies as a repost... 2 stories on dying technology in one day.
that's right in line w/ royalty rates in other industries--books, patents, etc.
"Buy now!. Special, limited time offer, available only if....."
haven't you ever heard that before--say, perhaps from a car dealer? Sure it's a limited offer, but I'd be willing to bet that there'll be another special offer next month, and the month after that, and the month after that....
and that would be what?
Replacing an 89 cent pen with a $1000 electronic system--now there's a good idea. Can I sell you a $600 hammer to go with that?
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and they're still $500+ million poorer...
The old truism is that if you look a generation or two back at any big family fortune, you'll find some laws broken...
Vast wealth virtually requires playing fast and loose with the rules of society Case in point--I give you Mr. Gates and his anti-trust difficulties. Or, if you prefer, you could consider the Kennedys and Joe's bootlegging activities.
The mere fact that you get to keep the money (again, consider Mr. Gates or Mr. Kennedy...) doesn't mean that your means of getting it were entirely honorable.
whatever else happens, he's got a fabulous write-off coming.
As I write this on Weds night, the bidding is up to ~$14,000, and nearly certain to go higher. Even if he's true to his word and donates it, that's a pretty nice deduction. And the best part is--even if he never sees the money, he still gets the write-off; it just becomes a bad debt instead of a charitable contribution.
Damn, I wish I'd thought of it!
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a 30 year program is gov't speak for "we don't have a clue how long it'll take, but give us some money anyway, cause it sounds so good...". Far enough into the future that no accountability is required, but not so far as to sound ridiculous
Case in point--fusion has been 3 decades from practicallity for about 5 decades now...
Anytime somebody proposes a 30 year R&D program--run the other way, and check your wallet as you go.
not to suggest that Davis should or shouldn't be recalled, but given the budget that the recall campaign had, it shouldn't be too hard to get a million signatures nominating a gerbil for governor