"Kryptonite affected all people on Krypton so they were, in a sense, just like earthlings. They did not have super powers because the kryptonite kept them normal."
Except that mere exposure to kryptonite is fatal to Superman. But him next to a block even in conditions that would be comfortable for any Earthling and he'd be dead. So it can't just make him normal.
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What? Isn't it possible that a much stronger magnetic field would be able to do it?
From what I can read from your argument, it's close to "if a tiny push from a toddler can't move a car then it can't be pushed at all."
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"What really rapes the laws of physics is that Superman can fly in violation of Newton's third law (or conservation of momentum, which amounts to the same thing). For instance, when he's coming in for a landing, he just kills his momentum. What's he interacting with? Objects can't make forces on themselves! Whatever mysterious method he has for creating and destroying momentum at will, presumably it also accounts for his ability to stop a jumbo jet without recoiling, etc."
If antigravity can exist, Superman's flying can exist. I'm not saying this is the case.
I'd be supportive of capital punishment being removed for all crimes except leaving ringers on in performances.
The above is of course is very tongue-in-cheek, but I would be happy to see people who have ringers go off be forced to both immediately leave and reimburse the other patrons for the portion of the concert they interrupted.
"Are you suggesting that I can carry my pistol with me and use it whenever it suits?"
If you wanna carry your pistol around in a safe manner and use it whenever it will prevent severe bodily harm to you, that's fine by me.
"Or are you just so obsessed with using your cell-phone..."
Um, I don't have a cell phone. In general, I don't want a cell phone, though there are some times when I wish I could call someone when I'm out. Maybe I'll get one eventually, but not in the forseeable future.
"...that you'll make stuff up."
And I'm certainly not making stuff up. You *cannot* deny that if someone uses a cell phone to make a phone call even a minute or two sooner than finding a landline that will save some lives. Plus people on the cell can remain at the accident site and relay first aid information from the dispatcher to other people.
Whether cell phones cost more lives in auto accidents is another question of course...
"look, owning a cell phone is not an entitlement to communication through it, anywhere, anytime."
Um, seeing as I'm paying for service that uses public airwaves that everyone has the right to, I would say that I *do* have the right to not having my signal blocked. Completely ignoring the 911 issue, blocking someone's service is theft, plain and simple.
How is this troll? Especially as the child of this--"Die you fucking scumbag"--isn't (yet)? I agree very little with the above post, but it isn't a troll. Off topic, probably. Flamebait, *maybe*. Troll, no.
Yes, but what stops MS from selling a stripped down version of Windows in Europe while selling the full version with all its 'goodness' here? Some people would buy it from overseas, sure, but most people would still just get whatever came on the computer.
Actually it isn't. They use separate parts of the brain. Watching for the same time again from the digital clock engages the part of your brain that thinks about numbers, a part that's already used for counting pulse beats. Watching for the second hand to return to the same place engages the part of your brain that deals with spatial relationships.
I'm not saying it can't be done; I just did both with the same results. BUT, I did find the analog reading a good amount easier.
Calc books are often one of the best deals out there. Penn State uses the same book for three semesters of calculus (intro through multivariate) and many other universities are the same, making the effective price about $40 per semester. This is about half the average cost of one of the books I need. And I've referenced by calc books more than any other beyond the end of the semester.
I personally love the stuff like the packet of a new speech communication book and a subscription to an online website used for submitting homework. Only available new. Can't buy the subscription separately. Can't sell the book back even online as it's custom to Penn State; there are added chapters and a PSU specific cover. Oh, and to add insult to injury, the functionality they used on the website was a subset of that which the university's own course management website will do. So the subscription isn't really even necessary.
If they hadn't bound us into buying the subscription with the book I would have probably saved $50 on the thing.
I second (third? fourth?) this opinion. The resume feature is IMO a killer feature. I think there's little chance I'll change to a browser that doesn't do this.
It even loads sites in the state they were when you first got them, not reloading from the server. Important sometimes.
To be quite honest, I use Opera most of the time and I really don't notice the adds at all. When I first started I was using it for about 3 days then looked up, saw an ad, and suddenly realized I had completely forgotten that Opera had ads. That's how unobtrusive they are.
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Actually if that *doesn't* work, the compiler/library isn't nearly compliant with the standard.
"Kryptonite affected all people on Krypton so they were, in a sense, just like earthlings. They did not have super powers because the kryptonite kept them normal."
Except that mere exposure to kryptonite is fatal to Superman. But him next to a block even in conditions that would be comfortable for any Earthling and he'd be dead. So it can't just make him normal.
What? Isn't it possible that a much stronger magnetic field would be able to do it?
From what I can read from your argument, it's close to "if a tiny push from a toddler can't move a car then it can't be pushed at all."
"What really rapes the laws of physics is that Superman can fly in violation of Newton's third law (or conservation of momentum, which amounts to the same thing). For instance, when he's coming in for a landing, he just kills his momentum. What's he interacting with? Objects can't make forces on themselves! Whatever mysterious method he has for creating and destroying momentum at will, presumably it also accounts for his ability to stop a jumbo jet without recoiling, etc."
If antigravity can exist, Superman's flying can exist. I'm not saying this is the case.
Ah, but then the issue comes from his cape. I'm sure that'd get torn some time.
I'd be supportive of capital punishment being removed for all crimes except leaving ringers on in performances.
The above is of course is very tongue-in-cheek, but I would be happy to see people who have ringers go off be forced to both immediately leave and reimburse the other patrons for the portion of the concert they interrupted.
"So can a pistol."
In much more limited circumstances, yes it can.
"Are you suggesting that I can carry my pistol with me and use it whenever it suits?"
If you wanna carry your pistol around in a safe manner and use it whenever it will prevent severe bodily harm to you, that's fine by me.
"Or are you just so obsessed with using your cell-phone..."
Um, I don't have a cell phone. In general, I don't want a cell phone, though there are some times when I wish I could call someone when I'm out. Maybe I'll get one eventually, but not in the forseeable future.
"...that you'll make stuff up."
And I'm certainly not making stuff up. You *cannot* deny that if someone uses a cell phone to make a phone call even a minute or two sooner than finding a landline that will save some lives. Plus people on the cell can remain at the accident site and relay first aid information from the dispatcher to other people.
Whether cell phones cost more lives in auto accidents is another question of course...
They didn't.
That's the point. Cell phones, in some circumstances, save lives.
"look, owning a cell phone is not an entitlement to communication through it, anywhere, anytime."
Um, seeing as I'm paying for service that uses public airwaves that everyone has the right to, I would say that I *do* have the right to not having my signal blocked. Completely ignoring the 911 issue, blocking someone's service is theft, plain and simple.
"...include a clause in the EULA that says "You may not run this with a compatibility wrapper" or Linux or anything else? I could see this happening."
Oh please, I can imagine few things they'd put in the EULA that would catch the attention of the DOJ more.
People are not reading the article. The group the lawyer is in charge of is a lobbying group, not one that will be making any of the decisions.
How is this troll? Especially as the child of this--"Die you fucking scumbag"--isn't (yet)? I agree very little with the above post, but it isn't a troll. Off topic, probably. Flamebait, *maybe*. Troll, no.
Yes, but what stops MS from selling a stripped down version of Windows in Europe while selling the full version with all its 'goodness' here? Some people would buy it from overseas, sure, but most people would still just get whatever came on the computer.
Actually it isn't. They use separate parts of the brain. Watching for the same time again from the digital clock engages the part of your brain that thinks about numbers, a part that's already used for counting pulse beats. Watching for the second hand to return to the same place engages the part of your brain that deals with spatial relationships.
I'm not saying it can't be done; I just did both with the same results. BUT, I did find the analog reading a good amount easier.
"Just try it, it doesn't work."
I jusd did. It worked.
BUT: I have a watch with both an analog and digital reading and I always use analog because it is a good amount easier.
Yes, but what about one fails at the worst possible time? Are you going to carry two watches around with you whenever you're on call?
I suspect that's part of what he's saying...
I've had a couple books that local stores were the only source of, and at least one that the on-campus store was the *only* seller.
Calc books are often one of the best deals out there. Penn State uses the same book for three semesters of calculus (intro through multivariate) and many other universities are the same, making the effective price about $40 per semester. This is about half the average cost of one of the books I need. And I've referenced by calc books more than any other beyond the end of the semester.
I personally love the stuff like the packet of a new speech communication book and a subscription to an online website used for submitting homework. Only available new. Can't buy the subscription separately. Can't sell the book back even online as it's custom to Penn State; there are added chapters and a PSU specific cover. Oh, and to add insult to injury, the functionality they used on the website was a subset of that which the university's own course management website will do. So the subscription isn't really even necessary.
If they hadn't bound us into buying the subscription with the book I would have probably saved $50 on the thing.
I second (third? fourth?) this opinion. The resume feature is IMO a killer feature. I think there's little chance I'll change to a browser that doesn't do this.
It even loads sites in the state they were when you first got them, not reloading from the server. Important sometimes.
To be quite honest, I use Opera most of the time and I really don't notice the adds at all. When I first started I was using it for about 3 days then looked up, saw an ad, and suddenly realized I had completely forgotten that Opera had ads. That's how unobtrusive they are.
Dude, 99.9% would be 49.95 states. /troll
But it'd still be available as GPL, so the situation would not be any worse off.
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Unfortunately I cannot claim credit for this.