He lives in the apartment next to me and likes throwing parties where people scream, shout and sing indecipherable lyrics for hours, in that horrible tone-deaf way that only male supporters and neo-nazis can.
My father is a Microsoft MVP, and has that picture hanging on his office wall. See the blonde guy on the second row? A lot of people (including parts of my family) thought it was a portrait of me photoshop:ed into the picture:).
Why is everyone here thinking "body augmentation"? I think this has very interesting implications for robotics and other forms of mechanical engineering; methinks the muscle is a pretty smart invention for certain types of movement and force application.
Perhaps life is more complex nowadays? I don't think a person living 100 years ago needed to learn even a tenth of what people need to learn today just to get by. So maybe people aren't lazy, but rather stressed and distracted, causing some "basic" stuff becomes down-prioritized. People today are all too aware of the possibilities of action and knowledge in the world, possibilities that -- if realised -- would take up countless life times. I know it stresses me out, and I think it is a problem humanity will eventually have to deal with.
It is still ludicruous. Sweden is bound by international treaties and probably EU law, things which you cannot just rip apart without dire repercussions. If Piratpartiet *does* get into parliament and get any kind of influence (could happen), it would most likely be because they are the Ny Demokrati of the year. Most people have no clue about or opinion on such complex matters as intellectual property. Also, no other party would form a coalition with them.
I *do* share their goals of abolishing intellectual property, but I doubt it is something you can do in less than 50 years. Also, I feel Piratbyrån (from which this has sprung, I'm sure) has been a childish embarassment, seriously harming the cause. They aren't getting my vote.
Completely off-topic, but I was discussing those books with a friend a while ago, and it was a few years since I read them, so I couldn't remember the name of Hari Seldon. I managed to come up with a mutation though, that I thought was the right name: Hardon. It took me a few minutes to realise that he probably wasn't called that.
That's interesting, because I've had the same theory as you. I'm still not convinced by your post thought. Considering the large number of people with common vision problems (I'm nearsighted), that would mean that before the invention of glasses, the human race consisted partly of half-blind people who were lucky to catch prey once in a while. It seems very weird to me that our eyesight would be, on the average, that bad. Also, though I have no real proof, I'd say that nearsightedness is a lot more common among computer users and book readers; why is that? Reverse causation?
Also, your optometrist has a vested interest in selling you treatment. So do the people who teach them. Not trying to be paranoid here -- as you put it, I'm just the "wannabe" in this, but I thought I'd at least post a sceptical reply. Do you have links to research debunking your previous theory?
What? The definition of life "today" is highly debated, but I have never even heard such an extremely narrow one before. This is definitely not the standard textbook definition. Are you trolling?
Wikipedia may not be the ultimate authority on things, but check out the article on Life for a few proposed definitions. What you list sounds more like characteristics of life on Earth than a definition.
I agree. It's kind of like exclamation marks and such -- people who WRITE LIKE THIS!!! can never write anything "forcefully" because it just looks like their normal braindead way of communicating. Don't get me started on people who always use the "priority" flag on e-mail...
Special Features?:) Did it have audio commentary by the director too?:) "Oh, hah, here we have that threesome scene , that was hilarious.. we had to shoot it four times because the topmost guy kept falling off..."
Yeah, but does anyone actually buy porn on a disc anymore? It would seem to me that the porn industry is already way beyond that, having offered downloadable and streaming content for years.
Amidst all the cries of regulating violence and sexual content, this law seems rather moderate. Parents can still buy the stuff for their kids if they want to - nothing is banned. Too bad the more sane laws get struck down while extreme and harmful ones pass inspection.
*Or* even ordinary people will become fed-up with the mainstream music and actually seek out bands with talent. I for one welcome our new robotic formulatic record label overlords, for their initial success will be their undoing.
It cited many examples of emerging scientific and industrial power abroad and listed 20 steps the United States should take to maintain its global lead.
Well, I guess I better get ready for the invasion.
Jens is only trying to attract customers by using populist tactics.
Well, I don't know about you, but I'll take that over companies screwing their customers any day. What's wrong with being populist as a company? He's actually putting himself in legal risk. It's not just the empty talk of politicians.
I read something interesting in a newspaper today. Apparently, they had interviewed a criminologist about the looting and violence, and compared it to the efficiency in Thailand after the tsunami. His reasoning was that asian countries like Thailand have a well-defined collective informal structure that takes over when the formal structure of society collapses. However, western societies (probably especially the US) are much more individualistic, relying on strong formal structures. When those structures break down, there is nothing to replace them but "every man for himself".
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He lives in the apartment next to me and likes throwing parties where people scream, shout and sing indecipherable lyrics for hours, in that horrible tone-deaf way that only male supporters and neo-nazis can.
My father is a Microsoft MVP, and has that picture hanging on his office wall. See the blonde guy on the second row? A lot of people (including parts of my family) thought it was a portrait of me photoshop:ed into the picture :).
I need a haircut.
Yeah, there's a reason you never see Fyodor Dostoevsky Happy Meal.
Why is everyone here thinking "body augmentation"? I think this has very interesting implications for robotics and other forms of mechanical engineering; methinks the muscle is a pretty smart invention for certain types of movement and force application.
Question: Is Visual Basic still a good beginners language?
Answer: Mu.
I find it hilarious that you're using the Danish Google server to show us cartoons :)
Perhaps life is more complex nowadays? I don't think a person living 100 years ago needed to learn even a tenth of what people need to learn today just to get by. So maybe people aren't lazy, but rather stressed and distracted, causing some "basic" stuff becomes down-prioritized. People today are all too aware of the possibilities of action and knowledge in the world, possibilities that -- if realised -- would take up countless life times. I know it stresses me out, and I think it is a problem humanity will eventually have to deal with.
It is still ludicruous. Sweden is bound by international treaties and probably EU law, things which you cannot just rip apart without dire repercussions.
If Piratpartiet *does* get into parliament and get any kind of influence (could happen), it would most likely be because they are the Ny Demokrati of the year. Most people have no clue about or opinion on such complex matters as intellectual property. Also, no other party would form a coalition with them.
I *do* share their goals of abolishing intellectual property, but I doubt it is something you can do in less than 50 years. Also, I feel Piratbyrån (from which this has sprung, I'm sure) has been a childish embarassment, seriously harming the cause. They aren't getting my vote.
Completely off-topic, but I was discussing those books with a friend a while ago, and it was a few years since I read them, so I couldn't remember the name of Hari Seldon. I managed to come up with a mutation though, that I thought was the right name: Hardon. It took me a few minutes to realise that he probably wasn't called that.
It's 2x more. The world now needs a whopping 6 mathematicians.
That's interesting, because I've had the same theory as you. I'm still not convinced by your post thought. Considering the large number of people with common vision problems (I'm nearsighted), that would mean that before the invention of glasses, the human race consisted partly of half-blind people who were lucky to catch prey once in a while. It seems very weird to me that our eyesight would be, on the average, that bad. Also, though I have no real proof, I'd say that nearsightedness is a lot more common among computer users and book readers; why is that? Reverse causation?
Also, your optometrist has a vested interest in selling you treatment. So do the people who teach them. Not trying to be paranoid here -- as you put it, I'm just the "wannabe" in this, but I thought I'd at least post a sceptical reply. Do you have links to research debunking your previous theory?
What? The definition of life "today" is highly debated, but I have never even heard such an extremely narrow one before. This is definitely not the standard textbook definition. Are you trolling?
Wikipedia may not be the ultimate authority on things, but check out the article on Life for a few proposed definitions. What you list sounds more like characteristics of life on Earth than a definition.
I'm years ahead of you; my computer is powered by energy from the Big Bang!
Bless the maker and his water.
Bless the coming and the going of him.
May his passage cleanse the world.
May he keep the world for his people.
I agree. It's kind of like exclamation marks and such -- people who WRITE LIKE THIS!!! can never write anything "forcefully" because it just looks like their normal braindead way of communicating. Don't get me started on people who always use the "priority" flag on e-mail...
Stillsuits?
Special Features? :) :)
Did it have audio commentary by the director too?
"Oh, hah, here we have that threesome scene , that was hilarious.. we had to shoot it four times because the topmost guy kept falling off..."
Yeah, but does anyone actually buy porn on a disc anymore? It would seem to me that the porn industry is already way beyond that, having offered downloadable and streaming content for years.
Amidst all the cries of regulating violence and sexual content, this law seems rather moderate. Parents can still buy the stuff for their kids if they want to - nothing is banned. Too bad the more sane laws get struck down while extreme and harmful ones pass inspection.
It seems many people here have mentioned that being healthy actually *increases* the risks.
*Or* even ordinary people will become fed-up with the mainstream music and actually seek out bands with talent. I for one welcome our new robotic formulatic record label overlords, for their initial success will be their undoing.
Dude, your signature rules :)
Stupid remark, I know, but I had to say it.
It cited many examples of emerging scientific and industrial power abroad and listed 20 steps the United States should take to maintain its global lead.
Well, I guess I better get ready for the invasion.
Jens is only trying to attract customers by using populist tactics.
Well, I don't know about you, but I'll take that over companies screwing their customers any day. What's wrong with being populist as a company? He's actually putting himself in legal risk. It's not just the empty talk of politicians.
I read something interesting in a newspaper today. Apparently, they had interviewed a criminologist about the looting and violence, and compared it to the efficiency in Thailand after the tsunami.
His reasoning was that asian countries like Thailand have a well-defined collective informal structure that takes over when the formal structure of society collapses. However, western societies (probably especially the US) are much more individualistic, relying on strong formal structures. When those structures break down, there is nothing to replace them but "every man for himself".