Bacteria (helicobacter pylorii, more specifically) are related to a lot of ulcer-induced stomach cancer. As the bacteria they talk about live in the intestines (that's what gut means) I don't think they have much to do with it. I may be mistaken, though.
They apply to the actions of the US government, and its employees, wherever they may be.
As they should. Unfortunately, you must have misread the original comment (pasted below):
WikiLeaks commented that there was a possibility that at least one person had a weapon.
The person in question was one of the ones shot. He didn't belong to the USA armed forces or was an USA national, AFAIK. Even he was, the right to bear arms does not apply outside of USA soil for civilians (if the land's law forbids it, that is).
This is ludicrous. The US Constitution only has one legal area of effect: US soil. Everything else belongs to other countries with different laws. Are you telling me that, if someone was standing in the street with a gun in, say, Germany, you wouldn't call the police _because the US Constitution allows him to_?
An interesting idea, but it requires developing anti-body targets that make the immune system react. What if it is the immune system that is affected? What if the immune system is so depressed it can react? Adding gene-knockoff RNA helps fight the cancer without relying on third parties. At least, that's what I think the scientists involved decided. Less steps, less risk of failure.
Since the marker attaches to cancerous cells only, healthy ones should suffer no damage. Then again, I read the story above, so it's not like I'm specially insightful.
The study finds a correlation between videogame play time and lack of learning. Which is quite understandable: if I study less than I need, I will probably learn less. No need to be dumber.
Mind you, this is a hardware attack requiring the judicious use of chemicals to expose the circuitry. I somehow doubt there will be a do-it-yourself kit available any time soon.
I have had to deal with this too. While designing some web applications at the Faculty I used to work at, I had to explain _yet once again_ that, when programming, no unexpected behaviour should really be unexpected. I think that is called defensive programming.
We have an established process and no one wants to buy that system. There is no reason to build a new system, which will still generate wastes which no one wants in their back yard, and small amounts of weapons grade material which no one wants,
Then I guess that composting to obtain methane is senseless, since we already have an established process for consuming fossil fuels. A current process not being wanted is _not_ a reason to devise a new system if it is better (which thorium seems to be, as far as I have read).
Simply put, it MAY BE the safest power system that the planet has to offer,
Excuse me if I consider having radioactive products with a semi-life ranging on the thousands of years doesn't makes me feel specially safe.
You want nuclear of any kind? You need to guarantee some loans. Nuclear simply isn't politically correct.
_Nuclear uranium fission_ may not be politically correct (France might disagree though). Other nuclear energy generation processes don't seem to have such a stigma on them (perhaps because they haven't yet had the opportunity of creating problems).
And by the way, I know a couple of aspiring nuclear engineers who would love to work on thorium reactors, but there are no jobs in nuclear right this second.
There are no jobs in a lot of fields right this second. I think they call it crisis.
Also, you can build a perfectly good bomb from Thorium by-products.
AFAIK, thorium has a lower yield of plutonium (among other by-products). You can build a bomb, but it will take a bit more time. But yes, I was mistaken on that (basically, the only so-so assertion I made).
Pedal your conspiracies elsewhere.
There are no conspiracies being peddled here. I am applying analogies (perhaps without base) from other known cases. Please stop looking for enemies where there are none.
I have to deal with a few hundred "family members" daily (read: teachers, alumns and support personnel);) Our user's requirements are quite uniform: Web/mail access, document editor/spreadsheet, and multimedia.
Our solution is quite simple: restrict access. Do they want to install some software? Ask us. Do they want to connect a new printer? Ask us. We don't allow (almost) anybody to install, upgrade, or do any administrative work on the Campus' computers. That's what we are there for. And no, there's no "I need to have this installed right now or the world will collapse" software. If they want something installed, let them ask for it with time to spare.
That, removing Internet Explorer from sight of recalcitrant users and a few registry tweaks (like creating an autorun.inf entry in IniFileMappings conveniently set up to avoid autorun.inf files being read) and the computers work quite well quite often:)
Of course, family pressures can be (and usually are) harder to withstand than workplace ones:)
In fact, there's no proof that the essence of a person's mind actually is created on this plane of existence,...
So, in theory, it might be possible that what shows up on brain scans are "reflections" of our minds acting at the quantum level. Besides the question of why should the brain reflect the mind if it's not based on it, could this mean that minds are playing The Ultimate Matrix Online Game (TM) in our Universe? Considering that the mind doesn't show up again (unless you believe in reincarnation) when the body dies...;)
It seems to be a bit convoluted. Then again, reality doesn't have to be simple.
It shouldn't: the information about whether to read autorun.inf files is stored on the Windows registry, not in the CMOS settings used by the BIOS. Starting from a CD/DVD unit or directly from a hard disk drive, on the other hand, is a BIOS-related matter.
Excuse me, where did I talk about _changing_ the CD? I say I don't believe an autorun.inf file is acted upon when the filesystem that holds it is already "mounted" (read: recognized) _before_ Windows gets to the point of starting the user session. And it's not just my not believing it: I have forgotten removing the Windows XP install CD dozens of times while needing to reboot once and again to install system drivers and it never got started automatically (besides the boot attempt that I had paid no attention to, _before_ Windows XP loaded).
Sorry, but I must call bullshit. Supposing Windows does actually interpret autorun files (which I can't test right now), it won't do it automatically on drives mounted before your session starts. Otherwise, your Windows installation CD would autorun every time you forgot to take it out after installing (hint: it doesn't).
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Oh, but religion has always hidden in the cracks where the light of science doesn't yet reach.
The end result was you payed attention and studied
It would seem you didn't get the same punishments ;)
Bacteria (helicobacter pylorii, more specifically) are related to a lot of ulcer-induced stomach cancer. As the bacteria they talk about live in the intestines (that's what gut means) I don't think they have much to do with it. I may be mistaken, though.
As such, I consider any manner of "cover up" of suspected wrongdoing is as bad as treason in my book.
I'm glad we agree on that, as it seems we were discussing different things all along.
They apply to the actions of the US government, and its employees, wherever they may be.
As they should. Unfortunately, you must have misread the original comment (pasted below):
WikiLeaks commented that there was a possibility that at least one person had a weapon.
The person in question was one of the ones shot. He didn't belong to the USA armed forces or was an USA national, AFAIK. Even he was, the right to bear arms does not apply outside of USA soil for civilians (if the land's law forbids it, that is).
This is ludicrous. The US Constitution only has one legal area of effect: US soil. Everything else belongs to other countries with different laws. Are you telling me that, if someone was standing in the street with a gun in, say, Germany, you wouldn't call the police _because the US Constitution allows him to_?
Erm... somehow I don't USA's Constitution applies to Iraq. Then again, perhaps you really know what you are talking about, even though I doubt it.
An interesting idea, but it requires developing anti-body targets that make the immune system react. What if it is the immune system that is affected? What if the immune system is so depressed it can react? Adding gene-knockoff RNA helps fight the cancer without relying on third parties. At least, that's what I think the scientists involved decided. Less steps, less risk of failure.
Since the marker attaches to cancerous cells only, healthy ones should suffer no damage. Then again, I read the story above, so it's not like I'm specially insightful.
I agree with you: the study says nothing about being dumb or dumber.
The study finds a correlation between videogame play time and lack of learning. Which is quite understandable: if I study less than I need, I will probably learn less. No need to be dumber.
I'm sure Virgin Mary would agree with you ;)
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You mean shrapnel, right? Or perhaps that would be "blasting metal death"...
Mind you, this is a hardware attack requiring the judicious use of chemicals to expose the circuitry. I somehow doubt there will be a do-it-yourself kit available any time soon.
I have had to deal with this too. While designing some web applications at the Faculty I used to work at, I had to explain _yet once again_ that, when programming, no unexpected behaviour should really be unexpected. I think that is called defensive programming.
We have an established process and no one wants to buy that system. There is no reason to build a new system, which will still generate wastes which no one wants in their back yard, and small amounts of weapons grade material which no one wants,
Then I guess that composting to obtain methane is senseless, since we already have an established process for consuming fossil fuels. A current process not being wanted is _not_ a reason to devise a new system if it is better (which thorium seems to be, as far as I have read).
Simply put, it MAY BE the safest power system that the planet has to offer,
Excuse me if I consider having radioactive products with a semi-life ranging on the thousands of years doesn't makes me feel specially safe.
You want nuclear of any kind? You need to guarantee some loans. Nuclear simply isn't politically correct.
_Nuclear uranium fission_ may not be politically correct (France might disagree though). Other nuclear energy generation processes don't seem to have such a stigma on them (perhaps because they haven't yet had the opportunity of creating problems).
And by the way, I know a couple of aspiring nuclear engineers who would love to work on thorium reactors, but there are no jobs in nuclear right this second.
There are no jobs in a lot of fields right this second. I think they call it crisis.
Also, you can build a perfectly good bomb from Thorium by-products.
AFAIK, thorium has a lower yield of plutonium (among other by-products). You can build a bomb, but it will take a bit more time. But yes, I was mistaken on that (basically, the only so-so assertion I made).
Pedal your conspiracies elsewhere.
There are no conspiracies being peddled here. I am applying analogies (perhaps without base) from other known cases. Please stop looking for enemies where there are none.
IMHO, this technology will finally come forward from outside the nuclear energy industry.
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I have to deal with a few hundred "family members" daily (read: teachers, alumns and support personnel) ;) Our user's requirements are quite uniform: Web/mail access, document editor/spreadsheet, and multimedia.
Our solution is quite simple: restrict access. Do they want to install some software? Ask us. Do they want to connect a new printer? Ask us. We don't allow (almost) anybody to install, upgrade, or do any administrative work on the Campus' computers. That's what we are there for. And no, there's no "I need to have this installed right now or the world will collapse" software. If they want something installed, let them ask for it with time to spare.
That, removing Internet Explorer from sight of recalcitrant users and a few registry tweaks (like creating an autorun.inf entry in IniFileMappings conveniently set up to avoid autorun.inf files being read) and the computers work quite well quite often :)
Of course, family pressures can be (and usually are) harder to withstand than workplace ones :)
Sorry, no waves expected until several hundred thousand years in the future ;)
In fact, there's no proof that the essence of a person's mind actually is created on this plane of existence,...
So, in theory, it might be possible that what shows up on brain scans are "reflections" of our minds acting at the quantum level. Besides the question of why should the brain reflect the mind if it's not based on it, could this mean that minds are playing The Ultimate Matrix Online Game (TM) in our Universe? Considering that the mind doesn't show up again (unless you believe in reincarnation) when the body dies... ;)
It seems to be a bit convoluted. Then again, reality doesn't have to be simple.
Otherwise, your Windows installation CD would autorun every time you forgot to take it out after installing.
wans't explicit enough. I'll try and remember typing Windows (because, of course, I had to be talking about installing AutoCAD).
And I don't think I have insulted you at all in this thread. Of course, sensibilities may vary. Have fun getting angry at the world.
It shouldn't: the information about whether to read autorun.inf files is stored on the Windows registry, not in the CMOS settings used by the BIOS. Starting from a CD/DVD unit or directly from a hard disk drive, on the other hand, is a BIOS-related matter.
Excuse me, where did I talk about _changing_ the CD? I say I don't believe an autorun.inf file is acted upon when the filesystem that holds it is already "mounted" (read: recognized) _before_ Windows gets to the point of starting the user session. And it's not just my not believing it: I have forgotten removing the Windows XP install CD dozens of times while needing to reboot once and again to install system drivers and it never got started automatically (besides the boot attempt that I had paid no attention to, _before_ Windows XP loaded).
Sorry, but I must call bullshit. Supposing Windows does actually interpret autorun files (which I can't test right now), it won't do it automatically on drives mounted before your session starts. Otherwise, your Windows installation CD would autorun every time you forgot to take it out after installing (hint: it doesn't).