Also problematic are regional pronunciations - like the word 'creek'. Is it going to be spelled 'creak' or 'crick'? Who decides? Even 'the' has regional pronunciations.
He was trying to buy his way out of hell because of all of the evil he did when building his empire.
Sadly this sums up why a lot of the rich Barons give away their wealth when they get old. They know that they have screwed over people to get where they are. They know they can't take it with them. They try to pay penance before they die. Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt all did the same thing. Now add Buffet and Gates to the list.
Too bad old man Walton wasn't so generous, he could have left a lot of (real) smiley faces behind.
Windows security patches are typically released once a week.
Microsoft's security patches are released once a month, not once a week. Although once or twice a year they may make an exception for a particularly dangerous exploit. It's a good bet that you will need to reboot about once a month for Windows security patches.
Just making sure I'm clear that you support Exxon, Mobil, and Chevron station's rights to get together and collude to sell fuel for less than Billy Ray's Gas Shack in order to run Billy Ray out of business and maintain their market share. Do I have that right?
If Billy Ray's Gas shack is trying to charge a 6% commission on all of big oil's sales, then you might have a comparison.
I'm wondering why must our farmers grow corn? Why can't they produce sugar ethanol as well? In the warmer climates they can grow cane, in the colder climates they can grow sugar beets.
I was in 4th grade when it blew. We lived about a 100 miles east (Sunnyside, WA). It looked like an atomic mushroom when it erupted. We got an inch of ash. In the middle of the day it was pitch black - pretty freaky. They closed school for a few days. The ash was mostly iron, so you could put a cow magnet in the dust and get all kinds of cool formations. Pretty fun for a kid.
What's surprising is that his wife (and his mother for that matter) support running such a business that is so stimatizing. The fact that they are okay with it is surprising to me. That's all.
And, you're making uninformed assumptions about my relationship with the Mrs.
What about his wife? The article doesn't say much other than she runs the company books.
I don't know about most others, but it would not be a happy conversation for me if I told the MRS. that I was 'an avid viewer of porn', and wanted to start photo-shooting models and making a career out of it.
There are a number of treatments for blindness, some much more promising (IMHO) than implants. Genetic therapy and stem cell research are two of these. Here is an article about some blind dogs that had their vision restored through genetic therapy. This is some pretty cool stuff. They inject a benign virus into the retina. It replaces defective genes with heathy ones. The dogs went from being totally blind, to being able to navigate mazes and dodge obstacles. This is not a fix for all, as a developed retina is needed to benefit, and the scientists have to completely map out all of the genes that cause blindness before it will help all of the various conditions. Still promising though.
While this implant research is cool, as you note, the resolution is limited, and probably will be for the foreseeable future. You have to surgically attach directly to each optical nerve to get a pixel of resolution. So if you want 100x100 resolution your looking at 10,000 individual connections. It's worth while to note that many people who are 'legally blind' are not totally blind, and have substantially better resolution than an implant can offer. This treatment is only a good option for a totally blind person. A low vision patient probably is better off with whatever they already have, or some other type of treatment.
BTW, the medical term for lazy eye is actually occular nystagmus.
The medical term for lazy eye is Amblyopia. Ocular nystagmus is an involuntary twitching of the eye (IANAD, but my daughter has a related eye condition called Leber's).
Socialism can exist in either a democracy or dictatorship, or some combination between. Capitalism can exist in a democracy or dictatorship, or some combination between. Communism is a form of Socialism that is imposed by a dictatorship. North and South Korea are apples because they have BOTH been dictatorships, but one chose socialism, and one capitalism. In due time, S. Korea has become more of a democracy. Capitalism results in increased freedom over time, socialism less. Korea bears this out.
The problem with even democratic Socialism is that it has eventually bankrupted the countries it has been tried in, and stolen their competitive edge and productivity. That's the reason why your beloved Sweden is poorer than Mississippi in per capita income. There is no free lunch. If you want the government to control every aspect of your life, go for it, move to Sweden, the crown jewel of Socialism, and #51 in per capita income if it were a US State. I prefer to make my own choices, choose my own doctors, keep my own money, own my own land, work for a living and give to a charity of my choosing instead of the goernment dictating it to me. Countries that move toward socialism fail. Hence the causes of the decrease in productivity in Western Europe. Countries that move toward capitalism succeed. Hence the EXPLODING economies in China and India. Every time Socialism takes control, people lose freedom and the power is put into the hands of a few elite in the government, resulting in a loss of freedom for the individual, a loss of wealth for the country, and usually a brain drain where all the people that can leave. That's why people are fleeing Venezuala and Zimbabwe.
Nigeria vs Sweden is not apples to apples. Korea is apple to apples (one capitalist, one socialist). Socialism as a form of government lends itself to dictatorship and corruption, even if it starts out democratic. Take apples to apples and capitalism wins every time. North Korea vs South Korea. China vs Taiwain. Zimbabwe vs South Africa. Nicaragua vs Costa Rica. Canada vs USA. East Germany vs West Germany. Vermont vs New Hampshire. Ontario vs Alberta. I'll take capitalism every time, thank you.
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Silly, Republicans would applaud any move to destroy trees. ;)
Any tricks for finding perfect water melons? :)
It's better known as Rambus memory.
Also problematic are regional pronunciations - like the word 'creek'. Is it going to be spelled 'creak' or 'crick'? Who decides? Even 'the' has regional pronunciations.
Here you go: Mountain Meadows Massacre
Sadly this sums up why a lot of the rich Barons give away their wealth when they get old. They know that they have screwed over people to get where they are. They know they can't take it with them. They try to pay penance before they die. Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt all did the same thing. Now add Buffet and Gates to the list.
Too bad old man Walton wasn't so generous, he could have left a lot of (real) smiley faces behind.
Microsoft's security patches are released once a month, not once a week. Although once or twice a year they may make an exception for a particularly dangerous exploit. It's a good bet that you will need to reboot about once a month for Windows security patches.
So how do you chip illegals? Do you do it when they sneak in?
If Billy Ray's Gas shack is trying to charge a 6% commission on all of big oil's sales, then you might have a comparison.
I'm wondering why must our farmers grow corn? Why can't they produce sugar ethanol as well? In the warmer climates they can grow cane, in the colder climates they can grow sugar beets.
Yeah, they are kind of like a big huggable IP firm that doesn't sue for royalties (unless you count the IRS).
I was in 4th grade when it blew. We lived about a 100 miles east (Sunnyside, WA). It looked like an atomic mushroom when it erupted. We got an inch of ash. In the middle of the day it was pitch black - pretty freaky. They closed school for a few days. The ash was mostly iron, so you could put a cow magnet in the dust and get all kinds of cool formations. Pretty fun for a kid.
High Occupancy Vehicle.
Rambus is worth 4.7 Billion, so it's definitly worth something.
What's surprising is that his wife (and his mother for that matter) support running such a business that is so stimatizing. The fact that they are okay with it is surprising to me. That's all.
And, you're making uninformed assumptions about my relationship with the Mrs.
I don't know about most others, but it would not be a happy conversation for me if I told the MRS. that I was 'an avid viewer of porn', and wanted to start photo-shooting models and making a career out of it.
Does anyone know of a list of companies that don't supply Wal-Mart (like Snapper)? I would like to give such companies more of my business.
There are a number of treatments for blindness, some much more promising (IMHO) than implants. Genetic therapy and stem cell research are two of these. Here is an article about some blind dogs that had their vision restored through genetic therapy. This is some pretty cool stuff. They inject a benign virus into the retina. It replaces defective genes with heathy ones. The dogs went from being totally blind, to being able to navigate mazes and dodge obstacles. This is not a fix for all, as a developed retina is needed to benefit, and the scientists have to completely map out all of the genes that cause blindness before it will help all of the various conditions. Still promising though.
While this implant research is cool, as you note, the resolution is limited, and probably will be for the foreseeable future. You have to surgically attach directly to each optical nerve to get a pixel of resolution. So if you want 100x100 resolution your looking at 10,000 individual connections. It's worth while to note that many people who are 'legally blind' are not totally blind, and have substantially better resolution than an implant can offer. This treatment is only a good option for a totally blind person. A low vision patient probably is better off with whatever they already have, or some other type of treatment.
That would be England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Glad you clarified what kind of bum. Was worried there for a second.
The medical term for lazy eye is Amblyopia. Ocular nystagmus is an involuntary twitching of the eye (IANAD, but my daughter has a related eye condition called Leber's).
I would be. My job pays for my broadband, so if my taxes go up to pay for 'free' broadband it's a net loss to me.
Pretty sure that's not from the Bible.
The problem with even democratic Socialism is that it has eventually bankrupted the countries it has been tried in, and stolen their competitive edge and productivity. That's the reason why your beloved Sweden is poorer than Mississippi in per capita income. There is no free lunch. If you want the government to control every aspect of your life, go for it, move to Sweden, the crown jewel of Socialism, and #51 in per capita income if it were a US State. I prefer to make my own choices, choose my own doctors, keep my own money, own my own land, work for a living and give to a charity of my choosing instead of the goernment dictating it to me. Countries that move toward socialism fail. Hence the causes of the decrease in productivity in Western Europe. Countries that move toward capitalism succeed. Hence the EXPLODING economies in China and India. Every time Socialism takes control, people lose freedom and the power is put into the hands of a few elite in the government, resulting in a loss of freedom for the individual, a loss of wealth for the country, and usually a brain drain where all the people that can leave. That's why people are fleeing Venezuala and Zimbabwe.
Nigeria vs Sweden is not apples to apples. Korea is apple to apples (one capitalist, one socialist). Socialism as a form of government lends itself to dictatorship and corruption, even if it starts out democratic. Take apples to apples and capitalism wins every time. North Korea vs South Korea. China vs Taiwain. Zimbabwe vs South Africa. Nicaragua vs Costa Rica. Canada vs USA. East Germany vs West Germany. Vermont vs New Hampshire. Ontario vs Alberta. I'll take capitalism every time, thank you.