but I thought it was relevant to the general conversation for you liberal, anti-war zealots out there who actually believe the theory of evolution.
What about conservative American patriots who actually believe the theory of evolution? Not all conversative American patriots are troglodytes, you know.
Or, as in the case of a recent ER episode that I happened upon flipping channels, the doctor prescibed "Obecalp" (Placebo backwards) for a guy who, although perfectly healthy, *insisted* there was something wrong with him.:-)
Of course there's something wrong with him -- something seriously wrong, that could haunt him for the rest of his life.
Stop posting about electronic voting in the US every other day. We're geeks, not philosophy or politics majors, and often not even american. A couple of those a year I can stand, but every fucking week you have 2-3 articles about electronic voting systems.
Amen to that.
I'm concerned about this issue -- it's a hot button for me -- but damn, the responses cover a very limited range, over and over... mainly "I don't trust electronic voting", which is reasonable, but uninformative.
A very high yield coca plant will have 1.5% of its weight as coca, with a normal coca plant at less than.5%. I think Coca-Cola used/uses coca plants that have very little coca in them, so there is less to remove. What is removed isn't actually cocaine, but a precursor to cocaine base (which isn't coke yet either). I was under the impression however that the Coca-Cola company STILL uses the coca plant for flavoring, and they are the only company in the US that can legally import the coca plant. The process is kept quite secret, primarily to prevent threat and/or scandal.
Even with a low-cocaine coca plant, given how much Coca-Cola gets bottled and sold every second of the day, 24/7, around the world... I can't help but picture mountains of cocaine precursor... of course, that's an "industrial waste by-product"... the company probably, uh, burns the stuff... or dumps it at sea... yeah, that's it: mountains of cocaine precursor, dumped at sea every day.
Ever try reading the back of the coke bottle? They used have cocain in it, but had to remove it.
As I understand it (sorry I forget where I read this), although cocaine was removed from the formula, Coca-Cola continued to use other flavoring agents from the coca plant for some time (although I gather that today's Coke uses no coca derivatives whatsoever).
So... they were harvesting coca plants... extracting some coca derivatives, BUT NOT THE COCAINE... really makes me wonder what happened to all that cocaine....
-kgj
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There's only one way to save ourselves: cancel all programs. Everything!
Display nothing but a "Technical Difficulties" announcement on all stations!
Yeah, but at least the Great and Powerful Oz smiled (once the facade came down, and we saw the Kansas Huckster himself). Ashcroft does nothing but frown like a man who sees the world through shit-colored glasses.
Yes, but you don't use that iron or toaster 24 hours per day, do you?
I could, if I put my mind to it.
Really what I want to do is make a first slice of toast, then iron that slice while toasting a second slice... but not 24 hours/day, I'll grant you that.
Gandalf : There are few who can. The language is that of Redmond, which I will not utter here. In the common tongue, it says "One OS To Rule Them All, One OS To Find Them, One OS To Bring Them All And With The NDA Bind Them"
Made me laugh -- Double-Plus Funny -- best parody on SlashDot, ever!
"Social, cultural, ethical and neurobiological issues remain in... a tangle... Before such accusations [terrible crime] are explicitly made, more credible work has to be done in this area. Scientific conclusions may well remain elusive for decades."
Not to be petty or anything, but just how slow of a news day does it have to be when a font change is considered newsworthy?
Even the prestigious -- and drearily pedestrian -- Wall Street Journal has an "offbeat article" column on the front page, with such heavy-hitting economic news as "pickle packing still not automated"....
... the Roman Empire's western collapse did nothing to its eastern empire, which was later renamed the "Ottaman Empire", but was largely constructed out of lands conquered by the Romans.
Partly true, but confused.
The Western Roman Empire fell in the 400's AD; the Eastern Roman Empire (known to modern historians as Byzantium) surived until 1453, when the capital of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantium was not exactly "renamed" the Ottoman Empire -- the Ottomans established their empire on conquered Byzantine land.
So don't hand out homographically similar domain names. You're not going to be allowed to keep domains like those anyway due to trademark issues, so they might as well make sure nobody can even get them.
"It's spelled Raymond Luxury Yacht, but it's pronounced Throat Warbler Mangrove."
"We haven't published the exact number yet," McBride said. "It's not in the dozens, but it's, you know, we've had some that have started to sign up."
is that supposed to make sense?
Does one count as any?
Yes: "one" does couny as "any". Also, "some" counts as "any" -- although "some" is more that "one".
The part about "We haven't published the exact number yet" is particularly annoying. Surely McBride knows the exact number. And the word "yet" is supposed to clue us that SCO will publish the exact number. But I'm left with the impression that the exact number is an embarrassment to SCO. Indeed, the whole business of SCO litigation smells of embarrassment. I'm glad I'm not those guys -- humiliating myself in public for the sake of money.
You didn't look at the links, did you? He was paroled a long time ago. If it's a ruse, it's a mystery as to why he is presisting in it.
I did look at the links, moreover I'm old enough to remember when Colson was convicted.
I don't personally have any opinion, one way or the other, about the sincerity of his conversion. I haven't met the man, or listened to his ministry -- and I do try to meet and listen before judging a man's faith.
Nonetheless, it's worth noting that some people have questioned his sincerity; and given his role in the Watergate affair, it's worth considering that Colson may have hidden agendas, and a gift for wearing false faces.
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but I thought it was relevant to the general conversation for you liberal, anti-war zealots out there who actually believe the theory of evolution.
What about conservative American patriots who actually believe the theory of evolution? Not all conversative American patriots are troglodytes, you know.
-kgj
Or, as in the case of a recent ER episode that I happened upon flipping channels, the doctor prescibed "Obecalp" (Placebo backwards) for a guy who, although perfectly healthy, *insisted* there was something wrong with him. :-)
Of course there's something wrong with him -- something seriously wrong, that could haunt him for the rest of his life.
He's on ER.
-kgj
If there is one place ... it will be Europe and Asia. Wait: I guess that isn't one place! :)
You're probably think of Eurasia.
-kgj
Stop posting about electronic voting in the US every other day. We're geeks, not philosophy or politics majors, and often not even american. A couple of those a year I can stand, but every fucking week you have 2-3 articles about electronic voting systems.
... mainly "I don't trust electronic voting", which is reasonable, but uninformative.
Amen to that.
I'm concerned about this issue -- it's a hot button for me -- but damn, the responses cover a very limited range, over and over
-kgj
A very high yield coca plant will have 1.5% of its weight as coca, with a normal coca plant at less than .5%. I think Coca-Cola used/uses coca plants that have very little coca in them, so there is less to remove. What is removed isn't actually cocaine, but a precursor to cocaine base (which isn't coke yet either). I was under the impression however that the Coca-Cola company STILL uses the coca plant for flavoring, and they are the only company in the US that can legally import the coca plant. The process is kept quite secret, primarily to prevent threat and/or scandal.
... I can't help but picture mountains of cocaine precursor ... of course, that's an "industrial waste by-product" ... the company probably, uh, burns the stuff ... or dumps it at sea ... yeah, that's it: mountains of cocaine precursor, dumped at sea every day.
Even with a low-cocaine coca plant, given how much Coca-Cola gets bottled and sold every second of the day, 24/7, around the world
In any case, Coca-Coca has no shortage of scandals to deal with, e.g. alleged CIA connections, screwing Bob Kolody, etc....
-kgj
Ever try reading the back of the coke bottle? They used have cocain in it, but had to remove it.
... they were harvesting coca plants ... extracting some coca derivatives, BUT NOT THE COCAINE ... really makes me wonder what happened to all that cocaine ....
As I understand it (sorry I forget where I read this), although cocaine was removed from the formula, Coca-Cola continued to use other flavoring agents from the coca plant for some time (although I gather that today's Coke uses no coca derivatives whatsoever).
So
-kgj
There's only one way to save ourselves: cancel all programs. Everything!
Display nothing but a "Technical Difficulties" announcement on all stations!
-kgj
Shit he sounds a lot like John Ashcroft.
Yeah, but at least the Great and Powerful Oz smiled (once the facade came down, and we saw the Kansas Huckster himself). Ashcroft does nothing but frown like a man who sees the world through shit-colored glasses.
-kgj
[Thank God!] For me being an American! Where our rights to privacy are honored and upheld by the great - hey, wait a minute.....
... "the Great and Powerful Oz ..." ??
You were going to say
-kgj
Yes, but you don't use that iron or toaster 24 hours per day, do you?
... but not 24 hours/day, I'll grant you that.
I could, if I put my mind to it.
Really what I want to do is make a first slice of toast, then iron that slice while toasting a second slice
-kgj
Gandalf : There are few who can. The language is that of Redmond, which I will not utter here. In the common tongue, it says "One OS To Rule Them All, One OS To Find Them, One OS To Bring Them All And With The NDA Bind Them"
Made me laugh -- Double-Plus Funny -- best parody on SlashDot, ever!
-kgj
But Everybody would care about an average congressman.
... FBI-Mafia-Spooks-Etc., in particular.
Everybody, in principle
-kgj
The Holy Roman empire was neither holy, nor was it Roman. Discuss.
Nor was it an Empire.
Epigram by Voltaire.
-kgj
"Social, cultural, ethical and neurobiological issues remain in ... a tangle ... Before such accusations [terrible crime] are explicitly made, more credible work has to be done in this area. Scientific conclusions may well remain elusive for decades."
... Asimov's Foundation?
More credible work? Maybe
How far can psycho/socio metrics go?
-kgj
It's like waking up and suddenly finding myself in a medieval city measuring out my drinks in gills.
Made me laugh!
-kgj
a la "I refute it thus?" ... except Samuel Johnson's method was a lot more friendly than yours!
Hear hear! Well quoted, sir.
-kgj
Not to be petty or anything, but just how slow of a news day does it have to be when a font change is considered newsworthy?
....
Even the prestigious -- and drearily pedestrian -- Wall Street Journal has an "offbeat article" column on the front page, with such heavy-hitting economic news as "pickle packing still not automated"
-kgj
... the Roman Empire's western collapse did nothing to its eastern empire, which was later renamed the "Ottaman Empire", but was largely constructed out of lands conquered by the Romans.
Partly true, but confused.
The Western Roman Empire fell in the 400's AD; the Eastern Roman Empire (known to modern historians as Byzantium) surived until 1453, when the capital of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantium was not exactly "renamed" the Ottoman Empire -- the Ottomans established their empire on conquered Byzantine land.
-kgj
Nothing increases the reported incidences of crime like noticing it.
That, and planting agents provocateur to instigate more crimes.
-kgj
Privacy Watch: Matrix
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Matrix Updates
Matrix Raises a Stir
It gets worse -- the plot for Matrix Exploited will revolve around Neo's litigation over marketing rights to Matrix merchandise
-kgj
Governor Imposes Stay on MATRIX
Governor ends Utah's roles in database
Matrix FOIA Request to Utah State Police
The MATRIX
Privacy Watch: Matrix
Matrix Updates
Matrix Raises a Stir
So don't hand out homographically similar domain names. You're not going to be allowed to keep domains like those anyway due to trademark issues, so they might as well make sure nobody can even get them.
"It's spelled Raymond Luxury Yacht, but it's pronounced Throat Warbler Mangrove."
- Oblig. Python Reference
The question is...do they really have any claws? I can completely understand the analogy, except that rats can do something to attack.
Rat claws are not good for much. Rat teeth, however, are sharp and nasty.
I think the Itchy and Scratchy theme says it all --
Fight Fight Fight, Bite Bite Bite --!
-kgj
"We haven't published the exact number yet," McBride said. "It's not in the dozens, but it's, you know, we've had some that have started to sign up."
is that supposed to make sense?
Does one count as any?
Yes: "one" does couny as "any". Also, "some" counts as "any" -- although "some" is more that "one".
The part about "We haven't published the exact number yet" is particularly annoying. Surely McBride knows the exact number. And the word "yet" is supposed to clue us that SCO will publish the exact number. But I'm left with the impression that the exact number is an embarrassment to SCO. Indeed, the whole business of SCO litigation smells of embarrassment. I'm glad I'm not those guys -- humiliating myself in public for the sake of money.
-kgj
You didn't look at the links, did you? He was paroled a long time ago. If it's a ruse, it's a mystery as to why he is presisting in it.
I did look at the links, moreover I'm old enough to remember when Colson was convicted.
I don't personally have any opinion, one way or the other, about the sincerity of his conversion. I haven't met the man, or listened to his ministry -- and I do try to meet and listen before judging a man's faith.
Nonetheless, it's worth noting that some people have questioned his sincerity; and given his role in the Watergate affair, it's worth considering that Colson may have hidden agendas, and a gift for wearing false faces.
Anyone can quote scripture -- "even the Devil".
-kgj