Well you know even discounting the Jurrasic Park effect.
The kill switch is there in case all their other genetically-programmed methods of making sure nothing can go wrong, go wrong. Anything sound fishy about that?
I mean this isn't like having redundant hard drives so the chance of both failing is a lot lower than the chance of just one failing.
If they fuck up the genetically programmed loyalty, then I personally am not going to feel confident that they didn't fuck up the genetically programmed kill switch too!
How exactly is the bravery implemented? What if next it decides to "brave" global domination?
Don't worry! The scientists have that covered.
To have bravery, you first must have fear. So the first and most difficult step was to program the car to be afraid all the time. Then, to get bravery, they simply program it to ignore its fear when it's driving up Pike's Peak.
The rest of the time it's a total scaredy-car. If you think it's trying to dominate the globe, just shout "boo!" at it and it'll drive off to cower in the corner and cry.
They wanted it that night, and hardcover was the only option, so that's what they paid for.
I see, that makes sense. I guess I've never cared about buying a book shortly after it came out (and most of the books I buy have been out for a long time).
Looking at a screen trying to read an e-book just sucks in my opinion(admittedly I have yet to use the Nook or other such devices).
I'm with you, and still generally prefer dead trees, but e-ink has really changed the experience of reading digital documents. You're not staring at a screen. You're staring at a print-out. You can sit on the couch and read it. It's still doesn't have the charm of a real book, but everything that sucks about e-books is gone and the nice things (like digital bookmarks and tables of contents and so on) can shine through.
Aren't they already hurting? Doesn't everyone just buy the paperback because they're so much cheaper? Does anyone actually buy a hardcover who doesn't specifically value a durable physical copy of a book for collection purposes? If I'm going to buy a hardcover over a paperback, I'm going to buy a hardcover over an eBook for my Kindle.
Otherwise, if ebooks are the more convenient and cheaper format, then yeah, they win. What's the big surprise? Oh noes, the same content on cassette is no longer popular and everyone buys from iTunes.
The research team believes that Bohr, the man who conducted the first experiments on the subject and won every time when drawing second, was simply much better than his opponent.
Pff, so this supposed "research" was really just a chance for Mr. Bohr to show off to his friend!
Or he compromised his results with confirmation bias by not changing the scenario to see if the same result occurred when he shot first.
Or both, because this "research" was actually a bet between Bohr and his friend after several rounds of shots and twenty bucks was on the line.
That doesn't count: they (the bodies inside those coffins) turned out to be zombies or vampires, all defective and thus unable to reach the surface. Unlike Uma Thurman, who got out just fine...
So, instead of MRIs for coma patients or little bells for caskets, we just need everyone to be trained by Pei Mei.
By they way, I love those movies but... Isn't it kinda funny how they go through this elaborate flashback sequence explaining how she acquired the ability to punch through a block of wood inches in front of your face (and generally took a level in badass), but completely glossed over her incredible digging ability?
I wouldn't really have even worried about it but as the makeshift casket lid starts to crack they show a little dirt start to rain down. It's like they're drawing attention to the fact that all punching through the makeshift casket lid is going to accomplish is dumping all that dirt on her face, keeping her from moving even the little bit she was able to before. Ah well.:)
I was just thinking about this the other day. If I'm still mentally capable but unable to communicate or move, I think I still want to live.
Then you should definitely make that clear in a living will.
Personally I feel the exact opposite.
For me that sounds like the worst torture imaginable. I like to be able to think, but I also like to be able to do things as a result of the thinking. I like to be able to communicate with others. I like being able to move.
I've spent one night in jail. The lack of freedom was tortuous. To have my own body be a prison... *shudder*
You're really look at it from the perspective of people surrounding the person on life support. Making it easier on everyone else, under the guise of being for the PVS person. This is clear from your lack of sympathy for those that may have been wrongly diagnosed. I understand being selfish, its natural, which is why I'd rather be kept alive.
And I see the opposite view as being the selfish choice for everyone but the sick person. The ones who don't want to let go, who want to hold on to the hope of a miraculous recovery. A recovery that's not going to happen.
Maybe it's because I can envision myself lying there and my loved ones saying "No, there's still hope!" while I'm silently screaming "End this hell!"
I always thought it was because if the guy who drew first usually won, then there'd be no point to those dramatic stand-offs where everyone waits for someone else to draw. They'd just be giving the other guys a chance to kill them. The bad guy would draw immediately.
And only sometimes is it implied that the good guy wouldn't draw first. It's just there's the stand off that has to happen.
If that's the case then at least kill her in the chance that we were wrong and she was conscious.
I don't care about that "if". Either way, if you're going to remove the feeding tube and effectively kill her, then have the balls to actually do it and kill her. This bullshit rationalization they used, like "Oh we're not killing her, we're only removing what keeps her alive! So if she doesn't miraculously recover and starves to death, that's just God's will!" was a coward's way out. Fuck that bullshit.
And yes, it was immediately obvious how far from the novel the movie was, but considered as a thing in itself, the movie is actually not bad at all. It's visually stunning, has some first rate actors, and has some genuinely stirring moments.
I read the book first, and then saw the movie (many years after it came out), and I still think the movie was good. Then again, I'm not one of those people who thinks a movie adaptation shouldn't involve any adaptation. Plus, "My name is a killing word" is one of the most bad-ass things anyone has ever said on film.
And for a followup, we have easily another ten seasons of the spinoff series, Everyone Kills Duncan Idaho. It's television gold, I tell ya!"
OMG. I just had the greatest idea ever. River Tam Beats Up the Duncan Idahos.
"Burke, we're taking you off of the Subconscious Programming Team." "Why? Did the program my subconscious wrote not work?" "No, it worked fine." "Did I not follow the code guidelines?" "No. Look, the problem is that every single variable, function name, and comment refers to female anatomy." "Oh. Wait, that's the one I wrote while awake!"
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Well you know even discounting the Jurrasic Park effect.
The kill switch is there in case all their other genetically-programmed methods of making sure nothing can go wrong, go wrong. Anything sound fishy about that?
I mean this isn't like having redundant hard drives so the chance of both failing is a lot lower than the chance of just one failing.
If they fuck up the genetically programmed loyalty, then I personally am not going to feel confident that they didn't fuck up the genetically programmed kill switch too!
Also, don't forget the hooker in the trunk.
How exactly is the bravery implemented? What if next it decides to "brave" global domination?
Don't worry! The scientists have that covered.
To have bravery, you first must have fear. So the first and most difficult step was to program the car to be afraid all the time. Then, to get bravery, they simply program it to ignore its fear when it's driving up Pike's Peak.
The rest of the time it's a total scaredy-car. If you think it's trying to dominate the globe, just shout "boo!" at it and it'll drive off to cower in the corner and cry.
(assuming some safety precautions preventing anyone from being killed).
Good point!
The summary only says that the car won't have a driver. I hope they remember to have the passengers get out, too!
They wanted it that night, and hardcover was the only option, so that's what they paid for.
I see, that makes sense. I guess I've never cared about buying a book shortly after it came out (and most of the books I buy have been out for a long time).
I really just want to see Oscar brandishing a glock. :)
Looking at a screen trying to read an e-book just sucks in my opinion(admittedly I have yet to use the Nook or other such devices).
I'm with you, and still generally prefer dead trees, but e-ink has really changed the experience of reading digital documents. You're not staring at a screen. You're staring at a print-out. You can sit on the couch and read it. It's still doesn't have the charm of a real book, but everything that sucks about e-books is gone and the nice things (like digital bookmarks and tables of contents and so on) can shine through.
The part about hardcovers really confuses me.
Aren't they already hurting? Doesn't everyone just buy the paperback because they're so much cheaper? Does anyone actually buy a hardcover who doesn't specifically value a durable physical copy of a book for collection purposes? If I'm going to buy a hardcover over a paperback, I'm going to buy a hardcover over an eBook for my Kindle.
Otherwise, if ebooks are the more convenient and cheaper format, then yeah, they win. What's the big surprise? Oh noes, the same content on cassette is no longer popular and everyone buys from iTunes.
The research team believes that Bohr, the man who conducted the first experiments on the subject and won every time when drawing second, was simply much better than his opponent.
Pff, so this supposed "research" was really just a chance for Mr. Bohr to show off to his friend!
Or he compromised his results with confirmation bias by not changing the scenario to see if the same result occurred when he shot first.
Or both, because this "research" was actually a bet between Bohr and his friend after several rounds of shots and twenty bucks was on the line.
That's why we need public service announcements on TV during Sesame Street telling kids not to play with Mommy and Daddy's guns.
Cookie Monster can tell them "cookies are a sometimes food, fatty".
Oscar the Grouch can say "Even if you're mad or are trying to impress someone, guns aren't to be played with or pointed at people."
No parenting necessary!
That doesn't count: they (the bodies inside those coffins) turned out to be zombies or vampires, all defective and thus unable to reach the surface. Unlike Uma Thurman, who got out just fine...
So, instead of MRIs for coma patients or little bells for caskets, we just need everyone to be trained by Pei Mei.
By they way, I love those movies but... Isn't it kinda funny how they go through this elaborate flashback sequence explaining how she acquired the ability to punch through a block of wood inches in front of your face (and generally took a level in badass), but completely glossed over her incredible digging ability?
I wouldn't really have even worried about it but as the makeshift casket lid starts to crack they show a little dirt start to rain down. It's like they're drawing attention to the fact that all punching through the makeshift casket lid is going to accomplish is dumping all that dirt on her face, keeping her from moving even the little bit she was able to before. Ah well. :)
Now, the SCOTUS can order the President to obey the laws congress passes (and he or his predecessors sighn), but Congress can't order him.
From the text you yourself quoted:
"The new bill ... orders the White House office of technology to convene..."
So... where exactly are you getting confused?
I was just thinking about this the other day. If I'm still mentally capable but unable to communicate or move, I think I still want to live.
Then you should definitely make that clear in a living will.
Personally I feel the exact opposite.
For me that sounds like the worst torture imaginable. I like to be able to think, but I also like to be able to do things as a result of the thinking. I like to be able to communicate with others. I like being able to move.
I've spent one night in jail. The lack of freedom was tortuous. To have my own body be a prison... *shudder*
You're really look at it from the perspective of people surrounding the person on life support. Making it easier on everyone else, under the guise of being for the PVS person. This is clear from your lack of sympathy for those that may have been wrongly diagnosed. I understand being selfish, its natural, which is why I'd rather be kept alive.
And I see the opposite view as being the selfish choice for everyone but the sick person. The ones who don't want to let go, who want to hold on to the hope of a miraculous recovery. A recovery that's not going to happen.
Maybe it's because I can envision myself lying there and my loved ones saying "No, there's still hope!" while I'm silently screaming "End this hell!"
I always thought it was because if the guy who drew first usually won, then there'd be no point to those dramatic stand-offs where everyone waits for someone else to draw. They'd just be giving the other guys a chance to kill them. The bad guy would draw immediately.
And only sometimes is it implied that the good guy wouldn't draw first. It's just there's the stand off that has to happen.
If that's the case then at least kill her in the chance that we were wrong and she was conscious.
I don't care about that "if". Either way, if you're going to remove the feeding tube and effectively kill her, then have the balls to actually do it and kill her. This bullshit rationalization they used, like "Oh we're not killing her, we're only removing what keeps her alive! So if she doesn't miraculously recover and starves to death, that's just God's will!" was a coward's way out. Fuck that bullshit.
And yes, it was immediately obvious how far from the novel the movie was, but considered as a thing in itself, the movie is actually not bad at all. It's visually stunning, has some first rate actors, and has some genuinely stirring moments.
I read the book first, and then saw the movie (many years after it came out), and I still think the movie was good. Then again, I'm not one of those people who thinks a movie adaptation shouldn't involve any adaptation. Plus, "My name is a killing word" is one of the most bad-ass things anyone has ever said on film.
And for a followup, we have easily another ten seasons of the spinoff series, Everyone Kills Duncan Idaho. It's television gold, I tell ya!"
OMG. I just had the greatest idea ever. River Tam Beats Up the Duncan Idahos.
I'm holding out for there being some consciousness in the medulla oblongata, held down and suppressed by the tyranny of the cerebral cortex.
Finally free, the medulla oblongata rejoices that now it is the dominant force of consciousness and now it will get to make all the decisions.
Only then it discovers it still can't do anything but make the body breath, pump blood, and occasionally barf.
Yeah, exposure to gamma radiation is going to cause the lichen to turn into a giant green(-er) beast of unstoppable power whenever it gets angry.
Fortunately, lichens are pretty mellow.
I thought they'd say "Aaah! Aaah! Put me back in the grooooound!"
Heh. Like a married couple.
USA: Do you know what your collider did today?!
No, my family name is awesome.
Neither is allowing externalities to go unaccounted for.
Lol, that was perfect. Except google tells me that a cowznofski is actually a unit of time! Maybe that should have been in twelve potrzebies.
Because good is dumb.
"Burke, we're taking you off of the Subconscious Programming Team."
"Why? Did the program my subconscious wrote not work?"
"No, it worked fine."
"Did I not follow the code guidelines?"
"No. Look, the problem is that every single variable, function name, and comment refers to female anatomy."
"Oh. Wait, that's the one I wrote while awake!"