...because men don't face any additional health dangers if they do not use contraceptives
Err....paternity suits, and having to be associated with this one woman and kid for 18 years can be a huge, long term, chronic health threat (mental, physical and financial).
Hm....nah, that just isn't going to work, just for groceries alone.
Not sure how with a train/bus/streetcar I'm going to manage to get my supplies just for this weekend:
1. 2 large bags of ice and case or two of beer for the ice chest.
2. I whole brisket, about 12lbs for the smoker.
3. A load of logs for the smoker, I lately buy bags from Academy Sports, hickory and mesquite blend...VERY heavy.
And that is just for the fun weekend stuff....that doesn't include my grocery shopping I do weekly...and hit different stores to get the best deals on things.
And on top of that, since it isn't door-to-door, it sure will be fun trying to get all that stuff on multiple trips during rain storms during summer with high heat and humidity.
And if sunday, I want to take some of my long guns out to the rifle range about 40 min away, I"m guessing public transportation wouldn't be too terribly thrilled about my being on there with 2-3 rifles and pistols and ammo.
The 2 examples here are NOT outliers...I do stuff like this regularly....or tow boats to go fishing, etc.
Public transport for routine US living, outside of the few extremely urban closed packed cities is just not practical for regular active families.
let me guess...you were one of the people who, say 4 years ago, hated Obama and when asked why, one of the few reasons you could blurt out was that he was coming for your guns. He never came for your guns.
Err...I hated the obama regime for 8 years....and the fact that I still have my full gun rights, isn't for lack of will and effort on his part and his administration.
When obama held up the Australians as a model for civilization to mirror....he let it slip how much he would enjoy confiscation of citizen arms, at least I believe he would ideally wish this.
I can tell you, I was not, however, a one issue hater...I hated most everything he stood for on the liberal side...expansion of govt., more regulation, economic policy, foreign policy (his initial world wide apology tours were just shameful)....etc...etc...etc.
No, I don't think they'll come for my dogs, it would cause too much an uproar for everyone. Sure, it is a dialog, but one that needing even be brought up since it is a no-go from the beginning. At least I hope so...
Hey, I'm no Trump fan....but its better than obama, and there was no other real choice other than Hillary whom I have always viewed at a level of more distaste than I did obama. I've had close and long contact with her even since the AR gov. mansion days with that bitch.
Bill's pretty cool,I liked a lot of what he did, but that cunt....ugh.
Yes, if you mean the short-term effect that every successful new technology is seductive because of being successful. The teenagers of old joyrode in their Model As and talked for hours on Mom and Dad's big black wall phones. Then in the long run we integrate the new technology into culture, and life goes on as before.
Yeah but I see one major difference...those previous examples, seemed to encourage more interaction with kids....in the real world, personal interactions. Even that old black phone, was mostly to lead to an in person meeting. The cars and all...well, dates, meeting up with friends, cruising town with friends to see and be seen, etc.
The cell phone/tablet/social media...while it does seem to increase interaction online, it does seem to get in the way often, of in-person interaction, hanging to with friends, and learning true social skills which ARE important in:
1. Getting laid
2. Getting a job
3. Succeeding in job and other social circles.
I know..I know, I'm talking about this in the worst possible forum (/.)....but really these intra-personal and meatspace social skills are important, and it seems many of the last generation or two, just are lacking in these and much of it has to do with staring zombie like into a screen 25/7.
I mean, its pretty bad to see a couple of kids, presumably on a date...and rather than talking and getting to know each other..they're texting or typing on FB/Twitter/Snap.....
and 'them' here isn't the drivers, they're victims of circumstance being taken advantage of by their employer. I'm not entirely pleased with the way Uber does business. Such things were banned decades ago when minimum wage law went through.
Actually, 1099 contracting has been around for a LONG time.
I make quite a good living being an independent contractor. You have to put on your big boy pants and make sure the bill rate for the gig in question is worth your while.
The Uber thing, is NOT, repeat NOT at a rate that makes it viable for a primary source of living income, that should be easy to see.
However, it apparently isn't bad as a side income thing to do when not on your primary job or have nothing else better to do.
Not every job is meant to be a primary means of support job.
But there are a LOT of us 1099 contractors out here, particularly in the I.T. field....I find that these days, there is no longer such thing as employer job loyalty in the W2 field...so, if you are gonna get the job security of a contractor, you might as well make the bill rate.
I guess you should read more in biology (or take a few classes). I'm not surprised that most tech people (from physic area) don't understand much about biology... DNA is being copied when reproduce. What would happen with DNA which has been modified before the copying process occur? Of course, the modified version will be copied as well. I hope this help you understanding whether the modified DNA would be passed on.
Hmm...I didn't read the article (hey, it is slashdot), so I didn't see at what stage they were doing the DNA work....I was thinking it was further along in the process.
A lot of people don't have $750 in a single month to pay for a $200 TiVo DVR and a $550 All-In Plan. The All-In Plan alone could pay for several years of the difference between home Internet-only service and home Internet with bundled TV.
Not sure what your'e talking about.
The Tivo Roamio, 1TB with lifetime plan was only about $399 for me awhile back.
NOVA, American Experience, Frontline, and any number of other PBS programs that come on after I've gone to bed. W
OH, don't get me wrong, I do DVR/Record stuff off OTA, hence my Tivo, but answering the earlier post, I don't find that I need to keep these programs I record OTA. With those it is pretty much watching it once and delete.
The advantage of the HDHomeRun solution, at least with Plex (if not with its own software) is that you get unencrypted feeds recorded on your hard disk. You can do what you want with them - you can generate DVDs or Blu-Ray discs from them, stream them, put them on a flash drive and share them... it's not trapped inside your box.
Very valid point!!
I did like having that capability back when I was running HDHomerun with MythTV back in the day.
I found, however, that I rarely if ever had any need or want to capture for keeping anything I got off of OTA TV.
I'm gonna have to look more into PLEX. I'm not terribly familiar with it, other than my friend has a server set up that I hook into occasionally, but thought it was only for pre-recorded content.
I was actually looking to maybe put my CD/Music collection that I have ripped into FLAC onto a PLEX server (they run on linux, right?) and use that to stream to my living room good stereo...from FireTV box over HDMI to the Marantz AV receiver, out....I'm thinking that would be a pretty darned good signal for my set up.
Anyway..rambling....but I'll have to look into Plex more.
I grew up using an antenna for all of my TV needs. Now I have a TiVo Roamio OTA with a lifetime subscription (which I got a for a couple hundred dollars) for all of my DVR and app (Netflix, Hulu, etc) needs.
Same here, although I found the Tivo interface with Amazon Prime, Netflix somewhat clunky and sloooooww.
I only use the Tivo OTA Roamio to DVR my over the air stations, and I also have Tivo Minis that connect to it for each room with a TV.
I use an Amazon FireTV for my streaming....much better for Netflix and Amazon Prime (it works with 4K offerings too). I also have Playstation VUE on it for my old 'cable' news stations, etc.
But I found the Tivo set up with 4 tuners was less $$ than a DIY set up, and was plug and play for the most part.
Going this route, I dropped my TV payments from about $113-$118/mo on ATT Uverse to $35/mo I pay for the Playstation VUE, although I do see a $10/mo rate increase coming there.
I don't count my internet into the equation as that I have a business connection, and would have internet regardless of TV needs. That is $69/mo with Cox Business Cable.
I recommend folks looking to cut the cord and stream, to look into getting a business connection. It has NO data caps, no ports blocked, often with at least a low level SLA....and it doesn't really cost any more than what they're gouging residential people for for ISP service.
Get a HDHomeRun [silicondust.com] and you can watch broadcast TV from pretty much any modern device. Each one has two tuners, and they can be split across devices. Want to record? Connect a cheap NAS. Want more than two channels at once? Just get another one -- they work in tandem.
I actually look into this, and found that the cost to buy a computer and put something like MythTV on it or whatever, to get DVR capability along with the HDHomerun (I used to use these awhile back)....was GREATER and more of a hassle than to just buy a Tivo OTA DVR/tuner unit...
The Tivo comes with 4 tuners, 1TB DVR storage and lifetime "service"...for about $399.
I set up one of these with Tivo mini units throughout the house for every TV I have...for my over the air needs. I used Amazon FireTV for streaming Playstation VUE, Netflx, etc....
But do look into the Tivo OTA unit....it was plug and play, 4 tuners and less $$ than the DIY route with HDHomeRun.
For someone who advocates insurance as a solution you certainly don't know how it works, that it relies on its collective power, and that your boneheadded suggestion will just result in higher premiums for everyone.
Funny...before Obamacare, I wasn't forced to have maternity care as part of my insurance, and it wasn't nearly as expensive as it is now.
I only want/need insurance in the old sense of "major medical" in that I only want insurance for emergencies, heart attack, hit by a bus, etc.
The routine maintenance, checkups and meds, I can pay for from my HSA I fund annually.
That should be much cheaper for me, and it used to be, but now I have a bunch of crap I don't need coverage for....
Single payer has absolutely nothing to do with the care you get... only how it is paid for.
Err....especially if the federal govt is the SINGLE PAYER..they will most definitely have a say in your treatment, whether you require it, and whether you get it, after all they will watch what they spend on who....
I"d rather not have the feds make those types of decisions.
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Well, be that as it may...it would be inhuman to suggest I now have to forgo my low slow smoked BBQ.
Err....paternity suits, and having to be associated with this one woman and kid for 18 years can be a huge, long term, chronic health threat (mental, physical and financial).
Health risk by law...
Yeah....riiiight.
Me? I'd rather stick as close to what natures provides as far as foodstuffs.
I like to eat my veggies/fruit from the ground, and my meat that eats veggies and such from the ground.
Nature had it right in the first place, IMHO.
Err...actually that might help drive DOWN the currently high divorce rate.
If they don't see each other as much, they can't annoy each other as much.
Hm....nah, that just isn't going to work, just for groceries alone.
Not sure how with a train/bus/streetcar I'm going to manage to get my supplies just for this weekend:
1. 2 large bags of ice and case or two of beer for the ice chest.
2. I whole brisket, about 12lbs for the smoker.
3. A load of logs for the smoker, I lately buy bags from Academy Sports, hickory and mesquite blend...VERY heavy.
And that is just for the fun weekend stuff....that doesn't include my grocery shopping I do weekly...and hit different stores to get the best deals on things.
And on top of that, since it isn't door-to-door, it sure will be fun trying to get all that stuff on multiple trips during rain storms during summer with high heat and humidity.
And if sunday, I want to take some of my long guns out to the rifle range about 40 min away, I"m guessing public transportation wouldn't be too terribly thrilled about my being on there with 2-3 rifles and pistols and ammo.
The 2 examples here are NOT outliers...I do stuff like this regularly....or tow boats to go fishing, etc.
Public transport for routine US living, outside of the few extremely urban closed packed cities is just not practical for regular active families.
Err...I hated the obama regime for 8 years....and the fact that I still have my full gun rights, isn't for lack of will and effort on his part and his administration.
When obama held up the Australians as a model for civilization to mirror....he let it slip how much he would enjoy confiscation of citizen arms, at least I believe he would ideally wish this.
I can tell you, I was not, however, a one issue hater...I hated most everything he stood for on the liberal side...expansion of govt., more regulation, economic policy, foreign policy (his initial world wide apology tours were just shameful)....etc...etc...etc.
No, I don't think they'll come for my dogs, it would cause too much an uproar for everyone. Sure, it is a dialog, but one that needing even be brought up since it is a no-go from the beginning. At least I hope so...
Hey, I'm no Trump fan....but its better than obama, and there was no other real choice other than Hillary whom I have always viewed at a level of more distaste than I did obama. I've had close and long contact with her even since the AR gov. mansion days with that bitch.
Bill's pretty cool,I liked a lot of what he did, but that cunt....ugh.
Looks like we need to address that COWS are the largest source of pollution out there, not cars.
Hmm..so, if we give up our pets, and quit eating meat...we'll all save the planet?
We might have a less polluted planet, but it sure doesn't sound much like a fun life.
You know..I just don't care...period.
I have taken cursory glances at my life impact to environment, I don't to out of my way to hurt it, but I'v not gone too far trying not to.
I mean, I do not sit and waste my time balancing every decision on "how this will impact the planet."
I have but one life on this earth, and I'm going to enjoy it.
And if you come for my dogs, well then fuck it...what care I had before is out the door....geez.
This is just getting ridiculous.
Yeah but I see one major difference...those previous examples, seemed to encourage more interaction with kids....in the real world, personal interactions. Even that old black phone, was mostly to lead to an in person meeting. The cars and all...well, dates, meeting up with friends, cruising town with friends to see and be seen, etc.
The cell phone/tablet/social media...while it does seem to increase interaction online, it does seem to get in the way often, of in-person interaction, hanging to with friends, and learning true social skills which ARE important in:
1. Getting laid
2. Getting a job
3. Succeeding in job and other social circles.
I know..I know, I'm talking about this in the worst possible forum (/.)....but really these intra-personal and meatspace social skills are important, and it seems many of the last generation or two, just are lacking in these and much of it has to do with staring zombie like into a screen 25/7.
I mean, its pretty bad to see a couple of kids, presumably on a date...and rather than talking and getting to know each other..they're texting or typing on FB/Twitter/Snap.....
Maybe this is just natures way of instigating population control....
Actually, 1099 contracting has been around for a LONG time.
I make quite a good living being an independent contractor. You have to put on your big boy pants and make sure the bill rate for the gig in question is worth your while.
The Uber thing, is NOT, repeat NOT at a rate that makes it viable for a primary source of living income, that should be easy to see.
However, it apparently isn't bad as a side income thing to do when not on your primary job or have nothing else better to do.
Not every job is meant to be a primary means of support job.
But there are a LOT of us 1099 contractors out here, particularly in the I.T. field....I find that these days, there is no longer such thing as employer job loyalty in the W2 field...so, if you are gonna get the job security of a contractor, you might as well make the bill rate.
Whenever I've run into surge pricing, I just sit at the bar and have a few more drinks till the rates go back to normal.
Yep..I always just go to black with green text on every CLI I set up to work on....
Hmm...I didn't read the article (hey, it is slashdot), so I didn't see at what stage they were doing the DNA work....I was thinking it was further along in the process.
Not sure what your'e talking about.
The Tivo Roamio, 1TB with lifetime plan was only about $399 for me awhile back.
Just checked on amazon Tivo same $399 price.
Looking at the Tivo website: Yep, scroll down to bottom of page, only Same $399 all inclusive price...
Is the edit suppression expression of the gene, or swapping out the whole gene entirely?
Big difference in results there for generations to come...
Hmm.....now I have to go research and look up who "The Vamps" are.....
Of course they do...have you not heard of "home businesses"...?
There's lots of them out there and they need service....
OH, don't get me wrong, I do DVR/Record stuff off OTA, hence my Tivo, but answering the earlier post, I don't find that I need to keep these programs I record OTA. With those it is pretty much watching it once and delete.
Err..I have no problems saying anything about any group if it is true.
Geez, you get too politically correct, and there becomes a real danger of anything being actually said.
There are observable differences between groups of people on this earth, and there is nothing wrong with pointing it out.
Very valid point!!
I did like having that capability back when I was running HDHomerun with MythTV back in the day.
I found, however, that I rarely if ever had any need or want to capture for keeping anything I got off of OTA TV.
I'm gonna have to look more into PLEX. I'm not terribly familiar with it, other than my friend has a server set up that I hook into occasionally, but thought it was only for pre-recorded content.
I was actually looking to maybe put my CD/Music collection that I have ripped into FLAC onto a PLEX server (they run on linux, right?) and use that to stream to my living room good stereo...from FireTV box over HDMI to the Marantz AV receiver, out....I'm thinking that would be a pretty darned good signal for my set up.
Anyway..rambling....but I'll have to look into Plex more.
Same here, although I found the Tivo interface with Amazon Prime, Netflix somewhat clunky and sloooooww.
I only use the Tivo OTA Roamio to DVR my over the air stations, and I also have Tivo Minis that connect to it for each room with a TV.
I use an Amazon FireTV for my streaming....much better for Netflix and Amazon Prime (it works with 4K offerings too). I also have Playstation VUE on it for my old 'cable' news stations, etc.
But I found the Tivo set up with 4 tuners was less $$ than a DIY set up, and was plug and play for the most part.
Going this route, I dropped my TV payments from about $113-$118/mo on ATT Uverse to $35/mo I pay for the Playstation VUE, although I do see a $10/mo rate increase coming there.
I don't count my internet into the equation as that I have a business connection, and would have internet regardless of TV needs. That is $69/mo with Cox Business Cable.
I recommend folks looking to cut the cord and stream, to look into getting a business connection. It has NO data caps, no ports blocked, often with at least a low level SLA....and it doesn't really cost any more than what they're gouging residential people for for ISP service.
I actually look into this, and found that the cost to buy a computer and put something like MythTV on it or whatever, to get DVR capability along with the HDHomerun (I used to use these awhile back)....was GREATER and more of a hassle than to just buy a Tivo OTA DVR/tuner unit...
The Tivo comes with 4 tuners, 1TB DVR storage and lifetime "service"...for about $399.
I set up one of these with Tivo mini units throughout the house for every TV I have...for my over the air needs. I used Amazon FireTV for streaming Playstation VUE, Netflx, etc....
But do look into the Tivo OTA unit....it was plug and play, 4 tuners and less $$ than the DIY route with HDHomeRun.
Funny...before Obamacare, I wasn't forced to have maternity care as part of my insurance, and it wasn't nearly as expensive as it is now.
I only want/need insurance in the old sense of "major medical" in that I only want insurance for emergencies, heart attack, hit by a bus, etc.
The routine maintenance, checkups and meds, I can pay for from my HSA I fund annually.
That should be much cheaper for me, and it used to be, but now I have a bunch of crap I don't need coverage for....
Err....especially if the federal govt is the SINGLE PAYER..they will most definitely have a say in your treatment, whether you require it, and whether you get it, after all they will watch what they spend on who....
I"d rather not have the feds make those types of decisions.