"The first gamma-ray burst to be seen in high-resolution from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is one for the record books."
Coincidence?
"Little girl don't you know that the stars up above are runnin' on love
Little girl don't you know that uh they're blinkin' at you"
Yeah, the sad part is that Border's partially grew as big as they are *precisely* because they did hire people who were familiar with the material they were selling. They stopped this some time ago for some reason, not sure why, but it certainly hurt their usefulness as sales people.
Is it just me or are the current crop of teachers and school admins the dumbest sacks of shit ever to hold children's lives in their hands?
Remember, these are the geniuses who are raising 'value-free' children. This should not end well.
It is not neo-moralism as much as it is simple cowardice. People in authority today, more than ever before, are doing the CYA thing regardless of the consequences to those under their authority. This judgement is sad, sick, absurd, wrong. But the people who made the judgement ( withhold her certificate ) thought that this was the safe course of action, that they were protecting themselves from any political fallout. As I suspect we will soon see, they couldn't BE more wrong./chandler bing
That line from Syriana has rung true again. The reason that Boston's response seems stupid is that you are mistaking it for what Boston authorities have claimed it to be; a response to maintain public safety. They didn't make a response to maintain public safety. They made a response to maintain the
illusion that they are protecting public safety. They are not paying attention to anything more than how they appear. It's the nature of corrupt officials to seek first and foremost to protect themselves, and usually to stop when they feel they appear to have done their jobs. Whether or not they actually have done their jobs is usually unimportant to the corrupt, and in most cases is repugnant to them, in that they are then no more cagey or clever than the audience that they seek to fool.
Since you ask:) I ran a family business, a supplier to the big three auto companies. When they squeezed, I left and started programming. Seemed like a huge failure at the time, but now, it was a blessing, as frew programmers have a good understanding of business processes. And you need that. You wouldn't believe the things I've been asked to do that were either stupid, illegal or both.
I'm right here, I haven't gone anywhere. I'm sought out because of my technical expertise and business experience ( 20 years in management before I started programming ). I keep up with technical developments in my field and I practice at things that I don't always have a chance to work on. My business background gives me a certain credibility that offsets my feebleness and dementia apparently.
You cannot buy the Canary Wireless detector. According to their website it's on "backorder" and has been since the company's inception
on November 9, 2004!! This thing looks like vaporware to me
Good grief, King ripped off Alfred Bester's use of the term "jaunt"??? I guess he figured nobody else read "The Stars My Destination"?? Gully Foyle rolls in his grave
TYRELL
I'm surprised you didn't come to
me sooner.
BATTY
It's not an easy thing to meet your maker.
TYRELL
And what can he do for you?
BATTY
Can the maker repair what he makes?
TYRELL
Would you like to be modified?
BATTY
Had in mind something a little more radical.
TYRELL
What's the problem?
BATTY
Death.
TYRELL
I'm afraid that's a little out of my...
Batty cuts in with a whisper.
BATTY
I want more life, fucker.
TYRELL
Come here.
Batty walks forward.
TYRELL
Sit down.
Batty does.
TYRELL
The facts of life. I'll be blunt. To make an alteration in the
evolvement of an organic life
system, at least by men, makers
or not, it fatal. A coding sequence
can't be revised once it's
established.
BATTY
Why?
TYRELL
Because by the second day of
incubation any cells that have
undergone reversion mutation give rise to revertant colonies -- like
rats leaving a sinking ship. Th
ship sinks.
BATTY
What about E.M.S. recombination?
TYRELL
We've already tried it -- ethyl
methane sulfonate is an alkylating agent and a potent mutagen -- it
creates a virus so lethal the
subject was destroyed before we
left the table.
Batty nods grimly.
BATTY
Then a repressor protein that blocks the operating cells.
TYRELL
Wouldn't obstruct replication, but it does give rise to an error in
replication, so that the newly
formed DNA strand carries a
mutation and you're got a virus
again... but all this is academic
-- you are made as good as we could
make you.
BATTY
But not to last.
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"The first gamma-ray burst to be seen in high-resolution from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is one for the record books." Coincidence? "Little girl don't you know that the stars up above are runnin' on love Little girl don't you know that uh they're blinkin' at you"
I'll believe when I DON'T see it.
Why did no one mention WWAN? It's available most places cell service is present.
its a TYPO idiot.
fuck you idiot, it's a typo
Shakespeare still said it best: "Frailty, they name is woman". Remember this, and all else will be made clear.
Yeah, the sad part is that Border's partially grew as big as they are *precisely* because they did hire people who were familiar with the material they were selling. They stopped this some time ago for some reason, not sure why, but it certainly hurt their usefulness as sales people.
Is it just me or are the current crop of teachers and school admins the dumbest sacks of shit ever to hold children's lives in their hands? Remember, these are the geniuses who are raising 'value-free' children. This should not end well.
It is not neo-moralism as much as it is simple cowardice. People in authority today, more than ever before, are doing the CYA thing regardless of the consequences to those under their authority. This judgement is sad, sick, absurd, wrong. But the people who made the judgement ( withhold her certificate ) thought that this was the safe course of action, that they were protecting themselves from any political fallout. As I suspect we will soon see, they couldn't BE more wrong. /chandler bing
Tell that to my devalued stock. WFMI has lost 30% of its value in the last year.
That line from Syriana has rung true again. The reason that Boston's response seems stupid is that you are mistaking it for what Boston authorities have claimed it to be; a response to maintain public safety. They didn't make a response to maintain public safety. They made a response to maintain the illusion that they are protecting public safety. They are not paying attention to anything more than how they appear. It's the nature of corrupt officials to seek first and foremost to protect themselves, and usually to stop when they feel they appear to have done their jobs. Whether or not they actually have done their jobs is usually unimportant to the corrupt, and in most cases is repugnant to them, in that they are then no more cagey or clever than the audience that they seek to fool.
Buy
Since you ask:) I ran a family business, a supplier to the big three auto companies. When they squeezed, I left and started programming. Seemed like a huge failure at the time, but now, it was a blessing, as frew programmers have a good understanding of business processes. And you need that. You wouldn't believe the things I've been asked to do that were either stupid, illegal or both.
I'm right here, I haven't gone anywhere. I'm sought out because of my technical expertise and business experience ( 20 years in management before I started programming ). I keep up with technical developments in my field and I practice at things that I don't always have a chance to work on. My business background gives me a certain credibility that offsets my feebleness and dementia apparently.
You cannot buy the Canary Wireless detector. According to their website it's on "backorder" and has been since the company's inception on November 9, 2004!! This thing looks like vaporware to me
Good grief, King ripped off Alfred Bester's use of the term "jaunt"??? I guess he figured nobody else read "The Stars My Destination"?? Gully Foyle rolls in his grave
The ATI MMC allows you to manipulate the translucency of its TV window.
TYRELL I'm surprised you didn't come to me sooner. BATTY It's not an easy thing to meet your maker. TYRELL And what can he do for you? BATTY Can the maker repair what he makes? TYRELL Would you like to be modified? BATTY Had in mind something a little more radical. TYRELL What's the problem? BATTY Death. TYRELL I'm afraid that's a little out of my... Batty cuts in with a whisper. BATTY I want more life, fucker. TYRELL Come here. Batty walks forward. TYRELL Sit down. Batty does. TYRELL The facts of life. I'll be blunt. To make an alteration in the evolvement of an organic life system, at least by men, makers or not, it fatal. A coding sequence can't be revised once it's established. BATTY Why? TYRELL Because by the second day of incubation any cells that have undergone reversion mutation give rise to revertant colonies -- like rats leaving a sinking ship. Th ship sinks. BATTY What about E.M.S. recombination? TYRELL We've already tried it -- ethyl methane sulfonate is an alkylating agent and a potent mutagen -- it creates a virus so lethal the subject was destroyed before we left the table. Batty nods grimly. BATTY Then a repressor protein that blocks the operating cells. TYRELL Wouldn't obstruct replication, but it does give rise to an error in replication, so that the newly formed DNA strand carries a mutation and you're got a virus again... but all this is academic -- you are made as good as we could make you. BATTY But not to last.