To further your point - I appreciate humor, but when the reality of what happened to Nina sinks in jokes seems to be of very poor taste. Nina was strangled by the father of her children and then buried to rot in a 4x4 foot grave, nearly upside down. Conjure up an image of what she looked like when they dug her up after all those months and then crack a joke. What - not funny anymore? Assholes indeed.
I sent a message to Ben Cardin telling him about H.R. 6304, and asking him not to support the Senate version.
His (or rather, his office's) response was kind of funny. Remember, HR 6304 is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and talks about wiretaps and telecom immunity.
I'm wondering whether to vote him out next election... his response follows, complete with inexplicable extra spaces.
Thank you for contacting me regarding your views on the Bush Administration's detainee policy. It is time for Congress to assert its own con stitutional prerogatives on these issue s.
Congress has an obligation under the Constitution to enact legislation that creates fair trials for accused terrorists that will be upheld by the courts. We also have an obligation to protect our troops that fall into enemy hands, and to uphold American values and the rule of law. Even during wartime, the President must work with Congress and the courts to uphold our Constitution. In 2006 , the Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld struck down the President's military commissions, since they violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Geneva Conventions. The Court noted that Congress, not the P resident , has the authority under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution to ``define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations . '' Congress alone can "constitute tribunals . "
I voted against the Military Commission s Act as a member of the House of Representatives in 2006 . I do not believe it is sound legislation, and I think it is susceptible to challenge in the courts. We should be bringing terrorists to justice quickly, and we must create a system that meets basic rule of law standards. I have co-sponsored S. 185, the Habeas Restoration Act, to restore the right of habeas corpus for accused terrorists to petition for a court hearing before an independent judge and challenge their detention.
In December 2007 the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on these issues, and in June of that year the Helsinki Commission also held a hearing on th ese issue s and the implications of Guantanamo for U.S. human rights leadership. I am privileged to serve as the Senate Co-Chair of the Commission. The credibility of the United States demands that we answer our critics when they raise human right issues with us, just as we hope representatives of other countries will respond seriously and substantively when we raise concerns with them. In all the years that I have served as a member of the Commission, no other concern has been raised with the United States by European colleagues as often or earnest ly as Guantánamo.
The damage done to the United States goes beyond undermining our status as a global leader on human rights. Our policies and practices regarding Guantanamo and other aspects of our detainee policies have undermined our authority to engage in the effective counter-terrorism measures that are necessary for the very security of this country. It is a dangerous situation for our country if we cannot build and maintain effective global alliances. I am disappointed that the Administration, over 6 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has failed to work with our allies.
On the issue of torture and mistreatment of detaine e s, I strongly disagree with the President's views on this matter. I voted for the Intelligence Authorization bill for 2008, H.R. 2082, which requires the intelligence agencies to adopt the Army Field Manual's restrictions on "enhanced" interrogation techniques. The Army Field Manual complies with U.S. law and our obligations under the Geneva Conventions. The Manual prohibits "acts of violence or intimidation, including physical or mental torture, or exposure to inhumane treatment as a means of or aid to interrogation." This legislation therefore create
I know! We need a hanging sign that is stronger than the trucks that hit it, so the sign won't be damaged. Maybe we can build the sign and support structure out of concrete and steel...
Forcibly taking away a portion of someone's productivity because they want some choice as to what they do with their body is a violation of their rights as human beings.
I know! I hate that I have to live with roads and telecom circuits and GPS and things! And don't get me started on all those people that I have to support in order to interact with the world! It's sheer lunacy that I should have to live in a society at all, and have my productivity taken away because of that! Grrrr!
You know what I don't understand? Things are supposed to get cheaper, right? I bought a dual-trace 100 MHz scope for something like $1000, and that was 20 years ago. I just took a look at prices for the same thing... $1000. WTF?
FYI: the point of this is not efficiency, but rather that an electric motor is quieter than a diesel engine so [Hummers] can sneak up on enemies more easily.
TV commercial for the U.S. Army: Scene: Quiet battery-powered Hummer racing through the desert to patriotic music. Narrator: In the U.S. Army, our equipment is second to none. Scene: Soldier with Prussian mustache and Kaiser Wil-helmet peering into the desert. Scene: Hummer moving slowly and tentatively. Scene: Closeup of soldier's eyes narrowing. Scene: (Wideshot) Hummer sneaks up behind soldier. Hummer: (suddenly jumping into the air and on top of soldier) Rarrrr! Soldier: Waaaugh! Narrator: Ha, ha. The Kaiser doesn't stand a chance! Scene: Hummer on top of soldier. Soldier: Yah! I hef vet mine pantaloons!
Lets imagine you can upload your mind into a machine.
It will not be you. It will be a copy. You will still be the one that dies afterwards.
I agree. But what is the upload process? Let's suppose that the upload consists of making an exact simulated copy of each neuron in your brain, and let us further assume that the simulation is sufficient to capture everything. So no arguments about magnetic fields, quantum effects, or the soul.
Now, further suppose that for each neuron that is copied, the original neuron is destroyed, but the connections made between that neuron and the rest of the original brain are maintained with the simulated neuron. In that case, you cannot argue that you just died while a copy is running, because then you would be arguing that either a single neuron contains your consciousness, or a simulation is not possible for some unspecified reason.
Once you are fully uploaded, there is no original left.
So yes, IF you leave the original lying around, the copy is a copy. But if you maintain continuity with the copy, then you ARE the copy.
I wonder how long ANWR oil will last, considering that China and India -- comprising over 1/3 of the global population, and comprising nearly 9x the US population -- need oil.
Correction: Don't use work computers for anything personal, including using personal email for personal email on work computers. Because believe you me, they don't just monitor the company email servers, they monitor ports 25, 80, 110, and 143. At least.
I'm a Motley Fool member. The members respect the Fools for their keen, rational insight into companies and investments. Every so often, the Fools send out mass emails to members about the newest type of Fool newsletter. They have screaming bold letters with things like "... A 240% INCREASE IN ONE YEAR!"
Many members complained. They didn't like that our sagacious and intelligent Fools were acting like pump-n-dump stock newsletter salesmen. The Fools, never ones to treat their members like dollar bills, explained that they've found that calm, reasonable emails didn't sell newsletters. Breathless, over-the-top emails sold newsletters. Which is why, the Fools wrote, that although the emails seemed tasteless, it's just a sales technique that is sadly effective, and that once you get past the ridiculous typesetting, the products really are very good. (And they are).
So there you are. Go figure. Humans in general respond to the loud, not the soft.:/
Blurring out human faces is all well and good, but what about all those cats? Won't someone please think of those poor cats who can't even groom themselves or pose with a favored cat toy to make themselves at least presentable? Those poor, POOR KITTIEZ!
Well, to be fair, the submitter was probably thinking about Clinton (who thinks economists are elitist), Paul (who wants sick poor people to stop contributing to the economy), McCain (who wants to solve a religious civil war with guns), and Obama (...). So really, only one candidate:D
You know, this is just like the all-male high school I went to. The older kids would intimidate, harass and be generally cruel to the younger kids, and eventually those younger would become the older kids and get their turn to do the same thing.
The sad truth is that adulthood is just childhood with bigger people.
I used to be amazed at Babelfish and Google Translate. But with all the smart brains at Google, you'd think that they would know that in German, the verb at the end of the sentence comes, while in English the verb does not. Are these people serious about machine translation, or are they just fooling around?
You talk about it as if there weren't any continuum -- no shades of gray. Stealing -- er -- "borrowing" a quarter from my friend's jacket pocket, stealing a car, murdering someone.
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We also joke when it hurts. See gallows humor, and, this article as an example.
Give a man a fish, he eats for one day.
Teach a man to fish, he eats for the rest of his life.
Sell a man a fish, you're rich -- to heck with the man :
I sent a message to Ben Cardin telling him about H.R. 6304, and asking him not to support the Senate version.
His (or rather, his office's) response was kind of funny. Remember, HR 6304 is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and talks about wiretaps and telecom immunity.
I'm wondering whether to vote him out next election... his response follows, complete with inexplicable extra spaces.
I know! We need a hanging sign that is stronger than the trucks that hit it, so the sign won't be damaged. Maybe we can build the sign and support structure out of concrete and steel...
Oh, wait. :(
In another universe, maybe. In my universe, they captured a little over 50% of the seats. That's hardly an "overwhelming" win.
The fuel has electrolytes. It's what planes crave.
I know! I hate that I have to live with roads and telecom circuits and GPS and things! And don't get me started on all those people that I have to support in order to interact with the world! It's sheer lunacy that I should have to live in a society at all, and have my productivity taken away because of that! Grrrr!
You know what I don't understand? Things are supposed to get cheaper, right? I bought a dual-trace 100 MHz scope for something like $1000, and that was 20 years ago. I just took a look at prices for the same thing... $1000. WTF?
So.... I guess this won't be the Year of the Linux Desktop?
So that's what's going on with the tomatoes.
I agree. But what is the upload process? Let's suppose that the upload consists of making an exact simulated copy of each neuron in your brain, and let us further assume that the simulation is sufficient to capture everything. So no arguments about magnetic fields, quantum effects, or the soul.
Now, further suppose that for each neuron that is copied, the original neuron is destroyed, but the connections made between that neuron and the rest of the original brain are maintained with the simulated neuron. In that case, you cannot argue that you just died while a copy is running, because then you would be arguing that either a single neuron contains your consciousness, or a simulation is not possible for some unspecified reason.
Once you are fully uploaded, there is no original left.
So yes, IF you leave the original lying around, the copy is a copy. But if you maintain continuity with the copy, then you ARE the copy.
Also, my sig shows me to be somewhat biased :)
I like this quote at the end of the article. Are they ha ha only serious?
I wonder how long ANWR oil will last, considering that China and India -- comprising over 1/3 of the global population, and comprising nearly 9x the US population -- need oil.
Correction: Don't use work computers for anything personal, including using personal email for personal email on work computers. Because believe you me, they don't just monitor the company email servers, they monitor ports 25, 80, 110, and 143. At least.
I'm a Motley Fool member. The members respect the Fools for their keen, rational insight into companies and investments. Every so often, the Fools send out mass emails to members about the newest type of Fool newsletter. They have screaming bold letters with things like "... A 240% INCREASE IN ONE YEAR!"
Many members complained. They didn't like that our sagacious and intelligent Fools were acting like pump-n-dump stock newsletter salesmen. The Fools, never ones to treat their members like dollar bills, explained that they've found that calm, reasonable emails didn't sell newsletters. Breathless, over-the-top emails sold newsletters. Which is why, the Fools wrote, that although the emails seemed tasteless, it's just a sales technique that is sadly effective, and that once you get past the ridiculous typesetting, the products really are very good. (And they are).
So there you are. Go figure. Humans in general respond to the loud, not the soft. :/
Blurring out human faces is all well and good, but what about all those cats? Won't someone please think of those poor cats who can't even groom themselves or pose with a favored cat toy to make themselves at least presentable? Those poor, POOR KITTIEZ!
Well, to be fair, the submitter was probably thinking about Clinton (who thinks economists are elitist), Paul (who wants sick poor people to stop contributing to the economy), McCain (who wants to solve a religious civil war with guns), and Obama (...). So really, only one candidate :D
The sad truth is that adulthood is just childhood with bigger people.
--Rob
...just wait till a geek takes economics in college and his head asplode when he finds that economists use the "M" prefix to indicate one thousand!
--Rob
Always... no, never forget to check your references.
I used to be amazed at Babelfish and Google Translate. But with all the smart brains at Google, you'd think that they would know that in German, the verb at the end of the sentence comes, while in English the verb does not. Are these people serious about machine translation, or are they just fooling around?
--Rob
You talk about it as if there weren't any continuum -- no shades of gray. Stealing -- er -- "borrowing" a quarter from my friend's jacket pocket, stealing a car, murdering someone.
Cue "Which One of These is Not Like the Other?"
I know. I bemoan the loss of income to professional detectives to these vigilante detectives!
The codename for the Kindle was "Fiona", as was the root password. That indicates that they were very much thinking of Diamond Age.
--Rob