Regarding cellphones I believe mobile networks already keep list of numbers e.g. police etc which can be prioritised over everyone else. In the UK at least even when the network was too clogged to allow Joe Public to use it after the London tube bombs key personnel could still make full use of their mobiles thanks to this system.
I do not know of any research that would explain how evolution works . . . so I will assume that "god" did it.
The problem with that is comfortably accepting that "god" just did it and it's so complex you will never understand it is a great big block to you ( and societies with this common belief ) ever finding out the truth.
Science is just as qualified to answer ethical questions and help us decide on the the truth as Religion is, in many cases Science is a far better method.
The difference between Science and Religion is that Science is constantly investigating any assumptions which have been made and is willing to change if it is proved wrong.
Religion on the other hand is not willing to challenge any of it's assumptions and makes no attempt to prove it's self wrong.
Maybe back in the 80's this sort of thing might have stood a chance of being accepted but I think that now people have grown up a bit and will see how stupid this suggestion is.
I remember when I was at school ( back in the 80's ) that we had virtually no sports clubs and took part in virtually no championships, leagues, inter school competitions and were instead forced to listen to nonsense about there being "no winners or losers". Also the teaching staff were too busy striking and too lazy to actually bother doing anything they absolutley didn't have to.
All religion is blind and ignorant when compared to Science. I have yet to hear of any religion who contends that god is, at best, simply a theory and may be replaced by a better deity or removed altogether once we have gathered more evidence. Of course in fact god doesn't even begin to rate as a theory.
We do not "believe" that we are made from atoms, we suppose that we are probably made from atoms since that is the best and most likely explanation we have so far but if in 100 years time we discover we were wrong then we will suppose something different.
I guess all those systems which have irreversibly tied themselves to the current daylight savings schedule and use calculations dependant on that for all their vital functions will be stuffed.
A nationwide search should be commissioned to find this device and a highly paid team of specialists should be on hand to go in and perform the vital emergency electronic surgery which would be required to save it.
I'm not sure whether you have much competition or choice between energy companies where you live but around here companies also do that type of thing but the real motivation for it is to sell you their services and encourage you to switch suppliers.
1) Only open your e-mail program when the network is down 2) Unplug your phone unless you are wearing the headphones 3) Lock your door and accept no callers unless you are not in the office
You are a cretin, it's no wonder you have low Karma. Whoever modded you insightful is also a cretin.
The best quote on those web pages you have linked to is this one "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive"
Unfortunately it applies far better to the writers of those 'conspiracy' articles than it does to the real press and government.
In a way it's rather sick and a bad reflection on your character that you should take tragic events like the London bombings and use them for, basically, your entertainment - obviously you must enjoy inventing this nonsense and participating in the community which does likewise.
I wish you would get back to finding 'proof' of widespread alien abduction and the scandalous cover up concerning the entry point to the hollow earth rather than bringing you ill thought out stupidity to bear on events in the real world.
Practically there isn't much more they can do to make the tube any more secure. Personally I think a special armoured carriage for dark skinned men with rucksacks is the way to go but I don't expect many others to agree.
Gangbanger Confirmed Muslim Has been trained in Pakistan And has flown back to the US He is also a rampant kiddy fiddler Fiddles his taxes Is mean to kittens
Do you want this menace walking your streets or should we lock him up ?
Ironically it's the people who do the least work who are able to make the most impressive sounding claims to "give 3000% of my normal effort on this next project" since in real terms it may mean they only do an extra 3 mins work.
Your maths are faultless and if when people say "I want you give 110% to this project" they mean I want you to put in 10% more unpaid hours than the hours we will be paying you for on this project you're absolutely correct.
However I don't think that's what the grandparent poster, or indeed anyone else, means when they say that.
1) So when people say "put in 110%" they all mean put in 10% more effort than CmdrGravy could in this scenario ? That doesn't make much sense.
2) Or taking your minimum effort as zero, 110% of zero is still zero so that doesn't make any sense.
"Putting in 110%" on it's own makes no sense and is impossible ( as I have just said ) and if you have to add unlikely qualifiers to make it make some kind of sense then using the phrase starts to become a bit of a pointless excercise.
100% of anything is all there is of it. By definition it is stating that there is not another extra 10% hiding somewhere.
100% of your effort is the total amount of effort you can possibly give to anything. If you can increase the amount of effort you are exerting by 110% then you weren't exerting your maximum effort in the first place.
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"I think we have a duty to protect only ourselves (as we were intended to do)"
What do you mean - as we were intended to do ? Intended by whom/what ?
Wake up ! We're not following a script here you know, we can make our own decisions.
Regarding cellphones I believe mobile networks already keep list of numbers e.g. police etc which can be prioritised over everyone else. In the UK at least even when the network was too clogged to allow Joe Public to use it after the London tube bombs key personnel could still make full use of their mobiles thanks to this system.
Science is a process whereas Religion is a set of beliefs.
Scientifically it has never been useful to assume that there is some kind of god but it is possible that science will one day prove this is the case.
Religion makes as many assumptions as it likes and does not care whether they are actually true or not.
Science can and does challenge it's assumptions because it is rooted in the real, observable world whereas religion is not.
You have said:
I do not know of any research that would explain how evolution works . . . so I will assume that "god" did it.
The problem with that is comfortably accepting that "god" just did it and it's so complex you will never understand it is a great big block to you ( and societies with this common belief ) ever finding out the truth.
Science is just as qualified to answer ethical questions and help us decide on the the truth as Religion is, in many cases Science is a far better method.
The difference between Science and Religion is that Science is constantly investigating any assumptions which have been made and is willing to change if it is proved wrong.
Religion on the other hand is not willing to challenge any of it's assumptions and makes no attempt to prove it's self wrong.
If anyone is lining up to question the difficulty, purpose or utility of this hack please consider this against the shelf http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/ 13/0532234&tid=222&tid=184&tid=137 which has been previously posted in this section.
Maybe back in the 80's this sort of thing might have stood a chance of being accepted but I think that now people have grown up a bit and will see how stupid this suggestion is.
I remember when I was at school ( back in the 80's ) that we had virtually no sports clubs and took part in virtually no championships, leagues, inter school competitions and were instead forced to listen to nonsense about there being "no winners or losers". Also the teaching staff were too busy striking and too lazy to actually bother doing anything they absolutley didn't have to.
No, he is clearly saying that men have only become greedy, adulterous, money-lovers since Jesus Christ came and founded Christianity 2000 years ago.
I once went to see a hot new rock band who had a song called "Dark Side Of The Sun", I don't think they ever made the big time.
All religion is blind and ignorant when compared to Science. I have yet to hear of any religion who contends that god is, at best, simply a theory and may be replaced by a better deity or removed altogether once we have gathered more evidence. Of course in fact god doesn't even begin to rate as a theory.
We do not "believe" that we are made from atoms, we suppose that we are probably made from atoms since that is the best and most likely explanation we have so far but if in 100 years time we discover we were wrong then we will suppose something different.
I'm fairly sure this has already been identified as an issue and that anything which needs to use time for anything important uses GMT.
I guess all those systems which have irreversibly tied themselves to the current daylight savings schedule and use calculations dependant on that for all their vital functions will be stuffed.
A nationwide search should be commissioned to find this device and a highly paid team of specialists should be on hand to go in and perform the vital emergency electronic surgery which would be required to save it.
I'm not sure whether you have much competition or choice between energy companies where you live but around here companies also do that type of thing but the real motivation for it is to sell you their services and encourage you to switch suppliers.
Whoever it was it was a real feather in Major Majors cap.
There are some simple things you can do to help:
1) Only open your e-mail program when the network is down
2) Unplug your phone unless you are wearing the headphones
3) Lock your door and accept no callers unless you are not in the office
You are a cretin, it's no wonder you have low Karma. Whoever modded you insightful is also a cretin.
The best quote on those web pages you have linked to is this one "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive"
Unfortunately it applies far better to the writers of those 'conspiracy' articles than it does to the real press and government.
In a way it's rather sick and a bad reflection on your character that you should take tragic events like the London bombings and use them for, basically, your entertainment - obviously you must enjoy inventing this nonsense and participating in the community which does likewise.
I wish you would get back to finding 'proof' of widespread alien abduction and the scandalous cover up concerning the entry point to the hollow earth rather than bringing you ill thought out stupidity to bear on events in the real world.
Yes because the US is mainly a large impenetrable jungle isn't it.
How fortunate that by the time this uprising happens the government will have all the laws and powers it needs to easily crush it in it's tracks.
Practically there isn't much more they can do to make the tube any more secure. Personally I think a special armoured carriage for dark skinned men with rucksacks is the way to go but I don't expect many others to agree.
Yes, both smokers and non smokers should all be banned from resteraunts, cafes and public buildings.
Let me tell you something about OverlordQ
He is a proven
Gangbanger
Confirmed Muslim
Has been trained in Pakistan
And has flown back to the US
He is also a rampant kiddy fiddler
Fiddles his taxes
Is mean to kittens
Do you want this menace walking your streets or should we lock him up ?
Ironically it's the people who do the least work who are able to make the most impressive sounding claims to "give 3000% of my normal effort on this next project" since in real terms it may mean they only do an extra 3 mins work.
Your maths are faultless and if when people say "I want you give 110% to this project" they mean I want you to put in 10% more unpaid hours than the hours we will be paying you for on this project you're absolutely correct.
However I don't think that's what the grandparent poster, or indeed anyone else, means when they say that.
1) So when people say "put in 110%" they all mean put in 10% more effort than CmdrGravy could in this scenario ? That doesn't make much sense.
2) Or taking your minimum effort as zero, 110% of zero is still zero so that doesn't make any sense.
"Putting in 110%" on it's own makes no sense and is impossible ( as I have just said ) and if you have to add unlikely qualifiers to make it make some kind of sense then using the phrase starts to become a bit of a pointless excercise.
100% of anything is all there is of it. By definition it is stating that there is not another extra 10% hiding somewhere.
100% of your effort is the total amount of effort you can possibly give to anything. If you can increase the amount of effort you are exerting by 110% then you weren't exerting your maximum effort in the first place.