they will be immortal until they go bankrupt, or start to lose the various lawsuits, or until the big boys start pulling the plug once they have sucked enough muppet money from FB.
Get busy right now! First step, get out of the basement. Second step, take a shower. Third step, get intoxicated in a bar. From there, viable opportunities for procreation will be viable and numerous. Go forth young fellow, spread your seed!
Ethics is just another word for efficiency and standards. As standards and efficiency increase so do the ethical ramifications. As populations in Asia become more prosperous and knowledgeable, they too will demand better standards for pollution control and quality of life.
Can you eat meat from a store? I can buy locally produced organic meat. I can also eat meat two times a week, instead of every day.
Produce? I can have a garden, or again, buy local.
Flip on a light switch? I can buy energy efficient light bulbs that use a fraction of the electricity and last for decades.
Electricity? I can install solar panels, or even buy more energy efficient appliances and electric monitors to lessen electric use.
Start your car? This one is easy, I can use a bicycle, live closer to work, use public transport, car pooling, or even invest in a more sustainable form of transport
You could buy from some no-name branded Chinese knock off assembled with second rate parts. Or you could purchase from Apple, a corporation that has made serious efforts toward improving the supply chain. The same is true for any product. There are companies out there who are indeed more ethical than others.
That is to say, stop buying into the notion of constant consumption. Take gadgets. Why are you buying a given gadget? Is it to fulfill a specific task or set of tasks? Or is it merely a transient status symbol? If the gadget serves a specific function, such as saving time, or making one more efficient, then it is creating value. Furthermore, the longer you use the gadget, the more efficiency it produces in the life of the user. We all know that rare earth metals are mined in horrible conditions, promote war lords, slavery, and worse. What we can do on an individual basis is make the logical choice of minimizing the influence we have over inadvertent promotion of such horrible practices.
Knowledge is power to the 'consumer'. If enough of us stop buying into the notion of conspicuous consumption, the corporations will be forced to adapt. They might even make better quality products! Additionally, with the current precarious economic times in the world, using what little funds we have to save for the future (for retirement, housing, a business, or child education) further helps promote a sustainable society. Thinking globally, acting locally is more relevant than ever n the globalized world we have today.
Wait until we have tactical laser platforms or mass driver launchers in orbit. Now that is some kind of weapons of mass-destruction I can get down with.
Take an orange and eat it. You feel full, it tasted good. Take a glass of orange juice (an average size glass can have the equivalent of three oranges, thus three times the calories AND with most of the fiber removed). A glass of juice has the same amount of calories as a can of COKE.
Sugar IS indeed a poison, like alcohol...in fact, alcohol and sugar both get turned into FAT, which is killing us because we eat too damn much of it.
Anyway, on a personal note, I have cut out sugary drinks (no sodas) I only allow a few coke zeros (yes I know they are also poison, but I still drink a couple a month). Similarly, cut out fast food, white bread, beef, anything processed, juice, salt. Cook everything yourself then you know what goes in it. Eat natural foods. Once you know how to cook, it will be better than any restaurant anyway. You can always use the freshest ingredients. Anyway, eating healthy and being a normal weight (got a bmi of 21.5, but still fat!) is easy to achieve with a little knowledge and exercise.
It's cheaper to get them through traffic jams, rather than bribing them with expensive gifts like in Salt Lake city (and some of those silly Americans want Mitt to be President)
I was allergic to all kinds of nuts. I have lived all over Africa and no doubt been exposed to countless microbes, I am now allergy free. Pistachios used to be the worst, I couldn't even lick them or my throat would swell up. I now eat them by the bag. There is truth to this, our immune systems were not meant to be exposed to an environment soaked in bleach and disinfectant.
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they will be immortal until they go bankrupt, or start to lose the various lawsuits, or until the big boys start pulling the plug once they have sucked enough muppet money from FB.
They are living embodiments of social Darwinism, just don't tell them that!
Get busy right now! First step, get out of the basement. Second step, take a shower. Third step, get intoxicated in a bar. From there, viable opportunities for procreation will be viable and numerous. Go forth young fellow, spread your seed!
These ideas all sound viable for Facebook to try. On the other hand, they would fuck up the internet even more than my worst nightmares can conjure.
If everyone PERSONALLY reduced their CO2 emissions, the world would be a better place.
Ethics is just another word for efficiency and standards. As standards and efficiency increase so do the ethical ramifications. As populations in Asia become more prosperous and knowledgeable, they too will demand better standards for pollution control and quality of life.
Can you eat meat from a store? I can buy locally produced organic meat. I can also eat meat two times a week, instead of every day.
Produce? I can have a garden, or again, buy local.
Flip on a light switch? I can buy energy efficient light bulbs that use a fraction of the electricity and last for decades.
Electricity? I can install solar panels, or even buy more energy efficient appliances and electric monitors to lessen electric use.
Start your car? This one is easy, I can use a bicycle, live closer to work, use public transport, car pooling, or even invest in a more sustainable form of transport
Lesson? Everything can be improved.
You could buy from some no-name branded Chinese knock off assembled with second rate parts. Or you could purchase from Apple, a corporation that has made serious efforts toward improving the supply chain. The same is true for any product. There are companies out there who are indeed more ethical than others.
That is to say, stop buying into the notion of constant consumption. Take gadgets. Why are you buying a given gadget? Is it to fulfill a specific task or set of tasks? Or is it merely a transient status symbol? If the gadget serves a specific function, such as saving time, or making one more efficient, then it is creating value. Furthermore, the longer you use the gadget, the more efficiency it produces in the life of the user. We all know that rare earth metals are mined in horrible conditions, promote war lords, slavery, and worse. What we can do on an individual basis is make the logical choice of minimizing the influence we have over inadvertent promotion of such horrible practices.
Knowledge is power to the 'consumer'. If enough of us stop buying into the notion of conspicuous consumption, the corporations will be forced to adapt. They might even make better quality products! Additionally, with the current precarious economic times in the world, using what little funds we have to save for the future (for retirement, housing, a business, or child education) further helps promote a sustainable society. Thinking globally, acting locally is more relevant than ever n the globalized world we have today.
When you can build two for double the money? Science won today my friends.
This Social network fad is done. Yoked of innovation, on the path to mediocrity and disdain.
Wait until we have tactical laser platforms or mass driver launchers in orbit. Now that is some kind of weapons of mass-destruction I can get down with.
You wouldn't be caught dead in Landrover, well unless you're a poser. Now, get a fully loaded Toyota Land CRUISER, then we're talking.
I guess it's better than blowing up!
I almost thought I wouldn't be able to download the rest of ST:TNG. Gotta see how season 7 ends!
$30 million isn't as much as it seems when taking into account operating costs, salaries, consultant fees, and other expenses.
Take an orange and eat it. You feel full, it tasted good. Take a glass of orange juice (an average size glass can have the equivalent of three oranges, thus three times the calories AND with most of the fiber removed). A glass of juice has the same amount of calories as a can of COKE.
Sugar IS indeed a poison, like alcohol...in fact, alcohol and sugar both get turned into FAT, which is killing us because we eat too damn much of it.
Anyway, on a personal note, I have cut out sugary drinks (no sodas) I only allow a few coke zeros (yes I know they are also poison, but I still drink a couple a month). Similarly, cut out fast food, white bread, beef, anything processed, juice, salt. Cook everything yourself then you know what goes in it. Eat natural foods. Once you know how to cook, it will be better than any restaurant anyway. You can always use the freshest ingredients. Anyway, eating healthy and being a normal weight (got a bmi of 21.5, but still fat!) is easy to achieve with a little knowledge and exercise.
Putting thousands of factories off line to turn the sky back to blue. Talk about false advertising!
It's cheaper to get them through traffic jams, rather than bribing them with expensive gifts like in Salt Lake city (and some of those silly Americans want Mitt to be President)
Come on, this is the only reason. Don't forget the vacuum for the err....clean up.
majority of airlines have done away with physical tickets and moved to e-tickets. A paper ticket is no longer necessary.
I'll never use facebook.
I was allergic to all kinds of nuts. I have lived all over Africa and no doubt been exposed to countless microbes, I am now allergy free. Pistachios used to be the worst, I couldn't even lick them or my throat would swell up. I now eat them by the bag. There is truth to this, our immune systems were not meant to be exposed to an environment soaked in bleach and disinfectant.
....in house iHookers? The secret service could use these too apparently.