Telling Bush he can shove his missile defense system up his idea hole. We really would rather work towards a more peaceful world through understanding and compromise, not a peace built on fear and threats.
At some point? That's the attitude that's they want you to have. Eventually someones going to have to stand up and do something (not you of course, somebody) or it's going to be too late.
Oh look, several years from now, it IS too late and nobody did anything. How bout stepping up NOW?
You can only go so far on as limited a platform as search technology, and Google has done more with it then anyone could have imagined 5 years ago. So, they've got a great stable core (and I don't imagine they will abandon it to work on things like this, development will continue to keep them better then everyone else) and now have the LUXURY of expanding into other markets. Kudos to them for making it work.
Your elitism is undeserved and annoying. In actual repair shops (it sounds to me like you just do it freelance without knowing much), the quickest and best way we do things is by backing up the data, then reformatting. You can dink around forever fixing this little bug or that one, or get the whole job done in about 2 hours. One of those choices is the one used by actual professionals.
It's my biggest gripe with the iPod that nobodys built a voice activated accessory yet. When I'm drunk off my rocker and want to select a particular song, it takes forever. Overscroll, scroll back, overscroll, scroll back, etc. Very frustration. (I suppose it would also be useful when you've been running or just naturally get sweaty hands, as it's near impossible to use the touch wheel with moist fingers).
Okay, so an interface like that with the iPod is probably not possible, how hard could it be to introduce it on new iPods? Just say a artist, song name or album and get zipped right to it!
I just ran it though several different filtering methods and plugins in photoshop that make editing/compositioning clearer, and it appears the leaf is legit. This doesn't prove it wasn't placed there just for the photograph or the current day statue has it there, but it more then likely was not photoshopped on.
That's the beauty of Google news, the whole, multiple biased picture in one easy to reach place. Read all the biases and then form an opinion for yourself.
Certainly I'm being an uber-optimist here, but although the issues you've pointed out are on a much greater scale then sending a probe, it was more our ingenuity that was impressing me. My thinking is that that level of ingenuity could be translated over to solve our other problems, "if we have the ability to do this, then why can't we do that?"
Perhaps the real problem isn't in the scientific possibility of solving any of these problems, but the human race can "mature" enough to deal with them together. That's a far bigger question with a far bigger question mark though. Time will tell I guess... *crosses fingers*
When I first saw the pics on Space.com, my jaw just dropped. It wasn't because of the quality, but because of the fact that we as a species were able to send a probe down onto the surface of another planet, take pictures, then have them back here and on the internet not much later. Just think about the scale of that! Achievements like this reaffirm my belief that the human race will indeed be able to pull through any hardships we will face in the days to come.
And on a slight tangent... I truly believe that those amoung us who still shout to "stop wasting money on space, we still have poverty here to cure/we are already messed up enough already on Earth/there is still stuff in our oceans we haven't seen yet" are the most misled and dangerous. Why dangerous? Because they are the ones who will support (or be) the politicians who will always stand in the way of our exploration on the universe. They cannot see beyond their own lifetimes (and do not care too), cannot realize that the future of our species lies not here, but out there. Our destiny does not lie here, and we must make haste to spread our seed amoung the stars, learning and understanding our universe and our purpose in it.
Perhaps even more interesting will be to see what happens in the year 7510, because if god's a-coming, he oughta make it by then, and we can end this silly debate once and for all.:D
What did I say that was repressing your views? By "we've been over it", I was referring to the same argument thats been going back and forth since whenever people started arguing about it. I think you guys are totally crazy, but it's your view and I respect it. Respect mine back please.
A citizen in the city has no reason to own a gun. The power to pull a trigger and end a life should not be in the hands of anyone but trained law enforcement or military.
But we've been over it a thousand times before. American gun nuts: it's not 1890 anymore. Realize that your dangerous "hobby" is a part of the past, and let it go.
Why are lawsuits the solution to everything? Where's the god damn humanity here? What's so wrong with:
Hey Nick we realize that you are a student and really can't afford to be go to court, but we would really appreciate it if you stopped posting rumors as it's starting to hurt our profits. Being a huge fan of Apple and all, we thought we wouldn't just fuck you in the ass but could talk about it instead.
That damn Telus robot has "transfered" my call to a absolutly nothing at least 3 times in the past, or just disconnected the call. As much of a pain as it is to the operators have have to deal with the 0 queue before sending it to the right place, sometimes mashing the 0 is nessesary with useless robots like that.
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A policy of appeasement eh? ;)
(lol, sorry, couldn't resist.)
Telling Bush he can shove his missile defense system up his idea hole. We really would rather work towards a more peaceful world through understanding and compromise, not a peace built on fear and threats.
At some point? That's the attitude that's they want you to have. Eventually someones going to have to stand up and do something (not you of course, somebody) or it's going to be too late.
Oh look, several years from now, it IS too late and nobody did anything. How bout stepping up NOW?
You can only go so far on as limited a platform as search technology, and Google has done more with it then anyone could have imagined 5 years ago. So, they've got a great stable core (and I don't imagine they will abandon it to work on things like this, development will continue to keep them better then everyone else) and now have the LUXURY of expanding into other markets. Kudos to them for making it work.
Your elitism is undeserved and annoying. In actual repair shops (it sounds to me like you just do it freelance without knowing much), the quickest and best way we do things is by backing up the data, then reformatting. You can dink around forever fixing this little bug or that one, or get the whole job done in about 2 hours. One of those choices is the one used by actual professionals.
Frankly, I don't. And I think that's just fucking sick.
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It's my biggest gripe with the iPod that nobodys built a voice activated accessory yet. When I'm drunk off my rocker and want to select a particular song, it takes forever. Overscroll, scroll back, overscroll, scroll back, etc. Very frustration. (I suppose it would also be useful when you've been running or just naturally get sweaty hands, as it's near impossible to use the touch wheel with moist fingers).
Okay, so an interface like that with the iPod is probably not possible, how hard could it be to introduce it on new iPods? Just say a artist, song name or album and get zipped right to it!
Correction: we don't have movies based on REAL reality shows yet. :)
You're living in the past man, 802.11g is what's hot these days. They will just need a hell of a big amplifier. :D
I just ran it though several different filtering methods and plugins in photoshop that make editing/compositioning clearer, and it appears the leaf is legit. This doesn't prove it wasn't placed there just for the photograph or the current day statue has it there, but it more then likely was not photoshopped on.
That's the beauty of Google news, the whole, multiple biased picture in one easy to reach place. Read all the biases and then form an opinion for yourself.
THAT was a GOOD point. Thank YOU. :)
...drinking 15 beers without passing out. Those aren't things that deserve anyone's respect or admiration.
*plugs ears*
What's that? Lalalalala! Can't hear you! Oooohhhh Caaaanada, OUUUR HOOMMMEEEE AND NATIVE LAAAANDDDD... Nope, still can't hear you.
Yours truly, 18-25 year old male.
So go to the nearest gas station and pick up a single case. Volia: no shipping fees and you don't need to buy 12 cases.
Good luck to us indeed.
Certainly I'm being an uber-optimist here, but although the issues you've pointed out are on a much greater scale then sending a probe, it was more our ingenuity that was impressing me. My thinking is that that level of ingenuity could be translated over to solve our other problems, "if we have the ability to do this, then why can't we do that?"
Perhaps the real problem isn't in the scientific possibility of solving any of these problems, but the human race can "mature" enough to deal with them together. That's a far bigger question with a far bigger question mark though. Time will tell I guess... *crosses fingers*
I think you just proved my point.
I see a definate problem here with employee productivity after a few hours at the "office".
At least it would solve all those stress and morale issues people are always complaining about.
Aye... Where has the amazement gone?
When I first saw the pics on Space.com, my jaw just dropped. It wasn't because of the quality, but because of the fact that we as a species were able to send a probe down onto the surface of another planet, take pictures, then have them back here and on the internet not much later. Just think about the scale of that! Achievements like this reaffirm my belief that the human race will indeed be able to pull through any hardships we will face in the days to come.
And on a slight tangent... I truly believe that those amoung us who still shout to "stop wasting money on space, we still have poverty here to cure/we are already messed up enough already on Earth/there is still stuff in our oceans we haven't seen yet" are the most misled and dangerous. Why dangerous? Because they are the ones who will support (or be) the politicians who will always stand in the way of our exploration on the universe. They cannot see beyond their own lifetimes (and do not care too), cannot realize that the future of our species lies not here, but out there. Our destiny does not lie here, and we must make haste to spread our seed amoung the stars, learning and understanding our universe and our purpose in it.
Perhaps even more interesting will be to see what happens in the year 7510, because if god's a-coming, he oughta make it by then, and we can end this silly debate once and for all. :D
What did I say that was repressing your views? By "we've been over it", I was referring to the same argument thats been going back and forth since whenever people started arguing about it. I think you guys are totally crazy, but it's your view and I respect it. Respect mine back please.
A citizen in the city has no reason to own a gun. The power to pull a trigger and end a life should not be in the hands of anyone but trained law enforcement or military.
But we've been over it a thousand times before. American gun nuts: it's not 1890 anymore. Realize that your dangerous "hobby" is a part of the past, and let it go.
Ah, I didn't dig deep enough to see they had in fact given him warning.
Why are lawsuits the solution to everything? Where's the god damn humanity here? What's so wrong with:
Hey Nick we realize that you are a student and really can't afford to be go to court, but we would really appreciate it if you stopped posting rumors as it's starting to hurt our profits. Being a huge fan of Apple and all, we thought we wouldn't just fuck you in the ass but could talk about it instead.
The world's fucked or I'm just really naive.
That damn Telus robot has "transfered" my call to a absolutly nothing at least 3 times in the past, or just disconnected the call. As much of a pain as it is to the operators have have to deal with the 0 queue before sending it to the right place, sometimes mashing the 0 is nessesary with useless robots like that.
Just don't put your head anywhere near your antenna for more then 5 minutes...