I switched to a Merkur double-edged safety razor, a badger hair brush and Trumper's shaving cream over two weeks ago. Really, honestly... I have never had a better shave in my life, and I have a horribly tough and coarse beard. You can't go wrong with the classic stuff.
Do those posters have JDs, or any legal education at all? Because it doesn't sound like they do.
I am a law student, and just for my edification, I decided to look up the case online. I couldn't find the text of the opinion, but it was affirmed on appeal, which means that the jury complied with the applicable standards for products liability in that action. In general, even if the coffee is served according to the industry standard specifications, there can still be strict products liability if any number of rules are present in the jurisdiction. The beauty of strict products liability is that it is no-fault and requires no showing of negligence. All a plaintiff must show is that there was something about a product that made it inherently dangerous and the vendor of the product should be held liable for any accidents that occur as a result of the use of their dangerous product. Coffee which causes third-degree burns and skin grafts is an inherently dangerous product.
You and others may not like strict product liability theories on the ground of policy, but the great weight of legislatures and courts is against you on this one.
Everything about UT-Austin is sweet. I did my undergrad there, and unfortunately had to leave for law school. I'd sell my soul to get a job with an Austin firm, or to spend the rest of my life teaching at UT Law.
As anyone good Austinite knows, The Sinus Show guys have been doing this for a while now, and while they aren't MST3K (for copyright reasons), I've never left a Sinus Show without a stomach ache from laughing so much.
No, supernatural is the word philosophers use to describe anything which cannot be explained in naturalistic terms, since it supersedes natural explanation.
I further disagree with your statement that we have no clue how the universe works. We may not fully understand it, but we do have "some clue" how it works. For instance, we know that there are four natural forces, and if telepathy "works," then it must work within the paradigm of those forces. Since my brain doesn't emit radio waves (or something similar) it's hard to imagine through what medium and by what mechanism something like telepathy would work. Your example is disanalogous because while primite man may not be able to explain TVs, explaining the phenomena of television is perfectly possible without altering our theoretical framework. Since telepathy would be so alien to that framework as to require a major revision, all rational principles of theory choice state that I should avoid any theory which cognizes telepathy until strong evidence to the contrary -- not conjecture or possibility -- suggest that I must.
While we do not understand the brain in its entirety, we do understand many things about sensory apparati. Our sensory organs are located on or near the surface of the body, so that they may directly interact with the world around us. The brain is cushioned by layers of bone and fluid. It goes against all we know of anatomy to suggest that some "inner working" of the brain might be receiving telepathic signals or whatever. In short, there's no "antenna" on the brain because all parts of the brain that could function as an antenna are sheltered away from the surfance.
Other writers in this post have pointed out the issues with entanglement. By measuring the state of an electron at one place, one can influence the state of a paired electron. But information theory states that no information can actually be passed along. It can't be used to transmit information.
So what is the biological, physical or other naturalistic explanation for telepathy? Supernatural explanations need not apply. I prefer to keep ontological bloat to a minimum.
I used to write for the Texan, and even had a few of my columns syndicated on newswire services. The DT is a widely-respected newspaper in the college-newspaper circles.
Perhapss these goode chaps hath not had the same chanse that tho's of us who art more educated hath had to reade the grayte works of those noble English poets like Chaucer, whose spellings were quite atroscious by moderne standards of lyteracie.
I am not a lawyer (yet), so this can't be considered legal advice...
But adhesion contracts like EULAs have been fairly consistently upheld by American courts.
Your model is mostly correct, but I can't seem to find the ????? step in there anywhere. If reading Slashdot has taught me anything (and it's taught me many things), it is that no business model is EVER successful without the inclusion of the ????? step.
Adams himself wrote the screenplay. He was famous for saying that he didn't want any of the incarnations of the story to ever be the same (hence why the book is different than the radio drama, etc. and so on).
Everything in the movie has Adams' sanction, which means it may be a bit hoopy, and certainly froody, but damn good. I'd like to sass it right now.
Fortunately, I can speak on authority.
The "Grey Havens" were where they left from. They were going to the Blessed Realm of Aman, specifically to the city of Valinor where the gods live. It's kind of like dying, because 1) it's paradise and 2) you don't get to come back. Gandalf being an Istari (which is just Quenya for wise) means that he was one of the Maiar, a race of demiurgic beings similar to the lower choirs of angels in Christian mythology. He was born in the West, in Valinor, and so he gets to go back. All of the Elves who originally went to Aman from Middle Earth in the First Age (including Galadriel and Elrond) also get to come to the West when they are ready. Frodo and the other Ring-bearers get to go because they touched a ring of power, and this makes them special.
And actually, yes... I did take a class on this shit.
I got my A+ certification and CCNA and I've never used them for anything. They certainly never helped me when I was a sysadmin. I can see some certifications as being somewhat helpful, but nothing beats experience.
Not really. It means he's a prolific member of the community who is not afraid to take risks with his work. Consider an experimental scientist -- in an experiment, one that turns back negative results, or on that fails, still produces important data. Similarly, this is like "experimental mathematics." If he fails, then we'll know why he fails, how far he got doing things right and other things which can point us to the correct proof.
I like this live CD better than Gentoo or Knoppix because of it's ability to store config files and such on keychain USB drives. That's really helpful, so I don't have to download Firefox on every computer I boot up on.
Psh. Truly elegant artists know that a crushing blow is all about the right timing. They've given SCO ample time to embarrass themselves, and now they're going to sweep in with a (hopefully) final blow that will shatter poor Darl's dreams of riches.
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You should be drawn and quartered for posting that, even in jest.
I switched to a Merkur double-edged safety razor, a badger hair brush and Trumper's shaving cream over two weeks ago. Really, honestly... I have never had a better shave in my life, and I have a horribly tough and coarse beard. You can't go wrong with the classic stuff.
I am a law student, and just for my edification, I decided to look up the case online. I couldn't find the text of the opinion, but it was affirmed on appeal, which means that the jury complied with the applicable standards for products liability in that action. In general, even if the coffee is served according to the industry standard specifications, there can still be strict products liability if any number of rules are present in the jurisdiction. The beauty of strict products liability is that it is no-fault and requires no showing of negligence. All a plaintiff must show is that there was something about a product that made it inherently dangerous and the vendor of the product should be held liable for any accidents that occur as a result of the use of their dangerous product. Coffee which causes third-degree burns and skin grafts is an inherently dangerous product.
You and others may not like strict product liability theories on the ground of policy, but the great weight of legislatures and courts is against you on this one.
This is what I get for not taking a German class for two years. (I minored in it.)
Who modded this "funny?" The post isn't being humorous, but truthful.
Sagen sie! Im Amerika gibt es ein Insekt overlord für sechs Jahre!
To live, work and teach in Austin? Maybe. But Dallas offers more job opportunities. I'll just have to see how internships go this summer.
Everything about UT-Austin is sweet. I did my undergrad there, and unfortunately had to leave for law school. I'd sell my soul to get a job with an Austin firm, or to spend the rest of my life teaching at UT Law.
As anyone good Austinite knows, The Sinus Show guys have been doing this for a while now, and while they aren't MST3K (for copyright reasons), I've never left a Sinus Show without a stomach ache from laughing so much.
I further disagree with your statement that we have no clue how the universe works. We may not fully understand it, but we do have "some clue" how it works. For instance, we know that there are four natural forces, and if telepathy "works," then it must work within the paradigm of those forces. Since my brain doesn't emit radio waves (or something similar) it's hard to imagine through what medium and by what mechanism something like telepathy would work. Your example is disanalogous because while primite man may not be able to explain TVs, explaining the phenomena of television is perfectly possible without altering our theoretical framework. Since telepathy would be so alien to that framework as to require a major revision, all rational principles of theory choice state that I should avoid any theory which cognizes telepathy until strong evidence to the contrary -- not conjecture or possibility -- suggest that I must.
While we do not understand the brain in its entirety, we do understand many things about sensory apparati. Our sensory organs are located on or near the surface of the body, so that they may directly interact with the world around us. The brain is cushioned by layers of bone and fluid. It goes against all we know of anatomy to suggest that some "inner working" of the brain might be receiving telepathic signals or whatever. In short, there's no "antenna" on the brain because all parts of the brain that could function as an antenna are sheltered away from the surfance.
Other writers in this post have pointed out the issues with entanglement. By measuring the state of an electron at one place, one can influence the state of a paired electron. But information theory states that no information can actually be passed along. It can't be used to transmit information.
So what is the biological, physical or other naturalistic explanation for telepathy? Supernatural explanations need not apply. I prefer to keep ontological bloat to a minimum.
I used to write for the Texan, and even had a few of my columns syndicated on newswire services. The DT is a widely-respected newspaper in the college-newspaper circles.
Perhapss these goode chaps hath not had the same chanse that tho's of us who art more educated hath had to reade the grayte works of those noble English poets like Chaucer, whose spellings were quite atroscious by moderne standards of lyteracie.
I am not a lawyer (yet), so this can't be considered legal advice... But adhesion contracts like EULAs have been fairly consistently upheld by American courts.
Your model is mostly correct, but I can't seem to find the ????? step in there anywhere. If reading Slashdot has taught me anything (and it's taught me many things), it is that no business model is EVER successful without the inclusion of the ????? step.
You don't think it is possible for their brains to be taught to see as well?
Everything in the movie has Adams' sanction, which means it may be a bit hoopy, and certainly froody, but damn good. I'd like to sass it right now.
Dobie theatres, my good man.
The "Grey Havens" were where they left from. They were going to the Blessed Realm of Aman, specifically to the city of Valinor where the gods live. It's kind of like dying, because 1) it's paradise and 2) you don't get to come back. Gandalf being an Istari (which is just Quenya for wise) means that he was one of the Maiar, a race of demiurgic beings similar to the lower choirs of angels in Christian mythology. He was born in the West, in Valinor, and so he gets to go back. All of the Elves who originally went to Aman from Middle Earth in the First Age (including Galadriel and Elrond) also get to come to the West when they are ready. Frodo and the other Ring-bearers get to go because they touched a ring of power, and this makes them special.
And actually, yes... I did take a class on this shit.
But does it contain grog recipes?
I like this live CD better than Gentoo or Knoppix because of it's ability to store config files and such on keychain USB drives. That's really helpful, so I don't have to download Firefox on every computer I boot up on.