I'll give it a shot: Many new cars have a computer chip or circuit of some sort that's installed at the factory which imposes a limit on the maximum speed of the car. While the car could be capable of speeds in excess of 150 MPH, it might be limited to 120. Now, if you weren't aware of this fact, you probably wouldn't even notice, because you wouldn't drag race your car to see that it's only hitting 120. Given the knowledge that there's an artificial limitation on your car's speed, you might look into methods of bypassing the chip.
I think you're forgetting that crash thing back in the 80s. Some could argue that ET precipitated the crash, but it was only one element that factored into it.
Chimpanzee's smile as a form of aggression and warning. And they're practically our siblings as far as genetics is concerned. We're talking ALIENS here. If a smile is that radically different between two species so closely related, what the hell kind of message would it mean for an organism that's not even FROM Earth?
I'm not sure about the finite punishment bit, but as far as creating a list, and retroactively adding people to it goes, the Supreme Court has ruled that it doesn't violate the "ex post facto" clause of the Constitution. I imagine they've also judged these lists as not violating the eighth amendment.
I think Ubisoft is going to give Activision a run for their money as far as the douche title is concerned. This constantly online verification shit with Assassin's Creed 2 is Ubisoft taking a look at EA and saying "that's brilliant!"
Arpaio is an outlier, Maricopa county doesn't represent the majority of the counties in the USA. My area is still bad, but it's nowhere near as bad as Arpaio's little fascist state.
Giving the police your DNA, when you're not a suspect, slows down the investigation.
Think about it. If you refuse, and they actually suspect you, then the cops will try to find enough evidence to get the warrant. Assuming they don't falsify the evidence, it wouldn't point to you, but a genuine suspect, which means they're a step closer in the right direction.
Not helping the police do their job doesn't just help you, it helps the police do their job.
Depends on your goal. If you had to extract nectar from a plant without touching the ground, then a hummingbird would do it best. But my point is that we're not copying what already exists. No bird on earth can move at mach 1.
No other organism has gone to the moon, or split the atom, or invented the transistor.
When did this "czar" shit even start? Was it the drug czar position that was made back in the 80s? This is the fucking United States, not pre-Lenin Russia. We do not have czars; we're a fucking republic.
While I would have agreed with the majority in that case, I think Justice Thomas is trying to appeal to something. I forget the term, but there's a sort of unwritten rule that forbids each branch of the government to question the motives of the other two branches. In a situation where something isn't technically unconstitutional, but ethically offensive, the Supreme Court is supposed to abstain from bringing ethics into the matter, because they're not supposed to question the motivation of the other branches.
Of course, this is a public school in a state, not Congress or the President, so it's probably a moot point, and Justice Thomas was just being a sick bastard.
I've heard wacko religious zealots make this claim as a way of justifying the ban on homosexuals in the Boy Scouts. They've cited a source, and neither have you.
As far as the constitution is concerned, child porn itself wouldn't be illegal. Producing it could be, because its production violates the rights of the child(ren). Much like a snuff film. Anybody involved in the production of the snuff film would be guilty of a crime, but people who actually have a copy and didn't directly participate in the production of the film wouldn't be held responsible.
Granted, that's just one way of viewing things. The SCOTUS has somehow inferred an "obscenity" exemption in the first amendment, that I can't find in my copy of the constitution. And the things that are deemed "obscene and thus censorable" changes over time as well.
The moons of saturn that could have oceans of liquid water get their energy by gravity. The gravitational tides from Saturn cause stresses on the moon, which heats up the ice and makes it a liquid. As far as solar energy itself, that's not a requirement for life. There are entire ecosystems on this planet that survive just fine without exposure to the sun's light. Due to the radioactive isotopes inside the core of the Earth, the sun could burn out tomorrow without impacting these systems.
Cancer is caused by a mutation in the DNA of a cell. Aside from a reaction that causes a chemical change, such as a chemical bond within the DNA, how would you propose to create a cancer cell without chemistry?
Classics are timeless. Sure Sonic the Hedgehog or Ocarina of Time are showing their age, but so are Magical Mystery Tour and Gone With the Wind. It doesn't make them experiences not worth having.
This concerns me. Most of these supposed "classics" from the golden era of cinema were boring at best, and awful at worst. I can't see why people who aren't under 60 would even praise them. Thirty year olds shouldn't have nostalgia goggles from this far back, so it's got to be something I'm missing. I think of several games from my youth that are fantastic, but I wouldn't presume to call them classics until another generation, which has been totally removed from nostalgic opinion on these things to judge them as classics.
And as far as music goes, Magical Mystery Tour, or any classic musical albums really, don't seem to show their age to me. They're good now, and I assume they were just as good forty years ago.
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I'll give it a shot: Many new cars have a computer chip or circuit of some sort that's installed at the factory which imposes a limit on the maximum speed of the car. While the car could be capable of speeds in excess of 150 MPH, it might be limited to 120. Now, if you weren't aware of this fact, you probably wouldn't even notice, because you wouldn't drag race your car to see that it's only hitting 120. Given the knowledge that there's an artificial limitation on your car's speed, you might look into methods of bypassing the chip.
Neither fission nor fusion are chemical processes, so why are they listed under a "Chem" heading?
Unfortunately, you're correct. Fear of the word "nuclear" is why the nuclear resonance imaging got a name change to magnetic resonance imaging.
I think you're forgetting that crash thing back in the 80s. Some could argue that ET precipitated the crash, but it was only one element that factored into it.
Chimpanzee's smile as a form of aggression and warning. And they're practically our siblings as far as genetics is concerned. We're talking ALIENS here. If a smile is that radically different between two species so closely related, what the hell kind of message would it mean for an organism that's not even FROM Earth?
I'm not sure about the finite punishment bit, but as far as creating a list, and retroactively adding people to it goes, the Supreme Court has ruled that it doesn't violate the "ex post facto" clause of the Constitution. I imagine they've also judged these lists as not violating the eighth amendment.
But where do all the calculators go?
Nowhere, they just die.
I think Ubisoft is going to give Activision a run for their money as far as the douche title is concerned. This constantly online verification shit with Assassin's Creed 2 is Ubisoft taking a look at EA and saying "that's brilliant!"
Arpaio is an outlier, Maricopa county doesn't represent the majority of the counties in the USA. My area is still bad, but it's nowhere near as bad as Arpaio's little fascist state.
Giving the police your DNA, when you're not a suspect, slows down the investigation.
Think about it. If you refuse, and they actually suspect you, then the cops will try to find enough evidence to get the warrant. Assuming they don't falsify the evidence, it wouldn't point to you, but a genuine suspect, which means they're a step closer in the right direction.
Not helping the police do their job doesn't just help you, it helps the police do their job.
Wow. The guy was only a pilot? With that kind of thinking he should be in intelligence, or even handling strategy.
Depends on your goal. If you had to extract nectar from a plant without touching the ground, then a hummingbird would do it best. But my point is that we're not copying what already exists. No bird on earth can move at mach 1.
No other organism has gone to the moon, or split the atom, or invented the transistor.
Define better flight. No bird on earth can fly as fast as a jet liner.
He's not dead, he's resting.
When did this "czar" shit even start? Was it the drug czar position that was made back in the 80s? This is the fucking United States, not pre-Lenin Russia. We do not have czars; we're a fucking republic.
While I would have agreed with the majority in that case, I think Justice Thomas is trying to appeal to something. I forget the term, but there's a sort of unwritten rule that forbids each branch of the government to question the motives of the other two branches. In a situation where something isn't technically unconstitutional, but ethically offensive, the Supreme Court is supposed to abstain from bringing ethics into the matter, because they're not supposed to question the motivation of the other branches.
Of course, this is a public school in a state, not Congress or the President, so it's probably a moot point, and Justice Thomas was just being a sick bastard.
"Zamboni" is probably a generalized trademark by this point.
Bah... they've NEVER cited a source, and neither have you.
I've heard wacko religious zealots make this claim as a way of justifying the ban on homosexuals in the Boy Scouts. They've cited a source, and neither have you.
As far as the constitution is concerned, child porn itself wouldn't be illegal. Producing it could be, because its production violates the rights of the child(ren). Much like a snuff film. Anybody involved in the production of the snuff film would be guilty of a crime, but people who actually have a copy and didn't directly participate in the production of the film wouldn't be held responsible.
Granted, that's just one way of viewing things. The SCOTUS has somehow inferred an "obscenity" exemption in the first amendment, that I can't find in my copy of the constitution. And the things that are deemed "obscene and thus censorable" changes over time as well.
Exactly, that's why I only have a resolution of 9x9 on my 25 inch screen.
The moons of saturn that could have oceans of liquid water get their energy by gravity. The gravitational tides from Saturn cause stresses on the moon, which heats up the ice and makes it a liquid. As far as solar energy itself, that's not a requirement for life. There are entire ecosystems on this planet that survive just fine without exposure to the sun's light. Due to the radioactive isotopes inside the core of the Earth, the sun could burn out tomorrow without impacting these systems.
I vote for the hot one from the third movie.... maybe the cool spider-model from the show at Universal Studios....
Cancer is caused by a mutation in the DNA of a cell. Aside from a reaction that causes a chemical change, such as a chemical bond within the DNA, how would you propose to create a cancer cell without chemistry?
Classics are timeless. Sure Sonic the Hedgehog or Ocarina of Time are showing their age, but so are Magical Mystery Tour and Gone With the Wind. It doesn't make them experiences not worth having.
This concerns me. Most of these supposed "classics" from the golden era of cinema were boring at best, and awful at worst. I can't see why people who aren't under 60 would even praise them. Thirty year olds shouldn't have nostalgia goggles from this far back, so it's got to be something I'm missing. I think of several games from my youth that are fantastic, but I wouldn't presume to call them classics until another generation, which has been totally removed from nostalgic opinion on these things to judge them as classics.
And as far as music goes, Magical Mystery Tour, or any classic musical albums really, don't seem to show their age to me. They're good now, and I assume they were just as good forty years ago.