Sorry, but no. You're in the right about wanting to know WHO they're talking to, but not what they're saying. Having been a child fairly recently, I can tell you assuredly that my parents being open about reading, or eavesdropping on, any communication between me and my friends that I didn't explicitly allow them to would have resulted in far worse than automatic resentment. They were open about what they wanted to know: where I was, who I was with, what I was doing, and when I would be home. In return for being reasonable, they got honesty, every time. Yes, even when it meant I got punished. When I was out from under there roof and off to college I was more able to realize just how good I had it. It was the mutual respect between me and my parents that inspired me to get a job during school and stop leeching off of them, even though they gladly would have allowed me to. The kids whose parents' didn't show respect to from an early age are the ones who call up mommy and daddy for every dollar and generally act like the insolent little twits that their parents told them they were. Respect is the key.
That said, the one thing that really bother me about your post is this lingering question about what exactly about an electronic diary means it needs to be monitored (assuming it's not published on the internet). Same goes for e-mails versus other types of communication. What is it that makes invasion of electronic privacy acceptable? Maybe you see a difference between writing with a keyboard and writing with a pen, but I don't, and neither do your kids. Do you listen in on their phone calls, too?
No. Evolution is a change in the genetics of a population over time. Mutations are introduced into the gene pool at a near constant rate. Many are harmful. Some are beneficial. The vast, vast majority are neutral. These neutral mutations are passed from generation to generation without any selective force governing them. The effect is aptly named genetic drift. The genotypes of the population simply drift randomly.
Viewed in this context, natural selection actually slows the rate of evolution. The areas where natural selection has occurred are less varied than other areas of the genome because a beneficial mutation has been selected for.
I realize I'm pretty far off-topic. It's just starting to bother me that it seems like very few people, on either side of the debate, really understand what evolution is and how it works.
The NIH is not a drug company and could never have profited from that data. I agree they should have gotten more for it, but just sitting on their servers it was worth nothing. BMS, on the other hand, was able to put that money to good use and help a lot of people. The fact that they overcharge for the treatment, and are generally just a bunch of greedy bastards, is hardly the NIH's fault. What I'm reading into the above is that for the low cost of $183 million the NIH developed a drug worth billions. Sounds like the NIH did what the NIH is supposed to do.
Gotta jump in here and say I don't think anyone is saying that there is no difference between DVD quality and Blu-Ray/HD-DVD quality. What I, at least one GP, and the seeming majority of Americans are saying is that we just don't care. Once an HD screen and an HD media player become cheap enough that I'll consider them next time I have to replace my aging equipment, I might consider buying an HDTV. I, and many, if not most, others, will probably never seriously consider buying a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player. Why? It would be a stupid waste of money to tie myself to discs when the technology is already in place to do away with them. Let me put it this way, DVD is, and will continue to be, good enough. Until a widespread, practical, and legal HD media center comes along, most consumers will continue to roll their eyes at the ridiculous amount HD anything costs. Quick, someone mod an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player to do something useful, I'll pick one up cheap when people realize playing HD content on scratchable, breakable, losable, inconvenient little discs is about as useful being able to translate hieroglyphics into Sanskrit.
This is for everyone who's been talking about the near doubling of NIH funding from 1999 to 2003 with no corresponding increase in the number of published papers. Consider the new fields of research that have opened up to the NIH in that time frame. Ever hear of gene sequencing? Do you think it was cheap to get the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center(founded in 1997) up and running? As for the number of papers even being a reasonable metric, go check out GenBank someday and realize that the NIH produces more than just papers. What about security? Didn't something happen somewhere between 1999 and 2003 that might have forced them to spend a couple extra bucks beefing things up a little? In my experience, the people at the NIH are good scientists who are serious about what they do. They are not wasting our money, except where the short bus we call our legislative and executive branches of government force them to. Consider this: can you name any government-sponsored project besides the Human Genome Project, funded largely by the NIH, to have been completed ahead of schedule and under budget?
Adderal is a terrible plague afflicting the youth of this country, but it IS NOT methamphetamine. Not even a little bit, not a chance. Also, from what I've seen, shooting meth DOES cause skin lesions. It's debatable whether that's a direct effect or a result of the user picking at his face, but it is real. It does not rot teeth; it does cause the user to grind their teeth, potentially causing damage. This is exactly the same effect that ecstasy has - ever seen an E-tard with a pacifier? That's why. Both adderal and meth cause decreased hunger and, as such, can contribute to anorexia. As for permanent brain damage, one use isn't going to give you Parkinson's, but it's not helping. In short, giving kids adderal is bad, but giving them meth would be much, much worse. In fact, the worst damage I've seen adderal cause is the mindset that meth is a drug with similar risks.
Amen to that, brother. As a fellow northerner turned DC commuter I am now terrified to go out in the snow. I don't even like being out when the roads are damp. Horrible drivers in expensive vehicles are like a plague down here.
If you're on a completely snow covered road all four tires are slipping. In my experience, 4wd gains you very little in those conditions except the false confidence that leads to me helping you push that piece of crap back out onto the road.
Hurray, one of the thousand reasons not to buy a domestic will be erased, and just 20 years too late. Spectacular. The fact that American automakers are still in business is testament to the stupidity of American people. Their stubborn refusal to accept that this change was necessary and entirely possible decades ago is just one more turd in the massive shitpile they call a business model.
The purchase of a domestic automobile is proof that you did not do your research, plain and simple. The thing I truly don't understand is how a company like Chrysler expects to still be in business in 13 years if they don't make this change, and many, many others.
American automakers - "Stupid cars for stupider people."
Assuming you live in America, within 20 miles of your home there is a Wal-Mart that will open in the next few weeks. Go there on opening day, they will have a Wii and they will not make you buy a bundle. This is how I went looking for a Wii exactly once and had it back to my office before lunch was over. If there is no Wal-Mart under construction near where you live, could you let me know so I can move there?
I could even more easily put $0 in the suggested donation box. I know, my thought process doesn't mesh well with capitalism, but I would pay extra for the privilege of not being forced to pay at all. Capitalism is a primitive system that encourages distrust, but until something better comes along this is how I'm gonna play the game.
Also, Radiohead is one of my favorite bands and I feel certain that the album will be worth more than what I pay.
That being said, I wonder if this is some kind of strange social experiment to see if anyone actually puts more than $0 in the price box. I probably won't.
I have no doubt that people will. I think the truly interesting statistic would be the number of people who pay more than the expected retail price. Ever been to a farm stand that works on the honor system? It's great, you take your vegetables, leave the money in a box, and take change if you need it. No one watches you, no one's even around unless they're taking a break. I always pay more money than I'm asked at those places because I feel like the trust and respect is worth a little extra. When this comes out I'll most likely pay $20+ for it. Not because I think I'm striking a blow for freedom or anything like that, I just genuinely appreciate not being treated like a thief, and I'm willing to pay extra for it.
Fine, she can use the car charger, wall charger, iHome charger, solar-powered charger, diesel charger, gas charger, wind charger, or free energy charger all she wants. Just so long as they don't try to sync their library with her iPod. Since none of those are, or should, be able to do that I don't think it will be a problem.
You seem to understand my point about the six deck shoe, if you only get to see two decks of a six deck shoe it's roughly equivalent to seeing 17 cards of one deck. Use a deck for more than one hand and you are sure to see more than that. Using more cards while shuffling at the same frequency makes card counting harder. This is so obvious as to almost not need to be stated. If i get to see ~30 cards out of one deck or ~100 cards out of six decks, I should sit at the table with one deck. Again, since you seem to understand my point I'm not arguing with your post, I just felt a need to clarify myself. This seems to be the way casinos in AC think, at least, since they use lots of cards and shuffle often, can't speak for Vegas.
Read that again. Seriously, read it. Pretend you are someone who knows nothing about what you're talking about, then read it one more time. Now, tell me it doesn't sound paranoid. Can you do it? Can you do it without knowing that you are lying?
I agree with you about 85-90%. Sibling post pointed out the example of treason by exposing state secrets. I would also say that ability to regulate speech that immediately endangers people is not protected due to its violation of both the wording and spirit of the Constitution. For example, if someone respected enough to gain a response tells a crowd "beat the shit out of that guy," it is not protected speech. That said, bravo for the main thrust of your post. I think people have trouble understanding that powers not granted to the federal government in that document are not available to them. Income tax, drug laws, abortion laws, speed limits, fed Dept of Education, any proposed healthcare system, all outside of their control.
I figured that. I was mostly trying to mimic comments I've heard about the region of New Jersey along the Turnpike. I guess Indiana and NJ are similar in that respect. Probably only that respect though.
As a sibling post pointed out, H1B visas are governed by a body of law. If the "prevailing wage" for a programmer working in Silicon Valley is more than $35k, it is illegal to hire someone on an H1B for $35k. That doesn't mean it never happens, but companies can and do get busted for it, on a regular basis. My dad actually works for the federal DOL, and, trust me, they are never just twiddling there thumbs looking for someone to bust. If you really want an improvement, it's not the H1B visa program you want to target. The laws governing that program are actually pretty decent, it's enforcing them that's the trouble.
Atlantic City casinos typically use a six-deck shoe anyway. Count cards all you want, it still won't tip the odds in your favor when you only get to see a third to a half of the cards anyway.
I know it's months later, but I'm still gonna say something about this. You say the "word" "sheeple" and I'm gonna assume you're not particularly intelligent. I've been there, I know it's easy to think people aren't thinking, but they are, all of them. Some, or most, of them disagree with you. That does not mean that they are sheep. Do not aggrandize yourself, if you do, then you are wrong. You are a dumb motherfucker just like the rest of us, accept it. If you will not, then accept that most people will assume that you are an idiot who can't deal with the real world and lives in their parents' basement.
Interesting note: in NY state those are still called villages. I was surprised to learn that because I thought that "village" carried a connotation that a lot of people are uncomfortable with.
OK, maybe I've only see the part of Indiana along I-80, and Gary, but f%ck Indiana, I thought it then and I think it now. When I think about the problems in this country, I think about Indiana.
Had to reply to this one, too. Villages still exist in America, they're called small towns and that's where I grew up. Neighborhoods exist, too, if you can find them, and that's where I live now. This country is not entirely barren exurbs yet. There are still some people in this country who don't get nervous at a friendly smile and greeting from a stranger.
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Sorry, but no. You're in the right about wanting to know WHO they're talking to, but not what they're saying. Having been a child fairly recently, I can tell you assuredly that my parents being open about reading, or eavesdropping on, any communication between me and my friends that I didn't explicitly allow them to would have resulted in far worse than automatic resentment. They were open about what they wanted to know: where I was, who I was with, what I was doing, and when I would be home. In return for being reasonable, they got honesty, every time. Yes, even when it meant I got punished. When I was out from under there roof and off to college I was more able to realize just how good I had it. It was the mutual respect between me and my parents that inspired me to get a job during school and stop leeching off of them, even though they gladly would have allowed me to. The kids whose parents' didn't show respect to from an early age are the ones who call up mommy and daddy for every dollar and generally act like the insolent little twits that their parents told them they were. Respect is the key.
That said, the one thing that really bother me about your post is this lingering question about what exactly about an electronic diary means it needs to be monitored (assuming it's not published on the internet). Same goes for e-mails versus other types of communication. What is it that makes invasion of electronic privacy acceptable? Maybe you see a difference between writing with a keyboard and writing with a pen, but I don't, and neither do your kids. Do you listen in on their phone calls, too?
No. Evolution is a change in the genetics of a population over time. Mutations are introduced into the gene pool at a near constant rate. Many are harmful. Some are beneficial. The vast, vast majority are neutral. These neutral mutations are passed from generation to generation without any selective force governing them. The effect is aptly named genetic drift. The genotypes of the population simply drift randomly.
Viewed in this context, natural selection actually slows the rate of evolution. The areas where natural selection has occurred are less varied than other areas of the genome because a beneficial mutation has been selected for.
I realize I'm pretty far off-topic. It's just starting to bother me that it seems like very few people, on either side of the debate, really understand what evolution is and how it works.
The NIH is not a drug company and could never have profited from that data. I agree they should have gotten more for it, but just sitting on their servers it was worth nothing. BMS, on the other hand, was able to put that money to good use and help a lot of people. The fact that they overcharge for the treatment, and are generally just a bunch of greedy bastards, is hardly the NIH's fault. What I'm reading into the above is that for the low cost of $183 million the NIH developed a drug worth billions. Sounds like the NIH did what the NIH is supposed to do.
Gotta jump in here and say I don't think anyone is saying that there is no difference between DVD quality and Blu-Ray/HD-DVD quality. What I, at least one GP, and the seeming majority of Americans are saying is that we just don't care. Once an HD screen and an HD media player become cheap enough that I'll consider them next time I have to replace my aging equipment, I might consider buying an HDTV. I, and many, if not most, others, will probably never seriously consider buying a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player. Why? It would be a stupid waste of money to tie myself to discs when the technology is already in place to do away with them. Let me put it this way, DVD is, and will continue to be, good enough. Until a widespread, practical, and legal HD media center comes along, most consumers will continue to roll their eyes at the ridiculous amount HD anything costs. Quick, someone mod an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player to do something useful, I'll pick one up cheap when people realize playing HD content on scratchable, breakable, losable, inconvenient little discs is about as useful being able to translate hieroglyphics into Sanskrit.
This is for everyone who's been talking about the near doubling of NIH funding from 1999 to 2003 with no corresponding increase in the number of published papers. Consider the new fields of research that have opened up to the NIH in that time frame. Ever hear of gene sequencing? Do you think it was cheap to get the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center(founded in 1997) up and running? As for the number of papers even being a reasonable metric, go check out GenBank someday and realize that the NIH produces more than just papers. What about security? Didn't something happen somewhere between 1999 and 2003 that might have forced them to spend a couple extra bucks beefing things up a little? In my experience, the people at the NIH are good scientists who are serious about what they do. They are not wasting our money, except where the short bus we call our legislative and executive branches of government force them to. Consider this: can you name any government-sponsored project besides the Human Genome Project, funded largely by the NIH, to have been completed ahead of schedule and under budget?
Can you please point out the part of that article where the author uses any measure but the number of publications? I can't seem to find it.
Adderal is a terrible plague afflicting the youth of this country, but it IS NOT methamphetamine. Not even a little bit, not a chance. Also, from what I've seen, shooting meth DOES cause skin lesions. It's debatable whether that's a direct effect or a result of the user picking at his face, but it is real. It does not rot teeth; it does cause the user to grind their teeth, potentially causing damage. This is exactly the same effect that ecstasy has - ever seen an E-tard with a pacifier? That's why. Both adderal and meth cause decreased hunger and, as such, can contribute to anorexia. As for permanent brain damage, one use isn't going to give you Parkinson's, but it's not helping. In short, giving kids adderal is bad, but giving them meth would be much, much worse. In fact, the worst damage I've seen adderal cause is the mindset that meth is a drug with similar risks.
Amen to that, brother. As a fellow northerner turned DC commuter I am now terrified to go out in the snow. I don't even like being out when the roads are damp. Horrible drivers in expensive vehicles are like a plague down here.
If you're on a completely snow covered road all four tires are slipping. In my experience, 4wd gains you very little in those conditions except the false confidence that leads to me helping you push that piece of crap back out onto the road.
Hurray, one of the thousand reasons not to buy a domestic will be erased, and just 20 years too late. Spectacular. The fact that American automakers are still in business is testament to the stupidity of American people. Their stubborn refusal to accept that this change was necessary and entirely possible decades ago is just one more turd in the massive shitpile they call a business model. The purchase of a domestic automobile is proof that you did not do your research, plain and simple. The thing I truly don't understand is how a company like Chrysler expects to still be in business in 13 years if they don't make this change, and many, many others.
American automakers - "Stupid cars for stupider people."
Assuming you live in America, within 20 miles of your home there is a Wal-Mart that will open in the next few weeks. Go there on opening day, they will have a Wii and they will not make you buy a bundle. This is how I went looking for a Wii exactly once and had it back to my office before lunch was over. If there is no Wal-Mart under construction near where you live, could you let me know so I can move there?
I could even more easily put $0 in the suggested donation box. I know, my thought process doesn't mesh well with capitalism, but I would pay extra for the privilege of not being forced to pay at all. Capitalism is a primitive system that encourages distrust, but until something better comes along this is how I'm gonna play the game. Also, Radiohead is one of my favorite bands and I feel certain that the album will be worth more than what I pay.
That being said, I wonder if this is some kind of strange social experiment to see if anyone actually puts more than $0 in the price box. I probably won't.
I have no doubt that people will. I think the truly interesting statistic would be the number of people who pay more than the expected retail price. Ever been to a farm stand that works on the honor system? It's great, you take your vegetables, leave the money in a box, and take change if you need it. No one watches you, no one's even around unless they're taking a break. I always pay more money than I'm asked at those places because I feel like the trust and respect is worth a little extra. When this comes out I'll most likely pay $20+ for it. Not because I think I'm striking a blow for freedom or anything like that, I just genuinely appreciate not being treated like a thief, and I'm willing to pay extra for it.
Fine, she can use the car charger, wall charger, iHome charger, solar-powered charger, diesel charger, gas charger, wind charger, or free energy charger all she wants. Just so long as they don't try to sync their library with her iPod. Since none of those are, or should, be able to do that I don't think it will be a problem.
You seem to understand my point about the six deck shoe, if you only get to see two decks of a six deck shoe it's roughly equivalent to seeing 17 cards of one deck. Use a deck for more than one hand and you are sure to see more than that. Using more cards while shuffling at the same frequency makes card counting harder. This is so obvious as to almost not need to be stated. If i get to see ~30 cards out of one deck or ~100 cards out of six decks, I should sit at the table with one deck. Again, since you seem to understand my point I'm not arguing with your post, I just felt a need to clarify myself. This seems to be the way casinos in AC think, at least, since they use lots of cards and shuffle often, can't speak for Vegas.
Read that again. Seriously, read it. Pretend you are someone who knows nothing about what you're talking about, then read it one more time. Now, tell me it doesn't sound paranoid. Can you do it? Can you do it without knowing that you are lying?
I agree with you about 85-90%. Sibling post pointed out the example of treason by exposing state secrets. I would also say that ability to regulate speech that immediately endangers people is not protected due to its violation of both the wording and spirit of the Constitution. For example, if someone respected enough to gain a response tells a crowd "beat the shit out of that guy," it is not protected speech. That said, bravo for the main thrust of your post. I think people have trouble understanding that powers not granted to the federal government in that document are not available to them. Income tax, drug laws, abortion laws, speed limits, fed Dept of Education, any proposed healthcare system, all outside of their control.
I figured that. I was mostly trying to mimic comments I've heard about the region of New Jersey along the Turnpike. I guess Indiana and NJ are similar in that respect. Probably only that respect though.
As a sibling post pointed out, H1B visas are governed by a body of law. If the "prevailing wage" for a programmer working in Silicon Valley is more than $35k, it is illegal to hire someone on an H1B for $35k. That doesn't mean it never happens, but companies can and do get busted for it, on a regular basis. My dad actually works for the federal DOL, and, trust me, they are never just twiddling there thumbs looking for someone to bust. If you really want an improvement, it's not the H1B visa program you want to target. The laws governing that program are actually pretty decent, it's enforcing them that's the trouble.
Atlantic City casinos typically use a six-deck shoe anyway. Count cards all you want, it still won't tip the odds in your favor when you only get to see a third to a half of the cards anyway.
I know it's months later, but I'm still gonna say something about this. You say the "word" "sheeple" and I'm gonna assume you're not particularly intelligent. I've been there, I know it's easy to think people aren't thinking, but they are, all of them. Some, or most, of them disagree with you. That does not mean that they are sheep. Do not aggrandize yourself, if you do, then you are wrong. You are a dumb motherfucker just like the rest of us, accept it. If you will not, then accept that most people will assume that you are an idiot who can't deal with the real world and lives in their parents' basement.
Interesting note: in NY state those are still called villages. I was surprised to learn that because I thought that "village" carried a connotation that a lot of people are uncomfortable with.
OK, maybe I've only see the part of Indiana along I-80, and Gary, but f%ck Indiana, I thought it then and I think it now. When I think about the problems in this country, I think about Indiana.
Actually, there are 3 types of asbestos, they're all dangerous, and the GP didn't say anything about cancer.
Had to reply to this one, too. Villages still exist in America, they're called small towns and that's where I grew up. Neighborhoods exist, too, if you can find them, and that's where I live now. This country is not entirely barren exurbs yet. There are still some people in this country who don't get nervous at a friendly smile and greeting from a stranger.