And the mice will suddenly start to develop extreme communication skills and figure out how to upset the results of the scientists.
This is an interesting part of science, even if it's not always morally "right". The outcome should be that we will learn more about ourselves and to design better drugs to treat illnesses.
But the more worrying kind of action here is that it also invites to tampering with genes that can make humans meek and controllable. A new level of slavery can be developed. Just imagine a totalitarian state with zombie slaves to do all the dirt work. If the Nazis had had this technology they would have used it! And super-humans that can exceed all current Olympic records.
But maybe it's time to always have a towel stuffed somewhere to make sure that it's possible to escape the Vogons. Now - where did I put my thumb? OK, I don't panic over a missing thumb.
And still - all the way through the weirdness provided by Douglas Adams there is also a thread of clarity and irony over the society we have.
Few other authors have the skill to let the story change direction like the ball in a pinball game, kick out at various issues with our society and still have the reader with them.
I can't help but agree that "the right stuff" is no longer there. There are a few still, and it will never go away completely, but too many are just sitting on their fat bottoms smoking pot.
Today you are more successful in the US if you work as a lawyer, work as a stock broker or is a criminal than anything else. And none of the occupations are really building any future.
I would call that an act of stupidity, and probably a result of their interest in the specific questions.
The rest has followed the same way as a frog in slowly heating water that doesn't notice when it get's too hot and jumps out.
Don't ever think that the legal system is free of lobbyism. The ones with the money are the ones that can gain most by a slow and eroding action. If you are a lobbyist without money you will fail.
And I suspect that the organizations were set up as a kind of covert tool for lobbyist action. Have some activities, serve snacks and have a speaker talking about IP rights in general or possibly something else. Make friends with any interested parties - especially those from the court system. You may not have to do more than that, it's a lot easier to convict and condemn someone you don't know than a friend or a friend of a friend.
A member of the legal system shouldn't have any friends (or enemies), but we all know that reality is different.
And don't forget - this applies to golf buddies too... Even if the case in court is far from golf.
The prejudice question will now be tried by three other judges from another department that doesn't have intellectual property rights as a specialty.
The question will have priority and will take a few weeks to process. If it is decided that Norström had a prejudice the case will have to be retried. But if it's decided that there was no prejudice then the case can be appealed at a higher instance.
So the case was originally handled by a department specialized in immaterial rights. Obviously many members of that department are members in organizations handling the immaterial rights or have connections with such organizations.
It may be interesting to see where this ends. What's at stake here is the trust in the legal system. And if it's decided that there was a prejudice then the whole department handling immaterial rights are essentially disqualified from the action.
Go read a Heinlein and it's still enjoyable in most cases. Some SF is outdating itself rapidly, but can be seen as a historical document. Especially short-lived is the books that plays on the political landscape. That is one of the things where 2001 was failing, but aside from that it's still a great story and movie!
It may have been more interesting to depict a despisable and sad character as the main character of the book.
And vultures are the garbage collectors of nature. They may have bad table manners and disgusting dishes but they have a place to fill.
Sometimes there is no need for a hero or a villain. It can still be a great story about someones fictional life.
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Trying to keep physical objects that are geographically fixed a secret is just stupid.
The important thing isn't that it exists or not, it is what it's used for.
And the mice will suddenly start to develop extreme communication skills and figure out how to upset the results of the scientists.
This is an interesting part of science, even if it's not always morally "right". The outcome should be that we will learn more about ourselves and to design better drugs to treat illnesses.
But the more worrying kind of action here is that it also invites to tampering with genes that can make humans meek and controllable. A new level of slavery can be developed. Just imagine a totalitarian state with zombie slaves to do all the dirt work. If the Nazis had had this technology they would have used it! And super-humans that can exceed all current Olympic records.
Let's just say that we live in interesting times!
Another reason is especially prominent on the DVD:s that are bloated with this severely annoying copyright warning text that you can't skip.
If the media companies could stop annoy their customers that try to be legal then they wouldn't have to take so much crap.
And what about "Church"?
I avoid involving the word Church when referring to Scientology since that will defame other churches unrelated to Scientology.
Just be aware that Switzerland is NOT an EU member, so only Swiss laws does apply.
Because it's only in the US that Memorial day is celebrated.
Towel day can be celebrated world-wide.
Don't worry - this is actually a memorial of Douglas Adams - who died while freeing the mind of people from following the usual tracks.
And I use a towel every day!
But maybe it's time to always have a towel stuffed somewhere to make sure that it's possible to escape the Vogons. Now - where did I put my thumb? OK, I don't panic over a missing thumb.
And still - all the way through the weirdness provided by Douglas Adams there is also a thread of clarity and irony over the society we have.
Few other authors have the skill to let the story change direction like the ball in a pinball game, kick out at various issues with our society and still have the reader with them.
And we are all going to pay Microsoft Tax for every device we own, in all from microwave ovens to calculators.
That image is taken somewhere in Europe... Power outlets are common for many parts of Europe.
And why is it that all machines comes pre-installed?
If they weren't then this problem with malware on preinstalled machines would have been less spread.
I can't help but agree that "the right stuff" is no longer there. There are a few still, and it will never go away completely, but too many are just sitting on their fat bottoms smoking pot.
Today you are more successful in the US if you work as a lawyer, work as a stock broker or is a criminal than anything else. And none of the occupations are really building any future.
Of course - this is cynic...
And in people's bedrooms too. Why not run an EEG scan on everyone before boarding too?
I would call that an act of stupidity, and probably a result of their interest in the specific questions.
The rest has followed the same way as a frog in slowly heating water that doesn't notice when it get's too hot and jumps out.
Don't ever think that the legal system is free of lobbyism. The ones with the money are the ones that can gain most by a slow and eroding action. If you are a lobbyist without money you will fail.
And I suspect that the organizations were set up as a kind of covert tool for lobbyist action. Have some activities, serve snacks and have a speaker talking about IP rights in general or possibly something else. Make friends with any interested parties - especially those from the court system. You may not have to do more than that, it's a lot easier to convict and condemn someone you don't know than a friend or a friend of a friend.
A member of the legal system shouldn't have any friends (or enemies), but we all know that reality is different.
And don't forget - this applies to golf buddies too... Even if the case in court is far from golf.
And when the rollout is at it's top there is a golden opportunity for the terrorists to strike at the US again.
So they better keep the date of the rollout secret or they will be sitting with a crippled coordination.
Bring some post-it stickers to cover the lens while doing the business - remove&flush afterwards.
And it's also the reason why we are going to hear about security issues with Windows even in the future.
I certainly miss some of the abilities that *nix offers like chroot, setuid etc. that makes it easy to do things in a controlled manner.
A summary here:
The prejudice question will now be tried by three other judges from another department that doesn't have intellectual property rights as a specialty.
The question will have priority and will take a few weeks to process. If it is decided that Norström had a prejudice the case will have to be retried. But if it's decided that there was no prejudice then the case can be appealed at a higher instance.
So the case was originally handled by a department specialized in immaterial rights. Obviously many members of that department are members in organizations handling the immaterial rights or have connections with such organizations.
It may be interesting to see where this ends. What's at stake here is the trust in the legal system. And if it's decided that there was a prejudice then the whole department handling immaterial rights are essentially disqualified from the action.
The work pattern of computers varies wildly, regardless of servers or workstations.
But many servers have long idle periods and some have very low loads during long periods so then the idle consumption factor is valid.
And are they going to repeat the redo of the "I wanna new Drug" as the soundtrack to the movie?
And if this flaw exists in those phones it also means that there may be other phones with a similar flaw.
And don't forget that the smartphones that are around can be subject to hacks that does the same thing.
Don't ever think that the operating system on the smartphones are safer than the operating system you run on your PC.
Or X terminal.
You mean with a basic interpreter in the BIOS.
Not quite, but rather automatics not very different from the automatic doors you have at supermarkets.
A little bit smarter, but still prone to stupid decisions.
And also - it's the lowest bidder that has made the weapon. Just go see the Murphy's war law.
Some books age well, others don't.
Go read a Heinlein and it's still enjoyable in most cases. Some SF is outdating itself rapidly, but can be seen as a historical document. Especially short-lived is the books that plays on the political landscape. That is one of the things where 2001 was failing, but aside from that it's still a great story and movie!
It may have been more interesting to depict a despisable and sad character as the main character of the book.
And vultures are the garbage collectors of nature. They may have bad table manners and disgusting dishes but they have a place to fill.
Sometimes there is no need for a hero or a villain. It can still be a great story about someones fictional life.
Dignity when flying has been lost a long time ago.
The only dignified transport today is when you are in a coffin...
I'm just wondering if the scanners can spot tattoos?
Some tattoos contains iron in the color. And what if somebody has a tattoo of a knife or a gun then?