I believe in "Oops" more than I believe in malice or math. Motive aside, you're right. Then again, female contraception doesn't always block the egg as much as make the uterus inhospitable for a zygote. Something that sufficiently impairs sperm after leaving the body from doing it's job would be as effective without actually blocking a million something swimmers. Still not effective against STDs, but that's a different topic.
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I wish I could remember the article or the magazine it came from (years ago), but there's a possibility of just blocking the sperm mechanically rather than chemically. The author hadn't done much in terms of researching that particular method, but it being easily administered and reversed were it's prime strengths. Of course, I'm curious how it'd affect the qualities of an orgasm.
As in favor as I am of the woman's right to chose whether or not to have a baby, I feel that it is slightly skewed against men. It's not like we can press theft charges against a woman for getting themselves pregnant with it (Gen 19:33-36, I love quoting scripture for these arguments), nor does it help prevent couples in general from having one more "oops" protection method.
One of the more infuriating things about the whole argument is the all or nothing approach many followers take. Assuming there aren't any contra-indicators I'll happily munch on herbs, get massage and run down to my pharmacy for antibiotics or whatnot. Some of the traditional medicines are better suited for long term care and supplementation while modern medicine for immediate treatments. If I'm in a car wreck and bleeding out, get me a damn surgeon! I'll hit the chiropractor and massage therapist after the fact.
I'm surprised Naturopathic Doctors haven't been mentioned yet. Their treatments are a bit hippy/crunchy sounding, but the methodology is more in line with regular doctors. And there is a licensing requirement.
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The problem with Acupuncture is that the practitioners still prescribe to the theory that the needles redirect a person's Chi and whatnot. To modern medicine this is about as useful as describing a treatment that restores balance to the four bodily humors.
Well, it's not a problem for the (competent) practitioners, only outsiders that want to understand more. The problem with the book is that it's saying that since there is no supporting data, the ideas must be false. Acupuncture is proving to be effective now that it's being properly studied. As western scientists and doctors begin to understand the systems at work (with machines not available back in the old days), they'll work out a new set jargon to explain what's going on.
Of course, then there's the conspiracy theory that if you can't patent/monetize the underlying techniques, the medical companies won't support the theories or products derived there from. I'm personally thinking that's why there's no effective, non-hormonal, male contraceptive similar to an IUD. Pay them only once? They won't have anything half decent until it's on the monthly schedule like the pill. Even then we'll probably still need testosterone patches.
? They never stopped playing. You'll find a bunch down in Goldshire ERPing. I'd have joined them except for my rigorous requirement for gender and age confirmation on Vent. I don't want to accidentally end up like those guys on Dateline's "To Pwn a Predator".
Well, there's technically far behind and far behind enough for things to not be fun. The grind of levels bores me now. My time zone, HST, takes me out of my server's busy period and the old world is even quieter than it was before. I had the same problems when I was on a west coast server. My old guild has changed makeup so much that I don't recognize a lot of the people or personality types. Most of them powered up to 80 already.
Hardly insurmountable, you're very right there. But hardly something I feel like accomplishing. If I really wanted to do that I'd probably just transfer myself to a new server and start from scratch. At least the MMO portion of the game would be fresh.
I liked that mechanic, but it felt like an outer space commuter flight simulator for the beginning part.
I'm not saying there is an MMO out there I'd like. I might just be needing something different for now.
... I'm not going for a second month. It's nice and all, but there's not enough change for me to feel less burnt out. Maybe in another few months. By then I'm going to have to deal with being very far behind everybody in terms of levels and progress. Bah.
Maybe I should just start a toon in the Hello Kitty MMO.
Disposing of dead batteries, however, is a bit of a nuisance for us. There's only so much room for waste, especially hazardous waste. Let's not even get into the fact that projects take forever because of a lack of competition (islands can only support so much), materials (again, all brought in with everything else) and the terrain. Maui's been needing a new road around one part of the island for decades, but something about carving through miles of lava rock makes it a bit of a pain. That's assuming that all archeological sites are successfully avoided too.
Volcanic gases suck. When the wind blows from Kona, Maui gets a crapload of vog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vog). It ruins my week whenever it comes over. I can't see myself living there because of it.
Further, anyone who's done a bit of looking knows that the WMDs that remained were moved to Syria right before the war - there was even a book written by an Iraqi general who knew it was happening.
It's funny because it's true. I highly respect that the Daily Show takes the time to research political contradictions made by the various candidates, then dig up the appropriate clips. I don't always agree with what they put up, but their context is generally more correct than CNBC or Fox. In a lot of ways they've become the court jesters that can speak freely about these things without losing their heads in the process.
These guys are Aryan nation kind of folks... I am dead serious here. Check out the number of women that are blond. You can't get away from it. Kind of scary actually...
Oh shit! 99% of my porn collection is white supremacist?
No silly! Most of the disk space is probably occupied by HD video, presentations and documentation.
If by HD video, presentations and documentation you mean the top results from an MSN porn search, I see much more interest in the follow up conferences. The porn would be tied into the security of the new products. It's easy to miss a single wrong character in an MD5 checksum, but misplace one pixel in a boob shot and you'd have a lot more admins taking an active stance in securing their boxes.
If it's something you like doing, then you're probably ok. But you asking the question implies you're not. A lot of folks have mentioned keeping a balance between work and other things to improve things. Good advice. For me, situations came up where I couldn't do that as a lowly sysad. I ended up leaving IT and have been doing completely different jobs for half to a third of the pay I could been getting.
Not a great trade off, but the money I've saved in booze, cigs and probably BP meds has been significant. I'm looking at what's needed to start my own business. Even if it's not tech related, I know I can save some money initially by handling my own IT issues.
Well, yes and no. The real threat model is still needed academically to spin it off into other areas such as "how big of a botnet do I need to rent to break my cheating spouse's encrypted email" sort of thing.
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Sorry, http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Non-Hormonal-Male-Contraceptive-Based-on-Sperm-Block-Underway-10020-1/ for the first page.
I believe in "Oops" more than I believe in malice or math. Motive aside, you're right. Then again, female contraception doesn't always block the egg as much as make the uterus inhospitable for a zygote. Something that sufficiently impairs sperm after leaving the body from doing it's job would be as effective without actually blocking a million something swimmers. Still not effective against STDs, but that's a different topic.
Oh, found this. Looks similar (only skimmed) http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Non-Hormonal-Male-Contraceptive-Based-on-Sperm-Block-Underway-10020-2/
I wish I could remember the article or the magazine it came from (years ago), but there's a possibility of just blocking the sperm mechanically rather than chemically. The author hadn't done much in terms of researching that particular method, but it being easily administered and reversed were it's prime strengths. Of course, I'm curious how it'd affect the qualities of an orgasm.
As in favor as I am of the woman's right to chose whether or not to have a baby, I feel that it is slightly skewed against men. It's not like we can press theft charges against a woman for getting themselves pregnant with it (Gen 19:33-36, I love quoting scripture for these arguments), nor does it help prevent couples in general from having one more "oops" protection method.
One of the more infuriating things about the whole argument is the all or nothing approach many followers take. Assuming there aren't any contra-indicators I'll happily munch on herbs, get massage and run down to my pharmacy for antibiotics or whatnot. Some of the traditional medicines are better suited for long term care and supplementation while modern medicine for immediate treatments. If I'm in a car wreck and bleeding out, get me a damn surgeon! I'll hit the chiropractor and massage therapist after the fact.
I'm surprised Naturopathic Doctors haven't been mentioned yet. Their treatments are a bit hippy/crunchy sounding, but the methodology is more in line with regular doctors. And there is a licensing requirement.
The problem with Acupuncture is that the practitioners still prescribe to the theory that the needles redirect a person's Chi and whatnot. To modern medicine this is about as useful as describing a treatment that restores balance to the four bodily humors.
Well, it's not a problem for the (competent) practitioners, only outsiders that want to understand more. The problem with the book is that it's saying that since there is no supporting data, the ideas must be false. Acupuncture is proving to be effective now that it's being properly studied. As western scientists and doctors begin to understand the systems at work (with machines not available back in the old days), they'll work out a new set jargon to explain what's going on.
Of course, then there's the conspiracy theory that if you can't patent/monetize the underlying techniques, the medical companies won't support the theories or products derived there from. I'm personally thinking that's why there's no effective, non-hormonal, male contraceptive similar to an IUD. Pay them only once? They won't have anything half decent until it's on the monthly schedule like the pill. Even then we'll probably still need testosterone patches.
None of the above.
Don't be silly. Of course it matters to Nerds. Guarana and Ma Huang would be good places start.
? They never stopped playing. You'll find a bunch down in Goldshire ERPing. I'd have joined them except for my rigorous requirement for gender and age confirmation on Vent. I don't want to accidentally end up like those guys on Dateline's "To Pwn a Predator".
Wil Wheaton will save us.
Well, there's technically far behind and far behind enough for things to not be fun. The grind of levels bores me now. My time zone, HST, takes me out of my server's busy period and the old world is even quieter than it was before. I had the same problems when I was on a west coast server. My old guild has changed makeup so much that I don't recognize a lot of the people or personality types. Most of them powered up to 80 already.
Hardly insurmountable, you're very right there. But hardly something I feel like accomplishing. If I really wanted to do that I'd probably just transfer myself to a new server and start from scratch. At least the MMO portion of the game would be fresh.
I liked that mechanic, but it felt like an outer space commuter flight simulator for the beginning part. I'm not saying there is an MMO out there I'd like. I might just be needing something different for now.
Maybe I should just start a toon in the Hello Kitty MMO.
At least there you'll be accepted for wanting to play casually.
I wonder how the HC board trolls are. WoW kept me paying for months after the game got stale by having the AH to mess with and trolling.
... I'm not going for a second month. It's nice and all, but there's not enough change for me to feel less burnt out. Maybe in another few months. By then I'm going to have to deal with being very far behind everybody in terms of levels and progress. Bah.
Maybe I should just start a toon in the Hello Kitty MMO.
Engrish is English slaughtered by Japanese speakers. Get your stereotypes right.
Disposing of dead batteries, however, is a bit of a nuisance for us. There's only so much room for waste, especially hazardous waste. Let's not even get into the fact that projects take forever because of a lack of competition (islands can only support so much), materials (again, all brought in with everything else) and the terrain. Maui's been needing a new road around one part of the island for decades, but something about carving through miles of lava rock makes it a bit of a pain. That's assuming that all archeological sites are successfully avoided too.
Volcanic gases suck. When the wind blows from Kona, Maui gets a crapload of vog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vog). It ruins my week whenever it comes over. I can't see myself living there because of it.
Further, anyone who's done a bit of looking knows that the WMDs that remained were moved to Syria right before the war - there was even a book written by an Iraqi general who knew it was happening.
This General? http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/
Should I not expect to find any easter eggs?
It's funny because it's true. I highly respect that the Daily Show takes the time to research political contradictions made by the various candidates, then dig up the appropriate clips. I don't always agree with what they put up, but their context is generally more correct than CNBC or Fox. In a lot of ways they've become the court jesters that can speak freely about these things without losing their heads in the process.
JUSTIN BAILEY
These guys are Aryan nation kind of folks... I am dead serious here. Check out the number of women that are blond. You can't get away from it. Kind of scary actually...
Oh shit! 99% of my porn collection is white supremacist?
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I read that as CCG at first... It sounded pretty good too.
No silly! Most of the disk space is probably occupied by HD video, presentations and documentation.
If by HD video, presentations and documentation you mean the top results from an MSN porn search, I see much more interest in the follow up conferences. The porn would be tied into the security of the new products. It's easy to miss a single wrong character in an MD5 checksum, but misplace one pixel in a boob shot and you'd have a lot more admins taking an active stance in securing their boxes.
Wait...
If it's something you like doing, then you're probably ok. But you asking the question implies you're not. A lot of folks have mentioned keeping a balance between work and other things to improve things. Good advice. For me, situations came up where I couldn't do that as a lowly sysad. I ended up leaving IT and have been doing completely different jobs for half to a third of the pay I could been getting. Not a great trade off, but the money I've saved in booze, cigs and probably BP meds has been significant. I'm looking at what's needed to start my own business. Even if it's not tech related, I know I can save some money initially by handling my own IT issues.
Well, yes and no. The real threat model is still needed academically to spin it off into other areas such as "how big of a botnet do I need to rent to break my cheating spouse's encrypted email" sort of thing.