I don't get it... a DVD will play on my 2000 powerbook with an 8meg card. That's like comparing different manufacturers of floppy drives for read access.
Yeah, but so is buttfuck. Also: cocksucker, cumslut, jizm.
For that matter Tom Arnold is considered an actor and George Bush is the president.
You can call yourself anything you want!
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This is really more on the Mighty Joe Young size scale.
This is AC... Dude, I have every idea what I'm talking about. Yeah, psychologists can rx in NM and LA. That was a mistake, and it doesn't look like it's going anywhere else. In fact, most other states voted against it. Psychologists aren't trained to prescribe... if you want to do that... goto med school!
The bottom line is that psychologists aren't trained to deal with real organic problems, so go back to treated your bored housewives. and continue calling yourself "dr. whatever" even though you aren't.
What's interesting about this type of study is the possible philosophical arguments that come up...
Our brains are made of mostly water, carbon, etc.... which form neurons. This is only important in the sense that we are what we are because these neurons are able to take a set structure, where neurons interconnect, and then have a specific function, where they fire.
There's nothing magical about these neurons. Let's say that you could replace these neurons with say, ultra-small marbles, that could take the same structure and perform the same function... It is logical to think that this marble-brain would be an actual brain, the same as any other. It would be a person.
So if they're simulating a brain virtually, but this virtual construct simulates the structure and function correctly, would this virtual brain be aware? Would it be a "person"? I personally, would say that it would. But then, is it moral to ever shut such a simulation off (murder)? Or create it in a virtual world without any other virtual brains to talk to (torture)? Or create it at all for the use of an experiment?
With the NYTimes vast news archive they have the potential to be one of the best sources of past and current news via google.
Remember, google is based on linking. Right now, no one links to the NYTimes unless it's today's article. If they allowed free access to their entire past archive, people would be posting links all the time (ex, an anti-Bush site would have a series of links about him from the past few years). This would translate into advertising revenue for the Times and more internet clout in general.
The way they've set it up now, this doesn't exist. And I don't believe there is a big market for paying for old news (not that big anyway). Students and researchers use libraries, people at home use Wikipedia or whatever.
The NYTimes should be working to be THE information news resource of world events.
What isn't clearly mentioned is that telomerase is *inactive* in normal human cells. We're born with our telomeres at a certain length, and they're never renewed. That's why some cancers are unique in that they reactivate this latent gene therebye making them immortal; for example, Hela cells are used in every lab across the country. They originally were taken out of some woman's breast cancer in the 50's and they're still thriving! As a matter of fact, while she's long dead, there's still several tons of her!
But even if you were to turn off a reactivated telomerase gene, it is logical to believe that they would begin to age normally; ie, if the person with the cancer is in his 50's, the cancer might not die for several decades.
The important thing to remember is that *every* cancer in every person is different on a molecular level. They are all unique, and that is why we'll never have a blanket cure for cancer. What we will eventually have is effective treatment for currently untreatable types, which is a different story all together.
Looking at the picture, with paved roads and suburban atmosphere, it's interesting to note that even places like Doom Mountain are not immune to gentrification.
It occurs to me that instead of putting a nice little computer in a big ugly case, it would be much easier and probably wouldn't cost much more (over the cost of an internal 3.5" drive) to just get an external firewire hard drive.
The LaCie ones are metal and would go along nicely, and they're 7200rpm too.
"On the other hand compelled disclosure of our true names on demand would be analogous to 7-11 demanding your driver's license before you could buy a soda. It's reasonable - even prudent - to maintain multiple pseudonyms across multiple sites."... Or for that matter Radio Shack asking for your ID when you buy batteries.
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I don't get it... a DVD will play on my 2000 powerbook with an 8meg card. That's like comparing different manufacturers of floppy drives for read access.
Yeah, but so is buttfuck. Also: cocksucker, cumslut, jizm. For that matter Tom Arnold is considered an actor and George Bush is the president. You can call yourself anything you want!
This is really more on the Mighty Joe Young size scale.
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This is AC... Dude, I have every idea what I'm talking about. Yeah, psychologists can rx in NM and LA. That was a mistake, and it doesn't look like it's going anywhere else. In fact, most other states voted against it. Psychologists aren't trained to prescribe... if you want to do that... goto med school! The bottom line is that psychologists aren't trained to deal with real organic problems, so go back to treated your bored housewives. and continue calling yourself "dr. whatever" even though you aren't.
In Soviet Russia... Mars visits you!
What's interesting about this type of study is the possible philosophical arguments that come up...
Our brains are made of mostly water, carbon, etc.... which form neurons. This is only important in the sense that we are what we are because these neurons are able to take a set structure, where neurons interconnect, and then have a specific function, where they fire.
There's nothing magical about these neurons. Let's say that you could replace these neurons with say, ultra-small marbles, that could take the same structure and perform the same function... It is logical to think that this marble-brain would be an actual brain, the same as any other. It would be a person.
So if they're simulating a brain virtually, but this virtual construct simulates the structure and function correctly, would this virtual brain be aware? Would it be a "person"? I personally, would say that it would. But then, is it moral to ever shut such a simulation off (murder)? Or create it in a virtual world without any other virtual brains to talk to (torture)? Or create it at all for the use of an experiment?
Yes.... but will it allow me to play Microsoft Freecell with others over Bonjour?
With the NYTimes vast news archive they have the potential to be one of the best sources of past and current news via google.
Remember, google is based on linking. Right now, no one links to the NYTimes unless it's today's article. If they allowed free access to their entire past archive, people would be posting links all the time (ex, an anti-Bush site would have a series of links about him from the past few years). This would translate into advertising revenue for the Times and more internet clout in general.
The way they've set it up now, this doesn't exist. And I don't believe there is a big market for paying for old news (not that big anyway). Students and researchers use libraries, people at home use Wikipedia or whatever.
The NYTimes should be working to be THE information news resource of world events.
Now let's see if they can solve the mystery of who put that mud in the freezer.
You would think the $30,000+/year I'm paying in tuition gives me a "license" to share a lecture with my classmates.
Also, how many people outside of those in the class are interested in it anyway?
Where one lawsuit can easily cancel out another.
I tried looking up an article and saw that my "free pass" would expire in 2 hours.
So does this mean that if I write an article, I will be restricted from reading it later if I don't jump through Microsoft's hoops?
I'll stick with wikipedia...
What isn't clearly mentioned is that telomerase is *inactive* in normal human cells. We're born with our telomeres at a certain length, and they're never renewed. That's why some cancers are unique in that they reactivate this latent gene therebye making them immortal; for example, Hela cells are used in every lab across the country. They originally were taken out of some woman's breast cancer in the 50's and they're still thriving! As a matter of fact, while she's long dead, there's still several tons of her! But even if you were to turn off a reactivated telomerase gene, it is logical to believe that they would begin to age normally; ie, if the person with the cancer is in his 50's, the cancer might not die for several decades. The important thing to remember is that *every* cancer in every person is different on a molecular level. They are all unique, and that is why we'll never have a blanket cure for cancer. What we will eventually have is effective treatment for currently untreatable types, which is a different story all together.
Archer and the enterprise get thrown back in time in a desperate attempt to prevent the series from ever being created.
Looking at the picture, with paved roads and suburban atmosphere, it's interesting to note that even places like Doom Mountain are not immune to gentrification.
Hey, The make-up work is also great... they were able to make the woman who plays the new bad guy even uglier than Darth Maul in episode I.
Another Saturday night on Slashdot. Who needs a girlfriend when you have schoolwork and a broadband connection?
not just get a mac already? Hardware accelerated PDF, puffs of smoke.... If these guys want OS X so much, just buy it.
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Ahem: "Wouldn't a beowolf cluster of these things be awesome." Thank you.
It occurs to me that instead of putting a nice little computer in a big ugly case, it would be much easier and probably wouldn't cost much more (over the cost of an internal 3.5" drive) to just get an external firewire hard drive. The LaCie ones are metal and would go along nicely, and they're 7200rpm too.
"giving you the possibility to view the moon almost as you were there" Wow... it's better than I ever imagined!
Just like me to actually get a first post.
"On the other hand compelled disclosure of our true names on demand would be analogous to 7-11 demanding your driver's license before you could buy a soda. It's reasonable - even prudent - to maintain multiple pseudonyms across multiple sites." ... Or for that matter Radio Shack asking for your ID when you buy batteries.