No, he's not good. Seriously. His books do not really delve into any philosophical issues. And the writing just plain sucks, from action scenes to women portrayal.
There's a reason why none of the movies are even close to his books.
Also, I'd like to throw in Phillip K. Dick into the same mix. I recently read some of his books for the first time and I'm amazed how much the state of the art in Sci-Fi has advanced since the time of trashy novels.
There is no El Nino this year. El Niños actually reduce the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes through increased wind shear and other effects. Actual climatologists were alarmed this year by extremely high (probably the record high) heat content and temperature of seawater in Atlantic. Meanwhile, global temperatures are rising: https://www.wunderground.com/c...
HCV apparently sometimes infects other cell types, but the same behavior applies - it still can't be truly dormant. It's possible that the existing drugs are not as effective for them. Several HEPC drugs are also prodrugs, so it's possible that other cell types don't metabolize them as efficiently.
I'm an investor in a private company that is developing HCV and Zika treatments, so I have more than usual familiarity with these topics.
HCV is not capable of true dormancy, it's either infective or not. "Dormant" period simply means that the immune system and the HCV virus are at a stalemate ( http://www.nature.com/nm/journ... ). It happens because the HCV virus has unusually low activity inside infected cells, a typical virus replicates itself furiously and causes cells to lyse (explode) quickly but HCV only produces around 50 copies of virus per day. So you can have situation where a fairly small amount of viral particles in blood are efficiently controlled by antibodies but they can't do anything with the actual virus-producing cells, until the virus eventually evolves a subtype that evades the immune system...
The major problem with HIV is that it's a retrovirus. It inserts itself into the DNA of immune cells and then stays dormant (sometimes for years) until the cells are stressed, so simply clearing the virus from blood plasma is not enough. Modern anti-retrovirals can eliminate every single live virus particle but they can't touch the reservoir of dormant virus.
Scientists are now looking at various gene-editing tools to get after it, like RNAi- or CRISPR-based therapies. It's not easy because the virus mutates easily but there's some hope.
Also, a typical bottling plant water use is minuscule compared to agricultural water use. The only problems happen when bottling is competing with municipalities for fairly rare "spring water" (which has to come from an actual spring).
So an IED blows up a part of the track and destroys one capsule with ~10 people. All other capsules safely slow down and result only in a lot of nuisance for people. How is that better than bombing a regular train or bus?
Tampering is not really an issue with regular government databases. The problem is usually improper access - and blockchains are by design public.
I don't really understand your point about "improving tech" - if your private key is stolen then it's over, no matter what tech you're using. And 2FA doesn't even apply if you keep your key locally. I also don't understand WTF you're talking about "both keys".
All the blockchain ideas are incredibly stupid. It's like a law of nature. Just take any idea, add "blockchain", "sovereign", "decentralized" and it becomes instantly trendy.
No, blockchain won't help you to establish your identity. It's your private key that you use to sign blockchain updates that establishes it. And if your key is stolen then it's game over for you - somebody ELSE will be owning your identity. Forever. With no recourse for you.
All realistic proposals (including the one in TFA) include key revocation protocols through some kind of central authority (i.e. government), at which point the whole system becomes indistinguishable from a simple centralized database.
Plastics are not particularly healthy for multiple reasons. For example, they are good at adsorbing heavy metals and other contaminants and slowly releasing them. Or they can get accumulate inside cells, causing mutations (more cancer risk).
I drive Tesla and I love the self-driving. It definitely makes me a safer driver - I have enough attention to actually monitor surroundings while the car takes care of staying in the lane. It probably saved me from a couple of deer strikes already. I have no problem staying alert and I can actually stay alert for much longer with self-driving during road trips.
You should learn some history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... - SS was found to be a criminal organization in an international court, with the US approval.
So yes, simply marching as a part of the SS is enough ground for universal condemnation. There have been no "good Nazis", since the war ended.
I understand that Slashdot readers have mandatory groupthink policies, but new Firefox IS much faster due to its multiprocess and multithreaded architecture. Which is not possible with the old extension model.
You can capture water for your own use in CA, but without a permit you can not build large artificial structures to hold it. And it has nothing to do with municipal water supply.
Government does just fine for my water, sewer, electricity and gas. I have no problems with them whatsoever. What makes fiber to be so different? If you want the magic "competition" then just allow mandatory licensing of fiber to any commercial company that wants to use it.
Leukemia is one of the "easier" cancers, as it doesn't really form solid tumors and is susceptible to therapeutic agents. You can bet that they're now pursuing cures for more complicated cancers.
Righties in the US always _say_ that they are in favor of limited government. Yet when they get the power they immediately use it to expand government's power. Pretty much every time, under different guises: "tough on crime", "uphold morality", "free enterprise", etc.
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No, he's not good. Seriously. His books do not really delve into any philosophical issues. And the writing just plain sucks, from action scenes to women portrayal.
There's a reason why none of the movies are even close to his books.
Also, I'd like to throw in Phillip K. Dick into the same mix. I recently read some of his books for the first time and I'm amazed how much the state of the art in Sci-Fi has advanced since the time of trashy novels.
There is no El Nino this year. El Niños actually reduce the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes through increased wind shear and other effects. Actual climatologists were alarmed this year by extremely high (probably the record high) heat content and temperature of seawater in Atlantic. Meanwhile, global temperatures are rising: https://www.wunderground.com/c...
HCV apparently sometimes infects other cell types, but the same behavior applies - it still can't be truly dormant. It's possible that the existing drugs are not as effective for them. Several HEPC drugs are also prodrugs, so it's possible that other cell types don't metabolize them as efficiently.
I'm an investor in a private company that is developing HCV and Zika treatments, so I have more than usual familiarity with these topics.
HCV is not capable of true dormancy, it's either infective or not. "Dormant" period simply means that the immune system and the HCV virus are at a stalemate ( http://www.nature.com/nm/journ... ). It happens because the HCV virus has unusually low activity inside infected cells, a typical virus replicates itself furiously and causes cells to lyse (explode) quickly but HCV only produces around 50 copies of virus per day. So you can have situation where a fairly small amount of viral particles in blood are efficiently controlled by antibodies but they can't do anything with the actual virus-producing cells, until the virus eventually evolves a subtype that evades the immune system...
The major problem with HIV is that it's a retrovirus. It inserts itself into the DNA of immune cells and then stays dormant (sometimes for years) until the cells are stressed, so simply clearing the virus from blood plasma is not enough. Modern anti-retrovirals can eliminate every single live virus particle but they can't touch the reservoir of dormant virus.
Scientists are now looking at various gene-editing tools to get after it, like RNAi- or CRISPR-based therapies. It's not easy because the virus mutates easily but there's some hope.
Also, a typical bottling plant water use is minuscule compared to agricultural water use. The only problems happen when bottling is competing with municipalities for fairly rare "spring water" (which has to come from an actual spring).
So an IED blows up a part of the track and destroys one capsule with ~10 people. All other capsules safely slow down and result only in a lot of nuisance for people. How is that better than bombing a regular train or bus?
Tampering is not really an issue with regular government databases. The problem is usually improper access - and blockchains are by design public.
I don't really understand your point about "improving tech" - if your private key is stolen then it's over, no matter what tech you're using. And 2FA doesn't even apply if you keep your key locally. I also don't understand WTF you're talking about "both keys".
All the blockchain ideas are incredibly stupid. It's like a law of nature. Just take any idea, add "blockchain", "sovereign", "decentralized" and it becomes instantly trendy.
No, blockchain won't help you to establish your identity. It's your private key that you use to sign blockchain updates that establishes it. And if your key is stolen then it's game over for you - somebody ELSE will be owning your identity. Forever. With no recourse for you.
All realistic proposals (including the one in TFA) include key revocation protocols through some kind of central authority (i.e. government), at which point the whole system becomes indistinguishable from a simple centralized database.
Nope, they'll get even more subsidies to "compete" with Latin America.
Plastics are not particularly healthy for multiple reasons. For example, they are good at adsorbing heavy metals and other contaminants and slowly releasing them. Or they can get accumulate inside cells, causing mutations (more cancer risk).
I drive Tesla and I love the self-driving. It definitely makes me a safer driver - I have enough attention to actually monitor surroundings while the car takes care of staying in the lane. It probably saved me from a couple of deer strikes already. I have no problem staying alert and I can actually stay alert for much longer with self-driving during road trips.
We get plenty of refugees from Kansas and Oklahoma....
Not the words: "since the war had ended". Many people (even SS officers) during WWII didn't know anything about Hitler's atrocities.
However, once the war ended the ONLY honorable way was to disavow Nazis. Marching in SS uniform is a clear opposite of that.
You should learn some history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... - SS was found to be a criminal organization in an international court, with the US approval.
So yes, simply marching as a part of the SS is enough ground for universal condemnation. There have been no "good Nazis", since the war ended.
Yes. They were willing Nazi collaborators, happily participating in Holocaust.
The thing is, veterans marched not just as veterans but wearing SS insignia. That's the difference.
Estonia is the only remaining country in Europe where SS (yes, _that_ SS) veterans march on main streets. I guess it's hard to let go of Nazi past.
The new styling engine doesn't turn on unless there are no old-style extensions. The reason is the loss of XUL-based layouts.
I understand that Slashdot readers have mandatory groupthink policies, but new Firefox IS much faster due to its multiprocess and multithreaded architecture. Which is not possible with the old extension model.
What brownouts in CA? Be specific, please.
You can capture water for your own use in CA, but without a permit you can not build large artificial structures to hold it. And it has nothing to do with municipal water supply.
So yep, government is doing just fine.
Government does just fine for my water, sewer, electricity and gas. I have no problems with them whatsoever. What makes fiber to be so different? If you want the magic "competition" then just allow mandatory licensing of fiber to any commercial company that wants to use it.
Leukemia is one of the "easier" cancers, as it doesn't really form solid tumors and is susceptible to therapeutic agents. You can bet that they're now pursuing cures for more complicated cancers.
Righties in the US always _say_ that they are in favor of limited government. Yet when they get the power they immediately use it to expand government's power. Pretty much every time, under different guises: "tough on crime", "uphold morality", "free enterprise", etc.