Horrible diseases like parkinson's disease decrease the availability of neurotransmitters (dopamine in the case of parkinson), causing the poor victims (among many other things) to think more slowly, sometimes coming to an almost complete stop.
Of course, when the reverse happens (extra dopamine) you get schizophrenia. The brain is way more complicated than a computer processor, and any change (in electrical or chemical properties) can usually cause adverse effects. There's a reason why "you don't have to be a brain surgeon" to do most things. It's because of the sensitivity of the brain.
I'd say that 99% of the biological disorders (OCD, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc) are not defined societally, but are actual illnesses of the brain. If there is something physically wrong with the brain, then that will manifest itself in behavior. It's as simple as that. I also think that a lot of illnesses that many people say are just "in your head" have a biological basis. I recently read an article (in the New Yorker, I believe) where a neuroscientist suggested that Attention-Deficit Disorder comes from the inability to perceive lengths of time reliably. Yes, there are many illnesses that are based in society (and are also defined by the society) but there are many more where there is actually something wrong with the way a person's brain is working.
All they have to do is convince one or two of the major backbones (MCI Worldcom, Sprint...) to require in their contract that any ISP signing on with them must enforce the rating system or risk being cut off from the internet.
IANAL, but according to annotations to the Constitution available at FindLaw, in 1st amendment annotations (under Government and Power of the Purse)
In exercise of the spending power, Congress may refuse to subsidize exercise of First Amendment rights, but
it may not deny benefits solely on the basis of exercise of these rights.
This means that no public service can be limited by the use of the first amendment if the reason for the cutoff was the exercise of the rights. So the US government cannot cut off MCI, etc. from government services (the internet) by forcing them to use these rating standards. So it seems we may be safe here in the US. At least we can't be forced into it by the gov. ISPs, however, may have a different view of that.
No, you're not. I'm out of the office at 5:30, and that's when I get in at 9:30. If I geet in at 8, I'm out of here at 4. (I work through lunch to get out sooner) I work 8 hours per day. Maybe I occasionally work 9 hours. If you try to push more than 40 hours/week, anything mroe than 40 hours will be unproductive. I also have a fiancee who I love very much, so I work smart, not long, so that I can spend time with her and still be successful.
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Horrible diseases like parkinson's disease decrease the availability of neurotransmitters (dopamine in the case of parkinson), causing the poor victims (among many other things) to think more slowly, sometimes coming to an almost complete stop.
Of course, when the reverse happens (extra dopamine) you get schizophrenia. The brain is way more complicated than a computer processor, and any change (in electrical or chemical properties) can usually cause adverse effects. There's a reason why "you don't have to be a brain surgeon" to do most things. It's because of the sensitivity of the brain.
I'd say that 99% of the biological disorders (OCD, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc) are not defined societally, but are actual illnesses of the brain. If there is something physically wrong with the brain, then that will manifest itself in behavior. It's as simple as that. I also think that a lot of illnesses that many people say are just "in your head" have a biological basis. I recently read an article (in the New Yorker, I believe) where a neuroscientist suggested that Attention-Deficit Disorder comes from the inability to perceive lengths of time reliably. Yes, there are many illnesses that are based in society (and are also defined by the society) but there are many more where there is actually something wrong with the way a person's brain is working.
IANAL, but according to annotations to the Constitution available at FindLaw, in 1st amendment annotations (under Government and Power of the Purse)
This means that no public service can be limited by the use of the first amendment if the reason for the cutoff was the exercise of the rights. So the US government cannot cut off MCI, etc. from government services (the internet) by forcing them to use these rating standards. So it seems we may be safe here in the US. At least we can't be forced into it by the gov. ISPs, however, may have a different view of that.
No, you're not. I'm out of the office at 5:30, and that's when I get in at 9:30. If I geet in at 8, I'm out of here at 4. (I work through lunch to get out sooner) I work 8 hours per day. Maybe I occasionally work 9 hours. If you try to push more than 40 hours/week, anything mroe than 40 hours will be unproductive. I also have a fiancee who I love very much, so I work smart, not long, so that I can spend time with her and still be successful.