That sounds like an excellent idea! I'm no scientist, but I'm sure that a fluid with even a low viscocity would hold itself together in a vacuum much better than air. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong (please!) but I think you have a great idea there and maybe you should follow up on it or contact somebody or something. Too bad you posted as AC =P.
>>What impact would this have on the ACLU? Hiring quotas? The civil rights movement in general?
Seems like the concept of Social Darwinism [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_darwinism ]. Pop philosophers tried to aply the findings of Darwin to modern social stratification as a sort of apology for the rich.
But since when have humans played by the rules of nature like that? We don't eat our young just because other species do. We don't appoint a single woman as the breeder for a group like ants. This should have no effect on anything that far out of its field.
Does this apply to boardgames too? Because I was able to draw naughty pictures all over a game of Monopoly... I'd like that game to be rated "Adults Only" now. Who can I contact at the ESRB?
Did you see the illustration on page 6? I think it's obvious that the size of the text could be increased and the amount of blackspace decreased. It would not be hard to draw it yourself in a more readable way. It's not as though that galaxy picture is the only possible way to represent this new table.
I believe you meant "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription#United_ States"
So the reason you have to register with the Selective Service System at the age of 18 is... what? For the draft.
Here's a quote from the wikipedia article:
Currently, male U.S. citizens and many male aliens living in the U.S., if aged 18 through 25, are required to register with the Selective Service System, which describes its mission as "preparing to manage a draft if and when Congress and the President so direct."
PS: Please understand that by making such accusations of trolling, you yourself participate.
Wow, already modded down for redundant within I beleive 5 minutes. Strange that I can't find the words "draft" or "army" anywhere else on this page or in TFA. Boy do I love moderators.
I would say this is offtopic, but in my view, the topic of this thread has now been changed.
...Tech's official rival. Therefore I feel compelled to say something about that, but my heart's not really in it. So blah blah blah, I can play guitar better than a robot for a bunch of other reasons blah blah blah football blah UGA rules or whatever.
Of those who would block all the ads they see and never see them again, how many would ever click on one at all? Therefore, is it really harmful to let them block those ads? I can't imagine somebody who sometimes buys things they see in online ads just blocking entire domains like the former person. They are two different people, and only the latter is really in the market.
I have an idea on that. Obi-Wan was monitoring Luke on his home planet, so he would of course know when he would be ready for action. Luke is also a mythic hero, so he has a natural restlessness in him that drives him away from home with his mentor (Obi). I think Obi-Wan's wisdom, communication with Qui-Gonn, and Force-ness allowed him to understand all that.
My own research has found that most Americans engage in speech at least 5 times per day, sometimes even 5 times per hour! Are Americans addicted to conversation? What about other forms of simple communication? Many Americans also write things and type things.
I say we nip this addiction in the bud. Luckily, most Americans use something called "language" for these purposes. The solution is obvious: put a high excise tax on language! We've got to fight this addiction!
The Matrix
Tie Fighters (from the Death Star)
Light Sabers
Skin-Jobs (keep 'em from running)
Electronically modded towels
R2D2...On second thought it might be best to give R2D2 multiple options for power. He tends to get into trouble.
Anyone else notice that politicians these days always make their acts spell out cute little words or phrases with their acronyms (PATRIOT, I-SPY, etc.)?
Well I'm going to become a politician and write up the OMGWTFBBQ act.
It seems the robots only operate on the 5 squares in that table, which have ends formed like the ends of the robots themselves. That means that both the "new" robots are connected to each other.
They are not two robots at all, just one with part of it hidden under a table! This is an excelent advancement in the the use of interchangable parts, but Eli Whitney got to it first.
The RIAA uses the word "theft" for its immoral stigma (something "infringement" lacks), while at the same time making cases against people for "infringement" because of the economic benefits to gain from winning such a case. I'f I were sued by the RIAA for "infringement," I'd call them out on it, point to articles where they call it "theft," and demand it be treated thus.
Fractals, which resemble nature, are not random though they appear to be. Therefore, I've often considered all the universe to be one giant, multi-dimensional fractal.
I think "random" has a misleading connotation. Just because something is highly unpredictable, it is not necessarily without pattern. We take "random" to mean something that cannot ever be predicted, that follows no pattern. But attractor fractals and many areas of Chaos Theory have proved that there are patterns that defy the human pattern recognition faculty (or at least require the use of a pencil, calculator, super-computer, etc.).
If the price increases, demand decreases, more people give up on it and start pirating music, then the industry puts on their "so many people pirate! we're losing so much money!" show so they can have more impressive statistics when they sue people for piracy.
Perhaps I'm a bit paranoid, but it struck me as odd when the record industry in America first raised the price of CDs to compensate for "lost sales," thereby reducing the demand for them. I can't think of any reason for that kind of behavior except the above idea. Any other ideas?
But "custodiat" is a (hortatory, it seems) subjunctive, so an even closer translation would be "Who should guard the guardians?" That is taking into account that "Let who guard the guardians?" sounds awkward and is best changed to a "should."
I always wondered why the use of Linux in government was criticized. They claimed that it was a security threat to use an OS operating system since anybody could find the code online. But they never took into account that the government could change the code as much as they wanted to make it more secure, more efficient for their purposes, and even less compatible with other programs if they wanted. And since they wouldn't be marketing the changed versions, they wouldn't have to post or even announce them. Why would you want the government using an operating system whose code nobody is allowed to see? Isn't that more of a security risk?
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...Linus Torvalds really does have a posse.
That sounds like an excellent idea! I'm no scientist, but I'm sure that a fluid with even a low viscocity would hold itself together in a vacuum much better than air. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong (please!) but I think you have a great idea there and maybe you should follow up on it or contact somebody or something. Too bad you posted as AC =P.
>>What impact would this have on the ACLU? Hiring quotas? The civil rights movement in general?
Seems like the concept of Social Darwinism [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_darwinism ]. Pop philosophers tried to aply the findings of Darwin to modern social stratification as a sort of apology for the rich.
But since when have humans played by the rules of nature like that? We don't eat our young just because other species do. We don't appoint a single woman as the breeder for a group like ants. This should have no effect on anything that far out of its field.
Good idea! Tin foil + microwaves = free fireworks for your fellow protesters! =P
Does this apply to boardgames too? Because I was able to draw naughty pictures all over a game of Monopoly... I'd like that game to be rated "Adults Only" now. Who can I contact at the ESRB?
Did you see the illustration on page 6? I think it's obvious that the size of the text could be increased and the amount of blackspace decreased. It would not be hard to draw it yourself in a more readable way. It's not as though that galaxy picture is the only possible way to represent this new table.
So the reason you have to register with the Selective Service System at the age of 18 is... what? For the draft.
Here's a quote from the wikipedia article:
PS: Please understand that by making such accusations of trolling, you yourself participate.
Wow, already modded down for redundant within I beleive 5 minutes. Strange that I can't find the words "draft" or "army" anywhere else on this page or in TFA. Boy do I love moderators.
I would say this is offtopic, but in my view, the topic of this thread has now been changed.
As long as you can be drafted at 18 and shipped off to a foreign country to shoot strangers, I think you can handle a videogame with an M rating.
...Tech's official rival. Therefore I feel compelled to say something about that, but my heart's not really in it. So blah blah blah, I can play guitar better than a robot for a bunch of other reasons blah blah blah football blah UGA rules or whatever.
Of those who would block all the ads they see and never see them again, how many would ever click on one at all? Therefore, is it really harmful to let them block those ads? I can't imagine somebody who sometimes buys things they see in online ads just blocking entire domains like the former person. They are two different people, and only the latter is really in the market.
I have an idea on that. Obi-Wan was monitoring Luke on his home planet, so he would of course know when he would be ready for action. Luke is also a mythic hero, so he has a natural restlessness in him that drives him away from home with his mentor (Obi). I think Obi-Wan's wisdom, communication with Qui-Gonn, and Force-ness allowed him to understand all that.
My own research has found that most Americans engage in speech at least 5 times per day, sometimes even 5 times per hour! Are Americans addicted to conversation? What about other forms of simple communication? Many Americans also write things and type things.
I say we nip this addiction in the bud. Luckily, most Americans use something called "language" for these purposes. The solution is obvious: put a high excise tax on language! We've got to fight this addiction!
Sorry about that, I forgot to put in my breaks =(
The Matrix Tie Fighters (from the Death Star) Light Sabers Skin-Jobs (keep 'em from running) Electronically modded towels R2D2 ...On second thought it might be best to give R2D2 multiple options for power. He tends to get into trouble.
Anyone else notice that politicians these days always make their acts spell out cute little words or phrases with their acronyms (PATRIOT, I-SPY, etc.)?
Well I'm going to become a politician and write up the OMGWTFBBQ act.
It seems the robots only operate on the 5 squares in that table, which have ends formed like the ends of the robots themselves. That means that both the "new" robots are connected to each other.
They are not two robots at all, just one with part of it hidden under a table! This is an excelent advancement in the the use of interchangable parts, but Eli Whitney got to it first.
This is a dispute over legal terms, not correct English.
About the use of these terms:
The RIAA uses the word "theft" for its immoral stigma (something "infringement" lacks), while at the same time making cases against people for "infringement" because of the economic benefits to gain from winning such a case. I'f I were sued by the RIAA for "infringement," I'd call them out on it, point to articles where they call it "theft," and demand it be treated thus.
Sounds kind of nerdy... er... I might be a little late....
Fractals, which resemble nature, are not random though they appear to be. Therefore, I've often considered all the universe to be one giant, multi-dimensional fractal.
I think "random" has a misleading connotation. Just because something is highly unpredictable, it is not necessarily without pattern. We take "random" to mean something that cannot ever be predicted, that follows no pattern. But attractor fractals and many areas of Chaos Theory have proved that there are patterns that defy the human pattern recognition faculty (or at least require the use of a pencil, calculator, super-computer, etc.).
Why, Mr. Anderson!?
Why!?
If the price increases, demand decreases, more people give up on it and start pirating music, then the industry puts on their "so many people pirate! we're losing so much money!" show so they can have more impressive statistics when they sue people for piracy.
Perhaps I'm a bit paranoid, but it struck me as odd when the record industry in America first raised the price of CDs to compensate for "lost sales," thereby reducing the demand for them. I can't think of any reason for that kind of behavior except the above idea. Any other ideas?
But "custodiat" is a (hortatory, it seems) subjunctive, so an even closer translation would be "Who should guard the guardians?" That is taking into account that "Let who guard the guardians?" sounds awkward and is best changed to a "should."
I always wondered why the use of Linux in government was criticized. They claimed that it was a security threat to use an OS operating system since anybody could find the code online. But they never took into account that the government could change the code as much as they wanted to make it more secure, more efficient for their purposes, and even less compatible with other programs if they wanted. And since they wouldn't be marketing the changed versions, they wouldn't have to post or even announce them. Why would you want the government using an operating system whose code nobody is allowed to see? Isn't that more of a security risk?