One of my English teachers strongly recommended reading the Bible, not for the religious content, but because there are an enormous number of literary references to it.
The images of a base showed up, so they gave everyone the specs and capabilities of the radar system in their request to hide the base again? That doesn't seem very clever.
"Dear Google, we see you're showing images of Area 51. This is the base where we hide all the alien corpses and spacecraft we've collected over the years, so we'd really appreciate it if you blur the aerial photography. Thanks!"
That part seemed a little bit odd to me too. Only thing I can think of is that it's their way of telling China that there's nothing for them to worry about without actually saying that.
It feels like he did something like "In the year 1234 in the somethingth age, I know that an Elf named Blahblahdel, a man named Blahin and two Hobbits named Blahbo and Blahdo existed, so therefore the population must have been 1/2 Hobbit, 1/4 Elf, and 1/4 Human." Maybe I'm wrong but it's like any character who didn't have a name doesn't get counted.
It was this that made me think he should be able to do other races as well. He's got a period where middle earth is basically dominated by hobbits according to his numbers, but I can't think of any part of the books that suggests that was ever the case.
The Big Bang theory is something that arises from the study of physics. Saying it's "evil" says that the fundamentals of theoretical physics are evil.
I assume the thought process goes something like this:
First, the initial assumption: the Bible tells us that the Earth is young (6k years, 9k years, even 50k years, it doesn't make much difference for Evolution or Big Bang) Once you take that as true, the rest falls into place fairly logically. Since you *know* the Earth is young, there *can't* be evidence contrary to this. This means anyone who observes anything else is at best mistaken. One or two people could conceivably make an innocent mistake like that. Thousands of people though? It could only be a conspiracy. And who would be the source of this conspiracy? Satan, obviously. Therefore, Evolution and the Big Bang Theory are "Lies straight from the pit of hell."
Of course, the starting point is a crock of shit, but if you take it as a given, the rest is actually logical.
If the US did this, you would be championing the company and condemning the US for trying to extend its laws to other countries.
You may be content to allow Brazil or perhaps Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the right to dictate to the world what information might be shown, but nobody else is.
Jump to conclusions much? Try focusing on what I say instead of what you imagine I might mean.
The location means that the Brazilian Government can't physically storm the data center and do what they want with it. It has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the Google Exec from Brazil has authority to block a video. That is entirely a matter internal to Google. I don't claim to know what Google's rules on the matter are, but if they gave him the OK to block videos, then he can do it regardless of where the servers are.
Surely it's illegal to fire someone for refusing to break the law? Everyone's first duty is to the law, not his employer.
Probably true in most countries, but not being familiar with Brazil's labor laws I wouldn't want to hazard a guess as to what would happen to this guy. In the US, if they wanted to get rid of the guy, they'd come up with a paper reason that wasn't necessarily the *real* reason for the firing.
Google has no data centers in Brazil. So your Pass the buck is the only true course. I'm sure that is exactly what the hapless Google employee did. He has no control over datacenters. He's probably a marketing droid.
But Brazil decided to take hostages any way..
The data centers not being in Brazil doesn't mean that the Google Brazil exec has no control over them. He *might* not have any control over what happens there, but the physical location of the data centers doesn't dictate that.
It seems that right now it only recognizes the possibility of crossing the Pacific. I asked for NY --> London directions and it sent me West across the US, across the Pacific to Japan, then the same instructions from yours into China, and then through Asia and Europe to the UK. Crossing the Atlantic would be shorter (didn't it used to suggest that?)
I'm shocked that people think not letting others know their political actions is an issue of liberty or privacy. Would it be okay if your state representative didn't tell you how he/she voted on bills?
And I'm shocked that you can't see the difference.
Who needs to know how I voted? vs Who needs to know how my representative voted?
If I want to broadcast to the world how I voted, that's my right. If my boss doesn't like the way I voted and decides to fire me for it, not so great. Democracy requires a secret ballot.
That's not actually true, although the legal system treats it as such. Constitutional means compatible with the US Constitution. Some things flatly aren't, even if the court says otherwise.
You don't decide that, the Supreme Court does. Who says the Supreme Court decides that? The Constitution.
Well... not exactly. The Supreme Court says the Supreme Court decides that.
1) Amano Chocolate -- There is no other chocolate. 2) Cream -- Ice Cream, butter, etc. 3) Bacon -- Bacon makes everything better. 4) Foie Gras -- If you haven't tried it, you don't know what you are missing -- really.
All the other foods such as veggies are simply eye candy designed to make you feel good about yourself.
Garlic. Also, if beverages count, many varieties of alcohol.
It's insane the number of people here now. Please note my low ID:)
I never think of mine as low, but the ones being given out now are over 3x mine. I think I got mine in '02 though, so that seems to scale if the rate the ids are given out remain static.
The acquisition price is $20 million, which the companies say is the same amount the properties generated in revenue in 2011.
Something sounds very wrong with those numbers. The ratio I usually hear of company sale price to earnings is on the order of 5 or 6 to 1. If said properties had $20m in revenue, the sale price for them should be over $100m
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Please add Bluetooth connectivity. That way, I can figure out my date's cup size without staring at her chest all night.
So it's a purely intellectual exercise for you? Stops being interesting once you've figured out the answer?
Imagine you are on a starship and have to pass near a black hole.
You read up the facts from the books and set your course.
5.5 times the size of the black hole's event horizon seems rather risky.
I would take 3 times the suggested distance to pass safely.
I'll keep that in mind next time I pilot my starship past one.
One of my English teachers strongly recommended reading the Bible, not for the religious content, but because there are an enormous number of literary references to it.
Why? You'd figure those who want clear pictures of the installation for "nefarious" purposes has the means to obtain them.
It's under construction, so maybe it's partly a request to keep things blurred going forward to conceal progress and the final look.
The images of a base showed up, so they gave everyone the specs and capabilities of the radar system in their request to hide the base again? That doesn't seem very clever.
"Dear Google, we see you're showing images of Area 51. This is the base where we hide all the alien corpses and spacecraft we've collected over the years, so we'd really appreciate it if you blur the aerial photography. Thanks!"
That part seemed a little bit odd to me too. Only thing I can think of is that it's their way of telling China that there's nothing for them to worry about without actually saying that.
It feels like he did something like "In the year 1234 in the somethingth age, I know that an Elf named Blahblahdel, a man named Blahin and two Hobbits named Blahbo and Blahdo existed, so therefore the population must have been 1/2 Hobbit, 1/4 Elf, and 1/4 Human." Maybe I'm wrong but it's like any character who didn't have a name doesn't get counted.
I'm not sure where the hobbit data came from
It was this that made me think he should be able to do other races as well. He's got a period where middle earth is basically dominated by hobbits according to his numbers, but I can't think of any part of the books that suggests that was ever the case.
The population change chart has men, elves, and hobbits. What about dwarves, orcs, goblins, trolls, etc?
The Big Bang theory is something that arises from the study of physics. Saying it's "evil" says that the fundamentals of theoretical physics are evil.
I assume the thought process goes something like this:
First, the initial assumption: the Bible tells us that the Earth is young (6k years, 9k years, even 50k years, it doesn't make much difference for Evolution or Big Bang)
Once you take that as true, the rest falls into place fairly logically. Since you *know* the Earth is young, there *can't* be evidence contrary to this. This means anyone who observes anything else is at best mistaken. One or two people could conceivably make an innocent mistake like that. Thousands of people though? It could only be a conspiracy. And who would be the source of this conspiracy? Satan, obviously. Therefore, Evolution and the Big Bang Theory are "Lies straight from the pit of hell."
Of course, the starting point is a crock of shit, but if you take it as a given, the rest is actually logical.
Last I heard, they still haven't got Hoffa.
Clearly you see the word "illegal" everywhere, even when it hasn't been written.
It's not illegal to see the word illegal everywhere.
If the US did this, you would be championing the company and condemning the US for trying to extend its
laws to other countries.
You may be content to allow Brazil or perhaps Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the right to dictate to the world what information might be shown, but nobody else is.
Jump to conclusions much? Try focusing on what I say instead of what you imagine I might mean.
The location means that the Brazilian Government can't physically storm the data center and do what they want with it. It has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the Google Exec from Brazil has authority to block a video. That is entirely a matter internal to Google. I don't claim to know what Google's rules on the matter are, but if they gave him the OK to block videos, then he can do it regardless of where the servers are.
#2 may get you fired, but that's not a guarantee.
Surely it's illegal to fire someone for refusing to break the law? Everyone's first duty is to the law, not his employer.
Probably true in most countries, but not being familiar with Brazil's labor laws I wouldn't want to hazard a guess as to what would happen to this guy. In the US, if they wanted to get rid of the guy, they'd come up with a paper reason that wasn't necessarily the *real* reason for the firing.
Google has no data centers in Brazil.
So your Pass the buck is the only true course. I'm sure that is exactly what the hapless Google employee did.
He has no control over datacenters. He's probably a marketing droid.
But Brazil decided to take hostages any way..
The data centers not being in Brazil doesn't mean that the Google Brazil exec has no control over them. He *might* not have any control over what happens there, but the physical location of the data centers doesn't dictate that.
There are a couple more choices:
Pass the buck ("I'm not capable of doing that, only the US guys can")
or
Ignore company policy.
#2 may get you fired, but that's not a guarantee.
I see a joke some aspies are not getting.
The swim 3000 miles thing is a joke, google did it for a laugh. Much like zooming too close on the moon at one point showed cheese.
And the walking directions for Mordor.
I get the joke, just wondering why it's telling me to sail and jet ski across the Pacific instead of the Atlantic for NY->London.
I still see the westbound route from NY to London...
It seems that right now it only recognizes the possibility of crossing the Pacific. I asked for NY --> London directions and it sent me West across the US, across the Pacific to Japan, then the same instructions from yours into China, and then through Asia and Europe to the UK. Crossing the Atlantic would be shorter (didn't it used to suggest that?)
"upset at my wife" AND "in a hurry to get home"????
This just proves how unreasonable human drivers can be.
She could be in the car with him.
I'm shocked that people think not letting others know their political actions is an issue of liberty or privacy. Would it be okay if your state representative didn't tell you how he/she voted on bills?
And I'm shocked that you can't see the difference.
Who needs to know how I voted?
vs
Who needs to know how my representative voted?
If I want to broadcast to the world how I voted, that's my right. If my boss doesn't like the way I voted and decides to fire me for it, not so great. Democracy requires a secret ballot.
That's not actually true, although the legal system treats it as such. Constitutional means compatible with the US Constitution. Some things flatly aren't, even if the court says otherwise.
You don't decide that, the Supreme Court does. Who says the Supreme Court decides that? The Constitution.
Well... not exactly. The Supreme Court says the Supreme Court decides that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison
I didn't RTFA, but if they give him all 3000 lbs at once it could be much more challenging.
The four basic food groups are:
1) Amano Chocolate -- There is no other chocolate.
2) Cream -- Ice Cream, butter, etc.
3) Bacon -- Bacon makes everything better.
4) Foie Gras -- If you haven't tried it, you don't know what you are missing -- really.
All the other foods such as veggies are simply eye candy designed to make you feel good about yourself.
Garlic. Also, if beverages count, many varieties of alcohol.
It's insane the number of people here now. Please note my low ID :)
I never think of mine as low, but the ones being given out now are over 3x mine. I think I got mine in '02 though, so that seems to scale if the rate the ids are given out remain static.
The acquisition price is $20 million, which the companies say is the same amount the properties generated in revenue in 2011.
Something sounds very wrong with those numbers. The ratio I usually hear of company sale price to earnings is on the order of 5 or 6 to 1. If said properties had $20m in revenue, the sale price for them should be over $100m