Okay? I never said otherwise, I was merely implying a relationship (tap(adj) describes water that comes from a tap(n)). If someone's heard of tap water and not a water tap, perhaps they should think it over. That was what I was aiming for, anyway. I believe you misread the thread layers (at the time I was responding to the P not the GP).
Quote: then again im british and have never heard the phrase "water tap"
There is no set time period, as there have been escalations in the past. The neanderthals went through many shifts, and were probably only around for ~150k years. I guess archaeologists missed their coal plants and SUVs...
IIRC we're about 20k years away from the next major ice age, and are infact approaching the middle of this interglacial. If you want to hate pollution, do so for the right reason. Carcinogens will be killing us all long before climate changes do, just look at the ridiculously high cancer numbers.
Your difficulties getting laid aren't due to your geekiness - they're due to your being an asshole who parrots back Ayn Rand.
Well I'd never even heard of her before today, so thanks to the earlier poster for the comparison. To you, the second to mention her, I just say redundant.
You want each individual to rely solely on their own merits? Then no society for you, chum. Every facet of your life is subsidized in some way by other people. You just happen to be lucky enough to be in a position where it isn't as glaringly obvious to you as it is to some guy like Nick Dupre.
I have no problem with subsidizing, so long as something is there to be subsidized. If a member of society is not contributing in any way, that person is dead weight and bringing down the society as a whole. Persons in Dupree's condition should be assisted, but not given free rides.
I'm so tired of hearing those who are on welfare and disability complain about something that is keeping them alive in a world where the perfectly healthy are starving to death! First subsidize LIFE, and only THEN worry about making life easier. The war in Iraq is the perfect example. Assuming you buy into the terrorist explanation, troops were sent in to improve quality of life for Americans worldwide. The same amount of money could've been invested in agriculture, and distribution of produce worldwide. World hunger might've been ended, but for "quality of life" issues. Think about that next time you troll on my callousness.
You're the one trolling buddy, just read your last paragraph. I never have to resort to petty name calling and profanity to get my point across.
Medicaid provides nursing home care to those with disabilities fitting Dupree's conditions. I have no objection to that. What I do object to is paying for IN HOME NURSING. Why should tax payers be forking out the extra bucks to improve quality of life ever so slightly? There are people who don't even have homes, and this guy is complaining about living in what amounts to a nursing home? For a kid it must be boring, I agree, but for someone who you yourself claim is unable to work, it's a pretty sweet deal.
Actually, it's part of a natural cycle of glacial / interglacial periods. Pollution is just uh...speeding things up.:) Even if pollution is stopped overnight, the climate will continue to change. Hot, cold, hot, cold, it's recorded in geological records.
It should be noted that I'm 100% against the monster trucks that are passing for SUVs these days (and most other vehicles that get less than 30mpg); if you need a truck for hauling a boat or the trailer you live in there's no reason you can't use bio-diesel!
Unfortunately the individual in question is leeching off society already, fighting for more and more tax dollars going to his paralyzed posterior, and now he's whining about NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY A GAME? How about he gets a job (I can program with one finger, and he's got a whole extra finger!), and THEN worries about playing games? Oh I'm sorry, I guess he's too busy to get a job, what with all that campaigning for further handouts.
I realize I'm not being PC here, but enough is enough. It's bad enough that we're paying for all his living expenses and in-home nursing, now he wants video games tailored to him?
I'd like to be able to simultaneously write a report, masturbate, and play Star Wars Galaxies. I'd also like to have sexual intercourse occasionally, but due to a genetic defect (Geekarheanerdititus) I am unable to do so. What about my needs/desires?
Their objective was to test a hypothesis (not necessarily to solve or definitively answer anything), and after reading their report I believe they succeeded.
Actually, he was just the first (not the only) from the 1880's (many of the early settlers reported sightings in the mid to late part of the decade). Unfortunately, as you said, all Marfa sightings from that time period are second hand.
Don't understand something? Lets say ghosts did it! Or aliens!
All you need is some clever dudes, equipment, and the will to find something out.
Not that clever, if they're attributing this to automotive traffic. There were only a handful of automobiles (all of them "experimental") on the North American continent when the first documented reports emerged (1880s). In effect, they're doing exactly what you blame others for doing: they don't understand what has been causing the lights over the last 120 years, so they pull a scientific possibility out of the hat and give it a go. According to the article, they've been able to create light appearances observable at the same locations as the Marfa lights have been observed by having a vehicle on the highway flashing its lights on and off. This presents the possibility that many of the so called sightings were of cars traveling on the highway. Unfortunately for them, the highway has only been around since 1930... *cue xfiles theme* (not to mention the Marfa lights are often described as being highly distorted, and not always as clear as those observed by the students).
The students did a great job of presenting a possible explanation, but it should be noted that they have not proven / solved anything. Even in their writeup it's mentioned that they were unable to find any historical accounts to compare their findings with. At which point Robert Ellison (first documented sighter) rolled over in his grave and coughed.
Actually, there is great potential in this research. In parts of the world where calcium is scarce, something like 1 in 5 people develop Parkinson's or Lou Gehrig's disease. Over the generations, some of these people have developed immunities (or atleast, high tolerances), and now suffer little to no brain damage even while being "carriers". If I had Parkinson's disease I sure as hell wouldn't think twice over a few hundred / thousand rats dying for me.
passkeys are embedded in the torrents. Which means when other people receive your DHT shared data, they are given access to the "private" tracker (along with everyone who uses it, which means it ISN'T just you).
Now are you beginning to see why this could be a problem? With azureus and most clients that use DHT there's a built in catch that recognizes that the torrent is private, and restricts access. However, a couple clients (including BitComet) disregard the private tag.
You still don't get it. What he's trying to say is that DHT (specifically, DHT that ignores 'private' flags) allows people to leech off of the community, without giving back (since they don't have their own ratios that are privately tracked). So if you use DHT, Joe Schmoe can get ahold of your passkey and leech off all your fellow community members, all the while using YOUR RATIO. So not only is this person stealing your ratio and your identity, but he/she is also stealing from the community (community members' bandwidth that could've been used helping other members, but is instead going to Joe Schmoe).
The private trackers I know of haven't said a thing about moral authority. They just want to prevent this bandwidth hijacking, and have banned certain clients to this end.
Actually, I worked with a self-described "terrorist-killer". The nutjob never left home without his bible, and constantly bragged about how many ears he'd collected from "frags". Thankfully we never had show-and-tell in the office...
You'd prefer a human being slugging you with a 50 cal round?
Atleast with the combat robots you can deactivate them after the fighting is over. With humans, it's either lock em up for life or attempt to reintegrate them into society. I'd rather have a machine sitting deactivated in a warehouse somewhere than a biological killing machine living nextdoor.
You obviously don't talk to people living near the Arctic circle much
Yea all those months I spent in Nome, Alaska were just uh...in a hole.:) They don't even have road access to their town (vehicles have to be barged in from anchorage), so I figured if anyone would be peeved it'd be them.
It's extremely short sighted not to consider other costs than the immediately visible costs of a project.
it's extremely short sighted of you to not read to the end of my comment.:P My suggestion was a gradual depletion of the town's population, not moving overnight. To suggest such is ludicrous. I suggested that as the elderly die off and the younger ones slowly leave out of boredom/dream-seeking/whatever the town will be dead soon enough that such an expenditure would be ridiculously expensive (per capita).
And I'm doubtful that a few "lawn sized" patches of light will instantly and permanently +1 morale the entire town. Initially it'll cause some stir, as all new things do, but after a few months they'll rate alongside the water fountains... ...at which point the town is back to square one.
Seems like the younguns catch on quick. If you don't like living there, then don't. Problem solved. Seems like they're better off than all the folks near the arctic circle, but you don't see/hear them complaining...
So once again the government/PTBs are footing the bill for people too lazy to move. *cough* New Orleans *cough* Florida *cough*
Besides, a few "lawn sized" patches of light aren't going to make the place any less bleak during the winter months...it might blind some folks looking in the wrong direction, though. Or did I miss the part where they add in some kind of diffusing lens?
The way things seem to be headed (based on TFA), just wait a few years. Give the old folks time to die off, and the younger group time to get fed up and leave. $2,400,000 saved.
I enjoyed his character as well, but his acting was horrible. He looked the part, but as soon as he started speaking it was borderline humorous. No talent whatsoever (this did improve slightly over the course of the series, but by the 7th season he was still tied for last with Ezri/Behr). I just thought of it as his genetically enhanced personality creeping into day-to-day life: he was talking down to all these genetically inferior beings surrounding him (rather than it being unintentional). Got me through the series.:)
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The most important of all...Azureus!:)
The real world doesn't use it very much.
I see it most often used in combination with other languages, rather than standalone. It's more a professional language than public, you see it more for business/corporate work.
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then again im british and have never heard the phrase "water tap"
Perhaps you've heard of "tap water"?
one such study in england
IIRC we're about 20k years away from the next major ice age, and are infact approaching the middle of this interglacial. If you want to hate pollution, do so for the right reason. Carcinogens will be killing us all long before climate changes do, just look at the ridiculously high cancer numbers.
Ssssh, this is /., scientific evidence is only permitted if it supports Groupthink. :)
Well I'd never even heard of her before today, so thanks to the earlier poster for the comparison. To you, the second to mention her, I just say redundant.
You want each individual to rely solely on their own merits? Then no society for you, chum. Every facet of your life is subsidized in some way by other people. You just happen to be lucky enough to be in a position where it isn't as glaringly obvious to you as it is to some guy like Nick Dupre.
I have no problem with subsidizing, so long as something is there to be subsidized. If a member of society is not contributing in any way, that person is dead weight and bringing down the society as a whole. Persons in Dupree's condition should be assisted, but not given free rides.
I'm so tired of hearing those who are on welfare and disability complain about something that is keeping them alive in a world where the perfectly healthy are starving to death! First subsidize LIFE, and only THEN worry about making life easier. The war in Iraq is the perfect example. Assuming you buy into the terrorist explanation, troops were sent in to improve quality of life for Americans worldwide. The same amount of money could've been invested in agriculture, and distribution of produce worldwide. World hunger might've been ended, but for "quality of life" issues. Think about that next time you troll on my callousness.
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Hawking is completely paralyzed in all limbs, and gets by pretty well.
Stephen Hawking seems to manage pretty well...
Medicaid provides nursing home care to those with disabilities fitting Dupree's conditions. I have no objection to that. What I do object to is paying for IN HOME NURSING. Why should tax payers be forking out the extra bucks to improve quality of life ever so slightly? There are people who don't even have homes, and this guy is complaining about living in what amounts to a nursing home? For a kid it must be boring, I agree, but for someone who you yourself claim is unable to work, it's a pretty sweet deal.
It should be noted that I'm 100% against the monster trucks that are passing for SUVs these days (and most other vehicles that get less than 30mpg); if you need a truck for hauling a boat or the trailer you live in there's no reason you can't use bio-diesel!
I realize I'm not being PC here, but enough is enough. It's bad enough that we're paying for all his living expenses and in-home nursing, now he wants video games tailored to him?
I'd like to be able to simultaneously write a report, masturbate, and play Star Wars Galaxies. I'd also like to have sexual intercourse occasionally, but due to a genetic defect (Geekarheanerdititus) I am unable to do so. What about my needs/desires?
Their objective was to test a hypothesis (not necessarily to solve or definitively answer anything), and after reading their report I believe they succeeded.
Actually, he was just the first (not the only) from the 1880's (many of the early settlers reported sightings in the mid to late part of the decade). Unfortunately, as you said, all Marfa sightings from that time period are second hand.
All you need is some clever dudes, equipment, and the will to find something out.
Not that clever, if they're attributing this to automotive traffic. There were only a handful of automobiles (all of them "experimental") on the North American continent when the first documented reports emerged (1880s). In effect, they're doing exactly what you blame others for doing: they don't understand what has been causing the lights over the last 120 years, so they pull a scientific possibility out of the hat and give it a go. According to the article, they've been able to create light appearances observable at the same locations as the Marfa lights have been observed by having a vehicle on the highway flashing its lights on and off. This presents the possibility that many of the so called sightings were of cars traveling on the highway. Unfortunately for them, the highway has only been around since 1930... *cue xfiles theme* (not to mention the Marfa lights are often described as being highly distorted, and not always as clear as those observed by the students).
The students did a great job of presenting a possible explanation, but it should be noted that they have not proven / solved anything. Even in their writeup it's mentioned that they were unable to find any historical accounts to compare their findings with. At which point Robert Ellison (first documented sighter) rolled over in his grave and coughed.
So because you have an Engineering degree you can build a car from scratch? That seems to be the implication you're making.
We can build it. We have the technology. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster.
Actually, there is great potential in this research. In parts of the world where calcium is scarce, something like 1 in 5 people develop Parkinson's or Lou Gehrig's disease. Over the generations, some of these people have developed immunities (or atleast, high tolerances), and now suffer little to no brain damage even while being "carriers". If I had Parkinson's disease I sure as hell wouldn't think twice over a few hundred / thousand rats dying for me.
Let me rephrase. They have access *through* your passkey. Better?
Now are you beginning to see why this could be a problem? With azureus and most clients that use DHT there's a built in catch that recognizes that the torrent is private, and restricts access. However, a couple clients (including BitComet) disregard the private tag.
The private trackers I know of haven't said a thing about moral authority. They just want to prevent this bandwidth hijacking, and have banned certain clients to this end.
Actually, I worked with a self-described "terrorist-killer". The nutjob never left home without his bible, and constantly bragged about how many ears he'd collected from "frags". Thankfully we never had show-and-tell in the office...
Atleast with the combat robots you can deactivate them after the fighting is over. With humans, it's either lock em up for life or attempt to reintegrate them into society. I'd rather have a machine sitting deactivated in a warehouse somewhere than a biological killing machine living nextdoor.
Yea all those months I spent in Nome, Alaska were just uh...in a hole. :) They don't even have road access to their town (vehicles have to be barged in from anchorage), so I figured if anyone would be peeved it'd be them.
It's extremely short sighted not to consider other costs than the immediately visible costs of a project.
it's extremely short sighted of you to not read to the end of my comment. :P My suggestion was a gradual depletion of the town's population, not moving overnight. To suggest such is ludicrous. I suggested that as the elderly die off and the younger ones slowly leave out of boredom/dream-seeking/whatever the town will be dead soon enough that such an expenditure would be ridiculously expensive (per capita).
...at which point the town is back to square one.
And I'm doubtful that a few "lawn sized" patches of light will instantly and permanently +1 morale the entire town. Initially it'll cause some stir, as all new things do, but after a few months they'll rate alongside the water fountains...
Seems like the younguns catch on quick. If you don't like living there, then don't. Problem solved. Seems like they're better off than all the folks near the arctic circle, but you don't see/hear them complaining...
So once again the government/PTBs are footing the bill for people too lazy to move. *cough* New Orleans *cough* Florida *cough*
Besides, a few "lawn sized" patches of light aren't going to make the place any less bleak during the winter months...it might blind some folks looking in the wrong direction, though. Or did I miss the part where they add in some kind of diffusing lens?
The way things seem to be headed (based on TFA), just wait a few years. Give the old folks time to die off, and the younger group time to get fed up and leave. $2,400,000 saved.
I enjoyed his character as well, but his acting was horrible. He looked the part, but as soon as he started speaking it was borderline humorous. No talent whatsoever (this did improve slightly over the course of the series, but by the 7th season he was still tied for last with Ezri/Behr). I just thought of it as his genetically enhanced personality creeping into day-to-day life: he was talking down to all these genetically inferior beings surrounding him (rather than it being unintentional). Got me through the series. :)
The real world doesn't use it very much.
I see it most often used in combination with other languages, rather than standalone. It's more a professional language than public, you see it more for business/corporate work.