What will end up happening is everyone will make a huge deal out of this. The case will go before the supreme court or find it's way into congress and the Riaa/MPAA will use it to pass even harsher copyright law under the guise of protecting the 'little guy'. Then we are all more screwed than before.
Better check those straps on the tinfoil hat. Seems like something is blocking your cerebral circulation.
If tl;dr - the take home message is that we're going the way of every complex human civilization so far - a downhill slope caused by a number of causes, but basically we need a new energy source that is really too cheap to meter. Otherwise we're in for a rather bumpy ride.
Nothing really to do with Fox, the Tea Party or the Village Idiot of the Month (I'm lookin at YOU, Sarah).
Yeah, sorry for that. I've been working on my thesis presentation (powerpoint) so long that I thought the normal way of writing means writing things really simple and presenting all their using bullet points...
Anyway, I'm not a native English speaker. So you don't have to get depressed. (You're welcome!)
You are doing a thesis presentation with POWERPOINT?
Personally, my average cold is about 1-3 days. Wife gets cold, I don't care and I drink from same cups/etc. I get sniffles next day, followed by dry throat. By the evening of the next day, my nose is stuffed. Wake up the next day and I feel good as new.
Similar thing with the Flu. Entire family gets flu. About 2 days after everyone else gets it, I finally get it. I feel like crap for 1-2 days, then I start clearing up. Usually fewer than 5 days to get over the flu. rest of my family takes about 1-2 weeks.
When I get sick on my own, I stay away from everyone else because I assume I got something bad. When someone else gets sick, I don't care. I figure the extra anti-bodies is good for me.
I've only missed school twice in my life to being sick. Once was chicken pox, the other time I accidentally swallowed a bit of mouthwash. Man that stuff does a number on your stomach.
That's OK, you're immune system is so cranked that you're going to spiral into some horrible, crippling autoimmune arthritis and you will be wheelchair bound by the time you're 50.
But keep on gloating, sonny, let's just see who will get the last laugh. You're never getting out of here alive.
Does anyone know whether these procedure are optimised to reduce the number of casualties or to reduce the number of potential lawsuits.
What makes you think the procedures are optimized? They are ad-hoc collections of things thought up by people given bat-shit insane direction from various political organizations with subtle and not so subtle pressures from the drug companies and various 'interested' parties.
It's a giant clusterfuck, just like everything else.
Go to these places and see how long you last without AC. The real WTF, is why they are taking so long to build more permanent structures, or leaving. This in the middle BS is costing us a fortune.
Really. For all of the 'tent money' they've spent, they could have dug in, literally, with buried structures that would be safer, cheaper and very useful for the enemy once we pull out.
Oh, wait. (Actually even permanent emplacements that were used by enemy forces once we've moved out could be quite valuable for us. Nothing like knowing exactly what to expect and where the literal back doors are).
Thank goodness Google has promised not to abuse the information it gathers! I mean, think of the influence and wealth you'd gain by providing the right information to the right powerful people.
Google to Politicians: "The voters think you all suck."
and statistics...
Wouldn't want everyone freaking out after every low-n medical study that comes out(IE "SMOKING MAKES YOU HEALTHIER!").
Funny you should mention statistics (and have it buried in the word salad here). Basic statistics isn't hard but doesn't seem to be taught anywhere other than statistics courses (obviously I could be wrong but I don't see any general trend towards teaching stats).
Even in pre Med, statistics is way behind calculus (which you won't use much) and Algebra (likewise). Understanding virtually all current medical literature requires a fairly good grasp of statistics. Otherwise you're left to the mercy of the authors which is never a good situation.
I've taught remedial stats in residency programs. Really shouldn't have to to that. Of course I said the same after teaching basic English sentence structure as a grad student while TA'ing undergrad biology courses...
Oh we don't worry about little one off folks like you. We have Goldman-Sachs and Company - they're capable of trashing the US economy one hell of a lot more than some itinerant sheep herder.
It could still be medical malpractice. The reports dwell on the kid, and don't say much about the fact that the victim died a significant time after receiving medical care. I wonder if the judge is allowing the case to go forward so that more attention can be cast on other details.
Doubtful. An 87 year old who suffered a hip fracture has a 50-50 chance of dying in the next year no matter how good the medical care. Yep, we can fix hip fractures - but it's a big, big stress to the system and lots of people can't hack it.
There are lots of models out there being developed for consumers with physical issues.
I'd rather see the government putting some money into those than trying to build something they saw on some crap Sci-Fi movie.
There are lots of models out there being developed for consumers with physical issues.
I'd rather see the government putting some money into those than trying to build something they saw on some crap Sci-Fi movie.
I dunno. The ones I've seen out there (the Japanese ones) are still pretty lame. If Lockheed is really getting the specs they claim for this suite, then color me impressed. Perhaps not impressed enough to pay the 6 figures that Lockheed will charge the government for it* but impressed nonetheless.
It really is an interesting field and there is certainly room enough for Lockheed and everybody else. I, for one, only plan on welcoming those exoskelatal overlords that can get my butt up a big, long hill and back again.
* Yes, it will include spares, support and likely 400 batteries but my wife wouldn't let me buy it at that price.
I still want one. At 57 with a back that limits where I can go - a likely stripped down version that could assist hike 10 - 20 miles before recharging would be something I'd pay 4 figures for.
We are quickly reaching a turning point in economics when manufacturing is so cheap that we will not be restrained by the cost of things. Looking at the world today, the richest countries do not bother to manufacture things anymore, that can be outsourced.
Stop watching Star Trek and go outside. "Cost of manufacturing is so cheap". Right. Why can't people afford houses. Hell, why can't a huge swath of humans afford to live on more than a couple of dollars per day.
The 'too cheap to meter' stuff you see is mostly little bits of junk that is indeed relatively inexpensive in developed countries. But humans are becoming even more resource constrained that ever. We're running out of (cheap) oil. We're running out of (cheap) water. We're running out of (cheap) land.
Yeah, the folks in Bangladesh, India, China and Africa would really like to live in that world of plenty.
Privatize NASA. Take 100% of the funding that is going to NASA right now, and create a huge series of X-Prizes, and we'll have the rest of the system colonized within a few decades, and we'll likely have our first probes headed toward the nearest star with potentially habitable planets on the same time scale.
No it won't. The current (or any conceivable NASA budget) is way too small to do anything much beyond getting into LEO. You have way too much faith in the ability of commercial ventures to punch through the physics and engineering of real space flight.
Although Elon Musk and friends are doing some impressive things on their own, they're basically repeating stuff NASA did in the 60's. They are definitely not treading new ground and have neither the expertise nor funding to do so.
I just went to the US (Southern California) and my iPhone was pratically un-useable, case or not. It was entirely useless as a phone, and mostly useless for any kind of data use. Basically, the fucker was a giant brick for all intents and purposes, at least as a communications device.
You did take it out of Airplane Mode when you landed, did you not?
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What will end up happening is everyone will make a huge deal out of this. The case will go before the supreme court or find it's way into congress and the Riaa/MPAA will use it to pass even harsher copyright law under the guise of protecting the 'little guy'. Then we are all more screwed than before.
Better check those straps on the tinfoil hat. Seems like something is blocking your cerebral circulation.
But these have silver! Think of your immune system. Oh, those happy, healthy fingers.
5 years. It's always 5 years away. Has been that way ever since I can remember.
Keep saving for the Holodeck. It's good for the economy (I guess).
welcome our new, eight million dollar richer, lawyer Overlords.
Actually, there are significant concerns about early puberty. For example just one reasonable reference in a quick search.
Lots of potential boogey men here but it does seem to be a real phenomenon.
Here is some depressing reading for you: Collapse of Complex Civilizations
If tl;dr - the take home message is that we're going the way of every complex human civilization so far - a downhill slope caused by a number of causes, but basically we need a new energy source that is really too cheap to meter. Otherwise we're in for a rather bumpy ride.
Nothing really to do with Fox, the Tea Party or the Village Idiot of the Month (I'm lookin at YOU, Sarah).
Depressing, isn't it?
Yeah, sorry for that. I've been working on my thesis presentation (powerpoint) so long that I thought the normal way of writing means writing things really simple and presenting all their using bullet points... Anyway, I'm not a native English speaker. So you don't have to get depressed. (You're welcome!)
You are doing a thesis presentation with POWERPOINT?
May God have mercy on you soul.
Personally, my average cold is about 1-3 days. Wife gets cold, I don't care and I drink from same cups/etc. I get sniffles next day, followed by dry throat. By the evening of the next day, my nose is stuffed. Wake up the next day and I feel good as new.
Similar thing with the Flu. Entire family gets flu. About 2 days after everyone else gets it, I finally get it. I feel like crap for 1-2 days, then I start clearing up. Usually fewer than 5 days to get over the flu. rest of my family takes about 1-2 weeks.
When I get sick on my own, I stay away from everyone else because I assume I got something bad. When someone else gets sick, I don't care. I figure the extra anti-bodies is good for me.
I've only missed school twice in my life to being sick. Once was chicken pox, the other time I accidentally swallowed a bit of mouthwash. Man that stuff does a number on your stomach.
That's OK, you're immune system is so cranked that you're going to spiral into some horrible, crippling autoimmune arthritis and you will be wheelchair bound by the time you're 50.
But keep on gloating, sonny, let's just see who will get the last laugh. You're never getting out of here alive.
Does anyone know whether these procedure are optimised to reduce the number of casualties or to reduce the number of potential lawsuits.
What makes you think the procedures are optimized? They are ad-hoc collections of things thought up by people given bat-shit insane direction from various political organizations with subtle and not so subtle pressures from the drug companies and various 'interested' parties.
It's a giant clusterfuck, just like everything else.
It feels like broth.
I thought LSD went out of style in the '70s
Go to these places and see how long you last without AC. The real WTF, is why they are taking so long to build more permanent structures, or leaving. This in the middle BS is costing us a fortune.
Really. For all of the 'tent money' they've spent, they could have dug in, literally, with buried structures that would be safer, cheaper and very useful for the enemy once we pull out.
Oh, wait. (Actually even permanent emplacements that were used by enemy forces once we've moved out could be quite valuable for us. Nothing like knowing exactly what to expect and where the literal back doors are).
No, he meant like Big Dog. That's impressive. Asimo is just weak.
Thank goodness Google has promised not to abuse the information it gathers! I mean, think of the influence and wealth you'd gain by providing the right information to the right powerful people.
Google to Politicians: "The voters think you all suck."
What's the problem?
and statistics... Wouldn't want everyone freaking out after every low-n medical study that comes out(IE "SMOKING MAKES YOU HEALTHIER!").
Funny you should mention statistics (and have it buried in the word salad here). Basic statistics isn't hard but doesn't seem to be taught anywhere other than statistics courses (obviously I could be wrong but I don't see any general trend towards teaching stats).
Even in pre Med, statistics is way behind calculus (which you won't use much) and Algebra (likewise). Understanding virtually all current medical literature requires a fairly good grasp of statistics. Otherwise you're left to the mercy of the authors which is never a good situation.
I've taught remedial stats in residency programs. Really shouldn't have to to that. Of course I said the same after teaching basic English sentence structure as a grad student while TA'ing undergrad biology courses...
Oh we don't worry about little one off folks like you. We have Goldman-Sachs and Company - they're capable of trashing the US economy one hell of a lot more than some itinerant sheep herder.
>The truth is that this was an accident.
It could still be medical malpractice. The reports dwell on the kid, and don't say much about the fact that the victim died a significant time after receiving medical care. I wonder if the judge is allowing the case to go forward so that more attention can be cast on other details.
Doubtful. An 87 year old who suffered a hip fracture has a 50-50 chance of dying in the next year no matter how good the medical care. Yep, we can fix hip fractures - but it's a big, big stress to the system and lots of people can't hack it.
You understand that half the joke with captain hindsight is that absolutely everything he comments on is obvious in foresight as well, right?
Why, yes. That's rather obvious. You're point being?
There are lots of models out there being developed for consumers with physical issues.
I'd rather see the government putting some money into those than trying to build something they saw on some crap Sci-Fi movie.
There are lots of models out there being developed for consumers with physical issues.
I'd rather see the government putting some money into those than trying to build something they saw on some crap Sci-Fi movie.
I dunno. The ones I've seen out there (the Japanese ones) are still pretty lame. If Lockheed is really getting the specs they claim for this suite, then color me impressed. Perhaps not impressed enough to pay the 6 figures that Lockheed will charge the government for it* but impressed nonetheless.
It really is an interesting field and there is certainly room enough for Lockheed and everybody else. I, for one, only plan on welcoming those exoskelatal overlords that can get my butt up a big, long hill and back again.
* Yes, it will include spares, support and likely 400 batteries but my wife wouldn't let me buy it at that price.
I still want one. At 57 with a back that limits where I can go - a likely stripped down version that could assist hike 10 - 20 miles before recharging would be something I'd pay 4 figures for.
Screw the flying car, this thing could take off!
Given that Ozzie Osbourne diet, I'm surprised that we found any fossiiled remains of the Neanderthalers.
Yeah, we should look for pickled ones.
We are quickly reaching a turning point in economics when manufacturing is so cheap that we will not be restrained by the cost of things. Looking at the world today, the richest countries do not bother to manufacture things anymore, that can be outsourced.
Stop watching Star Trek and go outside. "Cost of manufacturing is so cheap". Right. Why can't people afford houses. Hell, why can't a huge swath of humans afford to live on more than a couple of dollars per day.
The 'too cheap to meter' stuff you see is mostly little bits of junk that is indeed relatively inexpensive in developed countries. But humans are becoming even more resource constrained that ever. We're running out of (cheap) oil. We're running out of (cheap) water. We're running out of (cheap) land.
Yeah, the folks in Bangladesh, India, China and Africa would really like to live in that world of plenty.
Privatize NASA. Take 100% of the funding that is going to NASA right now, and create a huge series of X-Prizes, and we'll have the rest of the system colonized within a few decades, and we'll likely have our first probes headed toward the nearest star with potentially habitable planets on the same time scale.
No it won't. The current (or any conceivable NASA budget) is way too small to do anything much beyond getting into LEO. You have way too much faith in the ability of commercial ventures to punch through the physics and engineering of real space flight.
Although Elon Musk and friends are doing some impressive things on their own, they're basically repeating stuff NASA did in the 60's. They are definitely not treading new ground and have neither the expertise nor funding to do so.
I just went to the US (Southern California) and my iPhone was pratically un-useable, case or not. It was entirely useless as a phone, and mostly useless for any kind of data use. Basically, the fucker was a giant brick for all intents and purposes, at least as a communications device.
You did take it out of Airplane Mode when you landed, did you not?
Just checking.
good thing you don't see what goes on in the cockpit...