If I was to be made a workaholic, who would benefit? My employer? Certainly. Me? Not a bit.
While I agree with this sentiment for the most part, I disagree with the "not a bit" for personal benefit.
To illustrate, suppose you've got 2 weeks off.(through some miracle or other)
There are tasks that need doing around the house. Clean gutters, retile the kitchen, plant a garden, change the oil in your car, etc.
There are tasks that you would like to do. Play Grand Theft Auto, watch TV, go to Disney World, etc.
If, by taking this drug, you can improve your work ethic and finish all the not so fun tasks quickly, that'll allow you to get them out of the way, freeing you to pursue leisure activities later in your time off. And without the nagging thought that you really should be washing your car or something.
As it was a government study, they probably want to distribute it to civil servants and soldiers.
A civil servant that doesn't procrastinate could dramatically improve the service provided. As an added benefit, the IRS would be able to audit you much more efficiently.
A soldier with increased concentration would be invaluable for intelligence analysis. It might improve a gaurds ability to keep focused on the area he patrols.
As to how long it'll take to become obligatory, I don't reckon they'll be able to coerce anyone. Parents will probably use it as readily as they use Ridilin(sp?). College people will produce a thriving gray market. Employers can't to the best of my knowledge force employees to consume chemicals of any kind. Besides, it might fall into the controlled substance category.
Where's the reward? There is none for the consumer. (except a job well done?) If my understanding of the article is correct, the chemical suppresses the reward mechanism in the brain. So, you wouldn't care about the reward.
I'd agree with the sentiments about a wheel being a better interface for directing a car. As evidence, I'll submit Grand Theft Auto. It takes a fair amount of practice to become even marginally proficient.
Your sig reads "I Am Not A Lawer, but here's the contract I wrote that should.... "
I believe you meant "Lawyer". Not trying to be a spelling Nazi, but I try to let people know if they've got a misspelling in their sig. Offtopic mods be damned. If the misspelling is intentional because of some form of humor that I am missing, I apologize.
Does anyone know if one is able to directly contact other users of slashdot?
But if Western Digital is willing to pay him vast amounts of money to get access to seagate secrets does that mean Seagate should have to pay him vast sums to keep him?
That's capitalism. If he's able to get that price in the market, he should be entitled to it. These non-competes are just another example of corporate hypocrisy. The corporations want to make as much money as possible. But want to limit the fair-market value of their employees by saying for whom their employees may work after leaving their company.
The grandparent probably meant that a smarter person was more likely to consider the ramifications of actions (such as procreation) than those of lesser intelligence. Thus, after considering the ramifications, the smarter people are less likely to have enormous families by using things such as birth control.
This might not be solely his idea. If this Enterprise show is as unpopular as the belly-aching suggests, the producers of the show may be getting a bit desperate to increase viewer-ship.
Personally, I have seen a total of two episodes. They were alright. At least they include species from the Original series (Andorians).
For anyone who's seen a high percentage of episodes (if such a creature exists), have they included any of the other species from the Original Series? Tellerites, Orions, Tholians, or Gorn. These last two may have been newly encountered in the Original Series, but from what I've read "continuity" may be a curse word to the producers.
There was an episode on one of the spin-off shows (Voyager?) wherein there was an organization similar to starfleet, but with the responsibility to keep the timeline clean. Maybe the next spin-off (Time Trek) should be about those guys. What, with all the time-travel as an explanation that seems to be occuring recently.
The basis of his conclusion was that if God was creating multiple intelligent life-forms, he would cease creation until the challenge to his authority was answered once and for all.
After the first challenge had been answered there would have been precedent. So further challenges, if issued, would end with something like "We've been through this before. Remeber Earth?" Thus, the imperfection as a result of sin would be corrected immediately, rather than going through the whole rigamaroll again.
So, "logically", Earth must be the first planet on which original sin took place. Also, Satan's getting tossed out of heaven to roam the Earth like a hungry lion, would have limited his destructive tendencies to this planet, thus freeing the other planets from the risk he presented.
And because these ETs would be sin-free (thus death-free) the light speed barrier would not present the same issues, as the crew would have literally an eternity to get whereever they were going.
Another opinion of his is if ETs exist, they would appear identical (or nearly) to humans, as all species would be created in God's image.
Yeah, I know this won't jive with most people's vision of religious interpretation. But, hey, this is the sort of thing people come up with when they come off the medication.
My father being highly religious debated the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
His thought was that if ETs exist they would be free from original sin, as God would not have continued creating intelligent life until the situation here was cleared up once and for all. If humankind was the first, then there would not be any other intelligent life for the same reason.
On a different note, if aliens studied humans before making contact, then they would probably give themselves the guise of spiritual entities of some sort. (For example angels or demons)
And would there livestock automatically be considered non-kosher and non-halal
Traditional Typing is less useful, what with all the ctrl/alt keys, and the disproportionate number of times that !@#$%^&*(){}[]|\ need to be used. Not to mention frequently switching between keyboard, mouse, and numberpad.
Yeah, but it sounds good, and the purported source has long been associated with tyrannical, despotic, and oppressive regimes, so it's a good association notheless.
I would beleive that. Given the fact that most people aren't in the tin foil hat croud, or the it's my personal information and they have no right to it croud, or everything on the internet should be free with no strings attached croud.
The vast majority of people just want to read the news, and some even appreciate the emails sent to them that relate to the options they selected. Or don't realize they have services like bugmenot.com.
I apologize in advance to the members of the afforementioned crouds. (I happen to be a member of the tin foil hat croud, myself) I fully expect to be modded down by someone who thinks the apology is insufficient, or modersted before getting to that point.
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What about RTFA, IANA, IIRC, FAIK, YMMV, OTOH, and frist psot
Sorry for all the capital letters. Slashdot says it's like yelling.
You store the putty in the protective plastic egg it came in. Why do you think they provided the egg?
It wouldn't take as long if they treated the people doing the entry with this treatment.
If I was to be made a workaholic, who would benefit? My employer? Certainly. Me? Not a bit.
While I agree with this sentiment for the most part, I disagree with the "not a bit" for personal benefit.
To illustrate, suppose you've got 2 weeks off.(through some miracle or other)
There are tasks that need doing around the house. Clean gutters, retile the kitchen, plant a garden, change the oil in your car, etc.
There are tasks that you would like to do. Play Grand Theft Auto, watch TV, go to Disney World, etc.
If, by taking this drug, you can improve your work ethic and finish all the not so fun tasks quickly, that'll allow you to get them out of the way, freeing you to pursue leisure activities later in your time off. And without the nagging thought that you really should be washing your car or something.
That's a personal benefit.
We will become like the Greys (yes aliens) who are totally emotionless and are all about business
If you've seen the movie Equilibrium, it'd be just like non sense offenders. (people that go off the medication that prevents emotions)
As it was a government study, they probably want to distribute it to civil servants and soldiers.
A civil servant that doesn't procrastinate could dramatically improve the service provided. As an added benefit, the IRS would be able to audit you much more efficiently.
A soldier with increased concentration would be invaluable for intelligence analysis. It might improve a gaurds ability to keep focused on the area he patrols.
As to how long it'll take to become obligatory, I don't reckon they'll be able to coerce anyone. Parents will probably use it as readily as they use Ridilin(sp?). College people will produce a thriving gray market. Employers can't to the best of my knowledge force employees to consume chemicals of any kind. Besides, it might fall into the controlled substance category.
Where's the reward? There is none for the consumer. (except a job well done?) If my understanding of the article is correct, the chemical suppresses the reward mechanism in the brain. So, you wouldn't care about the reward.
If it's up from 0 users, yes.
Surface that pivots on two axes to simulate slope. You'd just have to make sure the tiles aren't too slippery.
It could be like that floor in the fight scene in Flash Gordon except without the spike popping up through the floor.
I'd agree with the sentiments about a wheel being a better interface for directing a car.
As evidence, I'll submit Grand Theft Auto. It takes a fair amount of practice to become even marginally proficient.
Your sig reads "I Am Not A Lawer, but here's the contract I wrote that should.... "
I believe you meant "Lawyer". Not trying to be a spelling Nazi, but I try to let people know if they've got a misspelling in their sig. Offtopic mods be damned. If the misspelling is intentional because of some form of humor that I am missing, I apologize.
Does anyone know if one is able to directly contact other users of slashdot?
Have a pleasant day.
an alarm system which cracks windows/sunroof slightly in hot weather BUT senses things like rain ... or a criminal's fingers
Or a cat's head
But if Western Digital is willing to pay him vast amounts of money to get access to seagate secrets does that mean Seagate should have to pay him vast sums to keep him?
That's capitalism. If he's able to get that price in the market, he should be entitled to it. These non-competes are just another example of corporate hypocrisy. The corporations want to make as much money as possible. But want to limit the fair-market value of their employees by saying for whom their employees may work after leaving their company.
When did money become more important than the people's live you're saving?
When money was invented.
The grandparent probably meant that a smarter person was more likely to consider the ramifications of actions (such as procreation) than those of lesser intelligence. Thus, after considering the ramifications, the smarter people are less likely to have enormous families by using things such as birth control.
This might not be solely his idea. If this Enterprise show is as unpopular as the belly-aching suggests, the producers of the show may be getting a bit desperate to increase viewer-ship.
Personally, I have seen a total of two episodes. They were alright. At least they include species from the Original series (Andorians).
For anyone who's seen a high percentage of episodes (if such a creature exists), have they included any of the other species from the Original Series? Tellerites, Orions, Tholians, or Gorn. These last two may have been newly encountered in the Original Series, but from what I've read "continuity" may be a curse word to the producers.
There was an episode on one of the spin-off shows (Voyager?) wherein there was an organization similar to starfleet, but with the responsibility to keep the timeline clean. Maybe the next spin-off (Time Trek) should be about those guys. What, with all the time-travel as an explanation that seems to be occuring recently.
The basis of his conclusion was that if God was creating multiple intelligent life-forms, he would cease creation until the challenge to his authority was answered once and for all.
After the first challenge had been answered there would have been precedent. So further challenges, if issued, would end with something like "We've been through this before. Remeber Earth?" Thus, the imperfection as a result of sin would be corrected immediately, rather than going through the whole rigamaroll again.
So, "logically", Earth must be the first planet on which original sin took place. Also, Satan's getting tossed out of heaven to roam the Earth like a hungry lion, would have limited his destructive tendencies to this planet, thus freeing the other planets from the risk he presented.
And because these ETs would be sin-free (thus death-free) the light speed barrier would not present the same issues, as the crew would have literally an eternity to get whereever they were going.
Another opinion of his is if ETs exist, they would appear identical (or nearly) to humans, as all species would be created in God's image.
Yeah, I know this won't jive with most people's vision of religious interpretation. But, hey, this is the sort of thing people come up with when they come off the medication.
The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints will open an entirely new field for missionary work.
By the way it's spelled Jehovah.
Or they aliens come out and they're all wearing orange and passing out flowers.
My father being highly religious debated the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
His thought was that if ETs exist they would be free from original sin, as God would not have continued creating intelligent life until the situation here was cleared up once and for all. If humankind was the first, then there would not be any other intelligent life for the same reason.
On a different note, if aliens studied humans before making contact, then they would probably give themselves the guise of spiritual entities of some sort. (For example angels or demons)
And would there livestock automatically be considered non-kosher and non-halal
Traditional Typing is less useful, what with all the ctrl/alt keys, and the disproportionate number of times that !@#$%^&*(){}[]|\ need to be used. Not to mention frequently switching between keyboard, mouse, and numberpad.
This might be slightly on topic for a change.
In Soviet Russia politicians vote for you.
Yeah, but it sounds good, and the purported source has long been associated with tyrannical, despotic, and oppressive regimes, so it's a good association notheless.
I would beleive that. Given the fact that most people aren't in the tin foil hat croud, or the it's my personal information and they have no right to it croud, or everything on the internet should be free with no strings attached croud.
The vast majority of people just want to read the news, and some even appreciate the emails sent to them that relate to the options they selected. Or don't realize they have services like bugmenot.com.
I apologize in advance to the members of the afforementioned crouds. (I happen to be a member of the tin foil hat croud, myself) I fully expect to be modded down by someone who thinks the apology is insufficient, or modersted before getting to that point.
You just put TV cameras in there and you've got your next Road Rules or Big Brother. And you definitely don't want to get voted off the space ship.
There's an idea for weight loss.
Hiberslim, just sleep away the pounds.