I've been dropping Google like a rotten sack of potatoes. It's done some things I haven't agreed with over time, automatically allowing someone's contact to see all of its shared feeds without any warning is one thing too many. Makes me wonder what other features of Google's might suddenly change without warning. This could be a reason why others have been slow to adopt its office offering.
I've already successfully moved away from its e-mail (instead using one I've set up for my own use). However does anyone have a good search engine alternative (not Yahoo considering they're willing to work with the Chinese government to send freedom-lovers to jail)?
Have I clicked on slashdot ads? Never deliberately. Have I clicked on Google ads? Never deliberately.
So which ads have I clicked on deliberately? * Webcomic site ads for non-webcomic products - although this doesn't happen with any regularity. If its for products I'm interested in (anime, etc), I do so more regularly. * Webcomic site ads for webcomics - This is where I mainly click on ads and do so fairly regularly.
Want to know how many television ads I'm swayed by? 0%
Umm, no. Writers should give away books for free and make money selling tshirts. That is if you want a comparable situation to musicians. However unlike musicians, writers have realized for quite some time it isn't a get rich quick scheme and have been able to survive with their old model in the day of the p2p piracy.
In reality Stargate simply won't be available in Egypt and the few (if any) other countries which acknowledge their claim. America will not be one of these as American currency has a pyramid on it and if that weren't enough to sway the government, there are plenty of private rich corporations in America who have built buildings in the shape of pyramids (e.g. Las Vegas and a casino in there) to bribe the government to not recognize the claim.
*sigh* Despite what your bible says, all other historic evidence does not agree on this issue. It was in fact the Egyptian farmers who willingly built the pyramids during the off season so they could support their families.
There may have been Jewish slaves (there is SOME evidence of it) but they existed when a foreign force had invaded Egypt and occupied it. They were gone by the time the Pharaohs were able to resume control.
Of course it would be! But the Supreme Court would allow it, as copyright must exist for a limited time. And 10,000 years (let's say that's how long they're changing copyright to) is a limited time, and therefore is constitutional.
I mentioned nothing about driving animals extinct (which white man has done as well). They did, however, manage to live quite comfortably in Australia for 40,000 years whereas Australians have difficulty living here in only a fraction of that time.
I did use italics, dumbass! Given you are incapable of admitting the reality of this, I would find it laughable to respond to the rest of your post. While its possible what you say is true, its also possible a monkey will create Shakespeare on a typewriter. It doesn't mean I'm going to read everything a monkey says on the off chance they do somehow produce Shakespeare.
You're incapable of harnessing the intelligence of a gerbil to use blockquote or italic tags. Therefore I can only assume that you're black and thus prove your point, or an ignorant white person who therefore doesn't warrant listening to.
(Just kidding, I get what you're saying. Just didn't think the "WTF" response was called for when I thought it obvious I was responding to some of what you'd said in an on topic manner related to the story).
I'm sorry I assumed your post was on topic which is about
Despite the potential side effects, academics, classical musicians, corporate executives, students and even professional poker players have embraced the drugs to clarify their minds, improve their concentration or control their emotions. And the responses we as a society have to it, including
People who take them say the drugs aren't giving them an unfair advantage If you were just ranting about not being able to take a drug, then don't mind me.
I realize I'm being trolled (and on Christmas nonetheless! I hope you're Jewish, a Jehovas Witness or live in a country where Christmas has finished), but this is fun.
The fact of the matter is that people of lower IQ do not fit into western society very well. Blacks and hispanics do poorly in our society but Whites and East Asians succeed very well. Really? So how many East Asians have been presidents or vice presidents in America? Just as many as there have been black and hispanic people in those positions? Then you might find it is not related to the ability to perform agriculture, but is instead related to how a white powerful elite treat people of other races. Black and hispanic people are treated poorly, and as such a lot of them (although I hope its lessening as the government and society works to righting past wrongs) are in the lower classes.
Oh and as for agriculture being a sign of intelligence: Egyptians (which have a largely "black" makeup with "southwest asian" influences) also mastered it. And yet they are not a superpower today. Funny that, isn't it?
The people I know all realize that speed and ADHD tablets are pretty much the same thing (if not exactly the same thing). The difference is not in the drug, but how it is used. When it is used in those that suffer from ADHD, it helps them function in society, interact with others and lead a meaningful and happy life. When those that don't suffer from ADHD tablet take it, they begin to act like as if they're a child sufferer of ADHD.
This means its quite simple to realize if someone has been misdiagnosed.
You assume that it is our lifestyle which is the better and so those that cannot operate as effectively in it are of lower intelligence. The problem with this is their lifestyle (Aboriginal lifestyle anyway, I'm not particularly knowledgable of African or Hispanic people before the spread of white man and the trends they were moving towards) didn't and wouldn't have created global warming. Their society was not severely impacted by droughts. They didn't need to desalinate water or recycle it in order to simply be able have enough for their society. They did not have to go to war simply to use the tools of their society.
To me the Aboriginal who lived in their old ways sounds much more intelligent then myself and most of my fellow Australians and Americans.
In all seriousness (I can't tell if you're being serious but I'll assume you are) that is perfectly alright as if that was considered cheating then so would exercising (which will also raise some of your neurotransmitters). I think you'd have a hard time convincing someone that drinking a glass of milk is alright but taking a calcium tablet is an unacceptable advantage.
Can you imagine the media frenzy when the winner turns out to have used these drugs! Oh, I can just feel the ratings pouring in. Perhaps the WCF will require random drug testing!
People have been talking about the smellovision for years. Well I now propose the sensavision. This will be used to inject drugs into people while they're watching depending on what the viewer wants to evoke in a scene. Want the audience to feel sad? In goes some depressants. Want them to feel the adrenaline the protagonist feels in a car chase? In goes an injection of adrenaline. It will also be used for Olympic events to duplicate the drugs the Chinese swimmers are taking as well.
the brain drugs haven't provoked similar outrage. As messed up as this might sound, the above most likely is because it doesn't impact on entertainment and ignorance of the side-effects. The latter is obvious that if the side-effects were well known (among lay people) to be extremely dangerous, then there would be concern over teenagers using them.
The former might not be quite so obvious. The reason people are outraged when sportsmen or Olympic competitors use drugs is because people watch it for entertainment and to admire the abilities that people and animals can reach. College tests or business meetings aren't televised for people to be entertained or to marvel at the natural abilities of the human brain, so it doesn't have the same effect. Many horse racing gamblers will often say they wouldn't mind drugs, if the stats were released. While they're probably joking, I think there is some truth to it.
You seriously think that hobbyists will, on average, be anywhere as good as pros at music and movie production? Do you think the cost of supporting the pros is worth it?
What about if I create an idea while they're supporting me but on my own time? Without being employed by them I would not be able to eat or drink, so should they own the ideas I come up with at home? Many think they should, others find it reprehensible. Regardless, the law is an ass and people are finding less and less reason to follow it.
Despite rampant pirating of comics, somehow new modelsare successfullycreated and used.
Excuse me if I don't cry into my soup for the old fuddy duddies that refuse to adapt.
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There will also be those moral enough not to break the law.
I've been dropping Google like a rotten sack of potatoes. It's done some things I haven't agreed with over time, automatically allowing someone's contact to see all of its shared feeds without any warning is one thing too many. Makes me wonder what other features of Google's might suddenly change without warning. This could be a reason why others have been slow to adopt its office offering.
I've already successfully moved away from its e-mail (instead using one I've set up for my own use). However does anyone have a good search engine alternative (not Yahoo considering they're willing to work with the Chinese government to send freedom-lovers to jail)?
Yes, many times.
Have I clicked on slashdot ads? Never deliberately.
Have I clicked on Google ads? Never deliberately.
So which ads have I clicked on deliberately?
* Webcomic site ads for non-webcomic products - although this doesn't happen with any regularity. If its for products I'm interested in (anime, etc), I do so more regularly.
* Webcomic site ads for webcomics - This is where I mainly click on ads and do so fairly regularly.
Want to know how many television ads I'm swayed by? 0%
Umm, no. Writers should give away books for free and make money selling tshirts. That is if you want a comparable situation to musicians. However unlike musicians, writers have realized for quite some time it isn't a get rich quick scheme and have been able to survive with their old model in the day of the p2p piracy.
Holy shit! We better watch out or else Mexico is going to claim copyright on zero and no-one will be able to use a computer anymore!
In reality Stargate simply won't be available in Egypt and the few (if any) other countries which acknowledge their claim. America will not be one of these as American currency has a pyramid on it and if that weren't enough to sway the government, there are plenty of private rich corporations in America who have built buildings in the shape of pyramids (e.g. Las Vegas and a casino in there) to bribe the government to not recognize the claim.
*sigh* Despite what your bible says, all other historic evidence does not agree on this issue. It was in fact the Egyptian farmers who willingly built the pyramids during the off season so they could support their families.
There may have been Jewish slaves (there is SOME evidence of it) but they existed when a foreign force had invaded Egypt and occupied it. They were gone by the time the Pharaohs were able to resume control.
Of course it would be! But the Supreme Court would allow it, as copyright must exist for a limited time. And 10,000 years (let's say that's how long they're changing copyright to) is a limited time, and therefore is constitutional.
I mentioned nothing about driving animals extinct (which white man has done as well). They did, however, manage to live quite comfortably in Australia for 40,000 years whereas Australians have difficulty living here in only a fraction of that time.
The market can't decide anything when a monopoly has been granted to one person or company.
You're incapable of harnessing the intelligence of a gerbil to use blockquote or italic tags. Therefore I can only assume that you're black and thus prove your point, or an ignorant white person who therefore doesn't warrant listening to.
Maybe to your drug-addled brain ;)
(Just kidding, I get what you're saying. Just didn't think the "WTF" response was called for when I thought it obvious I was responding to some of what you'd said in an on topic manner related to the story).
Oh and as for agriculture being a sign of intelligence: Egyptians (which have a largely "black" makeup with "southwest asian" influences) also mastered it. And yet they are not a superpower today. Funny that, isn't it?
The people I know all realize that speed and ADHD tablets are pretty much the same thing (if not exactly the same thing). The difference is not in the drug, but how it is used. When it is used in those that suffer from ADHD, it helps them function in society, interact with others and lead a meaningful and happy life. When those that don't suffer from ADHD tablet take it, they begin to act like as if they're a child sufferer of ADHD.
This means its quite simple to realize if someone has been misdiagnosed.
You assume that it is our lifestyle which is the better and so those that cannot operate as effectively in it are of lower intelligence. The problem with this is their lifestyle (Aboriginal lifestyle anyway, I'm not particularly knowledgable of African or Hispanic people before the spread of white man and the trends they were moving towards) didn't and wouldn't have created global warming. Their society was not severely impacted by droughts. They didn't need to desalinate water or recycle it in order to simply be able have enough for their society. They did not have to go to war simply to use the tools of their society.
To me the Aboriginal who lived in their old ways sounds much more intelligent then myself and most of my fellow Australians and Americans.
Thankfully your safe from coffee being outlawed as it isn't a threat to the rope industry.
In all seriousness (I can't tell if you're being serious but I'll assume you are) that is perfectly alright as if that was considered cheating then so would exercising (which will also raise some of your neurotransmitters). I think you'd have a hard time convincing someone that drinking a glass of milk is alright but taking a calcium tablet is an unacceptable advantage.
Can you imagine the media frenzy when the winner turns out to have used these drugs! Oh, I can just feel the ratings pouring in. Perhaps the WCF will require random drug testing!
People have been talking about the smellovision for years. Well I now propose the sensavision. This will be used to inject drugs into people while they're watching depending on what the viewer wants to evoke in a scene. Want the audience to feel sad? In goes some depressants. Want them to feel the adrenaline the protagonist feels in a car chase? In goes an injection of adrenaline. It will also be used for Olympic events to duplicate the drugs the Chinese swimmers are taking as well.
The former might not be quite so obvious. The reason people are outraged when sportsmen or Olympic competitors use drugs is because people watch it for entertainment and to admire the abilities that people and animals can reach. College tests or business meetings aren't televised for people to be entertained or to marvel at the natural abilities of the human brain, so it doesn't have the same effect. Many horse racing gamblers will often say they wouldn't mind drugs, if the stats were released. While they're probably joking, I think there is some truth to it.
What about if I create an idea while they're supporting me but on my own time? Without being employed by them I would not be able to eat or drink, so should they own the ideas I come up with at home? Many think they should, others find it reprehensible. Regardless, the law is an ass and people are finding less and less reason to follow it.
Despite rampant pirating of comics, somehow new models are successfully created and used. Excuse me if I don't cry into my soup for the old fuddy duddies that refuse to adapt.