Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm awfully glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard.
And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly color. I'm so glad I'm a Beta.
I completely agree with your sentiment. Funerals and burials are for those left behind, not the deceased.
I specifically told my wife that she can do whatever she wants with my remains, assuming I kick the bucket first. Cremated, buried, stuffed on the mantel, whatever makes her happy (or less sad).
Find me a species, mutated by radiation, that subsequently became dangerous to human beings. Anything at all. I don't care what kingdom, genus, family, what-have-you; anything from a virus to an animal. Harmless before, was mutated, now dangerous. Should be easy, with such a broad mandate - there has to be at least one example that will serve to support your point, right?
Uh, lions? T-Rex? panthers?
I understand what you're getting at, but most (all?) extant species that are dangerous to humans were (a) not dangerous to humans at some point in their history (300mya, or whatever), and (b) were mutated by radiation at *some* point in the past. Not sure how prevalent radiation-induced mutation is compared to transcription-based ones, but it can't be 0.
Hellboy 2 was a huge disappointment. I really really enjoyed the first one, but the second was 100% Hollywood BS. I can't believe Del Toro wrote that....blech.
It's a good thing that when you're upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard, and have Quicktime 7 Pro installed, the system gives you BOTH QT X and QT 7.
My point is that it needs to be easier for a small company to bring a drug to market. You shouldn't have to pay the gov zillions of dollars to get a drug approved. If the drug has merit, the gov pays for the drug approval process. That way there's no need for bullshit middlemen (like the RIAA) who take your idea and then make millions off of it. Reduce the barrier to entry. I mean, you've already done ALL the legwork in creating a drug...and then you can't get it to market without some company with deep pockets getting involved (and taking all the small company's profits)? There's got to be a better way.
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Tell that to the company I work for, with its 5 days of sick leave per year.
The sky is falling?
More like the ground is falling...from the sky.
So put it in the trunk. What is liquor doing in the passenger compartment anyway, if nobody was drinking it?
Hey asshole, I have a hatchback. The entire thing is a passenger compartment.
eBay needs to be blocked? Is it malicious somehow?
Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm awfully glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard.
And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly color. I'm so glad I'm a Beta.
I completely agree with your sentiment. Funerals and burials are for those left behind, not the deceased.
I specifically told my wife that she can do whatever she wants with my remains, assuming I kick the bucket first. Cremated, buried, stuffed on the mantel, whatever makes her happy (or less sad).
*cough* epigenetics *cough*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics
Don't forget ACORN!!!ONEONEELEVEN /stupid filter
He might be this guy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotancohenpics/sets/72157594412481833/
Liberal war on science...?
I think you have your political parties backwards...
Direct insertion of DNA sequences from other species is different to breeding and selection.
How about an entire species, like mitochondria?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endosymbiotic_theory
Let me get you a "facial tissue" to help with that runny nose.
Oh wait, of course I meant "Kleenex".
Yes, bugged/compromised hardware coming out of China is most definitely a concern.
TRUST ME, people in high places in the Fed Gov look into this stuff on a regular basis.
Ah Radius. I still remember our 8.5x11 Radius pivot monitor (first color monitor!!!111) from 1990 or so. I forget the resolution.
Find me a species, mutated by radiation, that subsequently became dangerous to human beings. Anything at all. I don't care what kingdom, genus, family, what-have-you; anything from a virus to an animal. Harmless before, was mutated, now dangerous. Should be easy, with such a broad mandate - there has to be at least one example that will serve to support your point, right?
Uh, lions? T-Rex? panthers?
I understand what you're getting at, but most (all?) extant species that are dangerous to humans were (a) not dangerous to humans at some point in their history (300mya, or whatever), and (b) were mutated by radiation at *some* point in the past. Not sure how prevalent radiation-induced mutation is compared to transcription-based ones, but it can't be 0.
Sorry, just picking nits. :)
Yes, it's just influenza...that kills healthy kids, teenagers, and young adults.
A nuke is just a bomb, after all.
The US consumes 20.8 million barrels of oil per day.
The Bakken Formation holds 3.65 billion barrels of oil.
That's a little over 3.5 years worth. Nothing to sneeze at, but not a panacea.
Hellboy 2 was a huge disappointment. I really really enjoyed the first one, but the second was 100% Hollywood BS. I can't believe Del Toro wrote that....blech.
It's a good thing that when you're upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard, and have Quicktime 7 Pro installed, the system gives you BOTH QT X and QT 7.
This sounds similar to Starlight, which the NSA uses for all kinds of "connect the dots" type intelligence activities.
Thanks for the post. Very interesting stuff.
I don't think there's any such thing as a liberal police force.
Yep, this is true. Although I gladly paid the Mac Tax so I can use OS X as my main OS. It's just....awesome.
Yes, I'm perfectly capable of building a Hackintosh. It's a pain in the ass to keep running and, frankly, I'm too busy for that shit. :)
My point is that it needs to be easier for a small company to bring a drug to market. You shouldn't have to pay the gov zillions of dollars to get a drug approved. If the drug has merit, the gov pays for the drug approval process. That way there's no need for bullshit middlemen (like the RIAA) who take your idea and then make millions off of it. Reduce the barrier to entry. I mean, you've already done ALL the legwork in creating a drug...and then you can't get it to market without some company with deep pockets getting involved (and taking all the small company's profits)? There's got to be a better way.
Actually no, I have never dunk coffee. Medications, yes. But those are hardly what most people would think of as "mind altering drugs".
Then "most people" need to expand their definition beyond what was drilled into them by the anti-recreational-drug crowd.