Never bet against the ability of stupid people to breed. People that can barely manage to tie their own shoes can still find a way to produce another generation of people who can barely manage to tie their own shoes.
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Actually, one part of the reason HFCS is so widespread is the sugar lobby. The US has few sugar growers, but thanks to their lobbyists, there are tariffs on imported sugar. The US pays a much higher price for "real sugar" than most of the rest of the world.
The other part is, as you mentioned, the corn lobbyists and the huge corn subsidies they pull in. Because corn prices are artificially low, and sugar prices artificially high, it's cheaper to use HFCS in everything.
I've actually been thinking for years that I'd love for Hollywood to reboot the Bond franchise and actually try to accurately reflect the books, including setting them in the early days of the Cold War. Moonraker isn't a laser, dammit, it's an early ICBM!
Other than the modern setting, Casino Royale was the closest they've come in a long time.
Although, real psychics, if such a thing existed, wouldn't need Randi's million. Depending on whether they're precognicient or telepathic, they'd either predict a winning lottery number, or clean up reading minds at the poker tables. Taking Randi's million would just get them banned from every gambling establishment on the planet.
What real psychics wouldn't do, is to do what everyone who makes a living pretending to be psychic does: pimp yourself out as entertainment and advice to gullible people.
I've eaten enough veggie burgers to know that good brands are few and far between, and they simply don't get the texture right. The best ones are those that don't pretend to be meat and are vegetables in a casing/breadcrumbs
Yes! The pseudo-meats that I've tasted are all uniformly vile, but most of the vegetarian foods that don't try to imitate meat are pretty good. I particularly like GardenBurger's Southwestern burger. Too bad they're all so expensive.
We've actually found a few recipes for home-made veggie patties that are quite good. They're easy enough to make up a huge batch and freeze the extra.
Why is this sad? Big Pharma at least provides benefits for the money they make. Junk science is more than happy to take your money, and give you placebos and ignorance in return. I think it's good that there's more money in Big Pharma than Junk Science.
Ideally, there would be more money in almost anything than in Junk Science.
I've never understood people who refer to charitable contributions as "tax evasion". Let's see, I can keep the money, pay taxes on it, and I'm left with (original amount) - (Tax on original amount). Or I can give part of it away, so I'm left with (original amount) - (charitable donation) - (tax on remaining amount) which would be less than if I had just paid the taxes on the full amount. I'm paying less taxes, true, but I'm also left with less money at the end.
Referring to charitable giving as "tax evasion" is making the stupid assumption that the government is somehow entitled to the money I gave to the charity. I look into each charity before giving them any of my money - I'd never donate to any charity that was managed as poorly as the government.
As for the claim that "90% of all charity done by corporations is just a matter of advertising," maybe, maybe not, either way, what's your point? As someone above said, it's the most transparent form of advertising out there. If I know a company has supported a cause I also support, I'm more likely to patronize that company. I may even send them a message thanking them for their support of (insert charity name here). Would you rather they sent that money to an advertising agency? It's a deductible business expense either way.
I can't speak for everyone, but for me, what's confusing has nothing to do with the hardware. It's a matter of local vs. remote and where the important stuff is happening. Most users would look at X the way they would look at Telnet, SSH, VNC, or Windows' RDP: the user uses a client to connect to a server. All the important stuff is happening on the server, the client just provides the user a way to connect to it. I realize that in X, the client/server definitions are based on a client looking for a server to display stuff on, but that's backwards from how most other client/server relations are defined.
We can take your old Compaq and call it a server. We'll install X on it, then use a tiny, low-power box sold as a "Thin Client" to connect to it. We now have a Thin Client running an X Server connecting to a Server running an X Client.
If you don't understand how that could confuse some people, then I suggest you never speak to another human being again. In other words, stfu yourself.
Failsafe was done live, but it wasn't a long cut. It was broadcast much like any other live event, switching between multiple camera shots and multiple sets. Long Cut is even more difficult, as you can't just switch to a different camera when you need to.
You could set up stills at a forward base for refuelling. Granted, you'd still need biological material to ferment, but that might be available locally.
I can't be the only person who read this and thought, "Soylent Fuel".
Don't forget to factor in battery life. If an electric car has to have its batteries replaced - at a cost of several thousand dollars - midway through its life, that's a significant cost factor to take into account.
Europe's population is much more concentrated than that of the US. Public transportation isn't nearly as feasible on this side of the Atlantic. It works pretty well within larger cities, and can replace some short-haul flights between cities, but for most of the country, it just doesn't work.
I live in the rural midwest, in a town of about 4,000 people. The nearest decently-sized town, (about 25,000) is about 7 miles away, and I don't mean I drive past 7 miles of suburbs to get there. It's 7 miles of farmland. You may think that Europe has a "more interesting" balance, but it wouldn't work where I live.
Because in those societies, your kids are your retirement plan. Once you're too old to provide for yourself, your kids take care of you.
As for "overpopulating the planet" with "worthless genes", I suggest you take the first step toward stopping that problem and castrate yourself. You know, for the good of the planet.
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Never bet against the ability of stupid people to breed. People that can barely manage to tie their own shoes can still find a way to produce another generation of people who can barely manage to tie their own shoes.
Windows 7 has application whitelisting as part of its parental controls as well.
Well that was a quick argument...
No it wasn't.
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Actually, one part of the reason HFCS is so widespread is the sugar lobby. The US has few sugar growers, but thanks to their lobbyists, there are tariffs on imported sugar. The US pays a much higher price for "real sugar" than most of the rest of the world.
The other part is, as you mentioned, the corn lobbyists and the huge corn subsidies they pull in. Because corn prices are artificially low, and sugar prices artificially high, it's cheaper to use HFCS in everything.
Timelords don't sweat.
I've actually been thinking for years that I'd love for Hollywood to reboot the Bond franchise and actually try to accurately reflect the books, including setting them in the early days of the Cold War. Moonraker isn't a laser, dammit, it's an early ICBM!
Other than the modern setting, Casino Royale was the closest they've come in a long time.
Also agreed, and this is coming from someone who had seen a number of the old ones as PBS reruns in high school. (early 90's)
Only if you work for Best Buy.
Although, real psychics, if such a thing existed, wouldn't need Randi's million. Depending on whether they're precognicient or telepathic, they'd either predict a winning lottery number, or clean up reading minds at the poker tables. Taking Randi's million would just get them banned from every gambling establishment on the planet.
What real psychics wouldn't do, is to do what everyone who makes a living pretending to be psychic does: pimp yourself out as entertainment and advice to gullible people.
In lieu of mod points, Bravo, good sir.
I've eaten enough veggie burgers to know that good brands are few and far between, and they simply don't get the texture right. The best ones are those that don't pretend to be meat and are vegetables in a casing/breadcrumbs
Yes! The pseudo-meats that I've tasted are all uniformly vile, but most of the vegetarian foods that don't try to imitate meat are pretty good. I particularly like GardenBurger's Southwestern burger. Too bad they're all so expensive.
We've actually found a few recipes for home-made veggie patties that are quite good. They're easy enough to make up a huge batch and freeze the extra.
Sadly, there's a lot of money in junk science.
Sadly, there's even bigger money in Big Pharma.
Why is this sad? Big Pharma at least provides benefits for the money they make. Junk science is more than happy to take your money, and give you placebos and ignorance in return. I think it's good that there's more money in Big Pharma than Junk Science.
Ideally, there would be more money in almost anything than in Junk Science.
Show me any government agency as well-managed as a legitimate charity, and I'll concede your point. Otherwise, you're an idiot.
I've never understood people who refer to charitable contributions as "tax evasion". Let's see, I can keep the money, pay taxes on it, and I'm left with (original amount) - (Tax on original amount). Or I can give part of it away, so I'm left with (original amount) - (charitable donation) - (tax on remaining amount) which would be less than if I had just paid the taxes on the full amount. I'm paying less taxes, true, but I'm also left with less money at the end.
Referring to charitable giving as "tax evasion" is making the stupid assumption that the government is somehow entitled to the money I gave to the charity. I look into each charity before giving them any of my money - I'd never donate to any charity that was managed as poorly as the government.
As for the claim that "90% of all charity done by corporations is just a matter of advertising," maybe, maybe not, either way, what's your point? As someone above said, it's the most transparent form of advertising out there. If I know a company has supported a cause I also support, I'm more likely to patronize that company. I may even send them a message thanking them for their support of (insert charity name here). Would you rather they sent that money to an advertising agency? It's a deductible business expense either way.
I can't speak for everyone, but for me, what's confusing has nothing to do with the hardware. It's a matter of local vs. remote and where the important stuff is happening. Most users would look at X the way they would look at Telnet, SSH, VNC, or Windows' RDP: the user uses a client to connect to a server. All the important stuff is happening on the server, the client just provides the user a way to connect to it. I realize that in X, the client/server definitions are based on a client looking for a server to display stuff on, but that's backwards from how most other client/server relations are defined.
We can take your old Compaq and call it a server. We'll install X on it, then use a tiny, low-power box sold as a "Thin Client" to connect to it. We now have a Thin Client running an X Server connecting to a Server running an X Client.
If you don't understand how that could confuse some people, then I suggest you never speak to another human being again. In other words, stfu yourself.
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Ah, Lucas Industries, aka "The Prince of Darkness". Partly because they're evil, but mainly because you never know if your lights will work.
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Failsafe was done live, but it wasn't a long cut. It was broadcast much like any other live event, switching between multiple camera shots and multiple sets. Long Cut is even more difficult, as you can't just switch to a different camera when you need to.
You could set up stills at a forward base for refuelling. Granted, you'd still need biological material to ferment, but that might be available locally.
I can't be the only person who read this and thought, "Soylent Fuel".
Batteries are freakin' heavy.
Don't forget to factor in battery life. If an electric car has to have its batteries replaced - at a cost of several thousand dollars - midway through its life, that's a significant cost factor to take into account.
Europe's population is much more concentrated than that of the US. Public transportation isn't nearly as feasible on this side of the Atlantic. It works pretty well within larger cities, and can replace some short-haul flights between cities, but for most of the country, it just doesn't work.
I live in the rural midwest, in a town of about 4,000 people. The nearest decently-sized town, (about 25,000) is about 7 miles away, and I don't mean I drive past 7 miles of suburbs to get there. It's 7 miles of farmland. You may think that Europe has a "more interesting" balance, but it wouldn't work where I live.
Because in those societies, your kids are your retirement plan. Once you're too old to provide for yourself, your kids take care of you.
As for "overpopulating the planet" with "worthless genes", I suggest you take the first step toward stopping that problem and castrate yourself. You know, for the good of the planet.