Every species that's alive today, including polar bears, managed to survive that massive 400-ft increase in sea level.
You do realise that entire sentence is tautology? How did the species that aren't alive today manage? Not so good, I'm guessing. But they'd be useless at supporting your argument, so we'll just ignore them.
No-one is saying that this spells the end of humankind. But what it does suggest is a nasty period of upheaval heading our way. And yes, that might even impact on you personally. You might not care about that, maybe you think you'll be dead and gone before it gets really unpleasant. But others would like to not be the generation that screwed everything up for the next 10,000 years.
Flooded land = reduction in available resources. Some places are going to lose out big time. Do you think the people losing out are just going to shuffle over, and the people next to them will make room? Plenty resources for everyone! That's is so not going to happen. Flooded country is going to look at unflooded country and decide its time they shared. Unflooded country is going to think hell no, we're not taking 10 million immigrants.
What will happen is upheaval, famine and, yes, war. Same way that humans always handle situations with limited resources.
Wow. I guess I forgot that you don't post on the interwebs unless it's all about you. Seems everyone assumes that it is anyway.
What I was doing is called "empathising". It's where you take into consideration the differences between people and consider how things may be perceived/experienced by others. That way you avoid mindless, accidental discrimination and also, it's generally accepted, makes you a nicer person. I believe it's a big part of HR training, but evidently not that big a deal on slashdot.
Not everyone is like special little me. Not everyone is like Mr Beer-monster either. Not everyone is like anyone. So repeatedly running a company sponsored event that revolves around enjoyment of one thing, with the expectation that all employees join in, is clearly going to discriminate against those who don't/can't enjoy it. Especially when the activity has a very real legal and medical boundaries. Telling people to quit complaining and join in is the talk that discrimination law-suits are made of.
I was commenting on how elderly Americans needed to have an arranged service with foreign nationals in order to get a conversation. They can't get casual chat with family, friends or neighbors closer to home, because they're not interested. Instead it's being farmed out to complete strangers who get something else out of it. I think that's kind of sad.
What this has to do with prior methods of communication escapes me.
The methods used by USA in the 50s were completely different. The costs in the 50s were different. The resources used in the 50s were largely "one-shot" disposable. The kind of people on board are completely different and have a completely different attitude to risk.
You should go back a hundred years or so and mock the people in motorised carriages. After all, it was old tech. They did nothing a good horse couldn't already.
Can't be bothered conversing with the old folks? Fed up with their tales of the old days and embarrassing folksy casual racism?
Problem solved! Get a developing nation child to talk with them instead, so you can get on with your busy life. All the advantages of cheap labor without the annoyance of immigration!
As far as I'm concerned, blu-ray failed because the cost of its disks are often twice that of the DVD equivalent. Yes, it's higher quality. It looks lovely on some films. But twice as much? For most films, I don't think so.
Consequently I only ever bought blu-ray for a few films where I knew there was a definite pay-back on the visuals.
The purpose of the beer party isn't drinking beer. It's getting everybody to hang around and socialize and have unfocused discussions about what they're doing.
And if you don't drink beer? Maybe you don't like alcohol. Maybe its against your religion. Maybe it's a medical thing. Maybe you just don't like being the sober one hanging out with drunk people? Suddenly your "everybody" isn't really "everybody". Now it's just "The guys who like beer parties" (TGWLBP).
So you weren't asked about the latest idea on your project? That's because you weren't part of the TGWLBP focus group. No-one got to hear your great idea that could have save the project? Guess that's because you didn't attend the TGWLBP brainstorming. Too bad, everyone loses, but at least TGWLBP got their beer.
HR shut down the beer party because they know that beer parties aren't everybody's idea of fun, and are an excellent way of having company sanctioned discrimination and fragmentation. The best time and place to discuss company work are places that everyone can be comfortable and feel included. And that's even before you consider the legal minefield of company responsibility if anyone falls over drunk.
The problem with "do not track" is that it was entirely up to the website to honour the browsing session. Most don't. And the ones that you'd reallywant to not have track you are the ones that really ignore it. It's therefore useless.
It's like a system of street privacy that relies on people being trusted to close their eyes when you walk by. Just because you ask them nicely. People will look, and you can't stop them.
If you want privacy you have to be the one in control of what is being revealed. You can't rely on others to keep your privacy for you.
Breaking News! Mainstream situation comedy made to appeal to mainstream audience!
The viewer isn't made to relate with the geeky characters, they're made to laugh at.
I think you have a misunderstanding of how a successful TV comedy works; by doing both. This allows the viewer to relate with and laugh at. The best comedy is comedy you can relate to. Big Bang Theory is successful at this.
Naturally, if you have a particular background in something being shown, you will find that the characters indulge in unlikely, obvious dialogue. That's because their dialogue is for the benefit of the mainstream audience, who need the explanations. See my first point.
You have forgotten to back up your DNA. What if you lose your arm physical data? Best put some spit and nail clippings in that box in the field.
Unfortunately, your DNA backup cannot store your memories. So you should upload your entire mind-state to the cloud, just in case of brain hardware failure. A spreadsheet on Office 365 would be the most convenient way of doing this.
* Outside of US law = lawless wild lands.
* Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists = US law applicable in lawless wild lands outside of US law
* US declared war = not actually a declaration of war as defined by US law
Exactly my first thought. The rotation of the head is going down the shaft and rotating your wrists. Result is sore wrists and also likely to twist the handle out of your grasp.
Some people can't get their head around the idea that sometimes no information is far better than obsolete information. And sometimes an absence of information is exactly what you want to know.
they lost $2.4 million yet the fine for one accomplice is is only $66,825???
You want to know the definition of pointless? Fining someone more money than they actually possess. You could demand $2.4 million if it makes you feel better, but you ain't getting it.
"the fool that reported it"
Some of us might like to think of "the fool" as "the honest individual". I guess it depends on the quality of your moral compass.
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So that's ok then. Look forward to more of the same, just on a global scale never seen before. How bad could it be?
Every species that's alive today, including polar bears, managed to survive that massive 400-ft increase in sea level.
You do realise that entire sentence is tautology? How did the species that aren't alive today manage? Not so good, I'm guessing. But they'd be useless at supporting your argument, so we'll just ignore them.
No-one is saying that this spells the end of humankind. But what it does suggest is a nasty period of upheaval heading our way. And yes, that might even impact on you personally. You might not care about that, maybe you think you'll be dead and gone before it gets really unpleasant. But others would like to not be the generation that screwed everything up for the next 10,000 years.
How nice for rising sea levels to only affect the US.
Wait.. you mean there are other places?
Flooded land = reduction in available resources. Some places are going to lose out big time. Do you think the people losing out are just going to shuffle over, and the people next to them will make room? Plenty resources for everyone! That's is so not going to happen. Flooded country is going to look at unflooded country and decide its time they shared. Unflooded country is going to think hell no, we're not taking 10 million immigrants.
What will happen is upheaval, famine and, yes, war. Same way that humans always handle situations with limited resources.
Wow. I guess I forgot that you don't post on the interwebs unless it's all about you. Seems everyone assumes that it is anyway.
What I was doing is called "empathising". It's where you take into consideration the differences between people and consider how things may be perceived/experienced by others. That way you avoid mindless, accidental discrimination and also, it's generally accepted, makes you a nicer person. I believe it's a big part of HR training, but evidently not that big a deal on slashdot.
Not everyone is like special little me. Not everyone is like Mr Beer-monster either. Not everyone is like anyone. So repeatedly running a company sponsored event that revolves around enjoyment of one thing, with the expectation that all employees join in, is clearly going to discriminate against those who don't/can't enjoy it. Especially when the activity has a very real legal and medical boundaries. Telling people to quit complaining and join in is the talk that discrimination law-suits are made of.
I'm mystified to the point you think your making.
I was commenting on how elderly Americans needed to have an arranged service with foreign nationals in order to get a conversation. They can't get casual chat with family, friends or neighbors closer to home, because they're not interested. Instead it's being farmed out to complete strangers who get something else out of it. I think that's kind of sad.
What this has to do with prior methods of communication escapes me.
The methods used by USA in the 50s were completely different. The costs in the 50s were different. The resources used in the 50s were largely "one-shot" disposable. The kind of people on board are completely different and have a completely different attitude to risk.
You should go back a hundred years or so and mock the people in motorised carriages. After all, it was old tech. They did nothing a good horse couldn't already.
Can't be bothered conversing with the old folks? Fed up with their tales of the old days and embarrassing folksy casual racism?
Problem solved! Get a developing nation child to talk with them instead, so you can get on with your busy life. All the advantages of cheap labor without the annoyance of immigration!
Well your ENGLAND based education appears to have been confused. Are you sure you're able to speak for the entire nation?
The Americas have always been two continents; North and South, for as long as the concept of continents and the name America has applied.
As far as I'm concerned, blu-ray failed because the cost of its disks are often twice that of the DVD equivalent. Yes, it's higher quality. It looks lovely on some films. But twice as much? For most films, I don't think so.
Consequently I only ever bought blu-ray for a few films where I knew there was a definite pay-back on the visuals.
Pardon me, while I snort with derision at the notion that Starbucks is a measure of sophistication and diversity.
The purpose of the beer party isn't drinking beer. It's getting everybody to hang around and socialize and have unfocused discussions about what they're doing.
And if you don't drink beer? Maybe you don't like alcohol. Maybe its against your religion. Maybe it's a medical thing. Maybe you just don't like being the sober one hanging out with drunk people? Suddenly your "everybody" isn't really "everybody". Now it's just "The guys who like beer parties" (TGWLBP).
So you weren't asked about the latest idea on your project? That's because you weren't part of the TGWLBP focus group. No-one got to hear your great idea that could have save the project? Guess that's because you didn't attend the TGWLBP brainstorming. Too bad, everyone loses, but at least TGWLBP got their beer.
HR shut down the beer party because they know that beer parties aren't everybody's idea of fun, and are an excellent way of having company sanctioned discrimination and fragmentation. The best time and place to discuss company work are places that everyone can be comfortable and feel included. And that's even before you consider the legal minefield of company responsibility if anyone falls over drunk.
The problem with "do not track" is that it was entirely up to the website to honour the browsing session. Most don't. And the ones that you'd reallywant to not have track you are the ones that really ignore it. It's therefore useless.
It's like a system of street privacy that relies on people being trusted to close their eyes when you walk by. Just because you ask them nicely. People will look, and you can't stop them.
If you want privacy you have to be the one in control of what is being revealed. You can't rely on others to keep your privacy for you.
Breaking News! Mainstream situation comedy made to appeal to mainstream audience!
The viewer isn't made to relate with the geeky characters, they're made to laugh at.
I think you have a misunderstanding of how a successful TV comedy works; by doing both. This allows the viewer to relate with and laugh at. The best comedy is comedy you can relate to. Big Bang Theory is successful at this.
Naturally, if you have a particular background in something being shown, you will find that the characters indulge in unlikely, obvious dialogue. That's because their dialogue is for the benefit of the mainstream audience, who need the explanations. See my first point.
You have forgotten to back up your DNA. What if you lose your arm physical data? Best put some spit and nail clippings in that box in the field.
Unfortunately, your DNA backup cannot store your memories. So you should upload your entire mind-state to the cloud, just in case of brain hardware failure. A spreadsheet on Office 365 would be the most convenient way of doing this.
They were "shocked" because the submitter thought it sounded jazzier than "stunned". "Amazed" would have done the same job, but it's a bit old hat.
To be honest, we really need a new word to convey over-hyped excitement and surprise in news-speak. Something like "incredulated".
So explain why a stowaway is carrying mercury in an open container?
Don't they have enough on their hands without probably mercury poisoning? Is it really going to be packed with "things I'll need on the flight".
Cos the equivalent in Celsius would just be totally confusing!
40 = dangerously hot
25 = warm
0 = cold
-20 = dangerously cold.
I mean, who has the time for those crazy numbers?!
Gotcha.
* Outside of US law = lawless wild lands.
* Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists = US law applicable in lawless wild lands outside of US law
* US declared war = not actually a declaration of war as defined by US law
Makes perfect double-think sense.
Exactly my first thought. The rotation of the head is going down the shaft and rotating your wrists. Result is sore wrists and also likely to twist the handle out of your grasp.
Some people can't get their head around the idea that sometimes no information is far better than obsolete information. And sometimes an absence of information is exactly what you want to know.
they lost $2.4 million yet the fine for one accomplice is is only $66,825???
You want to know the definition of pointless? Fining someone more money than they actually possess. You could demand $2.4 million if it makes you feel better, but you ain't getting it.
"the fool that reported it"
Some of us might like to think of "the fool" as "the honest individual". I guess it depends on the quality of your moral compass.
I was expecting some kind of study or evidence to back this claim up, based on what they've found from attaching GoPros to homeless people.
But apparently all it comes down to is the personal opinion of one homeless person who agreed to take part. Nothing factual at all.
So a better headline for this would be "Homeless Man Thinks Technology Is Making People Lose Empathy For Homeless".
You have two political states of being confused.
The first, and current, situation is a bad government (IYHO) democratically elected. You are free to get rid of them.
The second is a bad government not democratically elected. Your options to get rid of them are limited.
If the Australian government sucks, then blame the Australian voters.
Actually, I'd prefer one to look like a C15 audio cassette.