Any needless killing bothers me. My claim isn't that "humans and only humans" should not eat meat, it's "anything that knows better and can safely do so" should not eat meat.
I've had ADHD my entire life. While I was in college (not too long ago, people had laptops) know what I did? Showed up on time and sat near the front. It's amazing how easy it is to avoid distraction when the professor is right there, with no laptops in between you.
I'm sure plenty of people have an excuse as to why they can't sit near the front or why that's not good enough, but it comes down to taking personal responsibility for your own education and saving the excuses for the professional world.:-P
if that were true, you would spend your time attempting to reason with chimpanzees
For all I know that's exactly what I'm doing. The only reason I'm discussing this with you in particular is because you seem intelligent and rational enough to understand; whether or not your favorite food is termites on a stick changes nothing.
That's a false dichotomy - the choices are not simply limited to "OK" and "stop with government filters". It's possible to fight child abuse without censorship.
I'm a mechanical engineer who uses finite element analysis every day. These days are numbered. Every year something new comes out that makes it even easier and more idiot-proof, heading towards the point where really anyone COULD do it. Red = "breaks here". "Would you like to use the Analysis Assistant?"
The distinction between the expert and the automated amateur is diminishing. Remember when you needed to know HTML to have a web page? It's only now getting started with DIY biology, but just wait... the progress since last time might not be obvious, but it's happening.
I'm only proposing using the cloud for storage, not for running your encryption programs. You should always encrypt/decrypt locally, possibly splitting your data into multiple volumes so you don't have to upload/download all of it every time.
That's a terrible idea. You will just spread disease and cost the company money. I work for a Fortune 500 company and that's exactly what management tells us; when you're sick, stay home!
And when they make it illegal to download and view encrypted files, or files from an unverifiable source, your brilliant countermeasure will be _____ ?
Can't download/view encrypted files? Goodbye DRM!
Can't download from an unverifiable source? Goodbye scammers!
Call me the day this fantasy world arrives and I'll find plenty of holes for you.
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I'd imagine the Secretary-General of the United Nations would be the most reasonable choice. He's the closest thing Earth has to "our leader".
Probably.
Any needless killing bothers me. My claim isn't that "humans and only humans" should not eat meat, it's "anything that knows better and can safely do so" should not eat meat.
I've had ADHD my entire life. While I was in college (not too long ago, people had laptops) know what I did? Showed up on time and sat near the front. It's amazing how easy it is to avoid distraction when the professor is right there, with no laptops in between you.
I'm sure plenty of people have an excuse as to why they can't sit near the front or why that's not good enough, but it comes down to taking personal responsibility for your own education and saving the excuses for the professional world. :-P
For all I know that's exactly what I'm doing. The only reason I'm discussing this with you in particular is because you seem intelligent and rational enough to understand; whether or not your favorite food is termites on a stick changes nothing.
They'll stop pooping.
Would you eat people if they tasted good?
Human interaction is a part of nature. There is no drawing a line between the two.
Naturalistic fallacy. Like I said, I will eat meat when unable to obtain better food.
Do you believe humans have rights? Since you don't believe in human exceptionalism, you should believe animals have rights too.
You can obtain sustenance of equal quality from a vegetarian diet. The only reasons to eat meat are if you believe in human exceptionalism or if you're unable to obtain better food.
Wow, I would run to your competition as fast as I possibly could.
That's a false dichotomy - the choices are not simply limited to "OK" and "stop with government filters". It's possible to fight child abuse without censorship.
You can get a keyboard dock for the iPad.
I'm a mechanical engineer who uses finite element analysis every day. These days are numbered. Every year something new comes out that makes it even easier and more idiot-proof, heading towards the point where really anyone COULD do it. Red = "breaks here". "Would you like to use the Analysis Assistant?"
The distinction between the expert and the automated amateur is diminishing. Remember when you needed to know HTML to have a web page? It's only now getting started with DIY biology, but just wait... the progress since last time might not be obvious, but it's happening.
They still jiggle around under voltage.
Then everything's a machine because all electrons are moving.
will cause nearby monsters to flee.
Yeah, we're all out of auroches!
Especially since there are many other punitive options available before outright ejecting them from the WTO.
Because the government (or any other entity) has no way of knowing how many layers of hidden volumes you have.
I'm only proposing using the cloud for storage, not for running your encryption programs. You should always encrypt/decrypt locally, possibly splitting your data into multiple volumes so you don't have to upload/download all of it every time.
That's exactly what my company does. I have like a bazillion sick days but only a few weeks of vacation.
Wrong. You should consider installing TrueCrypt.
That's a terrible idea. You will just spread disease and cost the company money. I work for a Fortune 500 company and that's exactly what management tells us; when you're sick, stay home!
Can't download/view encrypted files? Goodbye DRM!
Can't download from an unverifiable source? Goodbye scammers!
Call me the day this fantasy world arrives and I'll find plenty of holes for you.