Believe it or not, if you look in the dictionary for the definition of "science", you won't find the word "evolution" printed there. I'm sorry, but not every who doesn't buy into evolution is being unscientific. Many people have studied the evidence and have decided that it doesn't pan out. Are they right or wrong? I don't know. Last time I checked science involved finding evidence to verify theory before declaring fact....not simply accepting something as fact because the popular belief at the moment says so. That goes for intelligent design as well. I'd hate to see people buy into that without checking whatever evidence exists first.
And please, don't rail me with crap about how "there is no proof for intelligent design" and "evolution IS fact". That's not the point of this comment, so save it for some other time. I just despise the hypocracy of some people, who rather than make a convincing argument, siply declare something "unscientific". It's labelling, and doesn't actually bring anything of value to the discussion.
Anyway, the problem with education in this country is:
1. We keep achievers back with the slower learners rather than letting them progress at their own pace. We do this so that the slower kids don't get their poow wittle feewings huwted.
2. In a country with a service economy, who needs science?
Great, Now I'll get twice as many garbage CD's in my mailbox each week. No, I don't want dial-up AOL/Google Free for 4 weeks... Ever.
Yes, but they will be targeted specifically to you using Google's new DiskSense(tm)Technology!
I'm simply pointing out that with the evidence they ahve now, it is a much simpler and plausible answer that the jaw bone is from soem kind of deformed (for whatever reason)human than to assume that it is from a whole different species.
I'll admit, that new evidence may come to light that indicates a new species. But in my opinion, that evidence isn't here yet, and to make such a conclusion is jumping the gun.
No, no, no. That is so wrong it's actually funny (no offense intended). In fact, most people would probably be inclined to think you're trolling.
No, I wasn't trolling. My point is that when someone comes up with a complex explaination when a simple answer that fits the evidence exists, there's a reason. Like finding a jaw bone and saying it must be from a different species, instead of the more obvious answer of it being someone with dwarfism.
But I'm not going to say which one is right or wrong...I just think it's a little funny how a lot of hte scientists in this case jump straight to "new species" with what seems to me to be no basis. If I'm wrong, then I suppose I'll find out.
we don't classify folks with dwarfism as nonhuman, so why would an ancient instance of dwarfism indicate a different species?
Ever heard of an agenda? I'm sure some of these scientists are simply looking for some kind of "missing link" between humans and monkeys (or whatever you want to call it), and they are going to see only what they're looking for.
...is Costco. They don't have the cheapest 4x6 (17 cents), but everything else is a good price. $0.39 for a 5x7, $1.49 for an 8x10/8x12, and $2.99 for a 12x18 print. The quality is fantastic too.
And I swear, they didn't pay me to post this...I just like sharing a good deal when I find one.
It was just the same old cd you'd get anywhere...Half.com is kinda like eBay, only without bidding/auctions. It's by eBay. Sometimes you can find things cheap there.
My solution, though not everyone can do this, is to use my FreeBSD machine to rip my CDs
Yeah, I was thinking about that. I downloaded Fedora Core 4 awhile ago, but I haven't installed it yet. Any suggestions for a Linux Disto/ripping program? Or even FreeBSD...how difficult is that to install compared to a Linux distro? Where do I get it and what ripping software do you use?
I'm pretty sure I didn't click anything to install it, because I have autoplay disabled on my drives. But I'll try it again today and see what happens.
Obviously they are trying to keep their distribution model valid (read crappy CDs)
I vowed earlier this week to never buy another music CD. I ordered a new album of a group I like from Half.com and got it in the mail the other day. I then put it in my computer and tried to rip the music off as MP3s so I wouldn't have to put the CD in my machine all of the time. However, my ripper of choice (Wimpdows Media Player) wouldn't see my cd drive as having anything in it. I though the cd had some kind of protection on it that wouldn't let my machine read it. However, it opened fine with the little player they included...so I tried another ripping program I found online. That pulled the tracks off, but they sounded like static. Then I stumpled across something on Google that mentioned new music cd's installing something on people's machines called "Plug and Play Manager". I checked my running services and sure enough, there it was. Some more research turned up that somehow, from what I understood, it integrated itself with the IDE drivers for my CD drives, and then wouldn't allow any applications other than their shitty player access to the cd. Well, I worked for Symantec awhile ago, and I figured that if I could get viruses off a machine, I could get this thing off.
Well, first of all, this "Plug and Play Manager" runs as a service. And you can't stop the service. You can't end task on the process that the service starts. I couldn't even see the files that it uses, because they are stored in a folder that starts with $sys$... which apparently I could only see from the command prompt. And even tehn, I could only delete the files in Safe Mode w/Command Prompt. AND THEN after I deleted those files and cleared out the registry keys, when I tried to restart my computer, it started to load my cd drivers and rebooted again. Even in safemode. And the Windows repair feature didn't help. I ended up having to format/reinstall Windows.
Talk about bitch DRM...I was pretty pissed. I bought the damn music, and it happened to come on a CD. If I want to copy the music that I purchased onto my computer to listen to it, that's my business. The RIAA can kiss my ass. I'm never buying another one of their disks again.
I believe that was meant figuratively, like saying, "We are totally focused on Windows!" or "We are completely focused on Windows!" The idea is that they are commited to their product, even though they may be working on others too.
I was referring to in the context of the article. Somehow a coat manages to store a 40,000 volt charge even though people are handling it (thus being grounded).
Like you would even need an "authoritative debunking". Think about it for 5 seconds. Even if you could build such a charge up by rubbing nylon and wool, it would dissipate the moment he was grounded. And also, how the hell does a coat "store" a charge, like in TFA? What a bunch of crap.
On a tangential note, does anybody else get annoyed by the overuse of the phrase "tipping point"?
Yeah, it annoys me. How do they know where the "tipping point" is? Seems pretty arrogant to make such a claim when we understand so VERY little about the planet's various systems work.
Microsoft and the Windows folks are going to act all high and mighty that their OS now has these cool features, but they will not realize what is driving it. Competition.
Yeah, I'm sure a multi-gazillion dollar corporation like Microsoft has no idea where they came up with the features for their software.
Additionally, National Guard and Army troops, who would normally be called in to assist in major emergencies, were not available at this time, being elsewhere engaged.
Well, if you read this article you'll notice that there were 124,000 National Guardsmen in the states directly in Katrina's path. 3,600 were on duty in Louisiana at the time Katrina struck. So please, hold off on the mantra about there not being enough troops here in the US because they are all in Iraq. They aren't.
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Sir, I applaud your response to my post. It was thoughtful and respectful. Something not seen very much on Slashdot.
Thank you.
No more Swedish beastial kiddy porn...
Believe it or not, if you look in the dictionary for the definition of "science", you won't find the word "evolution" printed there. I'm sorry, but not every who doesn't buy into evolution is being unscientific. Many people have studied the evidence and have decided that it doesn't pan out. Are they right or wrong? I don't know. Last time I checked science involved finding evidence to verify theory before declaring fact....not simply accepting something as fact because the popular belief at the moment says so. That goes for intelligent design as well. I'd hate to see people buy into that without checking whatever evidence exists first.
;)
And please, don't rail me with crap about how "there is no proof for intelligent design" and "evolution IS fact". That's not the point of this comment, so save it for some other time. I just despise the hypocracy of some people, who rather than make a convincing argument, siply declare something "unscientific". It's labelling, and doesn't actually bring anything of value to the discussion.
Anyway, the problem with education in this country is:
1. We keep achievers back with the slower learners rather than letting them progress at their own pace. We do this so that the slower kids don't get their poow wittle feewings huwted.
2. In a country with a service economy, who needs science?
3. I thought I had a 3, but apparently not
Great, Now I'll get twice as many garbage CD's in my mailbox each week. No, I don't want dial-up AOL/Google Free for 4 weeks... Ever. Yes, but they will be targeted specifically to you using Google's new DiskSense(tm)Technology!
I'm not spouting anything false...
I'm simply pointing out that with the evidence they ahve now, it is a much simpler and plausible answer that the jaw bone is from soem kind of deformed (for whatever reason)human than to assume that it is from a whole different species.
I'll admit, that new evidence may come to light that indicates a new species. But in my opinion, that evidence isn't here yet, and to make such a conclusion is jumping the gun.
No, no, no. That is so wrong it's actually funny (no offense intended). In fact, most people would probably be inclined to think you're trolling.
No, I wasn't trolling. My point is that when someone comes up with a complex explaination when a simple answer that fits the evidence exists, there's a reason. Like finding a jaw bone and saying it must be from a different species, instead of the more obvious answer of it being someone with dwarfism.
But I'm not going to say which one is right or wrong...I just think it's a little funny how a lot of hte scientists in this case jump straight to "new species" with what seems to me to be no basis. If I'm wrong, then I suppose I'll find out.
we don't classify folks with dwarfism as nonhuman, so why would an ancient instance of dwarfism indicate a different species?
Ever heard of an agenda? I'm sure some of these scientists are simply looking for some kind of "missing link" between humans and monkeys (or whatever you want to call it), and they are going to see only what they're looking for.
I think you forget that Ads are paying for the content of whatever page you are reading...including this one.
...is Costco. They don't have the cheapest 4x6 (17 cents), but everything else is a good price. $0.39 for a 5x7, $1.49 for an 8x10/8x12, and $2.99 for a 12x18 print. The quality is fantastic too.
And I swear, they didn't pay me to post this...I just like sharing a good deal when I find one.
It was just the same old cd you'd get anywhere...Half.com is kinda like eBay, only without bidding/auctions. It's by eBay. Sometimes you can find things cheap there.
My solution, though not everyone can do this, is to use my FreeBSD machine to rip my CDs
Yeah, I was thinking about that. I downloaded Fedora Core 4 awhile ago, but I haven't installed it yet. Any suggestions for a Linux Disto/ripping program? Or even FreeBSD...how difficult is that to install compared to a Linux distro? Where do I get it and what ripping software do you use?
It was a Switchfoot CD, and I believe the publisher was Columbia
I'm pretty sure I didn't click anything to install it, because I have autoplay disabled on my drives. But I'll try it again today and see what happens.
Obviously they are trying to keep their distribution model valid (read crappy CDs)
I vowed earlier this week to never buy another music CD. I ordered a new album of a group I like from Half.com and got it in the mail the other day. I then put it in my computer and tried to rip the music off as MP3s so I wouldn't have to put the CD in my machine all of the time. However, my ripper of choice (Wimpdows Media Player) wouldn't see my cd drive as having anything in it. I though the cd had some kind of protection on it that wouldn't let my machine read it. However, it opened fine with the little player they included...so I tried another ripping program I found online. That pulled the tracks off, but they sounded like static. Then I stumpled across something on Google that mentioned new music cd's installing something on people's machines called "Plug and Play Manager". I checked my running services and sure enough, there it was. Some more research turned up that somehow, from what I understood, it integrated itself with the IDE drivers for my CD drives, and then wouldn't allow any applications other than their shitty player access to the cd. Well, I worked for Symantec awhile ago, and I figured that if I could get viruses off a machine, I could get this thing off.
Well, first of all, this "Plug and Play Manager" runs as a service. And you can't stop the service. You can't end task on the process that the service starts. I couldn't even see the files that it uses, because they are stored in a folder that starts with $sys$... which apparently I could only see from the command prompt. And even tehn, I could only delete the files in Safe Mode w/Command Prompt. AND THEN after I deleted those files and cleared out the registry keys, when I tried to restart my computer, it started to load my cd drivers and rebooted again. Even in safemode. And the Windows repair feature didn't help. I ended up having to format/reinstall Windows.
Talk about bitch DRM...I was pretty pissed. I bought the damn music, and it happened to come on a CD. If I want to copy the music that I purchased onto my computer to listen to it, that's my business. The RIAA can kiss my ass. I'm never buying another one of their disks again.
I believe that was meant figuratively, like saying, "We are totally focused on Windows!" or "We are completely focused on Windows!" The idea is that they are commited to their product, even though they may be working on others too.
I was referring to in the context of the article. Somehow a coat manages to store a 40,000 volt charge even though people are handling it (thus being grounded).
Like you would even need an "authoritative debunking". Think about it for 5 seconds. Even if you could build such a charge up by rubbing nylon and wool, it would dissipate the moment he was grounded. And also, how the hell does a coat "store" a charge, like in TFA? What a bunch of crap.
On a tangential note, does anybody else get annoyed by the overuse of the phrase "tipping point"?
Yeah, it annoys me. How do they know where the "tipping point" is? Seems pretty arrogant to make such a claim when we understand so VERY little about the planet's various systems work.
He simply linking to a comparisong of Paint.net and the Gimp. Seems interesting to me.
Geeze people...
But I think someone just need to point out that STUPID people are a security risk everywhere they are present.
So how long until Spammers simply block the mailinator.com domain? Or websites refuse to take email addresses from that domain?
I don't see a reason why they would...
"Oh no, that mean mailinator site put up a map of our spams!!!!"
Microsoft and the Windows folks are going to act all high and mighty that their OS now has these cool features, but they will not realize what is driving it. Competition.
Yeah, I'm sure a multi-gazillion dollar corporation like Microsoft has no idea where they came up with the features for their software.
Trust me, they know what they're doing.
I would imagine that GM would rather pay to get a faulty part fixed rather than face a recall or a class-action lawsuit.
Additionally, National Guard and Army troops, who would normally be called in to assist in major emergencies, were not available at this time, being elsewhere engaged.
Well, if you read this article you'll notice that there were 124,000 National Guardsmen in the states directly in Katrina's path. 3,600 were on duty in Louisiana at the time Katrina struck. So please, hold off on the mantra about there not being enough troops here in the US because they are all in Iraq. They aren't.
A welfare state isn't necessary in order to have people who don't own anything.
But is it a huge step toward keeping them that way.
Ex. Why should I work if Uncle Sam will send me a free check each month?