You seem to place your own individual judgment over that of the government and appear quite willing to violate the law in order to make a statement. Of course we have a long history of that- the various free speech cases etc.
However, Rouseau, writing in The Social Contract recognized that our individual will must become subordinate to a more embracing general will which expresses the views of society en masse. Your posts suggest alienation and indifference to the political process. Rouseau would see this as creating a corperate will which represents only a segment of society, in specific that of the government. This can of course be cured by becoming proactive in the political process by writing the FDA, Congress, etc. De Touquville, in Democracy in America, was a bit more blunt: such activity as yours will nessasarily lead to the failure of the political state since it now does not enjoy the rule of law or legitamacy in the eyes of the populace. While I recognize that political alienation will always be a factor it is disturbing to see some the highest tiers of society are engaging in such activities is truly disturbing.
If you were to wake up tomorrow and decide pants were optional could you justify not wearing them? What if you woke up and decided you wanted to kill your neighbor's dog? Statutes clearly prohibit that- but it is inconvient to your ends. If it is change you seek- do it within the system. Our system- is one of the longest enduring in the modern world and is built to accomidate change. You my friend are merely being a fatalistic troll.
By no means am I one to give my decisions over to any other individual. I merely see that I, as well as most people, have very little background in the ins and outs of the ways drugs work. Scientifically controlled studies have shown these substances to be addictive. Until you can place the letters RPh-PhD after your name please do not assume to know drugs better than those that have dedicated their lives to the study of.
My academic focus is political philosophy, particularly the Enlightenment and the subsequent treatises on democracy, which stress playing by the rules. Anything you can do that makes you feel like you have a firm grasp of the material is fair game, provided it is legal. Most professors have a 'no notes' policy, and the federal government has a 'no abuse of controlled substances' policy making both of them out of bounds. Now I have used several tactics to get my 'edge'. For instance in junior high I found taking a drink of water before an exam made me feel prepared. In high school I found using my 'lucky pen' helped. In college I've become partial to studying with a group and explaining the material to them helps me feel confident. None of those are out of bounds because there is no academic or legal restriction on them. If you find taking an asprin helps you- go for it thats not illegal. But if the professor catches you with the dates of the Russian Revolution written on your hand chances are you fail as you have overstepped the bounds. Likewise, if it is found you took a controlled substance without the prior authorization of a medical doctor, you are in violation of law. Please note: It would be perfectly alright if you had a prescription for the substance in question.
The simple fact remains... Ritalin and Adderal are classified as C2s (Narcotics). They are addictive. The suspended pharmacist I wrote about in the first post in my thread is living proof of this. If an MD determines you need these medications to function in a school setting, then rock on and good for you. Until then their use is illegal and dangerous, as a lay person is incapable of weighing all the competing factors present when such a drug is taken.
The use of these medications without a prescription is illegal. If you find this wrong write your Congressman to remove the FDA's authority to regulate these substances. The blatent disregard of law I am seeing in this thread is apalling. The FDA has classified them more severely than birth control, ED, and blood pressure medications for a very good reason- they are dangerous. If the FDA's drug classification is strictly political then I would surely imagine that birth control would be highly restricted given the conservitive slant of the current administration; I would also imagine all steroids would be highly regulated, but they are not.
The FDA classifies drugs on several levels. Some like Motrin 400 can be sold over the counter, others like Motrin 600 or 800 require a prescription. Neither of those are controls. To be a control a drug must be habit forming. Controls are classified into 5 categories. The lower the number, the more habit forming it is. For instance: Valium is a C4, Vicodin is a C3. C2's are known as narcotics and are denoted by N, rather than C. Level 1 drugs are illegal substances. When I say narcotic I am referring to drugs rated N by the FDA.
To say that Ritalin is only a narcotic in the eyes of the lawmakers is erronious. I must point out that the FDA has done extensive testing leading to its ranking as such. Many pharmacists feel regulations on controls and narcotics are not strict enough. They believe certain drugs such as Soma and Trazadone should fall into the same classification (we jokingly call these C6's). Judging by the number of addicts I see every day, I am with them in this regard
Don't get me wrong, if someone is at a genuine disadvantage see a doctor who may or may not write you a script for Adderal. Seeking legitimate medical help is perfectly acceptable. Illegaly using a controlled substance or using unauthorized notes on an exam is not acceptable.
Try as you might you will find nothing illegal or immoral about pulling an all nighter. Government legislation on all nighters is approaching Orwellian absurdity.
I work in a pharmacy and my expierence with the ADHD medications shows how insanely stupid these college kids are being. We had a pharmacist lose his licence for slipping some of the ADHD pills on the sly; there is a reason the FDA classifies them as controlled substances, they are highly addictive. Some of them (Ritalin for sure, maybe Allderal as well) are narcotics which are the most addictive and most highly controlled category of legal drugs. In the state I live in (I'm not going to reveal that because the pill popping pharmacist is still under investigation by the state) controlled drugs are required to be locked in a cabinet that only the pharmacist can access.
Now, for further insight- I am a college student, a soon to be senior political science and history major, I pull 4.0's with nothing more than Earl Gray tea doused in honey to help me write those term papers on Progressive politics until 3:00 am. I equate taking controlled substances illegally in order to gain an "edge" to writing notes on the palm of your hand before stepping into the exam room. I got my high GPA the honest way, I'm going to take my GRE the honest way, and I'm going to persue my PhD the honest way.
Before popping the controls in order to push up those scores realize they are controls because they are highly addictive. If they were safe for use without a prescription then I doubt they would be locked under the counter and subject to an insane amount of paperwork and redundant checks before dispensing. Besides, taking an illegal drug to get your edge reflects badly on you and cheapens the meaning of everything you gained.
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The logical move is to ban the use of phones period- cell or VOIP, wifi without phones is possible.
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However, the airlines could block the service. For instance the local library here blocks FTP access, sure one can get around it by changing ports (same went for AIM when I was in high school), but I highly doubt the average business traveller will know enough the change the port.
I got it working, it is buggy as hell. The preselected channels are garbage, I'll be sticking with Google Video.
Is there any reverse of apt-get install -f?
I read the headline and thought that maybe text messaging as a medium would disapear and I would no longer recieve annoying messages. Shame on the poster for getting my hopes up only to dash them to the ground!
I'm coming from a student's point of view here, and I'm in the social sciences so IANAS. When information is availiable online, even if it's only electronic journal reserves, it makes getting information so much easier. Under the Royal Society's plan their articles will only be availiable to researchers, who can fork over the big bucks for the subscription while us huddled masses who need a little information on what the Royal Society has to say on x issue are left in the dark.
The Internet makes sharing information incredibly easy. The point of science is the free exchange of information, not exclusively hoarding it within a snobby acedemic circle.
How is this on Slashdot? This offers nothing new, nothing exciting. We have had CD-ROM's of videos coupled with card makers for years. This boils down to nothing more than an advertisement for the manufacters of the product. Even, the description the poster used is nothing more than an ad.
I beg to differ with the parent. Of course, me as a geek, I have many computers, 8 of the bad boys. But I know many non geek families who have multiple computers. One for mom, one for dad and one for junior. Especially with the rise in home wireless networks (which we have proven through all the articles on how wide open so many people's networks are) I am seeing far more families have more than one system in the home.
Its not geek to have more than one computer anymore.
It's geek to have more than 5 computers, less than 50% of which run Windows.
I'm 20 and I'll be standing in that line to buy the book for myself you insensitive clod!
Seriously, Harry Potter is a book that appeals to all generations. I read a lot (over 50 books in the last two years) and Harry Potter is one of the best series I have ever read.
I live in Cleveland and there is a Microcenter out in the eastern suburbs, about 30 minutes from my house. I can confirm what a ton of previous posters have said in calling Microcenter a great store. A lot of the people that I know that go there are the super geeks like us, but then again I am from the western suburbs. My girlfriend lives like 5 minutes from Microcenter, and her mom, who is completely clueless with computers loves Microcenter, as do many of her friends. The sales staff, I'd say about half of them know what is up with Linux, and the rest are at least familiar.
Problem however, at least at the Mayfield Heights Ohio Microcenter is the choices when it comes to Linspire machines leaves a lot to be desired. The display is small, the hardware is crappy. I had looked into buying one for my sister, instead I elected to build a computer from scratch.
If Microcenter is serious about Linux, they need to add decent hardware and some more choices than Linspire, I feel Ubuntu is fairly user friendly. A bigger section on Linux, some bad ass machines with Ubuntu and we're in good shape.
As a recent high school graduate (2004) my expierence has shown most of the techie type kids will flock to anything labelled 'computer' list a few possible areas: programming, graphic design, web development (my personal favorite) and gear the program toward who turns up
This is terrible, EA makes the absolute worst sports games, no innovation. I thought we could rely on sports to offer us several different titles, with tons of variety (you can do x but not y in Sega's game, but y and not x in EA's game). Sadly it looks like the face of console gaming is changing for the worse... how long before we are stuck with Sega as the sole NBA game? Not that Sega makes bad games, but we all remember WSB2k1... series have low points that suck beyond comprehension. The competitive nature of 4 or 5 different companies making a similar product forces the series to pick up the slack. I predict that within 3 years Madden will suck so bad that the poster that said 'Madden is the only good football game' will be the only person that thinks so.
RIP NFL Console games, EA killed you because they suck
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The fact remains, they are classified as narcotics by the FDA, in this case meaning scedule II
I might further point out:
You seem to place your own individual judgment over that of the government and appear quite willing to violate the law in order to make a statement. Of course we have a long history of that- the various free speech cases etc.
However, Rouseau, writing in The Social Contract recognized that our individual will must become subordinate to a more embracing general will which expresses the views of society en masse. Your posts suggest alienation and indifference to the political process. Rouseau would see this as creating a corperate will which represents only a segment of society, in specific that of the government. This can of course be cured by becoming proactive in the political process by writing the FDA, Congress, etc. De Touquville, in Democracy in America, was a bit more blunt: such activity as yours will nessasarily lead to the failure of the political state since it now does not enjoy the rule of law or legitamacy in the eyes of the populace. While I recognize that political alienation will always be a factor it is disturbing to see some the highest tiers of society are engaging in such activities is truly disturbing.
If you were to wake up tomorrow and decide pants were optional could you justify not wearing them? What if you woke up and decided you wanted to kill your neighbor's dog? Statutes clearly prohibit that- but it is inconvient to your ends. If it is change you seek- do it within the system. Our system- is one of the longest enduring in the modern world and is built to accomidate change. You my friend are merely being a fatalistic troll.
By no means am I one to give my decisions over to any other individual. I merely see that I, as well as most people, have very little background in the ins and outs of the ways drugs work. Scientifically controlled studies have shown these substances to be addictive. Until you can place the letters RPh-PhD after your name please do not assume to know drugs better than those that have dedicated their lives to the study of.
By that logic steroids would be OK in baseball and plagerism would be okay when writing your term paper.
My academic focus is political philosophy, particularly the Enlightenment and the subsequent treatises on democracy, which stress playing by the rules. Anything you can do that makes you feel like you have a firm grasp of the material is fair game, provided it is legal. Most professors have a 'no notes' policy, and the federal government has a 'no abuse of controlled substances' policy making both of them out of bounds. Now I have used several tactics to get my 'edge'. For instance in junior high I found taking a drink of water before an exam made me feel prepared. In high school I found using my 'lucky pen' helped. In college I've become partial to studying with a group and explaining the material to them helps me feel confident. None of those are out of bounds because there is no academic or legal restriction on them. If you find taking an asprin helps you- go for it thats not illegal. But if the professor catches you with the dates of the Russian Revolution written on your hand chances are you fail as you have overstepped the bounds. Likewise, if it is found you took a controlled substance without the prior authorization of a medical doctor, you are in violation of law. Please note: It would be perfectly alright if you had a prescription for the substance in question.
The simple fact remains... Ritalin and Adderal are classified as C2s (Narcotics). They are addictive. The suspended pharmacist I wrote about in the first post in my thread is living proof of this. If an MD determines you need these medications to function in a school setting, then rock on and good for you. Until then their use is illegal and dangerous, as a lay person is incapable of weighing all the competing factors present when such a drug is taken.
The use of these medications without a prescription is illegal. If you find this wrong write your Congressman to remove the FDA's authority to regulate these substances. The blatent disregard of law I am seeing in this thread is apalling. The FDA has classified them more severely than birth control, ED, and blood pressure medications for a very good reason- they are dangerous. If the FDA's drug classification is strictly political then I would surely imagine that birth control would be highly restricted given the conservitive slant of the current administration; I would also imagine all steroids would be highly regulated, but they are not.
Let me clarify the narcotic/control thing.
The FDA classifies drugs on several levels. Some like Motrin 400 can be sold over the counter, others like Motrin 600 or 800 require a prescription. Neither of those are controls. To be a control a drug must be habit forming. Controls are classified into 5 categories. The lower the number, the more habit forming it is. For instance: Valium is a C4, Vicodin is a C3. C2's are known as narcotics and are denoted by N, rather than C. Level 1 drugs are illegal substances. When I say narcotic I am referring to drugs rated N by the FDA.
To say that Ritalin is only a narcotic in the eyes of the lawmakers is erronious. I must point out that the FDA has done extensive testing leading to its ranking as such. Many pharmacists feel regulations on controls and narcotics are not strict enough. They believe certain drugs such as Soma and Trazadone should fall into the same classification (we jokingly call these C6's). Judging by the number of addicts I see every day, I am with them in this regard
Don't get me wrong, if someone is at a genuine disadvantage see a doctor who may or may not write you a script for Adderal. Seeking legitimate medical help is perfectly acceptable. Illegaly using a controlled substance or using unauthorized notes on an exam is not acceptable.
Try as you might you will find nothing illegal or immoral about pulling an all nighter. Government legislation on all nighters is approaching Orwellian absurdity.
I work in a pharmacy and my expierence with the ADHD medications shows how insanely stupid these college kids are being. We had a pharmacist lose his licence for slipping some of the ADHD pills on the sly; there is a reason the FDA classifies them as controlled substances, they are highly addictive. Some of them (Ritalin for sure, maybe Allderal as well) are narcotics which are the most addictive and most highly controlled category of legal drugs. In the state I live in (I'm not going to reveal that because the pill popping pharmacist is still under investigation by the state) controlled drugs are required to be locked in a cabinet that only the pharmacist can access.
Now, for further insight- I am a college student, a soon to be senior political science and history major, I pull 4.0's with nothing more than Earl Gray tea doused in honey to help me write those term papers on Progressive politics until 3:00 am. I equate taking controlled substances illegally in order to gain an "edge" to writing notes on the palm of your hand before stepping into the exam room. I got my high GPA the honest way, I'm going to take my GRE the honest way, and I'm going to persue my PhD the honest way.
Before popping the controls in order to push up those scores realize they are controls because they are highly addictive. If they were safe for use without a prescription then I doubt they would be locked under the counter and subject to an insane amount of paperwork and redundant checks before dispensing. Besides, taking an illegal drug to get your edge reflects badly on you and cheapens the meaning of everything you gained.
The logical move is to ban the use of phones period- cell or VOIP, wifi without phones is possible.
However, the airlines could block the service. For instance the local library here blocks FTP access, sure one can get around it by changing ports (same went for AIM when I was in high school), but I highly doubt the average business traveller will know enough the change the port.
I got it working, it is buggy as hell. The preselected channels are garbage, I'll be sticking with Google Video. Is there any reverse of apt-get install -f?
Thats not all.. it gave me like 10 different dependency errors, everything from mozilla-browser to python
This was on BBC World Service almost 24 hours before it appeared here.
Sadly, geeks can't even get fat girls
I read the headline and thought that maybe text messaging as a medium would disapear and I would no longer recieve annoying messages. Shame on the poster for getting my hopes up only to dash them to the ground!
I'm coming from a student's point of view here, and I'm in the social sciences so IANAS. When information is availiable online, even if it's only electronic journal reserves, it makes getting information so much easier. Under the Royal Society's plan their articles will only be availiable to researchers, who can fork over the big bucks for the subscription while us huddled masses who need a little information on what the Royal Society has to say on x issue are left in the dark.
The Internet makes sharing information incredibly easy. The point of science is the free exchange of information, not exclusively hoarding it within a snobby acedemic circle.How is this on Slashdot? This offers nothing new, nothing exciting. We have had CD-ROM's of videos coupled with card makers for years. This boils down to nothing more than an advertisement for the manufacters of the product. Even, the description the poster used is nothing more than an ad.
Are the moderaters THAT bad?
I beg to differ with the parent. Of course, me as a geek, I have many computers, 8 of the bad boys. But I know many non geek families who have multiple computers. One for mom, one for dad and one for junior. Especially with the rise in home wireless networks (which we have proven through all the articles on how wide open so many people's networks are) I am seeing far more families have more than one system in the home.
Its not geek to have more than one computer anymore.
It's geek to have more than 5 computers, less than 50% of which run Windows.
The site went live a few minutes ago, and Google sent an IM to those already on saying the broken link is fixed and the site is live.
I'm 20 and I'll be standing in that line to buy the book for myself you insensitive clod! Seriously, Harry Potter is a book that appeals to all generations. I read a lot (over 50 books in the last two years) and Harry Potter is one of the best series I have ever read.
I live in Cleveland and there is a Microcenter out in the eastern suburbs, about 30 minutes from my house. I can confirm what a ton of previous posters have said in calling Microcenter a great store. A lot of the people that I know that go there are the super geeks like us, but then again I am from the western suburbs. My girlfriend lives like 5 minutes from Microcenter, and her mom, who is completely clueless with computers loves Microcenter, as do many of her friends. The sales staff, I'd say about half of them know what is up with Linux, and the rest are at least familiar.
Problem however, at least at the Mayfield Heights Ohio Microcenter is the choices when it comes to Linspire machines leaves a lot to be desired. The display is small, the hardware is crappy. I had looked into buying one for my sister, instead I elected to build a computer from scratch.
If Microcenter is serious about Linux, they need to add decent hardware and some more choices than Linspire, I feel Ubuntu is fairly user friendly. A bigger section on Linux, some bad ass machines with Ubuntu and we're in good shape.
Too bad I can already do that on Linux
As a recent high school graduate (2004) my expierence has shown most of the techie type kids will flock to anything labelled 'computer' list a few possible areas: programming, graphic design, web development (my personal favorite) and gear the program toward who turns up
This is terrible, EA makes the absolute worst sports games, no innovation. I thought we could rely on sports to offer us several different titles, with tons of variety (you can do x but not y in Sega's game, but y and not x in EA's game). Sadly it looks like the face of console gaming is changing for the worse... how long before we are stuck with Sega as the sole NBA game? Not that Sega makes bad games, but we all remember WSB2k1... series have low points that suck beyond comprehension. The competitive nature of 4 or 5 different companies making a similar product forces the series to pick up the slack. I predict that within 3 years Madden will suck so bad that the poster that said 'Madden is the only good football game' will be the only person that thinks so. RIP NFL Console games, EA killed you because they suck