WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY, I WRITE THIS LETTER THAT I MAY REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A DELICATE MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. I RECEIVED YOUR ADDRESS FROM A CONTACT AT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) WHO WAS IN NEW ORLEANS. MY FATHER WAS CAUGHT IN THE TRAGIC AFTERMATH OF THE TERRIBLE STORM HURRICANE KATRINA, AND THOUGH HE FOUGHT VALIANTLY, DROWNED IN HIS HOME. IT WAS TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT HE INFORMED ME OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCKED BOX ON UNHARMED LAND IN THE FRENCH QUARTER CONTAINING VALUABLES AND CASH SUM OF $20,350,000 DOLLARS (US).
I HAVE ESCAPED THE STORM IN NEW ORLEANS AND AM CURRENTLY RESIDING IN HOUSTON IN THE ASTRODOME STADIUM. IN ORDER TO AVOID RAISING AN EYEBROW OVER THE HUGH SUM OF MONEY CONTAINED IN THIS LOCKED BOX, I DESPOSITED IT WITH A SECURITY ORGANIZATION FOR SAFEKEEPING PURPOSES. BE INFORMED THAT THE SECURITY ORGANIZATION IS UNAWARE OF THE TRUE CONTENTS OF THIS BOX AND WE DO NOT WANT THEM TO KNOW OF ITS VALUE.
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO OPEN A NON RESIDENCE BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE IN TEXAS AND GET THE MONEY DEPOSITED IN THE ACCOUNT, THERE AFTER YOU ORDER THE BANK MANAGER TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU SHALL SOURCE FOR GOOD INVESTMENT FOR US SO THAT WE MAY INVEST THE MONEY WISELY.
CONCERING THE MONEY, WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE SUM OF 40% OF THE TOTAL MONEY AND 5% MAPPED OUT FOR ANY INCUURED EXPENSES. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST US, YOU MAY RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO PREPARE ARRANGEMENTS. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS OF THIS MONEY SO DEISCRETION IS A MUST.
GOD BE WITH YOU,
MR. HUGH G RECTION, 419TH ORDER OF THE ROYAL COCKBLOCKERS
Just because computer scientists bastardized the SI units doesn't mean the SI units have changed. kilo still means 1000, mega still means million, giga still means billion.
The space elevator is a fantasy. Theoretically possible some day, but the technical hurdles combined with the inherent drawbacks of the technology mean it will NEVER be put into practice... at least not on Earth.
Now, all this nanotechnology WILL likely translate into stronger, lighter, more durable space craft. If the production methods can bring nanotechnology to a reasonable price, then, some day, my grandkids might get to buy a ticket to Mars.
Nanotechnology will never give us the space elvator, even if it make it technically possible.
Most do. However, we also want the convenience of auto-fill in fields, URLs that kinda figure out where we want to go based on prior activity. You cannot have those conveniences without making it possible for someone to use it against you. You can make it HARD, but not impossible.
Is is dumb, but not for the reason you suggest. It is dumb because software isn't to be designed with 'criminal investigator usability' as a design consideration.
The government's bottow line is the same as the tax payer's bottom line. Either through taxes or deficit, every dollar that is spent by big brother comes out of our pocket. Not quite sure of the point of your post, except to jip by out of FP!:)
My question.... if other animals have this ability, and mice can be easily modified to have this ability, why didn't evolution produce this capability in mice naturally?
Is there some nasty side effect that makes it better to NOT have this ability and put up with loss of limbs, and other damage?
Maybe Bester didn't do it the first time for kicks, maybe it was suggested to him, as a character building experience, maybe from then on he had returned to it, to reassure himself and make sure he completely understood the emptiness of death. Who knows such things?
Kinda reminds me of Hulk Hogan vs whomever. The 'whomever' is built into some type of super-human villan. It is curtains for Hogan. All over finished. Then Hogan drops the leg and is victorious once again.
Then next bad guy. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Last 'bad guy' was the EU. Last bad guy before that was Japan. Last bad guy before that was Russia.
Stupid analogy. Probably. But I am kinda tired and cranky right now, and haven't bought into all the China terror stuff. More tahn likely, China will hit a plateau that they won't be able to crosss as long as things are centrally planned. They will be a force to be reckoned with, sure, but won't be too interested in anything beyond their thousands-of-years-old sphere of influence.
And all of this will just take our eyes off of the fact that we are decaying from within. Much like Hulk Hogan's skill, physique and hairline were in decline 20 years ago.... Maybe the analogy wasn't as stupid as it first sounded...
With respect to sexual desires, watching X-rated videos found in your local video store is one form. I trust that requires little explanation for the/. crowd. Moreover, watching those videos, does not encourage you to become a rapist, cause you to become a rapist or otherwise make you guilty of any crime. Just as obvious, right?
If you are getting off on rape videos, you are a sicko too. If it is watching consensual sex, that is dramatically different. There is no such thing as consensual sex between an eight year old and an adult, though I suspect you might be a NAMBLA member.
This kind of post makes me want to vomit. I am sure you feel better than everyone else with your "understanding" and compassion for others. Fact is, if you get off watching stuff happen to little kids, you DO need a bullet to the head.
Folks who get off on this stuff do damage to society... there is a market that will give them what they want. Thousands of kids are forced into the "industry" each year. And people who get off on this shit WILL find a way to get it in real life too. Children are the easiest prey. Any sicko who wants it will find some vulnerable kid to use for their sexual deviancy.
Most paedophiles hide in their own maturbatory fantasy worlds and are of no threat to anyone except themselves. Similary, the most of what is considered kiddy porn, urban legends aside, involves no sexual acts.
This is where I knew you were full of shit (and like the other posted alluded to, 'talking out of your ass'. I know folks in law enforcement. One had to retire after being part of taking down a kiddie porn ring, and busting some of its "customers". He had seen people shot in the line of duty before, and that didn't bother him so much. But some of the graphic things online were too much for him. He wouldn't go into details....
I really don't know WTF Jenna Jameson is
And despite not knowing who you are talking about for half of your monologue, and using it as the illustration to prove you are right, you get modded up to +5.... amazing.
For your own information, Jenna Jameson was 17 when she started her career. While that is underage, and illegal, someone watching would not be a pedophile. Eighteen in an arbitrary age that we use in this country as being capable of making decisions without parental consent. Pedophilia is desiring sexually immature girls. Pedophiles will act out, given the opportunity. Pedophiles should be rounded up and shot.
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DEAR SIR,
WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY, I WRITE THIS LETTER THAT I MAY REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A DELICATE MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. I RECEIVED YOUR ADDRESS FROM A CONTACT AT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) WHO WAS IN NEW ORLEANS. MY FATHER WAS CAUGHT IN THE TRAGIC AFTERMATH OF THE TERRIBLE STORM HURRICANE KATRINA, AND THOUGH HE FOUGHT VALIANTLY, DROWNED IN HIS HOME. IT WAS TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT HE INFORMED ME OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCKED BOX ON UNHARMED LAND IN THE FRENCH QUARTER CONTAINING VALUABLES AND CASH SUM OF $20,350,000 DOLLARS (US).
I HAVE ESCAPED THE STORM IN NEW ORLEANS AND AM CURRENTLY RESIDING IN HOUSTON IN THE ASTRODOME STADIUM. IN ORDER TO AVOID RAISING AN EYEBROW OVER THE HUGH SUM OF MONEY CONTAINED IN THIS LOCKED BOX, I DESPOSITED IT WITH A SECURITY ORGANIZATION FOR SAFEKEEPING PURPOSES. BE INFORMED THAT THE SECURITY ORGANIZATION IS UNAWARE OF THE TRUE CONTENTS OF THIS BOX AND WE DO NOT WANT THEM TO KNOW OF ITS VALUE.
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO OPEN A NON RESIDENCE BANK ACCOUNT IN ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE IN TEXAS AND GET THE MONEY DEPOSITED IN THE ACCOUNT, THERE AFTER YOU ORDER THE BANK MANAGER TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU SHALL SOURCE FOR GOOD INVESTMENT FOR US SO THAT WE MAY INVEST THE MONEY WISELY.
CONCERING THE MONEY, WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE SUM OF 40% OF THE TOTAL MONEY AND 5% MAPPED OUT FOR ANY INCUURED EXPENSES. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST US, YOU MAY RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO PREPARE ARRANGEMENTS. NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS OF THIS MONEY SO DEISCRETION IS A MUST.
GOD BE WITH YOU,
MR. HUGH G RECTION, 419TH ORDER OF THE ROYAL COCKBLOCKERS
Try any mother with a digital camera...
Just because computer scientists bastardized the SI units doesn't mean the SI units have changed. kilo still means 1000, mega still means million, giga still means billion.
SI is based on base ten, not base 1024.
There's No Need To Fear! CAPITAL LETTER Man is Here!
Doesn't everyone on Slashdot use IE?
(sorry)
The space elevator is a fantasy. Theoretically possible some day, but the technical hurdles combined with the inherent drawbacks of the technology mean it will NEVER be put into practice... at least not on Earth.
Now, all this nanotechnology WILL likely translate into stronger, lighter, more durable space craft. If the production methods can bring nanotechnology to a reasonable price, then, some day, my grandkids might get to buy a ticket to Mars.
Nanotechnology will never give us the space elvator, even if it make it technically possible.
Most do. However, we also want the convenience of auto-fill in fields, URLs that kinda figure out where we want to go based on prior activity. You cannot have those conveniences without making it possible for someone to use it against you. You can make it HARD, but not impossible.
Is is dumb, but not for the reason you suggest. It is dumb because software isn't to be designed with 'criminal investigator usability' as a design consideration.
Simple as that.
The government's bottow line is the same as the tax payer's bottom line. Either through taxes or deficit, every dollar that is spent by big brother comes out of our pocket. Not quite sure of the point of your post, except to jip by out of FP! :)
Movin to PDF is a step forward? Crap, I'd rather have a word document....
My question.... if other animals have this ability, and mice can be easily modified to have this ability, why didn't evolution produce this capability in mice naturally?
Is there some nasty side effect that makes it better to NOT have this ability and put up with loss of limbs, and other damage?
I, for one, do not want to know about your personal life. Thanks.
Maybe Bester didn't do it the first time for kicks, maybe it was suggested to him, as a character building experience, maybe from then on he had returned to it, to reassure himself and make sure he completely understood the emptiness of death. Who knows such things?
The writers? It's a fricking TV show...
Where have you been? Their valedictorian got elected President!
Kinda reminds me of Hulk Hogan vs whomever. The 'whomever' is built into some type of super-human villan. It is curtains for Hogan. All over finished. Then Hogan drops the leg and is victorious once again.
Then next bad guy. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Last 'bad guy' was the EU. Last bad guy before that was Japan. Last bad guy before that was Russia.
Stupid analogy. Probably. But I am kinda tired and cranky right now, and haven't bought into all the China terror stuff. More tahn likely, China will hit a plateau that they won't be able to crosss as long as things are centrally planned. They will be a force to be reckoned with, sure, but won't be too interested in anything beyond their thousands-of-years-old sphere of influence.
And all of this will just take our eyes off of the fact that we are decaying from within. Much like Hulk Hogan's skill, physique and hairline were in decline 20 years ago.... Maybe the analogy wasn't as stupid as it first sounded...
Or maybe it is...
goodnight all...
Ummmm. are you serious, or are you just mean and trying to get the dude fired?
Yeah! Like giving people free will. We see what a fiasco THAT turned into. I tried to warn him, but you know how it all turned out.
Lucifer
What we really need is one country (somewhere else) where Christians can gather and live in whatever primitive manner they choose.
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Ummmmm. they did a few hundred years back.
http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/mayflower.ht
The seperation between church and state has been more "fuzzy" than either side would have you believe...
:)
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel06-2.html
contains a few interesting tidbits. Use Google and find some more
Even Microsoft is running away from COM. Read up on .NET, and they practically admit that COM has way too many negatives to be worth fighting with.
.NET, and am not a Linux zealot by any means. But COM isn't a reason to put it down...
I for one am excited about
With respect to sexual desires, watching X-rated videos found in your local video store is one form. I trust that requires little explanation for the /. crowd. Moreover, watching those videos, does not encourage you to become a rapist, cause you to become a rapist or otherwise make you guilty of any crime. Just as obvious, right?
If you are getting off on rape videos, you are a sicko too. If it is watching consensual sex, that is dramatically different. There is no such thing as consensual sex between an eight year old and an adult, though I suspect you might be a NAMBLA member.
This kind of post makes me want to vomit. I am sure you feel better than everyone else with your "understanding" and compassion for others. Fact is, if you get off watching stuff happen to little kids, you DO need a bullet to the head.
Folks who get off on this stuff do damage to society... there is a market that will give them what they want. Thousands of kids are forced into the "industry" each year. And people who get off on this shit WILL find a way to get it in real life too. Children are the easiest prey. Any sicko who wants it will find some vulnerable kid to use for their sexual deviancy.
Most paedophiles hide in their own maturbatory fantasy worlds and are of no threat to anyone except themselves. Similary, the most of what is considered kiddy porn, urban legends aside, involves no sexual acts.
This is where I knew you were full of shit (and like the other posted alluded to, 'talking out of your ass'. I know folks in law enforcement. One had to retire after being part of taking down a kiddie porn ring, and busting some of its "customers". He had seen people shot in the line of duty before, and that didn't bother him so much. But some of the graphic things online were too much for him. He wouldn't go into details....
I really don't know WTF Jenna Jameson is
And despite not knowing who you are talking about for half of your monologue, and using it as the illustration to prove you are right, you get modded up to +5.... amazing.
For your own information, Jenna Jameson was 17 when she started her career. While that is underage, and illegal, someone watching would not be a pedophile. Eighteen in an arbitrary age that we use in this country as being capable of making decisions without parental consent. Pedophilia is desiring sexually immature girls. Pedophiles will act out, given the opportunity. Pedophiles should be rounded up and shot.
In other news, a group of English professors beats Cracell to death for his butchering of the language.
I have a therapy for pedophiles. .357 to the temple. Works every time.
Sometimes, we need a little less understanding, and a lot more ass kicking.
If the Queen speaks English, she sure wouldn't understand half of Slashdot...
s/haved/hacked.