I did read the judgment and ruling. I'm also familiar with court precedent of the Establishment Clause. It follows from the ruling that teaching ID in any classroom, not just that of science and biology, would be teaching religion as theory rather than philosophy, and therefore banned.
Please mod this down. As other commenters have proven with complete quotes from the ruling, this comment is not informative - it is wrong.
Teaching intelligent design as well as the policy of teaching intelligent design were ruled unconstitutional.
Ah, well, I do agree that someone can collect that much money over time, perhaps toward retirement, or perhaps in total assets in their business - in cash, before the age of 35, what we think of when we think of a "millionaire", I'd say the percentage is incredibly small.
I agree, that $2 isn't very much when considering the player; however, do remember that a rental typically has more than one disc, and one disc has more than one episode. For, say, Battlestar Galactica, you're paying something on the order of $30 for all the episodes on iTunes, as much as a purchase of the DVD set.
Actually, the OED and its ilk are about tracking what words are actually used in English. The words in them are directly based not on what "should" or "should not" be in a dictionary, but what words are used in everything from everyday speech to literature. The OED got started with individuals sending in notecards with a word and a pointer to an example of its use.
Yep. If I buy the iPod Video "HD" later on, I don't want to be stuck buying things over again. These displays will be 640x480 if not 1280x720/768 within a couple of years.
Apple should make it clear to their customers (if they intend to do this) that later versions will be made available to those who have purchased the original version.
I think that the same can be said for many, possibly a majority, of people - at least in the US. Sure, sometimes we do things for charity, sometimes we do things because we feel they're right, but there are so many things we do simply because they're cheaper. We don't know, say, what the conditions are in the factories where our clothes are made, but we buy them anyway.
Companies are a more distilled form of this. There are, of course, exceptions - more people than corporations, certainly - but I think the concept holds.
Every single one of those Democrats said, when voting to allow the President to use the military, that it was because if they didn't, and Saddam had nukes or chemical weapons and used them, it would have been their asses. They also made it very clear in debate that they were trusting the President not to be lying to the American people.
We as a society should not be looking at new ways to transport energy.
What? So, instead of oil, we should just build more wires everywhere? Say, over every lane of every road? Give me a break.
It's interesting. I haven't yet seen a system that really works to protect the interests of those who actually develop something without limiting the ability of others to use good ideas.
I think you're absolutely right, it is a very morally ambiguous issue, especially regarding when to cut it off. In the US, you can only do abortions during the first and second trimester, and I think that may be fine - the idea being that if it's been that long, you've had a lot of time to make your decision - and if it's been that long, the fetus may be able to survive outside the womb (with some help).
But many abortions happen because of sudden problems - the mother finds out she's HIV positive, or suddenly is in a position where she won't be able to provide for the child. The father could leave, or any number of things could happen to the mother's situation that make it extremely perilous or unviable to have the child. I think that if she's willing - if this woman who has carried this potential child for at least six months is still willing to have something as unimaginably traumatic as an abortion, she's got a reason that I probably haven't thought of that's a lot better than any reason I should tell her "no".
I'm morally uncomfortable with the whole thing - I'm also a pacifist who believes that the death penalty is barbarism. But I believe that denying the choice is not a responsible way to prevent women from having to go through it. We need to provide physical and mental health care to prevent the issue from happening in the first place nearly as often. Make contraception free - I'd gladly pay higher taxes for that.
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I did read the judgment and ruling. I'm also familiar with court precedent of the Establishment Clause. It follows from the ruling that teaching ID in any classroom, not just that of science and biology, would be teaching religion as theory rather than philosophy, and therefore banned.
Please mod this down. As other commenters have proven with complete quotes from the ruling, this comment is not informative - it is wrong. Teaching intelligent design as well as the policy of teaching intelligent design were ruled unconstitutional.
"law A" != "law B". Example: Taylor laws. It's pure civil disobedience to break those.
Ah, well, I do agree that someone can collect that much money over time, perhaps toward retirement, or perhaps in total assets in their business - in cash, before the age of 35, what we think of when we think of a "millionaire", I'd say the percentage is incredibly small.
Luck, sir. It is luck. Determination on the part of the person has little to do with it - although sociopathy helps.
How many millionaires do you know?
So, you're saying that if the company can select a cutoff date that's too soon, they can avoid a lot of hassle using your system?
why do I make so much money on it? Why does it work for my grandmother?
I agree, that $2 isn't very much when considering the player; however, do remember that a rental typically has more than one disc, and one disc has more than one episode. For, say, Battlestar Galactica, you're paying something on the order of $30 for all the episodes on iTunes, as much as a purchase of the DVD set.
Actually, the OED and its ilk are about tracking what words are actually used in English. The words in them are directly based not on what "should" or "should not" be in a dictionary, but what words are used in everything from everyday speech to literature. The OED got started with individuals sending in notecards with a word and a pointer to an example of its use.
That's why I had the bit in parentheses with the "if".
Yep. If I buy the iPod Video "HD" later on, I don't want to be stuck buying things over again. These displays will be 640x480 if not 1280x720/768 within a couple of years.
Apple should make it clear to their customers (if they intend to do this) that later versions will be made available to those who have purchased the original version.
What DRM reasons? Are you expecting to buy a machine with Palladium?
Actually, many biofuel crops are nitrogen fixers. You wouldn't even need fertilizer if you rotated crops correctly.
...you mean with the billions of dollars in annual profits?
Slow link response? Same time it takes the browser to start.
I think that the same can be said for many, possibly a majority, of people - at least in the US. Sure, sometimes we do things for charity, sometimes we do things because we feel they're right, but there are so many things we do simply because they're cheaper. We don't know, say, what the conditions are in the factories where our clothes are made, but we buy them anyway.
Companies are a more distilled form of this. There are, of course, exceptions - more people than corporations, certainly - but I think the concept holds.
Every single one of those Democrats said, when voting to allow the President to use the military, that it was because if they didn't, and Saddam had nukes or chemical weapons and used them, it would have been their asses. They also made it very clear in debate that they were trusting the President not to be lying to the American people.
We as a society should not be looking at new ways to transport energy. What? So, instead of oil, we should just build more wires everywhere? Say, over every lane of every road? Give me a break.
You're forced to use one program? Have you actually opened up the thing in Windows as a storage device?
It's a way to transport energy more cleanly than bio-oils and in a smaller, cheaper package than batteries.
It's interesting. I haven't yet seen a system that really works to protect the interests of those who actually develop something without limiting the ability of others to use good ideas.
has to be reformed. Such a basic idea shouldn't be patentable, even when it costs a giant like Microsoft.
Funny how the schools where they preach abstinence have much higher rates of teen pregnancy...
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I think you're absolutely right, it is a very morally ambiguous issue, especially regarding when to cut it off. In the US, you can only do abortions during the first and second trimester, and I think that may be fine - the idea being that if it's been that long, you've had a lot of time to make your decision - and if it's been that long, the fetus may be able to survive outside the womb (with some help).
But many abortions happen because of sudden problems - the mother finds out she's HIV positive, or suddenly is in a position where she won't be able to provide for the child. The father could leave, or any number of things could happen to the mother's situation that make it extremely perilous or unviable to have the child. I think that if she's willing - if this woman who has carried this potential child for at least six months is still willing to have something as unimaginably traumatic as an abortion, she's got a reason that I probably haven't thought of that's a lot better than any reason I should tell her "no".
I'm morally uncomfortable with the whole thing - I'm also a pacifist who believes that the death penalty is barbarism. But I believe that denying the choice is not a responsible way to prevent women from having to go through it. We need to provide physical and mental health care to prevent the issue from happening in the first place nearly as often. Make contraception free - I'd gladly pay higher taxes for that.