Too bad the so-called "fair tax" is actually highly regressive (as is all sales tax), making it decidedly unfair. Even though it makes exemptions for spending below the poverty line, it'll still have the overall effect of putting pressure on the middle class.
Of course, TFA also mentions that this method allows researchers to study apoptosis further, by allowing them to observe individual cells undergoing the process. Conceivably, once the mechanisms of the process are understood better, it will eventually be possible to trigger apoptosis in malignant cells (i.e., curing cancer). This development could possibly have revolutionary implications in the realm of cancer treatment.
That data is not tied to an individual's account: it is simply aggregated. This is stated in captial letters very clearly in their Privacy Policy (tivo.com/privacy), which they make you read before you sign up. Even if you only glance through the policy, there's little chance that you'll miss it. Moreover, they allow you to opt out by calling a phone number. Of course, this information isn't just used for their financial benefit, since Tivo's "Suggestions" feature (one of the things that gives Tivo the edge over other DVRs) depends on the ability to collect data anonymously. There are many companies flippant about privacy, but Tivo certainly isn't one of them.
Yes. Scientology claims to be scientific in nature. That is, its operating principles are allegedly based on events that occurred without supernatural interference. However, we know that a DC8 can't fly through space without the occupants inside dying, even with rockets instead of propellers. Thus, we can say with as much certainty as physics allows that Scientology is false.
The monotheistic religions are based on the intervention of a supernatural being. By definition, that supernatural being is not inside our universe, and is not bound by our physical laws. A good analogy would be a sentient AI living in an artificial universe, with its own set of rules (analogous to our physics). The person who programmed that AI and that universe is, in effect, God. The programmer can change virtual water into virtual wine, can violate conservation of energy, and can do pretty much whatever he or she wants: he or she is not constrained by that universe's rules. Clearly, the programmer is omnipotent. In fact, if the entire universe was one-dimensional, with one dimension of time, the entirety of that universe and its history could be viewed on a monitor, making the programmer omniscient as well.
Regardless of whether you believe in God or not, you have to accept that the idea is at least plausible. It is not unthinkable that a super-intelligent being in a five-dimensional space created the universe and is looking at all of spacetime on a four-dimensional monitor, adjusting the parameters until the optimal picture develops.
Well, it's extremely unlikely that any rocket will enter a stable orbit around a star. Because it was launched outside of the gravitational well of all other stars, if it approaches any of them, it will automatically have more than enough energy to escape. It may be deflected, but it probably won't be captured. Having said that, if it encounters enough resistance while near that star (e.g., due to solar wind), it might be possible, assuming that it is enough to lose all of its initial kinetic energy.
So, does this mean we'll see better integration of Firefox with Java now? Currently, if I go to a page and the browser freezes for about 15 seconds, I think to myself, "This page must have an applet."
We have the names of U.S states and capitals rammed down our necks by countless TV shows and movies and they don't even know we have states.
I'll have you know that off the top of my head, I knew that there was an Australian state named Queenland and one that started with "New." One and a third out of six isn't half bad.:)
Well, the most obvious one that comes to mind is that if Gore had won, a) we wouldn't be in Iraq and b) we'd still have standing in the international community.
We actually have mass extinctions going on now. It's off-cycle, since we're the cause.
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Considering the fact that Sony and Nintendo are incapable of competing with Microsoft on this initiative... I'm really surprised no one at the Justice Department has taken notice. It's blatant leveraging of a monopoly if you ask me. I don't see how it's legal.
The current administration isn't interested in prosecuting monopolies who abuse their power. That's why Microsoft got off their guilty verdict so easy when Bush came into office. Hopefully our next president believes in a fair, competitive market.
If he had got off on the technicality then the law would have, once again, shown itself to be stupid.
I'd hardly call the Fourth Amendment a stupid technicality. In this particular instance, it was determined to be irrelevant, but it doesn't mean that its general application is stupid. It protects us from random raids by the police by ensuring that any evidence collected improperly is useless to them.
Just so you know, it's pretty easy to mostly stop credit offers. The FTC forces the credit bureaus have an opt-out page, which is linked to from this page. (I've purposely not included the direct link, in case there are other ones with similar-sounding names. Just follow the link on the ftc.gov page.)
too bad 90% of americans are baying sheep that are to cowardly to vote for a 3rd party.
Do you blame them? The last time that a substantial number of people voted for a third party, we ended up in Iraq. Basing your judgments on past experience is not being sheepish: it is being smart.
Traffic cameras are terrible because they require they expect humans, naturally imprecise creatures, to conform to precise machine conditions. Here's what I mean. According to this article, the state of California determined that 77% of all their traffic camera tickets were issued when the light had been red for less than a second. While there are certainly people who try to beat yellow lights, what fraction of these tickets were issued to people who made the split decision not to stop, for reasons of safety? Half? A third? If that's the case, then somewhere between about 25% and 35% of all tickets are issued to people trying to obey the law!
Ronald Reagan certainly wasn't terrible, but wasn't that good of a president. As I'm sure you'll agree, public opinion polls do not necessarily reflect reality (e.g., 33% of Americans are Creationists). The main reason that people look so highly on him is because he was in office when the Soviet Union fell, and they assume that he had something to do with it. In truth, the USSR collapsed under its own weight, and he was merely spouting rhetoric while it happened.
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Actually, I think they've been watching too much Pokemon.
Too bad the so-called "fair tax" is actually highly regressive (as is all sales tax), making it decidedly unfair. Even though it makes exemptions for spending below the poverty line, it'll still have the overall effect of putting pressure on the middle class.
Ah, but you forget about the engineers who took Latin for four years at their Catholic high school!
Of course, TFA also mentions that this method allows researchers to study apoptosis further, by allowing them to observe individual cells undergoing the process. Conceivably, once the mechanisms of the process are understood better, it will eventually be possible to trigger apoptosis in malignant cells (i.e., curing cancer). This development could possibly have revolutionary implications in the realm of cancer treatment.
That data is not tied to an individual's account: it is simply aggregated. This is stated in captial letters very clearly in their Privacy Policy (tivo.com/privacy), which they make you read before you sign up. Even if you only glance through the policy, there's little chance that you'll miss it. Moreover, they allow you to opt out by calling a phone number. Of course, this information isn't just used for their financial benefit, since Tivo's "Suggestions" feature (one of the things that gives Tivo the edge over other DVRs) depends on the ability to collect data anonymously. There are many companies flippant about privacy, but Tivo certainly isn't one of them.
Pardon the grandparent for assuming that you weren't a zealot. You've cleared that up, though.
Yes. Scientology claims to be scientific in nature. That is, its operating principles are allegedly based on events that occurred without supernatural interference. However, we know that a DC8 can't fly through space without the occupants inside dying, even with rockets instead of propellers. Thus, we can say with as much certainty as physics allows that Scientology is false.
The monotheistic religions are based on the intervention of a supernatural being. By definition, that supernatural being is not inside our universe, and is not bound by our physical laws. A good analogy would be a sentient AI living in an artificial universe, with its own set of rules (analogous to our physics). The person who programmed that AI and that universe is, in effect, God. The programmer can change virtual water into virtual wine, can violate conservation of energy, and can do pretty much whatever he or she wants: he or she is not constrained by that universe's rules. Clearly, the programmer is omnipotent. In fact, if the entire universe was one-dimensional, with one dimension of time, the entirety of that universe and its history could be viewed on a monitor, making the programmer omniscient as well.
Regardless of whether you believe in God or not, you have to accept that the idea is at least plausible. It is not unthinkable that a super-intelligent being in a five-dimensional space created the universe and is looking at all of spacetime on a four-dimensional monitor, adjusting the parameters until the optimal picture develops.
And with all your fancy technology and fancy driving you're still 10mpg under what I get on my fun-to-drive motor scooter.
:)
And with all his fancy technology and fancy driving, he's able to drive in the rain.
Well, it's extremely unlikely that any rocket will enter a stable orbit around a star. Because it was launched outside of the gravitational well of all other stars, if it approaches any of them, it will automatically have more than enough energy to escape. It may be deflected, but it probably won't be captured. Having said that, if it encounters enough resistance while near that star (e.g., due to solar wind), it might be possible, assuming that it is enough to lose all of its initial kinetic energy.
So, does this mean we'll see better integration of Firefox with Java now? Currently, if I go to a page and the browser freezes for about 15 seconds, I think to myself, "This page must have an applet."
We have the names of U.S states and capitals rammed down our necks by countless TV shows and movies and they don't even know we have states.
:)
I'll have you know that off the top of my head, I knew that there was an Australian state named Queenland and one that started with "New." One and a third out of six isn't half bad.
You forgot chewing gum in Singapore.
Well, the most obvious one that comes to mind is that if Gore had won, a) we wouldn't be in Iraq and b) we'd still have standing in the international community.
We actually have mass extinctions going on now. It's off-cycle, since we're the cause.
Considering the fact that Sony and Nintendo are incapable of competing with Microsoft on this initiative... I'm really surprised no one at the Justice Department has taken notice. It's blatant leveraging of a monopoly if you ask me. I don't see how it's legal.
The current administration isn't interested in prosecuting monopolies who abuse their power. That's why Microsoft got off their guilty verdict so easy when Bush came into office. Hopefully our next president believes in a fair, competitive market.
If he had got off on the technicality then the law would have, once again, shown itself to be stupid.
I'd hardly call the Fourth Amendment a stupid technicality. In this particular instance, it was determined to be irrelevant, but it doesn't mean that its general application is stupid. It protects us from random raids by the police by ensuring that any evidence collected improperly is useless to them.
Yeah, I'll get right on that, right after I spend a decade studying mathematical physics. :)
I thought that my judicious use of the non-existent words "uime" and "vime" would be the first clue that I wasn't very serious.
Great, not only do we have to figure out how to travel through time, but now we also have to figure out how to travel through uime and vime!
I don't get the point of linking to that page. Would someone mind enlightening me?
Just so you know, it's pretty easy to mostly stop credit offers. The FTC forces the credit bureaus have an opt-out page, which is linked to from this page. (I've purposely not included the direct link, in case there are other ones with similar-sounding names. Just follow the link on the ftc.gov page.)
It shouldn't be that hard to undo ARCCOS: just run it through COS!
too bad 90% of americans are baying sheep that are to cowardly to vote for a 3rd party.
Do you blame them? The last time that a substantial number of people voted for a third party, we ended up in Iraq. Basing your judgments on past experience is not being sheepish: it is being smart.
Traffic cameras are terrible because they require they expect humans, naturally imprecise creatures, to conform to precise machine conditions. Here's what I mean. According to this article, the state of California determined that 77% of all their traffic camera tickets were issued when the light had been red for less than a second. While there are certainly people who try to beat yellow lights, what fraction of these tickets were issued to people who made the split decision not to stop, for reasons of safety? Half? A third? If that's the case, then somewhere between about 25% and 35% of all tickets are issued to people trying to obey the law!
Ronald Reagan certainly wasn't terrible, but wasn't that good of a president. As I'm sure you'll agree, public opinion polls do not necessarily reflect reality (e.g., 33% of Americans are Creationists). The main reason that people look so highly on him is because he was in office when the Soviet Union fell, and they assume that he had something to do with it. In truth, the USSR collapsed under its own weight, and he was merely spouting rhetoric while it happened.