You also have a choice of not attending that school, if you can get your parents to shell out for a private school or home school you. When EVERY prospective employer requires it, you have a choice between peeing in a bottle and not getting paid. I have two mortgages and 5 dependents... not really much of a choice, is it? When somebody points a gun at your head and says "Your money or your life!" you've technically got a choice there too, but the guy with the guy is already fairly certain which choice you're going to make.
Actually, I was referring to the Special Olympics, hence the use of the politically incorrect term "retards" rather than the politically incorrect term "cripples". (Sorry if I've offended anyone, you're welcome to use the term "asshole" to describe me -- it fits.)
I lost all respect for the IOC when they sued a non-profit (and won) to prevent them from using the term "Gay Olympics". Allowing retards to use the word "Olympics", but not queers, seems a bit of a double standard, doesn't it? Never mind the fact that the word is over 2000 years old, and there is very little chance of anybody confusing the "Gay Olympics" with either the Summer Olympics or the Winter Olympics. What next, suing the state of Washington to get them to change the name of their capitol, Olympia? Or just suing the residents for calling themselves "Olympians"? Wait a minute... don't these guys have a trademark on the word "Olympian"?
I have a Mindstorm, and I'm fairly certain it cannot be programmed to do OCR... I'm pretty sure the Sudoku picture is a joke. The Mindstorm can recognize colors by shining 3 different color LEDs on a spot and measuring the light with a photocell; it is just hard to believe even a network of Mindstorms could solve a Rubick's cube that quickly, even if they are fast enough to emulate a Segway. I'm pretty sure they have a much faster computer driving the Mindstorms.
Funny how when I pointed out to the school district that their recording video and audio of my daughter on the school bus without her or her parents knowledge or consent was a violation of state and federal wiretap laws, their response was "It must be legal because everybody is doing it!" They even made her sit in the front seat and pointed the camera directly at her, meaning it was only videotaping the first 3 rows of the bus! I'm sure it is just a coincidence that she was the only black person on the bus.
Anybody that spies on children in their own home without their knowledge quite rightly deserves to be classified as a sex offender and forced to register as one for the rest of their lives. And of course, sex offenders should not be allowed employment that brings them into contact with children, which pretty much rules out them working for the school district. If there is any justice, the assholes behind this have just committed career suicide.
An underage student taking naked pictures of themself and sending them to another underage student violates the child pornography statues, but a school administrator taking possibly naked pictures of an underage student unbeknownst to the student is perfectly legal?!? There is something seriously messed up about our legal system if the person that did this doesn't get jail time. What makes the school staff think they are above the law?
If they recorded audio, then the school has blatantly violated federal and state wiretap statutes. Video is only barred if the subject is naked in some place where they would have a reasonable expectation of privacy (yes, our laws are irrational and inconsistent.) Actually, I think the reasonable response to this would be to get one of the students to dance around in front of the webcam naked, then sic the feds on the school for child pornography... this is not only a dick move by whoever set this up, but it could also land them serious jail time.
Cameras mounted outside would be subject to damage from micrometeorites and temperature variations, and would be difficult to maintain. Cameras mounted inside in an unpressurized environment would also be difficult to maintain; how well do precision optics and CCDs react to sudden 1 atm changes in pressure? The cost of materials for the cupola is trivial compared to the cost of transporting it into space and attaching it, so not having one would be a false economy.
Now, I pose the question. If our impact did not cause it, are we responsible to fix it? Even if our impact did cause it, what portion of what they are experiencing can be attributed to what we did? Screw that! If I piss down your chimney, it is YOUR fault for not putting a better chimney cap on it! No way should I be held responsible for cleaning up the mess caused by your own negligence!
Plus, you can always use the classic line, "Hey! I can see your house from here!" Now if I could just get an attractive female to accompany to the ISS and into the cupola (without my wife finding out!)
Even communism works on a small enough scale (e.g. a small private commune with very selective membership). The problem is, as scale increases, the advantage to be gained by corruption also increases, so at some arbitrarily large scale corruption is virtually guaranteed... even in a true democracy. The only solution I can think of to the scaling problem is to push as much control as possible down to as local a level as possible. This not only makes being a corrupt official less lucrative, but it also gives those that are harmed by corruption an easy fix -- moving to another locality.
When will Flash 10.1 be available for my Android G1 phone? How 'bout my Wii? How 'bout any device that isn't X86 based? Yes, Adobe's reluctance to support any platform other than a PC is the main reason why I think Flash should die a horrible (but quick) death and everybody should switch to HTML5 instead. Heck, I think even Silverlight is better supported by mobile devices than the latest version of Flash.
Anything else I can do for you today ? My car _really_ needs to be washed... and it would also be nice if you could give the interior a "once over" with a perfect vacuum.
If you're like the average slashdotter, there would be a lot more hope for you if you were just hungry... unless you've got an "American Pie" like fetish for warm chocolates!
Actually, it is measuring the wavelength of the microwave radiation, and assuming the stated frequency is correct, calculating the speed of light from that. However, this is circular, sense the frequency was most likely also calculated by measuring the wavelength!
Sure, you're joking... but I actually don't like to be in crowds for precisely that reason; I have no filters, I try to follow every conversation simultaneously and inevitably fail. I can't even parse what the television is saying if someone else is carrying on a conversation in the same room. Locking onto one audio stream and ignoring all others is a non-trivial skill; I wish our charismatic robotic overlords good luck in this endeavor.
Right... and if his district was chock full of pedophiles, then it would basically be his job to propose legislation lowering the age of consent to 2, right? Yes, if the system works, the rest of Washington state's congresscritters SHOULD tell him to see figure 1
You ever try to pick up some woman in a bar and have her ask you, "You're not a rapist or an axe murderer, are you?" This makes exactly as much sense as that question... I always want to respond "No I'm not... which is exactly the same answer a rapist or axe murderer would give you!" Or perhaps "No... but I am a pathological liar!" However, since those snarky answers would reduce the chances of my actually getting laid, I always just smiled and answered "No, of course not!" Which is exactly the same answer the terrorists will give.
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You also have a choice of not attending that school, if you can get your parents to shell out for a private school or home school you. When EVERY prospective employer requires it, you have a choice between peeing in a bottle and not getting paid. I have two mortgages and 5 dependents... not really much of a choice, is it? When somebody points a gun at your head and says "Your money or your life!" you've technically got a choice there too, but the guy with the guy is already fairly certain which choice you're going to make.
Actually, I was referring to the Special Olympics, hence the use of the politically incorrect term "retards" rather than the politically incorrect term "cripples". (Sorry if I've offended anyone, you're welcome to use the term "asshole" to describe me -- it fits.)
I lost all respect for the IOC when they sued a non-profit (and won) to prevent them from using the term "Gay Olympics". Allowing retards to use the word "Olympics", but not queers, seems a bit of a double standard, doesn't it? Never mind the fact that the word is over 2000 years old, and there is very little chance of anybody confusing the "Gay Olympics" with either the Summer Olympics or the Winter Olympics. What next, suing the state of Washington to get them to change the name of their capitol, Olympia? Or just suing the residents for calling themselves "Olympians"? Wait a minute... don't these guys have a trademark on the word "Olympian"?
I have a Mindstorm, and I'm fairly certain it cannot be programmed to do OCR... I'm pretty sure the Sudoku picture is a joke. The Mindstorm can recognize colors by shining 3 different color LEDs on a spot and measuring the light with a photocell; it is just hard to believe even a network of Mindstorms could solve a Rubick's cube that quickly, even if they are fast enough to emulate a Segway. I'm pretty sure they have a much faster computer driving the Mindstorms.
Funny how when I pointed out to the school district that their recording video and audio of my daughter on the school bus without her or her parents knowledge or consent was a violation of state and federal wiretap laws, their response was "It must be legal because everybody is doing it!" They even made her sit in the front seat and pointed the camera directly at her, meaning it was only videotaping the first 3 rows of the bus! I'm sure it is just a coincidence that she was the only black person on the bus.
I have to pee in a bottle for a drug test every time I apply for a new job... what makes you think the "real world" is that different from school?
Anybody that spies on children in their own home without their knowledge quite rightly deserves to be classified as a sex offender and forced to register as one for the rest of their lives. And of course, sex offenders should not be allowed employment that brings them into contact with children, which pretty much rules out them working for the school district. If there is any justice, the assholes behind this have just committed career suicide.
An underage student taking naked pictures of themself and sending them to another underage student violates the child pornography statues, but a school administrator taking possibly naked pictures of an underage student unbeknownst to the student is perfectly legal?!? There is something seriously messed up about our legal system if the person that did this doesn't get jail time. What makes the school staff think they are above the law?
If they recorded audio, then the school has blatantly violated federal and state wiretap statutes. Video is only barred if the subject is naked in some place where they would have a reasonable expectation of privacy (yes, our laws are irrational and inconsistent.) Actually, I think the reasonable response to this would be to get one of the students to dance around in front of the webcam naked, then sic the feds on the school for child pornography... this is not only a dick move by whoever set this up, but it could also land them serious jail time.
Jennifer who?!?
No one wants anyone over 40 for rock... Apparently the Rolling Stones and The Who didn't get the memo.
Cameras mounted outside would be subject to damage from micrometeorites and temperature variations, and would be difficult to maintain. Cameras mounted inside in an unpressurized environment would also be difficult to maintain; how well do precision optics and CCDs react to sudden 1 atm changes in pressure? The cost of materials for the cupola is trivial compared to the cost of transporting it into space and attaching it, so not having one would be a false economy.
Now, I pose the question. If our impact did not cause it, are we responsible to fix it? Even if our impact did cause it, what portion of what they are experiencing can be attributed to what we did? Screw that! If I piss down your chimney, it is YOUR fault for not putting a better chimney cap on it! No way should I be held responsible for cleaning up the mess caused by your own negligence!
Plus, you can always use the classic line, "Hey! I can see your house from here!" Now if I could just get an attractive female to accompany to the ISS and into the cupola (without my wife finding out!)
Even communism works on a small enough scale (e.g. a small private commune with very selective membership). The problem is, as scale increases, the advantage to be gained by corruption also increases, so at some arbitrarily large scale corruption is virtually guaranteed... even in a true democracy. The only solution I can think of to the scaling problem is to push as much control as possible down to as local a level as possible. This not only makes being a corrupt official less lucrative, but it also gives those that are harmed by corruption an easy fix -- moving to another locality.
When will Flash 10.1 be available for my Android G1 phone? How 'bout my Wii? How 'bout any device that isn't X86 based? Yes, Adobe's reluctance to support any platform other than a PC is the main reason why I think Flash should die a horrible (but quick) death and everybody should switch to HTML5 instead. Heck, I think even Silverlight is better supported by mobile devices than the latest version of Flash.
Anything else I can do for you today ? My car _really_ needs to be washed... and it would also be nice if you could give the interior a "once over" with a perfect vacuum.
If you're like the average slashdotter, there would be a lot more hope for you if you were just hungry... unless you've got an "American Pie" like fetish for warm chocolates!
Actually, it is measuring the wavelength of the microwave radiation, and assuming the stated frequency is correct, calculating the speed of light from that. However, this is circular, sense the frequency was most likely also calculated by measuring the wavelength!
Why euthanize them when you can put them to work pushing your SUV until they drop dead?
Sure, you're joking... but I actually don't like to be in crowds for precisely that reason; I have no filters, I try to follow every conversation simultaneously and inevitably fail. I can't even parse what the television is saying if someone else is carrying on a conversation in the same room. Locking onto one audio stream and ignoring all others is a non-trivial skill; I wish our charismatic robotic overlords good luck in this endeavor.
Right... and if his district was chock full of pedophiles, then it would basically be his job to propose legislation lowering the age of consent to 2, right? Yes, if the system works, the rest of Washington state's congresscritters SHOULD tell him to see figure 1
You ever try to pick up some woman in a bar and have her ask you, "You're not a rapist or an axe murderer, are you?" This makes exactly as much sense as that question... I always want to respond "No I'm not... which is exactly the same answer a rapist or axe murderer would give you!" Or perhaps "No... but I am a pathological liar!" However, since those snarky answers would reduce the chances of my actually getting laid, I always just smiled and answered "No, of course not!" Which is exactly the same answer the terrorists will give.
who is a husky, but chilly rock star supposed to fly with? Get a band bus. It's a lot easier to smuggle your drugs onto.
Does this mean I can no longer start all my novels with the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night..."?