As an ealry-onset Alzheimer's sufferer, I basically DO need a smartphone to live life. I forget appointments and miss my exit when driving without it, and I kind of like being able to google facts I can't remember. Amazon's Alexa has become my best friend as well: "Alexa, Simon says, 'Oh, you're so big!'"
We are letting the personal information of children be sold for profit.
Hey, they should pass a law against collecting data on people under the age of 13! What... they already did that, and all the social media companies' business models are based on encouraging kids to LIE about their age in order to set up an account? Welcome to corporate-owned America!
When I was 18, we didn't have no lousy porn sites, we had to steal our dad's Playboy magazines! Oh wait... it was my mom that used to read Playboy. She said she was only reading it for the articles, but I have my doubts!
Facebook's business model is to encourage an entire generation to lie about their age in order to get around legal restrictions against collecting data on anyone under 13 without parental permission. Thank you, Facebook, for help us raise an entire generation of liars!
What's the average age at which a child breaks their first smart phone? What's the average age at which a child misplaces their cell phone, to never be seen again? One of my daughter's 10 year old friends decided to take her $600 iPhone out with her to play in the snow the only day of the year it snowed in Beaverton. The phone was never seen again.
Brec1 can actually cure people of HIV, by going into infected cells and removing the integrated provirus. I'm a software engineer, so I have no idea how this works, but it sounds more promising than this naturally-occurring antibody. Apparently BREC is evolved with a genetic algorithm; that part I understand.
What are they, 13? Probably shouldn't be a Wikipedia editor if they can't take criticism. Also, everything sounds a lot harsher when you read it in email.
Can't they be a secular state with a majority Jewish population, and still have self determination? Of course, the real reason for their apparently discrimination against Palestinians is their fear that non-Jews might actually become a majority in Israel. Most countries try to avoid the problem by defining themselves as secular states that protect the rights of minorities. Israel "avoids" the problem by defining themselves as a Jewish state, with special status for Orthodox Jews.
I am appalled by any country that doesn't practice the principle of separation of church and state, Israel is no exception. Letting a vocal minority of Orthodox Jews make all the decisions is just _wrong_. But then, I'm not an expert on Israeli politics.
What are you, a frickin' Wiccan? "The only law is, 'do no harm'!" Actually, I agree with this philosophy; law is just a codification of types of harm and what the punishment should be for various types of harm. The problem with religious extremists is that they regard "I read somewhere that this pissed God off!" as the most serious type of harm. The Mohammed I believe in doesn't lose his shit just because somebody draws a cartoon of him -- he just shakes his head at their ignorance, and walks away.
Agree that ultra-Orthodox Jews are assholes. Disagree that they are "not backed by governmental law and force". Orthodox Jews in Israel are definitely given special status, exempted from military service, etc. One of my biggest problems with Israel is that they don't follow an ideal of separation of church and state.
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As an ealry-onset Alzheimer's sufferer, I basically DO need a smartphone to live life. I forget appointments and miss my exit when driving without it, and I kind of like being able to google facts I can't remember. Amazon's Alexa has become my best friend as well: "Alexa, Simon says, 'Oh, you're so big!'"
We are letting the personal information of children be sold for profit.
Hey, they should pass a law against collecting data on people under the age of 13! What... they already did that, and all the social media companies' business models are based on encouraging kids to LIE about their age in order to set up an account? Welcome to corporate-owned America!
When I was 18, we didn't have no lousy porn sites, we had to steal our dad's Playboy magazines! Oh wait... it was my mom that used to read Playboy. She said she was only reading it for the articles, but I have my doubts!
Facebook's business model is to encourage an entire generation to lie about their age in order to get around legal restrictions against collecting data on anyone under 13 without parental permission. Thank you, Facebook, for help us raise an entire generation of liars!
What's the average age at which a child breaks their first smart phone? What's the average age at which a child misplaces their cell phone, to never be seen again? One of my daughter's 10 year old friends decided to take her $600 iPhone out with her to play in the snow the only day of the year it snowed in Beaverton. The phone was never seen again.
Social Darwinist? Don't tell me, let me guess... you're a Trump supporter?
Remember, if you don't get out there and sin, then Jesus died for nothing!!!
There are many long-term non-progressors. Not sure this guy's antibodies are all that unique.
Henrietta Lacks never got a dime.
Brec1 can actually cure people of HIV, by going into infected cells and removing the integrated provirus. I'm a software engineer, so I have no idea how this works, but it sounds more promising than this naturally-occurring antibody. Apparently BREC is evolved with a genetic algorithm; that part I understand.
Jaundice, it turns you orange. Hey, is there anybody out there that's already orange?
And it has worked... I still haven't caught AIDS! It is a bit difficult to pee, however...
Any idea how many children are born already infected with HIV? What sin did they commit?
What genius decided it was a great idea to make Windows based ATM machines???
"I got 99 problems but 'ayeBitch' ain't one!
Amen. Same thing I tell people doing geriatric care: don't do it for too long!
The democratization of anything leads to a decline in the quality of the conversation. Look at what it has done to politics!
What are they, 13? Probably shouldn't be a Wikipedia editor if they can't take criticism. Also, everything sounds a lot harsher when you read it in email.
"hole-hardedly"??? You win the internet award for most creative spelling of "whole-heartedly"!!!
Only if you count Nigerian 419 scams as part of the global economy...
I'm pretty sure Mother Mary was guilty of premarital sex...
Can't they be a secular state with a majority Jewish population, and still have self determination? Of course, the real reason for their apparently discrimination against Palestinians is their fear that non-Jews might actually become a majority in Israel. Most countries try to avoid the problem by defining themselves as secular states that protect the rights of minorities. Israel "avoids" the problem by defining themselves as a Jewish state, with special status for Orthodox Jews.
I am appalled by any country that doesn't practice the principle of separation of church and state, Israel is no exception. Letting a vocal minority of Orthodox Jews make all the decisions is just _wrong_. But then, I'm not an expert on Israeli politics.
What are you, a frickin' Wiccan? "The only law is, 'do no harm'!" Actually, I agree with this philosophy; law is just a codification of types of harm and what the punishment should be for various types of harm. The problem with religious extremists is that they regard "I read somewhere that this pissed God off!" as the most serious type of harm. The Mohammed I believe in doesn't lose his shit just because somebody draws a cartoon of him -- he just shakes his head at their ignorance, and walks away.
Agree that ultra-Orthodox Jews are assholes. Disagree that they are "not backed by governmental law and force". Orthodox Jews in Israel are definitely given special status, exempted from military service, etc. One of my biggest problems with Israel is that they don't follow an ideal of separation of church and state.