In the early 1960's there was some very promising research at Harvard applying LSD to depressed patients like me. [...] Even today there is zero research on this topic.
It all depends on where the "topic" ends precisely, but there have been studies on the effect of LSD on religious experiences. Some of them are cited in "Zen and the Brain" by James Austin.
Leave it to the Dutch, the only people I know of who have sensible laws about marijuana (no worse than alcohol) and prostitution (consenting adults, who just happen to consent for commercial reasons rather than emotional/hormonal ones)
Actually, dutch prostitution laws have a dark side as well. The reason is that prostution is now a legal business, which forces the owners to pay taxes, provide healthcare, have labor agreements, pay attention to municipal hygiene rules etc. Sounds nice doesn't it?
The reality is that prices for `legal' prostitution are going up, due to the legalization, and illegal immigrants (from outside of the EC) are taking over the market. Needless to say, these immigrants are often extorted, traded, threatened, abused and sometimes even murdered by their criminal pimps.
Sometimes, it's better not to legalize morally murky matters, such as prostitution. FWIW, marijuana is still illegal. Coffeeshops (where it is sold) have to buy it illegally, while they can sell it legally.
Where's the "if" come from? Absolutely they should sue for damages (I mean, if they can afford to countersue, of course).
Courts in Holland are not to keen on handing out high damages, and lawyers are paid by the hour, not with a cut of the loot. The term "American Situation" is accepted Dutch vocabulary for the frivolities of the US legal system, which shows how many Dutchmen think of it. (They're weary of it; paying lawyers just clogs the economy).
Countersuing will clog the system only more.
Anyway - would you rather they test this out on real living tissue (e.g. your heart) or on something which is already dead and gives a similar consistency/texture/feel?
I know which I'd rather they try first.
Experimental surgical tools and procedures generally are tested on cadavers and animals first. When designing medical technology, measurable benefits for patient (reduced fatality rates, improved recovery time, etc.) always is the benchmark.
The ethical and financial stakes in this business are too high to take unresponsible risks. What does the assorted slashdot crowd think? This is not technology of "hey that looks neat, let's try to see if this hack doesn't crash" type.
I read this article as well, and found it illuminating. Basically, this SAS guy agrees with the russians that fighting in afghanistan will be a disaster.
You want someone with credentials?
Read this article by a former SAS-man who fought there
over here
. Basically, the terrain is so rugged that carrying or flying around any equipment is a hindrance. There is no way to do anything except by doing a ground-war with infantry, in which case the US will be DOA, since the afghanistan people are so much more trained for fighting in the high (think 4000m) mountains.
Re:Time to get learned. Which package do we get?
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I just made a key-pair with GPG; it's really easy.
first you do
gpg --gen-key
the public key is printed if you do
gpg --armor --export
then you can sign a message using
gpg -s -a message-file
(this generates a ascii file that you can send over e-mail.)
You can also send encrypted e-mail, but you need a partner whose public key you have.
I've been wondering: isn't it possible to build some kind of spiraling slide thing downwards (just like you have on the children's playground, what are they called?), or some system with small railcars spiraling down? When you're on the 100th floor of a building, you have a lot of gravity energy to spare. Can't that be used to get down quickly?
This group would have the authority to violate the sovereignty of any country in the pursuit of terrorists that it had identified. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. If it had to mobilize 10,000 men in Afghanistan to shut down a training camp and 15,000 men in Egypt to do the same, then it would just do it without seeking these country's permission beforehand.
World war III, here we come!
Re:there's an argument to be made....
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absolutely nothing, [..] justifies a premeditated attack targeting civilians.
No one is saying that the WTC attack is justified.
The hard part here is that both the US and its opponents do wrongly. The WTC attack involved the death of many innocent bystanders. Likewise, the Iraq embargo, Vietnam, the (US support of the) Palestinian occupation, all of them involved the suffering and death of many innocent civilians. Such policy sows hatred in many people, and that hatred is the cause of the attacks.
I think... no, I hope. I hope that the US will try and understand that hatred. I hope that you will not fuel more hatred. Because more hatred implies more suffering.
If the world hates us so much why have the Canadians, Russians, British, and even the Palestinian leaders all expressed their sorrow and sent their sympathies?
This disaster is so bad, you wouldn't want it to happen to your worst enemies.
I think that after some consideration, I've decided that Europeans have absolutely no place to comment on this matter at all. [lots of drivel on Europe deleted]
I suppose that you are American. Despite your comment, you think to have a place to comment on what Europe does. Pretty hypocritical, if you ask me.
Look, I'm Dutch. Through NATO, my country has obliged itself to help the US to defend themselves at wartime. This means that I am liable to be sent off to participate in World War III, should this conflict escalate.
I think I have every right to comment on this. And I still would if I hadn't
Yes, but without religion, this would not have happened.
Oh, get real. Nutcases are everywhere, religion is everywhere. Stomping religion out doesn't solve anything. One stupid motivation will be replaced by another. Hitler's anti-semitism was not predominantly religious, for example.
Appeasement did a lot of good before World War II, didn't it?
World War II was a consequence of all the allied forces suppressing Germany after WW I. This caused
enormous economic crisis. A fertile breeding ground for Hitler's extremism.
Who seeds violence, will reap violence
Suppress people and they will stand up to you.
What do you do?
Slashdot Mirror
Try adding the following rule to your procmailrc
:0) .*
# junk korean stuff.
* (Subject|charset).*([ksKS]_[cC]_5601-1987|=\?big5
spam.delivery
Those charsets are most often korean, and sometimes chinese. I wonder how Korean people filter their spam ...
Umm hello?
This is subsidized project, which means that RedHat is funded for their efforts by the European union.
It all depends on where the "topic" ends precisely, but there have been studies on the effect of LSD on religious experiences. Some of them are cited in "Zen and the Brain" by James Austin.
Revolutionary, my ass!
Tom Lord is author of the only GNU release that has ever been pubically withdrawn (sed 3.0). Doesn't inspire much trust.
Or an even less serious one: Lego Porn!
Actually, dutch prostitution laws have a dark side as well. The reason is that prostution is now a legal business, which forces the owners to pay taxes, provide healthcare, have labor agreements, pay attention to municipal hygiene rules etc. Sounds nice doesn't it?
The reality is that prices for `legal' prostitution are going up, due to the legalization, and illegal immigrants (from outside of the EC) are taking over the market. Needless to say, these immigrants are often extorted, traded, threatened, abused and sometimes even murdered by their criminal pimps.
Sometimes, it's better not to legalize morally murky matters, such as prostitution. FWIW, marijuana is still illegal. Coffeeshops (where it is sold) have to buy it illegally, while they can sell it legally.
Courts in Holland are not to keen on handing out high damages, and lawyers are paid by the hour, not with a cut of the loot. The term "American Situation" is accepted Dutch vocabulary for the frivolities of the US legal system, which shows how many Dutchmen think of it. (They're weary of it; paying lawyers just clogs the economy). Countersuing will clog the system only more.
Actually, it starts with E-flat major. Hence its name, symphony in E-flat major.
folk have told me they're not too bad to ride, I own a brompton, and it's actually better than my "normal" bike. Not cheap, tho
I know which I'd rather they try first.
Experimental surgical tools and procedures generally are tested on cadavers and animals first. When designing medical technology, measurable benefits for patient (reduced fatality rates, improved recovery time, etc.) always is the benchmark.
The ethical and financial stakes in this business are too high to take unresponsible risks. What does the assorted slashdot crowd think? This is not technology of "hey that looks neat, let's try to see if this hack doesn't crash" type.
Disc 2 contains all of the -devel packages. If you do any programming, you'll need them.
So, if I understand you correctly, you think the national economy is more important than YOUR job?
I read this article as well, and found it illuminating. Basically, this SAS guy agrees with the russians that fighting in afghanistan will be a disaster.
You want someone with credentials? Read this article by a former SAS-man who fought there over here . Basically, the terrain is so rugged that carrying or flying around any equipment is a hindrance. There is no way to do anything except by doing a ground-war with infantry, in which case the US will be DOA, since the afghanistan people are so much more trained for fighting in the high (think 4000m) mountains.
I just made a key-pair with GPG; it's really easy.
first you do
gpg --gen-key
the public key is printed if you do
gpg --armor --export
then you can sign a message using
gpg -s -a message-file
(this generates a ascii file that you can send over e-mail.)
You can also send encrypted e-mail, but you need a partner whose public key you have.
If you want to know more about this, read the article in the Iranian here. It is a little long, but it is an excellent article.
that's strange. GNU doesn't hold the copyright on GNU libc??
I've been wondering: isn't it possible to build some kind of spiraling slide thing downwards (just like you have on the children's playground, what are they called?), or some system with small railcars spiraling down? When you're on the 100th floor of a building, you have a lot of gravity energy to spare. Can't that be used to get down quickly?
World war III, here we come!
No one is saying that the WTC attack is justified.
The hard part here is that both the US and its opponents do wrongly. The WTC attack involved the death of many innocent bystanders. Likewise, the Iraq embargo, Vietnam, the (US support of the) Palestinian occupation, all of them involved the suffering and death of many innocent civilians. Such policy sows hatred in many people, and that hatred is the cause of the attacks.
I think ... no, I hope. I hope that the US will try and understand that hatred. I hope that you will not fuel more hatred. Because more hatred implies more suffering.
This disaster is so bad, you wouldn't want it to happen to your worst enemies.
I think that after some consideration, I've decided that Europeans have absolutely no place to comment on this matter at all. [lots of drivel on Europe deleted]
I suppose that you are American. Despite your comment, you think to have a place to comment on what Europe does. Pretty hypocritical, if you ask me.
Look, I'm Dutch. Through NATO, my country has obliged itself to help the US to defend themselves at wartime. This means that I am liable to be sent off to participate in World War III, should this conflict escalate.
I think I have every right to comment on this. And I still would if I hadn't
Yes, but without religion, this would not have happened.
Oh, get real. Nutcases are everywhere, religion is everywhere. Stomping religion out doesn't solve anything. One stupid motivation will be replaced by another. Hitler's anti-semitism was not predominantly religious, for example.
World War II was a consequence of all the allied forces suppressing Germany after WW I. This caused enormous economic crisis. A fertile breeding ground for Hitler's extremism.
Who seeds violence, will reap violence
Suppress people and they will stand up to you. What do you do?