Right... but speeding also leads to more crashes (or at least that's according to what the scary letter I got when I landed my first speeding ticket said). Speeding is another of those that people do because they can get away with it. Also, it's a hell of a lot easier to enforce speed limits where what the car is doing can be measured by observing from a distance than it is to try to enforce what the driver is (or isn't) doing inside the car. So, given that, I wouldn't be convinced that the law enforcement agencies could better enforce a law like a cell phone ban.
If we ever have the technology to create our own planet, why wouldn't we do it right here in our own solar system? There's plenty of extra material floating around. Not to mention, if we have the tech and ability to create a planet we probably also have the ability that we could just push Mars closer or Venus farther out to get them into the habitable zone.
I can see what you're saying and even appreciate it, but did you really have to present it in such a useless, inflammatory way?
For others: The sentiment here is that just because someone has chosen to spend their life single instead of raising a family, does not mean they should be taken advantage of by the rest of the world. I *am* married but my wife and I choose not to have children. That doesn't make our lives any more or less important than any mother or father, nor does it make us better than someone who has chosen to remain single.
Less thumb space? You either need your thumb on the front of it to hold it in one hand, or you need it on the side. It's not like you can use a smaller thumb if the device is smaller... Phones are typically held with the thumb and fingers opposing each other on the sides of the device, whereas the larger pad devices are held with the thumb and fingers opposing each other on the front and back of the device.
This just sounds like an invitation for complaints and more "You're holding it wrong" responses.
Welcome to Slashdot. People here have the kind of mind that can get hung up by one typo, one missed apostrophe, or one incorrect proposition. That kind of mind can be very useful when writing software, for example, where a missing semicolon can mean the difference between "completely broken" and "ready to ship."
If shoe bombs are ineffective, why do I have to specifically take my shoes off and put them through the scanners at the airport before I'm allowed in the terminal? Sounds like somebody thinks a shoe bomb would be effective enough to cause a problem...
the most frequent rebuttal to the "look how Israel does it" argument is that their solution couldn't scale up to the magnitude of the USA air travel infrastructure
It's not "Israel is in a war zone and also in one of the areas of the world known for the most civil unrest and terrorist activity and needs a much more robust solution" then? This is the same argument as the people who post a picture of a teacher with a rifle in Israel and a comment saying "I wish Americans could understand this."
Murder can be done in non-barbaric and non-grisly ways, as well. The GGP said we should ban abortion because it's barbaric and grisly, so I assume they mean we should ban anything that's barbaric and grisly.
In fact, the current methods of abortion are far less barbaric and grisly than the methods of abortion used when it was illegal.
Removing teeth with pliers is barbaric and grisly, too. We should ban that. Oooh how about using saws to cut peoples bones apart while they're still alive! "Surgery" my ass!
This is very similar to what I was thinking. Apps aren't really intended for distributing information, so much as they are intended for providing functionality. The functionality could be something like "display messages from central server" or something, but we have lots of "apps" that already do that stuff, like, for example.... SMS. E-mail would be another opportunity. Hell, even a Facebook message, these days. An app? Sounds more like he's trying to get his base to download his app to me. Maybe it's ad-based and he's trying to make a few more bucks for his campaign?
As far as I can tell, all three of the posts above me in this chain were made by the same person, who goes by the name of "Anonymous Coward." He (or she) seems to have a little bit of a split personality. Very strange. We should study this specimen.
They show at the top of the email list. Google uses the context of your messages to decide what ads to show you. For example, I get emails confirming when my flight lessons are scheduled and GMail's ad for me right now is "Free Flight Training Mag - www.AOPA.org/FlightTraining - 6 Free Issues of Flight Training Magazine. Sign up today!"
I read it the same way. It almost sounds like the point of all this is to say "Well, if we can't have jobs, you can't either!" which obviously doesn't solve any problems. Even if you Manufacture 3D printers & other mfg machines, they will either be built by other 3D printers & mfg machines or they will be built overseas.
Think about that for a second. If all other colors would filter, everything (including the sun) would have a blue tint to it. Actually, blue (and more consequently shades of purple) light is scattered which is what causes the sky to appear deep blue straight above you and consequently more of a pale blue near the horizon (the light is scattered a lot more before it gets to you due to the angle through the atmosphere). In fact, this scattering is what causes the sun itself to appear yellow or orange to us. The shorter wavelength light has been scattered instead of reaching us directly. So it's actually almost the opposite of what you said.
What about those of us that are neither for nor against hydraulic fracturing? I know at least a few people who think (as I do) that the questions here are these:
1. Does hydraulic fracturing alter any ecological systems?
2. If so, to what degree?
3. What are the side effects of those alterations?
As long as there *could be* a substantial risk to these ecological systems, we should probably hold off on the technique. On the flip side, we should also invest heavily into researching these topics so that if we do find it to do little harm, we can proceed as soon as possible with the technique. It certainly has a lot of positive repercussions -- creating jobs, overall cheaper & more abundant energy, etc. and we need to know very soon if it's something we can pursue responsibly.
I've read about a hydraulic fracturing technique that involved pulling CO2 out of the air and pumping it into the ground, essentially using it as the hydraulic fluid. Perhaps that technique could offer an even better solution? These are all questions worth answering, instead of arguing with each other.
so long as their reports indicate that "more study" (= more money) is required
You're implying that there is a scientist worth a salt out there who would actually say "That's it, we've learned all there is to learn about the universe (or any specific topic)!"
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Surely this study was not done within the last decade.
Right... but speeding also leads to more crashes (or at least that's according to what the scary letter I got when I landed my first speeding ticket said). Speeding is another of those that people do because they can get away with it. Also, it's a hell of a lot easier to enforce speed limits where what the car is doing can be measured by observing from a distance than it is to try to enforce what the driver is (or isn't) doing inside the car. So, given that, I wouldn't be convinced that the law enforcement agencies could better enforce a law like a cell phone ban.
If we ever have the technology to create our own planet, why wouldn't we do it right here in our own solar system? There's plenty of extra material floating around. Not to mention, if we have the tech and ability to create a planet we probably also have the ability that we could just push Mars closer or Venus farther out to get them into the habitable zone.
Where can I get one of these Internet Armchairs? I'd be willing to pay at least 93 coins and maybe a couple of fire flowers.
I can see what you're saying and even appreciate it, but did you really have to present it in such a useless, inflammatory way?
For others: The sentiment here is that just because someone has chosen to spend their life single instead of raising a family, does not mean they should be taken advantage of by the rest of the world. I *am* married but my wife and I choose not to have children. That doesn't make our lives any more or less important than any mother or father, nor does it make us better than someone who has chosen to remain single.
Less thumb space? You either need your thumb on the front of it to hold it in one hand, or you need it on the side. It's not like you can use a smaller thumb if the device is smaller... Phones are typically held with the thumb and fingers opposing each other on the sides of the device, whereas the larger pad devices are held with the thumb and fingers opposing each other on the front and back of the device.
This just sounds like an invitation for complaints and more "You're holding it wrong" responses.
Because Hexadecimal and Octal conflicts aren't as fun.
Welcome to Slashdot. People here have the kind of mind that can get hung up by one typo, one missed apostrophe, or one incorrect proposition. That kind of mind can be very useful when writing software, for example, where a missing semicolon can mean the difference between "completely broken" and "ready to ship."
If shoe bombs are ineffective, why do I have to specifically take my shoes off and put them through the scanners at the airport before I'm allowed in the terminal? Sounds like somebody thinks a shoe bomb would be effective enough to cause a problem...
It's not "Israel is in a war zone and also in one of the areas of the world known for the most civil unrest and terrorist activity and needs a much more robust solution" then? This is the same argument as the people who post a picture of a teacher with a rifle in Israel and a comment saying "I wish Americans could understand this."
Murder can be done in non-barbaric and non-grisly ways, as well. The GGP said we should ban abortion because it's barbaric and grisly, so I assume they mean we should ban anything that's barbaric and grisly.
In fact, the current methods of abortion are far less barbaric and grisly than the methods of abortion used when it was illegal.
Removing teeth with pliers is barbaric and grisly, too. We should ban that. Oooh how about using saws to cut peoples bones apart while they're still alive! "Surgery" my ass!
This is very similar to what I was thinking. Apps aren't really intended for distributing information, so much as they are intended for providing functionality. The functionality could be something like "display messages from central server" or something, but we have lots of "apps" that already do that stuff, like, for example.... SMS. E-mail would be another opportunity. Hell, even a Facebook message, these days. An app? Sounds more like he's trying to get his base to download his app to me. Maybe it's ad-based and he's trying to make a few more bucks for his campaign?
As far as I can tell, all three of the posts above me in this chain were made by the same person, who goes by the name of "Anonymous Coward." He (or she) seems to have a little bit of a split personality. Very strange. We should study this specimen.
Also agree. It's really too bad they labeled him a "RINO" and completely ignored him.
They show at the top of the email list. Google uses the context of your messages to decide what ads to show you. For example, I get emails confirming when my flight lessons are scheduled and GMail's ad for me right now is "Free Flight Training Mag - www.AOPA.org/FlightTraining - 6 Free Issues of Flight Training Magazine. Sign up today!"
Is it going to be touch-screen or something? Why bother using the android OS instead of writing something more specialized?
The sky is blue because it has an obvious liberal bias. Obama is to blame for the largest expansion of blue sky in HISTORY!
Where do I send my resume?
I read it the same way. It almost sounds like the point of all this is to say "Well, if we can't have jobs, you can't either!" which obviously doesn't solve any problems. Even if you Manufacture 3D printers & other mfg machines, they will either be built by other 3D printers & mfg machines or they will be built overseas.
Kind of ridiculous, isn't it?
Think about that for a second. If all other colors would filter, everything (including the sun) would have a blue tint to it. Actually, blue (and more consequently shades of purple) light is scattered which is what causes the sky to appear deep blue straight above you and consequently more of a pale blue near the horizon (the light is scattered a lot more before it gets to you due to the angle through the atmosphere). In fact, this scattering is what causes the sun itself to appear yellow or orange to us. The shorter wavelength light has been scattered instead of reaching us directly. So it's actually almost the opposite of what you said.
Here's a good, simple explanation: http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html
What about those of us that are neither for nor against hydraulic fracturing? I know at least a few people who think (as I do) that the questions here are these:
1. Does hydraulic fracturing alter any ecological systems?
2. If so, to what degree?
3. What are the side effects of those alterations?
As long as there *could be* a substantial risk to these ecological systems, we should probably hold off on the technique. On the flip side, we should also invest heavily into researching these topics so that if we do find it to do little harm, we can proceed as soon as possible with the technique. It certainly has a lot of positive repercussions -- creating jobs, overall cheaper & more abundant energy, etc. and we need to know very soon if it's something we can pursue responsibly.
I've read about a hydraulic fracturing technique that involved pulling CO2 out of the air and pumping it into the ground, essentially using it as the hydraulic fluid. Perhaps that technique could offer an even better solution? These are all questions worth answering, instead of arguing with each other.
I'm choosing to ignore this.
That can't be! I heard NPR is one of the most left-wing biased media outlets of all!
You're implying that there is a scientist worth a salt out there who would actually say "That's it, we've learned all there is to learn about the universe (or any specific topic)!"
That's a very naive idea.