Google has unveiled a list of new search technologies geared to help users 'slice and dice' their Google search results
Sounds like Googol the Destroyer is getting creative by adding physical violence to the mix of data devouring.
Don't forget to tune into next week's episode, wherein the reader discovers how Gatus and Joba are faring with their plans, what Stallmanx has been working on in his secret laboratory, and a clue to help unravel the mystery of that which lies within his Beard of Druidic Prowess! Plus, new developments from the crack team of evil underlords who serve Googol the Destroyer!
by skeletor935 (790212) Alter Relationship on Wednesday May 13, @11:07AM (#27938093)
>Well, I guess all our years of preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse will finally pay off with all these scientists sitting in labs creating viruses it's only a matter of time.
/gets out zombie apocalypse survival gear
/puts on cape and sword
/equips shotgun
/prepares to finally be loved
Dude, you're Skeletor. You're not gonna be loved. Ever. Feared, maybe. Loathed, definitely. Loved? Keep dreaming.
(Don't forget to tune into next week's episode, where the reader will find out how Joba and Gatus's plan is developing, what Stallmax has been working on in his secret laboratory, and we discover a clue to help unlock the mystery of that which lies beneath his Beard of Druidic Prowess).
But still, there's a difference between man-made on purpose, and man-made by accident/human error. Yeah, yeah... never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidty... however:
Sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
Furthermore, I may be slightly paranoid, and I know I'm jaded and cynical, but I simply don't believe that a company that makes a flu treatment "accidentally" releases a virulent disease upon the public. If it was gross negligence that allowed this to happen, then I'm wrong... but I don't believe that explanation for a second.
If it turns out that the virus is man-made, whoever is responsible needs to be held fully accountable as if they did it on purpose. There is no amount of plausible deniability that alleviates the hardships suffered by those who lost loved ones.
Your fiction is outdated; Gates is no longer in charge of financial decisions at Micro$oft, and Jobs is no longer in charge of financial decisions at Apple. Stallman is no longer relevant; I don't know if he ever was relevant in the first place. This may change any day real soon now when GNU Hurd takes off and buries Linux...
Yes, that may be so, but clearly Googol the Destroyer has been summoned and will end the world real soon now. Sigh.
You win a flaming big bag of turds. You've failed at appreciation of fiction via the willing suspension of disbelief. You've also failed to recognize farce when you see it. This story is not intended to be allegorical.
Now go back under your bridge, you troll, and let the rest of us enjoy a meager laugh.
No, the reason is that the current cash can be invested for higher returns during an inflationary period.
1. Issue bond at x%. Receive cash. 2. Invest cash during inflationary period for (x + y)%. 3. Pay x% interest. 4. No ???? needed. 5. Profit y%.
Remember: Inflation benefits all fixed-rate debt holders (and hence is part of the solution to the huge amount of personal & public debt in the US right now).
In addition, cash on hand is a key value for financial analysis of companies. If MS wants to use a lot of cash to buy back stock, or to issue dividends, then they need to make sure they still have a good amount of liquid cash. This may just be a way for them to make sure they have adequate reserves before doing something like that (or before an acquisition, but I'm not sure how likely that is).
OK, I don't know much about fission (just the nerd basics), and I'll trust (to a certain extent) that you know what you're talking about, and that the potential impact of this research as claimed i the press release, etc, is a crock of shit... but:
and the fine department of Physics at Gothenberg for letting these two obviously talented, and quite frankly queer, researchers have their limelight.
Seriously? WTF does their sexuality have to do with this? At all?
I've now disregarded everything you've written based upon that one comment.
Or, if I'm way off base here... nice troll. 9/10: you lost a point because I have this nagging suspicion that your post truly is a troll. If it wasn't a troll, kindly disregard this paragraph and what I have written above still stands.
Yes, I'm aware of the terms. Since most people on slashdot are not, I tend not to use economic terms here. It just adds confusion to the discussion, and draws out the randroids and self-"educated" economists who spend too much time failing to really understand mises.org and too little time studying the foundations of economic theory.
This is not true. Companies like Microsoft must hold cash in near-riskless investments like AAAs and short term Treasuries, which currently pay under 3%, otherwise they have to be regulated like a business in the finance industry (e.g a hedge fund). This was a hot topic in our company because folks wanted to make sure our huge wad of cash was not lost in the stock market (and it was not). There is no way Microsoft can get 5% on their investments with these restrictions.
Under current conditions, sure... but, if inflation comes to visit in a big way, it's a different picture.
I'd bet this is a hedge against anticipated inflation.
Given ALL the problems we see with corporations that carry debt, why on earth Microsoft would want to piss away a giant cash reserve AND borrow money given an extremely rough competitive landscape seems to be the worst decision made in the history of the company.
Actually, now is a great time to issue bonds. Interest rates are extremely low (particularly for well-rated bonds which MS bonds assuredly will be) so if they can expect even a modest return on the bonds, they'll do well.
My gut tells me that this is a hedge against inflation, not a cash-raising effort for some diabolical plan.
On the other hand, this may be part of Gatus's effort to collaborate with Joba to create the One True OS with Global Web Search in order to stop Googol the Destroyer.
When last we saw our heroes they had embarked on their quest to stop Googol the Destroyer and his infernal plan to invoke the End of Days via the Rite of a Million Targeted Ads, but the rogue druid Stallmanx was hampering their efforts by biasing the common sorceror against them.
"Joba," the Oracle at Redwood Shores proclaimed, "You must harness the power of all the sorcerors of the land to stop Googol. Only by having them all contribute to the One True yada-yada can you stop Googol. I have spoken!"
And so Joba consulted with Gatus. "Gatus, how can we get all the other sorcerors to contribute? They don't like us, that bearded wretch Stallmanx has turned them all against us."
Gatus thought and thought, but in the end he resorted to his base nature... "I will buy the sorcerors we need! I'm short of cash though, I need another 5 billion. Maybe I could issue some bonds.".
Intrigued, Joba responded. "Yes, you can buy the greedy ones. I can use my powers of seduction and envy to make them all want to be like me. Yes, I will subvert the Ministers of Fashion to convert the low self-esteem rabble to our cause."
And so Gatus and Joba began to plan.
Meanwhile, the crack team of evil underlords at Google were busy with their database of potential ways for the world to be saved, and developing their counter-strategies. The acolytes of Googol the Destroyer were busily releasing the Webcrawling Spiders of Damnation upon the world, to catch information to sacrifice to their terrible leader, who devoured data with great appetite and gobsmacking satisfaction.
But Stallmanx is quiet... what is he working on in his secret laboratory? What nefarious ritual is he preparing to thwart our heroes? Will Joba and Gatus be able to overcome his resistance? Will we ever find out what wonders lie beneath the surface of Stallmanx's Beard of Druidic Prowess? Can Googol the Destroyer be thwarted?
Tune in to next week's episode of Google the Destroyer!
Because, well, it's a train, and last time I checked trains couldn't fly.
Oh, so just because you *say* they can't fly, that means we can't try to use technology to make it so? Why do you so rudely stand in the way of technological progress?
All we need to do is add some aerodynamically shaped projections (we can call them wings), onboard fuel tanks and engines, and some takeoff&landing equipment. And if we add a navigation and guidance system, we could even ditch the whole track requirement -- so the train stations could have big paved areas for the trains to land on and take off from, instead of long stretches of track. Not only would this reduce the requirement for expensive steel, think how much easier it would be to turn trains around if they weren't on tracks!
Actually, this sounds like a pretty good idea. I think I may have to contact a lawyer to file a patent or two...
re: the cost... if high-speed rail is *faster* than commuting by car, then it could be more expensive than driving, and still be feasible. The problem is that neither jobs, nor homes, are centrally concentrated. This makes the inconvenience of mass transit one of the primary costs, from a rider's perspective. I'm a firm believer in sound growth policy that factors in future need for mass transit; Arizona, by and large, has no such policy.
I've a sister in Boise ID -- they are undergoing massive growth also. Because of poor planning, they have a nasty rush hour, and no ability to put in mass transit. They had planned a light rail system, but the NIMBYs shot it down. It amazes me how high-growth areas in the west have ignored the lessons other cities learned too late.
At any rate, I'm glad you picked up on the water issue -- it is, I think, going to be the driving issue re: growth in the west for decades to come. Between the water table dropping (and being contaminated to boot), and increasing demand for agricultural, residential, and industrial usage of water, the west is pretty much fucked in the long term. Big changes will have to come in our usage.
I know you already understand all this... I'm just writing it out in case other people are interested in the basic details.
I do disagree with you, however, on your statement that "it's a whole other can of worms":). Water demand is tied into all issues in much of the west. It pervades agriculture, industry, lifestyle, growth planning, etc. Any capital expenditure needs to consider the impact of water shortages (or risk of) on long-term utilization, revenue, and cost. I wish people would begin to think about water conservation in all facets of their life, and not sideline it.
FYI, I live in the northeast, and even here water use becomes an issue (due to droughts, and due to storage capacity and flooding -- high demand for storage capacity for NYC has resulted in several deadly floods of the Delaware river; the water authority refuses to allow for a buffer in resevoir capacity to mitigate flooding).
And I don't feel like paying billions for some stupid 8-lane highway in the southeast I personally never drive on. Surely we could save a lot of money if we only built a 4-lane highway? 8 lanes is a lot of luxury for those drivers, surely they can sit in traffic for an extra hour during their commute each day.
Democracy is a bitch, ain't it?
Can't they just get a 60 mph version for a lot less money?
Yes, but if it's not high-speed, they won't get as many riders, so it may be even less fiscally feasible.
As opposed to the standard non-green economy, which is all about externalizing environmental costs, so that others can pay for it, while you rub your hands in anticipation of quarterly profits?
Lack of environmental regulation and incentives is a handout to companies that pollute; the cost is born by the general public (or, even worse, by a small segment of the public who are negatively impacted in a massive way (flooding, disease, loss of livelihood, etc).
Yes, people will take advantage of incentives -- this is true of any incentive. On the other hand, I consider people who bitch about environmental incentives and regulations to be selfish bastards who choose not to, or cannot, comprehend that there are true costs to environmental damages, and that these externalized costs must either be internalized by the parties responsible, or matched by incentives to be environmentally responsible.
Whether or not this would fly will all come down to cost.
And aerodynamics. And gravity.
Seriously, though, strict monetary cost is a misleading metric for mass transit. There are other costs, like inconvenience, time, etc that make a big difference to potential users.
One thing I'd like to note about areas that still have a large potential for development... The trains can (and should) be planned and/or built first. Proper growth planning and direction can then help mitigate the uniform sprawl that makes mass transit so ineffective for much of the US.
I'd question the utility of building out expensive infrastructure in the southwest of the US anyway... if it takes 30 years to pay off, will there even be enough water in those areas to support the dense population required for mass transit effectiveness?
Please, can we not call that "man in the middle"? That's a term to used to describe an attack vector.
"Gatekeeper" would be a far better term, IMO.
And for that matter, what you suggest is already used in meatspace... if you want to access public records, typically you need to go through a "custodian of records" or some such... this person helps ensure the validity of requests.
The problem with requiring a live person to act as a gatekeeper on digitally stored records is that in doing so, we lose a lot of the utility of having the records in a db in the first place.
The only other thing I'd like to note -- we have automated gatekeepers on data already (user validation, etc). These are circumventable (as evidenced by TFA, for example). People acting as gatekeepers can also be circumvented, both technologically (somehow spoof the approval or records release), or socially. Or they could be DoS'd by a huge number of requests that keeps them from allowing people who truly need access to get it. We'd be adding cost to maintaining the data, and I'm not sure how much benefit we'd get out of it.
That which is forbidden by the constitution and/or statutes of one state may be permitted in another. Whether or not this is permitted by the US Constitution must be decided by a Federal court.
Sort of.
Every state is beholden to the civil protections of the US Constitution -- no state may allow transgression of rights enumerated there. So there are commonalities to the state laws, and definitely for the rights of people in the states. Think of the US Constitution as defining the baseline for what people's rights are; this is the intersection of the sets of protections all states proffer.
Also please note that the states' judiciaries can and do rule on constitutionality of items, as applicable in their state; appeals can go to the US Circuit Courts (or higher).
I'm sure Apple is great and wonderful and really really nice. I'm sure their app platform is the greatest thing since sliced stupid-people.
Mmmm... Apple-smoked people bacon.
To use a baseball-related metaphor. You're a beer-hawker at a ballgame. Heaven help you if you try to sell booze in OTHER than the approved manner or brand.
So? You're getting paid to sell their beer at their stadium. For the app store... well, you've got the roles twisted. Apple is the beerslinger. You're the beer producer, and I'm the baseball fan. And Apple, who also happened to be the person I rent my seats from, as well as the owner of the stadium, happens to forbid you from serving me certain kinds of tasty beverage. Oh no, the outrage!!
Seriously... if you want an open phone where it's easy to install anything you want, you should have known from day one that the iPhone was a bad choice. Bitching about it now is just plain stupid. Even from a developer standpoint... you HAD to know Apple was going to restrict apps.
But, anyway, thanks for bring up people-bacon and beer in the same post, now there's no way I'm going to make my weight-loss target this week.
I was exaggerating and joking, of course. Though there is a grain of truth in there somewhere...
Well, there is another side to that story: my wife and I are in our mid 40s. She was on the pill for most of the 25 years we have been together, and our sex life declined along the lines of the jar-of-beans statistic commonly mentioned.
Hormonally, most women are the horniest in their 40s anyway, IIRC from endocrine physiology oh-so-many-years-ago. Though the pill does also affect it greatly, since it regulates hormone levels.
Can you tell me what the f**k has been going on lately with all those "anonymous cowards" posting bogus messages at the top of every story?
Yes. Yes I can. But then I'd have to kill you, because it's a steganographic mechanism to secretly pass messages regarding the oncoming takeover of the coroprate world by rabid fundamentalist Linux enthusiasts operating from secret silos underground (but not deep underground -- usually it's just basement-depth).
Oh, dammit, looks like I'll have to kill you after all -- I let it slip. Me and my big mouth.
Seriously, YMBNH. Or just incredibly slow, to only pick up on the weak AC FP trolling now.
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You might find the punctuational convention known as quotes to be helpful.
For example, searching for mature amateur video is certain to yield different results than searching using "mature amateur video".
Likewise, using quotation marks (that's what those double-apostrophes are called) makes it fairly easy to search suing terms including symbols.
Sounds like Googol the Destroyer is getting creative by adding physical violence to the mix of data devouring.
Don't forget to tune into next week's episode, wherein the reader discovers how Gatus and Joba are faring with their plans, what Stallmanx has been working on in his secret laboratory, and a clue to help unravel the mystery of that which lies within his Beard of Druidic Prowess! Plus, new developments from the crack team of evil underlords who serve Googol the Destroyer!
What, a google plex?
That's the number we used to represent just-short-of-infinity when having nerd arguments as kids in the 80s.
Infinity plex > infinity squared > infinity > google plex > google > thousands > a lot.
Dude, you're Skeletor. You're not gonna be loved. Ever. Feared, maybe. Loathed, definitely. Loved? Keep dreaming.
All should fear Googol the Destroyer !
(Don't forget to tune into next week's episode, where the reader will find out how Joba and Gatus's plan is developing, what Stallmax has been working on in his secret laboratory, and we discover a clue to help unlock the mystery of that which lies beneath his Beard of Druidic Prowess).
Just to cut short the "Geeks bearing gifts" jokes series, may I direct you to this prior exchange?
Sorry, was just a little bitter earlier this evening due to unrelated events.
But seriously... you didn't honestly think that the piece was supposed to reflect the current state of affairs at all, did you?
Yes, that may be so, but clearly Googol the Destroyer has been summoned and will end the world real soon now. Sigh.
You win a flaming big bag of turds. You've failed at appreciation of fiction via the willing suspension of disbelief. You've also failed to recognize farce when you see it. This story is not intended to be allegorical.
Now go back under your bridge, you troll, and let the rest of us enjoy a meager laugh.
No, the reason is that the current cash can be invested for higher returns during an inflationary period.
1. Issue bond at x%. Receive cash.
2. Invest cash during inflationary period for (x + y)%.
3. Pay x% interest.
4. No ???? needed.
5. Profit y%.
Remember: Inflation benefits all fixed-rate debt holders (and hence is part of the solution to the huge amount of personal & public debt in the US right now).
In addition, cash on hand is a key value for financial analysis of companies. If MS wants to use a lot of cash to buy back stock, or to issue dividends, then they need to make sure they still have a good amount of liquid cash. This may just be a way for them to make sure they have adequate reserves before doing something like that (or before an acquisition, but I'm not sure how likely that is).
Seriously? WTF does their sexuality have to do with this? At all?
I've now disregarded everything you've written based upon that one comment.
Or, if I'm way off base here... nice troll. 9/10: you lost a point because I have this nagging suspicion that your post truly is a troll. If it wasn't a troll, kindly disregard this paragraph and what I have written above still stands.
s/life/end of time for them and all their descendants
Yes, I'm aware of the terms. Since most people on slashdot are not, I tend not to use economic terms here. It just adds confusion to the discussion, and draws out the randroids and self-"educated" economists who spend too much time failing to really understand mises.org and too little time studying the foundations of economic theory.
Under current conditions, sure... but, if inflation comes to visit in a big way, it's a different picture.
I'd bet this is a hedge against anticipated inflation.
Actually, now is a great time to issue bonds. Interest rates are extremely low (particularly for well-rated bonds which MS bonds assuredly will be) so if they can expect even a modest return on the bonds, they'll do well.
My gut tells me that this is a hedge against inflation, not a cash-raising effort for some diabolical plan.
On the other hand, this may be part of Gatus's effort to collaborate with Joba to create the One True OS with Global Web Search in order to stop Googol the Destroyer.
When last we saw our heroes they had embarked on their quest to stop Googol the Destroyer and his infernal plan to invoke the End of Days via the Rite of a Million Targeted Ads, but the rogue druid Stallmanx was hampering their efforts by biasing the common sorceror against them.
"Joba," the Oracle at Redwood Shores proclaimed, "You must harness the power of all the sorcerors of the land to stop Googol. Only by having them all contribute to the One True yada-yada can you stop Googol. I have spoken!"
And so Joba consulted with Gatus. "Gatus, how can we get all the other sorcerors to contribute? They don't like us, that bearded wretch Stallmanx has turned them all against us."
Gatus thought and thought, but in the end he resorted to his base nature... "I will buy the sorcerors we need! I'm short of cash though, I need another 5 billion. Maybe I could issue some bonds.".
Intrigued, Joba responded. "Yes, you can buy the greedy ones. I can use my powers of seduction and envy to make them all want to be like me. Yes, I will subvert the Ministers of Fashion to convert the low self-esteem rabble to our cause."
And so Gatus and Joba began to plan.
Meanwhile, the crack team of evil underlords at Google were busy with their database of potential ways for the world to be saved, and developing their counter-strategies. The acolytes of Googol the Destroyer were busily releasing the Webcrawling Spiders of Damnation upon the world, to catch information to sacrifice to their terrible leader, who devoured data with great appetite and gobsmacking satisfaction.
But Stallmanx is quiet... what is he working on in his secret laboratory? What nefarious ritual is he preparing to thwart our heroes? Will Joba and Gatus be able to overcome his resistance? Will we ever find out what wonders lie beneath the surface of Stallmanx's Beard of Druidic Prowess? Can Googol the Destroyer be thwarted?
Tune in to next week's episode of Google the Destroyer!
Oh, so just because you *say* they can't fly, that means we can't try to use technology to make it so? Why do you so rudely stand in the way of technological progress?
All we need to do is add some aerodynamically shaped projections (we can call them wings), onboard fuel tanks and engines, and some takeoff&landing equipment. And if we add a navigation and guidance system, we could even ditch the whole track requirement -- so the train stations could have big paved areas for the trains to land on and take off from, instead of long stretches of track. Not only would this reduce the requirement for expensive steel, think how much easier it would be to turn trains around if they weren't on tracks!
Actually, this sounds like a pretty good idea. I think I may have to contact a lawyer to file a patent or two...
re: the cost... if high-speed rail is *faster* than commuting by car, then it could be more expensive than driving, and still be feasible. The problem is that neither jobs, nor homes, are centrally concentrated. This makes the inconvenience of mass transit one of the primary costs, from a rider's perspective. I'm a firm believer in sound growth policy that factors in future need for mass transit; Arizona, by and large, has no such policy.
:). Water demand is tied into all issues in much of the west. It pervades agriculture, industry, lifestyle, growth planning, etc. Any capital expenditure needs to consider the impact of water shortages (or risk of) on long-term utilization, revenue, and cost. I wish people would begin to think about water conservation in all facets of their life, and not sideline it.
I've a sister in Boise ID -- they are undergoing massive growth also. Because of poor planning, they have a nasty rush hour, and no ability to put in mass transit. They had planned a light rail system, but the NIMBYs shot it down. It amazes me how high-growth areas in the west have ignored the lessons other cities learned too late.
At any rate, I'm glad you picked up on the water issue -- it is, I think, going to be the driving issue re: growth in the west for decades to come. Between the water table dropping (and being contaminated to boot), and increasing demand for agricultural, residential, and industrial usage of water, the west is pretty much fucked in the long term. Big changes will have to come in our usage.
I know you already understand all this... I'm just writing it out in case other people are interested in the basic details.
I do disagree with you, however, on your statement that "it's a whole other can of worms"
FYI, I live in the northeast, and even here water use becomes an issue (due to droughts, and due to storage capacity and flooding -- high demand for storage capacity for NYC has resulted in several deadly floods of the Delaware river; the water authority refuses to allow for a buffer in resevoir capacity to mitigate flooding).
Democracy is a bitch, ain't it?
Yes, but if it's not high-speed, they won't get as many riders, so it may be even less fiscally feasible.
As opposed to the standard non-green economy, which is all about externalizing environmental costs, so that others can pay for it, while you rub your hands in anticipation of quarterly profits?
Lack of environmental regulation and incentives is a handout to companies that pollute; the cost is born by the general public (or, even worse, by a small segment of the public who are negatively impacted in a massive way (flooding, disease, loss of livelihood, etc).
Yes, people will take advantage of incentives -- this is true of any incentive. On the other hand, I consider people who bitch about environmental incentives and regulations to be selfish bastards who choose not to, or cannot, comprehend that there are true costs to environmental damages, and that these externalized costs must either be internalized by the parties responsible, or matched by incentives to be environmentally responsible.
And aerodynamics. And gravity.
Seriously, though, strict monetary cost is a misleading metric for mass transit. There are other costs, like inconvenience, time, etc that make a big difference to potential users.
One thing I'd like to note about areas that still have a large potential for development... The trains can (and should) be planned and/or built first. Proper growth planning and direction can then help mitigate the uniform sprawl that makes mass transit so ineffective for much of the US.
I'd question the utility of building out expensive infrastructure in the southwest of the US anyway... if it takes 30 years to pay off, will there even be enough water in those areas to support the dense population required for mass transit effectiveness?
Please, can we not call that "man in the middle"? That's a term to used to describe an attack vector.
"Gatekeeper" would be a far better term, IMO.
And for that matter, what you suggest is already used in meatspace... if you want to access public records, typically you need to go through a "custodian of records" or some such... this person helps ensure the validity of requests.
The problem with requiring a live person to act as a gatekeeper on digitally stored records is that in doing so, we lose a lot of the utility of having the records in a db in the first place.
The only other thing I'd like to note -- we have automated gatekeepers on data already (user validation, etc). These are circumventable (as evidenced by TFA, for example). People acting as gatekeepers can also be circumvented, both technologically (somehow spoof the approval or records release), or socially. Or they could be DoS'd by a huge number of requests that keeps them from allowing people who truly need access to get it. We'd be adding cost to maintaining the data, and I'm not sure how much benefit we'd get out of it.
Sort of.
Every state is beholden to the civil protections of the US Constitution -- no state may allow transgression of rights enumerated there. So there are commonalities to the state laws, and definitely for the rights of people in the states. Think of the US Constitution as defining the baseline for what people's rights are; this is the intersection of the sets of protections all states proffer.
Also please note that the states' judiciaries can and do rule on constitutionality of items, as applicable in their state; appeals can go to the US Circuit Courts (or higher).
Mmmm... Apple-smoked people bacon.
So? You're getting paid to sell their beer at their stadium. For the app store... well, you've got the roles twisted. Apple is the beerslinger. You're the beer producer, and I'm the baseball fan. And Apple, who also happened to be the person I rent my seats from, as well as the owner of the stadium, happens to forbid you from serving me certain kinds of tasty beverage. Oh no, the outrage!!
Seriously... if you want an open phone where it's easy to install anything you want, you should have known from day one that the iPhone was a bad choice. Bitching about it now is just plain stupid. Even from a developer standpoint... you HAD to know Apple was going to restrict apps.
But, anyway, thanks for bring up people-bacon and beer in the same post, now there's no way I'm going to make my weight-loss target this week.
Hormonally, most women are the horniest in their 40s anyway, IIRC from endocrine physiology oh-so-many-years-ago. Though the pill does also affect it greatly, since it regulates hormone levels.
Yes. Yes I can. But then I'd have to kill you, because it's a steganographic mechanism to secretly pass messages regarding the oncoming takeover of the coroprate world by rabid fundamentalist Linux enthusiasts operating from secret silos underground (but not deep underground -- usually it's just basement-depth).
Oh, dammit, looks like I'll have to kill you after all -- I let it slip. Me and my big mouth.
Seriously, YMBNH. Or just incredibly slow, to only pick up on the weak AC FP trolling now.