I am a CS-major-turned-medical student, so let me put in my opinions on this matter.
The business of medicine is quite unlike other businesses. A good doctor cannot turn away a patient that she is capable of treating, but a good lawyer/restaurant owner/shop owner is free to discriminate which customers he accepts. I understand that medical insurance being what it is, certain physicians will turn away "less-desirable" patients. Doctors need to make money too, and I can imagine how frustrating it might be to work for a half hour on a patient and get paid $10 in copayment.
If things were really fair, doctors would have the right to write internet blogs about their patients, warning other doctors that certain patients caused trouble or whatever.
You could do what I do, and instead of using ratings, just keep a smart playlist of songs over a certain play count.
I don't have time to rate each song, but I do know which songs I like when I'm out and about. Songs that I listen to more often will bubble up and end up in my "Favorites" playlist, and songs that I don't listen to as often will end up in "Not Played" playlist.
From the Wikipedia:
The term creationism is most often used to describe the belief that creation occurred literally as described in the book of Genesis (for Jews and Christians) or literally as described in the Qur'an (for Muslims.)
Intelligent Design (or ID) is the controversial assertion which states that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by positing an intelligent designer(s).
The critical difference is that creationism is falsifiable. As long as one is able to disprove that the Earth was created in six days, creationism cannot be true.
ID, on the other hand, is an assertion. It cannot be disproven.
For the same reason why we would find it unfathomable to harvest the organs of a fetus for adult use. They do have perfectly functional eyes.
"What?" you say. A fetus is nothing like a frozen embryo. A frozen embryo is just a bunch of cells. It's not like killing a fetus, which has a beating heart and a working set of neurons.
So why is an embryo less human than a fetus? Because it can't think? Is thinking a prerequisite for being a human? Because if so, there are a lot of comatose adults out there who could be put to good use.
Maybe because it doesn't look like a human? I won't even go down the slippery slope of killing things that look imperfect.
I might also add that the best embryos for any one person's use come from their siblings or children. It's a lot different when it's your potential kiddo's cells you're harvesting.
These embryos were created because we as humans stopped the process of development. Given the right conditions, they would have developed into fetuses after a couple of months. Religion aside, souls and such aside, we cannot dismiss the ethics behind this science.
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But think of the money you'll save on grow lamps!
Emacs for everyone!
According to the inventor he can produce the biodiesel fuel at the cost of about $0.30 (US) per liter.
I originally thought that $0.30 a litter was a pretty raw deal.
I am a CS-major-turned-medical student, so let me put in my opinions on this matter.
The business of medicine is quite unlike other businesses. A good doctor cannot turn away a patient that she is capable of treating, but a good lawyer/restaurant owner/shop owner is free to discriminate which customers he accepts. I understand that medical insurance being what it is, certain physicians will turn away "less-desirable" patients. Doctors need to make money too, and I can imagine how frustrating it might be to work for a half hour on a patient and get paid $10 in copayment.
If things were really fair, doctors would have the right to write internet blogs about their patients, warning other doctors that certain patients caused trouble or whatever.
I'm sure Google has an entire naming division known as the "G-unit."
The nano is designed to be worn like a necklace, so the headphone jack location makes complete sense.
You could do what I do, and instead of using ratings, just keep a smart playlist of songs over a certain play count.
I don't have time to rate each song, but I do know which songs I like when I'm out and about. Songs that I listen to more often will bubble up and end up in my "Favorites" playlist, and songs that I don't listen to as often will end up in "Not Played" playlist.
Urine.
That game taught me only two things: 1) Squirrels are damn hard to shoot. 2) Rivers are a bitch.
OMG, we might see Yoshi without his boots and saddle! Think of the children!
Maybe not cars, but he does have a sweet house:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Manor
50F? That is freakin reasonable.
*blinks*
...yeah...
(slowly backs away)
OMG, Powerbook G5!!! You heard it here first!
If it is, you're fscked.
> Oh no! If all of those people from slashdot click that link, we'll slashdot Slashdot!
*brain explodes*
Unless it's the "Mighty Mind" interface.
Dude, you don't touch the Solitaire.
You can't. Your only recourse is to tear out your eyes. I forsee this invention as being unpopular.
And install speakers that make "vumph" noises. (hey, you find a better way to describe lightsaber sounds)
When they start embedding umbrellas in people's heads, then I will start to worry.
Yes, they sucked.
From the Wikipedia: The term creationism is most often used to describe the belief that creation occurred literally as described in the book of Genesis (for Jews and Christians) or literally as described in the Qur'an (for Muslims.) Intelligent Design (or ID) is the controversial assertion which states that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by positing an intelligent designer(s). The critical difference is that creationism is falsifiable. As long as one is able to disprove that the Earth was created in six days, creationism cannot be true. ID, on the other hand, is an assertion. It cannot be disproven.
For the same reason why we would find it unfathomable to harvest the organs of a fetus for adult use. They do have perfectly functional eyes.
"What?" you say. A fetus is nothing like a frozen embryo. A frozen embryo is just a bunch of cells. It's not like killing a fetus, which has a beating heart and a working set of neurons.
So why is an embryo less human than a fetus? Because it can't think? Is thinking a prerequisite for being a human? Because if so, there are a lot of comatose adults out there who could be put to good use.
Maybe because it doesn't look like a human? I won't even go down the slippery slope of killing things that look imperfect.
I might also add that the best embryos for any one person's use come from their siblings or children. It's a lot different when it's your potential kiddo's cells you're harvesting.
These embryos were created because we as humans stopped the process of development. Given the right conditions, they would have developed into fetuses after a couple of months. Religion aside, souls and such aside, we cannot dismiss the ethics behind this science.
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