If you don't like big buissess move to a country without it (like Chad or Cambodia or how about China, I hear the "people" own everything there).
In a word: NO. I'm staying here and will help turn the US into a communist country because I love my country, and I love seeing your face turn red and beaches are more important than money. And I am doing it because I can. If you don't like that, YOU FUCKING MOVE.
You know, there is nothing special about transparent aluminum. It has been known to mankind for thousands of years. Its optical properties make it desirable for many applications from lasers to astronomy. Its hardness makes it desirable for many more. It is one of the most chemically inert materials known, which makes it popular in medical and chemical fields. With some impurities, its beauty and color makes it popular in jewelry.
What the hell am I talking about? Sapphire. Sapphire is nothing more than crystals of aluminum oxide, a.k.a. Corundum (with Chromium impurities, it turns red and is called Ruby). It is a material that occurs naturally, and it has also has been synthetically manufactured by 21st century humans for decades.
You've all been completely fooled by a stupid Star Trek writer. Nowhere in the film did they mention that the "transparent aluminum" was in metallic form. Psych!
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Since the days of FDR, at least, it's become a tactic for 'progressives' and 'activists' who view the Constitution as an unnecessary obstacle to push for the appointment of 'progressive' judges. Judges who have no qualms about interpreting the law to say something it doesn't actually say. With the cooperation of such a judge, laws can be twisted in ways that no elected government official would dare try.
That's why I am glad the Democrats are stalling the nominations for the conservative activist judges Bush wants to appoint, the ones that want to roll back the clock to the 18th century. At least the Dems are sticking up for this.
A summary judgment is likely to be issued, right? Or is it a criminal offense to fail to answer a civil summons? OK, so I appear in court and sign whatever it is I need to sign to avoid committing contempt or whatever. Then I ignore the plaintiff.
What happens if the plaintiff tries to collect the judgment, and the defendant ignores the bill collectors?
Do civil courts have the power to send the police to an ISP not named in the lawsuit to confiscate equipment? What can the plaintiff really do to enforce compliance with frivolous judgments?
This is an odd thing, considering that its the Democrats trying to pass this, as something along the lines of the GPL is more of a Democratic licensing scheme. Id expect that the Republicans would be the ones to do something like this in support of big business.
Ring.....
Ring.....
Ring.....
Clue phone. It's for you.
"BOTH PARTIES STAND FOR THE INTERESTS OF BIG BUSINESS."
Oh, please. Minimalist comment for minimalist WM. Get it now?? You mods who "overrated" the parent didn't get the joke. Oh, well, subtlety is not a forte of Cheetos-munching-Dew-slugging kids, I guess.
It's not like astronomy isn't already confusing enough to the public, but I wonder if these geniuses ever thought that maybe there's some other Qu-ending-with-ar name for some other object completely unrelated to the Kuiper belt, like... (oh, I don't know, maybe you never heard of it...) QUASAR?!?! I mean, come on. This name of theirs differs by only one letter from another term that is mentioned in probably - just a guess - every other paper that has been published since they were discovered, what? - almost 40 years ago. I guess that's fairly recent on a astronomical timescale, so maybe they have an excuse for not having been informed of the new research.
Again, this is another fallacy. I don't know what the name of this one is, but in effect its "I'm right by association". Because famous/admired/etc figure X agrees with me, I must be right.
That would be the Appeal to Authority fallacy, which is a sub-type of the Changing the Subject fallacy. It is not appropriate to appeal to authority when the experts in the field are in disagreement.
Pretty much the same thing that would happen if an aged driver had a heart attack and crashed his car into a Department of Motor Vehicles service facility.
Or if a restaurant exploded because of a faulty natural gas valve.
Or if an airliner had a mechanical problem that caused it to crash into a suburban neighborhood.
Or if a cosmetic medical device caused unforseen side effects later on.
Liability insurance, my man. Liability insurance.
Guess who doesn't have to have it: NASA Guess who doesn't have to pay if they fuck up: NASA Guess who picks up the tab if they do: you and me
So because the bombardier beetle is hard to explain, the creationsists think that we should instead accept that a omniscient, omnipotent creator-being made the universe and the Earth, and populated it with designed animals, and also with humans who were designed to fail to live up to the standards set by the creator-being. But this creator-being requires his creations to repent of their designed-in flaws before they can dwell in paradise in the afterlife with the creator-being. So the creator-being assumed human form and sacrificed himself to himself, to pay off the "debt" that was owed to himself. This is the alternative we are to accept because evolution allegedly hasn't explained the bombardier beetle's defense mechanism.
Let me tell you something: evolutionary biologists are not the ones who have some explaining to do! Why did the creator-being make creatures that have to eat each other to survive in the first place? If predation had not been established by the creator-being, there'd be no need for elaborate defense mechanisms by the bombardier beetle or any other creature. But creationsists have no explanation for this, except to say "God moves in mysterious ways."
If this is what it comes to, it is more parsimonious to simply assume that evolution works in mysterious ways. If we are to be satisfied with the "mysterious ways" conclusion (I can' call it an explanation), then there is no need to invoke the extraneous creator-being to do so.
But what if we really can't trust this function to a bunch of volunteers, even if we reject that Microsoft is the alternative?
I don't use blacklists anymore. They aren't effective at blocking spam. What they are effective at is making it easy for spammers to find an open relay that the 95% of the internet not using the blacklist will accept traffic from. I wonder how much tougher the blacklists are making it on the rest of us who find them ineffective as a solution, or even as a bandaid.
Except that he previously admitted to asking the antispam people to check his mail server. So it isn't trespass if you invite them in. Or it's entrapment on his part, right?
He didn't ask them to test his server the first time they did it. The 2nd time served to reveal that their method was to trespass.
I hate spam as much as the next guy.
You have no idea what the next guy likes, dislikes, hates, doesn't hate, or how much he does. Part of the problem with these vigilante groups is projection. They think everybody places as much importance on their efforts as the vigilantes do. That ain't so.
And FWIW, the DNS blacklists are no longer an effective tool for the antis. They are much more effective at providing a list of useful open relays to the spammers. This of course, creates the illusion of "just cause" in the minds of the antis: "Hey, look how many spammers are using this open relay whose IP address I am publishing to the world. I'm doing a great job." Meanwhile, the 95% who aren't receiving email through servers using the blacklists are innundated with junk mail from the relays so helpfully identified by the antis.
Eaxactly what I was wondering. WTF is up with that, you need permission to leave the planet? Well, I guees maybe you need permission to come back, but still...
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How many times must you cut and paste the word before you realize that "ablation" is not spelled with the letter "i"?
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If you don't like big buissess move to a country without it (like Chad or Cambodia or how about China, I hear the "people" own everything there).
In a word: NO. I'm staying here and will help turn the US into a communist country because I love my country, and I love seeing your face turn red and beaches are more important than money. And I am doing it because I can. If you don't like that, YOU FUCKING MOVE.
You know, there is nothing special about transparent aluminum. It has been known to mankind for thousands of years. Its optical properties make it desirable for many applications from lasers to astronomy. Its hardness makes it desirable for many more. It is one of the most chemically inert materials known, which makes it popular in medical and chemical fields. With some impurities, its beauty and color makes it popular in jewelry.
What the hell am I talking about? Sapphire. Sapphire is nothing more than crystals of aluminum oxide, a.k.a. Corundum (with Chromium impurities, it turns red and is called Ruby). It is a material that occurs naturally, and it has also has been synthetically manufactured by 21st century humans for decades.
You've all been completely fooled by a stupid Star Trek writer. Nowhere in the film did they mention that the "transparent aluminum" was in metallic form. Psych!
That's fascinating. But you posted it to the wrong thread. :)
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Oh, the horror!
The questions I had was "Did Google, in fact, do it at low cost?" and "Define low cost."
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Nice story. But why was a moored ship lighting up its radar?
Since the days of FDR, at least, it's become a tactic for 'progressives' and 'activists' who view the Constitution as an unnecessary obstacle to push for the appointment of 'progressive' judges. Judges who have no qualms about interpreting the law to say something it doesn't actually say. With the cooperation of such a judge, laws can be twisted in ways that no elected government official would dare try.
That's why I am glad the Democrats are stalling the nominations for the conservative activist judges Bush wants to appoint, the ones that want to roll back the clock to the 18th century. At least the Dems are sticking up for this.
What happens if a frivolous lawsuit is ignored?
A summary judgment is likely to be issued, right? Or is it a criminal offense to fail to answer a civil summons? OK, so I appear in court and sign whatever it is I need to sign to avoid committing contempt or whatever. Then I ignore the plaintiff.
What happens if the plaintiff tries to collect the judgment, and the defendant ignores the bill collectors?
Do civil courts have the power to send the police to an ISP not named in the lawsuit to confiscate equipment? What can the plaintiff really do to enforce compliance with frivolous judgments?
This is an odd thing, considering that its the Democrats trying to pass this, as something along the lines of the GPL is more of a Democratic licensing scheme. Id expect that the Republicans would be the ones to do something like this in support of big business.
Ring.....
Ring.....
Ring.....
Clue phone. It's for you.
"BOTH PARTIES STAND FOR THE INTERESTS OF BIG BUSINESS."
*click*
Oh, please. Minimalist comment for minimalist WM. Get it now?? You mods who "overrated" the parent didn't get the joke. Oh, well, subtlety is not a forte of Cheetos-munching-Dew-slugging kids, I guess.
Subject says all I wanted to say.
Just don't buy an Xbox if you don't like Microsoft.
There. I feel better now.
No, Google, I didn't mean to search for "quasar".
Again, this is another fallacy. I don't know what the name of this one is, but in effect its "I'm right by association". Because famous/admired/etc figure X agrees with me, I must be right.
That would be the Appeal to Authority fallacy, which is a sub-type of the Changing the Subject fallacy. It is not appropriate to appeal to authority when the experts in the field are in disagreement.
Pretty much the same thing that would happen if an aged driver had a heart attack and crashed his car into a Department of Motor Vehicles service facility.
Or if a restaurant exploded because of a faulty natural gas valve.
Or if an airliner had a mechanical problem that caused it to crash into a suburban neighborhood.
Or if a cosmetic medical device caused unforseen side effects later on.
Liability insurance, my man. Liability insurance.
Guess who doesn't have to have it: NASA
Guess who doesn't have to pay if they fuck up: NASA
Guess who picks up the tab if they do: you and me
Don't give us believers a bad name, okay? This creation science stuff is just embarrassing.
Not to mention this flying-airplanes-into-buildings stuff...
So because the bombardier beetle is hard to explain, the creationsists think that we should instead accept that a omniscient, omnipotent creator-being made the universe and the Earth, and populated it with designed animals, and also with humans who were designed to fail to live up to the standards set by the creator-being. But this creator-being requires his creations to repent of their designed-in flaws before they can dwell in paradise in the afterlife with the creator-being. So the creator-being assumed human form and sacrificed himself to himself, to pay off the "debt" that was owed to himself. This is the alternative we are to accept because evolution allegedly hasn't explained the bombardier beetle's defense mechanism.
Let me tell you something: evolutionary biologists are not the ones who have some explaining to do! Why did the creator-being make creatures that have to eat each other to survive in the first place? If predation had not been established by the creator-being, there'd be no need for elaborate defense mechanisms by the bombardier beetle or any other creature. But creationsists have no explanation for this, except to say "God moves in mysterious ways."
If this is what it comes to, it is more parsimonious to simply assume that evolution works in mysterious ways. If we are to be satisfied with the "mysterious ways" conclusion (I can' call it an explanation), then there is no need to invoke the extraneous creator-being to do so.
And people say the US never does anything of value for the world...
But what if we really can't trust this function to a bunch of volunteers, even if we reject that Microsoft is the alternative?
I don't use blacklists anymore. They aren't effective at blocking spam. What they are effective at is making it easy for spammers to find an open relay that the 95% of the internet not using the blacklist will accept traffic from. I wonder how much tougher the blacklists are making it on the rest of us who find them ineffective as a solution, or even as a bandaid.
Except that he previously admitted to asking the antispam people to check his mail server. So it isn't trespass if you invite them in. Or it's entrapment on his part, right?
He didn't ask them to test his server the first time they did it. The 2nd time served to reveal that their method was to trespass.
I hate spam as much as the next guy.
You have no idea what the next guy likes, dislikes, hates, doesn't hate, or how much he does. Part of the problem with these vigilante groups is projection. They think everybody places as much importance on their efforts as the vigilantes do. That ain't so.
And FWIW, the DNS blacklists are no longer an effective tool for the antis. They are much more effective at providing a list of useful open relays to the spammers. This of course, creates the illusion of "just cause" in the minds of the antis: "Hey, look how many spammers are using this open relay whose IP address I am publishing to the world. I'm doing a great job." Meanwhile, the 95% who aren't receiving email through servers using the blacklists are innundated with junk mail from the relays so helpfully identified by the antis.
Yeah. Good job.
Then it's bound to LOSE in the marketplace!
For a Klondike bar?
Eaxactly what I was wondering. WTF is up with that, you need permission to leave the planet? Well, I guees maybe you need permission to come back, but still...
How many times must you cut and paste the word before you realize that "ablation" is not spelled with the letter "i"?
:)
A-B-L-A-T-I-O-N
A-B-L-A-T-E-D