That is exactly why it's important to note the source of this article. Its a news-piece that portrays modern approaches to scientific discovery in a bad light -- from an organization that caters to people who distrust science.
Similarly, if the Huffington Post were to report on a study that concluded that all Republicans literally had poop instead of brains, it would be reasonable to question the validity of the facts due to their source.
this service is included in the price of an amazon e-book, you are therefore entitled to a refund
I don't have a Kindle and haven't read the TOS. Do they state any sort of responsibility on Amazon's part to continue providing re-download service for a period of time? Surely there's a sunset clause of some sort, anyway. Does anyone expect them to continue serving files to Kindle users 10-20 years from now?
Perhaps, somewhere, there are people performing some useful role that can be called "Software Architect." However, its always been my experience that the guy on the team who claims to be an "Architect" is really a prima donna who never actually produces anything. He just spends all of his time reading tech websites and sending out inane emails about how "We need coding standards!" (even though we have them). He'll hold the occasional lunchtime training session where he demonstrates some canned example of a technology that we aren't using, yet be unable to answer basic questions about it. If he does ever produce a diagram of any kind, it will be overly complicated to the point of being illegible, yet it will somehow leave out huge portions of the application.
The bible states a direct male lineage with names and ages from Adam (at Creation) to King Solomon. From there, it names kings and the lengths of their reigns. After that, events in the bible can be corroborated with records of other cultures, such as the death of the Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar.
Besides, the GP said six thousand, not sixteen thousand.
Nobody bothered to actually ask what kind of "change" he was talking about. D'oh!
I get so tired of hearing this sentiment. I know exactly what kind of "change" he was talking about. He specifically stated he intended to change the way Washington politics worked. He promised to get rid of the partisan bickering, gridlock and blatant disregard for the populace that define Washington politics.
Unfortunately, he got into office and concentrated on his progressive agenda instead. The conservatives stopped trying to actually get anything done, and instead focused on a 24/7 dirty PR campaign. In an inept attempt at fighting the smear attacks, Mr. Obama sank into the same partisan bickering that he had previously railed against.
I liked him and voted for him. Even now, I like him better than anyone likely to run against him. But, he has not lived up to his promises. He's become just another politician, doing what politicians do. That's why the left lost their energy, and the right was able to make some gains in the recent election.
I must disagree. All this worry about an "emotionally negative effect" of overt surveillance is a bit disingenuous. How will the child be affected when he/she finds out they're being snooped on covertly?
The GP used the word 'vote' in quotes. I don't think he/she meant a literal vote. The point is that individuals are restricted in the amount they can spend on political campaigns. Corporations are not. In this way, a single individual can spend a crapload more money on the campaign just by funnelling it through a corporation. And, if they also funnel it through a non-profit, it can't even be traced back to them. It is possible for Osama Bin Ladin to spend hundreds of millions of dollars getting a sleeper agent elected president, and noone could trace the money back to him.
Voting is not a "right", it is a function of democracy
The 15th, 19th and 26th amendments to the US Constitution seem to disagree with you. Each of them begins with "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged".
In reality, the man is weak, politically inept, arrogant, and unable to see the world outside of his own academic contextualization.
That exactly describes my perception of George W. Bush -- except I would hesitate to use the word "academic". I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
I, for one, did not randomly pick someone off the street. I watched campaign coverage and the debates. I attended rallies. I listened to the plans presented by the candidates and I made an educated selection which I do not regret.
I don't see how a surplus could possibly eliminate debt. As soon as the Democrats accomplish a surplus, we elect a Republican who squanders it all on tax cuts for the wealthy. Then we continue being in debt.
Yes, in incident #1, we followed the drunk for several miles of urban interstate until we reached our exit, and the police never showed up.
And, in Incident #2, my wife was in the great state of West Virginia where only two state troopers patrol the entire state after midnight. When she spoke to a dispatcher, she was told to just floor it and try outrun the bad guys.
Along with the other hypothetical situations that have been mentioned, what if you need to report a dangerous situation?
One time, my wife and I were travelling down the interstate at night when we saw an obviously drunk driver, swerving across 5 lanes, back and forth and back and forth. I was driving, so my wife called the state police to report the guy.
In another incident, my wife and her friend were travelling through a rural area when a truckload of rednecks started harassing them -- following real close honking their horn, passing them and then slowing down to a crawl, getting next to them and making lewd gestures, etc. My wife was driving, so her friend called the police on the guys.
In both of these situations, stopping and getting out of the car to make the call would have been dangerous.
From what I know of the way GameStop operates, I highly doubt this is "a matter of respect". It's more likely that
1) They weren't selling many copies of the game at military bases
2) They were catching a lot of flak and losing customers because of the advertisements at the military bases.
If they were truly doing it "out of respect for the soldiers", then they wouldn't want to profit off the game and would remove it from their shelves in ALL their stores.
Now, as for the people who complain about it not being available to the soldiers -- I'm sure they can still order it online, or get it at a shop that's off-base.
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So, are you recommending that we get robots to do our science for us? And then we should divorce them?
That is exactly why it's important to note the source of this article. Its a news-piece that portrays modern approaches to scientific discovery in a bad light -- from an organization that caters to people who distrust science.
Similarly, if the Huffington Post were to report on a study that concluded that all Republicans literally had poop instead of brains, it would be reasonable to question the validity of the facts due to their source.
Well said!
this service is included in the price of an amazon e-book, you are therefore entitled to a refund
I don't have a Kindle and haven't read the TOS. Do they state any sort of responsibility on Amazon's part to continue providing re-download service for a period of time? Surely there's a sunset clause of some sort, anyway. Does anyone expect them to continue serving files to Kindle users 10-20 years from now?
That's disgusting....
This only works if your sister is hotter than you. :oD
Ooohh...the big "Architect".
Perhaps, somewhere, there are people performing some useful role that can be called "Software Architect." However, its always been my experience that the guy on the team who claims to be an "Architect" is really a prima donna who never actually produces anything. He just spends all of his time reading tech websites and sending out inane emails about how "We need coding standards!" (even though we have them). He'll hold the occasional lunchtime training session where he demonstrates some canned example of a technology that we aren't using, yet be unable to answer basic questions about it. If he does ever produce a diagram of any kind, it will be overly complicated to the point of being illegible, yet it will somehow leave out huge portions of the application.
Sorry. You touched a nerve.
The bible states a direct male lineage with names and ages from Adam (at Creation) to King Solomon. From there, it names kings and the lengths of their reigns. After that, events in the bible can be corroborated with records of other cultures, such as the death of the Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar.
Besides, the GP said six thousand, not sixteen thousand.
Check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussher_chronology
Perhaps he was being modded "Troll" for trying to turn a conversation about cheating on tests into a forum for Tea Party propaganda....
Nobody bothered to actually ask what kind of "change" he was talking about. D'oh!
I get so tired of hearing this sentiment. I know exactly what kind of "change" he was talking about. He specifically stated he intended to change the way Washington politics worked. He promised to get rid of the partisan bickering, gridlock and blatant disregard for the populace that define Washington politics.
Unfortunately, he got into office and concentrated on his progressive agenda instead. The conservatives stopped trying to actually get anything done, and instead focused on a 24/7 dirty PR campaign. In an inept attempt at fighting the smear attacks, Mr. Obama sank into the same partisan bickering that he had previously railed against.
I liked him and voted for him. Even now, I like him better than anyone likely to run against him. But, he has not lived up to his promises. He's become just another politician, doing what politicians do. That's why the left lost their energy, and the right was able to make some gains in the recent election.
Ok, so which part of your legitimate and practical purpose required that the application be comletely invisible?
I must disagree. All this worry about an "emotionally negative effect" of overt surveillance is a bit disingenuous. How will the child be affected when he/she finds out they're being snooped on covertly?
The GP used the word 'vote' in quotes. I don't think he/she meant a literal vote. The point is that individuals are restricted in the amount they can spend on political campaigns. Corporations are not. In this way, a single individual can spend a crapload more money on the campaign just by funnelling it through a corporation. And, if they also funnel it through a non-profit, it can't even be traced back to them. It is possible for Osama Bin Ladin to spend hundreds of millions of dollars getting a sleeper agent elected president, and noone could trace the money back to him.
Voting is not a "right", it is a function of democracy
The 15th, 19th and 26th amendments to the US Constitution seem to disagree with you. Each of them begins with "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged".
You are a moron.
Oh...Troll...nevermind... sorry I fed you.
Thunderdome is sexist. "Two MEN enter. One MAN leaves."
In reality, the man is weak, politically inept, arrogant, and unable to see the world outside of his own academic contextualization.
That exactly describes my perception of George W. Bush -- except I would hesitate to use the word "academic". I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
I, for one, did not randomly pick someone off the street. I watched campaign coverage and the debates. I attended rallies. I listened to the plans presented by the candidates and I made an educated selection which I do not regret.
Wait just one minute. Are you saying you think Anne Coulter is hot?
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth....
I don't see how a surplus could possibly eliminate debt. As soon as the Democrats accomplish a surplus, we elect a Republican who squanders it all on tax cuts for the wealthy. Then we continue being in debt.
Stop calling my bluffs. :)
Yes, in incident #1, we followed the drunk for several miles of urban interstate until we reached our exit, and the police never showed up.
And, in Incident #2, my wife was in the great state of West Virginia where only two state troopers patrol the entire state after midnight. When she spoke to a dispatcher, she was told to just floor it and try outrun the bad guys.
How would one engineer such an exception into an accelerometer inside the phone?
Along with the other hypothetical situations that have been mentioned, what if you need to report a dangerous situation?
One time, my wife and I were travelling down the interstate at night when we saw an obviously drunk driver, swerving across 5 lanes, back and forth and back and forth. I was driving, so my wife called the state police to report the guy.
In another incident, my wife and her friend were travelling through a rural area when a truckload of rednecks started harassing them -- following real close honking their horn, passing them and then slowing down to a crawl, getting next to them and making lewd gestures, etc. My wife was driving, so her friend called the police on the guys.
In both of these situations, stopping and getting out of the car to make the call would have been dangerous.
Next thing you know, they'll illegalize getting road-head from a hitch-hiker. That's not the America I want to live in!
One shot to the wallet for a few hundred dollars will mean one less unsafe driver on the road in future.
It's already like this. If you cause the accident, your insurance rates jump sky-high.
From what I know of the way GameStop operates, I highly doubt this is "a matter of respect". It's more likely that
1) They weren't selling many copies of the game at military bases
2) They were catching a lot of flak and losing customers because of the advertisements at the military bases.
If they were truly doing it "out of respect for the soldiers", then they wouldn't want to profit off the game and would remove it from their shelves in ALL their stores.
Now, as for the people who complain about it not being available to the soldiers -- I'm sure they can still order it online, or get it at a shop that's off-base.
Darn those game developers, for wanting to get paid. Darn them to heck!