You were using a meaning of the term external to the domain of this discussion either to purposely confuse the issue to benefit an agenda, or just to be jackass.
In the context of copyright law 'public domain' has a very specific meaning which has nothing to do with being 'publically available.' Using other (dubious) meanings of 'public domain' in this conversation is being willfully obtuse.
What was in my head when I was talking bio-ships in BSG was actually more the stuff like the meat brain found inside the Cylon Raiders. That made zero sense, except insofar as it was needed for a contrived Deus Ex Machina.
Why not? We've done it in a lab here (excised brain tissue being trained to control a flight simulator--link in my reply to you above). Having a control computer which with the parallel processing power of neural tissue, as well as the dynamic ability to reprogram itself the way neural tissue can seems pretty advantageous.
It's like the writers somehow got the idea in their heads that flesh can be engineered to extreme levels of durability and regeneration, or without the limitations of conservation of matter and energy. It ties into a fundamental misunderstanding about the capabilities and limitations of evolution and life in general.
No more than non-biotic craft rely on misunderstandings of conservation of matter and energy (and relativity).
The advantages to this seem obvious. The idea of using biotic components is less ridiculous than the idea of faster-than-light travel (which requires a violation of everything we know about physics, as opposed to a highly improbable level of sophistication in genetic engineering).
As the story's tag notes, the Immaculate conception refers to the conception of Mary, not Jesus. Next time, samzenpus, aim for the slightly higher hanging fruit when going for the cheap pun.
As the story's tag notes, the Immaculate Conception is the conception of Mary, not Jesus. Try to aim for slightly higher hanging fruit the next time you want to make a cheap pun samzenpus.
I have a phone with a resistive screen (Samsung Solstice) and there is no screen door effect (aside from the LCD pixels, but I have to hold it pretty close to my face to notice them, at arm's length they're less noticeable than the ones on my laptop). So I have no idea where you're getting this from.
What alternate history are you living in? Johnson left-wing on Vietnam? Are you kidding me? Maybe you never heard of Eugene McCarthy--the guy who ran against the incumbent Johnson in the Democratic primary in New Hampshire purely on pulling us out of Vietnam? Or Bobby Kennedy, who basically took over after Johnson pulled out of his own reelection campaign?
over the next year I think we will see actual return of fiscal conservatism being displayed, by a large number of the incoming Republicans and by some Democrats coming to their senses.
BWAHAHAHA...AHAHAHA...AHAHAHA...ooooh, you really should do stand up. Too funny.
The plan did not call for panels to decide who would get treatment (as in, you personally would not go before a panel to plead to be treated).
It called for a panel to set policies about which treatments were considered effective enough to be paid for--as in, we aren't covering homeopathy. Extraordinary efforts unlikely to have any impact (say, a heart transplant for somebody with heart failure AND cancer, who likely wouldn't get the transplant even now for that reason) could also fall into 'not effective enough.'
At no point were they going to be making these decisions based on WHO is being treated, it's about WHAT is being treated.
The NHS in Britain has a policy board exactly like this already.
Proportionally to what? Don't use words you don't understand.
The rich benefit the most from society--because without society they wouldn't be rich. I'm not even going to get into the question of whether high-income earners justify their incomes with their work, but most of those income jobs would be meaningless without society. A banker without a society is a dude sitting under a tree, doing nothing. Society makes being rich possible.
You deliberately conflated two categories stated in TFA to be distinct and separate in a way that makes no sense in the context of the rest of the discussion?
Yes, the numbers are worse than they sound, but not for any reason you're even close to. The 100k print is SEPARATE from the 105k online. No overlap. RTFA. However, most of the 105k are not subscribers, but people who payed one time, for one article (likely just to test/check out the paywall).
Well, it doesn't particularly matter what you replied with
I love when people are this arrogant. Yes sir, you are surely the incarnation of fiat knowledge. Oh please, will you speak and let us be enlightened? Why would I bother reading the rest of your post when you're so arrogant that you actually think your reasoning in a complex issue is foolproof? I'm a pretty arrogant asshole, and even I'm not stupid enough to think my reasoning is perfect.
I was ultra-skeptical of the iPad until I used one. Even then, the only thing I like it for is passive reading--news and books, but I'm a lit major so I read a lot. The problem I have with it is that iBooks was (from what I could find in the ten minutes I had with it) severely limited. Enough to gaurantee I wouldn't use it.
calling one a "hate-crime" puts more worth on some one's life due to their race or creed, which goes completely against the principal of a blind justice system.
No it doesn't. What it does do is recognize that persons committing murder for ideological reasons ('cause blacks/hispanics/homosexuals/three-toed purple people eaters are inferior/bad/dangerous) are likely to continue doing so and/or incite others to do the same, and respond to the recognition by keeping them off the streets longer due to the extra risk posed to society.
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"Gall" afterwards used to cover up an obviously illegal act is common and shouldn't surprise anyone, nor does it change the act in question.
Ever heard of 'Contempt of Court'?
You were using a meaning of the term external to the domain of this discussion either to purposely confuse the issue to benefit an agenda, or just to be jackass.
In the context of copyright law 'public domain' has a very specific meaning which has nothing to do with being 'publically available.' Using other (dubious) meanings of 'public domain' in this conversation is being willfully obtuse.
What was in my head when I was talking bio-ships in BSG was actually more the stuff like the meat brain found inside the Cylon Raiders. That made zero sense, except insofar as it was needed for a contrived Deus Ex Machina.
Why not? We've done it in a lab here (excised brain tissue being trained to control a flight simulator--link in my reply to you above). Having a control computer which with the parallel processing power of neural tissue, as well as the dynamic ability to reprogram itself the way neural tissue can seems pretty advantageous.
It's like the writers somehow got the idea in their heads that flesh can be engineered to extreme levels of durability and regeneration, or without the limitations of conservation of matter and energy. It ties into a fundamental misunderstanding about the capabilities and limitations of evolution and life in general.
No more than non-biotic craft rely on misunderstandings of conservation of matter and energy (and relativity).
Semi-biotic craft seem to have several obvious advantages to me. We've already experimented with using excised brain tissue wired and train to control a flight simulator: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6573-brain-cells-in-a-dish-fly-fighter-plane.html
The advantages to this seem obvious. The idea of using biotic components is less ridiculous than the idea of faster-than-light travel (which requires a violation of everything we know about physics, as opposed to a highly improbable level of sophistication in genetic engineering).
As the story's tag notes, the Immaculate conception refers to the conception of Mary, not Jesus. Next time, samzenpus, aim for the slightly higher hanging fruit when going for the cheap pun.
As the story's tag notes, the Immaculate Conception is the conception of Mary, not Jesus. Try to aim for slightly higher hanging fruit the next time you want to make a cheap pun samzenpus.
As the tag for this story notes, the Immaculate conception refers to the conception of Mary, not Jesus.
3 or 4 years ago.
You must be new to this whole progress of digital technology thing. May as well have been a century ago.
*Looks at his resistive touchscreen phone*
Yup, no screen door. At least, not one larger than the LCD pixels.
No, but they might be carried by snowbird retirees fleeing to the Florida.
I have a phone with a resistive screen (Samsung Solstice) and there is no screen door effect (aside from the LCD pixels, but I have to hold it pretty close to my face to notice them, at arm's length they're less noticeable than the ones on my laptop). So I have no idea where you're getting this from.
starting the withdrawal from Vietnam, etc, etc)
What alternate history are you living in? Johnson left-wing on Vietnam? Are you kidding me? Maybe you never heard of Eugene McCarthy--the guy who ran against the incumbent Johnson in the Democratic primary in New Hampshire purely on pulling us out of Vietnam? Or Bobby Kennedy, who basically took over after Johnson pulled out of his own reelection campaign?
over the next year I think we will see actual return of fiscal conservatism being displayed, by a large number of the incoming Republicans and by some Democrats coming to their senses.
BWAHAHAHA...AHAHAHA...AHAHAHA...ooooh, you really should do stand up. Too funny.
So? Given the health insurance mandate, there is no reason to have child only policies at all.
Reality maybe?
The plan did not call for panels to decide who would get treatment (as in, you personally would not go before a panel to plead to be treated).
It called for a panel to set policies about which treatments were considered effective enough to be paid for--as in, we aren't covering homeopathy. Extraordinary efforts unlikely to have any impact (say, a heart transplant for somebody with heart failure AND cancer, who likely wouldn't get the transplant even now for that reason) could also fall into 'not effective enough.'
At no point were they going to be making these decisions based on WHO is being treated, it's about WHAT is being treated.
The NHS in Britain has a policy board exactly like this already.
Proportionally to what? Don't use words you don't understand.
The rich benefit the most from society--because without society they wouldn't be rich. I'm not even going to get into the question of whether high-income earners justify their incomes with their work, but most of those income jobs would be meaningless without society. A banker without a society is a dude sitting under a tree, doing nothing. Society makes being rich possible.
You really think the rich would be rich without society? Really? You must not know how capitalism works...
You deliberately conflated two categories stated in TFA to be distinct and separate in a way that makes no sense in the context of the rest of the discussion?
Yes, the numbers are worse than they sound, but not for any reason you're even close to. The 100k print is SEPARATE from the 105k online. No overlap. RTFA. However, most of the 105k are not subscribers, but people who payed one time, for one article (likely just to test/check out the paywall).
Well, it doesn't particularly matter what you replied with
I love when people are this arrogant. Yes sir, you are surely the incarnation of fiat knowledge. Oh please, will you speak and let us be enlightened? Why would I bother reading the rest of your post when you're so arrogant that you actually think your reasoning in a complex issue is foolproof? I'm a pretty arrogant asshole, and even I'm not stupid enough to think my reasoning is perfect.
I want to point out, before that post gets modded to oblivion, that the link really was on topic. Goatse man REALLY has nothing to hide.
I was ultra-skeptical of the iPad until I used one. Even then, the only thing I like it for is passive reading--news and books, but I'm a lit major so I read a lot. The problem I have with it is that iBooks was (from what I could find in the ten minutes I had with it) severely limited. Enough to gaurantee I wouldn't use it.
Show me a man with nothing to hide, and I'll show you this guy.
calling one a "hate-crime" puts more worth on some one's life due to their race or creed, which goes completely against the principal of a blind justice system.
No it doesn't. What it does do is recognize that persons committing murder for ideological reasons ('cause blacks/hispanics/homosexuals/three-toed purple people eaters are inferior/bad/dangerous) are likely to continue doing so and/or incite others to do the same, and respond to the recognition by keeping them off the streets longer due to the extra risk posed to society.
I doubt any of them sell pre-loaded guns. Guns and ammo, sure. Loaded guns? Not likely.
The problem is that there is no way to say what I mean at all, which is, "Fuck you. Fuck you. And ESPECIALLY Fuck you."