This doesn't really reduce the gene pool an appreciable degree and not necessarily in a bad way either. Can you tell me a good reason for keeping the triplet repeats within the gene that causes Huntington disease or fragile X or other disease that result from expanded triplet repeats?
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You should elaborate as to why you think this is a bad idea.
Personally I think it's a good idea. Being able to screen for genes that cause cystic fibrosis, Huntington disease, Alzheimer disease, trisomy 13/18/21, etc. would allow no one to suffer from such diseases anymore either through picking different embryos or repairing the diseased gene.
It's certainly better than the crap-shoot that we have now for procreation.
What do you mean "untrusted." He just sent me an email detailing how he is the caretaker of the Nigerian's former king's fortune. It sounds official too.
I've considered getting a large capacity CF card (16 GB or 32 GB) to use as a solid state drive for my laptop. The CF + adapter combination is a lot cheaper than these new SSD. So why should I get a SSD vs. a CF card?
What the hell are you talking about? Apple has never, and will never do wrong at all. Everything they do is for the customer's benefit, can't you see? In fact, our Great Leader and Eternal President, Steve Jobs, has proclaimed as such so it is true. You're either with us or against us, and if you're not with us, you are an enemy to be crushed.
It is technically true. On the other hand, with every new MS operating system, there are always a group of people kicking and screaming about prying the old OS from their dead hands. It happened with Windows 3.1 -> Windows 95, Windows 98/Windows 2000 -> Windows XP, and now it's happening with Windows XP -> Windows Vista.
At least you have the option of downgrading to Windows XP. Do you (not you in particular, but the general "you") think Apple would even allow the purchase of a new Macintosh without the latest version of Mac OS X 10.5.x?
Microsoft makes money of course. But the question is: do they make money on the downgrade? The answer seems to be "no" since it's the computer vendor that is charging for the downgrade. It's right there in the article (even the summary!).
What you're talking about is something completely different.
And then the exploits will occur with the browser that most people are using. Face it: there are bugs in every piece of software out there, and it's just a matter of time before someone finds and exploits them.
Agreed. The companies that superficially search your name and that don't even make an attempt to find out that the pedophile is not you are the ones that you don't want to work for anyway.
I don't know why this myth continues to persist. We, in the USA, manufacture a whole ton of crap. In fact, we're still tops in the world for manufacturing output!
Are they honestly trying to say that something like Grand Theft Auto would be fun without in game crime, violence, or swearing? Maybe it would be...but that's not the point of GTA. It aims to be violent to create an atmosphere of crime. Just like crime movies and TV shows, Training Day, The Sopranos, also portray violence. It's realistic within the context of portraying criminal behavior with a reasonable creative license.
I think it would just be a different type of fun. Take a look at the The Simpsons Hit & Run game. It uses the same engine as GTA 3 and you more or less do the same thing: do quests, get into cars and drive around, talk to people, etc. However, you can't kill anyone, there's no swearing, etc. And yet, it's still a fun game.
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KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!!
This doesn't really reduce the gene pool an appreciable degree and not necessarily in a bad way either. Can you tell me a good reason for keeping the triplet repeats within the gene that causes Huntington disease or fragile X or other disease that result from expanded triplet repeats?
You should elaborate as to why you think this is a bad idea.
Personally I think it's a good idea. Being able to screen for genes that cause cystic fibrosis, Huntington disease, Alzheimer disease, trisomy 13/18/21, etc. would allow no one to suffer from such diseases anymore either through picking different embryos or repairing the diseased gene.
It's certainly better than the crap-shoot that we have now for procreation.
Yes, and then break all compatibility with all current applications that are currently running on Windows.
Besides, Darwin is open source. MS could just use Darwin as the base and write a Windows compatible GUI on top of that.
What do you mean "untrusted." He just sent me an email detailing how he is the caretaker of the Nigerian's former king's fortune. It sounds official too.
Of course, that only works if you're literate to begin with.
I've considered getting a large capacity CF card (16 GB or 32 GB) to use as a solid state drive for my laptop. The CF + adapter combination is a lot cheaper than these new SSD. So why should I get a SSD vs. a CF card?
What the hell are you talking about? Apple has never, and will never do wrong at all. Everything they do is for the customer's benefit, can't you see? In fact, our Great Leader and Eternal President, Steve Jobs, has proclaimed as such so it is true. You're either with us or against us, and if you're not with us, you are an enemy to be crushed.
That must really put a sting on MS...
No, but Mac OS 10.5.x can properly be called Unix, but only the Intel version, not the PPC version.
It is technically true. On the other hand, with every new MS operating system, there are always a group of people kicking and screaming about prying the old OS from their dead hands. It happened with Windows 3.1 -> Windows 95, Windows 98/Windows 2000 -> Windows XP, and now it's happening with Windows XP -> Windows Vista.
At least you have the option of downgrading to Windows XP. Do you (not you in particular, but the general "you") think Apple would even allow the purchase of a new Macintosh without the latest version of Mac OS X 10.5.x?
Microsoft makes money of course. But the question is: do they make money on the downgrade? The answer seems to be "no" since it's the computer vendor that is charging for the downgrade. It's right there in the article (even the summary!).
What you're talking about is something completely different.
And then the exploits will occur with the browser that most people are using. Face it: there are bugs in every piece of software out there, and it's just a matter of time before someone finds and exploits them.
Oops! Wrong exploit I was referring too. Stupid 'submit' button...
Glad I'm using Lotus Notes. Hmm...
Yes, because command-line ftp is feasible for the general populace.
Agreed. The companies that superficially search your name and that don't even make an attempt to find out that the pedophile is not you are the ones that you don't want to work for anyway.
Well, chemistry is really a subset of physics. Almost everything's a subset of physics to some degree. Ah yes, here's the xkcd reference.
I don't know why this myth continues to persist. We, in the USA, manufacture a whole ton of crap. In fact, we're still tops in the world for manufacturing output!
Are they honestly trying to say that something like Grand Theft Auto would be fun without in game crime, violence, or swearing? Maybe it would be...but that's not the point of GTA. It aims to be violent to create an atmosphere of crime. Just like crime movies and TV shows, Training Day, The Sopranos, also portray violence. It's realistic within the context of portraying criminal behavior with a reasonable creative license.
I think it would just be a different type of fun. Take a look at the The Simpsons Hit & Run game. It uses the same engine as GTA 3 and you more or less do the same thing: do quests, get into cars and drive around, talk to people, etc. However, you can't kill anyone, there's no swearing, etc. And yet, it's still a fun game.
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I just bought a car and want a different engine in my car. Why should I have to pay for the two engines when I'm only going to use one?
Okay, I want Windows 98 on my computer. I'll sue Microsoft to get it too.
Nope.
They should do this with the Zune, because not only can you whip it out, you can squirt other people too!