But could you believe that germs that accidentally cause a host to sneeze could evolve* such that they were more able to survive for long enough in the fog to be inhaled by another member of the hosts social group?
Presumably any such germs did not thrive unless they evolved* other transmission mechanisms.
Also, that germs that cause hosts that are not social animals to sneeze probably didnt get much benefit and might not evolve* in that direction (whats the prevalence of atmoshperic borne flu in non-social animals?)
Anyway what I'm suggesting is that you have it backwards - the germ probably adapted to fit the benefits rather than developing said benefits.
That's nice. So where's the cure to HIV? To cancer? To the common cold? Where's the organ cloning plant? Where's the "rewrite the genes of your choice" service? Where's the designer babies shop? Where's the "change your sex with a retrovirus and a massive hormone/stem cell injection" service? Where's the "make yourself into a furry" boutique? Where's the brain transplant clinic? Where's the "grow new muscles in a vat overnight" outpatient graft center? Where's the "upload yourself into a computer" facility-- or, for that matter, even something as limited in brain/computer interaction as a VISOR? Where are the nanites, the artificial T-cell booster shots, the dermal synthesizers?
Dude, I'm fairly sure I get email offering me all that stuff every day.. you telling me that its all a scam and they dont really exist?
like, I was really tempted by the 'make yoursefl into a furry' boutique..
This wasn't an "experiment" this was "throwing a radio out an airlock as a PR stunt". The fact that they failed at even something that simple is rather sad.
Incredibly, you are wrong!
1. If this was an experiment to see what would happen, then thats ok - they found that out!
2. If this was a publicity stunt, thats ok too.. This is the publicity!
But you would never get a bunch of corporations to agree on such a thing. For one thing, one of them will have shareholders who DEMAND that they maximise their profits and step forward to licence the technology to get ahead of the pack.
You might not think they are stupid, but most of them have more care about the short term profits than the long term.
My #1 objection to the current US foreign policy is that we are spending absolutely humongous gobs of money on something that, in my view, has zero benefit to the American people.
Eh?
Just try googling for 'Record Oil Profits' one of these days.. you think that maybe those American People didnt get any benefits?
What about 'Iraq Contracts', hm.. plenty of American People got rich there too..
It sounds good and like its for the people, but it sounds like Warner Bros just wants to make the same amount of money they are, but no production costs of DVDs and all that stuff.
Well, here is a thought - they think it might help to join the cool crowd and it makes no difference to them, because the production costs of DVDs are minimal in any case. Any savings they make there will be eaten up by providing a fileserver and online DRM server.
Also, when Warner sell a DVD they dont sell it at store prices, they dont sell it at warehouse prices, they sell it at their price which is likely a lot less than store price.
1. Look Cool
2. Cut out the Middleman
3. ?????
4. Profit!
Well, you are talking about racing and they want to be on the case 24/7 for other reasons than safety - cruisers often do things differently.
I've sailed across the atlantic by myself in a small boat (29 days at sea) and frankly I spent most of every night asleep. There isnt that much traffic out there, you would see a ship on average once or twice a day. Plenty of people I know do it this way.
Well, there is http://www.netbsd.org/Foundation/reports/financial /2004.html if you want a comparison - I dont know when the end of the financial year is in Delaware (where the NetBSD Foundation is based) but I guess you would have to wait until after then at least.
Well thats what I want to know - how are they moving the magnetic field? Have they made some kind of linear field generator up the shaft? A series of field generators? Warp drive?
Well now, I read TFA and I see no mention of cable free elevators though there is plenty of discussion here. I'm wondering though, how exactly they will translate magnetic levitation into a 100 floor tall building.. currently the Maglev trains 'levitate' very minimally (what, a couple of cm?)
I think it seems more reasonable with current technology that magnetic levitation would be used to fly the elevator away from the walls of the shaft - this gives the smoother ride that they mention but you also get the cable for up and down motion (and the counterweight for efficiency)
So, $7.50 isn't cold hard cash? This is probably a $15 CD we're talking about. They're refunding everyone half the cost, providing a valid copy, and allowing them to download some tracks from an online music store. That sounds fair to me.
er, two things.. firstly, what did it actually cost Sony to produce and distribute? A darn sight less than $7.50 is likely.. secondly, it is worth $15 only to somebody who wants to buy it! There is no absolute value that can be assigned to a thing like this no matter what they would like you to believe..
They're not trying to hide it, either; it's not as if they're converting people at the point of a sword, or being dishonest about their motives.
Well, lets not pretend that the christian religion that they represent has never tried the sword approach (and fairly successfully in many cases:)
I'm not really interested in arguing that point however, my biggest concern is your seeming ignorance of the power that food and clothing could have over people who had neither. Do you suppose that just because they are not threatening bloody violence that there is no actual coercion?
I guess that you are looking at this issue from the same side as the religionists who are pushing their viewpoints here, and you think its ok. If you could look at it from the other side, and consider that the basic assumptions of the religionists are plain wrong then it becomes clear that to coerce people into believing frankly ridiculous (and many would consider harmful) ideas merely in order to propagate them endlessly is not a nice thing to do no matter how much sugar you coat them with.
I bought two movies on dvd as a christmas present for my brother. They cost $9.95 each. Music CD's of equivalent value would have cost $30 each.
Movies are more competitive now, so people don't buy music.
Well, I think this might be comparing apples and oranges - if I bought a DVD I might play it once, twice, again a few months later, maybe a couple of times a year if it was really good. a music CD though, I will listen to several times a week (or day!) for a long time if its any good.
whether that means I should have to pay more for it I dont know:)
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But could you believe that germs that accidentally cause a host to sneeze could evolve* such that they were more able to survive for long enough in the fog to be inhaled by another member of the hosts social group?
Presumably any such germs did not thrive unless they evolved* other transmission mechanisms.
Also, that germs that cause hosts that are not social animals to sneeze probably didnt get much benefit and might not evolve* in that direction (whats the prevalence of atmoshperic borne flu in non-social animals?)
Anyway what I'm suggesting is that you have it backwards - the germ probably adapted to fit the benefits rather than developing said benefits.
(*not valid in Kansas)
Surely time dilation effects would significantly lessen the amount of air and food that needs to be carried?
Dude, I'm fairly sure I get email offering me all that stuff every day.. you telling me that its all a scam and they dont really exist?
like, I was really tempted by the 'make yoursefl into a furry' boutique..
Geez, you grammar nazis are really prophetic.
Incredibly, you are wrong!
1. If this was an experiment to see what would happen, then thats ok - they found that out!
2. If this was a publicity stunt, thats ok too.. This is the publicity!
Yeah, I bet those pesky Taiwanese have got a flourescent green pig breeding program set up already.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/1 2/1656250
But you would never get a bunch of corporations to agree on such a thing. For one thing, one of them will have shareholders who DEMAND that they maximise their profits and step forward to licence the technology to get ahead of the pack.
You might not think they are stupid, but most of them have more care about the short term profits than the long term.
but funny aside, I am half that age and I listen to the radio, I prefer it to TV too!
Eh?
Just try googling for 'Record Oil Profits' one of these days.. you think that maybe those American People didnt get any benefits?
What about 'Iraq Contracts', hm.. plenty of American People got rich there too..
thats all very well, but *their* God says we are the infidels!
"there are other worlds than these"
Sorry, but your entire argument was based on a falsity in the first sentence.
I give it all to him.
Well, here is a thought - they think it might help to join the cool crowd and it makes no difference to them, because the production costs of DVDs are minimal in any case. Any savings they make there will be eaten up by providing a fileserver and online DRM server.
Also, when Warner sell a DVD they dont sell it at store prices, they dont sell it at warehouse prices, they sell it at their price which is likely a lot less than store price.
1. Look Cool
2. Cut out the Middleman
3. ?????
4. Profit!
I've sailed across the atlantic by myself in a small boat (29 days at sea) and frankly I spent most of every night asleep. There isnt that much traffic out there, you would see a ship on average once or twice a day. Plenty of people I know do it this way.
same derivation and similar aims but not the same realisation.
Well, there is http://www.netbsd.org/Foundation/reports/financial /2004.html if you want a comparison - I dont know when the end of the financial year is in Delaware (where the NetBSD Foundation is based) but I guess you would have to wait until after then at least.
Well, if you look up bush porn on Google you gonna get some pretty good stuff..
I AM A NERD AND I WANT THE DETAILS, GODDAMMIT!
oops, time for my medication..
I think it seems more reasonable with current technology that magnetic levitation would be used to fly the elevator away from the walls of the shaft - this gives the smoother ride that they mention but you also get the cable for up and down motion (and the counterweight for efficiency)
Am I wrong? Anybody got a better reference?
better hope they dont show any porno adverts eh..
er, two things.. firstly, what did it actually cost Sony to produce and distribute? A darn sight less than $7.50 is likely.. secondly, it is worth $15 only to somebody who wants to buy it! There is no absolute value that can be assigned to a thing like this no matter what they would like you to believe..
Well, lets not pretend that the christian religion that they represent has never tried the sword approach (and fairly successfully in many cases :)
I'm not really interested in arguing that point however, my biggest concern is your seeming ignorance of the power that food and clothing could have over people who had neither. Do you suppose that just because they are not threatening bloody violence that there is no actual coercion?
I guess that you are looking at this issue from the same side as the religionists who are pushing their viewpoints here, and you think its ok. If you could look at it from the other side, and consider that the basic assumptions of the religionists are plain wrong then it becomes clear that to coerce people into believing frankly ridiculous (and many would consider harmful) ideas merely in order to propagate them endlessly is not a nice thing to do no matter how much sugar you coat them with.
you can see why they are so pissed at all the illegal downloading, its really eaten into their ticket sales..
Movies are more competitive now, so people don't buy music.
Well, I think this might be comparing apples and oranges - if I bought a DVD I might play it once, twice, again a few months later, maybe a couple of times a year if it was really good. a music CD though, I will listen to several times a week (or day!) for a long time if its any good.
whether that means I should have to pay more for it I dont know :)