why you Brits have such laws. Further why aren't you outraged that such laws exist and why you aren't actively trying to overturn them? This isn't a flame but a serious question,
My understanding is most of these kinds of laws exist because of the Nazis. The thought process goes: "The Nazis said bad things about a group of people, so if we make it illegal to say bad things we won't have Nazis again." That's for the old laws, the newer ones that are made are usually done under the cloak of encouraging multi-multiculturalism.
I can see it now - someone will come out with a driver for people like yourselves that insist on having more noise in their environment. I'll then be tortured by sounds of car engines taking off, "That's my hard drive sound driver - cool huh?", birds tweating and for the joker in the crowd, a huge burp or fart sound as the drive spins up.
Calm down, dude. How did you jump from my appreciation of slight clicking noises on my computer to 'insisting' on noise to torture you?
It sounds like a guinea pig got trapped inside, particularly during the start-up phase. Vzoooot. Cronk, cronk, cronk. Zip, zip. (Pause.) Gurlagurlagurla...zweeee
I like the hard drive noises. Lets be honest here, they are soft clicks and chirps, not chainsaw noises. It gives me a non-visual feel of what the computer's up to.
Optimists cite plunging fertility rates in some countries as evidence that Earth's human passenger list will not reach 9 billion. Pessimists see a chance of zooming well past that mark, and they add that with all the signs of strained resources (what's the price of oil today?), this trajectory will lead to some hard knocks. Some say we've already shot over the edge of the cliff and, like Wile E. Coyote in the old cartoons, simply haven't noticed.
Looks to me like the optimists actually have some evidence behind them. The more crowded the world gets, the more expensive it will be to have many children, and the fewer people will have.
During more than two hours of testimony, scientists and religious representatives argued over whether teaching that humans evolved from a single-celled species over hundreds of millions of years should be taken as gospel.
Somehow, I doubt that was the language the scientists used.
Are you kidding? Those guys will keep a low profile and obey every immigration rule, speed limit and traffic sign... right up until they trip the detonator.
I would recommend everyone take a serious look at the idea of leaving the US. Figure out what it would take to leave, and how fast you could do it in. There may be a time soon when you have to put that plan into action.
'Psychologically, we are "distant" from the person we're talking to and less focused on our own identity. As a result we're more prone to aggressive behavior' says one psychologist, who also cites research showing messages received by email are always perceived more negatively than on the phone.
Apparently, a fortunate side-effect of this condition is it impairs the part of your brain that would normally find this horrific and intolerable and leaves you with a weird sense of acceptance and well-being
Really? I hope so, but that just seems like too much of a coincidence -- like something the caregivers tell themselves so they don't have to deal with the horror of the situation.
Electrodes have been implanted in the brain of Eric Ramsay, who has been "locked in" - conscious but paralysed - since a car crash eight years ago.
What do you do for eight years as a locked in? Wouldn't that drive a normal person insane or dull the mind beyond all recognition? Does anyone know about the mental state of these people?
"We want to make it easy and fun to enjoy your photos and videos, whether that is on the PC in your office, the Media Center in your living room, the XBox in your entertainment center, or on your mobile device when you are out and about."
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While it may look bad, it's still only 1/5th of a metric Britain.
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No kidding! The marriage certificate should come with a warning: "tying the knot may lead to a 15% increase in weight."
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My understanding is most of these kinds of laws exist because of the Nazis. The thought process goes: "The Nazis said bad things about a group of people, so if we make it illegal to say bad things we won't have Nazis again." That's for the old laws, the newer ones that are made are usually done under the cloak of encouraging multi-multiculturalism.
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No kidding. It's difficult to describe what love is.
I think there's a good reason they don't want people from other fields.
And so continues the software circle of life.
WiFi signals are as harmless as any other radio signal
It's not the WiFi you should worry about, but the routers...
I can see it now - someone will come out with a driver for people like yourselves that insist on having more noise in their environment. I'll then be tortured by sounds of car engines taking off, "That's my hard drive sound driver - cool huh?", birds tweating and for the joker in the crowd, a huge burp or fart sound as the drive spins up.
Calm down, dude. How did you jump from my appreciation of slight clicking noises on my computer to 'insisting' on noise to torture you?
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It sounds like a guinea pig got trapped inside, particularly during the start-up phase. Vzoooot. Cronk, cronk, cronk. Zip, zip. (Pause.) Gurlagurlagurla...zweeee
I like the hard drive noises. Lets be honest here, they are soft clicks and chirps, not chainsaw noises. It gives me a non-visual feel of what the computer's up to.
-Grey
Optimists cite plunging fertility rates in some countries as evidence that Earth's human passenger list will not reach 9 billion. Pessimists see a chance of zooming well past that mark, and they add that with all the signs of strained resources (what's the price of oil today?), this trajectory will lead to some hard knocks. Some say we've already shot over the edge of the cliff and, like Wile E. Coyote in the old cartoons, simply haven't noticed.
Looks to me like the optimists actually have some evidence behind them. The more crowded the world gets, the more expensive it will be to have many children, and the fewer people will have.
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Somehow, I doubt that was the language the scientists used.
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How odd. The google result for "overhand coil" lists your post at #2 mere hours after you posted it. The overhand coil must not be a popular method.
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You just broadly communicated a method to circumvent a copy protection device
You mean like this?
As if the DMCA isn't dumb enough.
Hell, I'd love to live in a childfree area anyway. Kids are a pain in the ass.
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Think of the Adolescents!
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I'm shocked. Just shocked. No one saw this at the time.
Bush: "Quick! Round up all the law abiders!
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Even if you leave, they still make you pay taxes.
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'Psychologically, we are "distant" from the person we're talking to and less focused on our own identity. As a result we're more prone to aggressive behavior' says one psychologist, who also cites research showing messages received by email are always perceived more negatively than on the phone.
Or maybe you're just a JERK!
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Really? I hope so, but that just seems like too much of a coincidence -- like something the caregivers tell themselves so they don't have to deal with the horror of the situation.
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Electrodes have been implanted in the brain of Eric Ramsay, who has been "locked in" - conscious but paralysed - since a car crash eight years ago.
What do you do for eight years as a locked in? Wouldn't that drive a normal person insane or dull the mind beyond all recognition? Does anyone know about the mental state of these people?
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Honestly this looks like a bunch of hooey to me, but I figured others would be better suited to say.
Honestly this looks like a bunch of hooey to me, but I posted it on the front page anyway.
There. Fixed it.
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"We want to make it easy and fun to enjoy your photos and videos, whether that is on the PC in your office, the Media Center in your living room, the XBox in your entertainment center, or on your mobile device when you are out and about."
Oh yeah? What about my iPod, Bill?
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They just want to feed the machine!
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