A photon is not subjected to the flow of time at all since it travels at the speed of light, and thus has a time dilation factor of infinity compared with any other frame of reference.
So pity not the photon, for even an eternity is less than a moment to it.
The same thing applies to every massive particle too. Since the escape velocity at the Schwarzschild radius is c, it follows that any particle that falls in from rest has a speed of c at the Schwarzschild radius too.
Shuuuush - don't let the government hear you. Getting the costs down is a lot harder than a 100% fuel tax.
... which kept consumption low in Europe so they weren't hit nearly as hard by the rising oil price than US consumers.
Those taxes are offset by reduced non-consumption related taxes, for example registration fees and the like. And streets (bridges?) in Europe aren't in a constant state of disrepair like in many places in the US.
Ultimately, I think the *only* sensible metric is figuring out which option costs you, the consumer, the least to go with.
That would be correct if all the environmental impacts were internalized. As long as there is much that's not included in the price there are lots of tradeoffs in addition.
Yup, the other day I jumped when a Prius that ran electric-only sneaked up on me in the parking structure. They should really have a little noise generator built in, as ridiculous as that sounds at first.
I said "give affordable access", not "give for free." This isn't about money. Contraceptives are cheap. Still teens can often not get access to them (what if the parents don't agree?) and/or don't know enough to use them properly. That's what leads to teen pregnancies and abortions.
there are people who lack intelligence above that of any animal yet they're considered worth protecting
But some that have even less function are not considered worth protecting, that's why it is legal to turn off life support for people in a persistent vegetative state under the right prerequisites and why assisted suicide for people with e.g. terminal cancer is legal in many jurisdictions.
Amen. Abortion is murder if and only if you claim that the embryo/fetus is a human being with rights independent of and superseding the right of the mother. That applies when the fetus is viable and not a danger to the mother, because then it is clearly a human being (somewhat) independent of the mother. In the early stage of pregnancy this is clearly not the case, hence it's a part of the woman's body and underlies her discretion. Applying human rights to a clump of 100 cells is simply ridiculous unless you're a religious zealot (and even then it is, but that's a different issue.)
Yes you have a right to engage in sex. If you're against abortion (as I am, but I also assert that it's the woman's decision and nobody else's, at least in the first trimester) then you have to give everybody, including teens, affordable access to contraceptives. As long as that's not the case, your position is untenable.
What do you say in cases where contraception failed, or when teens didn't know about or didn't have access to contraceptives in those cases where the oh-so-well-meaning parents and schools failed to give it to them?
Yes. If that life bothers me and doesn't deserve legal protection (like a later or even viable fetus) then it's OK to get rid of it. Like other growths. It only has the *potential* to become a baby. Like almost any cells in your body as we know since Dolly the sheep.
If she miscarried an early embryo she might not even know it. The chances of a human embryo not making it are around 60%. That's why it generally takes some time to get pregnant even when you're trying to.
I just had to reboot my XP laptop the other day because VPN wouldn't play any more and it took 12 minutes total. Maybe 9 minutes shutting down and 3 minutes starting up.
Hopefully they can port more and more apps to the quick-booting Linux kernel so we'd need to take the x86 out of sleep/hibernation only for Windows compatibility. A hypervisor in ROM could virtualize Windows to play nice in that environment.
Simple answer: God dit it! If He can create fake "evidence" about evolution to mislead us, He sure can also wiggle just the right bits with a zap. Including the CRC or checksum that was there (hopefully.)
With the right amount of disbelief in the scientific method and probabilities, anything is possible.
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A photon is not subjected to the flow of time at all since it travels at the speed of light, and thus has a time dilation factor of infinity compared with any other frame of reference.
So pity not the photon, for even an eternity is less than a moment to it.
The same thing applies to every massive particle too. Since the escape velocity at the Schwarzschild radius is c, it follows that any particle that falls in from rest has a speed of c at the Schwarzschild radius too.
Amen.
Remember the old quote (I think it's from Arnold himself): Being in shape is 60% nutrition, 30% exercise and 10% genetics.
You forgot to mention soda. It's the #1 reason for geeks (and everybody else) to be fat and unhealthy.
Shuuuush - don't let the government hear you. Getting the costs down is a lot harder than a 100% fuel tax.
... which kept consumption low in Europe so they weren't hit nearly as hard by the rising oil price than US consumers.
Those taxes are offset by reduced non-consumption related taxes, for example registration fees and the like. And streets (bridges?) in Europe aren't in a constant state of disrepair like in many places in the US.
No, but a compact 4 wheel drive would be.
Check out which vehicles win mountain rallyes all the time.
That's why we need to switch from mpg to gallons/100 miles. It's a linear description of consumption.
Ultimately, I think the *only* sensible metric is figuring out which option costs you, the consumer, the least to go with.
That would be correct if all the environmental impacts were internalized. As long as there is much that's not included in the price there are lots of tradeoffs in addition.
Yup, the other day I jumped when a Prius that ran electric-only sneaked up on me in the parking structure.
They should really have a little noise generator built in, as ridiculous as that sounds at first.
If there is no will in cases of persistent vegetative state the nearest relatives decide.
I said "give affordable access", not "give for free."
This isn't about money. Contraceptives are cheap. Still teens can often not get access to them (what if the parents don't agree?) and/or don't know enough to use them properly. That's what leads to teen pregnancies and abortions.
there are people who lack intelligence above that of any animal yet they're considered worth protecting
But some that have even less function are not considered worth protecting, that's why it is legal to turn off life support for people in a persistent vegetative state under the right prerequisites and why assisted suicide for people with e.g. terminal cancer is legal in many jurisdictions.
Your argument is too simplistic.
Interesting. The BD rips on the Net are from mid September.
1 atm per 10 meters. 11km => 1,100 atm.
1,082 atm to be a little more exact.
How much in ounces per football field? Jeez. Weird units you're using.
Amen. Abortion is murder if and only if you claim that the embryo/fetus is a human being with rights independent of and superseding the right of the mother. That applies when the fetus is viable and not a danger to the mother, because then it is clearly a human being (somewhat) independent of the mother. In the early stage of pregnancy this is clearly not the case, hence it's a part of the woman's body and underlies her discretion. Applying human rights to a clump of 100 cells is simply ridiculous unless you're a religious zealot (and even then it is, but that's a different issue.)
Yes you have a right to engage in sex. If you're against abortion (as I am, but I also assert that it's the woman's decision and nobody else's, at least in the first trimester) then you have to give everybody, including teens, affordable access to contraceptives. As long as that's not the case, your position is untenable.
What do you say in cases where contraception failed, or when teens didn't know about or didn't have access to contraceptives in those cases where the oh-so-well-meaning parents and schools failed to give it to them?
Yes. If that life bothers me and doesn't deserve legal protection (like a later or even viable fetus) then it's OK to get rid of it. Like other growths. It only has the *potential* to become a baby. Like almost any cells in your body as we know since Dolly the sheep.
Sorry I don't understand this argument.
"Pro-life"=="anti-choice"=="opposed to abortion at any stage."
The only reason to attach a special status to a fertilized egg or a clump of a couple hundred or thousand cells is religious belief.
If she miscarried an early embryo she might not even know it. The chances of a human embryo not making it are around 60%. That's why it generally takes some time to get pregnant even when you're trying to.
I just had to reboot my XP laptop the other day because VPN wouldn't play any more and it took 12 minutes total. Maybe 9 minutes shutting down and 3 minutes starting up.
Hopefully they can port more and more apps to the quick-booting Linux kernel so we'd need to take the x86 out of sleep/hibernation only for Windows compatibility. A hypervisor in ROM could virtualize Windows to play nice in that environment.
Why can't all sites work the same without javascript! I shouldn't have to use that trash!
Because then you could disable JS and all of the advertising and tracking wouldn't work any more.
Stop calling it pro-life. You kill more life by blowing your nose than aborting an early embryo.
It's anti-choice. Or pro-theism maybe.
Simple answer: God dit it!
If He can create fake "evidence" about evolution to mislead us, He sure can also wiggle just the right bits with a zap. Including the CRC or checksum that was there (hopefully.)
With the right amount of disbelief in the scientific method and probabilities, anything is possible.
What's your problem? I *love* peanut butter and Nutella. And chocolate pudding too.
Has anybody proven that?