I wonder what explanation Apple's engineers have for the laptops that spontaneously smoked & sizzled? I think it's clear the flaw lies in the Lithium battery not the user
How exactly does a laptop battery exploding clearly prove that a phone battery explosion is not user-related? They are completely different devices used under completely different circumstances. This is rather spurious logic.
Well by this logic, every single chemical known to man should be legal and available for purchase, and we'll just rely on people's good will and restraint to not abuse them, because humans have such good control of themselves. And then also by your logic, since nobody can become the arbiter of anything, everything on the entire planet should be legal.
What I said was that just saying "If I do it in my home, I'm not hurting anyone" is bull. There are important qualifiers to that statement that people neglect to consider. Not all drugs should be illegal, but not all drugs should be legal. It's up to the populous to decide which.
Fixed that, taking a bong hit or even shooting up heroin in the privacy of your home doesn't hurt anyone else.
Except maybe your kid that accidentally chokes on a toy and dies, or drowns in the tub, while you're zonked on smack. Certain drugs should not be legal, despite the failures of generalized prohibition. Heroin is a nightmare, and heroin addicts cannot exercise the same judgment that other drug users can. I'm not saying that possessing or using heroin should be a criminal offense, but selling it should. Possession/use should require treatment not jail time.
The whole thing about how drugs don't hurt anyone if you do them at home is a crock of shit. A more appropriate saying should be "It doesn't hurt anyone if you are alone, free of responsibilities, safe from physical harm, and of an age of consent and mental capacity to make choices for yourself."
Isn't the idea that the things around us aren't really generating gravity waves of any substantial magnitide? I was under the impression that only HUGE changes in mass position could generate gravity waves of a detectable size. Like a supernova or two black holes colliding...
"Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts.'"
Your discovery also supports the theory that outer space is actually composed of cheeseburgers. Supporting a theory means nothing. Proving a theory is everything.
There is nothing stopping you from giving your grocery store a completely fake SSN. Unless it's an entity that you know for a fact actually NEEDS your SSN for credit checks or whatever, just give them a fake one. Just invent one that you will remember. Call it your Bullshit Security Number. Just because they ask for your SSN doesn't mean they are entitled to it or will use it for anything but identifying you in their database..
Remember that until very recently the big labels had a stranglehold on the industry. They controlled the manufacturing, they controlled the distribution, they controlled the radio stations, the venues, etc.. There was no easy way for artists to do anything themselves on any sort of scale that could generate a decent income. "Don't want to sign with us? Fine. You won't be in any stores, you won't be on any radios, you won't play in any venues. Good luck." Does it sound like racketeering? Yes it does, because that's exactly what it is. It's all starting to crumble now with the internet and all, but it will be a long time still before there is a level playing field..
Assuming they exist at all...which has not yet been proven.
And assuming that our assumption that they travel at the speed of light is also correct. Given our history of wrong assumptions I would assume the probability is low...
You're falling into the trap of noticing these two things:
A) Book sales are flat or downward
B) I found links to pirate copies
and correlating them in your mind without any evidence or proof that B is actually related A. Piracy is item #374273 in a list of 1,000,000 possible reasons why sales might be flat or falling. If you can't prove any real loss from B, then what's the point of wasting time/money pursuing it?
What they should do is for every project they work on, generate two sets of data -- one real, one fake. Store all the real ones in a secure monitored location, and plant the rest all over the network on various honeypots. Basically generate so much misinformation that the enemy can never tell what's real from what's fake.
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The purpose of gym class is and always has been to keep kids active by forcing all students into activity and by teaching them about those activities
I thought the purpose of gym class was to alienate weaklings. Now they have one more metric by which to define and judge weaklingism.
You just need really long cord, and plenty of repeaters.
I wonder what explanation Apple's engineers have for the laptops that spontaneously smoked & sizzled? I think it's clear the flaw lies in the Lithium battery not the user
How exactly does a laptop battery exploding clearly prove that a phone battery explosion is not user-related? They are completely different devices used under completely different circumstances. This is rather spurious logic.
With great autonomy comes great responsibility
Yeah, I think you're right.
You forgot about the fourth option. Cheeseburgers.
Well by this logic, every single chemical known to man should be legal and available for purchase, and we'll just rely on people's good will and restraint to not abuse them, because humans have such good control of themselves. And then also by your logic, since nobody can become the arbiter of anything, everything on the entire planet should be legal.
What I said was that just saying "If I do it in my home, I'm not hurting anyone" is bull. There are important qualifiers to that statement that people neglect to consider. Not all drugs should be illegal, but not all drugs should be legal. It's up to the populous to decide which.
Fixed that, taking a bong hit or even shooting up heroin in the privacy of your home doesn't hurt anyone else.
Except maybe your kid that accidentally chokes on a toy and dies, or drowns in the tub, while you're zonked on smack. Certain drugs should not be legal, despite the failures of generalized prohibition. Heroin is a nightmare, and heroin addicts cannot exercise the same judgment that other drug users can. I'm not saying that possessing or using heroin should be a criminal offense, but selling it should. Possession/use should require treatment not jail time.
The whole thing about how drugs don't hurt anyone if you do them at home is a crock of shit. A more appropriate saying should be "It doesn't hurt anyone if you are alone, free of responsibilities, safe from physical harm, and of an age of consent and mental capacity to make choices for yourself."
If it wants two more fingers it will just tear off two of yours.
It really doesn't prove or disprove anything, at any scale. Perhaps their detector doesn't work.
Isn't the idea that the things around us aren't really generating gravity waves of any substantial magnitide? I was under the impression that only HUGE changes in mass position could generate gravity waves of a detectable size. Like a supernova or two black holes colliding...
You might just learn that nobody can explain it. That's something.
I don't think the supreme court likes being told what to do by corporations.
"Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts.'"
Your discovery also supports the theory that outer space is actually composed of cheeseburgers. Supporting a theory means nothing. Proving a theory is everything.
In a nutshell, the cause of this guys rage may have absolutely nothing to do with the customer.
And in another nutshell it could have everything to do with the customer.
And non-MMORPGers could have summarized this at least one year ago
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There is nothing stopping you from giving your grocery store a completely fake SSN. Unless it's an entity that you know for a fact actually NEEDS your SSN for credit checks or whatever, just give them a fake one. Just invent one that you will remember. Call it your Bullshit Security Number. Just because they ask for your SSN doesn't mean they are entitled to it or will use it for anything but identifying you in their database..
Remember that until very recently the big labels had a stranglehold on the industry. They controlled the manufacturing, they controlled the distribution, they controlled the radio stations, the venues, etc.. There was no easy way for artists to do anything themselves on any sort of scale that could generate a decent income. "Don't want to sign with us? Fine. You won't be in any stores, you won't be on any radios, you won't play in any venues. Good luck." Does it sound like racketeering? Yes it does, because that's exactly what it is. It's all starting to crumble now with the internet and all, but it will be a long time still before there is a level playing field..
Assuming they exist at all...which has not yet been proven.
And assuming that our assumption that they travel at the speed of light is also correct. Given our history of wrong assumptions I would assume the probability is low...
Being scanned by one of these things is the same as being asked to take your clothes off.
And being asked to be scanned is much different than being forced to be scanned...
It's powered by the investors' money. They cram $1000 in bills into every battery and light it on fire. That's what's using up all the oxygen...
You're falling into the trap of noticing these two things:
A) Book sales are flat or downward
B) I found links to pirate copies
and correlating them in your mind without any evidence or proof that B is actually related A. Piracy is item #374273 in a list of 1,000,000 possible reasons why sales might be flat or falling. If you can't prove any real loss from B, then what's the point of wasting time/money pursuing it?
That's what makes it the perfect hiding place for a military or government facility.
What they should do is for every project they work on, generate two sets of data -- one real, one fake. Store all the real ones in a secure monitored location, and plant the rest all over the network on various honeypots. Basically generate so much misinformation that the enemy can never tell what's real from what's fake.
Are you sure you want Louisianans generating 3-times as many offspring?