There is nobody supposing us to be anything. Biologically, we are not carnivores because we can digest things that are not meat. We are also able to digest meat. That makes us omnivores.
You make a good case that meat production has a higher per-calorie cost than crops, but when you then go on to say what kind of organism we are "supposed to be", it kind of damages your point.
Also,
you cannot have 6 billion carnivores or omnivores, of the size of human beings, living on a planet the size of Earth
Interesting. You refer to sustainability in the long term, of course, since there are over six billion omnivores the size of humans (and several larger alpha predators such as tigers) living on Earth. Like, right now.
What simulation models and parameters did you use? What per-calory post is the limit for sustainability? What potential technologies, such as artificial protein cultures, new sources of energy, etc. affect this?
Or is that "no six billion omnivores on Earth" an article of faith?
How anybody who isn't a member of a religion could be committing blasphemy within the framework of that religion is beyond me.
It's very simple: Follow my arbitrary set of rules or I am in my right to kill you according to my arbitrary set of rules.
(Also, this kind of censorship where someone stops themselves from seeing content whose source they have no control over is really more of a "la la la I can't hear you".)
Someone in the industry told me that it consists of immense up-front investments before a new drug is approved, which may then pay of tenfold in the remaining years until the patent runs out - or turn out to be a complete loss, if the studies are inconclusive or the substance is not safe in humans.
Supposedly it's like playing poker with the company deciding to invest hundreds of millions more or abandon the research they've done so far.
(Which doesn't include the money the company loses on lawsuits if they *really* fuck it up. TeGenero went bust the same year after their ill-fated TGN1412 study, and Bayer needed years to recover from the Lipobay disaster.)
I tried the survey some months ago when they started it, and found that your most unique information usually is the list of installed fonts that Javascript can provide to pages.
Not only is it usually unique, some of these fonts are specifically installed by some applications, which means that info about your work environment (eg. MS Office / OpenOffice.org / etc.) leaks out.
In my case, I had several old Tengwar fonts and one vectorized sample of my handwriting helpfully named "Arancaytar's Handwriting". I might as well add my name to my user agent string.:P
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BP should pay a very, very modest fine.
Oh, I KNOW! I'll make it rapid-firing!
(Needs more dakka.)
Indeed, I searched Google for "Microsoft innovation" and it asked me:
"Did you mean 'Microsoft immolation'?"
Unfortunately, we don't elect our idiot judges. :(
Read the fucking Evil Overlord list.
Anyone who claims a trademark on such a generic term should hand in their geek card and instead join the Patent Troll Club. :-(
There is nobody supposing us to be anything. Biologically, we are not carnivores because we can digest things that are not meat. We are also able to digest meat. That makes us omnivores.
You make a good case that meat production has a higher per-calorie cost than crops, but when you then go on to say what kind of organism we are "supposed to be", it kind of damages your point.
Also,
Interesting. You refer to sustainability in the long term, of course, since there are over six billion omnivores the size of humans (and several larger alpha predators such as tigers) living on Earth. Like, right now.
What simulation models and parameters did you use? What per-calory post is the limit for sustainability? What potential technologies, such as artificial protein cultures, new sources of energy, etc. affect this?
Or is that "no six billion omnivores on Earth" an article of faith?
... because only apt has super cow powers.
It's very simple: Follow my arbitrary set of rules or I am in my right to kill you according to my arbitrary set of rules.
(Also, this kind of censorship where someone stops themselves from seeing content whose source they have no control over is really more of a "la la la I can't hear you".)
Well, if the invention is documented to have occurred before the patent is filed, the patent can be squashed - but that takes an expensive lawsuit.
Someone in the industry told me that it consists of immense up-front investments before a new drug is approved, which may then pay of tenfold in the remaining years until the patent runs out - or turn out to be a complete loss, if the studies are inconclusive or the substance is not safe in humans.
Supposedly it's like playing poker with the company deciding to invest hundreds of millions more or abandon the research they've done so far.
(Which doesn't include the money the company loses on lawsuits if they *really* fuck it up. TeGenero went bust the same year after their ill-fated TGN1412 study, and Bayer needed years to recover from the Lipobay disaster.)
Exactly - you're either for DMCA, or you're with the terrorists! :P
For $2000, I'll build you one that goes to twelve. That's less than $200 per.
Sounds like they don't need to tap. :P
Sounds too much like racketeering to me.
Yeah.
I mean, it was worrisome that Google had that much private data, but my government? That's perfectly fine. I'd trust them with anything.
(Or maybe it was "I'd trust them to do anything.")
In twenty-five years, there will be no way to decode the data format they used to store their data about decoding data formats. :P
I tried the survey some months ago when they started it, and found that your most unique information usually is the list of installed fonts that Javascript can provide to pages.
Not only is it usually unique, some of these fonts are specifically installed by some applications, which means that info about your work environment (eg. MS Office / OpenOffice.org / etc.) leaks out.
In my case, I had several old Tengwar fonts and one vectorized sample of my handwriting helpfully named "Arancaytar's Handwriting". I might as well add my name to my user agent string. :P
According to TFA, your /fingerprint/ is way more than your /User Agent string/ - in particular, when you enable Javascript.
Or it would be if it weren't for your mother.
Maybe an oil company is going to buy the patent and sit on it. Kerosene is a very lucrative market due to the high consumption...
The doctors are irritated and wish they could inflame Google. :P
I can't wait for Murdoch to get soundly trounced by the internet he hates so much.
You will see monster cockroaches crawling around that nobody else can see.
Was this supposed to be a cure for a phobia or a recipe for schizophrenia? :P