Didn't work for the Guildford Four. I believe they named aunts, uncles, cousins, the guy down the road, their grannies as accomplices to the bomb plot, just so that the British justice system would realize how ridiculous it was. They didn't, and locked everyone up.
I don't vote, never have. How can anyone represent the views of someone else - let alone of a multitude of other people? We're all different - I represent myself. The guy next door represents himself. The fascist down the street represents himself. The anarchist represents himself. The feminist represents herself. The Marxist-homosexual represents himself.
Democracy comes from this. If you elect someone to represent you, you're not choosing democracy - you're in an elective oligarchy.
Brave thing to say from where he's sitting. This is going to cost him money, friends and influence. I mean, just saying that all that US Security isn't necessary. Imagine what someone will be saying next.
Dr. Frankenstein: [To Igor] Igor, may I speak to you for a moment?
Igor: Of course.
Dr. Frankenstein: Sit down, won't you?
Igor: Thank you. [sits on the floor]
Dr. Frankenstein: No no, up here.
Igor: Thank you. [sits on a chair]
Dr. Frankenstein: Now... that brain that you gave me... was it Hans Delbruck's?
Igor: [Crosses arms] No.
Dr. Frankenstein: [Holds up hand] Ah. Good. Uh... would you mind telling me... whose brain... I did put in?
Igor: And you won't be angry?
Dr. Frankenstein: I will not be angry.
Igor: [Shrugs] Abby someone.
Dr. Frankenstein: Abby someone? Abby who?
Igor: Abby Normal.
Dr. Frankenstein: [Slightly angry] Abby Normal?
Igor: I'm almost sure that was the name. [He and Dr. Frankenstein laugh]
Dr. Frankenstein: Are you saying... [Stands] that I put an abnormal brain... [Puts hand on Igor's hump] into a 7 and a half foot long... 54- inch wide... [Grabs Igor by throat] GORILLA?!?!?! [Strangling Igor] IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME!?!
I write software. I play a musical instrument (tenor sax) and I can spell analysis correctly.
It's practice. But you're right - some people can, some people can't. I'll never get beyond 'average' as a sax player. And I've heard buskers play better than I do - and I always will. Luckily I play for fun. I program for money. If I played for money I'd spend more time on it, and less time programming.
Remember when a husband and wife went up at the same time? I guess we all know what NASA was hoping would happen. I mean, in addition to the Publicity...
Locked into an artificial, immobile, ventilated body? That's kind of like the sufferers of polio in the 1950s and such. Look up "iron lung" and you'll see what I mean.
Whether that's preferable to the "natural alternative" - well, I guess that's up to them.
I had a nice little machine that I bought (well, put together with a pal) 5 years back. Six months ago the GPU went *phut*. As it was an AGP GPU, with DDR memory I replaced the whole box with a Windows 7 machine. And passed the XP Licence that I had onto friends, replacing their Ubuntu 9 OS with a more standard Windows one.
So yes, I've one less machine with Windows XP. But there's still one more machine out there.
-People like things where they are more frequently rewarded
Good observation. I play NTW and have recently been awarded the Conquistador's medal within STEAM. Don't know why, something with doing something I hadn't done before. Do I care? No.
FWIW - here in NZ I didn't agree to go onto the electoral role. I was required (by law) to do so, by virtue of being in a house, of a certain age in the electorate. And once I was on the role, jury services came up every so often. I can always spoil my ballot paper or not show up - but it's harder to avoid jury service.
The same way we long ago stopped worrying about coal mine deaths - except for those poor bastards in Ecuador, where the story is "human interest". Hundreds die each year in China, South Africa.
Time to go nuclear, folks. Face it - it's safer. Really.
Back off from vacuum tubes, bits and bauds. I've been in the business for 30 years (yeah, get off my lawn... so?) and have been plagued by graduates who can't think coherently, listen to other people and put together a report/paper/spec. that is clear and understandable. Analytical thinking, mixed with good grammar and punctuation.
I still program - among other things - and a well-written spec from a well-thought-out idea is a pleasure.
Needless to say, these skills transfer to other walks of life...
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Didn't work for the Guildford Four. I believe they named aunts, uncles, cousins, the guy down the road, their grannies as accomplices to the bomb plot, just so that the British justice system would realize how ridiculous it was. They didn't, and locked everyone up.
(On reflection, that would make it "loisp" but you take my point)
Democracy comes from this. If you elect someone to represent you, you're not choosing democracy - you're in an elective oligarchy.
Brave thing to say from where he's sitting. This is going to cost him money, friends and influence. I mean, just saying that all that US Security isn't necessary. Imagine what someone will be saying next.
Igor: Of course.
Dr. Frankenstein: Sit down, won't you?
Igor: Thank you. [sits on the floor]
Dr. Frankenstein: No no, up here.
Igor: Thank you. [sits on a chair]
Dr. Frankenstein: Now... that brain that you gave me... was it Hans Delbruck's?
Igor: [Crosses arms] No.
Dr. Frankenstein: [Holds up hand] Ah. Good. Uh... would you mind telling me... whose brain... I did put in?
Igor: And you won't be angry?
Dr. Frankenstein: I will not be angry.
Igor: [Shrugs] Abby someone.
Dr. Frankenstein: Abby someone? Abby who?
Igor: Abby Normal.
Dr. Frankenstein: [Slightly angry] Abby Normal?
Igor: I'm almost sure that was the name. [He and Dr. Frankenstein laugh]
Dr. Frankenstein: Are you saying... [Stands] that I put an abnormal brain... [Puts hand on Igor's hump] into a 7 and a half foot long... 54- inch wide... [Grabs Igor by throat] GORILLA?!?!?! [Strangling Igor] IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME!?!
It's practice. But you're right - some people can, some people can't. I'll never get beyond 'average' as a sax player. And I've heard buskers play better than I do - and I always will. Luckily I play for fun. I program for money. If I played for money I'd spend more time on it, and less time programming.
If anything gets our species back into space, it'll be greed. Sad but true.
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What are you doing on this website? This is no place for the likes of you.
Remember when a husband and wife went up at the same time? I guess we all know what NASA was hoping would happen. I mean, in addition to the Publicity...
Or 16 centuries. But your point is?
Whether that's preferable to the "natural alternative" - well, I guess that's up to them.
So yes, I've one less machine with Windows XP. But there's still one more machine out there.
Porpoises, etc ...
Or come up with a different collective noun. Shoals? No, that's fish.
Why exactly is the publisher cooperating? .
Sales. Even if the books get burned, they still go past the checkout. And it's good for publicity.
It's hip to be square?
With apologies to the crew of the radio show I heard it on, some thirty years ago (Hello Cheeky?)
I, for one, welcome our baptized Alien overlords
Brother, if you're in NZ already it's almost like being dead.
-People like things where they are more frequently rewarded
Good observation. I play NTW and have recently been awarded the Conquistador's medal within STEAM. Don't know why, something with doing something I hadn't done before. Do I care? No.
Too few people willing to work heroic hours for non-heroic pay.
Nicely put.
Why? That's a different question.
Time to go nuclear, folks. Face it - it's safer. Really.
I still program - among other things - and a well-written spec from a well-thought-out idea is a pleasure.
Needless to say, these skills transfer to other walks of life...
This happened over here (in NZ). Cops were attaching a GPS tracer to a suspect's car, and the suspect saw them do it. Chase into the street, copper was shot and later died. Details here http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10531643