I agree that there is junk science on both sides, and that economics will utlitmatley dictate the world's response (or lack of response) to this (if its real) threat.
Speaking as a greedy consumer, I view solar pannels and bio diesel as a simple way to save money. This is why I keep my faith in a capatilist solution to this issue, despite being very jaded about it.
To me, the ultimate deciding factor will be China. If we witness a global energy revolution in these next 10 years (as many hope), China might ironically save the day in this regard. On the other hand, if China continues to embrace an oil economy, it is silly for Americans to give themselves guilt complexes; the amount of polution produced in Asia currently dwarfs even the most liberal estimates of U.S. conversation. In other words, even we all recycle and walk to work here in the U.S., we aren't going to achieve any net benefit for this GLOBAL enviornment of ours.
Perhaps another arms race is exactly what our economy needs.
As others have already mentioned; this effort *should* result in a net decrease of US nukes. No one is suggesting an arms race, except leftist pinkos and harmless lunatics.
The word you want isn't nhilistic, its misanthropic.
And quotes like this; "I'd like to see it continue for another trillion or so, the rest of the universe be damned."- this is exactly why some of us feel the way we do about our fellow man.
Just grabbed a pair of MacBooks for this exact purpose- the *almost* wife and I both need office, and she learned everything on a PC at work. Rather than fight through weeks of "why did they move that button" frusterations, she can just boot into the exact same OS she uses at work (they require IE too...ugh) and get to it.
Better still- when she doesn't need Windows, she can use OSX, which means less support headaches/spyware hunts for me. According to her, OSX is far "cuter" too, so that's a plus (I think?).
This is my first Mac since my Apple IIe. It's not the end-all be-all super box that some are claiming, but I gotta admit, it makes *my* life a heck of a lot easier.
I am shocked that no one has mentioned the simple fact that IT DEPENDS on the person taking the drug.
I'll use food for my analogy.
I have a buddy who weighs about 120lbs (skinny), eats like a pig. I'm 205lbs (fatty) and I also have a terrible diet. Yet another friend is pushing 250lbs (fatty+), and he's a lifelong vegetarian. We're all about 6' tall.
I have no interest in splitting hairs between "food" or "drug"; both cause chemical reactions in the body, and these reactions are entirely dependant on any number of factors (diet, lifestyle, age, race, location, gender...I could go on and on and on...).
I for one think it is disgusting that we live in a country (USA) which advertises perscription meds to children every night during prime time, and then locks these same kids up a few years later for smoking dope. This isn't hypocritical; it's fucking asinine.
Call it "free markets", call it "the people", the verdict is in: WE LOVE DRUGS and WE LOVE FOOD. Both will affect each and every one of us in different ways, and legal or not, each must be used in MODERATION and with ALL DUE CAUTION.
I use both sites too (same sn), and I fear you may be mistaken.
Look at digg right now: story #1 has 112 diggs, story #10 has 486 diggs. It must be using something else to rank. I have heard other diggers claim it was based on time, but I haven't actually seen anything to confirm this anywhere.
Re: submission. Don't let it bite yer ass. I'm 0 for 2 myself, and both stories have ended up on here anyway (just with a *ahem* better *idontthinkso* summary).
Joking aside: imagine this as a legit non-marketing use. While watching the news, GoogleSnoop detects some lies being spun by some pundits, and immediatley provides links to opposing viewpoints, definitions, articles of law, or any other silly "facts" the reporter hasn't bothered to research.
Even from a marketing point of view, imagine if a commercial for "Product X" came on, and suddenly Froogle launched and found the cheapest 10 spots online to go buy it.
I'm not trying to glaze over the privacy issues; clearly anyone with a desire for privacy will be avoiding this product. However, for those users who don't care, or don't know any better, I see this as a great way to further include Google in their day-to-day lives.
Oh! One last idea: when it hears some humping going down, it automatically turns off Skype and iChat (my mom has the WORST timing sometimes...
No disrespect intended HC, but I feel the need to share a definition:
From : constituency (1a.) The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official. (2a.) A group of supporters or patrons.
Consider the definition, then re-read the quote. Ironic? Don't get me started.
It's a losing battle so I'll make this quick. PHP is:
...probably *the* best known language on the web today.
...essential for any web based OS project (wordpress, joombla, yadda yadda).
...can be taught in the course of a few weekends to anyone willing to learn it.
...is perfectly capable for 99% of low/medium cost web projects.
...works just dandy with PostgreSQL; MySQL is an OPTION, not requirement.
...can be implented in a logical, orderly way, designed to accomodate scalability and growth while offering (IMO) unparalled flexibility and compatibility with whatever else the web is doing.
If PHP is the only language you know, use this article as an excuse to learn Perl or Python. If you already understand the basics of HTML/CSS and have taken a few "programming 101" classes somewhere, *good* open-source PHP projects are an excellent way to learn *good* programming; not just a "working script", but the whole shebang.
And, to be fair, the "copy/pasters" are "copying/pasting" no matter which language it is.
Not sure if anyone else cares, but check out the time stamp of the parent post and check the link. It is currently 6:39 am (eastern) and Google has found another 3 million MySpace profiles since last night.
How often does the Googlebot swing past MySpace? Can this really be accurate?
1. Would you prefer one "super device" to clean everything, or an assortment of appliances each tailored to a specific task?
2. Do you agree with TFA that this "super device" is still "decades away", or is iRobot's PR department simply spinning? Specifically: how many years until we can buy Rosie from the Jetsons?
I've got a few prototype ideas I've been kicking around. All honest opinions are appreciated.
At the risk of being modded OT, this article reminded me of an awesome little trick an old physics teacher did to help us visualize how we got from the big bang to planet earth.
Take a small bowl, fill it with water. Then, add a handfull of dark sand. Let the sand sort of float in "space" for a bit, moving the water enough to keep everything floating.
Now, to "play God", simply twirl the water counter-clockwise (or vice versa if you live under the equator) and remove your hand. Behold: your universe of sand will form a planet in the center of the bowl.
And, just out of curiosity: has anyone else ever seen this, or was my Prof. a total crackpot?
I was raised by my grandfather to think that the "man works himself to death while the woman stays home to cook." I was born in 1980. This was terrible advice, even then.
Today, both my fiance and I work full time. We do not have children yet, so we also work overtime and other jobs (freelance/consulting) to earn more money. We are both comitted to saving up enough cash so that one of us (the better cook) can stay home once the time comes to squeeze out a few pups.
Turns out...the better cook is me. Better still, thanks to her last promotion, she is earning a good chunk more than me. And ya know what? The longer I work, the happier I am with that.
Point is: things HAVE changed. Not in the way I thought they would, but in the end, in an even better way. I never really got a dad growing up, so the idea of being super-dad, especially with a super-mom able to pull in enough bacon- heck, I don't see how I could dare complain.
OK. One complaint. Freelancers don't get a full lunch hour round here...gotta run;)
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A thought occurs: maybe all that radiation is to blame?
I mean, flipper babies or not, these people sound...special...to me.
I agree that there is junk science on both sides, and that economics will utlitmatley dictate the world's response (or lack of response) to this (if its real) threat.
Speaking as a greedy consumer, I view solar pannels and bio diesel as a simple way to save money. This is why I keep my faith in a capatilist solution to this issue, despite being very jaded about it.
To me, the ultimate deciding factor will be China. If we witness a global energy revolution in these next 10 years (as many hope), China might ironically save the day in this regard. On the other hand, if China continues to embrace an oil economy, it is silly for Americans to give themselves guilt complexes; the amount of polution produced in Asia currently dwarfs even the most liberal estimates of U.S. conversation. In other words, even we all recycle and walk to work here in the U.S., we aren't going to achieve any net benefit for this GLOBAL enviornment of ours.
Definitely, open-source advocates must have splitted personalities.
Duh. My sn is "Zaphod" for Buddha's sake! ;-)
Open Source rules.
Can I get an amen?
Perhaps another arms race is exactly what our economy needs.
As others have already mentioned; this effort *should* result in a net decrease of US nukes. No one is suggesting an arms race, except leftist pinkos and harmless lunatics.
The word you want isn't nhilistic, its misanthropic.
And quotes like this; "I'd like to see it continue for another trillion or so, the rest of the universe be damned."- this is exactly why some of us feel the way we do about our fellow man.
Not me, of course. I love everybody.
Just grabbed a pair of MacBooks for this exact purpose- the *almost* wife and I both need office, and she learned everything on a PC at work. Rather than fight through weeks of "why did they move that button" frusterations, she can just boot into the exact same OS she uses at work (they require IE too...ugh) and get to it.
Better still- when she doesn't need Windows, she can use OSX, which means less support headaches/spyware hunts for me. According to her, OSX is far "cuter" too, so that's a plus (I think?).
This is my first Mac since my Apple IIe. It's not the end-all be-all super box that some are claiming, but I gotta admit, it makes *my* life a heck of a lot easier.
...but this one made me smile.
Why do I always discover the *good* stuff after it's gone?
Given my sn, I'm pretty sure it's /. dogma to give you a w00t here.
I am shocked that no one has mentioned the simple fact that IT DEPENDS on the person taking the drug.
I'll use food for my analogy.
I have a buddy who weighs about 120lbs (skinny), eats like a pig. I'm 205lbs (fatty) and I also have a terrible diet. Yet another friend is pushing 250lbs (fatty+), and he's a lifelong vegetarian. We're all about 6' tall.
I have no interest in splitting hairs between "food" or "drug"; both cause chemical reactions in the body, and these reactions are entirely dependant on any number of factors (diet, lifestyle, age, race, location, gender...I could go on and on and on...).
I for one think it is disgusting that we live in a country (USA) which advertises perscription meds to children every night during prime time, and then locks these same kids up a few years later for smoking dope. This isn't hypocritical; it's fucking asinine.
Call it "free markets", call it "the people", the verdict is in: WE LOVE DRUGS and WE LOVE FOOD. Both will affect each and every one of us in different ways, and legal or not, each must be used in MODERATION and with ALL DUE CAUTION.
To everyone who claimed I was a "paranoid" in describing the value of "privacy" over vague promises of "security":
<font size=4> told ya' so </font>I use both sites too (same sn), and I fear you may be mistaken.
Look at digg right now: story #1 has 112 diggs, story #10 has 486 diggs. It must be using something else to rank. I have heard other diggers claim it was based on time, but I haven't actually seen anything to confirm this anywhere.
Re: submission. Don't let it bite yer ass. I'm 0 for 2 myself, and both stories have ended up on here anyway (just with a *ahem* better *idontthinkso* summary).
Ok, ok...no more "grousing". ;-)
I realize it may be blasphemy to discuss digg on /. but what the hell- it's sat afternoon and I'm already 25% drunk.
Isn't this is exactly how Digg assigns stories to the home page? Not based on number of diggs, but rather, how quickly an item was dugg.
:: underage goat detected ::
Report to NSA?
[yes] [no] [cancel] [baaah!]
Joking aside: imagine this as a legit non-marketing use. While watching the news, GoogleSnoop detects some lies being spun by some pundits, and immediatley provides links to opposing viewpoints, definitions, articles of law, or any other silly "facts" the reporter hasn't bothered to research.
Even from a marketing point of view, imagine if a commercial for "Product X" came on, and suddenly Froogle launched and found the cheapest 10 spots online to go buy it.
I'm not trying to glaze over the privacy issues; clearly anyone with a desire for privacy will be avoiding this product. However, for those users who don't care, or don't know any better, I see this as a great way to further include Google in their day-to-day lives.
Oh! One last idea: when it hears some humping going down, it automatically turns off Skype and iChat (my mom has the WORST timing sometimes...
No disrespect intended HC, but I feel the need to share a definition:
From : constituency (1a.) The body of voters or the residents of a district represented by an elected legislator or official. (2a.) A group of supporters or patrons.
Consider the definition, then re-read the quote. Ironic? Don't get me started.
Help me out: why should we distrust George Reyes? I haven't seen anything too exciting yet (except perhaps a lackluster education).
C'mon, are you telling me this *isn't* a face we can trust?
Bring me the head of Dan Glickman!
- by decree of his majesty Zaphod
Any chump can save the Princess. Were you a bad enough dude to save the President (kidnapped by ninjas, I believe).
Oh dammit, now those MIDIs are echoing in my head again...serves me right.
It's a losing battle so I'll make this quick. PHP is:
If PHP is the only language you know, use this article as an excuse to learn Perl or Python. If you already understand the basics of HTML/CSS and have taken a few "programming 101" classes somewhere, *good* open-source PHP projects are an excellent way to learn *good* programming; not just a "working script", but the whole shebang.
And, to be fair, the "copy/pasters" are "copying/pasting" no matter which language it is.
Not sure if anyone else cares, but check out the time stamp of the parent post and check the link. It is currently 6:39 am (eastern) and Google has found another 3 million MySpace profiles since last night.
How often does the Googlebot swing past MySpace? Can this really be accurate?
1. Would you prefer one "super device" to clean everything, or an assortment of appliances each tailored to a specific task?
2. Do you agree with TFA that this "super device" is still "decades away", or is iRobot's PR department simply spinning? Specifically: how many years until we can buy Rosie from the Jetsons?
I've got a few prototype ideas I've been kicking around. All honest opinions are appreciated.
At the risk of being modded OT, this article reminded me of an awesome little trick an old physics teacher did to help us visualize how we got from the big bang to planet earth.
Take a small bowl, fill it with water. Then, add a handfull of dark sand. Let the sand sort of float in "space" for a bit, moving the water enough to keep everything floating.
Now, to "play God", simply twirl the water counter-clockwise (or vice versa if you live under the equator) and remove your hand. Behold: your universe of sand will form a planet in the center of the bowl.
And, just out of curiosity: has anyone else ever seen this, or was my Prof. a total crackpot?
116 million according to Google. Of course, this begs the question: how many of these are duplicates, abandoned, or simply forgotten?
I was raised by my grandfather to think that the "man works himself to death while the woman stays home to cook." I was born in 1980. This was terrible advice, even then.
Today, both my fiance and I work full time. We do not have children yet, so we also work overtime and other jobs (freelance/consulting) to earn more money. We are both comitted to saving up enough cash so that one of us (the better cook) can stay home once the time comes to squeeze out a few pups.
Turns out...the better cook is me. Better still, thanks to her last promotion, she is earning a good chunk more than me. And ya know what? The longer I work, the happier I am with that.
Point is: things HAVE changed. Not in the way I thought they would, but in the end, in an even better way. I never really got a dad growing up, so the idea of being super-dad, especially with a super-mom able to pull in enough bacon- heck, I don't see how I could dare complain.
OK. One complaint. Freelancers don't get a full lunch hour round here...gotta run ;)