The laws of thermodynamics argument people always ignore one thing: no one is burning poop in a bomb calorimeter to get a complete measure of (net) calories in!
...shut down your business. Seriously, if these convictions are truly heartfelt, then the rational thing to do is to sell/get out of the business. (I'm thinking about the Hobby Lobby case here, more than anything else.)
I personally know a Quaker or two who intentionally keep their earnings below the taxable level, so they won't have to pay federal income taxes - and therefore indirectly support war. This causes them a great deal of personal hardship, but... hey, havin' principles isn't always easy.
Kevin didn't have limited powers; he intentionally didn't use them as part of his "do nothing" strategy.
(At least, I think. I wish they had played this up a bit more. The scene where he came into the bar to save Sam and everything went all blue and all hell broke loose - that was a little taste of it, I think. I mean, he destroyed CLU with just a thought.)
(Also, did anyone else think the Zuse character was more well-done when it was the Merovingian from Matrix: Reloaded?)
The most common gastric bypass surgery (the RnY type) actually has two modes of action: a restrictive component, which you address, and a malabsorptive component. That is, not only is the size of the gastric pouch restricted, but a section of the small intestine is completely bypassed.
Operations which restrict intake only (like gastric banding, for example) are not as effective. It has also been observed that the intestinal bypass impacts incretin response, and has other metabolic effects.
I won't deny that we, as a people, eat way too much. But more and more research is showing that this _might_ be more complicated than calories in, calories out.
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The only problem with this argument is that most of the socialization that occurs in public school settings is unhealthy!
As others have pointed out, "eye for an eye" is from the old testament, i.e. the Jewish faith.
You might also be interested to know it was a call for mercy; a call for equitalble punishment. A more modern version of it is, "the punishment must fit the crime". When "eye for an eye" was written, you'd likely be killed for blinding someone - punishments were far more severe than what was reasonable for the crime.
In this case, it's not a crime. In this case, it's a civil matter. And, in this case, as always, back to the 1700's, the plaintiff is entitled to statutory damanges, regardless of actual harm.
I'm not saying it's OK, or right, or good, or anything of the sort. But, the jury applied the relevant law as written.
No felony. No record for the defendant. Not a criminal case.
THIS WAS A CIVIL MATTER! The copyright law calls out these damages, without the RIAA member companies even having to provide proof of actual damage.
Reread.
If you infringe their copyright, they can be awarded statutory damages as the result of a civil proceeding without ever having to show that you personally cost them a penny.
"The punishment must fit the crime" doesn't apply here. There's no crime; this was a civil matter.
Copyright law declares statutory damages for infringement. This award falls within the range allowed by law. In order to get these damages, the RIAA member companies don't even need to prove any actual damage - Congress has said they're entitled to these damages (or, by the law, quite a bit more) in the copyright code.
If you want to be angry, focus on the "making available" part of this, not the damage award. It falls in line with the law.
Too true. And, usually, safety interlocks that prevent disasters like the grandparent describes don't rely on software; they operate at a mechanical or electrical level.
Actually, I'd be surprised if the RIAA is getting a penny for most of the content. Remember, most of the tracks are covers. Surely, for the songs by the original artists, there's some RIAA / label negotiaion involved.
For covers, though, we're looking at fees payed to the songwriters, not the performers. The performances probably fall into "work-for-hire" territory. The money for the songwriter goes to ASCAP, not the RIAA. And it won't be near $1 per track sold.
Remember: RIAA = Labels, copyright holders on the recordings (specific performances). ASCAP = Songwriters/authors, copyright holders on the music itself.
The RIAA bitches about your downloaded copies of music. ASCAP bitches when the waitress sings "Happy Birthday" w/o the composer gettin' a cut.
Yeah, that decision (Hamdi v. Rumsfeld) was a real tragedy. If you want a good read, though, read Scalia's dissent - he claims that the goverment has (had?) no right to hold Hamdi at all, and that there is no basis for suspension of habeus here.
Blistering dissent. Fabulous read; even references the 1700's Blackthorne's commentaries on the common law.
#7. SC Johnson & Sons, in Racine, WI. Privately held, huge, and, for this area, the HOLY FUCKING GRAIL of employment. You wouldn't believe some of the shit they have available; here's two examples:
1) There's a huge park here. For Johnson employees only. Includes a full-service fitness complex (think YMCA) and 9-hole golf course. 2) SC Johnson owns timeshare properties all over the world. Employees can book them for vacations.
Plus, on-site day care, etc. The Johnson family has no one to keep happy but the Johnson family. No quarter-to-quarter management to keep 'the street' happy.
WHy do you think there have been no major cures in the past...what, 30-40 years?
It couldn't have anything to do with cancer being difficult to successfully treat, could it? Or that most of the really nasty cancers (lung, pancreatic, bowel) are detected pretty late in the game, huh?
I've used your software to talk to an SLC5/05. Thanks, BTW. It came in handy - I needed to set up a simple SCADA system, and I used your tools to poll four PLCs for error and status information.
I had to fiddle with it to get it to build on Windows NT 4.0 with Visual C 6, but it worked.
Sugar is sticky. So it sticks to the insides of the blood vessels. When a blood vessel is coated with enough sugar on the inside, it won't be able to transport blood any more. The first blood vessels to clog this way is obviously the thinnest ones. Like the ones in the hands, feet, eyes and kidneys (see the connection?).
Very close. Sugar sticks to the blood cells, not the vessel walls. That's what the hemoglobin A1C test measures. However, sugar is crystalline, and scrapes the vessel's walls as the blood cells move through it.
The body patches these scrapes with cholesterol. And cholesterol sticks to cholesterol, so the problem (slowly) gets worse, eventually resulting in blockage. The entire process gradually degrades circulation, also causing problems (slow healing, etc.)
And, of course, the smaller blood vessels are the first to be seriously comprimised.
The incidence of type II diabetes has skyrocketed over the last 20 years. We can't claim there has been a huge change in the makeup of people's DNA. It has to do with diet. Obese people (except for a small percentage where diet is not the culprit in their weight) cannot blame anyone but themselves.
Not for nothing, but the conditions required to diagnose have changed somewhat over twenty years, too. The threshold for being called a diabetic is lower now.
That's a good thing, but you have to take it into account when considering the statistics.
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The laws of thermodynamics argument people always ignore one thing: no one is burning poop in a bomb calorimeter to get a complete measure of (net) calories in!
Yeah. You'd need to account for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space.
...shut down your business. Seriously, if these convictions are truly heartfelt, then the rational thing to do is to sell/get out of the business. (I'm thinking about the Hobby Lobby case here, more than anything else.)
I personally know a Quaker or two who intentionally keep their earnings below the taxable level, so they won't have to pay federal income taxes - and therefore indirectly support war. This causes them a great deal of personal hardship, but... hey, havin' principles isn't always easy.
I was just remarking to my wife today that this reminds me of the first half-hour of Threads. I doubt this is actually going anywhere, though.
Kevin didn't have limited powers; he intentionally didn't use them as part of his "do nothing" strategy.
(At least, I think. I wish they had played this up a bit more. The scene where he came into the bar to save Sam and everything went all blue and all hell broke loose - that was a little taste of it, I think. I mean, he destroyed CLU with just a thought.)
(Also, did anyone else think the Zuse character was more well-done when it was the Merovingian from Matrix: Reloaded?)
The most common gastric bypass surgery (the RnY type) actually has two modes of action: a restrictive component, which you address, and a malabsorptive component. That is, not only is the size of the gastric pouch restricted, but a section of the small intestine is completely bypassed.
Operations which restrict intake only (like gastric banding, for example) are not as effective. It has also been observed that the intestinal bypass impacts incretin response, and has other metabolic effects.
I won't deny that we, as a people, eat way too much. But more and more research is showing that this _might_ be more complicated than calories in, calories out.
The only problem with this argument is that most of the socialization that occurs in public school settings is unhealthy!
Cage was both quite famous and well-to-do long before 4'33". He was, during his time, one of the foremost composers of the American avant-garde.
No worries! This is a bench trial, so there is no jury. Just judge Kimball.
They stopped manufacturing in 1999. They just do slots now.
As others have pointed out, "eye for an eye" is from the old testament, i.e. the Jewish faith.
You might also be interested to know it was a call for mercy; a call for equitalble punishment. A more modern version of it is, "the punishment must fit the crime". When "eye for an eye" was written, you'd likely be killed for blinding someone - punishments were far more severe than what was reasonable for the crime.
You're missing the point.
In this case, it's not a crime. In this case, it's a civil matter. And, in this case, as always, back to the 1700's, the plaintiff is entitled to statutory damanges, regardless of actual harm.
I'm not saying it's OK, or right, or good, or anything of the sort. But, the jury applied the relevant law as written.
No felony.
No record for the defendant.
Not a criminal case.
THIS WAS A CIVIL MATTER! The copyright law calls out these damages, without the RIAA member companies even having to provide proof of actual damage.
Reread.
If you infringe their copyright, they can be awarded statutory damages as the result of a civil proceeding without ever having to show that you personally cost them a penny.
"The punishment must fit the crime" doesn't apply here. There's no crime; this was a civil matter.
Copyright law declares statutory damages for infringement. This award falls within the range allowed by law. In order to get these damages, the RIAA member companies don't even need to prove any actual damage - Congress has said they're entitled to these damages (or, by the law, quite a bit more) in the copyright code.
If you want to be angry, focus on the "making available" part of this, not the damage award. It falls in line with the law.
Necrotizing pancreatitis? Ouch.
Each sale of a track absorbs a portion of the overheads. If you fail to completely absorb the overhead, you lose money. Period.
In product costing, each product's standard cost (cost used for sales/operations planning, profit planning, etc.) carries a portion of overhead.
Too true. And, usually, safety interlocks that prevent disasters like the grandparent describes don't rely on software; they operate at a mechanical or electrical level.
Actually, I'd be surprised if the RIAA is getting a penny for most of the content. Remember, most of the tracks are covers. Surely, for the songs by the original artists, there's some RIAA / label negotiaion involved.
For covers, though, we're looking at fees payed to the songwriters, not the performers. The performances probably fall into "work-for-hire" territory. The money for the songwriter goes to ASCAP, not the RIAA. And it won't be near $1 per track sold.
Remember:
RIAA = Labels, copyright holders on the recordings (specific performances).
ASCAP = Songwriters/authors, copyright holders on the music itself.
The RIAA bitches about your downloaded copies of music. ASCAP bitches when the waitress sings "Happy Birthday" w/o the composer gettin' a cut.
Oh, for mod points.
Yeah, that decision (Hamdi v. Rumsfeld) was a real tragedy. If you want a good read, though, read Scalia's dissent - he claims that the goverment has (had?) no right to hold Hamdi at all, and that there is no basis for suspension of habeus here.
Blistering dissent. Fabulous read; even references the 1700's Blackthorne's commentaries on the common law.
#7. SC Johnson & Sons, in Racine, WI. Privately held, huge, and, for this area, the HOLY FUCKING GRAIL of employment. You wouldn't believe some of the shit they have available; here's two examples:
1) There's a huge park here. For Johnson employees only. Includes a full-service fitness complex (think YMCA) and 9-hole golf course.
2) SC Johnson owns timeshare properties all over the world. Employees can book them for vacations.
Plus, on-site day care, etc. The Johnson family has no one to keep happy but the Johnson family. No quarter-to-quarter management to keep 'the street' happy.
WHy do you think there have been no major cures in the past...what, 30-40 years?
It couldn't have anything to do with cancer being difficult to successfully treat, could it? Or that most of the really nasty cancers (lung, pancreatic, bowel) are detected pretty late in the game, huh?
Naw, must be greed.
I've used your software to talk to an SLC5/05. Thanks, BTW. It came in handy - I needed to set up a simple SCADA system, and I used your tools to poll four PLCs for error and status information.
I had to fiddle with it to get it to build on Windows NT 4.0 with Visual C 6, but it worked.
Very close. Sugar sticks to the blood cells, not the vessel walls. That's what the hemoglobin A1C test measures. However, sugar is crystalline, and scrapes the vessel's walls as the blood cells move through it.
The body patches these scrapes with cholesterol. And cholesterol sticks to cholesterol, so the problem (slowly) gets worse, eventually resulting in blockage. The entire process gradually degrades circulation, also causing problems (slow healing, etc.)
And, of course, the smaller blood vessels are the first to be seriously comprimised.
Not for nothing, but the conditions required to diagnose have changed somewhat over twenty years, too. The threshold for being called a diabetic is lower now.
That's a good thing, but you have to take it into account when considering the statistics.