An old Southern proverb went something like: give beggar at inch, and he'll take an el.
Why exactly should I as a taxpayer subsidize some guy's 100 GBytes/month consumer cable traffic that he gets for peanuts? No, you do not have a constitutional right to discounted "moviez" and porn.
A crude device is probably not that hard to manufacture. If you have a lot of fissile material to waste, something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy could be made in your garage.
Iranians could manufacture a much more elaborate device as their success with EFPs in Iraq shows; all they are missing is plutonium and some time.
Not quite. The design specs were to prevent accidental detonation of a single nuke. It was never really considered that an accident could involve multiple nukes in a tight space, in close proximity to each-other. In other words, the first five might fail by themselves without detonation, but those first five could possibly provide enough neutron flux for the sixth to go off in a big way.
Were I to want to sell my iPhone, I couldn't get nearly as much for it as I could've a couple of days ago.
If you are in the business of re-selling stuff (eBay, ticket scalping, etc.) then you are taking a certain risk which is a part of business and nothing to be bitter about: can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen, and all that...
On the other hand, if you bought your iPhone for personal consumption, then you still have what you paid for in its entirety. Whatever Apple does to the future price does not affect you (other than perhaps make your gadget a thief magnet), and there is still nothing to be bitter about.
I really wish I could understand why some people are upset about price drops.
My point wasn't that NM sucks; sorry if it came out that way. I am just suggesting that the taxpayer money (if they have to have it) could have been spent better on something else, like scholarships for poor kids or a terraforming project or whatever benefits the taxpayers (a tax rebate perhaps)?
I fail to see why you would be upset at this. So what that another guy can buy that iPhone at a deep discount? You too can buy another phone for $200 less, so you also benefit from the price drop as much as the next guy.
Remember, they aren't really taking anything away from you by lowering the price of their current/future products, they are simply giving everybody more value for their money.
You got the wrong country, but I think your larger point is relevant: with all the unemployment, illiteracy, crime and hate in New Mexico, should they really be spending all this money to build a spaceport at this time?
claiming that your academics will suffer if work has been published in a journal and you don't reference it.
You are absolutely correct: if you are smart enough you don't need no stinking references. Or as my advisor used to point out, two weeks or research in the lab can save you two hours research in the library.
wouldn't it post your withdrawal at a later time, though? In fact, you could get out more money than you had in your account, but the next business day they would slap you with the overdraft charges which hurt (unless your trip to Tasmania is one-way, that is).
You cannot deport somebody for being a communist or a nazi once they are inside the US, because of our Freedoms. So the only way to get rid of them is to either deny them their visa to enter beforehand (if they say they were a commie/nazi), or deport them for lying on their immigration paperwork (if they said 'no' but lied).
From your skin. And not 'brains' but connective tissue cells (fibroblasts) that are easy to grow.
It sounds pretty good but I am afraid it will not cure the disease. Permanent damage and the tissue/functionality lost are not restored, so I am afraid we would still need stem cells for a proper AD cure.
It's ridiculous to equate the rights and liberties of people in USA or China. I too do not know where to begin, so just look at how we treat our enemies:
The worst of the worst terrorists are put up in an air-conditioned facility on a tropical island, with three square meals a day, and the bloody prayer time five days a week. Some abuses happened, now our military guys are in jail for it.
Compare that to China where they execute 10,000s people a year then bill the family for the bullet. Look up how well China does in Tibet, or whatever. Hell, there was an article earlier on/. today about Yahoo China jailed blogger, and all the outrage that generated in America. All the monitoring is besides the point; what matters is why the Govt does it and what they do with it: and it's damn hard to jail people in United States, given our independant Judiciary, jury system, and open courts.
If you are still reading this, then let me tell you that your argument is crap: you fume a little in the beginning, throw in a few strawmen about wiretapping (which is being taken care of as we speak), then you quote your alien buddies, go back to how China is not as bad as the US re: wiretapping again. Then you finish off with a remark about rape...
I do not believe what your friends from Krapistan said about corruption in America (is s/he an expert of some sort?); but if YOU believe her then just ask which country s/he would chose to live in and get a family going...
Forced pregnancy? We took care of Saddam's rape rooms back in 2003.
Perhaps if you hate America so much, you could emigrate to China. Do a lecture circuit in China perhaps, about how the Imperialist freedoms suck and how Democracy oh-so-opressive; it'll be great! And if you are a female or have a spouse, remember to enquire about forced abortions on arrival (FREE while supplies last!).
No, it's easy to be a good manager. The most important thing is to start projecting your power right away. If the sheeple see you as a weak leader, not using your authority, your reputation is lost forever (yes, it's even OK to be an incompetent leader as long as you come out "strong" and can lead them somewhere)
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An old Southern proverb went something like: give beggar at inch, and he'll take an el.
Why exactly should I as a taxpayer subsidize some guy's 100 GBytes/month consumer cable traffic that he gets for peanuts? No, you do not have a constitutional right to discounted "moviez" and porn.
A crude device is probably not that hard to manufacture. If you have a lot of fissile material to waste, something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy could be made in your garage.
Iranians could manufacture a much more elaborate device as their success with EFPs in Iraq shows; all they are missing is plutonium and some time.
Not quite. The design specs were to prevent accidental detonation of a single nuke. It was never really considered that an accident could involve multiple nukes in a tight space, in close proximity to each-other.
In other words, the first five might fail by themselves without detonation, but those first five could possibly provide enough neutron flux for the sixth to go off in a big way.
There are shitloads of ways of achieve criticality once you have multiple nuclear devices banging around. See some examples here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticality_accident
If you are in the business of re-selling stuff (eBay, ticket scalping, etc.) then you are taking a certain risk which is a part of business and nothing to be bitter about: can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen, and all that...
On the other hand, if you bought your iPhone for personal consumption, then you still have what you paid for in its entirety. Whatever Apple does to the future price does not affect you (other than perhaps make your gadget a thief magnet), and there is still nothing to be bitter about.
I really wish I could understand why some people are upset about price drops.
My point wasn't that NM sucks; sorry if it came out that way. I am just suggesting that the taxpayer money (if they have to have it) could have been spent better on something else, like scholarships for poor kids or a terraforming project or whatever benefits the taxpayers (a tax rebate perhaps)?
I fail to see why you would be upset at this. So what that another guy can buy that iPhone at a deep discount? You too can buy another phone for $200 less, so you also benefit from the price drop as much as the next guy.
Remember, they aren't really taking anything away from you by lowering the price of their current/future products, they are simply giving everybody more value for their money.
You got the wrong country, but I think your larger point is relevant: with all the unemployment, illiteracy, crime and hate in New Mexico, should they really be spending all this money to build a spaceport at this time?
StallMan? Does that refer to the FOSS geek or to the gay Senator?
I would much rather pay $50 than GBP 50 or even EU 50.
You are absolutely correct: if you are smart enough you don't need no stinking references. Or as my advisor used to point out, two weeks or research in the lab can save you two hours research in the library.
Not really, no. Free market is about as viable as communism, and will certainly not fix the situation you describe.
In your particular example, once X gets large enough to outcompete or buy out Y, the game is over.
Oh noes, that Arab guy in a cave is going to sink our nuke sub because he now knows its screw curvature!
I want some of that stuff you are smoking.
Your burner is crap.
(what the hell, if the other posters jumped off a cliff...)
wouldn't it post your withdrawal at a later time, though? In fact, you could get out more money than you had in your account, but the next business day they would slap you with the overdraft charges which hurt (unless your trip to Tasmania is one-way, that is).
Post a classifieds add to a print newspaper with MD5/SHA512 hashes (the more the better) of your data file?
Well, if you think about it, it makes sense.
You cannot deport somebody for being a communist or a nazi once they are inside the US, because of our Freedoms. So the only way to get rid of them is to either deny them their visa to enter beforehand (if they say they were a commie/nazi), or deport them for lying on their immigration paperwork (if they said 'no' but lied).
From your skin. And not 'brains' but connective tissue cells (fibroblasts) that are easy to grow.
It sounds pretty good but I am afraid it will not cure the disease. Permanent damage and the tissue/functionality lost are not restored, so I am afraid we would still need stem cells for a proper AD cure.
Well, Walmart has been selling great sneakers for under $30, yet people still buy they over-priced label items.
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be fixed by what is right with America
-- Bill Clinton
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It's ridiculous to equate the rights and liberties of people in USA or China. I too do not know where to begin, so just look at how we treat our enemies:
/. today about Yahoo China jailed blogger, and all the outrage that generated in America. All the monitoring is besides the point; what matters is why the Govt does it and what they do with it: and it's damn hard to jail people in United States, given our independant Judiciary, jury system, and open courts.
The worst of the worst terrorists are put up in an air-conditioned facility on a tropical island, with three square meals a day, and the bloody prayer time five days a week. Some abuses happened, now our military guys are in jail for it.
Compare that to China where they execute 10,000s people a year then bill the family for the bullet. Look up how well China does in Tibet, or whatever. Hell, there was an article earlier on
If you are still reading this, then let me tell you that your argument is crap: you fume a little in the beginning, throw in a few strawmen about wiretapping (which is being taken care of as we speak), then you quote your alien buddies, go back to how China is not as bad as the US re: wiretapping again. Then you finish off with a remark about rape...
I do not believe what your friends from Krapistan said about corruption in America (is s/he an expert of some sort?); but if YOU believe her then just ask which country s/he would chose to live in and get a family going...
Forced pregnancy? We took care of Saddam's rape rooms back in 2003.
You are sure now, are you?
Perhaps if you hate America so much, you could emigrate to China. Do a lecture circuit in China perhaps, about how the Imperialist freedoms suck and how Democracy oh-so-opressive; it'll be great! And if you are a female or have a spouse, remember to enquire about forced abortions on arrival (FREE while supplies last!).
No, it's easy to be a good manager. The most important thing is to start projecting your power right away. If the sheeple see you as a weak leader, not using your authority, your reputation is lost forever (yes, it's even OK to be an incompetent leader as long as you come out "strong" and can lead them somewhere)