I was referring to the part of having cancer where you DIE, whereby aging ceases. Nice extrapolation though. Religious science is getting pretty keen nowadays. "Don't you worry Mrs. Smith. Moses had cancer too, and he lived nearly a thousand years!"
Support, with data, that Republicans "have barely a high school education" or "may not have taken even the most basic high school-level introductory classes to biology.
You will find that the distribution of ignorance, indifference, stupidity, pandering, sloth, envy, ambition, hatred, disgust, and pretty much any adjective--positive or negative--can be applied universally to any politician or political person regardless of affiliation.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't let (force) a really good discussion that THE WHOLE WORLD WILL READ degrade into US partisan politics, you [explicative].
The findings (as expressed by Penn and Teller and a governmet agency) in ?New York City? were that: -A) Most regular garbage was manually sorted and recycled by fairly paid workers at a conveyer before being sent to the landfill. -B) More pollution was created from mass recycling due to: the fuel burned by recycling trucks that would not normally be burned (not to mention the manufacturing of these trucks), the caustic materials produced/consumed/dumped in the recycling process, and the extra electricity required to run yet another set of sorting plants. -C) Most people would not sort for recycling (as the processing facilities for NEARLY ALL garbage facilities US NATIONWIDE do anyway, for profit) and those that were willing would do so did it obsessively anyway--they offered a new system involving more than ten new containers and the avid recycler was more than willing to sort everything, including garbage items that are soiled from those that are wet.
"I don't think aging is a random process - it's a program, an anti-cancer program,"
Cancer, then, is an anti-aging program.
The article basically states that when they turned off the flow of ink-4, embyyonic stem cells were free to divide without check. The mice without the ability to produce ink-4 developed cancer within a year and died. This behavior cannot be reliably reproduced in aged stem cells, and ink-4 production naturally increases exponentially with age.
The main news I see here is either a possible avenue for cancer research, or a good supporting argument to lift bans on exploiting new strains of embryonic stem cells (over adult stem cells). This does not represent a specific breakthrough, but yet another amazing revelation of stem cell capabilites has come to light.
I support the ban on cloning, I disagree with the ban on new stem cells, I am relatively opposed to mass abortion, but banning it would be stupid. I think this story's new information supports these views.
I had never thought about this, but you're absolutely correct. Lefties even have the experience of using the mouse in both hands, making gaming more versatile. Ever tried using a right-handed joystick in your left hand, mouse in right? I could see a definite benefit coming from a USB numpad for left-handed folks, as the left could handle data entry while the right selected fields. Damn, this kinda makes me wish I was left-handed (or ambidextrous).
2. How do I get SCI FI?
The cable "universe" has been estimated at around 74 million homes, and almost all of them get SCI FI. Keep telling your cable provider what you want to see. One way to get word to your cable company is to write them at the address printed on your bill. A useful list of companies can also be found at the TVinsite/Broadcasting & Cable trade-magazine site, along with links where available. We are aware of the few cable affiliates in the country that don't presently carry us and are doing everything we can to get them to do so.
International viewers might be able to pick up SCI FI by satellite. SCI FI UK/SCI FI Europe is available to those across the big pond, but although they used to be part of this company, we have no affiliation with them now. Furthermore, SCI FI Europe has its own programming schedule and always has.
--or at least havent they watched one of the repeating streams (ess.tv)? I've seen all of the episodes once and some twice, but this is one series that could and should have survived a few seasons. Reruns are one thing, but I do wish someone had stepped up to the plate for this. It was similar to/as good as/better than Stargate.
Verbix supports a total of, and I quote, "Total: 389 languages."
Windows XP supports 92 languages (had to count) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292246/. Do we really want a company like Microsoft patenting this so-called method?
The hardest thing is to get a Microsoft branded wifi card (it was free) to talk to a network period, nevermind encryption. The Windows drivers for most are installed as a big clumsy suite, and I haven't found Linux drivers for mine. It isn't even a good paperweight.
I don't really care if it is Microsoft filing this kind of a patent. I still feel that it is baseless and that it already exists. The counter to my argument is that it IS fairly exciting software (in concept) and should be protected from theft. I feel that the software lies in a grey area between invention and copying. The code, not the concept, could be protected. IANAL.
I agree that "patenting a method or system for performing X != patenting X", but does this really qualify? Both paper and computer dictionaries already contain references like "Inflected Form(s): saw/'so/; seen/'sEn/; seeing" http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/see and cross-references to related entries. Translation dictionaries include possible misinterpretation cross-references. Translation applications rely on databases of tense/verb/misinterpretation charts to accomplish the same thing. A user relies on these systems according to their own resources. The more I think about it, this feels like a search engine patenting all of the content it reveals.
To illustrate, my mom may have a perfect method for scrambling eggs. She can say it is her method, but she cannot claim that she invented scrambled eggs, and she is not claiming that she invented the egg. The implementation of fork, bowl, egg, and milk are not new. She could not exclusively patent and sell Mom's Eggs as a new thing, just because she was the first to think of patenting it.
With today's pantent office, however, I would not be surprised if she could.::scrambles for phone::
It's called a language-to-language dictionary, or a stack of them in this case. Futhermore, many websites and applications already offer complete translation, from single words to long texts (clearly not a secret) and the conjugation of verbs is intrinsic to this type of software so that context is preserved. All that the patent seems to offer is comprehension of strings like "present indicative of [verb]".
From the article: For example, the user may input "present indicative of sein," "prasens indikativ von sein," "1st person plural of sein," and "erste Person Plural von sein".
When my dad and I first watched Cocoonhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088933/, few words were exchanged for most of the movie. toward the end, when the old people were on the boat fleeing the US Coast Guard, my dad stood up and shouted, "There is no way in hell that a little pleasure yacht like that could outrun a Coast Guard cutter!"
So he was totally satisfied that intergalactics and geriatrics would hit it off, he believed without question that aliens visited earth in the first place, and did not quiestion that the first notion the US government would have had was to chase down a pleasure boat, but once that boat had exceeded its real-world limitations, he was totally disillusioned.
So my dad is a boat man. This guy is a body size ratio man. Neither seem to posess the skill of suspension of disbelief, a prerequisite for watching a movie. I further the "waste of time" motion.
Peak of Performance was the most current buzzword when I was still working for them. I think this was when we were all H.O.T. the AAA way. If they want to call it preparation for the almighty golden quarter (we always called it the golden shower but this is a Christmas season reference) then that's all well and good, but nobody ever could polish a turd.
Vendors do foot much of the bill, but this is part of the return compensation package for the shack carrying these vendors. It's kind of like a job that offers free health insurance; how much higher would your salary be if you paid for it? I did see that the chotchkies were pretty good this year.
Notwithstanding that stock price can serve as a consumer confidence barometer as well as one for expected performance:
Until 2000-ish, Radio Shack had offered a stock-based 401K. From limited options, employees had been encouraged to choose this plan. Now, they are all worth dick. Furthermore, a comparison reveals that RSH has performed as much as 83% below the S&P.
"The news in this is that we've reached that particular point in our society where a corporation doesn't even have to have the common decency to fire people in person."
You're right, and I should have clarified. Radio shack has been pulling questionable downsizing stunts for years.
In a Radio Shack when I was there, if you made under $9/hr, either you were slow or your store was. Some folks made as much as $30/hr or even more when cell phone sales were up. Being the only one that could sell parts was worth $1/hr. As a manager, I was looking at $55K/yr for my first year. I think the emphasis has changed from commission since, so you're probably on the right track, though I bet they average about $9.50/hr.
Radio Shack has been in real trouble for years, since shortly before I left. The article mentions RSH stock price closing just over $18, down from around $80 before this all began. I can't say that I am surprised that they chose email as the way to go on the firings.
Make sure you don't have any beverage in your mouth when you read this: All members of Radio Shack management and all of their top sales people from the entire company, plus most of the corporate staff (thousands of people) just returned home from an all-expenses paid 3 to 6 day drip to Las Vegas, NV for a "Peak of Performance" rally. More like a valley of performance, but to hell with it.
...please donate it and its charger to a local domestic abuse shelter....
In the US, almost any retail store that recycles rechargeable batteries also accepts old mobile phones. http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/ is a good example. While the website does not specifically state so, my prior employer released internally that through this program, handsets that powered up and placed a call were donated to civic causes.
I completely agree. Use an external hard disk. You can choose to back up a selection of files , copy all files (ctrl-c ctrl-v) or rip the partition (third party software) straight across to a standard (used/free/cheap) hard disk that you placed in an enclosure ($30 US). While the Maxtor solution is elegant, you're buying software that you may not like or need.
I use two enclosures. First is a standard 3.5 300 gig disk inside a generic USB-IDE enclosure that contains long-term and sensitive data that remains on my system (I could just rip the partition, but software can be reinstalled). The disk is stored at my brother's house so that even if my house burns to the ground, the data is preserved. Second is a generic USB-laptop IDE enclosure that I use to swap between several used laptop hard disks. These disks are more durable and the small size of the enclosure makes it easy to carry around my mp3 collection, an operating system or whatever I need to.
I do recall using PKZIP for DOS to save an entire partition (pkzip -& -rp a:\backup.zip c:\*.* ).
Yeah, this is where I Peikoff and drop off because I have not read Ayn's books. Soon to correct. I can't be the only one that listens to Car Talk, though.
I think this is wonderful. The news is not about tracking teens, nor is it about snooping governments. This is a success story for an young engineer. This kid has seen his invention from conception, through development and prototype, all the way to investment. He has polled his resources and called upon special talents: (from TFA) "Jon's sister, Julie, 21, helped coin the device's name, and Jon's uncle, Kurt Lanza, helped with the computer programming." He has a specific goal in mind. "His program weeds out extra information from the GPS, protecting teens' privacy. Their parents can see what they're doing only if they break the rules set by the parents." IMHO Jonathan Fischer may be a Benedict Arnold to some "Speed Demon" kids, but to proponents of safe driving and to parents who have buried their children, he is a Benjamin Franklin.
Keep going, Jon. Call me if you need a good email checker-er-er.
Is your specific disease "inflamatory political statement syndrome" or are you just baiting? Maybe "enlarged vocabulary disorder" is a side-effect of your meds.
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I was referring to the part of having cancer where you DIE, whereby aging ceases. Nice extrapolation though. Religious science is getting pretty keen nowadays. "Don't you worry Mrs. Smith. Moses had cancer too, and he lived nearly a thousand years!"
It's all the unremarkable things that will eventually add up to a tool to fight against, or a cure for cancer. DNA FTW.
Support, with data, that Republicans "have barely a high school education" or "may not have taken even the most basic high school-level introductory classes to biology.
You will find that the distribution of ignorance, indifference, stupidity, pandering, sloth, envy, ambition, hatred, disgust, and pretty much any adjective--positive or negative--can be applied universally to any politician or political person regardless of affiliation.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't let (force) a really good discussion that THE WHOLE WORLD WILL READ degrade into US partisan politics, you [explicative].
The findings (as expressed by Penn and Teller and a governmet agency) in ?New York City? were that:
-A) Most regular garbage was manually sorted and recycled by fairly paid workers at a conveyer before being sent to the landfill.
-B) More pollution was created from mass recycling due to: the fuel burned by recycling trucks that would not normally be burned (not to mention the manufacturing of these trucks), the caustic materials produced/consumed/dumped in the recycling process, and the extra electricity required to run yet another set of sorting plants.
-C) Most people would not sort for recycling (as the processing facilities for NEARLY ALL garbage facilities US NATIONWIDE do anyway, for profit) and those that were willing would do so did it obsessively anyway--they offered a new system involving more than ten new containers and the avid recycler was more than willing to sort everything, including garbage items that are soiled from those that are wet.
"I don't think aging is a random process - it's a program, an anti-cancer program,"
Cancer, then, is an anti-aging program.
The article basically states that when they turned off the flow of ink-4, embyyonic stem cells were free to divide without check. The mice without the ability to produce ink-4 developed cancer within a year and died. This behavior cannot be reliably reproduced in aged stem cells, and ink-4 production naturally increases exponentially with age.
The main news I see here is either a possible avenue for cancer research, or a good supporting argument to lift bans on exploiting new strains of embryonic stem cells (over adult stem cells). This does not represent a specific breakthrough, but yet another amazing revelation of stem cell capabilites has come to light.
I support the ban on cloning, I disagree with the ban on new stem cells, I am relatively opposed to mass abortion, but banning it would be stupid. I think this story's new information supports these views.
I would like to point out that when I looked at the website, the top ten downloads included:
#5 Firefly
#6 Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Funhouse Mystery
#8 Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Volcano Mystery
This proves beyond a shadow of doubt that Slashdot users are a significant part of the early adoption crowd.
I had never thought about this, but you're absolutely correct. Lefties even have the experience of using the mouse in both hands, making gaming more versatile. Ever tried using a right-handed joystick in your left hand, mouse in right? I could see a definite benefit coming from a USB numpad for left-handed folks, as the left could handle data entry while the right selected fields. Damn, this kinda makes me wish I was left-handed (or ambidextrous).
I want in on your sinister plan.
From the channel's website, http://www.scifi.com/help/channelfaq/
/SCI FI Europe is available to those across the big pond, but although they used to be part of this company, we have no affiliation with them now. Furthermore, SCI FI Europe has its own programming schedule and always has.
2. How do I get SCI FI?
The cable "universe" has been estimated at around 74 million homes, and almost all of them get SCI FI. Keep telling your cable provider what you want to see. One way to get word to your cable company is to write them at the address printed on your bill. A useful list of companies can also be found at the TVinsite/Broadcasting & Cable trade-magazine site, along with links where available. We are aware of the few cable affiliates in the country that don't presently carry us and are doing everything we can to get them to do so. International viewers might be able to pick up SCI FI by satellite. SCI FI UK
--or at least havent they watched one of the repeating streams (ess.tv)? I've seen all of the episodes once and some twice, but this is one series that could and should have survived a few seasons. Reruns are one thing, but I do wish someone had stepped up to the plate for this. It was similar to/as good as/better than Stargate.
Verbix supports a total of, and I quote, "Total: 389 languages."
Windows XP supports 92 languages (had to count) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292246/. Do we really want a company like Microsoft patenting this so-called method?
The hardest thing is to get a Microsoft branded wifi card (it was free) to talk to a network period, nevermind encryption. The Windows drivers for most are installed as a big clumsy suite, and I haven't found Linux drivers for mine. It isn't even a good paperweight.
I don't really care if it is Microsoft filing this kind of a patent. I still feel that it is baseless and that it already exists. The counter to my argument is that it IS fairly exciting software (in concept) and should be protected from theft. I feel that the software lies in a grey area between invention and copying. The code, not the concept, could be protected. IANAL.
/'so/; seen /'sEn/; seeing" http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/see and cross-references to related entries. Translation dictionaries include possible misinterpretation cross-references. Translation applications rely on databases of tense/verb/misinterpretation charts to accomplish the same thing. A user relies on these systems according to their own resources. The more I think about it, this feels like a search engine patenting all of the content it reveals.
::scrambles for phone::
I agree that "patenting a method or system for performing X != patenting X", but does this really qualify? Both paper and computer dictionaries already contain references like "Inflected Form(s): saw
To illustrate, my mom may have a perfect method for scrambling eggs. She can say it is her method, but she cannot claim that she invented scrambled eggs, and she is not claiming that she invented the egg. The implementation of fork, bowl, egg, and milk are not new. She could not exclusively patent and sell Mom's Eggs as a new thing, just because she was the first to think of patenting it.
With today's pantent office, however, I would not be surprised if she could.
It's called a language-to-language dictionary, or a stack of them in this case. Futhermore, many websites and applications already offer complete translation, from single words to long texts (clearly not a secret) and the conjugation of verbs is intrinsic to this type of software so that context is preserved. All that the patent seems to offer is comprehension of strings like "present indicative of [verb]".
From the article:
For example, the user may input "present indicative of sein," "prasens indikativ von sein," "1st person plural of sein," and "erste Person Plural von sein".
I think this is a nonstarter.
From the linked page:
"Description: The pictured box contains Mexican jumping beans..."
Definitely worth a look, but I'm not so sure it was worth shooting into space.
When my dad and I first watched Cocoon http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088933/, few words were exchanged for most of the movie. toward the end, when the old people were on the boat fleeing the US Coast Guard, my dad stood up and shouted, "There is no way in hell that a little pleasure yacht like that could outrun a Coast Guard cutter!"
So he was totally satisfied that intergalactics and geriatrics would hit it off, he believed without question that aliens visited earth in the first place, and did not quiestion that the first notion the US government would have had was to chase down a pleasure boat, but once that boat had exceeded its real-world limitations, he was totally disillusioned.
So my dad is a boat man. This guy is a body size ratio man. Neither seem to posess the skill of suspension of disbelief, a prerequisite for watching a movie. I further the "waste of time" motion.
Peak of Performance was the most current buzzword when I was still working for them. I think this was when we were all H.O.T. the AAA way. If they want to call it preparation for the almighty golden quarter (we always called it the golden shower but this is a Christmas season reference) then that's all well and good, but nobody ever could polish a turd.
Vendors do foot much of the bill, but this is part of the return compensation package for the shack carrying these vendors. It's kind of like a job that offers free health insurance; how much higher would your salary be if you paid for it? I did see that the chotchkies were pretty good this year.
The ones the shack sold did not really last, so all the better. I reused the adapter, but the cells had broken down after six months.
Notwithstanding that stock price can serve as a consumer confidence barometer as well as one for expected performance:
Until 2000-ish, Radio Shack had offered a stock-based 401K. From limited options, employees had been encouraged to choose this plan. Now, they are all worth dick. Furthermore, a comparison reveals that RSH has performed as much as 83% below the S&P.
"The news in this is that we've reached that particular point in our society where a corporation doesn't even have to have the common decency to fire people in person."
You're right, and I should have clarified. Radio shack has been pulling questionable downsizing stunts for years.
In a Radio Shack when I was there, if you made under $9/hr, either you were slow or your store was. Some folks made as much as $30/hr or even more when cell phone sales were up. Being the only one that could sell parts was worth $1/hr. As a manager, I was looking at $55K/yr for my first year. I think the emphasis has changed from commission since, so you're probably on the right track, though I bet they average about $9.50/hr.
Radio Shack has been in real trouble for years, since shortly before I left. The article mentions RSH stock price closing just over $18, down from around $80 before this all began. I can't say that I am surprised that they chose email as the way to go on the firings.
Make sure you don't have any beverage in your mouth when you read this: All members of Radio Shack management and all of their top sales people from the entire company, plus most of the corporate staff (thousands of people) just returned home from an all-expenses paid 3 to 6 day drip to Las Vegas, NV for a "Peak of Performance" rally. More like a valley of performance, but to hell with it.
...please donate it and its charger to a local domestic abuse shelter....
In the US, almost any retail store that recycles rechargeable batteries also accepts old mobile phones. http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/ is a good example. While the website does not specifically state so, my prior employer released internally that through this program, handsets that powered up and placed a call were donated to civic causes.
I completely agree. Use an external hard disk. You can choose to back up a selection of files , copy all files (ctrl-c ctrl-v) or rip the partition (third party software) straight across to a standard (used/free/cheap) hard disk that you placed in an enclosure ($30 US). While the Maxtor solution is elegant, you're buying software that you may not like or need. I use two enclosures. First is a standard 3.5 300 gig disk inside a generic USB-IDE enclosure that contains long-term and sensitive data that remains on my system (I could just rip the partition, but software can be reinstalled). The disk is stored at my brother's house so that even if my house burns to the ground, the data is preserved. Second is a generic USB-laptop IDE enclosure that I use to swap between several used laptop hard disks. These disks are more durable and the small size of the enclosure makes it easy to carry around my mp3 collection, an operating system or whatever I need to. I do recall using PKZIP for DOS to save an entire partition (pkzip -& -rp a:\backup.zip c:\*.* ).
Yeah, this is where I Peikoff and drop off because I have not read Ayn's books. Soon to correct. I can't be the only one that listens to Car Talk, though.
I think this is wonderful. The news is not about tracking teens, nor is it about snooping governments. This is a success story for an young engineer. This kid has seen his invention from conception, through development and prototype, all the way to investment. He has polled his resources and called upon special talents: (from TFA) "Jon's sister, Julie, 21, helped coin the device's name, and Jon's uncle, Kurt Lanza, helped with the computer programming." He has a specific goal in mind. "His program weeds out extra information from the GPS, protecting teens' privacy. Their parents can see what they're doing only if they break the rules set by the parents." IMHO Jonathan Fischer may be a Benedict Arnold to some "Speed Demon" kids, but to proponents of safe driving and to parents who have buried their children, he is a Benjamin Franklin.
Keep going, Jon. Call me if you need a good email checker-er-er.
Is your specific disease "inflamatory political statement syndrome" or are you just baiting? Maybe "enlarged vocabulary disorder" is a side-effect of your meds.