I believe it will be magnificently difficult for the Pythons to produce something that depends upon the tremendous sense of timing that their brand of comedy requires. What they might want to try is some sort of live production (I know, far smaller audience) involving Robin Williams. And at the risk of a little peril, I'll keep my eyes open for that grail-shaped beacon...
Large Near Earth Asteroidss are not the real threat to our planet; large comets inbound from the Oort Cloud pose a much greater threat because the response time would be measured in months in a best-case scenario. While conjecture about whether we nuke or bump or tow Near Earth Asteroids is a wonderful way to gain funding for detection and mitigation programs the true threat is being ignored. The impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter left little doubt of what would happen if Earth was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
And how is this any different than any of the programs that followed 9/11? TSA is trampling roughshod over travelers' rights, the Department of Homeland Security is a bloated farce, and the individual's basic rights under the Constitution have been eroded. To say nothing of the years of rendition flights, wars, and torture. I'm certainly glad that we're the "good guys." I wonder what the "bad guys" have been up to.
Why hasn't the FTC stopped this stupidity in its tracks? The skeptic in me thinks it may be that the regulatory agencies in the former USA are populated with people who formerly worked for the companies that they are now "regulating." Anyone at FDA want to comment on that?
As long as we're being clear could you please inform the congregation about the state of Kansas City, Missouri's public schools. Yeah, that's the term I would use - VASTLY SUPERIOR.
It seems to me that a company as well informed as Google might think twice before stringing miles of its infrastructure from poles in Kansas. They should find Dorothy, or better yet, Professor Marvel and ask if it's a good idea...
Bullshit. The myth of lighting for security reasons is just that - a myth. Most outdoor lighting is still horribly inefficient in that it scatters light where it is not needed and wastes energy. And why are people so damned enamored of lighting tall buildings, billboards and street signs from below? There is also a lot of street lighting that doesn't light the street effectively and causes glare in drivers' eyes.
Yes, I am an amateur astronomer and outdoor lighting (in general) sucks.
No, the American healthcare system is an incredibly expensive response to the fact that, through our fast-food tailored diets, we are killing ourselves.
Which congresscritter owns the company that does all this injection pumping? First it was natural gas and now it's geothermal energy. Why don't they just take a few nuclear warheads and detonate them to drive a series of turbines? (I'm kidding.) Conservation and transition to alternative sources of energy seem like the way to solve our energy addiction.
We need to stop fracking up the world and making ourselves look like fracking idiots in the process.
I'm about half way through my third "trip" in the LOTR. I first read the set when I was 17, again when I was about 35 and now, when I am, well, almost 60. The books may be the same but the change in perspective that comes with age and experience is surprising. I'm kind of looking forward to finishing the books, but I wonder if I'll get the chance to read them all the way through again. As for the Nobel prize; who cares? The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are just plain fun to read.
Technology is not going to go away and in 20 years people are going to look back and wonder why teachers would ever stand in the way of the use of computers in the classroom. Computers (and technology in general) are a tool and great teachers learn how to integrate technology into their curriculum. Now that "No Child Left Behind" is on the run perhaps teachers can focus on teaching students how to think instead of focusing on how to train students to take standardized tests.
Israel has nuclear weapons and the got the fissile material from the good old U.S. of A. And in spite of their obstinate stand vis a vis monitoring and the non-proliferation treaty the U.S. still provides billions of dollars of military aid to Israel.
If Israel was ever going to "play nicer" it would quit building those damned "settlements" and recognise Palestinian statehood. Isn't it interesting when the jackboot is on the other foot?
And that highly industrialised agricultural sector is the tip of another iceberg - it is literally killing U.S. citizens, wrecking the economy with health care costs and showing the rest of the world exactly how it shouldn't be done. Such a good example...
I have taken a vow to never fly on a commercial airline again in my life. If a dedicated terrorist wants to defeat the present security system it can be done. In the meantime, the ordinary citizen is treated to long lines and the traditional scan of the shoes (thank goodness that bomber didn't stick the explosives up his ass!). And guess what? We aren't actually any more safe than we were before. Eight billion dollars? Really?
It would take a complete idiot to think that solar energy by itself could replace "conventional" power generation. It will take a combination of renewable energy sources to make a dent in the obscene level of energy consumption mainly promoted by Western societies. What is also necessary is a huge education program on energy conservation - without conservation of resources we are doomed as a society. The Earth simply cannot support the current agenda.
I know that I am borrowing information from some of the documentaries that I have watched about the U.S. food industry, but here goes...
The American food industry is tailored to the fast-food industry. They are their largest consumer. The corn industry is the most powerful lobby in Washington, they generally get what they want. Your beef comes from cows that were raised mainly on feed that mainly consists of corn products. They don't eat grass, a diet of grass would cleanse their digestive systems of many of the human pathogens (e coli) that end up in our food. High fructose CORN syrup is the main sweetener used in processed food.
I work at a job that requires basically sitting at a computer for ten hours a day and I get a half-hour lunch break. I walk for half an hour at lunch every day and eat lunch during one of my other breaks. And I don't eat meat any more and I don't drink soft drinks. Americans are killing themselves and they have their food and health care industries to blame for it.
IBM's patent smacks of Big-Brotherism; education would be the key to healthier living. People need to eat healthier and get more exercise. Yes, I am un-American.
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I believe it will be magnificently difficult for the Pythons to produce something that depends upon the tremendous sense of timing that their brand of comedy requires. What they might want to try is some sort of live production (I know, far smaller audience) involving Robin Williams. And at the risk of a little peril, I'll keep my eyes open for that grail-shaped beacon...
Large Near Earth Asteroidss are not the real threat to our planet; large comets inbound from the Oort Cloud pose a much greater threat because the response time would be measured in months in a best-case scenario. While conjecture about whether we nuke or bump or tow Near Earth Asteroids is a wonderful way to gain funding for detection and mitigation programs the true threat is being ignored. The impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter left little doubt of what would happen if Earth was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
And how is this any different than any of the programs that followed 9/11? TSA is trampling roughshod over travelers' rights, the Department of Homeland Security is a bloated farce, and the individual's basic rights under the Constitution have been eroded. To say nothing of the years of rendition flights, wars, and torture. I'm certainly glad that we're the "good guys." I wonder what the "bad guys" have been up to.
Why hasn't the FTC stopped this stupidity in its tracks? The skeptic in me thinks it may be that the regulatory agencies in the former USA are populated with people who formerly worked for the companies that they are now "regulating." Anyone at FDA want to comment on that?
As long as we're being clear could you please inform the congregation about the state of Kansas City, Missouri's public schools. Yeah, that's the term I would use - VASTLY SUPERIOR.
It seems to me that a company as well informed as Google might think twice before stringing miles of its infrastructure from poles in Kansas. They should find Dorothy, or better yet, Professor Marvel and ask if it's a good idea...
If security was the justification for outdoor lighting wouldn't the most affluent neighborhoods have the greatest number of lights?
Bullshit. The myth of lighting for security reasons is just that - a myth. Most outdoor lighting is still horribly inefficient in that it scatters light where it is not needed and wastes energy. And why are people so damned enamored of lighting tall buildings, billboards and street signs from below? There is also a lot of street lighting that doesn't light the street effectively and causes glare in drivers' eyes. Yes, I am an amateur astronomer and outdoor lighting (in general) sucks.
Americans have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Explain to me how al-Quida has not won.
No, the American healthcare system is an incredibly expensive response to the fact that, through our fast-food tailored diets, we are killing ourselves.
No, the entire Department of Homeland Security should be abolished.
Yes, they are just "following orders." Now where have I heard that line of reasoning before?
Which congresscritter owns the company that does all this injection pumping? First it was natural gas and now it's geothermal energy. Why don't they just take a few nuclear warheads and detonate them to drive a series of turbines? (I'm kidding.) Conservation and transition to alternative sources of energy seem like the way to solve our energy addiction. We need to stop fracking up the world and making ourselves look like fracking idiots in the process.
According to this link: http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av019/120103rescue.html the satellite has attained the correct orbit and will soon be operational. They don't call them rocket scientists for nothing.
I'm about half way through my third "trip" in the LOTR. I first read the set when I was 17, again when I was about 35 and now, when I am, well, almost 60. The books may be the same but the change in perspective that comes with age and experience is surprising. I'm kind of looking forward to finishing the books, but I wonder if I'll get the chance to read them all the way through again. As for the Nobel prize; who cares? The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are just plain fun to read.
They should just go ahead and change the name. The days of individual rights are numbered.
Technology is not going to go away and in 20 years people are going to look back and wonder why teachers would ever stand in the way of the use of computers in the classroom. Computers (and technology in general) are a tool and great teachers learn how to integrate technology into their curriculum. Now that "No Child Left Behind" is on the run perhaps teachers can focus on teaching students how to think instead of focusing on how to train students to take standardized tests.
Israel has nuclear weapons and the got the fissile material from the good old U.S. of A. And in spite of their obstinate stand vis a vis monitoring and the non-proliferation treaty the U.S. still provides billions of dollars of military aid to Israel. If Israel was ever going to "play nicer" it would quit building those damned "settlements" and recognise Palestinian statehood. Isn't it interesting when the jackboot is on the other foot?
And that highly industrialised agricultural sector is the tip of another iceberg - it is literally killing U.S. citizens, wrecking the economy with health care costs and showing the rest of the world exactly how it shouldn't be done. Such a good example...
I have taken a vow to never fly on a commercial airline again in my life. If a dedicated terrorist wants to defeat the present security system it can be done. In the meantime, the ordinary citizen is treated to long lines and the traditional scan of the shoes (thank goodness that bomber didn't stick the explosives up his ass!). And guess what? We aren't actually any more safe than we were before. Eight billion dollars? Really?
The planet can't support "modern agricultural techniques" which is right up there with military intelligence on the oxymoron list.
The FDA is looking out for the best interests of America's citizens. NOT!
Damn, there go my plans for a lawn care start-up in Peru.
It would take a complete idiot to think that solar energy by itself could replace "conventional" power generation. It will take a combination of renewable energy sources to make a dent in the obscene level of energy consumption mainly promoted by Western societies. What is also necessary is a huge education program on energy conservation - without conservation of resources we are doomed as a society. The Earth simply cannot support the current agenda.
I know that I am borrowing information from some of the documentaries that I have watched about the U.S. food industry, but here goes... The American food industry is tailored to the fast-food industry. They are their largest consumer. The corn industry is the most powerful lobby in Washington, they generally get what they want. Your beef comes from cows that were raised mainly on feed that mainly consists of corn products. They don't eat grass, a diet of grass would cleanse their digestive systems of many of the human pathogens (e coli) that end up in our food. High fructose CORN syrup is the main sweetener used in processed food. I work at a job that requires basically sitting at a computer for ten hours a day and I get a half-hour lunch break. I walk for half an hour at lunch every day and eat lunch during one of my other breaks. And I don't eat meat any more and I don't drink soft drinks. Americans are killing themselves and they have their food and health care industries to blame for it. IBM's patent smacks of Big-Brotherism; education would be the key to healthier living. People need to eat healthier and get more exercise. Yes, I am un-American.