The paper book is not at all threatened by the kindle. Not in the slightest.
Books are becoming luxury items. A starving student might get a hard copy of her very favorite book, but she can get the same content over the internet without paying. If you can stomach reading on a computer screen then you don't really need books.
I hate DRM as much as the next guy but libraries seem like one of those cases where it's either DRM or no digital content at all. Without DRM I doubt that many books would be copied less than a hundred times a year per library-owned copy. It's absolutely not going to happen for commercial publishers and not going to happen with most academic publishers either.
I do see the philosophical ramifications though. Why force all these miserable fast food workers to slave away all day when we can make fast food workers that enjoy it? That kind of thing.
Why is he brainless? I'd feel a lot more comfortable eating meat that was "grown" like a vegetable than eating meat that's the body of a slaughtered animal. Brainless cows sound like a perfect solution. Given of course that it's even possible.
The government has wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide powers to regulate commerce. I'm not really concerned if they mess with sites linked by money to the real world- it doesn't stop the flow of information.
Because you can't hold someone without bail except for very extreme circumstances that are specifically spelled out in law, and that don't come anywhere close to including "non violent offender with a secret password."
It is not clear how drugs available only on the prescription of a doctor are available for execution. The AMA Code of ethics specifically prohibits prescription by a doctor of the drugs for lethal injection. Ethical and legal constraints forbid pharmacists dispensing a drug without a valid prescription. A valid prescription can only be written by a doctor with an established relationship to the patient, with the patient's consent, for the benefit of the patient, and in the area of the doctor's expertise, among other requirements.
it's no one's business but the person seeking death
Yeah, and that's exactly what the guy did. He locked the door, sat in a closet, and shot himself in the head. The point is that this shouldn't have to happen. There should be a social support structure to allow a comfortable exit under medical supervision and no brains all over the walls. And that would be society's business.
Is not forcing someone to live in pain, with no dignity, not causing harm?
Well the traditional view is that there's no worse "Harm" than death. It's part of the attitude shift that needs to take place before euthanasia is considered help not harm.
Are they now?
Oh come on we understand that it's not as logically simple as the original Catch-22 but the analogy applies.
Doesn't surprise me. Until very recently, only the wealthy could afford the food/rest/care to even survive any serious illness. The problem of what to do with old people when the medical care is too good is a recent problem and our society hasn't cast its collective conscience's vote yet on what attitude to adopt toward human euthanasia. Eventually we'll reach a mature, stable decision one way or the other.. but you can't rush it.
Also there are a lot of thorny ethical issues. For like 25 centuries doctors have been swearing the Hippocratic oath, which explicitly states "do no harm." Doctors can't even prescribe lethal injections when a court orders execution; prisons have to get those drugs 'semi-legally' without going through a real doctor. Also there's the problem of whether the elderly will feel pressured to go to euthanasia (as seen in Soylent Green and Deus Ex) to spare the financial burden on their kids or society. And there's the catch-22 issue of sound mind: euthanasia candidates must be making a rational decision, but anyone petitioning for euthanasia is acting irrationally...
Obviously there should be a better way than taking a gun into a closet, but immediately jumping into legalizing euthanasia would be inappropriate and dangerous.
I'm not worried about radiation exposure from this sample. The odds of one of those atoms decaying is infinitesimal!
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Seriously sounds legit to me. From TFA:
It propagates and searches for sources of nutrients and when it finds such sources it branches out in a series of veins of protoplasm. The plasmodium is capable of solving complex computational tasks, such as the shortest path between points and other logical calculations
Well pretty much any new religious movement is going to be absolutely insane. It makes sense for a communist government to suppress Falun Gong.. the problem is that they do it by treating practitioners as criminals instead of as victims.
The controversy really doesn't have anything to do with the psychological issues though.. it's that they're imprisoning people, torturing people, and harvesting organs.. not cool for any reason
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Books are becoming luxury items. A starving student might get a hard copy of her very favorite book, but she can get the same content over the internet without paying. If you can stomach reading on a computer screen then you don't really need books.
I hate DRM as much as the next guy but libraries seem like one of those cases where it's either DRM or no digital content at all. Without DRM I doubt that many books would be copied less than a hundred times a year per library-owned copy. It's absolutely not going to happen for commercial publishers and not going to happen with most academic publishers either.
Let the Ministry of Truth references fly.
Anyway I can get any book I want digitally already. I go to the library to get a real book to take to waiting rooms and restaurants and such.
Those alphas do have such dreadful responsibility. They're so frightfully clever too.
They're not bred to survive, they're bred to die.
I do see the philosophical ramifications though. Why force all these miserable fast food workers to slave away all day when we can make fast food workers that enjoy it? That kind of thing.
Why is he brainless? I'd feel a lot more comfortable eating meat that was "grown" like a vegetable than eating meat that's the body of a slaughtered animal. Brainless cows sound like a perfect solution. Given of course that it's even possible.
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Even if it's just an artist's conception, there's always a picture. No exceptions.
(If there isn't, make one)
You mean, "anyone"?
The government has wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide powers to regulate commerce. I'm not really concerned if they mess with sites linked by money to the real world- it doesn't stop the flow of information.
Welcome to the real world. Happy birthday!
A perfect example of a Pleonasm.
I predict that by the year 1992 computers will have become so advanced that we'll only need a single blinking light for I/O
Because you can't hold someone without bail except for very extreme circumstances that are specifically spelled out in law, and that don't come anywhere close to including "non violent offender with a secret password."
Also see this article.
The hippocratic oath includes "to abstain from doing harm"
I didn't know that they didn't take it anymore, thanks
They should contact the Mile High Club to send over some representatives
Yeah, and that's exactly what the guy did. He locked the door, sat in a closet, and shot himself in the head. The point is that this shouldn't have to happen. There should be a social support structure to allow a comfortable exit under medical supervision and no brains all over the walls. And that would be society's business.
Well the traditional view is that there's no worse "Harm" than death. It's part of the attitude shift that needs to take place before euthanasia is considered help not harm.
Oh come on we understand that it's not as logically simple as the original Catch-22 but the analogy applies.
Doesn't surprise me. Until very recently, only the wealthy could afford the food/rest/care to even survive any serious illness. The problem of what to do with old people when the medical care is too good is a recent problem and our society hasn't cast its collective conscience's vote yet on what attitude to adopt toward human euthanasia. Eventually we'll reach a mature, stable decision one way or the other.. but you can't rush it.
Also there are a lot of thorny ethical issues. For like 25 centuries doctors have been swearing the Hippocratic oath, which explicitly states "do no harm." Doctors can't even prescribe lethal injections when a court orders execution; prisons have to get those drugs 'semi-legally' without going through a real doctor. Also there's the problem of whether the elderly will feel pressured to go to euthanasia (as seen in Soylent Green and Deus Ex) to spare the financial burden on their kids or society. And there's the catch-22 issue of sound mind: euthanasia candidates must be making a rational decision, but anyone petitioning for euthanasia is acting irrationally...
Obviously there should be a better way than taking a gun into a closet, but immediately jumping into legalizing euthanasia would be inappropriate and dangerous.
Are you going to go buy an acre in the middle of some prairie? It might be in the main financial district of a megacity in 25 years.
(doesn't mean it's a good investment)
I'm not worried about radiation exposure from this sample. The odds of one of those atoms decaying is infinitesimal!
Seriously sounds legit to me. From TFA:
I'm not sure about actual performances but using it for direct educational purposes is one of the strongest fair use protections
Well pretty much any new religious movement is going to be absolutely insane. It makes sense for a communist government to suppress Falun Gong.. the problem is that they do it by treating practitioners as criminals instead of as victims.
The controversy really doesn't have anything to do with the psychological issues though.. it's that they're imprisoning people, torturing people, and harvesting organs.. not cool for any reason
Then let them sue. Until Dell is served with a court order they have no reason to go out of their way to help i4i.