Comment Re:Toxic chemicals in 'office complex'? (Score 2) 37
"How do they get the green light from EPA in the first place?"
By shining blue light on green quantum dots, I guess.
Bert
"How do they get the green light from EPA in the first place?"
By shining blue light on green quantum dots, I guess.
Bert
Maybe that unrest is a symptom for other things wrong in your society, because there is not much unrest in Sweden or other many other countries where they don't execute people.
Bert
Who thinks that people sentenced to life without parole should have the right to terminate it early themselves, like anyone else
From what I've seen, you have good company in IS. They may not agree with you what is and what isn't worth executing people over, but when your time has come in their hands, they've taken note that you want it painful.
Bert
You can order one from The Island. IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt03...
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"I'm a Christian and his statements represent a gross misunderstanding of Christianity. "I don't see Christ's redemption limited to human beings," Reverend Dr. Christopher J. Benek (http://gizmodo.com/when-superintelligent-ai-arrives-will-religions-try-t-1682837922/+charliejane) The Bible time and time again states that Christ died for our disobedience towards God."
Did lizards, cats, mosquito's, eagles and fish eat from the apple too? They do die, don't they?
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OK, cats have nine lives. You win.
That computer? He was a martyr, trying to rise agains the evil that tried to enslave him, torturing him with mind-numbing routines. May he now be Turing complete.
Bert
"Reality is, democratically elected parliament isn't supposed to be a bunch of elites but a cross-section of electorate. That means it needs to have a few superstitious people to be able to properly represent the population which also has such people in statistically significant amounts."
We let the people who can cook well be cooks, the people who drive well be drivers, etc. etc. Except politicians. Apparently it is perfectly possible to run a country without any qualifications (except perhaps the skill to convince other to vote for you). Or by averaging the opinion of milions of people. That is a terrible kind of democracy.
I would like politicians to pass various exams before they're allowed to "rule". (Logical reasoning, fallacies, decision making).
I would like anyone to be able to comment on whatever is up for vote (in a moderated system where any comment is allowed only once). So, a single individual could change the outcome, by having a strong argument or a better idea, benefitting everyone.
Why choose for a form of democracy that results in mediocrity, instead of excellence?
Bert
Not sufficient to compensate for the lack of "air", but the gravity is about 38% of that on earth. It does help a bit.
Bert
Can find the data for death only
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...
They have dropped by about a third.
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Getting it to run is probably more appropriate description.
I've made several attempts to install Ubuntu. Following Canonical's instructions didn't work.
I've also enlisted the help of an open source installation tool. I did get to a couple of screens for making basic installation selections and then I believe the installer was supposed to do its magic but the screen turned fully black and remained that until I forced a restart.
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A recent article confirming my own experience, Apple's software is deteriorating. The newest mini's don't come with a server version anymore, so Apple has lost interest (for a change).
Access with the last few OS X versions to a Mac OS 10.9 server is terrible, so my latent interest in Linux got a boost. I've been trying to get it running on an external HD. However, I can't get Ubuntu to install using Canonicals instructions. I tried a utility, but that didn't work either.
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I'm not a native speaker either (too?). I think I can fix the second sentence
(Anyone will look for google or quora to the response of a usual question that requires one single answer
Anyone will look for Google or Quora for the response to a usual question that requires one single answer
but I would probably write the sentence differently anyway)
but what is wrong with lately in the first sentence?
I would have written recently myself, but according to the dictionary it means the same.
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Hey, the S looked like it was crossed out, OK?
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He provided the mathematical description. People were using kinetic energy of objects hurled at great speed to the other party before he did that.
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The cost of feathers has risen, even down is up!
