Comment There's No Proof... (Score 2) 364
In the US, it doesn't matter if there's no proof that Verizon is responsible for Netflix's issues. As the plaintiff, it would be Verizon's burden to show that there is proof that they aren't.
In the US, it doesn't matter if there's no proof that Verizon is responsible for Netflix's issues. As the plaintiff, it would be Verizon's burden to show that there is proof that they aren't.
Now is the time to start buying mining rights for all that valuable plastic ore.
Yes, but as I understand it, the whole point of supersymmetry was to solve the Hierarchy problems. Even if one of those other variants of supersymmetry holds, they would do so at an energy too high to still resolve the hierarchy problem. So the question becomes what the point of them is, other than having supersymmetry purely for the sake of having supersymmetry.
This is predicted by some models outside of the Standard Model, like Supersymmetry.
Except that that LHC's ongoing failure to find any SUSY particles is making it increasingly unlikely Supersymmetry is right either:
LaVar Burton wasn't one of the creators of Reading Rainbow. He wasn't a producer, he was an Executive Producer, a title that doesn't indicate any actual involvement in the running of the show. You're assuming that because he was the guy on screen that he was deeply involved in the decision making about what to put on the air, rather than just the guy reading the words other people wrote for him.
Considering their business plan appears to be based around getting schools to pay for access to this new online version of Reading Rainbow, it may very well end up being funded by tax payers.
In fact I would place his being on Reading Rainbow as having more of a background in education than most people.
By that logic, Hugh Laurie would be a great doctor because of all those years on House.
If I'm building a bridge, I better hire some engineers, because it's not going to stay up just because my heart is in the right place.
Yeah, and I'm not donating money to you either.
Nothing wrong with making a profit. There is something wrong with asking me for a handout to do so. So kickstarters accept all the risk if it fails, but Levar Burton gets all the money if it succeeds?
1. No, but if you want to make a commercial enterprise, don't come looking to me for a free hand out to get it started.
2. Yes, the original Reading Rainbow was created and produced by Dr. Twila Liggett who had a PhD in education and was supported by the college of education at the University of Nebraska.
It wasn't true when he was on the TV Show. The original Reading Rainbow was created and produced by Dr. Twila Liggett who had a PhD in education and was supported by the college of education at the University of Nebraska.
As much as I loved Reading Rainbow growing up, I have two problems with this:
1. If you go to their website, nothing indicates this is a non-profit corporation.
2. None of the people involved has a background in education, child development, psychology, etc.
Cynicism isn't the opposite of Idealism, it's the opposite of Romanticism. The opposite of Idealism is Realism.
I'm reminded of similar studies showing that by various members, people suffering from depression tend to have more accurate assessments of themselves and others, are better at predicting the results of a particular plan, etc.
Being aware of what is actually going on is just a recipe for personal misery. Delusional mooncalves may be less successful, but they're a lot happier.
Were there fewer fools, knaves would starve. - Anonymous
