>>The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie

Oh, for fuck's sake, I wish this meme would die.

Animate Dead is a 3rd level Cleric spell (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/a/animate-dead)

Resurrection is a 7th level spell (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/r/resurrection)

Please stop confusing the two.

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A Concerned Christian

I worked on holographic memory. It has a huge capacity, but very very slow write times. It was something like 1 byte per second, or something ridiculous like that.

If people could come up with a medium that could be developed quickly, it could be neat.

As the Tor announcement stated, it will take place at the end of the Year of the Dragon. Cool beans.

I got to get dinner with Sanderson and Harriet Jordan on the Gathering Storm book tour. They're both very good people, and are the right people to be finishing this series.

I have no idea how Sanderson could possibly wrap up all the loose threads in just one more book, but if anyone can do it, he can.

Who is blaming the judges? I think they're actually doing what the law says most of the time. That's why I said reform of the system is necessary - we can't just look at something with these myopic glasses on, and say that if there is just one negative thing about a project, it needs to be scrapped. We have to look at the big picture, and weigh the pros and cons to make a rational decision.

>>What they'll say is you can't build it right there. Then you say okay, how about over there? Nope that won't work either. Then you say, okay how about this other place? Nope.

Yes, you got it exactly right.

The arguments they make in their landscapes is always, "Well, this place has a drawback, so we can't do it here." Ignoring, of course, the fact that every place on Earth will have some form of drawback, and that a lot of the time, the people building the railway line or solar plant or whatever have situated it on the most optimal site they could find, balancing a lot of factors.

The fact that judges allow these suits to proceed let alone win indicates that we desperately need reform of how the judicial system conducts reviews of major projects. I'm not saying that we should throw out all lawsuits, as some have merits, but rather that judges should look more holistically at the process, and not just rule on the narrow question of, 'Will 25 lizards be killed by this solar plant?'

I think the current value of a human life is up to $7M, according to the EPA, if I'm remembering it correctly. Back in the 70s it was about $1M, so I think it's going up faster than inflation.

Not joking about this, actually.

Ok, found a reference: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626294/ns/us_news-environment/t/how-value-life-epa-devalues-its-estimate/#.TyQ4SsVSTw0

Interesting - it looks like the EPA used to value us more than $7M, but we've had a bit of a downturn since then.

Which terminal? I recall having trouble finding outlets in the United terminal I usually connect through.

>>Airports however are fee crazy and may very well charge for this

Yeah, trying to find power outlets in some airports is like a game of Where's Waldo. My local airport has all of the power outlets literally locked down under plates so that you can't get at them. In San Diego, I found a single open outlet behind a bunch of benches. I had to camp out next to the bathroom in SFO to recharge my phone while on a business trip. Etc.

Some places have paid-by-ads (usually Samsung) charging stations, which are nice... when they work. Typically half the outlets on them will be broken.

In all seriousness, airports are some of the least traveler-friendly places in America.

>BTW, it clearly doesn't work on toothpaste or any other metal container.

What?? Obviously you didn't read the summary, where it says it uses "visible light" but works through "opaque containers"!

=)

Yeah, I can hear the high pitched squeal from certain electronics. Back when my parents had a CRT television that they'd keep hidden in a cabinent, I could walk in and tell if they had it on (and muted) or if it was off.

It never really bothered me, though, and now I mostly ignore it. I have to concentrate to hear it now.