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iprice
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I had a bag of crisp once. Yes, one crisp. In a bag. It was part of a multi-pack. And it wasn't Walkers.
I also had another bag of crisps (the Salt & Shake ones) with 11 salt sachets in.
I don't know if these are a UK only thing but they're a bag of plain crisps, with little blue sachets of salt in so you can add salt to your liking. A normal bag should only have one blue sachet.
I also had another bag of crisps (the Salt & Shake ones) with 11 salt sachets in.
I don't know if these are a UK only thing but they're a bag of plain crisps, with little blue sachets of salt in so you can add salt to your liking. A normal bag should only have one blue sachet.
@lukey: The pandora has an omap5... I want it to do those futuristic things too! Or is this just misleading propaganda?
@Klumpen: Fascinating topic! I did not get what was happening, and so I could not "judge" the reaction. Also, I am not sure what "science" is.
If science is those labs doing tests and only doing the experiments that will get them one year more of budget, instead of doing others, that MIGHT be important/groundbreaking, but probably wont be... then yes... science is broken.
If science is F=m*a and what not, then YES, science is broken, as Quantum physics invalidates all Newtonian physics. (hey, before Kepler, planetary movement was done with cardiods, for which the math also worked, but was more complex to calculate).
If science is Mengele and the current day labrat/bunny/pig experimenters... then YES, science is broken. (although I have no problems with mass murder of innocent E.Coli that have been injected with RNA strands that produce insuline, and ripping them open frees that insuline, which can be used to keep a human alive)
ALL science will be used for war. From foodprocessing (food rations), to micro processors (predator drones), to monitors, textiles, etc. I am not aware of a EULA or Creative Commons that disallows belic uses... of course, rouge states would never comply to that.
If science is not open to "mind over matter"; i.e. the fact that the experimenter can change the outcome of the results by just mere presence (hence, the double blind experiments)... then it is broken. (turns out the guru or shaman is right...)
"science" should be for all, but it gets patented (hence, illegal to produce yourself) and the big corporation rakes in the money. Broken (but by design). (hence, clamshell is all that is left)
Now, broken does not mean to toss it all out. very big parts are salvageable. But a restructuring should be done.
Now, the fact that white man came, and "conquered", and stole incredible amounts of goods, which allowed to live beyond the primary needs, and thus, with free time, came dedicated science (and then standing on shoulders of giants, you get a headstart).
example: the fleets of gold from America to Spain (and the mismanagement of Spain of said money, they could have been topdog) provided a monetary influx to the whole of Europe. The Dutch stole just one boat and still brag about the "silver fleat". Just imagine how much was stolen. Each time I go to a British museum I am fascinated by how much (stolen) historic value the museums have.
But back to "science". Back in the day "Made in China" is synonym for copied technology, it still is, but slowly the Chinese are designing top technology, and so is India. I do not know how the apparatus around science (methods, bureaucracy) is going to change in mere years, but it will change. South-Africa has brilliant minds, but they need to be nurtured and most universities lack such environments (a silicon valley, as it were).
They are rejecting the old status quo, just like an adolescent discards all knowledge given to him by his parents, and then slowly rebuilds on steady ground, his own knowledge pillars (only to, mostly, realize the knowledge pillars are the same has his parents).
In conclusion: I do not think they are taking the right steps towards (what I perceive as) their goals.
@Klumpen: Fascinating topic! I did not get what was happening, and so I could not "judge" the reaction. Also, I am not sure what "science" is.
If science is those labs doing tests and only doing the experiments that will get them one year more of budget, instead of doing others, that MIGHT be important/groundbreaking, but probably wont be... then yes... science is broken.
If science is F=m*a and what not, then YES, science is broken, as Quantum physics invalidates all Newtonian physics. (hey, before Kepler, planetary movement was done with cardiods, for which the math also worked, but was more complex to calculate).
If science is Mengele and the current day labrat/bunny/pig experimenters... then YES, science is broken. (although I have no problems with mass murder of innocent E.Coli that have been injected with RNA strands that produce insuline, and ripping them open frees that insuline, which can be used to keep a human alive)
ALL science will be used for war. From foodprocessing (food rations), to micro processors (predator drones), to monitors, textiles, etc. I am not aware of a EULA or Creative Commons that disallows belic uses... of course, rouge states would never comply to that.
If science is not open to "mind over matter"; i.e. the fact that the experimenter can change the outcome of the results by just mere presence (hence, the double blind experiments)... then it is broken. (turns out the guru or shaman is right...)
"science" should be for all, but it gets patented (hence, illegal to produce yourself) and the big corporation rakes in the money. Broken (but by design). (hence, clamshell is all that is left)
Now, broken does not mean to toss it all out. very big parts are salvageable. But a restructuring should be done.
Now, the fact that white man came, and "conquered", and stole incredible amounts of goods, which allowed to live beyond the primary needs, and thus, with free time, came dedicated science (and then standing on shoulders of giants, you get a headstart).
example: the fleets of gold from America to Spain (and the mismanagement of Spain of said money, they could have been topdog) provided a monetary influx to the whole of Europe. The Dutch stole just one boat and still brag about the "silver fleat". Just imagine how much was stolen. Each time I go to a British museum I am fascinated by how much (stolen) historic value the museums have.
But back to "science". Back in the day "Made in China" is synonym for copied technology, it still is, but slowly the Chinese are designing top technology, and so is India. I do not know how the apparatus around science (methods, bureaucracy) is going to change in mere years, but it will change. South-Africa has brilliant minds, but they need to be nurtured and most universities lack such environments (a silicon valley, as it were).
They are rejecting the old status quo, just like an adolescent discards all knowledge given to him by his parents, and then slowly rebuilds on steady ground, his own knowledge pillars (only to, mostly, realize the knowledge pillars are the same has his parents).
In conclusion: I do not think they are taking the right steps towards (what I perceive as) their goals.
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erico
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Most of you probably have seen the multi animation satire on the ninja turtles trailer scene...I still laugh when I think of it, timeless!
Today I bumped into this spiderman one...hilarious to an absurd degree...
Today I bumped into this spiderman one...hilarious to an absurd degree...
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i like the one-punch man cameo
erico
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But I just love the chaotic distraction...I don´t think I´m going to get that scene when spider man is climbing the tower depicted as a slug (because you know how time goes on these shows) out of my head anytime soon...I almost fell of my chair couse of that. it is on 4:45 should anyone had missed it.
I´m sure there are a lot of funky stuff all around to warrant a few more re-watches.
it is on 4:45 should anyone had missed it.I´m sure there are a lot of funky stuff all around to warrant a few more re-watches.
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Failure to find a sexual partner is now a DISABILITY says World Health Organisation:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/72...lity-disability-World-Health-Organisation-IVF
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/72...lity-disability-World-Health-Organisation-IVF
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Looks like it was fixed very quickly in both Chrome and Firefox. I can't get any of the example URLs to flip.
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iprice
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^^ It wasn't a fox. It was a werewolf! ^^
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The Linux 4.7 kernel branch has reached end of life
Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-4-7-10-is-the-last-in-the-series-users-need-to-move-to-linux-4-8-509555.shtml
does uname -a on the pandora.... hmm...
does uname -a on the Debian unstable.... 3.16 hmm...
Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-4-7-10-is-the-last-in-the-series-users-need-to-move-to-linux-4-8-509555.shtml
does uname -a on the pandora.... hmm...
does uname -a on the Debian unstable.... 3.16 hmm...
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FailTV strikes again. Also that video depleted all my facepalms, could I borrow one from somebody?
