I've been on a jury (for a two-week-long drug trial) where the judge had to instruct us to ignore some testimony. It was actually pretty easy to do that; during deliberation, if someone mentioned that part of the testimony, someone (usually a different person each time) would point out that we weren't supposed to consider that information, and everyone moved on in our discussion. It probably helped, of course, that there was a lot of other evidence for us to consider.
I'm trying to remember where I read, years ago, that when you see the word "but" in a sentence, that's your clue that you can completely ignore everything that precedes it in the sentence.
Oh, come on, he gave a completely honest response! The order said that he was to report "what concrete steps he has instituted in his practice", and he replied with... nothing.
They've become the little kid who gets a new toy, plays with it for a while, then gets bored of it and leaves it laying in the yard somewhere before forgetting it completely.
Don't forget the silver lining - it will also reduce both population pressure and the shortage of housing. And all it will cost is the lives of a whole bunch of people, most of whom still had things they wanted to do in this life.
Bragging rights are definitely there, but I suspect that being able to charge the world lots and lots of money for the resulting vaccines would be high on the list, as well.
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I've been on a jury (for a two-week-long drug trial) where the judge had to instruct us to ignore some testimony. It was actually pretty easy to do that; during deliberation, if someone mentioned that part of the testimony, someone (usually a different person each time) would point out that we weren't supposed to consider that information, and everyone moved on in our discussion. It probably helped, of course, that there was a lot of other evidence for us to consider.
Re: What IP is really all about...
Maybe the Australian company should just rebrand as "Rumpy Pumpy Burgers".
Re: Fee Suggestion for Comcast.
You had to go and remind them.... Now we'll get that one, plus a $4 "You pointed out that we forgot to charge you for something" fee.
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It's definitely been more common since GoT, but I remember reading it when I was in high school, which was 40+ years ago.
I guess true wisdom is ageless. :-)
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I'm trying to remember where I read, years ago, that when you see the word "but" in a sentence, that's your clue that you can completely ignore everything that precedes it in the sentence.
Here we have the existence proof.
Re: Re: For malign (in an orderly fashion please)
That depends on which side is doing the maligning, I think.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Exp > Log
Probably. I just really, really hope it isn't "34".
Re: He's really not going to like what people can say offline...
"Why not both?"
Re: Re:
"Massage the portmanteau" is one of the most wonderful phrases I've heard in a long time!
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I suspect Pai meant "served" as in the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man".
Re:
Yeah, I've always wanted to learn how to scall my webiste; now's my chance!
Re: Re: The real problem...
Objection - assumes facts not in evidence.
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So, silver linings, then?
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Oh, come on, he gave a completely honest response! The order said that he was to report "what concrete steps he has instituted in his practice", and he replied with... nothing.
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They've become the little kid who gets a new toy, plays with it for a while, then gets bored of it and leaves it laying in the yard somewhere before forgetting it completely.
Re: 'You get Covid! And you get Covid! EVERYONE GETS COVID!'
Don't forget the silver lining - it will also reduce both population pressure and the shortage of housing. And all it will cost is the lives of a whole bunch of people, most of whom still had things they wanted to do in this life.
Re: Wilkenson is okay with a stratefied society
It would take a Watermelon Man-style event for this to have any effect, I suspect.
Why?
Bragging rights are definitely there, but I suspect that being able to charge the world lots and lots of money for the resulting vaccines would be high on the list, as well.
Re: Magic Lottery Spell With The Help Of Dr,Lordshakikispell@yah
Wow - ordinary spam. Kind of refreshing, in a weird sort of way.
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Reading one of these screeds is like watching Zippy the Pinhead blow a gasket.. without the endearing zany quality of the discourse.
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