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Originally posted by MildCat
I give up. I can't make a simple point without being hounded by nerds with scewdrivers and computer componants coming out of every orafice.edit on 7-3-2013 by MildCat because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MysterX
Originally posted by MildCat
I give up. I can't make a simple point without being hounded by nerds with scewdrivers and computer componants coming out of every orafice.edit on 7-3-2013 by MildCat because: (no reason given)
Come on, don't sulk.
I'm far from being a nerd mate. The problem was mentioned, i offered a simple solution. If you don't like simple solutions, i can hardly help that can i?
Yes what he said was at a TED conference full of intelligent people who actually understood what he meant by this.
So let me explain it to you..
In very poor 3rd world countries (for example Africa) people tend to have more children because the infant mortality (that means death rate) is very high because they dont have good vaccination programs. This means that populations can get quite large....
By having a better vaccination program (provided by him for free) they hope to lower the rate of population increase because more children will survive and parent dont have to have as many children.
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
reply to post by MysterX
I wouldnt let it bother you..not everyone is a thinker..
edit on 7-3-2013 by PhoenixOD because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MildCat
Originally posted by MysterX
Originally posted by MildCat
I give up. I can't make a simple point without being hounded by nerds with scewdrivers and computer componants coming out of every orafice.edit on 7-3-2013 by MildCat because: (no reason given)
Come on, don't sulk.
I'm far from being a nerd mate. The problem was mentioned, i offered a simple solution. If you don't like simple solutions, i can hardly help that can i?
I'm not sulking.
Originally posted by Lakotas
I just wanted to respond to all the people saying that building a computer is easy. I have been building computers for the past 20 odd years and even with my knowledge it isn't always that cut and dried. Knowing how to set a processor chip and heat sink/fan can be a daunting task depending on the setup of the Mobo. If that isn't done correctly it could damage the chip and these chips can be one of the most expensive parts of a setup. I have also had to modify cases because of a rail interfering with the video cards. Two points of many that I could mention that can make building a PC a challenging task.
But most importantly there are many people that just don't have the knack, or for that matter the interest or patience, to build their own system. It might be relatively easy and enjoyable for some of us, but for others it could well be an expensive nightmare.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
But it's so, so easy to use with VBA. And if you keep .visible=false, you don't even have to see it.
edit on 3/7/2013 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by trollz
Originally posted by H1ght3chHippie
reply to post by trollz
Your IQ of 142 should instantly tell you that buying a branded PC and then erasing the pre-installed Windows operating system means that you have to pay for the operating system which you never intended to use. And after my understanding that is what the poster is complaining about.
Actually, his(or her) post had nothing to do with paying extra for any particular OS. The point of it was his perceived inability to purchase something without Microsoft, not that he has to pay extra for Microsoft.
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
Originally posted by MysterX
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
reply to post by CrypticSouthpaw
He hasn't worked there for 5 years now. He's been running Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is the largest transparently operated charitable foundation in the world. Spending billions on helping rid the poorer countries disease with his own money.
As of 2007, Bill and Melinda Gates were the second-most generous philanthropists in America, having given over $28 billion to charity.
edit on 7-3-2013 by PhoenixOD because: (no reason given)
Yes, but it's mostly concentrated on vaccination programmes, and curiously has in Gates' own words a goal of population reduction of at least 10% through vaccination programmes.
The money would have been better spent on infrastructure, sex and general education, food and getting rid of the warlords that run riot over the people, and have a nasty habbit of hacking them to death with macetes.
Still..pharma is doing well out of it, so it's not all bad news...
Yes what he said was at a TED conference full of intelligent people who actually understood what he meant by this. In very poor 3rd world countries (for example Africa) people tend to have more children because the infant mortality is very high as they dont have good vaccination programs. This means that populations can get quite large even though the death rate is also quite large. By having a better vaccination program (provided by him for free) they hope to lower the rate of population increase because more children will survive and parents dont have to have as many children.
edit on 7-3-2013 by PhoenixOD because: (no reason given)
...... sounds like hes funding population control.... not helping people. Thanks for pointing that out.
Abstract Thimerosal is a preservative that has been used in manufacturing vaccines since the 1930s. Reports have indicated that infants can receive ethylmercury (in the form of thimerosal) at or above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines for methylmercury exposure, depending on the exact vaccinations, schedule, and size of the infant. In this study we compared the systemic disposition and brain distribution of total and inorganic mercury in infant monkeys after thimerosal exposure with those exposed to MeHg. Monkeys were exposed to MeHg (via oral gavage) or vaccines containing thimerosal (via intramuscular injection) at birth and 1, 2, and 3 weeks of age. Total blood Hg levels were determined 2, 4, and 7 days after each exposure. Total and inorganic brain Hg levels were assessed 2, 4, 7, or 28 days after the last exposure. The initial and terminal half-life of Hg in blood after thimerosal exposure was 2.1 and 8.6 days, respectively, which are significantly shorter than the elimination half-life of Hg after MeHg exposure at 21.5 days. Brain concentrations of total Hg were significantly lower by approximately 3-fold for the thimerosal-exposed monkeys when compared with the MeHg infants, whereas the average brain-to-blood concentration ratio was slightly higher for the thimerosal-exposed monkeys (3.5 +/- 0.5 vs. 2.5 +/- 0.3). A higher percentage of the total Hg in the brain was in the form of inorganic Hg for the thimerosal-exposed monkeys (34% vs. 7%). The results indicate that MeHg is not a suitable reference for risk assessment from exposure to thimerosal-derived Hg. Knowledge of the toxicokinetics and developmental toxicity of thimerosal is needed to afford a meaningful assessment of the developmental effects of thimerosal-containing vaccines.
Originally posted by Wide-Eyes
reply to post by MildCat
I predict you will be banned within a month.
On topic: MS will carry on as if nothing happened. They can afford to.