It really isn't. You'd do well to try and claim that people without degrees in structural engineering are fit to design bridges, or that doctors who never went to medical school are okay to be surgeons.
In the same way, something as insanely complex as climate science needs a level of understanding that only a PhD can recognise. To claim otherwise is totally ignorant, but I suppose a little popularist.
Finally, 9000 is quite a minority. Numbers are meaningless without context. It's a long way to the sun, but thats nothing to the centre of the milky way.
Try the current Anish Kapoor Exhibition. It's physical art created via computer programmes Kapoor created. It's a treat from both a scientific and artistic viewpoint.
Honestly I would have thought that/. readers would gravitate towards The Guardian, because of Bad Science, its general moral "stance" and its wide coverage (and specially its tech stuff). Also it has the prettyest font and the nicest design work evar =)
While Britain's police are generally paranoid, I've never had any problems with watered-down chemistry. I didn't take chemistry after age 16 (optional), but took physics instead, and we have no problem getting our hands on radioactive materials if we ask nicely, even if it's for out-of-class work (though it'd need to take place in the classroom). I guess I'm fortunate to go to a pretty old school that's been doing chemistry for donkey's years, and hence has fought off any attempt to water down its resources.
Call of Duty: Dad's Army World of Needlecraft Personal Space Invaders Need For Tweed: Underground Super Mario Milk Float Battersea Nintendogs Home Tom Clancy's Toast and Tea Recon
I was bullied all through my primary school years for actually kissing boys after catching them in "kiss chase", Don't think kids are innocent - they're not. I got called all manner of things, "faggot" amongst them, from about age 6 til age 11.
I'd say just from a user experience point of view, it's easier to get things done on.
An example I always cite is the windows Control Panel. It's just a mess, because everything is a relic of older versions. Things like Font Smoothing could easily be moved under "Appearance" like ubuntu does.
It just seems infinitely better organised. Programs are organised by function, not company name. A lot of useful applications are pre-installed. CD Burners, editors, graphics software, office apps, etc.
Secondly applications are easier to install for 99% of apps "regular" users want. Add/Remove programs is very simple.
Why does linux fall down on intuitive design? One need only compare the Windows "Control Panel" and the Ubuntu "System" menus and see how better organised linux is. The design is a thousand times more intuitive to new users
I'm in the same position. All it did was stop Skype from working and fuck with flash. I had to killall firefox after watching videos in order to get sound working in other apps. Annoying as hell.
I just put a "killall pulseaudio" in my startup script, as removing pulseaudio actually removes ubuntu-desktop:|
That's absurd. I hope he realises that his frivolous attempts to cling to life are a net loss for everyone else, in terms of the medical costs and such. Totally undignified. Sorry man, but he sounds like an arsehole:/
I refuse to recognize Hip-Hop as music. I mean sure, it's got a beat and you can kill cops to it, but it's still lacking something.
I used to feel the same way, but mainstream hip hop (which is probably all you've experienced) is as bad as mainstream rock. It's shit. Very rarely do the unwashed masses have any taste in these things.
However, I suggest you grab Cannibal Ox's "The Cold Vein". I really couldn't stand Hip Hop until I got into that album. The instrumentation is absolutely fantastic, and the lyrics are very clever and make use of irony and all that jazz you don't see in tv-friendly hip hop. The final verse of Iron Galaxy especially is amazing. The lyrics are wonderful, the delivery is perfect, etc etc.
I come from a rock background myself. I play guitar in a metal band. But I was kidding myself when I thought Hip Hop was some kind of exception and didn't have the sliding scale of musicianship that other genres possessed.
"Global warming denier"? Are people actually using that term?
If one disagrees with the dogma of the day, that makes one a "denier"? Sigh. Political correctness has gotten way out of hand.
Well, yeah. Someone who denies that the globe is warming is indeed a global warming denier. Just like someone who builds bridges is a bridge builder.
Don't try and bring PC into this. Political Correctness has not "gone mad". "Political correctness has gone mad" has gone mad. We don't all read The Sun and The Daily Mail you know. I thought a/.r would know a little better than to breathe nazi rag bullshit all over us.
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It really isn't. You'd do well to try and claim that people without degrees in structural engineering are fit to design bridges, or that doctors who never went to medical school are okay to be surgeons.
In the same way, something as insanely complex as climate science needs a level of understanding that only a PhD can recognise. To claim otherwise is totally ignorant, but I suppose a little popularist.
Finally, 9000 is quite a minority. Numbers are meaningless without context. It's a long way to the sun, but thats nothing to the centre of the milky way.
I'm on a CS degree and know what a lepton is. Even if you don't know much about them, you should at least be aware of their existence.
Try the current Anish Kapoor Exhibition. It's physical art created via computer programmes Kapoor created. It's a treat from both a scientific and artistic viewpoint.
iPlayer does offer live streams of every BBC channel, which requires a license, apparently. Live or near-live requires a license.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/couldcare.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Honestly I would have thought that /. readers would gravitate towards The Guardian, because of Bad Science, its general moral "stance" and its wide coverage (and specially its tech stuff). Also it has the prettyest font and the nicest design work evar =)
But the data in it isn't, if it's something like themodynamic properties.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_doctrine_(copyright_law)
While Britain's police are generally paranoid, I've never had any problems with watered-down chemistry. I didn't take chemistry after age 16 (optional), but took physics instead, and we have no problem getting our hands on radioactive materials if we ask nicely, even if it's for out-of-class work (though it'd need to take place in the classroom). I guess I'm fortunate to go to a pretty old school that's been doing chemistry for donkey's years, and hence has fought off any attempt to water down its resources.
Call of Duty: Dad's Army
World of Needlecraft
Personal Space Invaders
Need For Tweed: Underground
Super Mario Milk Float
Battersea Nintendogs Home
Tom Clancy's Toast and Tea Recon
Man, the Tony Hawk games had some of the best soundtracks ever!
I was bullied all through my primary school years for actually kissing boys after catching them in "kiss chase", Don't think kids are innocent - they're not. I got called all manner of things, "faggot" amongst them, from about age 6 til age 11.
I'd say just from a user experience point of view, it's easier to get things done on.
An example I always cite is the windows Control Panel. It's just a mess, because everything is a relic of older versions. Things like Font Smoothing could easily be moved under "Appearance" like ubuntu does.
It just seems infinitely better organised. Programs are organised by function, not company name. A lot of useful applications are pre-installed. CD Burners, editors, graphics software, office apps, etc.
Secondly applications are easier to install for 99% of apps "regular" users want. Add/Remove programs is very simple.
Why does linux fall down on intuitive design? One need only compare the Windows "Control Panel" and the Ubuntu "System" menus and see how better organised linux is. The design is a thousand times more intuitive to new users
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THAR
I'm in the same position. All it did was stop Skype from working and fuck with flash. I had to killall firefox after watching videos in order to get sound working in other apps. Annoying as hell.
I just put a "killall pulseaudio" in my startup script, as removing pulseaudio actually removes ubuntu-desktop :|
That's absurd. I hope he realises that his frivolous attempts to cling to life are a net loss for everyone else, in terms of the medical costs and such. Totally undignified. Sorry man, but he sounds like an arsehole :/
Not to be patronizing, but you're also describing Linux...
Ah, thanks :)
MySQL ships with Ubuntu? Since when? I've always had to install it myself :/
I refuse to recognize Hip-Hop as music. I mean sure, it's got a beat and you can kill cops to it, but it's still lacking something.
I used to feel the same way, but mainstream hip hop (which is probably all you've experienced) is as bad as mainstream rock. It's shit. Very rarely do the unwashed masses have any taste in these things.
However, I suggest you grab Cannibal Ox's "The Cold Vein". I really couldn't stand Hip Hop until I got into that album. The instrumentation is absolutely fantastic, and the lyrics are very clever and make use of irony and all that jazz you don't see in tv-friendly hip hop. The final verse of Iron Galaxy especially is amazing. The lyrics are wonderful, the delivery is perfect, etc etc.
I come from a rock background myself. I play guitar in a metal band. But I was kidding myself when I thought Hip Hop was some kind of exception and didn't have the sliding scale of musicianship that other genres possessed.
:( that's the most upsetting comment I've ever read.
I personally emailed him to thank his careful and considered approach. May I recommend others do the same? clicky
I'm not a global warming denier
"Global warming denier"? Are people actually using that term?
If one disagrees with the dogma of the day, that makes one a "denier"? Sigh. Political correctness has gotten way out of hand.
Well, yeah. Someone who denies that the globe is warming is indeed a global warming denier. Just like someone who builds bridges is a bridge builder.
Don't try and bring PC into this. Political Correctness has not "gone mad". "Political correctness has gone mad" has gone mad. We don't all read The Sun and The Daily Mail you know. I thought a /.r would know a little better than to breathe nazi rag bullshit all over us.
I have like ~1,000 albums downloaded. Would I have the money to buy 1,000 albums? Hell no. Not unless I sold all my possessions.
Download != Lost Sale