It seems like any sufficiently complex system(biological proteins in this case), is at considerable risk of having something analogous to life spring up and cause trouble.
Muslim resentment at that time likely was true, since before the British they were the ruling class (Mugal). But that doesn't support the assertion that India would take out Pakistan if it wasn't for the US, China, etc., which was what hurricane was responding to. Rise of BJP stoked good bit of Hindu nationalism, and ethnic/tribal/religious clashes seem somewhat routine in certain regions, but despite it all, I highly doubt India as a country would wage/support whole sale invasion of Pakistan. For what it's worth, as the stereotypes with grain of truth go, Indian people aren't the war-mongering sort. Besides, being a democratic country with its share of ethnic/religious tensions, they wouldn't want to border up on Afghan regions with all their extra tensions - Kashmir valley is plenty for them.
The excuse of blaming the "dumb mainstream media" is getting pretty thin. Maybe the scientists should point out the limits of their findings and what they mean by "junk" or "dark", etc., if only so to shut up slashdot smarta**es. Fat chance - marketing principle applies everywhere?
...Biologists discover "flags". Seriously, these guys should just bring a programmer on-staff -- preferably assembly, as decoding the arcane secrets of all Earth life should be a breeze for anyone whose day job involves the x86 instruction set.
Let's not use a $10M cruise missile to knock out a $10 tent.
(Damn, I wish that wasn't a BS.)
It's about time we ditch the deranged lunacy that is x86 instruction set, especially when even Intel is going on multiple-core strategy. I'd love to see ARM- or MIPS-based multi-core chips take over.
Let's start manufacturing the hell out over here. The Chinese can pollute? They've got NOTHING!!! My buddies didn't die face down in Vietnam just so that our country gets overtaken by buncha commies!!!
This looks like the bogus psych "experiment" that we had to "volunteer" for to get cheap humanities credits back in the school. Here's the recipe:
1. Pull out of your ass two variables you fancy.
2. Draw out correlationship.
3. Make a guess what that may mean.
4. There is no step 4.
There is no step 4 because actually trying to determine linkage between the variables are so far off our knowledge/ability that no one expects you to take the next step, not to mention everyone else is doing the same sorta thing and getting plenty grant money/publicity anyway.
Actually, tell me if I'm wrong - I just pulled this post out of my ass reading only the story headline.:-)
How's Mozilla's finance? What sources of fund for them other than Google? How much does this nudge the relationship balance between Mozilla and Google?
What we need is find mega countries like China and India with low wage and lots of people who want job. We want stuff, they want job. We want them cheap, and they're willing to work cheap.
The problem is, we found China and India too soon. I haven't retired yet. Damn the selfish Walmart - couldn't they wait until I retire? Why does Walmart hate America?
Ok, seriously, though, you're reitred and you get sick, you're fucked. And you will get sick.
That's why there are plenty criticism of the String "Theory", also from some big guns, the toughest one saying it ain't a science but a cult.
People need to protect their lively-hood you know. When your life's work is spent doing something and you personally believe that it's valuable, you're not going to give it up so easily just because someone gives you evidence that it might be wrong. No, instead, you'd find some way to try to make it work anyway.
After all, you're sure it's at least some what correct, and you don't want to think about what'll happen to your paycheck, reputation, and credibility if it turns out that you were completely wrong.
This is a good point, and the critics of the String Theory pointed out the same issues. But clearly it's not a criticism of the science itself. The fact that science research practice, being a human/social endeavor, is encumbered with some of the same social challenges that religious practice does, does not negate the fundamental difference between science and religion.
What you call "faith" of scientists is more like hunch or intuition, which gets discarded, as it must, if the reality tells them "no it ain't". Let me repeat: they get DISCARDED when evidence suggests otherwise. It's not faith as in religious faith, and hence your "fact" is an incorrect statement.
You are missing a fundamental difference between science and religion. Science, physical science really, is about the physical reality and helps us learn and cope with it as we experience it. Religion deals with something else, so it wouldn't have to rely on faith. Zebra and watermelon, you know.
Slashdot Mirror
Your name is not "Murphy" by any chance?
Muslim resentment at that time likely was true, since before the British they were the ruling class (Mugal). But that doesn't support the assertion that India would take out Pakistan if it wasn't for the US, China, etc., which was what hurricane was responding to. Rise of BJP stoked good bit of Hindu nationalism, and ethnic/tribal/religious clashes seem somewhat routine in certain regions, but despite it all, I highly doubt India as a country would wage/support whole sale invasion of Pakistan. For what it's worth, as the stereotypes with grain of truth go, Indian people aren't the war-mongering sort. Besides, being a democratic country with its share of ethnic/religious tensions, they wouldn't want to border up on Afghan regions with all their extra tensions - Kashmir valley is plenty for them.
They had a conference call with Visa, MC, and Donald Trump. It's life, gotta make a living, gotta feed the monkey, that sorta thing.
Apparently enough to cause karma-dump. ;-)
The excuse of blaming the "dumb mainstream media" is getting pretty thin. Maybe the scientists should point out the limits of their findings and what they mean by "junk" or "dark", etc., if only so to shut up slashdot smarta**es. Fat chance - marketing principle applies everywhere?
Let's not use a $10M cruise missile to knock out a $10 tent.
(Damn, I wish that wasn't a BS.)
Hey, don't forgot the UK, France, and others. Who says the US don't practice multilateralism?
Dude, shut up. You don't know what you are saying.
The US was established with a violent revolution. N Korea was set up by the Soviet Union just like S Korea was set up by the US - no violence.
Damn, again? Oh well, it's your fat ass.
Some fat ass modded me troll with quickness. Stressful comment, eh. Keep piling up, fat ass.
... like, whatever. Fat asses.
It's about time we ditch the deranged lunacy that is x86 instruction set, especially when even Intel is going on multiple-core strategy. I'd love to see ARM- or MIPS-based multi-core chips take over.
Is this the MSG vegeta?
Stick Chrome with iPhone and you can run them stories to fill up a whole week.
Let's start manufacturing the hell out over here. The Chinese can pollute? They've got NOTHING!!! My buddies didn't die face down in Vietnam just so that our country gets overtaken by buncha commies!!!
This looks like the bogus psych "experiment" that we had to "volunteer" for to get cheap humanities credits back in the school. Here's the recipe:
1. Pull out of your ass two variables you fancy.
2. Draw out correlationship.
3. Make a guess what that may mean.
4. There is no step 4.
There is no step 4 because actually trying to determine linkage between the variables are so far off our knowledge/ability that no one expects you to take the next step, not to mention everyone else is doing the same sorta thing and getting plenty grant money/publicity anyway.
Actually, tell me if I'm wrong - I just pulled this post out of my ass reading only the story headline. :-)
How's Mozilla's finance? What sources of fund for them other than Google? How much does this nudge the relationship balance between Mozilla and Google?
What we need is find mega countries like China and India with low wage and lots of people who want job. We want stuff, they want job. We want them cheap, and they're willing to work cheap.
The problem is, we found China and India too soon. I haven't retired yet. Damn the selfish Walmart - couldn't they wait until I retire? Why does Walmart hate America?
Ok, seriously, though, you're reitred and you get sick, you're fucked. And you will get sick.
You can search the internet with Google. Shut down the school and save the money.
That's why there are plenty criticism of the String "Theory", also from some big guns, the toughest one saying it ain't a science but a cult.
This is a good point, and the critics of the String Theory pointed out the same issues. But clearly it's not a criticism of the science itself. The fact that science research practice, being a human/social endeavor, is encumbered with some of the same social challenges that religious practice does, does not negate the fundamental difference between science and religion.
Lovely sentiment.
What you call "faith" of scientists is more like hunch or intuition, which gets discarded, as it must, if the reality tells them "no it ain't". Let me repeat: they get DISCARDED when evidence suggests otherwise. It's not faith as in religious faith, and hence your "fact" is an incorrect statement.
You are missing a fundamental difference between science and religion. Science, physical science really, is about the physical reality and helps us learn and cope with it as we experience it. Religion deals with something else, so it wouldn't have to rely on faith. Zebra and watermelon, you know.
Your thoughts on the parent post?
McCain?