I am sorry- insightful? How is this modded so high? The first paragraph literally says nothing, and is just as guilty for heresay and bullshit as who he is pointing his finger at. And as for the NAFTA comment? WHAT? There is an extremely large contingent in the United States (like HALF) that think we should keep NAFTA and that its great for the United States, and vice versa. This is almost mirrored in Canada and Mexico. Which begs the question, WHAT is your point?
I love/. for it's readers' intelligence and wit, but bashing for bashings sake is worthless and detrimental.
Moore's Law actually has as much to do with storage as it does processor speed. Also, it equates to price reduction. It couldn't be more relevant in this context.
Rule of law: a state of order in which events conform to the law - Princeton WordNet
The Constitution is a living document, and was designed as such. Any law invoked here was instated within the confines and regulations of the constitution- therefore lawful. Your "Rule of Law" argument is misplaced.
And while in many sectors there are artificial governmental barriers to entering, this is almost certainly not one of them. It seems you are atop a soapbox preaching about big government and interference with the free market, but you chose a completely inappropiate time to do so. This is as free as you get.
Just like you said- "raising a billion dollars is easy." That IS simplay all it takes to get in. And that barrier was driven up by the corporations bidding, not the FCC selling.
Communication != language. Language is far more complex and deep, containing tenses and vocabulary. Humans are the only animal that truly uses language -humans invented language- other animals simply interact. Dolphins clicking at eachother are not speaking with language, they are signaling with rudimentary noises. http://www.dictionary.com/ and Google: 'Linguistics.'
Everything. All languages are natural. In fact, the spoken word is as good a subject to study evolution and 'survival of the fittest' (to a degree) as any biological organism. The way that different languages and dialects have collided over the years and weeded out words, phrases and structures that work or don't work is one of the most complex and interesting topics around. Despite its quirks the English language is as natural as any creole or foreign language out there, simply evolved differently.
Natural Language from a linguistics perspective incorporate into a search engine will be truely innovative technology. After reading the article and his wording, it seems clear that it isn't so much that pursuing search via natural language is fruitless, but that it is borderline unattainable at the moment. Using keywords allows to the person performing the query to filter their own natural thought.
"Hm, I wonder how many moons Saturn has? I will Google 'Saturn+Moons.'"
This method is by far the most effective and least time consuming today, but the day we are able to think what we want and then search for what we want with no filtration necessary will coincide with the advent of true artificial intelligence. Linguistics (and thus, 'Natural Language') is one of the most complex studies in the world. The creation, evolution and implementation of different dialects within any given lexicon are very difficult to understand, let alone across different languages. 'Natural Language' search will be impossible to truly implement until we fully understand the way we communicate to one another. Simply extracting words or operators, clearly as we know, simply doesn't work. It is the complex relationship that matters. But once we figure that out- and we will- we will be at the next great step forward.
As for TFA the idea sounds interesting at least, if not completely sound. I believe our OSS community has proven to beyond a doubt that innovation + retrospection by others truly creates a product that works. "Big Brother" is not evil because we do not want to be protected from terrorists or the criminals or the boogie monster- "Big Brother" is evil because there is no one watching them.
My 360 is about six inches from my wireless router, and truthfully, our WLAN does disconnect/hiccup/drop speed quite occasionally. Also, as someone is usually playing the 360 when it is on, someone coming into reset the router because of a bad signal is not a rare sight. I am in a large house with a bunch of roommates and moving out soon, so I haven't even bothered to investigate this issue, but it certainly seems like the 360 could be the culprit.
Zero. But space is not a true vacuum. The fact that you can travel from one entity to the other creates relevance for the speed of sound. If space was infinite and truly *empty* then the limit would be negligible.
...until Verizon defines "technical standards," fleshes out billing methods and joins the Google alliance (along with Sprint/Nextel and T-Mobile). Until then, this just sounds like evil Verizon trying to up their Karma modifier.
Does any know how well, if at all, it handles commenting/forums associated with the blogs? Obviously, I'm most interested in/.'s. Especially 2.0. Any insight would be appreciated.
Noun
S: (n) native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place) "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
S: (n) native (a person born in a particular place or country) "he is a native of Brazil"
S: (n) native (indigenous plants and animals)
Under the definition to be native is to be born somewhere, negating the relevance of where they came from and when. Also, "Native American" is different than "Native Land Occupier." You cannot be Native American until such a place exists, there is no retroactive assignment of identity.
No, it doesn't. "America" wasn't called so until explorers bestowed it with the name. Hence, whoever was living on the land at the time the land was named "America" would be Native Americans.
Just like how someone can be Native New Jersey if they were born and raised there, though we don't like to talk about those types.
SURPRISE! With Return of the Jedi. That movie was good- maybe very good- but paled with the greatness of the 4 & 5. Ep. 1 & 2 made things abysmal, but Lucas returned to at least RotJ form with Ep. 3. Regardless, bring on Ep. 7!!!
I personally believe Microsoft's dominance, and recent anti-tust troubles, has helped spur underground and indie programming. Nothing motivates youth like an evil world corporation, no? Granted they operated using a walled garden (or prison?) for many years, but you cannot tell me that a portion of the world's elite *nux programmers aren't motivated by the success of M$.
And different forms of input? How do you release that article today- in the age of the Wii, and the smart table, etc. I think it- sans carpal tunnel- that ye ole keyboard is simply the most efficient.
Other than that (and some other sophmoric entries like "war") this article focuses on true hinderances, in my opinion. I believe lock-out, gaps in education and copyright laws enfringe upon innovation the most. People will always have a desire to make something great, even if it is in the presence of a war, or Microsoft, etc. But people cannot innovate if it means punishment or imprisonment.
Before the 'main stream' accepts video gaming as here, now and legitimate. I don't see many "Rise of Books" or "Rise of Pro Football" segments.
That being said, having watched the episode, it comes highly recommended.
Before I read TFA I was thinking Android + Nintendo would be an interesting partnership and possibly a legitimate competitor to the iPhone in the casual user's market. In my opinion Nintendo is one of the few firms that creates, innovates and succeeds at a level comparable to Apple's design team. Couple this with game devloper support and a true open-source platform (and more likely lower price, in Nintendo fashion), and you've got a serious product.
Now, your point is everyone says the same point about government, censorship, etc, when instead we should bring about logical arguments in the name of progress (which is an evolution of the initial post, in which you made NO point). Yet, and this is the kicker, YOU NEVER MAKE A PROGRESSIVE ARGUMENT. All you are doing is 'bitching' and perpetuating this downward spiral you think/.s are in.
And yes, I will use the obligatory wiki url if it validates my argument, especially when said wiki is completely referenced and backed up. From now on, how about we both promise to make points. You dont bitch about others bitching, and I won't highlight the very obvious and fundamental flaws in your arguments.
You make an interesting point...
Wait, no you don't. All you do is bitch. Which is ironic... considering the NAME OF YOUR POST and the accusations contained within. Not to mention, you make no sense. No one is asking you to put your child in the Big Brother set and watch their every move, but we are pretty sure most parents BUY the games for their 8-14 year olds. If they don't, where do the kids get the money (Answer: irresponsible mom and dad)? And if the kids are old enough to have a job and pay for the Wii/Manhunt 2, they are most likely 16 years old and up (most common youth age restrictions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor/), meaning they are a small majority of the illegal purchasers of a M rated game (17+) and therefore not the main concern of the ESRB or Congress. All this begs the question, WHAT, AGAIN, IS YOUR POINT!?
Also, if you have children, like you imply, you should A) get rid of your disgusting cursing habit and B) fix your short-temper problem. Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenting/. Both of these things are far worse than any videogame.
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I am sorry- insightful? How is this modded so high? The first paragraph literally says nothing, and is just as guilty for heresay and bullshit as who he is pointing his finger at. And as for the NAFTA comment? WHAT? There is an extremely large contingent in the United States (like HALF) that think we should keep NAFTA and that its great for the United States, and vice versa. This is almost mirrored in Canada and Mexico. Which begs the question, WHAT is your point?
/. for it's readers' intelligence and wit, but bashing for bashings sake is worthless and detrimental.
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Moore's Law actually has as much to do with storage as it does processor speed. Also, it equates to price reduction. It couldn't be more relevant in this context.
"Moore's Law." Live it. Breathe it. Love it.
The Constitution is a living document, and was designed as such. Any law invoked here was instated within the confines and regulations of the constitution- therefore lawful. Your "Rule of Law" argument is misplaced.
And while in many sectors there are artificial governmental barriers to entering, this is almost certainly not one of them. It seems you are atop a soapbox preaching about big government and interference with the free market, but you chose a completely inappropiate time to do so. This is as free as you get.
Just like you said- "raising a billion dollars is easy." That IS simplay all it takes to get in. And that barrier was driven up by the corporations bidding, not the FCC selling.
Communication != language. Language is far more complex and deep, containing tenses and vocabulary. Humans are the only animal that truly uses language -humans invented language- other animals simply interact. Dolphins clicking at eachother are not speaking with language, they are signaling with rudimentary noises.
http://www.dictionary.com/ and Google: 'Linguistics.'
Everything. All languages are natural. In fact, the spoken word is as good a subject to study evolution and 'survival of the fittest' (to a degree) as any biological organism. The way that different languages and dialects have collided over the years and weeded out words, phrases and structures that work or don't work is one of the most complex and interesting topics around. Despite its quirks the English language is as natural as any creole or foreign language out there, simply evolved differently.
Natural Language from a linguistics perspective incorporate into a search engine will be truely innovative technology. After reading the article and his wording, it seems clear that it isn't so much that pursuing search via natural language is fruitless, but that it is borderline unattainable at the moment. Using keywords allows to the person performing the query to filter their own natural thought.
"Hm, I wonder how many moons Saturn has? I will Google 'Saturn+Moons.'"
This method is by far the most effective and least time consuming today, but the day we are able to think what we want and then search for what we want with no filtration necessary will coincide with the advent of true artificial intelligence. Linguistics (and thus, 'Natural Language') is one of the most complex studies in the world. The creation, evolution and implementation of different dialects within any given lexicon are very difficult to understand, let alone across different languages. 'Natural Language' search will be impossible to truly implement until we fully understand the way we communicate to one another. Simply extracting words or operators, clearly as we know, simply doesn't work. It is the complex relationship that matters. But once we figure that out- and we will- we will be at the next great step forward.
^ Troll please.
As for TFA the idea sounds interesting at least, if not completely sound. I believe our OSS community has proven to beyond a doubt that innovation + retrospection by others truly creates a product that works. "Big Brother" is not evil because we do not want to be protected from terrorists or the criminals or the boogie monster- "Big Brother" is evil because there is no one watching them.
My 360 is about six inches from my wireless router, and truthfully, our WLAN does disconnect/hiccup/drop speed quite occasionally. Also, as someone is usually playing the 360 when it is on, someone coming into reset the router because of a bad signal is not a rare sight. I am in a large house with a bunch of roommates and moving out soon, so I haven't even bothered to investigate this issue, but it certainly seems like the 360 could be the culprit.
Zero. But space is not a true vacuum. The fact that you can travel from one entity to the other creates relevance for the speed of sound. If space was infinite and truly *empty* then the limit would be negligible.
you must stop the internet...
to stop the internet, you must...
STOP AL GORE!!!
...until Verizon defines "technical standards," fleshes out billing methods and joins the Google alliance (along with Sprint/Nextel and T-Mobile). Until then, this just sounds like evil Verizon trying to up their Karma modifier.
It doesn't handle PDFs natively, but FTA apparently it is extremely easy to convert .pdf's before download to the Kindle.
Does any know how well, if at all, it handles commenting/forums associated with the blogs? Obviously, I'm most interested in /.'s. Especially 2.0. Any insight would be appreciated.
Noun S: (n) native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place) "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" S: (n) native (a person born in a particular place or country) "he is a native of Brazil" S: (n) native (indigenous plants and animals)
Under the definition to be native is to be born somewhere, negating the relevance of where they came from and when. Also, "Native American" is different than "Native Land Occupier." You cannot be Native American until such a place exists, there is no retroactive assignment of identity.
No, it doesn't. "America" wasn't called so until explorers bestowed it with the name. Hence, whoever was living on the land at the time the land was named "America" would be Native Americans.
Just like how someone can be Native New Jersey if they were born and raised there, though we don't like to talk about those types.
SURPRISE! With Return of the Jedi. That movie was good- maybe very good- but paled with the greatness of the 4 & 5. Ep. 1 & 2 made things abysmal, but Lucas returned to at least RotJ form with Ep. 3. Regardless, bring on Ep. 7!!!
Skywalker Jedi Academy babayyy!!!
I personally believe Microsoft's dominance, and recent anti-tust troubles, has helped spur underground and indie programming. Nothing motivates youth like an evil world corporation, no? Granted they operated using a walled garden (or prison?) for many years, but you cannot tell me that a portion of the world's elite *nux programmers aren't motivated by the success of M$.
And different forms of input? How do you release that article today- in the age of the Wii, and the smart table, etc. I think it- sans carpal tunnel- that ye ole keyboard is simply the most efficient.
Other than that (and some other sophmoric entries like "war") this article focuses on true hinderances, in my opinion. I believe lock-out, gaps in education and copyright laws enfringe upon innovation the most. People will always have a desire to make something great, even if it is in the presence of a war, or Microsoft, etc. But people cannot innovate if it means punishment or imprisonment.
I feel sorry for all those wayward seagulls.
Before the 'main stream' accepts video gaming as here, now and legitimate. I don't see many "Rise of Books" or "Rise of Pro Football" segments. That being said, having watched the episode, it comes highly recommended.
Before I read TFA I was thinking Android + Nintendo would be an interesting partnership and possibly a legitimate competitor to the iPhone in the casual user's market. In my opinion Nintendo is one of the few firms that creates, innovates and succeeds at a level comparable to Apple's design team. Couple this with game devloper support and a true open-source platform (and more likely lower price, in Nintendo fashion), and you've got a serious product.
Do you think Gamestop is taking preorders yet?
Irony lost on me? Trite crap? Try hypocrisy.
/.s are in.
Now, your point is everyone says the same point about government, censorship, etc, when instead we should bring about logical arguments in the name of progress (which is an evolution of the initial post, in which you made NO point). Yet, and this is the kicker, YOU NEVER MAKE A PROGRESSIVE ARGUMENT. All you are doing is 'bitching' and perpetuating this downward spiral you think
And yes, I will use the obligatory wiki url if it validates my argument, especially when said wiki is completely referenced and backed up. From now on, how about we both promise to make points. You dont bitch about others bitching, and I won't highlight the very obvious and fundamental flaws in your arguments.
-_-
You make an interesting point... Wait, no you don't. All you do is bitch. Which is ironic... considering the NAME OF YOUR POST and the accusations contained within. Not to mention, you make no sense. No one is asking you to put your child in the Big Brother set and watch their every move, but we are pretty sure most parents BUY the games for their 8-14 year olds. If they don't, where do the kids get the money (Answer: irresponsible mom and dad)? And if the kids are old enough to have a job and pay for the Wii/Manhunt 2, they are most likely 16 years old and up (most common youth age restrictions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor/), meaning they are a small majority of the illegal purchasers of a M rated game (17+) and therefore not the main concern of the ESRB or Congress. All this begs the question, WHAT, AGAIN, IS YOUR POINT!? Also, if you have children, like you imply, you should A) get rid of your disgusting cursing habit and B) fix your short-temper problem. Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenting/. Both of these things are far worse than any videogame.
Not to troll, but I heard a lot of hype about Idiocracy, and while the idea is creative, the acting and script is downright unbearable.
1/5 stars.