A very long time I would think. Consider race for example. It's far blurrier than gender, some argue in fact that it's arbitrary, yet we still have race firmly embedded in our laws and customs.
Really? I'm no lawyer but it seems to me most legal systems take care to emphasize that race (per ce) is not an issue.
However, my point was not cultural but (this is/.) that with gene-manipulation, medecine, bionics etc. advancing (rapidly) I think that we will get such a diverse range of individuals that it defies attempts to make any relevant categorizations. Already some people "breed" with particular sports in mind for their children.
I see people suggest we should introduce some kind of "miscellanous" category alongside male/female. I would instead ask: how long until we have to make away with male/female categories alltogether?
...I suspect many professors still feel a textbook lacks legitimacy unless it's hard cover, thick and there is a substantial price tag connected to it. I say this so as to suggest that "free" might mean it won't be as widely adopted as the authors first one.
Hah, you know I allways thought the paranoid ideas about AI's and robots gone roughe were just stupid: There may be small bugs but generally we are pretty good at designing systems that don't screw up too badly. Now I realize the problem isn't design flaws - the computer that will enslave humanity and cause the apocalyps will be one designed to do just that and work flawlessly!
Yup, and I think that if the pirate party of Sweden had taken a more moderate (reasonable) standpoint they would have been boring and quickly forgotten. By being outrageous they are now known by near enough everyone and got 7% or something like that (one seat) in the election to the European parliament. No, I think "outrageous" is just the way to go.
And come on - do you really think by giving them your vote you would risk a sudden abolishment of copyright?!
Can't speak for all ATM's but one possibility is to report some "unknown communication error" right after accepting the pin. I've gotten something like that a couple of times (yes, from ATM's I know are not fake).
My email provider changes the name of their imap server every now and then and it's always something different than what is documented. If I don't figure out what the name in the certificate is and update my settings accordingly I get warnings. If I'm busy with something more important I just click past them.
Now, at least I can figure out how to fix (check out) this but most people wouldn't, they'd just see some problem that more than 99% of the times (if they are in my situation) is no attack but just some kind of administrative thing that fortunately you can click your way through and won't have to waste half a day trying to catch an admin for.
@those who whine about stupid users: I don't think this problem is about stupid users.
... with no chance to download successfully in finite time.
That is mathematically speaking a pretty silly statement (as there obviously is some non-zero chance of obtaining each piece), moreover so considering the next sentence which says they had a 0.1% failure rate.
I guess most gamers have toyed with the idea of becoming developers and I guess that's why so many game companies have decided it is a good idea to include editors/builders etc. in their releases. I toy around with them once in a while (Wesnoth is fun) but then I get bored. So obviously getting in to serious game developing is a bad idea for me.
Perhaps a good thing to do is like PIPBoy300 above, try and make some module/addon for something and see if it is really as much fun as it seems to begin with. Besides, a complicated modding tool will give you valuable insight, I think, into virtually all (technical) aspects of game development - you won't learn how to program the 3d engine but you'll understand how things are structured. Or if you are more flexible than just 3d games, try making a game on Facebook. Anything you do will give you relevant skills I think.
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engine burns liquid petroleum gas to heat water in 12 suitcase-sized boilers
Am I just ignorant or does all of that sound really, really pointless?
will someone with points mod this post up for me :-P
A very long time I would think. Consider race for example. It's far blurrier than gender, some argue in fact that it's arbitrary, yet we still have race firmly embedded in our laws and customs.
Really? I'm no lawyer but it seems to me most legal systems take care to emphasize that race (per ce) is not an issue.
However, my point was not cultural but (this is /.) that with gene-manipulation, medecine, bionics etc. advancing (rapidly) I think that we will get such a diverse range of individuals that it defies attempts to make any relevant categorizations. Already some people "breed" with particular sports in mind for their children.
I see people suggest we should introduce some kind of "miscellanous" category alongside male/female. I would instead ask: how long until we have to make away with male/female categories alltogether?
To test if someone is not female, just ask them to go out with a geek. If she says yes, then she can't be a female.
fixed that.
...I suspect many professors still feel a textbook lacks legitimacy unless it's hard cover, thick and there is a substantial price tag connected to it. I say this so as to suggest that "free" might mean it won't be as widely adopted as the authors first one.
Hah, you know I allways thought the paranoid ideas about AI's and robots gone roughe were just stupid: There may be small bugs but generally we are pretty good at designing systems that don't screw up too badly. Now I realize the problem isn't design flaws - the computer that will enslave humanity and cause the apocalyps will be one designed to do just that and work flawlessly!
We want patents abolished, though.
Aaaah, there are pirates on slashdot!!
Yup, and I think that if the pirate party of Sweden had taken a more moderate (reasonable) standpoint they would have been boring and quickly forgotten. By being outrageous they are now known by near enough everyone and got 7% or something like that (one seat) in the election to the European parliament. No, I think "outrageous" is just the way to go.
And come on - do you really think by giving them your vote you would risk a sudden abolishment of copyright?!
If academicians have access to surce code and design plans then it's safe to assume hackers have access to source code and design plans imho.
I have no idea what ninjawords is about (sounds completely irrelevant to me) but it sure got some serious exposure out of all this.
Many physicists say they would be perfectly happy if the collider never got above five trillion electron volts.
I doubt that.
Can't speak for all ATM's but one possibility is to report some "unknown communication error" right after accepting the pin. I've gotten something like that a couple of times (yes, from ATM's I know are not fake).
UK's FSA Finds No Health Benefits To Organic Food
Of course not, the benefits are primarily to taste and conscience.
Of course we have to spy on global warming or it might unexpectedly creep up on us without anyone having time to raise the alarm.
My email provider changes the name of their imap server every now and then and it's always something different than what is documented. If I don't figure out what the name in the certificate is and update my settings accordingly I get warnings. If I'm busy with something more important I just click past them.
Now, at least I can figure out how to fix (check out) this but most people wouldn't, they'd just see some problem that more than 99% of the times (if they are in my situation) is no attack but just some kind of administrative thing that fortunately you can click your way through and won't have to waste half a day trying to catch an admin for.
@those who whine about stupid users: I don't think this problem is about stupid users.
...tabulated data is not protected by US copyright...
What does that mean exactly? Seems to me any digital information could be called "tabulated data", more or less directly.
What is "tech" about this?
It's on the Internet. This time around however, people here seem instinctively to be in favour of copyright *gdr*.
1. Get started
2. Talk to people you know
3. Be clear and honest
4. Offer to collaborate
... with no chance to download successfully in finite time.
That is mathematically speaking a pretty silly statement (as there obviously is some non-zero chance of obtaining each piece), moreover so considering the next sentence which says they had a 0.1% failure rate.
Post is tagged "disgusting", "repulsorblast" and "midichlorians"... Fascinating, the minds of whoever comes up with such tags all the time.
Browse www.ted.com. Personally I think everything about selfassembling nanomachines is fascinating.
I agree, this is weak. And in the actual article I can't even see any statement that the attempted change was to BING.
I guess most gamers have toyed with the idea of becoming developers and I guess that's why so many game companies have decided it is a good idea to include editors/builders etc. in their releases. I toy around with them once in a while (Wesnoth is fun) but then I get bored. So obviously getting in to serious game developing is a bad idea for me.
Perhaps a good thing to do is like PIPBoy300 above, try and make some module/addon for something and see if it is really as much fun as it seems to begin with. Besides, a complicated modding tool will give you valuable insight, I think, into virtually all (technical) aspects of game development - you won't learn how to program the 3d engine but you'll understand how things are structured. Or if you are more flexible than just 3d games, try making a game on Facebook. Anything you do will give you relevant skills I think.
Myself I dread all the broken dependencies and conflicts that I inadvertably get with a major upgrade.