The latest throw in the Science vs Religion argument, with this:
a new discipline with the warring titles "neurotheology" and "spiritual neuroscience"...might reconcile religion and science
There's nothing to be reconciled, you can't, they're fundamentally based of different principles (mainly re. falsify-ability)
You can, however, just chill the hell out, and realise they do different things. And you can do experiments which (I'm waiting with baited breath for this) will be interpreted in different ways.
I'm inclined to agree. A one-off freak occurrence is usually Somebody Else's Fault. Plenty of astronomical events put out this level of energy, but very rarely for such a short length of time.
perhaps there should be an independent authority (e.g. the police, the FBI) where you can go with your information and be certain that action will be taken instead of making it accessible to the world and his dog.
That's quite a scary concept....a government organisation in sole control of your financial details...
I work for a large national book company. Our multi-site database, tied in with the website, runs on a VERY old DOS system. All our machines at work run on 95 simply so they can properly handle the single most important piece of software we use.
Know what? It works brilliantly. Yes, on personal preference I'd rather be using a LAMP based system, but to be honest I think that this particular application runs better under DOS than anything else I can think of. It's tried, proven and trusted.
If you're as big as NIN then your bosses are the fans rather than the record company. If there's *enough* demand then *somebody* will sign up to distribute you.
Thank you....I realised moments after posting, then debated whether or not to compound the problem by posting AGAIN to explain, but guessed people would probably get it.
My bad. As somebody once said, "stupid is forever"
"Light aircraft" can be remarkably good gliders when they have to be. If he was in something like a Cessna the chances of surviving an engine failure are pretty good, although the chances of injury are equally high.
So we've got a missing man, somewhere in a radius of about 500 miles, and a bunch of techies with computers. How do we get the most high-res and up to date satellite photos available?
And there was me thinking that the tides every twelve hours were caused by
1: The moon pulling a bunch of water towards it (tide 1)
2: The centripetal force caused by the fact that the centre of rotation of the system is off-centre with relation to the centre of the Earth (tide 2)
A 3m shift in tectonic plates every day is going to cause a bunch of earthquakes isn't it?
Or maybe, just maybe, given the number sold somebody was going to be in that tiny, tiny, but still existent percentile if "11 broke". It happens folks, it's statistics. Toss a coin often enough, you get 11 tails in a row.
Show me stats that skew the bell-curve to the "broken" end and I'll start to worry. The important thing to look at is how well the company in question handles the once-in-a-million event. So I'll off and RTFA to find out...;)
Absolutely. In an ideal world every case would be judged from first principles, in this case from basic mathematics and Charles Babbage upwards.
Sadly, we have too many accusations and too little money for that to work. But at least the judge had the good grace to ask for an explanation, which they sometimes do on behalf of the jury if there is one. Remember that the technicalities of a website, rather than using Google and then reading one, are still relatively specialist areas for Joe Public, especially when they might be expected to make a decision on those details.
Sorry my friend, this is Britain I'm talking about. It's more likely to be Billy Piper (last-but-one Doctor Who companion). Which is probably a little sad in itself.
They still charge a hell of a lot if you want them to launch anything for you though, that makes it commercial in my book. The example I gave was non-profit making. Yes, they've probably made a lot of cash from the programme they made about it, but the launch itself was not commercial.
....remember that to do stuff that we know is cool you have to convince the general public, who:
1: Are a bit dim at times (average IQ of 100 apparently!;)
2: Are going to be paying for it either through taxes or by buying the products that have adverts plastered across the side of the spaceship.
You've got to get the money from somewhere, and "cool" gets money these days.
For the REAL future of space missions, see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3JjUUdjWU - a bunch of British TV presenters decide to make a rocket...out of a 3 wheeled car. And it ends up being the largest non-commercial European space launch ever...now that's cool.
Yes, I'm referring to Dunblane, and yes, he held the guns legally.
Handguns were outlawed soon after (within a couple of years IIRC). I can't give you any firm statistics, but it is my *opinion* that there are fewer handguns on the streets than there would be otherwise. Gun owners here have to keep their firearms in, for want of a better phrase, a heffing great safe, but thefts still happen, and when a handgun is stolen it's probably not going to be used by a non-criminal again.
I shot at a rifle club a couple of miles down the road. We could all sympathise with the handgun shooters, but given the circumstances there are other hobbies.
There are no "self defence, right to bear arms, state taking away our safety" issues with that argument, because you cannot and could not legally carry a firearm for self defence anyway. I can recall around five or six shootings in Scotland in the last year, and that's quite a high number. Each one of those was a "BANG - job done" case where armed bystanders wouldn't have made any difference other than raise the death toll.
Hmmm....interesting concept....you listen to tunes which have commercial messages attached. They might even put the ads over the first or last few seconds to avoid ruining the entire track, but still have the ads embedded.
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Do you want a "Hell Yeah!" with that?
Too right, remember when you all went to the same pub, so if you wanted to see them you'd go there?
a new discipline with the warring titles "neurotheology" and "spiritual neuroscience"...might reconcile religion and science
There's nothing to be reconciled, you can't, they're fundamentally based of different principles (mainly re. falsify-ability)
You can, however, just chill the hell out, and realise they do different things. And you can do experiments which (I'm waiting with baited breath for this) will be interpreted in different ways.
I'm inclined to agree. A one-off freak occurrence is usually Somebody Else's Fault. Plenty of astronomical events put out this level of energy, but very rarely for such a short length of time.
In Soviet Russia, joke repeats you.
Sorry. Force of habit.
That's quite a scary concept....a government organisation in sole control of your financial details...
I work for a large national book company. Our multi-site database, tied in with the website, runs on a VERY old DOS system. All our machines at work run on 95 simply so they can properly handle the single most important piece of software we use.
Know what? It works brilliantly. Yes, on personal preference I'd rather be using a LAMP based system, but to be honest I think that this particular application runs better under DOS than anything else I can think of. It's tried, proven and trusted.
If you're as big as NIN then your bosses are the fans rather than the record company. If there's *enough* demand then *somebody* will sign up to distribute you.
Sounds like a good ballpark figure to me - unless you're used to receiving millions after having your toe trodden on.
If I find something electronic that I don't own attached to my car, I call the bomb squad.
And the papers, because they'll want to cover the argument between the military guy with the flack-jacket and the police guy with the red face.
Thank you....I realised moments after posting, then debated whether or not to compound the problem by posting AGAIN to explain, but guessed people would probably get it.
My bad. As somebody once said, "stupid is forever"
Because stopping "the Russians" using "our cyberspace" is like stopping those pesky Malaysians/Scottish/Venezuelans from breathing "our air"....
"Light aircraft" can be remarkably good gliders when they have to be. If he was in something like a Cessna the chances of surviving an engine failure are pretty good, although the chances of injury are equally high.
So we've got a missing man, somewhere in a radius of about 500 miles, and a bunch of techies with computers. How do we get the most high-res and up to date satellite photos available?
Now, now.....he's doing proper research.
*smirk*
They said the laser was of no practical use when it was invented.....
*snigger*
"You could potentially use this technique to monitor the product to make sure it remains stable over time."
Oh good grief, all that research and what does he comes up with? A chocolate-quality-control device. Release the hounds....
I call baby Architeuthidae! Really small one. Test it for ammonia....
And there was me thinking that the tides every twelve hours were caused by
1: The moon pulling a bunch of water towards it (tide 1) 2: The centripetal force caused by the fact that the centre of rotation of the system is off-centre with relation to the centre of the Earth (tide 2) A 3m shift in tectonic plates every day is going to cause a bunch of earthquakes isn't it?
Or maybe, just maybe, given the number sold somebody was going to be in that tiny, tiny, but still existent percentile if "11 broke". It happens folks, it's statistics. Toss a coin often enough, you get 11 tails in a row.
;)
Show me stats that skew the bell-curve to the "broken" end and I'll start to worry. The important thing to look at is how well the company in question handles the once-in-a-million event. So I'll off and RTFA to find out...
What would the point be in a stationary car not running the engine at 8000rpm?
Whoops..car analogy....there goes my karma....
I've measured the speed of light using chocolate and a microwave.
And extracted DNA using washing-up liquid and ice-cold gin.
I just looked at your reply. I saw a "no".
Absolutely. In an ideal world every case would be judged from first principles, in this case from basic mathematics and Charles Babbage upwards.
Sadly, we have too many accusations and too little money for that to work. But at least the judge had the good grace to ask for an explanation, which they sometimes do on behalf of the jury if there is one. Remember that the technicalities of a website, rather than using Google and then reading one, are still relatively specialist areas for Joe Public, especially when they might be expected to make a decision on those details.
Sorry my friend, this is Britain I'm talking about. It's more likely to be Billy Piper (last-but-one Doctor Who companion). Which is probably a little sad in itself.
They still charge a hell of a lot if you want them to launch anything for you though, that makes it commercial in my book. The example I gave was non-profit making. Yes, they've probably made a lot of cash from the programme they made about it, but the launch itself was not commercial.
Absolutely, yup, you're right.
....remember that to do stuff that we know is cool you have to convince the general public, who: ;)
But....
1: Are a bit dim at times (average IQ of 100 apparently!
2: Are going to be paying for it either through taxes or by buying the products that have adverts plastered across the side of the spaceship.
You've got to get the money from somewhere, and "cool" gets money these days.
For the REAL future of space missions, see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3JjUUdjWU - a bunch of British TV presenters decide to make a rocket...out of a 3 wheeled car. And it ends up being the largest non-commercial European space launch ever...now that's cool.
Late reply, my apologies.
Yes, I'm referring to Dunblane, and yes, he held the guns legally.
Handguns were outlawed soon after (within a couple of years IIRC). I can't give you any firm statistics, but it is my *opinion* that there are fewer handguns on the streets than there would be otherwise. Gun owners here have to keep their firearms in, for want of a better phrase, a heffing great safe, but thefts still happen, and when a handgun is stolen it's probably not going to be used by a non-criminal again.
I shot at a rifle club a couple of miles down the road. We could all sympathise with the handgun shooters, but given the circumstances there are other hobbies.
There are no "self defence, right to bear arms, state taking away our safety" issues with that argument, because you cannot and could not legally carry a firearm for self defence anyway. I can recall around five or six shootings in Scotland in the last year, and that's quite a high number. Each one of those was a "BANG - job done" case where armed bystanders wouldn't have made any difference other than raise the death toll.
Hmmm....interesting concept....you listen to tunes which have commercial messages attached. They might even put the ads over the first or last few seconds to avoid ruining the entire track, but still have the ads embedded.
In my day we called that "commercial radio".