I'm curious how the monochrome version compares to actual eInk displays.
Pixel Qi screen's are just as readable, except without the terrible refresh rate of eInk. Also, I don't know if you just misspoke, but do you realize that there are not separate "versions", but that the screen is able to be toggled between black-and-white (no backlight) and full color (backlight) with the press of a button?
Until the Notion Ink Adam comes out in June/July. Then everything else will be last year's technology. Tegra 2, Color and Daylight-readable B&W LCD, running your choice of Android, ChromeOS or Ubuntu, camera, expandable storage, 3G, HDMI-out. Sure, some of you may say it's a tablet, not an e-reader, but if it makes e-readers obsolete does it matter?
One little nit to pick with your rant... Falsification is not the defining aspect of "science".
Astrologers and numerologists will be glad to have you in their camp. Karl Popper introduced the criteria of falsifiability as a demarcation of the empirical sciences from non-sciences in great part to combat the rise of pseudo-sciences that are built on principles of "validity through positive verification" while simultaneously being structured to provide a "reasoned account" for contrary phenomenon (see early psychoanalysis).
Unfortunately it seems that a great deal of the current scientific community holds your view. After all, how much more pleasant is it to be able to protect one's pet theory by structuring it to be unfalsifiable?
Indeed: in writing, one commonly samples other people's work using a moderately well-known process called "quoting". I'm mildly surprised she hasn't heard of it.
In quoting, one marks the material quoted with either in-line or block quotes, and lists the source, usually at the bottom of the page in something called a "footnote" (;-))
people can be born with a strong propensity towards spirituality and also whether it can be acquired through head trauma
Weeellll... that's one way to get it I guess.
Definitely adds a very interesting potential to the story of Saul (St. Paul) who was famous for persecuting the Christians before he was thrown from his horse on the road to Damascus, and saw "a light from heaven", after which he heard Jesus speak to him and was converted. The official story is that he saw the light first, and was then thrown from his horse - but head trauma has a funny way of messing with the memory of the sequence of events...
David Caruso: Judging by the scorch marks and angle of trajectory, you could say that, even with eyes like that, this Rhodian...*puts on sunglasses*...never saw the shot coming... YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!
Oh, yeah... well how would you feel if you were a country that was just trying to provide the most wholesome kind of social system possible (as laid out by God himself!), and all your people were using the internet for was bad-mouthing your attempts to fight the righteous battle against the vile corruption from the West that was threatening to engulf your poor country? You wouldn't feel so good then, would you?
Facebook wants to sell the data to anyone/everyone (currently that's mostly just advertisers). Google is the advertiser. The data they collect is not resold ad nauseaum.
One has an army of juveniles the other has an army of congressmen. Which one do you think will win?
Well, on the one side is a group of listless, ne'er-do-wells whose actions are dictated by whatever seems 'cool' in the moment without any regard towards long-term consequences, and on the other side is a bunch of teenagers.
Humans should steward the planet in such away that makes it best for us.
While I agree with this statement completely, the far majority of environmentalists I have met do not hold this stance, and the far majority of the arguments here on/. are not made with this idea in mind. I do heartily believe that the studies about impact should be focused completely on weighing the benefits and risks in terms of our well-being/survival instead of "the planet's", or various other species/ecosystems.
Personally, I don't care about the continued survival of the flora and fauna of the tundra nearly as much as I care about the survival/expansion of mankind. "Too hot"?! We still have an entire continent that is uninhabitable because it is too cold.
Humans are amazingly adaptable, especially when combined with modern technology. I only have an inkling, based on Wikipedia trails from here about what the likely impacts are, and all the studies seem to focus only on damages, not benefits, but it still seems likely that mankind will be better off, in the long run, with more warming. Not to say there won't be short term (50 - 150 years) losses, but that the increased access to global resources will have benefits that will, over this next millenium, far outweigh the initial potential losses.
Then imagine how much the potential losses could be mitigated by focusing all resources/energy that is currently being requested to fight global warming - instead towards preparing for adaptation to take advantage of the coming changes.
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I'm curious how the monochrome version compares to actual eInk displays.
Pixel Qi screen's are just as readable, except without the terrible refresh rate of eInk. Also, I don't know if you just misspoke, but do you realize that there are not separate "versions", but that the screen is able to be toggled between black-and-white (no backlight) and full color (backlight) with the press of a button?
Until the Notion Ink Adam comes out in June/July. Then everything else will be last year's technology. Tegra 2, Color and Daylight-readable B&W LCD, running your choice of Android, ChromeOS or Ubuntu, camera, expandable storage, 3G, HDMI-out. Sure, some of you may say it's a tablet, not an e-reader, but if it makes e-readers obsolete does it matter?
One little nit to pick with your rant... Falsification is not the defining aspect of "science".
Astrologers and numerologists will be glad to have you in their camp. Karl Popper introduced the criteria of falsifiability as a demarcation of the empirical sciences from non-sciences in great part to combat the rise of pseudo-sciences that are built on principles of "validity through positive verification" while simultaneously being structured to provide a "reasoned account" for contrary phenomenon (see early psychoanalysis).
Unfortunately it seems that a great deal of the current scientific community holds your view. After all, how much more pleasant is it to be able to protect one's pet theory by structuring it to be unfalsifiable?
Interesting. I remember when that was $100 billion in cash.
Cocaine's a helluva drug...
By imagining it's sprained?
Imagining?! This is Roland Emmerich we're talking about. The first step would be to create a CG brain, in 3D...
How, exactly, do you propose to have the audience experience the awesome and unique power of The Mule without 3D?! Luddite!!
How would you propose one could possibly experience the awesome exhibition of the unique ability of The Mule without 3D?! Luddite!!
Indeed: in writing, one commonly samples other people's work using a moderately well-known process called "quoting". I'm mildly surprised she hasn't heard of it.
In quoting, one marks the material quoted with either in-line or block quotes, and lists the source, usually at the bottom of the page in something called a "footnote" (;-))
--dave
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I would rank it second to the smell of burnt mosquito, especially when it's the ONE bugger that's keeping me awake at 3am...
I love the smell of burning mosquito in the morning. Smells like... victory.
people can be born with a strong propensity towards spirituality and also whether it can be acquired through head trauma
Weeellll... that's one way to get it I guess.
Definitely adds a very interesting potential to the story of Saul (St. Paul) who was famous for persecuting the Christians before he was thrown from his horse on the road to Damascus, and saw "a light from heaven", after which he heard Jesus speak to him and was converted. The official story is that he saw the light first, and was then thrown from his horse - but head trauma has a funny way of messing with the memory of the sequence of events...
Wait WAT!
FTFY
To be fair, his computer had just been pimped by Xzibit...
David Caruso: Judging by the scorch marks and angle of trajectory, you could say that, even with eyes like that, this Rhodian...*puts on sunglasses*...never saw the shot coming...
YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!
Oh, yeah... well how would you feel if you were a country that was just trying to provide the most wholesome kind of social system possible (as laid out by God himself!), and all your people were using the internet for was bad-mouthing your attempts to fight the righteous battle against the vile corruption from the West that was threatening to engulf your poor country? You wouldn't feel so good then, would you?
After a year, we'll find out that pigs can actually fly, and that Hell can actually freeze over! ;)
Well, last year swine flu - it was all over the news. Also, I'm pretty sure Hell freezes over every winter.
You and tuxedobob should move in together. With your powers combined none of us would dare tread on your lawn ever again.
Pirate. Don't hide. Don't pretend we aren't doing it. Be PROUD of pirating. PUBLICIZE your piracy.
Says the brave AC...
Facebook wants to sell the data to anyone/everyone (currently that's mostly just advertisers). Google is the advertiser. The data they collect is not resold ad nauseaum.
Which in no way protects them from a lawsuit.
Except from all the people who believe that it does...
With current exchange rates, I'll stick with the more popular meme.
One has an army of juveniles the other has an army of congressmen. Which one do you think will win?
Well, on the one side is a group of listless, ne'er-do-wells whose actions are dictated by whatever seems 'cool' in the moment without any regard towards long-term consequences, and on the other side is a bunch of teenagers.
A better analogy would be if you owned a car...
I knew there was something missing from the original analogy...
Humans should steward the planet in such away that makes it best for us.
While I agree with this statement completely, the far majority of environmentalists I have met do not hold this stance, and the far majority of the arguments here on /. are not made with this idea in mind. I do heartily believe that the studies about impact should be focused completely on weighing the benefits and risks in terms of our well-being/survival instead of "the planet's", or various other species/ecosystems.
Personally, I don't care about the continued survival of the flora and fauna of the tundra nearly as much as I care about the survival/expansion of mankind. "Too hot"?! We still have an entire continent that is uninhabitable because it is too cold.
Humans are amazingly adaptable, especially when combined with modern technology. I only have an inkling, based on Wikipedia trails from here about what the likely impacts are, and all the studies seem to focus only on damages, not benefits, but it still seems likely that mankind will be better off, in the long run, with more warming. Not to say there won't be short term (50 - 150 years) losses, but that the increased access to global resources will have benefits that will, over this next millenium, far outweigh the initial potential losses.
Then imagine how much the potential losses could be mitigated by focusing all resources/energy that is currently being requested to fight global warming - instead towards preparing for adaptation to take advantage of the coming changes.
David Caruso: I'll believe that this man was killed by swine flu... *puts on sunglasses* ...when pigs fly...
The WHO: YEEEAAAAAAAAHH!!
How exactly is the bravery implemented?
/s/fear/courage/g