I forget the story's title, but it was in one of his anthologies I read long ago.
In the story, it was done in a vacuum. The buildup was about ancient societies that used 3 to represent pi, when obviously pi is more than 3. But what if pi was 3 when that value was being used, and only became its current value when some smart mathematician decided it had to be something else? Basically following up on the topic of reality changing based on scientific understanding mention in the posts before mine. The story took that concept as a fact.
So, the speed of a photon in a vacuum is constant. Our modern world is based on the physics that supports that. So, if you manage to make a single photon pause, its speed is not constant, and it means our world is not correct and must change to conform to the new reality.
It makes no difference to the end user. But it makes a big difference to corporations that decide what software to allow on computers. Or what software their product supports or works with.
Even the various Linux flavors keep a 'long-term' version of their os, just so businesses know they can count on that version for more than a month or half-year.
Who was whining? I was pointing out that the people who are acting like a TV sitcom about nerds is equivalent to blackface, have no idea how bad of a comparison that is. Yes the Indians had it worse than the African slaves, but the nerds in a TV show are not next in order of persecution.
We do have that sort of system. If you touch a hot pan with your hand, the response time is shorter than the time needed for the signal to reach the brain, be processed, and generate a command to move the hand/arm away from the pain. Same with stepping on a sharp rock.
However the signal path is still much longer than the fruit fly's total possible signal path. Looking at this page of nerve impulse speed, it seems nerves send their signal from less than 1 meter per second, to over 120 meters per second. It is hard to say how long a signal/response event will take (I'm not going to experiment on my family today), but it isn't surprising that a small insect has a quicker response than a much larger human, or even than a moderate sized bird.
Photograph of Bert Williams (left) and George Walker, ca. 1898.
Bert Williams (1874-1922) was one of the preeminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians (of any race) at the time. He became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, as well as the only black performer to sign with Ziegfeld Follies (1910-1918). Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as “the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew.” Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career.
Williams met George Walker in San Francisco in 1893 and the two formed what became the most successful comedy team of their time. They staged several vaudeville shows and full musical theater productions, including Senegambian Carnival (1897), The Policy Players (1899), The Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1902)their biggest hit, Abyssinia (1906), and Bandana Land (1907). When George took ill and retired in 1908, Bert continued working and shared his earnings with him until he died in 1911.
And I wasn't the one who brought up death in a discussion about a TV sitcom. Linking Big Bang Theory to blackface was stupid enough IMHO without adding suicide by bullied teenagers to the thread.
Pullleeeze. To even suggest that is to suggest that the persecution of nerds is equivalent to the persecution of African American minorities in the United States. Certainly nerds are persecuted, particularly in high school, but they are in no way equivalent. Besides, it's not like the show doesn't make fun of people who are "smart and good looking".
Tell that to the parents of any "nerd" that has committed suicide due to the bullying. Go on. Straight to their face.
Tell that the families of thousands of blacks who were lynched simply because racist white guys wanted to. Go. Straight to their face.
Do you see anyone on Big Bang Theory getting beaten up? Physically attacked?
No.
Your situation, as tragic as it was, is not what the show is about. If you don't like the show, fine, watch something you do enjoy. But don't make the mistake of projecting your own anger and resentment onto a comedy show that is only superficially similar.
Well, to be fair to the above responders, we aren't used to seeing posts from Tarzan, the Lone Ranger, or Spongebob. And when those guys do post, they explain they don't get reception in their area, for obvious reasons.
That's what I don't get about the newer monitors and TVs that are all HI-Glare. What the fuck is the use, if you have to wait everything is pitch black before using it?
My main email account is on Yahoo. Because I can log in from anywhere and read or send messages with it. I don't send illegal messages with it. One, that would be stupid. Two, I don't do that much illegal stuff.
So if someone is running a drug operation, he should not use Yahoo to do it.
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Thank God I'm getting ready to retire.
Stock up on essentials now. Or even sell everything and retire to a warm island. It's only getting worse here.
I anonymously mod you up +5.
Wait. How'd you do that?
Are arguing from the book or the movie?
I knew it was real.
Watch the skies for the Bugs.
Dammit, I used all my mod points yesterday. :^)
I forget the story's title, but it was in one of his anthologies I read long ago.
In the story, it was done in a vacuum. The buildup was about ancient societies that used 3 to represent pi, when obviously pi is more than 3. But what if pi was 3 when that value was being used, and only became its current value when some smart mathematician decided it had to be something else? Basically following up on the topic of reality changing based on scientific understanding mention in the posts before mine. The story took that concept as a fact.
So, the speed of a photon in a vacuum is constant. Our modern world is based on the physics that supports that. So, if you manage to make a single photon pause, its speed is not constant, and it means our world is not correct and must change to conform to the new reality.
It makes no difference to the end user. But it makes a big difference to corporations that decide what software to allow on computers. Or what software their product supports or works with.
Even the various Linux flavors keep a 'long-term' version of their os, just so businesses know they can count on that version for more than a month or half-year.
One of Isaac Asimov's short stories told how a guy made a photon pause. It ended the universe as we know it.
Who was whining? I was pointing out that the people who are acting like a TV sitcom about nerds is equivalent to blackface, have no idea how bad of a comparison that is. Yes the Indians had it worse than the African slaves, but the nerds in a TV show are not next in order of persecution.
Nor does shooting Oracle.
What about those Texas "he needed killin' " laws?
Could we shoot Oracle in Texas and say it was a public service?
And, a note for the humor impaired, I'm not actually advocating anybody getting shot here, it's a fscking joke.
Wait! What?! (unloads shotgun) Dammit. I was on the way to the DMV. Good thing I hit Refresh on my way out the door.
We do have that sort of system. If you touch a hot pan with your hand, the response time is shorter than the time needed for the signal to reach the brain, be processed, and generate a command to move the hand/arm away from the pain. Same with stepping on a sharp rock.
However the signal path is still much longer than the fruit fly's total possible signal path. Looking at this page of nerve impulse speed, it seems nerves send their signal from less than 1 meter per second, to over 120 meters per second. It is hard to say how long a signal/response event will take (I'm not going to experiment on my family today), but it isn't surprising that a small insect has a quicker response than a much larger human, or even than a moderate sized bird.
Very few people believe in that thing anymore.
The fascists are never going to give up power now that they have it.
And, at this point, it is fairly obvious that both parties are more than willing to vote in favor of fascism.
This is all about government control and secrecy, and if anybody is going to hack into anything with permission it's the NSA et al.
Pathetic, in my lifetime, America has become a joke -- face it, you suck, your government sucks, and you've turned your backs on rights and freedoms.
America deserves what it gets at this point, and deserves a massive amount of contempt and distrust from the rest of the world.
You have become the fucking problem.
Why is this modded "flamebait"? It is the truth.
This site shows how popular black vaudevillians were.
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Photograph of Bert Williams (left) and George Walker, ca. 1898.
Bert Williams (1874-1922) was one of the preeminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians (of any race) at the time. He became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, as well as the only black performer to sign with Ziegfeld Follies (1910-1918). Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as “the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew.” Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career.
Williams met George Walker in San Francisco in 1893 and the two formed what became the most successful comedy team of their time. They staged several vaudeville shows and full musical theater productions, including Senegambian Carnival (1897), The Policy Players (1899), The Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1902)their biggest hit, Abyssinia (1906), and Bandana Land (1907). When George took ill and retired in 1908, Bert continued working and shared his earnings with him until he died in 1911.
And I wasn't the one who brought up death in a discussion about a TV sitcom. Linking Big Bang Theory to blackface was stupid enough IMHO without adding suicide by bullied teenagers to the thread.
Do you mean minority actors who get paid to be in a movie/tv show? They work and get paid. Apparently they like it.
Wait. Which is the flabby ugly nerd?
They use a live studio audience.
Dude, his parents are rich. He doesn't need a high salary. Penny needs money, since her acting career isn't working out as she had hoped.
We'll learn that when it is 'Hofstadter'.
Pullleeeze. To even suggest that is to suggest that the persecution of nerds is equivalent to the persecution of African American minorities in the United States. Certainly nerds are persecuted, particularly in high school, but they are in no way equivalent. Besides, it's not like the show doesn't make fun of people who are "smart and good looking".
Tell that to the parents of any "nerd" that has committed suicide due to the bullying. Go on. Straight to their face.
Tell that the families of thousands of blacks who were lynched simply because racist white guys wanted to. Go. Straight to their face.
Read "Stranger In A Strange Land" by Robert Heinlein. It explains the concept better than most attempts.
Do you see anyone on Big Bang Theory getting beaten up? Physically attacked?
No.
Your situation, as tragic as it was, is not what the show is about. If you don't like the show, fine, watch something you do enjoy. But don't make the mistake of projecting your own anger and resentment onto a comedy show that is only superficially similar.
Well, to be fair to the above responders, we aren't used to seeing posts from Tarzan, the Lone Ranger, or Spongebob. And when those guys do post, they explain they don't get reception in their area, for obvious reasons.
That's what I don't get about the newer monitors and TVs that are all HI-Glare. What the fuck is the use, if you have to wait everything is pitch black before using it?
Exactly.
My main email account is on Yahoo. Because I can log in from anywhere and read or send messages with it. I don't send illegal messages with it. One, that would be stupid. Two, I don't do that much illegal stuff.
So if someone is running a drug operation, he should not use Yahoo to do it.