I agree... those that survive do so because the selection rules have changed.
Having said that, who will inherit the earth ? Those that produce more offspring I guess. We can only predict the results of our choices a generation or two down the track.
Hopefully it is for the better, however you define that.
What I mean is that the length of years that we lived has been tuned evolutionary for the propagation of our species. There is an evolutionary disadvantage in living longer.
1. Having children later means less healthy 2. Helping children survive regardless affects the gene pool. (This is a terrible thing to say, but many of us, including would not have survived birth without technology) 3. We need renewal in our political system. If people live even longer, that is great for positive contributions but terrible for negative ones. The problem is, as we can see with corporations, that they preserve their interests at the expense of outside competition. The same will go for geriatric power holders.
Most of those numbers are from improving birth mortality of child and mother.
Once you get past that stage you probably will get within 10 years of current expectations if you live fairly healthy. No need for technology at all.
G
PS: On the other hand, keeping alive children that would not have made it probably counters technologys contribution. I am not saying not to do it, as I would not be here if not for that technology.
The reason we have the age we do has nothing to do with health.
It is game theory. The length of time we live relates to the social structure we have.
So if we live forever, we need a dramaticaly different social structure.
The second aspect is that given we are living longer means that alot of deseases that would have been "selected" out now stay in the gene pool. So we are not infact much healthyer at all.
Live forever you say. Next thing you know, neocons will change the laws so they stay in goverment for ever. How will you ever change that ?
It's a respectable opinion but your society allows for killing all the disadvantaged which is not a new idea. Give natural selection a helping hand I guess...
The problem is that we all become disadvantaged when we grow old and frail, so I guess I am looking out for my own butt when I would like us to take care of those in need
A society is measured by how it treats it's disadvantaged.
A disabled person uses a lot more resources. A premature child a lot more than a normal birth. You guys have to figure out how to do things efficiently. These kids are part of your society, so either put them in a box or put them out there and deal with it
Not really. If they can get 100 million people buying DVDs on principal then they have a nest egg. The copiers will just copy and collect for it's own sake.
Easy... that is where reputation is of value. In the magazine that presents you with these irrefutable facts. Leaf through it and look at other stories and you will notice because it is disparate for material it will pad the mag with junk.
Now a good book to read is daemon haunted world by Carl Sagan. There was a time when witches were everywhere. Nobody sees them now. There was a time when the Bermuda triangle would swallow whole convoys. Nothing goes missing now the same way... radars, GPS and full time tracking ensures we know were anything is 24/7. Things still go missing but the triangle has nothing special about it. same goes for big foot. 8mm film... cool. Now that we have orders of better technology. The army just drops pissy little cheap sensors all over a forest and knows when an ant makes a move. These things are worth nothing, work on a mesh network system. Why don't we have more data now.
Amm my or your facts may be false. One thing that is not. The facts were manipulated, the war was an excuse. WMDs did not exist and nobody got in trouble for it.
I am not justifying Iraq. Saddam was a creep, the double standard is with the US because they went to war with the excuse of UN resolutions but without the authorization. Israel and Turkey have had more resolutions against them. The US not only does not care, but vetoes any action.
Thank you for the history lesson, I doubt you have learned yours
No you wouldn't... you (the us public) would have hung him dry. The mud would be more sticky on Hillary and the moralline from the psudo-relegious republicans would possibly change politics.
Something I know (password) + Something I am (biometrics) + Something I have (key)
Use all three for added security.
What we are seeing with laptops is that they are becoming commodities. Features are maxed out, people don't need any new ones.
So now we will have Ferrari editions, gell casing, wet feel touch pad, reflective screen (Why I have no idea) and a myriad of useless features trying to differentiate them.
Now is the time for Linux but then Linux is irrelevant. All you need is a box that will surf, run open office and you're done.
My only measure of this is I have gone through all the comments and I have yet to see a comment of the form "Opera had this 16 months ago" In fact this is the first mention of the Opera browser that I noticed...
You can put your capacity in 50c blue ray disks (coming soon)there you go, you get your capacity and your speed
How long does it take you to fill 1 terabyte ?
(cue 740KB is enough for anybody meme)
So you have your 1/4Gig of super fast, super quiet, super low power consumption. And every week or so you can burn a couple of blue ray disks for all your... am... storage needs
Slashdot Mirror
mad ... cause it's maxed out
what will she do with it ?
I agree ... those that survive do so because the selection rules have changed.
Having said that, who will inherit the earth ?
Those that produce more offspring I guess. We can only predict the results of our choices a generation or two down the track.
Hopefully it is for the better, however you define that.
What I mean is that the length of years that we lived has been tuned evolutionary for the propagation of our species. There is an evolutionary disadvantage in living longer.
1. Having children later means less healthy
2. Helping children survive regardless affects the gene pool. (This is a terrible thing to say, but many of us, including would not have survived birth without technology)
3. We need renewal in our political system. If people live even longer, that is great for positive contributions but terrible for negative ones. The problem is, as we can see with corporations, that they preserve their interests at the expense of outside competition. The same will go for geriatric power holders.
G
Most of those numbers are from improving birth mortality of child and mother.
Once you get past that stage you probably will get within 10 years of current expectations if you live fairly healthy. No need for technology at all.
G
PS: On the other hand, keeping alive children that would not have made it probably counters technologys contribution. I am not saying not to do it, as I would not be here if not for that technology.
The reason we have the age we do has nothing to do with health.
It is game theory. The length of time we live relates to the social structure we have.
So if we live forever, we need a dramaticaly different social structure.
The second aspect is that given we are living longer means that alot of deseases that would have been "selected" out now stay in the gene pool. So we are not infact much healthyer at all.
Live forever you say. Next thing you know, neocons will change the laws so they stay in goverment for ever. How will you ever change that ?
"I hope he is haunted to the end of his days by what he has done and by what historians write about him"
... haunted ?
Only if the history book comes out in picture book version.
I think we are getting ripped off. A guy that is directly or indirectly responsible to alot of the worlds pain and we hope he will be
G
Knighthoods also give recognition to the queen.
John Lennon's rejection when je was with the Beatles realy hutr the prestige.
So now they ask diplomatically. Steven Hawkins deserves the maximum recognition in the UK but it's great that he doesn't need one from the Queen.
It's a respectable opinion but your society allows for killing all the disadvantaged which is not a new idea. Give natural selection a helping hand I guess ...
The problem is that we all become disadvantaged when we grow old and frail, so I guess I am looking out for my own butt when I would like us to take care of those in need
A society is measured by how it treats it's disadvantaged.
A disabled person uses a lot more resources. A premature child a lot more than a normal birth. You guys have to figure out how to do things efficiently. These kids are part of your society, so either put them in a box or put them out there and deal with it
G
No problem ...
... free alternatives
... people will just not bother
MS tried to lock down Windows and Office.
result
The Movie industry is loosing viewers in droves to the internet. If the experiance is substandard to Internet
At this point the best weather predictor is ...
"Tomorrow will be the same as today"
It beats the weather man by far and wide
G
Not really. If they can get 100 million people buying DVDs on principal then they have a nest egg. The copiers will just copy and collect for it's own sake.
They simply want enough people not being able to record. Probably wont work in the long run. A whole generation has grown up with 160GB ipods
(well, not grown up but they have them now)
G
Easy ... that is where reputation is of value. In the magazine that presents you with these irrefutable facts. Leaf through it and look at other stories and you will notice because it is disparate for material it will pad the mag with junk.
... radars, GPS and full time tracking ensures we know were anything is 24/7. Things still go missing but the triangle has nothing special about it. same goes for big foot. 8mm film ... cool. Now that we have orders of better technology. The army just drops pissy little cheap sensors all over a forest and knows when an ant makes a move. These things are worth nothing, work on a mesh network system. Why don't we have more data now.
...
Now a good book to read is daemon haunted world by Carl Sagan. There was a time when witches were everywhere. Nobody sees them now. There was a time when the Bermuda triangle would swallow whole convoys. Nothing goes missing now the same way
be Skeptic
You don't mean skeptics here. They are the good guys and they should challenge the findings.
You mean fundamentalist nut jobs that ignore evidence and argue out of their nether regions
Amm my or your facts may be false. One thing that is not. The facts were manipulated, the war was an excuse. WMDs did not exist and nobody got in trouble for it.
I am not justifying Iraq. Saddam was a creep, the double standard is with the US because they went to war with the excuse of UN resolutions but without the authorization. Israel and Turkey have had more resolutions against them. The US not only does not care, but vetoes any action.
Thank you for the history lesson, I doubt you have learned yours
Well ... Israel has had quite a few, thank God for the US noticing that. Turkey as well but why count, when we can sell you weapons.
To add to that Iraq said we have no fricken weapons, send in your goons to find them.
US: Give them to us or we will carpet bomb you
and they did
No you wouldn't ... you (the us public) would have hung him dry. The mud would be more sticky on Hillary and the moralline from the psudo-relegious republicans would possibly change politics.
G
Ever light up steel wool.
here's a trick for home kids, make sure you have building insurance.
1. take a piece of steel wool.
2. attach it to string ~50cm
3. light said steel wool with a match
4. spin
5...
6 profit
(part 5 is hinted in introduction)
Great fun when we were kids
The best security
Something I know (password) +
Something I am (biometrics) +
Something I have (key)
Use all three for added security.
What we are seeing with laptops is that they are becoming commodities. Features are maxed out, people don't need any new ones.
So now we will have Ferrari editions, gell casing, wet feel touch pad, reflective screen (Why I have no idea) and a myriad of useless features trying to differentiate them.
Now is the time for Linux but then Linux is irrelevant. All you need is a box that will surf, run open office and you're done.
G
My only measure of this is I have gone through all the comments and I have yet to see a comment of the form ...
"Opera had this 16 months ago" In fact this is the first mention of the Opera browser that I noticed
OMG I always knew a Slashdotter will come up with the perpetual motion machine. You've done one better. Infinite energy.
PS: Cool comment (got no mod points)
Doesn't MS Win Spam or malwear or some exploit hold that record already ? ;p
You know the funny thing,
...
In China all the politicians are pretty much Engineers
Hmm
You can put your capacity in 50c blue ray disks (coming soon)there you go, you get your capacity and your speed
... am ... storage needs
How long does it take you to fill 1 terabyte ?
(cue 740KB is enough for anybody meme)
So you have your 1/4Gig of super fast, super quiet, super low power consumption.
And every week or so you can burn a couple of blue ray disks for all your