There is nothing wrong in questioning the person to whom the service is registered to. However, I agree automatic guilt assumption is wrong, but I repeat if your name is on it then you should be questioned.
I don't believe science in its purist form can have any taboo. To be honest, vaporizing Earth for me is more of engineering question. But "How to change the trajectory of earth sized planet" is a scientific question for me. I think the way I see it, is that science is neutral, and anything beyond that is just humans tinkering with it.
Quoting Prof Farnsworth:
Amy, technology isn't intrinsically good or evil it's how it's used. Like the death ray.
I actually noticed a pattern among people who do certain fields of science, we are always willing to experiment on ourselves. I know that it is dangerous to point the laser to my eyes, I know I shouldn't touch that naked wire, and I know that I shouldn't mix these two substances together, yet the inquisitive part of my brain takes control and tell my self-preservation module. So will probably kill myself long before I do anything significant enough.
How about a wrong answer ? Or how about you switch answers?
Pet name : John Smith I.
Paternal Grandfather : Fluffy.
Name of the city you grew up in: Sally.
Name of your first kiss: Buttfuck Tennessee.
That was easy, wasn't ?
Happened to me a week ago! My contact on the bank told me that it will take at least a month for the bank to pick up the tab but I checked my account last night and they gave me back the money ( about 1400 euros or 1700 USD ). If people wind up thinking that banks are not secure and you don't get reimbursed then who in their right mind will ever use one again ?
If you give a standard answer then you are an idiot who deserv to be hacked! If half of your town knows your mother maiden name, what is the hell are you doing by picking that as a question and answer!
Exactly! But even with standard ones you can make it secure enough. For example I never had a pet when I was kid, and for that reason I pick that one out and fill it with a name that mentally means something for me, but something that not even my best friend of 21 years can tell!
Really the problem is not with the security measures it is with the end users. If you pick that question above and you had a pet that half of the world knew you had. Well then don't nag on how bad the the security is.
I am baffled ( I do understand it ) by this behavoir, how everyone immediately hurries to buy shares in some company just because someone shared his interest in it. I do understand that it is a way to gain money but I can't help but to think of hyenas each time I see this happen.
The point is not learning how to do complex calculation, the point is by learning these mathematical subjects you develop certain skills in logic, problem solving , and in critical thinking.
It goes beyond mathematics and to how to be a rational thinker ( and yes I am exaggerating a bit ).
Yes I would agree with that. But our sample of planetary system of the universe is so small that it is ridiculous to make any judgment. How many planetary system that have more than one planet that we know it exist ? 100 ? 1000 ? How many we think there is in our own galaxy ? few billions ? For few billions you need a sample of 2000 system to make any statement.
The higgs has definitely not been found. They only found a particle that looks like the higgs at some mass. If you saw the conference that announced the new "particle" none of the people behind the table said that they found the higgs, they kept on repeating that they found a new particle.
To verify whether or not it is the higgs, you need to study the individual channels and verify if they belong to a higgs interaction or not ( and this will take time ).
But I repeat we have no proof that this is the higgs.
Definetly not! Perp 1 might be an arab, but 2 and 3 are not. Beside your assumption on skin is wrong, because while north african arabs are dark skinned, middle eastern ( Palastenian, lebanese and Syrian ) arabs vary from dark skin to extreemly white skin.
You'd be surprised by some of my blue eyed blonde hair arab friends!
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There is nothing wrong in questioning the person to whom the service is registered to. However, I agree automatic guilt assumption is wrong, but I repeat if your name is on it then you should be questioned.
Yes, but Yahoo is not going to improve , unless something extraordinary happens Yahoo will die.
Amy, technology isn't intrinsically good or evil it's how it's used. Like the death ray.
No, I am Spartacus! Wait, I think I am in the wrong movie!
I actually noticed a pattern among people who do certain fields of science, we are always willing to experiment on ourselves. I know that it is dangerous to point the laser to my eyes, I know I shouldn't touch that naked wire, and I know that I shouldn't mix these two substances together, yet the inquisitive part of my brain takes control and tell my self-preservation module. So will probably kill myself long before I do anything significant enough.
Oh you find a way to destroy earth ?! Well then we should give you a Nobel Prize!
And I am glad that I am on, no one will suspect anything about my plans to destroy the Universe!
How about a wrong answer ? Or how about you switch answers? Pet name : John Smith I. Paternal Grandfather : Fluffy. Name of the city you grew up in: Sally. Name of your first kiss: Buttfuck Tennessee. That was easy, wasn't ?
Happened to me a week ago! My contact on the bank told me that it will take at least a month for the bank to pick up the tab but I checked my account last night and they gave me back the money ( about 1400 euros or 1700 USD ). If people wind up thinking that banks are not secure and you don't get reimbursed then who in their right mind will ever use one again ?
If you give a standard answer then you are an idiot who deserv to be hacked! If half of your town knows your mother maiden name, what is the hell are you doing by picking that as a question and answer!
Exactly! But even with standard ones you can make it secure enough. For example I never had a pet when I was kid, and for that reason I pick that one out and fill it with a name that mentally means something for me, but something that not even my best friend of 21 years can tell! Really the problem is not with the security measures it is with the end users. If you pick that question above and you had a pet that half of the world knew you had. Well then don't nag on how bad the the security is.
I am baffled ( I do understand it ) by this behavoir, how everyone immediately hurries to buy shares in some company just because someone shared his interest in it. I do understand that it is a way to gain money but I can't help but to think of hyenas each time I see this happen.
I'm sorry to be such a grammar freak but you misspelled billion in your comment.
I can create something out of nothing ?
If your interactions are only with people from the company then who cares what do you dress like ?
The point is not learning how to do complex calculation, the point is by learning these mathematical subjects you develop certain skills in logic, problem solving , and in critical thinking. It goes beyond mathematics and to how to be a rational thinker ( and yes I am exaggerating a bit ).
Yes I would agree with that. But our sample of planetary system of the universe is so small that it is ridiculous to make any judgment. How many planetary system that have more than one planet that we know it exist ? 100 ? 1000 ? How many we think there is in our own galaxy ? few billions ? For few billions you need a sample of 2000 system to make any statement.
How can three planets in one solar system have any statistical significance in answering that question ??
His chemical and biological containment still works! Well voluntarily I guess.
Specially my 1926 born grandfather! Who is still very much alive and in better health than most people I know. That is way too suspicious for me!
How high these people have to be to demande few billions in damages ? Remember Oracle and Google ?
The higgs has definitely not been found. They only found a particle that looks like the higgs at some mass. If you saw the conference that announced the new "particle" none of the people behind the table said that they found the higgs, they kept on repeating that they found a new particle. To verify whether or not it is the higgs, you need to study the individual channels and verify if they belong to a higgs interaction or not ( and this will take time ). But I repeat we have no proof that this is the higgs.
I should have made that distinction, thank you!
Definetly not! Perp 1 might be an arab, but 2 and 3 are not. Beside your assumption on skin is wrong, because while north african arabs are dark skinned, middle eastern ( Palastenian, lebanese and Syrian ) arabs vary from dark skin to extreemly white skin. You'd be surprised by some of my blue eyed blonde hair arab friends!
you gave one of the answers, size!
Damn hypocrites, slicing ancient genes is ok but re-cloning Hitler and put his brain in a great white shark is suddenly over the top!