Note that I don't really have any problem with violent video games, per se, I just wanted to provide some crystal clear counter examples to your assertion.
I have a (vaguely-defined) threshold for what I consider acceptable, but I won't be out proposing legislation or other censoring measures. Personally, it's more an issue of the overall tone of the game, rather than a body count or how graphic the violence is, that determines whether or not I consider a game appropriate. I'm a big fan of the Half-Life series, (for example) but don't find much enjoyment in Max Payne. (Although that may be as much to do with the gameplay as the violence; I prefer more puzzle-oriented games to the marginally-interactive movie.)
Except that those drugs (the ones with trials, evidence, etc.) generally come from people called pharmacists or druggists (depending on which way you face to look at the Atlantic). While the people known as drug dealers generally peddle things with a less reputable track record that, best case, leave you "feeling good" for a while.
That said, I did visit a chiropractor for a while, and he did great work on my neck pain. I think chiropractic can be very helpful for nerve and joint issues (in your spine, where the trouble is). The other stuff? Not so much.
Some of the ice sheets sitting atop rock are so massive that if they were to build up a little moment, break off, and slide in, they would visible raise the sea level.
Yes, temporarily (on geologic scales). That ice weighs somewhere around a metric buttload; when it's no longer weighing down the continent, the continent will rebound, and sea levels will drop again. At least around Antarctica.
The real debate isn't over whether or not the Earth is warming, it's over what (if anything) should be done about it. (There's also a debate over whether or not humanity is a major contributor.) Proper science is only concerned with observations, hypotheses, etc. Once you get into the realm of application, it's no longer science; you're then dealing with engineering, policy, business, sociology, etc.
In order for any subject to make sense, one must eventually see its roots.
You want to know why the derivative matters? Consider what Newton and Leibniz were trying to solve: they wanted to quantify rates of change. They figured out an awesome way to do it. Limits (as h->0) are key to this method, because the tangent is the limit of the secant (which is an approximation of the localized slope). You eventually have to understand the original motivating problem. The same goes for integrals, Fourier and Laplace transforms, and any subject.
I know programmers who shy away from really learning binary math, assembly and other low-level procedures. But the really good ones can appreciate all of that, at least in a historical context. They understand what happens underneath the nice, clean object-oriented code they're writing. They know the limitations of the system, but also the real power.
I don't know how they do it in Oz, but where I'm from we call that "the ground." Were the parents expecting hardwood flooring or wall-to-wall carpeting on the playground?
Temperature is the problem. As long as the material stays within its specified operating range, it can carry quite a bit of heat.
By analogy, aluminum will melt if you get it hot enough, (temperature) but it can carry a lot of current as long as it stays below that range. In fact, as the electrical conductivity tends to decrease at higher temperatures, it may be a better analogy than I had originally thought.
Yeah, man. I've got your hook up.
Put $300 in nonsequential, unmarked bills in a brown grocery sack. Leave it under the old bridge tomorrow at midnight. Walk towards the large maple tree and wait there. Once the money has been secured, you'll be approached by a man with your merchandise. He'll be wearing a white carnation. No speaking. He'll drop the envelope and leave. Tell no one.
Too bad, MS would probably be the best one to certify software as safe and run the thing.
Yeah, just like they were so good at certifying that something was "Vista-ready," or "Designed for XP."
I'm not saying that they'll start pushing malware, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear about kickbacks, and vendor lockout and other things that would make the DOJ's case that much easier.
Honest question here: how would an MRI reveal anything about a person's gender?
I understand there could be situations where the genitals were misidentified or malformed and a chromosome count could have done a better job if anyone had bothered, but would an MRI (especially on a pre-verbal infant) show anything useful?
No, it has more to do with rates of serial transmission only making sense in bits/sec. The size of the shift register on the other end (bytes, words, whatever) doesn't impact the speed of the transmission system, just how often you have to load/unload it.
The reason bytes are used when referring to memory is that that is usually the smallest addressable space (there are exceptions).
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Right.
I'll just leave these here.
Note that I don't really have any problem with violent video games, per se, I just wanted to provide some crystal clear counter examples to your assertion.
I have a (vaguely-defined) threshold for what I consider acceptable, but I won't be out proposing legislation or other censoring measures. Personally, it's more an issue of the overall tone of the game, rather than a body count or how graphic the violence is, that determines whether or not I consider a game appropriate. I'm a big fan of the Half-Life series, (for example) but don't find much enjoyment in Max Payne. (Although that may be as much to do with the gameplay as the violence; I prefer more puzzle-oriented games to the marginally-interactive movie.)
1) Profit!
What, this isn't personality?
or, maybe this?
No, urine doesn't have near high enough energy density. It's the other side. ;-)
Except that those drugs (the ones with trials, evidence, etc.) generally come from people called pharmacists or druggists (depending on which way you face to look at the Atlantic). While the people known as drug dealers generally peddle things with a less reputable track record that, best case, leave you "feeling good" for a while.
That said, I did visit a chiropractor for a while, and he did great work on my neck pain. I think chiropractic can be very helpful for nerve and joint issues (in your spine, where the trouble is). The other stuff? Not so much.
There is no Planet B.
No, but I think we used to have a Planet 9. It was from outer space, IIRC.
Some of the ice sheets sitting atop rock are so massive that if they were to build up a little moment, break off, and slide in, they would visible raise the sea level.
Yes, temporarily (on geologic scales). That ice weighs somewhere around a metric buttload; when it's no longer weighing down the continent, the continent will rebound, and sea levels will drop again. At least around Antarctica.
See this and this for more information.
Give this AC a funny!
I think I'm going to use that quote...
The real debate isn't over whether or not the Earth is warming, it's over what (if anything) should be done about it. (There's also a debate over whether or not humanity is a major contributor.) Proper science is only concerned with observations, hypotheses, etc. Once you get into the realm of application, it's no longer science; you're then dealing with engineering, policy, business, sociology, etc.
^^^This. A million times this.
In order for any subject to make sense, one must eventually see its roots.
You want to know why the derivative matters? Consider what Newton and Leibniz were trying to solve: they wanted to quantify rates of change. They figured out an awesome way to do it. Limits (as h->0) are key to this method, because the tangent is the limit of the secant (which is an approximation of the localized slope). You eventually have to understand the original motivating problem. The same goes for integrals, Fourier and Laplace transforms, and any subject.
I know programmers who shy away from really learning binary math, assembly and other low-level procedures. But the really good ones can appreciate all of that, at least in a historical context. They understand what happens underneath the nice, clean object-oriented code they're writing. They know the limitations of the system, but also the real power.
a reject from society
Call me cautious, but I'd be more worried about becoming a reject from the "still alive" bin.
I don't know how they do it in Oz, but where I'm from we call that "the ground." Were the parents expecting hardwood flooring or wall-to-wall carpeting on the playground?
Temperature is the problem. As long as the material stays within its specified operating range, it can carry quite a bit of heat.
By analogy, aluminum will melt if you get it hot enough, (temperature) but it can carry a lot of current as long as it stays below that range. In fact, as the electrical conductivity tends to decrease at higher temperatures, it may be a better analogy than I had originally thought.
Dang, another one. I tell you, all these abductions are getting out of hand. It's about time we did something about Candlej
Informative? Really?
Come on, mods, he linked to a two-year-old article. I could see funny, but that's about as informative as "Hey! They elected a black president!"
Yeah, man. I've got your hook up.
Put $300 in nonsequential, unmarked bills in a brown grocery sack. Leave it under the old bridge tomorrow at midnight. Walk towards the large maple tree and wait there. Once the money has been secured, you'll be approached by a man with your merchandise. He'll be wearing a white carnation. No speaking. He'll drop the envelope and leave. Tell no one.
Too bad, MS would probably be the best one to certify software as safe and run the thing.
Yeah, just like they were so good at certifying that something was "Vista-ready," or "Designed for XP."
I'm not saying that they'll start pushing malware, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear about kickbacks, and vendor lockout and other things that would make the DOJ's case that much easier.
Excuse me, is your hair "pointy" by any chance?
;-)
The really horrible thing is that the early stages of AIDS's attack on the brain cause risk-taking behavior and desire for sex.
Citation please? That sounds about as plausible as AIDS being an engineered bioweapon to be used against gays and blacks.
or anthropomorphic topology?
Honest question here: how would an MRI reveal anything about a person's gender?
I understand there could be situations where the genitals were misidentified or malformed and a chromosome count could have done a better job if anyone had bothered, but would an MRI (especially on a pre-verbal infant) show anything useful?
If you're referring to the society I think you are, they were actually pretty fond of multiple wives. See Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon, etc.
Nice car analogy!
Commercially available connections are measured in the tens of Gb/s. It's called gigabit ethernet, not terabit ethernet.
No, it has more to do with rates of serial transmission only making sense in bits/sec. The size of the shift register on the other end (bytes, words, whatever) doesn't impact the speed of the transmission system, just how often you have to load/unload it. The reason bytes are used when referring to memory is that that is usually the smallest addressable space (there are exceptions).