Reservella? Seriouslly!? Did the executives just get drunk at happy hour one day and come up with the fake company to sue with then?
Red Suit: We-We need a name that says the company totally reserved the rights for the stuff. Blue Suit: How abouuuuut...Re...ser...vella? Red Suit: Yes. Yes, write that down and we can count this entire Bangkok trip as a business expense! Blue Suit: Awesome, someone get an 8-year-old boy to deliver us some blow. We'll use 'em both up!
Believe it or not, the people over on Fark are being very measured about what we should and shouldn't do. Mostly, we've been getting proxies to reliable collectors and figuring out which Twitter feeds are reliable by checking how much of their information is later proven true. The other focus is assembling an accurate picture of what exactly is going over there without endangering protesters since the mainsteam media is completely dropping the ball on this.
It sounds like you haven't even glanced at the Fark effort. If so, you're making the exactly same mistake you just accused us; blindly blurting out uninformed and detrimental analysis on a situation you only know a tiny bit about. So before you go and discredit the hard work of Tatsuma, why not scroll up to his pasted summary and point out what exactly about it is false or is hurting the Iranian protesters' cause.
Send your proxy to me@austinheap.com. This guy is responsible for one of the best keep list for Iranians. He's the one in the final link of the story.
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Many people are taking smart drugs now -- solely for advantage, without prescribed a medical need -- but in most fields, I don't think it's to the point that *not* taking them is a disadvantage, yet.
We've hit that point a long time ago. It's called caffeine.
I disagree. You're hand picking facts. Everybody suffers in Battlestar, not just the women. Saul loses an eye. Cavil describes being left to die and having to take his own life by scraping open an artery using a bullet casing. The first time we meet Leoben, he's dying of radiation. The second time? We get to watch Starbuck torture him for a whole hour before Roslyn tosses him out the airlock. Surely you didn't miss the part the part where Anders gets the bullet in his head and is then flown into the sun by his own wife?
Sorry, but I don't see any bias against any sex in this show. Not even in sex appeal with the way women keep oogling that towel shot of Apollo.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
The 'higher power' in Battlestar is probably not a divine entity, but a remnant of the ancient society of Kobal that wants to see humanity survive. This chessmaster knew what it was doing though, so it's origin and motives are never explicitly stated.
I'm pretty sure he would get fired if he didn't show up at the office and other stupid things. This is supposed to be a revenge, so there must be strings attached. If you actually read the full article twice you'd see he's given trivial and tedious work as as bare minimum.
Also, some people actually enjoy their their work. Taking that away is the worst thing you can do to them.
Considering the greatest impact manned space travel has had on my life is probably freeze dried fruit in my morning cereal, that's a pretty lousy cost-to-benefit ratio.
This has to be one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen on Slashdot. Between microgravity experiments and the need to engineer new technology for space missions, I doubt a single American goes a single day without technology directly or indirectly resulting from the space program. We have gained tons from going into space, especially in materials science and biotechnology. Lots of good science goes on in space that can't be done on Earth. If anything, we should be doing more, not less.
So now that we have software that can extensively check proofs, what's next? I don't think it's too far-fetched to someday expect programs that can construct a proof from a given statement. I imagine some sort of approach where axioms are manipulated to reach a desired conclusion either through blind or guided permutations, or even the beginnings of coded innovation. Considering how logical and orderly mathematics is, could discoveries be left to computers while humans are forced to specialize in adapting mathematical models to solve problems?
SpaceSHipTwo is both cheaper and "environmentally benign," so what's the problem? Think about the mammoth costs and environmental footprint required to launch space tourists through government space programs.
I can't believe the overwhelming prevalence in this thread of users who are mistaking the current state of technology with future potential. The wikipedia article on computer mice has a few pictures of early mice that are hardly the sleek and ergonomic devices available today.
While 5 years seems far too soon for the mouse to be usurped, I can see touchscreens becoming much more common for computers, especially for laptop users who want one less accessory to carry around. (I personally find the touchpad and nub to be extremely uncomfortable and inaccurate.) DS-style displays could alleviate the 'gorilla arm' problem some here have mentioned. OLEDs could allow for very wide and adjustable fields of interaction that could be easily replaceable. Is even the thought of oil-phobic coatings for the touch screens of the future beyond the imaginations of our tech-savvy community? For shame.
I'm certainly not arguing that a touchscreen or other alternate tracking is a good inclusion for my next computer or the one after that. All I'm saying is that computers have come a long way and it's pure folly to assume with such certainty that our current hardware is approximate to the ultimate evolution of personal computers.
Well, 4chan and company have often been the target of scrutiny and I applaud the use of the large Internet community for a good cause like this. However, I think the real public face of Anon will be determined by cases like this where push comes to shove (especially how well the group supports an unmasked and targeted member). This can be settled quietly, or a real ruckus can try and be stirred up. I would hope a calm and professionally conducted attempt was made to publicize the case and really demonstrate the strongarm tactics of the CoS. I don't know how British Law works, but perhaps a losing verdict can eventually turn into an appeal about the Church's status as a tax-free religion.
Either way, I hope this law gets overturned as a result of the case, as a favorable verdict to the CoS would help legitimize Scientology.
Debating the inherent superiority of private vs. public industries is an exercise in false dichotomy. It's the context, circumstances, and era that matter.
Back in the space race, the government had a motivation to be daring and adventurous; they just had to one-up the commies. Not only that, but space was something new and dramatic. This allowed a whole lot of money, time, and brilliance to be pooled and we got pretty far from it.
Once the space race was over, that drive faded. The space shuttle wasn't even supposed to be used in missions, but instead as an intermediary for a better reusable craft. As the years went on, NASA felt increasing internal and external pressure to be safer and take less risks. As a result, a lot of progress and good science was sacrificed. Just look at the compromises with the ISS.
As it stands, NASA is sadly a drag on the aerospace industry. It's still a wonderful program, but it's lost its ability to lead and innovate. So now, the task is being taken in hand by private companies in a fresh start. These people are now doing the new and exciting. In addition, many of the companies like Virgin Galactic and Bigelow are focused on doing old things in new ways in order to increase accessibility. This is a perfect area for private industry because accessibility means a market and a market means a profit.
To this day, the government is still best for doing this first. Look at the internet, satellites, and fusion research. However, Edision's ghost will tell you any day of the week that a private company is the one bringing those technologies to the everyman.
I agree. As a full time undergraduate researcher (just for the summer though, mind you), all I have is a of couple feet of desk space that I often have to share with another person. Plus, in order to do my job, I have to bring in my own laptop or else I have use a computer that's extremely old and worn and/or shared by multiple people for specific programs. Don't get the wrong idea; I love my job and I can usually work with no problem.
Regardless of my position's humility, most of those places seem to be very reasonable work environments. Sure, there's quite a lot of aesthetic choices that I don't care for, but there's something to be said about a large number of those layouts. I'm specifically thinking of the rooms with large, open cubicles and huge whiteboards. Those seem like excellent places for a collaborative team.
Perhaps it looks like a nightmare to a writer who thrives on some quiet, focused solitude. And as the parent said, it's hard to beat a cushy private office. But if these are truly 'the worst' office spaces in the tech industry, then I think I should be strongly reconsidering my field of study.
Yes, but what is all too missing these days are the desicions comming from knowledgeable people who truely know the subjects they must legislate on, rather than the input of a vocal special interest group. As far back as Regan, there has been tremendous cutbacks on neutral scepialist input on science and technology related issues. This is all best summed up by Ted Steven's infamous tubes speech, as his job in congress was to be the expert on the net neutraliy issue. Informed, knowgeable legislators are not all that is need for proper lawmaking, but this is very welcomed step back to a direction that the American governemnt never should have deviated from.
That's right. Many of the experiments at lasers like this only focus the beams on very tiny sections of the small targets they use. Targets themselves will usually only be a few inches tall and the drive disks that the lasers strike is in the millimeter range of length.
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Reservella? Seriouslly!? Did the executives just get drunk at happy hour one day and come up with the fake company to sue with then?
Red Suit: We-We need a name that says the company totally reserved the rights for the stuff.
Blue Suit: How abouuuuut...Re...ser...vella?
Red Suit: Yes. Yes, write that down and we can count this entire Bangkok trip as a business expense!
Blue Suit: Awesome, someone get an 8-year-old boy to deliver us some blow. We'll use 'em both up!
How else can he afford another solid gold Humvee? And diamond studded swimming pools? These things don't grow on trees.
Believe it or not, the people over on Fark are being very measured about what we should and shouldn't do. Mostly, we've been getting proxies to reliable collectors and figuring out which Twitter feeds are reliable by checking how much of their information is later proven true. The other focus is assembling an accurate picture of what exactly is going over there without endangering protesters since the mainsteam media is completely dropping the ball on this.
It sounds like you haven't even glanced at the Fark effort. If so, you're making the exactly same mistake you just accused us; blindly blurting out uninformed and detrimental analysis on a situation you only know a tiny bit about. So before you go and discredit the hard work of Tatsuma, why not scroll up to his pasted summary and point out what exactly about it is false or is hurting the Iranian protesters' cause.
Send your proxy to me@austinheap.com. This guy is responsible for one of the best keep list for Iranians. He's the one in the final link of the story.
Many people are taking smart drugs now -- solely for advantage, without prescribed a medical need -- but in most fields, I don't think it's to the point that *not* taking them is a disadvantage, yet.
We've hit that point a long time ago. It's called caffeine.
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It would only be fair. If anyone is allowed to download those episodes, it's him.
I disagree. You're hand picking facts. Everybody suffers in Battlestar, not just the women. Saul loses an eye. Cavil describes being left to die and having to take his own life by scraping open an artery using a bullet casing. The first time we meet Leoben, he's dying of radiation. The second time? We get to watch Starbuck torture him for a whole hour before Roslyn tosses him out the airlock. Surely you didn't miss the part the part where Anders gets the bullet in his head and is then flown into the sun by his own wife?
Sorry, but I don't see any bias against any sex in this show. Not even in sex appeal with the way women keep oogling that towel shot of Apollo.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
The 'higher power' in Battlestar is probably not a divine entity, but a remnant of the ancient society of Kobal that wants to see humanity survive. This chessmaster knew what it was doing though, so it's origin and motives are never explicitly stated.
We're all familiar with the term already.
I'm pretty sure he would get fired if he didn't show up at the office and other stupid things. This is supposed to be a revenge, so there must be strings attached. If you actually read the full article twice you'd see he's given trivial and tedious work as as bare minimum. Also, some people actually enjoy their their work. Taking that away is the worst thing you can do to them.
Considering the greatest impact manned space travel has had on my life is probably freeze dried fruit in my morning cereal, that's a pretty lousy cost-to-benefit ratio.
This has to be one of the most ignorant statements I've ever seen on Slashdot. Between microgravity experiments and the need to engineer new technology for space missions, I doubt a single American goes a single day without technology directly or indirectly resulting from the space program. We have gained tons from going into space, especially in materials science and biotechnology. Lots of good science goes on in space that can't be done on Earth. If anything, we should be doing more, not less.
So now that we have software that can extensively check proofs, what's next? I don't think it's too far-fetched to someday expect programs that can construct a proof from a given statement. I imagine some sort of approach where axioms are manipulated to reach a desired conclusion either through blind or guided permutations, or even the beginnings of coded innovation. Considering how logical and orderly mathematics is, could discoveries be left to computers while humans are forced to specialize in adapting mathematical models to solve problems?
SpaceSHipTwo is both cheaper and "environmentally benign," so what's the problem? Think about the mammoth costs and environmental footprint required to launch space tourists through government space programs.
I can't believe the overwhelming prevalence in this thread of users who are mistaking the current state of technology with future potential. The wikipedia article on computer mice has a few pictures of early mice that are hardly the sleek and ergonomic devices available today.
While 5 years seems far too soon for the mouse to be usurped, I can see touchscreens becoming much more common for computers, especially for laptop users who want one less accessory to carry around. (I personally find the touchpad and nub to be extremely uncomfortable and inaccurate.) DS-style displays could alleviate the 'gorilla arm' problem some here have mentioned. OLEDs could allow for very wide and adjustable fields of interaction that could be easily replaceable. Is even the thought of oil-phobic coatings for the touch screens of the future beyond the imaginations of our tech-savvy community? For shame.
I'm certainly not arguing that a touchscreen or other alternate tracking is a good inclusion for my next computer or the one after that. All I'm saying is that computers have come a long way and it's pure folly to assume with such certainty that our current hardware is approximate to the ultimate evolution of personal computers.
Well, 4chan and company have often been the target of scrutiny and I applaud the use of the large Internet community for a good cause like this. However, I think the real public face of Anon will be determined by cases like this where push comes to shove (especially how well the group supports an unmasked and targeted member). This can be settled quietly, or a real ruckus can try and be stirred up. I would hope a calm and professionally conducted attempt was made to publicize the case and really demonstrate the strongarm tactics of the CoS. I don't know how British Law works, but perhaps a losing verdict can eventually turn into an appeal about the Church's status as a tax-free religion.
Either way, I hope this law gets overturned as a result of the case, as a favorable verdict to the CoS would help legitimize Scientology.
Debating the inherent superiority of private vs. public industries is an exercise in false dichotomy. It's the context, circumstances, and era that matter.
Back in the space race, the government had a motivation to be daring and adventurous; they just had to one-up the commies. Not only that, but space was something new and dramatic. This allowed a whole lot of money, time, and brilliance to be pooled and we got pretty far from it.
Once the space race was over, that drive faded. The space shuttle wasn't even supposed to be used in missions, but instead as an intermediary for a better reusable craft. As the years went on, NASA felt increasing internal and external pressure to be safer and take less risks. As a result, a lot of progress and good science was sacrificed. Just look at the compromises with the ISS.
As it stands, NASA is sadly a drag on the aerospace industry. It's still a wonderful program, but it's lost its ability to lead and innovate. So now, the task is being taken in hand by private companies in a fresh start. These people are now doing the new and exciting. In addition, many of the companies like Virgin Galactic and Bigelow are focused on doing old things in new ways in order to increase accessibility. This is a perfect area for private industry because accessibility means a market and a market means a profit.
To this day, the government is still best for doing this first. Look at the internet, satellites, and fusion research. However, Edision's ghost will tell you any day of the week that a private company is the one bringing those technologies to the everyman.
I agree. As a full time undergraduate researcher (just for the summer though, mind you), all I have is a of couple feet of desk space that I often have to share with another person. Plus, in order to do my job, I have to bring in my own laptop or else I have use a computer that's extremely old and worn and/or shared by multiple people for specific programs. Don't get the wrong idea; I love my job and I can usually work with no problem. Regardless of my position's humility, most of those places seem to be very reasonable work environments. Sure, there's quite a lot of aesthetic choices that I don't care for, but there's something to be said about a large number of those layouts. I'm specifically thinking of the rooms with large, open cubicles and huge whiteboards. Those seem like excellent places for a collaborative team. Perhaps it looks like a nightmare to a writer who thrives on some quiet, focused solitude. And as the parent said, it's hard to beat a cushy private office. But if these are truly 'the worst' office spaces in the tech industry, then I think I should be strongly reconsidering my field of study.
To each their own. Personally, I don't include half-orcs and half-elves in my setting.
Yes, but what is all too missing these days are the desicions comming from knowledgeable people who truely know the subjects they must legislate on, rather than the input of a vocal special interest group. As far back as Regan, there has been tremendous cutbacks on neutral scepialist input on science and technology related issues. This is all best summed up by Ted Steven's infamous tubes speech, as his job in congress was to be the expert on the net neutraliy issue. Informed, knowgeable legislators are not all that is need for proper lawmaking, but this is very welcomed step back to a direction that the American governemnt never should have deviated from.
It's a Snorlax!
That's right. Many of the experiments at lasers like this only focus the beams on very tiny sections of the small targets they use. Targets themselves will usually only be a few inches tall and the drive disks that the lasers strike is in the millimeter range of length.