A while back there was an internet meme going around where people were taking that scene from the movie Untergang and putting on their own subtitles to have Hitler rant about various subjects, then the films producer started asking for them to be removed and many disappeared from youtube and elsewhere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untergang#Parodies
In this case it is not the media or other non-technical group that is responsible for the term, it is the ISO and other related organizations which have given it this name.
Perhaps you can go into a bit of detail how this is not "near field"?
I don't think we're headed for another Cold War. I hope not. However, the argument that the economies were too interlocked for a war to start was often used before the first world war.
Under the Maoist philosophy, people and economy don't really matter, all that matters is power. I hope the current Chinese leadership continue to move away from that kind of thinking, but every once in a while they seem to act along those lines.
This article is practically a troll. Along with the data being somewhat doubtful, the claim that 'all countries have watched the unregulated global nature of the internet erode traditional cultural values and the integrity of national languages' has no basis that I know of. Is there a single language for which the integrity has been eroded?
Nicholas Ostler has written two books on lingua franca which discuss the role English is currently playing as one. One of the interesting bits of data he points out is that while there are more native speakers of Chinese than English, there are more second language users of English than any other language in the world. He also mentions that there are more people learning English in China than the rest of the world combined. He discusses what it takes for a language to become a lingua franca, and currently Chinese is not in the right conditions to become one, at least not world wide like English has become.
Although efficiency in learning a writing system is important, it isn't the only factor of importance in continuing to use a writing system. A more important factor is cultural literacy. If the Chinese and Japanese were to fundamentally change their writing system there would be several generations of struggle with re-writing everyday things in the new system. Imagine everything around you, newspapers, signs, food packing, etc. and then imagine all the work it would take to convert to a new writing system. However, once the conversion was complete there would be a problem for those people only literate in the new system if they wanted access to something in the old writing system that wasn't translated into the new system. Although a lot of material would be translated, a great amount of old material would be left out. Imagine if you wanted to read your grandfather's poetry or your grandmother's diary but were unable to.
I haven't read Unger's books, but I read an editorial he wrote about Japanese search and his suggestion was very out of touch with the realities of information technology.
If you've ever sat through a class where philosophers have sat there talking themselves in circles about how an object can't both be is-a and has-a at the same time, you (if you're like me) feel like leaping up and just telling them to fucking encode whatever paradox they're trying to create in a object hierarchy, and be done with it. I've long longed to write a book called "Computer Science has figured a lot of your shit out in practice, Philosophers".
I understand where you're coming from, but for many philosophers, what they're doing is not just trying create a practical solution to a problem, but describe reality. Your object model might solve the problems from your point of view, but it includes many built in assumptions about the thing modeled.
In a related way Wittgenstein later came to criticize the Tractatus. Part of the criticism is that if you assume the universe can be fully described with formal logic (logical atomism), then you are already subscribed to a certain type of metaphysics.
My guess is that you're running into a bug. Perhaps some index is corrupt. I suggest doing a very clean build and if that doesn't work try asking on some online forum oriented toward Xcode.
Slashdot Mirror
It also hasn't been updated in ages. I don't think it is being actively developed.
Judging by your username, I don't think getting a boyfriend is a priority for you.
Processor too.
Probably referring to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcU3a-rO7KY
A while back there was an internet meme going around where people were taking that scene from the movie Untergang and putting on their own subtitles to have Hitler rant about various subjects, then the films producer started asking for them to be removed and many disappeared from youtube and elsewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untergang#Parodies
This incident happened in 1995.
If there is demand for such a product why don't you start a company to make them?
If you have a Facebook account you can use Facebook Marketplace, why use Ooodle?
He's still chairman.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/11/29/
He's also apparently scheduled to have dinner with Obama. It is unlikely that the meeting would be scheduled if he was that close to death.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/02/steve-jobs-and-eric-schmidt-to-meet-with-president-obama-thursday-in-san-francisco.html
I think the grandparent is referring to the uncanny valley:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley
Italy is different, they like sex and are not ashamed of it
It doesn't seem that way in today's news:
> Thousands of Italians took to the streets across the country Sunday to protest Berlusconi's alleged behavior toward women.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/02/14/italy.berlusconi.case/index.html
Sure, but you'll get Job's salary. $1 a year.
Here's another one: http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggmate-ipad-case
In this case it is not the media or other non-technical group that is responsible for the term, it is the ISO and other related organizations which have given it this name.
Perhaps you can go into a bit of detail how this is not "near field"?
A one point RSJ said that FSJ was pretty funny.
Fake Steve Jobs did a few entries as Fake Larry Ellison. I think they're a pretty accurate impression of Larry.
I don't think we're headed for another Cold War. I hope not. However, the argument that the economies were too interlocked for a war to start was often used before the first world war.
Under the Maoist philosophy, people and economy don't really matter, all that matters is power. I hope the current Chinese leadership continue to move away from that kind of thinking, but every once in a while they seem to act along those lines.
This article is practically a troll. Along with the data being somewhat doubtful, the claim that 'all countries have watched the unregulated global nature of the internet erode traditional cultural values and the integrity of national languages' has no basis that I know of. Is there a single language for which the integrity has been eroded?
Nicholas Ostler has written two books on lingua franca which discuss the role English is currently playing as one. One of the interesting bits of data he points out is that while there are more native speakers of Chinese than English, there are more second language users of English than any other language in the world. He also mentions that there are more people learning English in China than the rest of the world combined. He discusses what it takes for a language to become a lingua franca, and currently Chinese is not in the right conditions to become one, at least not world wide like English has become.
Although efficiency in learning a writing system is important, it isn't the only factor of importance in continuing to use a writing system. A more important factor is cultural literacy. If the Chinese and Japanese were to fundamentally change their writing system there would be several generations of struggle with re-writing everyday things in the new system. Imagine everything around you, newspapers, signs, food packing, etc. and then imagine all the work it would take to convert to a new writing system. However, once the conversion was complete there would be a problem for those people only literate in the new system if they wanted access to something in the old writing system that wasn't translated into the new system. Although a lot of material would be translated, a great amount of old material would be left out. Imagine if you wanted to read your grandfather's poetry or your grandmother's diary but were unable to.
I haven't read Unger's books, but I read an editorial he wrote about Japanese search and his suggestion was very out of touch with the realities of information technology.
If you've ever sat through a class where philosophers have sat there talking themselves in circles about how an object can't both be is-a and has-a at the same time, you (if you're like me) feel like leaping up and just telling them to fucking encode whatever paradox they're trying to create in a object hierarchy, and be done with it. I've long longed to write a book called "Computer Science has figured a lot of your shit out in practice, Philosophers".
I understand where you're coming from, but for many philosophers, what they're doing is not just trying create a practical solution to a problem, but describe reality. Your object model might solve the problems from your point of view, but it includes many built in assumptions about the thing modeled.
In a related way Wittgenstein later came to criticize the Tractatus. Part of the criticism is that if you assume the universe can be fully described with formal logic (logical atomism), then you are already subscribed to a certain type of metaphysics.
Kinect Sutra
Isaac Asimov may not be writing any new stories of late
Yeah, he used to be so prolific, but then after 1992 his output diminished considerably. I guess dying can do that to a guy.
Not if you're willing to distribute the applications for free.
My guess is that you're running into a bug. Perhaps some index is corrupt. I suggest doing a very clean build and if that doesn't work try asking on some online forum oriented toward Xcode.