if you're going into app development or IT, probably not much math needed. i've been in app dev for a long time (and quite successful). Those times that i actually need math? I just look it up, program it, then forget it. I never have needed much math.
However, if you're going into some CS field that requires math, well, obviously, it's worth your while to study it.
it's meant to just stimulate discussion, not meant as set-in-stone rules upon which to found a new society. i think if we would all just stop hurting each other we'd be a long way toward a better society, and codifying some rational form of "don't violate anyone's free will" moves in that direction. eg: a rule like "don't be a dick" means just about the same thing to most rational, clear-thinking, honest, nice people, but if you ARE being a dick, you can totally argue a million ways in which it's not very clear.
you're not allowed to override the free will of another, but you're required to override the free will of a third party who is overriding the free will of another.
yes, that's the hairy part. those who for selfish reasons override the free will of another give up their right to free will, enabling "the rest of us" to step in and prevent their harming others. yes, we're then overriding the free will of the harmer, but as a harmer you've given up the protection of YOUR free will.
you're not allowed to override the free will of another, but you're required to override the free will of a third party who is overriding the free will of another.
yes, that's the hairy part. those who for selfish reasons override the free will of another give up their right to free will, enabling "the rest of us" to step in and prevent their harming others. yes, we're then overriding the free will of the harmer, but as a harmer you've given up the protection of YOUR free will.
monsanto: they want to patent all seeds? remove heirloom seeds from the public's use? sue you for not using their stuff? they're willfully doing evil, which violates the free will of "the people" to grow their own food. under law 1, they'd have to be disbanded
monopolies: laws 1 and 2 both come into play because they by their nature violate the free will of "the people" who want choice and not a dictatorship, and also if they have all that power for the sole purpose of making more money and gaining more power, they're also required to "help those less fortunate". laws 1 and 2 totally trump law 3
secret deals? that is a bald-faced violation of my free will, as i require transparency and honesty. i think i am not alone in that.
the intention is to put up a straw man for discussion, not invite a cursory dismissal without any thought.
you can't override the free will of another, BUT, you are forced to override the free will of those who override the free will of others.
monsanto overrides the free will of everybody by attempting to patent seeds, take heirloom seeds out of the public's hands, and extort farmers everywhere. we would be forced to disband monsanto for doing such.
monopolies override the free will of the people, so they are simply not allowed by law 1, not to mention law 2 which would explicitly say you can't lord it over others for profit. law 3 is always trumped by law 1 and 2
no secrets? that violates my free will right there. can't do it by law 1.
Let me suggest the three laws, modified for human consumption:
1) thou shalt not override the free-will of another, or thru inaction, allow a third party to override the free will of another
2) thou shalt help those less fortunate than yourself, to the best of your ability and in a sustainable way, unless it conflicts with the 1st law
3) thou shalt have fun and do whatever you want, unless it conflicts with the first or second law
It would be fun to discuss the ramifications of this. for examples of what shakes out: no wars, no "illegal" drugs, no banksters, no monsanto, no monopolies or or oligopolies, marriage equality, no slavery/trafficking, no secret backroom deals, etc etc.
i fully expect some to vociferously disagree with this, and i think that's part of the fun. but i think we could go a long way toward a more civilized society by seriously considering these ideals.
I know google doesn't have much of a choice in this, but when they had real estate search it was the tip of the awesome iceberg. I wish they were allowed to "compete" in that space.
I know the design can use some updating, and you don't have a lot of design freedom, but if your main goal is to just get information out there, update pages frequently, create new pages, and things of that nature, well i totally love MediaWiki. Your web editing tool is your web browser! I've been using it on my site since forever ( http://kjams.com/ ) and i have to say i'd never ever want to use anything else. yeah, maybe it's kindof ugly. but it's so *easy*!
make sure y'all have webcams and the software to show the video wall of all connected users.
i work remotely myself, and i can't tell you how much more PRESENT i feel at meetings when i can see the participants in the office meeting room, plus any other remote users. Just being able to see who's talking helps in a way that's difficult to describe, everyone will definitely notice the difference.
seems 4TB holds quite a few HD movies, at least according to my calculations. Take Avatar, a 3 hour movie. compressed to m4v, that's 30GB, still with stunning quality. that's about 136 3 hour movies. probably more since movies are usually less than 3 hours. i think.
sorry, i meant to clarify: the HDFuryII is for hooking a digital source up to an analog display, not the other way around as this article is talking about. But it means you can use the digital out connector (HDMI + HDCP) from your blu-ray player, pass it thru the HDFuryII, and on to your analog (component) TV, and it'll "just work". brilliant.
Am i the only one who hates the fact that the water surface goes all opaque when you get close and tilt off vertical?? I want to see the hawaiian islands as mountains on the ocean floor, but the stupid surface of the ocean gets all reflecty and opaque with no way to shut it off! mmmmmmmm
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if you're going into app development or IT, probably not much math needed. i've been in app dev for a long time (and quite successful). Those times that i actually need math? I just look it up, program it, then forget it. I never have needed much math. However, if you're going into some CS field that requires math, well, obviously, it's worth your while to study it.
it's meant to just stimulate discussion, not meant as set-in-stone rules upon which to found a new society. i think if we would all just stop hurting each other we'd be a long way toward a better society, and codifying some rational form of "don't violate anyone's free will" moves in that direction. eg: a rule like "don't be a dick" means just about the same thing to most rational, clear-thinking, honest, nice people, but if you ARE being a dick, you can totally argue a million ways in which it's not very clear.
you're not allowed to override the free will of another, but you're required to override the free will of a third party who is overriding the free will of another.
yes, that's the hairy part. those who for selfish reasons override the free will of another give up their right to free will, enabling "the rest of us" to step in and prevent their harming others. yes, we're then overriding the free will of the harmer, but as a harmer you've given up the protection of YOUR free will.
there is a resolvable conflict here:
you're not allowed to override the free will of another, but you're required to override the free will of a third party who is overriding the free will of another.
yes, that's the hairy part. those who for selfish reasons override the free will of another give up their right to free will, enabling "the rest of us" to step in and prevent their harming others. yes, we're then overriding the free will of the harmer, but as a harmer you've given up the protection of YOUR free will.
monsanto: they want to patent all seeds? remove heirloom seeds from the public's use? sue you for not using their stuff? they're willfully doing evil, which violates the free will of "the people" to grow their own food. under law 1, they'd have to be disbanded
monopolies: laws 1 and 2 both come into play because they by their nature violate the free will of "the people" who want choice and not a dictatorship, and also if they have all that power for the sole purpose of making more money and gaining more power, they're also required to "help those less fortunate". laws 1 and 2 totally trump law 3
secret deals? that is a bald-faced violation of my free will, as i require transparency and honesty. i think i am not alone in that.
the intention is to put up a straw man for discussion, not invite a cursory dismissal without any thought.
there is a resolvable conflict here:
you can't override the free will of another, BUT, you are forced to override the free will of those who override the free will of others.
monsanto overrides the free will of everybody by attempting to patent seeds, take heirloom seeds out of the public's hands, and extort farmers everywhere. we would be forced to disband monsanto for doing such.
monopolies override the free will of the people, so they are simply not allowed by law 1, not to mention law 2 which would explicitly say you can't lord it over others for profit. law 3 is always trumped by law 1 and 2
no secrets? that violates my free will right there. can't do it by law 1.
Let me suggest the three laws, modified for human consumption: 1) thou shalt not override the free-will of another, or thru inaction, allow a third party to override the free will of another 2) thou shalt help those less fortunate than yourself, to the best of your ability and in a sustainable way, unless it conflicts with the 1st law 3) thou shalt have fun and do whatever you want, unless it conflicts with the first or second law It would be fun to discuss the ramifications of this. for examples of what shakes out: no wars, no "illegal" drugs, no banksters, no monsanto, no monopolies or or oligopolies, marriage equality, no slavery/trafficking, no secret backroom deals, etc etc. i fully expect some to vociferously disagree with this, and i think that's part of the fun. but i think we could go a long way toward a more civilized society by seriously considering these ideals.
I know google doesn't have much of a choice in this, but when they had real estate search it was the tip of the awesome iceberg. I wish they were allowed to "compete" in that space.
I know the design can use some updating, and you don't have a lot of design freedom, but if your main goal is to just get information out there, update pages frequently, create new pages, and things of that nature, well i totally love MediaWiki. Your web editing tool is your web browser! I've been using it on my site since forever ( http://kjams.com/ ) and i have to say i'd never ever want to use anything else. yeah, maybe it's kindof ugly. but it's so *easy*!
make sure y'all have webcams and the software to show the video wall of all connected users. i work remotely myself, and i can't tell you how much more PRESENT i feel at meetings when i can see the participants in the office meeting room, plus any other remote users. Just being able to see who's talking helps in a way that's difficult to describe, everyone will definitely notice the difference.
that is not true. you can order direct from them. they work. they are still available.
just order it directly from them. http://dme.ghost2.net/hdfury/buy-hdfury-now/
false. i ordered one from them, got it, and it works perfectly. and it strips HDCP.
false. i ordered one, direct from them. and it works just fine. and it still strips the HDCP.
seems 4TB holds quite a few HD movies, at least according to my calculations. Take Avatar, a 3 hour movie. compressed to m4v, that's 30GB, still with stunning quality. that's about 136 3 hour movies. probably more since movies are usually less than 3 hours. i think.
sorry, i meant to clarify: the HDFuryII is for hooking a digital source up to an analog display, not the other way around as this article is talking about. But it means you can use the digital out connector (HDMI + HDCP) from your blu-ray player, pass it thru the HDFuryII, and on to your analog (component) TV, and it'll "just work". brilliant.
Am i the only one who hates the fact that the water surface goes all opaque when you get close and tilt off vertical?? I want to see the hawaiian islands as mountains on the ocean floor, but the stupid surface of the ocean gets all reflecty and opaque with no way to shut it off! mmmmmmmm