I have a problem with that attitude - I see it all the time in work - the bordering on pride that people have when they can't use a device (especially a computer).
All he had to do is say let's use both and 1-see the difference in readings and 2-show me how it works.
Or maybe it was a subtle way of saying that he didn't know how many ways it could mislead you, and you didn.t know either! 8-)
The phenomina, of bugs dissappearing when the Tech shows up, is well known in many industries. It can even be used to determine whether the Tech is experienced or not, by their reaction.
There could be many reasons, but no one has pinned it down that I know of. I just go out and come back a few times, and can usually catch it. The correllation can be scary, though.
A more relevent quote might be: "Any sufficiently advanced Magic is indistinguishable from Technology.
I routinely manipulate invisible forces, in several parallel world lines. With a few scrap pieces of arcane engines, I can quite literally call down the lightning. With larger construction huge masses can be moved and set wherever needed. Even the light of day can be shown in the middle of night.
And no-one thinks this is unusual. They call me an "Electrical Engineer"... But that does not make it any less Magic. 8-}
... Yeah. They formed well-regulated militias. Instead of, say, running around like a bunch or Rambos.
Um... The word "Regulated" actually meant using the same type of equipment, ammunition and manuvers. The Militia needed to be able to own the same military equipment so that they could be supplied, in an emergency, with the equipment and ammunition stored by the governments. Having many civillian types and calibers was known to be a nightmare for logistics.
They also needed to be trained the same, in what orders meant and what movements they were to do. Otherwise they would not be able to fight on the same field with the other units.
It had nothing to do with laws or restrictions in the modern sense.
And then there is the question of whether what the votors "want" is also what they "need". Votors really hate people who give them what they need.
"Let me build my beach house right on the water".
Forget that it will be washed away in the first big storm. Forget that it diverts the wind, so that the sand doons are moved a hundred yards back. Forget that that will cause the beach to wash away in the -second- big storm, taking away houses that have been there for a hundred years.
Sometimes we need people that -don't- do what we want! 8-)
I agree with Barney on almost everything he has ever said but this time I don't like it. I like leftest politicians who will not compromise one little bit and will gather 51% of the vote and crush the right wing forever. Compromise with the right is simply not acceptable under even the most dire conditions. I would rather the whole planet be turned into a nuclear cloud with extermination of all life than allowing the right wing to have one tiny bit of an opinion in this world.
I disagree with Barney on almost everything he has ever said. I like conservative politicians who will not compromise one little bit and will gather 51% of the vote and crush the left wing forever. Compromise with the left is simply not acceptable under even the most dire conditions. I would rather... well actually I wouldn't. But you get my drift. 8-}
Any "cause" will attract "whack-a-doodles". The better the cause, the stronger the attraction.
Those working for good causes should be on their guard for invasion and takeover by groups or individuals that only want publicity, power and money. It happens all of the time, look at the news reports with that in mind and you can see the effects.
Sometimes the invaders are not even part of the group. They just infiltrate the area where demonstrations are being held. Area of the park or area of the Internet. And the resulting violence is blamed on the original group.
Terrorism is trying to get your way by terrifying other people. It is not, technically, limited to populations or governments. A bandit also qualifies as a terrorist.
However, you are right in that it is getting over-used as a new "buzzword".
Some kid broke a couple of thermometers in a classroom a couple years ago around here and the EPA was called when word got out to some helicopter parent. They brought in a device to measure the mercury vapor level in the room and the room was declared a hazard after taking the air measurements....
And to top it all off, it is likely that the thermometers contained Alchohol, not Mercury. And the measurements were of levels left over from years before that.
After reading the article, I think I see what is happening.
The braces are touching the user's arm, in such a way that they provide feedback on how and when the arm is moving. The users become accustomed to holding their arm so that the touch is minimised. After some training the brace is no longer needed, although it might be useful for heavy firearms or when fatigue sets in.
This is called Biofeedback, it was a popular idea a few years back. And it does work. I bet the Olympic Shooting Team is training with these next year! 8-)
What do you call it when something has a simple, obvious answer, and someone suggests instead a pointlessly complex and ridiculous alternative? Occam's Trash Can?
Just because it may be "pointlessly complex and ridiculous" does not mean it is not true. It just means it is somewhat less likely. Murphys Law rules, "likelyhood" is of no use in troubleshooting. 8-)
Just because ignorant people use a word to mean something different, does not change the meaning of the word.
On the other hand, if you want to talk to someone you have to talk in their language. That does not mean you have to adopt their language for all communications, though.
... Slashdot groupthink tends somewhat towards the highly racist and heavily to the highly sexist/misogynist (which is curious given the overall leftist/liberal bent of the site)
Yes, it's almost like there are right wingers posting that stuff after all.
Note that left-wing people who want to "take care of the poor", are often more racist than the conservatives. They just don't all realize it. After all, before the U.S. Civil war, the slave owners were Democrats! 8-}
You are talking about two entirely different things. Avoiding scurvey is a lot different from fighting an invasion of virus organisms. For one thing the virus fighting dosage is not continuous, just temporary.
Denigrating the A.I. that is operational now, using arguments that "it uses simple logic", is useless.
The majority of the population does not use any more complicated logic than that, when holding a conversation. Just look at the forums, at the trolls that recycle statements for any question. (Of course they might -be- A.I.)
"Most people would rather die, than think. In fact, many of them do just that."
Granted, the cost accounting is not what most people would call "easy".
But keep in mind that a lot of people on SlashDot do calculus "on their feet" and routinely "mine" company databases for actual real-time cost data. So it is all relative... 8-)
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I've cut a plastic binding with a sharp rock. I didn't knap it myself, it was naturally sharp, but...
Note that a propperly napped rock is sharper than a scalpel and makes a cleaner cut.
Actually, one of my relatives sells sets of napped rock flakes to neurosurgeons, for use in surgery. For real.
Tell me again, about how many things are obsolete? 8-)
I have a problem with that attitude - I see it all the time in work - the bordering on pride that people have when they can't use a device (especially a computer).
All he had to do is say let's use both and 1-see the difference in readings and 2-show me how it works.
Or maybe it was a subtle way of saying that he didn't know how many ways it could mislead you, and you didn.t know either! 8-)
I think the extra cost for the satcom was for getting -now-, when it's needed, instead of sometime in the future...
The phenomina, of bugs dissappearing when the Tech shows up, is well known in many industries. It can even be used to determine whether the Tech is experienced or not, by their reaction.
There could be many reasons, but no one has pinned it down that I know of. I just go out and come back a few times, and can usually catch it. The correllation can be scary, though.
A more relevent quote might be:
"Any sufficiently advanced Magic is indistinguishable from Technology.
I routinely manipulate invisible forces, in several parallel world lines. With a few scrap pieces of arcane engines, I can quite literally call down the lightning. With larger construction huge masses can be moved and set wherever needed. Even the light of day can be shown in the middle of night.
And no-one thinks this is unusual. They call me an "Electrical Engineer"...
But that does not make it any less Magic. 8-}
... Yeah. They formed well-regulated militias. Instead of, say, running around like a bunch or Rambos.
Um ... The word "Regulated" actually meant using the same type of equipment, ammunition and manuvers. The Militia needed to be able to own the same military equipment so that they could be supplied, in an emergency, with the equipment and ammunition stored by the governments. Having many civillian types and calibers was known to be a nightmare for logistics.
They also needed to be trained the same, in what orders meant and what movements they were to do. Otherwise they would not be able to fight on the same field with the other units.
It had nothing to do with laws or restrictions in the modern sense.
And then there is the question of whether what the votors "want" is also what they "need". Votors really hate people who give them what they need.
"Let me build my beach house right on the water".
Forget that it will be washed away in the first big storm. Forget that it diverts the wind, so that the sand doons are moved a hundred yards back. Forget that that will cause the beach to wash away in the -second- big storm, taking away houses that have been there for a hundred years.
Sometimes we need people that -don't- do what we want! 8-)
I agree with Barney on almost everything he has ever said but this time I don't like it. I like leftest politicians who will not compromise one little bit and will gather 51% of the vote and crush the right wing forever. Compromise with the right is simply not acceptable under even the most dire conditions. I would rather the whole planet be turned into a nuclear cloud with extermination of all life than allowing the right wing to have one tiny bit of an opinion in this world.
I disagree with Barney on almost everything he has ever said. I like conservative politicians who will not compromise one little bit and will gather 51% of the vote and crush the left wing forever. Compromise with the left is simply not acceptable under even the most dire conditions. I would rather ... well actually I wouldn't. But you get my drift. 8-}
Everybody does it, so it must be ok... Right???
Says the robber waiting to kill the next unsuspecting passer-by... 8-(
Any "cause" will attract "whack-a-doodles". The better the cause, the stronger the attraction.
Those working for good causes should be on their guard for invasion and takeover by groups or individuals that only want publicity, power and money. It happens all of the time, look at the news reports with that in mind and you can see the effects.
Sometimes the invaders are not even part of the group. They just infiltrate the area where demonstrations are being held. Area of the park or area of the Internet. And the resulting violence is blamed on the original group.
Watch your back...
Terrorism is trying to get your way by terrifying other people. It is not, technically, limited to populations or governments. A bandit also qualifies as a terrorist.
However, you are right in that it is getting over-used as a new "buzzword".
Some kid broke a couple of thermometers in a classroom a couple years ago around here and the EPA was called when word got out to some helicopter parent. They brought in a device to measure the mercury vapor level in the room and the room was declared a hazard after taking the air measurements. ...
And to top it all off, it is likely that the thermometers contained Alchohol, not Mercury. And the measurements were of levels left over from years before that.
I'll second that! Dilbert is as good as most... 8-)
He won the Millennium Falcon from Lando so you won't be seeing any blood
The ultimate victory is to win without any fighting. 8-)
Shooting up the scenery just ruins the stuff that you would be winning.
After reading the article, I think I see what is happening.
The braces are touching the user's arm, in such a way that they provide feedback on how and when the arm is moving. The users become accustomed to holding their arm so that the touch is minimised. After some training the brace is no longer needed, although it might be useful for heavy firearms or when fatigue sets in.
This is called Biofeedback, it was a popular idea a few years back. And it does work.
I bet the Olympic Shooting Team is training with these next year! 8-)
What do you call it when something has a simple, obvious answer, and someone suggests instead a pointlessly complex and ridiculous alternative? Occam's Trash Can?
Just because it may be "pointlessly complex and ridiculous" does not mean it is not true. It just means it is somewhat less likely.
Murphys Law rules, "likelyhood" is of no use in troubleshooting. 8-)
Just because ignorant people use a word to mean something different, does not change the meaning of the word.
On the other hand, if you want to talk to someone you have to talk in their language. That does not mean you have to adopt their language for all communications, though.
Economics is not based on politics or laws. Laws organize how the money is "printed", but that is just "monopoly money" and has no actual value.
Economics is actually based on the laws of thermodynamics. You don't get to change those, and they -will- bit you in the butt if you ignore them!
8-)
Here's a tip: use the shift key and period key when you comment.
At least they used all lower case, instead of all Upper Case!!! 8-)
... Slashdot groupthink tends somewhat towards the highly racist and heavily to the highly sexist/misogynist (which is curious given the overall leftist/liberal bent of the site)
Yes, it's almost like there are right wingers posting that stuff after all.
Note that left-wing people who want to "take care of the poor", are often more racist than the conservatives. They just don't all realize it.
After all, before the U.S. Civil war, the slave owners were Democrats! 8-}
It will probably be ok, -if- the designers and coders are required to -use- them from the earliest practical point in the project.
Deliver us from "new" things that were never used by the designers!
You are talking about two entirely different things. Avoiding scurvey is a lot different from fighting an invasion of virus organisms. For one thing the virus fighting dosage is not continuous, just temporary.
Denigrating the A.I. that is operational now, using arguments that "it uses simple logic", is useless.
The majority of the population does not use any more complicated logic than that, when holding a conversation.
Just look at the forums, at the trolls that recycle statements for any question. (Of course they might -be- A.I.)
"Most people would rather die, than think. In fact, many of them do just that."
Strangely enough, I have never had a harddrive fail. And I have been using a lot of them for a long time.
Maybe it is because I never move the devices when they are running? ==
(But I still backup critical data every day (or more) and the whole thing when making significant changes.) 8-)
Granted, the cost accounting is not what most people would call "easy".
But keep in mind that a lot of people on SlashDot do calculus "on their feet" and routinely "mine" company databases for actual real-time cost data.
So it is all relative... 8-)