Greenland was not green at the time, but a few tiny areas were ice-free. Agriculture was barely viable in a few coastal enclaves. There were small forests and some land that was suitable for pasture. The place was far less suited for Viking colonization than Iceland was, and Iceland was a fairly barren place. Erik the Red wanted colonists, so he told people about the wonderful forests and farm land that he had found. He did not, however, say that there was barely enough to support European agriculture, or that the vast majority of Greenland was covered with glaciers. Erik would have made a good real estate agent.
>Greenland is not called GREENland because it's covered by glaciers.
Greenland is called Greenland because Lief Erikson wanted to convince/trick Icelandic settlers to go to this glacier-covered land that he had discovered.
>The problem for newspapers is that the number of thinking >people is shrinking, while the number of those who now simply >own a keyboard is increasing.
I disagree. I suspect that the number of thinking people is actually increasing. The problem is that the idiots have a much louder voice today than they have ever had before, thanks (as you say) to the keyboard. Before about fifteen years ago it was very hard for most whack-job ideas to get a large audience. Now, it is very easy, and the people who believe them can shout very loudly, which leads to the impression that they are far more numerous than they really are.
Compared to blogs and much of the citizen reporting that is found online newspapers are still very good at weeding out the rubbish. The problem is that a lot of people only want the read things that confirm their own preconceptions, and are not interested in learning anything that challenges them. On of the big problems with online news sources is that people can customize the new that they receive to the point that they are essentially in an echo chamber.
The internet was build primarily by various universities, governments, and the US military, and it basically remained their toy for about twenty years. In the early 1990s a clever piece of software came along that allowed people without deep computer knowledge (well beyond that of the typical BBS/Fidonet user of the time) to use it easily.
This is the key issue, "few people want to use them for news". The way for newspapers to survive is to stop trying to provide up-to-the-minute news and concentrate on in-depth, reliable reporting. Newspapers are idea for covering local issues that do not get the attention of big media. They are also ideal for sports news and providing a forum for informed debate. The big strength of a newspaper is that there is a gate-keeper to prevent rubbish from being published. If newspapers can take advantage of that they can not only survive, but prosper. If newspapers simply try to out-internet the internet they are doomed.
What part of this is a troll? The part where he says that Apple makes great products, or the part where he says that Apple is slimy? Both parts are true. Where are the meta mods when we need them?
It is not Apple's products that I have a problem with. For the most part Apple makes extremely good stuff. The problem with Apple is its corporate behaviour.
You are joking, right? There were many complaints and objections to the various monkeyfied images of George W. Bush. I remember hearing one talk radio host saying that he wanted to charge the people responsible with treason.
Classifying merging is beyond the ability of most neural nets. It is easier, cheaper, and more reliable to let wet nets do the classifying. Besides, if we teach machines to classify galaxy collisions for us we are only a hop, skip, and jump away from skynet.
They are not as different as many people think. Governments were created for a reason, and life was pretty miserable for most people in the days before governments provided basic social services. There is a reason that our grandparents gave their governments those powers.
For all practical purposes, yes, unless if you want to live in a cave on a mountain side and eat small animals that you snare yourself. If, however, you want the benefits of civilizations then you need to participate in civilization.
The only reason that some of the characters were able to be self-sufficient is that they were able to invent magic technologies, like force fields, super-metals, and invisible battleships, to support them. What happened in the book would not work in real life. If you are allowed to postulate arbitrary technology then you can make anything happen.
Annual maintenance is only part of the cost of public roads. There is also the cost of building the roads, and many other associated costs. Gas taxes alone do not cover all of these costs.
The problem with this is that gas taxes do not even come close to covering the costs of building and maintaining the road network. Public roads are heavily subsidized.
Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such IT security videos as "Microsoft Explorer: Ubiquitous but Unsecure" or "Passwords: The Road to Ruin".
In theory something that is placed in an L4 or L5 point stays there forever. In reality perturbations from the various objects in the Solar System shake up thing a little, so some manoeuvers are needed to keep things stable.
I can just imagine if this is used for drivers. You get stressed by the heavy traffic, or the twit who blocks you when you try to merge, and the car suddenly pulls itself off the road and won't start again until you calm down.
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Greenland was not green at the time, but a few tiny areas were ice-free. Agriculture was barely viable in a few coastal enclaves. There were small forests and some land that was suitable for pasture. The place was far less suited for Viking colonization than Iceland was, and Iceland was a fairly barren place. Erik the Red wanted colonists, so he told people about the wonderful forests and farm land that he had found. He did not, however, say that there was barely enough to support European agriculture, or that the vast majority of Greenland was covered with glaciers. Erik would have made a good real estate agent.
>Greenland is not called GREENland because it's covered by glaciers.
Greenland is called Greenland because Lief Erikson wanted to convince/trick Icelandic settlers to go to this glacier-covered land that he had discovered.
>The problem for newspapers is that the number of thinking
>people is shrinking, while the number of those who now simply
>own a keyboard is increasing.
I disagree. I suspect that the number of thinking people is actually increasing. The problem is that the idiots have a much louder voice today than they have ever had before, thanks (as you say) to the keyboard. Before about fifteen years ago it was very hard for most whack-job ideas to get a large audience. Now, it is very easy, and the people who believe them can shout very loudly, which leads to the impression that they are far more numerous than they really are.
Compared to blogs and much of the citizen reporting that is found online newspapers are still very good at weeding out the rubbish. The problem is that a lot of people only want the read things that confirm their own preconceptions, and are not interested in learning anything that challenges them. On of the big problems with online news sources is that people can customize the new that they receive to the point that they are essentially in an echo chamber.
>It is our internet after all. We built it.
The internet was build primarily by various universities, governments, and the US military, and it basically remained their toy for about twenty years. In the early 1990s a clever piece of software came along that allowed people without deep computer knowledge (well beyond that of the typical BBS/Fidonet user of the time) to use it easily.
This is the key issue, "few people want to use them for news". The way for newspapers to survive is to stop trying to provide up-to-the-minute news and concentrate on in-depth, reliable reporting. Newspapers are idea for covering local issues that do not get the attention of big media. They are also ideal for sports news and providing a forum for informed debate. The big strength of a newspaper is that there is a gate-keeper to prevent rubbish from being published. If newspapers can take advantage of that they can not only survive, but prosper. If newspapers simply try to out-internet the internet they are doomed.
A newspaper is something that you pick up from the seat next to you on the subway so you can pass the time by doing the crossword.
What part of this is a troll? The part where he says that Apple makes great products, or the part where he says that Apple is slimy? Both parts are true. Where are the meta mods when we need them?
It is not Apple's products that I have a problem with. For the most part Apple makes extremely good stuff. The problem with Apple is its corporate behaviour.
Canada has the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which gives anyone who is arrested a set of rights very similar to the US Miranda rights.
You are joking, right? There were many complaints and objections to the various monkeyfied images of George W. Bush. I remember hearing one talk radio host saying that he wanted to charge the people responsible with treason.
Something like this would be a waste of good grad students.
Classifying merging is beyond the ability of most neural nets. It is easier, cheaper, and more reliable to let wet nets do the classifying. Besides, if we teach machines to classify galaxy collisions for us we are only a hop, skip, and jump away from skynet.
Listed to the Spirit of the West song "Home for a Rest" (the Great Big Sea version works too) for some ideas on what to do when in England.
They are not as different as many people think. Governments were created for a reason, and life was pretty miserable for most people in the days before governments provided basic social services. There is a reason that our grandparents gave their governments those powers.
For all practical purposes, yes, unless if you want to live in a cave on a mountain side and eat small animals that you snare yourself. If, however, you want the benefits of civilizations then you need to participate in civilization.
The only reason that some of the characters were able to be self-sufficient is that they were able to invent magic technologies, like force fields, super-metals, and invisible battleships, to support them. What happened in the book would not work in real life. If you are allowed to postulate arbitrary technology then you can make anything happen.
Quoting a tedious, bad sci-fi novel again, eh?
It looks like 2012 is starting a bit early. Or perhaps this is just more studio publicity vulcanism.
Annual maintenance is only part of the cost of public roads. There is also the cost of building the roads, and many other associated costs. Gas taxes alone do not cover all of these costs.
The problem with this is that gas taxes do not even come close to covering the costs of building and maintaining the road network. Public roads are heavily subsidized.
>> Yup, the experiment didn't work with a single photon when they wanted to
>> verify the results. The Copenhagen interpretation still remains intact.
>I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of cats cried out in terror
> and were suddenly silenced.
That should be "...and may have been suddenly silenced."
Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such IT security videos as "Microsoft Explorer: Ubiquitous but Unsecure" or "Passwords: The Road to Ruin".
In theory something that is placed in an L4 or L5 point stays there forever. In reality perturbations from the various objects in the Solar System shake up thing a little, so some manoeuvers are needed to keep things stable.
I can just imagine if this is used for drivers. You get stressed by the heavy traffic, or the twit who blocks you when you try to merge, and the car suddenly pulls itself off the road and won't start again until you calm down.