Back in the 80s I found out that I can't see stereograms. I though that there was something wrong with my stero vision. I can, however, see the new 3D movies just fine, so now I don't know.
Similarly:
Someone claims they don't like Evolution and gives reasons why.
Evolutionists (especially slashdotters;-) interpret his words as a hostile attack on their beloved icon, no matter what his intent.
The article says "After unlocking its hidden message in 2007". This is hardly 'just'. The solution was more recently published though. Interesting article.
I installed Windows 7 RC on a HP-Compaq D530 with 512MB of RAM. The install was so much faster than XP's it wasn't funny (I'm used to installing Linux off a DVD in 1/4 the time XP will install). When I tried it out everything seemed to be very snappy, even running Explorer, IE8, Media Player at the same time. Switching between them was very quick too. I use Linux almost exclusively, but I have to admit, Windows 7 looks pretty good (although I'm very unlikely to spend the money to install it on one of my machines).
Geexbox is an excellent LiveCD media centre based on mplayer. Check it out, it rocks. Forget KB shortcuts; I use my ATI RF Remote with it. It even supports my TV card and allows me to watch TV. Network shares, local files, UPnP devices; they'll all work with Geexbox. They even have a customization gui that will remaster the iso with your personal pref.'s (runs in Linux or Windows).
Would these conditions be the conditions in the Arctic where people have to deal with a very short growing season, almost no precipitation, extreme cold for a long period of time and days on end of almost continuous darkness for part of the year? Perhaps these conditions would be the extreme heat of equatorial regions with certain places getting almost no rain and others having a long, wet rainy season.
It seems to me that humans were designed very well for adapting to almost any kind of condition. If the conditions are too extreme we adapt them to suit our needs or move to more suitable areas.
I agree. It makes sense to get a special-purpose distro. for a specific purpose. DSL and other tiny distro's are great for a fast boot. FreeNAS for, well, NAS. Geexbox or Mythdora for media centre. That's often the best way to go and, you can't do this sort of thing in Windows XP (although Win.98 boots very quickly these days).
If you look to anthropology you will see that we spend the overwhelming part of our history as tribal bands of hunter-gatherers, where nobody really had the means to force others work for them.
If you look back in history you will see (as far back as you can look) huge civilizations that, even though they might have each been organized differently, still had kings and other leaders who could tell others what to do. There were slaves and others who worked while some supervised and benefited from their labour.
I don't think so. No-one forced you to cheat, you chose to do so. This is a moral choice and the ability to do the right thing needs to be acquired before a child can make the right choice.
It seems to me that the act of labeling this fish bizarre is itself bizarre. Just because proportions are not what we are used to seeing does not make them necessarily weird. Organisms are designed for the environment they live in and their physical characteristics reflect that. Perhaps interesting or unusual would be better adjectives;-).
Anyone able to translate that into number of trees saved?
Once again, these trees are not from clear-cut tropical forests made into farmland for subsistence farming. These trees are most likely in areas managed by forestry companies who plant at least as many trees as they cut.
There are regulations in western countries and the forestry companies would be putting themselves out of business if they cut down all the trees.
I think it goes back to the showing the DDT is a harmful chemical... So we had to stop using the chemical
It's too bad that DDT helped to eradicate Malaria in places where it was used. DDT Needed to Control Malaria Perhaps the answer wasn't to eliminate its use but to manage it to limit the harm it could do. Certain countries in the world could use some mosquito control.
According to Wikipedia, either:
Central Queensland
Congressional Quarterly
or
A symbol indicating that the spelling is actually correct, believe it or not.
A co-orbital asteroid?? Does this make Earth a Dwarf planet?;-) Isn't one of the criteria for planet-hood that the body has cleared its orbit of debris?
Slashdot Mirror
Interestingly enough, a 3.1.2 was released today ;-)
Judge: Good Grief.
There, fixed that for ya.
Back in the 80s I found out that I can't see stereograms. I though that there was something wrong with my stero vision. I can, however, see the new 3D movies just fine, so now I don't know.
Similarly: Someone claims they don't like Evolution and gives reasons why. Evolutionists (especially slashdotters ;-) interpret his words as a hostile attack on their beloved icon, no matter what his intent.
The best bet seems to be an AA battery.
Yes but, does anyone have a weapon that can fire an AA battery 20000 feet into the air. I'd pay to see that.
I don't know about that. When I scan for WAPs in town I get many that are unsecured. I don't think things have changed all that much.
A code expert just cracked a code
The article says "After unlocking its hidden message in 2007". This is hardly 'just'. The solution was more recently published though. Interesting article.
Obscure? Nothing's obscure on slashdot.
Obscure? There's nothing obscure about Animaniacs ;-)
I installed Windows 7 RC on a HP-Compaq D530 with 512MB of RAM. The install was so much faster than XP's it wasn't funny (I'm used to installing Linux off a DVD in 1/4 the time XP will install). When I tried it out everything seemed to be very snappy, even running Explorer, IE8, Media Player at the same time. Switching between them was very quick too. I use Linux almost exclusively, but I have to admit, Windows 7 looks pretty good (although I'm very unlikely to spend the money to install it on one of my machines).
Amazing.
Geexbox is an excellent LiveCD media centre based on mplayer. Check it out, it rocks. Forget KB shortcuts; I use my ATI RF Remote with it. It even supports my TV card and allows me to watch TV. Network shares, local files, UPnP devices; they'll all work with Geexbox. They even have a customization gui that will remaster the iso with your personal pref.'s (runs in Linux or Windows).
...as we are adapted to current conditions
Would these conditions be the conditions in the Arctic where people have to deal with a very short growing season, almost no precipitation, extreme cold for a long period of time and days on end of almost continuous darkness for part of the year? Perhaps these conditions would be the extreme heat of equatorial regions with certain places getting almost no rain and others having a long, wet rainy season.
It seems to me that humans were designed very well for adapting to almost any kind of condition. If the conditions are too extreme we adapt them to suit our needs or move to more suitable areas.
I agree. It makes sense to get a special-purpose distro. for a specific purpose. DSL and other tiny distro's are great for a fast boot. FreeNAS for, well, NAS. Geexbox or Mythdora for media centre. That's often the best way to go and, you can't do this sort of thing in Windows XP (although Win.98 boots very quickly these days).
If you look to anthropology you will see that we spend the overwhelming part of our history as tribal bands of hunter-gatherers, where nobody really had the means to force others work for them.
If you look back in history you will see (as far back as you can look) huge civilizations that, even though they might have each been organized differently, still had kings and other leaders who could tell others what to do. There were slaves and others who worked while some supervised and benefited from their labour.
Hunter-gatherers, my foot.
... but solitaire and minesweeper are great training for stakeouts ;-)
It's also easy to configure XP to do the same thing. It's all in the 'Power Options' Control Panel applet.
so I was forced to cheat.
I don't think so. No-one forced you to cheat, you chose to do so. This is a moral choice and the ability to do the right thing needs to be acquired before a child can make the right choice.
Much, much better.
Translate "Rodent Guided Missiles" into Norwegian and you would have a name for a death metal band as well.
I don't know. Google translate produces 'Gnager Guidet Missles' when you try that. Not a great band name by anyone's criteria.
It seems to me that the act of labeling this fish bizarre is itself bizarre. Just because proportions are not what we are used to seeing does not make them necessarily weird. Organisms are designed for the environment they live in and their physical characteristics reflect that. Perhaps interesting or unusual would be better adjectives ;-).
Anyone able to translate that into number of trees saved?
Once again, these trees are not from clear-cut tropical forests made into farmland for subsistence farming. These trees are most likely in areas managed by forestry companies who plant at least as many trees as they cut.
There are regulations in western countries and the forestry companies would be putting themselves out of business if they cut down all the trees.
I think it goes back to the showing the DDT is a harmful chemical ... So we had to stop using the chemical
It's too bad that DDT helped to eradicate Malaria in places where it was used. DDT Needed to Control Malaria Perhaps the answer wasn't to eliminate its use but to manage it to limit the harm it could do. Certain countries in the world could use some mosquito control.
That's much better than NASA's alternative plan of sending a Squeegee Kid to do the job.
According to Wikipedia, either:
Central Queensland
Congressional Quarterly
or
A symbol indicating that the spelling is actually correct, believe it or not.
Does that help?
A co-orbital asteroid?? Does this make Earth a Dwarf planet? ;-) Isn't one of the criteria for planet-hood that the body has cleared its orbit of debris?