You should do your own homework too. That is nothing like the fallacy of sunken costs. The fallacy refers to when somebody invests in a course of action, and sticks to it when it is clear that the investment won't pay off. Citation: http://www.skepdic.com/sunkcost.html
I don't see why we have to use land plants. Why not something like fungi or algae genetically modified to supply the essentials? Or a combination of such things.
In the US, the losing presidential candidates tend to concede defeat gracefully. And grace is relative; regularly changing power from one party to another with virtually no violence is unusual in the history of human civilizations.
Turn into floating machines, go back in time through some paradox machine, and kill their ancestors on behest of a crazy man on an flying aircraft carrier?
I think it's great. Somebody with capital and grand long term visions. Usually you're stuck with one or the other; this is the attitude we should be promoting.
Wrong gender? Well, I guess it's a good idea that we have no way of knowing gender beforehand. Oh wait . . .
And for the other retarded reasons, besides the fact that you can't extrapolate a person from their genes. You can find likelihoods, but outside of a few exceptions your common physical and mental traits are at best very weakly tied to genes. Unless there's a glaring genetic disease, it's what happens in development that's driving common phenotypical differences. Sure, there're a few genes you can spot and make a conclusion, like skin/hair/eye color. Height is a bit messy. But as for intelligence and how the person overall looks or preforms, you might as well just take a look at the parents and guess from there.
Okay. Having gotten this far in the page, I've seen more comments bitching about the stereotypical slashdotter bashing microsoft than actual commenters bashing microsoft. And this is not a new trend. Now, I may not be the sharpest shed in the tool, but seems to me that 'truth' is highly subjective here.
I worked in a field (pun intended) tangential (also pun intended) to the ag indudustry, and I have heard about the self-driving farm equipment. What I gathered (hearsay) was that the discussed tractors still had to be manned for safety reasons. For some reason government regulatory agencies aren't too keen on the idea of heavy deadly machines roaming about unattended. Neither are the property holders/insurers of said million-dollar equipment too happy on having it unattended lest the software bug fairy decides to pay a visit in a financially inopportune way.
I think GP meant time, as in how long the comment sections stay open for posting. The answer is plenty long enough to finish a readable perl project, as long as TFAC doesn't have a life. Or waste time on petty little thinks like sleep.:P
Look, in case you puerile dorks haven't yet figured this out - In the corporate world, the world in which I work(so I know a few things), perception is very important, especially because chances are your boss is an older geezer than you are who was raised properly with manners.
When you get hired, you embrace the corporate culture. I know that sounds a lot for you social-retards to handle, as you're the ones playing music loudly on your phone in public and performing other obnoxious habits. Chances are, you think the real world is like the movie The Social Network and your parents didn't instill any discipline in you and let you do whatever the fuck you wanted to do in public. You were the kid whose parents let him run around the restaurant and randomly kick other diners in the shins, and then your yuppie-asshole dad explained it all away by telling angry partrons some dumb shit like, "he's just exploring."
If somebody has Anime on their desktop or plays Pokemon without shame, it means that chances are they are one of those compulsively nose-wiping snots I described above. I am a millenial, albeit an older one, but I understand those things because I was properly raised. When I was a kid, anybody who was playing with action figures in the fifth grade was laughed at, because by then cool kids like me were listening to Kriss-Kross and going to dances with girls. Get with it, kids.
-- Ethanol-fueled
So ad-hominems, jumping to conclusions, unjustified judgmental attitude, heavy reliance on strawmen . . . I don't think you're nearly as mature as you think you are. Unless you don't count maturity and rationality in the list of proper raising and development.
Huh? I'd say STEM is one of the safer bets to avoid loan slaving, though it's the school that does it, not the degree. I sunk only ~ $15,000 for a BS in Mathematics, which is hefty for somebody entering the job market, but it's definitely payable. Given all the research grants, co-op opportunities, teaching positions, and fellowships, it's doable to go through STEM grad school accumulating little to no debt at all. The trick is to start prepping for industry/research early on. And network. And for the science-related fields, research.
Math is a set of problem solving tools, and like any tool, can be invaluable when properly applied. Like gaining insight into a logistical dilemma in a company's finances.
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You should do your own homework too. That is nothing like the fallacy of sunken costs. The fallacy refers to when somebody invests in a course of action, and sticks to it when it is clear that the investment won't pay off. Citation: http://www.skepdic.com/sunkcost.html
In astronomy, all that matters is being within a factor of 10. :P
I don't see why we have to use land plants. Why not something like fungi or algae genetically modified to supply the essentials? Or a combination of such things.
Not right. That's not what I said.
It goes without saying that taking something to extremes leads to different results.
Well, remaining mentally and physically active has been linked to prolonged life spans . . .
In the US, the losing presidential candidates tend to concede defeat gracefully. And grace is relative; regularly changing power from one party to another with virtually no violence is unusual in the history of human civilizations.
Turn into floating machines, go back in time through some paradox machine, and kill their ancestors on behest of a crazy man on an flying aircraft carrier?
Just because you don't like something doesn't mean it's a dumb idea.
I think it's great. Somebody with capital and grand long term visions. Usually you're stuck with one or the other; this is the attitude we should be promoting.
If it was the NSA, it wouldn't be making itself public. ;)
Yes, let's do what we can to justify bad behavior.
Wrong gender? Well, I guess it's a good idea that we have no way of knowing gender beforehand. Oh wait . . .
And for the other retarded reasons, besides the fact that you can't extrapolate a person from their genes. You can find likelihoods, but outside of a few exceptions your common physical and mental traits are at best very weakly tied to genes. Unless there's a glaring genetic disease, it's what happens in development that's driving common phenotypical differences. Sure, there're a few genes you can spot and make a conclusion, like skin/hair/eye color. Height is a bit messy. But as for intelligence and how the person overall looks or preforms, you might as well just take a look at the parents and guess from there.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day, assuming it's not traveling westward at a sufficiently high speed.
If only there was a central geologically stable and dry place where we could store the waste while we work things out.
I didn't know yahoo had a dedicated enough following to have a revolt. I learn something new every Mercurial day.
Okay. Having gotten this far in the page, I've seen more comments bitching about the stereotypical slashdotter bashing microsoft than actual commenters bashing microsoft. And this is not a new trend. Now, I may not be the sharpest shed in the tool, but seems to me that 'truth' is highly subjective here.
Well doubt all you want, but I do know that the machines being talked about did have to be manned.
I worked in a field (pun intended) tangential (also pun intended) to the ag indudustry, and I have heard about the self-driving farm equipment. What I gathered (hearsay) was that the discussed tractors still had to be manned for safety reasons. For some reason government regulatory agencies aren't too keen on the idea of heavy deadly machines roaming about unattended. Neither are the property holders/insurers of said million-dollar equipment too happy on having it unattended lest the software bug fairy decides to pay a visit in a financially inopportune way.
I think GP meant time, as in how long the comment sections stay open for posting. The answer is plenty long enough to finish a readable perl project, as long as TFAC doesn't have a life. Or waste time on petty little thinks like sleep. :P
Look, in case you puerile dorks haven't yet figured this out - In the corporate world, the world in which I work(so I know a few things), perception is very important, especially because chances are your boss is an older geezer than you are who was raised properly with manners.
When you get hired, you embrace the corporate culture. I know that sounds a lot for you social-retards to handle, as you're the ones playing music loudly on your phone in public and performing other obnoxious habits. Chances are, you think the real world is like the movie The Social Network and your parents didn't instill any discipline in you and let you do whatever the fuck you wanted to do in public. You were the kid whose parents let him run around the restaurant and randomly kick other diners in the shins, and then your yuppie-asshole dad explained it all away by telling angry partrons some dumb shit like, "he's just exploring."
If somebody has Anime on their desktop or plays Pokemon without shame, it means that chances are they are one of those compulsively nose-wiping snots I described above. I am a millenial, albeit an older one, but I understand those things because I was properly raised. When I was a kid, anybody who was playing with action figures in the fifth grade was laughed at, because by then cool kids like me were listening to Kriss-Kross and going to dances with girls. Get with it, kids.
-- Ethanol-fueled
So ad-hominems, jumping to conclusions, unjustified judgmental attitude, heavy reliance on strawmen . . . I don't think you're nearly as mature as you think you are. Unless you don't count maturity and rationality in the list of proper raising and development.
The hell do folks' personal gaming interest have to do with their professional life?
Just enrolled there myself. I'm taking Lair Design 140, Manic Laughter 210, Hero Killing 112, and Physical Education 100.
Huh? I'd say STEM is one of the safer bets to avoid loan slaving, though it's the school that does it, not the degree. I sunk only ~ $15,000 for a BS in Mathematics, which is hefty for somebody entering the job market, but it's definitely payable. Given all the research grants, co-op opportunities, teaching positions, and fellowships, it's doable to go through STEM grad school accumulating little to no debt at all. The trick is to start prepping for industry/research early on. And network. And for the science-related fields, research.
Math is a set of problem solving tools, and like any tool, can be invaluable when properly applied. Like gaining insight into a logistical dilemma in a company's finances.