When you hear audiophiles rave over "how much product X is than product Y", what they're generally doing is disregarding that first 90% of quality that everybody has, and talking about the differences, the remaining 10% or so.
The problem is that that last 10% is mostly beyond the range of human perception. Chasing that last 10%, when there's no evidence that it's actually perceptible (e.g. can be discriminated on an ABX test), is woo.
for some reason all ultra rich that have political aspirations are retarded.
That's easy enough to explain. If you're ultra-rich and smart, you'll spend the rest of your life on an island getting blown by native chicks. If you're ultra-rich and still human enough to feel guilty about what you've done to get that way, you'll be a philanthropist. Only the ultra-rich, sociopathic, AND stupid end up in politics.
"XI: If thou art an fps and if thou art not a realistic military simulator, thou shalt stick any ideas regarding two-weapon limits quite firmly where the sun shineth not.
If an FPS doesn't have a weapon for every numeral on the keyboard, it's not worth playing.
Correct. True audiophiles use $100 speaker cables too. There's unfortunately no word that means "normal person who wants his music to sound good without buying into the woo".
Both stock and forex markets are secured against all kinds of foul play.
You could have fooled me. I think it's more accurate to say that the exchanges are secured against some kinds of foul play. Other kinds of foul play are not just tolerated, but encouraged.
And when that ass gets kicked in the Senate's IT office, you'll have LulzSec to thank. If LulzSec could hack it, so could Iran. We should be grateful for the service they are providing.
It is exactly because the US needs to serve US interests that we cannot have government secrecy. Without accountability, we cannot ensure that our government is serving our interests.
Maybe I'm an optimist, but I believe that software patents are doomed. The major corporations all have little to nothing to gain from them and waste time and resources acquiring them defensively.
The major corporations gain an advantage over the smaller corporations who can't afford to maintain a giant patent portfolio. Anything that creates a barrier to entry is good for the major players in the market.
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When real unemployment rates are over 15%, and forclosure rates are the highest in recorded history, how picky can you be about your employer?
Sure, metal heads are pretty much immune to audiophilia. After all, metal just sounds like white noise no matter what you play it on.
When you hear audiophiles rave over "how much product X is than product Y", what they're generally doing is disregarding that first 90% of quality that everybody has, and talking about the differences, the remaining 10% or so.
The problem is that that last 10% is mostly beyond the range of human perception. Chasing that last 10%, when there's no evidence that it's actually perceptible (e.g. can be discriminated on an ABX test), is woo.
for some reason all ultra rich that have political aspirations are retarded.
That's easy enough to explain. If you're ultra-rich and smart, you'll spend the rest of your life on an island getting blown by native chicks. If you're ultra-rich and still human enough to feel guilty about what you've done to get that way, you'll be a philanthropist. Only the ultra-rich, sociopathic, AND stupid end up in politics.
However, most supporters of alternative therapies do indeed follow a path of reasoning
Is that so?
a big dose of conspiracy theory,
Oh, no it's not. Making things up is not Reason. Richard Dawkins is right to claim there is a lack of critical thinking there.
"XI: If thou art an fps and if thou art not a realistic military simulator, thou shalt stick any ideas regarding two-weapon limits quite firmly where the sun shineth not.
If an FPS doesn't have a weapon for every numeral on the keyboard, it's not worth playing.
Correct. True audiophiles use $100 speaker cables too. There's unfortunately no word that means "normal person who wants his music to sound good without buying into the woo".
I would like to see that demo. Do you have a youtube video or something?
Learning to program isn't just about learning the language. It's about conceptualizing and problem solving. Those aren't perishable skills.
Religion is the only legitimate basis for politics
Quite right. And because of that politics are as baseless as religion. Both are complete and utter frauds.
Putting in a proper system of socialized medicine would be much better and cheaper. The only other choice is letting people die in the streets.
The scary thing is, the Republicans know that and they are OK with it. Better dead then Red.
It's facebook. Even the accounts owned by real people are dummy accounts.
Maybe they're just doing it for the lulz?
Both stock and forex markets are secured against all kinds of foul play.
You could have fooled me. I think it's more accurate to say that the exchanges are secured against some kinds of foul play. Other kinds of foul play are not just tolerated, but encouraged.
And when that ass gets kicked in the Senate's IT office, you'll have LulzSec to thank. If LulzSec could hack it, so could Iran. We should be grateful for the service they are providing.
All things considered, LulzSec has a better track record than the US Senate.
It is exactly because the US needs to serve US interests that we cannot have government secrecy. Without accountability, we cannot ensure that our government is serving our interests.
What Netflix really ought to do is publish an API and let people make their own interfaces.
Palin really is an idiot. She's just a political anomaly
Uh, did you sleep through 8 years of Bush II?
far too many here are quite happy to march along cheering and singing songs for your party.
Not to mention ringing them bells and firing warning shots.
2. [5] HD Digital Channels ...
4. Approximately 30 [or 40 Mbit] of download capacity for data
So one HD channel takes 6 megabit, or 732KB/s. For a half hour show then, that's 732*60*30/1024/1024=1.2GB.
You're telling me that digital TV engineers can't deliver a half hour of transparently encoded HD video in less than 1.2GB?
Everyone exaggerates how many systems they've penetrated.
Maybe I'm an optimist, but I believe that software patents are doomed. The major corporations all have little to nothing to gain from them and waste time and resources acquiring them defensively.
The major corporations gain an advantage over the smaller corporations who can't afford to maintain a giant patent portfolio. Anything that creates a barrier to entry is good for the major players in the market.
This is a really nice feature. Should work wonders on corrupt police officers.
Companies really need to start getting slapped with very large fines for stuff like this.
CxOs need to start going to jail for stuff like this.