I have no idea what you mean by "right-in-their-face boots-on-the-ground reality." I'm not a physicist, but to my knowledge, classical mechanics and such are essentially solved. It sounds to me like you're criticizing physics for becoming complex while investigating a complex reality. If it's too complex for a layperson to understand, well that's just too damn bad -- what's true is true.
Science is absolutely not a competition. Was Argentina harmed because the US went to the moon? Was Russia harmed when penicillin was discovered? No, not at all. China's increased scientific research is a benefit to all of us.
Don't tell the politicians that. Anything that could get them to prioritize education and science in this country is worth it. If it takes fear of China, then so be it.
Should a university fire an employee just for believing God created the world in six days? No -- although if they're a cosmologist, that will certainly have an impact on the quality of their publications.
Should a university fire an employee just for believing God created life on Earth? No -- although if they're a biologist, that's not a good sign.
Should a university fire an employee just for believing the Earth is 6,000 years old? No -- although if they're a geologist, I'm not sure how they'll get any work done.
But this is is a situation that just doesn't occur. I get the feeling that too many of these people watched Ben Stein's propaganda piece Expelled and got all up in arms about it. Well you know what, if Texas wants itself to become an educational wasteland, so be it; I'll just move somewhere else.
- Nokia also announced it will ship its first MeeGo-related device in 2011, which will rely on the Qt ecosystem – and then will continue with MeeGo as an open source project for future disruption.
Uh... "for future disruption"? What does that mean?
My guess is he meant "distribution," but seeing how he keeps using that same word it's anyone's guess.
Oh, the irony! It burns!
Nintendo thinks cheap games are a risk to the industry? I guess that means the Wii is one of the biggest threats to the industry ever created.
While utilitarianism works in theory, the problem is that it only works in theory. It seems to make sense to say "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few", but when you get down to it, who gets to make those decisions? As Dostoevsky showed, no one should try to play games with peoples' lives.
It looks like in 2005, it was $44 billion... so, presumably, between 2005 and the present, it doubled. According to one story, it was at $50 billion in 2007... meaning, from 2007 to present, it gained $30 billion? It seems hard to blame that on Bush and the Republicans, since that's only two years of Bush and no years of Republican SIC chairmanship.
It would have surprised me two years ago, but it doesn't now. One of the things about Obama that I think surprised everyone -- especially his base --
is that he turned out to actually be more authoritarian on the whole than Bush. It's like he has some kind of addiction to federal power and control. I know the Democrats are all about federal power more than state power, but they used to be the party that defended civil liberties. My, what a way we've come.
Am I misunderstanding this, or does this just sound like a logical extension of the Flynn effect? Everyone's getting smarter, and "everyone" naturally includes seniors, so . . .
Linux desktop is very much alive...on thinclients:)
However, what is up with the obvious story troll? Are the/. numbers low today?
"...what is up with the obvious story troll?"
This is what the author was referring to when he mentioned "...the fierce ideology of the open-source community...". Dismissing non-believers as heretics/trolls makes you an ideologue and renders the platform unattractive to regular users. Your natural reaction to this will be to dismiss regular users as not worthy of Linux but nobody wants to adopt a platform that gets them trashed by smelly, overbearing, slogan-yelling hippies.
Thanks asshole.
It's not a troll because it asserts that Linux is dead.
It's a troll because it asserts that Linux is dead ON/.
I hope Lucas also got a patent on a process for establishing "prior art" through the use of a non-functional prop, imagination, and delusions of grandeur.
I doubt it, but he may own the copyright on the phrase "delusions of grandeur."
Oh, Homer does much more than be a bumbling idiot. He does what no one from Family Guy or South Park can really do: he manages to capture the essence of a character who is, at heart, really, truly good, who has a big heart, who tries his best to be honest and helping. He's not smart and he can even be a jerk at times, but in the end, we're rooting for him because he still means well, and when he gets hurt, it hurts us.
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Anyone who calls AGW a "religion" should be taken with a grain of salt.
Ever heard of nylonase?
But it's still the same "kind" of animal. Therefore evolution is false.
I have no idea what you mean by "right-in-their-face boots-on-the-ground reality." I'm not a physicist, but to my knowledge, classical mechanics and such are essentially solved. It sounds to me like you're criticizing physics for becoming complex while investigating a complex reality. If it's too complex for a layperson to understand, well that's just too damn bad -- what's true is true.
Science is absolutely not a competition. Was Argentina harmed because the US went to the moon? Was Russia harmed when penicillin was discovered? No, not at all. China's increased scientific research is a benefit to all of us.
Don't tell the politicians that. Anything that could get them to prioritize education and science in this country is worth it. If it takes fear of China, then so be it.
Should a university fire an employee just for believing God created the world in six days? No -- although if they're a cosmologist, that will certainly have an impact on the quality of their publications.
Should a university fire an employee just for believing God created life on Earth? No -- although if they're a biologist, that's not a good sign.
Should a university fire an employee just for believing the Earth is 6,000 years old? No -- although if they're a geologist, I'm not sure how they'll get any work done.
But this is is a situation that just doesn't occur. I get the feeling that too many of these people watched Ben Stein's propaganda piece Expelled and got all up in arms about it. Well you know what, if Texas wants itself to become an educational wasteland, so be it; I'll just move somewhere else.
Uh... "for future disruption"? What does that mean?
My guess is he meant "distribution," but seeing how he keeps using that same word it's anyone's guess.
Oh, the irony! It burns! Nintendo thinks cheap games are a risk to the industry? I guess that means the Wii is one of the biggest threats to the industry ever created.
Most human attributes have a genetic component, if not necessarily an obvious one, or a simple one, or a direct one. Why not religion?
I guess they saw what was going on in Egypt and felt jealous.
Are any of them made of marble?
Funny, I was just trying to install ProFTP on Debian stable yesterday. Couldn't get it to work at all.
I've already merged with my chair, so this works out perfectly for me.
Utilitarianism is prescriptive in that it says "the best outcome is X, so you should work to achieve X."
While utilitarianism works in theory, the problem is that it only works in theory. It seems to make sense to say "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few", but when you get down to it, who gets to make those decisions? As Dostoevsky showed, no one should try to play games with peoples' lives.
It looks like in 2005, it was $44 billion... so, presumably, between 2005 and the present, it doubled. According to one story, it was at $50 billion in 2007... meaning, from 2007 to present, it gained $30 billion? It seems hard to blame that on Bush and the Republicans, since that's only two years of Bush and no years of Republican SIC chairmanship.
It would have surprised me two years ago, but it doesn't now. One of the things about Obama that I think surprised everyone -- especially his base -- is that he turned out to actually be more authoritarian on the whole than Bush. It's like he has some kind of addiction to federal power and control. I know the Democrats are all about federal power more than state power, but they used to be the party that defended civil liberties. My, what a way we've come.
Am I misunderstanding this, or does this just sound like a logical extension of the Flynn effect? Everyone's getting smarter, and "everyone" naturally includes seniors, so . . .
The only catch is that Steve gets to be gate keeper. . . I'm certainly glad that the Ubuntu approach is not like this.
Me too. I know I wouldn't want Steve Jobs deciding what Ubuntu applications I can and can't install.
Thus solving the problem once and for all!
Mod parent up.
And anyone who feels the same way should send a similar email. It's how we would get them to "give a sh*t."
Linux desktop is very much alive...on thinclients :)
However, what is up with the obvious story troll? Are the /. numbers low today?
"...what is up with the obvious story troll?"
This is what the author was referring to when he mentioned "...the fierce ideology of the open-source community...". Dismissing non-believers as heretics/trolls makes you an ideologue and renders the platform unattractive to regular users. Your natural reaction to this will be to dismiss regular users as not worthy of Linux but nobody wants to adopt a platform that gets them trashed by smelly, overbearing, slogan-yelling hippies.
Thanks asshole.
It's not a troll because it asserts that Linux is dead.
It's a troll because it asserts that Linux is dead ON /.
Come on, now.
For a second I thought the Slashdot headline was an Onion-esque headline, reporting the blindingly obvious and mundane as if it were news.
Because it's happened before -- it's how the whole Harry Potter moral panic got started. True story.
The original article: http://www.theonion.com/articles/harry-potter-books-spark-rise-in-satanism-among-ch,2413/http://www.theonion.com/articles/harry-potter-books-spark-rise-in-satanism-among-ch,2413/
And the snopes article: http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/potter.asp
I hope Lucas also got a patent on a process for establishing "prior art" through the use of a non-functional prop, imagination, and delusions of grandeur.
I doubt it, but he may own the copyright on the phrase "delusions of grandeur."
So he's a narcissist, just like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Not much of a surprise, really.
Oh, Homer does much more than be a bumbling idiot. He does what no one from Family Guy or South Park can really do: he manages to capture the essence of a character who is, at heart, really, truly good, who has a big heart, who tries his best to be honest and helping. He's not smart and he can even be a jerk at times, but in the end, we're rooting for him because he still means well, and when he gets hurt, it hurts us.