While I'm sure all of the evolutionary discoveries you've made in your lab dwarf the importance of this one, I actually found it kind of cool. It's always interesting (to me, anyway) to see new evidence of the human body's ability to adapt. Makes me feel like a superhero:).
Japanese people harbor enzymes in their intestinal bacteria that help them digest seaweed
Enzymes != bacteria. Enzymes are produced by your body to assist in the breakdown of what you eat. They are produced based on instructions in your DNA. There's no changing these, no matter how much sushi you eat. I assume this is similar to the fact that a lot of Japanese are lactose intolerant, because they lack the enzymes to break down dairy products. No matter how much milk they drink, it still sucks for them. On the bright side, I don't have any trouble digesting seaweed, love sushi, and am also American.
Sorry, we're going way off topic here, but there is one caveat to that.
If you tell me a book of fiction is true, and it says something that remotely reflects reality as I know it, that's one thing.
Say the same about a book with claims of a vengeful, earth-flooding god, and people with supernatural abilities... There's going to be at least a shadow of doubt there. Not that I'm the brightest crayon in the box or anything, but I would expect anyone even somewhat intelligent to have similar doubts. Maybe I'm just too cynical.
Sad, but true.
I went to high school with a number of people who I thought were reasonably intelligent, but they had similar crazy religious ideas. Not sure how that happens to smart people. I guess there's a difference between being book smart and applying it to real life.
You have to pay when your neighbor robs the local convenience store to pay the rent/mortgage/grocer (or their gambling debts, or just to gamble more), loses the house/apartment anyway, and their spouse and child are now homeless and on welfare. Or the person becomes homeless, with no health insurance, and ends up in the hospital. Or goes mentally insane and stabs you on the street corner for the $10 in your wallet.
Here in Singapore they have a system which doesn't allow people to enter the casinos if they have criminal charges deemed to be gambling-related. They also allow you to opt out of being allowed to gamble if you think you have a problem. Your spouse can even opt you out, if they can show evidence you have a problem. They check your ID when you go into the casino and if you are on the opt out list you won't be allowed in. In this way, they've made gambling safe so that guys like me can go in and blow a hundred bucks every now and then if I feel so inclined.
I am a C programmer for an equities clearing company. Basically we just work with a lot of data. Higher math skills are completely unnecessary. To go against the programmer stereotype, I don't have a great interest in math. Math, so far as I've seen, is only necessary if you work in the game development world.
hahaha check out the amazon-attributes for that thing:
Dimensional rift preventability
Cure cancer
Noose
Dishwasher safe
Tow capacity
Wolf powers
Ability to waste money
Conduitivity for flux
Paranormal dj skills
Durability for jump rope
Satisfy my wife
Ability to become self aware
Channel demons from hell
Invincibility
Summon tuscon whole milk
Pure copper shiznit inside
I think that's the point. If the OS designers properly design their OS for multi-core processors, developers on that platform won't have to because the OS will take care of it.
Yea, of course. Then Microsoft has to also hire a guy to decipher the logs to any law enforcement that requests it. I know it goes against the general Microsoft-hating atmosphere here at/. but this is actually a smart business decision, IMO.
Further, reading the document actually reveals that they're not as bad as I thought. Microsoft clearly defines time contraints where enforcement can get at my online-stored email, and even better, they don't keep MSN Messenger logs.
Hoglund says HBGary was able to identify "markers" specific to the way the Aurora developer wrote the malware. But he says his firm did not include this in its new report. "This is not in the report because we don't want him to know what we know about his coding," he says. "[It] is algorithmic in nature."
Hah riiiight. So just give out hints in the press release?
More like, "we don't want to share this information cause it's profitable."
Point well made, but I can't help but to lean towards the idea that you lose certain expectations of privacy when you fly. I mean, based on your logic here, the government shouldn't x-ray bags or run people through metal detectors either. I don't see those rights given to the government anywhere in the constitution. Hell, why shouldn't we all just be able to carry firearms while flying then? I mean, we do have the right to bear arms, right?
so, you have an inherent right to travel on the airplane of your choice with no regard for the safety of other passengers? Just because it's inconvenient for you doesn't mean you have the right to put other passengers in jeopardy.
Guys, you're missing a fundamental point here- The right to fly on an airplane is not right which was granted by your government. It's not something we all should expect. You have other options- drive where you need to go, take a cruise, or get your own plane...
Again it's Linux vs Windows.
I like linux, and I like that it's free. I used it for about two months straight and now still occasionally use it to do some specialty tasks.
The problem is, I have to continually switch back to windows to do certain things (primarily, use my USB phone which is only compatible with windows, and play any newer games). It just becomes more convenient for a potential convert like myself to stay with windows because software vendors don't support Linux.
It's not the users that need to wisen up- we're ready. I think the problem is that software vendors aren't ready to make the change.
BTW, I think in a discussion of malware it's not really relevant to bring up things like routers or drive by downloads on reputable pages. Sure there are edge scenarios that someone might have a vulnerable router, or maybe a New York Times advertisement is actually a drive by trojan, but these cases are few and far between.
The main issue with malware is the uninformed user. People clicking the wrong things, they let it run as an higher privileged user, and then... "OMG, Windows is so vulnerable!"
If you run some junk software on Linux, it can just as easily own your box as on windows. I think the low occurrence of Linux malware has to do with the fact that anyone who installs Linux on their PC has to be somewhat computer literate, as opposed to just buying a computer at the store which has Windows.
I just don't understand how people can be so biased. Microsoft makes good software. I mean, it's certainly not any more buggy than my Ubuntu installation.
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While I'm sure all of the evolutionary discoveries you've made in your lab dwarf the importance of this one, I actually found it kind of cool. It's always interesting (to me, anyway) to see new evidence of the human body's ability to adapt. Makes me feel like a superhero :).
Japanese people harbor enzymes in their intestinal bacteria that help them digest seaweed
Enzymes != bacteria. Enzymes are produced by your body to assist in the breakdown of what you eat. They are produced based on instructions in your DNA. There's no changing these, no matter how much sushi you eat. I assume this is similar to the fact that a lot of Japanese are lactose intolerant, because they lack the enzymes to break down dairy products. No matter how much milk they drink, it still sucks for them. On the bright side, I don't have any trouble digesting seaweed, love sushi, and am also American.
Sorry, we're going way off topic here, but there is one caveat to that.
If you tell me a book of fiction is true, and it says something that remotely reflects reality as I know it, that's one thing.
Say the same about a book with claims of a vengeful, earth-flooding god, and people with supernatural abilities...
There's going to be at least a shadow of doubt there. Not that I'm the brightest crayon in the box or anything, but I would expect anyone even somewhat intelligent to have similar doubts. Maybe I'm just too cynical.
This person is not stupid.
Sad, but true. I went to high school with a number of people who I thought were reasonably intelligent, but they had similar crazy religious ideas. Not sure how that happens to smart people. I guess there's a difference between being book smart and applying it to real life.
You have to pay when your neighbor robs the local convenience store to pay the rent/mortgage/grocer (or their gambling debts, or just to gamble more), loses the house/apartment anyway, and their spouse and child are now homeless and on welfare. Or the person becomes homeless, with no health insurance, and ends up in the hospital. Or goes mentally insane and stabs you on the street corner for the $10 in your wallet.
Here in Singapore they have a system which doesn't allow people to enter the casinos if they have criminal charges deemed to be gambling-related. They also allow you to opt out of being allowed to gamble if you think you have a problem. Your spouse can even opt you out, if they can show evidence you have a problem. They check your ID when you go into the casino and if you are on the opt out list you won't be allowed in. In this way, they've made gambling safe so that guys like me can go in and blow a hundred bucks every now and then if I feel so inclined.
Those things aren't actually fun. As opposed to sex, which is. Please try again.
I am a C programmer for an equities clearing company. Basically we just work with a lot of data. Higher math skills are completely unnecessary. To go against the programmer stereotype, I don't have a great interest in math. Math, so far as I've seen, is only necessary if you work in the game development world.
hahaha check out the amazon-attributes for that thing:
Dimensional rift preventability
Cure cancer
Noose
Dishwasher safe
Tow capacity
Wolf powers
Ability to waste money
Conduitivity for flux
Paranormal dj skills
Durability for jump rope
Satisfy my wife
Ability to become self aware
Channel demons from hell
Invincibility
Summon tuscon whole milk
Pure copper shiznit inside
I think that's the point. If the OS designers properly design their OS for multi-core processors, developers on that platform won't have to because the OS will take care of it.
Wow, I got modded as a troll for that?
Really guys, WTF?
Welcome to /.
Yea, of course. Then Microsoft has to also hire a guy to decipher the logs to any law enforcement that requests it. I know it goes against the general Microsoft-hating atmosphere here at /. but this is actually a smart business decision, IMO.
Further, reading the document actually reveals that they're not as bad as I thought. Microsoft clearly defines time contraints where enforcement can get at my online-stored email, and even better, they don't keep MSN Messenger logs.
Ya cool, I'll just walk around with a suitcase full of money every time I need to make a big purchase. That's much safer.
Where are all the imps... bulldog demons... barons of hell?
clearly, it snow joking matter
Hoglund says HBGary was able to identify "markers" specific to the way the Aurora developer wrote the malware. But he says his firm did not include this in its new report. "This is not in the report because we don't want him to know what we know about his coding," he says. "[It] is algorithmic in nature."
Hah riiiight. So just give out hints in the press release? More like, "we don't want to share this information cause it's profitable."
sounds like you need to smoke a bowl, homie.
where's bad analogy guy when you need him most?
omg Ninja Gaiden.... i hated that game.
Point well made, but I can't help but to lean towards the idea that you lose certain expectations of privacy when you fly. I mean, based on your logic here, the government shouldn't x-ray bags or run people through metal detectors either. I don't see those rights given to the government anywhere in the constitution. Hell, why shouldn't we all just be able to carry firearms while flying then? I mean, we do have the right to bear arms, right?
so, you have an inherent right to travel on the airplane of your choice with no regard for the safety of other passengers? Just because it's inconvenient for you doesn't mean you have the right to put other passengers in jeopardy.
Guys, you're missing a fundamental point here- The right to fly on an airplane is not right which was granted by your government. It's not something we all should expect. You have other options- drive where you need to go, take a cruise, or get your own plane...
Again it's Linux vs Windows. I like linux, and I like that it's free. I used it for about two months straight and now still occasionally use it to do some specialty tasks. The problem is, I have to continually switch back to windows to do certain things (primarily, use my USB phone which is only compatible with windows, and play any newer games). It just becomes more convenient for a potential convert like myself to stay with windows because software vendors don't support Linux. It's not the users that need to wisen up- we're ready. I think the problem is that software vendors aren't ready to make the change. BTW, I think in a discussion of malware it's not really relevant to bring up things like routers or drive by downloads on reputable pages. Sure there are edge scenarios that someone might have a vulnerable router, or maybe a New York Times advertisement is actually a drive by trojan, but these cases are few and far between. The main issue with malware is the uninformed user. People clicking the wrong things, they let it run as an higher privileged user, and then... "OMG, Windows is so vulnerable!" If you run some junk software on Linux, it can just as easily own your box as on windows. I think the low occurrence of Linux malware has to do with the fact that anyone who installs Linux on their PC has to be somewhat computer literate, as opposed to just buying a computer at the store which has Windows. I just don't understand how people can be so biased. Microsoft makes good software. I mean, it's certainly not any more buggy than my Ubuntu installation.