No, it couldn't be, because you can get decent linux boxes free out of the local dumpster, like this guy. People are throwing out P4s and AMD64 systems.
Not everyone likes computer science enough to dig through trash for a crappy computer. I don't think that disqualifies them from being competent computer scientists.
And if you can't afford $200 for a netbook with linux pre-installed, you won't be able to afford the text books, never mind the supplemental course and lab fees, the student union fees, transportation, ramen noodles, etc.
It is definitely possible to attend university without having $200 to spend on a netbook. I did it for my first year.
And there's almost always a free or unsecured wifi around.
So that's it? If they're not good first year students, you just give up on them? I was under the impression that university was for broadening your horizons. Kind of hard to do if you have to start off good at everything.
Right. It couldn't be that they didn't have regular Internet access until they started university. It couldn't be that they couldn't afford a second (or even first) computer to install Linux on. It couldn't be that they're entering university to satisfy their curiosity. It has to be that they're idiots who'll never be able to grasp the concept of a CLI.
How is Apple choosing what to sell in their app store any different than Sears choosing what to sell in their stores?
It's not. People here complain about Wal-Mart not selling stuff rated NC-17 all the time. If Sears stopped selling something because it was associated with Wikileaks, it would probably get a story here, too.
I'm definitely not anti-science, and I don't think I'm a nutjob, but I'm not an astrophysicist; this is my first time hearing about baryonic dark matter. I think your expectations of laypeople are a little high. You have, I think, answered my question, though.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're saying that this doesn't affect current estimates of non-baryonic dark matter (what I was referring to as "dark matter") because that stuff is used to explain phenomena relating to structures larger than galaxies.
He doesn't say that they do. He's saying they determine the mass of a galaxy some way, and count the starts to see if it matches up with what they determined, adding dark matter to account for the rest.
I definitely agree with Tintin (I haven't read the others), and if you're considering fictional characters, I'd have to recommend Dexter from Dexter's Lab. That show and Bill Nye were probably the biggest influences on me before puberty.
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You're missing the point. It's not a performance article, it's an Apple article.
Not just that, most of the gap growth is between the rich and the super-rich.
Thanks, I've been wondering for mon-
... I could've just searched for the comment ID, couldn't I? Well, thanks anyway.
Ooh! Finally a chance to ask this and have it be on-topic! What was MobileTatsu-NJG replying to?
Why should it be nameless?
Because "triiodide" is extremely awkward to say.
I didn't even know they had very many teenagers playing onli-
Wait, South Korea!?
Who cares?
Kids, actually, tend to care about what others think.
Man, what are the odds he would get every single one of those wrong?
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Where do I apply?
What strange world is it you live in where cable TV doesn't have ads?
No, it couldn't be, because you can get decent linux boxes free out of the local dumpster, like this guy. People are throwing out P4s and AMD64 systems.
Not everyone likes computer science enough to dig through trash for a crappy computer. I don't think that disqualifies them from being competent computer scientists.
And if you can't afford $200 for a netbook with linux pre-installed, you won't be able to afford the text books, never mind the supplemental course and lab fees, the student union fees, transportation, ramen noodles, etc.
It is definitely possible to attend university without having $200 to spend on a netbook. I did it for my first year.
And there's almost always a free or unsecured wifi around.
Only if you live in an urban centre.
So that's it? If they're not good first year students, you just give up on them? I was under the impression that university was for broadening your horizons. Kind of hard to do if you have to start off good at everything.
Right. It couldn't be that they didn't have regular Internet access until they started university. It couldn't be that they couldn't afford a second (or even first) computer to install Linux on. It couldn't be that they're entering university to satisfy their curiosity. It has to be that they're idiots who'll never be able to grasp the concept of a CLI.
Um... I said people here complain, then you said people here complain, then you called me a moron. Is this what they call "being trolled"?
People complaining here about Wal-Mart not selling NC-17 rated games/movies:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=170808&cid=14229402
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1918470&cid=34622868
A story that complains about the difficulty of selling a game rated NC-17:
http://games.slashdot.org/story/04/05/12/1543217/New-E3-Shown-Games-Push-Sexual-Envelope
Sure it doesn't come up as often, but this is a news for nerds site. Apple is decidedly more nerdy than Wal-Mart.
How is Apple choosing what to sell in their app store any different than Sears choosing what to sell in their stores?
It's not. People here complain about Wal-Mart not selling stuff rated NC-17 all the time. If Sears stopped selling something because it was associated with Wikileaks, it would probably get a story here, too.
Well, it is high school. That could be a useful skill.
Yeah, right! Like, I'd waste a day off going outside.
Um... you seem angry.
I'm definitely not anti-science, and I don't think I'm a nutjob, but I'm not an astrophysicist; this is my first time hearing about baryonic dark matter. I think your expectations of laypeople are a little high. You have, I think, answered my question, though.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're saying that this doesn't affect current estimates of non-baryonic dark matter (what I was referring to as "dark matter") because that stuff is used to explain phenomena relating to structures larger than galaxies.
He doesn't say that they do. He's saying they determine the mass of a galaxy some way, and count the starts to see if it matches up with what they determined, adding dark matter to account for the rest.
To phrase that as a real question: What effect does this discovery have on the current estimates of the amount of dark matter in the universe?
Where's a -1: Funny when you need it?
By the way, you forgot the "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
I definitely agree with Tintin (I haven't read the others), and if you're considering fictional characters, I'd have to recommend Dexter from Dexter's Lab. That show and Bill Nye were probably the biggest influences on me before puberty.
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And yet we already do (see my last sentence).
And yet we already do (see my last sentence).
And yet we already do (see my last sentence).
And yet we already do (see my last sentence).
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Well, if it doesn't say it on the box, you're buying from dishonest assholes.