XOR logic fails in understanding complex systems. It could be that Selfishness is beneficial until it isn't And I'm sure that Cooperation is beneficial until it isn't. Pure "communism" has failed every place it has been attempted, even when completely voluntary. The reason is because there is no incentive in pure cooperation.
The same lack of understanding is also available in pure selfishness. It is doomed because there are times when cooperation is required to achieve more complex goals.
I would postulate that a mix of knowing when each is optimal would be even better, which would require more than a simple XOR operation.
On a side note, I caught my kids playing "Doctor" the other day and was about to get upset, then daughter waved the "sonic screwdriver" (a ruler) and I started beaming with pride.
Wouldn't it depends on how many significant digits are actually required?
I understand "math" for the sake of math is different than say math for engineering. There is a point in keeping extra decimal places where it no longer matters in many (not all) applications.
For the first time in a very long time, Microsoft isn't a "Windows" company. For a brief moment, there was someone who realized that in order to be relevant moving forward, Microsoft will have to stop being a "windows" company. Let see if it stays a "second tier" Office App on Android or if Microsoft makes it world class. That will be the true sign that Microsoft has or has not stopped being a Windows company.
He is not a martyr. Suicide is not martyrdom. And claiming it is, just encourages more of the same. Be Very Careful what you're actually trying to say.
So, you're for "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" then? I mean, if "ends justify the means" then what prevents us from going down that slippery slope?
IMHO the ends do not justify the means. We should always evaluate HOW we do things, and never cross certain lines, regardless of the benefits of crossing those lines.
However, that being said, the MEANS in this case are just, because there was no other possible way to effect change. YOU can effect change using Just Means, you have to understand and accept the consequences. Snowden didn't harm anyone in particular, and the case can be made that he didn't harm anyone in general, except the powers that were abusing the system. THAT is what makes it just, IMHO.
Do not give the nutjobs permission to do "whatever it takes" to accomplish their goals.
I know this is going to get "flamed" into oblivion, but before you "-1 troll" me, please hear what it is that I am actually saying.
All of what you said may be and probably true, and I really don't care. But the guy couldn't stand the heat of the kitchen he was cooking in. Gutless coward if you ask me. Someone who is courageous doesn't kill themselves when presented with a difficult circumstances, they face it with dignity.
Nelson Mandela is a great example of someone who faced hardship with dignity, was a martyr and cause celeb, and never offed himself.
I have little sympathy for Aaron Schwartz. I do, however, feel a great deal of sympathy for the people he left behind having to pick up the pieces of the lives he has shattered. He, however, didn't care enough about them to not kill himself.
It is necessary because some people of both Liberal and Conservative persuasions create laws that ostensibly designed to protect their side, until which time it becomes clear that it would benefit both sides, at which point they cry foul. Hypocrissy.
In this case, people want to defend a Liberal Feminist because she received death threats, but these very same people are okay with all the hatred and vitriol spewed at Sara Palin, including death threats, not only to her, but her children.
BluRay players require "updates" for DRM, and those are typically done via being Internet Connected (optionally USB Stick). The new DRM will most likely require Connectivity at some point as well. Some of my older BluRay discs no longer work in new players, even with updates. Broken... by design.
Whether you agree or don't with me doesn't matter. You're a rare sort. And I mean that in a very positive way. My guess, is he viewed Animal Farm as a manual.
One only need to look at the City of Boston to see the full force of the Militarized Police State. One man, wounded and half dead, and the whole town goes Apeshit poo flinging crazy. Martial Law.
Or how about a few months before, when Big Bear Lake was also under Martial Law, for a lone gun man on the run.
If I were a terrorist, I would be planning on small time bomb and gun scare and go into "hide and seek" mode to shut down a town. A few buddies more and we could shut down every major metropolis in the USA. Wouldn't take more than a dozen or two to scare everyone and allow for the USA to go into full lockdown.
It will be the new 9/11. And good luck stopping 20 independent coordinated people from pulling this off. Pick off one, and nothing changes.
I wouldn't say carriers are evil (immoral), I would say they are amoral. These two things may appear to be the same, but are not. Often times, they look exactly the same. But this is just my opinion.
And given the choice between amoral carrier A, and amoral carrier B (C, D, E) or MVNOs that bundle those carriers' signals, I can assure you that there is no difference between any of them... morally. If you really are going to put "morality" (aka evilness or goodness), then by all means, please do and stop using "evil" services (and aren't all "evil"?) , yes, even if you have to not carry a cell phone. Until then, stop bitching about how "evil" one or the others are.
"We" collectively have elected these Idiots. However, "I" have not voted for a winner in at least 30 + years. So.... don't blame me. Blame the "vast majority" of people who think we only have two parties. Republicrats and Demicans. Or as I call it, Men who look like pigs and pigs who look like men (see Animal Farm)
Company charges money for services... WOAH... that is shocking!
Idiots don't shop for commodities.... WOAH... that is shocking!
Blaming the guy who is marketing.... WOAH.. wait, not shocking.
By "Scam" you mean "Why didn't I think of that?"
Further, strawman much. Because GB was promoting gold and outrageous prices, doesn't mean gold is a bad investment. It just means you shouldn't listen to GB. You're left wing... so... this shouldn't be a problem for you.
I wonder how you feel about Obama's selling of the scam called "ObamaCare"? It is so good, he is violating his own law (insert blame the Republicans here) by delaying implantation till after the midterm elections!
Tablets are Entertainment Consumption devices. Reading, Music, playing games, surfing the internet, youtube etc etc etc.
They pretty much suck as content creation devices. You can create using them, but if your business is creation of content, you're not going to be served well by a tablet. iPad with Keyboard and case is 2/3 as expensive as a low end MacBook. Guess which one works better for which?
iPad $500 + $100 professional style case w/keyboard = $600
Macbook = $930
If the price difference for a general computing device isn't worth $300, then chances are you aren't creating content.
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XOR logic fails in understanding complex systems. It could be that Selfishness is beneficial until it isn't And I'm sure that Cooperation is beneficial until it isn't. Pure "communism" has failed every place it has been attempted, even when completely voluntary. The reason is because there is no incentive in pure cooperation.
The same lack of understanding is also available in pure selfishness. It is doomed because there are times when cooperation is required to achieve more complex goals.
I would postulate that a mix of knowing when each is optimal would be even better, which would require more than a simple XOR operation.
Rule #1 ... Moffet Lies.
Agreed.
On a side note, I caught my kids playing "Doctor" the other day and was about to get upset, then daughter waved the "sonic screwdriver" (a ruler) and I started beaming with pride.
12 regenerations is kind of like the 640K limit. Seems ambitious at the time, but in retrospect .... limited.
Wouldn't it depends on how many significant digits are actually required?
I understand "math" for the sake of math is different than say math for engineering. There is a point in keeping extra decimal places where it no longer matters in many (not all) applications.
I'll will purchase from the ecosystem that gives me portable and universal access. MP3s
Hiding is not the same as removing.
Honestly, the marketing company succeeded. I've never heard of this before today.
IT IS GENIUS!
Most drug dealers are Clean Cut Executive types (think Pharma)
Wow, an internet tough guy.
For the first time in a very long time, Microsoft isn't a "Windows" company. For a brief moment, there was someone who realized that in order to be relevant moving forward, Microsoft will have to stop being a "windows" company. Let see if it stays a "second tier" Office App on Android or if Microsoft makes it world class. That will be the true sign that Microsoft has or has not stopped being a Windows company.
Most drug dealing thugs look like (1 Thugs or 2) clean cut executives
Most Corporate thugs look like (1 Thugs or 2) Clean cut executives
Profiling 101
He is not a martyr. Suicide is not martyrdom. And claiming it is, just encourages more of the same. Be Very Careful what you're actually trying to say.
So, you're for "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" then? I mean, if "ends justify the means" then what prevents us from going down that slippery slope?
IMHO the ends do not justify the means. We should always evaluate HOW we do things, and never cross certain lines, regardless of the benefits of crossing those lines.
However, that being said, the MEANS in this case are just, because there was no other possible way to effect change. YOU can effect change using Just Means, you have to understand and accept the consequences. Snowden didn't harm anyone in particular, and the case can be made that he didn't harm anyone in general, except the powers that were abusing the system. THAT is what makes it just, IMHO.
Do not give the nutjobs permission to do "whatever it takes" to accomplish their goals.
I know this is going to get "flamed" into oblivion, but before you "-1 troll" me, please hear what it is that I am actually saying.
All of what you said may be and probably true, and I really don't care. But the guy couldn't stand the heat of the kitchen he was cooking in. Gutless coward if you ask me. Someone who is courageous doesn't kill themselves when presented with a difficult circumstances, they face it with dignity.
Nelson Mandela is a great example of someone who faced hardship with dignity, was a martyr and cause celeb, and never offed himself.
I have little sympathy for Aaron Schwartz. I do, however, feel a great deal of sympathy for the people he left behind having to pick up the pieces of the lives he has shattered. He, however, didn't care enough about them to not kill himself.
It is necessary because some people of both Liberal and Conservative persuasions create laws that ostensibly designed to protect their side, until which time it becomes clear that it would benefit both sides, at which point they cry foul. Hypocrissy.
In this case, people want to defend a Liberal Feminist because she received death threats, but these very same people are okay with all the hatred and vitriol spewed at Sara Palin, including death threats, not only to her, but her children.
http://therightscoop.com/sarah-palin-gets-twitter-death-threats/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/sarah-palin-bristol-palin-death-threats-dancing-with-the-stars-all-stars_n_1954253.html
People act like this kind of stuff never happens, and we need a law against it. Until it impacts them.
BluRay players require "updates" for DRM, and those are typically done via being Internet Connected (optionally USB Stick). The new DRM will most likely require Connectivity at some point as well. Some of my older BluRay discs no longer work in new players, even with updates. Broken ... by design.
Whether you agree or don't with me doesn't matter. You're a rare sort. And I mean that in a very positive way. My guess, is he viewed Animal Farm as a manual.
One only need to look at the City of Boston to see the full force of the Militarized Police State. One man, wounded and half dead, and the whole town goes Apeshit poo flinging crazy. Martial Law.
Or how about a few months before, when Big Bear Lake was also under Martial Law, for a lone gun man on the run.
If I were a terrorist, I would be planning on small time bomb and gun scare and go into "hide and seek" mode to shut down a town. A few buddies more and we could shut down every major metropolis in the USA. Wouldn't take more than a dozen or two to scare everyone and allow for the USA to go into full lockdown.
It will be the new 9/11. And good luck stopping 20 independent coordinated people from pulling this off. Pick off one, and nothing changes.
How about Sarah Palin then? Or is that "free speech" that need protecting ?
I wouldn't say carriers are evil (immoral), I would say they are amoral. These two things may appear to be the same, but are not. Often times, they look exactly the same. But this is just my opinion.
And given the choice between amoral carrier A, and amoral carrier B (C, D, E) or MVNOs that bundle those carriers' signals, I can assure you that there is no difference between any of them ... morally. If you really are going to put "morality" (aka evilness or goodness), then by all means, please do and stop using "evil" services (and aren't all "evil"?) , yes, even if you have to not carry a cell phone. Until then, stop bitching about how "evil" one or the others are.
Again, with the "blame Bush" ... oh wait .. never mind ;)
"We" collectively have elected these Idiots. However, "I" have not voted for a winner in at least 30 + years. So .... don't blame me. Blame the "vast majority" of people who think we only have two parties. Republicrats and Demicans. Or as I call it, Men who look like pigs and pigs who look like men (see Animal Farm)
Company charges money for services ... WOAH ... that is shocking!
Idiots don't shop for commodities .... WOAH ... that is shocking!
Blaming the guy who is marketing .... WOAH .. wait, not shocking.
By "Scam" you mean "Why didn't I think of that?"
Further, strawman much. Because GB was promoting gold and outrageous prices, doesn't mean gold is a bad investment. It just means you shouldn't listen to GB. You're left wing ... so ... this shouldn't be a problem for you.
I wonder how you feel about Obama's selling of the scam called "ObamaCare"? It is so good, he is violating his own law (insert blame the Republicans here) by delaying implantation till after the midterm elections!
Tablets are Entertainment Consumption devices. Reading, Music, playing games, surfing the internet, youtube etc etc etc.
They pretty much suck as content creation devices. You can create using them, but if your business is creation of content, you're not going to be served well by a tablet. iPad with Keyboard and case is 2/3 as expensive as a low end MacBook. Guess which one works better for which?
iPad $500 + $100 professional style case w/keyboard = $600
Macbook = $930
If the price difference for a general computing device isn't worth $300, then chances are you aren't creating content.