Brendan Nelson is primarily a politician, not a diplomat. The highlights of his career include supporting the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution and gutting the academic independence of Australia's University/Science Research System.
and after he explains what the paper's about and how utterly empty it is, he offers some advice to authors:
By publishing in a journal specific to the field you are trying to make an impact on, you get feedback on if you are addressing the right questions for your target field instead of simply if others' in your field (i.e. other physicists) think you are addressing the right questions.
The authors were just trying to maximize the number of possible future states for their idea.
Perhaps not innocent, that doesn't mean he is the right guy.
Proper trials are not only there to make sure that innocent people doesn't get punished. If a rapist gets convicted of murder that means that the murderer goes free. "Beyond reasonable doubt" isn't only there to protect innocents, it also makes sure that cases doesn't get closed until we know that we've got the right guy.
Also, it's a well established fact that we've executed innocent people.
No kidding. Jesus Christ, I know some people are seriously upset by what happened (and for good reason), but the whole lynch mob mentality going around right now is more than a bit disturbing.
It has always been this way when the suspect isn't an Anglo-Saxon.
I didn't hear about any threats or demands. So it looks so far like he's a mass murderer, but not a terrorist.
No threats or demands are needed, mass murder does just fine as justification for labeling as a terrorist.
Strictly speaking, a terrorist is someone who uses terrifying acts to (they hope) further some goal.
Maybe these guys were jihadists or maybe they were "freedom fighters", but maybe they're just the latest nihilistic psychos, who happened to think it would be more fun to blow people up than to hose little kids with machineguns.
Radio is reporting some commotion outside Boston, with "Fire in the hole!", a concussion, hollering for someone to get on the ground with hands behind their head, requests for reporters to turn off their cell phones.
Also a professor shot on MIT campus; who knows whether it's related.
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Brendan Nelson is primarily a politician, not a diplomat. The highlights of his career include supporting the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution and gutting the academic independence of Australia's University/Science Research System.
Fake scientist objects to fake diplomats?
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The trend in the last 15 years or so has been "if it's good for a corporation's profits, it's good for America."
Just fifteen years?
They will only get hit by costly law suits if they are misusing the data. This is a measure that will keep them honest.
Which is why they are so adamantly against it.
Tell your AssemblyCritter to: +1 - vote for this.
What, put the citizens' interests ahead of big money's interests?
This is the USA; that would be an unpatriotic assault on capitalism.
and after he explains what the paper's about and how utterly empty it is, he offers some advice to authors:
The authors were just trying to maximize the number of possible future states for their idea.
That was my first thought too.
It's zero G's. I'm pretty sure that makes it nearly as easy as laying in bed. :-)
Being a "Vino" probably helps too.
These good Muslims were only doing what their religion commands them to do.
So if we're going to go around and generalize people based on their religion, how is Christianity any different?
Maybe his religion tells him that generalization and violence are ok.
Wait... Jesus was a scotsman?
Wow, if he'd posted this last week it would have been impressive.
Well, it would have been if he'd actually gotten anything right.
Either hand in your nerd card now or tell me this is a rhetorical question. Why on earth would you want to leave your house at a Saturday night?
Restock the Snickers & Coke for an all-night session of Dwarf Fortress.
Perhaps not innocent, that doesn't mean he is the right guy.
Proper trials are not only there to make sure that innocent people doesn't get punished. If a rapist gets convicted of murder that means that the murderer goes free.
"Beyond reasonable doubt" isn't only there to protect innocents, it also makes sure that cases doesn't get closed until we know that we've got the right guy.
Also, it's a well established fact that we've executed innocent people.
I'm not a psychopath, but I'd enjoy him getting blown up.
You would enjoy him while you were getting blown up? Sounds like a psychopath to me.
No kidding. Jesus Christ, I know some people are seriously upset by what happened (and for good reason), but the whole lynch mob mentality going around right now is more than a bit disturbing.
It has always been this way when the suspect isn't an Anglo-Saxon.
Nothing incriminating about firing an automatic weapon from the lower hull of a boat...
Dude, that's how they hunt ducks in Texas.
Yeah, keeping people of the street due to a massive manhunt. Totalitarian! Black Helicopters! Tyranny! Fascists! Walrus! Broccoli! God help us all!!!!
You lost me somewhere between "Fascists!" and "Walrus!".
So, would you prefer your change in Dollars, or (non-German) Euros?
Bitcoin!
What happened to the good ol' "tear off your head and sh*t down your neck"?
I didn't hear about any threats or demands. So it looks so far like he's a mass murderer, but not a terrorist.
No threats or demands are needed, mass murder does just fine as justification for labeling as a terrorist.
Strictly speaking, a terrorist is someone who uses terrifying acts to (they hope) further some goal.
Maybe these guys were jihadists or maybe they were "freedom fighters", but maybe they're just the latest nihilistic psychos, who happened to think it would be more fun to blow people up than to hose little kids with machineguns.
to bitcoin?
Also a professor shot on MIT campus; who knows whether it's related.
My bad: it was a campus cop, not a prof.
quite possible they may want to scare them to see if they make a mistake or tip themselves off.
Those would be easily recognizable by anyone who knows them. If they're the perps, they're shitting their pants right now.
(Also there's some kind of raid going on in Watertown right now; the perps might have even better reason to poop their pantsen.
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Mebbi they released the pics most likely to produce an identification, not the most incriminating ones.
Oh, BTW, nothing says "luser" like peddling a conspiracy theory.
However, I have a water-tight alibi - I was 16,000km away and in bed at the time.
Yeah, that's what I always tell the judge too.
Radio is reporting some commotion outside Boston, with "Fire in the hole!", a concussion, hollering for someone to get on the ground with hands behind their head, requests for reporters to turn off their cell phones.
Also a professor shot on MIT campus; who knows whether it's related.