i could see most of that being performed for actuary purposes; its safe to assume "driving ability worsens in people with early Alzheimer's disease" but what are the actual statistics there? at what point should a driver's license be revoked? how much should the insurance companies charge for such people? all i'm saying is that just because we know the answer to something doesn't mean there isn't more that could be said something.
sounds great in theory. problem becomes that no matter how big of a problem it is, nobody cares enough to listen. so have fun yelling at the wall!
however, where is the petition to have this shut down? posting it up on/. would be a great idea....
and i don't care what the proponents "think the intent is" it will be used to-the-letter of how it is stated. and i'm sure they know this (who doesn't!?). so to me it sounds they are even admitting it is incorrect.
come on people... get off your high horses... we all know that word isn't really CS, and i'm sure the OP is well aware of that as well.
my response is to start by simply setting them free on the computer - let them find their own motivations. i learned excel for an online game (and how websites work (rendering code in browser vs pre-compiled, how to manipulate sites via GET, etc) end eventually learned db's because something that i wanted to do in excel was too large and complicated... i would imagine others have learned by making their own myspace/geocities/whatever social sites.
but please, for the love of god, do NOT try to make them memorize the names of every button and object in MS word. nothing could be abigger waste of time, and those things come naturally through actually USING the software out of need...
a hypotheses ought to come from some indication of the answer being in that general direction. this does not appear to be the case in this article. but to be fair, i'm a fan of the mathematical approach as being the most reliable. start with only facts. add theories and assumptions only if necessary and solve. then create tests to verify after the fact. starting with the tests and trying model the solution mathematically is more good but prone to issue. the best example is Newton vs Einstein. Newton started with what he knew was the answer and worked out the maths to predict the behavior. Einstein started with the math and found a number of conditions no one would have ever guessed - and proved that a number of Newtons theories were limited.
starting with not even a test that indicates a possible theory, but merely what you feel should be the answer, is asking for a can of worms.
to me the fallacy is that science should not, unless necessary, begin with a presumption of the answer. its too easy to back into false theories this way.
i would gladly pay MORE for DRM free games/music/books/movies/etc. as for the parent poster - i agree. it does occur to me that the moment i started earning enough to be able to afford my gaming addiction i started buying them instead of modding my xbox... and to the point of TFA even though i could afford them i almost always wait until i get them for however, now i mostly purchase gmaes from Live anymore... something about not having to drive, snoop thru bins and wait in crazy lines simply for a new game is worth the extra cash.
i don't think the OP was being a snot at all. while its certainly nice to be able to re-read the original message while posing a response or placing an order... this is certainly doable on a single monitor, and not all that dire. and at most, admin types have that email need and some matter of spreadsheet/document that they need to work from simultaneously. but programmers have the same need with emails (maybe to a lesser extent, but still present) and also have a laundry list of numerous code windows open, references, logs, chats, terminals, etc. often even working on several machines at the same time. so much so that even with 2 windows things can still get hard to find. it can be dizzying really. its like desk space for a structural engineer: they need room for their monitor where they have their RISA3D model and autocad open, the architecturals, shop drawings, graph paper pad, calculator and one or more books. (i've been both)
with that said, i would go the extent of saying that ALL people who "design" require more space to be efficient than those who "do".
MS owns tellme - a once successful voip host/IVR browser. not surprisingly, the company stopped being very successful shortly after MS bought them. coincidence? just maybe, but not likely. i would put money on this ruining skype.
"hacker group gets hacked for tools used to perform further hacks" sounds about like the most likely headline here. if anything, i think that whomever made such tools available for people to gain access to is as responsible as sony is for failing at security. as i'm sure that the group as a whole didn't agree that "yes, our tools should be used by some individuals within our group for monetary gain"
further, i hate to break out the conspiracy card... but if you were under attack by a anonymous, what would be the best way to turn the public and various governments against them?... i have a hard time believing that the timing of this attack is mere coincidence.
actually its my understanding that the OP here is correct. as i understand, the term "singularity" was used for the big bang because of the math - it is a single point along the domain of the equation that is not valid (which, in math, is called a singularity). and we have no equations for what happened at that point. sure things, may "approach" infinity, but the fact that the math is not valid at that specific point is still true.
i'm not 100% sure on that. last weekend i went to the beach, the only time i've taken the phone to that part of the state. I used it once while on the road to check an order status, but not again. it shows 3 groups of locations in that vicinity, with high frequency (darker/larger circles) as if i've used the phone a bunch there (they are actually about as strong as around home.... i've gotten curious enough that i've started hitting google with search terms while in locations not on my tracker map; to see if that causes them to show up. maybe next i'll try taking pictures...
i've been messing with http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker a bit. its pretty interesting. i'm just wondering what triggers the coords to be stored. it has places i have been at for more than a few minutes - home, work, in-laws home, mall, etc. but nothing for the routes in between (i have a 45minute drive from home to work) so is it triggered by calls made? specific times of the day? after X number tower changes? does anyone know?
the cable companies really need to stop fighting this, before they lose. i know a large and increasing number of people who no longer have cable. netflix alone is enough for many. add hulu, etc and shy of wanting to watch the new shows at release, and not a minute later, and you simply don't need cable.
but because the studios are fighting this movement it's no where near what it could be.
it could be free of "time slots" allowing for anything which is profitable to continue, complete with interactive commercials - allowing you to save a queue of "interested" shows and products for viewing later. it could be uninterruptable commercials (no FF via tivo), but having the ability to search for, say, everything Charlie Sheen has been in, in chronological order, and watch all of them.
and since the cable co's could place ads everywhere, including the browsing menu, across the bottom of the screen, pop-ups like youtube, etc, they could make more $$. the only reason i can think they haven't taken this step is simply control - the big networks would in the same basket as the small guys. but the answer there seems simple to me - make good shows.
this. the word 'regret' perfectly fits google's goal. while we humans *may* have an additional emotional response to the end product of determining that our choice wasn't optimal, the mechanics are still the same. i would go as far as saying that since the emotional response is optional, that it is, by-itself, something entirely different; remorse is likely the best fit.
if that were true then why would we as individuals get in trouble with the law for doing the exact same thing? if i go and peek into your emails i'm subject to criminal prosecution. why? because its not mine to look at. so how are they any more justified in doing so without probable-cause/warrant?
what bother's me the most is that you only got a 2 for that post. people can debate the exact interpretation of individual words all they want, but we all know the intent. and these actions don't line up.
moreover, if the searches were "reasonable" then they wouldn't have a problem getting a warrant.
math is about maturing the logical process of the brain; something a large number of people in this country could use. i understand what yur saying.. just because people who took algebra 2 did better in life doesn't mean that algebra had anything to do with it.
but really, this couldn't hurt; only help. so long as it's taught correctly.... and not made to be a simple matter of memorizing lots of random crap instead of understanding.
same old arguement: you're allowed to upload whatever file you want for storage, and retrieve it from where ever you want, but only if it doesn't end with mp3? you're allowed to put them on an external drive, but not if that external drive exists on another machine?
you're allowed to record songs from the radio, and play them from anywhere you wish, but not from a server? what if own the server? what you have rights to the server? does that mean
who makes these fucking laws? they;re my files and i'll do what damn well please with them. (short of giving them everyone for free, of course..)
Slashdot Mirror
right! so the next step would be to get this link to appear in the RSS feed...
i could see most of that being performed for actuary purposes; its safe to assume "driving ability worsens in people with early Alzheimer's disease" but what are the actual statistics there? at what point should a driver's license be revoked? how much should the insurance companies charge for such people?
all i'm saying is that just because we know the answer to something doesn't mean there isn't more that could be said something.
sounds great in theory. problem becomes that no matter how big of a problem it is, nobody cares enough to listen. so have fun yelling at the wall!
/. would be a great idea....
however, where is the petition to have this shut down? posting it up on
and i don't care what the proponents "think the intent is" it will be used to-the-letter of how it is stated. and i'm sure they know this (who doesn't!?). so to me it sounds they are even admitting it is incorrect.
come on people... get off your high horses... we all know that word isn't really CS, and i'm sure the OP is well aware of that as well.
my response is to start by simply setting them free on the computer - let them find their own motivations. i learned excel for an online game (and how websites work (rendering code in browser vs pre-compiled, how to manipulate sites via GET, etc) end eventually learned db's because something that i wanted to do in excel was too large and complicated... i would imagine others have learned by making their own myspace/geocities/whatever social sites.
but please, for the love of god, do NOT try to make them memorize the names of every button and object in MS word. nothing could be abigger waste of time, and those things come naturally through actually USING the software out of need...
lol @ more good - i mis-edited. it should say "..is good but more prone to issue"
a hypotheses ought to come from some indication of the answer being in that general direction. this does not appear to be the case in this article. but to be fair, i'm a fan of the mathematical approach as being the most reliable. start with only facts. add theories and assumptions only if necessary and solve. then create tests to verify after the fact. starting with the tests and trying model the solution mathematically is more good but prone to issue. the best example is Newton vs Einstein. Newton started with what he knew was the answer and worked out the maths to predict the behavior. Einstein started with the math and found a number of conditions no one would have ever guessed - and proved that a number of Newtons theories were limited.
starting with not even a test that indicates a possible theory, but merely what you feel should be the answer, is asking for a can of worms.
to me the fallacy is that science should not, unless necessary, begin with a presumption of the answer. its too easy to back into false theories this way.
i would gladly pay MORE for DRM free games/music/books/movies/etc.
as for the parent poster - i agree. it does occur to me that the moment i started earning enough to be able to afford my gaming addiction i started buying them instead of modding my xbox... and to the point of TFA even though i could afford them i almost always wait until i get them for
however, now i mostly purchase gmaes from Live anymore... something about not having to drive, snoop thru bins and wait in crazy lines simply for a new game is worth the extra cash.
sounds like they had a few trolls in their study. there's nothing better than having to debate common sense and logic with someone....
i don't think the OP was being a snot at all. while its certainly nice to be able to re-read the original message while posing a response or placing an order... this is certainly doable on a single monitor, and not all that dire. and at most, admin types have that email need and some matter of spreadsheet/document that they need to work from simultaneously. but programmers have the same need with emails (maybe to a lesser extent, but still present) and also have a laundry list of numerous code windows open, references, logs, chats, terminals, etc. often even working on several machines at the same time. so much so that even with 2 windows things can still get hard to find. it can be dizzying really. its like desk space for a structural engineer: they need room for their monitor where they have their RISA3D model and autocad open, the architecturals, shop drawings, graph paper pad, calculator and one or more books. (i've been both)
with that said, i would go the extent of saying that ALL people who "design" require more space to be efficient than those who "do".
MS owns tellme - a once successful voip host/IVR browser. not surprisingly, the company stopped being very successful shortly after MS bought them. coincidence? just maybe, but not likely. i would put money on this ruining skype.
"hacker group gets hacked for tools used to perform further hacks" sounds about like the most likely headline here. if anything, i think that whomever made such tools available for people to gain access to is as responsible as sony is for failing at security. as i'm sure that the group as a whole didn't agree that "yes, our tools should be used by some individuals within our group for monetary gain"
... i have a hard time believing that the timing of this attack is mere coincidence.
further, i hate to break out the conspiracy card... but if you were under attack by a anonymous, what would be the best way to turn the public and various governments against them?
gas tax is already fairly direct tax based on amount driven.... amiright!?
actually its my understanding that the OP here is correct. as i understand, the term "singularity" was used for the big bang because of the math - it is a single point along the domain of the equation that is not valid (which, in math, is called a singularity). and we have no equations for what happened at that point. sure things, may "approach" infinity, but the fact that the math is not valid at that specific point is still true.
this guy
i'm not 100% sure on that. last weekend i went to the beach, the only time i've taken the phone to that part of the state. I used it once while on the road to check an order status, but not again. it shows 3 groups of locations in that vicinity, with high frequency (darker/larger circles) as if i've used the phone a bunch there (they are actually about as strong as around home....
i've gotten curious enough that i've started hitting google with search terms while in locations not on my tracker map; to see if that causes them to show up. maybe next i'll try taking pictures...
i've been messing with http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker a bit. its pretty interesting. i'm just wondering what triggers the coords to be stored. it has places i have been at for more than a few minutes - home, work, in-laws home, mall, etc. but nothing for the routes in between (i have a 45minute drive from home to work) so is it triggered by calls made? specific times of the day? after X number tower changes? does anyone know?
the cable companies really need to stop fighting this, before they lose. i know a large and increasing number of people who no longer have cable. netflix alone is enough for many. add hulu, etc and shy of wanting to watch the new shows at release, and not a minute later, and you simply don't need cable.
but because the studios are fighting this movement it's no where near what it could be.
it could be free of "time slots" allowing for anything which is profitable to continue, complete with interactive commercials - allowing you to save a queue of "interested" shows and products for viewing later. it could be uninterruptable commercials (no FF via tivo), but having the ability to search for, say, everything Charlie Sheen has been in, in chronological order, and watch all of them.
and since the cable co's could place ads everywhere, including the browsing menu, across the bottom of the screen, pop-ups like youtube, etc, they could make more $$. the only reason i can think they haven't taken this step is simply control - the big networks would in the same basket as the small guys. but the answer there seems simple to me - make good shows.
this. the word 'regret' perfectly fits google's goal. while we humans *may* have an additional emotional response to the end product of determining that our choice wasn't optimal, the mechanics are still the same. i would go as far as saying that since the emotional response is optional, that it is, by-itself, something entirely different; remorse is likely the best fit.
if that were true then why would we as individuals get in trouble with the law for doing the exact same thing? if i go and peek into your emails i'm subject to criminal prosecution. why? because its not mine to look at. so how are they any more justified in doing so without probable-cause/warrant?
what bother's me the most is that you only got a 2 for that post. people can debate the exact interpretation of individual words all they want, but we all know the intent. and these actions don't line up.
moreover, if the searches were "reasonable" then they wouldn't have a problem getting a warrant.
math is about maturing the logical process of the brain; something a large number of people in this country could use. i understand what yur saying.. just because people who took algebra 2 did better in life doesn't mean that algebra had anything to do with it.
.... and not made to be a simple matter of memorizing lots of random crap instead of understanding.
but really, this couldn't hurt; only help. so long as it's taught correctly
they already have their own wiki - arxiv.org. if the wiki guys want it, all fo the info is right there for the taking...
mix this with BIM software and you have a winner. can i be named on the patent for having came up with the idea!! =D
same old arguement:
you're allowed to upload whatever file you want for storage, and retrieve it from where ever you want, but only if it doesn't end with mp3?
you're allowed to put them on an external drive, but not if that external drive exists on another machine?
you're allowed to record songs from the radio, and play them from anywhere you wish, but not from a server? what if own the server? what you have rights to the server? does that mean
who makes these fucking laws? they;re my files and i'll do what damn well please with them. (short of giving them everyone for free, of course..)