It's easy to define perfect play in chess, just not easy to achieve it. All you need is the ideal minimax sequence of moves for every move the opponent can make.
Thanks for the info. That's pretty cool stuff. I'm not so convinced by this inferior equipment line of reasoning. I suspect that a mainstream mid-range stereo will sound better with this tech, even if it doesn't reproduce things perfectly. I'd really like to do a side-by-side listening test, though.
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This works too:
1) Identify person with car keys 2) Beat holder senseless and steal keys 3) ??? 4) JOYRIDE!!!!11!!1 5) Free room and board for the next few years
It can be hard to know what to do with all those components these days. Now that you've overclocked your graphic equalizer, CD player, and DVD player, how do you keep them cool?
How about a nice big refrigerator? You ought to be able to get an old one for cheap. If you're handy with tools, you can cut a hole in the fridge and make a plexiglass window (Otherwise, watch the overclocker hardware sites, as they'll undoubtedly start selling pre-modded fridges). That way, you can keep your TV cool too. Throw a few colored lights in there, and you've got quite a geek setup. As a bonus, you can keep a few beers cold and within easy reach.
"it's a good way to encourage broadcasters and artists to get together and promote new music"
Or rather, it's a good way to discourage it.
I better be pretty darn sure your music is going to be popular before I consider broadcasting it even once. A $500 minimum is a nice, ridiculous way of making sure the small guys only broadcast mainstream (i.e. RIAA sponsored) music.
Patents covering just about everything eBay does. You won't win in court, but you're sure to get a healthy settlement. 48 hours only! Seller will ship via fax. Serious inquiries only!
So they can sue hundreds of millions out of MP3.com for letting people listen to their own music, but when the record companies cheat consumers, they didn't do a thing wrong. Yuck.
Yes, I did sort of sidestep your point. I guess I just felt like throwing out a humanitarian message at the moment.
Personally, I think it's somewhat subjective. If everyone in the world consumed energy and output waste as much as people in the U.S., would we start to feel the squeeze then? But I'm starting to get off topic again.
As a government, or even a "civilization" it is impossible to feed other people who won't help themselves.
I hope you have some retort that will prove me wrong.
I wish I had one, too.
You make many good points, describing the challenges to ending world hunger. I agree with you to a large extent. It won't happen in one year. It may not happen in 100 years or ever. But what about a smaller goal? If I could personally reduce the number of people in starvation by 1%, I would consider myself a saint (in my eyes, at least). I'll never be a saint, but how about a half saint, or even one 1000th of a saint? To me, these are still worth shooting for. The idea of human beings going to bed with food in their stomachs appeals to me.
I also agree that merely throwing money at the problem will bring nothing. We observe many examples of utter greed, laziness, and vice bringing about these problems. Sometimes people bring the problems on themselves (although you could pity them for being born into a viscious cycle--I have known people in this condition). Sometimes oppression is the cause. In all these cases, are these not examples of the vices people have been fighting from the beginning? Ethical changes can happen, though it is painful and slow. Governments and policies can change. Citizens can be taught the valuable lessons that lead to stability, peace, and ultimately prosperity.
I saw Bono from U2 being interviewed on Oprah a few days ago (never thought I'd see that). In the past, I've wondered about his attempts to cancel debts to poor countries. Will this just continue the cycle? One thing I learned that really impressed me were the three concessions his plan asks of the countries being aided. One of these is "transparency"--if the flow of money is scrutinized, corruption can be suppressed to some degree. I forget the other 2, but you can look them up.
I wish I had more to say right now and time to say it, but you get the idea. I have a lot of thinking left to do. It sounds like you have been thinking a lot as well, which I applaud. Don't give up just yet. Throughout our lives, we will surely see widespread poverty, but I also hope to see the beginning of change.
However, we're not doing a great job feeding and clothing the people we have right now. We ought to work on this before we create another 45 billion people.
IIRC: The jury awarded millions in punitive damages, equal to 2 days in coffee sales for McDonald's. However, the judge threw most of that out. The jury was also swayed because 50-something people had sustained serious burns in the past, with no changes in corporate policy.
by linking the terrorist web site you've allowed them to communicate their views...
So, let's see. As long as I agree with you, you can say whatever you want? Evil ideas and beliefs are out there. Our job is to learn which ones are sane and which ones are not. At the heart of freedom is the freedom to speak. If the government's job was to suppress all views that it disagrees with, then we would become an enslaved people, making choices out of ignorance, never being able to weigh both sides of an issue, because the right side has already been selected for us. "Communicating views" is exactly what the first amendment was written to protect.
Or you might try explaining the real pros and cons as you see it and let the super-boss decide against it using the actual facts. These people are paid to run the company, you know. Usurping authority is probably not as helpful as helping them see a little more light.
"Batman ran down the alley, chasing the Dark Avenger. In a flash, Batman stopped, having sighted a huge lemon pie. 'Man, this is sure good,' Batman thought out loud, as the Dark Avenger escaped. 'I wonder where I can find more.'
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It's easy to define perfect play in chess, just not easy to achieve it. All you need is the ideal minimax sequence of moves for every move the opponent can make.
But, I agree, the end is definitely not in sight.
...when we contacted them, none of the researchers, who were all red-heads, were alert enough comment on the new findings.
Thanks for the info. That's pretty cool stuff. I'm not so convinced by this inferior equipment line of reasoning. I suspect that a mainstream mid-range stereo will sound better with this tech, even if it doesn't reproduce things perfectly. I'd really like to do a side-by-side listening test, though.
This works too:
1) Identify person with car keys
2) Beat holder senseless and steal keys
3) ???
4) JOYRIDE!!!!11!!1
5) Free room and board for the next few years
I believe the latest was awarded to Australians who studied the properties of belly button lint.
It can be hard to know what to do with all those components these days. Now that you've overclocked your graphic equalizer, CD player, and DVD player, how do you keep them cool?
How about a nice big refrigerator? You ought to be able to get an old one for cheap. If you're handy with tools, you can cut a hole in the fridge and make a plexiglass window (Otherwise, watch the overclocker hardware sites, as they'll undoubtedly start selling pre-modded fridges). That way, you can keep your TV cool too. Throw a few colored lights in there, and you've got quite a geek setup. As a bonus, you can keep a few beers cold and within easy reach.
"it's a good way to encourage broadcasters and artists to get together and promote new music"
Or rather, it's a good way to discourage it.
I better be pretty darn sure your music is going to be popular before I consider broadcasting it even once. A $500 minimum is a nice, ridiculous way of making sure the small guys only broadcast mainstream (i.e. RIAA sponsored) music.
Very important: Mod parent up.
Very Low Reserve!
Patents covering just about everything eBay does. You won't win in court, but you're sure to get a healthy settlement. 48 hours only! Seller will ship via fax. Serious inquiries only!
As long as you listen to Janet Jackson and Britney Spears every day, Costco has just what you need.
Heh. If you mod me down, I'll introduce you to my sister.
they didn't have to admit any wrong doing
Sad.
So they can sue hundreds of millions out of MP3.com for letting people listen to their own music, but when the record companies cheat consumers, they didn't do a thing wrong. Yuck.
However, settlements usually take into account the expected value of any jury award.
Yes, I did sort of sidestep your point. I guess I just felt like throwing out a humanitarian message at the moment.
Personally, I think it's somewhat subjective. If everyone in the world consumed energy and output waste as much as people in the U.S., would we start to feel the squeeze then? But I'm starting to get off topic again.
As a government, or even a "civilization" it is impossible to feed other people who won't help themselves.
I hope you have some retort that will prove me wrong.
I wish I had one, too.
You make many good points, describing the challenges to ending world hunger. I agree with you to a large extent. It won't happen in one year. It may not happen in 100 years or ever. But what about a smaller goal? If I could personally reduce the number of people in starvation by 1%, I would consider myself a saint (in my eyes, at least). I'll never be a saint, but how about a half saint, or even one 1000th of a saint? To me, these are still worth shooting for. The idea of human beings going to bed with food in their stomachs appeals to me.
I also agree that merely throwing money at the problem will bring nothing. We observe many examples of utter greed, laziness, and vice bringing about these problems. Sometimes people bring the problems on themselves (although you could pity them for being born into a viscious cycle--I have known people in this condition). Sometimes oppression is the cause. In all these cases, are these not examples of the vices people have been fighting from the beginning? Ethical changes can happen, though it is painful and slow. Governments and policies can change. Citizens can be taught the valuable lessons that lead to stability, peace, and ultimately prosperity.
I saw Bono from U2 being interviewed on Oprah a few days ago (never thought I'd see that). In the past, I've wondered about his attempts to cancel debts to poor countries. Will this just continue the cycle? One thing I learned that really impressed me were the three concessions his plan asks of the countries being aided. One of these is "transparency"--if the flow of money is scrutinized, corruption can be suppressed to some degree. I forget the other 2, but you can look them up.
I wish I had more to say right now and time to say it, but you get the idea. I have a lot of thinking left to do. It sounds like you have been thinking a lot as well, which I applaud. Don't give up just yet. Throughout our lives, we will surely see widespread poverty, but I also hope to see the beginning of change.
However, we're not doing a great job feeding and clothing the people we have right now. We ought to work on this before we create another 45 billion people.
"Yeah, can't you just make it legal for us to shoot on sight? We promise to only shoot real criminals."
While DNA has error correction working well, it has not yet developed a reliable way to avoid redundant information.
Airport officials: Be on the lookout for a man carrying an eyeball in a zip-lock bag.
IIRC: The jury awarded millions in punitive damages, equal to 2 days in coffee sales for McDonald's. However, the judge threw most of that out. The jury was also swayed because 50-something people had sustained serious burns in the past, with no changes in corporate policy.
[the researchers] plan further studies to explore the causes of the enhanced abilities of the mitten-fitted babies.
Sounds like an opener for a new movie: "X-Babies"
And don't forget UD's Cancer research.
by linking the terrorist web site you've allowed them to communicate their views...
So, let's see. As long as I agree with you, you can say whatever you want? Evil ideas and beliefs are out there. Our job is to learn which ones are sane and which ones are not. At the heart of freedom is the freedom to speak. If the government's job was to suppress all views that it disagrees with, then we would become an enslaved people, making choices out of ignorance, never being able to weigh both sides of an issue, because the right side has already been selected for us. "Communicating views" is exactly what the first amendment was written to protect.
Or you might try explaining the real pros and cons as you see it and let the super-boss decide against it using the actual facts. These people are paid to run the company, you know. Usurping authority is probably not as helpful as helping them see a little more light.
Allow me to ruin the nature of Batman:
"Batman ran down the alley, chasing the Dark Avenger. In a flash, Batman stopped, having sighted a huge lemon pie. 'Man, this is sure good,' Batman thought out loud, as the Dark Avenger escaped. 'I wonder where I can find more.'