...war as a technology accelerant. It's why Hitler was Time magazine's Man of the Year, and almost won the Man of the Century, as the person who had the most impact on the 20th century. War gave us...
Reading this late but had to comment on this.
Unless you can point to an example of a parallel world that developed at a slower pace due to a lack of war then you cannot assert that it has had a net beneficial effect on the development of whatever "us" (I assume global) you are referring to. Yes war gave "us" intercontinental ballistics and the atom bomb but it also engendered a colonial divide that stunted the development of the majority of the globe. Your argument smacks of "broken window" economics. One could assume that without the willingness to accept human deaths as expedient we might have had the impetus to achieve any number of other equally advantageous advances.
That depends where you're from. Many people in Ireland have had mobiles for upwards of 10 years. The people who use them most are construction workers and travelling salesmen. Hardly the upper echelon of wage earners.
Actually factually according to the accepted theoretical behaviour of infinities first proposed by Georg Cantor, the inside would be moving at a slower infinity. Check out
Hilberts Hotel paradox.
But why would I think of all of us as having anything in common?
You live on the same continent.
Just for the record if I say American, most people I know would reserve judgement until I qualified that by specific reference so if for example I said "A bunch of stupid Americans arguing about semantics, it's no wonder they need immigrants to do their work!", I'm obviously referring to the US.
This is true. The American government are going to pump money into this and reap the rewards by being far ahead of other groups when useful sized quantum machines appear. They could feasibly monitor everything that goes on online. Hopefuly legislation concerning data privacy will have been improved by then. Oh but wait a minute they ultimately control that too.
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...war as a technology accelerant. It's why Hitler was Time magazine's Man of the Year, and almost won the Man of the Century, as the person who had the most impact on the 20th century. War gave us ...
Reading this late but had to comment on this.
Unless you can point to an example of a parallel world that developed at a slower pace due to a lack of war then you cannot assert that it has had a net beneficial effect on the development of whatever "us" (I assume global) you are referring to.
Yes war gave "us" intercontinental ballistics and the atom bomb but it also engendered a colonial divide that stunted the development of the majority of the globe. Your argument smacks of "broken window" economics.
One could assume that without the willingness to accept human deaths as expedient we might have had the impetus to achieve any number of other equally advantageous advances.
free = worthless
Do you work for Microsoft perchance?
I realise noone will see this but I think the parent was being FUNNY. I guess i don't share my siblings sense of humour.
articles like this with absolutely no substance at all don't belong here.
"Here" meaning on your desktop or on Slashdot?
Either way adjust your preferences to filter out "Entertainment" stories.
Your focus determines your reality.
That depends where you're from. Many people in Ireland have had mobiles for upwards of 10 years. The people who use them most are construction workers and travelling salesmen. Hardly the upper echelon of wage earners.
Actually factually according to the accepted theoretical behaviour of infinities first proposed by Georg Cantor, the inside would be moving at a slower infinity. Check out Hilberts Hotel paradox.
6. Australians will and always will be able to drink Americans, English (and anyone else on the planet) under the table. Ahem! Irish!
You live on the same continent. Just for the record if I say American, most people I know would reserve judgement until I qualified that by specific reference so if for example I said "A bunch of stupid Americans arguing about semantics, it's no wonder they need immigrants to do their work!", I'm obviously referring to the US.
This is true. The American government are going to pump money into this and reap the rewards by being far ahead of other groups when useful sized quantum machines appear. They could feasibly monitor everything that goes on online. Hopefuly legislation concerning data privacy will have been improved by then. Oh but wait a minute they ultimately control that too.
Also the original script didn't have the voiceover and did have the dream sequence of course.
I really don't like slashdotting this site cos I use it a lot but if you want to text (as we say in Ireland) your friends from the web go here.