I guess it all depends on in what context it is said. Just like people don't go around calling African Americans the N* word even if it comes from the word Negroid, a scientific term to classify a race, similar to Caucasian and Mongoloid. If "xtians" were being used in some kind of derogatory context, it'd be bad but if it were meant to be a shorthand - as we seem to do with most other words on the net -, I think that it's fine.
It's not the actual words but the meaning behind it that really matters. "Fuck" can be a beautiful word and "Asshole" could simply mean, well, your anus. Eh... whatever...
Digitization means loss of data, no?
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We all know that CDs don't sound exactly the same as the vinyls. Same can be said for the vinyls I guess in fact, as it does not compare to a live music.
Wouldn't digitizing a human conciousness result in a "loss of data"? I couldn't even begin to imagine how one would re-insert the digital data into the human brain again, let alone extract it in the first place. But I guess that's the premise of the book - that it is possible to duplicate the original as close as possible.
We are said to be using only 3-10% of our brain. I wonder whether in the book's world, the technology behind the digital duplication would have unlocked the rest of the brain. Otherwise, that what you may end up with is merely 1% of your "analog" brain.
Sounds like a fun book though, not that I have time to read any "fun" books these days...
They are still missing USB 2.0 support. They are missing from most of the current PC laptops as well but I don't know why Apple didn't include one if they were coming out with *new* ibooks and powerbooks. Also, one another complaint I have on most laptops including a Dell I recently purchased is that even though I have essentially a portable DVD player which can hook up to a TV/Projecter, etc via S-Video, it doesn't contain a digital out and I'm stuck with stereo out. You would think multimedia conscious(whatever that means) Apple would think of these things...
Well, between gnome and kde, I definitely think gnome is better looking, appealing to desktop users. I just don't like the fact that gnome is not object-oriented so I tend to prefer KDE albeit having to live with an eyesore of a GUI enviroment. Not that object-orientedness does anything for the end-user, mind you...
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I guess it all depends on in what context it is said. Just like people don't go around calling African Americans the N* word even if it comes from the word Negroid, a scientific term to classify a race, similar to Caucasian and Mongoloid. If "xtians" were being used in some kind of derogatory context, it'd be bad but if it were meant to be a shorthand - as we seem to do with most other words on the net -, I think that it's fine.
It's not the actual words but the meaning behind it that really matters. "Fuck" can be a beautiful word and "Asshole" could simply mean, well, your anus. Eh... whatever...
We all know that CDs don't sound exactly the same as the vinyls. Same can be said for the vinyls I guess in fact, as it does not compare to a live music.
Wouldn't digitizing a human conciousness result in a "loss of data"? I couldn't even begin to imagine how one would re-insert the digital data into the human brain again, let alone extract it in the first place. But I guess that's the premise of the book - that it is possible to duplicate the original as close as possible.
We are said to be using only 3-10% of our brain. I wonder whether in the book's world, the technology behind the digital duplication would have unlocked the rest of the brain. Otherwise, that what you may end up with is merely 1% of your "analog" brain.
Sounds like a fun book though, not that I have time to read any "fun" books these days...
cheers.
sick sons of bitches...
you could somehow retrofit 5600's battery onto 5500.
They are still missing USB 2.0 support. They are missing from most of the current PC laptops as well but I don't know why Apple didn't include one if they were coming out with *new* ibooks and powerbooks. Also, one another complaint I have on most laptops including a Dell I recently purchased is that even though I have essentially a portable DVD player which can hook up to a TV/Projecter, etc via S-Video, it doesn't contain a digital out and I'm stuck with stereo out. You would think multimedia conscious(whatever that means) Apple would think of these things...
I guess nothing is perfect.
Well, between gnome and kde, I definitely think gnome is better looking, appealing to desktop users. I just don't like the fact that gnome is not object-oriented so I tend to prefer KDE albeit having to live with an eyesore of a GUI enviroment. Not that object-orientedness does anything for the end-user, mind you...