Uhm... OK, and not so long ago the world was flat, the sound barrier was the fastest our aircraft could go, and some thought there were no planets around other stars. In addition they thought no other "earth" like planets after we found some.
Please, you extremist science types are just as bad as the extremist SF nut jobs. How often is something which was considered impossible by science later proved wrong? I know your response will be... Oh but it MUST follow the KNOW rules of math/chemistry/physics/etc. Uhm yeah, and it probably will. There are still SO many things to be created, conceived and born through creative and often times WILD thoughts.
The point is the "KNOW" rules are just that, those which we KNOW of. Are they the ONLY rules that govern our universe? PROBABLY NOT!!!:)
So, go a head and keep your blinders on. Those of us who are not extremist science or extremist SF people will be the ones making discoveries your type will dispute even with the evidence waving in your face.
Man, I don't even care but has anyone PROVEN the "twin paradox"? I mean PROVEN with PHYSICAL example. Not to my knowledge. In addition even if it is proven does that mean it is the ONLY way of travel? Oh right, the only way we "know" of... Great... And Horses were the only way we knew of to travel without using our legs until steam, gas, disel, and electrical motors were created.
People who think like this are the ones who don't make the discoveries that change humanity.
I like SF.
I like Science, particularly physics and chemistry.
I think with a balance (between extremes), people who think out of the box will find a way to reach the stars quickly and without to much trouble...
Not in my lifetime probably not in my kids, kids, kids lifetime but it will happen, provided we don't destroy ourselves or not notice the huge rock hurtling toward Earth till it is too late...
In the article (today) about glass produced in space being more pure I mentioned that a manufacturing facility would bring a HUGE boom to the US economy. This would put us back into the lead. We have not left the lead yet, but we keep slipping focusing on issues that really do nothing but damage to our moral, global image, economy, and split the country worse then EVER before.
If we could get an administration that is focused on the IMPROVEMENT our country, we would be MUCH better off.
Once Japan is in space with a manufacturing facility it would take us an ENORMOUS amount of effort to even COMPETE. We will lose.
We should have started focusing on this YEARS ago.
IMAGINE what they could produce and research in space once they are making the glass...
Here is the first thing that I thought of... ALLOYS! metal ALLOYS. New more Pure Plastics. Who knows, maybe they could even produce better carbon fiber based technologies. The nanotube technologies (Bucky Ball based stuff) could "potentially" be produced easier and more effectively.
We just have to get the companies excited enough to produce a facility in space. This would push the space industries to make the "jump" between them a better idea.
I am NOT a proponent of the "space elevator" but that might even be a feasible idea once the facility is in space.
Amazing stuff that is and could easily be possible.
Freaking THANK YOU!!! FINALLY, someone responds with a BRAIN!!!
That was exactly what I was thinking when I saw this. The technological improvements would be HUGE...
Idiots replying about "how do we get the stuff back?" WHO F****ing Cares? That is for someone to figure out. We are already getting better at that.
The potential of this manufacturing process is ENORMOUS. From better and smaller CPU's to Fiber Optics, Insulations, Superior lenses, etc.
I was reading this article thinking about corporations setting up manufacturing plants in orbit around the planet. This is obviously well in to the future but the potential for these materials makes it worth while. In addition this would lead the US in the CORRECT direction. Expanding our future instead of the current narrow mindedness. It would push for better orbital space flight (more jobs). It would generate MORE technological break throughs as more people are in space figuring out new ideas and methods. (more jobs) The future would be SO much brighter for our country and economy if we would stop pissing and moaning about fossil fuels and "installing" democracy in other countries. F** them if they want to be run by a tyrant FINE... Let them. We need to focus on what is important for the US...
Sorry, got political there... The important thing is what would be done if we focused on technological break throughs coming from space.
I remember reading about crystals that were produced in space being more pure. They talked about how much it would do for our technology base... Imagine if we had focused on that 10 years ago. As more companies push for space it is only a matter of time before we have production facilities in space. It is just a matter taking the steps.
Oh well, Thanks again for bringing up the good points about this.
Emotion is chemistry, nothing more nothing less. It is the biochemistry going on inside each and every one of us.
You proved it IS a choice by your #2. Logic, implies an intellectual choice. Emotion is biochemical "feeling", an emotional response is physical not intellectual.
The human biochemistry is designed to perpetuate the species. "geeks" and "nerds" are a relatively new thing... We have achieved the level of advancement in our society that supports men (and women) who "normally" wouldn't have survived. So, for the most part geeks and in particular "nerds" would not have survived in the wild 6000 years ago.
Women (sorry gals) are more susceptible to the chemistry because their bodies go through biochemical changes like clockwork every 29 days or so. They are in tune with it. It sucks, for them, according to some of the "geekier" women I know, but they know it alters their personality and decisions. If you have EVER been with a woman long term and had children with them. Been there the entire time, you will experience first hand, just how POWERFUL, biochemistry is. My wife was a COMPLETELY different person, her decisions were different, her moods, there were many changes. When our first child arrived and she had gone through post partum depression afterwards, she was back to the woman I married. There were some permanent changes caused by the pregnancy but that is no different then any life changing event. Those (life changing events) often involve biochemistry as well, adrenaline, oxytosine, etc. An additional side note related to our blurb here... There are also new studies out of Great Britain and Europe that indicate that women use their sense of smell in choosing a mate more then initially thought. (more chemical input)
Personally, any article that uses Americans as an example for sociological studies is flawed from the word go. Our country values violence above anything else. Look at the aggressive stance we take on some many levels. A breast on TV should NOT be the scandal it was and a bullet going through the skull of a felon should not be viewed as normal and something during prime time.
Then again that last paragraph is MY personal opinion. As for the chemistry, there are many studies to back that up.
Personally, I can understand your bitterness for not being included in their (the women you refer to) choice of males. Then again the less you give a shit the more attractive you become... I don't understand it but there you go... It's chemistry, it defies logic (to a certain extend).:)
People will USE what WORKS for them. (OR what is FORCED upon them)
I HAVE to use Fedora 2 on my laptop because we don't have the licenses to put something else. I find "most" of the features to be great and work well.
BUT... (and that's a BIG but:)
o Windows File Share "browsing" barely works and when it does it's painful to use. o Evolution needs to continue to evolve. (lots bugs that cause issues, mainly useability issues, in addition to the be-dreaded 'winmail.dat' problem) o I STILL need to use IE to view some sites and do testing for the software products we produce. The Wine Install for FC2 does NOT work. o Finally, drag and drop (DnD), cut/copy/paste (CCP) simply NEEDS to work correctly to be consider a viable desktop system. This is one of the primary value adds of a GUI.
I am using it, so I don't want to "hear/read" people bitching about me complaining as if I don't use it... I am using it and HAVE been using it for about a year now... Of course any chance I get to use XP or better yet 2000AS I do...
I have installed and USED CentOS 4.0 on several occassions and MAY use that on the laptop as it seems there are a number of issues Fixed on that version...
The capabilities I LOVE... o NOTHING beats the "look" of the fonts and windows. It is smooth, while I know Macs beat the pants off of everything when it comes to look. I hate/detest the "useability" of the Mac mouse and gui... She looks nice but she's no fun... Sorry about that Mac users, I truly have no intention of insulting Mac users. So, Linux is MUCH better then Windows in the looks department. o The configurability of the desktop is nice. o Even KDE is pretty good (widows file browsing works in KDE, not Gnome, very weird) but, as much as I complained about the file share browsing, if I'm GOING to use anything it will be Gnome because it simply "looks" better and is easier on my eyes. o The ability to setup a "server" evironment on my laptop to do dev and debug on, is VERY GOOD!!! The BIGGEST reason I have not pushed for a license for my laptop is simply that I can recreate, for the most part, the servers that we use for our products right on my laptop.
So, that is my take... I will not get into arguements over this, unless someone has a REALLY valid point or useful information that could make Linux-on-my-laptop better for me...
This is my opinion and I don't care about yours UNLESS, you have helpful/construct point to bring up... I believe it is a waste of time, on both ends, to argue unless it is constructive...
SO, at long last, until Linux continues to evolve and change to the point of getting past a number of these desktop OS GUI issues (DnD, CCP, file share browse, smooth UI experience, etc.), it will never be considered a real and valid Windows desktop OS replacement.
I think YOUR post should have been moded higher but you are correct. Therefore, most read it as another ranting liberal and when back to their willful ignorance.
I am SO tired of seeing that term. The Right-Wing started it since 9/11. Now, EVERYONE uses it.
The only thing that IS "un-American" is NOT talking/communicating about things (issues, debates, ideas, etc.).
We have dealt with "corporate America" in the past and we will continue to do so.
The only thing, in MY opinion, is that the vast majority of people in government (not talking about workers, interns, secretaries, etc.) are rich... I am referring to the legislatures, congress people, the house, executive, and judicial branches. The vast majority of them are rich, again MY opinion... (don't like it, I don't care J )
THIS is a problem. It is a problem because those in power (most, not all) are only interested in keeping their power and money and therefore are not interested in the common man, woman, or child. Just look at the incredible level of poverty around the nation. MOST them are focused on gaining money from a variety of sources (corporate America, "Religious" groups, and Iraq) keeping the people of this country focused on "other things" while they do it. Again, MY opinion...
The Right-Wing used (and continues to use) the term "un-American", among others, to divert (and scare) the mass majority of sheep in our country away from the REAL issues facing our country. This is done to pass legislation that would NORMALLY not make it and to continue their greedy ends...
BUT using FEAR and BRANDING as tactics seems to be working. I am just SICK, and tired, of this CRAP!
THAT is all it is... Feces! (guano, excrement, whatever... You get the point, it's all POO!:) )
This statement I agree with (it is opinion) but religion is NOT about "truth". Without, empirical, FACTUAL, PROOF, it is at BEST an ideology, a belief, something you have to have faith in.
There are some "truisms" like, "Thou shall not KILL." But everyone in the "Judeo/Christian/Islamic" religions COMPLETELY forgets that one. "If it's killing in Gods name, it's OK!!!" Christians have done it and continue to do it... Jews, have done it and in the Middle East still do. Obviously, Muslims are killing today and have in the past.
I was brought up under a Christian "theology", I was taught to turn the other cheek as Jesus did. I was taught to NOT kill, honor thy father and mother, truisms that hold with me to this day. Though I don't believe in the (or ANY for that matter) Christian Religion I was brought up under, (the theocracy that controls the different "sects" of the Christian religions), I believe in following the teachings of Jesus, other prophets and truisms from a variety of theologies whom taught the RIGHT thing...
BUT most "religious" people these days take their theocracy as the ONLY THING POSSIBLE and THEREFORE they are "TRUTHS".
The FACT that "religious" zealots are TRYING to PREVENT others from seeing these films...
IS CLOSED MINDEDNESS!!!!!
The comments by the "non religious" (or rather non-christian-religious) groups are trying to point this out, but ONCE AGAIN, the religious zealots are the ones who only listen to PART of what they want to hear...
More proof that the "non-christian-religious" types are more open-minded is in their inaction. It has nothing to do with LAZINESS. It is simply accepting... "hey they do what they want to and I do what I want..." The only time it rankles us is when you freaking religious NUT JOBS try and IMPOSE your SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS on us...
IT's a MOVIE!!!! DON'T WATCH IT!!!! I refused to see the stupid "Passion of Christ" movie... I didn't go... OH NO!!!! The religious RIGHT is SHOUVING their theological beliefs down my throat!!!!!!! Nope... Didn't do that... But maybe I should from now on... But hey that would make me LIKE YOU!!!
You people are probably the same ones that don't have a problem with VIOLENCE on TV... Where if the almighty NIPPLE should appear... it's, it's... OBSCENE!!!!
Just more examples of the RED STATES taking our country to the level of the middle east... (only from the completely OPPOSITE vector, but doesn't that make them the same? Sure does.)
Ever hear of LEAD by EXAMPLE!??!?! Probably not, cause you are TOO impatient to wait for the fruits of your labor.
I agree with some of your observations. I think the artistic person is more likely to see the flicker because, as you said, they have more observations skills. However, I do not think intelligence or IQ have anything to do with it. Most of the people, whom I consider to be highly intelligent (some rank in the mensa group), are oblivious to the world around them. Then again some do pick up on details. I also know people that notice the minute details but are not even close when it comes to cognitive skills. I also find that the few gay men I know noticed more details and have mentioned issues with refresh rate then most heterosexual males. Maybe this is a macho thing but it is an observation, no more or less valid then yours.
I also think that you touched on the root of it. I do believe that some of our eyes functionality is based on differences. Meaning, we are looking for motion, much like a frog's eye. (doesn't see much unless it is moving (or is red)) I am NOT comparing our eyes to frogs. I am simply using their "motion sense" eyes as an example of eyes that see motion more so then images. Obviously, our eyes are FAR more complex, but I think there is still something to "motion sense" in our eyes.
I for one love my LCD monitor at work but have my home CRT configured for 75hz because I need the real estate to program and look at code. So, I just "tough it out". Also, I have noticed on some of the cheaper LCD monitors that sometimes they pulse, and NO I do not take illicit drugs.:)
The LCD millisecond rating has to do with the ability of the LCD to change from screen to screen without "shadowing" which is the part I think I am seeing the cheaper LCDs.
my 2 cents, good thoughts and I agree I am glad I am not insane for thinking that I was the only one noticing that there is still flicker in the CRT. Kind of like the way people think I am weird that I can tell the difference between different brands of bottled water, I like Poland Springs.
I think she has a lot of good points in her article but I for one would NEVER surrender to having my files on a central server, ESPECIALLY, if it was M$ that made it there first.
That being said, I think if the idea she is talking about were to be applied in a "P2P-ish" method, it just might work. This would mean the info on your computer you want global would go into a location on YOUR machine that google would manage. However they plan to manage it, that is.
They do have a great email client, I hear they have a calendar in the works, good contacts system and obviously search system, they are only a few features away from what she is talking about in the article. Combine that with a P2P system so your files are on your home computer, add those other apps she talks about and BAM!!! Something most everyone wants. It would be centralized in that Google would be using their systems as management but you have your files on your machine.
SO, you could integrate the "mom and pop" photo/blog/family contact point site all on google.
I see a day when I could have greatoak2005.google.com and that points to site in googles network which has the blog, contact, photo, IM, email, etc. managed and when I try to access it from another location it pulls the photos and info from my server/pc at home.
Sounds nice, I am not 100% comfortable or confident in the sercurity and privacy issues BUT as an idea(l)... It has a GREAT deal of value and merit.
That cannot be denied. If you disagree I don't think you are looking at the big picture of managing all this information. Not just businesses, governements, but people in general. I for one have gigabytes of... well crap... that I would love to have organized. I would just like to have something like that on MY server. The idea is something I have wanted for a while. I don't like having favorites, bookmarks and what not on several different computers. So a toolbar that incorporates that into one location and centralizes that collection of links would be AWESOME!
An that is just ONE piece. Oh well I am rambling. I just don't like that much information being on someone elses system.
I doubt your thoughts are on the mark for this one.
Ordinarily, I would be the first to agree with your comments, but after reading the article and viewing some of the literature (and the prototype board), I think it is safe to say, it is farther along then Vaporware.
Neat idea though may be,I am not convinced it's necessary. I think a dual processor system could do a much better job then a system with a GPU in it. If intel and/or AMD came out with a processor that included some simplified instruction set like they have in the past (MMX, 3DNow!, etc.), then this would be a mute point.
On the other hand, they have certainly secured a HUGE amount of venture capital, so I think they will produce something that is quite significant.
BUT... I still think a system with dual HT technology P4's or dual AMD 64's would still be a better solution. I also think it would be more powerful then a PPU system.
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Uhm... OK, and not so long ago the world was flat, the sound barrier was the fastest our aircraft could go, and some thought there were no planets around other stars. In addition they thought no other "earth" like planets after we found some.
... Oh but it MUST follow the KNOW rules of math/chemistry/physics/etc. Uhm yeah, and it probably will. There are still SO many things to be created, conceived and born through creative and often times WILD thoughts.
:)
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Please, you extremist science types are just as bad as the extremist SF nut jobs. How often is something which was considered impossible by science later proved wrong? I know your response will be
The point is the "KNOW" rules are just that, those which we KNOW of. Are they the ONLY rules that govern our universe? PROBABLY NOT!!!
So, go a head and keep your blinders on. Those of us who are not extremist science or extremist SF people will be the ones making discoveries your type will dispute even with the evidence waving in your face.
Man, I don't even care but has anyone PROVEN the "twin paradox"? I mean PROVEN with PHYSICAL example. Not to my knowledge. In addition even if it is proven does that mean it is the ONLY way of travel? Oh right, the only way we "know" of... Great... And Horses were the only way we knew of to travel without using our legs until steam, gas, disel, and electrical motors were created.
People who think like this are the ones who don't make the discoveries that change humanity.
I like SF.
I like Science, particularly physics and chemistry.
I think with a balance (between extremes), people who think out of the box will find a way to reach the stars quickly and without to much trouble...
Not in my lifetime probably not in my kids, kids, kids lifetime but it will happen, provided we don't destroy ourselves or not notice the huge rock hurtling toward Earth till it is too late...
CRUNCH!!!! Game Over!
Overly dramatic title AND REALLY overly done image of dog showing fangs.
:D
What I would like to know is if they they took a few dogs...
one dog knows "tricks". ( knows how to shake, rollover, sit, laydown )
one that doesn't.
freeze them, reannimate them...
Then verify that the "smart" one still knows the tricks and the "dumb" one doesn't.
In addition they should test for personality changes. Most dog owners know the ways their dogs "personality"...
My two cents.
Personally, I have NO intentions of being frozen, it gets cold enough up here during winter.
In the article (today) about glass produced in space being more pure I mentioned that a manufacturing facility would bring a HUGE boom to the US economy. This would put us back into the lead. We have not left the lead yet, but we keep slipping focusing on issues that really do nothing but damage to our moral, global image, economy, and split the country worse then EVER before.
If we could get an administration that is focused on the IMPROVEMENT our country, we would be MUCH better off.
Once Japan is in space with a manufacturing facility it would take us an ENORMOUS amount of effort to even COMPETE. We will lose.
We should have started focusing on this YEARS ago.
Thought of something else...
...
IMAGINE what they could produce and research in space once they are making the glass...
Here is the first thing that I thought of
ALLOYS! metal ALLOYS.
New more Pure Plastics.
Who knows, maybe they could even produce better carbon fiber based technologies. The nanotube technologies (Bucky Ball based stuff) could "potentially" be produced easier and more effectively.
We just have to get the companies excited enough to produce a facility in space. This would push the space industries to make the "jump" between them a better idea.
I am NOT a proponent of the "space elevator" but that might even be a feasible idea once the facility is in space.
Amazing stuff that is and could easily be possible.
Freaking THANK YOU!!! FINALLY, someone responds with a BRAIN!!!
That was exactly what I was thinking when I saw this. The technological improvements would be HUGE...
Idiots replying about "how do we get the stuff back?" WHO F****ing Cares? That is for someone to figure out. We are already getting better at that.
The potential of this manufacturing process is ENORMOUS. From better and smaller CPU's to Fiber Optics, Insulations, Superior lenses, etc.
I was reading this article thinking about corporations setting up manufacturing plants in orbit around the planet. This is obviously well in to the future but the potential for these materials makes it worth while. In addition this would lead the US in the CORRECT direction. Expanding our future instead of the current narrow mindedness. It would push for better orbital space flight (more jobs). It would generate MORE technological break throughs as more people are in space figuring out new ideas and methods. (more jobs) The future would be SO much brighter for our country and economy if we would stop pissing and moaning about fossil fuels and "installing" democracy in other countries. F** them if they want to be run by a tyrant FINE... Let them. We need to focus on what is important for the US...
Sorry, got political there... The important thing is what would be done if we focused on technological break throughs coming from space.
I remember reading about crystals that were produced in space being more pure. They talked about how much it would do for our technology base... Imagine if we had focused on that 10 years ago. As more companies push for space it is only a matter of time before we have production facilities in space. It is just a matter taking the steps.
Oh well, Thanks again for bringing up the good points about this.
Emotion is chemistry, nothing more nothing less. It is the biochemistry going on inside each and every one of us.
:)
You proved it IS a choice by your #2. Logic, implies an intellectual choice. Emotion is biochemical "feeling", an emotional response is physical not intellectual.
The human biochemistry is designed to perpetuate the species. "geeks" and "nerds" are a relatively new thing... We have achieved the level of advancement in our society that supports men (and women) who "normally" wouldn't have survived. So, for the most part geeks and in particular "nerds" would not have survived in the wild 6000 years ago.
Women (sorry gals) are more susceptible to the chemistry because their bodies go through biochemical changes like clockwork every 29 days or so. They are in tune with it. It sucks, for them, according to some of the "geekier" women I know, but they know it alters their personality and decisions. If you have EVER been with a woman long term and had children with them. Been there the entire time, you will experience first hand, just how POWERFUL, biochemistry is. My wife was a COMPLETELY different person, her decisions were different, her moods, there were many changes. When our first child arrived and she had gone through post partum depression afterwards, she was back to the woman I married. There were some permanent changes caused by the pregnancy but that is no different then any life changing event. Those (life changing events) often involve biochemistry as well, adrenaline, oxytosine, etc. An additional side note related to our blurb here... There are also new studies out of Great Britain and Europe that indicate that women use their sense of smell in choosing a mate more then initially thought. (more chemical input)
Personally, any article that uses Americans as an example for sociological studies is flawed from the word go. Our country values violence above anything else. Look at the aggressive stance we take on some many levels. A breast on TV should NOT be the scandal it was and a bullet going through the skull of a felon should not be viewed as normal and something during prime time.
Then again that last paragraph is MY personal opinion. As for the chemistry, there are many studies to back that up.
Personally, I can understand your bitterness for not being included in their (the women you refer to) choice of males. Then again the less you give a shit the more attractive you become... I don't understand it but there you go... It's chemistry, it defies logic (to a certain extend).
Happy hunting.
Is Linux itself...
:)
Joking aside, lets think about this.
People will USE what WORKS for them. (OR what is FORCED upon them)
I HAVE to use Fedora 2 on my laptop because we don't have the licenses to put something else. I find "most" of the features to be great and work well.
BUT... (and that's a BIG but
o Windows File Share "browsing" barely works and when it does it's painful to use.
o Evolution needs to continue to evolve. (lots bugs that cause issues, mainly useability issues, in addition to the be-dreaded 'winmail.dat' problem)
o I STILL need to use IE to view some sites and do testing for the software products we produce. The Wine Install for FC2 does NOT work.
o Finally, drag and drop (DnD), cut/copy/paste (CCP) simply NEEDS to work correctly to be consider a viable desktop system. This is one of the primary value adds of a GUI.
I am using it, so I don't want to "hear/read" people bitching about me complaining as if I don't use it... I am using it and HAVE been using it for about a year now... Of course any chance I get to use XP or better yet 2000AS I do...
I have installed and USED CentOS 4.0 on several occassions and MAY use that on the laptop as it seems there are a number of issues Fixed on that version...
The capabilities I LOVE...
o NOTHING beats the "look" of the fonts and windows. It is smooth, while I know Macs beat the pants off of everything when it comes to look. I hate/detest the "useability" of the Mac mouse and gui... She looks nice but she's no fun... Sorry about that Mac users, I truly have no intention of insulting Mac users. So, Linux is MUCH better then Windows in the looks department.
o The configurability of the desktop is nice.
o Even KDE is pretty good (widows file browsing works in KDE, not Gnome, very weird) but, as much as I complained about the file share browsing, if I'm GOING to use anything it will be Gnome because it simply "looks" better and is easier on my eyes.
o The ability to setup a "server" evironment on my laptop to do dev and debug on, is VERY GOOD!!! The BIGGEST reason I have not pushed for a license for my laptop is simply that I can recreate, for the most part, the servers that we use for our products right on my laptop.
So, that is my take... I will not get into arguements over this, unless someone has a REALLY valid point or useful information that could make Linux-on-my-laptop better for me...
This is my opinion and I don't care about yours UNLESS, you have helpful/construct point to bring up... I believe it is a waste of time, on both ends, to argue unless it is constructive...
SO, at long last, until Linux continues to evolve and change to the point of getting past a number of these desktop OS GUI issues (DnD, CCP, file share browse, smooth UI experience, etc.), it will never be considered a real and valid Windows desktop OS replacement.
~G
Excellently stated!
I think YOUR post should have been moded higher but you are correct. Therefore, most read it as another ranting liberal and when back to their willful ignorance.
It would be freaking nice to have many of the events that IE added in Mozilla.
DragStart
DragStop
RighClick
Just to name a FEW... I see NO reason they cannot be added.
You should be modded as funny. That was a good. :-D
~G
And the more "fantastical" the article... The more likely it will appear in /.
Especially these days.
I bet someone is without a job now...
I wish I could mod you up...
That was my thought too.
+1 Interesting.
IAGO:(Extremely sarcastically)
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Oh, there's a big surprise. That's an incred--I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise!
makes me laugh anyway...
now back to your regularly scheduled
Thank you. :)
;)
I haven't laughed like that in a while.
I am SO tired of seeing that term. The Right-Wing started it since 9/11. Now, EVERYONE uses it.
:) )
The only thing that IS "un-American" is NOT talking/communicating about things (issues, debates, ideas, etc.).
We have dealt with "corporate America" in the past and we will continue to do so.
The only thing, in MY opinion, is that the vast majority of people in government (not talking about workers, interns, secretaries, etc.) are rich... I am referring to the legislatures, congress people, the house, executive, and judicial branches. The vast majority of them are rich, again MY opinion... (don't like it, I don't care J )
THIS is a problem. It is a problem because those in power (most, not all) are only interested in keeping their power and money and therefore are not interested in the common man, woman, or child. Just look at the incredible level of poverty around the nation. MOST them are focused on gaining money from a variety of sources (corporate America, "Religious" groups, and Iraq) keeping the people of this country focused on "other things" while they do it. Again, MY opinion...
The Right-Wing used (and continues to use) the term "un-American", among others, to divert (and scare) the mass majority of sheep in our country away from the REAL issues facing our country. This is done to pass legislation that would NORMALLY not make it and to continue their greedy ends...
BUT using FEAR and BRANDING as tactics seems to be working. I am just SICK, and tired, of this CRAP!
THAT is all it is... Feces! (guano, excrement, whatever... You get the point, it's all POO!
Firefox will be one of the apps that "doesn't work".
This statement I agree with (it is opinion) but religion is NOT about "truth". Without, empirical, FACTUAL, PROOF, it is at BEST an ideology, a belief, something you have to have faith in.
There are some "truisms" like, "Thou shall not KILL." But everyone in the "Judeo/Christian/Islamic" religions COMPLETELY forgets that one. "If it's killing in Gods name, it's OK!!!" Christians have done it and continue to do it... Jews, have done it and in the Middle East still do. Obviously, Muslims are killing today and have in the past.
I was brought up under a Christian "theology", I was taught to turn the other cheek as Jesus did. I was taught to NOT kill, honor thy father and mother, truisms that hold with me to this day. Though I don't believe in the (or ANY for that matter) Christian Religion I was brought up under, (the theocracy that controls the different "sects" of the Christian religions), I believe in following the teachings of Jesus, other prophets and truisms from a variety of theologies whom taught the RIGHT thing...
BUT most "religious" people these days take their theocracy as the ONLY THING POSSIBLE and THEREFORE they are "TRUTHS".
What a bunch of bunk.
You are the best!!! LOL!!!
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beautifully put. I appreciate somone that can eloquently state the facts and use humor. I lack that ability... Thank you for expressing yourself..
Nicely done, made me laugh...
I will make this REALLY simple for you...
... "hey they do what they want to and I do what I want..." The only time it rankles us is when you freaking religious NUT JOBS try and IMPOSE your SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS on us...
The FACT that "religious" zealots are TRYING to PREVENT others from seeing these films...
IS CLOSED MINDEDNESS!!!!!
The comments by the "non religious" (or rather non-christian-religious) groups are trying to point this out, but ONCE AGAIN, the religious zealots are the ones who only listen to PART of what they want to hear...
More proof that the "non-christian-religious" types are more open-minded is in their inaction. It has nothing to do with LAZINESS. It is simply accepting
IT's a MOVIE!!!! DON'T WATCH IT!!!! I refused to see the stupid "Passion of Christ" movie... I didn't go... OH NO!!!! The religious RIGHT is SHOUVING their theological beliefs down my throat!!!!!!! Nope... Didn't do that... But maybe I should from now on... But hey that would make me LIKE YOU!!!
You people are probably the same ones that don't have a problem with VIOLENCE on TV... Where if the almighty NIPPLE should appear... it's, it's... OBSCENE!!!!
Just more examples of the RED STATES taking our country to the level of the middle east... (only from the completely OPPOSITE vector, but doesn't that make them the same? Sure does.)
Ever hear of LEAD by EXAMPLE!??!?! Probably not, cause you are TOO impatient to wait for the fruits of your labor.
" Also you said "my truth" - how can there possibly be multiple "truths"? Does 1+1 equal both 2 and 3? "
because you apparently only see black and white.
I agree with some of your observations. I think the artistic person is more likely to see the flicker because, as you said, they have more observations skills. However, I do not think intelligence or IQ have anything to do with it. Most of the people, whom I consider to be highly intelligent (some rank in the mensa group), are oblivious to the world around them. Then again some do pick up on details. I also know people that notice the minute details but are not even close when it comes to cognitive skills. I also find that the few gay men I know noticed more details and have mentioned issues with refresh rate then most heterosexual males. Maybe this is a macho thing but it is an observation, no more or less valid then yours.
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I also think that you touched on the root of it. I do believe that some of our eyes functionality is based on differences. Meaning, we are looking for motion, much like a frog's eye. (doesn't see much unless it is moving (or is red)) I am NOT comparing our eyes to frogs. I am simply using their "motion sense" eyes as an example of eyes that see motion more so then images. Obviously, our eyes are FAR more complex, but I think there is still something to "motion sense" in our eyes.
I for one love my LCD monitor at work but have my home CRT configured for 75hz because I need the real estate to program and look at code. So, I just "tough it out". Also, I have noticed on some of the cheaper LCD monitors that sometimes they pulse, and NO I do not take illicit drugs.
The LCD millisecond rating has to do with the ability of the LCD to change from screen to screen without "shadowing" which is the part I think I am seeing the cheaper LCDs.
my 2 cents, good thoughts and I agree I am glad I am not insane for thinking that I was the only one noticing that there is still flicker in the CRT. Kind of like the way people think I am weird that I can tell the difference between different brands of bottled water, I like Poland Springs.
That however is another conversation.
I think she has a lot of good points in her article but I for one would NEVER surrender to having my files on a central server, ESPECIALLY, if it was M$ that made it there first.
... well crap... that I would love to have organized. I would just like to have something like that on MY server. The idea is something I have wanted for a while. I don't like having favorites, bookmarks and what not on several different computers. So a toolbar that incorporates that into one location and centralizes that collection of links would be AWESOME!
That being said, I think if the idea she is talking about were to be applied in a "P2P-ish" method, it just might work. This would mean the info on your computer you want global would go into a location on YOUR machine that google would manage. However they plan to manage it, that is.
They do have a great email client, I hear they have a calendar in the works, good contacts system and obviously search system, they are only a few features away from what she is talking about in the article. Combine that with a P2P system so your files are on your home computer, add those other apps she talks about and BAM!!! Something most everyone wants. It would be centralized in that Google would be using their systems as management but you have your files on your machine.
SO, you could integrate the "mom and pop" photo/blog/family contact point site all on google.
I see a day when I could have greatoak2005.google.com and that points to site in googles network which has the blog, contact, photo, IM, email, etc. managed and when I try to access it from another location it pulls the photos and info from my server/pc at home.
Sounds nice, I am not 100% comfortable or confident in the sercurity and privacy issues BUT as an idea(l)... It has a GREAT deal of value and merit.
That cannot be denied. If you disagree I don't think you are looking at the big picture of managing all this information. Not just businesses, governements, but people in general. I for one have gigabytes of
An that is just ONE piece. Oh well I am rambling. I just don't like that much information being on someone elses system.
oh well. later.
my 2 cents.
I doubt your thoughts are on the mark for this one.
Ordinarily, I would be the first to agree with your comments, but after reading the article and viewing some of the literature (and the prototype board), I think it is safe to say, it is farther along then Vaporware.
Neat idea though may be,I am not convinced it's necessary. I think a dual processor system could do a much better job then a system with a GPU in it. If intel and/or AMD came out with a processor that included some simplified instruction set like they have in the past (MMX, 3DNow!, etc.), then this would be a mute point.
On the other hand, they have certainly secured a HUGE amount of venture capital, so I think they will produce something that is quite significant.
BUT... I still think a system with dual HT technology P4's or dual AMD 64's would still be a better solution. I also think it would be more powerful then a PPU system.
my 2 cents.
It is too bad that he waited till he was the FORMER White House blah blah blah cybersecurity dude to say something...
Why didn't he say these things when it counted, not after the fact.