Although libel is obviously not protected under "freedom of speech", the banning of certain words (such as fraud, liar, cheater, scam artist, con man) as proposed by this lawsuit, certainly lends itself to a slippery slope.
How can individual words represent libel out of context? Who is the judge of this libel-ous words? Where does it stop?
You are absolutely correct; Wolfram has been mocked and belittled by his peers over this body of work. However, that does not mean it is without merit. It's a radical change in thought, which typically does not initially go over well in any field, much less hard science. So, scathing peer-review aside, I believe his book contains food for thought, and is certainly worth a read for anyone interested in this field. (And for those who don't know anything about Wolfram, he is the creator of Mathematica.....)
Another point, Galileo didn't exactly pass peer review, either.
Wolfram's "new kind of science" is exactly in this vein. It basically states science has been approaching complex issues back-asswards.....that very simple rules can produce very complex behavior. He gives many examples of this thru visual patterns, and then applies this same principals to almost every aspect of science, from chemistry to physics.....Very much worth a read (if you can can get past his own lack of modesty...;-) )
Yes, Aqua is currently limited in color schemes; however, once Aqua becomes more robust (and it will), applications which are built using the proper tools will automatically take advantages of the new options when they are added. This maintains a consist look and feel as well. Needless to say, the current KDE/Gnome environment is a hodge-podge at best.
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Although libel is obviously not protected under "freedom of speech", the banning of certain words (such as fraud, liar, cheater, scam artist, con man) as proposed by this lawsuit, certainly lends itself to a slippery slope.
How can individual words represent libel out of context? Who is the judge of this libel-ous words? Where does it stop?
You are absolutely correct; Wolfram has been mocked and belittled by his peers over this body of work. However, that does not mean it is without merit. It's a radical change in thought, which typically does not initially go over well in any field, much less hard science. So, scathing peer-review aside, I believe his book contains food for thought, and is certainly worth a read for anyone interested in this field. (And for those who don't know anything about Wolfram, he is the creator of Mathematica.....)
Another point, Galileo didn't exactly pass peer review, either.
Wolfram's "new kind of science" is exactly in this vein. It basically states science has been approaching complex issues back-asswards.....that very simple rules can produce very complex behavior. He gives many examples of this thru visual patterns, and then applies this same principals to almost every aspect of science, from chemistry to physics.....Very much worth a read (if you can can get past his own lack of modesty... ;-) )
Yes, Aqua is currently limited in color schemes; however, once Aqua becomes more robust (and it will), applications which are built using the proper tools will automatically take advantages of the new options when they are added. This maintains a consist look and feel as well. Needless to say, the current KDE/Gnome environment is a hodge-podge at best.
Step right up, step right up.... No rhyme or reason needed, folks! It's Apple-bashin' time! Just make something up.