Putting a label on yourself like this would actually create Asperger's syndrome for you... if you get what I mean.
I refuse to go get diagnosed with ADHD for precisely that reason. I've got coping strategies that have got me a 3.81 GPA in an undergraduate CS program so far (two classes left!). The last thing I need is an excuse.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach [childlessness].
As always, your vision, compared to God's, is pitiful and short-sighted.:D
I know for sure Americans laugh everytime one of you eurotwits starts dreaming about how much better you are than us.:)
A lot of us religious / scientific people (no, it's not necessarily a contradiction) have a good laugh when we remember that religion confers (in general) both reproductive and survival advantages. That means, if there is a genetic predisposition to it, we'll eventually take over the world through natural increase.
So, in China, powerless people can speak because they are not powerful enough to threaten. And in the US, the powerful can speak because they are too powerful to be threatened.
And...in China, powerful people can speak because they have total control. In the US, the powerless can speak because they have a secured right to it.
Man, when you put the other half in, it doesn't sound nearly so good, does it? I totally neutered your post, and I didn't even have to disagree with it. That smells like an error in logic to me.
Heck, after 800 years of living, I'd be willing to try sucking dick on cable TV, wearing hot-pants held up by red suspenders and topped with a polka-dot bow-tie.
That's probably the best argument against human immortality that I've ever seen.
Possibly measuring from the outside "from rim to rim" and measuring the inside of the circle (or any variation on this). Someone who didn't know what the ratio was "supposed" to be could easily make an error of this sort.
Assuming it's an exact circle - the more elliptical it gets, the more the inferred value of pi nears 2.0.
It's really difficult to measure a circular object with a straight measure, especially if you're using your arm.
The only people this might bother are those who believe the Bible is inerrant in its every word, which is actually a very small number of Christians. I'd be surprised if there were any left - that the general readership of Slashdot hasn't driven away with snarky comments like the parent.
"This textbook contains material on Moore's Law. Moore's Law is a theory, not a fact, regarding the scaling of computer processing power. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered."
What the heck kind of crap analogy is this, and who modded it up?
Now, if you really meant to point out the ambiguity inherent in the word "theory," you've done a great job. We use that word for WAY too much, which is a source of great confusion between the scientific community and the, um, lay community. There's no hint of strength or weakness in the word "theory." Moore's theory: weak. Theory of evolution: not so weak, but not too strong, either. (Try predicting cladogenesis. Good luck.) Theory of gravity: strong.
If someone's got better words, I'd love to start using them.
> I am not showing bias here. > Left leaning sites don't count.
I think you need to work on your bullshitting skills a bit more. There are only three sentences, but you still managed to contratict yourself completely.
You might want to work on your logic. Not wanting information from "left-leaning" sites does not imply "right-leaning" bias. It's more likely he wants unslanted facts, and brought up "left-leaning" sites because they're the ones likely to support his parent poster's allegations.
Think! This is Slashdot - news for nerds - is it not? Aren't nerds supposed to be logical?
That will save much more. In fact, it's been proven with the speed limit set at 55mph in the U.S. in 1974.
Today's cars are much better tuned for mileage at "highway speeds" than their 1974 counterparts. "Highway speeds" varies widely by state, but they're always between 55 and 75. I highly doubt we'd see such savings nowadays - it's been pushed into the cars' normal operation.
Nothing like the Law of Unintended Consquences, eh?
And counting down for the modbombing in 3, 2, 1...
Wow...you got the modbombing, didn't you?
Hey moderators: if you don't like what he has to say, reply. The man speaks the truth: it was primarily conservatives who were against McCain-Feingold.
Why did we all-of-the-sudden forget this around here on Slashdot? Or maybe...those with the mod points want us to forget. Let's not play that game, okay?
I think the whole campaign finance reform thing was a scam so the big money could control who could contribute to politics.
This is one of those times when I wish it were possible to mod someone up past 5. I can't believe that, on the whole first page of comments, only this person and one other properly identified the source of this crap idea.
It was your precious McCain-Feingold act, the one that so many Slashdotters thought was such a wonderful idea, which was supposed to keep big money out of government (and hasn't) that has necessitated this garbage. Did you all reflexively disbelieve the right-wingers when they told you nothing good would come of it? Is that why you all missed it? I mean, nothing Rush Limbaugh says can possibly be true, right?
McCain-Feingold has got to go, if only for this.
More reading material is here. It's from a right-wing perspective (which is, as far as I know, about the same as Libertarian on this issue), so it tends to be more honest than the stuff from the fiscal moderate and left which only blames the FEC.
Of course, every positive integer is interesting. Proof: Assume the contrary. That means there exists a smallest uninteresting positive integer. Hey, that's pretty interesting! A contradiction.
I think it'd be cool if Neil Sloane, who maintains the Encyclopedia, wrote a program that started with an ordered set containing all integers up to some huge number and removed every integer from every sequence in his database. It'd be very interesting to see what was left...like, the most boring numbers we know. For now.
Hopefully the author pays thing isn't run like the crooked 'we will publish you' sci fi ripoffs out there.
The big question to ask is, "Who is the customer?" If the customer is the author, rather than the reader, the publisher bends over backward to make sure the author is happy. Want happy authors? Publish any drivel they spew.
Both "none is" and "none are" are correct, but "none is" sounds so awkward in this context (coming almost right after "programs") that choosing "none are" is much better.
The bible as allegory is brilliant and holds many lessons in morality with bits of history and culture sprinkled in. The bible as literal word is nonsense that flies in the face of all evidence. To deny evolutionary theory makes about as much sense as claiming the world is flat.
Way to swing all the way to the other side in an attempt to sound smart.
It didn't work. No, evolutionary theory is full of gaping holes, and plenty of very intelligent people disagree on its fundamentals. No, the Bible is not entirely nonsense that flies in the face of "all evidence."
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She had some talent, and she kept it in the divorce.
He should have pushed for some when drawing up the settlement.
Putting a label on yourself like this would actually create Asperger's syndrome for you ... if you get what I mean.
I refuse to go get diagnosed with ADHD for precisely that reason. I've got coping strategies that have got me a 3.81 GPA in an undergraduate CS program so far (two classes left!). The last thing I need is an excuse.
..or die in an unnecessary war or two...
:D
Isaiah is WAY ahead of you:
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach [childlessness].
As always, your vision, compared to God's, is pitiful and short-sighted.
I know for sure Americans laugh everytime one of you eurotwits starts dreaming about how much better you are than us. :)
A lot of us religious / scientific people (no, it's not necessarily a contradiction) have a good laugh when we remember that religion confers (in general) both reproductive and survival advantages. That means, if there is a genetic predisposition to it, we'll eventually take over the world through natural increase.
We'll see who's laughing then.
Would Redmond be wiped out if Seattle were hit with a nuke?
Then they're the same place.
Would France be wiped out if California were scheduled for demolition by Vogons?
Then they're the same place.
So, in China, powerless people can speak because they are not powerful enough to threaten. And in the US, the powerful can speak because they are too powerful to be threatened.
And...in China, powerful people can speak because they have total control. In the US, the powerless can speak because they have a secured right to it.
Man, when you put the other half in, it doesn't sound nearly so good, does it? I totally neutered your post, and I didn't even have to disagree with it. That smells like an error in logic to me.
Heck, after 800 years of living, I'd be willing to try sucking dick on cable TV, wearing hot-pants held up by red suspenders and topped with a polka-dot bow-tie.
That's probably the best argument against human immortality that I've ever seen.
Bravo.
Assuming it's an exact circle - the more elliptical it gets, the more the inferred value of pi nears 2.0.
Gotta correct myself before a horde of screaming weenies does: the inferred value of pi nears 1.0.
Mods: If you mod me Offtopic, do us a favor and mod the parent poster Offtopic as well.
Good enough for Solomon, good enough for me
FYI, the obvious sources of error are:
The only people this might bother are those who believe the Bible is inerrant in its every word, which is actually a very small number of Christians. I'd be surprised if there were any left - that the general readership of Slashdot hasn't driven away with snarky comments like the parent.
Bush-bashing aside...
No kidding. Did anyone notice this in the submission, too?
Bush is expected to sign a law...
Nothing about Congress. No, because they don't make the laws, do they? It's not as if a bill like this would need bipartisan support is it?
I'd say a good 75% of Slashdot REALLY needs to take a civics class.
Sure, but that does not make the point any less valid, does it my friend?
Fake, but accurate?
Do you work for NBC?
"This textbook contains material on Moore's Law. Moore's Law is a theory, not a fact, regarding the scaling of computer processing power. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered."
What the heck kind of crap analogy is this, and who modded it up?
Now, if you really meant to point out the ambiguity inherent in the word "theory," you've done a great job. We use that word for WAY too much, which is a source of great confusion between the scientific community and the, um, lay community. There's no hint of strength or weakness in the word "theory." Moore's theory: weak. Theory of evolution: not so weak, but not too strong, either. (Try predicting cladogenesis. Good luck.) Theory of gravity: strong.
If someone's got better words, I'd love to start using them.
Nudity doesn't have to equate to sexuality.
It does to a 14-year-old boy.
If you believe otherwise, I've got this nice bridge in London I'd like to sell you.
> I am not showing bias here.
> Left leaning sites don't count.
I think you need to work on your bullshitting skills a bit more. There are only three sentences, but you still managed to contratict yourself completely.
You might want to work on your logic. Not wanting information from "left-leaning" sites does not imply "right-leaning" bias. It's more likely he wants unslanted facts, and brought up "left-leaning" sites because they're the ones likely to support his parent poster's allegations.
Think! This is Slashdot - news for nerds - is it not? Aren't nerds supposed to be logical?
That will save much more. In fact, it's been proven with the speed limit set at 55mph in the U.S. in 1974.
Today's cars are much better tuned for mileage at "highway speeds" than their 1974 counterparts. "Highway speeds" varies widely by state, but they're always between 55 and 75. I highly doubt we'd see such savings nowadays - it's been pushed into the cars' normal operation.
Nothing like the Law of Unintended Consquences, eh?
And counting down for the modbombing in 3, 2, 1...
Wow...you got the modbombing, didn't you?
Hey moderators: if you don't like what he has to say, reply . The man speaks the truth: it was primarily conservatives who were against McCain-Feingold.
Why did we all-of-the-sudden forget this around here on Slashdot? Or maybe...those with the mod points want us to forget. Let's not play that game, okay?
first post
And a Score:3, Insightful? What is this, free karma day?
Hey, moderators! Gimme some of that good lovin'! It's just a little drop-down...it's not like you have anything better to do today.
You can count yourself lucky actually making a net gain, not 100 000 dollar loss, as most parents suffer ;-)
Speaking as a parent of 2 39/40ths children: it's worth every penny.
Blackbox is extremely stable, has no footprint...
No footprint? That's about as amazing and cool as write-only memory!
I think the whole campaign finance reform thing was a scam so the big money could control who could contribute to politics.
This is one of those times when I wish it were possible to mod someone up past 5. I can't believe that, on the whole first page of comments, only this person and one other properly identified the source of this crap idea.
It was your precious McCain-Feingold act, the one that so many Slashdotters thought was such a wonderful idea, which was supposed to keep big money out of government (and hasn't) that has necessitated this garbage. Did you all reflexively disbelieve the right-wingers when they told you nothing good would come of it? Is that why you all missed it? I mean, nothing Rush Limbaugh says can possibly be true, right?
McCain-Feingold has got to go, if only for this.
More reading material is here. It's from a right-wing perspective (which is, as far as I know, about the same as Libertarian on this issue), so it tends to be more honest than the stuff from the fiscal moderate and left which only blames the FEC.
Alderaan shoots first!
"No," he replied, "it is a very interesting number; it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways."
If you want to know how else 1729 is interesting, you can look it up in The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.
Of course, every positive integer is interesting. Proof: Assume the contrary. That means there exists a smallest uninteresting positive integer. Hey, that's pretty interesting! A contradiction.
I think it'd be cool if Neil Sloane, who maintains the Encyclopedia, wrote a program that started with an ordered set containing all integers up to some huge number and removed every integer from every sequence in his database. It'd be very interesting to see what was left...like, the most boring numbers we know. For now.
Hopefully the author pays thing isn't run like the crooked 'we will publish you' sci fi ripoffs out there.
The big question to ask is, "Who is the customer?" If the customer is the author, rather than the reader, the publisher bends over backward to make sure the author is happy. Want happy authors? Publish any drivel they spew.
None of the programs compared is free
Grammar fascist checking in. You're wrong, and it sounds like you're a "'none' is singular" nazi.
Click here.
Both "none is" and "none are" are correct, but "none is" sounds so awkward in this context (coming almost right after "programs") that choosing "none are" is much better.
The bible as allegory is brilliant and holds many lessons in morality with bits of history and culture sprinkled in. The bible as literal word is nonsense that flies in the face of all evidence. To deny evolutionary theory makes about as much sense as claiming the world is flat.
Way to swing all the way to the other side in an attempt to sound smart.
It didn't work. No, evolutionary theory is full of gaping holes, and plenty of very intelligent people disagree on its fundamentals. No, the Bible is not entirely nonsense that flies in the face of "all evidence."
You probably ought to cut down on the hyperbole.