My belief in God does not preclude me from wanting to understand how the universe works.
I am fascinated learning how the universe works. ID doesn't however help me understand how the universe works so much as tell me how it was made from a religious perspective. Science and religion don't have to be mutually exclusive BTW. Think about this for a minute...One theory contends that the universe was created by a large (really really big) explosion commonly referred to as the Big Bang theory. Judaism purports that the universe was created when God spoke. It's not hard to imagine an all powerful being's voice commanding such a presence as to be explosive.
ID isn't "an attempt to explain something" it's an attempt to attack evolution because we don't like evolution
And here I was thinking Jesus told us God is perfectly capable of defending Himself.
I didn't like when Engadget switched either since Disqus is blocked by our firewall at work but I can't say the system they had was any better. BTW...You do know you can go to Disqus.com and look at your account page just like/. I still miss the dislike option though.
I have known some people who are regarded, and rightly so, as leaders in their profession who when approached about religion/politics become raving lunatics. Especially if they think you have an opposing belief. I have chosen to believe there is in fact an omnipotent/omniscient/omnipresent being who created everything and loves everybody equally despite the stupid things we do. I don't care what anybody else thinks because I made this choice for me. I also don't think it is up to me to get everybody to choose the same thing. Unfortunately there is a large contingent of people who believe they are in fact tasked with beating Jesus into everybody else. IMHO Jesus does not approve of their tactics any more than he does of Iran sentencing a Christian man to death...for being a Christian. As to ID IMNSHO it is an attempt to explain something God told us not to try and understand in the first place. If you choose to believe in God then you do so on FAITH!!! You do not get explanations if you are believing on faith. To try and explain what you say you believe on faith is to admit you do not in fact believe so much as you want it to be true but you need more proof.
I didn't mean to imply the method they are using is simple. If it was cancer would have been wiped out years ago. I was pointing out the fact the immune system already does the job but people who develop cancer have immune systems that need a little help identifying the bad cells.
The immune system kills cancer in your body every day. Free radicals cause cell mutations (cancer) all the time in the human body. The immune system identifies the mutated cell and destroys it. Cancer happens when the immune system either doesn't catch it in time or at all and the mutated cell begins to multiply. This sounds like any other type of immunization. The immune system is tricked into taking action against cancer cells by attaching cells it already combats to the cancer cells.
The pie is actually larger today than ever the problem is the number of people who are vying for a slice of it. What I would like to know is the total number of workers the statistics are based on. It is likely there are actually more science and engineering workers but a smaller percentage based against the total number of workers overall.
The PlayBook and Kindle Fire are basically cousins anyway. Quanta makes both of them.
As far as HULU it is HULU to blame as they have blocked the PlayBook from working on their site. You can try installing SimpleBrowser from App World. It lets you specify a user agent string HULU doesn't block. I simply use PlayOn to stream HULU from my PC.
Actually RIM's problem is that they have integrated the security into their devices so well people think it's easy and it's not. With the PlayBook RIM is using a completely new OS (to them...) that wasn't designed from the ground up with encryption/security baked in. QNX is a rock solid base to build on but adding the security piece without breaking other things isn't easy. The BB Bridge was a way to extend the phones features to the tablet with the security intact while RIM's programmers worked on the harder task of adding the security layer to QNX itself. RIM didn't do a very good job of explaining this to consumers. Which IMO is the main problem RIM has. They are lousy at setting consumer's expectations. Even with OS 2.0 they haven't solved the connection to the BES issues and are using ActiveSync to connect corporate email. I see some very interesting things coming out of RIM very soon. I just hope the market actually looks at what they are offering.
As someone who has a BlackBerry Torch and a PlayBook I can attest to how well the two are integrated. Once I had Bridge installed on my Torch and paired with the PlayBook you would swear there was a native email/calender/contacts list on the device (as long as the phone was close by). I really don't understand the hate on the device. It is an impeccable mobile device with arguably the best browser of any mobile OS. I haven't needed an app that wasn't available. I have several Android applications installed and they work flawlessly. I guess people need to feel good about their purchase so their put down the device they didn't get.
I'm glad you mentioned the Mass Effect series because that is what got me back into gaming. I had long grown tired of the cut & paste FPS. It's rather ironic since I had not even heard of the game until somebody on a forum called me Garrus in reference to one of my posts. I didn't get the reference so I looked it up. I decided to try the game and I loved it! Despite it's story driven underpinnings it has been very re-playable to me. I have several Shepherds I have played through as. Modifying my play a little each time to see the possibilities of the character. I found myself engrossed by the game and characters. In fact I found myself developing genuine feelings for the characters and I am not alone. So my response to Mr Jaffe would be OK I get it you don't like stories but some of us do.
IBM licensed MS DOS (no GUI) from Microsoft. Since Microsoft didn't have DOS at the time Bill Gates subsequently purchased QDOS from Seattle Computer Products and modified it for IBM.
Apple and Microsoft as well as Steve Jobs and Bill Gates worked side by side in the early years. Apple contracted Microsoft for all kinds of projects including MAC OS.
What is that saying again?...OH yes, Don't hate the player hate the game?
I fully agree with you. I am however a hopeless romantic realist. While I desperately want to see the happily ever after I expect and usually get the awkward train wreck.
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My belief in God does not preclude me from wanting to understand how the universe works.
I am fascinated learning how the universe works. ID doesn't however help me understand how the universe works so much as tell me how it was made from a religious perspective. Science and religion don't have to be mutually exclusive BTW. Think about this for a minute...One theory contends that the universe was created by a large (really really big) explosion commonly referred to as the Big Bang theory. Judaism purports that the universe was created when God spoke. It's not hard to imagine an all powerful being's voice commanding such a presence as to be explosive.
ID isn't "an attempt to explain something" it's an attempt to attack evolution because we don't like evolution
And here I was thinking Jesus told us God is perfectly capable of defending Himself.
Disqus is a horrible piece of software
So is Slashcode to many but it's what we got and the OP asked for a SSO comment system which Disqus is.
I didn't like when Engadget switched either since Disqus is blocked by our firewall at work but I can't say the system they had was any better. BTW...You do know you can go to Disqus.com and look at your account page just like /. I still miss the dislike option though.
I have known some people who are regarded, and rightly so, as leaders in their profession who when approached about religion/politics become raving lunatics. Especially if they think you have an opposing belief. I have chosen to believe there is in fact an omnipotent/omniscient/omnipresent being who created everything and loves everybody equally despite the stupid things we do. I don't care what anybody else thinks because I made this choice for me. I also don't think it is up to me to get everybody to choose the same thing. Unfortunately there is a large contingent of people who believe they are in fact tasked with beating Jesus into everybody else. IMHO Jesus does not approve of their tactics any more than he does of Iran sentencing a Christian man to death...for being a Christian. As to ID IMNSHO it is an attempt to explain something God told us not to try and understand in the first place. If you choose to believe in God then you do so on FAITH!!! You do not get explanations if you are believing on faith. To try and explain what you say you believe on faith is to admit you do not in fact believe so much as you want it to be true but you need more proof.
Isn't that what DISQUS is for?
I sense you are trying to refute my comment but you are actually agreeing with it.
I didn't mean to imply the method they are using is simple. If it was cancer would have been wiped out years ago. I was pointing out the fact the immune system already does the job but people who develop cancer have immune systems that need a little help identifying the bad cells.
The immune system kills cancer in your body every day. Free radicals cause cell mutations (cancer) all the time in the human body. The immune system identifies the mutated cell and destroys it. Cancer happens when the immune system either doesn't catch it in time or at all and the mutated cell begins to multiply. This sounds like any other type of immunization. The immune system is tricked into taking action against cancer cells by attaching cells it already combats to the cancer cells.
It's even more worth pointing out that good re-branding can increase sales and bad re-branding can bankrupt companies ( Qwickster anyone? )
pht!...
Amateur
The pie is actually larger today than ever the problem is the number of people who are vying for a slice of it. What I would like to know is the total number of workers the statistics are based on. It is likely there are actually more science and engineering workers but a smaller percentage based against the total number of workers overall.
Why would they go into management and finance when they can slap on a can of spray tan and chug a brew to get on a reality TV series?
Gotta nuke em from orbit...It's the only way to be sure.
Are you /stocking me now?
I guess our definition of reputable is as different as our definition of history.
I don't disagree but you've got to admit it sounds kinda funny to tell someone to find a more moral law breaker.
Oh Yeah!
I'll take whatever he's on. That's got to be some good stuff.
If you can't find some reputable people to deal with, you probably shouldn't be buying anything from them.
Where does one find reputable criminals these days?
The PlayBook and Kindle Fire are basically cousins anyway. Quanta makes both of them.
As far as HULU it is HULU to blame as they have blocked the PlayBook from working on their site. You can try installing SimpleBrowser from App World. It lets you specify a user agent string HULU doesn't block. I simply use PlayOn to stream HULU from my PC.
Actually RIM's problem is that they have integrated the security into their devices so well people think it's easy and it's not. With the PlayBook RIM is using a completely new OS (to them...) that wasn't designed from the ground up with encryption/security baked in. QNX is a rock solid base to build on but adding the security piece without breaking other things isn't easy. The BB Bridge was a way to extend the phones features to the tablet with the security intact while RIM's programmers worked on the harder task of adding the security layer to QNX itself. RIM didn't do a very good job of explaining this to consumers. Which IMO is the main problem RIM has. They are lousy at setting consumer's expectations. Even with OS 2.0 they haven't solved the connection to the BES issues and are using ActiveSync to connect corporate email. I see some very interesting things coming out of RIM very soon. I just hope the market actually looks at what they are offering.
As someone who has a BlackBerry Torch and a PlayBook I can attest to how well the two are integrated. Once I had Bridge installed on my Torch and paired with the PlayBook you would swear there was a native email/calender/contacts list on the device (as long as the phone was close by). I really don't understand the hate on the device. It is an impeccable mobile device with arguably the best browser of any mobile OS. I haven't needed an app that wasn't available. I have several Android applications installed and they work flawlessly. I guess people need to feel good about their purchase so their put down the device they didn't get.
OK, I respect your right to be wrong.
I think you're too young to remember this stuff.
I WISH! LOL
Try actually reading the links in my previous post.
Microsoft was working on MAC OS when they started development of Windows 1.0
They didn't even start working with IBM on OS/2 until several years later.
I'm glad you mentioned the Mass Effect series because that is what got me back into gaming. I had long grown tired of the cut & paste FPS. It's rather ironic since I had not even heard of the game until somebody on a forum called me Garrus in reference to one of my posts. I didn't get the reference so I looked it up. I decided to try the game and I loved it! Despite it's story driven underpinnings it has been very re-playable to me. I have several Shepherds I have played through as. Modifying my play a little each time to see the possibilities of the character. I found myself engrossed by the game and characters. In fact I found myself developing genuine feelings for the characters and I am not alone. So my response to Mr Jaffe would be OK I get it you don't like stories but some of us do.
IBM licensed MS DOS (no GUI) from Microsoft. Since Microsoft didn't have DOS at the time Bill Gates subsequently purchased QDOS from Seattle Computer Products and modified it for IBM.
Apple and Microsoft as well as Steve Jobs and Bill Gates worked side by side in the early years. Apple contracted Microsoft for all kinds of projects including MAC OS.
What is that saying again?...OH yes, Don't hate the player hate the game?
I fully agree with you. I am however a hopeless romantic realist. While I desperately want to see the happily ever after I expect and usually get the awkward train wreck.