I belief the burden of proof is upon those who propose the existence of some unmeasurable things. You might as well take the leap of faith to NOT believe it when I tell you that I talk to angels.
If the reason you are trying to create something is so you can make money on it, chances are, you won't make anything valuable.
Most creative processes involve imagination and genuine passion for the object(s) being created. Van Gogh didn't paint so he would be rich someday. He painted because it was just what he had to do.
Stephen King didn't set out to be a millionaire...he just has to write. It is the process that consumes him. Not the fact that it will make him money. The money is an aside that some may enjoy, a lagniappe, and others may never get that bonus.
You believe it when somebody tells you that when he/she writes something, he/she does it out of passion?
You read mind? Or you somehow just know?
This idea which you espouses is ineffable I think best left unsaid.
Until then, they are fighting a losing battle because it doesn't matter what technologies they employ, the techies, nerds, geeks, and college students will find an alternate method to copy and distribute the songs (and movies and software) they enjoy.
Yeah, right. I doubt this will actually happen. Your "real techies" will just shun all commercial music. While those so-called nerds and geeks? They will most likely pay for their music after some adjustments.
I've read this book, and even got my own free review copy. This is the author's first work and thus it's hard to know what to expect. The book is inconsistent, hard to follow and fails to have a basic plot line. Some passages might be used for quotes, but overall the book needs a rewrite and it's apparent that no editorial job has been done.
The author seems to be didactic and often instead of retelling the stories tells his/her own opinion on what the readers should do with their life. Such style is permissible with self-help or political literature whereas Bible is somewhere in between Spiritual and Science Fiction sections.
Overall I would suggest waiting for the movie and perhaps a re-write. The end of the book is sort of a spoiler since everyone does. The author looks promising, however, I do not see Bible hitting the NYT best-seller list any time soon.
My God! This certainly is flamebait. Noone should ever be allowed to read such profanity. Good thing it got modded down. Well done, I must say!
Not at all. They are in fact, very sophisticated post-modernists.
Their replies (is intended upon) tear(ing) down the sarcastic construction in the original post, thus forcing the reader to, again, examine the post content "as it really is", that is, verbatim. The created tension then lends to cognitive dissonance, reflecting the actual state of the topic at hand,
...wait a second, are you one of those post-post-modernists?
Well, this should be a very easy hypothesis to test. Female scientists should show less of a drop after their marriage, since they should be less affected by the "all-important male hormone."
Not really. Notice that your test assumes some understanding of the way creativity is generated in the female specimen. A better test would be to inject testosterone into the married male.
This seems to be a LOT of interpretation to read into a small amount of data.
It is also wrong to assume that Dr Kanazawa made his suggestions based solely on this study.
Your over-reaction is showing when you wrote "all-important male hormone." I see little that is unscientific in Kanazawa's suggestions, which is the prevalent view anyway.
3 posts giving anecdotes on the infinitesimally small TCO (that word being used in the most conspicuous manner) of a Macintosh. Promptly modded +5, Interesting.
I built myself a low-end PC in 1997. Used it till 2003. Changed (to another low-end) PC recently because I had to move.
Each one costed me abt USD250. Yes, I am one of those who are conveniently ignored by the Mac community because I am not rich enough for Apple to care.
Then again, I might as well save my breath, as these rich Mac folks rabidly take-over every Apple-related story (since other folks like me couldn't care less), my opinion will reach little.
Nonetheless, logic dictates that I reiterate: 1) Macs are overpriced.
2) It's called product placing.
Lest some poor souls be misled into spending their life savings on overpriced Apple hardware due to insensitive propaganda spread by rich Mac users.
What did artists do before CDs / tapes / the victrola existed?
You didn't know?
(1) The "Music Industry" did not exist back then,
(2) There is no way to accurately reproduce music, and hence
(3) musicians mostly made money out of performances.
Decades ago, musicians learnt to live with the introduction of new technology (which nearly made them obsolete). Will the "Music Industry" do likewise?
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I belief the burden of proof is upon those who propose the existence of some unmeasurable things. You might as well take the leap of faith to NOT believe it when I tell you that I talk to angels.
I just hope the folks who modded this as funny also know it's true...
;)
I'll bet they know that it's from Bill Gates, too.
If the reason you are trying to create something is so you can make money on it, chances are, you won't make anything valuable.
Most creative processes involve imagination and genuine passion for the object(s) being created. Van Gogh didn't paint so he would be rich someday. He painted because it was just what he had to do.
Stephen King didn't set out to be a millionaire...he just has to write. It is the process that consumes him. Not the fact that it will make him money. The money is an aside that some may enjoy, a lagniappe, and others may never get that bonus.
You believe it when somebody tells you that when he/she writes something, he/she does it out of passion?
You read mind? Or you somehow just know?
This idea which you espouses is ineffable I think best left unsaid.
Until then, they are fighting a losing battle because it doesn't matter what technologies they employ, the techies, nerds, geeks, and college students will find an alternate method to copy and distribute the songs (and movies and software) they enjoy.
Yeah, right. I doubt this will actually happen. Your "real techies" will just shun all commercial music. While those so-called nerds and geeks? They will most likely pay for their music after some adjustments.
Give me my daily dose of SCO!
Might this latest development (assuming they are trading on insider information) have something to with it?
In the gist of all these retractions folks are betting their farms on SCOX.
That's it. Let's give up. Nothing can stop it already.
does it take to replace a light bulb?
Done. Now about Soviet Russia....
Oh. So sorry for associating you with those. My bad.
In fact, it's hilarious. Those gay Mac users have no sense of humor.
too expensive,too "chic".
In other words, perfect for your average Mac user.
If I had mod points I would have modded this up.
But it won't get modded up because it said bad things about Apple. :(
It will be good if slashdot allows filtering of moderations due to a certain group of people...
I've read this book, and even got my own free review copy. This is the author's first work and thus it's hard to know what to expect. The book is inconsistent, hard to follow and fails to have a basic plot line. Some passages might be used for quotes, but overall the book needs a rewrite and it's apparent that no editorial job has been done.
The author seems to be didactic and often instead of retelling the stories tells his/her own opinion on what the readers should do with their life. Such style is permissible with self-help or political literature whereas Bible is somewhere in between Spiritual and Science Fiction sections.
Overall I would suggest waiting for the movie and perhaps a re-write. The end of the book is sort of a spoiler since everyone does. The author looks promising, however, I do not see Bible hitting the NYT best-seller list any time soon.
My God! This certainly is flamebait. Noone should ever be allowed to read such profanity. Good thing it got modded down. Well done, I must say!
Not at all. They are in fact, very sophisticated post-modernists.
...wait a second, are you one of those post-post-modernists?
Their replies (is intended upon) tear(ing) down the sarcastic construction in the original post, thus forcing the reader to, again, examine the post content "as it really is", that is, verbatim. The created tension then lends to cognitive dissonance, reflecting the actual state of the topic at hand,
Don't let your passion for Mac overwhelm your sense of moderative responsibilty.
This is funny as hell. Where has this guy been all this time?
The married ones or the unmarried ones?
Probably the most intelligent comment I have read today... wait, make that the last coupla' weeks.
Well, this should be a very easy hypothesis to test. Female scientists should show less of a drop after their marriage, since they should be less affected by the "all-important male hormone."
Not really. Notice that your test assumes some understanding of the way creativity is generated in the female specimen. A better test would be to inject testosterone into the married male.
This seems to be a LOT of interpretation to read into a small amount of data.
It is also wrong to assume that Dr Kanazawa made his suggestions based solely on this study.
Your over-reaction is showing when you wrote "all-important male hormone." I see little that is unscientific in Kanazawa's suggestions, which is the prevalent view anyway.
If I have read you correctly, your position is that
1) the Mac is more expensive, but
2) Mac users pay extras for the various perceived conveniences (mostly geared towards the computer illiterate),
3) as well as for a sense of classiness not exactly unlike that felt by owners of luxury vehicles.
Sound about right.
Also missed out:
3 posts giving anecdotes on the infinitesimally small TCO (that word being used in the most conspicuous manner) of a Macintosh. Promptly modded +5, Interesting.
I built myself a low-end PC in 1997. Used it till 2003. Changed (to another low-end) PC recently because I had to move.
Each one costed me abt USD250. Yes, I am one of those who are conveniently ignored by the Mac community because I am not rich enough for Apple to care.
Then again, I might as well save my breath, as these rich Mac folks rabidly take-over every Apple-related story (since other folks like me couldn't care less), my opinion will reach little.
Nonetheless, logic dictates that I reiterate:
1) Macs are overpriced.
2) It's called product placing.
Lest some poor souls be misled into spending their life savings on overpriced Apple hardware due to insensitive propaganda spread by rich Mac users.
Notice the extensive use of the misnomer "laywer". Mind-bogglingly seductive.
OK, I will go to one.
Whatever
What did artists do before CDs / tapes / the victrola existed?
You didn't know?
(1) The "Music Industry" did not exist back then,
(2) There is no way to accurately reproduce music, and hence
(3) musicians mostly made money out of performances.
Decades ago, musicians learnt to live with the introduction of new technology (which nearly made them obsolete). Will the "Music Industry" do likewise?