Maybe we are, and maybe we aren't. Without a way to find out...
They're proposing exactly that, or at least a way to get started.
a way to get out, or a way to influence the outside in a way that's useful to us inside, what is the point of this speculation?
Really? Speculation got our species where we are today. If scientific discoveries had to wait around until someone in pursuit of a practical goal found them, we'd still be leaving in hovels and crapping out of the window.
If the simulation is completely perfect, then it also must have a near infinite amount of memory as well
Why? The observable universe isn't infinite.
It's fundamentally equivalent at this scale.
True, but it would be incredible to find out that it was true. Also, handy to know if someone from "up there" might be liable to wiggle their fingers in our pond.
I find it hilarious, though, that people are open to this possibility but so hostile to the idea of creationism.
There's "creationism," meaning the belief in an entity that created the universe, and then there's "Creationism," the belief that the creation of the universe is documented in a 2000 year old book, in spite of centuries of diligently gathered evidence of our own inquiring minds the contrary.
There's still not a lot of sci-fi shows that are being produced by the major streaming services, but we'll probably see more with the success of Hulu's exclusive U.S. distribution of Misfits or Netflix's success with Buffy and Doctor Who.
Since you couldn't come up with a sci-fi show that actually is being produced by a major streaming service, is that because there aren't any?
All of those shows were produced for TV. They may well be successes as far as Hulu and Netflix are concerned, but they didn't have to pay to have them made. And for every Buffy or Doctor Who, there's a Flashforward or The Event clunking their way to first- (or even mid-) season cancellation.
That said, if throwing money at someone will get a second series of Outcasts made, sign me up.
Most famously, Debian renaming Firefox to Iceweasel, and CentOS's erstwhile references to Red Hat only as a "prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor."
Err, no, not really. Not unless someone is planning on using this list to make sure kids are specifically exposed to more of these now-identified-as-toxic chemicals.
What this work will, in fact, do, is keep the next generation of brains safer.
A minor quibble, I know, but what I can say? I'm a pedant.
There was a scene in an episode of Heroes where the cheerleader got a new car from her dad. "Dad! Is that the new [make] [model]?!" squeals the girl in delight, as the camera does a nice slow twirl around the car.
What's shameful is that I didn't even notice how blatant it was until it was pointed out on another TV show.
Here in the UK, broadcasters - at least when it comes to domestic shows - are required to display a "P" symbol at the start of any show featuring product placement.
Really? I haven't seen anything of the sort to be able to even consider that statement true.
Which statement? The one which only appears in the subject line of your post? I don't see anyone else claiming the problem is solved. To quote the summary: "While we aren't there yet..."
There is a huge segment of the population dedicated and paid to distributing things.
That is the current "solution." Has getting something from one side of the planet to the other ever been easier or quicker?
they found that it was mostly because the prosecutors only took cases to court in which they were absolutely sure they had enough evidence for a conviction.
At which point the question that next needs to be asked is, "how good does their evidence have to be?"
However, after watching the dramatized documentary
It may be based on a true story, but it looks like just a drama.
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Maybe we are, and maybe we aren't. Without a way to find out...
They're proposing exactly that, or at least a way to get started.
a way to get out, or a way to influence the outside in a way that's useful to us inside, what is the point of this speculation?
Really? Speculation got our species where we are today. If scientific discoveries had to wait around until someone in pursuit of a practical goal found them, we'd still be leaving in hovels and crapping out of the window.
And even without that: because it's interesting.
If the simulation is completely perfect, then it also must have a near infinite amount of memory as well
Why? The observable universe isn't infinite.
It's fundamentally equivalent at this scale.
True, but it would be incredible to find out that it was true. Also, handy to know if someone from "up there" might be liable to wiggle their fingers in our pond.
3. Why then, do we have only 3 spatial dimensions?
Why should we have more?
I find it hilarious, though, that people are open to this possibility but so hostile to the idea of creationism.
There's "creationism," meaning the belief in an entity that created the universe, and then there's "Creationism," the belief that the creation of the universe is documented in a 2000 year old book, in spite of centuries of diligently gathered evidence of our own inquiring minds the contrary.
Elon Musk says larger batteries might be on the way
And monkeys might fly out of my butt.
Now that would be news.
With a sticky bit.
There's still not a lot of sci-fi shows that are being produced by the major streaming services, but we'll probably see more with the success of Hulu's exclusive U.S. distribution of Misfits or Netflix's success with Buffy and Doctor Who.
Since you couldn't come up with a sci-fi show that actually is being produced by a major streaming service, is that because there aren't any?
All of those shows were produced for TV. They may well be successes as far as Hulu and Netflix are concerned, but they didn't have to pay to have them made. And for every Buffy or Doctor Who, there's a Flashforward or The Event clunking their way to first- (or even mid-) season cancellation.
That said, if throwing money at someone will get a second series of Outcasts made, sign me up.
Most famously, Debian renaming Firefox to Iceweasel, and CentOS's erstwhile references to Red Hat only as a "prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor."
Spoilsport!
But in which direction?
Putting the Next Generation of Brains In Danger
Err, no, not really. Not unless someone is planning on using this list to make sure kids are specifically exposed to more of these now-identified-as-toxic chemicals.
What this work will, in fact, do, is keep the next generation of brains safer.
A minor quibble, I know, but what I can say? I'm a pedant.
Kids were rendered mentally retarded from eating paint chips.
That sounds like one of them correlation/causation thingies...
Thank tho Snowden we now know that Cisco is even worse in that regard.
Do we? Really?
There was a scene in an episode of Heroes where the cheerleader got a new car from her dad. "Dad! Is that the new [make] [model]?!" squeals the girl in delight, as the camera does a nice slow twirl around the car.
What's shameful is that I didn't even notice how blatant it was until it was pointed out on another TV show.
Here in the UK, broadcasters - at least when it comes to domestic shows - are required to display a "P" symbol at the start of any show featuring product placement.
service is a word. systemctl isn't, and it's 50% more characters to type, too.
Then unless you think we're getting further away, I don't see where the problem lies.
we are not nowhere to being close to solving it.
Err... yes? :)
hey, why is there no "edit" button, Captain? ;)
It'd cost too much.
Why not "Trekonomics"?
Really? I haven't seen anything of the sort to be able to even consider that statement true.
Which statement? The one which only appears in the subject line of your post? I don't see anyone else claiming the problem is solved. To quote the summary: "While we aren't there yet..."
There is a huge segment of the population dedicated and paid to distributing things.
That is the current "solution." Has getting something from one side of the planet to the other ever been easier or quicker?
"It" is used exclusively to refer to nonhuman objects
"It's not you, it's me."
I have ambitious genitalia.
They do, but pre-ordering doesn't get you an article on Slashdot
Give it a month or two.
or make you a hero amongst your friends.
Camping out in line months in advance does?
Yes, he is. He's a "performance artist."
Only if you have a significant other*...
(*who knows you exist and also considers you to be their significant other)
they found that it was mostly because the prosecutors only took cases to court in which they were absolutely sure they had enough evidence for a conviction.
At which point the question that next needs to be asked is, "how good does their evidence have to be?"
However, after watching the dramatized documentary
It may be based on a true story, but it looks like just a drama.