Most of his responses are pretty ad hominem and snarky. And he really doesn't make much of an effort to define what he means by art, and whether his meaning is consistent with the general public or artistic community.
I don't know if he's right, but if he's taking the time to write that article and we're taking the time to read it, I expected a little bit more.
Me and others have used QuikScat data many, many times over the years. It's been one of the most invaluable satellites for earth science research, both meteorology and oceanography. Knowing the surface winds is probably the best knowledge you can have about the oceans below. Losing this satellite would be a shame and a major blow to future work.
I understand that there are many different plastics. But the majority of consumer plastics are polyethylene. I was wondering f there was something special about this PE, like if the chains are either random or organized stereochemistry.
This can't be regular old polyethylene. Just about every plastic is some form of polyethylene (e.g. HDPE). Is there something special about the structure of the chains?
I absolutely agree with this. People with technical skills exist, but rarely are managers willing to train them and pay them something comparable to what they'd consider "fair". Once a corporation gets enough money, it's far easier to lobby congress to increase the number of H1Bs and manipulate equally skilled people from poorer countries to work for lower salaries.
I wouldn't be so hard on yourself. Law degrees are more common than many people realize, and it's quite difficult to get a decent legal job, despite the larger market.
Very relevant sidenote is that Tseric just quit his community moderator position after two years at Blizzard. He apparently got tired of the extremely bad treatment he received on a day-to-day basis.
The author's example in the article is not as obtuse as he makes it out to be. I've always managed to learn a thing or two from the science articles in Wikipedia. Specifically, I was working on some biological stuff from a mathematics background. If anything, the problem is that the articles are incomplete. If scientists want to contribute to a community, they'd stop printing in journals and start writing to wikis. But they're more interested in impressing deans at universities and getting salary raises.
I don't like the characterization that "Photosynthesis is because of quantum mechanics". The covalent bond is also a consequence of quantum mechanics. This study is a clarification of the nature of an energy transfer that is coherent on femtosecond scales, not that "kooky old quantum physics" is the surprise ingredient in photosynthesis. But the above headline will catch more eyeballs.
This reminds me of the poorly-written essays I wrote in high school. Some author gets the idea in their head that, after playing video games for 15 years, they've become "too easy", and sets out to tell you why. I can tell you that while I found Metroid Prime and Super Mario Sunshine to be fun but hardly insurmountable challenges, they are real struggles for my 10 year old, who can barely make his way through them.
The author needs to remember that he's a grown-up, and I'd prefer that it's reflected in his writing.
(And how could anyone say that the first Legend of Zelda is some immense challenge compared to any of the later ones?)
There were problems long before Bush Jr. was elected (or whatever). Great American science came about because of the massive cold war dollars that were spent in the 50's, 60's, and 70's, and now people aren't willing to spend that money. Any other reasons for the decline are, in my opinion, just sideshows.
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Um... go to a university and take any class on the subject?
How is this of interest to Slashdot readers?
Most of his responses are pretty ad hominem and snarky. And he really doesn't make much of an effort to define what he means by art, and whether his meaning is consistent with the general public or artistic community.
I don't know if he's right, but if he's taking the time to write that article and we're taking the time to read it, I expected a little bit more.
Anyone who believes that this can produce remotely useful results has a lot to learn about computer modeling.
Me and others have used QuikScat data many, many times over the years. It's been one of the most invaluable satellites for earth science research, both meteorology and oceanography. Knowing the surface winds is probably the best knowledge you can have about the oceans below. Losing this satellite would be a shame and a major blow to future work.
I understand that there are many different plastics. But the majority of consumer plastics are polyethylene. I was wondering f there was something special about this PE, like if the chains are either random or organized stereochemistry.
This can't be regular old polyethylene. Just about every plastic is some form of polyethylene (e.g. HDPE). Is there something special about the structure of the chains?
I absolutely agree with this. People with technical skills exist, but rarely are managers willing to train them and pay them something comparable to what they'd consider "fair". Once a corporation gets enough money, it's far easier to lobby congress to increase the number of H1Bs and manipulate equally skilled people from poorer countries to work for lower salaries.
All hail the free market!
I wouldn't be so hard on yourself. Law degrees are more common than many people realize, and it's quite difficult to get a decent legal job, despite the larger market.
Very relevant sidenote is that Tseric just quit his community moderator position after two years at Blizzard. He apparently got tired of the extremely bad treatment he received on a day-to-day basis.
The author's example in the article is not as obtuse as he makes it out to be. I've always managed to learn a thing or two from the science articles in Wikipedia. Specifically, I was working on some biological stuff from a mathematics background. If anything, the problem is that the articles are incomplete. If scientists want to contribute to a community, they'd stop printing in journals and start writing to wikis. But they're more interested in impressing deans at universities and getting salary raises.
I don't like the characterization that "Photosynthesis is because of quantum mechanics". The covalent bond is also a consequence of quantum mechanics. This study is a clarification of the nature of an energy transfer that is coherent on femtosecond scales, not that "kooky old quantum physics" is the surprise ingredient in photosynthesis. But the above headline will catch more eyeballs.
I liked Zelda 2 a lot more than most people did, and still enjoy it today. But these people are nuts if they think it motivated storytelling.
Begging the question, why do you care enough about slashdot posters to deride them?
That legal thing sure uses a lot of "quotes". It makes it seem "unprofessional" to me, although I am not a "lawyer".
And for those of us who don't have time to read entire books, we can take a look at this and learn a bit about it.
ifc (intel fortran compiler) is blazing fast on linux, so I hope the OS doesn't get too much in the way of the Mac version.
Don't mean to shock anyone, but the Arctic is not exactly a Friendly Natural Environment.
cool, I love dance dance revolution
It's phrases like "control of the global computer network" that make this whole issue so stupid.
This issue has obviously been dealt with in practice by the Navy. With all of the other far more obvious problem, why is this even an issue?
Is there some joke here I'm missing? Or is it just that anything involving McDonalds is funny?
To quote cringely (who quoted someone else)
first try http://www.apple.com/%5Bwhatever garbage you wish]
then try http://www.apple.com/movies
does it mean anything? or does it fan the rumor flames?
Sorry, but I'm a lot more worried about a group that votes based on video game legislation than a congressman that proposes it.
This reminds me of the poorly-written essays I wrote in high school. Some author gets the idea in their head that, after playing video games for 15 years, they've become "too easy", and sets out to tell you why. I can tell you that while I found Metroid Prime and Super Mario Sunshine to be fun but hardly insurmountable challenges, they are real struggles for my 10 year old, who can barely make his way through them.
The author needs to remember that he's a grown-up, and I'd prefer that it's reflected in his writing.
(And how could anyone say that the first Legend of Zelda is some immense challenge compared to any of the later ones?)
There were problems long before Bush Jr. was elected (or whatever). Great American science came about because of the massive cold war dollars that were spent in the 50's, 60's, and 70's, and now people aren't willing to spend that money. Any other reasons for the decline are, in my opinion, just sideshows.