I understand it quite well, and I'm humble enough in my understanding to acknowledge that if we survive another 1000 years we might solve said problem.
What an odd way of saying "my ignorance allows for a greater degree of wishful thinking".
You may hate Steve for this, but if it avoids a system looking like Microsoft Windows' Default
What? I hate the OS X look because it reminds me of that. But it is worse, with its scrollbars and progress bars that look like toothpaste, and window buttons so small they make me feel like I'm 82, half blind, and have arthritis trying to click them.
The user interface achieved perfection with the OS/2, Windows 95 look and feel.
We all know companies that'd rather die than admit they were wrong.
Yes, Apple. Does this sound like a mea culpa?
The App Store is perhaps the most important milestone in the history of mobile software. Working together with our developers, we will continue to surprise and delight our users with innovative mobile apps.
They didn't admit that their critics were right, the said that they "listened to their developers". As one of those developers, I assure you that what they really listened to was negative press and Android's rising numbers.
I would think the media is devoting so much time to this subject purely to provoke a reaction from certain groups in order to have something explosive to report and moralise on.
People arguing on the internet or watching demagogues on television see way more ads than people simply reading or watching the news. Modern media is all about the trolling.
We're not talking about knowledge, we're talking about leadership. Any schmuck can acquire knowledge. Leaders are born. Yet the skill must be honed and validated in business school. Otherwise, how can you tell the real leaders from those claiming to be leaders?
adhere to EEOC guidelines, prepare budgets and manage finances, or to know the intricacies of business and IP law
That's not leadership. That's memorizing a bunch of artificially imposed minituae that is not very interesting. That is a role suited for an assistant trained in law.
The budget part is relevant, but only to the extent that every human being ought to know how to manage their resources. The rest is suited for an assistant trained in accounting.
"I haven't heard of them" does not equate to "not notable".
No, that pretty much is the definition of not notable. But please, assuming my layman ignorance, list those non-Western scientists that this diagram unfairly excludes. Show us that cultural chauvinism.
I'm well aware of the language bias, I had also added up around 400 scientists from six European countries but removed it because it detracted from the real point. You're so wrapped up in the perception of Western chauvinism that you deny reality, and that reality is that modern science was born in Europe and has been lead by Europe and later the United States for almost all of its existence. Yes, Japan, China, and India are now contributing in a big way, and yes, Islamic and Chinese scholars were making progress while Europe stared at its navel for a thousand years, but it hardly compares to the explosion of innovation and discovery that began in 16th century Europe.
There are only 516 American scientists on Wikipedia's list, and the country has only been around 234 years.
I'm not sure you actually understand that "notable" is the key word here, and that Wikipedia's notability standard is far weaker than what merits inclusion in that silly diagram.
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What an odd way of saying "my ignorance allows for a greater degree of wishful thinking".
Apparently the Nobel committee isn't what it used to be; their previously high standards argon.
Guild Wars was crap, and making Guild Wars 2 to be more like WoW isn't going to make it less crap than WoW.
I'm getting really tired of that term becoming so ubiquitous.
Don't be such a whiner.
but it's used (or at least is supposed to be used) to describe small applications downloadable to phones
No, it isn't.
No, it is the best development, because the only way to stop it is to ensure that a majority have enough money to take.
The tar balls, though not harmful to humans, are likely to wash up on shore for some time.
Just as rat poison is not harmful to humans, so long as you don't ingest it.
You may hate Steve for this, but if it avoids a system looking like Microsoft Windows' Default
What? I hate the OS X look because it reminds me of that. But it is worse, with its scrollbars and progress bars that look like toothpaste, and window buttons so small they make me feel like I'm 82, half blind, and have arthritis trying to click them.
The user interface achieved perfection with the OS/2, Windows 95 look and feel.
Isn't that like praising a fundamentalist preacher for stopping his book burning?
We all know companies that'd rather die than admit they were wrong.
Yes, Apple. Does this sound like a mea culpa?
They didn't admit that their critics were right, the said that they "listened to their developers". As one of those developers, I assure you that what they really listened to was negative press and Android's rising numbers.
I would think the media is devoting so much time to this subject purely to provoke a reaction from certain groups in order to have something explosive to report and moralise on.
People arguing on the internet or watching demagogues on television see way more ads than people simply reading or watching the news. Modern media is all about the trolling.
You're what is known in my neck of the woods as a moron.
No, but a contract does, which is why they had to use the "hate speech" loophole in their acceptable use policy.
We're not talking about knowledge, we're talking about leadership. Any schmuck can acquire knowledge. Leaders are born. Yet the skill must be honed and validated in business school. Otherwise, how can you tell the real leaders from those claiming to be leaders?
adhere to EEOC guidelines, prepare budgets and manage finances, or to know the intricacies of business and IP law
That's not leadership. That's memorizing a bunch of artificially imposed minituae that is not very interesting. That is a role suited for an assistant trained in law.
The budget part is relevant, but only to the extent that every human being ought to know how to manage their resources. The rest is suited for an assistant trained in accounting.
It certainly isn't for nerds.
I suspect you never actually got a nerd card, but if you did, you would have to turn it in now.
It's very likely. But never forget that they are merely the pawns of the Psi Corps.
"I haven't heard of them" does not equate to "not notable".
No, that pretty much is the definition of not notable. But please, assuming my layman ignorance, list those non-Western scientists that this diagram unfairly excludes. Show us that cultural chauvinism.
I'm well aware of the language bias, I had also added up around 400 scientists from six European countries but removed it because it detracted from the real point. You're so wrapped up in the perception of Western chauvinism that you deny reality, and that reality is that modern science was born in Europe and has been lead by Europe and later the United States for almost all of its existence. Yes, Japan, China, and India are now contributing in a big way, and yes, Islamic and Chinese scholars were making progress while Europe stared at its navel for a thousand years, but it hardly compares to the explosion of innovation and discovery that began in 16th century Europe.
There are only 516 American scientists on Wikipedia's list, and the country has only been around 234 years.
I'm not sure you actually understand that "notable" is the key word here, and that Wikipedia's notability standard is far weaker than what merits inclusion in that silly diagram.
You think you're being clever and insightful
He is simply stating the facts.
might be able to provide quite a fine list.
No, they won't.
Yeah, I noticed that. And yet it is missing Gerard Kuiper. How many belts does Phil have named after him?
Yes, and let us remember this lesson when the question of self-regulation comes up in any context.
Programming requires long nights staring blankly at mind-muddling objective languages.
Only for people who suck at it.
Don't be absurd. Those were clearly agents of the Shadows.
That is clearly a M.A.S.K. vehicle.