If it can make these kinds of predictions without a tonne of false positives, then we have something we can call a tool - otherwise it's just a more efficient but no more reliable form of gossip and rumour.
I thought Dark Matter was conceived to account for missing matter that the Big Bang theory predicts needs to exist.
No, it (mostly) came about when it was noticed that galaxies required a lot more mass than was visiible
It's both, and other observations as well. That's why dark matter is a good theory for the observations we have at this time - several phenomena all point to the same explanation.
The big bang theory is the part we're confident about. There are observations that imply there are other phenomena happening, and dark matter and dark energy are, so far, the best theories to account for them, but they don't "cast doubt" on big bang cosmology - at best they're likely to lead to minor adjustments.
Now, if something totally new comes along, then we could have a revolution in our thinking and need to come up with a new theory, such as when Aristotle's thinking was replaced with the Galileo/Newton model, and then replaced with Einstein's general relativity, and it could be something new about dark matter and/or dark energy that motivates that revolution, but that something new isn't here yet.
It's probably a matter of how to define 'nothing'. Obviously there aren't that many genuine terrorists in existence (though US foreign policy will fix that sooner or later).
The purpose of the watch list is to be a Big List(tm) so that the less-informed members of the public will believe that the politicians are Doing Something(tm).
It could be abused with advertising, but it really does sound like the right solution with actual potential to help the blind.
Far too much of what is done for the disabled is purely for show, based on the idea that a nuisance for the able-bodied makes the desired political statement, even if the benefit is to only a tiny fraction, if any, of the disabled population.
The purpose of education is to get students to be able to think critically and synthesize facts.
It used to be, but now the education system is dedicated to a daycare/prison system to warehouse children because wages are so depressed that no family can have an able-bodied adult not bringing in a money income.
The problem with reading an e-mail that's incriminating is that it may be out of context. If you do not have the knowledge required to fully understand the implications of the data, then there really is nothing you can do.
For example, at one job I have access to medical files, but I am not the doctor treating the patient and I am not in a position to judge anything about a patient no matter what information I might see. A man could be prescribed Viagra because of a heart condition, or a woman the pill because of the uterine condition.
If something does unambiguously require some initiative from you, you'll know. And when that happens pay for a consultation with your own lawyer before doing anything.
That works, and works very well in general, but like anything it can be pushed too far. Where I work there's a growing realization that the people putting in ridiculous overtime are doing so because they are in fact hopelessly ineffective at their jobs, so their 70 or 80 hours a week is really the equivalent of 10 or 15 hours work from someone actually qualified. Now everyone working late is under scrutiny.
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If it can make these kinds of predictions without a tonne of false positives, then we have something we can call a tool - otherwise it's just a more efficient but no more reliable form of gossip and rumour.
I thought Dark Matter was conceived to account for missing matter that the Big Bang theory predicts needs to exist.
No, it (mostly) came about when it was noticed that galaxies required a lot more mass than was visiible
It's both, and other observations as well. That's why dark matter is a good theory for the observations we have at this time - several phenomena all point to the same explanation.
The big bang theory is the part we're confident about. There are observations that imply there are other phenomena happening, and dark matter and dark energy are, so far, the best theories to account for them, but they don't "cast doubt" on big bang cosmology - at best they're likely to lead to minor adjustments.
Now, if something totally new comes along, then we could have a revolution in our thinking and need to come up with a new theory, such as when Aristotle's thinking was replaced with the Galileo/Newton model, and then replaced with Einstein's general relativity, and it could be something new about dark matter and/or dark energy that motivates that revolution, but that something new isn't here yet.
I have to know: what does the 'P' in "P-Chem" stand for? (My best guess so far is something like probability.)
No.
They only hire people really, really good at the straight face.
(Or they're actually mentally ill from the cognitive dissonance.)
"The work isn't entirely frivolous."
Sure...
Reflex is one kind of reaction.
You do understand the idea of a liberal arts education, right?
The original definition was an education suitable for people who were not going to work for a living.
It's probably a matter of how to define 'nothing'. Obviously there aren't that many genuine terrorists in existence (though US foreign policy will fix that sooner or later).
The purpose of the watch list is to be a Big List(tm) so that the less-informed members of the public will believe that the politicians are Doing Something(tm).
It's not a show about people who promote file sharing.
In fact except Penny all the main characters have exceptionally well-paying jobs.
Incredible! Think how much the writers will be making, seeing as their talent is the real reason for the show's success.
Oh, come on! Skynet got nuclear weapons when it was still in beta.
But the documentation if complete would probably be just as large if not larger then the code, and just as complex to read.
If that's what it takes, then so be it.
Oh, *krill* oil.
I was thinking I'd remember an ad for Krell oil. But I probably couldn't afford anything imported from Altair IV anyway.
People are jumping to pull out the false dichotomies.
Are Russia and the US the same? No.
Are Russia and the US completely different? No.
Russia is worse. But sadly not by a lot.
It could be abused with advertising, but it really does sound like the right solution with actual potential to help the blind.
Far too much of what is done for the disabled is purely for show, based on the idea that a nuisance for the able-bodied makes the desired political statement, even if the benefit is to only a tiny fraction, if any, of the disabled population.
"In the socially complex human environment, pro-social behavior secures status, and not aggression,"
Maybe in a social species that *is* aggression. (It sure feels that way to the non-status population left behind.)
The purpose of education is to get students to be able to think critically and synthesize facts.
It used to be, but now the education system is dedicated to a daycare/prison system to warehouse children because wages are so depressed that no family can have an able-bodied adult not bringing in a money income.
I take exception to your generality.
That's some people at one workplace, not a generality.
The problem with reading an e-mail that's incriminating is that it may be out of context. If you do not have the knowledge required to fully understand the implications of the data, then there really is nothing you can do.
For example, at one job I have access to medical files, but I am not the doctor treating the patient and I am not in a position to judge anything about a patient no matter what information I might see. A man could be prescribed Viagra because of a heart condition, or a woman the pill because of the uterine condition.
If something does unambiguously require some initiative from you, you'll know. And when that happens pay for a consultation with your own lawyer before doing anything.
Via = road
Duct = conduit.
Nothing implies above or below ground.
Though in this instance 'tunnel' would be a far more helpful description.
That works, and works very well in general, but like anything it can be pushed too far. Where I work there's a growing realization that the people putting in ridiculous overtime are doing so because they are in fact hopelessly ineffective at their jobs, so their 70 or 80 hours a week is really the equivalent of 10 or 15 hours work from someone actually qualified. Now everyone working late is under scrutiny.
That should be:
Not that it makes this kind of policy okay, but Russia has had authoritarian governments for 500 years. What's the US's excuse?
Not that it makes this kind of policy, but Russia has had authoritarian governments for 500 years. What's the US's excuse?