Why is it that people who have spent 30 seconds thinking about the problem think they know better than significantly more intelligent people who have spent decades? Especially when the (very large and convincing) amount of evidence for dark matter is easily accessible through a bit of googling. Guys, dark matter isn't just scientists throwing their arms in the air. It just works. Models with dark matter work much better than models without. And we've made multiple observations of things that point to dark matter existing. And no, it can't be black holes or brown dwarfs. That's been thought of a long time ago and it doesn't work. If you have a better idea and years of papers to support it, by all means, you can trash talk dark matter. Otherwise, please don't spread your ignorance. Science is not a democracy, and your opinion doesn't matter if it's unsupported.
None of what you just wrote makes any sense... You're using word that a scientists might use, but out of their proper context. Again, google "galaxy rotation curve" and "bullet cluster". From what I gather, you seem to think we think dark matter exists because we're missing mass, but you are not taking into account the locations where we are missing mass. Black holes can't be responsible for what we're seeing. Also, dimensions are not places. Something can't be "in" a dimension. That's like saying that you got lost in a the third dimension... length! Dimensions are used to describe points in spacetime. The extra dimensions of string theory (which has yet to be proven in any way, might I add) can be thought of as extra numbers that you assign to every point of spacetime. That's all.
And just what a is a gravitational shadow?
Also the gravity that we see from black holes is from the core of the dead star that gave birth to them... Or in the case of supermassive black holes, the gas that presumably collapsed to form it. It is real matter, not twlight zone matter, and its effect is fully accounted for and routinely simulated.
"Assuming?" I presume you know nothing of the abundance of research on the subject and you're talking out of your ass? Google "galaxy rotation curve" and "bullet cluster" before you embarass yourself further, please. Can't believe this trash gets modded as insightful...
That's a cute rant, but you'll note that my post makes no judgement on the software. I was really commenting on someone else's statement on systemd trolls. Did you also inform the person above that what they post is drivel?
Let's be honest, there's a huge anti-systemd circlejerk on slashdot, and very few people are actually using logical arguments to justify their hate. Given that all the major distros have adopted it, it's clear as day that the reaction against systemd is a mostly emotional one.
Considering the overwhelming amount of hate systemd gets in every linux thread, it seems strange to accuse the systemd folks of trolling. The venom is clearly not coming from them, at least not the majority of it.
I really don't see what the big deal is here. Sure, they aren't responsible for most of the software in their repositories... like all other distros. They still work to maintain this distribution. If they ask to get paid, what's the matter? If you can have access to a distribution made possible only through hours and hours of hard work at the cost of feeling guilty for a second as you type "0$", I don't think you have any reason to complain, honestly. You're not being forced to pay in any way. There is nothing morally wrong with this. I encourage other developpers to do the same if they want some compensation.
The data is the papers I have looked at. Also your examples are quite weak. People come up with alternative theories when evidence is presented to them, but at least they consider the evidence. The previous version of their theory has been falsified, and so they try another. They are merely fully exploring the parameter space before switching to a new paradigm, which is good science. This is very different from social scientists clinging to falsified theories in the face of overwhelming evidence. Also, I have no idea what point you're trying to make with that comment on general relativity. Do you not consider observation of astronomical events to be valid, repeatable experiments? Because they certainly are.
I stand by my claims. The work of social scientists should always be viewed with a very good dose of skepticism.
Have you actually read papers written by these people? The practices are definitely a problem. I have never seen such ignorance of statistics and proper sampling displayed in published papers in the real sciences.
I wish you weren't at +5 so I could mod you up. The primary distinction between the social "sciences" and real science is that real science is based on predictions. It is falsifiable by experiment. On the other hand, the social "sciences" are all about interpretation. They make no real prediction that can shoot down their theory.
Seriously people, this is right out of Orwell's 1984, where everyone has a screen in their home that can never be turned off which spies on them. You'd think that's the sort of technology we'd shy away from.
Damn. It would be great to find a website like old slashdot.:/ Haven't found any alternative myself. We need to establish a series of "cascading" nerdy news websites, where the moment one gets popular enough to feel the effects of the eternal september, it is shut down and a new one is started.
As of the time of this post, my comment above is +5 insigthful. I'm almost further disappointed in slashdot. As I was posting it, I was thinking "it needs to be said..." but to be honest, this is as flamebaity as it gets.
Your explanation is similar to that of another person above and makes a lot of sense to me. I'm coming from the science end of things myself, but have always been interested in tech. I was thinking the tech people would all have great scientific culture as well. I guess I was wrong.
Calling Twilight Struggle the best boardgame on the basis of its BGG ranking is quite a stretch. BGG rankings are not to be taken as absolute statements of a game's quality or popularity. Just take into account that most people won't necessarily go back to rerate a game after a few years have passed. Also, a game which would never even be considered for play except by the enthusiasts (like Twilight Struggle...) will have its score inflated. A game like Dominion, which was much more popular and had a significantly higher impact on the industry sits lower in the rankings because its mass appeal meant it was exposed to more people who weren't enthousiasts of its genre, and its huge popularity led to people playing derivatives of Dominion before playing it, also negatively affecting its score.
The reality is that Twilight Struggle is a heavy, sort of bland game which appeals to a very limited crowd of enthousiasts. It also has had little impact on the industry as few games copied its system. I find it difficult to qualify it as the "best" game. I think Dominion and Pandemic are much better candidates for this title, at least in recent years, based on their impact on the industry.
Certainly, the industry is currently moving away from heavy games like Twilight Struggle.
...boggles the mind. I mean, this is a tech website, you'd expect people here to be on average more intelligent or at least to have a better scientific culture than the average. And yet, whenever there's an article about climate change, there's always a bunch of morons spouting completely ignorant statements defeated by 10 seconds of googling. Where do all these people come from?
I'm wondering if your keyboard had faulty switches. Blues have an extremely noticeable bump in them, one of the biggest of the Cherry MX lines. I think the new Cherry clear switches might require even more pressure to activate, though.
I think the "ignorance" refers to the comment on gold plated fiber optic cables. Mechanical keyboards are objectively very different in feel from regular ones, so that comparison seems quite ignorant. You can argue that the difference isn't useful for typing (though really, few people would make that claim in my experience), but arguing that it's essentially snake oil is only possible if you don't know what a mechanical keyboard actually is.
Have you actually used a mechanical keyboard? This is not like gold plated fiper optic cables, where there is no notable difference. The presence of a switch under each key of a mechanical keyboard ensures that they feel very different from normal ones. You'd have to be partially paralyzed not to feel the difference.
Now whether you need this to type, that's up to you. For my part, I can attest to the fact that being able to feel with my fingers the precise moment when keys get activated has made me a lot more efficient. It's also a much more pleasing sensory experience.
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Why is it that people who have spent 30 seconds thinking about the problem think they know better than significantly more intelligent people who have spent decades? Especially when the (very large and convincing) amount of evidence for dark matter is easily accessible through a bit of googling. Guys, dark matter isn't just scientists throwing their arms in the air. It just works. Models with dark matter work much better than models without. And we've made multiple observations of things that point to dark matter existing. And no, it can't be black holes or brown dwarfs. That's been thought of a long time ago and it doesn't work. If you have a better idea and years of papers to support it, by all means, you can trash talk dark matter. Otherwise, please don't spread your ignorance. Science is not a democracy, and your opinion doesn't matter if it's unsupported.
Bullet cluster. Google. Now.
None of what you just wrote makes any sense... You're using word that a scientists might use, but out of their proper context. Again, google "galaxy rotation curve" and "bullet cluster". From what I gather, you seem to think we think dark matter exists because we're missing mass, but you are not taking into account the locations where we are missing mass. Black holes can't be responsible for what we're seeing. Also, dimensions are not places. Something can't be "in" a dimension. That's like saying that you got lost in a the third dimension... length! Dimensions are used to describe points in spacetime. The extra dimensions of string theory (which has yet to be proven in any way, might I add) can be thought of as extra numbers that you assign to every point of spacetime. That's all.
And just what a is a gravitational shadow?
Also the gravity that we see from black holes is from the core of the dead star that gave birth to them... Or in the case of supermassive black holes, the gas that presumably collapsed to form it. It is real matter, not twlight zone matter, and its effect is fully accounted for and routinely simulated.
"Assuming?" I presume you know nothing of the abundance of research on the subject and you're talking out of your ass? Google "galaxy rotation curve" and "bullet cluster" before you embarass yourself further, please. Can't believe this trash gets modded as insightful...
That's a cute rant, but you'll note that my post makes no judgement on the software. I was really commenting on someone else's statement on systemd trolls. Did you also inform the person above that what they post is drivel?
Let's be honest, there's a huge anti-systemd circlejerk on slashdot, and very few people are actually using logical arguments to justify their hate. Given that all the major distros have adopted it, it's clear as day that the reaction against systemd is a mostly emotional one.
A correlation has to be established first before we can look at what's causing what. Come on man, think a little.
Considering the overwhelming amount of hate systemd gets in every linux thread, it seems strange to accuse the systemd folks of trolling. The venom is clearly not coming from them, at least not the majority of it.
I don't either, but apparently people are really mad about this for some reason.
I really don't see what the big deal is here. Sure, they aren't responsible for most of the software in their repositories... like all other distros. They still work to maintain this distribution. If they ask to get paid, what's the matter? If you can have access to a distribution made possible only through hours and hours of hard work at the cost of feeling guilty for a second as you type "0$", I don't think you have any reason to complain, honestly. You're not being forced to pay in any way. There is nothing morally wrong with this. I encourage other developpers to do the same if they want some compensation.
Man, slashdot is really grumpy today.
The data is the papers I have looked at. Also your examples are quite weak. People come up with alternative theories when evidence is presented to them, but at least they consider the evidence. The previous version of their theory has been falsified, and so they try another. They are merely fully exploring the parameter space before switching to a new paradigm, which is good science. This is very different from social scientists clinging to falsified theories in the face of overwhelming evidence. Also, I have no idea what point you're trying to make with that comment on general relativity. Do you not consider observation of astronomical events to be valid, repeatable experiments? Because they certainly are.
I stand by my claims. The work of social scientists should always be viewed with a very good dose of skepticism.
Have you actually read papers written by these people? The practices are definitely a problem. I have never seen such ignorance of statistics and proper sampling displayed in published papers in the real sciences.
I wish you weren't at +5 so I could mod you up. The primary distinction between the social "sciences" and real science is that real science is based on predictions. It is falsifiable by experiment. On the other hand, the social "sciences" are all about interpretation. They make no real prediction that can shoot down their theory.
Seriously people, this is right out of Orwell's 1984, where everyone has a screen in their home that can never be turned off which spies on them. You'd think that's the sort of technology we'd shy away from.
When they're done with this, I hope they start investigating the very serious problem of the monster under my bed.
Damn. It would be great to find a website like old slashdot. :/ Haven't found any alternative myself. We need to establish a series of "cascading" nerdy news websites, where the moment one gets popular enough to feel the effects of the eternal september, it is shut down and a new one is started.
As of the time of this post, my comment above is +5 insigthful. I'm almost further disappointed in slashdot. As I was posting it, I was thinking "it needs to be said..." but to be honest, this is as flamebaity as it gets.
Your explanation is similar to that of another person above and makes a lot of sense to me. I'm coming from the science end of things myself, but have always been interested in tech. I was thinking the tech people would all have great scientific culture as well. I guess I was wrong.
There are many people on slashdot. The people using the term "hackers" correctly may be different from the ones using it incorrectly.
Calling Twilight Struggle the best boardgame on the basis of its BGG ranking is quite a stretch. BGG rankings are not to be taken as absolute statements of a game's quality or popularity. Just take into account that most people won't necessarily go back to rerate a game after a few years have passed. Also, a game which would never even be considered for play except by the enthusiasts (like Twilight Struggle...) will have its score inflated. A game like Dominion, which was much more popular and had a significantly higher impact on the industry sits lower in the rankings because its mass appeal meant it was exposed to more people who weren't enthousiasts of its genre, and its huge popularity led to people playing derivatives of Dominion before playing it, also negatively affecting its score.
The reality is that Twilight Struggle is a heavy, sort of bland game which appeals to a very limited crowd of enthousiasts. It also has had little impact on the industry as few games copied its system. I find it difficult to qualify it as the "best" game. I think Dominion and Pandemic are much better candidates for this title, at least in recent years, based on their impact on the industry.
Certainly, the industry is currently moving away from heavy games like Twilight Struggle.
...boggles the mind. I mean, this is a tech website, you'd expect people here to be on average more intelligent or at least to have a better scientific culture than the average. And yet, whenever there's an article about climate change, there's always a bunch of morons spouting completely ignorant statements defeated by 10 seconds of googling. Where do all these people come from?
I'm wondering if your keyboard had faulty switches. Blues have an extremely noticeable bump in them, one of the biggest of the Cherry MX lines. I think the new Cherry clear switches might require even more pressure to activate, though.
I think the "ignorance" refers to the comment on gold plated fiber optic cables. Mechanical keyboards are objectively very different in feel from regular ones, so that comparison seems quite ignorant. You can argue that the difference isn't useful for typing (though really, few people would make that claim in my experience), but arguing that it's essentially snake oil is only possible if you don't know what a mechanical keyboard actually is.
Have you actually used a mechanical keyboard? This is not like gold plated fiper optic cables, where there is no notable difference. The presence of a switch under each key of a mechanical keyboard ensures that they feel very different from normal ones. You'd have to be partially paralyzed not to feel the difference.
Now whether you need this to type, that's up to you. For my part, I can attest to the fact that being able to feel with my fingers the precise moment when keys get activated has made me a lot more efficient. It's also a much more pleasing sensory experience.
You really absolutely must have the last word, don't you?
Nuh uh. I don't trust any entertainment company enough to allow them to zap my brain. Not in a million years.
I didn't fall for the hype to be honest. It seemed kinda lame to me. I mean, I already have the perfect means of transportation. They're called legs.
Segway is the future of transportation.