It doesn't need either a "standard handwritten alphabet" like graffiti, nor really good penmanship, nor a stylus. I tested it on my smartphone with my index finger. It scrolls letters to the left as you complete them, If you're using it to make notes on what was said, why not just use the phone's speech-to-text and devote your attention to the speaker?
When I see a Club on a steering wheel, it's always some old PoS car that's at best one step up from a junker. And in those cases where I've seen the owner, they're the same.
I think there is enough evidence to suggest that domestication happened independently in at least three different places: Eurasia, Australia and America. Why are they trying to narrow it to a single place?
Since the dog is supposed to be the first animal domesticated, maybe we're overlooking something unique. Maybe it's not just the dogs that could get along well with humans had a greater chance of surviving, but also that humans who could get along well with dogs also had a greater chance of surviving. There's no reason why natural selection wouldn't prefer such an evolutionary preference in both humans and dogs. It's not like humans are immune to the effects of natural selection.
"Earth has seen its share of catastrophes, the worst being the 'big five' mass extinctions"
I think that all those catastrophes are minor compared to the catastrophic impact event that created the moon.
How many species were rendered extinct by that event?
If it were to happen today, the answer would be 100%, as the rocky surface of the planet would be liquified. But to judge the size of a catastrophe solely by the number of extinct species is an arbitrary measure, one that ignores reality. For example, a supernova elsewhere, even if it doesn't result in any extinctions here, is still a larger catastrophic event.
Or say that a virus came out that killed 99% of the beings in every single species, but left a few survivors in every case. No extinctions, but certainly a huge catastrophe, even when compared to an event that resulted in the extinction of half the worlds' species.
And? The universe has no "concept" of morals or ethics. These are biological constructs that modify the behavior of animals (including humans) depending on circumstances. If the environment changes drastically, so do the morals and ethics - the "norms".
The problem is that (and sci-fi stories have predicted this for decades) if the people who voluntarily cut back on their breeding aren't somehow matched (probably through compulsory sterilization) with breeders who think it's their right ti have up to a dozen kids or more, then eventually we're back to almost everyone being a selfish breeder.
I also pointed to a framework that runs on everything, including PS3/PS4 (the PS4 OS is FreeBSD), XBox360 and XBox1, Windows, Linux, iOS, OSX, Android, Android TV (native only - no web browser apps), Blackberry, Wii U, Tizen, Oculus Rift, etc. And no, Linux is not a viable market for apps, primarily because of the GPLv2. Nobody needs the hassles combined with the low (miniscule) potential market.
Web browsers do not support the same interactivity and responsiveness of native apps, so gaming on a browser often looks like 1980s computing (especially now that plugins like flash are being deprecated).
Then again, anyone who claims that there's a viable marketplace for Linux apps isn't too grounded in reality.
But has he been unfrozen? I assume so, but only because I know what you're talking about.** A customs official in Thailand might have no clue.
** And because I presume you're not an Evangelical wacko who would refer to a frozen embryo as your son. Not that Evangelicals would actually do that, come to think of it. Which is telling, I think.
You've never known a religious nut who believed that even embryos spontaneously aborted at 4 - 6 weeks are babies. Kind of gross (and disturbing) when I opened the fridge and asked "What is that?"
Funny how you say it's still sh*t when those who try it can use it without even having to train the speech recognition engine (and it gets getter as the engine adapts to the speaker).
As for the reason it's not commonly used, that's mostly inertia. People don't know that their Windows laptop or Android phone can do speech recognition. When I do it on mine, they say "hey - that's not an iPhone!" So then I show them how to do it on their own device (phone or tablet) and they really like it.
Also, you're wrong - speech is far more efficient than a keyboard. Even if you can do 100 wpm, that's far below the 150-160 wpm that audio books are recorded at, or the 150-200 wpm of conversations. Let the device handle the transcription and pay attention to what's actually being said.
Teachers couldn't figure out why I never took notes. I told them that if I didn't understand it, you can be sure others don't either, but they're too busy writing it down to notice. So I would always ask for clarification, and once I got it, who needs notes? Of course, most students are too afraid of looking stupid by asking questions, so they actually end up stupid because they're "learning by rote", which is not learning.
There are plenty of ways to get cross-platform w/o using a web browser. Embarcadero
Doesn't look cross platform to me. For example: it appears as if there is no Linux support. The iOS support is a native app which put you at the whim of the Apple approval process. I don't consider that to be cross platform. Web apps aren't subject to that process.
There is no market for linux applications - the key word being "Market". You can't make a living selling your software, unlike BSD, OSX, Windows, iOS, and the Android runtime. Also, your claim that "it's subject to Apple's whims" is so bogus it's not a joke. This applies to ANY product being developed for iOS - your claim was that there were no cross-platform tools, which you are now trying to back up with lies by not just moving the goalposts, but by using made-up definitions that nobody else recognizes. It's really insulting.
or for 2d/3d games, etc, there's Unity, which also supports iOS and Android, PS3/4, XBox360/One, Blackberry, Windows, Linux, Apple, etc.
There are 2 reason to continue to use a browse: one is "because that's what we've been doing so far," the other is "we don't want to learn how to write real code". The "we target it because everyone has a browser" argument is bogus - browsers have been used to download and install programs for ages.
Your first objection isn't always the case. I am aware of development teams who have never developed for the web before and are now starting to because it's a viable platform for rich applications.
As for writing "real code"? How condescending and patently untrue. Downloading an application is not the same thing as developing once and running on multiple platforms.
So how is that web platform doing without an internet connection? Also, there's no viable market for Linux applications - the key word being "market", like in "we can sell a million copies and make tons of money."
And people who are just now turning to the web platform are SO far behind the times that they are not credible examples, unless you're looking for examples of still-living dinosaurs.
As for writing "real code"? How condescending and patently untrue. Downloading an application is not the same thing as developing once and running on multiple platforms.
Of course it's not the same. Never said it was. It's better. And contrary to your claim the tools are now out there to allow developers to support multiple platforms. Unlike web applications, which run on only one platform - the web browser. Good luck with that when the server goes down or you have a high-latency (or no) connection, or the company building the web app is no longer in business. In that last case, you're dead in the water, whereas even some of those old dBASE apps are still running today.
They're called web monkeys for a reason. Most of them cannot write real code. They're like a million monkeys banging on a million keyboards and throwing whatever comes out against the wall to see what sticks, like monkeys do with their poo.
But they sure do love their "google for it and cut-n-paste mad skillz" But they can't run with the big dogs.
There are plenty of ways to get cross-platform w/o using a web browser. Embarcadero
Application development tools from Embarcadero are the development solution of choice for millions of software developers. Build and deploy industrial strength business ready truly native connected apps for Windows, Mac, mobile, and the Internet of Things, fast. Build apps using the same source codebase without sacrificing app quality, connectivity or performance. With native app support across all major platforms, developers can reach the largest addressable digital markets in the world.
or for 2d/3d games, etc, there's Unity, which also supports iOS and Android, PS3/4, XBox360/One, Blackberry, Windows, Linux, Apple, etc.
There are 2 reason to continue to use a browse: one is "because that's what we've been doing so far," the other is "we don't want to learn how to write real code". The "we target it because everyone has a browser" argument is bogus - browsers have been used to download and install programs for ages.
Your definition of "good enough" is defective, given the ongoing history of security flaws and bloat.
That's why I said "good enough" and not "perfect". Security flaws aren't limited to web browsers, though because of the nature of them serving data from other computers it's a natural vector. Bloat is fixed with more hardware:-)
Bloat is hidden by more hardware. It's still there, and history shows that all the extra code just gives a larger error surface.
So are many religions as some of their members practice it today.
Just look at the fundies - when they get caught with hookers and coke and cheating on their wife by having sex with other men, they say "Jesus forgives me, how dare you continue to judge me!"
And yet they try to impose the "rules" that they themselves don't obey on others and sit in judgment of them, thumping on the Old Testament. It's not just limited to Westboro Baptist Church either.
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You also pay a lot more for it.
It doesn't need either a "standard handwritten alphabet" like graffiti, nor really good penmanship, nor a stylus. I tested it on my smartphone with my index finger. It scrolls letters to the left as you complete them, If you're using it to make notes on what was said, why not just use the phone's speech-to-text and devote your attention to the speaker?
Logging it into the bug tracker, along with the proof of concept, would let it get into the wild pretty quickly, no?
Dogs are instinctively protective of babies and children. Every family with kids should have a big mutt to prevent child abuse.
Dogs and humans are also the only animals known that prefer the other species company to their own species.
Thanks for the warning. WILL_NOT_VISIT.
When I see a Club on a steering wheel, it's always some old PoS car that's at best one step up from a junker. And in those cases where I've seen the owner, they're the same.
I think there is enough evidence to suggest that domestication happened independently in at least three different places: Eurasia, Australia and America. Why are they trying to narrow it to a single place?
Since the dog is supposed to be the first animal domesticated, maybe we're overlooking something unique. Maybe it's not just the dogs that could get along well with humans had a greater chance of surviving, but also that humans who could get along well with dogs also had a greater chance of surviving. There's no reason why natural selection wouldn't prefer such an evolutionary preference in both humans and dogs. It's not like humans are immune to the effects of natural selection.
"Earth has seen its share of catastrophes, the worst being the 'big five' mass extinctions"
I think that all those catastrophes are minor compared to the catastrophic impact event that created the moon.
How many species were rendered extinct by that event?
If it were to happen today, the answer would be 100%, as the rocky surface of the planet would be liquified. But to judge the size of a catastrophe solely by the number of extinct species is an arbitrary measure, one that ignores reality. For example, a supernova elsewhere, even if it doesn't result in any extinctions here, is still a larger catastrophic event.
Or say that a virus came out that killed 99% of the beings in every single species, but left a few survivors in every case. No extinctions, but certainly a huge catastrophe, even when compared to an event that resulted in the extinction of half the worlds' species.
And? The universe has no "concept" of morals or ethics. These are biological constructs that modify the behavior of animals (including humans) depending on circumstances. If the environment changes drastically, so do the morals and ethics - the "norms".
You assume wrong. Montreal has LOTS of different languages and accents. Stop being so parochial, mkay :-)
"Earth has seen its share of catastrophes, the worst being the 'big five' mass extinctions"
I think that all those catastrophes are minor compared to the catastrophic impact event that created the moon.
The problem is that (and sci-fi stories have predicted this for decades) if the people who voluntarily cut back on their breeding aren't somehow matched (probably through compulsory sterilization) with breeders who think it's their right ti have up to a dozen kids or more, then eventually we're back to almost everyone being a selfish breeder.
Personhood begins when we decide when it does. Is it arbitrary? Sure, but so is the concept of personhood.
I also pointed to a framework that runs on everything, including PS3/PS4 (the PS4 OS is FreeBSD), XBox360 and XBox1, Windows, Linux, iOS, OSX, Android, Android TV (native only - no web browser apps), Blackberry, Wii U, Tizen, Oculus Rift, etc. And no, Linux is not a viable market for apps, primarily because of the GPLv2. Nobody needs the hassles combined with the low (miniscule) potential market.
Web browsers do not support the same interactivity and responsiveness of native apps, so gaming on a browser often looks like 1980s computing (especially now that plugins like flash are being deprecated).
Then again, anyone who claims that there's a viable marketplace for Linux apps isn't too grounded in reality.
What, you don't purchase your frozen heads on e-Bay?!
You can get 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag from Amazon for $10 bucks.
But has he been unfrozen? I assume so, but only because I know what you're talking about.** A customs official in Thailand might have no clue.
** And because I presume you're not an Evangelical wacko who would refer to a frozen embryo as your son. Not that Evangelicals would actually do that, come to think of it. Which is telling, I think.
You've never known a religious nut who believed that even embryos spontaneously aborted at 4 - 6 weeks are babies. Kind of gross (and disturbing) when I opened the fridge and asked "What is that?"
At least it will supply the future with a few extra corneas, dura mater, etc.
The opening of the north-west passage good enough for you?
Funny how you say it's still sh*t when those who try it can use it without even having to train the speech recognition engine (and it gets getter as the engine adapts to the speaker).
As for the reason it's not commonly used, that's mostly inertia. People don't know that their Windows laptop or Android phone can do speech recognition. When I do it on mine, they say "hey - that's not an iPhone!" So then I show them how to do it on their own device (phone or tablet) and they really like it.
Also, you're wrong - speech is far more efficient than a keyboard. Even if you can do 100 wpm, that's far below the 150-160 wpm that audio books are recorded at, or the 150-200 wpm of conversations. Let the device handle the transcription and pay attention to what's actually being said.
Teachers couldn't figure out why I never took notes. I told them that if I didn't understand it, you can be sure others don't either, but they're too busy writing it down to notice. So I would always ask for clarification, and once I got it, who needs notes? Of course, most students are too afraid of looking stupid by asking questions, so they actually end up stupid because they're "learning by rote", which is not learning.
There are plenty of ways to get cross-platform w/o using a web browser. Embarcadero
Doesn't look cross platform to me. For example: it appears as if there is no Linux support. The iOS support is a native app which put you at the whim of the Apple approval process. I don't consider that to be cross platform. Web apps aren't subject to that process.
There is no market for linux applications - the key word being "Market". You can't make a living selling your software, unlike BSD, OSX, Windows, iOS, and the Android runtime. Also, your claim that "it's subject to Apple's whims" is so bogus it's not a joke. This applies to ANY product being developed for iOS - your claim was that there were no cross-platform tools, which you are now trying to back up with lies by not just moving the goalposts, but by using made-up definitions that nobody else recognizes. It's really insulting.
or for 2d/3d games, etc, there's Unity, which also supports iOS and Android, PS3/4, XBox360/One, Blackberry, Windows, Linux, Apple, etc.
There are 2 reason to continue to use a browse: one is "because that's what we've been doing so far," the other is "we don't want to learn how to write real code". The "we target it because everyone has a browser" argument is bogus - browsers have been used to download and install programs for ages.
Your first objection isn't always the case. I am aware of development teams who have never developed for the web before and are now starting to because it's a viable platform for rich applications.
As for writing "real code"? How condescending and patently untrue. Downloading an application is not the same thing as developing once and running on multiple platforms.
So how is that web platform doing without an internet connection? Also, there's no viable market for Linux applications - the key word being "market", like in "we can sell a million copies and make tons of money."
And people who are just now turning to the web platform are SO far behind the times that they are not credible examples, unless you're looking for examples of still-living dinosaurs.
As for writing "real code"? How condescending and patently untrue. Downloading an application is not the same thing as developing once and running on multiple platforms.
Of course it's not the same. Never said it was. It's better. And contrary to your claim the tools are now out there to allow developers to support multiple platforms. Unlike web applications, which run on only one platform - the web browser. Good luck with that when the server goes down or you have a high-latency (or no) connection, or the company building the web app is no longer in business. In that last case, you're dead in the water, whereas even some of those old dBASE apps are still running today.
They're called web monkeys for a reason. Most of them cannot write real code. They're like a million monkeys banging on a million keyboards and throwing whatever comes out against the wall to see what sticks, like monkeys do with their poo.
But they sure do love their "google for it and cut-n-paste mad skillz" But they can't run with the big dogs.
Application development tools from Embarcadero are the development solution of choice for millions of software developers. Build and deploy industrial strength business ready truly native connected apps for Windows, Mac, mobile, and the Internet of Things, fast. Build apps using the same source codebase without sacrificing app quality, connectivity or performance. With native app support across all major platforms, developers can reach the largest addressable digital markets in the world.
or for 2d/3d games, etc, there's Unity, which also supports iOS and Android, PS3/4, XBox360/One, Blackberry, Windows, Linux, Apple, etc.
There are 2 reason to continue to use a browse: one is "because that's what we've been doing so far," the other is "we don't want to learn how to write real code". The "we target it because everyone has a browser" argument is bogus - browsers have been used to download and install programs for ages.
Your definition of "good enough" is defective, given the ongoing history of security flaws and bloat.
That's why I said "good enough" and not "perfect". Security flaws aren't limited to web browsers, though because of the nature of them serving data from other computers it's a natural vector. Bloat is fixed with more hardware :-)
Bloat is hidden by more hardware. It's still there, and history shows that all the extra code just gives a larger error surface.
He isn't dead, he's just seg-faulted :-)
Just look at all the old people in Japan who volunteered in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, to spare others who were younger.
Well in many ways, Scientology is like Nazism.
There, NOW we have gone full godwin.
So are many religions as some of their members practice it today.
Just look at the fundies - when they get caught with hookers and coke and cheating on their wife by having sex with other men, they say "Jesus forgives me, how dare you continue to judge me!"
And yet they try to impose the "rules" that they themselves don't obey on others and sit in judgment of them, thumping on the Old Testament. It's not just limited to Westboro Baptist Church either.