And, as a more insightful suggestion, troll posts marked as redundant in slashdot stories. There have been a few "attacks" on slashdot which could have been prevented by simply blocking 'repeat' posts.
You play this plumber, who's a semi-twin. The reason he's not a complete twin is because his brother wears different color pants. Anyway, you're off to rescue your girlfriend, and to do this, you realize that you'll only run in one direction. Ever. But you'll sometimes jump.
Jumping is important, because there are evil mushrooms trying to kill you. You can jump on them. And don't forget the walking turtles.
The sewer system is filled with these big plants that eat you, but don't worry, because some other plants give you the ability to shoot fireballs from your stomach. Fireballs rule. And if you manage to run into the pretty mushrooms, you grow really big. And the flashing stars make you invincible.
Did I mention that the guy who stole your girlfriend is a lizard and has constructed some 100 levels of very repetitive runway for you to run?
How does giving them military power encourage them to be violent? Read the following before you take my statement out of context.
The biggest reason that there is an ongoing conflict is because of the arab reaction to the UN Decision to partition British Occupied Palestine. Israel was to be the *smaller* of the two partitions, with a seperate Palestinian state. This was *rejected* by the surrounding Arab countries, who immediately *attacked* the newly-formed Israel and vowed to wipe it out of existence. This obviously didn't happen, as Israel won the war. Many Arab states don't formally *recognize* Israel as a state, even though it was a UN accord that made one. People are quick to point out UN Violations while failing to take into account that many Arab states do not recognize the most important of these: Israel is a state with the right to defend her borders.
Giving Israelis military power does not encourage them to be violent any more than giving the Citizens a justice system encourages them to jail people without reason.
"The only time I have ever known a Jewish person to take responsibility is a quote from former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: "Any group that has been persecuted for 2,000 years must be doing something wrong." (But it is 3,200 years.)"
This is called "Blaming the Victim". You're the same person who must have believed that blacks somehow caused Slavery and that women are provoking rape. It comes from a very logical but highly irrational world view: that the world is a just place. The reason this belief originates is because justice is the fundamental value you uphold: that no bad deed goes unpunished and that all punishments must neccessarily, therefore, stem from bad deeds. Think about where this logic will lead you.
I'll tell you where it will lead: That bad deeds don't happen.
I'm not accusing you of being wrong. The US has a strong interest in a democratic ally in the Middle East (see Israel). The US therefore supports this ally with a large amount of military force.
There's no grand plan to eradicate the Jews, and there's nothing the Jews are doing as a whole to eradicate everyone else. The reason you think these things is your belief in justice. Try reassessing your values.
haha, I'm a sometime struggling greek student too, because I'm mostly a Latin Person [started Greek in college because it sounded like a good idea - boy, was I wrong].
If you're in highschool, here's a serious suggestion from someone who's about to enter the workforce from college-
Find some skills other than computing.
No, seriously. Computing is out-sourceable, the rest of your skillset + computing is not. If you speak Hindi and Chinese AND can program C++, you might be a great project leader for one of these overseas projects. If you have a great handle on economics and business AND can code perl, you might be the person who they need to run their software division, because you'll have an eye for both the cash and the technical. If you're a science dork (like I am), you've got an instant-in with any professor that runs his lab using any sort of technology, because not only did you get an A in Genetics, but you can really understand how the PCR Sequencer works.
If Software Geeks in highschool would turn their computing prowess into A marketable skill instead of their only marketable skill, they'll have a much better time on the job market.
Just the way it's worked out for me.
By the way: Perl for the Perseus Project (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu), since I'm a Greek / Latin Major, and Visual Basic in the Avian Cognition Lab, (http://pigeon.psy.tufts.edu), where I do research on Avian Cognition and Concept formation (coz I'm a Psych Major too).
So!!?? If you say "this box is full of money" so I take it, and it turns out to be a bomb, you're somehow not responsible since I willingly took it after you lied to me about what it is? That's stupid (and not how the law works).
It's more like this:
I have a bag of money which is labeled "If you're the guy who keeps stealing money from people, please take this extra money!". Inside is a note that says, "Hey, asshole, don't steal money anymore!", and a wireless camera which snaps a photo of you.
I think you'd have a difficult time arguing that you took the money because the label said to and are somehow being denied your rights by the mislabeling of goods for trade.
It's a concept formation and learning lab using pigeons as a test system for abstract concept formation in the absense of language. There's an entire free book on the website with articles by some of the biggest researches in the field, along with live demos and other things.
I didn't write it, but I work in the lab, and it's a great introduction to the field.
Not that I'm going to ever invest in such a shoddy company, but lets suppose you did.
You just invested 500 bucks in Infinitium Labs, or whatever they call themselves today. There are two simple possibilities: one, they sink someplace in the middle; two, they get to India by Sea by going across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Metaphor is sound. There are people who will take the risk because it's cheap right now, on the premise that there's a small, small chance that this will be one of the best investments of their life. Granted, it's small, and the company is really skuzzbucket, but if they do in fact pull off what they're saying they're going to pull off, they might change the console industry forever - and make you, the investor, a lot of cash money in the process.
I always like it when I read a science thread and someone with some knowledge [i.e., a Ph.D.] of neurology is the first person to post. =)
That being said, I wonder if an offshoot to "larger neurons" is also an increased surface area allowing for erroneous connections. That is, if such and so many neurons are required for a pathway to function with accuracy, wouldn't increasing the size of the neurons in a fixed space greatly increase the chances of seizure from depolarization across the "wrong" membrane? Wouldn't greater "ease" of firing facilitate this, as Action Potentials would require less charge?
I'm not sure if this is what you were pointing to, but it would be first on my list of ways this might have greater costs than benefits.
The child who lifts more sand per shovel has to do more work and takes more time to lift up his bigger shovel.
If you gave me a big shovel and gave 30 people spoons that equalled the size of my shovel, who's to say we wouldn't have the job done in the same amount of time? We'd just have lots of little spoonfuls instead of a few big shovel fulls.
3. The participating teams are not required to develop an Emergency-Stop system. DARPA will provide and operate the E-stop for all teams.
I like that rule, personally. Here's a quick translation.
3. Your vehicle is not required to have an Emergency-Stop system. We have tanks which will provide and operate the E-stop at all times. Hope that allieviates your concerns!!!111
If you're interested, there's a lot of relevant psychological research on this topic (past the clever Sagan quote). Basically, the big finding is that humans like to take lots of ambiguous data, pick a relevant category, and fit it in any way they can.
There has been much research into stereotyping from this angle - that is, People take ambiguous data (Suzie is good at Math and Reading but has trouble with English and Science) and generalize to positive or negative impressions of this person's academic achievement based on previous priming with a stereotype (Suzie is Black, Suzie is Latino, Suzie is White, etc). Asked why these pick these things, participants point to skewed examples from the ambiguous facts: "Suzie is bad at Science, therefore she has trouble", or "Suzie is good at Reading, therefore she is a good student".
This is basically the same phenomena we're witnessing here. There's a whole lot of ambiguous data (there *might* be life, there *might* not be), and these guys approach it from the "There IS life" mentality. Given all that ambiguous data, one can surely find outlier examples which seem to support their hypothesis.
A good review of the 'Positive Test Strategy', 'Expectacy Confirmation Bias', or 'Hypothesis Conformation Bias' can be read in "Social Cognition", by Kunda et al.
Right. And then they could propose a system where we would burn all information that wasn't regulated by such industry. And then there would be this group of outsider rogues that would memorize books to combat the system....or... has this already been done...
"They honestly think that it will make health care more affordable, but they are completely wrong. It'll just make insurance companies billions of more dollars while leaving vicitims of medical negligence with no recourse."
That's so *backwards*. Lawyer or not, you have to realize the absurd way you've just put that.
Suppose a law goes into effect that gives doctors much more practice against frivolous malpractice lawsuits which makes a competant doctor able to forego malpractice insurance. This eventually drives down the cost of healthcare.
You're going to counter and say that such a law is impossible - but really, I mean, think about it. How much sense does it make that individuals would want to sue competant doctors? None.
The people who end up getting sued are incompetant or negligent doctors who shouldn't be practicing anyway. *Mistakes* that severely alter the course of someone's life should be punished with revocation of one's ability to practice, so long as the person isn't a statistical anomaly. "Statistical Anomaly" is belonging to the.0017% untestable category that happens to be allergic to X medicine. There's simply no way for a Doctor to know, therefore case is not a mistake.
Ingredients: Vodka (chilled) Dry Vermouth (chilled) Flashlight. Martini Glass. Olive. Toothpick or Skewer.
Step 1: Pour Vodka into Martini Glass. Step 2: Place Bottle of Vermouth in front of Martini Glass. Step 3: Shine flashlight through Vermouth towards Martini glass. Step 4: Put away flashlight and Vermouth bottle. Step 5: Skewer Olive. Place in glass.
Many sys-admins don't realize that the people they work for often have technical skills in other areas and simply don't have time to deal with computers.
It's sort of like being a mechanic. People do all sorts of stupid shit with their cars, but that doesn't make them stupid people. It just means they have little technical expertise dealing with cars.
That said, I *do* tend to have little patience for people who won't read a manual. I tend to take a very DIY attitude towards things - that's the most frustrating part of trying to explain computers to others. If people would read the document that read 'README' or read the error message instead of panicking when one occured, 95% of all computer problems would be fixed instantly.
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot Dupes.
And, as a more insightful suggestion, troll posts marked as redundant in slashdot stories. There have been a few "attacks" on slashdot which could have been prevented by simply blocking 'repeat' posts.
You play this plumber, who's a semi-twin. The reason he's not a complete twin is because his brother wears different color pants. Anyway, you're off to rescue your girlfriend, and to do this, you realize that you'll only run in one direction. Ever. But you'll sometimes jump.
Jumping is important, because there are evil mushrooms trying to kill you. You can jump on them. And don't forget the walking turtles.
The sewer system is filled with these big plants that eat you, but don't worry, because some other plants give you the ability to shoot fireballs from your stomach. Fireballs rule. And if you manage to run into the pretty mushrooms, you grow really big. And the flashing stars make you invincible.
Did I mention that the guy who stole your girlfriend is a lizard and has constructed some 100 levels of very repetitive runway for you to run?
Yeah, but it was a fun game, right?
And once again, boobies fuel research.
VCRs, DVDs, high-speed internet... and now boob-laden mice. What'll they think of next?
All that, AND you could have a headache!
No matter what it is, everything's worse with a headache.
How does giving them military power encourage them to be violent? Read the following before you take my statement out of context.
The biggest reason that there is an ongoing conflict is because of the arab reaction to the UN Decision to partition British Occupied Palestine. Israel was to be the *smaller* of the two partitions, with a seperate Palestinian state. This was *rejected* by the surrounding Arab countries, who immediately *attacked* the newly-formed Israel and vowed to wipe it out of existence. This obviously didn't happen, as Israel won the war. Many Arab states don't formally *recognize* Israel as a state, even though it was a UN accord that made one. People are quick to point out UN Violations while failing to take into account that many Arab states do not recognize the most important of these: Israel is a state with the right to defend her borders.
Giving Israelis military power does not encourage them to be violent any more than giving the Citizens a justice system encourages them to jail people without reason.
"The only time I have ever known a Jewish person to take responsibility is a quote from former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: "Any group that has been persecuted for 2,000 years must be doing something wrong." (But it is 3,200 years.)"
This is called "Blaming the Victim". You're the same person who must have believed that blacks somehow caused Slavery and that women are provoking rape. It comes from a very logical but highly irrational world view: that the world is a just place. The reason this belief originates is because justice is the fundamental value you uphold: that no bad deed goes unpunished and that all punishments must neccessarily, therefore, stem from bad deeds. Think about where this logic will lead you.
I'll tell you where it will lead: That bad deeds don't happen.
I'm not accusing you of being wrong. The US has a strong interest in a democratic ally in the Middle East (see Israel). The US therefore supports this ally with a large amount of military force.
There's no grand plan to eradicate the Jews, and there's nothing the Jews are doing as a whole to eradicate everyone else. The reason you think these things is your belief in justice. Try reassessing your values.
78% of all statistics are made up. //smirk
haha, I'm a sometime struggling greek student too, because I'm mostly a Latin Person [started Greek in college because it sounded like a good idea - boy, was I wrong].
If you're in highschool, here's a serious suggestion from someone who's about to enter the workforce from college-
Find some skills other than computing.
No, seriously. Computing is out-sourceable, the rest of your skillset + computing is not. If you speak Hindi and Chinese AND can program C++, you might be a great project leader for one of these overseas projects. If you have a great handle on economics and business AND can code perl, you might be the person who they need to run their software division, because you'll have an eye for both the cash and the technical. If you're a science dork (like I am), you've got an instant-in with any professor that runs his lab using any sort of technology, because not only did you get an A in Genetics, but you can really understand how the PCR Sequencer works.
If Software Geeks in highschool would turn their computing prowess into A marketable skill instead of their only marketable skill, they'll have a much better time on the job market.
Just the way it's worked out for me.
By the way: Perl for the Perseus Project (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu), since I'm a Greek / Latin Major, and Visual Basic in the Avian Cognition Lab, (http://pigeon.psy.tufts.edu), where I do research on Avian Cognition and Concept formation (coz I'm a Psych Major too).
So!!?? If you say "this box is full of money" so I take it, and it turns out to be a bomb, you're somehow not responsible since I willingly took it after you lied to me about what it is? That's stupid (and not how the law works).
It's more like this:
I have a bag of money which is labeled "If you're the guy who keeps stealing money from people, please take this extra money!". Inside is a note that says, "Hey, asshole, don't steal money anymore!", and a wireless camera which snaps a photo of you.
I think you'd have a difficult time arguing that you took the money because the label said to and are somehow being denied your rights by the mislabeling of goods for trade.
If you're seriously interested, you may want to check out
http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu
It's a concept formation and learning lab using pigeons as a test system for abstract concept formation in the absense of language. There's an entire free book on the website with articles by some of the biggest researches in the field, along with live demos and other things.
I didn't write it, but I work in the lab, and it's a great introduction to the field.
Not that I'm going to ever invest in such a shoddy company, but lets suppose you did.
You just invested 500 bucks in Infinitium Labs, or whatever they call themselves today. There are two simple possibilities: one, they sink someplace in the middle; two, they get to India by Sea by going across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Metaphor is sound. There are people who will take the risk because it's cheap right now, on the premise that there's a small, small chance that this will be one of the best investments of their life. Granted, it's small, and the company is really skuzzbucket, but if they do in fact pull off what they're saying they're going to pull off, they might change the console industry forever - and make you, the investor, a lot of cash money in the process.
Just playing Devil's Advocate.
Actually, what you point out is just what the poster is talking about.
There are pictures of semi-naked women which will both catch eyes and excite men looking through magazines and deciding on which to buy.
The exact same mechanism is at work.
Many of you may know the founder of Groove (Ray Ozzie) as the guy who created Lotus Notes.
Just showing that he's been in the spotlight before, it's not some random Joe who's suddenly found his product approved for Government use.
I always like it when I read a science thread and someone with some knowledge [i.e., a Ph.D.] of neurology is the first person to post. =)
That being said, I wonder if an offshoot to "larger neurons" is also an increased surface area allowing for erroneous connections. That is, if such and so many neurons are required for a pathway to function with accuracy, wouldn't increasing the size of the neurons in a fixed space greatly increase the chances of seizure from depolarization across the "wrong" membrane? Wouldn't greater "ease" of firing facilitate this, as Action Potentials would require less charge?
I'm not sure if this is what you were pointing to, but it would be first on my list of ways this might have greater costs than benefits.
This is a completely bullshit analogy.
The child who lifts more sand per shovel has to do more work and takes more time to lift up his bigger shovel.
If you gave me a big shovel and gave 30 people spoons that equalled the size of my shovel, who's to say we wouldn't have the job done in the same amount of time? We'd just have lots of little spoonfuls instead of a few big shovel fulls.
3. The participating teams are not required to develop an Emergency-Stop system. DARPA will provide and operate the E-stop for all teams.
I like that rule, personally. Here's a quick translation.
3. Your vehicle is not required to have an Emergency-Stop system. We have tanks which will provide and operate the E-stop at all times. Hope that allieviates your concerns!!!111
If you're interested, there's a lot of relevant psychological research on this topic (past the clever Sagan quote). Basically, the big finding is that humans like to take lots of ambiguous data, pick a relevant category, and fit it in any way they can.
There has been much research into stereotyping from this angle - that is, People take ambiguous data (Suzie is good at Math and Reading but has trouble with English and Science) and generalize to positive or negative impressions of this person's academic achievement based on previous priming with a stereotype (Suzie is Black, Suzie is Latino, Suzie is White, etc). Asked why these pick these things, participants point to skewed examples from the ambiguous facts: "Suzie is bad at Science, therefore she has trouble", or "Suzie is good at Reading, therefore she is a good student".
This is basically the same phenomena we're witnessing here. There's a whole lot of ambiguous data (there *might* be life, there *might* not be), and these guys approach it from the "There IS life" mentality. Given all that ambiguous data, one can surely find outlier examples which seem to support their hypothesis.
A good review of the 'Positive Test Strategy', 'Expectacy Confirmation Bias', or 'Hypothesis Conformation Bias' can be read in "Social Cognition", by Kunda et al.
Right. And then they could propose a system where we would burn all information that wasn't regulated by such industry. And then there would be this group of outsider rogues that would memorize books to combat the system. ...or... has this already been done...
"They honestly think that it will make health care more affordable, but they are completely wrong. It'll just make insurance companies billions of more dollars while leaving vicitims of medical negligence with no recourse."
.0017% untestable category that happens to be allergic to X medicine. There's simply no way for a Doctor to know, therefore case is not a mistake.
That's so *backwards*. Lawyer or not, you have to realize the absurd way you've just put that.
Suppose a law goes into effect that gives doctors much more practice against frivolous malpractice lawsuits which makes a competant doctor able to forego malpractice insurance. This eventually drives down the cost of healthcare.
You're going to counter and say that such a law is impossible - but really, I mean, think about it. How much sense does it make that individuals would want to sue competant doctors? None.
The people who end up getting sued are incompetant or negligent doctors who shouldn't be practicing anyway. *Mistakes* that severely alter the course of someone's life should be punished with revocation of one's ability to practice, so long as the person isn't a statistical anomaly. "Statistical Anomaly" is belonging to the
Look at the climate and interest in wine-making in France.
Look at the comparison you're trying to draw to an online-computer game.
The cases are completely dissimilar.
Ingredients:
Vodka (chilled)
Dry Vermouth (chilled)
Flashlight.
Martini Glass.
Olive.
Toothpick or Skewer.
Step 1: Pour Vodka into Martini Glass.
Step 2: Place Bottle of Vermouth in front of Martini Glass.
Step 3: Shine flashlight through Vermouth towards Martini glass.
Step 4: Put away flashlight and Vermouth bottle.
Step 5: Skewer Olive. Place in glass.
Done! =)
He said it was anecdotal. You're not one of the Martha Stewart jurors, are you?
Many sys-admins don't realize that the people they work for often have technical skills in other areas and simply don't have time to deal with computers.
It's sort of like being a mechanic. People do all sorts of stupid shit with their cars, but that doesn't make them stupid people. It just means they have little technical expertise dealing with cars.
That said, I *do* tend to have little patience for people who won't read a manual. I tend to take a very DIY attitude towards things - that's the most frustrating part of trying to explain computers to others. If people would read the document that read 'README' or read the error message instead of panicking when one occured, 95% of all computer problems would be fixed instantly.
So does "XFree", though. Most likely, they strip strings of non-letter non-digit non-spaces non-quotes before they start searching.