Ok, well how about we hold off long enough to find out how to dispose of the waste products from these power plants? We have a sytem for generating the power, not for operating these plants long term.
Here's a slashdot hint for you: the icons to the right of the stories shows which category the story belongs to. In this case, there is a monte python foot, indictating a humorous story. You might want to make a point of avoiding those in the future since you apparently lack a sense of humor.
Or if you don't feel up to that much reading, just suffice to say that Islamic militants consider Sadam an enemy because he is secular and persecutes them.
...but a better idea would be to use the.NET implementation on windows. It will be more up-to-date, and it will have all those nifty proprietary features that MS likes to add. Sounds like the Mono team has already started that approach - they develop on Windows then test it in gnome. I say why bother with that second step?;)
By not spending the time now learning how to use a real programmer's editor (emacs, vim, whatever) you are actually wasting your time because these editors speed up common program-editing chores. If you don't program, then by all means stick to pico. (and if you don't touch-type, go with emacs)
Alot of attention has been paid to the whole dietary thing, but studies have consistantly failed to find a connection. Some people swear by it though, claiming to have gotten all sorts of dramatic improvements.
You're right, the causes are unclear. Far too unclear for your concluding paragraph:
"To me it is obvious that the huge growth in ADD/ADHD is because of changes in children's environments (too much tv, too many hyperactive tv shows, not enough play outdoors, not enough time with parents etc.)"
As my son has gotten older, his autism is clearly recognizable and no one questions the diagnosis. But it was extremely difficult in earlier days when his symptoms were less apparent to outsiders. Friends and family questioned the diagnosis and the treatment we were trying to get for our son. Some felt that we were siding with doctors against our child, or that we were just not appreciating our child's unique personality and were trying to make him conform. These things prey on the hopes and guilt on the parent and increase the burden tremendously.
I wont deny the possiblity of overdiagnosis. However, I think that people should really withhold judgement unless they know all the facts, as the damage that careless assumptions can make is profound.
BTW, re. Ritalin (Methylphenidate):
Methylphenidate is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. It has effects similar to, but more potent than, caffeine and less potent than amphetamines. It has a notably calming effect on hyperactive children and a "focusing" effect on those with ADHD.
I suppose that you might be right - if this article was the entire body of autism research. However, its just a high level popular discussion. There has been signifigant research into this, and the evidence is strongly in favor of a genetic link.
Next time you form an opinion on something, you might want to base it on something other than a popular article written by an non-expert.;)
I'm raising an autistic son and I know more about the subject than you ever will. If you watched the emergence of autism in a one year old child (yes sometimes its apparent much earlier than 2), the fundamental differences in thinking that are evidenced by his behavior, you would know how wrong your assumptions are.
PDD-NOS is not, BTW, a mild form of autism. NOS stands for Not Otherwise Specified, and it is a category of autism used for when symptoms do not fit uniformly into Aspergers or classic Autism.
BTW, in regard to ADHD, children with ADHD frequently show marked improvement (better concentration, better haved) when given Ritalin, which in other children acts as a stimulant. There is very good evidence that there is a neological disorder involved, not just "spoilt brats".
Uninformed opinion is very destructive to both people and families suffering from both these diseases. Please realize that while you and your girlfriend may have discussed this for a half an hour or so, others have spent their lives researching it, and their opinion, backed by scientific research, are likely to be a bit more accurate than your theorizing.
Funny you should say that - not only have I had the Verison DSL horror story - couldn't get DSL through Covad because Verison just wouldn't do the work - I also almost interviewed with them. The recruiter told me "well normally they're very cheap and wouldn't pay what you're asking, but they're really desperate for this position. However, they want to know whether you are willing to work 10 hour days plus weekends". I want to change Verison, but not that bad!
Ok, since you skipped your liberal arts education heres some vocabulary to round out your education:
naive or naïve (nä-v) also naif or naïf (nä-f)
adj.
Lacking worldliness and sophistication; artless.
Simple and credulous as a child; ingenuous.
Lacking critical ability or analytical insight; not subtle or learned: "this extravagance of metaphors, with its naive bombast" (H.L. Mencken).
hypocrisy (h-pkr-s)
n., pl. hypocrisies.
The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.
ad hominem (d hm-nm, -nm)
adj.
Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid ad hominem arguments that question their opponents' motives.
liberal arts (lbr-l ärts)
pl.n.
Academic disciplines, such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, and science, that provide information of general cultural concern: "The term 'liberal arts' connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns. Yet liberal education is intensely useful" (George F. Will).
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For a better example of sensor networks (and their privacy implications) read A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge.
Ok, well how about we hold off long enough to find out how to dispose of the waste products from these power plants? We have a sytem for generating the power, not for operating these plants long term.
Here's a slashdot hint for you: the icons to the right of the stories shows which category the story belongs to. In this case, there is a monte python foot, indictating a humorous story. You might want to make a point of avoiding those in the future since you apparently lack a sense of humor.
The right to privacy comes to mind. But since your a law abiding citizen, I guess you don't really need privacy do you?
"If that's not an Islamic militant then I don't know what is. "
h tml
If you think that you DONT know what Islamic militantism is.
look here: http://www.hf.uib.no/institutter/smi/paj/Yassine.
Or if you don't feel up to that much reading, just suffice to say that Islamic militants consider Sadam an enemy because he is secular and persecutes them.
...but a better idea would be to use the .NET implementation on windows. It will be more up-to-date, and it will have all those nifty proprietary features that MS likes to add. Sounds like the Mono team has already started that approach - they develop on Windows then test it in gnome. I say why bother with that second step? ;)
By not spending the time now learning how to use a real programmer's editor (emacs, vim, whatever) you are actually wasting your time because these editors speed up common program-editing chores. If you don't program, then by all means stick to pico. (and if you don't touch-type, go with emacs)
Alot of attention has been paid to the whole dietary thing, but studies have consistantly failed to find a connection. Some people swear by it though, claiming to have gotten all sorts of dramatic improvements.
You're right, the causes are unclear. Far too unclear for your concluding paragraph:
"To me it is obvious that the huge growth in ADD/ADHD is because of changes in children's environments (too much tv, too many hyperactive tv shows, not enough play outdoors, not enough time with parents etc.)"
As my son has gotten older, his autism is clearly recognizable and no one questions the diagnosis. But it was extremely difficult in earlier days when his symptoms were less apparent to outsiders. Friends and family questioned the diagnosis and the treatment we were trying to get for our son. Some felt that we were siding with doctors against our child, or that we were just not appreciating our child's unique personality and were trying to make him conform. These things prey on the hopes and guilt on the parent and increase the burden tremendously.
I wont deny the possiblity of overdiagnosis. However, I think that people should really withhold judgement unless they know all the facts, as the damage that careless assumptions can make is profound.
BTW, re. Ritalin (Methylphenidate):
Methylphenidate is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. It has effects similar to, but more potent than, caffeine and less potent than amphetamines. It has a notably calming effect on hyperactive children and a "focusing" effect on those with ADHD.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/ritalin.html
I suppose that you might be right - if this article was the entire body of autism research. However, its just a high level popular discussion. There has been signifigant research into this, and the evidence is strongly in favor of a genetic link.
;)
Next time you form an opinion on something, you might want to base it on something other than a popular article written by an non-expert.
I'm raising an autistic son and I know more about the subject than you ever will. If you watched the emergence of autism in a one year old child (yes sometimes its apparent much earlier than 2), the fundamental differences in thinking that are evidenced by his behavior, you would know how wrong your assumptions are.
PDD-NOS is not, BTW, a mild form of autism. NOS stands for Not Otherwise Specified, and it is a category of autism used for when symptoms do not fit uniformly into Aspergers or classic Autism.
BTW, in regard to ADHD, children with ADHD frequently show marked improvement (better concentration, better haved) when given Ritalin, which in other children acts as a stimulant. There is very good evidence that there is a neological disorder involved, not just "spoilt brats".
Uninformed opinion is very destructive to both people and families suffering from both these diseases. Please realize that while you and your girlfriend may have discussed this for a half an hour or so, others have spent their lives researching it, and their opinion, backed by scientific research, are likely to be a bit more accurate than your theorizing.
Funny you should say that - not only have I had the Verison DSL horror story - couldn't get DSL through Covad because Verison just wouldn't do the work - I also almost interviewed with them. The recruiter told me "well normally they're very cheap and wouldn't pay what you're asking, but they're really desperate for this position. However, they want to know whether you are willing to work 10 hour days plus weekends". I want to change Verison, but not that bad!
naive or naïve (nä-v) also naif or naïf (nä-f) adj. Lacking worldliness and sophistication; artless. Simple and credulous as a child; ingenuous. Lacking critical ability or analytical insight; not subtle or learned: "this extravagance of metaphors, with its naive bombast" (H.L. Mencken).
hypocrisy (h-pkr-s) n., pl. hypocrisies. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.
ad hominem (d hm-nm, -nm) adj. Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid ad hominem arguments that question their opponents' motives.
liberal arts (lbr-l ärts) pl.n. Academic disciplines, such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, and science, that provide information of general cultural concern: "The term 'liberal arts' connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns. Yet liberal education is intensely useful" (George F. Will).