And whether they think Jesus is talking to them. And we know we've had leaders like that. Although I'm not sure they ever stopped playing with themselves.
Meh, we already know how to kill everybody a few times over. I'd still rather it go to research than a boring munitions buildup. Hell, even DoD gets some pretty neat things for their money, like that walking dogbot. Not to mention this here Internet we're talking on.
I don't get it -- doesn't the mainstream media get revenue from adblockers as well? Last time I checked, just about every newspaper site used it. Hell, CNN has google text ads running on the lower right. If they tried a stunt like this, they'd be cannibalizing themselves.
If there's a space for a competitor to revive for-pay content, it's as a super aggregator. Someone should reinvent the cronkite-era 15 minutes of uninterrupted daily news, make it better than anyone else's coverage, and sell it for a few cents a day.
Yes, well some day maybe we'll have the ability to quantitatively compare two scenarios. I hear mathematicians are working on some new fangled thing called a comparison operator.
Actually I'm very curious about how this works. Any gov't geeks know exactly what hurdles require the 60 vote supermajority, and which don't? Like, can a bill squeak by with a few moderate republicans on board, then get changed to something that only needs a simple majority? Or will it have to pass that 60 vote test again?
Clearly this is one of those "let's-get-some-free-press" stories. How much extra ink will be used printing this story on page D-5 of every local newspaper's wacky news section?
Ok, so if you thought that it wasn't alarmist nonsense, you'd agree that this would be a good pick for the Nobel Peace prize, right? Are you arguing that he shouldn't win because he's a hypocrite, incorrect about climate change, or out for a profit? Or all three?
It would seem that if he was right about climate change, the fact that he was a hypocrite wouldn't matter that much. And it would seem that if he was actually out for a profit there would be better ways to do it, like you know, keeping the zinc mine. All in all, your argument sounds a bit like an embarassment of riches, like maybe you're listening to people with an interest in coming up with any possible way to discredit this guy.
I realize no one's going to change your mind about this, but you might want to start thinking about what it would feel like to be wrong on this one. Because I have a feeling you'll be doing a lot of backtracking in the next few years.
Only problem with contraception is that over time, the world will become populated with those whose ancestors used it least. So while it might keep us from a Malthusian equilibrium for a while, nature will make sure someone manages to try reproducing exponentially.
Yes, clearly if conservatives are failing in our cognitive experiments, it's a result of a cultural bias in the test. It's hardly surprising, after decades of prejudice against conservatives in the sciences, that the tests are designed to protect the current cultural hegemony. Rather than subjecting conservatives to standardized cognitive experimentation, therefore, we should be using holistic methods in the laboratory, and perhaps speaking to them in their own rich linguistic heritage, which I call "elephonics".
At this point, there's a well supported scientific and political consensus that global warming is occurring and is man-made. It seems to me that to make the extraordinary claim that it's not happening, you'd need to provide overwhelming evidence that it's not happening, along with, perhaps, a model that explains why it's not happening in the face of evidence to the contrary.
Look for the ones with AC/DC and Metallica shirts. Also look for signs of Aspberger's syndrome in their interaction with hippie teachers, redneck neighbors, Daria...
This is a good point. If we had to rely on actual archives from the classical period, we'd have very little of the period's writings. Almost everything we have from antiquity comes from Monks who copied the stuff. Of course, they were human and susceptible to editing now and then. Digital copying as an archive format works only if it's massively redundant, but if that's the case, it's better than having a single stone etching of all your data. Easier to store in the closet, too.
Skinner: Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend. Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards? Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards. Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse? Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat. Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas! Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Google is already developing methods to deal with clusters of these fakes. Usually they're scraping web directories and databases. I've seen a lot of this lately, searching for dental hygiene schools for my girlfriend. Usually they're linking to each other, even if they're huge clusters. Legit SEO guys (yes, there are consultants who actually try to get your site linked legitimately and by hand) call these areas "bad neighborhoods".
Whatever Google's doing, though, clearly isn't enough, and a lot of these guys are using adsense to make money.
Martinibuster's got a few good links on the subject.
DDR isn't quite that frivolous. Kids love it and it gets them exercising, which is no easy feat these days. This could add upper-body moves which would make it a better workout. I could also imagine something like this being used for physical rehabilitation after an injury.
I've often felt the same way about 2+2 never getting up to 5. Come on science, you can put a man on the moon but you can't get 2+2 even a decimal place past goddamn 4?
The reason I included the IQ is because the previous comment had mentioned that people were "smarter", not making this distinction. And considering that the subject at hand is the potential of video games in education, I think referencing the flynn effect is germaine -- it's recently been suggested, with much publicity, that things like video games might be partially responsible for the effect.
I'd be the first to admit that college standards have fallen in the humanities, where grade inflation runs rampant. But I strongly doubt that the good old days of corporal punishment and hazing had much to offer in the way of better pedagogy. A circa 1920s Harvard graduate could probably quote more Shelley, but I'd venture that his contemporary equivalent has a much better set of problem-solving skills.
And I also strongly suspect that people throughout history have complained that "kids today are dumb."
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And whether they think Jesus is talking to them. And we know we've had leaders like that. Although I'm not sure they ever stopped playing with themselves.
Meh, we already know how to kill everybody a few times over. I'd still rather it go to research than a boring munitions buildup. Hell, even DoD gets some pretty neat things for their money, like that walking dogbot. Not to mention this here Internet we're talking on.
and remember, kids: this thread was brought to you by a 40-year-old DARPA project.
With that much money they could get a quarter of an F-22 fighter jet! How dare they spend it on research?
I don't get it -- doesn't the mainstream media get revenue from adblockers as well? Last time I checked, just about every newspaper site used it. Hell, CNN has google text ads running on the lower right. If they tried a stunt like this, they'd be cannibalizing themselves.
If there's a space for a competitor to revive for-pay content, it's as a super aggregator. Someone should reinvent the cronkite-era 15 minutes of uninterrupted daily news, make it better than anyone else's coverage, and sell it for a few cents a day.
Yes, well some day maybe we'll have the ability to quantitatively compare two scenarios. I hear mathematicians are working on some new fangled thing called a comparison operator.
so once the first period of debate is over and it goes back into committee or whatever, is there another debate period or does it just go to vote?
Actually I'm very curious about how this works. Any gov't geeks know exactly what hurdles require the 60 vote supermajority, and which don't? Like, can a bill squeak by with a few moderate republicans on board, then get changed to something that only needs a simple majority? Or will it have to pass that 60 vote test again?
Clearly this is one of those "let's-get-some-free-press" stories. How much extra ink will be used printing this story on page D-5 of every local newspaper's wacky news section?
I think they meant "Zod."
Damned hippies and their old fashioned printers!
Ok, so if you thought that it wasn't alarmist nonsense, you'd agree that this would be a good pick for the Nobel Peace prize, right? Are you arguing that he shouldn't win because he's a hypocrite, incorrect about climate change, or out for a profit? Or all three?
It would seem that if he was right about climate change, the fact that he was a hypocrite wouldn't matter that much. And it would seem that if he was actually out for a profit there would be better ways to do it, like you know, keeping the zinc mine. All in all, your argument sounds a bit like an embarassment of riches, like maybe you're listening to people with an interest in coming up with any possible way to discredit this guy.
I realize no one's going to change your mind about this, but you might want to start thinking about what it would feel like to be wrong on this one. Because I have a feeling you'll be doing a lot of backtracking in the next few years.
Only problem with contraception is that over time, the world will become populated with those whose ancestors used it least. So while it might keep us from a Malthusian equilibrium for a while, nature will make sure someone manages to try reproducing exponentially.
I, for one, welcome our Osmond overlords...
Yes, clearly if conservatives are failing in our cognitive experiments, it's a result of a cultural bias in the test. It's hardly surprising, after decades of prejudice against conservatives in the sciences, that the tests are designed to protect the current cultural hegemony. Rather than subjecting conservatives to standardized cognitive experimentation, therefore, we should be using holistic methods in the laboratory, and perhaps speaking to them in their own rich linguistic heritage, which I call "elephonics".
At this point, there's a well supported scientific and political consensus that global warming is occurring and is man-made. It seems to me that to make the extraordinary claim that it's not happening, you'd need to provide overwhelming evidence that it's not happening, along with, perhaps, a model that explains why it's not happening in the face of evidence to the contrary.
No would could've predicted the firewall would be breached...
Look for the ones with AC/DC and Metallica shirts. Also look for signs of Aspberger's syndrome in their interaction with hippie teachers, redneck neighbors, Daria...
This is a good point. If we had to rely on actual archives from the classical period, we'd have very little of the period's writings. Almost everything we have from antiquity comes from Monks who copied the stuff. Of course, they were human and susceptible to editing now and then. Digital copying as an archive format works only if it's massively redundant, but if that's the case, it's better than having a single stone etching of all your data. Easier to store in the closet, too.
And it's not in the recycle bin? Ok, let's not panic. Click start, go to find, choose files and folders...
Skinner: Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Google is already developing methods to deal with clusters of these fakes. Usually they're scraping web directories and databases. I've seen a lot of this lately, searching for dental hygiene schools for my girlfriend. Usually they're linking to each other, even if they're huge clusters. Legit SEO guys (yes, there are consultants who actually try to get your site linked legitimately and by hand) call these areas "bad neighborhoods". Whatever Google's doing, though, clearly isn't enough, and a lot of these guys are using adsense to make money. Martinibuster's got a few good links on the subject.
DDR isn't quite that frivolous. Kids love it and it gets them exercising, which is no easy feat these days. This could add upper-body moves which would make it a better workout. I could also imagine something like this being used for physical rehabilitation after an injury.
Translating sign language would be cool too.
I've often felt the same way about 2+2 never getting up to 5. Come on science, you can put a man on the moon but you can't get 2+2 even a decimal place past goddamn 4?
The reason I included the IQ is because the previous comment had mentioned that people were "smarter", not making this distinction. And considering that the subject at hand is the potential of video games in education, I think referencing the flynn effect is germaine -- it's recently been suggested, with much publicity, that things like video games might be partially responsible for the effect.
I'd be the first to admit that college standards have fallen in the humanities, where grade inflation runs rampant. But I strongly doubt that the good old days of corporal punishment and hazing had much to offer in the way of better pedagogy. A circa 1920s Harvard graduate could probably quote more Shelley, but I'd venture that his contemporary equivalent has a much better set of problem-solving skills.
And I also strongly suspect that people throughout history have complained that "kids today are dumb."