Of course not...have you not heard the cries of, "But it takes too long!" or "I'm working on a project and I don't want to lose my place" when you suggest that they reboot to resolve a common hiccup?
It doesn't matter because you just broke the Internet; you spelled "lose" correctly.
Wow. I've never seen anyone so offended from a perceived accusation of not being a geek. Come out of the closet already, we know you're really an NFL linebacker, you drive a hummer, prefer jerky to nachos, eschew Axe deodorant, and you get laid 6 nights a week by various models.. the other night you're busy arm wrestling bears while mountain climbing.
Yes, but if you read the article, it isn't the Pentagon that's the problem. The problem is the defense contractors, those paradigms of free enterprise the conservative republicans are always honking on about. It seems they've been caught with their pants down.
Now, one might argue they just managed to cost the American taxpayers billions. Do we see the conservative republicans complaining about it. Nope.
Just to be fair, the liberal democrats wouldn't recognize a defense industry secret if it danced naked in front of them and they wouldn't be caught dead caring...unless that secret was from a defense contractor in their district. Somehow national defense is at stake when that happens to a company in their district but can be ignored when it is in some other congress critter's district.
Seriously? You don't think Fox News, Boehner, or McConnel will be all over this?
It also says people with higher IQs have a harder time detecting movement in the larger image. I imagine someone that sees both equally is pretty average. I actually played the video first before reading the article, and the results for me were typical high IQ - small ones were far easier to see the movement on than large ones. Having also had an IQ test when I was 18 that put me in the top.1% (and I'm not trying to brag - I know people far smarter than I am - this is just where my score fell), these results are as they expect.
Yeah, this. I personally didn't notice any difference between the larger and smaller ones. My IQ was tested/measured in High School at 114, which is only a hair better than "average", but it does seem to match the test claims here. (and yeah, I'll be honest, I was disappointed I didn't even break 120, but that was back when more weight was given these things in popular culture )
The first 5 "blips" or so though, regardless of size, were difficult due to their very short duration. I wasn't sure they were moving at all (I'm still not), then oddly, the rest got slower and really easy to discern. I would think that would mean something too.
I don't know why people seem to think typing "make" and/or "make install" somehow protects them from malware. Unless you've examined the code, line by line, and actually have the skills to understand it, you're just as vulnerable as someone running a random binary on a Windows machine.
While that's very true in essence, and I myself am no programmer, so 99% of code is indecipherable gibberish to me (unless you count basic HTML, hah), the thing is that I figure the odds are very high that someone -if not multiple people- out there with the ability has examined the source, and if it had been found to have had malware, an alarm would've been sounded throughout the community.
Granted, that's no guarantee of safety, and I realize that, but it's a lot better odds than installing something pre-compiled and closed source. So open source tends to be safer than closed, even if, say, 90% of the users can't read code, thanks to the 10% who can.
There is some debate as to whether fire can qualify as plasma (most think not, as there's no inherent charge), but.. close enough I guess.
If Aristotle had only claimed Earth, Air, Lightning bolts, and Water instead...
The fifth element was typically quintessence/spirit, but I'd happily substitute Leeloo!
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Unnecessary punishment. This is slashdot -there is no procreation going on anyway.
For the record, I thought Buffy's vampires were pretty bad-ass. They were, in fact, a form of demonic possession, only the possessed was a dead body. But zombies are more "in" lately.
I'm not usually one to get petty about the summaries, but, "Charge your Cell Phone in 20 Seconds..(eventually)".. eventually? That's just trolling at this point, if it's 3 years or more away. Not to mention the inherent dangers of a super capacitor.
I also noticed a trend where it seems to me that each new incarnation of the Dr is a bit younger than the previous. If they want to keep that consistency, they're going to have to pick someone really young for the next (and last if my count of 12 is correct) Doctor.
I'm waiting for the big reveal in the 50th anniversary special where it's revealed the Doctor is actually the lovechild of a Timelord and Mork from Ork.
OMG.. if Matt Smith ever said, "Nanu, nanu" I would die laughing. And then never watch the show again.
Now all they need to do is bring Tennant back. Matt Smith is decent, but not that great.
I agree, but I doubt Tennant would come back. And that'd be sorta hard to write into the show anyway, the Doctor has never regenerated into a previous incarnation of the Doctor before.
I also noticed a trend where it seems to me that each new incarnation of the Dr is a bit younger than the previous. If they want to keep that consistency, they're going to have to pick someone really young for the next (and last if my count of 12 is correct) Doctor.
Your long list of examples omit something important: data. Those examples simply don't have enough impact to trigger laws. You might not like them, but laws like this aren't written to accommodate your dislikes, laws like this are based on data. If putting on make-up was a significant source of accidents, above DWI or cell-phone usage, it would be on the list. It isn't arbitrary that alcohol and cell phone usage are restricted, they cause the most accidents.
Throwing away some mod points here to make a point. The only reason there is more data on DWI/DUI is because it's far easier data to collect. No one actually collects data on people who put their makeup on while driving, or was yelling at their kids; these examples of distracted or impaired driving are equally valid and probably as common if not more, but simply do not lend themselves to simple testing of any kind; what kind of metric would you use? Ergo, little or no data.
This is the same reason why speeding is the most common moving violation and has tons of data behind it: it's very simple for a cop to park behind a billboard to measure and record your speed with a radar gun, but much more unlikely for them to catch someone on the road who is tailgating, playing checkers, or just driving dangerously in general, as those things have no real metric.
Agenda much? I have never seen anyone on Fox promote those extremist views, at least not someone who represented the network. Young Earth creationists are, fortunately, a fringe cult, not the bulk of the conservative base. There might be a lot of half naked chicks on the show though..!
That's silly. My guess?- they want to make use of today's CGI capabilities. All the cosmology based shows these days are CGI heavy, partly to aid in illustrating the concepts, I'm sure, but also to grab the attention of the young crowd and pique their interest in the field.
Pretty much true of any and all technology (maybe with a few exceedingly rare exceptions and even that's debatable); it's the intent behind the use of a tool or technology that is good or evil.
You watched the wrong (bottom) video then - that was last year's test. This year the missile was in free flight. However, the site provided both videos on the same page.
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Of course not...have you not heard the cries of, "But it takes too long!" or "I'm working on a project and I don't want to lose my place" when you suggest that they reboot to resolve a common hiccup?
It doesn't matter because you just broke the Internet; you spelled "lose" correctly.
"Space dive" to me sounds like a process whereby one dives into space, not from out of it, but I'm probably being semantically pedantic.
Wow. I've never seen anyone so offended from a perceived accusation of not being a geek. Come out of the closet already, we know you're really an NFL linebacker, you drive a hummer, prefer jerky to nachos, eschew Axe deodorant, and you get laid 6 nights a week by various models.. the other night you're busy arm wrestling bears while mountain climbing.
Yes, but if you read the article, it isn't the Pentagon that's the problem. The problem is the defense contractors, those paradigms of free enterprise the conservative republicans are always honking on about. It seems they've been caught with their pants down.
Now, one might argue they just managed to cost the American taxpayers billions. Do we see the conservative republicans complaining about it. Nope.
Just to be fair, the liberal democrats wouldn't recognize a defense industry secret if it danced naked in front of them and they wouldn't be caught dead caring...unless that secret was from a defense contractor in their district. Somehow national defense is at stake when that happens to a company in their district but can be ignored when it is in some other congress critter's district.
Seriously? You don't think Fox News, Boehner, or McConnel will be all over this?
It also says people with higher IQs have a harder time detecting movement in the larger image. I imagine someone that sees both equally is pretty average. I actually played the video first before reading the article, and the results for me were typical high IQ - small ones were far easier to see the movement on than large ones. Having also had an IQ test when I was 18 that put me in the top .1% (and I'm not trying to brag - I know people far smarter than I am - this is just where my score fell), these results are as they expect.
Yeah, this. I personally didn't notice any difference between the larger and smaller ones. My IQ was tested/measured in High School at 114, which is only a hair better than "average", but it does seem to match the test claims here. (and yeah, I'll be honest, I was disappointed I didn't even break 120, but that was back when more weight was given these things in popular culture )
The first 5 "blips" or so though, regardless of size, were difficult due to their very short duration. I wasn't sure they were moving at all (I'm still not), then oddly, the rest got slower and really easy to discern. I would think that would mean something too.
Let's throw in dick size for good measure!
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Brain like Einstein
Hung like a horse
But these aren't important
Unless it's me, of course
I don't know why people seem to think typing "make" and/or "make install" somehow protects them from malware. Unless you've examined the code, line by line, and actually have the skills to understand it, you're just as vulnerable as someone running a random binary on a Windows machine.
While that's very true in essence, and I myself am no programmer, so 99% of code is indecipherable gibberish to me (unless you count basic HTML, hah), the thing is that I figure the odds are very high that someone -if not multiple people- out there with the ability has examined the source, and if it had been found to have had malware, an alarm would've been sounded throughout the community.
Granted, that's no guarantee of safety, and I realize that, but it's a lot better odds than installing something pre-compiled and closed source. So open source tends to be safer than closed, even if, say, 90% of the users can't read code, thanks to the 10% who can.
There is some debate as to whether fire can qualify as plasma (most think not, as there's no inherent charge), but.. close enough I guess.
If Aristotle had only claimed Earth, Air, Lightning bolts, and Water instead...
The fifth element was typically quintessence/spirit, but I'd happily substitute Leeloo!
This is a citation for failure to recognize a joke or troll. This is only a warning. However, future violations will result in immediate sterilization.
Unnecessary punishment. This is slashdot -there is no procreation going on anyway.
Nah, just wait until we have glittering zombies. Game over.
For the record, I thought Buffy's vampires were pretty bad-ass. They were, in fact, a form of demonic possession, only the possessed was a dead body. But zombies are more "in" lately.
I'm not usually one to get petty about the summaries, but, "Charge your Cell Phone in 20 Seconds ..(eventually)".. eventually? That's just trolling at this point, if it's 3 years or more away. Not to mention the inherent dangers of a super capacitor.
I also noticed a trend where it seems to me that each new incarnation of the Dr is a bit younger than the previous. If they want to keep that consistency, they're going to have to pick someone really young for the next (and last if my count of 12 is correct) Doctor.
I'm waiting for the big reveal in the 50th anniversary special where it's revealed the Doctor is actually the lovechild of a Timelord and Mork from Ork.
OMG.. if Matt Smith ever said, "Nanu, nanu" I would die laughing. And then never watch the show again.
Now all they need to do is bring Tennant back. Matt Smith is decent, but not that great.
I agree, but I doubt Tennant would come back. And that'd be sorta hard to write into the show anyway, the Doctor has never regenerated into a previous incarnation of the Doctor before.
I also noticed a trend where it seems to me that each new incarnation of the Dr is a bit younger than the previous. If they want to keep that consistency, they're going to have to pick someone really young for the next (and last if my count of 12 is correct) Doctor.
cue Ragnarok and Wagnerian music..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rmungandr
or the Well of Urðr
.. in Bikini Bottom.
*POINK* I thought that was *NARF* classified .. * ZORT*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEq_o9xwbPw&feature=endscreen&NR=1
lol that was funny.. (you do realize that was a satire, right..?)
Your long list of examples omit something important: data. Those examples simply don't have enough impact to trigger laws. You might not like them, but laws like this aren't written to accommodate your dislikes, laws like this are based on data. If putting on make-up was a significant source of accidents, above DWI or cell-phone usage, it would be on the list. It isn't arbitrary that alcohol and cell phone usage are restricted, they cause the most accidents.
Throwing away some mod points here to make a point. The only reason there is more data on DWI/DUI is because it's far easier data to collect. No one actually collects data on people who put their makeup on while driving, or was yelling at their kids; these examples of distracted or impaired driving are equally valid and probably as common if not more, but simply do not lend themselves to simple testing of any kind; what kind of metric would you use? Ergo, little or no data.
This is the same reason why speeding is the most common moving violation and has tons of data behind it: it's very simple for a cop to park behind a billboard to measure and record your speed with a radar gun, but much more unlikely for them to catch someone on the road who is tailgating, playing checkers, or just driving dangerously in general, as those things have no real metric.
Agenda much? I have never seen anyone on Fox promote those extremist views, at least not someone who represented the network. Young Earth creationists are, fortunately, a fringe cult, not the bulk of the conservative base. There might be a lot of half naked chicks on the show though..!
Good point. Plus Spitzer, Kepler.. a few others. Not to mention the recent machine exploration of Mars and to a lesser degree Titan and Saturn.
lol.. that would take Billions upon Billions of pixels!
Maybe it's cheaper to remake than to rerun?
That's silly. My guess?- they want to make use of today's CGI capabilities. All the cosmology based shows these days are CGI heavy, partly to aid in illustrating the concepts, I'm sure, but also to grab the attention of the young crowd and pique their interest in the field.
Pretty much true of any and all technology (maybe with a few exceedingly rare exceptions and even that's debatable); it's the intent behind the use of a tool or technology that is good or evil.
You watched the wrong (bottom) video then - that was last year's test. This year the missile was in free flight. However, the site provided both videos on the same page.