The lives of these men are entirely constructed around a strict obedience to (what they misguidedly see as a correct interpretation of) their faith.
What exactly would be a correct interpretation of their faith? See, the problem with faith is that it allows any interpretation. Faith is belief without or contrary to the evidence. If Bin Laden wants to reinterpret the Koran, there's nothing stopping him. Once you start using faith, you've acknowledged your disregard for evidence-based reasoning, and, well, the truth.
I read (and drooled over) most of the comments on the recent Ask Slashdot that dealt with XML documentation. I just think that kind of solution, though very cool, would be overkill for my use.
I just need to link to the URLs for the latest versions of my software and things like that. However, I can see myself eventually upgrading to your high level system as I find more information to formally document.
I am converting all my personal documents (e.g. to-do list) to simple, clean XHTML that references a central CSS to make them attractive.
Text files are too simple (I cannot link to web documents easily) and too hard to read (I use muted reds and blues to make headings standout, and set the font to sans-serif).
I still compress my MP3s(using Razorlame, 256 ABR) because:
What if you want to share a tune with a friend? Even on broadband, it's nice to transfer a 12 MB MP3 instead of a 75 MB.WAV
What if you want to backup to CD-R? It is easier with fewer discs. Granted, it's smarter (for people like me that buy all their music) to just duplicate the original audio CD
Since we are on the topic, a quick plug for awesome info on MP3 ripping and encoding: www.r3mix.net
P.S. WTF are safety links supposed to do!? They just make Slashdot (even more) ugly.
I read on an anti-torture site that petitions are treated as just one letter, that it's more effective for groups of people to send individual letters to the proper channels. Sounds plausible.
What we really need, is for Internet Explorer to optionally disable popup windows. Recently, I sent Microsoft an email requesting a tabs feature in IE--new windows get a tab, instead of a window. I really doubt they will do this, though, since it will alienate advertisers.
You should worry more about the government sending an email that does not arrive, hits a spam filter, and so on. You would still be liable for the mail, but not know of its existence.
Of course, the solution is read-receipts. The "Yep, I got it" email that your email client sends back.
It's just like standing in the street and saying "why should I buy a car when my horse and wagon works fine?"
No, it's like saying, "Why should we use 4-digit years in our software, when 2-digit years work fine?"
...but with computers getting smaller and cheaper the number of networked devices will continue to grow.
There is a perfect analogy in my state of Oregon--recently, we had to add another area code, because cell phones and other devices were taking up so many seven-digit numbers.
Uhm, sign up for a Club Card using fake information. Concerned about Borders? Wear a big hat. Or, better yet, shop at an independent bookstore that acts responsibly. It's easy.
All this would make sense, provided people actually cared. Hardware junkies ("Gotta have the fastest") and ignorant shoppers ("If it has a bigger number, it must be good") will always get suckered into upgrading to the latest additional Mhz improvement.
No, that would be far too rational. Bureaucracies are never that reasonable.
Example: My university purchased many 128 MB RAM chips to upgrade these old P2 400 computers (with 96 MB RAM) that some labs use. The result? They're just about as slow.
I can't imagine how much money they wasted, but it's enough to make me shudder with disgust. The most reasonable approach, of course, is to slowly buy *new* computers that will have faster processors and harddrives.
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Slashdot could setup a separate server dedicated to mirroring the sites to which it links. Of course, there are a couple issues with this approach:
May violate copyright law
Would take away from site's revenue
I don't know--maybe websites are more grateful for a Slashdot effect than worried about it.
You need to read "Can machines think?" by Daniel Dennett (it's in his book _Brainchildren_).
Dennett explains why the Turing test is in fact a fantastic test for intelligence. Ideas like "factorial explosion" and "world knowledge" will show you why. (I'm at work right now, so I don't have time to summarize.)
Slashdot Mirror
The lives of these men are entirely constructed around a strict obedience to (what they misguidedly see as a correct interpretation of) their faith.
What exactly would be a correct interpretation of their faith? See, the problem with faith is that it allows any interpretation. Faith is belief without or contrary to the evidence. If Bin Laden wants to reinterpret the Koran, there's nothing stopping him. Once you start using faith, you've acknowledged your disregard for evidence-based reasoning, and, well, the truth.
Not to mention citizens hiding their private, legal data from the FBI, Interpol, et al.
Errr... where's the elegance? Looks pretty standard.
I read (and drooled over) most of the comments on the recent Ask Slashdot that dealt with XML documentation. I just think that kind of solution, though very cool, would be overkill for my use.
I just need to link to the URLs for the latest versions of my software and things like that. However, I can see myself eventually upgrading to your high level system as I find more information to formally document.
I am converting all my personal documents (e.g. to-do list) to simple, clean XHTML that references a central CSS to make them attractive.
Text files are too simple (I cannot link to web documents easily) and too hard to read (I use muted reds and blues to make headings standout, and set the font to sans-serif).
Which moderators-on-crack modded this crap up?
I still compress my MP3s(using Razorlame, 256 ABR) because:
Since we are on the topic, a quick plug for awesome info on MP3 ripping and encoding: www.r3mix.net
P.S. WTF are safety links supposed to do!? They just make Slashdot (even more) ugly.
I read on an anti-torture site that petitions are treated as just one letter, that it's more effective for groups of people to send individual letters to the proper channels. Sounds plausible.
"entropization" is not a dictionary word. Use degradation; it has the same meaning and is in common use.
What we really need, is for Internet Explorer to optionally disable popup windows. Recently, I sent Microsoft an email requesting a tabs feature in IE--new windows get a tab, instead of a window. I really doubt they will do this, though, since it will alienate advertisers.
It was George A. Miller, and it is a mean of seven items in short term memory, with a standard deviation of two items.
Naw, because then you would pick a name like "Elite Hacker d00d" when you were a teenager, and want to change it later.
You should worry more about the government sending an email that does not arrive, hits a spam filter, and so on. You would still be liable for the mail, but not know of its existence.
Of course, the solution is read-receipts. The "Yep, I got it" email that your email client sends back.
I was thinking more along the lines of midgets-in-monkey-suits sex.
You're losing your spelling edge.
Monster Hut is claming that Paetec is caning them based on hearsay
Caning? Ouch. That's where they hit your buttocks and stuff.
to have a readily available supply of alcohol within arms reach
Speaking of arms, what about a weapons cache? Or at least some Nerf stockpiles.
It's just like standing in the street and saying "why should I buy a car when my horse and wagon works fine?"
No, it's like saying, "Why should we use 4-digit years in our software, when 2-digit years work fine?"
There is a perfect analogy in my state of Oregon--recently, we had to add another area code, because cell phones and other devices were taking up so many seven-digit numbers.
Uhm, sign up for a Club Card using fake information. Concerned about Borders? Wear a big hat. Or, better yet, shop at an independent bookstore that acts responsibly. It's easy.
All this would make sense, provided people actually cared. Hardware junkies ("Gotta have the fastest") and ignorant shoppers ("If it has a bigger number, it must be good") will always get suckered into upgrading to the latest additional Mhz improvement.
No, that would be far too rational. Bureaucracies are never that reasonable.
Example: My university purchased many 128 MB RAM chips to upgrade these old P2 400 computers (with 96 MB RAM) that some labs use. The result? They're just about as slow.
I can't imagine how much money they wasted, but it's enough to make me shudder with disgust. The most reasonable approach, of course, is to slowly buy *new* computers that will have faster processors and harddrives.
I don't know--maybe websites are more grateful for a Slashdot effect than worried about it.
You need to read "Can machines think?" by Daniel Dennett (it's in his book _Brainchildren_).
Dennett explains why the Turing test is in fact a fantastic test for intelligence. Ideas like "factorial explosion" and "world knowledge" will show you why. (I'm at work right now, so I don't have time to summarize.)
Ugh, back to work.
I haven't found a use for them yet.
Two words: mini frisbee.