So you pick one possible explanation (Creator) among an infinite number of other explanations (_something_) based on one single observation (our existence).
An intelligent system would observe your behavior and notice that you always open them. It would update your profile, and the boxes would be opened by default.
It is possible to have a simple system that is not "in your way", it's just a lot more work. I wish people would spend more time on such details.
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If I do or if I don't is not depending on me, it's all your fault.
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Not that feeling empathy is a bad thing, but if there is no free will, the attitude you have toward those "bad" people is part of the conditioning of your peers.
We already have referendums concerning whether we should build new fission plants and a perfectly valid argument against such a plant is: I don't want nuclear waste buried in my backyard for my grandchildren to take care of. You don't have to be a nuclear scientist to have something meaningful to say in a sociological/political sense
This is exactly the problem. The fact is that long term use of a fission plant is more beneficial to the environment than the equivalent tons of chemicals coal/oil centrals throw into the atmosphere.
When resorting to popular opinion, "not in my backyard" is stronger than "not on my planet". This is a perfectly logical reaction, but you'll admit that maybe it's not the smartest approach of the problem.
From TA: Yankee Group's survey showed a sharp rise in companies' assessment of Microsoft's security level
They don't clain that they are measuring the security of the product. They basically measure the perception of security by those companies.
If this number represents actual security improvements or simply the impact of Microsoft's propaganda is open for discussion. Notice that Linux's rating is still higher, even if it didn't raise as much.
False claims by individual salespeople suggest a short-sighted approach aimed at getting the deal done, hitting the sales target and moving on to the next prospect.
Case closed.
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Yeah, but at least you can change it in the registry.
I suppose (or rather HOPE) there is a hidden setting somewhere in Firefox, but I haven't found it in about:config.
(and wth is the grand-parent modded funny? you people have a weird sense of humour)
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I want to turn off the damn confirmation every time i open a http://username:password@site URL!
First generation self-replicating machines will simply consider electronic components (or DC motors) "natural ressources".
You as the user will buy 1 pack of plastic, one pack of metal and one pack of varied electronic components (expect many flavors to this kind of pack).
Those pack will be extremely useful for other gpl-hardware writers (don't forget that anything that uses the code of the original machine is GPLed too!).
As the system gets more evolved you might have to buy 7 different metals and then make your own electronic components on the spot, but it's not necessary at the begining.
Of course you can't judge an individual from statistics. But those same individuals can't "disprove" the statistics by giving themselves as examples either. It works both way.
Besides, I do have a good sense of humour and am a good lover.:)
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So you pick one possible explanation (Creator) among an infinite number of other explanations (_something_) based on one single observation (our existence).
Faith sure is sweet.
No, because IP and DNS are not on the same network layer. IP is part of the Network Layer (3), while DNS is part of the Application Layer (7).
A lower layer does not care about what's going on in an higher layer.
An intelligent system would observe your behavior and notice that you always open them. It would update your profile, and the boxes would be opened by default.
It is possible to have a simple system that is not "in your way", it's just a lot more work. I wish people would spend more time on such details.
This is the subject of the book The Art of Interactive Design by Chris Crawford, it's very insightful reading.
If I do or if I don't is not depending on me, it's all your fault.
Not that feeling empathy is a bad thing, but if there is no free will, the attitude you have toward those "bad" people is part of the conditioning of your peers.
Free will or not, the result is the same.
This particular pattern is just a proof of concept. What it implies is that you can potentially program how the crystal will grow.
Try to imagine something more useful. Like a growing memory chip, or cpu.
We already have referendums concerning whether we should build new fission plants and a perfectly valid argument against such a plant is: I don't want nuclear waste buried in my backyard for my grandchildren to take care of. You don't have to be a nuclear scientist to have something meaningful to say in a sociological/political sense
This is exactly the problem. The fact is that long term use of a fission plant is more beneficial to the environment than the equivalent tons of chemicals coal/oil centrals throw into the atmosphere.
When resorting to popular opinion, "not in my backyard" is stronger than "not on my planet". This is a perfectly logical reaction, but you'll admit that maybe it's not the smartest approach of the problem.
Yeah, people are weird: some care more about the game than the packaging.
From TA: Yankee Group's survey showed a sharp rise in companies' assessment of Microsoft's security level
They don't clain that they are measuring the security of the product. They basically measure the perception of security by those companies.
If this number represents actual security improvements or simply the impact of Microsoft's propaganda is open for discussion. Notice that Linux's rating is still higher, even if it didn't raise as much.
If your intent is to measure their PERCEPTION, this is exactly what you need to do.
Instead of taking it as FUD and discarding it, consider it as a TODO list to increase your favorite OS acceptance (whatever that may be).
As far as I can see, ultimate solution is Micropayment.
Listen to a song for 1/4 of a cent, download it for 1 cent.
Run a program for 1/10 of a cent, buy it for 10 cents.
Have the artists/authors/whatever sell their stuff directly, they will end up with a much bigger part of the pie. Seize the long tail!
False claims by individual salespeople suggest a short-sighted approach aimed at getting the deal done, hitting the sales target and moving on to the next prospect.
Case closed.
Yeah, but at least you can change it in the registry.
I suppose (or rather HOPE) there is a hidden setting somewhere in Firefox, but I haven't found it in about:config.
(and wth is the grand-parent modded funny? you people have a weird sense of humour)
I want to turn off the damn confirmation every time i open a http: //username:password@site URL!
Holzkontor makes incredibely nice keyboards/monitors/mices in wood and stone.
If only they weren't so fucking expensive.
With the added bonus that you can sometimes get it back right away in the same thread. :)
True.
But that doesn't make it honest.
First generation self-replicating machines will simply consider electronic components (or DC motors) "natural ressources".
You as the user will buy 1 pack of plastic, one pack of metal and one pack of varied electronic components (expect many flavors to this kind of pack).
Those pack will be extremely useful for other gpl-hardware writers (don't forget that anything that uses the code of the original machine is GPLed too!).
As the system gets more evolved you might have to buy 7 different metals and then make your own electronic components on the spot, but it's not necessary at the begining.
Fear not, there is already a rfc for the Y10K bug (and beyond).
some useless calculations about pixels and bandwidth
Have you ever heard of SVG? Do you transfer each pixel through the network? Of course not.
Network 3D games would use something similar. Transfer the models and let the clients do the rendering.
Conspiracy theories, by definition, cannot be disproved.
Unfortunately, there is also no way to prove that something does not exist.
Have I talked about God yet?
Of course you can't judge an individual from statistics. But those same individuals can't "disprove" the statistics by giving themselves as examples either. It works both way.
:)
Besides, I do have a good sense of humour and am a good lover.
I totally agree with you!
They throw about assumptions that we're all interested in having babies and families, which isn't necessarily true.
It is true, as a statistical group.
If it's not, we have a problem as a species.
Anything with an input can be fed junk.