The vatican has just released a statement that their north pole is the one true north pole, and all compasses that point to another north pole should be burned.
> Even the dumbest criminal knows by now that posting online under your own name when you're wanted by the cops is stupid. I'm forced to conclude there's a non-obvious motive for this behavior.
You severely underestimate man's capacity of self-delusion and stupidity, I'm afraid.
> The cost of this may be too high to be worth it... but if you take away someone's internet access for a while when they get hosed, then maybe they'll stop getting hosed.
The trouble with this, is that the people who are prone to get hosed, are the people who have no real clue as to how or why they get hosed, let alone how to prevent it.
Had this practice started way back when eternal september was barely more than a witticism, we probably wouldn't have been where we are now; and while my gut says that it would be very benificial to just kick all the lusers off 'our' net again, that's not really an option in and of itself - it's mostly *because* of the constant influx of new users that we now have nice fat pipes.
The trouble is, for the most part, that users don't have much incentive to do something about malware on their machines as long as they're not impacted too much. Kicking infected PCs off the net for a while (and gradually longer with each new occurrence) may well provide that incentive, BUT it is then also our responsibility to educate them on how to avoid infection IN A WAY THAT THEY UNDERSTAND. That latter part is not always one of the strong points of our community:-)
And, one can only dream, maybe the unwashed masses will finally start demanding a more secure operating system from the majority vendor, or choose more secure alternatives. Before you lot start hammering me, I know full well that *nix isn't perfect, either, but if Redmond starts shaping up, maybe we'll be the next target, and we'll fix the holes we have, too:-)
Nuclear transfers, no wonder the poor thing died soon after.
Seriously, though, even if they perfect the technique and the beasties survive, and apart from the mitochondrial issue that's been posted already, you'd still have to manage to clone a sufficiently diverse population for it to become self-sustaining again. I doubt there's many extinct species for which we've got several dozen different DNA samples in good condition.
You're asking the same type of question that the creationists ask: how could something as complex as an eye possibly have evolved ?
As one possible path of evolution, such a mindlink would prove extremely beneficial for both sides: the beastie suddenly gets (temporary) access to a complex mind capable of much more efficient strategies in both hunting and escape being hunted, while the blue boy gets access to a faster set of legs, some wings or whatever. Both also gain extra eyes to spot whatever they're looking for.
As for the mountains, there was a piece of cunningly-named unobtanium floating on the phb's desk. Even if you think of it similar to what we do with superconductors, the flying mountains were depicted as being in an area where there electronic instruments didn't work because of holistic soultree radiation, so that might be related.
Lastly, ever hear the phrase "willing suspension of disbelief" ?
> they are paid for their contribution to and potential effect on the total productivity.
I've done Microsoft, Linux, Solaris and VMS. I've done development in half a dozen languages and DBA in three databases. I speak three languages fluently, can make myself understood in two or three more and have smithers of knowledge of still another few.
I wish I was paid for my potential productivity, too. Alas, I only get paid for what I actually *do*, just like the majority of us.
> handle groups larger than 12 people, let alone 100,000
And exactly how many CEOs do you know that do handle all of their employees ? CEO's usually deal with the board of directors, each of whom deals with his handful of direct reports, and so on down the line, all the way to the grunts.
> When you are at the bottom, if you lose your job, it is much easier to find a new job than when you are at the top
Welcome to the current economy. Also, if you're at the top and you fuck up badly enough to get fired, you've not only fucked up *your* job, but very likely also that of dozens of your underlings. Still you get paid a handsome severance, and the people below who lost their job because of what *you* did, not because of what they did, get next to nothing.
Untapped ? I had DoubleClick banners on my sites years ago, when it stil payed *something*. I'm not sure why the bottom dropped out of that, or how google has managed to make it interesting again, but it's not a new market by any means.
True, but then in all the examples you mention, the kid character is a sidekick. In TPM, Anakin is pretty much the central character, as he's the major link to the later movies.
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The vatican has just released a statement that their north pole is the one true north pole, and all compasses that point to another north pole should be burned.
Well, she's just gonna have to take it like a man, and you had better hope that she isn't one, or you'll have to take it like a man, too.
> Even the dumbest criminal knows by now that posting online under your own name when you're wanted by the cops is stupid. I'm forced to conclude there's a non-obvious motive for this behavior.
You severely underestimate man's capacity of self-delusion and stupidity, I'm afraid.
> The cost of this may be too high to be worth it... but if you take away someone's internet access for a while when they get hosed, then maybe they'll stop getting hosed.
:-)
:-)
The trouble with this, is that the people who are prone to get hosed, are the people who have no real clue as to how or why they get hosed, let alone how to prevent it.
Had this practice started way back when eternal september was barely more than a witticism, we probably wouldn't have been where we are now; and while my gut says that it would be very benificial to just kick all the lusers off 'our' net again, that's not really an option in and of itself - it's mostly *because* of the constant influx of new users that we now have nice fat pipes.
The trouble is, for the most part, that users don't have much incentive to do something about malware on their machines as long as they're not impacted too much. Kicking infected PCs off the net for a while (and gradually longer with each new occurrence) may well provide that incentive, BUT it is then also our responsibility to educate them on how to avoid infection IN A WAY THAT THEY UNDERSTAND. That latter part is not always one of the strong points of our community
And, one can only dream, maybe the unwashed masses will finally start demanding a more secure operating system from the majority vendor, or choose more secure alternatives. Before you lot start hammering me, I know full well that *nix isn't perfect, either, but if Redmond starts shaping up, maybe we'll be the next target, and we'll fix the holes we have, too
Do try to put some more sex in it, next time. There's more of us with a penchant for humongous black cock, you know.
Nuclear transfers, no wonder the poor thing died soon after.
Seriously, though, even if they perfect the technique and the beasties survive, and apart from the mitochondrial issue that's been posted already, you'd still have to manage to clone a sufficiently diverse population for it to become self-sustaining again. I doubt there's many extinct species for which we've got several dozen different DNA samples in good condition.
Um... Isn't that roughly how the USA came to be ? I seem to recall seeing some documentary about previous inhabitants on TV, once.
It's probably like those Rolax watches you can buy there.
> *yes, I realise that Japan isn't in Europe, smartass.
On the other hand, you do not seem to realise that Japan and China are quite distinct entities, smartass.
What I meant is that complex structures like the eye are often used as proof of design, as it is supposedly too complex to have evolved of it's own.
Unfortunately, that's the kind of saying that we can't really verify as true or false until we've invented timeline sandboxes.
Yep. I remember buying one of the things. Was the first time I opened up the magic box myself, too :-)
You're asking the same type of question that the creationists ask: how could something as complex as an eye possibly have evolved ?
As one possible path of evolution, such a mindlink would prove extremely beneficial for both sides: the beastie suddenly gets (temporary) access to a complex mind capable of much more efficient strategies in both hunting and escape being hunted, while the blue boy gets access to a faster set of legs, some wings or whatever. Both also gain extra eyes to spot whatever they're looking for.
As for the mountains, there was a piece of cunningly-named unobtanium floating on the phb's desk. Even if you think of it similar to what we do with superconductors, the flying mountains were depicted as being in an area where there electronic instruments didn't work because of holistic soultree radiation, so that might be related.
Lastly, ever hear the phrase "willing suspension of disbelief" ?
How many libraries of congress is that ?
640 kbit should be enough for everyone, though.
"split view" ? You mean, the thing that Windows 3.1's file manager had ? Yes, it's always been very useful.
> they are paid for their contribution to and potential effect on the total productivity.
I've done Microsoft, Linux, Solaris and VMS. I've done development in half a dozen languages and DBA in three databases. I speak three languages fluently, can make myself understood in two or three more and have smithers of knowledge of still another few.
I wish I was paid for my potential productivity, too. Alas, I only get paid for what I actually *do*, just like the majority of us.
> handle groups larger than 12 people, let alone 100,000
And exactly how many CEOs do you know that do handle all of their employees ? CEO's usually deal with the board of directors, each of whom deals with his handful of direct reports, and so on down the line, all the way to the grunts.
> When you are at the bottom, if you lose your job, it is much easier to find a new job than when you are at the top
Welcome to the current economy. Also, if you're at the top and you fuck up badly enough to get fired, you've not only fucked up *your* job, but very likely also that of dozens of your underlings. Still you get paid a handsome severance, and the people below who lost their job because of what *you* did, not because of what they did, get next to nothing.
> If managing were as easy as reading a guage that said "PRODUCTIVITY", you might as well get rid of the expensive managers and have a monkey read it.
I don't know, I've worked at a few companies that apparently did exactly that, and it didn't really improve the situation by more than a fraction.
Untapped ? I had DoubleClick banners on my sites years ago, when it stil payed *something*. I'm not sure why the bottom dropped out of that, or how google has managed to make it interesting again, but it's not a new market by any means.
You'd still have a temperature gradient, just the other way round.
So in warm countries (or during a heat wave), when ambient is *above* body temperature, do yo wear it inside-out ?
Don't worry, they'll get over it as soon as the corporate money stops flowing.
Well, strictly speaking, any section of a circle with infinite radius is a line :-)
Don't worry, he'll get over it. He just got too much antibiotics when he was sick last week.
True, but then in all the examples you mention, the kid character is a sidekick. In TPM, Anakin is pretty much the central character, as he's the major link to the later movies.