There are no pure, categorical truths in science. You can only get that 100% perfect proof in mathematics.
Science accepts very high certainties as truths. If I have made a lot of observations and they all behave according to a certain rule, then I am statistically 99.9% or more sure that this rule is universal. This certainty becomes then the truth.
Ever wondered how many observations (data points) Newton had for veryifing his Laws?
Our current cycle of global warming isn't natural. Note "hasn't happened before" isn't proof.
Sure, and there is no absolute proof that gravity won't simply stop at some moment and we will all float away into space. After all, we have only had a few thousand years of direct observations. Hasn't happened before? Maybe it will happen tommorow!
So in this case of climate change I will accept as THE TRUTH, that if carbon dioxide levels were between 200 and 300 ppm during the last 800 000 years, the current level of 380 ppm is not natural, not cyclic, not due to sun spots, etc.
The only explanation can be that it is due to the factor that was not present before: human industry.
Environmentalists should consider whether they want a world in which people are starved because feeding SUVs is more profitable to LAND OWNERS than producing food for the poor masses. One thing is certain, the additional demand for agricultural products (processed into biodiesel) will rise their prices. The consumers of those products will either pay more or consume less.
Instead of sabotaging the company, which is illegal and actionable, they should consider doing the training very, very carefully. For instance, what procedures does your company have? What are the relevant formulars? Does the Hindu guy understand the technical vocabulary in English? Maybe he should read the fine manuals. All of them. Did he learn binary at his ITT? How about a short test.
Just drag it out for a few months. The management believes training is so easy, it should take a few weeks. Show them how much know-how a new employee needs for the job.
The plan, he says, is to "invent across the spectrum."
What they are trying to achieve is to put up a fence which noone can cross. They will "block across the spectrum."
The UE has a brain storming process which is called Foresight, where scientists are asked what they believe will be future inventions or the public's needs in their area of expertise. This helps to designate areas for priority public funding. This IV project is the same, but done for private greed, not for the public benefit.
Imagine an array of patents, which are placed at strategic points on the innovation fronteer/space. Patents, which you can't work around; which go across the spectrum and don't leave any area of technology untouched. Like the lense in optics, the engine in cars, a gene modification tool in medicine.
IV wants to be the Troll that guards the safe passage across that mine field.
Keeping the poor, homeless, nicheless, leaches of Africa alive provides what? More babies? No. What you reccomend: 1. Give Free Antibiotics 2. Watch Them Mate If you can't keep yourself alive, you deserve to die.
One can overtrain a large neural network to fit perfectly to the existing data. That's why for a serious work it is necessary to use validation data, but for a scam a fake perfect fit is better.
Socrates: My humble little idea goes something like this. [He is suddenly extremely loud and violent. Roars:] Justice is only the will of the stronger. What do you think about that, asshole? [Slaps Thrasymachus across the face with his gun]
* Google City builds Manhattan Project * Google City builds SETI ^H^H^H^H BOINC Project * Google space programme reaches Alpha Centauri
I just wonder why there isn't a "Your civilisation builds the Google Project" wonder in Civ IV? They are planning to release a SDK with Python scripting in 2006, so someone could make a proper patch.
I never used that word to describe things, but it fits here.
Melanie Wyne explains how [competition from] open source and open [=available to everyone] standards will lead to the downfall of IP and hurt competition rather than aid it.
Open source products already ARE a competition to all other products. They are a competitor with a different business model. These new competitors will also compete between themselves. Does Melanie understand what 'competition' means?
[Thrasymachus is tied up in a chair. Socrates is brandishing a gun in his face]
Thrasymachus: Don't kill me, man!
Socrates: Are you finished, fucker?
Thrasymachus: Don't do it, Socrates. Be fair.
Socrates: Well, I'm just a dull, wandering street philosopher, so I don't understand quite where you're headed with this particular line of reasoning. Perhaps [motions with gun] you could further elucidate your theory of justice.
Slashdot Mirror
> "No one should be blamed for the spread of viruses," Worobey said.
I blame the guys with 250 sexual partners per year.
inb4 homophobia, same would apply to heteros.
It's enough money to throw ca. 3000 man-years at the problem. That should be enough to solve it.
There are no pure, categorical truths in science. You can only get that 100% perfect proof in mathematics.
Science accepts very high certainties as truths. If I have made a lot of observations and they all behave according to a certain rule, then I am statistically 99.9% or more sure that this rule is universal. This certainty becomes then the truth.
Ever wondered how many observations (data points) Newton had for veryifing his Laws?
Our current cycle of global warming isn't natural. Note "hasn't happened before" isn't proof.
Sure, and there is no absolute proof that gravity won't simply stop at some moment and we will all float away into space. After all, we have only had a few thousand years of direct observations. Hasn't happened before? Maybe it will happen tommorow!
So in this case of climate change I will accept as THE TRUTH, that if carbon dioxide levels were between 200 and 300 ppm during the last 800 000 years, the current level of 380 ppm is not natural, not cyclic, not due to sun spots, etc.
The only explanation can be that it is due to the factor that was not present before: human industry.
Environmentalists should consider whether they want a world in which people are starved because feeding SUVs is more profitable to LAND OWNERS than producing food for the poor masses. One thing is certain, the additional demand for agricultural products (processed into biodiesel) will rise their prices. The consumers of those products will either pay more or consume less.
Instead of sabotaging the company, which is illegal and actionable, they should consider doing the training very, very carefully. For instance, what procedures does your company have? What are the relevant formulars? Does the Hindu guy understand the technical vocabulary in English? Maybe he should read the fine manuals. All of them. Did he learn binary at his ITT? How about a short test.
Just drag it out for a few months. The management believes training is so easy, it should take a few weeks. Show them how much know-how a new employee needs for the job.
A witness went up the mountain to where it hit and reported seeing ...
Oh no! I've seen this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094761/
The plan, he says, is to "invent across the spectrum."
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What they are trying to achieve is to put up a fence which noone can cross. They will "block across the spectrum."
The UE has a brain storming process which is called Foresight, where scientists are asked what they believe will be future inventions or the public's needs in their area of expertise. This helps to designate areas for priority public funding. This IV project is the same, but done for private greed, not for the public benefit.
Imagine an array of patents, which are placed at strategic points on the innovation fronteer/space. Patents, which you can't work around; which go across the spectrum and don't leave any area of technology untouched. Like the lense in optics, the engine in cars, a gene modification tool in medicine.
IV wants to be the Troll that guards the safe passage across that mine field.
http://www.embassyofheaven.com/newslett/news9805/
they were entirely correct to deny him the funding in the first place!
What a paradox!
Keeping the poor, homeless, nicheless, leaches of Africa alive provides what? More babies? No.
What you reccomend:
1. Give Free Antibiotics
2. Watch Them Mate
If you can't keep yourself alive, you deserve to die.
You're a Fascist Jerk.
Do you also frequent stormfront.org much?
my bet was it wouldn't work.
rm -rf /../*
what's above root dir? Does anbybody know?
Don't ask why Nature gave human males chest hair.
Ask why Evolution hasn't taken it from them...
I tried to warn you but you wouldn't listen!
... in Orion's Belt?
Or Hindu?
Better learn the language of the country where your job goes.
One can overtrain a large neural network to fit perfectly to the existing data. That's why for a serious work it is necessary to use validation data, but for a scam a fake perfect fit is better.
So much for unalienable rights...
* Google City builds Manhattan Project
* Google City builds SETI ^H^H^H^H BOINC Project
* Google space programme reaches Alpha Centauri
I just wonder why there isn't a "Your civilisation builds the Google Project" wonder in Civ IV? They are planning to release a SDK with Python scripting in 2006, so someone could make a proper patch.
I won't go into details, because this issue has already been discussed on Slashdot.
You could look up the proper definition on Wikipedia.
I never used that word to describe things, but it fits here.
Melanie Wyne explains how [competition from] open source and open [=available to everyone] standards will lead to the downfall of IP and hurt competition rather than aid it.
Open source products already ARE a competition to all other products. They are a competitor with a different business model. These new competitors will also compete between themselves. Does Melanie understand what 'competition' means?
i?
... I'll put you in my Freedom Jail!
Wait, does this mean that I'll have to join the Microsoft Resistance?