This whole incident aside, I don't see how is that rude. The ads and previews and all that shit is not what I came to see. Especially, when the show that was supposed to start at 9 starts at 9:20.
yet we still don't have flying cars, and everyone wants one of those!
... and yet Asimov predicted that we would!
My point was not that I can predict better then Asimov. I didn't try. I wrote the first thing that came to mind. The point is that for many changes it is a lot harder to predict a time line, rather than will it or will it not happen. The remote charging is exactly one of those technologies that is "almost happening" for several decades now. Same goes for the flying car.
BTW, Asimov did not actually say anything about cordless phones. I read his predictions after posting my original comment.
First, I can almost guarantee you that in 50 years we will still have devices we would need to carry: I didn't say "phones", I said "devices". Second, devices embedded in your body still need power. Third, Asimov's original article didn't say anything about "carrying phone around", only that the telephone will have screen. Fourth, the "short term issue with present day devices" has been around for decades, literally.
Regarding which prediction is better -- only time will tell.
The problem with predictions like "cordless phone" and "robot cars" is that they are super easy. A lot of people want it, a lot of people dreamed of it, a lot of people ready to pay for it, so there is a high chance that this will happen. The thing you don't know is *when*. Our lives are not run by "cars with brains" in a same way it is run by smart phones, so saying that he predicted correctly both is somewhat of an overstatement.
I'll give you an example of similar prediction: in 50 years all devices will be charged remotely, no need to plug them in. You'll enter your house and the devices you carry with you will start to charge. This is almost bound to happen. When and to what extent -- this is the question that nobody can answer (and the one that really matters.)
Amazon is required to do that under the copyright law. The content was not bought for the customer to own. Only licensed. Or sub-licensed. Or whatever is the name for the legal clusterfuck that happened between Disney, Amazon and the customer.
This is how digital sales work on any web site that offers them.
There is nothing wrong with it per se. However, all jerk drivers do it (tailgaters, people who cut others etc.), so yeah, while correlation does not imply causation, the only thing insurance company cares about is correlation.
February 14th is the holiday targeted at singles. It supposed to make them feel lonely and desperate, so that they will go out and buy a bunch of shit to feel better and/or in a hope to get someone this way.
This is still an important question. While yes, the money will attract some talent, the money also will attract scammers and just random people who want to make a quick buck. And I don't see $50k attracting enough talent.
I don't know, fear of snakes seem to be pretty universal in the animal kingdom. Can't find the source right now, but I remember I read some article that talked about many different animals imitating snakes to scare enemies: geese (when they hiss), cats (the hissing sound they make when scared), some birds make hissing sounds from their nest. If we assume that these traits really evolved as imitations of snakes, it means that it was pretty important for any animal not to get too close to one.
Especially given the fact that the said company has been in business for... more than 120 years! They have seen the whole markets emerge and then die and managed to stay in business amidsts all of that.
It would be really-really nice if somebody could explain the *causal* relationship between these two. For example, please show me the formula or some statistics based estimates for how much more single 1s transaction will cost vs. 1000 1ms transactions.
Oh yeah, and don't forget the bullshit that is "non-voting stock", which is basically just casino chips. I know at least some companies that only publicly sell this kind of bullshit stock.
It really depends on what do you define as being "close to the action". If you define it in terms of "old telegraph days", basically *every* trader is too close to the action. And that is where the problem is. This days it is nothing more than a global casino that provides zero social value.
If not storing your gun and bullets securely was a punishable crime, you would really make sure you lock them properly and that nobody (including your kids, spouse, brothers sisters etc) can get them. Say if somebody shots somebody with a gun or bullet that was stolen from you and it turns out that you didn't store them properly, you get your share of jail time.
How much this will decrease availability depends on how big of a problem gun stealing is to begin with. Have no stats on that about US.
Fahrenheit has better resolution and scale for human temperatures. If it's over 100 or under 0, the weather is "extreme". Not so with Celsius. And it has roughly double the resolution.
When I listen to the forecast on the radio, I never hear them saying "67 degrees" or "32 degrees" they always say something like "upper sixties", "mid-seventies" and the likes. So looks like resolution is very well wasted. I grew up with Celsius and definitely won't be able to tell the difference between 14C and 15C outside. I'd say my resolution is more like 2-3 degrees C, or roughly 4-6 F.
To put it in other words, Dhar seems to think that Google Search is some magic algorithm that sits in a bright room and answers queries. While the reality is that Google Search is a complex *product* with hundreds, if not thousands, of people working 24/7 (in 8 hours shifts:) ) to support and improve it.
It is not about "OMG we found propylene!!!". It is about the fact that we *did* find a lot of c3 hydrocarbones on Titan, but we didn't see the propylene, the simplest c3 hydrocarbone, before. Which was weird.
I, as a consumer, would really like Google to keep child porn out of my searches and out of YouTube. This is not about shooting the messenger, this is about providing quality content. If you don't want that, there is always 4chan.
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No texting during movie is also not a law.
Any link to such a study handy?
This whole incident aside, I don't see how is that rude. The ads and previews and all that shit is not what I came to see. Especially, when the show that was supposed to start at 9 starts at 9:20.
Seriously, who gives a fuck about trailers?
yet we still don't have flying cars, and everyone wants one of those!
... and yet Asimov predicted that we would!
My point was not that I can predict better then Asimov. I didn't try. I wrote the first thing that came to mind. The point is that for many changes it is a lot harder to predict a time line, rather than will it or will it not happen. The remote charging is exactly one of those technologies that is "almost happening" for several decades now. Same goes for the flying car.
BTW, Asimov did not actually say anything about cordless phones. I read his predictions after posting my original comment.
First, I can almost guarantee you that in 50 years we will still have devices we would need to carry: I didn't say "phones", I said "devices". Second, devices embedded in your body still need power. Third, Asimov's original article didn't say anything about "carrying phone around", only that the telephone will have screen. Fourth, the "short term issue with present day devices" has been around for decades, literally.
Regarding which prediction is better -- only time will tell.
The problem with predictions like "cordless phone" and "robot cars" is that they are super easy. A lot of people want it, a lot of people dreamed of it, a lot of people ready to pay for it, so there is a high chance that this will happen. The thing you don't know is *when*. Our lives are not run by "cars with brains" in a same way it is run by smart phones, so saying that he predicted correctly both is somewhat of an overstatement.
I'll give you an example of similar prediction: in 50 years all devices will be charged remotely, no need to plug them in. You'll enter your house and the devices you carry with you will start to charge. This is almost bound to happen. When and to what extent -- this is the question that nobody can answer (and the one that really matters.)
Amazon is required to do that under the copyright law. The content was not bought for the customer to own. Only licensed. Or sub-licensed. Or whatever is the name for the legal clusterfuck that happened between Disney, Amazon and the customer.
This is how digital sales work on any web site that offers them.
It actually would be kind of interesting to have that kind of addon for Firefox. I'm curious how much do I cost to advertisers.
Probably representatives were given some of those 500 notes. You know, so that they can admire their beauty.
There is nothing wrong with it per se. However, all jerk drivers do it (tailgaters, people who cut others etc.), so yeah, while correlation does not imply causation, the only thing insurance company cares about is correlation.
Teach them copyright law and use it as a proof of Intelligent Design.
February 14th is the holiday targeted at singles. It supposed to make them feel lonely and desperate, so that they will go out and buy a bunch of shit to feel better and/or in a hope to get someone this way.
If the experts are already known, then I definitely don't see a point in not disclosing their names before the fund raiser.
I think the idea is really cool, but the process is also very important.
This is still an important question. While yes, the money will attract some talent, the money also will attract scammers and just random people who want to make a quick buck. And I don't see $50k attracting enough talent.
I don't know, fear of snakes seem to be pretty universal in the animal kingdom. Can't find the source right now, but I remember I read some article that talked about many different animals imitating snakes to scare enemies: geese (when they hiss), cats (the hissing sound they make when scared), some birds make hissing sounds from their nest. If we assume that these traits really evolved as imitations of snakes, it means that it was pretty important for any animal not to get too close to one.
Especially given the fact that the said company has been in business for ... more than 120 years! They have seen the whole markets emerge and then die and managed to stay in business amidsts all of that.
... and transactions costs go up for everyone.
It would be really-really nice if somebody could explain the *causal* relationship between these two. For example, please show me the formula or some statistics based estimates for how much more single 1s transaction will cost vs. 1000 1ms transactions.
Oh yeah, and don't forget the bullshit that is "non-voting stock", which is basically just casino chips. I know at least some companies that only publicly sell this kind of bullshit stock.
It really depends on what do you define as being "close to the action". If you define it in terms of "old telegraph days", basically *every* trader is too close to the action. And that is where the problem is. This days it is nothing more than a global casino that provides zero social value.
It does.
If not storing your gun and bullets securely was a punishable crime, you would really make sure you lock them properly and that nobody (including your kids, spouse, brothers sisters etc) can get them. Say if somebody shots somebody with a gun or bullet that was stolen from you and it turns out that you didn't store them properly, you get your share of jail time.
How much this will decrease availability depends on how big of a problem gun stealing is to begin with. Have no stats on that about US.
Fahrenheit has better resolution and scale for human temperatures. If it's over 100 or under 0, the weather is "extreme". Not so with Celsius. And it has roughly double the resolution.
When I listen to the forecast on the radio, I never hear them saying "67 degrees" or "32 degrees" they always say something like "upper sixties", "mid-seventies" and the likes. So looks like resolution is very well wasted. I grew up with Celsius and definitely won't be able to tell the difference between 14C and 15C outside. I'd say my resolution is more like 2-3 degrees C, or roughly 4-6 F.
That said, any true geek should use Kelvins.
To put it in other words, Dhar seems to think that Google Search is some magic algorithm that sits in a bright room and answers queries. While the reality is that Google Search is a complex *product* with hundreds, if not thousands, of people working 24/7 (in 8 hours shifts :) ) to support and improve it.
I think the funny part is that if somebody proposed the new tax to fund extra police force in the district, same people would go apeshit over it.
Try to RTFA.
It is not about "OMG we found propylene!!!". It is about the fact that we *did* find a lot of c3 hydrocarbones on Titan, but we didn't see the propylene, the simplest c3 hydrocarbone, before. Which was weird.
I, as a consumer, would really like Google to keep child porn out of my searches and out of YouTube. This is not about shooting the messenger, this is about providing quality content. If you don't want that, there is always 4chan.