Perhaps many people get subtly (or not-so-subtly) rubbed the wrong way by inhumane aspects of modern society/technology/the world of work & business, & it builds up, & many incidentally just dispel the discomfiture & such by lashing out at those around them, be it jokingly, passive aggressively, or outright abusive language/behavior. It sure takes a lot of metacognition (& meta-metacognition ("mindfulness"?)) to keep a handle on that sort of phenomenon & in the process (hopefully) take a more active role to heal themselves & those around them, especially individuals who are suffering from behavioral complexes of this variety.
And best of all to change the inhumane aspects of our world!
I'd imagine it fairly evident that they must have made a typo...instead of "should we cite the crappy Gabor paper here?", they clearly meant to refer to Pomoxis, & the comment ought to have read "should we cite the crappie Gabor paper here?"
Nokia was still making well-designed phones with full keyboards up until fairly recently, with the last holdouts in their Ashaline. The X2 was very low-end but a good design (rugged as heck but tragically low onboard memory, slow processor, low-resolution camera, & no WIFI/3G), despite lackluster stats. Usability, ruggedness, & things other than "can it play [latest ad-revenue/money-harvesting game]?" or "does it [make money for] google?" is what's key.
As nice as keyboard slider phones can be, I personally think the best design is the Blackberry-style full-QWERTY bar phone with a d-pad (& a screen which can have the touch-functionality switched on & off (capacitive touchscreens can be *too* sensitive)). NEC *tried* to make an Android phone meeting some of these specs, but I understand it fell far short of expectations. I had high hopes.
The new Blackberries, & the NEC Terrain, both have full QWERTY, but lacked any other meaningful inputs than the touchscreen, like the ever-useful d-pad, which is also lacking in the HTC ChaCha/Status. Nokia made the last good phone design with their E6 (or N950/E7), but that was underpowered & had numerous flaws. So I've (personally) settled on what I consider to be the least worst phone around still, a Nokia E73. I still see people with them out & about in the world, & it works quite well for me, as my primary mobile. I can do most anything on it that I need to: I can use various social media/internet functionalities (whatsapp (which is amazing how a major company designs their software to be accessible on most device platforms, not just iDevices & Android!), facebook, synctxt, okc, goodsearch - an enlightened alternative to google, twitter, etc.) & have access to an excellent email client, Citrix support, FM radio built-in (lucky me, I live near Goodradiostations), & an amazing GPS. The camera's decent, too. Sure, it's carrier-locked (T-Mobile) but it has better stats than the E72, has built-in WIFI calling & has better data/radio frequencies. It has an older processor & low ram, but I have a 64gb microSD card & if I offload messages semi-regularly it's great for intense everyday use. I have destroyed many mobiles with what I consider "normal" everyday use, so real durability is important, & lacking as a design consideration in most mobiles.
I also have an N900, & bought a spare for when I can buy the Neo900 upgrade. I think that is still too slow (1ghz processor, 1gb ram (but a good sight better than the old specs (which still work decently well)), & the 3-row QWERTY is a setback, but I can do a lot with it, & it's an amazing device in essentially every other regard (admittedly, it's not my primary mobile). The N900/Maemo was/is too touch-driven, interface-wise, &, at least in theory, a Moto Droid or some other 4+ row QWERTY slider phone (Android seems to be the only option, as I don't think anyone's making non-Bluetooth (seriously, why waste even more battery with that when you can make a battery hutch/slide-out keyboard that plugs into the microUSB port (or Lightning port on i
I remember using my first cellphone (2003), a SonyEricsson T300 in exactly the same manner. I was able to do web browsing, email, & even a tethered data connection via IRDA. I've even used that phone (it still works!) in the past couple of years as a spare. Â
Many of the features of "smartphones" have been old hash for a long time, in much simpler & elegant implementations.
 amusingly, when I was using the T300 as a spare, it was identified as an iPhone by friends of mine with such devices. Also, T300s don't process omaloc location tracking requests, & display them as sms with 3-digit requestor IDs.
I'd say you really ought to worry when this technology is integrated into most CCTV/Surveillance systems, and it gets to the point that it can read lips and determine indivuated digit gestures from reflections on surfaces, perhaps even the surface of human eyes...
wanting to prove that it's possible to install and run Linux on (nearly) any computer imaginable, but something tells me you're going to need a little more work in the patching, drivers, and other modifications department to get it running on H. sapiens wetware computers...just saying
reminds me of the days where just the mention of that pumpkin-pie loving boogeyman...what was his name now, Candlejack? would cause one's post to end spon
and not the good kind either
Brain poison sold as comedy
(not that the show and Parker and Stone aren't funny...they do approach some "deep" topics as well, so some points)
GHB is endogenous. That is, it is found in your brain as a product of normal neural functioning.
Drinking Ethanol (Alcohol) is the number one date rape drug, in popularity and "success" rate.
GHB is likely rarely used much, if ever, for the purpose of "date" rape. It is instead demonized by the DEA and other groups as such, making it easier to persecute users of such substances. Anyone who would be a creep enough to actively seek to rape another individual, much less waste a wonderful substance as GHB on such a pursuit, is clearly "DOING IT WRONG", as the "kids" may be wont to say these days.
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Kirkegaard's other work (still available) on Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/a2yfn/
Interestingly enough, it works out to be great advertising for a really neat science site/service...
Perhaps many people get subtly (or not-so-subtly) rubbed the wrong way by inhumane aspects of modern society/technology/the world of work & business, & it builds up, & many incidentally just dispel the discomfiture & such by lashing out at those around them, be it jokingly, passive aggressively, or outright abusive language/behavior. It sure takes a lot of metacognition (& meta-metacognition ("mindfulness"?)) to keep a handle on that sort of phenomenon & in the process (hopefully) take a more active role to heal themselves & those around them, especially individuals who are suffering from behavioral complexes of this variety. And best of all to change the inhumane aspects of our world!
Like in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome"..."Please don't take my Kodak Phone away!"
That's what you think! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_... http://www.caughtoffside.com/2... http://pageantgirl.co.uk/uncat... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Maybe I'm biased. Half Irish/Scotch, Half Suomalainen...
Dang, you beat me to it! Cheers!
I'd imagine it fairly evident that they must have made a typo...instead of "should we cite the crappy Gabor paper here?", they clearly meant to refer to Pomoxis , & the comment ought to have read "should we cite the crappie Gabor paper here?"
Nokia was still making well-designed phones with full keyboards up until fairly recently, with the last holdouts in their Asha line. The X2 was very low-end but a good design (rugged as heck but tragically low onboard memory, slow processor, low-resolution camera, & no WIFI/3G), despite lackluster stats. Usability, ruggedness, & things other than "can it play [latest ad-revenue/money-harvesting game]?" or "does it [make money for] google?" is what's key.
As nice as keyboard slider phones can be, I personally think the best design is the Blackberry-style full-QWERTY bar phone with a d-pad (& a screen which can have the touch-functionality switched on & off (capacitive touchscreens can be *too* sensitive)). NEC *tried* to make an Android phone meeting some of these specs, but I understand it fell far short of expectations. I had high hopes.
The new Blackberries, & the NEC Terrain, both have full QWERTY, but lacked any other meaningful inputs than the touchscreen, like the ever-useful d-pad, which is also lacking in the HTC ChaCha/Status. Nokia made the last good phone design with their E6 (or N950/E7), but that was underpowered & had numerous flaws. So I've (personally) settled on what I consider to be the least worst phone around still, a Nokia E73. I still see people with them out & about in the world, & it works quite well for me, as my primary mobile. I can do most anything on it that I need to: I can use various social media/internet functionalities (whatsapp (which is amazing how a major company designs their software to be accessible on most device platforms, not just iDevices & Android!), facebook, synctxt, okc, goodsearch - an enlightened alternative to google, twitter, etc.) & have access to an excellent email client, Citrix support, FM radio built-in (lucky me, I live near Good radio stations), & an amazing GPS. The camera's decent, too. Sure, it's carrier-locked (T-Mobile) but it has better stats than the E72, has built-in WIFI calling & has better data/radio frequencies. It has an older processor & low ram, but I have a 64gb microSD card & if I offload messages semi-regularly it's great for intense everyday use. I have destroyed many mobiles with what I consider "normal" everyday use, so real durability is important, & lacking as a design consideration in most mobiles.
I also have an N900, & bought a spare for when I can buy the Neo900 upgrade. I think that is still too slow (1ghz processor, 1gb ram (but a good sight better than the old specs (which still work decently well)), & the 3-row QWERTY is a setback, but I can do a lot with it, & it's an amazing device in essentially every other regard (admittedly, it's not my primary mobile). The N900/Maemo was/is too touch-driven, interface-wise, &, at least in theory, a Moto Droid or some other 4+ row QWERTY slider phone (Android seems to be the only option, as I don't think anyone's making non-Bluetooth (seriously, why waste even more battery with that when you can make a battery hutch/slide-out keyboard that plugs into the microUSB port (or Lightning port on i
I remember using my first cellphone (2003), a SonyEricsson T300 in exactly the same manner. I was able to do web browsing, email, & even a tethered data connection via IRDA. I've even used that phone (it still works!) in the past couple of years as a spare. Â
Many of the features of "smartphones" have been old hash for a long time, in much simpler & elegant implementations.
 amusingly, when I was using the T300 as a spare, it was identified as an iPhone by friends of mine with such devices. Also, T300s don't process omaloc location tracking requests, & display them as sms with 3-digit requestor IDs.
Posted from my Nokia E73.
Certainly you wouldn't want to educate them even stupider, as we all know that our dear planet is in fact a CUBE
Reminds me of the Grid Bugs of NetHack!
As an Omega male, I'm always looking to "fill the meat gap".
Omega male, fairly certain I can identify with that more often than not...are human Omegas similar to Omegas in Canidae (Wolves, specifically)?
I'd say you really ought to worry when this technology is integrated into most CCTV/Surveillance systems, and it gets to the point that it can read lips and determine indivuated digit gestures from reflections on surfaces, perhaps even the surface of human eyes...
http://3.ly/eringobragh
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Erin Go Bragh!
wanting to prove that it's possible to install and run Linux on (nearly) any computer imaginable, but something tells me you're going to need a little more work in the patching, drivers, and other modifications department to get it running on H. sapiens wetware computers...just saying
Wonder if they're hiring people involved in academic research related to that and visual attention...
welcome our new remote control beetle overlords!
reminds me of the days where just the mention of that pumpkin-pie loving boogeyman...what was his name now, Candlejack? would cause one's post to end spon
it's all part of a conspiracy to prevent people from making simple, cheap, and efficient vaporizers!
would they even be visible?
this could be both good and terrible...
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=12720 I have one of those (the product I assume you were referring to) and am quite happy with it, being able to listen to radio, music, and listen to and record lectures in my classes.
and not the good kind either Brain poison sold as comedy (not that the show and Parker and Stone aren't funny...they do approach some "deep" topics as well, so some points)
GHB is endogenous. That is, it is found in your brain as a product of normal neural functioning.
Drinking Ethanol (Alcohol) is the number one date rape drug, in popularity and "success" rate.
GHB is likely rarely used much, if ever, for the purpose of "date" rape.
It is instead demonized by the DEA and other groups as such, making it easier to persecute users of such substances.
Anyone who would be a creep enough to actively seek to rape another individual, much less waste a wonderful substance as GHB on such a pursuit, is clearly "DOING IT WRONG", as the "kids" may be wont to say these days.
Nice troll, moron.
The functioning of brain processes produces the phenomenon of mind