Could it be that throwing tax dollars at moral problems when not everyone agrees on whether or not said act is immoral is not the best idea?
Everyone may not agree however have you ever heard of societal norms? Some of our most basic laws are based on those: murder, rape, and stealing are crimes. It just so happens that murder and stealing are also 2 of the 10 Commandments. Whether you like it or not the US legal system (and I'm sure other 1st world countries share the same) is based on Christian values. You can argue that other religions have the same morals and you would be right, but it wasn't those other religions that this country's Founding Fathers were strong believers in (it doesn't mean they were active members of Christianity [many were though] but they still felt it was A Good Thing).
If we can create gravitons and send them to another dimension, and detect that, doesn't that mean that if people in the other dimensions can do the same, we can communicate with them?
Uh I guess. The "other dimensions" are about 10^(-19)m in size and these are the extra large dimensions. Regular size dimensions predicted to exist by string theory are about 10^(-34)m in size so if you happen to know of anyone capable of living in space of that size then I guess you can start holding your breath for that signal from beyond.
M theory is just the latest attempt, but when it loses steam, string theorists will jump on the next "variant" to keep producing the "books, conferences, papers, and maybe even some derivative specialties of study" mentioned by the grandparent, of which Brian Greene's book is an excellent example.
Right, because books, conferences, papers, etc. are only created for theories that can't be proven easily (or ever). String/M theory with regard to being researched and discussed in print is no different than any other theory. Brian Greene's book (Fabric of the Cosmos for those who didn't see my original message) is about more than just string/M theory. In fact, those topics aren't discussed until at least 75% through the book. I assume you haven't read it otherwise you would have known it isn't the sole reason for the book being published. String/M theory aren't topics that are used to make a quick buck. There are hundreds of books out there on multiple topics and from being at a brick/mortar Barnes and Noble last night, there aren't that many on string/M theory. After reading Greene's book, many aspects of M theory make sense, they just need proven, but that shouldn't imply the theory is any less valid than other topics that are published, at least in books for the layman.
I do believe your confusing porn with something emotional and meaningfull, like say a relationship. Its a quick physical release, nothing more.
It's the hedonistic pleasure part of porn that is the problem. Teach children to not engage in materialistic pleasures and they won't be so interested in porn.
Could someone explain to me a single phenomenon that is explained by string theory? Or a single predictive theorem, where thanx to string theory we expect to find x if conditions y are met? I need to know what I'm even looking for here.
If the string theory model fails, it will be replaced with a newer, better version of string theory, with bountiful opportunities for new books, conferences, papers, and maybe even some derivative specialities of study.
String theory doesn't really exist anymore or at least it is old news. String theory turned into superstring theory. Then there came to be multiple string theories that were very similar. About a decade ago Edward Witten created M theory by reconciling the 5 string theory variations that existed. Maybe I'm wrong but my view is that M theory is the leading edge. I just got done reading Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos so it is pretty fresh in my mind but Wikipedia helped me remember a few things just now.
String theory will be no more testable with LHC than it ever was. It's not even wrong.
Actually, parts of string theory (which is really M theory) can be tested by the LHC when it comes online. The part I'm referring to is the existence of extra dimensions. The strings that represent gravitons are the easiest strings to generate and then detect because they require the least amount of energy (because they are closed strings and thus not tied to the brane [part of M theory] of our universe). I forget the exact details (and can't find a reference at this time) but by creating gravitons and detecting where they go (if they go somewhere else we say they went to another dimension above spacial #3) we can determine the existence of the extra dimensions and if we can do that we confirm that particular aspect of string/M theory. Note that the extra dimensions are large dimensions, larger than normally thought to exist in string theory. Because of that the gravitons have a better chance of interacting with them. I hope I said all that right.
The funny thing is the lady on the phone kept saying she didn't understand why I didn't want all this great stuff.
And did you give her a good reason that she could pretend she was putting into your customer notes so that supervisors can read your reasoning? Assuming she would record the notes, if you don't give a good reason for canceling those items then you basically did it for nothing (other than saving yourself some money of course).
On the flipside we don't have a wall separating us from Mexico like East and West Germany did. Although we should have a wall up but we don't so although we may need identification of some kind to go to a park those who aren't even citizens can come and go as they please via the southern border. The enforcement of tracking your every move is not equal. As it stands now, whether you are tracked or asked for identification is dependent on your skin color. The darker you are the less you are scrutinized (unless you have an Arabian accent).
Mandatory four-year teaching might cause some problems (flooding the teaching profession with irreverent or apathetic just-want-to-graduate students), but this is a great start to a great idea. As a current student struggling with something akin to $50k yearly tuition, I'd take this deal in a heartbeat. I think four years of teaching is a small price to pay for my own four years of education -- and I'd be giving back what the academic community had given me.
I better get to pick who my professor is using this method though. I don't want to be stuck with the guy/girl who got a free education and finished last in his class with a C average. For that matter, how am I supposed to know whether or not the person who finished first didn't cheat their way to the top and really does't know anything, or worse, teaches false information?
I do find it a little silly that they worry about "bad" words but sell alcohol, tobacco, and guns.
I find tobacco a lot more offensive and family unfriendly than most bad words.
I agree with the alcohol and tobacco since there are no good things to come out of the usage of those products however guns aren't necessarily bad (as long as you can pass the background check then you *should* be okay to own it.....to go hunting...for animals). However, I'd guess the reason they sell alcohol and tobacco is the same reason why some places sell porn DVDs/magazines and other seemingly non-mainstream items: money. I'm taking a guess here since I'm not up on all the taxes and profit margins associated with those items but I'd guess that stores make a bundle on those items.
Just goes to show you the extra lyrics do not add anything substantive to the song, just like certain words do not add anything of substance to a movie but can make it rated R. I know I don't need (nor want) to hear a song or see a movie with words that are viewed by society as bad. I prefer to support people who do otherwise. I don't call that entertainment. If I did I would have stayed in high school to listen to the trailer trash talk to each other with their everyday colorful language.
The weirdest instance of censorship I've ever heard was on a radio station that was playing Live's "Lightning Crashes", and they censored the word placenta. The mind boggles.
The weirdest instance of a song I've ever heard was on a radio station that was playing Live's "Lightning Crashes", and they used the word placenta. The mind boggles. I guess you had to be there.
As long as it's on-again, off-again, now-you-see-it, now-you-don't, consumers will just hold off.
Not quite. Smart consumers will hold off but others will buy blu-ray discs because they bought a PS3 and then to play the same movies around the house they will probably get stand-alone blu-ray players. The same goes for HD-DVD and the XBox 360. Others simply won't care and will decide to just pick a format and buy the player because they don't know how to choose the best one (just like trying to figure out which plasma TV to buy; they are all different). Others will ask the sales associat in the store which is the better one and depending on biases, preferences, etc. the sales associate will give her/his opinion and the customer will buy based on that. Or the uninformed consumer will ask their local tech geek at work, or a relative or a neighbor what they bought and get the same or will ask what they should buy themselves and go off that. Simply put, in my opinion most people just aren't going to wait assuming they have the money to buy now and they will buy w/o a care as to whether they bought the better one (or thinking they did get the better one when they may have chosen unwisely). Those who have a lot of money will buy players and discs for both.
From VHS to DVD was worthwhile, this is just a stop gap measure. I personally don't plan to upgrade at all until something significantly better comes along. Maybe the next generation after this...
I feel the same way, but then I wonder what could really be included as reasons for buying the next generation, just increased resolution and audio fidelity? Besides adding more special features to the content, what else could there be? I'm seriously asking for ideas because I'm not coming up with anything other than what I just mentioned.
Only $435 for 10,000 units. Are there 9,999 people on here who want to go in on that?
Resellers will be the ones who get those prices established when they do the wholesale purchase in lots of 10,000. As long as they buy 10,000 at wholesale then we end up with the $435 at retail.
For the Record a Cable Card is a Card designed to fit in either a TV or a PC with a Cable Card slot. It acts as a Digital tuner and is designed to replace set top digital cable boxes.
Actually, the cablecard acts to authorize/decrypt the channels because the TV that has a CableCARD slot would have a QAM tuner to tune in the channel.
Has anyone used a cablecard with their local cable? What was the support experience like? I suspect since they feel the FCC shoved it down their throat, it might not be the best. My comcast says they support it, but it requires a tech visit and you lose on-demand, pay-per-view, and the channel guide. Perhaps dell doesnt want to get in the middle of that mess.
I've never used a Cablecard but my local TimeWarner talks about them on their website so I presume I could try them out if I wanted. The current specification (version 2.0 I think) is a one way communication to you which is why you lose the on-demand and PPV. The next spec is supposed to change that. I'm guessing you lose the guide because of other reasons such as the fact that the software is in the receiver and not able to be stored on the card but that's just a guess.
People can knock Mac all they want but Microsoft has a long way to go to match OSX Tiger and Apple will release three to four new versions before Microsoft can hack up another major release.
And Apple releases Leopard in October so that will raise the bar for MS even farther.
Even though someone pointed out that the Fox affiliate in question is directly owned by Murdoch I'll clarify by adding your statement doesn't really apply in this case because Fox News isn't part of the discussion. It was a local Fox affiliate whom the journalist worked for which is separate from the Fox News Channel. Also, I hope you soon realize that honesty and hate are 2 different things and only 1 of those applies to Fox. Providing news from a conservative or semi-conservative standpoint does not imply hate. Also, I have to wonder just how conservative some divisions of News Corp. really are. FNC may be conservative but the shows that are on the Fox network are appalling and are requiring TV-MA ratings. That is not a sign of conservativism.
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Everyone may not agree however have you ever heard of societal norms? Some of our most basic laws are based on those: murder, rape, and stealing are crimes. It just so happens that murder and stealing are also 2 of the 10 Commandments. Whether you like it or not the US legal system (and I'm sure other 1st world countries share the same) is based on Christian values. You can argue that other religions have the same morals and you would be right, but it wasn't those other religions that this country's Founding Fathers were strong believers in (it doesn't mean they were active members of Christianity [many were though] but they still felt it was A Good Thing).
Uh I guess. The "other dimensions" are about 10^(-19)m in size and these are the extra large dimensions. Regular size dimensions predicted to exist by string theory are about 10^(-34)m in size so if you happen to know of anyone capable of living in space of that size then I guess you can start holding your breath for that signal from beyond.
Right, because books, conferences, papers, etc. are only created for theories that can't be proven easily (or ever). String/M theory with regard to being researched and discussed in print is no different than any other theory. Brian Greene's book (Fabric of the Cosmos for those who didn't see my original message) is about more than just string/M theory. In fact, those topics aren't discussed until at least 75% through the book. I assume you haven't read it otherwise you would have known it isn't the sole reason for the book being published. String/M theory aren't topics that are used to make a quick buck. There are hundreds of books out there on multiple topics and from being at a brick/mortar Barnes and Noble last night, there aren't that many on string/M theory. After reading Greene's book, many aspects of M theory make sense, they just need proven, but that shouldn't imply the theory is any less valid than other topics that are published, at least in books for the layman.
It's the hedonistic pleasure part of porn that is the problem. Teach children to not engage in materialistic pleasures and they won't be so interested in porn.
Have you taken a look at String theory yet?
String theory doesn't really exist anymore or at least it is old news. String theory turned into superstring theory. Then there came to be multiple string theories that were very similar. About a decade ago Edward Witten created M theory by reconciling the 5 string theory variations that existed. Maybe I'm wrong but my view is that M theory is the leading edge. I just got done reading Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos so it is pretty fresh in my mind but Wikipedia helped me remember a few things just now.
Actually, parts of string theory (which is really M theory) can be tested by the LHC when it comes online. The part I'm referring to is the existence of extra dimensions. The strings that represent gravitons are the easiest strings to generate and then detect because they require the least amount of energy (because they are closed strings and thus not tied to the brane [part of M theory] of our universe). I forget the exact details (and can't find a reference at this time) but by creating gravitons and detecting where they go (if they go somewhere else we say they went to another dimension above spacial #3) we can determine the existence of the extra dimensions and if we can do that we confirm that particular aspect of string/M theory. Note that the extra dimensions are large dimensions, larger than normally thought to exist in string theory. Because of that the gravitons have a better chance of interacting with them. I hope I said all that right.
And did you give her a good reason that she could pretend she was putting into your customer notes so that supervisors can read your reasoning? Assuming she would record the notes, if you don't give a good reason for canceling those items then you basically did it for nothing (other than saving yourself some money of course).
On the flipside we don't have a wall separating us from Mexico like East and West Germany did. Although we should have a wall up but we don't so although we may need identification of some kind to go to a park those who aren't even citizens can come and go as they please via the southern border. The enforcement of tracking your every move is not equal. As it stands now, whether you are tracked or asked for identification is dependent on your skin color. The darker you are the less you are scrutinized (unless you have an Arabian accent).
how he got a hold of the movie before its release. I wonder if his source was arrested and convicted?
being forced to purchase Windows when he is unemployed so I suggest he just use a pirated version of it and voila, problem solved.
I better get to pick who my professor is using this method though. I don't want to be stuck with the guy/girl who got a free education and finished last in his class with a C average. For that matter, how am I supposed to know whether or not the person who finished first didn't cheat their way to the top and really does't know anything, or worse, teaches false information?
I agree with the alcohol and tobacco since there are no good things to come out of the usage of those products however guns aren't necessarily bad (as long as you can pass the background check then you *should* be okay to own it.....to go hunting...for animals). However, I'd guess the reason they sell alcohol and tobacco is the same reason why some places sell porn DVDs/magazines and other seemingly non-mainstream items: money. I'm taking a guess here since I'm not up on all the taxes and profit margins associated with those items but I'd guess that stores make a bundle on those items.
Just goes to show you the extra lyrics do not add anything substantive to the song, just like certain words do not add anything of substance to a movie but can make it rated R. I know I don't need (nor want) to hear a song or see a movie with words that are viewed by society as bad. I prefer to support people who do otherwise. I don't call that entertainment. If I did I would have stayed in high school to listen to the trailer trash talk to each other with their everyday colorful language.
The weirdest instance of a song I've ever heard was on a radio station that was playing Live's "Lightning Crashes", and they used the word placenta. The mind boggles. I guess you had to be there.
Not quite. Smart consumers will hold off but others will buy blu-ray discs because they bought a PS3 and then to play the same movies around the house they will probably get stand-alone blu-ray players. The same goes for HD-DVD and the XBox 360. Others simply won't care and will decide to just pick a format and buy the player because they don't know how to choose the best one (just like trying to figure out which plasma TV to buy; they are all different). Others will ask the sales associat in the store which is the better one and depending on biases, preferences, etc. the sales associate will give her/his opinion and the customer will buy based on that. Or the uninformed consumer will ask their local tech geek at work, or a relative or a neighbor what they bought and get the same or will ask what they should buy themselves and go off that. Simply put, in my opinion most people just aren't going to wait assuming they have the money to buy now and they will buy w/o a care as to whether they bought the better one (or thinking they did get the better one when they may have chosen unwisely). Those who have a lot of money will buy players and discs for both.
I feel the same way, but then I wonder what could really be included as reasons for buying the next generation, just increased resolution and audio fidelity? Besides adding more special features to the content, what else could there be? I'm seriously asking for ideas because I'm not coming up with anything other than what I just mentioned.
Too afraid to show your real name when making an attempt to insult me when I seem to not get a barely funny joke?
think this idea stinks.
Resellers will be the ones who get those prices established when they do the wholesale purchase in lots of 10,000. As long as they buy 10,000 at wholesale then we end up with the $435 at retail.
That's why it pays to be a black hole.
Actually, the cablecard acts to authorize/decrypt the channels because the TV that has a CableCARD slot would have a QAM tuner to tune in the channel.
I've never used a Cablecard but my local TimeWarner talks about them on their website so I presume I could try them out if I wanted. The current specification (version 2.0 I think) is a one way communication to you which is why you lose the on-demand and PPV. The next spec is supposed to change that. I'm guessing you lose the guide because of other reasons such as the fact that the software is in the receiver and not able to be stored on the card but that's just a guess.
And Apple releases Leopard in October so that will raise the bar for MS even farther.
Even though someone pointed out that the Fox affiliate in question is directly owned by Murdoch I'll clarify by adding your statement doesn't really apply in this case because Fox News isn't part of the discussion. It was a local Fox affiliate whom the journalist worked for which is separate from the Fox News Channel. Also, I hope you soon realize that honesty and hate are 2 different things and only 1 of those applies to Fox. Providing news from a conservative or semi-conservative standpoint does not imply hate. Also, I have to wonder just how conservative some divisions of News Corp. really are. FNC may be conservative but the shows that are on the Fox network are appalling and are requiring TV-MA ratings. That is not a sign of conservativism.