Except you're forgetting Daubert, which was a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court that established a standard for judges to use when considering expert witnesses, that the foundation behind the expert witness' testimony must be grounded in valid, verified scientific evidence. I don't think this shit would pass this test in a court.
Of course none of this will influence what use the Department of Juvenile Justice will make of this technology until such time someone with a bit more money gets hurt by it and goes to court over it and it gets slammed by a competent judge.
That was his point by way of sarcasm. Apple doesn't have a monopoly on the mobile phone market, or even the smartphone market, and as such are not held to the same standards as a convicted monopolist (like Microsoft in the operating system market).
What's more, the elegance of the theory of special relativity doesn't rest in the e=mc^2 formula, but in the fact that all the complex formulas and the predictions (which came out true) can all be calculated from two very simple principles:
- The velocity of light in a vacuum is constant, independently of the velocity of the emitting body or the observer.
- The laws of physics are the same for any frames of reference that are moving at uniform velocity in relation to each other.
Starting from that, Einstein derived the Lorentz transformations and other conclusions which form the theory of special relativity, including the well-known energy/mass equivalence formula which is in fact only a specific case of the Lorentz transformation formula at rest speed.
The beauty is how very simple and clear "universal principles" combined with mathematical analysis (which isn't that simple) provided a theory which made predictions which have been verified.
Either you should read more or you have some serious linguistic credentials.
It's a reference to a quote in The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, something said to Frodo Baggins by Gildor Inglorion in The Fellowship of the Ring (tome 1) in chapter 3 "Three is Company":
"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."
The quote is of course in reference to the wizards of Middle-Earth. The user sig which you tried to disparage is an attempt to make an analogy between sysadmins to wizards.
My problem here is that you weren't attacking the analogy, but the syntax of the sentence. A sentence crafted by JRR Tolkien, one of the most well-known scholars of the English language, and one who was named "Author of the Century" for the last century. I think he knew English syntax better than you do. Unless of course you're a well-known, published writer who has studied the English language extensively and you have the diplomas to prove it on the wall in your office.
Certainly. But Occam's razor doesn't tell you what is right, but gives you a way to decide in front of equally-valued evidence or lack of evidence on either side, that the simpler explanation is the most likely to be correct and the one you should assume to be correct. It doesn't remove the need for experimental verification, or disproves strange and complex behavior such as quantum tunnelling or brownian motion.
In this case we are offered two possibilities: some complex, almost-absurd time-warping events caused by an unobserved particle, or the fact that slashdot editors screwed up. #2 is much simpler, so I'm going to choose that one as the hypothesis I will assume is correct until such time that I can test and confirm either hypothesis. I can in this case then use the induction principle and point out the numerous other times the slashdot editors or submitters have screwed up to support this hypothesis. I could further ask Cmdrtaco or Astroengine (the submitter) what their source was, what editing was done, and if either screwed up.
No, it's not. I am definitely against it (if true, I have not examined the matter in detail). But instead of wasting my time, energy and efforts on getting the government to stop putting chemicals into tobacco, I'd rather work on getting them to ban smoking.
You see, the problem is that alcohol, taken in reasonable amounts regularly, has benefits for humans with little side-effects and it is not overly addictive (although some people are more likely to become addicted).
Tobacco, on the other hand, is highly addictive, has immediate detrimental effects on the human body and brain, and over long periods of time damages the cardiovascular and respiratory system. There are other stimulants which can be taken instead of nicotine that do not have such side-effects, if what you need is a stimulant.
The point of my post is that although adding poison to anything is a bad thing to do, I have absolutely no pity for smokers who are poisoning themselves and everyone else around them with their filthy habit. It's like complaining that the government is mandating adding cyanide to rat poison.
I used to say "do at least more DPS than the tank".
But lately, I queue up on my prot paladin, and every DPS in the group is doing less DPS than I am, then I have a choice: I kick every DPS for an hour, or I just go through the run and suffer. Any 5-man other than the ICC ones can be done with DPS doing 1K DPS. Just takes a while.
Really, too often what's funny is what is true, or at least points at facets of reality that other methods of communication cannot manage to talk about as easily.
There's a difference between having a right to "access" a service and having a right to a "free service". It's not the same thing at all. Any properly-zoned residential area must have electricity and running water. If you don't want to pay for them, you won't get them, but they must be *available*.
It's the same argument with broadband going around. We propose that everyone has access to a fast, affordable high-speed internet connection. No one here (other than detractors using logical fallacies to present strawman arguments) is saying that everyone should have free access to broadband internet.
What people like you also don't seem to understand about capitalism, is that it's a chaotic system with a very powerful strange attractor: monopoly. Left by themselves, our economic system will tend toward monopolies which is definitely NOT a good thing to have if it's not controlled by the public in case of a basic modern requirement like internet access. Think how it would be if only the very rich had access to phones or electricity...
Of course there's a shortage, most of the bandwidth mines in North America are already empty. We've importing all our bandwidth from China and Russia for a while now. Is it wise to rely on such countries for our bandwidth?
Blackwater security are the equivalent of Renaissance mercenaries, and see what their use has resulted in. I think Machiavelli's points are still valid today if you update the setting.
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I prefer the term "corporate oligarchy". Means mostly the same thing, but those words actually exist.
You might want to RTFA.
Except you're forgetting Daubert, which was a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court that established a standard for judges to use when considering expert witnesses, that the foundation behind the expert witness' testimony must be grounded in valid, verified scientific evidence. I don't think this shit would pass this test in a court.
Of course none of this will influence what use the Department of Juvenile Justice will make of this technology until such time someone with a bit more money gets hurt by it and goes to court over it and it gets slammed by a competent judge.
Woosh...
That was his point by way of sarcasm. Apple doesn't have a monopoly on the mobile phone market, or even the smartphone market, and as such are not held to the same standards as a convicted monopolist (like Microsoft in the operating system market).
Welcome to last century. It's just becoming so obvious that the densest people are finally realizing what's going on.
Elegance simplicity
What's more, the elegance of the theory of special relativity doesn't rest in the e=mc^2 formula, but in the fact that all the complex formulas and the predictions (which came out true) can all be calculated from two very simple principles:
- The velocity of light in a vacuum is constant, independently of the velocity of the emitting body or the observer.
- The laws of physics are the same for any frames of reference that are moving at uniform velocity in relation to each other.
Starting from that, Einstein derived the Lorentz transformations and other conclusions which form the theory of special relativity, including the well-known energy/mass equivalence formula which is in fact only a specific case of the Lorentz transformation formula at rest speed.
The beauty is how very simple and clear "universal principles" combined with mathematical analysis (which isn't that simple) provided a theory which made predictions which have been verified.
You assume such anonymization is actually possible, I somehow doubt it.
Well-ordered nerd rages have only been proven if you assume the axiom of choice though, which I thought we weren't accepting in this thread.
Someone should tell him about the particle that transmits the electromagnetic force, aka photons.
Except there are real medical conditions which sun exposure can trigger.
This guy's "condition" is psychosomatic.
Either you should read more or you have some serious linguistic credentials.
It's a reference to a quote in The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, something said to Frodo Baggins by Gildor Inglorion in The Fellowship of the Ring (tome 1) in chapter 3 "Three is Company":
"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."
The quote is of course in reference to the wizards of Middle-Earth. The user sig which you tried to disparage is an attempt to make an analogy between sysadmins to wizards.
My problem here is that you weren't attacking the analogy, but the syntax of the sentence. A sentence crafted by JRR Tolkien, one of the most well-known scholars of the English language, and one who was named "Author of the Century" for the last century. I think he knew English syntax better than you do. Unless of course you're a well-known, published writer who has studied the English language extensively and you have the diplomas to prove it on the wall in your office.
Certainly. But Occam's razor doesn't tell you what is right, but gives you a way to decide in front of equally-valued evidence or lack of evidence on either side, that the simpler explanation is the most likely to be correct and the one you should assume to be correct. It doesn't remove the need for experimental verification, or disproves strange and complex behavior such as quantum tunnelling or brownian motion.
In this case we are offered two possibilities: some complex, almost-absurd time-warping events caused by an unobserved particle, or the fact that slashdot editors screwed up. #2 is much simpler, so I'm going to choose that one as the hypothesis I will assume is correct until such time that I can test and confirm either hypothesis. I can in this case then use the induction principle and point out the numerous other times the slashdot editors or submitters have screwed up to support this hypothesis. I could further ask Cmdrtaco or Astroengine (the submitter) what their source was, what editing was done, and if either screwed up.
No, it's not. I am definitely against it (if true, I have not examined the matter in detail). But instead of wasting my time, energy and efforts on getting the government to stop putting chemicals into tobacco, I'd rather work on getting them to ban smoking.
You see, the problem is that alcohol, taken in reasonable amounts regularly, has benefits for humans with little side-effects and it is not overly addictive (although some people are more likely to become addicted).
Tobacco, on the other hand, is highly addictive, has immediate detrimental effects on the human body and brain, and over long periods of time damages the cardiovascular and respiratory system. There are other stimulants which can be taken instead of nicotine that do not have such side-effects, if what you need is a stimulant.
The point of my post is that although adding poison to anything is a bad thing to do, I have absolutely no pity for smokers who are poisoning themselves and everyone else around them with their filthy habit. It's like complaining that the government is mandating adding cyanide to rat poison.
You're inhaling poison, and complaining that there's more poison in it? How about you stop inhaling poison?
Wouldn't that be ALL of them? Well, at least all those that have advertisement paid by game publishers and developers.
My bullshit detector just went haywire.
In Canada, we just accept both spellings and get on with our lives.
I used to say "do at least more DPS than the tank".
But lately, I queue up on my prot paladin, and every DPS in the group is doing less DPS than I am, then I have a choice: I kick every DPS for an hour, or I just go through the run and suffer. Any 5-man other than the ICC ones can be done with DPS doing 1K DPS. Just takes a while.
No. You can buy some in-game pets that exist only for decorative purposes (there's two so far only), but nothing substantial.
Really, too often what's funny is what is true, or at least points at facets of reality that other methods of communication cannot manage to talk about as easily.
You seem to know a lot about a product that we don't even know if it exists yet.
There's a difference between having a right to "access" a service and having a right to a "free service". It's not the same thing at all. Any properly-zoned residential area must have electricity and running water. If you don't want to pay for them, you won't get them, but they must be *available*.
It's the same argument with broadband going around. We propose that everyone has access to a fast, affordable high-speed internet connection. No one here (other than detractors using logical fallacies to present strawman arguments) is saying that everyone should have free access to broadband internet.
What people like you also don't seem to understand about capitalism, is that it's a chaotic system with a very powerful strange attractor: monopoly. Left by themselves, our economic system will tend toward monopolies which is definitely NOT a good thing to have if it's not controlled by the public in case of a basic modern requirement like internet access. Think how it would be if only the very rich had access to phones or electricity...
I don't even need Facebook for that, I can get it from your Slashdot profile now!
Of course there's a shortage, most of the bandwidth mines in North America are already empty. We've importing all our bandwidth from China and Russia for a while now. Is it wise to rely on such countries for our bandwidth?
Blackwater security are the equivalent of Renaissance mercenaries, and see what their use has resulted in. I think Machiavelli's points are still valid today if you update the setting.