I recall a couple places where holes in the floor were masked by the overlay, and there's also the example of the girl killed at the street crossing. I also really liked an episode where the kids totally removed the glasses while in town and wound up totally disoriented.
Part of me now really is quite interested in the idea of using a picture of a floor or wall as a weapon.
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If you think the picture of "geek chic" in mainstream media is going to transcend that stereotype, you're in for a disappointment.
In particular because one has to really work hard to get a solid grasp of any science, and most people just aren't into the subject enough to do so. Especially at an age where the knowledge would really sink in and be most applicable to their everyday life. The result is a culture where almost everyone is surrounded by sciences and technologies they don't understand, feel a constant stream of intimidation as a result of, and really, really, want a reason to superior to the people who do. I think it's one of the driving factors for alternative medicine as well, "Those doctors, with their books. My mothers gut feeling is going to make a far better diagnosis!". Humans, as a rule, don't like feeling powerless to change their environment. And, increasingly, that's becoming the norm for all of us. It's not too surprising to find ill-will directed at people perceived to have more freedom to do so.
If you don't mind anime, dennou coil is also a really well done look at some geeky subjects. In particular, it's one of the most fun looks at augmented reality that I've ever seen. All the characters wear glasses that superimpose information into the environment around them, and the plausibility of a lot of it makes the show really entertaining. Sure, there's a lot of fantasy mixed in from the start, and it increases by quite a bit later into the series. But even with that it's the most enjoyment I've ever had from fictional looks into augmented reality. Well, aside from Rainbow's End, it's the only one that wasn't a quick one shot.
And I did like Rainbow's End, but it didn't hook me on the concept of AR like Dennou Coil has. Rainbow's End showed why the concept would be useful, Dennou Coil showed how it could turn the world into a giant game. I mean cubes of water floating in the sky? I would love to be walking along, look up, and see a digital fish flying around.
most of Hollywood's understanding of biological science seems to be some variation on Frankenstein
That's one of my main beefs with science fiction on TV. All the sciences are usually fairly bad, but biology seems to be the worst of the worst there. Which, in the current rejection of so much of the science in the public is a bit worrisome. Star Trek in particular has shown some of the most horrible grasps of evolution. I can forgive the forehead aliens, but time and time again they present evolution happening on either the individual level, or showing it as something goal driven to the human conception of a certain ideal. Amazingly bad, to the point where anyone past grade school should cringe. And, yet, for some reason I still love the series.
Why not aspire to be Nelson Mandela or Mother Teresa or....
When your main problems come from lack of money, is it that strange that people put that up as their ideal? Money means a lot of things to different people. To one person it might mean a giant bathtub of money, but to a lot of folks it means being able to actually do something for charities that are struggling to survive, to get their family out of bad neighborhoods, to get their kids medical care they can't currently afford. Wanting money and altruism aren't always mutually exclusive. I'm positive Gates has already done far, far, more good for the world than Mother Teresa at least. I'm not fond of the mans products, I wouldn't want his social mannerisms, but his charity has really done some great work.
Being British I fail to understand why anyone in the US likes UK comedies.
I think it helps, a lot, that we only see the best of the best of it. Where with the American shows most of us can't help to see the 90% that's crap, constantly, and then hear our coworkers talk about it. That said, I actually do quite like the IT crowd.
Pushing Up Daises -- I want to see all the episodes of this right now. This looks wonderful. Very original design and script. I think I'm going to love it. It'll probably get canceled after one season -- it's far too intelligent to make it beyond that. A cult classic though.
My exact reaction. It was beautifully done in almost every way, and there's little chance that's going to last. It had both expensive, and small neilson ratings, written all over it.
The IT Crowd is hilarious, if you've ever worked tech support for any company, anywhere. Second season has drifted away from the geek jokes, but I have faith they'll come back.
They might go all out on the next episode, but that's apparently all that's left of the season. So unless they get picked up again. Season 2's been a solid show, but much closer to tv geek culture than the real geek culture of the first. As long as it's still more amusing than most other shows. I can't complain too much though. And they're still throwing us a bone every now and again. Any show where a character mentions firefox extensions at a dinner party is doing something right. And I'm even somewhat looking forward to the American remake. I just hope it doesn't become pointless in terms of simply parroting existing episodes. More, instead of less, IT related material would be a really nice treat. Not that I'm overly hopeful for it.
Oh, and a solid thumbs up on Pushing Daisies. I think it's easily going to be the best new show of the year.
Are there any solid plans for getting skype to work on it? Closed or not, I've really come to like their service. Skype's the only thing about the neo I've found lacking in its specs. Given the nokia tablet's skype port, as well as the port to qtopia, a neo with either openmoko or qtopia would seem easy to get on their if the skype devs had any interest.
I can't speak for him, but I find myself in the same boat of wanting a combination of a high quality pda and phone. All the offerings I've seen so far seem to fail on one of those two points, in particular with screen size. I'd actually suggest to him the neo + openmoko or qtopia once it hits.
I've always wondered when the next generational shift would become really apparent to me, and I think this is the moment when it's finally entered my field of vision. Half the comments on here sound almost exactly like my Grandparents when they talk about how evil the microwave is, or how we've lost an important part of life by getting a roomba. I'm even more shocked to find that anyone can go to school these days and 'not' find a large portion of the class taking notes on some kind of digital device.
Once it appears there, I'm going to start wishing it luck against flash. Flash has had horrid crossplatform support for as long as I can recall, and increasingly is getting to be ubiquitous on the web. If an actual cross-platform solution has to come from microsoft, than so be it. I don't care about what 'might' happen, I care about the fact that I'm finding myself increasingly crippled in terms of choice because adobe is dragging its feet so badly in terms of both quality and speed of flash releases outside of desktop windows.
Some of those fuck Islam people might even live in our town! Quick, create a petition to drive them out of their homes as well! I'm a buddhist, and I'd be quite annoyed if a 'fuck buddhism' group were removed. I'd probably even join if they'd have me, I don't think any honest person can look at his religion and not see huge room for criticism. But trying to force someone into your own belief system is a dangerous path to walk. I think this group is flirting with turning into the exact thing they intend to get rid of.
If I go out to the store and buy milk and bread, do I really care how the "process and the effort" was for the people producing it? Nah, I want to know how it hits my wallet.
This post is the single most alien thing I've ever read on slashdot. How can you possibly not wonder about that? You even go so far as to glorify your own ignorance of the world around you?
People said, to the word, the exact same thing about babies born from IVF therapy. Do you think they're soulless automatons too? Should we, perhaps, go kill them all for the greater good of our super-moral "normals"? Don't you see just a bit of irony in your denial to give something a chance at life, partially from revulsion over it being different, in terms of reasoning from your own position of moral superiority?
In my secondhand experience, that is only a consolation once the disease is terminal. Before that point lies a great deal of suffering spread out over years, without any hope for even a partial rehabilitation.
Same here. You'll almost never see the reality of it from the media though. It's always just bemused, confused, funny old folks. My Grandmother has it, and it's convinced me that I'm going to eat a bullet if I'm able if and when I come anywhere near that state. She lives in a state of near permanent terror and paranoia when not drugged up, and when, not that much better.
Logical and reasonable people can have differing opinions on lots of issues.
Very true.
Including evolution.
I'd agree only so much as presenting differing models and mechanisms in the process. But saying humans didn't evolve from single celled life? Sorry, saying the case is still open there is the zealotry you say you're against. Going against that does indicate someone incapable of properly applying reason to his environment as much as saying 2+2=5.
I skimmed the links you provided and couldn't find anything to back up the premise of a "use it or lose it" nature to the immune system. Though non-journal sources aren't of huge worth as citations in any case.
I think you missed "As we've become more hygenic, the immune system, strong as ever, goes looking for soft targets to beat up. It becomes hypersensitive, creating conditions like allergies and athsma." in his comment.
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I recall a couple places where holes in the floor were masked by the overlay, and there's also the example of the girl killed at the street crossing. I also really liked an episode where the kids totally removed the glasses while in town and wound up totally disoriented.
Part of me now really is quite interested in the idea of using a picture of a floor or wall as a weapon.
If you think the picture of "geek chic" in mainstream media is going to transcend that stereotype, you're in for a disappointment.
In particular because one has to really work hard to get a solid grasp of any science, and most people just aren't into the subject enough to do so. Especially at an age where the knowledge would really sink in and be most applicable to their everyday life. The result is a culture where almost everyone is surrounded by sciences and technologies they don't understand, feel a constant stream of intimidation as a result of, and really, really, want a reason to superior to the people who do. I think it's one of the driving factors for alternative medicine as well, "Those doctors, with their books. My mothers gut feeling is going to make a far better diagnosis!". Humans, as a rule, don't like feeling powerless to change their environment. And, increasingly, that's becoming the norm for all of us. It's not too surprising to find ill-will directed at people perceived to have more freedom to do so.
If you don't mind anime, dennou coil is also a really well done look at some geeky subjects. In particular, it's one of the most fun looks at augmented reality that I've ever seen. All the characters wear glasses that superimpose information into the environment around them, and the plausibility of a lot of it makes the show really entertaining. Sure, there's a lot of fantasy mixed in from the start, and it increases by quite a bit later into the series. But even with that it's the most enjoyment I've ever had from fictional looks into augmented reality. Well, aside from Rainbow's End, it's the only one that wasn't a quick one shot.
And I did like Rainbow's End, but it didn't hook me on the concept of AR like Dennou Coil has. Rainbow's End showed why the concept would be useful, Dennou Coil showed how it could turn the world into a giant game. I mean cubes of water floating in the sky? I would love to be walking along, look up, and see a digital fish flying around.
most of Hollywood's understanding of biological science seems to be some variation on Frankenstein
That's one of my main beefs with science fiction on TV. All the sciences are usually fairly bad, but biology seems to be the worst of the worst there. Which, in the current rejection of so much of the science in the public is a bit worrisome. Star Trek in particular has shown some of the most horrible grasps of evolution. I can forgive the forehead aliens, but time and time again they present evolution happening on either the individual level, or showing it as something goal driven to the human conception of a certain ideal. Amazingly bad, to the point where anyone past grade school should cringe. And, yet, for some reason I still love the series.
Why not aspire to be Nelson Mandela or Mother Teresa or ....
When your main problems come from lack of money, is it that strange that people put that up as their ideal? Money means a lot of things to different people. To one person it might mean a giant bathtub of money, but to a lot of folks it means being able to actually do something for charities that are struggling to survive, to get their family out of bad neighborhoods, to get their kids medical care they can't currently afford. Wanting money and altruism aren't always mutually exclusive. I'm positive Gates has already done far, far, more good for the world than Mother Teresa at least. I'm not fond of the mans products, I wouldn't want his social mannerisms, but his charity has really done some great work.
Being British I fail to understand why anyone in the US likes UK comedies.
I think it helps, a lot, that we only see the best of the best of it. Where with the American shows most of us can't help to see the 90% that's crap, constantly, and then hear our coworkers talk about it. That said, I actually do quite like the IT crowd.
Pushing Up Daises -- I want to see all the episodes of this right now. This looks wonderful. Very original design and script. I think I'm going to love it. It'll probably get canceled after one season -- it's far too intelligent to make it beyond that. A cult classic though.
My exact reaction. It was beautifully done in almost every way, and there's little chance that's going to last. It had both expensive, and small neilson ratings, written all over it.
plus I read Slashdot, and if THAT doesn't seal the deal, what can?
That's one of the things I've loved about the IT crowd, slashdot or fark often showing up on the monitors there during work hours.
The IT Crowd is hilarious, if you've ever worked tech support for any company, anywhere. Second season has drifted away from the geek jokes, but I have faith they'll come back.
They might go all out on the next episode, but that's apparently all that's left of the season. So unless they get picked up again. Season 2's been a solid show, but much closer to tv geek culture than the real geek culture of the first. As long as it's still more amusing than most other shows. I can't complain too much though. And they're still throwing us a bone every now and again. Any show where a character mentions firefox extensions at a dinner party is doing something right. And I'm even somewhat looking forward to the American remake. I just hope it doesn't become pointless in terms of simply parroting existing episodes. More, instead of less, IT related material would be a really nice treat. Not that I'm overly hopeful for it.
Oh, and a solid thumbs up on Pushing Daisies. I think it's easily going to be the best new show of the year.
Are there any solid plans for getting skype to work on it? Closed or not, I've really come to like their service. Skype's the only thing about the neo I've found lacking in its specs. Given the nokia tablet's skype port, as well as the port to qtopia, a neo with either openmoko or qtopia would seem easy to get on their if the skype devs had any interest.
I can't speak for him, but I find myself in the same boat of wanting a combination of a high quality pda and phone. All the offerings I've seen so far seem to fail on one of those two points, in particular with screen size. I'd actually suggest to him the neo + openmoko or qtopia once it hits.
I've always wondered when the next generational shift would become really apparent to me, and I think this is the moment when it's finally entered my field of vision. Half the comments on here sound almost exactly like my Grandparents when they talk about how evil the microwave is, or how we've lost an important part of life by getting a roomba. I'm even more shocked to find that anyone can go to school these days and 'not' find a large portion of the class taking notes on some kind of digital device.
Once it appears there, I'm going to start wishing it luck against flash. Flash has had horrid crossplatform support for as long as I can recall, and increasingly is getting to be ubiquitous on the web. If an actual cross-platform solution has to come from microsoft, than so be it. I don't care about what 'might' happen, I care about the fact that I'm finding myself increasingly crippled in terms of choice because adobe is dragging its feet so badly in terms of both quality and speed of flash releases outside of desktop windows.
I see a "Fuck old people and their stupid grey hair" group too. Sellouts to big hairdye, obviously.
Some of those fuck Islam people might even live in our town! Quick, create a petition to drive them out of their homes as well! I'm a buddhist, and I'd be quite annoyed if a 'fuck buddhism' group were removed. I'd probably even join if they'd have me, I don't think any honest person can look at his religion and not see huge room for criticism. But trying to force someone into your own belief system is a dangerous path to walk. I think this group is flirting with turning into the exact thing they intend to get rid of.
If I go out to the store and buy milk and bread, do I really care how the "process and the effort" was for the people producing it? Nah, I want to know how it hits my wallet.
This post is the single most alien thing I've ever read on slashdot. How can you possibly not wonder about that? You even go so far as to glorify your own ignorance of the world around you?
Buying them legally from a store might also be another idea, novel as it may be.
That's his point, the product's no longer for sale.
Such a useful lie.
This is like crappy argument day on slashdot. I'm sure namecalling is going to bring him right around to your side.
People said, to the word, the exact same thing about babies born from IVF therapy. Do you think they're soulless automatons too? Should we, perhaps, go kill them all for the greater good of our super-moral "normals"? Don't you see just a bit of irony in your denial to give something a chance at life, partially from revulsion over it being different, in terms of reasoning from your own position of moral superiority?
In my secondhand experience, that is only a consolation once the disease is terminal. Before that point lies a great deal of suffering spread out over years, without any hope for even a partial rehabilitation.
Same here. You'll almost never see the reality of it from the media though. It's always just bemused, confused, funny old folks. My Grandmother has it, and it's convinced me that I'm going to eat a bullet if I'm able if and when I come anywhere near that state. She lives in a state of near permanent terror and paranoia when not drugged up, and when, not that much better.
And we're still waiting for a flash that can actually be used with beryl/compiz enabled, a standalone player, or air support.
Logical and reasonable people can have differing opinions on lots of issues.
Very true.
Including evolution.
I'd agree only so much as presenting differing models and mechanisms in the process. But saying humans didn't evolve from single celled life? Sorry, saying the case is still open there is the zealotry you say you're against. Going against that does indicate someone incapable of properly applying reason to his environment as much as saying 2+2=5.
Have you done a "clean up" on firefox's download manager in a while? I had a similar problem, and that did the trick for me.
I skimmed the links you provided and couldn't find anything to back up the premise of a "use it or lose it" nature to the immune system. Though non-journal sources aren't of huge worth as citations in any case.
I think you missed "As we've become more hygenic, the immune system, strong as ever, goes looking for soft targets to beat up. It becomes hypersensitive, creating conditions like allergies and athsma." in his comment.