I doubt that a well configured GNU/Linux system with a modern UI is going to be more complex to learn from scratch than the standard install of Mac OSX.
Sure, but first you've gotta make one.;-)
Of course doing a study to prove this is almost impossible given almost everyone who is easily reachable has some knowledge of one OS or another.
This project seems like a perfect opportunity for that.
That'd be why the mouse cursor moves farther the faster you move it. The same movement of the mouse can cross the screen, or go between tabs in Safari - it all depends on how fast you move it.
You can request that the government not use your taxes on the military. They shuffle it around on paper so your money goes to the national parks and other such things instead.
I was under the impression that DNA similarities across species was at least a bit of evidence for macroevolution.
A good point.
I've seen it phrased in what I thought was a clever way of getting the point across: If a student handed in an "original play" that had 95% of the same words in the same order as Shakespeare's Macbeth, would you consider it a) plagarism or b) a trick by Satan?
The point of contention seems to always lie with people who don't believe that we evolved from monkeys, which is fine
Well, no, it's not, as that means they completely misunderstand evolution and thusly shouldn't be talking about it at all until they educate themselves.
Evolutionary theory is that monkeys and humans evolved from a common ancestor.
Saying that evolution says we're descended from monkeys is like saying you're descended from your siblings instead of your parents. It is simply not true.
we were explicitely informed that it's a theory
Fine, as long as they give the scientific definition of "theory". From Wikipedia: "In scientific usage, theory is not the opposite of fact. Theories are typically ways of explaining why things happen, usually after the fact that they happen is no longer in scientific dispute."
How the heck to you propose to prove that life spontaneously emerged from nothing?
How do you propose to prove that God spontaneously emerged from nothing? And let's not have the "oh he was always there" chickenshit answer - if that can happen with God, it can happen with the Universe.
Plus, evolution makes no comment on the origin of life. It is a theory on the origin of new species, which is a different thing entirely.
If scientific observation indicates that current theories are inadequate to explain the complexities biological structures, why would you want to supress that information?
That information is not being surpressed. Scientists acknowledge that, for example, we don't know what was around prior to the Big Bang. Scientists acknowledge that we're not sure of the exact mechanism of the beginning of biological life. Scientists acknowledge that we're still learning bits about how evolution works.
Intelligent design is being surpressed, but that's a different story alltogether. ID is just saying "we don't know how this works yet, so LET'S MAKE SHIT UP!"
As I recall, most such cases had unusual circumstances - silly hospital policies saying you couldn't pick someone up from outside and bring them in, hospital being unequipped to deal with trauma, not enough doctors or beds to treat new patients, etc. The media shitfit after each of those cases likely costs the hospital far more than they saved by turning away the patient, too.
Medicaid is retroactive, so you don't need it prior to treatment.
I never said you wouldn't get billed. I said it was possible to get treated without the ability to pay. See the whole discussion thread - the point is, uninsured and Medicaid etc. are likely far more costly than terrorist attacks have been.
I'm not saying it's fun. I'm just pointing out the economic costs of Medicaid and treatment for the uninsured are likely far higher than terrorist attacks. Read the whole thread.
Hospitals are required to treat emergency payments regardless of ability to pay. There are big signs in English and Spanish saying so.
My fiancée is a nurse, and some of her patients are homeless drug seekers who'll never be able to pay, and the hospitals know that. They still get treated.
Plus, there's Medicaid and such things if you fall under a certain income. Talk to a social worker at the hospital near you. In addition to government programs, hospitals often have discretionary funds to use on patients in need that a social worker can get you hooked up with. That's their job, after all.
No one who dies of cancer does so in a fiery ball that destroys a Billion dollars worth of infrastructure.
No, but when you add up the $100,000+ treatment costs of the millions of uninsured Americans who do get cancer that the government pays... well, guess what? Billions of dollars.
The only question to be asked is: "Can Lerner's fusion method be verified, and is it viable?"
If it were free, sure.
If it costs millions of dollars to verify, then there are additional questions to be asked to establish whether that investment is worth it in the first place when it could go to other research studies as well.
If you're doing research, and you want to see the context of a quotation or footnoted item, you could just buy the page referred to.
I hated having to hunt down books in the library to find a referenced passage. I'd happily pay a bit to just go to Amazon and say "give me page 502 of this book".
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after seeing the UN in action you'll never really support them again
Isn't that true for just about any governmental body? Why single out the UN?
One-man think tank?
Doesn't that make it more of a puddle?
To my knowledge, bankruptcy law doesn't work that way.
I doubt that a well configured GNU/Linux system with a modern UI is going to be more complex to learn from scratch than the standard install of Mac OSX.
;-)
Sure, but first you've gotta make one.
Of course doing a study to prove this is almost impossible given almost everyone who is easily reachable has some knowledge of one OS or another.
This project seems like a perfect opportunity for that.
That'd be why the mouse cursor moves farther the faster you move it. The same movement of the mouse can cross the screen, or go between tabs in Safari - it all depends on how fast you move it.
Go try it out before you bash it, eh?
Are you disputing the mathematics behind Fitts' law, or are you just being an ass?
Your ability to click a button with ease has little effect on the whole population.
They may not have been developed for that reason, but they're certainly favored now for that reason.
You can request that the government not use your taxes on the military. They shuffle it around on paper so your money goes to the national parks and other such things instead.
Sounds like you've been reading the wrong blogs.
I was under the impression that DNA similarities across species was at least a bit of evidence for macroevolution.
A good point.
I've seen it phrased in what I thought was a clever way of getting the point across: If a student handed in an "original play" that had 95% of the same words in the same order as Shakespeare's Macbeth, would you consider it a) plagarism or b) a trick by Satan?
The point of contention seems to always lie with people who don't believe that we evolved from monkeys, which is fine
Well, no, it's not, as that means they completely misunderstand evolution and thusly shouldn't be talking about it at all until they educate themselves.
Evolutionary theory is that monkeys and humans evolved from a common ancestor.
Saying that evolution says we're descended from monkeys is like saying you're descended from your siblings instead of your parents. It is simply not true.
we were explicitely informed that it's a theory
Fine, as long as they give the scientific definition of "theory". From Wikipedia: "In scientific usage, theory is not the opposite of fact. Theories are typically ways of explaining why things happen, usually after the fact that they happen is no longer in scientific dispute."
Evolution as a mechanism for the emergence of new species has NOT been observed.
Wrong.
How the heck to you propose to prove that life spontaneously emerged from nothing?
How do you propose to prove that God spontaneously emerged from nothing? And let's not have the "oh he was always there" chickenshit answer - if that can happen with God, it can happen with the Universe.
Plus, evolution makes no comment on the origin of life. It is a theory on the origin of new species, which is a different thing entirely.
If scientific observation indicates that current theories are inadequate to explain the complexities biological structures, why would you want to supress that information?
That information is not being surpressed. Scientists acknowledge that, for example, we don't know what was around prior to the Big Bang. Scientists acknowledge that we're not sure of the exact mechanism of the beginning of biological life. Scientists acknowledge that we're still learning bits about how evolution works.
Intelligent design is being surpressed, but that's a different story alltogether. ID is just saying "we don't know how this works yet, so LET'S MAKE SHIT UP!"
That said, ID is NOT true science.
Well, unless you take a page out of the Kansas school board's book, and redefine the term. Heh!
And how many such cases have you heard of?
As I recall, most such cases had unusual circumstances - silly hospital policies saying you couldn't pick someone up from outside and bring them in, hospital being unequipped to deal with trauma, not enough doctors or beds to treat new patients, etc. The media shitfit after each of those cases likely costs the hospital far more than they saved by turning away the patient, too.
My four year school required it. You either paid for their insurance, or provided proof of your own.
Medicaid is retroactive, so you don't need it prior to treatment.
I never said you wouldn't get billed. I said it was possible to get treated without the ability to pay. See the whole discussion thread - the point is, uninsured and Medicaid etc. are likely far more costly than terrorist attacks have been.
And that's what bankruptcy is for.
I'm not saying it's fun. I'm just pointing out the economic costs of Medicaid and treatment for the uninsured are likely far higher than terrorist attacks. Read the whole thread.
Hospitals are required to treat emergency payments regardless of ability to pay. There are big signs in English and Spanish saying so.
My fiancée is a nurse, and some of her patients are homeless drug seekers who'll never be able to pay, and the hospitals know that. They still get treated.
Plus, there's Medicaid and such things if you fall under a certain income. Talk to a social worker at the hospital near you. In addition to government programs, hospitals often have discretionary funds to use on patients in need that a social worker can get you hooked up with. That's their job, after all.
Sorry, but if Mr. Marketing Guy gets rewards, I want 'em too.
No one who dies of cancer does so in a fiery ball that destroys a Billion dollars worth of infrastructure.
No, but when you add up the $100,000+ treatment costs of the millions of uninsured Americans who do get cancer that the government pays... well, guess what? Billions of dollars.
He's not asking to have his papers reviewed, he's asking for millions of dollars in funding.
The only question to be asked is: "Can Lerner's fusion method be verified, and is it viable?"
If it were free, sure.
If it costs millions of dollars to verify, then there are additional questions to be asked to establish whether that investment is worth it in the first place when it could go to other research studies as well.
Up to $1 depending on location, eh?
Wonder if that's to prevent third-world referral farms.
If you're doing research, and you want to see the context of a quotation or footnoted item, you could just buy the page referred to.
I hated having to hunt down books in the library to find a referenced passage. I'd happily pay a bit to just go to Amazon and say "give me page 502 of this book".