Just like wikipedia. Out of the comparisons they have done of wikipedia vs. britannica, britannica has usually come out on top, having fewer errors in it. That is not surprising. It IS however surprising, that britannica HAD quite a lot of errors in it. There are more errors in wikipedia - but we KNOW that! I had never even thought that professional encyclopedias could be wrong, but of course they can be. Now I'm a little better at reading them since I always know of the possibility that what I am reading might be wrong, and that there is a reason to check a different source for comparison.
For something as inexplicably complex as our brain... which by the way we HAVEN'T understood a fraction of. For something as mysterious as emotions - a problem which lies behind a philosophical problem which we don't KNOW if we ever came closer to solving in the last 2000 years... I say FAT F***ing CHANCE!
Either they are stupid (in which case, I have to admit, solving the problem is a tiny bit easier) or this is publicity
I don't care if there is a while until 2029 hits us, we have nothing real to believe this prediction is useful.
Don't we have dog whistles? Are we comparing teen-agers to DOGS? I mean, I am fucking 21 and I can hear that sound! Is it supposed to solve any problems to humiliate teen-agers? This has got to be THE stupidest - not to mention snobby - idea I've ever heard of.
Yes! That movie is the reason I'm in mathematics now!
That little speech he does repeatedly "everything can be represented with numbers, if you plot the numbers, patterns emerge, etc...". And when he starts again "evidence: The rise and fall of the Nile, sunspots cycles, etc..." it gives me goosebumps.
The thing is... if people can't relate to that I feel sorry for them. But that movie made mathematical beauty almost understandable to a general public. The movie paints a picture of mathematics that is exciting, passionate, beautiful and dangerous. It's a movie every mathematician should whatch when he feels all those little uniqueness and existence theorems are getting a bit dull... because the AREN'T. I swear to god I sometimes feel like that guy. And it makes me feel great. Anti-social, paranoid, borderline sociophobic, manic-depressive... maybe, but you are cracking open a mystery of the universe! It made mathematics look almost - dare I say it? - cool!
THAT is the true appeal of the film, however inaccurate the actual mathematical details might be. And while this isn't a contradiction of your post or even a logical answer to it, I think this belongs in the discussion.
Good god I hope they'll find life on this planet. Not that I'm really that desparate about alien life but because people would NEVER stop confusing the famous astrologer "Mark Swain" with that other guy.
Well, maybe for putting up with him in his most intense writing moments, being there for him, cooking dinner, even serving as some inspiration...
Maybe you could also look at it as Tolkiens own right to do something for his family, leaving something behind for them. That's probably the basic thought, which then gets screwed up along the way when not-so-close greedy descendants think it's their right to get money for nothing just because they share a family name with the guy.
"... some pedophiles feel attracted to children from an early age..."
Well, sure. I was attracted to a few twelve-year-olds when I was their age. Hope that doesn't make me a paedophile.
The fact that they themselves are highly educated doesn't necessarily say everything. They can't get far on their own. They must be able to strike a chord in the people they are supposedly fighting for, who might be undereducated with few future opportunities and angry because of it.
U2 and everyone involved currently seems to be on an ego trip unparalleled with anything else. NO, not EVRYONE likes your music. NO, google does NOT exist because of you, NO Bono, you are not going to save the world, and you can't actually fly (though I'd be more than happy to see you try). So stop spreading your wings and try a little modesty once in a while.
Ok, I start a band. Some label picks me up. They take care of the legal stuff, the government doses out a fair share to them, part of which they then give to me? Maybe proportional to the actual contents I have produced. Do I have to prove that people actually listen to it?
I multi-task very well because.. 'scuse me for a sec, I mean, hey, it's just a matter doing a lot of... the phone is ringin, hold on.... Like I was saying, just drop the kids off at the pool and try not to make a mess.
Slashdot Mirror
n/t.
The fact that I'm piggybacking off of an unprotected wireless network right now might serve your point.
Me: "Ok, google ME for instance, you'll see how much... Basically everything about me and my social life can be found here". *google*
Other person: "It didn't find anything, are you sure you're doing it right.?"
Me: "Sure, just a moment.. let's try it again, give me a moment..."
Other person: "Wait, are you crying?"
Just like wikipedia. Out of the comparisons they have done of wikipedia vs. britannica, britannica has usually come out on top, having fewer errors in it. That is not surprising. It IS however surprising, that britannica HAD quite a lot of errors in it. There are more errors in wikipedia - but we KNOW that! I had never even thought that professional encyclopedias could be wrong, but of course they can be. Now I'm a little better at reading them since I always know of the possibility that what I am reading might be wrong, and that there is a reason to check a different source for comparison.
For something as inexplicably complex as our brain... which by the way we HAVEN'T understood a fraction of. For something as mysterious as emotions - a problem which lies behind a philosophical problem which we don't KNOW if we ever came closer to solving in the last 2000 years... I say FAT F***ing CHANCE!
Either they are stupid (in which case, I have to admit, solving the problem is a tiny bit easier) or this is publicity
I don't care if there is a while until 2029 hits us, we have nothing real to believe this prediction is useful.
Have you got a date to the pron?
I'm three times more likely to die in a car accident than of cell phone radiation? Good gracious, I'm never driving again!
Cool!
What happened to the idea of video-cameras anyway? And signs to notify.
Don't we have dog whistles? Are we comparing teen-agers to DOGS? I mean, I am fucking 21 and I can hear that sound! Is it supposed to solve any problems to humiliate teen-agers? This has got to be THE stupidest - not to mention snobby - idea I've ever heard of.
"Windows Vista is expneisve to deploy and run."
Their questions too? Sheesh, no wonder their code is buggy.
Yes it is, but it only costs about $27 million.
Yes! That movie is the reason I'm in mathematics now!
That little speech he does repeatedly "everything can be represented with numbers, if you plot the numbers, patterns emerge, etc...". And when he starts again "evidence: The rise and fall of the Nile, sunspots cycles, etc..." it gives me goosebumps.
The thing is... if people can't relate to that I feel sorry for them. But that movie made mathematical beauty almost understandable to a general public. The movie paints a picture of mathematics that is exciting, passionate, beautiful and dangerous. It's a movie every mathematician should whatch when he feels all those little uniqueness and existence theorems are getting a bit dull... because the AREN'T. I swear to god I sometimes feel like that guy. And it makes me feel great. Anti-social, paranoid, borderline sociophobic, manic-depressive... maybe, but you are cracking open a mystery of the universe! It made mathematics look almost - dare I say it? - cool!
THAT is the true appeal of the film, however inaccurate the actual mathematical details might be. And while this isn't a contradiction of your post or even a logical answer to it, I think this belongs in the discussion.
Whoa!
That kind of serves the point.
Well, then you'll actually have something to talk about when you meet.
Good god I hope they'll find life on this planet. Not that I'm really that desparate about alien life but because people would NEVER stop confusing the famous astrologer "Mark Swain" with that other guy.
Well, maybe for putting up with him in his most intense writing moments, being there for him, cooking dinner, even serving as some inspiration...
Maybe you could also look at it as Tolkiens own right to do something for his family, leaving something behind for them. That's probably the basic thought, which then gets screwed up along the way when not-so-close greedy descendants think it's their right to get money for nothing just because they share a family name with the guy.
But then again, what do I know?
Scientology spokesmen accuse Anonymous of hate crimes. Has Anynomous hurt anyone yet, physically?
I'm guessing not, but the question must be asked.
http://xkcd.com/154/
Like the idea that Xenu, the giant space monster, trapped our real souls in a volcano? Plausible.
"... some pedophiles feel attracted to children from an early age ..."
Well, sure. I was attracted to a few twelve-year-olds when I was their age. Hope that doesn't make me a paedophile.
The fact that they themselves are highly educated doesn't necessarily say everything. They can't get far on their own. They must be able to strike a chord in the people they are supposedly fighting for, who might be undereducated with few future opportunities and angry because of it.
How about medicine students?
U2 and everyone involved currently seems to be on an ego trip unparalleled with anything else. NO, not EVRYONE likes your music. NO, google does NOT exist because of you, NO Bono, you are not going to save the world, and you can't actually fly (though I'd be more than happy to see you try). So stop spreading your wings and try a little modesty once in a while.
Ok, I start a band. Some label picks me up. They take care of the legal stuff, the government doses out a fair share to them, part of which they then give to me? Maybe proportional to the actual contents I have produced. Do I have to prove that people actually listen to it?
I multi-task very well because.. 'scuse me for a sec, I mean, hey, it's just a matter doing a lot of... the phone is ringin, hold on.... Like I was saying, just drop the kids off at the pool and try not to make a mess.