I don't presume to speek for anyone but myself but this is my take on it.
Many people think that religion is comfortable because it offers answers to the big questions: Who?, What?, Why?, How?... The answers presumably being God, God, Because he loves us, In 7 days using clay and ribs and bits and bobs...
Science, on the other hand, is difficult because you must admit that we don't know answers to any of the questions.
Of course all of this assumes a very black and white view of religion and science. I agree with you, Science enthusiasts need not be atheists just as you need not hate science as a deeply religious person.
Personaly, I lack the facilities to make heads or tails of religion and just accept that I'll never really know.
The parent and grandparent posts recall why I once frequented slashdot often. I visited because of the well thought out debates.
I'm not sure if I'm convinced either way but I have gained a new and powerful metaphor for Intellectual Property and heard two sides of the debate well represented in the aforementioned metaphor.
Again, Thank you both for a very enlightening discussion.
Re:If I had a camcorder hooked up to my head.
on
CeBIT Video Coverage
·
· Score: 0
Why would the spammer bother to use the proxy server to forward e-mail received on port 12345 to port 25. It seems to me a better use of resources would be to just originate the email from the computer with the unblocked port 25.
So, if the video processing is slower than the audio processing, shouldn't the audio steadily get further and further behind the video.
Is it just the initial frame that is slower? If it's a constant 3 frame difference then the velocities are the same for the audio and the video, right? Is there frame skipping to make up for this?
Please don't judge all of the linux community based on a few bad apples.
Having never owned a PC until my current one(800mhz PIII) I can't tell you authoritatively how well any of these linux distribution work. However, the following distros are supposed to work well on your target systems:
Damn Small Linux
This is a live linux distribution which means that it runs off the CD. It's supposed to be a little difficult to install try following these directions:
To install Damn Small Linux to the HD...
From the damn small desktop (no pun intended)...
Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to SU root outside X.
Type "dsl-hdinstall" (a mod off Knoppix's knx-hdinstall)...
Follow the prompts... (cfdisk, etc.......)
I've done it & tested it -- works.
--bosspacman
Basic Linux might work but it might be difficult if you don't know linux very well.
I hear RedHat's 6.0 distro is light weight too if you can find it.
In your linked to definition of library you can find the following definition:
A place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending.
I beleive the internet prrovides access to "literary and artistic materials" and so is very appropriate for a library to use. Of course we're all entitled to our own interpretations here. For instance, you appear to think of libraries as a place with books and nothing more, correct?
PS No need to flame, I have/had no intentions to hurt your pride
But yes, the internet = TV. Its all only entertainment no matter how serious an individual thinks it is
For godsakes, the internet is no more TV than a book is TV.
Yes there are similarities between the internet, TV, and books. For one they all can be used both, for entertainment, and as a source of knowledge. There are valid arguments for all of these to be included in a lirbrary, which is, afterall, a collection of media.
BTW, most libraries do have televisions, and even some that::gasp:: you can watch broadcast and or cable on.
Sorry, Ackhpht, I must eat my own hat. I had momentarily forgotten we weren't allowed to mention God on public property anymore.
Except, of course, when the public preperty happens to be our own monetary system.
Wrong or right, I'm pretty sure you can't publish bomb making instructions.
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the DMCA prevent howto's on DRM circumvention.
Oh, and if you disagree with the current administration you may be labeled as a liberal. And we all know liberals are terrorists. Not quite censorship, but certainly moving in that direction.
This program provided me with an early introduction to the pains of code plaguirizing. Another kid at school got ahold of my code(as there weren't many games for the 83 at the time my BASIC game was widely used at school) and changed the levels around abit, improved the game a tiny bit(took the 2 programs the code was split into and combined them into 1), and changed the made by credits to say his name. He rereleased the code and about half the school thought he had made the game.
Looking back on it, its pretty cool. I basicaly created a lifo data structure in an array(the good indices into array method) without knowing that the data structure had a name or was widely used. And I got the whole game running at a very playable speed using an interpreted language on a slow-ass calculator. Ahh, the good-old-days, when coding was still fun(only sorta joking here;-)
It's unfortunate that such a well thought out post isn't modded up.
I'm divided on the cause. Is it that slashdotters, who tend to be fiscaly conservative, don't like to read well developed arguments that flow agaist their beleief system? Probably not.
I think my parents post was probably just a little too off topic and a little too old.
You do know, they probably feel the same way about you. You're being brainwashed by the religious right;) It's time you stopped listening to their lies and the lieing liars who tell them.
So why don't you give up on this hate thing and focus on your own fucking family.
Nintendo has managed to repackage all the old mario games for the snes and nes and sell them for new(almost identical to the originals). This time, they weren't cool about releasing all the games in one cartridge(ala Super Mario Allstars).
And Nintendo is not the only one doing things like this on the Gameboy.
Slashdot Mirror
Drowning
This is the most hilariously idiotic thread I've read in awhile. Dont't worry, I'm not calling you idiotic, just the other guy.
Well put
I don't presume to speek for anyone but myself but this is my take on it.
Many people think that religion is comfortable because it offers answers to the big questions:
Who?, What?, Why?, How?...
The answers presumably being
God, God, Because he loves us, In 7 days using clay and ribs and bits and bobs...
Science, on the other hand, is difficult because you must admit that we don't know answers to any of the questions.
Of course all of this assumes a very black and white view of religion and science. I agree with you, Science enthusiasts need not be atheists just as you need not hate science as a deeply religious person.
Personaly, I lack the facilities to make heads or tails of religion and just accept that I'll never really know.
Thank You;
The parent and grandparent posts recall why I once frequented slashdot often. I visited because of the well thought out debates.
I'm not sure if I'm convinced either way but I have gained a new and powerful metaphor for Intellectual Property and heard two sides of the debate well represented in the aforementioned metaphor.
Again, Thank you both for a very enlightening discussion.
Silly geek; thats just in porn.
or
Silly Geek;
Tricks are for rich playboys.
or red BMWs?
Why would the spammer bother to use the proxy server to forward e-mail received on port 12345 to port 25. It seems to me a better use of resources would be to just originate the email from the computer with the unblocked port 25.
mod parent up
Could someone tell me the flaw in my logic?
So, if the video processing is slower than the audio processing, shouldn't the audio steadily get further and further behind the video.
Is it just the initial frame that is slower? If it's a constant 3 frame difference then the velocities are the same for the audio and the video, right? Is there frame skipping to make up for this?
--Steve
Having never owned a PC until my current one(800mhz PIII) I can't tell you authoritatively how well any of these linux distribution work. However, the following distros are supposed to work well on your target systems:
- Peanut Linux sounds pretty good
- Damn Small Linux
- Basic Linux might work but it might be difficult if you don't know linux very well.
- I hear RedHat's 6.0 distro is light weight too if you can find it.
You friendly googler;This is a live linux distribution which means that it runs off the CD. It's supposed to be a little difficult to install try following these directions:
--Steve
fun stuff.
Take care man
Everytime I see these small PCs I'm always a bit disappointed when they add all these new holes to the neat cases they use.
So my question is:
Why don't they use fun wireless rf input, and wifi whenever they can?
PS No need to flame, I have/had no intentions to hurt your pride
Yes there are similarities between the internet, TV, and books. For one they all can be used both, for entertainment, and as a source of knowledge. There are valid arguments for all of these to be included in a lirbrary, which is, afterall, a collection of media.
BTW, most libraries do have televisions, and even some that
Wrong or right, I'm pretty sure you can't publish bomb making instructions.
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the DMCA prevent howto's on DRM circumvention.
Oh, and if you disagree with the current administration you may be labeled as a liberal. And we all know liberals are terrorists. Not quite censorship, but certainly moving in that direction.
I created a snake game on my TI83 in class.
This program provided me with an early introduction to the pains of code plaguirizing. Another kid at school got ahold of my code(as there weren't many games for the 83 at the time my BASIC game was widely used at school) and changed the levels around abit, improved the game a tiny bit(took the 2 programs the code was split into and combined them into 1), and changed the made by credits to say his name. He rereleased the code and about half the school thought he had made the game.
Looking back on it, its pretty cool. I basicaly created a lifo data structure in an array(the good indices into array method) without knowing that the data structure had a name or was widely used. And I got the whole game running at a very playable speed using an interpreted language on a slow-ass calculator. Ahh, the good-old-days, when coding was still fun(only sorta joking here;-)
Please forgive the rambling
Samir Naga... Naga... Na, Not gonna work here anymore
It's unfortunate that such a well thought out post isn't modded up.
I'm divided on the cause. Is it that slashdotters, who tend to be fiscaly conservative, don't like to read well developed arguments that flow agaist their beleief system? Probably not.
I think my parents post was probably just a little too off topic and a little too old.
"MSN Messenger Service at 19 percent" ( Big Blue Ball News)
Apparently I was too subtle for the moderators.
You do know, they probably feel the same way about you. You're being brainwashed by the religious right;) It's time you stopped listening to their lies and the lieing liars who tell them.
So why don't you give up on this hate thing and focus on your own fucking family.
Thank you and goodday;)
I couldn't find anything out about the UK but this is what I found out about the US and Alaska specificaly is the following.
Alaska has "23 miles of road per 1,000 population. This is 50% more than the US average of 15 miles of road per 1,000 population"(DoT Alaska)
Apparently you don't own a gameboy advance.
Nintendo has managed to repackage all the old mario games for the snes and nes and sell them for new(almost identical to the originals). This time, they weren't cool about releasing all the games in one cartridge(ala Super Mario Allstars).
And Nintendo is not the only one doing things like this on the Gameboy.