We have learned from history (think Third Reich) and literature (think Brave New World) that genetic engineering is morally and ethically wrong no matter the means. Part of the beauty of humanity is that we have differences, flaws, and idiosyncrasies.
Notice that this is dealing with a possible future test. My mother has a lot of experience and is quite well-read in the field of Autism, and it is not clear at all what the contributing factors to autism are. As is often the case, this is a case of nature v. nurture with evidence on both sides. So it is likely that any test for an "autism gene" will be highly controversial and disputed. Therefore it is not wise to abort a child based on any "autism test."
Yes, but in this case, there are consequences to not "buying something from a store." If illegal laborers are not hired, the harvest does not get picked or prices go up. Aliens pick a large portion of crops, especially in the Southern U.S. That means that if all laws were enforced, the producers would have to significantly raise prices in order to pay higher wages to American workers, making their product less competitive on the global market.
Also, I don't think that paying fair-wages to illegal immigrants can be rightly called "stealing." That sort of thinking will not float in the global economy.
Instead of burning the protected CD to CDR, rip an ISO. Then you have a nice file which can produce an unlimited number of CDRs and can be distributed quickly with BitTorrent.
It sounds like there is some undue influence upon the legislators from someone. Is it the telecom infrastructure folks who are afraid of competition from wireless? Is it budding wireless providers who don't want competition from the government?
Whenever legislators push so hard to keep money out of the public sector, I always suspect that there is a strong private-sector influence upon them. No one stands to gain much financially if local governments launch Wifi networks (i.e. no profit-sharing). But if a corporation does it, many stand to gain including stock-holders (who may also happen to be Texas legislators).
Corporations go for the low-hanging fruit. Therefore, I doubt we will see any real funding for really useful robots so long as 3rd world "neoslaves"...oops! I mean "illegal aliens"....oops! I mean "undocumented workers" are allowed to move to the USA as cheap and desperate scab labor to fatten the wallets of investors and business owners and management.
Many illegal aliens are paid minimum wage for their jobs. I remember a recent NPR interview where a farmer in the desert Southwest had no choice but to hire illegal immigrants to pick the crops; Americans would not apply for the job.
Plus we are in a global economy now. If you wont do the work, don't blame the "desperate scab labor" or the "investors and business owners and managment" for taking away jobs.
Supply and demand still apply. If the cheepest, most efficient means of labor is robots, then robots will be "employed."
So 40% of the people in the US are arrogant enough to think that in an infinite universe they are alone?
Let's say for the sake of argument that the universe (in terms of "size") is infinite. Does it necessarily follow, then, that there is also an infinite amount of matter in the universe? Is that scientifically, logically, and philosophically sound?
Infinite matter, not just infinite size, is required for Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. So in other words, though the universe may be infinite by dimension, it may not be infinite in terms of matter, which is what is important when it comes to ETs.
Dude, if you've got to the point of carrying around a dead guy's fingers to get your alcohol-sensitive car to start, I think you're going to have bigger legal problems than a simple case of DUI...
Who said anything about me? It was purely hypothetical.
To ensure the future readability of audio files, do not use a compressed file format (mp3, m4a, etc.). Use something that stores the raw data in its most basic form, so that interpreting it in the future will not be a challenge. The filesizes will be monstrous, but.wav may be the way to go.
Verizon is currently installing the fiber infrastructre in neighborhoods around Portland, OR. We have not heard a peep from Verizon about just what services they will be offering, but I have assumed that it will be phone and internet at the very least, with the possible addition of cable TV (though it would be tough to jump into the cable market against Comcast). I am curious to see what sort of up/down speeds will be possible with Verizon's new fiber internet service, and for what price.
To me, the "war" between Apple and Microsoft has always had to do with function, not "quality". You want to play games? Get a Wintel. You want to edit video? Get a Mac.
I am impressed with how well this worked for high school age users. However, I am still skeptical that I could effectively make the switch with older users.
Younger computer users are naturally more adaptive while adults are more set in their ways. I do acknowledge that there were some adults (teachers, administrators) who succeeded in this study. Still, could I teach all the "old dogs" at my workplace the "new tricks" of Linux and OpenOffice?
This is yet another case where online usage agreements are being bent and broken. The woman actually forced Yahoo to remove user accounts of another user. Yahoo has also faced some trouble for not releasing email accounts of dead people (particularly a US soldier I can think of) to their families.
Who really has control of online accounts, and when can others step in?
BitTorrent, described as Hollywood's version of the Napster scourge that rocked the music industry several years ago, has become an increasingly popular way for Internet users to get movies, songs, and video games.
It seems that the media in general does not really understand how the BitTorrent protocol works. Most of the time I hear BitTorrent spoken of as a singular entity, BitTorrent (TM), not unlike Napster was, in spite of the fact that this simply isn't the case (think of all the different BitTorrent clients, for example). This is quite unfortunate for the BitTorrent developers whose brilliant technology is being portrayed as another avenue for petty theft. I wish that the media could be better informed as to the nature of BitTorrent so as to not give the technology a black eye in the ring of public opinion.
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We have learned from history (think Third Reich) and literature (think Brave New World) that genetic engineering is morally and ethically wrong no matter the means. Part of the beauty of humanity is that we have differences, flaws, and idiosyncrasies.
Notice that this is dealing with a possible future test. My mother has a lot of experience and is quite well-read in the field of Autism, and it is not clear at all what the contributing factors to autism are. As is often the case, this is a case of nature v. nurture with evidence on both sides. So it is likely that any test for an "autism gene" will be highly controversial and disputed. Therefore it is not wise to abort a child based on any "autism test."
Also, I don't think that paying fair-wages to illegal immigrants can be rightly called "stealing." That sort of thinking will not float in the global economy.
Perhaps rather than worrying music recordiungs, Sony should try to offer people something that cannot be copied, like quality live music performances.
Instead of burning the protected CD to CDR, rip an ISO. Then you have a nice file which can produce an unlimited number of CDRs and can be distributed quickly with BitTorrent.
Whenever legislators push so hard to keep money out of the public sector, I always suspect that there is a strong private-sector influence upon them. No one stands to gain much financially if local governments launch Wifi networks (i.e. no profit-sharing). But if a corporation does it, many stand to gain including stock-holders (who may also happen to be Texas legislators).
Many illegal aliens are paid minimum wage for their jobs. I remember a recent NPR interview where a farmer in the desert Southwest had no choice but to hire illegal immigrants to pick the crops; Americans would not apply for the job.
Plus we are in a global economy now. If you wont do the work, don't blame the "desperate scab labor" or the "investors and business owners and managment" for taking away jobs.
Supply and demand still apply. If the cheepest, most efficient means of labor is robots, then robots will be "employed."
100% of Slashdot moderators automatically mod up pedantic Christianity-related jokes.
Let's say for the sake of argument that the universe (in terms of "size") is infinite. Does it necessarily follow, then, that there is also an infinite amount of matter in the universe? Is that scientifically, logically, and philosophically sound?
Infinite matter, not just infinite size, is required for Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. So in other words, though the universe may be infinite by dimension, it may not be infinite in terms of matter, which is what is important when it comes to ETs.
Who said anything about me? It was purely hypothetical.
Does the existence of extra-terrestrial lifeforms necessarily mean that they evolved? Couldn't God have created them as well?
Can it tell the difference between human and other animal skin (I knew those guys with pickups at bars had their dogs with them for some reason) ?
Does it have a temperature sensor (for all those anatomy types who work in cadaver labs) ?
Sign me up!
To ensure the future readability of audio files, do not use a compressed file format (mp3, m4a, etc.). Use something that stores the raw data in its most basic form, so that interpreting it in the future will not be a challenge. The filesizes will be monstrous, but .wav may be the way to go.
Verizon is currently installing the fiber infrastructre in neighborhoods around Portland, OR. We have not heard a peep from Verizon about just what services they will be offering, but I have assumed that it will be phone and internet at the very least, with the possible addition of cable TV (though it would be tough to jump into the cable market against Comcast). I am curious to see what sort of up/down speeds will be possible with Verizon's new fiber internet service, and for what price.
To me, the "war" between Apple and Microsoft has always had to do with function, not "quality". You want to play games? Get a Wintel. You want to edit video? Get a Mac.
Younger computer users are naturally more adaptive while adults are more set in their ways. I do acknowledge that there were some adults (teachers, administrators) who succeeded in this study. Still, could I teach all the "old dogs" at my workplace the "new tricks" of Linux and OpenOffice?
Thankfully, terrorists don't read Clancy and have never used an idea from one of his books as an inspiration for a terrorist attack. Er...
Who really has control of online accounts, and when can others step in?
First we give criminals cable TV and now web servers? What's next?
Well, that's no surprise; there's hardly any interest in today's internet.
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Come on, he's a hardware man, not a software guy. He's in there soldering something . . .
Yeah, it's probably at least 5-10% counter-terrorism.
It seems that the media in general does not really understand how the BitTorrent protocol works. Most of the time I hear BitTorrent spoken of as a singular entity, BitTorrent (TM), not unlike Napster was, in spite of the fact that this simply isn't the case (think of all the different BitTorrent clients, for example). This is quite unfortunate for the BitTorrent developers whose brilliant technology is being portrayed as another avenue for petty theft. I wish that the media could be better informed as to the nature of BitTorrent so as to not give the technology a black eye in the ring of public opinion.