I think the bigger story here is that Google appears to be building an entire web-based office suite to go toe to toe with Microsoft (and OO.o?). They already have a mail client, word processor (Writely), and spreadsheet. What's next?
The article mentioned something about Bluetooth (it is not clear whether it is a simply a security comparison or an indication that it is the protocol used). Now hijackers can control a plane without entering the cockpit. I am guessing that all wireless devices (including laptops and phones) would have to be checked on a craft like this.
The new bill is designed to give the Justice Department 'tools to combat IP crime' which which are used to 'quite frankly, fund terrorism activities,' according to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
This is starting to look like some kind of which hunt.
Driessen's occupation and beliefs are irrelevant. He certainly is idealistic in his vision that corporations will solve all the world's problems. However, his argumentation against green policies is very compelling, and until you actually read his work, you may want to reserve judgement.
If anyone wants a good read about the environmental movement, check out Paul Driessen's Eco-Imperialism. It changed my mind. He lays out how environmental movements are holding back development in the third world (keeping poor people's living standards low) with their misguided policies.
What exaclty were these specimens comprised of? TFA does not say. Are we talking about full skeletons, partial skeletons, limbs, bones, chips, or coprolites?
I guess this is similar to the gnarly beards of Jobs, Allen, and Woz back in the day. Once they shaved and put on business suits, their companies succeeded. Or was it the other way around?
The point is that she does not want to them to try to copy all of her words (which requires a fast recording device like a keyboard). Rather she wants them to summarize what she was saying, which requires analysis instead of mechanical transcription.
You must take note that my original post in this thread does not make any claims about the truth of the content of the gospels.
That's just wishful thinking from someone who wants to believe, without even a shred of evidence. The four gospels were clearly copied from each other; each "expands" on the former.
No, there is evidence that there was a common source material (possibly written) for the gospels. This evidence comes from the very fact that Matthew and Luke share nearly identical material which is not found in Mark (though many argue Mark was written first). Once again, the three synoptic gospels share much in the way of source material, and as a result have many nearly identical sections. Each also has a large amount of unique information as well.
Archive.org has many pages from the earliest days of the internet. As the content is very old, it MUST be true.
My claim about textual criticism has nothing to do with the veracity of the content of the gospels. It simply points out that if there was a major revision after the fact, we would know. Just like you can use archive.org to find when a website's layout changed.
No it's not; it's just those who choose to ignore the facts and "teach the controversy". The controversy that is ALWAYS missed out is that most religions that predate Christianity consist of most of the same core "facts", such as the virgin birth, the great flood, martydom, yadda yadda yadda.
No, it is complicated. If you would like an introduction, read The Four Gospels by BH Streeter. If you examine the data, it is clearly not true that each gospel simply copied from the previous.
Interestingly, I learned in a Catholic high school that the 4 Gospels were written ~50 years after Jesus **died**. How well could you write about something that happened 10 years ago?? How about something that happened 50 years ago? 50 years later, how many people are going to be alive to verify/contest your story???
This fact seems to be heavily obscured... And of course, the Testaments have undergone revisions since then. Also the 4 Gospels are basically the same in content, so three seemed to have mainly copied off the 1st, and just re-wording them for different audiences.
We do not know the exact dates of composition of the gospels. They are not dated, and we do not have to autographs. Still, 50 years after Jesus' death is one estimate, with 25-30 years being a lower one. It is also true that though the gospels themselves were written (or compiled) later, their actual source materials may have been written long before that, likely when Jesus was still alive. Also, three of the gospels have very similar content, while John is fairly unique and written quite a bit later. The postulation of scriptural revision is not so sure as to be a matter "of course." We have manuscripts from the early seconds century onward, so we can establish the textual history of the new testament to a greater degree of certainty than any other historic document collection. This means that even if major revisions happened (which they didn't), we can see through them. The compositional history of the gospels is a very complicated thing, in case you were wondering;-).
I find it fascinating how your assumption lead you to ascend such a towering soap box! No, I don't want it to be true. The reason I don't want that sort of man to be VP is that I do not like it when people get hurt. Besides, no one needed this event to prove that Cheney is a killer: he was defense secretary for the Gulf War and VP for the Iraq war.
Dick Cheney shooting his friend is a living metaphor for everything that is wrong with this administration (including restricting civil liberties). It got so much air time because no one could believed it hadn't happened sooner.
I personally would love to see the blackberries shut down. I work in a real estate agency and all the brokers use them. I would LOVE to see the havoc caused if these self-proclaimed "important people" cant get their messages on the spot. They really need to learn that not everything needs to be done 5 minutes ago.
I am with you on thatm but I can forsee a better result. A Blackberry shut-down would most likely result in a geometic increase in productivity. Instant communication devices lead to micro-managing, needless chat, and other distractions.
Slashdot Mirror
I think the bigger story here is that Google appears to be building an entire web-based office suite to go toe to toe with Microsoft (and OO.o?). They already have a mail client, word processor (Writely), and spreadsheet. What's next?
How many people still actually run Windows 98?
So the SCO are terrorists too, eh? I always had a feeling . . .
The article mentioned something about Bluetooth (it is not clear whether it is a simply a security comparison or an indication that it is the protocol used). Now hijackers can control a plane without entering the cockpit. I am guessing that all wireless devices (including laptops and phones) would have to be checked on a craft like this.
Honestly I think it would be courteous for Taco to mirror any entries he lists on the index page on Slashdot's servers.
This seems more a snore than dancing with Al Gore
This is starting to look like some kind of which hunt.
Driessen's occupation and beliefs are irrelevant. He certainly is idealistic in his vision that corporations will solve all the world's problems. However, his argumentation against green policies is very compelling, and until you actually read his work, you may want to reserve judgement.
I concur! There seems to be a lot more hot air circulating around Slashdot . . .
If anyone wants a good read about the environmental movement, check out Paul Driessen's Eco-Imperialism . It changed my mind. He lays out how environmental movements are holding back development in the third world (keeping poor people's living standards low) with their misguided policies.
That is a pretty shallow interpretation of "image." Could image mean anything besides appearance?
What exaclty were these specimens comprised of? TFA does not say. Are we talking about full skeletons, partial skeletons, limbs, bones, chips, or coprolites?
They will ley us know for sure in a million years or so.
It took me until this point in the comments to realize that "Ballmer Babies" is not referring to Microsoft Employees.
I guess this is similar to the gnarly beards of Jobs, Allen, and Woz back in the day. Once they shaved and put on business suits, their companies succeeded. Or was it the other way around?
The point is that she does not want to them to try to copy all of her words (which requires a fast recording device like a keyboard). Rather she wants them to summarize what she was saying, which requires analysis instead of mechanical transcription.
"But I was going to [location] to pick up some [items]!"
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It's oil. Now we can get our petrol without having to rely on those unstable sources like Canada.
That's just wishful thinking from someone who wants to believe, without even a shred of evidence. The four gospels were clearly copied from each other; each "expands" on the former.
No, there is evidence that there was a common source material (possibly written) for the gospels. This evidence comes from the very fact that Matthew and Luke share nearly identical material which is not found in Mark (though many argue Mark was written first). Once again, the three synoptic gospels share much in the way of source material, and as a result have many nearly identical sections. Each also has a large amount of unique information as well.
Archive.org has many pages from the earliest days of the internet. As the content is very old, it MUST be true.
My claim about textual criticism has nothing to do with the veracity of the content of the gospels. It simply points out that if there was a major revision after the fact, we would know. Just like you can use archive.org to find when a website's layout changed.
No it's not; it's just those who choose to ignore the facts and "teach the controversy". The controversy that is ALWAYS missed out is that most religions that predate Christianity consist of most of the same core "facts", such as the virgin birth, the great flood, martydom, yadda yadda yadda.
No, it is complicated. If you would like an introduction, read The Four Gospels by BH Streeter. If you examine the data, it is clearly not true that each gospel simply copied from the previous.
This fact seems to be heavily obscured... And of course, the Testaments have undergone revisions since then. Also the 4 Gospels are basically the same in content, so three seemed to have mainly copied off the 1st, and just re-wording them for different audiences.
We do not know the exact dates of composition of the gospels. They are not dated, and we do not have to autographs. Still, 50 years after Jesus' death is one estimate, with 25-30 years being a lower one. It is also true that though the gospels themselves were written (or compiled) later, their actual source materials may have been written long before that, likely when Jesus was still alive. Also, three of the gospels have very similar content, while John is fairly unique and written quite a bit later. The postulation of scriptural revision is not so sure as to be a matter "of course." We have manuscripts from the early seconds century onward, so we can establish the textual history of the new testament to a greater degree of certainty than any other historic document collection. This means that even if major revisions happened (which they didn't), we can see through them. The compositional history of the gospels is a very complicated thing, in case you were wondering ;-).
I find it fascinating how your assumption lead you to ascend such a towering soap box! No, I don't want it to be true. The reason I don't want that sort of man to be VP is that I do not like it when people get hurt. Besides, no one needed this event to prove that Cheney is a killer: he was defense secretary for the Gulf War and VP for the Iraq war.
Dick Cheney shooting his friend is a living metaphor for everything that is wrong with this administration (including restricting civil liberties). It got so much air time because no one could believed it hadn't happened sooner.
I am with you on thatm but I can forsee a better result. A Blackberry shut-down would most likely result in a geometic increase in productivity. Instant communication devices lead to micro-managing, needless chat, and other distractions.
I would hazard to guess that your negative view of Al Jazeera comes from American media bias.