higher than mean, yes, but significantly lower than the parents... I agree that "IQ" is a meaningless measure, but our society uses it. "leveling drift" refers to the genetic tendancy of a population to keep itself within ecological parameters... i.e. no overpopulation.or no "over intelligence".
while all of this is very interesting, i think most/.'ers realize the futility of "predicting the future"... if they put down their mountain dew and think about it. things will happen in the next month that we have no idea of and will change the way we see things. scientists double their knowledge base every 4 years... alot of it is useless data, but i bet it will become significant eventually. we are on a road that has no end... we just have to see where it goes... it might suck, but i'm on for the ride.
...2+2 does NOT =4.. have you ever heard of "leveling drift"? If two parents who are genius's have a child, that child will be more close (intellectually) to the average of human intellect. statistically, but there are exceptions.
Highest possible karma is 30. I have decent karma (15) but i really don't give a shit about it... I f i have an opinion, whether it be offtopic or not, i will post it, and since i stand by my opinions, i never post AC.
So, hunger wiped out? We will MASSIVELY overpopulate (6 Billion by tuesday by the way). Humans NEED to be kept in check, just like any other organism. Sounds insensitive, but starvation and disease are NECESSARY in any ecology. Unless we find habitable planets to colonize, which does not seem likely.... *sigh* Utopia cannot exist on this planet, or any other, it is a pipe dream.
remember this commercial?... : *Terminator2 music plays* "This Winter... General Motors will turn plastic into metal....." i was SO excited! just think, super-light motors! think about the structural applications! damn thing was a f@ckin' CREDIT CARD....
They put electrodes in Jon's visual cortex?!?!? Maybe this explains his weird opinions and bizarre writing style!....oh wait, they said "cats", not "Katz"... nevermind.
..the reason they gave up on the old article is that some CyberTerrorists cracked their box and deleted it! hehe.. Seriously though, a VERY classy move by Jane's.
You are right, it doesn't make sense... but if you want to stretch it, the fall doesn't kill the 10th fighter because of a combination of extreme luck, and his deities looking kindly upon him, both due to experience and represented by hit points... Like I said, it's a stretch, hehe.
Gary Gygax gave this explaination (or a similar one) in the 1st ed. DMG... Say a fist level fighter gets hit with 8 damage from a sword.. it runs him through and he dies. A 10th level fighter gets hit with same, but his experience allows him to twist aside or whatever and takes less damage. He can't actually sustain MORE damage, but his skill etc.. is reflected on his increased hit points. Also, most rules allow that if a person is immobilized (i.e. on a headsman's block) a hit is automatically fatal (unless the headsman rolls a 1!).
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what was the arrest for?
he was being clever.. the dicrepancies in the slashes insure that dos is incompatible with the IS.
.. for the media in a case like this; "Hacker", "Cracker", and "Malicious".
yep, and degaussing is a simple matter of shaking my monitor.
"Do not attempt to stop chain with hands or genitals."
What scary is that someone must have tried that for them to put the disclaimer on.
Damn....
I think Frank Herbert has a better grasp on the future....
higher than mean, yes, but significantly lower than the parents... I agree that "IQ" is a meaningless measure, but our society uses it.
"leveling drift" refers to the genetic tendancy of a population to keep itself within ecological parameters... i.e. no overpopulation.or no "over intelligence".
while all of this is very interesting, i think most /.'ers realize the futility of "predicting the future"... if they put down their mountain dew and think about it. things will happen in the next month that we have no idea of and will change the way we see things. scientists double their knowledge base every 4 years... alot of it is useless data, but i bet it will become significant eventually. we are on a road that has no end... we just have to see where it goes... it might suck, but i'm on for the ride.
...2+2 does NOT =4.. have you ever heard of "leveling drift"? If two parents who are genius's have a child, that child will be more close (intellectually) to the average of human intellect. statistically, but there are exceptions.
Highest possible karma is 30. I have decent karma (15) but i really don't give a shit about it... I f i have an opinion, whether it be offtopic or not, i will post it, and since i stand by my opinions, i never post AC.
are we really? i respect EVERYONE'S choice of religion. from your post, i would say YOU are the arrogant one....
So, hunger wiped out? We will MASSIVELY overpopulate (6 Billion by tuesday by the way). Humans NEED to be kept in check, just like any other organism. Sounds insensitive, but starvation and disease are NECESSARY in any ecology. Unless we find habitable planets to colonize, which does not seem likely.... *sigh*
Utopia cannot exist on this planet, or any other, it is a pipe dream.
moderate this one up please.
Yeah, and since he is injured and can't get food he eats HIMSELF!
remember this commercial?... : *Terminator2 music plays* "This Winter... General Motors will turn plastic into metal....."
i was SO excited! just think, super-light motors! think about the structural applications!
damn thing was a f@ckin' CREDIT CARD....
I saw this article on new scientist yesterday and the pictures were down then, i don't think it's the 'effect.
They put electrodes in Jon's visual cortex?!?!? ....oh wait, they said "cats", not "Katz"... nevermind.
Maybe this explains his weird opinions and bizarre writing style!
..the reason they gave up on the old article is that some CyberTerrorists cracked their box and deleted it!
hehe.. Seriously though, a VERY classy move by Jane's.
January 1st, 2000 A.D. : Largest collective hangover in the history of Man.....
You are right, it doesn't make sense... but if you want to stretch it, the fall doesn't kill the 10th fighter because of a combination of extreme luck, and his deities looking kindly upon him, both due to experience and represented by hit points... Like I said, it's a stretch, hehe.
Gary Gygax gave this explaination (or a similar one) in the 1st ed. DMG... Say a fist level fighter gets hit with 8 damage from a sword.. it runs him through and he dies. A 10th level fighter gets hit with same, but his experience allows him to twist aside or whatever and takes less damage. He can't actually sustain MORE damage, but his skill etc.. is reflected on his increased hit points. Also, most rules allow that if a person is immobilized (i.e. on a headsman's block) a hit is automatically fatal (unless the headsman rolls a 1!).
Actually, elves are only taller than humans in the Dark Sun campaigns... in the regular D&D worlds, a male elf averages between 5'0" and 5'5".
ok,ok, my bad....
let me clarify.... the diamonds we value on earth are PURE carbon, no hydrogen atoms at all. They are perfect carbon crystals.