Now son, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times; playing Ages of Empire is going to distort your understanding of history and the world. Now go play Grand Theft Auto or Extreme Beach Volleyball so I don't have to worry about your perspectives of reality getting distorted.
Re:Obsolete? Hardly.
on
Hope for Hubble
·
· Score: 2, Insightful
That's the other end of the equation, how long can we wait? If reaplcing the Hubble takes two years, a year of which the Hubble is either gone or unusable, then is it still in our best insterest? I think the biggest risk with a replacement, as I sit here contemplating it, is that it either won't be ready to go, will go up and fail, or the funding for it will get cut. All of which are huge issues.
I don't have a lot of faith in the current administration's commitment to continuing things which generate scientific results. In such a climate the waters would indeed become muddied as to the best course of action.
Re:Obsolete? Hardly.
on
Hope for Hubble
·
· Score: 4, Insightful
I think the issue is whether something superior to the Hubble could be built and launched for less cost than the repair mission. If that is the case, then we would be better off replacing the Hubble with somehting better. The Hubble has had an amazing run, but if we can place something even better up there, then I think we ought to do so.
Will slashdot ever drag itself into the year 2005 and provide the ability to edit posts?
I thought of this the other day, and I realized that allowing/.ers to edit posts would dramatically increase the number of trolls. You could put in something that is over the top flamebait, then change it and complain about the mods. Or, you could replace a highly modded insightful or funny post with trolling garbage. For that reason alone I like the idea of static posts.
Yankee Group surveyed executives at over 500 companies, asking them questions on factors that influence TCO such as deployment costs, the cost of downtime, and the time and staff associated with security attacks.[emphasis added]
Maybe if Yankee Group asked the people doing the work and not the PHB's (who usually admit to not understanding the technology anyway), they would have gotten different answers. Perhaps its the frustration of the professionals who see their work summarized by higher-ups who don't understand it that is leading to such harsh criticism? DiDiot's pretty funny, too.
Faith does not make someone close minded you dolt.
Well, for starters, I didn't say closed minded. I said narrow perspective, which is exactly what it is. If you equate that to closed minded, well so be it. The difference, to me, is that people with less experience, less education, and less knowledge tend to have a narrower perspective. That doesn't make them closed minded, however. Closed minded implies a decision to not accept anything that doesn't agree with your beliefs. While there are many a vocal Creationist who does qualify as closed minded, I certainly wouldn't lump them all together.
Who believes that their neighbour's sins affect them? I'm Roman Catholic, and I don't
So you're fine with gay marriage and abortion then because they are sins that don't affect you, right? And you're fine with the teaching of Evolution in school because it doesn't affect you either. Sorry, but the basic justification for imposing your morals on the populace is that their behavior (and sins) affect you. If it were otherwise, then there wouldn't be a debate about abortion or gay marriage as a moral issue.
You have managed to insult approximately 2.8 billion Christians across the world at once.
Because they all feel the same way you do? And I'm the pompous one? Science has its own arrogance which prevents it from reaching the lowest common denominator- those without experience, education, or knowledge. Keep in mind that you relate these folks to be Christian, I'm merely saying that science has to figure out how to talk to them, independent of belief. The less perpective a person has, the easier it is to render issues in black and white terms.
That allows Creationism to make the argument that God created everything, that Evolution likens everyone to monkeys, and that all you have to do is believe. Evolution has to explain the history of the Earth as we understand it, the ways in which species exist and evolve, and what that all means to us. And instead of just believing, you'll actually need to invest some time in order to understand the process. This is the area in which Science needs to do a better job of communicating, so that folks who haven't had the same experience or education opportunities can relate to it.
People can't accept that there are those of us in the world that simply like to believe that there is a divine plan in life. We like to believe that there is a greater power that devised life as we know it. We like to believe that conciousness and self-awareness, along with free-will, are divine gifts and not accidental mutations which proved to be better suited than those beings without such mutations.
I do accept it. Indeed I have no problem with you or your beliefs. But they are just that, your beliefs. Can't you at least see that giving our children the best scientific knowledge we have is different than teaching them what you believe? And, if we're going to teach beliefs, why is yours superior to Hindu creationism, or Bhuddist creationism? Would you be OK with your kids learning in school that Evolution is merely a theory along with Intelligent Design and the cracking of the Cosmic Egg? If not, then why are your beliefs acceptable when other beliefs are not?
Pompous Asshole.
Am I? Well Mr. Pot, its nice to meet you. Folks around here call me Mr. Kettle.
Longest book review, ever.
on
Planet Simpson
·
· Score: 0, Redundant
The difficulty with the folks who do not accept evolutionary ideas is that they tend to be extremely narrow in their perspective and logic is simply not part of their thought process. What the Bible says is right, and they will justify that righteousness regardless of the number of mental hoops through which they have to jump. Add to that the notion that your neighbor's sins affect you as well and the current situation is easy to understand.
The solution? Likely not to happen while Christian Conservatives still hold popular sway in politics, nor until science figures out how to convey its teachings to the lowest common denominator.
The way that Wikipedia is set up, with the constant editing of its pages, I'm not concerned about in the least about what influence Google or Yahoo! might have. Wikipedia started without them, and there is no reason why, if the worse case scenarios happen, that another collaborative encyclopedia cannot be started. It simply too good of an idea to succumb that easily.
That is certainly possible, although I could see it ending up with a colony vs. Earth mentality also. The most interesting part to watch, assuming that we are still around when it happens, will be to see if any of the lessons learned during the olonization of the New World were learned. My bet is: No. Although the likelyhood of Native Intelligence influencing the colonies ought to be decidedly less;-)
I wonder how much cooperation is going to be forced on the space faring nations over the next couple of years as they vie for more expensive technology with ever shrinking resources.
The ones I watched when I was in elementary school, which rocked? Or all the lesser generations since which sucked? That, regardless of who is director, is the most important question.
So what exactly are the bigwigs doing with the information they do get? Why is it telling them that we want more Brittney Spears, Hollywood Sequals, and a choice between reality TV lameness and sitcom inanity on the tube?
Anyone else afraid that maybe, just maybe, they know us better than we want to admit?
Slashdot Mirror
I'm not worried about them. Couple pounds of green cheese and they'll do just about anything.
Sorry, wrong franchise, never mind. This must be a Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Now son, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times; playing Ages of Empire is going to distort your understanding of history and the world. Now go play Grand Theft Auto or Extreme Beach Volleyball so I don't have to worry about your perspectives of reality getting distorted.
A cromulent observation if ever there was one.
is make sure that no one owns that parcel;-)
I don't have a lot of faith in the current administration's commitment to continuing things which generate scientific results. In such a climate the waters would indeed become muddied as to the best course of action.
I think the issue is whether something superior to the Hubble could be built and launched for less cost than the repair mission. If that is the case, then we would be better off replacing the Hubble with somehting better. The Hubble has had an amazing run, but if we can place something even better up there, then I think we ought to do so.
I thought of this the other day, and I realized that allowing /.ers to edit posts would dramatically increase the number of trolls. You could put in something that is over the top flamebait, then change it and complain about the mods. Or, you could replace a highly modded insightful or funny post with trolling garbage. For that reason alone I like the idea of static posts.
Maybe if Yankee Group asked the people doing the work and not the PHB's (who usually admit to not understanding the technology anyway), they would have gotten different answers. Perhaps its the frustration of the professionals who see their work summarized by higher-ups who don't understand it that is leading to such harsh criticism? DiDiot's pretty funny, too.
Well, for starters, I didn't say closed minded. I said narrow perspective, which is exactly what it is. If you equate that to closed minded, well so be it. The difference, to me, is that people with less experience, less education, and less knowledge tend to have a narrower perspective. That doesn't make them closed minded, however. Closed minded implies a decision to not accept anything that doesn't agree with your beliefs. While there are many a vocal Creationist who does qualify as closed minded, I certainly wouldn't lump them all together.
Who believes that their neighbour's sins affect them? I'm Roman Catholic, and I don't
So you're fine with gay marriage and abortion then because they are sins that don't affect you, right? And you're fine with the teaching of Evolution in school because it doesn't affect you either. Sorry, but the basic justification for imposing your morals on the populace is that their behavior (and sins) affect you. If it were otherwise, then there wouldn't be a debate about abortion or gay marriage as a moral issue.
You have managed to insult approximately 2.8 billion Christians across the world at once.
Because they all feel the same way you do? And I'm the pompous one? Science has its own arrogance which prevents it from reaching the lowest common denominator- those without experience, education, or knowledge. Keep in mind that you relate these folks to be Christian, I'm merely saying that science has to figure out how to talk to them, independent of belief. The less perpective a person has, the easier it is to render issues in black and white terms.
That allows Creationism to make the argument that God created everything, that Evolution likens everyone to monkeys, and that all you have to do is believe. Evolution has to explain the history of the Earth as we understand it, the ways in which species exist and evolve, and what that all means to us. And instead of just believing, you'll actually need to invest some time in order to understand the process. This is the area in which Science needs to do a better job of communicating, so that folks who haven't had the same experience or education opportunities can relate to it.
People can't accept that there are those of us in the world that simply like to believe that there is a divine plan in life. We like to believe that there is a greater power that devised life as we know it. We like to believe that conciousness and self-awareness, along with free-will, are divine gifts and not accidental mutations which proved to be better suited than those beings without such mutations.
I do accept it. Indeed I have no problem with you or your beliefs. But they are just that, your beliefs. Can't you at least see that giving our children the best scientific knowledge we have is different than teaching them what you believe? And, if we're going to teach beliefs, why is yours superior to Hindu creationism, or Bhuddist creationism? Would you be OK with your kids learning in school that Evolution is merely a theory along with Intelligent Design and the cracking of the Cosmic Egg? If not, then why are your beliefs acceptable when other beliefs are not?
Pompous Asshole.
Am I? Well Mr. Pot, its nice to meet you. Folks around here call me Mr. Kettle.
'nuff said.
The solution? Likely not to happen while Christian Conservatives still hold popular sway in politics, nor until science figures out how to convey its teachings to the lowest common denominator.
Shoot, that's half the country right there alrady opposed to it!
Get a Whirley Pop. They rock.
The way that Wikipedia is set up, with the constant editing of its pages, I'm not concerned about in the least about what influence Google or Yahoo! might have. Wikipedia started without them, and there is no reason why, if the worse case scenarios happen, that another collaborative encyclopedia cannot be started. It simply too good of an idea to succumb that easily.
Thank goodness my office door was closed. That was one of the funniest visuals I ever got from a /. post. Thank you kindly!
That is certainly possible, although I could see it ending up with a colony vs. Earth mentality also. The most interesting part to watch, assuming that we are still around when it happens, will be to see if any of the lessons learned during the olonization of the New World were learned. My bet is: No. Although the likelyhood of Native Intelligence influencing the colonies ought to be decidedly less;-)
They are ultra-double-plus-ungood.
I wonder how much cooperation is going to be forced on the space faring nations over the next couple of years as they vie for more expensive technology with ever shrinking resources.
The ones I watched when I was in elementary school, which rocked? Or all the lesser generations since which sucked? That, regardless of who is director, is the most important question.
Netcraft just confirmed it. It's a train.
Anyone else afraid that maybe, just maybe, they know us better than we want to admit?
Anyone else get the Thundarr the Barbarian image of the cracked moon? Although that was caused by a runaway planet as opposed to runaway bacteria...
Happy April 1st!
Does First Post count on April 1?