You realize... there are people on this planet who don't believe that birds are evolved from dinosaurs. Showing that both have a similar method for egg production goes a long way in proving this relationship.
I know you got a knee jerk + mod... but think about it. You could replace "space" in that whole post with:
Air flight
Computer Networking
Atomic Research
Satellites
etc...
Face it... the only institution that can continue to pour money somewhere before it is profitable to do so is the military. Space will progress just like everything else has: the military pours money into advancing technology, then when technology is sufficiently advanced private industry picks it up and innovates more.
or whatever other yardstick you choose to measure by
That was the point... science can't choose which yardstick is better because that's a morality question. It could tell you that people in group B wrote 10% more code (for example)... but it can't say it is better to write 10% more code... if you think it does, it's only because you think it is better to write 10% more code.
When corporations see things happening that they don't like, they call the congressmen that they've bought and paid for and tell them to fix it.
New? The only thing more common than this in American (if not human) history is people complaining that "things now are worse than they ever were before"
The fact that the people doing the debate do not understand the scientific details has nothing to do with their eligibility to participate in the debate.
Still hold that opinion when it comes to evolution, or just when its convenient for your agenda?
Heck, even the sales tax (more correctly: VAT) has to be included on the prize advertised for the item.
That's because due to the terrible nature of the VAT, you can't really compute its end cost on an item... each step of manufacturing has a slight tax that adds up.
For the end consumer sales tax, we don't include it because ant-government types (correctly) want the consumer to know how much the government is taxing them on an item, so it must be priced seperatly. In Europe the governments don't want you to know how much they tax, so they use things like VAT and the method you mentioned to hide such things.
Not saying one is better than the other, just different philosophies. The VAT, however, has allowed European governments to steadily raise taxes without the consumers noticing. (This was recently in the Economist, subscription required)
New York provides the job, New York provides the professional opportunity, and New York should be able to tax that income, even if the employee for his own convenience was working outside of New York state,
This is an amazingly important quote, because it shows the psychology of these people.... New York doesn't provide the job, the company does!. New York provides the schools, roads, and other things which tele-commuters do not use. This is such an amazingly incorrect and self-serving decision... I hope it goes to appeal.
There are certain somatic (IE: not passed down from generation to generation) mutations and other varieties of DNA damage that lead to cancer. There is a mechanism in place to replace these mutations with another copy. The body also has a way of detecting and removing some viruses and retroviruses that have embedded themselves in the DNA of the host organism, to a limited extent.
This is true, but everything you describe is where the organism detects genetic changes when it has a clear copy of the 'good' genes elsewhere. In the case of cancer... one cell mutates, but all the others still have the good DNA. The thing that makes this case so interesting, from what I understand, is that the entire organism had the new DNA so what would it compare against... (no I didn't read the article yet)
Granted, I have just an armchair knowledge of evolutionary theory... but isn't that a little off point? I thought the point of evolution was the organism doesn't know which mutations are harmful, many are tried, and the ones that work survive.
We're effectively pigeonholing anyone who wants to continue expereimentation with interactivity into a smaller, "indie" category, while letting the larger corporations continue to rampantly milk the larger audience with repetitious products and higher budgets.
Are you talking about games, or movies?
Yes, I know the answer... my point is that gaming is becoming a mature industry like movies, and is following the same pattern. That's because, whether the elitist in you likes it, this pattern works.
True... the author wasn't 100% correct, but they were correct in magnitude. This would be 361! (factorial) moves. This is, of course, assuming no pieces are captured, in which case it grows larger than the insanely large number already given.
If I had upgraded the RAM through Apple why would I have to open my case to do so?
That's basically what I was asking... it seemed as though you talked about RAM, then said you were nervous about opening up your brand new machine... wishing they just made user servicable RAM instead. It sounded like you were going to operate on the RAM on your new machine, which led to my question
(BTW - I took Slashdotter advice from yesterday's article about the Mini and hardware upgrades and went with 512MB. I couldn't justify the $210 for 1GB when 512 was only $80). I am not looking forward to using two thin putty knives to open my brand new machine though
Isn't there only 1 RAM slot? Why are you upgrading the RAM through Apple only to open it up and throw it out? (to eBay presumably). Why not just save the cost of the upgrade, and sell off the 256?
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Your right... the money should be given out to the poor starving shareholders.
Won't someone please think of the shareholders?
here
I don't care who nominated them, I care about if they are conservative/liberal for that parent comment.
Please see which judges voted what, then reply.
including releases targeted at women, and cartoons.
What kind of movies do cartoons like to watch?
Here's a fun game, you can play at home. Anytime you are about to make a claim about the legal system, precede it with "Your honor"
Let's try
"Your Honor, My wife claims there is a stipulation..."
hmm, have fun in court.
Not that I play... but I imagine the Casinos supply a constant fresh supply of suckers
Doesn't an orbit have to go around the center of gravity of what its orbiting? If so, it wouldn't be able to simply always be 'over' NYC. Right?
Don't space elevators have to be built along the equator?
You realize... there are people on this planet who don't believe that birds are evolved from dinosaurs. Showing that both have a similar method for egg production goes a long way in proving this relationship.
I know you got a knee jerk + mod... but think about it. You could replace "space" in that whole post with:
Air flight
Computer Networking
Atomic Research
Satellites
etc...
Face it... the only institution that can continue to pour money somewhere before it is profitable to do so is the military. Space will progress just like everything else has: the military pours money into advancing technology, then when technology is sufficiently advanced private industry picks it up and innovates more.
or whatever other yardstick you choose to measure by
That was the point... science can't choose which yardstick is better because that's a morality question. It could tell you that people in group B wrote 10% more code (for example)... but it can't say it is better to write 10% more code... if you think it does, it's only because you think it is better to write 10% more code.
talk about overusing significant digits
Yeah, every where I look, another number beginning with 6. I agree, it is overused.
Welcome to the new America.
When corporations see things happening that they don't like, they call the congressmen that they've bought and paid for and tell them to fix it.
New? The only thing more common than this in American (if not human) history is people complaining that "things now are worse than they ever were before"
This is hysterical, and probably the only proper reply to a post that unsuccessfully tries to infer generalizations where they do not exist.
The fact that the people doing the debate do not understand the scientific details has nothing to do with their eligibility to participate in the debate.
Still hold that opinion when it comes to evolution, or just when its convenient for your agenda?
Heck, even the sales tax (more correctly: VAT) has to be included on the prize advertised for the item.
That's because due to the terrible nature of the VAT, you can't really compute its end cost on an item... each step of manufacturing has a slight tax that adds up.
For the end consumer sales tax, we don't include it because ant-government types (correctly) want the consumer to know how much the government is taxing them on an item, so it must be priced seperatly. In Europe the governments don't want you to know how much they tax, so they use things like VAT and the method you mentioned to hide such things.
Not saying one is better than the other, just different philosophies. The VAT, however, has allowed European governments to steadily raise taxes without the consumers noticing. (This was recently in the Economist, subscription required)
New York provides the job, New York provides the professional opportunity, and New York should be able to tax that income, even if the employee for his own convenience was working outside of New York state,
This is an amazingly important quote, because it shows the psychology of these people.... New York doesn't provide the job, the company does!. New York provides the schools, roads, and other things which tele-commuters do not use. This is such an amazingly incorrect and self-serving decision... I hope it goes to appeal.
There are certain somatic (IE: not passed down from generation to generation) mutations and other varieties of DNA damage that lead to cancer. There is a mechanism in place to replace these mutations with another copy. The body also has a way of detecting and removing some viruses and retroviruses that have embedded themselves in the DNA of the host organism, to a limited extent.
This is true, but everything you describe is where the organism detects genetic changes when it has a clear copy of the 'good' genes elsewhere. In the case of cancer... one cell mutates, but all the others still have the good DNA. The thing that makes this case so interesting, from what I understand, is that the entire organism had the new DNA so what would it compare against... (no I didn't read the article yet)
it may only stop harmful mutations.
Granted, I have just an armchair knowledge of evolutionary theory... but isn't that a little off point? I thought the point of evolution was the organism doesn't know which mutations are harmful, many are tried, and the ones that work survive.
Although less stylish... perhaps a touch tone might be better in the case of emergency:
"Oh my god, a murderer!..."
*spin* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*
*spin* *click*
*spin* *click*
"Hello, this is 911... hello?......."
We're effectively pigeonholing anyone who wants to continue expereimentation with interactivity into a smaller, "indie" category, while letting the larger corporations continue to rampantly milk the larger audience with repetitious products and higher budgets.
Are you talking about games, or movies?
Yes, I know the answer... my point is that gaming is becoming a mature industry like movies, and is following the same pattern. That's because, whether the elitist in you likes it, this pattern works.
Seriously, this is not a troll, read this:
Why 'Nice guys' are such losers
True... the author wasn't 100% correct, but they were correct in magnitude. This would be 361! (factorial) moves. This is, of course, assuming no pieces are captured, in which case it grows larger than the insanely large number already given.
If I had upgraded the RAM through Apple why would I have to open my case to do so?
That's basically what I was asking... it seemed as though you talked about RAM, then said you were nervous about opening up your brand new machine... wishing they just made user servicable RAM instead. It sounded like you were going to operate on the RAM on your new machine, which led to my question
(BTW - I took Slashdotter advice from yesterday's article about the Mini and hardware upgrades and went with 512MB. I couldn't justify the $210 for 1GB when 512 was only $80). I am not looking forward to using two thin putty knives to open my brand new machine though
Isn't there only 1 RAM slot? Why are you upgrading the RAM through Apple only to open it up and throw it out? (to eBay presumably). Why not just save the cost of the upgrade, and sell off the 256?