Negative expenses don't make sense in context so we are approaching from the positive side. So 1/0 has a value of infinity. To be clear, we are not speaking in general because we're talking about a specific problem.
The limit of 1/n as n -> 0 is infinity. That particular limit is implied by the described situation, so he's quite correct in stating that 1/0 is infinity, for his stated problem.
Very true. And yet when I suggested in a comment to a previous story that making properly securing your gun mandatory would go a long way towards reducing gun deaths in the US somebody claimed such suggestions were just the government trying to take away his freedom.
Gun owners aren't the problem. Crazy people who think they need to have a gun in case they want to shoot somebody are the problem.
You know Elizabeth II isn't a tyrant, right? The modern UK is ruled by an elected parliamentary system, one which was founded rather a long time ago. The creation of that system and its refinement into what it is today was mostly peaceful, accomplished through politics, not revolution. The same goes for most other European nations. Canada was a British colony like the US, but instead of violent revolution we achieved independence and our current democracy by peaceful political means.
On the bright side, with this thing little Johnny will probably blow off his hand before he gets the chance to shoot his sister. Sad when that's the bright side....
Excellent. Impatient people with no skill, no desire to acquire skill and poor abilities to think things through are exactly the ones you want to have untraceable, hard to detect guns.
Yeah, you can make a little gun, all out of plastic, that shoots a couple of rounds, effective at close range, before it explodes in your hands. So this thing is good for what? Overthrowing abusive governments? Doesn't really seem like it. Hunting? Seriously doubt it. Assassination? Hijacking airplanes? Now you're talking. Welcome to mandatory hand searches for everybody.
You're actually incorrect. There is apparently no correlation between the rate of stabbings and the number of guns in circulation. Link was posted in an earlier comment.
So your hypothesis is that Americans are nutjob killers and everyone suggesting easily available guns result in more violence are just blind to that simple truth?
The overall violent crime rate is similar between the US and other places. The overall violent crime fatalities rate is much different though. A mugging gone wrong without a gun might end up with the victim beaten but alive. A mugging gone wrong with a gun is much more likely to end up with the victim dead.
If you think having your e-mail, SMS, voicemail, twitter, etc. in the same inbox is something people want, write the program. If you're right, you'll be rich! I won't be using it. I don't want it. I like having those things separate.
Multiple incompatible protocols might offend your sense of elegance, but that's the way it is. I don't see it as an issue. There are apps to hide the ugliness, and they do a good job. You've already said you don't want to force everyone to use the same protocol, and there are already standard protocols available, so what do you suggest doing about it?
You don't "solve" issues created by freedom of choice. You deal with them.
Okay, so you don't like having lots of apps to use lots of networks but you don't want to force everyone to use the same system and you object to aggregator apps for some reason you haven't really specified, despite some fuzzy references to "freedom, security, availability, economic development, etc." So... you're just complaining the world isn't quite as convenient as you'd like it to be? Not that there's anything wrong with that, this is Slashdot after all.
I'm not confused. The GP stated that the US spends more on education than defence. It doesn't. I was surprised the two are so close. You guys don't seem to be getting value for your money. I agree that insufficient funding doesn't seem to be the problem.
It's entirely fair to lump veterans' programs into defence spending. Maintaining standing forces and deploying those forces mean you're going to have veterans to take care of. Not including the cost of veterans' programs is like not including the cost of active operations in defence spending (which I've seen several people insist should be the case).
There are lots of statistics showing that the US doesn't get value for its money in health care. As for pensions, you should probably check the US government income breakdown: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Federal_Receipts_-_FY_2007.png. It looks like social security spending is (currently) more or less in line with social security income.
It's going to be hilarious to see which "highly moderated" questions the editors pick. I read maybe two or three that wouldn't send McAfee (further) off the deep end.
Hm. That might be interesting. Build a couple and put them a distance apart, plus a remote controlled super soaker. Sit in the basement and pretend it's a sub.
"Skipper, we have a contact on bearing 238... probable squirrel class mammal, likely a grey!"
"Do you have a firing solution?"
"Range and course calculated skipper! Firing solution locked in!"
"Fire!"
"Skipper, sudden change of aspect on the contact. I have angry squirrel sounds."
Hm. Seems like the sensitive bits of the dam should have it's own computer(s) and network. There are no USB ports. You get alerts on a screen because somebody is sitting in front of it, and picks up the phone or types out an e-mail on a different computer, if necessary. There are no dongles - those are security hazards.
When you built a dam you used to build an entire, monolithic control room to go with it, hardware and all. There really isn't much excuse for using software with dongles and connecting the dam operating hardware to the internet, directly, indirectly, or via sneakernet.
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Negative expenses don't make sense in context so we are approaching from the positive side. So 1/0 has a value of infinity. To be clear, we are not speaking in general because we're talking about a specific problem.
Possibly, but statistically that's not the way it happens most of the time.
The limit of 1/n as n -> 0 is infinity. That particular limit is implied by the described situation, so he's quite correct in stating that 1/0 is infinity, for his stated problem.
Very true. And yet when I suggested in a comment to a previous story that making properly securing your gun mandatory would go a long way towards reducing gun deaths in the US somebody claimed such suggestions were just the government trying to take away his freedom.
Gun owners aren't the problem. Crazy people who think they need to have a gun in case they want to shoot somebody are the problem.
You know Elizabeth II isn't a tyrant, right? The modern UK is ruled by an elected parliamentary system, one which was founded rather a long time ago. The creation of that system and its refinement into what it is today was mostly peaceful, accomplished through politics, not revolution. The same goes for most other European nations. Canada was a British colony like the US, but instead of violent revolution we achieved independence and our current democracy by peaceful political means.
He said marketed for kids, not to kids. That rifle is undeniably marketed for kids.
On the bright side, with this thing little Johnny will probably blow off his hand before he gets the chance to shoot his sister. Sad when that's the bright side....
Excellent. Impatient people with no skill, no desire to acquire skill and poor abilities to think things through are exactly the ones you want to have untraceable, hard to detect guns.
Or somebody who thinks that a plastic gun might be kind of handy for... something.
Yeah, you can make a little gun, all out of plastic, that shoots a couple of rounds, effective at close range, before it explodes in your hands. So this thing is good for what? Overthrowing abusive governments? Doesn't really seem like it. Hunting? Seriously doubt it. Assassination? Hijacking airplanes? Now you're talking. Welcome to mandatory hand searches for everybody.
You're actually incorrect. There is apparently no correlation between the rate of stabbings and the number of guns in circulation. Link was posted in an earlier comment.
A lot of good would be done if "well ordered militia" was interpreted to mean:
a) trained to use a gun responsibly
b) responsible enough to secure a gun properly (unloaded, trigger lock, locked in a safe).
So your hypothesis is that Americans are nutjob killers and everyone suggesting easily available guns result in more violence are just blind to that simple truth?
The overall violent crime rate is similar between the US and other places. The overall violent crime fatalities rate is much different though. A mugging gone wrong without a gun might end up with the victim beaten but alive. A mugging gone wrong with a gun is much more likely to end up with the victim dead.
Yes, exactly. That's the only killer feature of Google Glass. And it's one you can find in creepy spy glasses that cost one fifth as much.
If you think having your e-mail, SMS, voicemail, twitter, etc. in the same inbox is something people want, write the program. If you're right, you'll be rich! I won't be using it. I don't want it. I like having those things separate.
Multiple incompatible protocols might offend your sense of elegance, but that's the way it is. I don't see it as an issue. There are apps to hide the ugliness, and they do a good job. You've already said you don't want to force everyone to use the same protocol, and there are already standard protocols available, so what do you suggest doing about it?
You don't "solve" issues created by freedom of choice. You deal with them.
Okay, so you don't like having lots of apps to use lots of networks but you don't want to force everyone to use the same system and you object to aggregator apps for some reason you haven't really specified, despite some fuzzy references to "freedom, security, availability, economic development, etc." So... you're just complaining the world isn't quite as convenient as you'd like it to be? Not that there's anything wrong with that, this is Slashdot after all.
I'm not confused. The GP stated that the US spends more on education than defence. It doesn't. I was surprised the two are so close. You guys don't seem to be getting value for your money. I agree that insufficient funding doesn't seem to be the problem.
It's entirely fair to lump veterans' programs into defence spending. Maintaining standing forces and deploying those forces mean you're going to have veterans to take care of. Not including the cost of veterans' programs is like not including the cost of active operations in defence spending (which I've seen several people insist should be the case).
There are lots of statistics showing that the US doesn't get value for its money in health care. As for pensions, you should probably check the US government income breakdown: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Federal_Receipts_-_FY_2007.png. It looks like social security spending is (currently) more or less in line with social security income.
It's going to be hilarious to see which "highly moderated" questions the editors pick. I read maybe two or three that wouldn't send McAfee (further) off the deep end.
Hm. That might be interesting. Build a couple and put them a distance apart, plus a remote controlled super soaker. Sit in the basement and pretend it's a sub.
"Skipper, we have a contact on bearing 238... probable squirrel class mammal, likely a grey!"
"Do you have a firing solution?"
"Range and course calculated skipper! Firing solution locked in!"
"Fire!"
"Skipper, sudden change of aspect on the contact. I have angry squirrel sounds."
"Nice job, everybody."
Was that the one where the rouge Japanese pilot flew his 747 into the US capitol building? No, wait, that was a different book.
Hm. Seems like the sensitive bits of the dam should have it's own computer(s) and network. There are no USB ports. You get alerts on a screen because somebody is sitting in front of it, and picks up the phone or types out an e-mail on a different computer, if necessary. There are no dongles - those are security hazards.
When you built a dam you used to build an entire, monolithic control room to go with it, hardware and all. There really isn't much excuse for using software with dongles and connecting the dam operating hardware to the internet, directly, indirectly, or via sneakernet.
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/year_spending_2013USbn_14bs1n_3036508031#usgs302
Looks like defense is ahead of education. That defense budget seems a little suspicious too. Lots of zeros. And does it include funding the wars?
Try "this is FU#K!NG stupid1". If that doesn't work, go to 2. If spaces aren't allowed, omit them.
Not bad, except you want heat of vaporization, not of fusion. You actually used the right number, just called it the wrong thing.