actually thats how I judge when I'm in a life-threatening fever - if I can still get a hard-on it must be minor - works like a charm;) e.g. the only thing that trumps sex, is food, and food, is illness of an imminent-death-variety:)
and I agree with you, the ability to hyper-focus on a task is useful, provided, that you can break out of it when it is necessary (unexpected circumstances, dead-end, etc).
/me bit-twiddles your brain to include porn on the list
she blinded me with science -- poetry in motion:)
er on a serious note, Thomas Jefferson? sure you must be joking!:)I agree with the rest, Ford just 'cause he did such a good job at manufacturing though I don't know i would put him on a genius list (though u might know something about him I don't know):) Personally I liked Hamilton:P even if he was a twat.:)
As to the gents point in question, hes right, and you're right:) Genius can be holistic (the synthesis of disparate fields into something new), or reductionist - pursuing that one great idea down to its logical conclusions and thus discovering a new (previously undiscovered) property (or set thereof). Sometimes if you're really committed, you have to block out the rest in the pursuit of that one idea.
Personally I'm a mental slut so I go where the action is;) and just run the stuff subconscious.
learn to background process; hell I reach for stuff that doesn't exist and summon a solution out of thin air. read: sometimes a little chaos is necessary for inspiration - isolation is nice if u're coming up with something complicated (and that exists in isolation, like a new algebra or a thought experiment where all other variables are fixed), but for the most part, you *are* here so most of your solutions will be dealing within that set of constraints;) + (I find) that the hardest part of problem solving is: a) realizing you have a problem and b) correctly stating it -- the rest (solution) is a consequence:)
I like the Whorf hypothesis (even if its "discredited") -- language shapes your ability to think; in computer programming (symbol manipulation at its finest), choosing the right representation for your data oft-times makes the difference between a good algorithm (one that concludes fast relative to input size, and of course, correctly) and a bad one -- I see language as being in the same category -- what languages you speak natively suit you to processing specific tasks. Learning vocab/grammer is easy - understanding a new way of thinking is mildly difficult (but entertaining). Thats kind of the tragedy of travel - everyone is so interested in looking at the buildings blahblahtouristy-crap, they forget the real treasure is the people and their traditions. Look deep enough into a culture and u can see its history stamped on everything they do, and how they say/reflect on it.
>>Sometimes when people show me stuff I already know about...
See thats you're mistake right there;) if you were smart u'ld listen on the off-chance u might learn something new, or at the very least, find out how far along a similar path your compatriot is. Incidentally, most times when people start off there sentences with that, its usually cause they *think* they know it already (or worse, think they know what you're going to say). Patience, grasshopper, patience.
and he's right - the younger generation has a span of a gnat, and the curiousity of a rock. certes they have no conception that there's over 6000+ years of recorded history they can tap into if they could only be bothered to remember past what they did last tuesday.
Personally, I don't mind - it helps me cheat when I'm asswhoopin' a youngin' - nothing like borrowing a play from the pages of history and tweaking somebodies nose with it (well bloodying it really) knowing if they only bothered to pull their head out of their ass long enough to use it, they might have been able to counter:)
Sometimes just to add insult to injury, I like to use the same thing twice - to prove they don't even learn from their own history, much less someone elses.
occasionally mind you, I meet a youngin' who does pay attention (or rather *can*) and then I proceed to cram as much crap in their head as I can so they can pass on the painful reminder to some (yet younger, more ignorant) generation.
dust is the problem. ever try diagnosing a fault in your operating system when everything is correct, the power supply is operational (and come to find out) that a fine layer of micron-sized dust on the contacts of your graphics card has been adjusting the signal just enough to cause the driver to crash? now multiply that by a thousand machines, and you'll know why nobody is rushing out into the desert to build data centers.
Depends - if you're looking for a novel effect, then a comprehensive equation is much simpler to solve than several (insufficient) functions coupled together. I don't know String theory (so i can't comment on that), but I can tell you that as a descriptive model, the Standard model is currently insufficient.
>Let us not forget that this whole thing began with Iraq thumbing it's nose at multiple UN resolutions despite new ones being threatened, passed and largely being ignored by all except for the US and it's allies.
Good; Isreal has ignored several UN resolutions despite being threatened with new ones.
So I can count on your support when we invade, right? Not of that crap about it being a sister democracy, right?
And if your idea of enforcing compliance is the death of 650 thousand Iraqi's, destabilization of a stable *sovereign* government, and forced abandonment by 4 million Iraqi's of their own country, I *really* have to question whether you'ld feel the same when it comes to the US (which is *also* in violation of many UN Resolutions).
The fact y'all modded this jackass +5:informative is a joke.
Math is logic applied - considering how important analytical skill is to a future historian, I damn well want him/her to have a thorough grasp of logic, numbers, and more importantly, common logical flaws. Considering how many asshats I've met in my career who aren't fit to pull a wagon much less do their job, I'm leaning towards requiring everyone to pass a *real* engineering curriculum at gunpoint. If after mastering those basic skills, they choose to throw pots for a living, I won't object. Same goes for reading comprehension, writing, and a comprehensive knowledge of several fields based on reading.
Oh, and if you can't pass your classes, no sports. Boot'em out on their ass until they starve or commit suicide.
Incidentally if we catch you cheating, we cut off a hand. That includes back tests, memorizing questions and passing them on, copying of any sort, plagiarism etc. AND NO FUCKING PARENTS on the premises unless an allegation of child abuse is raised. If they want to get involved in their kids education, they should be doing it at HOME by tutoring them.
I thought the same exact thing. its too imprecise contrary to what you might be thinking - it looks like its built no some rudimentary muscle-group expansion sensing and some inflatable tubes to compensate for the weight. You're only as strong as your back, and a doc-oc suit would basically crush you under leverage* (you could theoretically do a dynamic balancing act using the arms to compensate ala the movie, but that would require some very tricky inverse motion control and one slip and splat). But I digress.
go back, come when you have a job. I forget the part where studying here means you have a right to apply to a government program when you want. and no offense, its a *skilled* worker job - means wet-behind-the-ears students shouldn't bother applying. US students are being turned away from those same jobs you're applying for on account of their lack of experience, why should that same job then go to you because you're willing to work for less? A little fairness. Incidentally, if you want to whack the H1-B crunch (the forced slavitude) there is a provision on the books for a dual-company h1-b; you can work part-time for one company and even if you get booted from the full-time h1-b sponser, you're still in status./me coughs - talk to some of your american friends about starting a company and putting in a sponsorship request. there's even a youtube lecture by lawyers on how *not* to hire americans when all u're really looking for is slave labor.
Lord mate, wake up. take your list, and assume that all of those points *wont* be followed. Then tell me you want the technology. Never assume they *will* follow the rules, always assume they *wont*.
Perhaps because the assault on privacy is real. If you're annoyed at the number of privacy tags going up on stories, it could be because the invasion of privacy is garnering more interest and research dollars. And just in case you think its all academic; look at Britain -- 1984.
Proven by marketers you mean. Only thing that proves is there is a sucker born every minute, and he's willing to pay through the nose to find out that simple truth.
for identifying car parts for production. its very well developed. you look through the goggles and it tells your part number based on analysis if the image.
Suren' that may be the case; but if I build your device out of anti-matter, what then? However, all maths reduce to one and only one uber-syntax (algebra), as do all algorithms (turing machine);) the rest is just syntatic sugar. So either you can, or you can't own it;) shit or get off the pot./me lays claim to 1+1=2 and 1+1=1
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actually thats how I judge when I'm in a life-threatening fever - if I can still get a hard-on it must be minor - works like a charm ;) :)
e.g. the only thing that trumps sex, is food, and food, is illness of an imminent-death-variety
and I agree with you, the ability to hyper-focus on a task is useful, provided, that you can break out of it when it is necessary (unexpected circumstances, dead-end, etc).
thats exactly what it is - one of the primary reasons I prefer serial monogamy, and by appointment only. :)
/me bit-twiddles your brain to include porn on the list
she blinded me with science -- poetry in motion :)
er on a serious note, Thomas Jefferson? sure you must be joking! :)I agree with the rest, Ford just 'cause he did such a good job at manufacturing though I don't know i would put him on a genius list (though u might know something about him I don't know) :) Personally I liked Hamilton :P even if he was a twat. :)
As to the gents point in question, hes right, and you're right :) Genius can be holistic (the synthesis of disparate fields into something new), or reductionist - pursuing that one great idea down to its logical conclusions and thus discovering a new (previously undiscovered) property (or set thereof). Sometimes if you're really committed, you have to block out the rest in the pursuit of that one idea.
Personally I'm a mental slut so I go where the action is ;) and just run the stuff subconscious.
learn to background process; hell I reach for stuff that doesn't exist and summon a solution out of thin air. read: sometimes a little chaos is necessary for inspiration - isolation is nice if u're coming up with something complicated (and that exists in isolation, like a new algebra or a thought experiment where all other variables are fixed), but for the most part, you *are* here so most of your solutions will be dealing within that set of constraints ;) + (I find) that the hardest part of problem solving is: a) realizing you have a problem and b) correctly stating it -- the rest (solution) is a consequence :)
I like the Whorf hypothesis (even if its "discredited") -- language shapes your ability to think; in computer programming (symbol manipulation at its finest), choosing the right representation for your data oft-times makes the difference between a good algorithm (one that concludes fast relative to input size, and of course, correctly) and a bad one -- I see language as being in the same category -- what languages you speak natively suit you to processing specific tasks. Learning vocab/grammer is easy - understanding a new way of thinking is mildly difficult (but entertaining). Thats kind of the tragedy of travel - everyone is so interested in looking at the buildings blahblahtouristy-crap, they forget the real treasure is the people and their traditions. Look deep enough into a culture and u can see its history stamped on everything they do, and how they say/reflect on it.
pwned!
>>Sometimes when people show me stuff I already know about...
See thats you're mistake right there ;) if you were smart u'ld listen on the off-chance u might learn something new, or at the very least,
find out how far along a similar path your compatriot is. Incidentally, most times when people start off there sentences with that, its usually
cause they *think* they know it already (or worse, think they know what you're going to say). Patience, grasshopper, patience.
and he's right - the younger generation has a span of a gnat, and the curiousity of a rock. certes they have no conception that there's over 6000+
years of recorded history they can tap into if they could only be bothered to remember past what they did last tuesday.
Personally, I don't mind - it helps me cheat when I'm asswhoopin' a youngin' - nothing like borrowing a play from the pages of history and tweaking :)
somebodies nose with it (well bloodying it really) knowing if they only bothered to pull their head out of their ass long enough to use it, they might
have been able to counter
Sometimes just to add insult to injury, I like to use the same thing twice - to prove they don't even learn from their own history, much less someone elses.
occasionally mind you, I meet a youngin' who does pay attention (or rather *can*) and then I proceed to cram as much crap in their head as I can so they
can pass on the painful reminder to some (yet younger, more ignorant) generation.
dust is the problem. ever try diagnosing a fault in your operating system when everything is correct, the power supply is operational (and come to find out) that a fine layer of micron-sized dust on the contacts of your graphics card has been adjusting the signal just enough to cause the driver to crash? now multiply that by a thousand machines, and you'll know why nobody is rushing out into the desert to build data centers.
Depends - if you're looking for a novel effect, then a comprehensive equation is much simpler to solve than several (insufficient) functions coupled together. I don't know String theory (so i can't comment on that), but I can tell you that as a descriptive model, the Standard model is currently insufficient.
Lord if you honestly think that Iran views the nuke as anything but protection from a saber-rattling US, then you my friend, are seriously delusional.
Wake up and smell the falafel. Todays enemy is tomorrows friend (provided they get the nuke).
Course your price for oil may go up. But look on the bright side - it costs far more to invade than it does to pay for the oil up-front.
foolish human, I can provide you with the one meaning suiting all possible situations.
pirates generally kill the crew or clap them in irons when they're done. any objection?
there is a world of difference between, copying of a book, and hostis humanis generi.
I think its about time somebody pillaged your village to remind you.
>Let us not forget that this whole thing began with Iraq thumbing it's nose at multiple UN resolutions despite new ones being threatened, passed and largely being ignored by all except for the US and it's allies.
Good; Isreal has ignored several UN resolutions despite being threatened with new ones.
So I can count on your support when we invade, right? Not of that crap about it being a sister democracy, right?
And if your idea of enforcing compliance is the death of 650 thousand Iraqi's, destabilization of a stable *sovereign* government, and forced
abandonment by 4 million Iraqi's of their own country, I *really* have to question whether you'ld feel the same when it comes to the US
(which is *also* in violation of many UN Resolutions).
The fact y'all modded this jackass +5:informative is a joke.
Marry ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lord that was a pleasure to read :)
Math is logic applied - considering how important analytical skill is to a future historian, I damn well want him/her to have a thorough grasp of logic, numbers, and more importantly, common logical flaws.
Considering how many asshats I've met in my career who aren't fit to pull a wagon much less do their job, I'm leaning towards requiring everyone to pass a *real* engineering curriculum at gunpoint.
If after mastering those basic skills, they choose to throw pots for a living, I won't object. Same goes for reading comprehension, writing, and a comprehensive knowledge of several fields based on reading.
Oh, and if you can't pass your classes, no sports. Boot'em out on their ass until they starve or commit suicide.
Incidentally if we catch you cheating, we cut off a hand. That includes back tests, memorizing questions and passing them on, copying of any sort, plagiarism etc.
AND NO FUCKING PARENTS on the premises unless an allegation of child abuse is raised. If they want to get involved in their kids education, they should be doing it at
HOME by tutoring them.
Of course, I may be in the minority.
I thought the same exact thing. its too imprecise contrary to what you might be thinking - it looks like its built no some rudimentary muscle-group expansion sensing and some inflatable tubes to compensate for the weight. You're only as strong as your back, and a doc-oc suit would basically crush you under leverage* (you could theoretically do a dynamic balancing act using the arms to compensate ala the movie, but that would require some very tricky inverse motion control and one slip and splat). But I digress.
go back, come when you have a job. I forget the part where studying here means you have a right to apply to a government program when you want. and no offense, its a *skilled* worker job - means wet-behind-the-ears students shouldn't bother applying. US students are being turned away from those same jobs you're applying for on account of their lack of experience, why should that same job then go to you because you're willing to work for less? A little fairness. Incidentally, if you want to whack the H1-B crunch (the forced slavitude) there is a provision on the books for a dual-company h1-b; you can work part-time for one company and even if you get booted from the full-time h1-b sponser, you're still in status. /me coughs - talk to some of your american friends about starting a company and putting in a sponsorship request. there's even a youtube lecture by lawyers on how *not* to hire americans when all u're really looking for is slave labor.
chinese are on a 10 year plan. lol ;)
Lord mate, wake up. take your list, and assume that all of those points *wont* be followed. Then tell me you want the technology. Never assume they *will* follow the rules, always assume they *wont*.
We should hang out sometime ;)
Perhaps because the assault on privacy is real. If you're annoyed at the number of privacy tags going up on stories, it could be because the invasion of privacy is garnering more interest and research dollars. And just in case you think its all academic; look at Britain -- 1984.
Proven by marketers you mean.
Only thing that proves is there is a sucker born every minute, and he's willing to pay through the nose to find out that simple truth.
Lord.
for identifying car parts for production. its very well developed. you look through the goggles and it tells your part number based on analysis if the image.
race you to the patent office!
;)
seriously
Suren' that may be the case; but if I build your device out of anti-matter, what then? ;) ;) shit or get off the pot. /me lays claim to 1+1=2 and 1+1=1
However, all maths reduce to one and only one uber-syntax (algebra), as do all algorithms (turing machine)
the rest is just syntatic sugar. So either you can, or you can't own it
Send me your royalty checks now punks!