Have you actually been there for any length of time? I'm more interested in hearing reports from the ground, not secondhand or armchair information. If you have negative Costa Rica experiences, I'm all ears. Ditto for Mexico.
Yes, most news stories follow the inverted pyramid, 5-Ws model (or however many Ws there are), but stories that don't follow the formula are far from rare.
That said, you do have a point that news stories might be easier, but I'd hardly call the problem trivial.
It's the verbal equivalent of one of those pictures that represent two different things, depending on which part you are perceiving as figure and which part you are perceiving as ground. The most common and simple example is the picture that can either be a vase or two people seen in profile facing each other.
Indeed, there is an anthropological school of thought that posits a "language singularity" that gave rise to human consciousness. The development of language was a "speciation event". The study of this imagined event is called Generative Anthropology. It's probably heavy sledding for most slashdotters, who I imagine would find it obtuse and boring, but it's really quite interesting stuff for those that like to really think about AI. If you've got some anthro background, or familiarity with post structuralism and lit crit, it might not be too bad, but this stuff is pretty dense. Those that want to delve beyond the wikipedia article should look here at theUCLA Anthropoetics site.
The only place in Texas that sounds livable to me (again, from the reports of others) is Austin. Plus, I think I'd like the adrenaline rush every time I walked within view of the bell tower.
I'm really not sure that's a very trustworthy list. Santa Clarita is number 18 on the list. My sister and her husband live in Santa Clarita, and while they like it just fine, I can't say that I'd consider it a "Best Place to Live". Maybe "An OK Place to Live If You're Just Starting Out and Want to Buy a Home", but lets face it, it's still Los Angeles, just not the fun part. And it's freaking hot during the summer and extra cold during the winter. It's at a high enough elevation where they actually get snow during the winter. It's a considerable drive to any place other than the San Fernando Valley.
Maybe all those other places on the list are great or maybe it's just me, but Santa Clarita is far from ideal.
I've considered India, but I'm seriously looking at Mexico and Costa Rica. I'm partial to Mexico because I love Mexican culture (and I already have many friends there), but Costa Rica is really an up and coming high tech nation.
It's possible to have a very high standard of living for less money in these countries. And if your material needs are not great, you can live incredibly cheaply, save up a bunch of money and retire early.
The other thing is that, depending on how you work it, you might not be taking a cut in pay at all. All many of us need is to be at the one end of a wire. These countries have internet infrastructure, at least in the bigger towns and cities. Last time I was in Mexico, I met two people that were living there and making a living this way. One was a daytrader (remember those?) and the other had a web development company he had basically started in the U.S. When he moved to Mexico, his clients hardly noticed. He's making even more money now because he's found a lot of local talented designers and coders that work for lower pay, but he's still getting paid the same. And because he pays at the upper end of the prevailing local wage, his workers love him.
Moreover, he told me that because he lives in Mexico, he's much less likely to have to go to a day long meeting to discuss what exact shade of green should be used to maximize the branding of a particular website. Clients are less likely to fly him in to discuss trivial shit. Or they fly out to him because it's an excuse to visit Mexico.
Anyway, if you can work at the end of a wire, seriously consider some of the developing nations. I can't guarantee that you'll prosper, but I can guarantee you'll have a very interesting time.
Well, one way I see this working out is for say Sony or MS or Nintendo to each have their own show for their own consoles. There'd be an exhibition hall for developers to show their stuff. Think of it as the console equivalent of Mac World.
Oh, I left out Phantom. Well, I guess they can have their own show, too. =)
At least we can hope that with a more low key e3, we'll see a return of the booth babes. Relegating them to the private suites for "private demos" was pretty cool for the lucky few, but not fair to the rest of the poor stiffs. =)
God could not use evolution, because if it was guided, it wasn't evolution.
Not provable, nor falsifiable, therefore a bullshit statement scientifically.
The concept that God has or had a hand in evolution is a metaphysical, philosophical, or theological idea. If you claim that science has an opinion on such, then you don't understand science.
More power to you, Jim. I have no problem with people of faith when they're actually using their brain. That, to me is real faith, not the pseudo faith of the fundamentalist. The kind of faith you seem to have is more of a creative mental act, much like imagination. Faith gets a bad name because of the many people who claim to have faith, when really it's a matter of being brainwashed by a dogma.
I was going to disagree with your contention that:
Science will change in the next 1000 years shattering our notion of the universe, but the Genesis account will never change.
but after a little thought I decided that you might be right, at least on a deeper level. At any rate, there's nothing I can point to to say you're wrong, to prove that the underlying message has changed thru interpretations. On a more superficial level, one could point out the history of various translations of the Bible. Anyway, I won't argue for the sake of argument. I'll just try to keep an open mind.
My point is that you could have compared taking a DNA sample with finger printing, but instead you chose (with some graphic hints to stir the imagination) to compare it to a cavity search. I was questioning this choice and suggesting that it was some sort of sexual obsession for you, perhaps an unconscious one. And I thought I was pulling your leg, or at least trying to. I guess I failed. =(
Anyway, I can't keep up the ruse, so please don't take any of this seriously.
I am both ashamed of my OP and ashamed to admit that I really like your idea. I could see a mini-game/end game where you have to shake the wiimote to get the President to say, "I. Did. Not. Have sex. With that woman. Miss Lewinsky."
Well, a good way is to have a national goal . . . . For instance, if a nation like mine(the US) could set itself to something like moon colonization or space exploration.
Or we could build a great wall! Or a pyramid!
Hell, I think space exploration is a worthy pursuit for mankind, but I feel extremely wary of anything like an Official National Goal. We've got enough problems with the ruling party's unofficial national goals as it is*. No need to encourage them. But seriously, a National Goal is only possible in an authoritarian or totalitarian state. Find some old men from the Soviet GULAG system and have them tell you all about National Goals.
*For the first time in our history, we've had a tax cut while we were at war. In a little over three years we've spent 2/3rds of the treasure we spent on the Vietnam war (adjusted for inflation). If you want a National Goal, how about we get the hell out of the middle east and come up with alternatives to oil. That'd be a great goal.
I'd rather not. Is this some sort of "meme" you're trying to pass on to other slashdotters? You ran out of ways to trick people into clicking the goatse link, so now you're trying to trick us into picturing it mentally? This is like the second time you've brought it up in a story relating to children. What's up with that?
Personally, when I think of cavity searches, I think of visits to the dentist and flossing. But that's just me.
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Corrupt Politicians . . .
Drug transshipment points. . .
Crack problems . . .
Sounds just like the U.S.A.
We should feel right at home.
Have you actually been there for any length of time? I'm more interested in hearing reports from the ground, not secondhand or armchair information. If you have negative Costa Rica experiences, I'm all ears. Ditto for Mexico.
Yes, most news stories follow the inverted pyramid, 5-Ws model (or however many Ws there are), but stories that don't follow the formula are far from rare.
That said, you do have a point that news stories might be easier, but I'd hardly call the problem trivial.
If it can identify itself to itself from a 3rd person point of view, then does it mean it reached some state of consciousness?
I'm not sure. But I think all it needs to do is to fool us into thinking it's reached some state of consciousness. =)
It's the verbal equivalent of one of those pictures that represent two different things, depending on which part you are perceiving as figure and which part you are perceiving as ground. The most common and simple example is the picture that can either be a vase or two people seen in profile facing each other.
Hell, it took *me* a few minutes to parse.
Really?
Have you ever seen a shadow box?
Heh.
Indeed, there is an anthropological school of thought that posits a "language singularity" that gave rise to human consciousness. The development of language was a "speciation event". The study of this imagined event is called Generative Anthropology. It's probably heavy sledding for most slashdotters, who I imagine would find it obtuse and boring, but it's really quite interesting stuff for those that like to really think about AI. If you've got some anthro background, or familiarity with post structuralism and lit crit, it might not be too bad, but this stuff is pretty dense. Those that want to delve beyond the wikipedia article should look here at theUCLA Anthropoetics site.
I've heard that D/FW sucks. Did I hear wrong?
The only place in Texas that sounds livable to me (again, from the reports of others) is Austin. Plus, I think I'd like the adrenaline rush every time I walked within view of the bell tower.
The most important quality of life question for Idaho Falls:
Can you buy booze on Sunday?
(Personally, I'm a non-drinker, but I don't want to live in a town where people can't get drunk on Sunday if they want.)
I'm really not sure that's a very trustworthy list. Santa Clarita is number 18 on the list. My sister and her husband live in Santa Clarita, and while they like it just fine, I can't say that I'd consider it a "Best Place to Live". Maybe "An OK Place to Live If You're Just Starting Out and Want to Buy a Home", but lets face it, it's still Los Angeles, just not the fun part. And it's freaking hot during the summer and extra cold during the winter. It's at a high enough elevation where they actually get snow during the winter. It's a considerable drive to any place other than the San Fernando Valley.
Maybe all those other places on the list are great or maybe it's just me, but Santa Clarita is far from ideal.
I've considered India, but I'm seriously looking at Mexico and Costa Rica. I'm partial to Mexico because I love Mexican culture (and I already have many friends there), but Costa Rica is really an up and coming high tech nation.
It's possible to have a very high standard of living for less money in these countries. And if your material needs are not great, you can live incredibly cheaply, save up a bunch of money and retire early.
The other thing is that, depending on how you work it, you might not be taking a cut in pay at all. All many of us need is to be at the one end of a wire. These countries have internet infrastructure, at least in the bigger towns and cities. Last time I was in Mexico, I met two people that were living there and making a living this way. One was a daytrader (remember those?) and the other had a web development company he had basically started in the U.S. When he moved to Mexico, his clients hardly noticed. He's making even more money now because he's found a lot of local talented designers and coders that work for lower pay, but he's still getting paid the same. And because he pays at the upper end of the prevailing local wage, his workers love him.
Moreover, he told me that because he lives in Mexico, he's much less likely to have to go to a day long meeting to discuss what exact shade of green should be used to maximize the branding of a particular website. Clients are less likely to fly him in to discuss trivial shit. Or they fly out to him because it's an excuse to visit Mexico.
Anyway, if you can work at the end of a wire, seriously consider some of the developing nations. I can't guarantee that you'll prosper, but I can guarantee you'll have a very interesting time.
Unfortunately, the photos aren't visible any longer, although one gets a good idea of the extent of the damage from the description.
Also interesting was a link posted in the comments to the letters section of the inquirer regarding why Li-on batteries might catastrophically fail.
Well, at least this clears up the mystery as to why my dog likes backslash so much.
Well, one way I see this working out is for say Sony or MS or Nintendo to each have their own show for their own consoles. There'd be an exhibition hall for developers to show their stuff. Think of it as the console equivalent of Mac World.
Oh, I left out Phantom. Well, I guess they can have their own show, too. =)
At least we can hope that with a more low key e3, we'll see a return of the booth babes. Relegating them to the private suites for "private demos" was pretty cool for the lucky few, but not fair to the rest of the poor stiffs. =)
God could not use evolution, because if it was guided, it wasn't evolution.
Not provable, nor falsifiable, therefore a bullshit statement scientifically.
The concept that God has or had a hand in evolution is a metaphysical, philosophical, or theological idea. If you claim that science has an opinion on such, then you don't understand science.
I was going to disagree with your contention that:
but after a little thought I decided that you might be right, at least on a deeper level. At any rate, there's nothing I can point to to say you're wrong, to prove that the underlying message has changed thru interpretations. On a more superficial level, one could point out the history of various translations of the Bible. Anyway, I won't argue for the sake of argument. I'll just try to keep an open mind.
My point is that you could have compared taking a DNA sample with finger printing, but instead you chose (with some graphic hints to stir the imagination) to compare it to a cavity search. I was questioning this choice and suggesting that it was some sort of sexual obsession for you, perhaps an unconscious one. And I thought I was pulling your leg, or at least trying to. I guess I failed. =(
Anyway, I can't keep up the ruse, so please don't take any of this seriously.
I am both ashamed of my OP and ashamed to admit that I really like your idea. I could see a mini-game/end game where you have to shake the wiimote to get the President to say, "I. Did. Not. Have sex. With that woman. Miss Lewinsky."
Well, a good way is to have a national goal . . . . For instance, if a nation like mine(the US) could set itself to something like moon colonization or space exploration.
Or we could build a great wall! Or a pyramid!
Hell, I think space exploration is a worthy pursuit for mankind, but I feel extremely wary of anything like an Official National Goal. We've got enough problems with the ruling party's unofficial national goals as it is*. No need to encourage them. But seriously, a National Goal is only possible in an authoritarian or totalitarian state. Find some old men from the Soviet GULAG system and have them tell you all about National Goals.
*For the first time in our history, we've had a tax cut while we were at war. In a little over three years we've spent 2/3rds of the treasure we spent on the Vietnam war (adjusted for inflation). If you want a National Goal, how about we get the hell out of the middle east and come up with alternatives to oil. That'd be a great goal.
I just had a really sick idea for a game that would take full advantage of the Wiimote: Nintendo Bukkake 2006!
I'll leave the terrible details to your imagination.
Think, "Body Cavity Search", not DNA.
I'd rather not. Is this some sort of "meme" you're trying to pass on to other slashdotters? You ran out of ways to trick people into clicking the goatse link, so now you're trying to trick us into picturing it mentally? This is like the second time you've brought it up in a story relating to children. What's up with that?
Personally, when I think of cavity searches, I think of visits to the dentist and flossing. But that's just me.
From what I can tell, those of you that partake of ganja celebrate 4:20 twice a day. At least twice.
Well, there will be math coprocessor day next year, at least.
8 = ate
Think about what part of the body is used for eating and for oral sex.
Yes, that and other innuendoes were intended.