If the world is a virtual reality, someone is forgetting that the level of details is too high.
Given the number of atoms, quarks, electrons etc and the interaction between would require an almost infinite amount of processer-power to do the real time simulation.
>The only mechanism that should set prices is the market.
Idiot, that will create monopolies in notime.
Please read some basic economics before posting about this issue again. (and if you're being ironic, you should train at that too:P)
Yeah, right. Thee knows not that in a really open market without rules the e.g. producers would form a monopoly to milk their customers? So spare me that "thats just the market"-crap.
You attack my spelling errors? Thats just pathetic! Further, I'm a freaking norwegian, and cannot be expected to have the spelling skills of an normal english speaking person.
You are right about Einstein, but my point stands! Some, for different reasons, do not do good at e.g. high school because of personal problems. Bad luck, but there isn't any I can do with that when reviewing applications.
I've still to meet a person that is fat, and train regulary and eat healthy. Sure, some have different medical problems, but that is a very small percentage of the population.
The study shows evidence for fat people being stupider. Further, fat people are also more sick. I could hire an fat person if his/her skills were much better than all the other applicants. But I'm just telling you how employing a person works. By not hiring fat people risk is reduced. And yes, I am willing to be an asshole when that's my job.
Sure, I definitly was generalizing. And sure, there are many examples of people that are "innocent" when gaining weight. I guess many smart people e.g. don't get good grades in schoool (like Einstein) because they don't like the school system. But looking at grades generally are at good indicator of skill and intelligence, so - even though I know that looking at grades really isn't any guarantee for anything - I choose to make it an indicator for choosing first-interviews.
When you are employing you need to pick some indicators that must be fulfilled in order to hire a person. Sure, there may be different and good reasons for some people not fulfilling those criterias, but you must generalize. You do not have time to in-depth interview the candidates that are not fulfiling the criterias...
you bet your butt you would be sued under EEO and ADA laws. You can probably plan on that anyway. Hope you've got a good lawyer. Thats SOOOO not imtiminating. I live in Norway, and we have a system that grant lawers a much lower degree of power than you americans. So, go ahead, make my day.;D
>People's metabolisms differ and for those disposed, it can be very easy to gain weight.
I agree that some people need to work harder in order to maintain weight. However, normal people do have the luxury of choosing. If a normal person eats right and work out regulary, then his/her chances of becoming fat are small.
You may be correct in saying that discriminating against fat people are against the law, but that is totally impossible to control. They government is not checking the selection process.
Further, you may or may not think that I'm in a position to hire anyone. I am, and don't care if you beleive it or not.
I also tend to gain weight easily. Thats why I focus on working out, and eating healty. The lack of availabilty in US is a good point. How about fruit and vegetables, aren't US stores selling that? I'm constantly eating that in order to control my hunger and weight.
NOTE: I remember reading an article that concluded that "the stupider you are, the more smart do you think that you are". This makes perfect sense, in a darwinstic way. If you are stupid, and have a low self esteem, no way in hell you'll find a girl that likes you (and your genes are not passed on). If you have much self esteem then maybe you will find a girl that likes you because of your self esteem. Further, smart people will have so many diffrent qualities that they actually do not need high self esteem. Some girl will appreciate one of that qualities (and your genes are passed on). The more stupid you are, the more self esteem you need in order to find a mate.
I'm never hiring a fat person again. They have no self disipline. This is no fat-bashing. Seriously, our most important asset in life is our body, and they don't even care about maintaining that asset(!). How can I then trust any important workrelated issue/decision with them?
Doing some good things DOSEN'T DEFEND AN INSANE INVASION OF IRAQ. If you're a doctor at daytime and save lives, then it is not ok for you to drive around with an MG at night killing innocent people.
as for invading Canada, the point isn't that any sane person would want to, but we could and there is NOTHING you could do to stop us.
Well, with the US army strethed to its limits in Iraq and Afghanistan, maybe the Canadian army should try an well-used american trick? Preemptive strike? Invade USA and never turn back!
I'm not entirely convinced they were looking very hard at all for WMDs, as I suspect their goal was the rehabilitation of iraq on the international scene rather than the aparantly unromantic task of thorough confirmation of treaty compliance. Their lack of information was a prime driver in the development of the war.
Of course the price of the war was terrible, but it could've been averted if the UN had at tried to at least appear willing to extract it. Diplomacy only works if the threat of a non-diplomatic resolution is real.
haha, your arguments are ridicules. The weapons inspectors tried very hard, and found nothing. Their findings were confirmed after the war.
This is about the EU trying to get even with America. They can't stand the fact that like Israel we will defend ourselves when attracted.
You've got to be kidding me? We in the EU are your friends, stupid. We work together in extremely many ways, and there are much better and hidden ways to hurt the american economy than through a very public fine to Microsoft.
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If the world is a virtual reality, someone is forgetting that the level of details is too high.
Given the number of atoms, quarks, electrons etc and the interaction between would require an almost infinite amount of processer-power to do the real time simulation.
In short: Impossible
Conclusion: The guy is full of crap
Hear, hear! I love my opera browser :P
Hear hear!
>The only mechanism that should set prices is the market.
:P)
Idiot, that will create monopolies in notime.
Please read some basic economics before posting about this issue again. (and if you're being ironic, you should train at that too
Didn't go to business school, did ya? ;)
>Ergo, this is just market forces at work.
Yeah, right. Thee knows not that in a really open market without rules the e.g. producers would form a monopoly to milk their customers? So spare me that "thats just the market"-crap.
You are correct, sir.
Den Lille Valpen = The little puppy
Jeg går en tur = I'm going for a small trip [going for a walk]
I love you!! :D
You attack my spelling errors? Thats just pathetic! Further, I'm a freaking norwegian, and cannot be expected to have the spelling skills of an normal english speaking person.
You are right about Einstein, but my point stands! Some, for different reasons, do not do good at e.g. high school because of personal problems. Bad luck, but there isn't any I can do with that when reviewing applications.
I've still to meet a person that is fat, and train regulary and eat healthy. Sure, some have different medical problems, but that is a very small percentage of the population.
The study shows evidence for fat people being stupider. Further, fat people are also more sick. I could hire an fat person if his/her skills were much better than all the other applicants. But I'm just telling you how employing a person works. By not hiring fat people risk is reduced. And yes, I am willing to be an asshole when that's my job.
>It doesn't change the fact its an asshole attitude, and since you're from Norway, that pretty much explains it.
;)
hahah, that's just fat and stupid.
I've chosen to tell you the hard truth in stead of being a niceguy. Anything less would be lying.
>Hooray gross generalizations
;D
Sure, I definitly was generalizing. And sure, there are many examples of people that are "innocent" when gaining weight. I guess many smart people e.g. don't get good grades in schoool (like Einstein) because they don't like the school system. But looking at grades generally are at good indicator of skill and intelligence, so - even though I know that looking at grades really isn't any guarantee for anything - I choose to make it an indicator for choosing first-interviews.
When you are employing you need to pick some indicators that must be fulfilled in order to hire a person. Sure, there may be different and good reasons for some people not fulfilling those criterias, but you must generalize. You do not have time to in-depth interview the candidates that are not fulfiling the criterias...
you bet your butt you would be sued under EEO and ADA laws. You can probably plan on that anyway. Hope you've got a good lawyer.
Thats SOOOO not imtiminating. I live in Norway, and we have a system that grant lawers a much lower degree of power than you americans. So, go ahead, make my day.
>People's metabolisms differ and for those disposed, it can be very easy to gain weight.
I agree that some people need to work harder in order to maintain weight. However, normal people do have the luxury of choosing. If a normal person eats right and work out regulary, then his/her chances of becoming fat are small.
You may be correct in saying that discriminating against fat people are against the law, but that is totally impossible to control. They government is not checking the selection process.
Further, you may or may not think that I'm in a position to hire anyone. I am, and don't care if you beleive it or not.
I also tend to gain weight easily. Thats why I focus on working out, and eating healty. The lack of availabilty in US is a good point. How about fruit and vegetables, aren't US stores selling that? I'm constantly eating that in order to control my hunger and weight.
A person can be absolutely outstanding in one field and suck in others.
You are right. I was generalizing. (But sometimes you need to generalize in order to get the whole picture.)
NOTE: I remember reading an article that concluded that "the stupider you are, the more smart do you think that you are". This makes perfect sense, in a darwinstic way.
If you are stupid, and have a low self esteem, no way in hell you'll find a girl that likes you (and your genes are not passed on). If you have much self esteem then maybe you will find a girl that likes you because of your self esteem. Further, smart people will have so many diffrent qualities that they actually do not need high self esteem. Some girl will appreciate one of that qualities (and your genes are passed on).
The more stupid you are, the more self esteem you need in order to find a mate.
That was really fat and stupid!
Now, pass me that pork
I'm never hiring a fat person again. They have no self disipline.
This is no fat-bashing. Seriously, our most important asset in life is our body, and they don't even care about maintaining that asset(!). How can I then trust any important workrelated issue/decision with them?
I agree. Any normal human being is capable of murder. Just watch what happens when you give them a rifle, uniform and some idea to fight for. War.
Whops, a little clumsy formulated. I meant MG = machine gun. ;)
Doing some good things DOSEN'T DEFEND AN INSANE INVASION OF IRAQ. If you're a doctor at daytime and save lives, then it is not ok for you to drive around with an MG at night killing innocent people.
as for invading Canada, the point isn't that any sane person would want to, but we could and there is NOTHING you could do to stop us.
Well, with the US army strethed to its limits in Iraq and Afghanistan, maybe the Canadian army should try an well-used american trick? Preemptive strike? Invade USA and never turn back!
...says that a nation owns only 100 miles up, and beyond that they can lay no claims.
...sure, but the spy satelites viewed something that was lower than 100 kilometers down there. Thats an act of spying.
I'm not entirely convinced they were looking very hard at all for WMDs, as I suspect their goal was the rehabilitation of iraq on the international scene rather than the aparantly unromantic task of thorough confirmation of treaty compliance. Their lack of information was a prime driver in the development of the war.
Of course the price of the war was terrible, but it could've been averted if the UN had at tried to at least appear willing to extract it. Diplomacy only works if the threat of a non-diplomatic resolution is real.
haha, your arguments are ridicules. The weapons inspectors tried very hard, and found nothing. Their findings were confirmed after the war.
This is about the EU trying to get even with America. They can't stand the fact that like Israel we will defend ourselves when attracted.
You've got to be kidding me? We in the EU are your friends, stupid. We work together in extremely many ways, and there are much better and hidden ways to hurt the american economy than through a very public fine to Microsoft.