I am jumping in pretty late and this has probably been touched upon but I'll give it a go anyway.
My prime statement is that: it is more probable that we live in a "Matrix" than that religion has any hard truth to it. Any aspect of religion could indeed be caused by a glimpse of "reality". I.e. the noumena. That's all I have to say really, everything else can be derived from those two statements.
I think what you are actually pointing out is an inherent flaw in society. It's entirely possible and fairly easy to bias a test towards a particular gender by the structure of the questions alone. But aside from that the core evidence that one sex scores higher than another is a reflection of trends in education rather than a particular sex's natural ability to learn. It's just more evidence that more emphasis is placed on particular subjects per sex. You're right though, this is way offtopic...
You can't even say better, that is a subjective term. You can only say that given certain tests one sex scores higher or lower. You might also take into account that all tests are biased in various ways...
Once again, I must state for the record that this war is the most disgusting of wars. Wars in general are bad, slaughtering lives because of politiical differences is pathetic. But this war is a unilateral attack prompted by profits. The U.N. is a systm of checks and balances it was designed to prevent lone wolf attacks. The U.S. is acting like a bully in a playground that has just decided that they want to beat on the foreign kid. The kid may be bad but pounding him to death and stealing his stuff makes the aggressor no better, in this case it makes the U.S. Government look like a three ring circus. Viva la resistence - the protesters across the globe that realize what this war is truly about.
Whether or not war is right or wrong is not the issue with Iraq. Saddam has very little to do with the "terrorists" that the US is attempting to fend off, if you buy their rhetoric. There is never a right and a wrong in war. Only those that dominate, and they that win write the history books. I happen to think it's wrong, but some other people think it's right. I live in the US and will do what I can show my disdain for the current Government as I think they are a bunch of damn money-grubbing bullies. But they get to write history with their actions. It's just a damn shame they won't think about what they are doing first. They are short-sighted imbeciles, just look at Bush and Cheany's Coorporate antics, which are exemplified by his current tax antics. They have a "make as much as you can and run" policy. Which will turn Iraq into something far worse than it is currently...
Perhaps this will bridge the gap between roll up screens and the current lcd displays? It seems like it will still be awhile before oleds will be available for solid viewing.
Any thoughts?
Anyone that can script cannot necessarly program. Whereas those that can program can pick up a scripting language in very little time. However if you have someone who can script and a programmer who hasn't picked up that particular scripting language then common sense says go with the scripter as they already know what the heck they are doing.
Sorry man no such thing as a soul. It is as it was and as it always will be: we are all just a bag of bones. To stay on topic I'd like to point out that Dolly was a good beginning. It's like programming you can't just pick up a language and go write an OS and expect it to be error/bug free on the first couple of runs. It takes time. It's worth the time too. The only part that's really sad and tormenting is that it will cost animal and probably eventually human lives in the process.
Are there going to be more of these? Perhaps we could organize them regionally and leave out all the crappy parts e.g. what seem to be really weak attack sessions. They couldn't even tell if a box was hacked!! Having it in Texas probably didn't help much either... No really why don't you all get together in a small area where people wouldn't mind killing you for insulting their boots. The idea seems good and when improved upon will probably be lots of fun...until the right to hack your own or a mutually consenting individual's computer are taken away....
You can get up to $20 depending on the settlement. If it's -$5 then it's donated to charity. Seems like it would be a good idea to donate the $20 to charity anyway. E.g. the EFF to continue fighting the **AAs and all the DMCA rubbish.
Forbes has a top 100 list of best jobs and IBM is listed, I think within the top 50. How is that possible with the thousands of people they are laying off? How is that a quality job to have? Isn't job security counted for anything... BTW Microsoft is #20 on the list... The list seems to be made up of only public companies though which would explain quite a bit.
You foolish AC-Troll. The more money the rich get the more they sock away. Pay attention in economics sometime. The only time the rich spend wads of cash is when they can save on their taxes.
IMHO Bush's plan is put us all in a police state, where only his buddies are rich...
Yes, God was a cretin who wanted subserviant "lambs". Satan gave the power to actually take control and not live like idiots. That is in a figurative manner as those are just stories like greek/norse mythology. Damn, I wish people would move on and cut out that faith nonesense...
It seems like Brin was just using LOTR to wax pseudo-intellectually about how good society is in comparison to a variouse other periods of time. It was barely even tied to the books/movie.
Just mindless blah blah blah
Poindexter was indeed found Guilty. His charges were overturned months later on a technicality. You scratch the governments back they scratch yours, which is why he is back. The only reason communism is a bad idea is because it goes against human nature, i.e. humans are naturally too greedy and stuck in a haze of self interest for it to work. You should also note that the USA is not a Capitalistic society. Let's not embark on the idiocy of North and Reagan. Hello Iran-Contra, but then again I am just feeding the trolls....
Okay let us use your stats for a moment. A Sony ps2 priced at $300 before the recent cut posts a profit of $120 which means that the box itself would cost $170 to make which somehow seems a tad bit low to me. However; the stats at
seem a bit high though more realistic. It raises an interesting point though: if MSoft is willing to put up an additional $220 on top of Sony ($350 system total, though I think that is low) then who is indeed making the better console? Or more accurately who is making the effort?
Right about nintendo though they're definately on the ball - any loss they take they more than make up for with their own software. It should be noted that they just sold Rare to MSoft (and MSoft owns bungie = HALO} so they are building up some software plans. It's all about how far into the future they plan: Sony and Nintendo are taking minor hits on the consoles but nothing in comparison to MSoft but MSoft has the LIVE system up now which might secure their future in the market. (I should note my bias: I have both an Xbox and a GameCube, I tend to avoid Sony. but that's another story.)
Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things but if you read the actual info the reason that Sony supposidly makes a profit is because "Gord" is tacking on all possible profits e.g. software and accessories. As opposed to just the value of the console. Sounds like a bit of the 'ole propaganda to me.
Coin dollars are still way better than the paper alternative just for sheer efficency and resources saved. It'll be an easier way to pay for the comp cycles too, even though it is an inane idea.
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I am jumping in pretty late and this has probably been touched upon but I'll give it a go anyway. My prime statement is that: it is more probable that we live in a "Matrix" than that religion has any hard truth to it. Any aspect of religion could indeed be caused by a glimpse of "reality". I.e. the noumena. That's all I have to say really, everything else can be derived from those two statements.
I think what you are actually pointing out is an inherent flaw in society. It's entirely possible and fairly easy to bias a test towards a particular gender by the structure of the questions alone. But aside from that the core evidence that one sex scores higher than another is a reflection of trends in education rather than a particular sex's natural ability to learn. It's just more evidence that more emphasis is placed on particular subjects per sex. You're right though, this is way offtopic...
You can't even say better, that is a subjective term. You can only say that given certain tests one sex scores higher or lower. You might also take into account that all tests are biased in various ways...
And the United States' WMD's haven't killed anyone...
Once again, I must state for the record that this war is the most disgusting of wars. Wars in general are bad, slaughtering lives because of politiical differences is pathetic. But this war is a unilateral attack prompted by profits. The U.N. is a systm of checks and balances it was designed to prevent lone wolf attacks. The U.S. is acting like a bully in a playground that has just decided that they want to beat on the foreign kid. The kid may be bad but pounding him to death and stealing his stuff makes the aggressor no better, in this case it makes the U.S. Government look like a three ring circus. Viva la resistence - the protesters across the globe that realize what this war is truly about.
Whether or not war is right or wrong is not the issue with Iraq. Saddam has very little to do with the "terrorists" that the US is attempting to fend off, if you buy their rhetoric. There is never a right and a wrong in war. Only those that dominate, and they that win write the history books. I happen to think it's wrong, but some other people think it's right. I live in the US and will do what I can show my disdain for the current Government as I think they are a bunch of damn money-grubbing bullies. But they get to write history with their actions. It's just a damn shame they won't think about what they are doing first. They are short-sighted imbeciles, just look at Bush and Cheany's Coorporate antics, which are exemplified by his current tax antics. They have a "make as much as you can and run" policy. Which will turn Iraq into something far worse than it is currently...
Perhaps this will bridge the gap between roll up screens and the current lcd displays? It seems like it will still be awhile before oleds will be available for solid viewing. Any thoughts?
This is my first throod post and it is first post. Oh the joy...I am so proud of my little post. One day I will have a cluster of theese....
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Anyone that can script cannot necessarly program. Whereas those that can program can pick up a scripting language in very little time. However if you have someone who can script and a programmer who hasn't picked up that particular scripting language then common sense says go with the scripter as they already know what the heck they are doing.
Sorry man no such thing as a soul. It is as it was and as it always will be: we are all just a bag of bones. To stay on topic I'd like to point out that Dolly was a good beginning. It's like programming you can't just pick up a language and go write an OS and expect it to be error/bug free on the first couple of runs. It takes time. It's worth the time too. The only part that's really sad and tormenting is that it will cost animal and probably eventually human lives in the process.
Are there going to be more of these? Perhaps we could organize them regionally and leave out all the crappy parts e.g. what seem to be really weak attack sessions. They couldn't even tell if a box was hacked!!
Having it in Texas probably didn't help much either... No really why don't you all get together in a small area where people wouldn't mind killing you for insulting their boots.
The idea seems good and when improved upon will probably be lots of fun...until the right to hack your own or a mutually consenting individual's computer are taken away....
You can get up to $20 depending on the settlement. If it's -$5 then it's donated to charity. Seems like it would be a good idea to donate the $20 to charity anyway. E.g. the EFF to continue fighting the **AAs and all the DMCA rubbish.
Forbes has a top 100 list of best jobs and IBM is listed, I think within the top 50. How is that possible with the thousands of people they are laying off? How is that a quality job to have? Isn't job security counted for anything... BTW Microsoft is #20 on the list... The list seems to be made up of only public companies though which would explain quite a bit.
I love my job in the private sector
it's a slow day...
tThe first for the mostest. Down with George W.
Those aren't bugs. Those are Features!!
You foolish AC-Troll. The more money the rich get the more they sock away. Pay attention in economics sometime. The only time the rich spend wads of cash is when they can save on their taxes. IMHO Bush's plan is put us all in a police state, where only his buddies are rich...
Yes, God was a cretin who wanted subserviant "lambs". Satan gave the power to actually take control and not live like idiots. That is in a figurative manner as those are just stories like greek/norse mythology. Damn, I wish people would move on and cut out that faith nonesense...
It seems like Brin was just using LOTR to wax pseudo-intellectually about how good society is in comparison to a variouse other periods of time. It was barely even tied to the books/movie. Just mindless blah blah blah
Poindexter was indeed found Guilty. His charges were overturned months later on a technicality. You scratch the governments back they scratch yours, which is why he is back. The only reason communism is a bad idea is because it goes against human nature, i.e. humans are naturally too greedy and stuck in a haze of self interest for it to work. You should also note that the USA is not a Capitalistic society. Let's not embark on the idiocy of North and Reagan. Hello Iran-Contra, but then again I am just feeding the trolls....
Okay let us use your stats for a moment. A Sony ps2 priced at $300 before the recent cut posts a profit of $120 which means that the box itself would cost $170 to make which somehow seems a tad bit low to me. However; the stats at
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seem a bit high though more realistic. It raises an interesting point though: if MSoft is willing to put up an additional $220 on top of Sony ($350 system total, though I think that is low) then who is indeed making the better console? Or more accurately who is making the effort? Right about nintendo though they're definately on the ball - any loss they take they more than make up for with their own software. It should be noted that they just sold Rare to MSoft (and MSoft owns bungie = HALO} so they are building up some software plans. It's all about how far into the future they plan: Sony and Nintendo are taking minor hits on the consoles but nothing in comparison to MSoft but MSoft has the LIVE system up now which might secure their future in the market. (I should note my bias: I have both an Xbox and a GameCube, I tend to avoid Sony. but that's another story.)
Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things but if you read the actual info the reason that Sony supposidly makes a profit is because "Gord" is tacking on all possible profits e.g. software and accessories. As opposed to just the value of the console. Sounds like a bit of the 'ole propaganda to me.
Not quite sure about Nintendo but Sony sells at a loss as well. It's part of their bus. plan. All the money is "earned" from the software.
Ahem... basic physics:
Light behaves as waves AND particles....
Coin dollars are still way better than the paper alternative just for sheer efficency and resources saved. It'll be an easier way to pay for the comp cycles too, even though it is an inane idea.