Actually, it's not a bad gift at all. Assuming it's stuff he likes, and he listens to CDs, then putting the time in to make him a personal CD shows love.
What would you give the most powerful man in the world?
FWIW - "fundies" as you may refer to someone who believes as I do - believe that creatures adapt, and that favorable traits are preserved.
How do these creatures adapt except via evolution? How are these favourable traits preserved, except via genetic selection?
You're not talking about the Blacksmith's Arm example are you? (people noted that blacksmiths have much bigger arms, due to adapting thanks to weilding hammers. Few of these people then went on to note that the children of blacksmiths did not have larger arms. Even fewer went on to ask why the blacksmith's arm was getting bigger due to increased use - oh, look - it's an evolved survival mechanism to make muscles bigger when they're used a lot)
We *don't* believe that evolution is a viable means of speciation - that all extant species were modified versions of previously existing species.
You don't? But that's just stupid. Evolution is clearly demonstrable as a viable means of speciation in bacteria.
Tell me, what did the T-Rex get modified into, or did it go extinct? How do you guys explain modern birds arising from the reptiles without the dinosaurs being involved?
the usa is the largest important economy in the world, but its currency is designed worse than the coinage/ bills of some third world countries.
Maybe the USA wants it that way? There are billions of 'loose' dollars floating around the world, being used as an alternative currency or simply for black market purposes. This helps the dollar stay 'on top' of the world's currencies. Reworking it would inconvenience millions of people other than Americans.
You wouldn't want everyone switching to the Euro as the currency of choice would you? Some would argue Iraq was invaded to stop Saddam doing just that.
Er... there's no big suprise about mosquitos in november. It hasn't frozen yet is all - those little biting insects don't have a calender. When it freezes, they'll die.
Also, are you sure it was a mosquito anyway? Several things bite. If it was your ankle, for example, it's much more likely to be a flea - and they bite all year round.
Why is it that the news of James' passing makes me think of this, here in the wee hours of the morning?
I'm guessing whisky on the rocks;-)
(no offence to you or your lovely daughters intended)
I wonder what makes you think you've been vaccinated against the pandemic strain? They won't know how to vaccinate for it until it starts spreading, and then it takes 6 months to grow the vaccine.
You're most likely as vulnerable as any of us.
Also I'd note normal mapping in games is exceedingly rare these days.
Well then, I'd note that you're dead wrong, and thus most of your argument is suspect. Doom 3 (amongst many others) has normal maps on every surface - so can the Half Life 2 Source engine. On the project I'm working on we're trying to decide what method to use to generate all our normal maps in bulk (to reduce authoring time).
Also, while I'm here - The orignal 3d games were just mapped textures and a light map on that.
That's balls too. First came the wireframes, then a variety of simple shaders (flat, gourad etc) then per-vertex lighting. Actual textured surfaces came after simple light solutions, while light maps were a solution adopted by the Quake series, and much copied, but they were in no sense original 3D.
Parsons later directed Time Warner to join with Microsoft in buying a combined majority stake in ContentGuard, which holds patents on anti-copying techniques
I'd love to see 'em take someone to court for copying their anti-copying techniques;-)
The latest version, 10, has actually been very well behaved on several XP computers I've installed it on. Maybe the combined pressure of the BBC and offended geeks has made a difference.
Nowadays I'd pick Realplayer over Windows Media any day.
A half-working flagellum is still better than no flagellum for all sorts of things (e.g. it might not allow properly directional movement, but it enables some movement).
I admit, the article you've linked to does have some impressive pseudoscience, but the basic arguments are not well thought out.
What the proponents of 'Intelligent Design' (I'll call 'em creationists from now on in, cos that's what they are) usually conveniently forget is that part of the evolutionary system is to evolve 'down' the complexity ladder, to produce gorgeously efficient systems.
You begin with something clunky (but effective), and over time small perfections are evolved, flaws are ironed out and efficiency and beauty is refined. Creationists then trot out this perfect system and say "how could this perfection spring out of random chance?", which is an invalid question in a single step.
AFAIK, here in the UK we have exactly these types of laws. The police cannot sneak around and grab DNA and then use it in a courtroom - the evidence will be excluded, in the same way as illegal wiretaps or searching someone's home without a warrant would be.
Reading the replies to the parent, it makes me wonder if all the "Well, they got the bad guy didn't they?" comments would be as happy to forego other fundamental rights?
Did I read that right? A high-pressure gas container heated by radioactive polonium powers the laser?
If so, quite aside from the relative uselessness of a 1.3mm self-cauterising beam firing for 1/3 of a second ( ZAP!... "Hey, joey, I gotta small hole in my arm. Hurts like hell, not bleedin' much") what happens if the laser unit itself is damaged? What stops the high pressure container ripping itself apart, taking the bearer with it?
For real comedic effect, they could also blow up their squad mates if too close. Wow... the US military of 2012... blowin' up like a line of lemmings;-)
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Insufficiently advanced medical technology. Clearly distinguishable from magic.
RIP Sir Arthur, thanks for everything.
Actually, it's not a bad gift at all. Assuming it's stuff he likes, and he listens to CDs, then putting the time in to make him a personal CD shows love. What would you give the most powerful man in the world?
FWIW - "fundies" as you may refer to someone who believes as I do - believe that creatures adapt, and that favorable traits are preserved.
How do these creatures adapt except via evolution? How are these favourable traits preserved, except via genetic selection?
You're not talking about the Blacksmith's Arm example are you? (people noted that blacksmiths have much bigger arms, due to adapting thanks to weilding hammers. Few of these people then went on to note that the children of blacksmiths did not have larger arms. Even fewer went on to ask why the blacksmith's arm was getting bigger due to increased use - oh, look - it's an evolved survival mechanism to make muscles bigger when they're used a lot)
We *don't* believe that evolution is a viable means of speciation - that all extant species were modified versions of previously existing species.
You don't? But that's just stupid. Evolution is clearly demonstrable as a viable means of speciation in bacteria.
Tell me, what did the T-Rex get modified into, or did it go extinct? How do you guys explain modern birds arising from the reptiles without the dinosaurs being involved?
Am I supposed to wear two pairs to watch these movies?
the usa is the largest important economy in the world, but its currency is designed worse than the coinage/ bills of some third world countries.
Maybe the USA wants it that way? There are billions of 'loose' dollars floating around the world, being used as an alternative currency or simply for black market purposes. This helps the dollar stay 'on top' of the world's currencies. Reworking it would inconvenience millions of people other than Americans.
You wouldn't want everyone switching to the Euro as the currency of choice would you? Some would argue Iraq was invaded to stop Saddam doing just that.
Why would a hypnotherapist have advanced access to a gaming console?
Never mind. I know what it is. You hominids are jealous of the wings.
Er... there's no big suprise about mosquitos in november. It hasn't frozen yet is all - those little biting insects don't have a calender. When it freezes, they'll die. Also, are you sure it was a mosquito anyway? Several things bite. If it was your ankle, for example, it's much more likely to be a flea - and they bite all year round.
Why is it that the news of James' passing makes me think of this, here in the wee hours of the morning? I'm guessing whisky on the rocks ;-)
(no offence to you or your lovely daughters intended)
I wonder what makes you think you've been vaccinated against the pandemic strain? They won't know how to vaccinate for it until it starts spreading, and then it takes 6 months to grow the vaccine. You're most likely as vulnerable as any of us.
Also I'd note normal mapping in games is exceedingly rare these days.
Well then, I'd note that you're dead wrong, and thus most of your argument is suspect. Doom 3 (amongst many others) has normal maps on every surface - so can the Half Life 2 Source engine. On the project I'm working on we're trying to decide what method to use to generate all our normal maps in bulk (to reduce authoring time).
Also, while I'm here -
The orignal 3d games were just mapped textures and a light map on that.
That's balls too. First came the wireframes, then a variety of simple shaders (flat, gourad etc) then per-vertex lighting. Actual textured surfaces came after simple light solutions, while light maps were a solution adopted by the Quake series, and much copied, but they were in no sense original 3D.
Parsons later directed Time Warner to join with Microsoft in buying a combined majority stake in ContentGuard, which holds patents on anti-copying techniques
;-)
I'd love to see 'em take someone to court for copying their anti-copying techniques
The latest version, 10, has actually been very well behaved on several XP computers I've installed it on. Maybe the combined pressure of the BBC and offended geeks has made a difference. Nowadays I'd pick Realplayer over Windows Media any day.
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...That they appear to be running around a quarry. This has not yet proven successful for British SF ;-)
Oh, sorry. He said 'janitor'. Anyone interested in industrial espionage is likely to be aware of encryption systems like this.
...thieves put stolen laptops in bags lined with aluminium foil. (can also be used for hats)
Can you tell me where Philipenis is? Inside Philipants?
"irreducibly complex" is probably a void concept.
A half-working flagellum is still better than no flagellum for all sorts of things (e.g. it might not allow properly directional movement, but it enables some movement).
I admit, the article you've linked to does have some impressive pseudoscience, but the basic arguments are not well thought out.
What the proponents of 'Intelligent Design' (I'll call 'em creationists from now on in, cos that's what they are) usually conveniently forget is that part of the evolutionary system is to evolve 'down' the complexity ladder, to produce gorgeously efficient systems.
You begin with something clunky (but effective), and over time small perfections are evolved, flaws are ironed out and efficiency and beauty is refined. Creationists then trot out this perfect system and say "how could this perfection spring out of random chance?", which is an invalid question in a single step.
Have you played Chrononauts? An excellent little card game with pretty much that central thesis (plus a smidgen of parallel worlds).
The really geek chique about the new ship designs is that the S-wing looks to be made entirely out of 'old skool' space lego pieces, circa 1980s ;-)
Oh, and without custom moulded lego pieces we'd never have had the undersea set, and thus legocthulhu!
AFAIK, here in the UK we have exactly these types of laws. The police cannot sneak around and grab DNA and then use it in a courtroom - the evidence will be excluded, in the same way as illegal wiretaps or searching someone's home without a warrant would be. Reading the replies to the parent, it makes me wonder if all the "Well, they got the bad guy didn't they?" comments would be as happy to forego other fundamental rights?
Anyone who isn't entertained by humans is most definitely an android. I have no idea if they're fucking though ;-)
Do people in country B complain to the police in country A? Can country A prosecute their spammer for spamming people covered by different local laws?
More bizarrely, would there be extradition of spammers between countries, as if they'd committed a murder or buglary?
If so, quite aside from the relative uselessness of a 1.3mm self-cauterising beam firing for 1/3 of a second ( ZAP! ... "Hey, joey, I gotta small hole in my arm. Hurts like hell, not bleedin' much") what happens if the laser unit itself is damaged? What stops the high pressure container ripping itself apart, taking the bearer with it?
For real comedic effect, they could also blow up their squad mates if too close. Wow... the US military of 2012... blowin' up like a line of lemmings ;-)