Now, about distinguishing a galaxy from a black hole (the original question). On this situation it is possible. Since our galaxy (with gas everywhere) is overlaping the dark galaxy, if it was a black hole some gas would fall near it and make the usual X-ray emmisions.
"On the other hand, an implementation where my apt-sources are cryptographically signed, and the BIOS refuses to boot if the list has been modified, would be a dark day indeed. That, to my mind, is the actual threat."
That would be great if only you had the keys... The problem is a repository where the binaries are signed with a key onwed by a company, or worse yet, by the government.
"How is a full-blown KDE for Windows really needed if all he wants to do is to use KDE apps on Windows?"
The entire project consists on bringing the KDE applications to Windows. What is that "full-blown KDE" if it is not the set of applications anyway?
And, by the way, that is a great project, that brings several GOOD applications to Windows. Windows lacks in things like mail clients, CD/DVD burners, and media players (altough I'm not sure KDE media players are better), not to say the huge base of specialized programs.
"Unfortunately we have become the world's police. Even the leaked cables confirm that when you look at the requests from the arab world regarding Iran. I'm not comfortable with that, but can't think of a better nation. But I'll agree. Dictators shouldn't be overthrown just because they're dictators."
You are Saudi Arabia's goons. Don't try to spin that as "police".
Judging by the amount of things the Saudi Arabia government does to protect themselves from their people, I wonder if only the part about the king not liking it is right.
"See, for example, the recent slashdot article on how Zimbabwe's potential for reform was just badly hurt by this leak."
You mean that because Wikileaks discredited the current dictator, that up to now made no step into reforming the country? Yeah, a huge step backward, I can see.
"...we still can't talk to any other species, no matter how smart they may seem."
You've never had a dog, have you? Ok, it took a while, and we changed the animal we were trying to communicate with, but lots of people do sucessfully communicate with another species. Of course, you won't get any deep thinking out of dogs, and some people will reply that it isn't communication, since you get no deep thinking out of it... But people can understand their intentions, and they can understand people's intentions. It that is not communication, I need to throw my dictionary away.
"3. we need to be prepared for the implication of some software programs succeeding at these tests."
And that is the entire problem. I refuse to be prepared for the implications of computer programs pasing the test, even if no current program can.
But we shouldn't be torturating cetacans, primates or elephants. That is, if they really understand as torture what we do to them, and that have to be established.
Stupid people are a problem for any kind of system you can think of. But there is nothing indicating that they'd be a worse problem on direct representation than they are now.
Goes to show that the value their put on their votes is quite low (or is it? $160k is a bit of money). That may be a consequence of al politicians being the same, of it being only one vote between many or that the students simply don't care about the entire situation. Also, answering that you'd sell your vote for a researcher is quite different from actualy doing it.
Of course, if we go into direct representation, people better be willing to sell their votes (for watever they want), or they'll never agree on anything at all.
And just why can't you have a Constitution, with the same 3/5 or 2/3 (watever applies to where you are) of the votes needed to change it, and direct representation at the same time.
Also, the complaint that the voters are stupid doesn't hold any water. Stupid voters will break that system the same way they break the current one. The situatuon doesn't get any worse.
The only problem I have with direct representation is that it is nearly impossible to agree on anything. Maybe there is a methodology available for reducing that problem, but I still didn't see how we can have milions of people agreeing on a budget.
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Man, if you think CmdrTaco has the power to punish you in any kind of circunstance, you should go see a psychiatrist.
Spionage isn't war. The name is dumb.
You can use spionage in a war. But it is not the same as murdering lots of people.
That depends. Do you wan't to do the bombing with drones?
Well, black holes are always dark. No one shines.
Now, about distinguishing a galaxy from a black hole (the original question). On this situation it is possible. Since our galaxy (with gas everywhere) is overlaping the dark galaxy, if it was a black hole some gas would fall near it and make the usual X-ray emmisions.
Will it have WinFS?
I'm even looking into WineTools just so I don't miss the Internet Explorer 6 experience while at home!
That would be great if only you had the keys... The problem is a repository where the binaries are signed with a key onwed by a company, or worse yet, by the government.
Well, Google does not sell phones. You got that wrong.
The GP, on the other hand, got it perfectly right.
Here, one more vote for 2010 being the year of Linux on the cellphone. Unless you want to make it a decade.
There is a famous citation about the worst kind of dictatorship being the one honestly done to the good of the people. I don't remember it exactly.
The entire project consists on bringing the KDE applications to Windows. What is that "full-blown KDE" if it is not the set of applications anyway?
And, by the way, that is a great project, that brings several GOOD applications to Windows. Windows lacks in things like mail clients, CD/DVD burners, and media players (altough I'm not sure KDE media players are better), not to say the huge base of specialized programs.
Any browser can support both through plugins.
I hope we are not using C++ anymore by 2098...
You are Saudi Arabia's goons. Don't try to spin that as "police".
Well, another problem that will go away with (very little) time. Just like the full screen one.
Judging by the amount of things the Saudi Arabia government does to protect themselves from their people, I wonder if only the part about the king not liking it is right.
You mean that because Wikileaks discredited the current dictator, that up to now made no step into reforming the country? Yeah, a huge step backward, I can see.
You've never had a dog, have you? Ok, it took a while, and we changed the animal we were trying to communicate with, but lots of people do sucessfully communicate with another species. Of course, you won't get any deep thinking out of dogs, and some people will reply that it isn't communication, since you get no deep thinking out of it... But people can understand their intentions, and they can understand people's intentions. It that is not communication, I need to throw my dictionary away.
That is one thing that surprizes most people. Smart animals are awfully like humans. Earlier humans are even more so.
And that is the entire problem. I refuse to be prepared for the implications of computer programs pasing the test, even if no current program can.
But we shouldn't be torturating cetacans, primates or elephants. That is, if they really understand as torture what we do to them, and that have to be established.
It can't work, the sharks will eat them alive.
Or, maybe they used 1 to break the encryption, making point 2 moot.
Stupid people are a problem for any kind of system you can think of. But there is nothing indicating that they'd be a worse problem on direct representation than they are now.
Goes to show that the value their put on their votes is quite low (or is it? $160k is a bit of money). That may be a consequence of al politicians being the same, of it being only one vote between many or that the students simply don't care about the entire situation. Also, answering that you'd sell your vote for a researcher is quite different from actualy doing it.
Of course, if we go into direct representation, people better be willing to sell their votes (for watever they want), or they'll never agree on anything at all.
And just why can't you have a Constitution, with the same 3/5 or 2/3 (watever applies to where you are) of the votes needed to change it, and direct representation at the same time.
Also, the complaint that the voters are stupid doesn't hold any water. Stupid voters will break that system the same way they break the current one. The situatuon doesn't get any worse.
The only problem I have with direct representation is that it is nearly impossible to agree on anything. Maybe there is a methodology available for reducing that problem, but I still didn't see how we can have milions of people agreeing on a budget.