There are many ways to determine if an animal is intelligent.
I think it's not fair to test whether an animal is "intelligent" or "stupid". This test will inherently be biased. We humans think we are the most intelligent beings out there only because we set the rules. So testing animal intelligence will only test intelligence by human standards.
Take the (somewhat over-used) example of ants: they build complex structures, they harvest, they breed other insects for food, they can become addicted to drugs, just like humans. Yet they are not self-conscious (hmm, though luck to prove it... Are there tests to try that?).
Next time you'll face a leopard in the jungle, having only your legs to run away and your bare hand to defend yourself, try to explain him you are superior:-) I think we are superior in some way just as lots of animals can be seen as superior in some category, be it brain-power, speed, strenght, sight or whatever you may think about.
Still, I think you're right about the fact that Flash is an annoying Internet pollution and should not be over-used in menus or content. But saying one cannot google or grep it is a lie.
Yes, it would be so much better to just reshape the incoming rock into a long needle so we have destruction confined to only two tiny little spots, including the spot on the opposite side of the Earth.
You better make sure that the needle doesn't rotate... Otherwise, chances are the Earth will be cut in two halves.
Assuming 0wnz0red.com is a well-done forgery, even the most clueful geek would have a really, really, really, hard time telling that he's at anything but yahoo.com. (yeah, yeah, netstat and firewalls and all that, but that's not the point)
Does someone have a good link to a weather dataset? I'm currently working on a little weather prediction projet, testing whether Hidden Markov Models are useful to determine weather changes. But I need data! What I need is temp, press, winds and a global weather indication as 'clear', 'rainy' or whatever.
Any language in the set {english, french, german, italian, dutch, spanish} is welcome:) (now I think of it, others may apply too.)
IMHO, I think you get more control if you are tied to the car. Just try a sudden evasive action without seatbelt and try to continue to have your steering wheel in hands. Or try to brake and see your apparent weight shifting towards. I think drivers without seatbelts are more prone to have bad reactions: can they manage to get control of the vehicle AND try to remain in position at the same time? (don't think so). In addition to being a danger to themselves (who cares), they become a potential danger for others (I care).
Oops... The force of friction can be expressed as the product of a friction coefficient times the gravitational force
s/the gravitational force/a normal force to the contact surface/
These two forces are equal if the surface (the road) is level...
I mean if the wheel isnâ(TM)t moving wonâ(TM)t it have more friction then if the wheel is allowed to rotate, even a little?
No. The force of friction can be expressed as the product of a friction coefficient times the gravitational force. Sliding friction coefficient (m_s) is lower than the kinetic one (m_k). That means that if your tires slide, you get less friction than if your tires roll. Less friction means more distance to come to a full stop (*).
These friction coeffs. for rubber on concrete are: m_k = 1 and m_s =.80 for dry conditions and m_k =.3 and m_s =.25 for wet conditions.
(*) If there is a wall, the braking distance can be the same, though.
(from the pdf linked in article): Prohibit Harvesting of E-mail Addresses and Dictionary Attacks: The bill will also prevent spammers from assembling e-mail lists through the practice of address
"harvesting" carried out by software known as spam "bots" that mine web sites, chat rooms,
I really wonder how one can prevent harvesting, and how that could be enforced without making non-spammers pay.
How can counting the number of silicon atoms in a perfectly spherical crystal of silicon be exact?
That's an easy one: grab an atom of the silicon sphere, mark a line on a sheet. Put the atom away. Repeat until you have no atom left. Then, you just have to count the lines you marked.
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No it can't. I want KDE to be simple a simple UI that has all the options I use and nothing more.
Like, you mean, Enlightenment?
There are many ways to determine if an animal is intelligent.
:-)
I think it's not fair to test whether an animal is "intelligent" or "stupid". This test will inherently be biased. We humans think we are the most intelligent beings out there only because we set the rules. So testing animal intelligence will only test intelligence by human standards.
Take the (somewhat over-used) example of ants: they build complex structures, they harvest, they breed other insects for food, they can become addicted to drugs, just like humans. Yet they are not self-conscious (hmm, though luck to prove it... Are there tests to try that?).
Next time you'll face a leopard in the jungle, having only your legs to run away and your bare hand to defend yourself, try to explain him you are superior
I think we are superior in some way just as lots of animals can be seen as superior in some category, be it brain-power, speed, strenght, sight or whatever you may think about.
but nothing, from Google to grep, can parse the content of a Flash movie.
Troll. Just have a look at this: google for hello world in flash
And this: swfstrings
Still, I think you're right about the fact that Flash is an annoying Internet pollution and should not be over-used in menus or content. But saying one cannot google or grep it is a lie.
echo 127.0.0.1 didtheyreadit.com >> /etc/hosts
... does it run Linux?
Now, seriously, where do you plug the power cord?
Not that I condone using Excel
But do you excel at using condoms?
Yes, it would be so much better to just reshape the incoming rock into a long needle so we have destruction confined to only two tiny little spots, including the spot on the opposite side of the Earth.
You better make sure that the needle doesn't rotate... Otherwise, chances are the Earth will be cut in two halves.
how do you say "I feel lucky" in Chinese?.
Call that a conspiracy theory if you want but I know for sure that Google is trying to pump to entire Internet!
No kidding.
They're out to get every page!
Run as fast as you can...
:-)
Assuming 0wnz0red.com is a well-done forgery, even the most clueful geek would have a really, really, really, hard time telling that he's at anything but yahoo.com. (yeah, yeah, netstat and firewalls and all that, but that's not the point)
First step to be the 'most clueful geek':
Don't use IE.
Does someone have a good link to a weather dataset?
:)
I'm currently working on a little weather prediction projet, testing whether Hidden Markov Models are useful to determine weather changes. But I need data!
What I need is temp, press, winds and a global weather indication as 'clear', 'rainy' or whatever.
Any language in the set {english, french, german, italian, dutch, spanish} is welcome
(now I think of it, others may apply too.)
Thank you all...
Stephen Hawking, of course, is the current Lucasian Chair.
I would say he has the current Lucasian wheelchair of Mathematics.
(before you mod me down, I am only joking)
Going to the driest place on earth is a sure good excuse to get a refreshing beer.
The though I had was the rover busy running at 900mph in attempt to avoid the night.
Scary...
Hamsters beware!
For those who wonder what a radiometer is, Howstuffworks has pictures, explanation and a few links...
Thank you, but I don't want my brain replaced by any silicon chip.
It's not like I'm happy with it, but as time goes by, I get used to it.
IMHO, I think you get more control if you are tied to the car. Just try a sudden evasive action without seatbelt and try to continue to have your steering wheel in hands. Or try to brake and see your apparent weight shifting towards. I think drivers without seatbelts are more prone to have bad reactions: can they manage to get control of the vehicle AND try to remain in position at the same time? (don't think so). In addition to being a danger to themselves (who cares), they become a potential danger for others (I care).
Oops...
The force of friction can be expressed as the product of a friction coefficient times the gravitational force
s/the gravitational force/a normal force to the contact surface/
These two forces are equal if the surface (the road) is level...
I mean if the wheel isnâ(TM)t moving wonâ(TM)t it have more friction then if the wheel is allowed to rotate, even a little?
.80 for dry conditions and .3 and m_s = .25 for wet conditions.
No. The force of friction can be expressed as the product of a friction coefficient times the gravitational force.
Sliding friction coefficient (m_s) is lower than the kinetic one (m_k).
That means that if your tires slide, you get less friction than if your tires roll. Less friction means more distance to come to a full stop (*).
These friction coeffs. for rubber on concrete are:
m_k = 1 and m_s =
m_k =
(*) If there is a wall, the braking distance can be the same, though.
(from the pdf linked in article):
Prohibit Harvesting of E-mail Addresses and Dictionary Attacks:
The bill will also prevent spammers from assembling e-mail lists through the practice of address "harvesting" carried out by software known as spam "bots" that mine web sites, chat rooms,
I really wonder how one can prevent harvesting, and how that could be enforced without making non-spammers pay.
How can counting the number of silicon atoms in a perfectly spherical crystal of silicon be exact?
That's an easy one: grab an atom of the silicon sphere, mark a line on a sheet. Put the atom away. Repeat until you have no atom left. Then, you just have to count the lines you marked.
Looks like cia.gov does not agree with you:
Nukes for clearing mountain ranges anyone?
:-)
Nobody sane would fear the misuse that a single hammer alone would kill millions
What if I use the hammer to detonate the nuke?
I know it's not supposed to work... But has anyone tried it?
Re:Say, I use an electric lawnmower
So, I could burn a substance and use the energy from that to power a lawn mower....hmm, but what substance [www.mobil.com] can I use...
Congratulations! You've just discovered the Electrical Lawnmower Powered By Gas!
Hey, there is no prior art! I'm going to patent that!