What an awesome post, thanks. But I just wanted to add, it goes both ways, only just a little, I suppose.
Grep some English sentences that have "zeitgeist" in them.
The problem you outline is pretty elementary, really. I'm not trying to be insulting, but it's exasperating.
1. The odds that Complex life, speciation, etc. occurred is 100%. 2. There are mountains of evidence supporting the theory that it occurs by means of natural selection. 3. There is no evidence that it occurs by means of supernatural power. Therefore, the odds that the explanation is due to supernatural power is infinitely small, as compared to an explanation based on available facts.
Now this doesn't prove anything, but there is also no proof that gravity makes things fall, or that germs cause illness.
I don't need proof that an illness isn't caused by a curse, I assume it's caused by a pathogen, because there is overwhelming evidence.
I've got amblyopia, too. Fortunately, for your dad and me, this gimmick will pass, as it has the other countless times it's been tried. Until then, we can enjoy the films for a few bucks cheaper, without getting head lice!
It must be in the official Scrabble dictionary to be a word. This is why Scrabble sucks, IMO. It's entirely arbitrary. Non-English words are not allowed, unless they are arbitrarily in the book. I would suggest that including "Popular Culture" words in the book are a way to sell more books. You wouldn't want to play with a game whose current events stopped at Dexies Midnight Runners, would you?
This is o.t., I guess.
But that amazon link lists a paperback new version of the book for $147.78 !!!. Is this a slashdot price spike of some sort?
I love old and rare books, and I am a great admirer of Turing (he did save the world, after all).
Just wondering when the price for that particular paperback went through the roof..
My reply wasn't to the OP, but to you. Have a look, it's threaded.
You offered that he was the most tested athlete on the planet*, presumably as evidence that he is innocent.
I pointed out that his passing of tests proves nothing, citing Jones as an example.
Look, I simply made a statement that refutes a statement that you made. Apparently I hurt your feelings, because you reacted with a childish and sarcastic complaint.
* This is what Armstrong has offered as his defense, as well. He offers no proof of this statement.
Perhaps you're right. All three were great movies, it was just something that stood out to me when I first saw it.
O.T. - I don't think I was trolling before, I was just expressing an opinion I've had for a long time. I'm glad I did, because I think mcgrew and I had a good conversation about it.
I know there were a lot of black cowboys, Nat Love is perhaps the most famous example. I have read the history of the old west, and never in my post did I say that there weren't a lot of black cowboys. What I suggested was that black people were referred to as niggers in the old west, which is true, though you seem to think it isn't. See bleeding Kansas.
Slashdot Mirror
I've always had a rule that I personally can't get a tattoo until I look good with my shirt off... yeah, I'm still waiting.
I did that, about 14 years ago. Tattoo looks fine now. But I scare people when I take off my shirt.
What an awesome post, thanks. But I just wanted to add, it goes both ways, only just a little, I suppose. Grep some English sentences that have "zeitgeist" in them.
Exactly!
I was kind of joking back there...
projects an image into my retina.
I believe that's exactly what they have. That's why you can "see" the screen.
You owe me a new monitor...
1. The odds that Complex life, speciation, etc. occurred is 100%.
2. There are mountains of evidence supporting the theory that it occurs by means of natural selection.
3. There is no evidence that it occurs by means of supernatural power.
Therefore, the odds that the explanation is due to supernatural power is infinitely small, as compared to an explanation based on available facts.
Now this doesn't prove anything, but there is also no proof that gravity makes things fall, or that germs cause illness.
I don't need proof that an illness isn't caused by a curse, I assume it's caused by a pathogen, because there is overwhelming evidence.
I didn't dismiss your questions, I answered them with the facts available.
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around 4.5 billion
Likelihood (Probability) = 1
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Open your eyes.
the hair piles up between the blades
This is the reason I use a 3 bladed one. I don't know the brand.
The thing is, it's open in the back, so water washes right through, unclogging the hairs that get stuck between. Absolutely brilliant.
Three blades is utterly silly, but the fact that you can rinse the junk between them makes it work.
Accuracy and entertainment just don't always go well together.
You forget This is Spinal Tap / Mighty Wind. No professional musician would dispute the universal truths contained in them.
Word.
I've got amblyopia, too.
Fortunately, for your dad and me, this gimmick will pass, as it has the other countless times it's been tried.
Until then, we can enjoy the films for a few bucks cheaper, without getting head lice!
It must be in the official Scrabble dictionary to be a word.
This is why Scrabble sucks, IMO. It's entirely arbitrary.
Non-English words are not allowed, unless they are arbitrarily in the book.
I would suggest that including "Popular Culture" words in the book are a way to sell more books. You wouldn't want to play with a game whose current events stopped at Dexies Midnight Runners, would you?
Morality != ethics
Mod up for reminding us of the (oft confused) difference between morality and ethics.
Thanks for the info! ;)
Never saw the movie, though I doubt a love story between Turing and Winslet would work out so well
Thx
This is o.t., I guess. But that amazon link lists a paperback new version of the book for $147.78 !!!. Is this a slashdot price spike of some sort? I love old and rare books, and I am a great admirer of Turing (he did save the world, after all). Just wondering when the price for that particular paperback went through the roof..
You offered that he was the most tested athlete on the planet*, presumably as evidence that he is innocent.
I pointed out that his passing of tests proves nothing, citing Jones as an example.
Look, I simply made a statement that refutes a statement that you made. Apparently I hurt your feelings, because you reacted with a childish and sarcastic complaint.
* This is what Armstrong has offered as his defense, as well. He offers no proof of this statement.
He'd have to win the Giro _five times_ and add in about 70 other races.
Um, no. It means that the argument that Armstrong never tested positive is inconclusive.
Armstrong is not ever going to be "the greatest." He may have been better than Ulrich, but he won't live long enough to touch Mercxx, not even close.
Marion Jones never failed a doping test.
Perhaps you're right. All three were great movies, it was just something that stood out to me when I first saw it.
O.T. - I don't think I was trolling before, I was just expressing an opinion I've had for a long time. I'm glad I did, because I think mcgrew and I had a good conversation about it.
I know there were a lot of black cowboys, Nat Love is perhaps the most famous example. I have read the history of the old west, and never in my post did I say that there weren't a lot of black cowboys.
What I suggested was that black people were referred to as niggers in the old west, which is true, though you seem to think it isn't. See bleeding Kansas.