I watched the news today as some reporter talked about the weather. Someone should seiously think about licensing the weather, so when someone else reports it, they can charge them a fee for it.
I'm not sure I can agree with you. I don't accept evolution* as uncontroversial science, nor do I have a religious agenda or accept creationism as the absolute origin of life. Also, I still can't lump general science in with, what I see as, controversial science. I know many many people that are religious, and agree with just about every form of science they are familiar with excepting evolution.
as with any scientific theory, "correct" means only "the best explanation we have right now," and could change in response to future evidence.
I think that comment is what people uncomfortable with evolution have a problem with. They agree with most science because most science has been proven beyond any doubt(without getting into theoretical physics, issues with gravity, ect). But when it comes to evolution, they don't think the "best explanation we have right now" in science is as good as their faith. Do I agree with this? Not really, but there are people who believe this so I respect their point of view.
*When I reference evolution, I mean evolution as the origin of life. I don't doubt that evolution changes occur in any life form, but I have some doubt when it comes to evolution explaining the sole occurrence of life on this planet.
I think there should be a definate emphasis here that the US isn't in a dabate now over science in general, it's a debate about teaching controversial science in the classroom. Teachers in the US couldn't care less about teaching physics, chemistry, physiology, etc. The fight is over issues in science that are controversial, and whether or not they should be taught along side equally (if not more) controversial religious ideas.
You act like people want to run windows. For many people windows is the only choice they have for the software they need to run. If you don't understand that, then you have a limited understanding of the uses of a computer.
Am I the only why that finds it disgusting that so many people would rather challenge the basis of a question, rather than actually try to answer it? I consistently see "Who cares?", and "it doesn't matter." Who cares? the person asking the damn question, that's who. And if he is bothering to ask it, it matters to him.
There are many many situations where something like this would be important, and if you don't recognize the importance of something like this you shouldn't be challenging the basis of his question.
Maybe no one will give a damn if NYC gets nuked. But if someone breaks into your house and steals the box you keep all your documents in, that would suck. And what if the city has an earthquake and he's evacuated for a few months. If he takes a drive with him for employment/reference/historical purposes and loses it, that would also suck.
And the reason your social security card/birth certificate/stock certificate aren't encrypted....because you're supposed to keep them in a safe place. Like a safe. So it's only logical that if you want to make them portable in case of emergency, you want to store them in a secure way.
Most kids don't understand how computers and cell phones work on a basic level.....just like a lot of middle aged people don't understand how planting crops and raising cattle works....just like most old people don't understand how metal working, or how to make stone tools to defend your cave.
Maybe when I'm old, I'll want to complain about how "kids today don't appreciate...."
I'm in my 4th year...and still have at least 2 to go. Did the teachers suck in the beginning? yes. Did I take classes from teachers that had seemingly intimate relationships with the chalkboard they talked to throughout class? yes. Did I quit, hell no. I stuck it out, and am still sticking it out. Turns out, once I got past the weed-out classes, and GE(still have some GE to take, *shivers*, ugh), the classes were awesome. Also turns out, some of that crappy teachers I had for weed-out classes....they are good teachers. Many of them have no patients for freshman-sophomore students because they know most of them can't hack it anyways. Once I got to upper-division, they assumed I was there for the long run and start to teach/treat me like a real person.
I've often wondered if I should have chosen a different major. But that would be taking the easy way out. So what if its hard, I'm an engineer, that's what we do.
anyways...gotta get back to writing that lab report, and not partying, not studying, and not usually getting A's.
YEAH! Why did they ever make these other browsers anyway? I mean, if they would have just had one browser, and never updated it, then making pages for it would be super-easy...cause you dont have to worry about cross-browser compatibility. We should have just stuck with IE 5!
All the other browsers do is offer us better standards compatibility, and easier personal configuration. Who would ever want that?
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So are the number of cores in processors going to double every 18 months?
I watched the news today as some reporter talked about the weather. Someone should seiously think about licensing the weather, so when someone else reports it, they can charge them a fee for it.
Then, a government office is set up where government officials comb through the Internet with a big comb
Where do I sign up for that job?
I wouldn't use those number....you'll end up on an island with monsters.
...because firefox would be over 100 million downloads if it was only on open source platforms....
I'm not sure I can agree with you. I don't accept evolution* as uncontroversial science, nor do I have a religious agenda or accept creationism as the absolute origin of life. Also, I still can't lump general science in with, what I see as, controversial science. I know many many people that are religious, and agree with just about every form of science they are familiar with excepting evolution.
as with any scientific theory, "correct" means only "the best explanation we have right now," and could change in response to future evidence.
I think that comment is what people uncomfortable with evolution have a problem with. They agree with most science because most science has been proven beyond any doubt(without getting into theoretical physics, issues with gravity, ect). But when it comes to evolution, they don't think the "best explanation we have right now" in science is as good as their faith. Do I agree with this? Not really, but there are people who believe this so I respect their point of view.
*When I reference evolution, I mean evolution as the origin of life. I don't doubt that evolution changes occur in any life form, but I have some doubt when it comes to evolution explaining the sole occurrence of life on this planet.
I think you misunderstood my comment. I'm saying that the US is not (seemingly) anti science, it's anti-controversial science.
I think there should be a definate emphasis here that the US isn't in a dabate now over science in general, it's a debate about teaching controversial science in the classroom. Teachers in the US couldn't care less about teaching physics, chemistry, physiology, etc. The fight is over issues in science that are controversial, and whether or not they should be taught along side equally (if not more) controversial religious ideas.
I always thought cmdr stood for commandeer, commandeer taco.
"Rev. Kieran McHugh, the school's principal, said that he was trying to protect students from online predators."
Apparently Catholic Priests don't want competition.
"Archimedes (a notably smart person) constructed a burning glass to set the Roman warships, anchored within bow and arrow range, afire."
He was smart enough to make a death ray, but not smart enough to shoot flaming arrows?
You act like people want to run windows. For many people windows is the only choice they have for the software they need to run. If you don't understand that, then you have a limited understanding of the uses of a computer.
Am I the only why that finds it disgusting that so many people would rather challenge the basis of a question, rather than actually try to answer it? I consistently see "Who cares?", and "it doesn't matter." Who cares? the person asking the damn question, that's who. And if he is bothering to ask it, it matters to him.
There are many many situations where something like this would be important, and if you don't recognize the importance of something like this you shouldn't be challenging the basis of his question.
See how to build a fast and easy and ugly prototype that can be disassembled, reconfigured, and reassembled.
Microsoft announces today they invented the first disposable operating system. You install it once, and use it. After that it ceases to work properly.
wait...I think I may have heard of this before.
Maybe no one will give a damn if NYC gets nuked. But if someone breaks into your house and steals the box you keep all your documents in, that would suck. And what if the city has an earthquake and he's evacuated for a few months. If he takes a drive with him for employment/reference/historical purposes and loses it, that would also suck.
And the reason your social security card/birth certificate/stock certificate aren't encrypted....because you're supposed to keep them in a safe place. Like a safe. So it's only logical that if you want to make them portable in case of emergency, you want to store them in a secure way.
Most kids don't understand how computers and cell phones work on a basic level.....just like a lot of middle aged people don't understand how planting crops and raising cattle works....just like most old people don't understand how metal working, or how to make stone tools to defend your cave.
Maybe when I'm old, I'll want to complain about how "kids today don't appreciate...."
I'm in my 4th year...and still have at least 2 to go. Did the teachers suck in the beginning? yes. Did I take classes from teachers that had seemingly intimate relationships with the chalkboard they talked to throughout class? yes. Did I quit, hell no. I stuck it out, and am still sticking it out. Turns out, once I got past the weed-out classes, and GE(still have some GE to take, *shivers*, ugh), the classes were awesome. Also turns out, some of that crappy teachers I had for weed-out classes....they are good teachers. Many of them have no patients for freshman-sophomore students because they know most of them can't hack it anyways. Once I got to upper-division, they assumed I was there for the long run and start to teach/treat me like a real person.
I've often wondered if I should have chosen a different major. But that would be taking the easy way out. So what if its hard, I'm an engineer, that's what we do.
anyways...gotta get back to writing that lab report, and not partying, not studying, and not usually getting A's.
wouldn't he make a flow-chart first?
I saw this in a movie once...it didn't work out.
YEAH! Why did they ever make these other browsers anyway? I mean, if they would have just had one browser, and never updated it, then making pages for it would be super-easy...cause you dont have to worry about cross-browser compatibility. We should have just stuck with IE 5!
All the other browsers do is offer us better standards compatibility, and easier personal configuration. Who would ever want that?
Five feet high and rising...
your mamma in space
small, cheap, lower power consumption.
So is this registration simply for a gmail account, or for a gmail account that is mobile?