I appreciate your point but beg to differ: the existence of "talking heads" presupposes the existence of induction-based "sciences". Talking heads tend to steer away, if not completely avoid, meddling in the "hard" sciences because of the little leeway there is for creative interpretation of the knowledge they produce.
An airplane flies, or flies-not.
Even though one may make useful predictions in regards to pool balls, one would have a hard time making such predictions if the objects under study, in this case: shiny round balls, had volition of their own. The mere fact that human behavior arises from the subject's volition makes it unpredictable in any useful sense.
Trying to predict the behavior of a group of humans -let alone a society of humans!- in any useful way, although extremely tempting, is a ridiculous enterprise which lends itself to charlatanry.
On the other hand, the legitimization of induction-based "science" as a culturally-valid institution makes it easy for a politician to say that a study made by psychologists "undeniably proves" that violent games make people commit violent acts.
Ounce for ounce, the social "sciences" are a burden upon modern society.
A 100-year study of a social problem will yield the same result as a 10,000 year study of the same problem: an unfalsiable opinion as valid as yours or anybody else's.
[pirouette] To say that any of the social "sciences" have "moved forward" at all is an error. Induction, although a useful tool for hypothesis formulation, is not a method of knowledge validation. The so-called intellectual product of the social "sciences" is comparable to that of astrology.
P.p.d. Why does this even make it to a headline?
1. The great majority of newspaper journalists' background is in the social "sciences".
2. The great majority of politicians' background is in the social "sciences".
3.The social "sciences" have trouble admitting that all their "research" amounts to little more than opinion (not more valid than mine, yours or George Bush's) due to the fact that the only method available to their opinion manufacturing operation is induction, which has been known for some time as a method that yields little to no correlation between propositions and reality as experienced by humans due this time to the fact that inductive propositions are not falsifiable.
There are people who still wonder why our societies are in the sad state they exists: social "scientists" run the government, the economy (economists are social scientists) and the media.
I rest my case.
P.d. The causation in question by definition cannot be proven it's not falsifiable, therefore: junk science to be put next to all the bullshit the social "sciences" try put push down our gobs. Social "Science" = State Sanctioned Opinion Manufacture.
I coincide with Dennet's subjacent idea that people from Western cultures are generally afraid to acknowledge that machines can do a better job than humans in many areas which traditionally have been cast as strictly human-only domains. This being due in part to ignorance and a clinging-on to activities which don't exactly make use of our fullest capabilities, which in my opinion entails making a fuller use of our frontal lobes in harmony with our mammalian and reptilian brain complexes.
This relates to HAD's theme in the sense that it is my thesis that some design tasks currently carried out by humans can be carried out by machines with at least equally good results, that is: without sacrificing the beauty, function or symbolic meaning of the objects produced and that perhaps designers need to start to search for other endeavors which use their capabilities to a fuller extent.
The advantage of this is clear in face of the currently-existing shortage of built environment professionals, particularly in economically developing countries. Why can't most people with more limited economic resources have access to beautifully designed living spaces?
Are Slashdot readers mainly from the bible-belt? All this patriotic blind moronic words against the a Russian President, who -as those who read the transcript might have learned- can express himself properly and coherently, demonstrates deep understanding of politics and history reminds me of hillbillies and shotguns.
Whatever makes you think anything your babbling baboon clown of a president says might remotely have anything to do with reality? Christian programmers are a paradox.
"For better or worse Americans remember the Iranian hostage crisis. The first thought of many Americans when they think of Islam is of people willing to strap on explosives and kill themselves if they can take a few Westerners out with them."
You confuse "Westerner" with "United Statian". When are you guys getting a real name for your country anyway. I'm zuper zerial.
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It would be even better if said skateboarders wielded glowsticks of some sort as well.
I think it's best if it's turned into a giant skateboarding bowl, the labs could host nightly LAN parties.
...they might have a person or two who might know what to do with it I'm sure.
I appreciate your point but beg to differ: the existence of "talking heads" presupposes the existence of induction-based "sciences". Talking heads tend to steer away, if not completely avoid, meddling in the "hard" sciences because of the little leeway there is for creative interpretation of the knowledge they produce.
An airplane flies, or flies-not.
Even though one may make useful predictions in regards to pool balls, one would have a hard time making such predictions if the objects under study, in this case: shiny round balls, had volition of their own. The mere fact that human behavior arises from the subject's volition makes it unpredictable in any useful sense.
Trying to predict the behavior of a group of humans -let alone a society of humans!- in any useful way, although extremely tempting, is a ridiculous enterprise which lends itself to charlatanry.
On the other hand, the legitimization of induction-based "science" as a culturally-valid institution makes it easy for a politician to say that a study made by psychologists "undeniably proves" that violent games make people commit violent acts.
Ounce for ounce, the social "sciences" are a burden upon modern society.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwQvRgGxHgc Watch closely what happens towards the end of this clip.
A 100-year study of a social problem will yield the same result as a 10,000 year study of the same problem: an unfalsiable opinion as valid as yours or anybody else's.
[pirouette] To say that any of the social "sciences" have "moved forward" at all is an error. Induction, although a useful tool for hypothesis formulation, is not a method of knowledge validation. The so-called intellectual product of the social "sciences" is comparable to that of astrology.
P.p.d. Why does this even make it to a headline? 1. The great majority of newspaper journalists' background is in the social "sciences". 2. The great majority of politicians' background is in the social "sciences". 3.The social "sciences" have trouble admitting that all their "research" amounts to little more than opinion (not more valid than mine, yours or George Bush's) due to the fact that the only method available to their opinion manufacturing operation is induction, which has been known for some time as a method that yields little to no correlation between propositions and reality as experienced by humans due this time to the fact that inductive propositions are not falsifiable. There are people who still wonder why our societies are in the sad state they exists: social "scientists" run the government, the economy (economists are social scientists) and the media. I rest my case.
P.d. The causation in question by definition cannot be proven it's not falsifiable, therefore: junk science to be put next to all the bullshit the social "sciences" try put push down our gobs. Social "Science" = State Sanctioned Opinion Manufacture.
Induction is for morons.
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Like three years old.
...and their parent company http://www.artistdirect.com/.
I wonder why is it taking all those botnets so long to DDOS the shit out these and other charlatans.
I coincide with Dennet's subjacent idea that people from Western cultures are generally afraid to acknowledge that machines can do a better job than humans in many areas which traditionally have been cast as strictly human-only domains. This being due in part to ignorance and a clinging-on to activities which don't exactly make use of our fullest capabilities, which in my opinion entails making a fuller use of our frontal lobes in harmony with our mammalian and reptilian brain complexes.
This relates to HAD's theme in the sense that it is my thesis that some design tasks currently carried out by humans can be carried out by machines with at least equally good results, that is: without sacrificing the beauty, function or symbolic meaning of the objects produced and that perhaps designers need to start to search for other endeavors which use their capabilities to a fuller extent.
The advantage of this is clear in face of the currently-existing shortage of built environment professionals, particularly in economically developing countries. Why can't most people with more limited economic resources have access to beautifully designed living spaces?
Warning: The video shows images of blonde swedes from the '70's and may me innapropriate for some young children. Viewer discretion is advised.
I made this little video about what I know about record labels. I hope you like it.
Where are those teeth you speak of? Show me.
Are Slashdot readers mainly from the bible-belt? All this patriotic blind moronic words against the a Russian President, who -as those who read the transcript might have learned- can express himself properly and coherently, demonstrates deep understanding of politics and history reminds me of hillbillies and shotguns.
Whatever makes you think anything your babbling baboon clown of a president says might remotely have anything to do with reality? Christian programmers are a paradox.
"For better or worse Americans remember the Iranian hostage crisis. The first thought of many Americans when they think of Islam is of people willing to strap on explosives and kill themselves if they can take a few Westerners out with them." You confuse "Westerner" with "United Statian". When are you guys getting a real name for your country anyway. I'm zuper zerial.
Should I ask you to notice she's an intelligent, pretty, woman who's into CS? Nah.
Anywhere?
Just send Solo and the Wookie...
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mod parent up!
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I mean, I hear it's quite hot in Africa this time of year.
after reading all that... what are we waiting for, let neurotypical enslaving begin. have had enough of the morons running the place already.