The story of a Great Flood sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme among many cultural myths. Though it is best known by the Biblical story of Noah, it is also well known in other versions, such as stories of Matsya in the Hindu Puranas, Deucalion in Greek mythology and Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh. A large percentage of the world's cultures past and present have stories of a "great flood" that devastated earlier civilization, which has led to theories that they correspond to an actual (pre)historical event.
You think this is the only story repeated in many civilizations? You can explain it with plagiarism, taking inspiration from older (greek?) works, or even the collective unconscious.
What TFA doesn't mention is that the implants ocasionally find their way into your DNA (they implant them in the gonads, to dissuade removing it) so you pass them on to your children!
You realize this isn't "newspeak" at all, and that George Orwell is spinning in his grave for that reference? That's like people who think politicians who lie do doublethink: it's nothing that sophisticated.
The fundamental problem of democracy is the idea that a majority approval validates an idea or a course of action.
Not really. It's not about the "best" choice but the one that will please the most people, based on the idea that if you're gonna submit someone to a government you should give him some choice on the matter. We have stuff like freedom of religion and speech "guaranteed" in the constitution (or ammendments in the US?), but if suddenly the majority wants to eat babies and gets a law approving it, it doesn't matter how good or bad their decision is, they get to do it.
There's a way! I just sent out the patent, I'm calling it "compiling". See you "compile" the "source code" then you can check to see using a program that I will write called "diff"(like difference) to see if the files differ. If they do then its not the same! Wow I'm gonna be rich!
And somehow you're gonna access google's servers and diff with their binaries?
I also wonder what the viewing angle will be, will it be very narrow with a fast drop off to the sides (which would make it less then ideal for portable presentations). Does anyone have any actual specs on the unit?
You don't know if by selecting the blue-eyed prebabies you're also passing on some genetic disease (we can't detect all of them). The point of sexual reproduction is having diversity and trying to keep the nasty genes away from each other.
You must have a very negative view of the afterlife. Everyone dies, it is just a question of when and how much it hurts.
So you propose just throwing the baby over the wall and hoping there's a magic land of joy on the other side? Besides, your argument justifies any kind of murder.
Let's see... 200mW, circular spot 3 feet in diameter
3 feet = 91.44cm
91.44cm / 2 = 45.72cm
3.1416 * (45,72cm)^2 = 6 566.92 sq. cm or 0.65 sq. m
200mW / 0.65 sq. m = 307.69mW / sq. m
The power density of a 5mW laser pointer at close range is 5mW / (3.1416*(5cm)^2) = 63000mW / sq. m
So you've got something like a hundred of a thousandth the power of a small laser pointer... That's dangerous?
They seem to think evolution in this manor stopped because this is the most perfect time for life
Evolution hasn't stopped. Maybe in humans it has stopped in the sense that we won't be seeing dramatic changes, like people with fewer toes outnumbering normal people. Nevertheless, some genetic conditions (the very bad ones, like the ones that affect the respiratory chain or other vital stuff) might become scarcer due to natural selection.
They seem to strongly deny other possible theories for the diversity of life like the bubble theory of evolution where the major difference is the common ancestor part.
I know everyone has a right to study what they want, but it annoys me when people focus so much on human evolution, there are a lot more interesting and less controversial aspects of evolution than "0mg we came from monkeys!!1!".
I personally feel that if the material is presented as a theory in the tradition sense with something saying simply that this is how science relates to things and so far it has been as accurate as we can test, things would be fine.
Any good biology book will tell you the arguments for and against evolution (hint, hint). If it really challenges your faith, you might as well read up on it on your own, and you'll quickly realize it's a theory.
Well, if we're deep enough in the simulation chain, where the actions of one level are the same as the level below, anything you do to the simulation will be done to the real world. You could alter the universe.
That's what's wrong.
All flash memory has been smaller than a penny and weigh less than a drop of water for a long time. Adding a package-on-package controller is an obvious next step. There's no big revolution happening here.
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What TFA doesn't mention is that the implants ocasionally find their way into your DNA (they implant them in the gonads, to dissuade removing it) so you pass them on to your children!
You realize this isn't "newspeak" at all, and that George Orwell is spinning in his grave for that reference? That's like people who think politicians who lie do doublethink: it's nothing that sophisticated.
I used to think the same, but it turns out, in English, the continent is referred to as "the Americas" and America can be used for the country.
You don't know if by selecting the blue-eyed prebabies you're also passing on some genetic disease (we can't detect all of them). The point of sexual reproduction is having diversity and trying to keep the nasty genes away from each other.
He wanted a country freer than the US, not one that was completely free.
Canada.
Nah, I spend enough calories just moving the scroll wheel in Slashdot
To sum up, good teachers are essential. In my school (catholic) we were taught evolution without any weird modifications or god-bashing.
No! Don't fall for the meta-troll!
Let's see... 200mW, circular spot 3 feet in diameter
3 feet = 91.44cm
91.44cm / 2 = 45.72cm 3.1416 * (45,72cm)^2 = 6 566.92 sq. cm or 0.65 sq. m
200mW / 0.65 sq. m = 307.69mW / sq. m
The power density of a 5mW laser pointer at close range is 5mW / (3.1416*(5cm)^2) = 63000mW / sq. m
So you've got something like a hundred of a thousandth the power of a small laser pointer... That's dangerous?
Don't forget Serenity
Maybe a diminished emotional response to stress, in things like heart rate and pupil dilation.
It's his consciousness he cares about, not his life. Sure, the real universe him would still be alive, but it'd be like dying to him.
Well, if we're deep enough in the simulation chain, where the actions of one level are the same as the level below, anything you do to the simulation will be done to the real world. You could alter the universe.
That's what's wrong.
uh?
95% have flash
5% don't
99% of that 5% who don't have flash (a 4.95% of the total) can install it with a few clicks