I see this atheism/agnosticism argument all the time and it really just seems to come down to semantics.
Semantics, and the fact that there is such a thing as an "evangelical atheist" (such as the company in TFA), whereas I've never heard of an evangelical agnostic.
So, reduced to propositional logic, your argument is (this example considers 3 religions; add variables as needed):
If X, then not Y and not Z
If Y, then not X and not Z
If Z, then not X and not Y
Therefore, not X and not Y and not Z
Do you not see how the propositions given are insufficient to validate the argument?
(Incidentally, I find it surprising that you seem to assume I'm religious; what I'm trying to argue is that resisting the urge to jump to unproven conclusions (i.e., that God(s) do not exist) makes one less religious.)
This is why I can be smug even towards Nissan Leaf drivers (let alone folks whose vehicles are only "partially" electric) when chugging past them in my 15-year-old biodiesel-fueled Volkswagen!
It was asserted that NVidia needs patent licenses to build x86 CPUs. VIA builds x86 CPUs; therefore VIA must have the patent licenses. If NVidia bought VIA, then NVidia would have the patent licenses and be able to build x86 CPUs.
NVidia would still have to catch up, but competing would at least become legally possible.
(Unless VIA only has licenses for old x86 technology, which would explain why they've lagged so far behind...)
NVidia can't make an x86 CPU/APU/whatever. It took over a decade of court battles between AMD and Intel to settle their shit. They now have a deal where they share each others patents. NVidia has nothing to share, good luck getting a good price on the licenses.
It seems to me that what you're saying is perfectly correct, yet also practically useless considering that the average American's wealth is denominated in Dollars (and the average European's wealth is denominated in Euros, etc).
The case hinged on the wording of the Copyright Act, which grants first-sale doctrine to copies "lawfully made under this title [the Act]."
Except that it shouldn't have been up to the Copyright Act to "grant" first-sale rights in the first place; first-sale rights (also known as plain-old property rights) should exist by default except where specifically restricted by the Copyright Act.
Well there's her problem: if she quit working for assholes that want 2 hours of (I assume) unpaid overtime every day, quit trying to work 3 counties away from her home, and learned how to consolidate shopping trips (i.e., get groceries once per week instead of 7 times), she'd have plenty of time for exercise!
If you think playing an Elder Scrolls game on a console (where you can't patch it using the Construction Set) is a good idea, we should all take your opinion as advice on what not to do!
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The answer is, as always, "not as good as it will on the PC."
What about the speed cameras that Jeremy Clarkson always bitches about on Top Gear?
So when I label positive/strong atheism as "atheism" and negative/weak atheism as "agnostic," how inaccurate/incorrect am I?
Semantics, and the fact that there is such a thing as an "evangelical atheist" (such as the company in TFA), whereas I've never heard of an evangelical agnostic.
Invisible pink unicorns make a bad example due to the fuzznutz theorem, so i'm going to substitute the flying spaghetti monster instead.
Now, do you reject the belief of the flying spaghetti monster (or, equivalently, have faith in its non-existence)?
I don't -- although I doubt it exists, I can't be certain because I haven't observed the entire universe to check.
So, reduced to propositional logic, your argument is (this example considers 3 religions; add variables as needed):
Do you not see how the propositions given are insufficient to validate the argument?
(Incidentally, I find it surprising that you seem to assume I'm religious; what I'm trying to argue is that resisting the urge to jump to unproven conclusions (i.e., that God(s) do not exist) makes one less religious.)
Okay, so on what grounds would you reject that belief? Unless you have proof of non-existence of deities, you're acting on faith.
Religions: "I believe, without proof, that god(s) exist"
Atheism: "I believe, without proof, that god(s) do not exist"
Agnosticism: "God(s) have not yet been proven to exist, therefore I will act under the working assumption that they do not exist."
Why not? Atheism is affirmative belief ("faith") in the absence of God(s).
If you're trying to describe the absence of belief, the word you're looking for is "agnostic."
Johnny Appleseed approved!
This is why I can be smug even towards Nissan Leaf drivers (let alone folks whose vehicles are only "partially" electric) when chugging past them in my 15-year-old biodiesel-fueled Volkswagen!
It was asserted that NVidia needs patent licenses to build x86 CPUs. VIA builds x86 CPUs; therefore VIA must have the patent licenses. If NVidia bought VIA, then NVidia would have the patent licenses and be able to build x86 CPUs.
NVidia would still have to catch up, but competing would at least become legally possible.
(Unless VIA only has licenses for old x86 technology, which would explain why they've lagged so far behind...)
You also queue a Star Trek joke when you insert it after a post earlier in the thread, which is what the "Get back in the queue! It's above!" post I was talking about referred to.
(Interestingly, the post in my former link attempted to both queue and cue the Star Trek jokes! It was a "cue to queue," so to speak.)
Indeed it does; you should take your own advice. (In other words, "get back in the queue [i.e. line]" was correct.)
Now, cue the horde of grammar NAZIs queuing up to complain about my post in turn...
NVidia could buy VIA...
It seems to me that what you're saying is perfectly correct, yet also practically useless considering that the average American's wealth is denominated in Dollars (and the average European's wealth is denominated in Euros, etc).
We could, but the straightforward process would produce biodiesel, not a gasoline-like fuel.
(We already do pretty much the same thing to chicken by-products.)
Except that it shouldn't have been up to the Copyright Act to "grant" first-sale rights in the first place; first-sale rights (also known as plain-old property rights) should exist by default except where specifically restricted by the Copyright Act.
The People.
You descend from a long line of telephone sanitizers, eh?
Well there's her problem: if she quit working for assholes that want 2 hours of (I assume) unpaid overtime every day, quit trying to work 3 counties away from her home, and learned how to consolidate shopping trips (i.e., get groceries once per week instead of 7 times), she'd have plenty of time for exercise!
Don't forget to subtract the stress attributable to the earthquake and tsunami -- you can't blame it all on the meltdown!
If you think playing an Elder Scrolls game on a console (where you can't patch it using the Construction Set) is a good idea, we should all take your opinion as advice on what not to do!
The Surface RT already is; x86 PCs are merely the next step.
My first thought upon reading the summary was that if the Savannah River Site is closed, where are they making the new plutonium?
The answer, according to TFA, is the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Black holes are made of baryonic matter?