Explain why a free association of individuals â" a political party â" should have to listen to anyone outside themselves to select a candidate from among their number to propose as a candidate for public office.
Because the election system is structured in such a way that only two major parties can exist; therefore those two parties need to reflect the opinions of a majority of citizens.
If the Democrats and Republicans consent to changing to some system other than first-past-the-post such that voters feel able to choose the candidate they want rather than choosing against the candidate they don't want, then I'll accept them only listening to themselves when choosing candidates.
What "growing population?" Europe's is not growing. Japan's is declining. The United States' is barely growing (and the rate of growth is rapidly decelerating).
Yes, he's distancing himself in the same way that a father does when his son wins a fight at school: (In front of the principal: "Now, now, son, fighting doesn't solve anything; don't do that again." On the way to the car: "That's my boy! Let's go get ice cream!")
Now, if he's said something like "I demand that the worthless partisan assholes who created that ad immediately cease running it and replace it with an apology ad instead, then go burn in Hell anyway!" then it might count as "distancing himself."
(This opinion applies equally to any Democrat claiming to "distance himself" from a DNC attack ad, by the way.)
It doesn't really matter that it was "technically" the party's SuperPAC that did it; they did it on his behalf and he should be held responsible. Maybe the party would learn to back off a little (although overturning Citizens United is required to fix the problem completely).
Any worthwhile college will only accept students capable of figuring out that kind of simple stuff themselves, or -- at most -- pass it off to a TA to explain in the first week's recitation session.
It's not a "have you stopped beating your wife" kind of question if the latent assumption (e.g. that Rush Limbaugh "hate[s] teh druggies") is previously established as true (which earlier posts claim is the case).
In other words, it's not a fallacy to ask "have you stopped beating your wife?" if the previous question, "did you ever beat your wife?" had already been answered in the affirmative.
The fact that it's fat is the problem. My point was that given the existence of other thin computers (e.g. ultrabooks), I see no technical reason it couldn't be thin.
Who says it has to have multitouch? (Okay, maybe the answer is "everybody but me...")
Besides, a MacBook Air is $1000, and some equally-sleek Windows ultrabooks are in the $600-$800 range. Even if a 'wacom-tablet-ultrabook' cost $1500-$2000, I think the niche it would serve is big enough to be worth it.
Compare USA's rankings in per-capita disposable income, median household income, etc. Then adjust them by purchasing power and fertility rates, and you'll see just how far ahead USA really is.
Without adjusting for fertility, all income statistics are meaningless! A family where the wife reduces her working hours and has 2-3 children has much lower income (particularly "per capita") than a family of DINKs, but children do have a great value, and a collapsing population eventually leads to an economic crisis.
I think you have that exactly backwards: fertility rate has a negative correlation to the level of development of a country.
However, the computing revolution is finishing, and there might not be much innovating left to do.
Every time anyone has said anything resembling that at any time throughout human history, they've been wrong.
Personally, I think that the US is a terrible case to study the value of education right now: it has been propped up for a large part of the 20th century by massive immigration of very highly qualified immigrants from Europe, and now from China and India. These fluxes are drying up, and the current political mood is set against immigration. So we will know with some certainty only in 20 or so years whether the US system of education is a disaster or a great design.
This is a very good point: immigrants are inherently self-selected as motivated risk-takers, so it's no surprise that they tend to become successful. The key is to look at the outcomes of their children and grandchildren, which aren't nearly as good.
What's with all these new CPUs being labeled for "Windows 8 only?" First it was the new Intel processor, now AMD. Does Microsoft have some new ridiculous "partnership" strategy going on that we need to be aware of?
I assume pirates would use similar boats as smugglers. From Wikipedia:
A typical go-fast is built of fiberglass, with a deep "V" offshore racing hull from usually 30 to 50 feet (10 to 15 m) long, narrow in beam, and equipped with two or more powerful engines, often with more than 1000 combined horsepower. The boats can typically travel at speeds over 80 knots (150 km/h) in calm waters, over 50 knots (90 km/h) in choppy waters, and maintain 25 knots (47 km/h) in the average five to seven foot (1.5 to 2 m) Caribbean seas. They are heavy enough to cut through higher waves, although at a slower pace.
If you first glimpse them at the horizon, they're maybe 8 miles away (given that you're on the deck of your sailboat, not on the mast, and that their go-fast is low to the water). We'll assume your boat can go 12 mph, and their boat can go 50 mph. In that case, they'll catch you within 15 minutes (when you've only made it about 3 miles from your initial position).
Or is there some problem with my math or assumptions?
How do you run in a sailboat? Even if you have a reasonable motor to begin with, it's not as if your displacement hull has any chance of outrunning the go-fast the pirates are probably using...
But it doesn't matter, because both Apple and Microsoft are doing all they can to turn desktops and laptops into the same kind of locked-down walled garden that smartphones suffer from.
The impact of rotational latency could be reduced, depending upon the application and controller hardware, by ordering operations according to the upcoming sector boundary.
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Because the election system is structured in such a way that only two major parties can exist; therefore those two parties need to reflect the opinions of a majority of citizens.
If the Democrats and Republicans consent to changing to some system other than first-past-the-post such that voters feel able to choose the candidate they want rather than choosing against the candidate they don't want, then I'll accept them only listening to themselves when choosing candidates.
What "growing population?" Europe's is not growing. Japan's is declining. The United States' is barely growing (and the rate of growth is rapidly decelerating).
Yes, he's distancing himself in the same way that a father does when his son wins a fight at school: (In front of the principal: "Now, now, son, fighting doesn't solve anything; don't do that again." On the way to the car: "That's my boy! Let's go get ice cream!")
Now, if he's said something like "I demand that the worthless partisan assholes who created that ad immediately cease running it and replace it with an apology ad instead, then go burn in Hell anyway!" then it might count as "distancing himself."
(This opinion applies equally to any Democrat claiming to "distance himself" from a DNC attack ad, by the way.)
Clearly, anyone who's first hearing about this from Slashdot never had a chance!
It doesn't really matter that it was "technically" the party's SuperPAC that did it; they did it on his behalf and he should be held responsible. Maybe the party would learn to back off a little (although overturning Citizens United is required to fix the problem completely).
Wow, it looks like SimCity with half the building models removed!
Any worthwhile college will only accept students capable of figuring out that kind of simple stuff themselves, or -- at most -- pass it off to a TA to explain in the first week's recitation session.
But not if you're trying to take the kind of photo that would be useful for an art history textbook...!
A balanced meal would be pretty terrible... (foie gras with garlic-chocolate sauce, anyone?)
It's not a "have you stopped beating your wife" kind of question if the latent assumption (e.g. that Rush Limbaugh "hate[s] teh druggies") is previously established as true (which earlier posts claim is the case).
In other words, it's not a fallacy to ask "have you stopped beating your wife?" if the previous question, "did you ever beat your wife?" had already been answered in the affirmative.
The fact that it's fat is the problem. My point was that given the existence of other thin computers (e.g. ultrabooks), I see no technical reason it couldn't be thin.
Those who do not learn from Sonny Bono are doomed to follow him (into a tree).
Who says it has to have multitouch? (Okay, maybe the answer is "everybody but me...")
Besides, a MacBook Air is $1000, and some equally-sleek Windows ultrabooks are in the $600-$800 range. Even if a 'wacom-tablet-ultrabook' cost $1500-$2000, I think the niche it would serve is big enough to be worth it.
I still don't understand why nobody seems capable of putting a swivel hinge (and Wacom digitizer) on the equivalent of a Macbook Air...
I think you have that exactly backwards: fertility rate has a negative correlation to the level of development of a country.
Every time anyone has said anything resembling that at any time throughout human history, they've been wrong.
This is a very good point: immigrants are inherently self-selected as motivated risk-takers, so it's no surprise that they tend to become successful. The key is to look at the outcomes of their children and grandchildren, which aren't nearly as good.
I see no reason to be "fair" when complaining about sociopathic behavior.
What's with all these new CPUs being labeled for "Windows 8 only?" First it was the new Intel processor, now AMD. Does Microsoft have some new ridiculous "partnership" strategy going on that we need to be aware of?
I assume pirates would use similar boats as smugglers. From Wikipedia:
I used the "choppy waters" figure, more or less.
If you first glimpse them at the horizon, they're maybe 8 miles away (given that you're on the deck of your sailboat, not on the mast, and that their go-fast is low to the water). We'll assume your boat can go 12 mph, and their boat can go 50 mph. In that case, they'll catch you within 15 minutes (when you've only made it about 3 miles from your initial position).
Or is there some problem with my math or assumptions?
How do you run in a sailboat? Even if you have a reasonable motor to begin with, it's not as if your displacement hull has any chance of outrunning the go-fast the pirates are probably using...
But it doesn't matter, because both Apple and Microsoft are doing all they can to turn desktops and laptops into the same kind of locked-down walled garden that smartphones suffer from.
Tell that to an iOS user.
Obligatory: The Story of Mel
Having also taken both the AI and Machine Learning classes, I have come to a simpler conclusion: Prof. Thrun isn't particularly good at teaching.