These sound like the charm bracelets that my little sister drooled over in the 80's. Except even more pointless.
I'll have you know that advanced levels of computing power and precision grade machine engineering go into making every charm. THATS why it costs $20 for an 1/10 gram, stanless steel piece of elegance.
Sadly enough it seems lately charm braclets are making a comeback.
To be honest, I wish it did work as well. I think the best way to vote is going from X canidates to 3 to 2 to the elected president, only problem is its a series of 3 rounds that would only be possible w/ electrontic voting which doesn't look all that great right now either unfourtunately.
It also works in practice, assuming that there aren't many idiots like you. It is not a game, do not apply a strategy to it.
Ironically, IT DOES benifit my canidate if you vote normally and I vote strategically.
NoMoreNicksLeft Vote:
4pts - Gore
3pts - Bush
2pts - Nader
1pts - Buchanan
Ateryx Vote: (for arguments sake, I'm voting the opposite main canidate)
4pts - Bush
3pts - Buchanan
2pts - Nader
1pts - Gore
Totals:
7 - Bush, 5-Gore, 4-Nader, 4-Buchanan.
It seems that my strategy works in practice part. There (as I've shown above) obviously is strategy. My point is the system has too many choices, strategies, etc... it ends up that someone who no one really wants in office--perhaps thats why 3rd party canidates promote this voting meathod?
That's exactly why communism looks great on chalkboards but never pans out in reality.
This (IMHO) is the exact same analogy that I use when people mention ranked voting. Ranked voting seems like a great idea, the canidate who most people prefer wins. However, in practice this doens't work.
If there are 4 people in the election facing off: Bush, Gore, Buchanan, and Nader. Out of 100 votes, Gore gets 49 - 1st, Bush gets 48 - 1st, Nader 2 - 1st, Buchanan 1 - 1st. This gives Gore a 4 point lead over Bush (if 1-4pts,2-3pts,3-2pts,1-1pt). Say I've voting for Gore, even though I would like to have Bush over Nader or Buchanan, I realize he is the closest competitor to Gore so I rank him last (and of course all the Bush supporters do likewise with Gore). If I the rank my last three repectively Nader, Buchannan, Bush; and the Bushites rank Buchannan, Nader, Gore. Follow so far? Then the Nader rankers, who also know this, rank the last three Gore, Buchannan, Bush; and likewise the Buchannan voters rank Bush, Nader, Gore.
Here are the final totals in this case:
Nader - 253 pts
Gore - 251 pts
Buchanan - 250 pts
Bush - 246pts
What does this tell us? Ranked voting is more fucked up than majority when there are lots of differing opinions. Ranked voting works well for high school class elections when everyone has the same stance (See: CHEAPER POP/SODA/CHIPS FOR ALL!).
(Scientific America had an outstanding article that I learned most of this information from last month, I'd link it, but now you have to pay for old articles on the website now:( sigh...)
All docters should have their computers transcribe their dictations like my father does.
From your comment, I hope your father does as well... a few letters can make a huge difference in what drug is given/how much drug is given. Especially if the pharmacist just blindly fills the perscription. (For more info please see: "High Malpractice Insurance")
Please, this is karma whoring (perhaps unintentially), don't mod a non-reg link comment Informative.
Instead mod non-reg links and article texts as FUNNY if they are not posted AC, this brings them to the top and adds nothing to the posters karma score.
Also, what about the the massive multiplayer games? I think they are the future, and the sky is the limit there.
This (in my mind at least) will really show what the final outcome of console vs. computer gaming will be. Will people want to play MMPORPGs on a console? Sure, some games are just classically fun on a console (see Madden 200#, Mariokart, Need for Speed:Underground, etc...) but I struggle to play SoCom with a controller when I know CS/AmericasArmy/UT2004 are waiting on my computer, with better graphics and easier to use controls. I've owned every major console, and have found myself using the older systems more than the new ones--buying more old console games than new console games. This isn't because I just want to recollect upon my childhood, but because those games are much more fun to play on a console when I want to get away from my computer. Donkey Kong Country >>> Rainbow 6 on a console.
And yes you are trolling for Microsoft. Because this has been explaind' many a times on slashdot if you have been following this discussion
If by this discussion you mean this thread, I posted with ~50 comments, and none related to my question. If you are refering to the MS EU suit in general--it is impossible that I have been busy and haven't been able to keep up? I got on slashdot after most of the initial MS US court suit stuff.
Uninformed? Yes. Trolling? No.
You obviously didn't live in Minnesota that long, or ignored much of Venturas term.
1) He was 'pro public school' yet didn't put any money towards it, Ventura was when most big hikes in tuition began for UMN-Twin Cities. (Next year the paper is reporting a 17% increase).
2)He publically complained about the $900 tax he paid yearly on his Porshe, and wanted $25,000 a year because his wife 'couldn't continue her horse-raising job' as first lady.
There is more, but I don't have the time to type them up, sure he did some good things such as keeping the Twins in MN the best he could, but overall he was inexperienced. Lest not even mention the house parties that Venturas son threw (Read: Trashed) in the governer's mansion...
Media Player is not the biggest anti-competitive piece they have anyway.
Can someone please explain this further? I struggle to understand where "bully business practices" go to trying to create a monopoly. I'm sure I'm missing something, but half of me says if its Microsofts product, why should they have to support others? There _are_ other options. Isn't just not using Windows until Microsoft stops the said monopoly activities the "correct way" in capitialism to change a product if you don't like it? (See Adam Smith).
This isn't flame, if you read closely, I actually am promoting the use of linux.
I see this as an over-rated tourist attraction more than anything.
Unfortunately so. Its really quite amazing the amount of misinformation the average person knows about outside of the land we stand on. Ask a few people around the office the following questions:
1) What is between the planets? In my experience when asking college educated people, at least 25%+ answer stars.
2) Why is the sky blue? IME, 50% say its because it reflects from the ocean (even though we were in MN)
3) Why is the sunset red? IME, 50%+ have no fucking clue.
I can't think of any more off the top of my head, but truthfully, many people have misconceptions about space, ANYTHING aiding towards a correct representation is worth "an overrated tourist attraction"
I guess my opinion didn't match most other readers.
To be honest, I hated using the handheld for books, long websites, etc. I would have much rather had a book in my hand than on the handheld (although rather had a handheld than a book). To each his own I spose...
I have issues every now and then when ripping with it not recognizing the titles or it wont open the DVD
In my rather limited experience w/ ripping DVDs I've found 90% of the error I experience with the DVD image happened during the transfer of the image to another media player (computer to computer, computer to handheld). Usually the rip is good if you give it time and don't run all your spyware while you're ripping, its just something about transferring 4.2 gigs over 10-20 minutes to another device that seems to be the crux for me at least.
A factor of +/- 10 could be completely possible, however what about other more simple errors? I don't know much about what numbers go into blasting some metal from Earth, but logically what would happen if any of the assortment of numbers was even 1% off? Even with recalculations, who hasn't incorrectly answered an "easy" math problem on a test to realize they made a stupid mistake even after going through the problem a second time before turning in the test?
Lets say (using the parents example) the radius of Mars was incorrectly entered (from our less accurate 1988 data vs. our more exact 2001 data) with an error of 1%, so instead of 3375km for polar radius, we have 3341km. This error is furthered in say Newtons Law of Gravity, because the radius is squared, giving a 2% error in just the denomenator of the equation. Obviously there are some margins to counter this, but Distance to Mars, Radius of Mars, Mass of Mars, all equal to many sig figs.
If you're interested in more Mars/Earth info I found this NASA data in my googling.
And I think too it has gone to far with all these technical solutions. We are humans afterall.
I see you opinion becoming more prevalent in the next 5-15 years. Stop and think for a minute hardware specs 15 years ago and the ablity of any computing system then compared to now. A TI-89 has more computing power than the computers we sent a man to the moon (yes, I realize that is more than 15 years, but the point stands). I think we will see some people trying to avoid using excessive technology because they feel it dehumanizes living.
As far as I'm concerned however, thats illogical. The technical solutions would not exist if their was not a disire for them, we are humans and we enjoy convience (see Cell Phones) over "dehumanizing personal communication".
"The reason I'm offering the lessons is to give the boys, some of whom have special educational needs, something to boost their self-esteem.
"They have responded very well and are eager to learn more. It's also very useful if they want to go on to university to study, as it involves looking at some of Tolkien's old manuscripts. This develops some very complex skills."
As many have said, skills learned w/ learning another language, whatever it may be can only help the students expand their minds. The same goes for many math course requirements for non-technical degrees--it is a deductive, logical process of thinking that aids the students, if not the course itself.
Don't even bother arguing with this guy anymore trolling, some people just dont' get it.
It is just dissapointing to think some people feel they have the right to tell others how to live their lives and deny them rights. IMO, the meaning of life is love, whether that be man, woman, or big screen plasma, that is what life is for--being happy and making others happy. Some people just don't get it, and never will, so sometimes its just better to save your breath.
btw... i'm hetero and engaged, not that it effects the argument, but just fyi
A Faraday Cage is the phenomenon that occurs when you surround an object with a conductor (read: metal), basically stopping all charge from entering/exiting conductor.
Here is a simple decution of why: Gauss's Law states when a conductor is charged the charge resides on the surface of the object--with a solid metal sphere, all the charge would be sitting on the outside surface. Now imagine a hallow sphere: The charge can only be on the surface of an object, therefore this allows no charge 'inside' the sphere.
Examples in everyday life:
->Lightning strikes your car
-> Lightning strikes a plane. (Studies say by average, every plane in the US is hit by lightning once a year)
-> Your Cell phone gets poor reception in basements and lower floors of buildings because of the rebar in the concrete.
I found a cool app. of Faraday's Cage where you control the charge--really helpful if you still don't get it.
As someone who used to lose 2-5 pencils on a daily basis, I found the best way to train yourself not to lose your pencil/pen is to train yourself not to leave it places. Sounds obvious? Yes, but it was the only way I stopped stealing/spending money on pencils on a weekly basis (especialy if you like the $5 PhD ones).
Try this:
Only carry one pen with you when at work. Keep your backup supply in your desk, or if you're at your desk all day, in a drawer that requires work to get to (across room/cubicle). This trains you attune to where your pencil is all the time because it is a pain in the ass to go get another one.
Hope this helps, it was the only thing other than physically tying the pen to my belt via long string (which got in the way) that worked for me.
I figured more of the/. crowd was used to typing while looking at the screen. Isn't that the *best* way to know you typed what you meant?
Of course reviewing the text that you type is the best way to correct typos and errors. However, when deeply thinking and typing at 60+ words per minute its much easier (at least for me) to tactilly feel the mistype of your finger hitting the wrong key than to see it on the screen. Additionaly, you might notice as you type you say the words in your head as well, and by the time you have mistyped the word, you're mind is already on the next word, so without the tacticial feeling of error, it makes it much harder to correct as you go vs. previewing, reviewing, submitting.
Then again, this does explain the massive amount of errors in/. posts...
I think you could also attribute that to laziness, forgetting to preview, not being able to spell in the first place, and just general stupidity.
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The ability to check for outstanding arrest warrants? He's investigating a possible domestic abuse.
I was rather disturbed at my first read of Mr. Hiibel's website, but after watching the video, I realized there was a lot more to this story.
JoeNotCharles really kicks home the key point--Mr. Hiibel was not just simply sitting on the road minding his own business. The officers were inspecting a report, granted they should have informed Mr. Hiibel of their investigation more clearly when he asked them what they were investigating (they did ask him if he was fighting, but Mr. Hiibel avoided furthering the conversation). End of story.
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I'll have you know that advanced levels of computing power and precision grade machine engineering go into making every charm. THATS why it costs $20 for an 1/10 gram, stanless steel piece of elegance.
Sadly enough it seems lately charm braclets are making a comeback.
To be honest, I wish it did work as well. I think the best way to vote is going from X canidates to 3 to 2 to the elected president, only problem is its a series of 3 rounds that would only be possible w/ electrontic voting which doesn't look all that great right now either unfourtunately.
Ironically, IT DOES benifit my canidate if you vote normally and I vote strategically.
NoMoreNicksLeft Vote:
4pts - Gore
3pts - Bush
2pts - Nader
1pts - Buchanan
Ateryx Vote: (for arguments sake, I'm voting the opposite main canidate)
4pts - Bush
3pts - Buchanan
2pts - Nader
1pts - Gore
Totals:
7 - Bush, 5-Gore, 4-Nader, 4-Buchanan.
It seems that my strategy works in practice part. There (as I've shown above) obviously is strategy. My point is the system has too many choices, strategies, etc... it ends up that someone who no one really wants in office--perhaps thats why 3rd party canidates promote this voting meathod?
This (IMHO) is the exact same analogy that I use when people mention ranked voting. Ranked voting seems like a great idea, the canidate who most people prefer wins. However, in practice this doens't work.
If there are 4 people in the election facing off: Bush, Gore, Buchanan, and Nader. Out of 100 votes, Gore gets 49 - 1st, Bush gets 48 - 1st, Nader 2 - 1st, Buchanan 1 - 1st. This gives Gore a 4 point lead over Bush (if 1-4pts,2-3pts,3-2pts,1-1pt). Say I've voting for Gore, even though I would like to have Bush over Nader or Buchanan, I realize he is the closest competitor to Gore so I rank him last (and of course all the Bush supporters do likewise with Gore). If I the rank my last three repectively Nader, Buchannan, Bush; and the Bushites rank Buchannan, Nader, Gore. Follow so far? Then the Nader rankers, who also know this, rank the last three Gore, Buchannan, Bush; and likewise the Buchannan voters rank Bush, Nader, Gore.
Here are the final totals in this case:
Nader - 253 pts
Gore - 251 pts
Buchanan - 250 pts
Bush - 246pts
What does this tell us? Ranked voting is more fucked up than majority when there are lots of differing opinions. Ranked voting works well for high school class elections when everyone has the same stance (See: CHEAPER POP/SODA/CHIPS FOR ALL!). :( sigh...)
(Scientific America had an outstanding article that I learned most of this information from last month, I'd link it, but now you have to pay for old articles on the website now
From your comment, I hope your father does as well... a few letters can make a huge difference in what drug is given/how much drug is given. Especially if the pharmacist just blindly fills the perscription. (For more info please see: "High Malpractice Insurance")
Please, this is karma whoring (perhaps unintentially), don't mod a non-reg link comment Informative.
Instead mod non-reg links and article texts as FUNNY if they are not posted AC, this brings them to the top and adds nothing to the posters karma score.
This (in my mind at least) will really show what the final outcome of console vs. computer gaming will be. Will people want to play MMPORPGs on a console? Sure, some games are just classically fun on a console (see Madden 200#, Mariokart, Need for Speed:Underground, etc...) but I struggle to play SoCom with a controller when I know CS/AmericasArmy/UT2004 are waiting on my computer, with better graphics and easier to use controls. I've owned every major console, and have found myself using the older systems more than the new ones--buying more old console games than new console games. This isn't because I just want to recollect upon my childhood, but because those games are much more fun to play on a console when I want to get away from my computer. Donkey Kong Country >>> Rainbow 6 on a console.
If by this discussion you mean this thread, I posted with ~50 comments, and none related to my question. If you are refering to the MS EU suit in general--it is impossible that I have been busy and haven't been able to keep up? I got on slashdot after most of the initial MS US court suit stuff.
Uninformed? Yes. Trolling? No.
1) He was 'pro public school' yet didn't put any money towards it, Ventura was when most big hikes in tuition began for UMN-Twin Cities. (Next year the paper is reporting a 17% increase).
2)He publically complained about the $900 tax he paid yearly on his Porshe, and wanted $25,000 a year because his wife 'couldn't continue her horse-raising job' as first lady.
There is more, but I don't have the time to type them up, sure he did some good things such as keeping the Twins in MN the best he could, but overall he was inexperienced. Lest not even mention the house parties that Venturas son threw (Read: Trashed) in the governer's mansion...
Can someone please explain this further?
I struggle to understand where "bully business practices" go to trying to create a monopoly. I'm sure I'm missing something, but half of me says if its Microsofts product, why should they have to support others? There _are_ other options. Isn't just not using Windows until Microsoft stops the said monopoly activities the "correct way" in capitialism to change a product if you don't like it? (See Adam Smith).
This isn't flame, if you read closely, I actually am promoting the use of linux.
Unfortunately so. Its really quite amazing the amount of misinformation the average person knows about outside of the land we stand on. Ask a few people around the office the following questions:
1) What is between the planets?
In my experience when asking college educated people, at least 25%+ answer stars.
2) Why is the sky blue?
IME, 50% say its because it reflects from the ocean (even though we were in MN)
3) Why is the sunset red?
IME, 50%+ have no fucking clue.
I can't think of any more off the top of my head, but truthfully, many people have misconceptions about space, ANYTHING aiding towards a correct representation is worth "an overrated tourist attraction"
I guess my opinion didn't match most other readers.
To be honest, I hated using the handheld for books, long websites, etc. I would have much rather had a book in my hand than on the handheld (although rather had a handheld than a book). To each his own I spose...
In my rather limited experience w/ ripping DVDs I've found 90% of the error I experience with the DVD image happened during the transfer of the image to another media player (computer to computer, computer to handheld). Usually the rip is good if you give it time and don't run all your spyware while you're ripping, its just something about transferring 4.2 gigs over 10-20 minutes to another device that seems to be the crux for me at least.
Have you ever tried to read a long website on a handheld? Books on handhelds are not a good idea.
Lets say (using the parents example) the radius of Mars was incorrectly entered (from our less accurate 1988 data vs. our more exact 2001 data) with an error of 1%, so instead of 3375km for polar radius, we have 3341km. This error is furthered in say Newtons Law of Gravity, because the radius is squared, giving a 2% error in just the denomenator of the equation. Obviously there are some margins to counter this, but Distance to Mars, Radius of Mars, Mass of Mars, all equal to many sig figs.
If you're interested in more Mars/Earth info I found this NASA data in my googling.
I see you opinion becoming more prevalent in the next 5-15 years. Stop and think for a minute hardware specs 15 years ago and the ablity of any computing system then compared to now. A TI-89 has more computing power than the computers we sent a man to the moon (yes, I realize that is more than 15 years, but the point stands). I think we will see some people trying to avoid using excessive technology because they feel it dehumanizes living.
As far as I'm concerned however, thats illogical. The technical solutions would not exist if their was not a disire for them, we are humans and we enjoy convience (see Cell Phones) over "dehumanizing personal communication".
"The reason I'm offering the lessons is to give the boys, some of whom have special educational needs, something to boost their self-esteem.
"They have responded very well and are eager to learn more. It's also very useful if they want to go on to university to study, as it involves looking at some of Tolkien's old manuscripts. This develops some very complex skills."
As many have said, skills learned w/ learning another language, whatever it may be can only help the students expand their minds. The same goes for many math course requirements for non-technical degrees--it is a deductive, logical process of thinking that aids the students, if not the course itself.
It is just dissapointing to think some people feel they have the right to tell others how to live their lives and deny them rights. IMO, the meaning of life is love, whether that be man, woman, or big screen plasma, that is what life is for--being happy and making others happy. Some people just don't get it, and never will, so sometimes its just better to save your breath.
btw... i'm hetero and engaged, not that it effects the argument, but just fyi
You have to drag then LET GO of the charge... I know its complicated.
What is a Faraday Cage?
A Faraday Cage is the phenomenon that occurs when you surround an object with a conductor (read: metal), basically stopping all charge from entering/exiting conductor.
Here is a simple decution of why:
Gauss's Law states when a conductor is charged the charge resides on the surface of the object--with a solid metal sphere, all the charge would be sitting on the outside surface.
Now imagine a hallow sphere: The charge can only be on the surface of an object, therefore this allows no charge 'inside' the sphere.
Examples in everyday life:
->Lightning strikes your car
-> Lightning strikes a plane. (Studies say by average, every plane in the US is hit by lightning once a year)
-> Your Cell phone gets poor reception in basements and lower floors of buildings because of the rebar in the concrete.
I found a cool app. of Faraday's Cage where you control the charge--really helpful if you still don't get it.
As someone who used to lose 2-5 pencils on a daily basis, I found the best way to train yourself not to lose your pencil/pen is to train yourself not to leave it places. Sounds obvious? Yes, but it was the only way I stopped stealing/spending money on pencils on a weekly basis (especialy if you like the $5 PhD ones).
Try this:
Only carry one pen with you when at work. Keep your backup supply in your desk, or if you're at your desk all day, in a drawer that requires work to get to (across room/cubicle). This trains you attune to where your pencil is all the time because it is a pain in the ass to go get another one.
Hope this helps, it was the only thing other than physically tying the pen to my belt via long string (which got in the way) that worked for me.
Of course reviewing the text that you type is the best way to correct typos and errors. However, when deeply thinking and typing at 60+ words per minute its much easier (at least for me) to tactilly feel the mistype of your finger hitting the wrong key than to see it on the screen. Additionaly, you might notice as you type you say the words in your head as well, and by the time you have mistyped the word, you're mind is already on the next word, so without the tacticial feeling of error, it makes it much harder to correct as you go vs. previewing, reviewing, submitting.
Then again, this does explain the massive amount of errors in /. posts...
I think you could also attribute that to laziness, forgetting to preview, not being able to spell in the first place, and just general stupidity.
nevermind...
Lucky enough to be getting moderator points, I'll soon be taking care of that.
I was rather disturbed at my first read of Mr. Hiibel's website, but after watching the video, I realized there was a lot more to this story.
JoeNotCharles really kicks home the key point--Mr. Hiibel was not just simply sitting on the road minding his own business. The officers were inspecting a report, granted they should have informed Mr. Hiibel of their investigation more clearly when he asked them what they were investigating (they did ask him if he was fighting, but Mr. Hiibel avoided furthering the conversation). End of story.