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  1. Re:Intelligence revisited ... on First Hutter Prize Awarded · · Score: 1

    And you, Sir, perhaps first read some more basics before you try to educate me.

    Quote, just one example of a broader definition: A second definition of intelligence comes from "Mainstream Science on Intelligence", which was signed by 52 intelligence researchers in 1994: a very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill, or test-taking smarts. Rather, it reflects a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings--"catching on", "making sense" of things, or "figuring out" what to do. (reprinted in Intelligence Gottfredson, 1997, p. 13)

    And also, to let you attain some historical background, I would advise you to have a look at "Human Problem Solving" by Newell and Simon.

    Finally, a real challenge would be the self-inventing compression method, not the self-extracting algorithm.

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  2. Re:Cure ... on Testosterone Tumbling in American Males · · Score: 1

    I tried to outline that there is no such thing as "truth" - which is part of my belief-system.

    You, on the contrary, seem to believe that the "natural world" exists independently of its observer.

    Finally:
    Whether you can observe a thing or not depends on the theory which you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed.
    A.E.


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  3. Intelligence revisited ... on First Hutter Prize Awarded · · Score: 1

    From the contest specs:
    thus reducing the slippery concept of intelligence to hard file size numbers

    I doubt the instance which wrote that was cynical.

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  4. Re:Cure ... on Testosterone Tumbling in American Males · · Score: 1

    Both, testosterone and estradiol are present in both sexes. It is a question of balance.

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  5. Re:Long term solution on Tackling Global Warming Cheaper Than Ignoring It · · Score: 1

    Wow. I have no idea what your post is supposed to mean.

    The point is that a common bias leads people (or leaders) to look for technical (or scientific, if that matters) solutions to problems that are substantially created by human behaviour (e.g. marketing or buying SUVs). I tend to call this the "onion-layer-model" - i.e. building another technical layer around the technical system that hurts you in order to be comfortable.

    Funding-policy is tuned accordingly.

    And, as proven and said without any anger, you seem to be part of that technology centered system, presumably not willing to accept that behavioural sciences (e.g. sociology, psychology etc.) might be part of a solution as well.

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  6. Re:Cure ... on Testosterone Tumbling in American Males · · Score: 1

    If so, the better.

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  7. Re:Cure ... on Testosterone Tumbling in American Males · · Score: 1

    so take the data with a ginormous grain of salt

    That holds for any research. Imagine the infeasibility of studies cancelling the effect of belief-systems. Or think (of) Kuhn.

    Secondly, my guess (position, point of view ...) is that the advantage of Tai Chi over common exercise is that it targets the whole system, not just specific components, and that you can practice effortlessly (no sweat, no red faces etc.).

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  8. Re:Living Planet Report on Tackling Global Warming Cheaper Than Ignoring It · · Score: 1

    OTOH

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  9. Re:Long term solution on Tackling Global Warming Cheaper Than Ignoring It · · Score: 1

    technology on an unprecedented scale

    to regulate the climate of our entire planet

    Science rulez.

    Of course, there are no behavioural aspects to ponder about as humans do not behave well.

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  10. Re:Taxes: is there anything they can't do? on Tackling Global Warming Cheaper Than Ignoring It · · Score: 1

    Giving politicians more money will save no one.

    It probably will save the politicians, but for sure their basis, infamous quote (dubya), "the haves and have mores".

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  11. Living Planet Report on Tackling Global Warming Cheaper Than Ignoring It · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Valuable footage is given by the WWF. One scenario is that with a "business as usual" approach the planet is eaten up by appr. 2050. So, keeping in mind that there is a time lag from thinking over action until implementation until effect, we may conclude what?

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  12. Re:Another Bad Idea on How To Make Your Friends Call You More · · Score: 1

    I blame the editor for letting this one through.

    The general audience gets the editors it deserves, namely, quote from his site; "Someone who will do the job right -- according to you -- the first time, on time and on budget."

    I bet especially the latter mentioned quality aspect was the right fix.

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  13. Cure ... on Testosterone Tumbling in American Males · · Score: 3, Informative

    As a web-page of NYUMC suggests, Tai Chi may be of help.

    Quote: Enhanced Endocrine and Immune System
    One study found that tai chi was associated with increased blood levels of a number of hormones, including thyroid hormone, testosterone, and estradiol. Another study found that tai chi was associated with an increased number of T cells (cells involved in the immune response).


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  14. Re:Oh My. on Bush Signs Bill Enabling Martial Law · · Score: 1

    Sorry.

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  15. Re:Oh My. on Bush Signs Bill Enabling Martial Law · · Score: 1

    How much you want to bet that happens in our lifetimes?

    At the time being, I cannot afford the luxury to bet, but read this: "Officials discuss how to delay Election Day" (as of Monday, July 12, 2004).

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  16. Re:Oh My. on Bush Signs Bill Enabling Martial Law · · Score: 1

    The focus is entirely on the President, who will become largely irrelevant in two years

    In related news in the future, one will hear that the war on terrorism has created the need for the President to secretely sign a law to postpone elections until the war is won.

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  17. Re:This is nothing new.. on Congressman Calls for Arrest of Security Researcher · · Score: 1

    it's ridiculous that the powers that be are actually getting upset over it

    Then, how much power do they have?

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  18. Re:OT: Your .sig on Bug Pushes Vista Out to November 8th · · Score: 1

    My taichi teachers say we should wait for the ground to come thru, and be elsewhere then.

    Mine proposes a/the concept of five phases: Orientation, loosening of joints (bottom up), sinking from top until compression builds up in the feet, energy comes up, dispense of energy. The more you practise, the more you are able to let the phases overlap (we do Yang-Style, Cheng Man-ch'ing, my teacher is Wilhelm Mertens).

    So, in a way, you fall, do not hit the ground but instead sense a feeling of effortlessness which you may equate to flying.

    I might add that effortlessness is a top goal - with that goal you are elsewhere :)

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  19. Sic! on Joanna Rutkowska Discusses VM Rootkits · · Score: 1

    Quote from "z/OS Workload Manager: How It Works and How to Use It"

    The z/OS Workload Manager (WLM) component introduces the capability of dynamically allocating or re-distributing server resources, such as CPU, I/O, and memory across a set of workloads based on user defined goals and their resource demand within a z/OS image. Looking over the fence of the z/OS image the Workload Manager is able to perform this function also across multiple images of z/OS, Linux or VM operating systems sharing the zSeries processor. Another function of the WLM is to assist routing components and products to dynamically direct work requests associated with a multi- system workload to run on a z/OS image within a Parallel Sysplex that has sufficient server resources to meet customer defined goals.

    No virtualization here, move along.

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  20. Backstreet Ruby on Joanna Rutkowska Discusses VM Rootkits · · Score: 2, Informative

    You could have it for quite a time, just an example.

    But dou you honestly think that anyone would market that? Instead, overtime to buy multiple whatevers is proposed to be the best.

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  21. Just for the records ... on Bug Pushes Vista Out to November 8th · · Score: 1

    And yes, i have tried Ubuntu. It looked like ass.

    Just for the records: Did you test as to whether it felt as such as well?

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  22. Re:No Surprises on Bug Pushes Vista Out to November 8th · · Score: 1

    Microsoft. When monopoly is all you need.

    Monocultural systems are quite risk-prone. Tic, tic, tic ...

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  23. Re:Re-install? on Bug Pushes Vista Out to November 8th · · Score: 1

    if anyone can pull it off, it's Microsoft

    Hmm, have a look at the Windows Crash Gallery.

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  24. Re:Heh, mod me insightful. on Bug Pushes Vista Out to November 8th · · Score: 1

    I do not believe that MS has spent enough time testing every facet of the new OS.

    They never can. They do not know all.

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  25. Arrogance ... on Politicians Have Poor Grasp of Technology? · · Score: 1

    is how they compensate for ignorance. A good example is the (planned) "Gesundheitsreform" (restructuring of the health services system) in Germany which implies a remarkable remodelling of business processes (of course IT-based, really huge DBs) with remarkable extra cost. Of course there is a lot of other issues they fail with regard to the general issue as well, too many to tell.

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