That's not how it works. However, I do think that you're on to something; it likely takes longer for us to process these items because we are considering more possibilities in the task. In this case, there is no difference in accuracy because the task is ridiculously simple, but in a more complex task I would guess that humans would be far more accurate, because we are (theoretically) operating at a more complex level of logic.
There are a number of instances where being "dumber" (knowingly horrible misrepresentation, for any psychologists out there) drastically improves processing ability of specific tasks.
So, while I don't think you are right about verbal processing being the culprit, I do think you are right about there being a lot more going on in our brain during the same task. And, while this hurts us in this unrealistic lab task, it would be highly beneficial in natural (more complex) tasks.
How long before some open source software is written to do this seamlessly, just like truecrypt does on your local drive? I'm betting 2 weeks after launch. Actually, I'm betting it is being designed right now by someone.
Actually, that misses the point. Regardless of whether the ability to restrain oneself is natural, the motivation to do so (in this context) is provided by society.
As I said in my other comment, sex is no more natural than violence. They are both absolutely essential for life to continue. If you are limiting your definition of "violence" to human-to-human violent acts, then perhaps in a completely ideal society where no one does anything that harms anyone else (I'm mostly talking non-physical harm here, because of context), then perhaps it is possible for life to succeed without violence. But if you use the real definition of violence (an aggressive act), it is essential for life, and it is absolutely essential for society.
And to totally stoke the fire, I propose that sex is inherently violent. Discuss.
Well, I was going to say that, but it wasn't going to be a joke. The sexual drive and the drive to destroy are two of the most basic, primitive drives in our psyche.
Ever seen a small child destroy something created by another child just for the hell of it? Society helps us (older humans) repress this aggressive instinct, but it's still there, and it's still as natural as sex.
Did you not read the message that said something like "do you want this application to access information about your facebook account"? This message has kept me from trying ANY application (with the exception of one, which a (real) friend developed), and to be honest I don't think I'm missing anything...
The frequency of errors require significant corrections, which makes me much more inefficient. I have a PDA solely so I can be more efficient with email mgt...
I agree with what you're saying, but what is the point of saying you have a fix window of X and 15X? It seems like it would not be useful from a business perspective (the client's), and just as arbitrary as any other window.
REG:
Right. You're in. Listen. The only people we hate more than the Romans are the fucking Judean People's Front. P.F.J.:
Yeah... JUDITH:
Splitters. FRANCIS:
And the Judean Popular People's Front. P.F.J.:
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters... LORETTA:
And the People's Front of Judea. P.F.J.:
Yeah. Splitters. Splitters... REG:
What? LORETTA:
The People's Front of Judea. Splitters. REG:
We're the People's Front of Judea! LORETTA:
Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front. REG:
People's Front! FRANCIS:
Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg? REG:
He's over there. P.F.J.:
Splitter!
Slashdot Mirror
If I paid you $200, would you learn to use Linux instead?
Actually, he is offering a $4 discount on DVDs if you are willing to give up this fair use right.
Oh, right, that's the same thing.
That's not how it works. However, I do think that you're on to something; it likely takes longer for us to process these items because we are considering more possibilities in the task. In this case, there is no difference in accuracy because the task is ridiculously simple, but in a more complex task I would guess that humans would be far more accurate, because we are (theoretically) operating at a more complex level of logic.
There are a number of instances where being "dumber" (knowingly horrible misrepresentation, for any psychologists out there) drastically improves processing ability of specific tasks.
So, while I don't think you are right about verbal processing being the culprit, I do think you are right about there being a lot more going on in our brain during the same task. And, while this hurts us in this unrealistic lab task, it would be highly beneficial in natural (more complex) tasks.
Scientists plan to repeat the experiment using 5th graders against the great apes.
$20 says this gets air time on NBC.
Interesting point about the newspapers
In 3 months, I predict that each livejournal member's cat will be pro-Putin.
Well, avoiding dependence on ME oil is very much an economic reason for such a change...
If search engine caching of their content is hurting these publishers, then they would use currently-supported methods to keep crawlers out:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
Oh, but that's right, they do want to be indexed in search engines because it increases their revenue.
So, what's the problem, again?
Your intentional vagueness around your employer is somewhat pointless given the link to your website on your employer's servers.
Or encrypt it before you upload to google.
How long before some open source software is written to do this seamlessly, just like truecrypt does on your local drive? I'm betting 2 weeks after launch. Actually, I'm betting it is being designed right now by someone.
Interesting... and something I hadn't fully considered. Thanks for sharing
When they let users differentiate friends from coworkers
They already have this; it's called 'networks'.
Let me guess, you don't get invited to many parties
Actually, that misses the point. Regardless of whether the ability to restrain oneself is natural, the motivation to do so (in this context) is provided by society.
As I said in my other comment, sex is no more natural than violence. They are both absolutely essential for life to continue. If you are limiting your definition of "violence" to human-to-human violent acts, then perhaps in a completely ideal society where no one does anything that harms anyone else (I'm mostly talking non-physical harm here, because of context), then perhaps it is possible for life to succeed without violence. But if you use the real definition of violence (an aggressive act), it is essential for life, and it is absolutely essential for society.
And to totally stoke the fire, I propose that sex is inherently violent. Discuss.
Well, I was going to say that, but it wasn't going to be a joke. The sexual drive and the drive to destroy are two of the most basic, primitive drives in our psyche.
Ever seen a small child destroy something created by another child just for the hell of it? Society helps us (older humans) repress this aggressive instinct, but it's still there, and it's still as natural as sex.
So, what were you in for?
Did you not read the message that said something like "do you want this application to access information about your facebook account"? This message has kept me from trying ANY application (with the exception of one, which a (real) friend developed), and to be honest I don't think I'm missing anything...
If you don't want people knowing you are out of milk, you probably shouldn't post it on /.
FYI.
Don't you want your writing to be divorced of nearly indecipherable syntax? ...Or perhaps that was just a syntactical error on your part?
The frequency of errors require significant corrections, which makes me much more inefficient. I have a PDA solely so I can be more efficient with email mgt...
I agree with what you're saying, but what is the point of saying you have a fix window of X and 15X? It seems like it would not be useful from a business perspective (the client's), and just as arbitrary as any other window.
REG:
Right. You're in. Listen. The only people we hate more than the Romans are the fucking Judean People's Front.
P.F.J.:
Yeah...
JUDITH:
Splitters.
FRANCIS:
And the Judean Popular People's Front.
P.F.J.:
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
LORETTA:
And the People's Front of Judea.
P.F.J.:
Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
REG:
What?
LORETTA:
The People's Front of Judea. Splitters.
REG:
We're the People's Front of Judea!
LORETTA:
Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.
REG:
People's Front!
FRANCIS:
Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?
REG:
He's over there.
P.F.J.:
Splitter!
This guy either has 3 hearts or you should take your radio outside.
Ok, then it should be on the list of top marketing efforts of 2007. Not top inventions.
Let's call it what it is... putting the iPhone on the list is just hit-whoring.