As I recall, Descartes never said "brain in a jar" per se. But yes, that was the gist of it.
Nevertheless, Creationism is a long way from Descartes. Descartes actively tried to reason about what he knew and he showed his work as he went along. The Creation Myth is a just a story. It has a place in History and as context for the Western Literature Tradition, but not really in a philosophy class.
You either don't fully grasp Evolution, or you just explained it poorly. There is a random element, but NS is not it. NS is about as random as a river running downhill.
And, let me get this straight, God, this intelligent omnipotent being in the universe, is choosing to shape the development of life on this planet by occasionally modifying DNA?
The people fighting Genetically Modified Food might be in for a bigger battle than they realize.;)
Whoa - that sounds rough. My sympathies. I suppose you could always "disappear" [move to Thailand, or some such thing], but if you want to be near your kid then that option is out.
It seems to be getting zero buzz because Microsoft seemingly hasn't spent any money hyping it. So the question to ask, is why not?
My guess is that they are afraid it is riddled with bugs. Beta releases usually are. They want to quietly get it beta tested and fix all the bugs and the holes without too many people saying, in public, that it sucks. If the first impression is a bad one, it is very hard to recover from that. They are finally learning that early hype can backfire.
What a Sysiphian task it must be to produce a new OS that must be backwards compatible with all those old apps running on old versions of Windows. It's hard to imagine having any success at all after handicapping yourself so much.
Yes, it is just one of many links on that page. Look again with fresh eyes. It isn't even bold. Be honest, if you search for something with google, do you look at the search results first or at the ads first? Perhaps YOU would be a bad example because you seem to be hyper-sensitive about ad placement, but a normal person looks at the search results. You are placing way too much value on the pole position in the ad list.
They provide "free email" so if I search on their site for "free email" what would you propose they do?
And it is hardly news when companies compete on one level and do business together on another level. That happens all the time. Now if google was a monopoly, that would be a valid complaint.
And what did affiliate networks pioneer? I see the answer is "not much". Targeted advertizing has been around forever. As has "linking". Google didn't invent it, but neither did affiliate networks.
Google got where it is today because it works well and it is NOT annoying. If it ceases to be the least annoying / most useful site, then people will flock to something else. So it goes.
As for calling me stupid, well... you must quite upset. Take deep breaths. You'll be fine.
Yes, this is totally bogus. Imagining a hypothetical world without MS and then coming up with a dollar figure of the economy based on that fantasy world is bogus.
The Globe and Mail has a pretty good story on the privacy implications of this. To quote from the article: "The company will scan machines for a variety of information, including product keys or software authorization codes, operating-system version and details on the flow of data between the operating system and other hardware, such as printers."
The first result in the paid advertizing on the right is gmail, yes, but they don't even show up on the left in the real search list. They are happily linking to all their direct competitors. They are just one many links on that page. So what is the problem?
Is the problem that you were beaten in fair competition? I'd love to know what an "affiliate network" pioneered. Other than new ways to spam people and pollute the web with annoying ads.
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Agreed, that's why I gave him the benefit of the doubt that he might have just explained it poorly.
As I recall, Descartes never said "brain in a jar" per se. But yes, that was the gist of it.
Nevertheless, Creationism is a long way from Descartes. Descartes actively tried to reason about what he knew and he showed his work as he went along. The Creation Myth is a just a story. It has a place in History and as context for the Western Literature Tradition, but not really in a philosophy class.
You either don't fully grasp Evolution, or you just explained it poorly. There is a random element, but NS is not it. NS is about as random as a river running downhill.
;)
And, let me get this straight, God, this intelligent omnipotent being in the universe, is choosing to shape the development of life on this planet by occasionally modifying DNA?
The people fighting Genetically Modified Food might be in for a bigger battle than they realize.
It should be taught in Creative Writing class.
I am surprised that Bush didn't mention his intelligent designer by name: Karl Rove.
Whoa - that sounds rough. My sympathies. I suppose you could always "disappear" [move to Thailand, or some such thing], but if you want to be near your kid then that option is out.
Now it's about you!? It's always about you. I'm sick of it! I'm leaving for go live with my mother and I'm taking the kids with me!!!
...er, no wait, I meant 'one' not 'you'
If you are being pushed around like that, then get a better job. Not all bosses are slave drivers.
Death Star-like company? Do tell. Give us some insider gossip. Enquiring minds want to know.
Maybe, but there are plenty of Books in the Public Domain available.
The article mention this too.
Or perhaps the lawyer, Laurence D. Paskowitz, is looking to make a name for himself, or $$$, or both.
Ok, who is behind this "Grandmother"? This stinks of politics.
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I think Linus might have based Linux on Unix, which was invented by some guy named Unus many years ago.
Shocking! You mean the browser doesn't have root access to the system? How did they think of that?
It seems to be getting zero buzz because Microsoft seemingly hasn't spent any money hyping it. So the question to ask, is why not?
My guess is that they are afraid it is riddled with bugs. Beta releases usually are. They want to quietly get it beta tested and fix all the bugs and the holes without too many people saying, in public, that it sucks. If the first impression is a bad one, it is very hard to recover from that. They are finally learning that early hype can backfire.
What a Sysiphian task it must be to produce a new OS that must be backwards compatible with all those old apps running on old versions of Windows. It's hard to imagine having any success at all after handicapping yourself so much.
It almost makes me feel sorry for them... almost.
Yes, it is just one of many links on that page. Look again with fresh eyes. It isn't even bold. Be honest, if you search for something with google, do you look at the search results first or at the ads first? Perhaps YOU would be a bad example because you seem to be hyper-sensitive about ad placement, but a normal person looks at the search results. You are placing way too much value on the pole position in the ad list.
They provide "free email" so if I search on their site for "free email" what would you propose they do?
And it is hardly news when companies compete on one level and do business together on another level. That happens all the time. Now if google was a monopoly, that would be a valid complaint.
And what did affiliate networks pioneer? I see the answer is "not much". Targeted advertizing has been around forever. As has "linking". Google didn't invent it, but neither did affiliate networks.
Google got where it is today because it works well and it is NOT annoying. If it ceases to be the least annoying / most useful site, then people will flock to something else. So it goes.
As for calling me stupid, well... you must quite upset. Take deep breaths. You'll be fine.
Monopolies are bad. We know that. However, it is bogus to say the cost is $10 Billion.
Um... what was magical step 1. again?
Yes, this is totally bogus. Imagining a hypothetical world without MS and then coming up with a dollar figure of the economy based on that fantasy world is bogus.
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She must have spent too much time hanging out with Tipper Gore.
The Globe and Mail has a pretty good story on the privacy implications of this. To quote from the article: "The company will scan machines for a variety of information, including product keys or software authorization codes, operating-system version and details on the flow of data between the operating system and other hardware, such as printers."
The first result in the paid advertizing on the right is gmail, yes, but they don't even show up on the left in the real search list. They are happily linking to all their direct competitors. They are just one many links on that page. So what is the problem?
Is the problem that you were beaten in fair competition? I'd love to know what an "affiliate network" pioneered. Other than new ways to spam people and pollute the web with annoying ads.