I don't really care much either way about LCD vs e-ink, but in a real-life environment, there is an effective difference between reflected and transmitted photons. The brightness of the screen can be drastically different than the surrounding environment with a backlit screen, with e-ink that is generally not the case. Don't optometrists recommend not using a bright monitor in a dark room? Presumably you want the display to be fairly well matched to the background. E-ink allows that, and LCDs don't.
I have almost no interest in ereaders, one way or the other... I'm just sayin'.
How do you reconcile your two statements "there's nothing to swipe at in mathematics" and "he thought was wishy-washy and unrigorous" ? You just disproved your own point.
I have no particular allegiance to Newegg. Just to rational thought.
"open box" generally implies that returns are not allowed or seriously restricted. Your evidence that you got "stuff they know is bad" is based on your unqualified beliefs
1. that "Most companies put them together and fire them up once to make sure they work" (the fact that it came unassembled might be a clue that they did not test it, as per their clear disclaimer: "Please bear in mind that due to the varying quality of testing, you are taking a risk when purchasing open box products. ") and
2. that if an electronic device is working at one point in time, it will work for all of eternity. The products may have worked or appeared to work under testing conditions, which may have been different than your conditions.
You got broken shit. You should have known that was a possibility when buying an open-box item. The lesson you should have learned was to stop buying open-box items, not to stop buying from Newegg.
Criminals have to go through childhood as well. Yes, it is absolutely reasonable to expect that some percentage of today's children will commit crimes in the future. Does that justify this database? Who am I to say? My point here is logical, not ethical.
Does anyone have any idea which agency would be responsible for implementing a change in ballot methods (range voting/runoff/whatever)? The little I have read about these has convinced me that any improvement to our current voting system would be incredibly helpful. Which site would this idea best be submitted to?
Do you think we should avoid the low-hanging fruit? I understand that changing any kind of established policy like this is by no means "easy", but honestly what are the disadvantages of legalizing marijuana? It would be a significant net positive change (just in terms of enforcement expenses if nothing else), that we more or less know how to execute. You can't say the same for a lot of other big problems we have.
Why do they have to be random? Why not just go through them alphabetically or chronologically? Wouldn't you need access to a system to be able to predict anything from a RNG based on this?
You're right; it only makes sense to combine camera and phone because they both require a screen and some sort of interactive interface. A basic projector just needs a jack (or wireless) and a power button. That said, I have no doubt that phone manufacturers will integrate projectors into phones anyway.
People are incompetent. The government is composed of people. Can you present a solution to social and economic issues that involves NO human oversight and control? If not, your complaint is totally invalid.
If I adapt the meaning of "non sequitur" to apply to something other than a logical conclusion, then your statement can not be both "non sequitur" and "prompted" by something; those two properties are fundamentally at odds. Maybe you meant "irrelevant", "unrelated" or "incidental"?
Even more off topic, and also not a flame. I don't care about language evolving, except in the cases where the unique, precise meaning of a word is completely eliminated from our language because of its appropriation into generic vernacular.
How about, she shouldn't be posting her home or work address on the internet? I understand that doesn't entirely solve the problem (maybe she works at a well known local company with only one location, etc), but people need to learn that when you put your information on the internet, it is no longer private. I would hope that personal email accounts continue to be private, but honestly, you are handing your information over to other people, you can't make assumptions about what they'll do with it.
Your spelling is really tripping up my parser. "imagin id", "scake"? Are you drunk?
Anyway... what purpose does wealth serve when common products no longer cost any money (or human labor) to produce? If robots can do all the farming and manufacturing, then there is no reason for a consumer to pay for these things. It would take some time to ramp up production to that point, but its exponential: after you build the first robot that can build and repair other robots, all you have to do is sit back and watch the robot population increase.
We could have a fully automated system where any food, any electronics, any luxury items, are all automatically produced and delivered to the local store, or even to your door. Human economies were built on top of human nature, which apparently tends to deal with scarce resources by claiming them. When we totally eliminate scarcity, we eliminate the need for our current economic models.
That article says nothing whatsoever about typing versus handwriting. It says the process of converting ideas you've heard into spatial relationships, as well as actively ordering and ranking the importance of the information, is what solidifies the memories.
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I don't really care much either way about LCD vs e-ink, but in a real-life environment, there is an effective difference between reflected and transmitted photons. The brightness of the screen can be drastically different than the surrounding environment with a backlit screen, with e-ink that is generally not the case. Don't optometrists recommend not using a bright monitor in a dark room? Presumably you want the display to be fairly well matched to the background. E-ink allows that, and LCDs don't.
I have almost no interest in ereaders, one way or the other... I'm just sayin'.
You forgot the pores and the follicles, we're 2093480219384-toruses
How do you reconcile your two statements "there's nothing to swipe at in mathematics" and "he thought was wishy-washy and unrigorous" ? You just disproved your own point.
I have no particular allegiance to Newegg. Just to rational thought.
"open box" generally implies that returns are not allowed or seriously restricted. Your evidence that you got "stuff they know is bad" is based on your unqualified beliefs
1. that "Most companies put them together and fire them up once to make sure they work" (the fact that it came unassembled might be a clue that they did not test it, as per their clear disclaimer: "Please bear in mind that due to the varying quality of testing, you are taking a risk when purchasing open box products. ") and
2. that if an electronic device is working at one point in time, it will work for all of eternity. The products may have worked or appeared to work under testing conditions, which may have been different than your conditions.
You got broken shit. You should have known that was a possibility when buying an open-box item. The lesson you should have learned was to stop buying open-box items, not to stop buying from Newegg.
Maybe you do that while watching television too, or using headphones. Would you suggest clinical trials for those devices as well?
Criminals have to go through childhood as well. Yes, it is absolutely reasonable to expect that some percentage of today's children will commit crimes in the future. Does that justify this database? Who am I to say? My point here is logical, not ethical.
Does anyone have any idea which agency would be responsible for implementing a change in ballot methods (range voting/runoff/whatever)? The little I have read about these has convinced me that any improvement to our current voting system would be incredibly helpful. Which site would this idea best be submitted to?
Do you think we should avoid the low-hanging fruit? I understand that changing any kind of established policy like this is by no means "easy", but honestly what are the disadvantages of legalizing marijuana? It would be a significant net positive change (just in terms of enforcement expenses if nothing else), that we more or less know how to execute. You can't say the same for a lot of other big problems we have.
No, you missed the fact that they do add up to 93%
Honest question, can you tell me off the top of your head what the difference is between bacteria and fungi?
"bring up", maybe? not sure
Why do they have to be random? Why not just go through them alphabetically or chronologically? Wouldn't you need access to a system to be able to predict anything from a RNG based on this?
You're right; it only makes sense to combine camera and phone because they both require a screen and some sort of interactive interface. A basic projector just needs a jack (or wireless) and a power button. That said, I have no doubt that phone manufacturers will integrate projectors into phones anyway.
People are incompetent. The government is composed of people. Can you present a solution to social and economic issues that involves NO human oversight and control? If not, your complaint is totally invalid.
If I adapt the meaning of "non sequitur" to apply to something other than a logical conclusion, then your statement can not be both "non sequitur" and "prompted" by something; those two properties are fundamentally at odds. Maybe you meant "irrelevant", "unrelated" or "incidental"?
Even more off topic, and also not a flame. I don't care about language evolving, except in the cases where the unique, precise meaning of a word is completely eliminated from our language because of its appropriation into generic vernacular.
3X3 refers to the configuration of squares on each face of the cube.
But it would have to be 3x3x3 if it were a cube.
So you're saying each face has 3x3x3 squares on it?
I am one of those people who can solve a brand-new, just-opened Rubik's cube blindfolded. Let me tell you, it's not all that difficult.
This is a ridiculous complaint. Half of the 18-23 year-olds in college are not mature enough for college, and the belief that they are is absurd.
I think it's business practices that lock you in, not technologies.
Would you be 100% comfortable with having a brain-chip installed inside your head?
I think he's saying the presence of the map application constitutes fluff.
Why would you throw one away?
How about, she shouldn't be posting her home or work address on the internet? I understand that doesn't entirely solve the problem (maybe she works at a well known local company with only one location, etc), but people need to learn that when you put your information on the internet, it is no longer private. I would hope that personal email accounts continue to be private, but honestly, you are handing your information over to other people, you can't make assumptions about what they'll do with it.
Your spelling is really tripping up my parser. "imagin id", "scake"? Are you drunk?
Anyway... what purpose does wealth serve when common products no longer cost any money (or human labor) to produce? If robots can do all the farming and manufacturing, then there is no reason for a consumer to pay for these things. It would take some time to ramp up production to that point, but its exponential: after you build the first robot that can build and repair other robots, all you have to do is sit back and watch the robot population increase.
We could have a fully automated system where any food, any electronics, any luxury items, are all automatically produced and delivered to the local store, or even to your door. Human economies were built on top of human nature, which apparently tends to deal with scarce resources by claiming them. When we totally eliminate scarcity, we eliminate the need for our current economic models.
That article says nothing whatsoever about typing versus handwriting. It says the process of converting ideas you've heard into spatial relationships, as well as actively ordering and ranking the importance of the information, is what solidifies the memories.