Any medium of communication will appear dumber in the process of shedding what is essentially its elitism. But better means of communication is what has provided us with advances of civilisation.
"Wise elders" were whining at emancipation, combating illiteracy, "mass produced" books, telephone or radio, too.
After all, it seems (just google immigrant children autism) that autism is correlated with, what would appear to be at first sight, initial conditions of social exclusion, to some degree.
And now this. Not necessarily contradictory, oh no. Most interesting possibility, actually - after all, people from various regions have different gut flora. Would be fascinating to realise that it influences our behaviour to such a degree...
...and since quite a few (not only Android and MeeGo, also part of bada OS for example) of those "high-level APIs that matter" rely on essentially commoditized underlying OS - what's wrong with providers of architecture and SoCs which run that OS teaming up?
Oh well, in that case it's still probably better to start with one engine; FWD is plenty good enough, you avoid many control issues, still more of a drop-in change, actually I expect it to keep the initial price and maintainance costs down...and the one engine can have "two ends", no gearing required above what individual engines might need.
The most major difference is lack of sparkplugs, the way the ignition happens generally. That doesn't lend itself well to constant stop-start cycles which parallel hybrid implies. There were some prototypes around half a decade ago, supposedly that was the main reason why they didn't get too far.
Small diesel engines are not much bigger than gasoline ones.
And damn, now I have to dig up again first Colin McRae Rally... (with NegCon!)
That's why I was writing about complex organisms (with the effects being that of a spectum of course, not a clear cutoff - supposedly oceans were quite a sight in the past, almost swarming with various whales...), and meaning mostly what is perceived as "higher orders" of life. Even many of your examples rely either directly on our modifications (which might turn out badly in the end) or, at the least, the same relatively stable environment.
And hey, when looking at mass and influence, the microorganisms merely somewhat tolerate our presence already, always have been; would be funny, in a way, if we are basically setting up the stage for their new remainder who owns this place
I see what you're saying, but it gets incredibly muddy when you look at it closer...
For the given example of web browsers - what is really the main motivation behind Opera? Profit? They give most versions for free since the time they can do that while also staying afloat and not relying on corporate granddaddy. They contributed huge portion of web standards, always backing interoperability. They continue to operate from one of most expensive places for business on the planet. They give millions of people the only practical way to access reasonably "full" internet (Opera Mini), for free as far as their part is considered (and it greatly minimises data transfer costs); likewise their desktop product, giving old machines a prolonged life.
Now try looking at big free browsers from the other direction. All relying on direct corporate backing, with some benefits for parent corp at leat implied...
In the end it probably makes your point even stronger, more general; encompassing more "good practices" than just OS software.
Not necessarily a rule... (and this game has sometimes scary hold on one group in the place I live). Many other examples, I'm sure; just different markets / perhaps in the end this method might become big also at your place?
...wish for the good ol' days of dungeon crawling with mountain Dew
All the while D2, and many other dungeon crawlers are available, with enough variants to find something for everybody? (one game with a mandatory companion in the form of dwarf eating perks and shitting gold was especially amusing)
BTW, subscriptions are likely the key here; once something gets such a strong hold as WoW, people possibly aren't very willing to "invest" in anything else...
Considering we are all, sort of, an "evolved supernova remnant", I'd say you have pretty much free reign when it comes to way of expression (and one of the biggest bragging rights)
Maybe visualise the path from small dust (dancing that out would be funny - only a speck of you visible / lighted + brownian motion?;p ), another nearby blast initiating coalescing of our system (more light! And convince some people to stick new parts of costume on you), bringing of water to Earth (that will be funny),... , amphibians showing up (really funny)...well, you get the picture;p
Thing is, our thought and reason allow us to monumentally outcompete every other complex organism on this planet, and yet we fail to realise that it's comparable to cutting a branch on which you sit.
I don't friggin' care about survival of other species per se, "cuddly" or otherwise. But their continuing survival would be a positive sign about our complex and quite stable (for a long time...) environment, on which also we rely for comfort.
Animals most likely do lie, too - there was even a recent/. story about some antilopes using this approach during mating. I'd also argue that the act of "posturing" in many animals while being threatened ("scared"/"terrified", most likely) is also a form of lie. Insects using false color signals probably goes too far, but...
Humans demonstrably don't show much "choice" in their behavior either, statistically speaking. The most deciding factors which shape us boil down to "in what kind of environment you were bred?"
And it's extremely likely that, unless the aliens were non-aggressive and prone to study everything in-depth, they'd treat us similarly to the way we treat cattle - -namely, we're dumb animals unless someone's hungry, in which case we taste pretty good.
On the bright side, we have a high chance to be completelly unsuitable as food or at least quite toxic - assuming different chiralities for example. (and I'm not sure if "studying everything in-depth" would be a good thing...;) )
Evolving ever greater levels of intelligence is useful mostly for "violence". Compare predators and their victims on this planet. Or notice how uber apex predator of Earth is quite intelligent.
PS. My cat has plenty of food. Still hunts, still plays with almost dead prey even if it has visibly no intention whatsoever of eating it. But having a toy which desperately tries to escape brings very clear joy.
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So, what exactly are you doing with the sig "The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money" - Thatcher., anyway?
We love to fight, it would seem.
Any medium of communication will appear dumber in the process of shedding what is essentially its elitism. But better means of communication is what has provided us with advances of civilisation.
"Wise elders" were whining at emancipation, combating illiteracy, "mass produced" books, telephone or radio, too.
And tests such as the one if TFS might actually make the definition and diagnostic process more meaningful.
At the least, such tests can weed out people who in fact -don't have- autism.
After all, it seems (just google immigrant children autism) that autism is correlated with, what would appear to be at first sight, initial conditions of social exclusion, to some degree.
And now this. Not necessarily contradictory, oh no. Most interesting possibility, actually - after all, people from various regions have different gut flora. Would be fascinating to realise that it influences our behaviour to such a degree...
Large part of being an engineer is an ability to interact with people effectively.
...and since quite a few (not only Android and MeeGo, also part of bada OS for example) of those "high-level APIs that matter" rely on essentially commoditized underlying OS - what's wrong with providers of architecture and SoCs which run that OS teaming up?
In other words...
http://www.debian.org/ports/arm/
http://www.emdebian.org/
?
You seem to be under impression that the motivation for public servants should be maintaining their short term comfort?...
Oh well, in that case it's still probably better to start with one engine; FWD is plenty good enough, you avoid many control issues, still more of a drop-in change, actually I expect it to keep the initial price and maintainance costs down...and the one engine can have "two ends", no gearing required above what individual engines might need.
The most major difference is lack of sparkplugs, the way the ignition happens generally. That doesn't lend itself well to constant stop-start cycles which parallel hybrid implies. There were some prototypes around half a decade ago, supposedly that was the main reason why they didn't get too far.
Small diesel engines are not much bigger than gasoline ones.
And damn, now I have to dig up again first Colin McRae Rally... (with NegCon!)
That's why I was writing about complex organisms (with the effects being that of a spectum of course, not a clear cutoff - supposedly oceans were quite a sight in the past, almost swarming with various whales...), and meaning mostly what is perceived as "higher orders" of life.
Even many of your examples rely either directly on our modifications (which might turn out badly in the end) or, at the least, the same relatively stable environment.
And hey, when looking at mass and influence, the microorganisms merely somewhat tolerate our presence already, always have been; would be funny, in a way, if we are basically setting up the stage for their new remainder who owns this place
I see what you're saying, but it gets incredibly muddy when you look at it closer...
For the given example of web browsers - what is really the main motivation behind Opera? Profit? They give most versions for free since the time they can do that while also staying afloat and not relying on corporate granddaddy. They contributed huge portion of web standards, always backing interoperability. They continue to operate from one of most expensive places for business on the planet. They give millions of people the only practical way to access reasonably "full" internet (Opera Mini), for free as far as their part is considered (and it greatly minimises data transfer costs); likewise their desktop product, giving old machines a prolonged life.
Now try looking at big free browsers from the other direction. All relying on direct corporate backing, with some benefits for parent corp at leat implied...
In the end it probably makes your point even stronger, more general; encompassing more "good practices" than just OS software.
Not necessarily a rule... (and this game has sometimes scary hold on one group in the place I live). Many other examples, I'm sure; just different markets / perhaps in the end this method might become big also at your place?
...wish for the good ol' days of dungeon crawling with mountain Dew
All the while D2, and many other dungeon crawlers are available, with enough variants to find something for everybody? (one game with a mandatory companion in the form of dwarf eating perks and shitting gold was especially amusing)
BTW, subscriptions are likely the key here; once something gets such a strong hold as WoW, people possibly aren't very willing to "invest" in anything else...
...one spends disproportional amount of time watching cut-scenes and flashy move animations or simply getting from A to B
Well, seeing how you also mention WoW... ;p
Considering we are all, sort of, an "evolved supernova remnant", I'd say you have pretty much free reign when it comes to way of expression (and one of the biggest bragging rights)
Maybe visualise the path from small dust (dancing that out would be funny - only a speck of you visible / lighted + brownian motion? ;p ), another nearby blast initiating coalescing of our system (more light! And convince some people to stick new parts of costume on you), bringing of water to Earth (that will be funny), ... , amphibians showing up (really funny)...well, you get the picture ;p
Thing is, our thought and reason allow us to monumentally outcompete every other complex organism on this planet, and yet we fail to realise that it's comparable to cutting a branch on which you sit.
I don't friggin' care about survival of other species per se, "cuddly" or otherwise. But their continuing survival would be a positive sign about our complex and quite stable (for a long time...) environment, on which also we rely for comfort.
w8, are we talking about fat chicks of the specie human or panda?
Animals most likely do lie, too - there was even a recent /. story about some antilopes using this approach during mating. I'd also argue that the act of "posturing" in many animals while being threatened ("scared"/"terrified", most likely) is also a form of lie. Insects using false color signals probably goes too far, but...
Humans demonstrably don't show much "choice" in their behavior either, statistically speaking. The most deciding factors which shape us boil down to "in what kind of environment you were bred?"
And it's extremely likely that, unless the aliens were non-aggressive and prone to study everything in-depth, they'd treat us similarly to the way we treat cattle - -namely, we're dumb animals unless someone's hungry, in which case we taste pretty good.
On the bright side, we have a high chance to be completelly unsuitable as food or at least quite toxic - assuming different chiralities for example. ;) )
(and I'm not sure if "studying everything in-depth" would be a good thing...
Evolving ever greater levels of intelligence is useful mostly for "violence". Compare predators and their victims on this planet. Or notice how uber apex predator of Earth is quite intelligent.
PS. My cat has plenty of food. Still hunts, still plays with almost dead prey even if it has visibly no intention whatsoever of eating it. But having a toy which desperately tries to escape brings very clear joy.
Cats play with a mouse not for "fun" but to improve their hunting skills. It's a learning technique.
Humans are violent not for "fun" but to improve their defense, survival skills. It's a learning technique.