I've known several autistic children, and you might be surprised at what some of them know. Now, granted, there are often other developmental disorders that accompany autism, but what you interpret as reduced mental capacity might be reduced motivation. I knew one kid that had almost no verbal skills and was thought to be very unaware of his surroundings, but when the right motivators were found it was revealed that he knew the names of everyone around him and much more. (Of course, he's still most likely developmentally delayed.)
That said, I agree that the robot could be extremely helpful. For many children with autism it might turn out to be the right motivator.
But I don't think you're allowed to play the "ad hominem" card when the previous player was responding to a blatant "appeal to authority". That said, there are valid times for "appeal to authority", but such an appeal subsequently allows for a valid "ad hominem".
If Reagan's Secretary of Defense drew up such a plan, and Reagan nixed it, then I wouldn't hold him accountable, either. I guess it does suggest that Kennedy chose his Secretary of Defense poorly, however. I hold administrations responsible for actions acted on, and not just discussed. It is disturbing that it was even discussed, but I don't think you can pin much of that discussion on Kennedy since he was the one who nixed it.
I think it breaks down into four groups on the "left": (a) those who were "saying don't push your morals on me" 10 years ago, (b) those who claim to have the moral high ground now, (c) those who are in both (a) and (b), but have no problem because it's two separate issues (bedroom vs. habeas corpus, etc.), and (d) hypocrites. I think you'll find that many politicians fall into that last group.
An important point is that members in group (a) are not necessarily in group (b) and vice-versa.
Exactly, and many critics fail to realize that most of the money "spent" on space is actually being spent here on the ground - to pay engineer salaries, etc. The engineers can then provide education and health care for their family, etc. Sure, the engineers would probably have jobs anyways, but what would those jobs be? Building weapons? (I'm not saying they'd all be doing that, but most engineers would be in a similar field, at least, to their rocket/space/robotic technologies.)
Row houses are units (one hesitates to call them actually houses) all in a row such that they share common walls. One can imagine that rows happen there all the time. I thought they were common in both the UK and the US. I suppose you might just call them flats, but I'm not sure if that's quite the same thing.
Well, for all those Brits, etc., who beat me by several minutes to the answer, I'll add that we in America call those "fireplace screens". I know, very unimaginative.
Well, they're an independent record label, but I doubt that was the reference he was going for. The Urban Dictionary defines it as something "completely useless", but doesn't provide any etymology. Here's an article on chocolate teapots and fireguards, which might make more sense if one knew what a fireguard was. You'd think that Fireguard Systems, Inc. might answer that question, but if they do, I can't tell where. Ah, finally New Zealand comes to the rescue.
20 bits probably isn't hard to get stored on paper but when you consider 40 bits (which is what 5 bytes would really be) maybe that's when you start running into problems.
Right, 1 pentabyte = 40 bits, which is why I stated that 1/2 pentabyte (taken from the GGP post, and in the subject heading) is 20 bits. 1/2 of 40 is 20.;)
Not everyone accepts the Pebi designation, so I included the phrase "depending on convention" in an effort to bypass arguments on both sides. Obviously, my effort failed.;)
I believe the poster was actually referring to Conservation of Slack. Slack can be neither created nor destroyed. That is why we must try to possess as much slack as possible in order to prevent it from being in places it does not belong.
You're suggesting the National Archives have the resources and intelligence (as in, research and know-how) of a single guy who found several 5 1/4 disks while cleaning his room.
So, do you think that's a bit of an overestimate or an underestimate?;)
You wouldn't say it was a perpetual motion machine. Rather, you would describe it as using a novel form of energy. Once you demonstrated it, and allowed them the ability to examine it, the product should sell itself.
Is that supposed to be a scheduling algorithm? If so, are we looking at Round Robin, Earliest Deadline First, Least Slack Time, or Fair Share scheduling?
The CIA documents show she was still NOC at that time. Furthermore, Fitzgerald did not conclude that no crime occurred. He concluded that Libby's obstruction of justice made it impractical to determine to what degree additional crimes occurred. (For the record, obstruction of justice is a crime.) Not guilty != innocent.
Think of it like a boat - just because you found one leak, it doesn't mean there's not another. She was still NOC at the time Libby divulged the information - hence it was a leak.
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I've known several autistic children, and you might be surprised at what some of them know. Now, granted, there are often other developmental disorders that accompany autism, but what you interpret as reduced mental capacity might be reduced motivation. I knew one kid that had almost no verbal skills and was thought to be very unaware of his surroundings, but when the right motivators were found it was revealed that he knew the names of everyone around him and much more. (Of course, he's still most likely developmentally delayed.)
That said, I agree that the robot could be extremely helpful. For many children with autism it might turn out to be the right motivator.
But I don't think you're allowed to play the "ad hominem" card when the previous player was responding to a blatant "appeal to authority". That said, there are valid times for "appeal to authority", but such an appeal subsequently allows for a valid "ad hominem".
If Reagan's Secretary of Defense drew up such a plan, and Reagan nixed it, then I wouldn't hold him accountable, either. I guess it does suggest that Kennedy chose his Secretary of Defense poorly, however. I hold administrations responsible for actions acted on, and not just discussed. It is disturbing that it was even discussed, but I don't think you can pin much of that discussion on Kennedy since he was the one who nixed it.
It wasn't Kennedy, it was people in his administration, and he nixed it.
I think it breaks down into four groups on the "left": (a) those who were "saying don't push your morals on me" 10 years ago, (b) those who claim to have the moral high ground now, (c) those who are in both (a) and (b), but have no problem because it's two separate issues (bedroom vs. habeas corpus, etc.), and (d) hypocrites. I think you'll find that many politicians fall into that last group.
An important point is that members in group (a) are not necessarily in group (b) and vice-versa.
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Exactly, and many critics fail to realize that most of the money "spent" on space is actually being spent here on the ground - to pay engineer salaries, etc. The engineers can then provide education and health care for their family, etc. Sure, the engineers would probably have jobs anyways, but what would those jobs be? Building weapons? (I'm not saying they'd all be doing that, but most engineers would be in a similar field, at least, to their rocket/space/robotic technologies.)
That sounds right. So, are the houses on either end of the row considered "semi-detached"?
Row houses are units (one hesitates to call them actually houses) all in a row such that they share common walls. One can imagine that rows happen there all the time. I thought they were common in both the UK and the US. I suppose you might just call them flats, but I'm not sure if that's quite the same thing.
So, is that why they're called "row" houses?
Well, for all those Brits, etc., who beat me by several minutes to the answer, I'll add that we in America call those "fireplace screens". I know, very unimaginative.
Well, they're an independent record label, but I doubt that was the reference he was going for. The Urban Dictionary defines it as something "completely useless", but doesn't provide any etymology. Here's an article on chocolate teapots and fireguards, which might make more sense if one knew what a fireguard was. You'd think that Fireguard Systems, Inc. might answer that question, but if they do, I can't tell where. Ah, finally New Zealand comes to the rescue.
Right, 1 pentabyte = 40 bits, which is why I stated that 1/2 pentabyte (taken from the GGP post, and in the subject heading) is 20 bits. 1/2 of 40 is 20. ;)
Not everyone accepts the Pebi designation, so I included the phrase "depending on convention" in an effort to bypass arguments on both sides. Obviously, my effort failed. ;)
I believe the poster was actually referring to Conservation of Slack. Slack can be neither created nor destroyed. That is why we must try to possess as much slack as possible in order to prevent it from being in places it does not belong.
A pentabyte is 5 bytes, right? How hard is it to store 20 bits on paper? ;)
(I assume petabyte (10^15 or 2^50, depending on convention) is the word you're looking for.)
You wouldn't say it was a perpetual motion machine. Rather, you would describe it as using a novel form of energy. Once you demonstrated it, and allowed them the ability to examine it, the product should sell itself.
It helps keep the pants leg from getting caught in the chain. Don't let that get in the way of your "gangsta" knowledge, however.
Is that supposed to be a scheduling algorithm? If so, are we looking at Round Robin, Earliest Deadline First, Least Slack Time, or Fair Share scheduling?
The CIA documents show she was still NOC at that time. Furthermore, Fitzgerald did not conclude that no crime occurred. He concluded that Libby's obstruction of justice made it impractical to determine to what degree additional crimes occurred. (For the record, obstruction of justice is a crime.) Not guilty != innocent.
Amazingly enough, 12 people were unanimously convinced otherwise. Have you considered the fact you're being fed lies?
Think of it like a boat - just because you found one leak, it doesn't mean there's not another. She was still NOC at the time Libby divulged the information - hence it was a leak.
From your mouth to God's (or FSM's) ears... ;)