How about the 1/2 cm that the atom is not in? And is not a perfect vacuum just space devoid of matter, existing at every point unoccupied by matter? Just curious, does anybody have any legitimate answers?
Bench pressing 300 pounds and winning the state football championship generally will NOT lead to ridicule. Say what you want about Rumsfeld, he understands conflict when he says
Weakness is a provocation.
I am sure to be modded down as a killjoy here, but that has not stopped me before, so...
Why would anyone believe that some chemicals (eg. serotonin) spatial distribution should cause mental phenomena?
Sure, lots of people think that its true, but there is no scientific theoretical basis for this idea. Most people think this is an uneducated comment, but in fact it has been thoroughly considered by some of the smartest people ever to walk the Earth (such as Leibniz and Kurt Godel).
Well Time magazine (or any oyher huge media org, no doubt your standard for reliability) will never get whitehouse access,again if they printed this. I am certain it is true because it has been reported by several sources, it is perfectly consistent with his actions, statements, and demeanor, and they are obviously trying to keep it quiet. It takes a certain amount of sophistication to see what is really going on in the world.
I would not read too much into the word of the President, as he swore before God and country to uphold and defend the constitution of the United States, which he has recently referred to as a
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Does anyone doubt that, when genetic engineering reaches the point where we can graft human vocal chords to chimps and dolphins, some of them will be plainly more intelligent than many humans?
I am certain it will happen, I just hope its in the next 20 yeas.
In all seriousness, perhaps you should examine the point of view that there is more truth in religion than is commonly held in "scientific" circles nowadays.
If, after having read all of his works (though understanding maybe only a quarter of their content, as I have), you consider Kurt Godel to be the wisest man to ever walk the earth, then the possibility of developing a science of the soul becomes apparent. This idea of a "science of the soul" is the motivational kernel from which the all-pervasive trunks and branches of religion grow.
Such a science is considered totally infeasible at present, often met with scepticism from both cleric and dean, no doubt akin to that which greeted Anaxagoras 3000 years ago when he proclaimed that "the sun is a hot rock bigger than the Peloponesse!" (very liberally translated, to be sure).
I was referring to Mode 7, which was used for 3-d style games (such as MarioKart and F-zero). The superFX chip was pretty cool, it made the 3D graphics on my SegaCD look like crap.
BTW, I don't think there's any 3D accelerators that can model "arbitrary numbers of polygons in 3-space," though the new PS3 and Xbox 360 one can probably get an effect approaching that. Especially after viewing the next Metal Gear demo clip.
I'll third that. Slashdotters should tell ATI to keep out name out their fucking mouths until they have linux support at least approaching that of Nvidia.
Mario Kart, from Super Nintendo (the first console with built-in 3d capabilities) to N64 and onward, is the best, most fun, multiplayer game ever made.
Pfft. 3 meters tall? I'm 2 meters tall and get called a giant all the time. Not so much King Kong as the Jolly Green Giant, which is the mascot of a brand of canned vegetables here in the States. He wears leaves for underwear and has green hair.
The really interesting thing is that apple would make so much money off of services if they distributed the OS for precisely: zero money. How much $dough$ does microsoft make each year, not because they necessarily have the best solution, but instead the most ubiquitous one?
intuitive interfaces interefere less. 100 years from now people will look in horror at thousands of lines of gibberish and instantly realize why most programs are so poorly executed. try doing calculus with roman numerals and you'll see why their math was so primitive for so long.
The spirit is supernatural. You don't know about anyone else's mind, but you know your own mind exists, right? Lastly, mind=spirit, they are the same thing, two different words for the same concept.
The fanbase is growing up. The reason most average videogamers are young is because they've only existed since the late 70s. My parents have never played more than an hour in their whole lives, combined. But you can rest assured that when my friends and I are sitting in a nursing home 50 years from now, we won't be sitting around wondering why our kids don't call. We'll be playing slow-paced, reflex-insensitive strategy games and vmmorpg's with millions of other oldsters around the world on super broadband.
At least $13,999 of this things value lies in the fact that it doesn't leave warm shit lying all over the place. Every city in Europe should immediately institute a dogs-for-bots trade in program, IMHO.
Homey, in the US, if you get caught smoking a joint, one time, it will taint you for the rest of your life. I'm in Houston, Texas, and they execute retarded people, okay? America is a best thought of as a third-world country with lots of money and nuclear weapons. Did you know we have a new distinction this year? We've spent more money on our military than the entire rest of the world's military budgets, combined. Meanwhile, a person without a job has no health care, even though we have about a million doctors.
I'm kind of grumpy today, I've got a stomach ache.
I work in an environment very much like that now. What application of your past 15 years of knowledge can you share with me? I suspect I should do something, but what?
Slashdot Mirror
The ironing is delicious.
How about the 1/2 cm that the atom is not in? And is not a perfect vacuum just space devoid of matter, existing at every point unoccupied by matter? Just curious, does anybody have any legitimate answers?
Ever heard od Mao tse Tung? He united (conquered) way more land and people than those two combined, and pretty recently too.
Bench pressing 300 pounds and winning the state football championship generally will NOT lead to ridicule. Say what you want about Rumsfeld, he understands conflict when he says
Weakness is a provocation.
I am sure to be modded down as a killjoy here, but that has not stopped me before, so...
Why would anyone believe that some chemicals (eg. serotonin) spatial distribution should cause mental phenomena?
Sure, lots of people think that its true, but there is no scientific theoretical basis for this idea. Most people think this is an uneducated comment, but in fact it has been thoroughly considered by some of the smartest people ever to walk the Earth (such as Leibniz and Kurt Godel).
Well Time magazine (or any oyher huge media org, no doubt your standard for reliability) will never get whitehouse access,again if they printed this. I am certain it is true because it has been reported by several sources, it is perfectly consistent with his actions, statements, and demeanor, and they are obviously trying to keep it quiet. It takes a certain amount of sophistication to see what is really going on in the world.
I would not read too much into the word of the President, as he swore before God and country to uphold and defend the constitution of the United States, which he has recently referred to as a
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goddamn piece of paper
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If anyone mentions trying to run linux on it, I shall hunt them down and kill them. Cuz it's my idea.
Does anyone doubt that, when genetic engineering reaches the point where we can graft human vocal chords to chimps and dolphins, some of them will be plainly more intelligent than many humans?
I am certain it will happen, I just hope its in the next 20 yeas.
Certainly not on the Isle of Wight, that's for sure!
In all seriousness, perhaps you should examine the point of view that there is more truth in religion than is commonly held in "scientific" circles nowadays.
If, after having read all of his works (though understanding maybe only a quarter of their content, as I have), you consider Kurt Godel to be the wisest man to ever walk the earth, then the possibility of developing a science of the soul becomes apparent. This idea of a "science of the soul" is the motivational kernel from which the all-pervasive trunks and branches of religion grow.
Such a science is considered totally infeasible at present, often met with scepticism from both cleric and dean, no doubt akin to that which greeted Anaxagoras 3000 years ago when he proclaimed that "the sun is a hot rock bigger than the Peloponesse!" (very liberally translated, to be sure).
I was referring to Mode 7, which was used for 3-d style games (such as MarioKart and F-zero). The superFX chip was pretty cool, it made the 3D graphics on my SegaCD look like crap. BTW, I don't think there's any 3D accelerators that can model "arbitrary numbers of polygons in 3-space," though the new PS3 and Xbox 360 one can probably get an effect approaching that. Especially after viewing the next Metal Gear demo clip.
I'll third that. Slashdotters should tell ATI to keep out name out their fucking mouths until they have linux support at least approaching that of Nvidia.
Mario Kart, from Super Nintendo (the first console with built-in 3d capabilities) to N64 and onward, is the best, most fun, multiplayer game ever made.
Pfft. 3 meters tall? I'm 2 meters tall and get called a giant all the time. Not so much King Kong as the Jolly Green Giant, which is the mascot of a brand of canned vegetables here in the States. He wears leaves for underwear and has green hair.
The really interesting thing is that apple would make so much money off of services if they distributed the OS for precisely: zero money. How much $dough$ does microsoft make each year, not because they necessarily have the best solution, but instead the most ubiquitous one?
PREPARE TO BE MODDED DOWN!
intuitive interfaces interefere less. 100 years from now people will look in horror at thousands of lines of gibberish and instantly realize why most programs are so poorly executed. try doing calculus with roman numerals and you'll see why their math was so primitive for so long.
The spirit is supernatural. You don't know about anyone else's mind, but you know your own mind exists, right? Lastly, mind=spirit, they are the same thing, two different words for the same concept.
Yes, I'd rather have it where... nevermind, I quit. All the science in the world can't tell me: what's the fucking point, man?
The fanbase is growing up. The reason most average videogamers are young is because they've only existed since the late 70s. My parents have never played more than an hour in their whole lives, combined. But you can rest assured that when my friends and I are sitting in a nursing home 50 years from now, we won't be sitting around wondering why our kids don't call. We'll be playing slow-paced, reflex-insensitive strategy games and vmmorpg's with millions of other oldsters around the world on super broadband.
At least $13,999 of this things value lies in the fact that it doesn't leave warm shit lying all over the place. Every city in Europe should immediately institute a dogs-for-bots trade in program, IMHO.
I've never heard someone be so pridefully patriotic about the fact that most of their countrymen are never expected to attend college.
Homey, in the US, if you get caught smoking a joint, one time, it will taint you for the rest of your life. I'm in Houston, Texas, and they execute retarded people, okay? America is a best thought of as a third-world country with lots of money and nuclear weapons. Did you know we have a new distinction this year? We've spent more money on our military than the entire rest of the world's military budgets, combined. Meanwhile, a person without a job has no health care, even though we have about a million doctors.
I'm kind of grumpy today, I've got a stomach ache.
I work in an environment very much like that now. What application of your past 15 years of knowledge can you share with me? I suspect I should do something, but what?