My analysis is that in the global warming debate, we won.
I'm not sure what he thinks the prize is going to be. But I'm willing to wager that it will indeed be a surprise. A big one.
Although it sounds rather inflammatory and is really, really stupid, the fact that the House has jammed up that committee with people having the intellectual prowess of fleas really doesn't change things. It's pretty clear that the US government is unable and unwilling to be particularly proactive about this. It's also not very clear that we CAN do anything substantive about climate change.
This isn't about money, I find the concept of a LOTR slot machine repulsive, and can imagine JRR spinning in his grave hearing about his epic fantasy world being used in such a base and disconnected manner.
I also find LOTR slot machines repulsive as a concept, but make no mistake. This is about money.
Aaaand he says that after his precious USPTO gave Apple the "page turn" patent.
Design patent. Don't think of it as a 'real' (utility) patent. Think of it more as a trademark. It's an unfortunate bit of history but not really central to the current discussion.
I don't think SAM could tease out long strands of DNA from a mix. Could be wrong but from a brief perusal of the SAM description, it appears that it could tell you whether there were complicated organics but not necessarily the structure.
Wrong. Plausible data that strongly suggests complex organic chemicals at concentrations higher than would be expected from cosmic seeding or geochemical processes (both of which create said molecules) would be 'earth shattering' indeed.
A lot of us think life exists / existed on Mars. None of us knows whether or not that's true.
Its not science until they open this information for peer review. The secrecy and beuracracy around NASA doesnt allow any real science to happen.
If they finally open up and admit they've found chlorophyl on the "red planet" for the 3rd time I will be amazed.
Go back and think for a minute. The information will be open for review but the JPL folks have to make sure that the information is 'real' and not spurious. Free dissemination of scientific data doesn't mean that the National Enquirer gets real time view of the SAM downlink. Sometimes 'science' takes a while. Happens in fits and starts. Ideas and data are presented, then proved wrong.
Shields down. Not everything is a conspiracy. Sometimes even earth shattering ideas are just mundane.
I don't think SAM could actually detect nucleotides. It could find a glop of something and note that it contained molecules in an 'organic' (carbon chain) configuration but I don't think it can actually resolve it to DNA.
But complex organics would be very, very interesting. Earth shattering perhaps (The 6000 year old earth).
Seriously: what new "gotta have" features justifies the hassle and cost of going from Win7 to Win8? Any "quantum leaps" in Win8, or just more minor tweaks?
Magnatune is worth a try. Last time I looked, they were a bit expensive unless you really liked their catalog and downloaded a bunch. The catalog is rather eclectic. But you can certainly try before you buy.
1998 called, they want their Windows complaints back, oddly enough when that stuff was true of Windows OSX still had the problem of apps locking up the whole system, damn that beachball!
Hey, OS X has improved tremendously of late. Now it doesn't need apps to lock the system up - the OS can do it all by itself.
Basically, TFA is correlating cortex surface area (or volume) with intelligence. While intuitively appealing, I'm unsure if this has been subject to any sort of real analysis. Anybody out there with some data?
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My analysis is that in the global warming debate, we won.
I'm not sure what he thinks the prize is going to be. But I'm willing to wager that it will indeed be a surprise. A big one.
Although it sounds rather inflammatory and is really, really stupid, the fact that the House has jammed up that committee with people having the intellectual prowess of fleas really doesn't change things. It's pretty clear that the US government is unable and unwilling to be particularly proactive about this. It's also not very clear that we CAN do anything substantive about climate change.
Hang on to your butts!
This isn't about money, I find the concept of a LOTR slot machine repulsive, and can imagine JRR spinning in his grave hearing about his epic fantasy world being used in such a base and disconnected manner.
I also find LOTR slot machines repulsive as a concept, but make no mistake. This is about money.
"supported the jobs of 40 million American workers, or 27.7 percent of all US jobs."
Wow. I didn't realize that we had that many lawyers in this country. No wonder we're so screwed up.
Aaaand he says that after his precious USPTO gave Apple the "page turn" patent.
Design patent. Don't think of it as a 'real' (utility) patent. Think of it more as a trademark. It's an unfortunate bit of history but not really central to the current discussion.
Chrome? No way. OS X is into old wood veneer.
17? Seventeen?
WTF.
Last time I checked (I think it was last week) it was 4 or 5.
This Internet thingy is way too fast for me. Getting old. Slowing down.
(And, back on subject, the only way I can tell when FF has a new version is WHEN SOMETHING ELSE BREAKS. Stop that, please.)
THAT's why you have an old Pentium IV laptop complete with parallel, serial and a VGA ports sitting in the corner.
And why you boot it up and let XP update for a couple of hours. I just do this in the winter when I need a bit more warmth in the basement.
This goes beyond 'regulatory capture', it's more like 'regulatory Stockholm Syndrome'
I don't think SAM could tease out long strands of DNA from a mix. Could be wrong but from a brief perusal of the SAM description, it appears that it could tell you whether there were complicated organics but not necessarily the structure.
Anybody actually have more info?
Wrong. Plausible data that strongly suggests complex organic chemicals at concentrations higher than would be expected from cosmic seeding or geochemical processes (both of which create said molecules) would be 'earth shattering' indeed.
A lot of us think life exists / existed on Mars. None of us knows whether or not that's true.
That would be worth headlines.
Its not science until they open this information for peer review. The secrecy and beuracracy around NASA doesnt allow any real science to happen.
If they finally open up and admit they've found chlorophyl on the "red planet" for the 3rd time I will be amazed.
Go back and think for a minute. The information will be open for review but the JPL folks have to make sure that the information is 'real' and not spurious. Free dissemination of scientific data doesn't mean that the National Enquirer gets real time view of the SAM downlink. Sometimes 'science' takes a while. Happens in fits and starts. Ideas and data are presented, then proved wrong.
Shields down. Not everything is a conspiracy. Sometimes even earth shattering ideas are just mundane.
You live in Colorado? Rocky Mountain High and all that?
I don't think SAM could actually detect nucleotides. It could find a glop of something and note that it contained molecules in an 'organic' (carbon chain) configuration but I don't think it can actually resolve it to DNA.
But complex organics would be very, very interesting. Earth shattering perhaps (The 6000 year old earth).
Garbage In, Garbage Out.
Come on folks, this should have been posted within 30 seconds.
WHOOSH.
That was either the joke going over your head.
Or the shotgun blast of rock salt heading towards your ass.
Longer ...
Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor.
Heinlein, from the 1950's
Seriously: what new "gotta have" features justifies the hassle and cost of going from Win7 to Win8? Any "quantum leaps" in Win8, or just more minor tweaks?
Charmed, I'm sure.
What?. What do you think this is? Some sort of social media website?
That's crazy talk.
Magnatune is worth a try. Last time I looked, they were a bit expensive unless you really liked their catalog and downloaded a bunch. The catalog is rather eclectic. But you can certainly try before you buy.
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Try rebooting to see if you get your keyboard back. Then tell us which smartphone you're using.
1998 called, they want their Windows complaints back, oddly enough when that stuff was true of Windows OSX still had the problem of apps locking up the whole system, damn that beachball!
Hey, OS X has improved tremendously of late. Now it doesn't need apps to lock the system up - the OS can do it all by itself.
You're saying that the Wall Street Journal is a no-name site?
Oh, I've got a name for it all right....
That was just the hippocampus (according to the Wikipedia article). TFA here talks about cortical enlargement.
Basically, TFA is correlating cortex surface area (or volume) with intelligence. While intuitively appealing, I'm unsure if this has been subject to any sort of real analysis. Anybody out there with some data?
Dr. Frankenstein?
All we need to do is to compare them against our gold standard, Mr. Abbey Normal.