I agree that marijuana farmers are innovative. But they are constrained by artificial barriers (laws). If marijuana farmers had to compete in the free market they would be using the same techniques as ADM or OreIda. People are willing to do expensive impractical things (like growing in a basement under artificial light) because they can charge enough for the product to recover the costs. The only way this type of farming would succeed is as a boutique industry with people growing baby carrots ands micro-greens that they can ship to overpriced restaurants which sell them at a premium cause they are fresh picked. Now - growing shrimp or fish in basements where there is no competing interests (residential or retail) might be more practical. You can feed tilapia or shrimp waste food from the restaurants - then sell them back the fish .
Cars consume fuel inefficiently because the engine is burdened with an entire superstructure (tires, wheels, frame) to to haul one or two people butts around individually. There is nothing intelligent about this concept. Except for the auto manufacturers who continue to promote this profitable approach. The intelligent solution will come when a method is developed to maintain the concept of personal freedom while consolidating the power distribution. I have seen ideas for unpowered "cars" that attach to each other train-like, based on destination, and latch on to common powered pusher or puller units.
intelligent life beyond or solar system erected a giant stop sign indicating where it wants mankind to just slow down before it gets any big ideas about immigrating and lowering the galactic minimum wage.
Or, its warning sign placed there by the Vogon Constructor Fleet
Nike inc. has just submitted a patent application for an optimized snowflake configuration. Licensing plans are available for any Ski Resort wishing to use Nike's branded Sport Snow and the Nike Schuss logo.
... the studies findings were just formally retracted when it was discovered that the cells composing the alleged "Altruism" center of the brain - were in fact only exhibiting this response in an honest effort to make the researchers feel better about themselves...
I think it goes without saying that most of the people learned about computers the first time, by using somebody elses equipment. So why not exploit the fact that you have motivated students in the classroom that can help you manage the environment. Get them to focus away from breaking the locks that the school installed. And make them the administrators. The really smart ones are going to confound you anyway, so you might as well use them to control the others.
Make it a project - make a base image and get the students to figure out the best way to secure it.
washing after defecating is the traditional method. It is only in the recent industrial era that paper has become cheap enough to use to wipe yourself. And in most of asia a handspray mounted to the wall adjacent to the toilet is the only hygenic *tool* you will find in most toilets. There is paper provided in hotels and some offices just for the consideration of Westerners and their wierd wasteful defecation rituals.
Note: you have all heard of the practice of never touching someone with your left hand in Asian/Arab cultures. Well guess why? Some folks in that region do find it repulsive that people eat with the same hand they wipe their a** with.
From the Merck Medical Manual
"...The effects of AC on the body depend largely on the frequency. Low-frequency currents of 50 to 60 Hz (cycles/sec), which are commonly used, are usually more dangerous than high-frequency currents and are 3 to 5 times more dangerous than DC of the same voltage and amperage. DC tends to cause a convulsive contraction, often forcing the victim away from the current's source. AC at 60 Hz (household current) produces muscle tetany, often freezing the hand to the current's source; prolonged exposure may result, with severe burns if the voltage is high...."
thanks - couldnt google that thing for the life of me. Maybe we need to reference the "Dancing about Architecture" qoute as well. Using technical references to comment on popular culture is like humming about calculus.
Is there an analogue somewhere for Zappa's comment about music critics? "people who dont play writing for people who dont read"
Are popular journalists today "... people who dont understand technology, writing for people who dont bother to understand technology"
unprecedented level of user-generated content is sure to send ripple effects through and beyond the video-game world. Could the mass-market game provide the tipping point for the burgeoning retail trend of mass customization? How will it redefine the roles of game designers and publishers alike? We asked a variety of experts to predict the economic, educational, legal, and other effects of the game.'"
Wow do you need a cigarette? That has to be one really great game or are you a shil for the vendor?
Hey wait, I thought that is the reason that TV news still survives?
In general people prefer resources which are easily accessible.
In general people prefer resources that reinforce what they already believe is true.
In general people will believe things which enhance their own self-image.
Wiki*'s are demographically unique resources which accomplish the above. Thats why they succeed. The German wikipedia isn't just a translation, its a whole different Flavor
A professional historian would read wiki citations with a larger grain of salt - just like I would listen to Fox News with greater scepticism than I do NPR.
Lemme see A flexible office with a bunch of Salesmen who plug in at any old available cube space.
A library college computer commons. They can not worry about CPU's being vandalized of walking off in the early hours
A convention center or hotel that has instant office space. They can just move the modular walls around to configure the required space and not worry about wire drops etc since the cable runs are built into the modular walls
Yeah I hate Lotus Notes, comparing it Outlook is like night and day. Same for MS Word, it sucks, compare it to vi. I can do everything I want to in vi and it wont bug me with all sorts of features I dont know how to use. First rule of whining in in IT. If I dont understand it - it must be because it sucks.
Thank you for writing this. My wife has tried many times to try to explain the experience. I don't think anyone who has not suffered it directly, could understand it. There is also the perception that depression is a single experience. From what I have witnesse it is not. There are days that look like dark overwhelming despair. Days of anger and frustration and some days there unexplainable elation and energy. Everyone wants to categorize an experience that is highly personal. I truly hope that this technology is refined so that it can help those whose suffering is deep but not debilitating.
I agree completely with all of the comments regarding recognition of the cues. and think the developers are contributing to the science of understanding a still very misunderstood condition.
But I am curious what a HPA or Aspergers person would do with the information? Just walk away? Will they attempt to modify their speech pattern. Will they develop and experiment with methods of modifying their behaviour?
Hell - I know I bore and annoy a lot of people but I forge on because I can put the degree of their behaviour in context with the environment and the subject. "...so i am boring you, you still have to take my mcdonalds order...." Versus an aspy who may be frustrated by the context of the boredom. "...Am I csrrying on too much about how I want my hamburger cooked..?"
Is there a clever name for intelligent people who feel compelled to voice an opinion outside of their field of expertise?
I want to hear more people admit they are not qualified to comment Authoratively on important issues. I've got a really good mechanic - but I dont ask his opinion on my termite problem, even though I am sure he may have some better than average insight.
Unfortunately our celebrity obsessed culture re-enforces this problem by churning the same pot of opinion and viewpoint. What does Oprah think about the middle east, what does Ray Kurzweil think about BioTechnology?
Yes, yes they are smart. But I would like smart people to defer to other smart people. There are no one stop genius' anymore
Evolution is a theory (duh) - because it is very hard to prove/proof. Evolution occurs over a looonnnnggg period of time. Making it damn near impossible to prove in a lab with creatures that have a substantial life spans (with reproducibility). Field studies demonstrate micro-evolution which shows the progression of traits within a species (the formerly white moths on the chalk cliffs of dover turning darker with the increase in pollution turning the cliffs darker). Macro evolution is the biggy - how can we prove that new species will evolve given enough time. The fossil record is valuable - but its sure not reproducible. Collecting evidence that shows that change is occuring in recent time - well that goes to bolster the evidence showing modern humans are the result of evolution
People, in general, feel they are succesful and find things rewarding if they are praised for their accomplishments. In general women learn and develop more elaborate interpersonal skills at a younger age - and are rewarded for it. The complexity of the personal dynamics my daughters show when playing with girlfriends is staggering (well at least when compared to that of an adult male.)
CS is definitely a field where social skills - while useful - will not be rewarded as well as they would in management or other professions.
Women are no less capable of handling the intellectual requirements of CS - its the lack of reward for social skills (that they are traditionally praised for) that I think might make them feel less inclined. "...I know I can do it, its just not rewarding..." This is why I feel those that do persist in CS tend to be drawn to engineering sales, program management and leadership.
That is the best thing I have heard in a long time. A person who is not slick or commercial - becoming an effective leader of a succesful project. Makes you think that competency had something to do with her accomplishments rather that self-marketing.
This and the sentencing of Ebbers and other CEO's makes me think that maybe the Earth is slowly being returned to its correct ethical axis
DNA is composed largely of bulky templates for how to make specific proteins. It also contains very detailed and elegant instructions on the expression of those proteins. The minor changes in those instructions make major differences in the end product.
A battleship and a toaster contain pretty much 95% of the same materials list - metals, plastics and such. But the instructions how much and how to assemble those materials make the difference.
This could just be the inet version of upper shelf magazines in the Convenience Store.
The porn industry knows what they do - they arent stupid. They dont need to be protected as a disadvantaged group. They do need to be regulated.
It is to their benefit to formalize their place on the internet. With this change instead of being somebody who "snuck in" they could now be recognized as an Adult Business with a recognized distribution mechanism.
It wont solve any problems of predatorship, or exploitations. But it will allow the "businesses' to separate itself from the criminals to some degree.
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I agree that marijuana farmers are innovative. But they are constrained by artificial barriers (laws). If marijuana farmers had to compete in the free market they would be using the same techniques as ADM or OreIda. People are willing to do expensive impractical things (like growing in a basement under artificial light) because they can charge enough for the product to recover the costs. The only way this type of farming would succeed is as a boutique industry with people growing baby carrots ands micro-greens that they can ship to overpriced restaurants which sell them at a premium cause they are fresh picked. Now - growing shrimp or fish in basements where there is no competing interests (residential or retail) might be more practical. You can feed tilapia or shrimp waste food from the restaurants - then sell them back the fish .
Cars consume fuel inefficiently because the engine is burdened with an entire superstructure (tires, wheels, frame) to to haul one or two people butts around individually. There is nothing intelligent about this concept. Except for the auto manufacturers who continue to promote this profitable approach. The intelligent solution will come when a method is developed to maintain the concept of personal freedom while consolidating the power distribution. I have seen ideas for unpowered "cars" that attach to each other train-like, based on destination, and latch on to common powered pusher or puller units.
Or, its warning sign placed there by the Vogon Constructor Fleet
Nike inc. has just submitted a patent application for an optimized snowflake configuration. Licensing plans are available for any Ski Resort wishing to use Nike's branded Sport Snow and the Nike Schuss logo.
... the studies findings were just formally retracted when it was discovered that the cells composing the alleged "Altruism" center of the brain - were in fact only exhibiting this response in an honest effort to make the researchers feel better about themselves...
Sincerly,
Your boss
I think it goes without saying that most of the people learned about computers the first time, by using somebody elses equipment. So why not exploit the fact that you have motivated students in the classroom that can help you manage the environment. Get them to focus away from breaking the locks that the school installed. And make them the administrators. The really smart ones are going to confound you anyway, so you might as well use them to control the others. Make it a project - make a base image and get the students to figure out the best way to secure it.
...everyone will look like Keanu Reeves in the future
washing after defecating is the traditional method. It is only in the recent industrial era that paper has become cheap enough to use to wipe yourself. And in most of asia a handspray mounted to the wall adjacent to the toilet is the only hygenic *tool* you will find in most toilets. There is paper provided in hotels and some offices just for the consideration of Westerners and their wierd wasteful defecation rituals. Note: you have all heard of the practice of never touching someone with your left hand in Asian/Arab cultures. Well guess why? Some folks in that region do find it repulsive that people eat with the same hand they wipe their a** with.
From the Merck Medical Manual "...The effects of AC on the body depend largely on the frequency. Low-frequency currents of 50 to 60 Hz (cycles/sec), which are commonly used, are usually more dangerous than high-frequency currents and are 3 to 5 times more dangerous than DC of the same voltage and amperage. DC tends to cause a convulsive contraction, often forcing the victim away from the current's source. AC at 60 Hz (household current) produces muscle tetany, often freezing the hand to the current's source; prolonged exposure may result, with severe burns if the voltage is high...."
thanks - couldnt google that thing for the life of me. Maybe we need to reference the "Dancing about Architecture" qoute as well. Using technical references to comment on popular culture is like humming about calculus.
Is there an analogue somewhere for Zappa's comment about music critics? "people who dont play writing for people who dont read" Are popular journalists today "... people who dont understand technology, writing for people who dont bother to understand technology"
unprecedented level of user-generated content is sure to send ripple effects through and beyond the video-game world. Could the mass-market game provide the tipping point for the burgeoning retail trend of mass customization? How will it redefine the roles of game designers and publishers alike? We asked a variety of experts to predict the economic, educational, legal, and other effects of the game.'"
Wow do you need a cigarette? That has to be one really great game or are you a shil for the vendor?
Hey wait, I thought that is the reason that TV news still survives?
In general people prefer resources which are easily accessible.
In general people prefer resources that reinforce what they already believe is true.
In general people will believe things which enhance their own self-image.
Wiki*'s are demographically unique resources which accomplish the above. Thats why they succeed. The German wikipedia isn't just a translation, its a whole different Flavor
A professional historian would read wiki citations with a larger grain of salt - just like I would listen to Fox News with greater scepticism than I do NPR.
Lemme see
A flexible office with a bunch of Salesmen who plug in at any old available cube space.
A library college computer commons. They can not worry about CPU's being vandalized of walking off in the early hours
A convention center or hotel that has instant office space. They can just move the modular walls around to configure the required space and not worry about wire drops etc since the cable runs are built into the modular walls
Yeah I hate Lotus Notes, comparing it Outlook is like night and day. Same for MS Word, it sucks, compare it to vi. I can do everything I want to in vi and it wont bug me with all sorts of features I dont know how to use. First rule of whining in in IT. If I dont understand it - it must be because it sucks.
Thank you for writing this. My wife has tried many times to try to explain the experience. I don't think anyone who has not suffered it directly, could understand it. There is also the perception that depression is a single experience. From what I have witnesse it is not. There are days that look like dark overwhelming despair. Days of anger and frustration and some days there unexplainable elation and energy. Everyone wants to categorize an experience that is highly personal. I truly hope that this technology is refined so that it can help those whose suffering is deep but not debilitating.
I agree completely with all of the comments regarding recognition of the cues. and think the developers are contributing to the science of understanding a still very misunderstood condition.
But I am curious what a HPA or Aspergers person would do with the information? Just walk away? Will they attempt to modify their speech pattern. Will they develop and experiment with methods of modifying their behaviour?
Hell - I know I bore and annoy a lot of people but I forge on because I can put the degree of their behaviour in context with the environment and the subject. "...so i am boring you, you still have to take my mcdonalds order...." Versus an aspy who may be frustrated by the context of the boredom. "...Am I csrrying on too much about how I want my hamburger cooked..?"
Is there a clever name for intelligent people who feel compelled to voice an opinion outside of their field of expertise?
I want to hear more people admit they are not qualified to comment Authoratively on important issues. I've got a really good mechanic - but I dont ask his opinion on my termite problem, even though I am sure he may have some better than average insight.
Unfortunately our celebrity obsessed culture re-enforces this problem by churning the same pot of opinion and viewpoint. What does Oprah think about the middle east, what does Ray Kurzweil think about BioTechnology?
Yes, yes they are smart. But I would like smart people to defer to other smart people. There are no one stop genius' anymore
Evolution is a theory (duh) - because it is very hard to prove/proof. Evolution occurs over a looonnnnggg period of time. Making it damn near impossible to prove in a lab with creatures that have a substantial life spans (with reproducibility). Field studies demonstrate micro-evolution which shows the progression of traits within a species (the formerly white moths on the chalk cliffs of dover turning darker with the increase in pollution turning the cliffs darker). Macro evolution is the biggy - how can we prove that new species will evolve given enough time. The fossil record is valuable - but its sure not reproducible. Collecting evidence that shows that change is occuring in recent time - well that goes to bolster the evidence showing modern humans are the result of evolution
People, in general, feel they are succesful and find things rewarding if they are praised for their accomplishments. In general women learn and develop more elaborate interpersonal skills at a younger age - and are rewarded for it. The complexity of the personal dynamics my daughters show when playing with girlfriends is staggering (well at least when compared to that of an adult male.)
CS is definitely a field where social skills - while useful - will not be rewarded as well as they would in management or other professions.
Women are no less capable of handling the intellectual requirements of CS - its the lack of reward for social skills (that they are traditionally praised for) that I think might make them feel less inclined. "...I know I can do it, its just not rewarding..." This is why I feel those that do persist in CS tend to be drawn to engineering sales, program management and leadership.
That is the best thing I have heard in a long time. A person who is not slick or commercial - becoming an effective leader of a succesful project. Makes you think that competency had something to do with her accomplishments rather that self-marketing.
This and the sentencing of Ebbers and other CEO's makes me think that maybe the Earth is slowly being returned to its correct ethical axis
DNA is composed largely of bulky templates for how to make specific proteins. It also contains very detailed and elegant instructions on the expression of those proteins. The minor changes in those instructions make major differences in the end product.
A battleship and a toaster contain pretty much 95% of the same materials list - metals, plastics and such. But the instructions how much and how to assemble those materials make the difference.
Yeah - that'll be the day
This could just be the inet version of upper shelf magazines in the Convenience Store.
The porn industry knows what they do - they arent stupid. They dont need to be protected as a disadvantaged group. They do need to be regulated.
It is to their benefit to formalize their place on the internet. With this change instead of being somebody who "snuck in" they could now be recognized as an Adult Business with a recognized distribution mechanism.
It wont solve any problems of predatorship, or exploitations. But it will allow the "businesses' to separate itself from the criminals to some degree.