Heisenberg says god/religion must always exist then. If we can't determine truth with absolute certainty, then there's always room for religion in the universe, whether you care to believe it or not. The physical constraint of not being able to measure anything with absolute certainty prevents us from having the ability to therefore determine (with absolute certainty) scientific truth, ever.
Now to ensure I at least get modded funny: Heisenberg was driving down a highway going much faster than the speed limit. A police officer pulls him over and asks him "Do you know how fast you were going?" Heisenberg replies "No, but I know exactly where I am!"
I know of no single person that uses the lightyear, in galactic astronomy we use the kilo-parsec (kpc).
That's because the lightyear sounds so much bigger and cooler. You don't see a cartoon character named Buzz Kiloparsec, do you? "How far away is it?" "8.2 kpc." "Oh, that's not too far." "27,000 ly." "Holy shit that's far!"
I think they should measure sattelite velocity in furlongs per fortnight.
Please, first of all, don't feed the offtopic troll. Second, there's a difference between being open-minded and just plain trying to justify remaining religious while supporting popular scientific theories. Personally, as a believer in what I guess is called the postmodern philosophy, I'm extremely skeptical about most things, especially things of universal magnitude. I just don't think there's any evidence whatsoever to suggest intelligent design is possible, and there's plenty of evidence to the contrary that the Divine Scenario and the Scientific Scenario are completely and totally mutually exclusive. The truly open-minded cannot ascribe absolute faith towards any one theory, or they risk alienating the possibility of other ideas (and you realize that christianity, judaism, islam, et. al. depend on absolute faith); therefore, the only options you have are to either admit that you absolutely believe creationism and assert with ultimate certainty that god created the universe, or to assert that you depend on scientific evidence, and that you cannot express with complete certainty that god created the universe. Also, I don't think calling someone a moron or a fool because of their beliefs is wrong. I think it's a dastardly thing to do unless you actually show evidence supporting your point of view, but I think calling people idiots and fools is an integral part of the free exchange of information; and aside which, they're not getting any more intelligent with you patting them on the back and saying "good idiot".
I intend to be called an idiot and a fool in response to this, and also probably be modded down as much as my karma can stand, but this just has to be said. That's what I believe.
I think it'd be fun to try to compress white noise files, and see how well it compresses.
WHITE NOISE DRINKING GAME: Ingredients: BSD-based systems with random number generators, need to be the same or it's just unfair. Your favorite method of compression. Alcohol
Steps: 1) each of you dd if=/dev/urandom of=./noise.txt for however big you want the file to be. Bigger is better, imho. 2) bzip2 noise.txt or your favorite compression algorithm 3) whoever's file size is the highest has to drink.
You can mix it up and write a shell script that does the following: TIME=`date +%s` bzip2 $1 TIME=`date +%s`-$TIME echo $TIME sec. elapsed
Okay, how the hell does a perfectly good Back To The Future joke get modded "Overrated" while this completely worthless, totally random comment gets nothing?
I guess you could contend that all those features in one brown package is convenient for the IT people, but it's not exactly a thing of innovation, either. I mean, almost anything I read here can be done on a linux system without too much pain and torture. I mean sure, on a WINDOWS infrastructure, at least for your server, you'd be fucking screwed (cursing for emphasis) using anything BUT Exchange, I'm sure. But cutting costs by eliminating that licensed software seems quite profitable in mine eyes. I mean, I have WAP on my cellphone, SMS, email, whatever; not too difficult to email a list of people about a meeting. Now, calendaring and conflict resolution over cellphone- I'm not exactly sure what this is about, perhaps you can reply and explain. I actually posted the parent because I really *didn't* understand what it did beyond email and calendaring.:)
Translation: Exchange server, the Microsoft email server, is an email server. It is designed to work with email clients such as our email client; It also works with our other email client and other people's email clients!
Given, but Blizzard's games aren't very targeted in code, as far as I know. Aside from using Windows modal installers and error messages, and leaving out DirectX sound and video drivers, most that I've played are completely OpenGL compatible, and DX sound and input could be ported to SDL without *too* much effort. Not to mention they've already made an attempt to be cross-compatible with MacOSX, which means that they already have a BSD-based system target, PPC though it may be. What I question is this: Why would Blizzard be afraid to rock the boat (baby)? In the event that they singlehandedly push Linux over from popular server machine and nerd desktop to ultra-uber gaming machine, why not exploit that? Starcraft is already still a popular game; invest a few bucks in getting the details ported to more broadly targetable standards, and BAM your old game goes back on the shelves with a linux client. BAM, WC II goes back on the shelves with a linux client. Not to mention the expansion packs they carry with. We're not even necessarily referring to linux gamers when we talk about the return of SC to game store shelves; we're talking about exploiting the momentum Blizzard would create in this instance. For example, 1) Blizzard releases linux client, slashdot article goes up, internet confetti gets thrown, linux gamers squeal, windows gamers switch, and you've got a new, hungry market. 2) Blizzard rereleases Starcraft and Brood War for linux. Linux gamers squeal again, the newly converted gamers squeal with them, they tear down the shelves for SC and BW. BUT: remember that this increases popularity of the game! The resurge in popularity increases revenue both from linux gamers AND windows gamers.
I know this sounds slightly complicated, but it doesn't seem all that far-fetched to me.
What exactly does MS Exchange *do*?
I have that issue with a lot of Microsoft products.
"So, what exactly does Dr. Watson *do*?"
"So, what exactly does MS Publisher *do*?"
"So, what exactly does MS Access *do*?" (And I programmed for it!)
What you mean steal and patent ? Are you suggesting, that Apple emplyees are dumb idiots that has no clue of the patent process and value to protect their invention ? JM
Patent lawyers should write like this. Apple not have first invent! We do critical part before! Party of the first are dumb idiots that has no clue of the patent process and value to protect their invention! Sincerely, Mr. Saturn
Exactly my sentiments towards the parent. I'm not trying to troll or anything, but it really steams me when Metallica can release new albums that all sound the same and has the nerve to support RIAA price-gouging, while this independent band I went to see on Friday, The Jonbenet, had to ask for "a few bucks" from fans "so we can eat and pay for gas while we tour". Excuse any appearance of fanaticism. I swear it's all in your head.:-D
There are a lot of independent bands out there that SUPPORT sharing their shows and albums just so they can get some widespread exposure. I can say that ever since I was invited to a special private torrent tracker for non-RIAA-only music, I have gone to more concerts, bought more music, and supported more artists through purchase of swag than I ever had before. I'm not going to link to the tracker here (for slashdot's sake, their bw bills are high enough...)
Slashdot Mirror
Fool
:D
Idiot
What a dastardly thing to do!
But I've not been modded down yet.
Heisenberg says god/religion must always exist then. If we can't determine truth with absolute certainty, then there's always room for religion in the universe, whether you care to believe it or not. The physical constraint of not being able to measure anything with absolute certainty prevents us from having the ability to therefore determine (with absolute certainty) scientific truth, ever.
Now to ensure I at least get modded funny:
Heisenberg was driving down a highway going much faster than the speed limit. A police officer pulls him over and asks him "Do you know how fast you were going?"
Heisenberg replies "No, but I know exactly where I am!"
I'll be here all week.
I know of no single person that uses the lightyear, in galactic astronomy we use the kilo-parsec (kpc).
That's because the lightyear sounds so much bigger and cooler. You don't see a cartoon character named Buzz Kiloparsec, do you?
"How far away is it?"
"8.2 kpc."
"Oh, that's not too far."
"27,000 ly."
"Holy shit that's far!"
I think they should measure sattelite velocity in furlongs per fortnight.
Please, first of all, don't feed the offtopic troll.
Second, there's a difference between being open-minded and just plain trying to justify remaining religious while supporting popular scientific theories. Personally, as a believer in what I guess is called the postmodern philosophy, I'm extremely skeptical about most things, especially things of universal magnitude. I just don't think there's any evidence whatsoever to suggest intelligent design is possible, and there's plenty of evidence to the contrary that the Divine Scenario and the Scientific Scenario are completely and totally mutually exclusive. The truly open-minded cannot ascribe absolute faith towards any one theory, or they risk alienating the possibility of other ideas (and you realize that christianity, judaism, islam, et. al. depend on absolute faith); therefore, the only options you have are to either admit that you absolutely believe creationism and assert with ultimate certainty that god created the universe, or to assert that you depend on scientific evidence, and that you cannot express with complete certainty that god created the universe.
Also, I don't think calling someone a moron or a fool because of their beliefs is wrong. I think it's a dastardly thing to do unless you actually show evidence supporting your point of view, but I think calling people idiots and fools is an integral part of the free exchange of information; and aside which, they're not getting any more intelligent with you patting them on the back and saying "good idiot".
I intend to be called an idiot and a fool in response to this, and also probably be modded down as much as my karma can stand, but this just has to be said. That's what I believe.
Thank you negative responses for making it harder on my poor virgin fingers to read /.
I for one welcome our new linked-article-quoting overlords.
"Oh my god, MD5 ate the files!"
"WHAT?"
"It just finished digesting!"
Thank you, I'll be here all week.
I think it'd be fun to try to compress white noise files, and see how well it compresses.
WHITE NOISE DRINKING GAME:
Ingredients:
BSD-based systems with random number generators, need to be the same or it's just unfair.
Your favorite method of compression.
Alcohol
Steps:
1) each of you dd if=/dev/urandom of=./noise.txt for however big you want the file to be. Bigger is better, imho.
2) bzip2 noise.txt or your favorite compression algorithm
3) whoever's file size is the highest has to drink.
You can mix it up and write a shell script that does the following:
TIME=`date +%s`
bzip2 $1
TIME=`date +%s`-$TIME
echo $TIME sec. elapsed
That is really awesome.
Now I just need the US Army Guide To Understanding The US Army Guide To Code Breaking
If they admit that it's a dupe right in the article, does that make it a dupe?
If slashdot dupes an article in the middle of a forest, and nobody's around to yell "DUPE!", is it new news?
Download this patch!
Now type in your admin password...
and now your bank account number...
mother's maiden name...
Okay, how the hell does a perfectly good Back To The Future joke get modded "Overrated" while this completely worthless, totally random comment gets nothing?
That is so completely offtopic I would throw my flaming modpoints of doom at you if I had any.
Oh my god.
I don't know how they found me but they found me.
(who?)
THE SLASHDOTIANS!
I guess you could contend that all those features in one brown package is convenient for the IT people, but it's not exactly a thing of innovation, either. I mean, almost anything I read here can be done on a linux system without too much pain and torture. I mean sure, on a WINDOWS infrastructure, at least for your server, you'd be fucking screwed (cursing for emphasis) using anything BUT Exchange, I'm sure. But cutting costs by eliminating that licensed software seems quite profitable in mine eyes. :)
I mean, I have WAP on my cellphone, SMS, email, whatever; not too difficult to email a list of people about a meeting. Now, calendaring and conflict resolution over cellphone- I'm not exactly sure what this is about, perhaps you can reply and explain. I actually posted the parent because I really *didn't* understand what it did beyond email and calendaring.
Translation:
Exchange server, the Microsoft email server, is an email server. It is designed to work with email clients such as our email client; It also works with our other email client and other people's email clients!
Given, but Blizzard's games aren't very targeted in code, as far as I know.
Aside from using Windows modal installers and error messages, and leaving out DirectX sound and video drivers, most that I've played are completely OpenGL compatible, and DX sound and input could be ported to SDL without *too* much effort.
Not to mention they've already made an attempt to be cross-compatible with MacOSX, which means that they already have a BSD-based system target, PPC though it may be.
What I question is this: Why would Blizzard be afraid to rock the boat (baby)? In the event that they singlehandedly push Linux over from popular server machine and nerd desktop to ultra-uber gaming machine, why not exploit that? Starcraft is already still a popular game; invest a few bucks in getting the details ported to more broadly targetable standards, and BAM your old game goes back on the shelves with a linux client. BAM, WC II goes back on the shelves with a linux client. Not to mention the expansion packs they carry with.
We're not even necessarily referring to linux gamers when we talk about the return of SC to game store shelves; we're talking about exploiting the momentum Blizzard would create in this instance. For example,
1) Blizzard releases linux client, slashdot article goes up, internet confetti gets thrown, linux gamers squeal, windows gamers switch, and you've got a new, hungry market.
2) Blizzard rereleases Starcraft and Brood War for linux. Linux gamers squeal again, the newly converted gamers squeal with them, they tear down the shelves for SC and BW. BUT: remember that this increases popularity of the game! The resurge in popularity increases revenue both from linux gamers AND windows gamers.
I know this sounds slightly complicated, but it doesn't seem all that far-fetched to me.
Again, what exactly does Lotus Notes or MS Exchange *do*?
What exactly does MS Exchange *do*? I have that issue with a lot of Microsoft products. "So, what exactly does Dr. Watson *do*?" "So, what exactly does MS Publisher *do*?" "So, what exactly does MS Access *do*?" (And I programmed for it!)
What you mean steal and patent ? Are you suggesting, that Apple emplyees are dumb idiots that has no clue of the patent process and value to protect their invention ? JM
Patent lawyers should write like this.
Apple not have first invent! We do critical part before! Party of the first are dumb idiots that has no clue of the patent process and value to protect their invention!
Sincerely, Mr. Saturn
I'm only an undergraduate EE... Quick! Hit me over the head with a textbook and convince me to apply to Harvard Law!
I don't own my sig, I voluntarily gave it to /.
Don't watch TV.
You can always download it from piratebay/myspleen/mininova/torrentspy commercial free.
Fixed.
What about MythTV?
of course if the MPAA sued them for MythTV's commercial gains, the MPAA would have to pay THEM money...
Exactly my sentiments towards the parent. :-D
I'm not trying to troll or anything, but it really steams me when Metallica can release new albums that all sound the same and has the nerve to support RIAA price-gouging, while this independent band I went to see on Friday, The Jonbenet, had to ask for "a few bucks" from fans "so we can eat and pay for gas while we tour".
Excuse any appearance of fanaticism. I swear it's all in your head.
There are a lot of independent bands out there that SUPPORT sharing their shows and albums just so they can get some widespread exposure.
I can say that ever since I was invited to a special private torrent tracker for non-RIAA-only music, I have gone to more concerts, bought more music, and supported more artists through purchase of swag than I ever had before.
I'm not going to link to the tracker here (for slashdot's sake, their bw bills are high enough...)