My initial reaction to this was... Hmmm, maybe I can go ahead and make the plunge to buy that new G4 iBook
But has anyone thought that this may have only been done to generate that very reaction. I have been holding out on purchasing an Apple because of the upcoming Intel switch. I will, again, have to wait to see what Apple is going to do...
Note that the agreement does not require Apple to buy any addtional G4 chips
This theory has way to much of a social bias for such a personal relationship issue. Baby creation is about one man and one woman (for now!) maybe these brainy researchers should devise theories closer to reality instead of one that might confirm (or deny) stereotypical conceptions.
I too, have a theory, about who is more likely to have boys as opposed to girls. This theory, at it's core, has more to do with sperm life than career choice. It goes like this:
Assumptions: Fact 1: Male sperm 'swims' faster than female sperm.
Fact 2: Female sperm 'lives' longer than male sperm.
Theory Personal sexual agressiveness (or control) determines the sex of a child.
Reasoning
There are basically two scenarios here: 1) The female is more sexually agressive or controlling. This would peak during her most important sexual time, ovulation. Since she is more likely to have intercourse during ovulation, the faster male sperm will reach the egg first and cause a boy to be born.
2) When the male is more sexually agressive or controlling, he will not be in tune with ovulation period of his mate. Even though the male sperm is faster, there would be no egg for it to bond with, and the male sperm will die. The longer living female sperm is more likely to have a chance bonding with the egg and, statistically, more females will be born.
If anyone can find fault with this theory, please let me know, I haven't found one serious flaw yet.
I'm sure the research in the article has some merit, but I would question it's conclusions about career choice!!!
I don't know if this has been discussed before (i'm sure it has), but everyone I've talked to about it has never heard of it.
That 2 second rule seems to deal mostly with things we are moderately familiar with. This book does not fall into that category. I think if you read a little further you might understand what he is talking about.
I have been, for years, trying to understand why I sometimes 'Instantly Know' the outcome of a complex series of events; and then am amazed at the accuracy of my 'prediction'. This is not always the case, and I would like to increase the frequency of it, but it sure would be a cool trick to master.
FYI. I am extremely sensitive to new age propaganda techniques (particularly in literature). This book did not raise any red flags with me!
Could someone explain what 'nerd' category this falls under? I know this is under the YRO category, but, really, how does this affect your online life or rights?
I could understand news on the DCMA, but this has nothing to do with computers, technology, space flight, anime, or bio-chemical-energy-producing organisms.
Personally I feel as if I just got in the middle of a political lobbying scheme.
Mod for flamebait, but it has to be said: The reveiwers might want to consider whether a topic is relavant for 'Nerds' (Stuff that matters, and all that...)
This would be great if it also tagged the direction of the photo as well as the focal length.
That way some sort of virtual vacation wiki could be constructed from it.
Selling Wheat-field Wi-fi in Walla-walla, Washington and a googly-eyed Elmer Fudd dreaming of all the wonderful possibilities of using the information superhighway
Enter Road Runner with a bleump-bluemp, and Wile E. C.... Oh wait, that's the competition
and Touchstone studios for releasing 'Mr. 3000.'
While were at it, Apple can sue Bernie for have a name even close to macintosh.
It seems to me that copyright holders lose all common sense when they think they get their idea stolen!
The last time I checked my pulse was about 4 months ago. It's not that it isn't important, but I would probably miss the beating of my heart, and all of the 'special' side effects from that. I think that most people would dismiss the pulse as something we 'take' when we press our finger on our wrist. But what about the body rhythms that may affect our everyday life.
Examples:
Being 'lulled' to sleep by a constant heartbeat. This is a basic to mammals, starting before childbirth.
Realizing stress level (throbbing ears, thumping neck). Taking steps to temporarily alleviate the stress.
The corrolated emotions that have to do with heartbeats may be affected, like anger and love.
I might suggest to a company that builds one of these coronary-turbines to add an simulated heartbeat to it.
Slashdot Mirror
I'll bet it runs Linux as well, and I want to see the source code!
Nicholas Cage or John Travolta?
...but I left it back in the '90s.
If I feed this to my dog, will he fart lightning?
My initial reaction to this was... Hmmm, maybe I can go ahead and make the plunge to buy that new G4 iBook
But has anyone thought that this may have only been done to generate that very reaction. I have been holding out on purchasing an Apple because of the upcoming Intel switch. I will, again, have to wait to see what Apple is going to do...
Note that the agreement does not require Apple to buy any addtional G4 chips
Apple is the best computer I almost bought!
Caveat Emptor, I say.
Thank you for the best laugh on Slashdot I have had for a long time...
This theory has way to much of a social bias for such a personal relationship issue. Baby creation is about one man and one woman (for now!) maybe these brainy researchers should devise theories closer to reality instead of one that might confirm (or deny) stereotypical conceptions.
I too, have a theory, about who is more likely to have boys as opposed to girls. This theory, at it's core, has more to do with sperm life than career choice. It goes like this:
Assumptions:
Fact 1: Male sperm 'swims' faster than female sperm.
Fact 2: Female sperm 'lives' longer than male sperm.
Theory
Personal sexual agressiveness (or control) determines the sex of a child.
Reasoning There are basically two scenarios here: 1) The female is more sexually agressive or controlling. This would peak during her most important sexual time, ovulation. Since she is more likely to have intercourse during ovulation, the faster male sperm will reach the egg first and cause a boy to be born.
2) When the male is more sexually agressive or controlling, he will not be in tune with ovulation period of his mate. Even though the male sperm is faster, there would be no egg for it to bond with, and the male sperm will die. The longer living female sperm is more likely to have a chance bonding with the egg and, statistically, more females will be born.
If anyone can find fault with this theory, please let me know, I haven't found one serious flaw yet.
I'm sure the research in the article has some merit, but I would question it's conclusions about career choice!!!
I don't know if this has been discussed before (i'm sure it has), but everyone I've talked to about it has never heard of it.
Hoffa better start makin room in his coffin for this guy...
I just bought the new iMac. Does this make me impulsive?
That 2 second rule seems to deal mostly with things we are moderately familiar with. This book does not fall into that category. I think if you read a little further you might understand what he is talking about.
I have been, for years, trying to understand why I sometimes 'Instantly Know' the outcome of a complex series of events; and then am amazed at the accuracy of my 'prediction'. This is not always the case, and I would like to increase the frequency of it, but it sure would be a cool trick to master.
FYI. I am extremely sensitive to new age propaganda techniques (particularly in literature). This book did not raise any red flags with me!
Could someone explain what 'nerd' category this falls under? I know this is under the YRO category, but, really, how does this affect your online life or rights?
I could understand news on the DCMA, but this has nothing to do with computers, technology, space flight, anime, or bio-chemical-energy-producing organisms.
Personally I feel as if I just got in the middle of a political lobbying scheme.
Mod for flamebait, but it has to be said: The reveiwers might want to consider whether a topic is relavant for 'Nerds' (Stuff that matters, and all that...)
This would be great if it also tagged the direction of the photo as well as the focal length.
That way some sort of virtual vacation wiki could be constructed from it.
Selling Wheat-field Wi-fi in Walla-walla, Washington and a googly-eyed Elmer Fudd dreaming of all the wonderful possibilities of using the information superhighway
Enter Road Runner with a bleump-bluemp, and Wile E. C.... Oh wait, that's the competition
and Touchstone studios for releasing 'Mr. 3000.' While were at it, Apple can sue Bernie for have a name even close to macintosh. It seems to me that copyright holders lose all common sense when they think they get their idea stolen!
The last time I checked my pulse was about 4 months ago. It's not that it isn't important, but I would probably miss the beating of my heart, and all of the 'special' side effects from that. I think that most people would dismiss the pulse as something we 'take' when we press our finger on our wrist. But what about the body rhythms that may affect our everyday life.
Examples:
Being 'lulled' to sleep by a constant heartbeat. This is a basic to mammals, starting before childbirth.
Realizing stress level (throbbing ears, thumping neck). Taking steps to temporarily alleviate the stress.
The corrolated emotions that have to do with heartbeats may be affected, like anger and love.
I might suggest to a company that builds one of these coronary-turbines to add an simulated heartbeat to it.
Or was that a windows app? I can't remember, I stopped playing with non-shell console apps about 10 years ago.