It's a capability that was in the DVD specification from the beginning, but historically it's rare enough that not everyone bothers to implement it. *decides to try his copy of Razor when he gets home*
Every install of vlc I've ever done on any OS immediately worked with nearly everything that was playable by at least one other program. Exceptions: 1. DRMed Windows Media Audio/Video 2. Some audio codec used in a 3gp file I have
DVD video is so easy to play on so many things. I've never had a problem with it in vlc. It's CSS and MPEG-2, not some weird and exotic combination of brand new codecs.
I don't see why not. When a user is forced into a non-administrator account type, the system is pretty safe, especially with a non-retarded admin running the network.
You're quite correct that making a video and sending a probe are two entirely different things. I somehow doubt that the video took a few hundred million to make, while still providing a potentially useful visualization of something that I somehow doubt we'll witness first hand.
I remember all throughout Europe that it was always helpful to try speaking a few words of the peoples' native language first...even if it's only enough to demonstrate that you don't know what you're doing. At that point, most people that speak English will switch to that language, and even people that don't will try to help you anyhow.
Except for the classes that have required workbooks, or that require you to have the text in class. What if there's more than one person that needs to use the text? Stuff happens, and sometimes the only solution is to throw in a little money. That screws some people...but I've never seen a contract that says life will always be fair.
No one should deny that the climate is shifting. It has historically varied by huge amounts over large time spans. The problem about making any assertions about human effects on the weather is that the amount of time that we've been doing any serious observation is a small blip. We're seeing the noise, not the "signal".
The climate shifts, and I've seen sufficient evidence to believe that we can track global average temperatures. I have *not* seen anything close to sufficient evidence to believe that it is humanity that causes the temperature shifts we see.
Formed working cells? Not yet, although there are a few researchers trying. Created amino acids? Yes. They've created them, for instance, using basic organic compounds (which we've observed in space), electricity, heat, and pressure.
Indoctrination is teaching someone to unthinkingly accept an idea. That's what schools *do*. It's their purpose for existence. Make everyone think similarly enough that society continues to function. I'm for teaching evolution, but only in a certain way. Present the evidence, and gently lead the students to the accepted conclusion. Two birds with one stone: teach the children to think critically and show them the current accepted theory, and why it is currently accepted.
Religion is on the rise? Really? I've seen assertions more than once that religion was waning, and that it was on the verge of dropping off the planet altogether.
At any point in humanity's history, there are people that believe in the supernatural and allow those beliefs to influence their actions. Just like real people, the characters in BSG have varying beliefs, and their levels of belief wax and wane based on their experiences. They would've been less human if some of them didn't have illogical, against-the-evidence beliefs.
I just recently started working (10 months ago, now), and that is exactly what I do. Don't know how? Try to figure it out for a bit, but know when to admit defeat and ask someone who's a bit more experienced. My employer was pleasantly surprised when I started producing useful code after just a month or two working. I attribute that to the way I jumped into the work, asked when I got stuck, and picked up the things I needed to know as quickly as possible.
At my job, we *do* use a lot of the more advanced features of C++. We overload almost every operator in our classes, we've got a rather complex class tree, and extensive use of templates (especially in the reference counting system). I would think that "lowest common denominator" code would be more indicative of a codebase ported from C or something.
I guess what I mean to say is that you should be able to turn out the simpler functional stuff yourself, but understand how the more complex stuff works. I'm still in the learning phase, having graduated about a year ago, but I am immensely glad that I learned a few of C++'s quirks before starting to work.
It has internal indications and senses, sure. It is aware of its current internal state. But is it aware that it exists? I would argue that it doesn't.
Li-Ion batteries cause fires because of a chemistry issue. They have a tendency to overheat or to build up internal pressure and explode when their regulatory circuitry is inadequately designed or if it malfunctions. In comparison, the solar cells are made of a much more inert material, and they aren't energy storage devices with capacities starting around 1AH. The only energy in the system is what's currently being generated by sunlight.
XP didn't require reboots, and neither does Vista (except for updates...but you'd have to reboot a Linux system to pick up a new kernel too). Every OS has security holes. More are found in Windows because it's the system targeted by the most groups. And from what I've seen, Vista is a very stable system.
However, Vista is ungodly slow, too flashy, doesn't introduce significant useful functionality over XP, had a very rocky launch, has annoying UI features (ie UAC), has increased support for DRM, etc. If you're going to bag on Vista, at least hit the actual issues.
As, well...not as many people have pointed out; The people that celebrated Yule and the Winter Solstice *became* the people that celebrated Christmas. It was a cultural thing to have a party or two that time of year...why change the tradition if you pick up a different religion?
Why bother being offended by what someone else says? I believe in the divinity of Christ, and the things I say will reflect that. Others believe that he didn't exist, or was just a man, or a charlatan, or a lunatic....regardless, I don't have evidence either way. Just belief. Why should someone be upset that: 1. different people believe different things and 2. people act upon the things they believe?
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It's a capability that was in the DVD specification from the beginning, but historically it's rare enough that not everyone bothers to implement it. *decides to try his copy of Razor when he gets home*
Every install of vlc I've ever done on any OS immediately worked with nearly everything that was playable by at least one other program.
Exceptions:
1. DRMed Windows Media Audio/Video
2. Some audio codec used in a 3gp file I have
DVD video is so easy to play on so many things. I've never had a problem with it in vlc. It's CSS and MPEG-2, not some weird and exotic combination of brand new codecs.
I don't see why not. When a user is forced into a non-administrator account type, the system is pretty safe, especially with a non-retarded admin running the network.
You're quite correct that making a video and sending a probe are two entirely different things. I somehow doubt that the video took a few hundred million to make, while still providing a potentially useful visualization of something that I somehow doubt we'll witness first hand.
I remember all throughout Europe that it was always helpful to try speaking a few words of the peoples' native language first...even if it's only enough to demonstrate that you don't know what you're doing. At that point, most people that speak English will switch to that language, and even people that don't will try to help you anyhow.
But where else would they get new recruits?
Except for the classes that have required workbooks, or that require you to have the text in class. What if there's more than one person that needs to use the text? Stuff happens, and sometimes the only solution is to throw in a little money. That screws some people...but I've never seen a contract that says life will always be fair.
No one should deny that the climate is shifting. It has historically varied by huge amounts over large time spans. The problem about making any assertions about human effects on the weather is that the amount of time that we've been doing any serious observation is a small blip. We're seeing the noise, not the "signal".
The climate shifts, and I've seen sufficient evidence to believe that we can track global average temperatures. I have *not* seen anything close to sufficient evidence to believe that it is humanity that causes the temperature shifts we see.
Ummmm...yeah...I think that was the GP's point.
Formed working cells? Not yet, although there are a few researchers trying. Created amino acids? Yes. They've created them, for instance, using basic organic compounds (which we've observed in space), electricity, heat, and pressure.
The point wasn't that the two viewpoints had similar qualities, but that the proponents had similar qualities.
Indoctrination is teaching someone to unthinkingly accept an idea. That's what schools *do*. It's their purpose for existence. Make everyone think similarly enough that society continues to function. I'm for teaching evolution, but only in a certain way. Present the evidence, and gently lead the students to the accepted conclusion. Two birds with one stone: teach the children to think critically and show them the current accepted theory, and why it is currently accepted.
Well, at least you know you'll be getting airplanes, instead of a big truck.
Religion is on the rise? Really? I've seen assertions more than once that religion was waning, and that it was on the verge of dropping off the planet altogether.
At any point in humanity's history, there are people that believe in the supernatural and allow those beliefs to influence their actions. Just like real people, the characters in BSG have varying beliefs, and their levels of belief wax and wane based on their experiences. They would've been less human if some of them didn't have illogical, against-the-evidence beliefs.
I just recently started working (10 months ago, now), and that is exactly what I do. Don't know how? Try to figure it out for a bit, but know when to admit defeat and ask someone who's a bit more experienced. My employer was pleasantly surprised when I started producing useful code after just a month or two working. I attribute that to the way I jumped into the work, asked when I got stuck, and picked up the things I needed to know as quickly as possible.
And in Prolog:
:-
factorial(0,1).
factorial(N,F)
N>0,
N1 is N-1,
factorial(N1,F1),
F is N * F1.
Prolog's one of my favorite languages to point out when I'm told that all programming is essentially the same.
At my job, we *do* use a lot of the more advanced features of C++. We overload almost every operator in our classes, we've got a rather complex class tree, and extensive use of templates (especially in the reference counting system). I would think that "lowest common denominator" code would be more indicative of a codebase ported from C or something.
I guess what I mean to say is that you should be able to turn out the simpler functional stuff yourself, but understand how the more complex stuff works. I'm still in the learning phase, having graduated about a year ago, but I am immensely glad that I learned a few of C++'s quirks before starting to work.
What exactly are you referring to? What "removable bit"?
It has internal indications and senses, sure. It is aware of its current internal state. But is it aware that it exists? I would argue that it doesn't.
Li-Ion batteries cause fires because of a chemistry issue. They have a tendency to overheat or to build up internal pressure and explode when their regulatory circuitry is inadequately designed or if it malfunctions. In comparison, the solar cells are made of a much more inert material, and they aren't energy storage devices with capacities starting around 1AH. The only energy in the system is what's currently being generated by sunlight.
XP didn't require reboots, and neither does Vista (except for updates...but you'd have to reboot a Linux system to pick up a new kernel too). Every OS has security holes. More are found in Windows because it's the system targeted by the most groups. And from what I've seen, Vista is a very stable system.
However, Vista is ungodly slow, too flashy, doesn't introduce significant useful functionality over XP, had a very rocky launch, has annoying UI features (ie UAC), has increased support for DRM, etc. If you're going to bag on Vista, at least hit the actual issues.
As, well...not as many people have pointed out; The people that celebrated Yule and the Winter Solstice *became* the people that celebrated Christmas. It was a cultural thing to have a party or two that time of year...why change the tradition if you pick up a different religion?
The original text behind the script that generated this post said "comfy $PREFERRED_SEX". He (I'm assuming) just expanded the variable.
Why bother being offended by what someone else says? I believe in the divinity of Christ, and the things I say will reflect that. Others believe that he didn't exist, or was just a man, or a charlatan, or a lunatic....regardless, I don't have evidence either way. Just belief. Why should someone be upset that: 1. different people believe different things and 2. people act upon the things they believe?