A nice hope, but Slashdot is not the place for such debates. For us as believers in ID, it is like walking into a KKK meeting with Civil Rights posters, or even reverse, like walking into a Civil Rights protest with white pointy hoods. There are other, better places to go if you want an intellectual debate with civility and mental prowess.
good question. Jesus never directly said "I am God". He never even directlyl said "I am god's son". He actually strongly implied both ideas however, in many points throughout the four gospels of his ministry (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). He did not, however, ever imply that he was not God, or only a messenger from God.
As for why he did not directly say the above things, many say it is so that an element of faith is kept intact, however that seems a weak reason. It seems more likely to me that, due to the constant eyes of the religious leaders of the time being on him, any direct claim of the above statements could spur them into action to persecute him earlier than they actually did. Jesus' ministry caused a very unstable political environment, and in such a situation one must keep careful guard over what they say or else their words may be turned against them.
However, he definitely made no claim or implication that he was not God or God's son. This is a theory developed by those who attempt to work around evidence of Jesus' existence by saying he existed as a moral man, but we misinterpreted what he was saying. the evidence for this idea is sparse and shaky, though.
I hope this answers your question, or at leasts clears some confusion.
I remember the days when the CD was hailed as being the ultimate in storage over the puny floppy disk. Now it is getting knocked off its pedestal with all the new flash drives coming out for USB. Soon, 2 GB flash drives will be commonplace, storing data beyond a CD's reach while also being more durable.
There are two things the CD still has going for it:
1) It is cheap as dirt to buy and
2) The data is hardcoded, so it cannot be changed once written and "sealed".
But it seems hardcoding data is not even that desirable anymore for most storage needs. Flash Drives are also becoming cheaper, plus they have features a CD could never have, like data compression/decompression. However,as I still see floppies sitting around here and there, I do not think the CD will die out completely, but it will probably fade into obscurity within the next generation or so.
I love these "controversal" articles.
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I have to agree that we are not created equal. I also have to agree that we all have equal right to human dignity. However, the question is whether being inequal means one being better as a whole than another. What standard are we using to define what makes a human better than another? Survival? Intelligence? Physical Strength? TFA seems to be saying that there is inequality between races, but each race is best suited for their own region. So we do have a sort of equality since we have yet to define an international standard for a "best human being"
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Host: And now for the winner of the 2006 "Best Human" Award goes to the
Japanese for sweet DDR footwork, cheap cars, and 1337 anime.
Runners-up include the Germans for good beer and the Volkswagon, and
the Irish for, uh even better beer and red-haired lasses...
If you could provide me with evidence that my ideas and the ones as expressed in Reciprocality have been debunked, I would greatly appreciate it. Links or whatever you can, I am interested in getting to the bottom of this issue.
There could be many reasons why it is "unknown". But before you explore that, perhaps you mgiht want to state your evidence that it is even unknown. Personally, if I have never heard of any Thailand music artists before, I am not necessarily going to assume that Thailand does not have music artists.
This is really starting to piss me off. Why is it that we must label everything that is not perfectly matched to our current society's customs as a disorder?
I am ADHD. The main feature of ADHD is a different brain structure where the gap between neurons is larger (which is why only the strongest chemicals, i.e. the most impulsive chemicals, get through most of the time and why stimulants like Ritalin actually seem to calm someone wiht ADHD down). As such the brain of one with ADHD is does not think in the way that most people think. But that does not make us any worse than avg. Joe. It is not a disorder, but an evolution in the human brain. While it is harder for those with ADHD to stay focused in many environments put in front of us today, we have the uncanny abilities to: 1) be able to notice many different facets of our environment in a very short span of time and 2) we can hyperfocus. Hyperfocus is the concentration on a subject so intense that the rest of the world completely fades out (many programmers, such as myself, know what I am talking about).
From TFA, it seems that scientists are trying to "cure" this "disorder". But why? How about focusing an creating teaching environments where people with ADHD can thrive and harness th advatanges ADHD gives them while minimizing its disadvantages?
It has been said that some of the greatest forththright thinkers and creative minds of out time have had ADHD. Albert Einstein is theorized to have had the disorder. Also, the owner of Kinkos has ADHD and Dyslexia. It is not a disease, but a change. I hope someday the scientific community will realize that.
An interesting point, but you might have forgotten about all the business servers that run Linux and do not have a front-end. Even if the end-user count is greater for Firefox than for Linux, all Linux-based projects (Debian, Suse, Ubuntu, Xfce, etc) have an oeverwhelmingly greater amount of people working on them than Firefox.
As mentioned earlier, is FSF just seeking Linus's opinion for good PR? Or is it because GPLv3 would die quickly without his support?
As a Computer science Major, I would love a home with an inegrated network for all computers, home entertainment systems (including a projection screen), alarm and lock controls, clock alarms in every room, etc. I would love to be able to control my thermostat from any room in the house, while restricting access to my kids or whoever should not be messing with such controls. Of course, it has been a childhood dream of mine to own at least one secret passage, so I would find a place for one somewhere. But overall, the house must be hospitable. I would want people over lal the time to watch movies, hang out, do business, spiritual guidance, or whatever else. So I would need at least a couple of large lobby-like rooms, maybe a lot of basement space, etc. I would also want an electronically indexed library of books.
It actually looks like they share the same shape. If you look at the back ends of the IBM Blue Genes pictures you can notice a slight slant where the top seems to extend farther than the bottom. Since you cannot clearly see both ends of either computer, it can seem like they have different shapes.
Wait, when we are talking about evolution, do we mean naturalistic evolution as an origin of life (which is not fact) or the change of species over time (which is fact)? Too many people confuse the two.
Honestly, why such focus on nuclear fission when nuclear fusion is so close to being achieved? The only thing stopping the next nuclear fusion prototype from being built is a disagreement between France and CHina as to where to build the reactor. Building fusion would greatly reduce the non-renewable energy consumption rate.
I also go to Lawrence Tech and, to add to this post, the "enormous" tech support required is actually not so bad for 2 reasons:
1) It provides on-campus employment and workstudy opportunities for students who can now gain hands-on knowledge for their career (if they are comp sci or ECE).
2) LTU contracts out all hardware issues to MPC, the company that lends out the engineering laptops.
When I first went to LTU, things were rough with laptop setup and maintenance, but now the campus has the hang of it, issuing and using a laptop around campus is a breeze. Stolen laptops are a small issue because most peopel do not leave their laptop out of site, and the student body is mostly made of commuters. All fees come out of our tution along with a $500 security deposit from which any hardware damages are paid. I highly suggest using laptops for any technical school wiht engineering, computer science or graphic arts majors. High-end equipment is no biggie to get in bulk deals either. These puppies can handle a nice load of image software if need be.
Of course, Moore's Law could eventually either prove or disprove String Theory. Taking us out a century or so, once the size of a microprocessor reaches a Planck length either Moore's Law or String Theory will fail.
If this truly is the direction the hardware industry is going, then this seems to me to be a market opportunity. Starting small, of course, if we want to shut DRM use out of the market then those wiht the resources should create competition. Gain financial backing, gather up some EE majors, dedicate time and hard work and start a new hardware company that provides a rally point to oppose DRM use. It seems once again to be the cycle where one side wants to close its market and the other wants to open it. The open market strategy, as has been said already concerning Microsoft and Apple, is the one that turned out victorious, only this time those who chose to take the initiative have a chance to do it better than Microsoft did. I am not saying its an easy task, but a way to fight back.
Spammers have deduced that to avoid being blocked by the simplest mail server rules, they need to use a valid domain. However, if the domain that is used is unique and used only for spam, they would easily be blacklisted. The result - the use of popular domains that blacklists dare not touch.
I would like to learn what the email domains listed in the article are doing to keep the number of spammers low. I mean if Google can churn out the world's best search engine, targeted ads, and other random applications of the week, then they surely have enough creative juices to flush out their own spam accounts.
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I beg to argue that all scientific explanations are rationalizations of existing opinons.
thus the whole scientific method:
1) Hypothesis
2) Test the Hypothesis
3) Note the results.
The definition for Hypothesis, http://www.answers.com/hypothesis?ff=1, sounds a lot like an existing opinion to me.
In Soviet Russia, websites flag you!
Well, at least be glad we are not in Soviet Russia. In Soviet Russia, technologies research you!
A nice hope, but Slashdot is not the place for such debates. For us as believers in ID, it is like walking into a KKK meeting with Civil Rights posters, or even reverse, like walking into a Civil Rights protest with white pointy hoods. There are other, better places to go if you want an intellectual debate with civility and mental prowess.
As for why he did not directly say the above things, many say it is so that an element of faith is kept intact, however that seems a weak reason. It seems more likely to me that, due to the constant eyes of the religious leaders of the time being on him, any direct claim of the above statements could spur them into action to persecute him earlier than they actually did. Jesus' ministry caused a very unstable political environment, and in such a situation one must keep careful guard over what they say or else their words may be turned against them.
However, he definitely made no claim or implication that he was not God or God's son. This is a theory developed by those who attempt to work around evidence of Jesus' existence by saying he existed as a moral man, but we misinterpreted what he was saying. the evidence for this idea is sparse and shaky, though.
I hope this answers your question, or at leasts clears some confusion.
There are two things the CD still has going for it:
1) It is cheap as dirt to buy and
2) The data is hardcoded, so it cannot be changed once written and "sealed".
But it seems hardcoding data is not even that desirable anymore for most storage needs. Flash Drives are also becoming cheaper, plus they have features a CD could never have, like data compression/decompression. However ,as I still see floppies sitting around here and there, I do not think the CD will die out completely, but it will probably fade into obscurity within the next generation or so.
I definitely agree with you. Medication has brought a good balance to my life between surviving in the world and maintaining my creativity.
I would love to know where the money trail leads in the founding of this "movement".
I love these "controversal" articles. ' I have to agree that we are not created equal. I also have to agree that we all have equal right to human dignity. However, the question is whether being inequal means one being better as a whole than another. What standard are we using to define what makes a human better than another? Survival? Intelligence? Physical Strength? TFA seems to be saying that there is inequality between races, but each race is best suited for their own region. So we do have a sort of equality since we have yet to define an international standard for a "best human being" ' Host: And now for the winner of the 2006 "Best Human" Award goes to the Japanese for sweet DDR footwork, cheap cars, and 1337 anime. Runners-up include the Germans for good beer and the Volkswagon, and the Irish for, uh even better beer and red-haired lasses...
If you could provide me with evidence that my ideas and the ones as expressed in Reciprocality have been debunked, I would greatly appreciate it. Links or whatever you can, I am interested in getting to the bottom of this issue.
There could be many reasons why it is "unknown". But before you explore that, perhaps you mgiht want to state your evidence that it is even unknown. Personally, if I have never heard of any Thailand music artists before, I am not necessarily going to assume that Thailand does not have music artists.
This is really starting to piss me off. Why is it that we must label everything that is not perfectly matched to our current society's customs as a disorder? I am ADHD. The main feature of ADHD is a different brain structure where the gap between neurons is larger (which is why only the strongest chemicals, i.e. the most impulsive chemicals, get through most of the time and why stimulants like Ritalin actually seem to calm someone wiht ADHD down). As such the brain of one with ADHD is does not think in the way that most people think. But that does not make us any worse than avg. Joe. It is not a disorder, but an evolution in the human brain. While it is harder for those with ADHD to stay focused in many environments put in front of us today, we have the uncanny abilities to: 1) be able to notice many different facets of our environment in a very short span of time and 2) we can hyperfocus. Hyperfocus is the concentration on a subject so intense that the rest of the world completely fades out (many programmers, such as myself, know what I am talking about). From TFA, it seems that scientists are trying to "cure" this "disorder". But why? How about focusing an creating teaching environments where people with ADHD can thrive and harness th advatanges ADHD gives them while minimizing its disadvantages? It has been said that some of the greatest forththright thinkers and creative minds of out time have had ADHD. Albert Einstein is theorized to have had the disorder. Also, the owner of Kinkos has ADHD and Dyslexia. It is not a disease, but a change. I hope someday the scientific community will realize that.
An interesting point, but you might have forgotten about all the business servers that run Linux and do not have a front-end. Even if the end-user count is greater for Firefox than for Linux, all Linux-based projects (Debian, Suse, Ubuntu, Xfce, etc) have an oeverwhelmingly greater amount of people working on them than Firefox. As mentioned earlier, is FSF just seeking Linus's opinion for good PR? Or is it because GPLv3 would die quickly without his support?
As a Computer science Major, I would love a home with an inegrated network for all computers, home entertainment systems (including a projection screen), alarm and lock controls, clock alarms in every room, etc. I would love to be able to control my thermostat from any room in the house, while restricting access to my kids or whoever should not be messing with such controls. Of course, it has been a childhood dream of mine to own at least one secret passage, so I would find a place for one somewhere. But overall, the house must be hospitable. I would want people over lal the time to watch movies, hang out, do business, spiritual guidance, or whatever else. So I would need at least a couple of large lobby-like rooms, maybe a lot of basement space, etc. I would also want an electronically indexed library of books.
It actually looks like they share the same shape. If you look at the back ends of the IBM Blue Genes pictures you can notice a slight slant where the top seems to extend farther than the bottom. Since you cannot clearly see both ends of either computer, it can seem like they have different shapes.
Wait, when we are talking about evolution, do we mean naturalistic evolution as an origin of life (which is not fact) or the change of species over time (which is fact)? Too many people confuse the two.
Honestly, why such focus on nuclear fission when nuclear fusion is so close to being achieved? The only thing stopping the next nuclear fusion prototype from being built is a disagreement between France and CHina as to where to build the reactor. Building fusion would greatly reduce the non-renewable energy consumption rate.
I also go to Lawrence Tech and, to add to this post, the "enormous" tech support required is actually not so bad for 2 reasons: 1) It provides on-campus employment and workstudy opportunities for students who can now gain hands-on knowledge for their career (if they are comp sci or ECE). 2) LTU contracts out all hardware issues to MPC, the company that lends out the engineering laptops. When I first went to LTU, things were rough with laptop setup and maintenance, but now the campus has the hang of it, issuing and using a laptop around campus is a breeze. Stolen laptops are a small issue because most peopel do not leave their laptop out of site, and the student body is mostly made of commuters. All fees come out of our tution along with a $500 security deposit from which any hardware damages are paid. I highly suggest using laptops for any technical school wiht engineering, computer science or graphic arts majors. High-end equipment is no biggie to get in bulk deals either. These puppies can handle a nice load of image software if need be.
Of course, Moore's Law could eventually either prove or disprove String Theory. Taking us out a century or so, once the size of a microprocessor reaches a Planck length either Moore's Law or String Theory will fail.
If this truly is the direction the hardware industry is going, then this seems to me to be a market opportunity. Starting small, of course, if we want to shut DRM use out of the market then those wiht the resources should create competition. Gain financial backing, gather up some EE majors, dedicate time and hard work and start a new hardware company that provides a rally point to oppose DRM use. It seems once again to be the cycle where one side wants to close its market and the other wants to open it. The open market strategy, as has been said already concerning Microsoft and Apple, is the one that turned out victorious, only this time those who chose to take the initiative have a chance to do it better than Microsoft did. I am not saying its an easy task, but a way to fight back.
Spammers have deduced that to avoid being blocked by the simplest mail server rules, they need to use a valid domain. However, if the domain that is used is unique and used only for spam, they would easily be blacklisted. The result - the use of popular domains that blacklists dare not touch. I would like to learn what the email domains listed in the article are doing to keep the number of spammers low. I mean if Google can churn out the world's best search engine, targeted ads, and other random applications of the week, then they surely have enough creative juices to flush out their own spam accounts.
Google isn't the only search engine?!?!?
Oh, geez, I hope it does not become ubiquitous. Podcasting? Come on, we can be more creative than that.