> Kids to tend to stay in a lot more than they used to, and I blame it on TV and Games
I'd like to agree with you, but I just can't. When I was 6 and 7 (better than 40 years ago) we'd play outside all day from morning until the street light came on. Our moms never looked for us, or wondered if we were safe, if someone had kidnapped or killed us. Adam (and John) Walsh changed that for everybody. I seriously doubt that you tell your kids to go outside and play until it gets dark.
Good grief. Please not another flame war about GTA and sex vs violence. Let's talk about how gaming improves motor skills, problem solving, quick thinking and working in teams.
> In a word, YES.
I know I wouldn't be a geek if it weren't for the babes, fame, money, power and recognition.
So, yeah, paying better attention in chemistry class is bound to go up.
The problem with wireless isn't people who read Slashdot, it's my parents going down to Best Buy and grabbing a wireless router, plugging it in and using it. Most people don't realize what they're broadcasting, or how easy it is for other people to tap into their home network, nor even why this would be a Bad Thing.
When my folks go to the car lot, they know to look at the Buicks. When they go to Best Buy, they don't know they're looking at the equivalent of a crotch rocket motorcycle that will surely get them killed.
In the current climate of "safety at all costs", it's a wonder any of us leave the house. How many product commercials and local newscasts contain that dreaded solemnly intoned phrase "How you can keep your fmily safe". My god, the last presidential election was all about safety at all costs, and little else. We've lost fewer men in Iraq than an average day during World War II. Cars are marketed about safety, efficiency be damned. Does anybody remember when being blasted into space on the tip of a rocket was a brave and noble thing to do because it was fucking dangerous? Remember Gordo Cooper? Chuck Yeager? Anybody rember White, Grissom and Chaffee? How about the Russians who died? Can we please stop obsessing about Crista damn McAuliffe and go back to exploring space? Jesus Christ, America TAKE A CHANCE! </RANT>
I see lots of websites where the FAQs have things like:
Q: "Your products suck. Did you know that?" A: We continue to strive to give our customers a rich/powerful/inexpensive/luxurious/satisfying [verb]ing experience.....
>> Creationism and Evolution are both theories that cannot be 100% proven or disproven.
That is simply incorrect. You are using a sloppy vocabulary to make a logical argument - quite typical of the Creationist/Inteligint Design crowd. You want a Creator to not only exist, but to only use methods you approve of.
A scientific theory is not simply a notion that may or may not be true; it is a demonstrable explanation of how things work - it simply doesn't have any math behind it. A theory with math behind it is a scientific law; hence the "Law of Gravity". Science is full of things called "Theories" (Quantum, Relativity, Plate-Tectonics) which are both true and demonstrable.
Sloppy scientific thinking like Creationism has no place in a science classroom; but a belief in a Creator has every right to be in a philosophy or relegion or theology classroom.
Exactly right. The key word being blockbuster. But what if Alien or Terminator or Lord Of The Rings had been done in 3D? The summer blockbusters might benifit from more technology, but they'll always be in the minority. 3D will never be ubiquitous the way sound and color have become. I'm not sure Casablanca would be better in color, I know it wouldn't be any better in 3D.
SCO will be sueing Novell for open sourcing Open Source Software. Darl McBride was quoted as saying "This kind of thing can't be allowed to continue, where would this country be if software were free"?
>...exposed to so much cosmic radiation that 10% would die of cancer. And what's the percentage that would die of cancer anyways? I'm guessing about 10%.
Good grief. It's a retarded (but very pretty) trackball. How about making the ball big enough to use, and do away with the need to drag it all over the desk?
We all know that, given their track record, while Microsoft may espouse standards compliance, they are completely willing to sacrifice it to whatever they percieve to be a "cool feature"; particularly if it benifits only them via vendor lock-in. I'm sure we can expect many new and wonderful "features" that only IE7 can implement properly, and that hordes of web designers who only test on IE will fall prey to.
This may be the wisest comment posted so far. How many times have we all changed the code (which we understood) but not the comments or the process (which we didn't)?
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I'd like to agree with you, but I just can't. When I was 6 and 7 (better than 40 years ago) we'd play outside all day from morning until the street light came on. Our moms never looked for us, or wondered if we were safe, if someone had kidnapped or killed us. Adam (and John) Walsh changed that for everybody. I seriously doubt that you tell your kids to go outside and play until it gets dark.
Good grief. Please not another flame war about GTA and sex vs violence. Let's talk about how gaming improves motor skills, problem solving, quick thinking and working in teams.
> In a word, YES.
I know I wouldn't be a geek if it weren't for the babes, fame, money, power and recognition.
So, yeah, paying better attention in chemistry class is bound to go up.
Niven & Pournelle, Lucifer's Hammer.
When my folks go to the car lot, they know to look at the Buicks. When they go to Best Buy, they don't know they're looking at the equivalent of a crotch rocket motorcycle that will surely get them killed.
Ketchup goes on fries, malt vinegar goes on chips.
OK, they used the wrong word. They should have said "a suspension containing nanotubes".
Of course I do. I'm talking about the cocky fuck-all attitude. I think Yeager and Cooper are about the best examples of that.
In the current climate of "safety at all costs", it's a wonder any of us leave the house. How many product commercials and local newscasts contain that dreaded solemnly intoned phrase "How you can keep your fmily safe". My god, the last presidential election was all about safety at all costs, and little else. We've lost fewer men in Iraq than an average day during World War II. Cars are marketed about safety, efficiency be damned. Does anybody remember when being blasted into space on the tip of a rocket was a brave and noble thing to do because it was fucking dangerous? Remember Gordo Cooper? Chuck Yeager? Anybody rember White, Grissom and Chaffee? How about the Russians who died? Can we please stop obsessing about Crista damn McAuliffe and go back to exploring space? Jesus Christ, America TAKE A CHANCE!
</RANT>
Q: "Your products suck. Did you know that?"
A: We continue to strive to give our customers a rich/powerful/inexpensive/luxurious/satisfying [verb]ing experience.....
Priceless.
That is simply incorrect. You are using a sloppy vocabulary to make a logical argument - quite typical of the Creationist/Inteligint Design crowd. You want a Creator to not only exist, but to only use methods you approve of.
A scientific theory is not simply a notion that may or may not be true; it is a demonstrable explanation of how things work - it simply doesn't have any math behind it. A theory with math behind it is a scientific law; hence the "Law of Gravity". Science is full of things called "Theories" (Quantum, Relativity, Plate-Tectonics) which are both true and demonstrable.
Sloppy scientific thinking like Creationism has no place in a science classroom; but a belief in a Creator has every right to be in a philosophy or relegion or theology classroom.
Exactly right. The key word being blockbuster. But what if Alien or Terminator or Lord Of The Rings had been done in 3D? The summer blockbusters might benifit from more technology, but they'll always be in the minority. 3D will never be ubiquitous the way sound and color have become. I'm not sure Casablanca would be better in color, I know it wouldn't be any better in 3D.
Ah. Thank you.
So all this ruling really says is that we have to change our brownshirts after the rally before going to the beerhall.
Got it.
(2B || !2B) is always true.
SCO will be sueing Novell for open sourcing Open Source Software. Darl McBride was quoted as saying "This kind of thing can't be allowed to continue, where would this country be if software were free"?
> ...exposed to so much cosmic radiation that 10% would die of cancer.
And what's the percentage that would die of cancer anyways? I'm guessing about 10%.
Hey! How come makeshift hack-saw blade tool wasn't one of the options on the current (broken) poll "Favorite tool of destruction?"
Good grief. It's a retarded (but very pretty) trackball. How about making the ball big enough to use, and do away with the need to drag it all over the desk?
This looks like it would be an ideal communication method for swarm robotics, or a wing of drone aircraft (robot flocking anyone?).
Fun!
We all know that, given their track record, while Microsoft may espouse standards compliance, they are completely willing to sacrifice it to whatever they percieve to be a "cool feature"; particularly if it benifits only them via vendor lock-in. I'm sure we can expect many new and wonderful "features" that only IE7 can implement properly, and that hordes of web designers who only test on IE will fall prey to.
And when they stick a gun in their mouth?
This may be the wisest comment posted so far. How many times have we all changed the code (which we understood) but not the comments or the process (which we didn't)?
/* You are not expected to understand this */
That's nothing - I used to use a VAX 9000 as a wall. And a furnace.