Unfortunately, it can enter the conversation. Standards should be free, open, and unencumbered to allow for rapid adoption. That doesn't mean they always are. For example, Microsoft, simply because of it's size, can drive a non-open standard into widespread adoption (this isn't always a bad thing.)
Here in the states, the BBC World News is by far the most objective and balanced reporting available. They even do a good job of covering US politics, whereas the US based news organizations appear to assume their listeners want to remain blissfully ignorant to what is going on in the rest of the world. Hell, even Al Jazeera has better journalism standards than most US News organizations. Is James Murdoch any relation to Rupert Murdoch? They both appear to have a business model based on whining that their customers aren't paying enough for their product.
Hmm... they currently have the technology to implant a pump that keeps the insulin levels in your bloodstream at a steady level... it shouldn't be too hard to adapt this technology to other substances. My alcoholic girlfriend was actually highly functional with a constant level of alcohol in her bloodstream... it wasn't until she got jaundice and wound up in the hospital, where they cut off her alcohol supply, that she started experiencing DTs and hallucinating. Likewise, I believe heroin addicts function fairly well with a constant level of the drug in their system... you may be on to something here! At least until the pump, your liver, or your kidneys fail, it might be fun.
Better yet, how about a chip to constantly measure the levels of alcohol, THC, and narcotics in their children's bloodstream. I'm pretty sure we have the technology to do this now... first they'll mandate it for parolees, then parents will insist on it for their minor children, pretty soon anybody that doesn't have one will be considered a Unabomber-like Luddite. On the bright side, geeks will pretty quickly hack a remote reader for these chips, so they'll know exactly which girls to attempt to pick up at parties...
Come to think of it, I want my daughter to come equipped with an alarm that goes off when it detects rohypnol!
No, I haven't studied the methodologies of every study referenced by this meta-study in detail. I do, however, know that video games have simply not been around long enough to a study of their long-term effects, which would involve selecting a random sample at a very young age, then tracing them through their lives and comparing the antisocial tendencies of those that later choose to play with those that don't, instead of using already self-selected groups as test subjects.
"Homosexuals have the same right to marry someone of the opposite sex that heterosexuals do... how is that discrimination?"
I agree with your 100%. Flipping off your legislators at every chance because they refuse to grant equal legal status to the children of same sex couples as they do to the children of opposite sex couples should be legal... but that still doesn't a nice thing to do. The flip side of the coin of freedom of expression is having the wisdom to know when expressing yourself serves no constructive purpose, but only increases someone else's frustration.
Yes, BYU has a Paleontology department, and the Dali Lama's talks in Portland were hosted by The University of Portland, Oregon's Catholic University. What's your point? Religious organizations, especially ones devoted to education, do not always behave the way that your narrow, biased stereotypes lead you to expect. Most of them are filled with intelligent people who dedicate their lives to discovering truth, much like Martin Luther (the founder of Protestantism) did.
The Mormons also abandoned their racism. They have the worlds largest collection of genological data, and I strongly suspect their recantation of their ideas about "mud people" occurred about the same time they did enough research to discover that the majority of their members actually had African ancestors. Sure, the Mormon Church has done some bad things in their past, but nothing that comes close to, say, the Inquisition, or even the arrest of Galileo as a heretic. And of late, they have been trying to distance themselves from that past and establish themselves as mainstream. For the most part, the Mormons I have know personally, including two families of next-door neighbors, have been some of the nicest, most helpful people I have ever known. The only stereotypes they truly deserve is 1) They are intensely devoted to their families (that's a good thing!) and 2) they really suck at partying.
So, the US government should be banned from bombing the heck out of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, 'cause that can only cause more violence? Actually, I pretty much agree with that conclusion!
Sigh... since bronze is 90% copper, I doubt if any sane person worried about the adaptation of bronze tools putting the copper industry out of business! We do, however, have documented evidence that people have been complaining about how terrible "today's youth" are for over 3000 years! Apparently selective amnesia is fairly common in our species; people simply cannot accurately remember what is was like to be young themselves. There probably are short-term affects on attitude from playing violent games or watching violent movies, just like there probably are short-term affects on driving judgment after long sessions of playing driving games or watching The Fast and the Furious. That doesn't necessarily translate into long-term affects, or justify banning something. The Bible contains horrific depictions of violence -- homosexual rape, incest, murder, adultery, etc. We have lots of documented evidence of nut jobs using The Bible to justify antisocial and even unlawful behavior. And yet, nobody seriously proposes banning The Bible because it leads to violence... why not? Fairy tales are violent. Nursery rhymes are violent. Even Sesame Street contains depictions of addictive behavior, albeit by a large, blue, furry, googly-eyed monster. Where do you draw the line?
How many times to we have to point out that correlation does not prove causation? Have they proven that "violent video games make more aggressive, less caring kids", or that "more aggressive, less caring kids make better violent video game players"? Also, a change in attitudes measured immediately after playing a game does not prove a long-term affect; my daughter acts very differently after viewing the movie "Lilo and Stitch" too... does this mean Disney should be banned?
More like, "More people use Google because Google is the best search engine because more people use it!" I take you are a founding member of the Tautology Club?
Microsoft is complaining that Google's near monopoly in internet search gives them an unfair competitive advantage?!? Sounds like M$ simply took loaded some of the complaints against M$ into MS-Word and did a few global search & replace operations, doesn't it? (e.g. "1,$s/Microsoft/Google/g")
Why does it do the cell tower any good to have higher power than the handset? Being able to reach a larger area does no good if the radios you're talking to can't reach you back! In fact, I'd expect the towers to be more directional than the handsets, and thus require even less power for two way communication.
Just because you Yanks really suck at hockey is no reason to get upset about everything! The Brits pronounce it the way they spell it, the Yanks pronounce it the way they spell it, and both are acceptable! Now STFU and start practicing your goaltending for Sochi!
Just because somebody else is being a dick, it doesn't make it ok for you to be a dick too! This rule applies to both sides in this dispute, as it does to both sides in the majority of disputes.
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If they think it can read minds, they've obviously never tested it on a woman!
Unfortunately, it can enter the conversation. Standards should be free, open, and unencumbered to allow for rapid adoption. That doesn't mean they always are. For example, Microsoft, simply because of it's size, can drive a non-open standard into widespread adoption (this isn't always a bad thing.)
Warlords are a form of local government.
Uh, no. When you're enjoying life, you're too busy to write music. But when you've got the blues, you've got nothin' better to do!
Been there; done that. I've written a composition very similar to one by John Cage. In fact, it is even better! I call it "4'34"!
By that accord iTunes Genie (Or what its called) is a valid DJ. It's called Genius.
Apparently James Murdoch is Rupert Murdoch's son. Note to self: Google is your friend. Use it BEFORE hitting "Submit"!
Here in the states, the BBC World News is by far the most objective and balanced reporting available. They even do a good job of covering US politics, whereas the US based news organizations appear to assume their listeners want to remain blissfully ignorant to what is going on in the rest of the world. Hell, even Al Jazeera has better journalism standards than most US News organizations. Is James Murdoch any relation to Rupert Murdoch? They both appear to have a business model based on whining that their customers aren't paying enough for their product.
Hmm... they currently have the technology to implant a pump that keeps the insulin levels in your bloodstream at a steady level... it shouldn't be too hard to adapt this technology to other substances. My alcoholic girlfriend was actually highly functional with a constant level of alcohol in her bloodstream... it wasn't until she got jaundice and wound up in the hospital, where they cut off her alcohol supply, that she started experiencing DTs and hallucinating. Likewise, I believe heroin addicts function fairly well with a constant level of the drug in their system... you may be on to something here! At least until the pump, your liver, or your kidneys fail, it might be fun.
Better yet, how about a chip to constantly measure the levels of alcohol, THC, and narcotics in their children's bloodstream. I'm pretty sure we have the technology to do this now... first they'll mandate it for parolees, then parents will insist on it for their minor children, pretty soon anybody that doesn't have one will be considered a Unabomber-like Luddite. On the bright side, geeks will pretty quickly hack a remote reader for these chips, so they'll know exactly which girls to attempt to pick up at parties...
Come to think of it, I want my daughter to come equipped with an alarm that goes off when it detects rohypnol!
No, I haven't studied the methodologies of every study referenced by this meta-study in detail. I do, however, know that video games have simply not been around long enough to a study of their long-term effects, which would involve selecting a random sample at a very young age, then tracing them through their lives and comparing the antisocial tendencies of those that later choose to play with those that don't, instead of using already self-selected groups as test subjects.
"Homosexuals have the same right to marry someone of the opposite sex that heterosexuals do... how is that discrimination?"
I agree with your 100%. Flipping off your legislators at every chance because they refuse to grant equal legal status to the children of same sex couples as they do to the children of opposite sex couples should be legal... but that still doesn't a nice thing to do. The flip side of the coin of freedom of expression is having the wisdom to know when expressing yourself serves no constructive purpose, but only increases someone else's frustration.
World of Warcraft -- Warping people's perception of chemistry and physics since 2004!
There's 1.26 microseconds less time in every day now?!? No wonder I haven't been able to get anything done since the earthquake!
Yes, BYU has a Paleontology department, and the Dali Lama's talks in Portland were hosted by The University of Portland, Oregon's Catholic University. What's your point? Religious organizations, especially ones devoted to education, do not always behave the way that your narrow, biased stereotypes lead you to expect. Most of them are filled with intelligent people who dedicate their lives to discovering truth, much like Martin Luther (the founder of Protestantism) did.
You do not talk about Fight Club on the Internet!
The Mormons also abandoned their racism. They have the worlds largest collection of genological data, and I strongly suspect their recantation of their ideas about "mud people" occurred about the same time they did enough research to discover that the majority of their members actually had African ancestors. Sure, the Mormon Church has done some bad things in their past, but nothing that comes close to, say, the Inquisition, or even the arrest of Galileo as a heretic. And of late, they have been trying to distance themselves from that past and establish themselves as mainstream. For the most part, the Mormons I have know personally, including two families of next-door neighbors, have been some of the nicest, most helpful people I have ever known. The only stereotypes they truly deserve is 1) They are intensely devoted to their families (that's a good thing!) and 2) they really suck at partying.
So, the US government should be banned from bombing the heck out of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, 'cause that can only cause more violence? Actually, I pretty much agree with that conclusion!
Sigh... since bronze is 90% copper, I doubt if any sane person worried about the adaptation of bronze tools putting the copper industry out of business! We do, however, have documented evidence that people have been complaining about how terrible "today's youth" are for over 3000 years! Apparently selective amnesia is fairly common in our species; people simply cannot accurately remember what is was like to be young themselves. There probably are short-term affects on attitude from playing violent games or watching violent movies, just like there probably are short-term affects on driving judgment after long sessions of playing driving games or watching The Fast and the Furious. That doesn't necessarily translate into long-term affects, or justify banning something. The Bible contains horrific depictions of violence -- homosexual rape, incest, murder, adultery, etc. We have lots of documented evidence of nut jobs using The Bible to justify antisocial and even unlawful behavior. And yet, nobody seriously proposes banning The Bible because it leads to violence... why not? Fairy tales are violent. Nursery rhymes are violent. Even Sesame Street contains depictions of addictive behavior, albeit by a large, blue, furry, googly-eyed monster. Where do you draw the line?
How many times to we have to point out that correlation does not prove causation? Have they proven that "violent video games make more aggressive, less caring kids", or that "more aggressive, less caring kids make better violent video game players"? Also, a change in attitudes measured immediately after playing a game does not prove a long-term affect; my daughter acts very differently after viewing the movie "Lilo and Stitch" too... does this mean Disney should be banned?
More like, "More people use Google because Google is the best search engine because more people use it!" I take you are a founding member of the Tautology Club?
Microsoft is complaining that Google's near monopoly in internet search gives them an unfair competitive advantage?!? Sounds like M$ simply took loaded some of the complaints against M$ into MS-Word and did a few global search & replace operations, doesn't it? (e.g. "1,$s/Microsoft/Google/g")
Why does it do the cell tower any good to have higher power than the handset? Being able to reach a larger area does no good if the radios you're talking to can't reach you back! In fact, I'd expect the towers to be more directional than the handsets, and thus require even less power for two way communication.
Just because you Yanks really suck at hockey is no reason to get upset about everything! The Brits pronounce it the way they spell it, the Yanks pronounce it the way they spell it, and both are acceptable! Now STFU and start practicing your goaltending for Sochi!
Just because somebody else is being a dick, it doesn't make it ok for you to be a dick too! This rule applies to both sides in this dispute, as it does to both sides in the majority of disputes.