As lazy as I am, I knew that there was a kernel of truth to your argument, but I couldn't remember why I thought it was invalid, so I had to research.
According to brief online looking, yes, Galileo was friends with Pope Urban VIII, however Cardinal Barberini wasn't elected to that position until 1623. Previous to that, Cardinal Bellamine delivered an order to Galileo to not "'hold or defend' the idea that the Earth moves and the Sun stands still at the center". That was in 1616, on order of the Inquisition.
And later, yes, he brought the wrath of Urban VIII, however the charges were for advocating heliocentrism, not insulting il papa.
If you're interested in actually reading Two Dialogues (assuming you haven't already). I really recommend this edition, with commentary by Stephen Hawking. It's part of a larger series called "On the shoulders of giants". I'm looking forward to getting the rest of the set soon.
That's what they said last year, but you still have to stand in line at 8 in the morning if you want a new Wii. I got a used one from Gamestop. It worked great, and they forgot to wipe the system. Bonus games.
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine say that brain scans of kids who played a violent video game showed an increase in emotional arousal - and a corresponding decrease of activity in brain areas involved in self-control, inhibition and attention.
In those studies, they specified that the youths responding adversely to video games were already aggressive, or otherwise disruptive. It's in the first sentence of the actual report, if you don't want to rely on MSNBC's scaremongering.
Despite what these readers say, many scientific studies clearly show that violent video games make kids more likely to yell, push, and punch, says Brad Bushman.
Reading this paper he produced for Iowa State University, it seems that many types of violent media produce identical reactions (2nd column, 1st page), and that video games are only the "most recent type of media violence to come under the research microscope". Again, scaremongering.
Recently released medical studies indicate that violent video games damage the brain, possibly permanently.
Actually, if you read the link you pointed to, it uses the exact same study as the first post you linked to, and even mentions the same shortcomings. Regarding Mr Akio Mori's study, according to him, the risk is to gamers in their "earlier years", people who shouldn't have access to the kinds of violent video games that are suggested to cause these problems. I found the quote here (page 13, left column).
As I've effectively countered your claims with only mild Google research, feel free to reply with further arguments, or admit that the ill effects of video games is largely the fear they cause unfamilar adults.
-wireless backbones suck after you get too many nodes, and maintaining dedicated landlines to APs gets expensive quickly -maintaining an infrastructure of finicky boxes in inaccessible locations which need constant coddling to maintain their functionality -rampant bandwidth abuse (see tragedy of the commons) -overly limited access locations due to the distance limitations, and the fact that tree leaves suck up 2.4ghz like no one's business
And despite that, there are some places where they work. Bryant Park in NYC is awesome for relaxing and doing some surfing or work. It's a hotspot operated by Google.
I always hear people saying this, but I don't agree. I just can't.
The arguments aren't flawed because of the people spitting them forth. The arguments are flawed because the premise is ridiculous.
Video games don't turn impressionable kinds into raving maniacs any more than ultra-violent Warner Brothers cartoons did, or playing cowboys and indians did. The premise is flawed, but there's money to be made and TV time to be had in putting it forth, and there will be as long as scare tactics are used to cajole an uninformed public.
No, don't worry about whoever replaces Jack in this fight. The next person will look just as ridiculous, but it'll be because of what they say, instead of how certifiably crazy they are.
My current employer googled my email address, found my LiveJournal and read the previous two years or so of what I'd been writing.
It actually helped them decide to choose me, since there are lots of questions you can't ask in an interview, but reading a LJ gives a more accurate representation of a person, anyway.
I'm not disagreeing, but if people really want 100% uptime, they're much better off investigating an infrastructure using GSLB or something similar, where a single geographically isolated event won't impact them
Definitely an argument for out-of-bounds administration if I've heard one (and I've been there./etc/init.d/networking restart while ssh'd in is not a good idea (although if you do it while in a 'screen' session, it works fine)).
In my experience, random service blockages (whether the daemon dies or not) are caused by bounds exceptions; things like running out of disk space, crossing a "too many processes" line, or something similar. My problem has never been another admin randomly killing things, but my enviornment may be different than many. I run ~ 80 linux servers throughout 4 data centers, but I'm one of two admins.
DJB: I think you'll be happy to see that I've completed the construction on my absolutely secure data closet. I can promise you that no one will be getting unauthorized access. In fact, if you can find a way to get unauthorized access, I'll give you a prize.
Bystander: Where is it?
DJB: Why, right here!
Bystander: Where?
DJB: Right here, behind this door! What, are you stupid?
Bystander: That's not a door. At least, if it is, it doesn't appear to have a handle to open it with
DJB: Well of course not, idiot. A handle might allow someone to break in
Bystander: It's not much of a door without a handle, and besides, the fire marshal is going to be upset if you've got a door that someone can't get out of
DJB: It's a very secure door. No one can break in at all, and besides, what do I care what the fire marshal thinks. If he cared about securing facilities, he'd change his tune. I dropped by the fire station the other day, and there were door handles all over the place. I bet they get broken into all the time.
Bystander: So what if someone takes a prybar to the door and opens it?
DJB: Well, to tell you the truth, the door is just a patch...
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As lazy as I am, I knew that there was a kernel of truth to your argument, but I couldn't remember why I thought it was invalid, so I had to research.
According to brief online looking, yes, Galileo was friends with Pope Urban VIII, however Cardinal Barberini wasn't elected to that position until 1623. Previous to that, Cardinal Bellamine delivered an order to Galileo to not "'hold or defend' the idea that the Earth moves and the Sun stands still at the center". That was in 1616, on order of the Inquisition.
And later, yes, he brought the wrath of Urban VIII, however the charges were for advocating heliocentrism, not insulting il papa.
If you're interested in actually reading Two Dialogues (assuming you haven't already). I really recommend this edition, with commentary by Stephen Hawking. It's part of a larger series called "On the shoulders of giants". I'm looking forward to getting the rest of the set soon.
The fact that you assumed that speaks volumes as to why she's overlooked the way she is.
I don't know about that, but I know they had an issue with a heliocentric universe.
There's a whole lot of research you can do with a super computer that doesn't involve nuclear attacks.
Also, out of curiosity, how is it a discussion of equals right now in the M.E. when Israel has nuclear weapons and no one else does (that we know of)?
If you listen to the news now-a-days, Muslim terrorist = al Queda
I hit the same wall. I remember sobbing in anger, thinking "I'm already supposed to know this. Why is this so hard"
/I got better
I really think you should go back and reread TFA
So all the talk about increased scores and grades is just innuendo?
That's what they said last year, but you still have to stand in line at 8 in the morning if you want a new Wii. I got a used one from Gamestop. It worked great, and they forgot to wipe the system. Bonus games.
Alright, since you brought it up:
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine say that brain scans of kids who played a violent video game showed an increase in emotional arousal - and a corresponding decrease of activity in brain areas involved in self-control, inhibition and attention.
In those studies, they specified that the youths responding adversely to video games were already aggressive, or otherwise disruptive. It's in the first sentence of the actual report, if you don't want to rely on MSNBC's scaremongering.
Despite what these readers say, many scientific studies clearly show that violent video games make kids more likely to yell, push, and punch, says Brad Bushman.
Reading this paper he produced for Iowa State University, it seems that
many types of violent media produce identical reactions (2nd column, 1st page), and that video games are only the "most recent type of media violence to come under the research microscope". Again, scaremongering.
Recently released medical studies indicate that violent video games damage the brain, possibly permanently.
Actually, if you read the link you pointed to, it uses the exact same study as the first post you linked to, and even mentions the same shortcomings. Regarding Mr Akio Mori's study, according to him, the risk is to gamers in their "earlier years", people who shouldn't have access to the kinds of violent video games that are suggested to cause these problems. I found the quote here (page 13, left column).
As I've effectively countered your claims with only mild Google research, feel free to reply with further arguments, or admit that the ill effects of video games is largely the fear they cause unfamilar adults.
all kinds of reasons.
-wireless backbones suck after you get too many nodes, and maintaining dedicated landlines to APs gets expensive quickly
-maintaining an infrastructure of finicky boxes in inaccessible locations which need constant coddling to maintain their functionality
-rampant bandwidth abuse (see tragedy of the commons)
-overly limited access locations due to the distance limitations, and the fact that tree leaves suck up 2.4ghz like no one's business
And despite that, there are some places where they work. Bryant Park in NYC is awesome for relaxing and doing some surfing or work. It's a hotspot operated by Google.
I always hear people saying this, but I don't agree. I just can't.
The arguments aren't flawed because of the people spitting them forth. The arguments are flawed because the premise is ridiculous.
Video games don't turn impressionable kinds into raving maniacs any more than ultra-violent Warner Brothers cartoons did, or playing cowboys and indians did. The premise is flawed, but there's money to be made and TV time to be had in putting it forth, and there will be as long as scare tactics are used to cajole an uninformed public.
No, don't worry about whoever replaces Jack in this fight. The next person will look just as ridiculous, but it'll be because of what they say, instead of how certifiably crazy they are.
My current employer googled my email address, found my LiveJournal and read the previous two years or so of what I'd been writing.
It actually helped them decide to choose me, since there are lots of questions you can't ask in an interview, but reading a LJ gives a more accurate representation of a person, anyway.
Ah, I see what you mean. So as they have more mass anyway, they're more likely to produce more btu / inch^2
I hate to pick, but I think you'll find rotund people actually have a lower surface to mass ratio than thin people.
I'm not disagreeing, but if people really want 100% uptime, they're much better off investigating an infrastructure using GSLB or something similar, where a single geographically isolated event won't impact them
Your second to last sentence negates the entirety of the rest of your post. I'm confused.
Definitely an argument for out-of-bounds administration if I've heard one (and I've been there. /etc/init.d/networking restart while ssh'd in is not a good idea (although if you do it while in a 'screen' session, it works fine)).
In my experience, random service blockages (whether the daemon dies or not) are caused by bounds exceptions; things like running out of disk space, crossing a "too many processes" line, or something similar. My problem has never been another admin randomly killing things, but my enviornment may be different than many. I run ~ 80 linux servers throughout 4 data centers, but I'm one of two admins.
I've got it! We'll run ANOTHER inetd, to save that one! //turtles all the way down
This sounds so familiar, almost like something I'd heard before many years ago....
Could it be inetd?
DJB: I think you'll be happy to see that I've completed the construction on my absolutely secure data closet. I can promise you that no one will be getting unauthorized access. In fact, if you can find a way to get unauthorized access, I'll give you a prize.
Bystander: Where is it?
DJB: Why, right here!
Bystander: Where?
DJB: Right here, behind this door! What, are you stupid?
Bystander: That's not a door. At least, if it is, it doesn't appear to have a handle to open it with
DJB: Well of course not, idiot. A handle might allow someone to break in
Bystander: It's not much of a door without a handle, and besides, the fire marshal is going to be upset if you've got a door that someone can't get out of
DJB: It's a very secure door. No one can break in at all, and besides, what do I care what the fire marshal thinks. If he cared about securing facilities, he'd change his tune. I dropped by the fire station the other day, and there were door handles all over the place. I bet they get broken into all the time.
Bystander: So what if someone takes a prybar to the door and opens it?
DJB: Well, to tell you the truth, the door is just a patch...
Not all compression is lossy, you know
The strength of this kind of speed isn't in serial downloading, it's in parallel downloading.
it is important to realize that any lock can be picked with a big enough hammer.
-Sun System & Network Admin manual