Hey, if you don't believe that Planck time exists, then you'd better give up on science as well- since the physical laws being discovered by science were created during the Big Bang at Planck Time.
Wow...you must live on a farm or something...where else can you get all that straw to build those men with?
The GP never said a word about not believing in the existence of Planck time. Argue your case rationally or admit you don't have a case.
As for your argument concerning the uncaused event, it would actually be quite compelling if you actually had a solution to the dilemma, but your "solution" is to posit the existence of a supernatural Designer who Himself has no cause (but since he's supernatural, that's OK). Such beliefs are fine for religion, but are not science.
ID is Evolution. Anybody who says differently (blah blah blah).
I honestly can't tell at this point if your thought processes are seriously this dysfunctional, or if you're simply trolling.. I guess I'll give you the benefit of the doubt (this time).
Evolution is a scientific theory, testable and falsifiable, with a clear, defined premise at its foundation and decades of rigorous scientific observation that backs it up.
ID, on the other hand, fails to qualify as a scientific theory for two reasons:
It has no facts of its own to support it...in fact, the whole of ID's argument is to assert (falsely) that there are certain things observed in nature that evolution cannot adequately explain, and therefore, there must be a Designer. The Argument from Ignorance fallacy, the Straw Man fallacy, and the God in the Gaps fallacy all rolled into one.
ID is inherently non-falsifiable, and as such, cannot be considered scientific in any sense.
See the difference yet?
Claiming that something is not science without actually examining the evidence for it is the very definition of bigotry and prejudice.
I have examined the "evidence", thanks...and without a single exception every piece of "evidence" in favor of Creationism...er...ID falls into one of three categories:
A logical fallacy.
An improper/incomplete understanding of basic scientific principles.
ID, taught properly (and it isn't, but just say that it is) actually denies that supernatural events exist.
Setting aside for just a moment the stupendous meaninglessness of this statement (and it isn't, but just say that it is), ID by its very definition cannot deny that superntural events exist. A designed universe implies a Designer, and if that Designer isn't supernatural in origin, they themselves must have been designed...but by who? Eventually, you have to call a halt to the infinite regression this implies by positing a Designer who had no need to be designed Himself...which implies an origin outside of the natural...the very definition of 'supernatural'.
You just gave good proof why the Coppe/Coyne ID needs to be presented; you're stupid enough to believe that it's creationism.
ID is Creationism, period. Anyone who says different is either:
not being honest with you, or
not being honest with themselves.
And unlike you, I don't have a problem with pictures from the Hubble Telescope being presented right beside an exhibit that gives fair play to the math used in astrology, because I'm not a bigot.
The oh-so-predictable Ad Hominem attacks aside, excluding such claptrap as astrology and ID from the realm of scientific discourse is not because of bigotry...it is because astrology and ID are not science. Take your persecution complex elsewhere, thanks.
What I find offensive is that the ID proponents are attempting to pass off their belief system as a valid scientific theory, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. I have no problem with other people believe, but I do have a problem with them dresing up their belief as science and attempting to smuggle it into public schools. I also have a problem with children being exposed to this poison, severely impairing their ability to think rationally for perhaps the rest of their lives.
Growing numbers of Americans support the idea of teaching creationism in schools, and in a recent CBS News poll, 51 per cent of respondents said they rejected the idea of evolution
Absolutely shameful. I'm almost ashamed to be a Christian...and I'm definitely ashamed of being an American. Exactly when was it that my country decide to abdicate rationality in favor of wanton superstition, reprehensible pseudoscience, and gross ignorance? Or was America ever rational to begin with?
I may sound rather strident on this issue, but as you'll understand, this hits rather close to home. You see, in my church there is a Sunday school class where ID is being taught as a viable alternative to evolutionary theory. Every time I hear the teacher talking about such intellectually bankrupt concepts as 'irreducible complexity' I want to scream, but I'm not sure how to approach this without alienating the rest of the church. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
As they score points for each crime committed, the CSIs must discover what consists of getting to the next level in the game in order to stop the culprits before they strike again.
Simple...just put a big sign over a warehouse that says 'Pay-n-Spray', fill the warehouse with cops, and wait. ^_^
Seriously, though, I will be watching this episode tonight, even though I usually avoid CSI: Miami like the plague (I would rather perform an appendectomy on myself with a rusty grapefruit spoon than sit through David Caruso gibbering and capering onscreen for an hour). After all, we have to be familiar withh the propaganda if we're going to fight it effectively, no?
Google said Wednesday it has fixed a problem in its widely used email program that allowed hackers to break into peoples Gmail accounts to read messages and pose as legitimate email users.
Once again, only Google can violate the privacy of Gmail users.
I've been considering building some sort of e-commerce appliance for my less technically-inclined family members...essentially a low-end PC that will only boot off a Puppy Linux CD. All online financial transactions would take place only over this PC. Since the whole OS is on CD, it's fairly immune to the traditional spyware strategies (being Linux helps a bit as well;) ). With this latest news, I'm thinking such a 'e-commerce appliance' might make a dandy and well-appreciated Christmas gift.
Could I just bring a bunch of 3.5mm plugs wired together in parallel, or would that not work? I was thinking that even if the signal is weak because it is split to 6 different speaker pairs, because the speakers are powered it wouldn't matter. Or will I risk burning out my sound card?
Doesn't matter if the speakers are powered...by the time you split the signal six ways it'll be so attenuated that amplifying it at the destination will also amplify the problems, including distortion and noise in the line (especially if your speaker wires are unshielded). If you want to supply six pairs of speakers, you'll need a very strong starting signal..and your soundcard by itself is probably not up to the challenge. You'll have to preamp the signal before you split it. Shielded speaker wires wouldood idea as well. be a g
Um...did you even read the wikipedia article you referenced?
From your post: Unlike JPEGs, PNGs can be lossless And from the article: PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless bitmap image format. By saying PNGs can be lossless, you imply they can be lossy as well...which is not what they were designed for.
From your post: Sure, they tend to be a bit larger than JPEGs, but I figure the gain in quality is often worth it. And from the article: Using PNG instead of a high quality JPEG for such images would result in a large increase in filesize (often 5-10 times) with negligible gain in quality.
And finally, from the article: PNG was not intended to replace the other popular web image format JPEG.
PNG is intended as a replacement for GIF, not JPG.
The software in the detector picks up uncontrollable tremors in the voice that give away liars or those with something to hide, say its designers. Passengers that fail the test are then required to undergo further questioning or even search.
Sounds like sufferers of spasmodic dysphonia, such as NPR's Diane Rehm are going to have a hell of a time at airports in the near future...
Your reading comprehension is faulty. I never implied any connection between spammers and other types of criminals...I stated that spamming is a criminal act, and deserves to be classified as such, along with such other acts as murder threats and arson threats.
Asia would like us to become the France of the 21st century.
Wow...one statement that manages to offend both the Americans and the French. Well done, sir!
China and India have a population a multiple of ours.
While I'm certain this statement is factually correct (it can't help but be), I nevertheless find myself wondering just what multiple Romney is alluding to here. Three? Ten? Two-fiths? i?
In foreign policy he [Romney] said we must win the war against a "radical jihad," but that we must enable jihadists to become part of the global economy.
Ahh...there we go...I bet the Islamic fundamentalists were feeling left out by this point. Nice to see Romney managed to squirrel in a jab at the boogyman of international terrorism during his call for more tech innovation....at this point, his speech is sounding spookily like a platform for running for office...
Romney, a Republican, has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate.
Jackass. Interesting that this particular model citizen didn't stop with mere spamming, but added arson threats and murder threats to his repitoire. Hopefully, this will serve to further erase the fictitous dividing line between spammers and "real criminals".
I don't know why the authors of this article felt it necessary to go out of their way to demonstrate just how sucky a RF connector makes the XBox picture...if you drop that much money on an XBox, and you don't have a television in your house with so much as a composite input, you're officially too stupid to play video games (which is truly stupid indeed).
Kudos to Chris Coutts...they're still damned funny, although the idea of Professor Sutherland pitching this sort of thing for real is just ludicrous. As the epitath on the Bard's tombstone reads:
Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.
Does this mean that Professor Sutherland is cursed, since he's caused Shakespeare's corpse to spin at such a rapid rate? ^_^
Because a given subject is once discussed on slashdot, does that mean stories can NEVER be posted about it again?
Not without significant developments in the story since the original discussion, no.
There are many continuing stories here that get periodic repostings as new developments become known (the Sony rootkit story is a good example), However, this particular story is not substantially any different from the previous story I referenced in the GP...hence, it is a dupe.
There's a difference between posting the EXACT same article, and an article on a similiar subject.
Not when the more recent article has no additional information on the subject (in this particular case, it actually had significantly less.)
I understand that some people might want to revisit a given topic after a certain amount of time. So do the Slashdot creators...that's why they came up with 'Slashback'. Pity Zonk doesn't seem to know that.
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So the new XBoxes are crashing...let's just hope they've addressed the problem of the XBox bursting into flames and killing you. ^_^
You're absolutely right...on all counts.
And yet, such a system as you envision still has not been implemented.
What does that tell you?
Here's a few entries for your consideration:
These sites might be of assistance:
www.anandtech.com
www.sharkyextreme.com
www.lostcircuits.com
Hey, if you don't believe that Planck time exists, then you'd better give up on science as well- since the physical laws being discovered by science were created during the Big Bang at Planck Time.
Wow...you must live on a farm or something...where else can you get all that straw to build those men with?
The GP never said a word about not believing in the existence of Planck time. Argue your case rationally or admit you don't have a case.
As for your argument concerning the uncaused event, it would actually be quite compelling if you actually had a solution to the dilemma, but your "solution" is to posit the existence of a supernatural Designer who Himself has no cause (but since he's supernatural, that's OK). Such beliefs are fine for religion, but are not science.
ID is Evolution. Anybody who says differently (blah blah blah).
I honestly can't tell at this point if your thought processes are seriously this dysfunctional, or if you're simply trolling.. I guess I'll give you the benefit of the doubt (this time).
Evolution is a scientific theory, testable and falsifiable, with a clear, defined premise at its foundation and decades of rigorous scientific observation that backs it up.
ID, on the other hand, fails to qualify as a scientific theory for two reasons:
See the difference yet?
Claiming that something is not science without actually examining the evidence for it is the very definition of bigotry and prejudice.
I have examined the "evidence", thanks...and without a single exception every piece of "evidence" in favor of Creationism...er...ID falls into one of three categories:
Go peddle your snake oil elsewhere.
ID, taught properly (and it isn't, but just say that it is) actually denies that supernatural events exist.
Setting aside for just a moment the stupendous meaninglessness of this statement (and it isn't, but just say that it is), ID by its very definition cannot deny that superntural events exist. A designed universe implies a Designer, and if that Designer isn't supernatural in origin, they themselves must have been designed...but by who? Eventually, you have to call a halt to the infinite regression this implies by positing a Designer who had no need to be designed Himself...which implies an origin outside of the natural...the very definition of 'supernatural'.
You just gave good proof why the Coppe/Coyne ID needs to be presented; you're stupid enough to believe that it's creationism.
ID is Creationism, period. Anyone who says different is either:
And unlike you, I don't have a problem with pictures from the Hubble Telescope being presented right beside an exhibit that gives fair play to the math used in astrology, because I'm not a bigot.
The oh-so-predictable Ad Hominem attacks aside, excluding such claptrap as astrology and ID from the realm of scientific discourse is not because of bigotry...it is because astrology and ID are not science. Take your persecution complex elsewhere, thanks.
What I find offensive is that the ID proponents are attempting to pass off their belief system as a valid scientific theory, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. I have no problem with other people believe, but I do have a problem with them dresing up their belief as science and attempting to smuggle it into public schools. I also have a problem with children being exposed to this poison, severely impairing their ability to think rationally for perhaps the rest of their lives.
From the Register article:
Absolutely shameful. I'm almost ashamed to be a Christian...and I'm definitely ashamed of being an American. Exactly when was it that my country decide to abdicate rationality in favor of wanton superstition, reprehensible pseudoscience, and gross ignorance? Or was America ever rational to begin with?
I may sound rather strident on this issue, but as you'll understand, this hits rather close to home. You see, in my church there is a Sunday school class where ID is being taught as a viable alternative to evolutionary theory. Every time I hear the teacher talking about such intellectually bankrupt concepts as 'irreducible complexity' I want to scream, but I'm not sure how to approach this without alienating the rest of the church. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
As they score points for each crime committed, the CSIs must discover what consists of getting to the next level in the game in order to stop the culprits before they strike again.
Simple...just put a big sign over a warehouse that says 'Pay-n-Spray', fill the warehouse with cops, and wait. ^_^
Seriously, though, I will be watching this episode tonight, even though I usually avoid CSI: Miami like the plague (I would rather perform an appendectomy on myself with a rusty grapefruit spoon than sit through David Caruso gibbering and capering onscreen for an hour). After all, we have to be familiar withh the propaganda if we're going to fight it effectively, no?
Google said Wednesday it has fixed a problem in its widely used email program that allowed hackers to break into peoples Gmail accounts to read messages and pose as legitimate email users.
Once again, only Google can violate the privacy of Gmail users.
Already posted on digg three times now.
What's that sound? Why, that's the sound of spadefuls of dirt hitting Slashdot's coffin.
I've been considering building some sort of e-commerce appliance for my less technically-inclined family members...essentially a low-end PC that will only boot off a Puppy Linux CD. All online financial transactions would take place only over this PC. Since the whole OS is on CD, it's fairly immune to the traditional spyware strategies (being Linux helps a bit as well
Could I just bring a bunch of 3.5mm plugs wired together in parallel, or would that not work? I was thinking that even if the signal is weak because it is split to 6 different speaker pairs, because the speakers are powered it wouldn't matter. Or will I risk burning out my sound card?
Doesn't matter if the speakers are powered...by the time you split the signal six ways it'll be so attenuated that amplifying it at the destination will also amplify the problems, including distortion and noise in the line (especially if your speaker wires are unshielded). If you want to supply six pairs of speakers, you'll need a very strong starting signal..and your soundcard by itself is probably not up to the challenge. You'll have to preamp the signal before you split it. Shielded speaker wires wouldood idea as well. be a g
Um...did you even read the wikipedia article you referenced?
From your post:
Unlike JPEGs, PNGs can be lossless
And from the article:
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless bitmap image format.
By saying PNGs can be lossless, you imply they can be lossy as well...which is not what they were designed for.
From your post:
Sure, they tend to be a bit larger than JPEGs, but I figure the gain in quality is often worth it.
And from the article:
Using PNG instead of a high quality JPEG for such images would result in a large increase in filesize (often 5-10 times) with negligible gain in quality.
And finally, from the article:
PNG was not intended to replace the other popular web image format JPEG.
PNG is intended as a replacement for GIF, not JPG.
Hope this clears things up.
The software in the detector picks up uncontrollable tremors in the voice that give away liars or those with something to hide, say its designers. Passengers that fail the test are then required to undergo further questioning or even search.
Sounds like sufferers of spasmodic dysphonia, such as NPR's Diane Rehm are going to have a hell of a time at airports in the near future...
Your reading comprehension is faulty. I never implied any connection between spammers and other types of criminals...I stated that spamming is a criminal act, and deserves to be classified as such, along with such other acts as murder threats and arson threats.
OK....here's what I took away from this article:
Asia would like us to become the France of the 21st century.
Wow...one statement that manages to offend both the Americans and the French. Well done, sir!
China and India have a population a multiple of ours.
While I'm certain this statement is factually correct (it can't help but be), I nevertheless find myself wondering just what multiple Romney is alluding to here. Three? Ten? Two-fiths? i?
In foreign policy he [Romney] said we must win the war against a "radical jihad," but that we must enable jihadists to become part of the global economy.
Ahh...there we go...I bet the Islamic fundamentalists were feeling left out by this point. Nice to see Romney managed to squirrel in a jab at the boogyman of international terrorism during his call for more tech innovation....at this point, his speech is sounding spookily like a platform for running for office...
Romney, a Republican, has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate.
OK, now I'm scared.
Jackass. Interesting that this particular model citizen didn't stop with mere spamming, but added arson threats and murder threats to his repitoire. Hopefully, this will serve to further erase the fictitous dividing line between spammers and "real criminals".
More info on the $100 laptop, as well as some good pictures, can be found here.
I don't know why the authors of this article felt it necessary to go out of their way to demonstrate just how sucky a RF connector makes the XBox picture...if you drop that much money on an XBox, and you don't have a television in your house with so much as a composite input, you're officially too stupid to play video games (which is truly stupid indeed).
The article describes the efforts of Dot Mobile to make such literary masterpieces as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet more accessible.
Perhaps Professor Sutherland ought to check out the following links:
Romeo & Juliet
Hamlet
Kudos to Chris Coutts...they're still damned funny, although the idea of Professor Sutherland pitching this sort of thing for real is just ludicrous. As the epitath on the Bard's tombstone reads:Does this mean that Professor Sutherland is cursed, since he's caused Shakespeare's corpse to spin at such a rapid rate? ^_^
Yes...that's hardly 'foresight'...more like 'hindsight'.
At least it's 20/20... ^_^
Because a given subject is once discussed on slashdot, does that mean stories can NEVER be posted about it again?
Not without significant developments in the story since the original discussion, no.
There are many continuing stories here that get periodic repostings as new developments become known (the Sony rootkit story is a good example), However, this particular story is not substantially any different from the previous story I referenced in the GP...hence, it is a dupe.
There's a difference between posting the EXACT same article, and an article on a similiar subject.
Not when the more recent article has no additional information on the subject (in this particular case, it actually had significantly less.)
I understand that some people might want to revisit a given topic after a certain amount of time. So do the Slashdot creators...that's why they came up with 'Slashback'. Pity Zonk doesn't seem to know that.