I don't know why you're worrying about the odds, when the number of monkeys is infinite. Besides that, you're forgetting that monkeys are intelligent creatures, rather than random typing generators. Presumably, if someone actually cared that monkeys generated shakespeare, they'd reward the ones who did well (even unintentionally), and that would encourage them to find the solution. Mathematically, it would seem wiser to consider the number of neurons in generations between the monkeys', and shakespeare's evolutionary path, along with the difference in brain size. It's not such a big step between a monkey writing hamlet, and shakespeare writing hamlet.
This is interesting as it in principle allows FTL communication.
I don't pretend to be (remotely) an expert on quantum physics, but it's the main problem with quantum entanglement that they don't know how it works, and are trying to figure out it's capabilities, limitations, and explanation? If that's the case, then it seems a little off the mark to call it "faster than light". Couldn't it be working much slower than light, in a way we don't yet understand -- say, by "short-circuiting" spacetime through another dimension, or by spreading waves through time so that the waves reach other points in spacetime "quickly"?
In one sense, it's still "FTL", but the distinction is important too, no?
Well, since MS like to have the general public think that theirs is the only OS (and office products etc.) available, it's quite natural that some people would make that assumption.
And the first thing most bugs do on entering a host is attack the signals for apoptosis.
It's interesting, how much that sounds like a hacking strategy. First acquire access, then disable... Maybe we should have used the term "computer virus" for hackers themselves:)
What people don't seem to realise is that refined sugar and refined salt etc. are, nutritionally speaking, essentially raw chemicals, like iron or magnesium. Of course that's going to screw you up! Even if you're "only" mixing a few tablespoons of iron into a cake, it's going to screw you up.
revenue: IE: 85,9% of revenue Firefox: 9,46% of revenue
That says more about what you sell, than about browsers. People who go with firefox are discerning enough to have made a choice. They're also discerning enough not to buy bad products, most likely.
But even after repeated begging (on one, for YEARS), a few such sites have still had no interest in "fixing" things.
It would help if people didn't put "fixing" in quotes, as if they're not really broken. Those ARE broken: they violate standards, function on only a few of hundreds of clients (possibly thousands, if you include applications and libraries), and discriminate against whole sections of communities -- even entire countries, given that some countries favour open source.
People who would need Artificial Muscles are a small minority. We need to improve the lives of the majority people. Imagine the joy that a enhanced nanotube superball or silly putty could bring to the world!
Not only that -- imagine the joy it will bring to kids when the word becomes mainstream, and they adopt it as a new insult for other kids.
There's an interesting social/cultural question here though: it's only a modern fashion that human scents are considered disgusting. In fact, research seems to suggest that, despite the fashion, the opposite is actually true.
So: if natural scents are good for us, then rejecting things that are good for us is potentially an attitude problem or even mental illness. At the very least, it makes me wonder how society is changing as a result, if people are rejecting something that makes their brains develop differently. I might even wonder which came first: rejecting something and losing brain cells, or having less braincells, and therefore rejecting something?
I just told all my friends about that site. Knew it was too good to be true.
Tip for the future: any site that requires you to register your details with them before you can download illegal stuff does not have your best interests at heart.
It works badly/not at all. Any horticulturalist will tell you that weeds are just flowers no one likes. Try teaching that distinction to today's robots.
In Zelda: OoT's case, I'd answer something like "most amazing experience". It's not about graphics or replayability or even addictiveness. It's just something you'll never forget.
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I don't know why you're worrying about the odds, when the number of monkeys is infinite. Besides that, you're forgetting that monkeys are intelligent creatures, rather than random typing generators. Presumably, if someone actually cared that monkeys generated shakespeare, they'd reward the ones who did well (even unintentionally), and that would encourage them to find the solution. Mathematically, it would seem wiser to consider the number of neurons in generations between the monkeys', and shakespeare's evolutionary path, along with the difference in brain size. It's not such a big step between a monkey writing hamlet, and shakespeare writing hamlet.
I don't pretend to be (remotely) an expert on quantum physics, but it's the main problem with quantum entanglement that they don't know how it works, and are trying to figure out it's capabilities, limitations, and explanation? If that's the case, then it seems a little off the mark to call it "faster than light". Couldn't it be working much slower than light, in a way we don't yet understand -- say, by "short-circuiting" spacetime through another dimension, or by spreading waves through time so that the waves reach other points in spacetime "quickly"?
In one sense, it's still "FTL", but the distinction is important too, no?
Well, since MS like to have the general public think that theirs is the only OS (and office products etc.) available, it's quite natural that some people would make that assumption.
Slow news day for the FUD campaigners, yes.
Given that hacking is a meme rather than a gene, pretty often :)
It's interesting, how much that sounds like a hacking strategy. First acquire access, then disable... Maybe we should have used the term "computer virus" for hackers themselves
I doubt the actual wording of the law uses the term "stream ripping"; that's just the summary.
Anyone who listens to a music station that corrupts every song with a jingle deserves what they get.
What people don't seem to realise is that refined sugar and refined salt etc. are, nutritionally speaking, essentially raw chemicals, like iron or magnesium. Of course that's going to screw you up! Even if you're "only" mixing a few tablespoons of iron into a cake, it's going to screw you up.
Parent comment was insightful; probably the most insightful comment here about BeOS. Not funny.
BeOS looked nice, but it never did much that even pushed a system never mind actually letting you get work done, so it's hard to tell.
Wrong. The very first Amiga was 256KB, the most popular varieties were 512k-16MB (averaging 1-2MB, probably).
That says more about what you sell, than about browsers. People who go with firefox are discerning enough to have made a choice. They're also discerning enough not to buy bad products, most likely.
It would help if people didn't put "fixing" in quotes, as if they're not really broken. Those ARE broken: they violate standards, function on only a few of hundreds of clients (possibly thousands, if you include applications and libraries), and discriminate against whole sections of communities -- even entire countries, given that some countries favour open source.
One which DragonflyBSD is taking up.
Network Attached Storage, Neural Attentuation Syndrome, Network Access Server...
People need to stop using this and find more unique alternatives. Along with "MAC".
Not only that -- imagine the joy it will bring to kids when the word becomes mainstream, and they adopt it as a new insult for other kids.
When corrupt politicians are involved, it buys you one small truck, plus a politician's lunch.
Either that, or computers will get a whole lot slower
Was that supposed to be a counter-argument? You pretty much made his case for him.
I guess that's true enough in most situations. Still a tough thing for a robot to do, but probably possible, I agree.
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In some situations, the space between tall plants is used to grow smaller plants, etc. But, yeah, I suppose
Don't worry; the gas price gods are currently burying lots of people.
There's an interesting social/cultural question here though: it's only a modern fashion that human scents are considered disgusting. In fact, research seems to suggest that, despite the fashion, the opposite is actually true.
So: if natural scents are good for us, then rejecting things that are good for us is potentially an attitude problem or even mental illness. At the very least, it makes me wonder how society is changing as a result, if people are rejecting something that makes their brains develop differently. I might even wonder which came first: rejecting something and losing brain cells, or having less braincells, and therefore rejecting something?
Tip for the future: any site that requires you to register your details with them before you can download illegal stuff does not have your best interests at heart.
It works badly/not at all. Any horticulturalist will tell you that weeds are just flowers no one likes. Try teaching that distinction to today's robots.
In Zelda: OoT's case, I'd answer something like "most amazing experience". It's not about graphics or replayability or even addictiveness. It's just something you'll never forget.