> But a neanderthal is not a human (not as we know it). Most consider it to be a different species.
Could any (non-human) primate that exists today fit in with our society as a citizen? Not likely. Neanderthals on the other hand were *culturally similar* to humans. They had musical instruments [discovermagazine.com] and had similar cultural habits [ucdenver.edu]. If one were born today, giving them full citizen rights would seem to be the most logical thing to do. They could probably learn basic human language at *least*, and probably lead a somewhat normal life in a human world.
My question is are *we* culturally mature enough to handle them. It was just 40 years ago African American humans in America had to reassert their rights.... and even having a black president stirs some folks' pots. Can we handle Neanderthals with respect, or would we treat them like Bigfoot?
David Stuart, a gifted Mayan scholar studied under his parents who were both Mayan scholars. By age 18 he had won the MacCarthur Fellowship... it's youngest recipient. "Like Father Like Son" is sometimes an accurate description...While it may be published under his father's name, he might have actually provided something of value. "He's only 15" can hide genius....
Interesting link! Doesn't mention anything about bone density, but it mentions that it computes a specific "geometric ID" that's linked to one's finger print but isn't an exact fingerprint scan...something that has a low statistical probability of being replicated in short amount of time.
There's a lot of good that Tor provides for keeping channels of free speech open in oppressive countries. But this seems to be setting a trend of mis-use... and how long will it be before Tor's primary traffic is Cracker?
Thunderbird also won't be significantly altered in the future,
Thunderbird can sync with Google Calendar, via plugins... Here's How. There is really only so much you can do to an email client before the only updates are security. In my opinion, that is a good thing. You want a good core client that's not over-featured (buggy) and has good security support. Thunderbird fits that bill, and with a huge constellation of plugins I don't see what the fuss is about.
All around, alarmists and deniers. 30 second sound bytes work great for both, but are horrible at actually delivering the truth... which is damn complex.
A look at a statistical fit study that implies man-made CO2 is the most likely cause: http://berkeleyearth.org/results-summary/.
Gnome vs the World aside, Slashdot is giving Linus way more tabloid coverage than is newsworthy. Remember the "gasp! Bad words" article about Linus' G+ post?
I feel like I'm reading about Kim Kardashian's favorite dildo brand.
Come on Slashdot...this is NOT News For Nerds...it's news about one nerd's semi random postings. Leave the poor man alone to his own random thoughts...Please!
If I want a single OS platform, I'd go with Apple. For all the handwaving Apple fanbois do, Apple actually does the unified experience pretty darn well. I'd own an iPhone, MacBook and an iMac to keep things concurrent.
If I wanted to, that is. I don't , and will stick with the mix thats's proven to be effective for me
As I type this on a Asus Transformer Prime Android tablet/keyboard, I realize I haven't turned on my workhorse desktop for a few days. In fact, 90% of my use on the desktop was internet browsing anyways, and I now do that on the tablet. Email, reading pdfs, light gaming, you name it there's probably an app for it now. I have found most of my necessary computing can be taken care of by the Prime, and I enjoy typing on it on my couch vs being tied to the desktop.
While I could try shoehorning that 10% desktop use onto the tablet, I find it easier to just boot it up when I need it, and shut it down when I don't.
The 2000 Honda Insight came out 12 years ago and drivers regularly beat this standard. Geo Metros, Suzuki Swifts, Honda CRX HFs, VW Diesel Rabits, VW TDIs.... the list goes on and on.
The issue isn't making a fuel efficient car, it's making a Ford F150 get 54.5MPG
The EFF has plugins for Chrome and Firefox to force HTTPS on as many sites as it can. Will be nice to have it formally in HTTP 2.0, but that feature is available for many sites with the plugin it seems.
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> But a neanderthal is not a human (not as we know it). Most consider it to be a different species. Could any (non-human) primate that exists today fit in with our society as a citizen? Not likely. Neanderthals on the other hand were *culturally similar* to humans. They had musical instruments [discovermagazine.com] and had similar cultural habits [ucdenver.edu]. If one were born today, giving them full citizen rights would seem to be the most logical thing to do. They could probably learn basic human language at *least*, and probably lead a somewhat normal life in a human world. My question is are *we* culturally mature enough to handle them. It was just 40 years ago African American humans in America had to reassert their rights.... and even having a black president stirs some folks' pots. Can we handle Neanderthals with respect, or would we treat them like Bigfoot?
just sayin'
Rural areas. Dialup and satellite internet suck in this application. 3G? Unless one has a large data cap or uses their console infrequently.
See comment below, "Let's not get over ourselves, shall we?"
David Stuart, a gifted Mayan scholar studied under his parents who were both Mayan scholars. By age 18 he had won the MacCarthur Fellowship... it's youngest recipient. "Like Father Like Son" is sometimes an accurate description...While it may be published under his father's name, he might have actually provided something of value. "He's only 15" can hide genius....
Interesting link! Doesn't mention anything about bone density, but it mentions that it computes a specific "geometric ID" that's linked to one's finger print but isn't an exact fingerprint scan...something that has a low statistical probability of being replicated in short amount of time.
Says who? You?
Disney World has been quietly requiring fingerprint scans for certain parts of the park: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_columnist_mikethomas/2007/05/finger_scanners.html
While it seems new for school attendance, non-financial biometric scans are not new...
There's a lot of good that Tor provides for keeping channels of free speech open in oppressive countries. But this seems to be setting a trend of mis-use... and how long will it be before Tor's primary traffic is Cracker?
Thunderbird can sync with Google Calendar, via plugins... Here's How. There is really only so much you can do to an email client before the only updates are security. In my opinion, that is a good thing. You want a good core client that's not over-featured (buggy) and has good security support. Thunderbird fits that bill, and with a huge constellation of plugins I don't see what the fuss is about.
Probably.
Gnome vs the World aside, Slashdot is giving Linus way more tabloid coverage than is newsworthy. Remember the "gasp! Bad words" article about Linus' G+ post? I feel like I'm reading about Kim Kardashian's favorite dildo brand.
Come on Slashdot...this is NOT News For Nerds...it's news about one nerd's semi random postings. Leave the poor man alone to his own random thoughts...Please!
There are journalistic standards however too, and Slashdot comments are definitely held at a different standard.
Please ignore the above ignoramous , obviously he doesn't know how to post on Slashdot.
[blockquote]Everyone has opinions;most aren't worth listening to.[/blockquote] ....says someone posting a Slashdot comment. Hypocrite
(At least Slashdot comments are a bit more inteligent/funny)
If I want a single OS platform, I'd go with Apple. For all the handwaving Apple fanbois do, Apple actually does the unified experience pretty darn well. I'd own an iPhone, MacBook and an iMac to keep things concurrent.
If I wanted to, that is. I don't , and will stick with the mix thats's proven to be effective for me
As I type this on a Asus Transformer Prime Android tablet/keyboard, I realize I haven't turned on my workhorse desktop for a few days. In fact, 90% of my use on the desktop was internet browsing anyways, and I now do that on the tablet. Email, reading pdfs, light gaming, you name it there's probably an app for it now. I have found most of my necessary computing can be taken care of by the Prime, and I enjoy typing on it on my couch vs being tied to the desktop.
While I could try shoehorning that 10% desktop use onto the tablet, I find it easier to just boot it up when I need it, and shut it down when I don't.
Xenu and Xerxes decided one day to take it away.
another relevant article
Ford's F150 has a footprint of 65-75sq feet, so it's in whole different league. Thanks for the correction
I have to wonder though, if they'll be as popular then as they are now
You don't need a V6 to merge quickly. Hell, even a whimpy 80s econobox can merge quickly if you have a good driver and manual transmission.
The 2000 Honda Insight came out 12 years ago and drivers regularly beat this standard. Geo Metros, Suzuki Swifts, Honda CRX HFs, VW Diesel Rabits, VW TDIs.... the list goes on and on.
The issue isn't making a fuel efficient car, it's making a Ford F150 get 54.5MPG
The EFF has plugins for Chrome and Firefox to force HTTPS on as many sites as it can. Will be nice to have it formally in HTTP 2.0, but that feature is available for many sites with the plugin it seems.
All religion is "batshit crazy", from a strictly rational, hard scientific perspective.
And why does some random political G+ comment by Linus make Slashdot front page?
Simple. It's photogenic, and some art fart grad was tasked with finding the highest res, halfway-decent image the night before.
Grand Conspiracy, my ass.