This assumes that they start with the same axioms that we do. Some of the axioms are provided by common sense from the universe, one apple plus one apple equals two apples. Your definition of math doesn't have to define 1+1 as 2, and if it doesn't you will end up discovering different things then me.
We invent the basic principles (axioms) of math, hopefully so they share the same properties of the universe. We discover the relationships from then on.
Really there is nothing saying that the universe follows math. We think that the universe follows one giant equation, but that is only because the properties we see have the same properties that our math does.
If I neglect air resistance, -9.8m/s/s*t*t describes the motion of a falling object quite well. I might even think that the ball knows mathematics! But then I introduce air resistance... and then I have to add more things to describe its motion. What if I move it to another planet, or even far enough away from the earth... all of a sudden -9.8 doesn't apply anymore. So I have to add more properties.
I think that the fact math describes the universe well is a coincidence, we invented so we could describe natural properties of the universe, those properties we discover. The description of it (mathematics) we invented.
As for the universe thing, oh, wouldn't it be so cool if there was a universe where pi is 1? -1? i?
I don't know what this proves or not, but if, literally, there was a universe for every possibility, then at least one universe should be able to teleport into our universe. Thus, universes must be limited in some way less then inter-universe teleportation.
This is all assuming that the parallel universe theory is true. Keep in mind it was theorized as a way to explain the randomness of the quantum world, and as far as I know, the state of a given particle will not decide the value of pi, so I think that the constants stay the same, only the outcomes of chance are different.
Last time I checked, most all social programs prevent people from getting back on their feet. People cannot just live off of social security and later expect make lots of money.
Programs need to help those in a temporary crisis - and only those people. People need to be looking for a job, working, supporting themselves. Government can't be the one to keep people living all the time.
And at least private sector allows for competition - name one tax-funded program that is more efficient then it's privately owned counterpart.
As older siblings have mentioned, the login form data is in fact posted to https://login.facebook.com/login.php . However, since the login form is presented to you in the clear, you are still prone to a man in the middle attack - someone could intercept the login form and replace action="https://login.facebook.com/login.php" with action="http://bad.website.example/submit".
The selling points of the Kindle is you don't even need a Wi-Fi access point (you don't need a computer at all), and it has a 600 by 800 display, at 167 dpi (from the online users manual) which works in full sunlight. The PSP has sucky battery life, and needs constant power to keep a page up. The advantage to e-ink is you only need power when changing the display (the Kindle will drain the battery in two days if you leave the wireless on, however). The PSP is an average video player (I would prefer it as a video player if it actually used a standard file storage medium), a mediocre audio player, and a crappy game system with a crappy web browser.
DNS is distributed. TinyURL is centralized. If the DNS server holding your domain name record went down, it isn't too hard to find a new provider. If TinyURL goes down, it's database of links goes down too.
Does anyone who buys a wireless access point seriously believe that they are the only ones who will be able to access it? The only way to tell if an access point is open or not depends on if it is broadcasting and if it is encrypted (the name, maybe, but I can imagine that being disputed in court too). The problem with default settings needs to lie with the manufacturers, and not the people who are setting them up or looking for public access points on the go.
Space programs are what have given us many daily-use things, and even if they were not invented for space, they were improved by space research. Stuff like space blankets, radio transmission, insulation, solar power, energy use, ect.
We study space because usually (I hope) the same physics laws that apply to space apply to everything on the Earth, too. Knowing how particles collide out there could help us figure out a safe source of energy here.
Not to mention, artificial satellites drive television syndication, GPS, monitor ground conditions, and other things (secret government projects). Stop and think about the number of slashdot articles that have been posted about a new use for space technology.
Great grandparent only asked about medical costs, this is a nice article about the bigger picture: http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/reg20n3c.html It says the government probably is making more off taxes then the cost of smoking, and that it is stupid to say that its purpose is to fix the social/medical cost when it is really about bureaucrats making money, kinda like the music industry.
First of all, I assume the Personal Computer does not count, because a console only has one hardware configuration (but that is what the operating system is for). The standardized game console they talk about wouldn't turn out to be too different then the PC, I can imagine, not evolving much except in minimum requirements. Innovative features would go away. I shouldn't have to cite examples, but I know Nintendo has been on the innovative path, you would have never seen a pointer in a game controller or a touch screen on a portable, it would be the standard controller and buttons galore, not much else.
Having multiple consoles allows us the power of choice. Standards do not drive the console industry, competition does.
Unlike many encyclopedias, Wikipedia actually requires editors cite sources. All added information is required to have a source, otherwise someone else will come by and add a [citation needed] notice. You can check out all the articles that don't have sources cited.
Try clicking on the numbers next to each sentence next time you stop by.
Did you just say that ON SLASHDOT? That is NOT how networking works. At all. I won't even bother to detail why that won't work (Most of it has to do with the IANA, the RFC's, and hyperlinks). And you cannot "market" a new World Wide Web, it just doesn't happen like that. The World Wide Web is decentralized for a very good reason, and such a solution would break that.
Monitoring is acceptable, either physically or via screen grabs. HOWEVER, Never, Ever do anything like "wiggle the mouse" or take over, no matter what you you see when you log in--It is a trust issue, and it is just asking for trouble.
If some kid has an obsession with porn, it's not a computer problem, it's parenting problem.
"Paper" could mean as little as a few names and base-64 numbers printed on recycled thermal paper. It just has to identify who voted what. And India's voting systems have never exactly been known to get the job done perfectly.
Does TFA actually say anything about videos actually being taken down?
He thinks it's only a matter of time before a licensing company orders YouTube to take them down.
Not only that, the phrase "RIAA" doesn't even appear in the NPR article. Didn't anyone bother to proof read the article before posting it, or did another strikingly similar (but different) article about guitar and YouTube get linked?
You are probably right about that part. That would be metagame thinking (which stats prevent some of):) My main point was (supposed to be) that the game shares more in common with other true role-playing games than any other game/series that exists. I have differentiated between Zelda and a "true" RPG, probably action-RPG is a better term? If it "dosn't exist", like I have heard someone say, than I am establishing the genre right now (even if it isn't the most accurate term that exists).
A "true" RPG features leveling up, often experience, and (though theoretically possible to do without) battles. The name by itself though, role-playing game, implies an epic adventure. Consider the name of the hero, Link. Link was named that because he is your "link" to the game (one of Miyamoto's brilliant but simple concepts). You name Link, and you control Link, though every action and movment. Unlike Final Fantasy, Link will never do anything that you don't tell him to (at least nothing that would affect the plot, the bridge scene in the start of Wind Waker for example). With the same philosophy, Link never says anything, with the exception of a shout in the Wind Waker, but even that is triggered by a button press. "Role play", by dictionary definition, is much closer to that then, say, "adventure". Zelda also features many elements not often found in games besides RPG's: item collection, exploration, puzzles, NPC's, and princesses that need saving (with the exception of Mario).
I personally don't see "Leveling Up" or "XP" to mean "RPG", I just see it as one way of a few to control a character inside a game. I do not believe is it that system that directly appeals to most gamers. It is the gameplay style that a level system creates (usually), and Zelda does an absolutely wonderful job creating that style without the need for it. That is how I classify games, it really just comes down to which element found in (true) RPG's means "Role-playing game", and separates it from an action-adventure (or a plain, old adventure).
Many other people have noted Zelda 2 as an exception, with gameplay styled like an action-adventure with RPG-style leveling (the other way around compared to other titles in the series).
I think the purpose of this was to cheaply get two computers for the price of one. A $1000 screen and set of glasses that does that isn't going to solve that problem effectively.
It also might mean that it is a joke that won't die that was posted on _previous articles_. If it is going to be a joke, it should be something 90% of us haven't seen before.
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This assumes that they start with the same axioms that we do. Some of the axioms are provided by common sense from the universe, one apple plus one apple equals two apples. Your definition of math doesn't have to define 1+1 as 2, and if it doesn't you will end up discovering different things then me.
We invent the basic principles (axioms) of math, hopefully so they share the same properties of the universe. We discover the relationships from then on.
Really there is nothing saying that the universe follows math. We think that the universe follows one giant equation, but that is only because the properties we see have the same properties that our math does.
If I neglect air resistance, -9.8m/s/s*t*t describes the motion of a falling object quite well. I might even think that the ball knows mathematics! But then I introduce air resistance... and then I have to add more things to describe its motion. What if I move it to another planet, or even far enough away from the earth... all of a sudden -9.8 doesn't apply anymore. So I have to add more properties.
I think that the fact math describes the universe well is a coincidence, we invented so we could describe natural properties of the universe, those properties we discover. The description of it (mathematics) we invented.
As for the universe thing, oh, wouldn't it be so cool if there was a universe where pi is 1? -1? i?
I don't know what this proves or not, but if, literally, there was a universe for every possibility, then at least one universe should be able to teleport into our universe. Thus, universes must be limited in some way less then inter-universe teleportation.
This is all assuming that the parallel universe theory is true. Keep in mind it was theorized as a way to explain the randomness of the quantum world, and as far as I know, the state of a given particle will not decide the value of pi, so I think that the constants stay the same, only the outcomes of chance are different.
Did you bother clicking the link to "Mono?" It links to this URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_mononucleosis
Using my
How long is it until they start throttling encrypted traffic too?
Last time I checked, most all social programs prevent people from getting back on their feet. People cannot just live off of social security and later expect make lots of money.
Programs need to help those in a temporary crisis - and only those people. People need to be looking for a job, working, supporting themselves. Government can't be the one to keep people living all the time.
And at least private sector allows for competition - name one tax-funded program that is more efficient then it's privately owned counterpart.
As older siblings have mentioned, the login form data is in fact posted to https://login.facebook.com/login.php .
However, since the login form is presented to you in the clear, you are still prone to a man in the middle attack - someone could intercept the login form and replace action="https://login.facebook.com/login.php" with action="http://bad.website.example/submit".
The selling points of the Kindle is you don't even need a Wi-Fi access point (you don't need a computer at all), and it has a 600 by 800 display, at 167 dpi (from the online users manual) which works in full sunlight. The PSP has sucky battery life, and needs constant power to keep a page up. The advantage to e-ink is you only need power when changing the display (the Kindle will drain the battery in two days if you leave the wireless on, however). The PSP is an average video player (I would prefer it as a video player if it actually used a standard file storage medium), a mediocre audio player, and a crappy game system with a crappy web browser.
If you really want to get nit-picky about it, it should be "when you COULD carry one."
DNS is distributed. TinyURL is centralized. If the DNS server holding your domain name record went down, it isn't too hard to find a new provider. If TinyURL goes down, it's database of links goes down too.
Does anyone who buys a wireless access point seriously believe that they are the only ones who will be able to access it? The only way to tell if an access point is open or not depends on if it is broadcasting and if it is encrypted (the name, maybe, but I can imagine that being disputed in court too). The problem with default settings needs to lie with the manufacturers, and not the people who are setting them up or looking for public access points on the go.
Space programs are what have given us many daily-use things, and even if they were not invented for space, they were improved by space research. Stuff like space blankets, radio transmission, insulation, solar power, energy use, ect.
We study space because usually (I hope) the same physics laws that apply to space apply to everything on the Earth, too. Knowing how particles collide out there could help us figure out a safe source of energy here.
Not to mention, artificial satellites drive television syndication, GPS, monitor ground conditions, and other things (secret government projects). Stop and think about the number of slashdot articles that have been posted about a new use for space technology.
Great grandparent only asked about medical costs, this is a nice article about the bigger picture: http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/reg20n3c.html
It says the government probably is making more off taxes then the cost of smoking, and that it is stupid to say that its purpose is to fix the social/medical cost when it is really about bureaucrats making money, kinda like the music industry.
Treatment of a smoker is even more expensive then the longer life of the average non-smoker, and there are plenty of sources to back it up. Google pulled up these articles:
http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5114a2.htm
http://www.bera.com/smoking.htm
First of all, I assume the Personal Computer does not count, because a console only has one hardware configuration (but that is what the operating system is for). The standardized game console they talk about wouldn't turn out to be too different then the PC, I can imagine, not evolving much except in minimum requirements.
Innovative features would go away. I shouldn't have to cite examples, but I know Nintendo has been on the innovative path, you would have never seen a pointer in a game controller or a touch screen on a portable, it would be the standard controller and buttons galore, not much else.
Having multiple consoles allows us the power of choice. Standards do not drive the console industry, competition does.
Unlike many encyclopedias, Wikipedia actually requires editors cite sources. All added information is required to have a source, otherwise someone else will come by and add a [citation needed] notice. You can check out all the articles that don't have sources cited.
Try clicking on the numbers next to each sentence next time you stop by.
Did you just say that ON SLASHDOT?
That is NOT how networking works. At all. I won't even bother to detail why that won't work (Most of it has to do with the IANA, the RFC's, and hyperlinks).
And you cannot "market" a new World Wide Web, it just doesn't happen like that. The World Wide Web is decentralized for a very good reason, and such a solution would break that.
Monitoring is acceptable, either physically or via screen grabs. HOWEVER, Never, Ever do anything like "wiggle the mouse" or take over, no matter what you you see when you log in--It is a trust issue, and it is just asking for trouble.
If some kid has an obsession with porn, it's not a computer problem, it's parenting problem.
... It identifies what was voted where (polling place).
"Paper" could mean as little as a few names and base-64 numbers printed on recycled thermal paper. It just has to identify who voted what. And India's voting systems have never exactly been known to get the job done perfectly.
Not only that, the phrase "RIAA" doesn't even appear in the NPR article.
Didn't anyone bother to proof read the article before posting it, or did another strikingly similar (but different) article about guitar and YouTube get linked?
Their official press release is available at their press site.
Again: Metroid Prime 3 IS SET for an "Aug. 20" release.
You are probably right about that part. That would be metagame thinking (which stats prevent some of) :)
My main point was (supposed to be) that the game shares more in common with other true role-playing games than any other game/series that exists. I have differentiated between Zelda and a "true" RPG, probably action-RPG is a better term? If it "dosn't exist", like I have heard someone say, than I am establishing the genre right now (even if it isn't the most accurate term that exists).
A "true" RPG features leveling up, often experience, and (though theoretically possible to do without) battles. The name by itself though, role-playing game, implies an epic adventure. Consider the name of the hero, Link. Link was named that because he is your "link" to the game (one of Miyamoto's brilliant but simple concepts). You name Link, and you control Link, though every action and movment. Unlike Final Fantasy, Link will never do anything that you don't tell him to (at least nothing that would affect the plot, the bridge scene in the start of Wind Waker for example). With the same philosophy, Link never says anything, with the exception of a shout in the Wind Waker, but even that is triggered by a button press. "Role play", by dictionary definition, is much closer to that then, say, "adventure". Zelda also features many elements not often found in games besides RPG's: item collection, exploration, puzzles, NPC's, and princesses that need saving (with the exception of Mario).
I personally don't see "Leveling Up" or "XP" to mean "RPG", I just see it as one way of a few to control a character inside a game. I do not believe is it that system that directly appeals to most gamers. It is the gameplay style that a level system creates (usually), and Zelda does an absolutely wonderful job creating that style without the need for it. That is how I classify games, it really just comes down to which element found in (true) RPG's means "Role-playing game", and separates it from an action-adventure (or a plain, old adventure).
Many other people have noted Zelda 2 as an exception, with gameplay styled like an action-adventure with RPG-style leveling (the other way around compared to other titles in the series).
I think the purpose of this was to cheaply get two computers for the price of one.
A $1000 screen and set of glasses that does that isn't going to solve that problem effectively.
This is hardly the procedure that should be used if you are considering jail time.
It also might mean that it is a joke that won't die that was posted on _previous articles_. If it is going to be a joke, it should be something 90% of us haven't seen before.