Basically technology is like a castle of cards. You can't build the top until you have the lower parts ready. For each invention, there were tens of other inventions and advances which had to be made first.
A little out of date now, but this TV series was amazing, and happens to be an excellent example of your point.
So you're saying that the evolutionary historical theory can't be called a hypothesis, right?
Where did you see me indicating that? The way that the hypothesis of evolution is stated, it is provable/disprovable. How exactly are we supposed to prove that "God made it rain for N days and N nights, flooding the world, then made most of that water disappear"? How do you find God's fingerprints on a rain storm, let alone one that was supposed to have occurred 5000 (or whatever the claim is) years ago? Explain to me how to create such an experiment.
If you take the "God made it so" part out of that statement, it is (hypothetically) provable/disprovable. For example, I can't prove/disprove that God made my son wake up this morning. But I can prove/disprove that my son did, in fact, wake up. In another sense, my son can't prove/disprove to me that God woke him up this morning.
For example, with bacteria, we can easily prove/disprove aspects of microevolution, and macroevolution ("evolutionary historical theory") just builds on top of microevolution. See MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) for a case study in microevolution...
Puretracks Help Desk
to Rob
date Feb 22, 2007 1:27 PM
subject RE: USA buyer... Thank you for contacting Puretracks
No we do not have a time frame as to when this will done. However, keep checking the website for any updates.
Thank You Puretracks Help Desk -----Original Message----- From: Rob - Hide quoted text - Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:49 PM To: Puretracks Help Desk Subject: Re: USA buyer...
Thanks. Do you have a timeline for when MP3s will be available on the US store?
I was able to see the Canadian version of the site from a US location, but I couldn't buy anything . It appeared that there were 50+ artists that had one or more albums available as MP3 as well as WMA.
If iTunes starts selling non-DRM'ed content, and Joe Sixpack buys some... maybe he'll start to wonder why he has to deal with DRM at all. This could cause the DRM backlash that the RIAA/MPAA fears.
Aren't the ships basically "ISK in ship form"? Virtual assets are virtual assets, whether they be ISK, Gold, spaceships, or thorium bars... if the terms of use for the game says that everything belongs to the company running the game, then it's all the same.
I haven't read the SL terms of use, so you may be right in that regard... but the grandparent is spot on when it comes to EO.
I think we are in trouble of letting "terrorism" be the ultimate excuse for any unpopular move by the government
I think you mean, in reference to the USA, guilty of. I wonder what it will take to open the eyes of the masses to what is at the bottom of the slippery slope we've started down...
Sorry... when I started reading it, I was actually a bit sad when it didn't end in "Mushroom" or the like. My daughter (4 yrs old) had just requested me to "play the badgerbadgersnake again daddy!" so it was pretty fresh.
That's funny, I thought it was a way to create tension in the show. I mean, they have plenty of CG already, would a few more scenes with some big, metal cylons really be that much more expensive? Besides, they could just dress up actors in shiny suits and save even more on CG costs...
Thanks for brightening my day. On a side note, given how slimey they are, I bet they would emit a large percentage of oil per pound of incoming material.
There was stealth in Quake, just not against the AIs. If you walked, you didn't make noise, and that was key in some deathmatch games, especially cramped-quarters maps against a small number of players.
So, stealth was viable in part of Quake gaming, arguably the most enjoyable part of Quake gaming, deathmatch.
You forgot "Limited number of weapons in inventory" though, and that was, IMO, the coolest aspect of Halo... but I admit I was only able to play it for about 90 minutes before I got bored and went back to playing Crack-Strike.
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A little out of date now, but this TV series was amazing, and happens to be an excellent example of your point.
From Diabolik... Bad Guy: "Is that stud coming?" Crow: ".... Pardon me?!?"
Thanks! I shot (thankfully) lukewarm coffee out of my nose!
So you're saying that the evolutionary historical theory can't be called a hypothesis, right?
Where did you see me indicating that? The way that the hypothesis of evolution is stated, it is provable/disprovable. How exactly are we supposed to prove that "God made it rain for N days and N nights, flooding the world, then made most of that water disappear"? How do you find God's fingerprints on a rain storm, let alone one that was supposed to have occurred 5000 (or whatever the claim is) years ago? Explain to me how to create such an experiment.
If you take the "God made it so" part out of that statement, it is (hypothetically) provable/disprovable. For example, I can't prove/disprove that God made my son wake up this morning. But I can prove/disprove that my son did, in fact, wake up. In another sense, my son can't prove/disprove to me that God woke him up this morning.
For example, with bacteria, we can easily prove/disprove aspects of microevolution, and macroevolution ("evolutionary historical theory") just builds on top of microevolution. See MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) for a case study in microevolution...
So Cain either married his sister or his niece (or grand-niece, great-grand-niece, etc.). Thanks for clearing that up!
Three cheers for tiny gene pools!
A "hypothesis" that cannot be proved wrong also cannot be proved correct, and therefore isn't a hypothesis. See Merriam-Webster, definition 2.
Casino Royale since it's Blu-Ray only
I think you meant "since it's not on HD-DVD"... and I think both people that have a PS3 have probably already bought Casino Royale BRD.
Puretracks Help Desk
to Rob
date Feb 22, 2007 1:27 PM
subject RE: USA buyer...
Thank you for contacting Puretracks
No we do not have a time frame as to when this will done. However, keep checking the website for any updates.
Thank You
Puretracks Help Desk
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob
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Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 1:49 PM
To: Puretracks Help Desk
Subject: Re: USA buyer...
Thanks. Do you have a timeline for when MP3s will be available on the US store?
-Rob
I was able to see the Canadian version of the site from a US location, but I couldn't buy anything . It appeared that there were 50+ artists that had one or more albums available as MP3 as well as WMA.
This might not work: MP3s for an artist...
If iTunes starts selling non-DRM'ed content, and Joe Sixpack buys some... maybe he'll start to wonder why he has to deal with DRM at all. This could cause the DRM backlash that the RIAA/MPAA fears.
Aren't the ships basically "ISK in ship form"? Virtual assets are virtual assets, whether they be ISK, Gold, spaceships, or thorium bars... if the terms of use for the game says that everything belongs to the company running the game, then it's all the same.
I haven't read the SL terms of use, so you may be right in that regard... but the grandparent is spot on when it comes to EO.
Snake!
Did you really just lump T3 in there with the others?
*boggle*
I think we are in trouble of letting "terrorism" be the ultimate excuse for any unpopular move by the government
I think you mean, in reference to the USA, guilty of. I wonder what it will take to open the eyes of the masses to what is at the bottom of the slippery slope we've started down...
DBtS was the first thing to pop into my head after seeing the Red Steel info a while back:
"Holy crap, this controller thing would be PERFECT for a Die By The Sword remake/sequel!"
I'm betting on "Never." You know how smart the average American is? Half of Americans are dumber than that ;-)
Disclaimer: I'm an American.
Sorry... when I started reading it, I was actually a bit sad when it didn't end in "Mushroom" or the like. My daughter (4 yrs old) had just requested me to "play the badgerbadgersnake again daddy!" so it was pretty fresh.
Nazgul, Nazgul, Nazgul, Nazgul, Nazgul, Nazgul, Nazgul, Nazgul
Hob-bit! Hob-bit!
Ring, a riiinnnng, ohhhh, there's the riiiing!
From TFA: The ultra-tiny aluminum plates, just 850 microns thick, are accelerated at 1010 g.
yet. Just wait until its in our hands...
You, sir (madam?), are hilarious. Thanks :)
Hey, I get 22 mpg, I'll have you know! ;-) Of course, that's commuting mileage. Street racing mileage is much lower than 15 mpg...
That's funny, I thought it was a way to create tension in the show. I mean, they have plenty of CG already, would a few more scenes with some big, metal cylons really be that much more expensive? Besides, they could just dress up actors in shiny suits and save even more on CG costs...
chickenshit, pigshit, spammer
Thanks for brightening my day. On a side note, given how slimey they are, I bet they would emit a large percentage of oil per pound of incoming material.
Stealth
There was stealth in Quake, just not against the AIs. If you walked, you didn't make noise, and that was key in some deathmatch games, especially cramped-quarters maps against a small number of players.
So, stealth was viable in part of Quake gaming, arguably the most enjoyable part of Quake gaming, deathmatch.
You forgot "Limited number of weapons in inventory" though, and that was, IMO, the coolest aspect of Halo... but I admit I was only able to play it for about 90 minutes before I got bored and went back to playing Crack-Strike.