Most here are computer programmers, or at least familiar with programming, so it would perhaps make sense to liken this to code. Would you rather a program work right (even if it's hard to understand), or be broken and/or stolen (even if it's made easy)? (I'll let you pick which OS' I am referring to, and which one I believe to be inherently superior.)
Both a program and a mathematical proof are a series of logical statements. However, only the CPU need understand the program in order for it to function. A proof cannot be proven either way until at least two people understand it - the second person needs to play the part of the CPU, executing the same instructions to achieve the same result.
Of course none of that makes Yau any less of an incompetent, thieving twat, etc...
No no no. Think laterally. Tape it without her knowing. If she tries to do you in after the fact, well it's hard to argue against video evidence. Not to mention the payback of leaking it on the internet once the case is thrown out... and if it all stays good, just archive it for a rainy day...
look at the difference in injuries between a child hit at 30mph (usually survivable if we're to believe the literature) and one hit at, say 60mph (usually fatal, IIRC).
There's an ad campaign running over here in the UK that quotes an 80% survival rate for children hit at 30mph, and an 80% fatality rate for children hit at 40mph.
"Rather than being an arena for sound debate, the Web bulletin boards have to some extent become a place for verbal defecation,"...ultimately, the portals say, the users who post on the Web should be responsible for content.
Welcome to Web 2.0, where every Joe Sixpack can post whatever content they want. The only remaining barrier to entry is learning to use a mouse, keyboard and web browser. No wonder the web is now full of shit.
Also from TFA:
A poll taken in November showed that nearly one of 10 South Koreans from 13 to 65 said they had experienced cyberviolence... out of a population of 48 million.
Stab in the dark - maybe half the population is 13-65 so that makes 2.4 million victims, roughly?
"Tens of thousands of people were busy sharing my identity and discussing how to punish me."... dozens of people have been indicted on charges of criminal contempt or slander for writing or spreading malicious online insults about victims... They face fines of as much as 2 million won, or $2,067.
...and only "dozens" of perps charged. And with a pissweak punishment too. Wow, the South Korean justice system must be even worse than the US!
Forget the children - what about poor Miriam Abacha and all those other unfortunate Nigerian statesmen/dignitaries/royalty? How will they find helpful souls to illegally transfer their wealth in exchange for a hefty cut now?
The same reason there are still different species of apes coexisting, or apes and whales, or people with different coloured hair, etc... evoluion does not require "weaker" species to die out. That only happens when the resources are constrained so that only the fittest survive. Additionally, "survival of the fittest" is a relative concept - fittest for which environment? Humans are not universally the "fittest" species for all environments.
He's hardly a nobody. And 95% of the time, the headline-grabbing drivel that he writes is met with the response it deserves by the Slashdot community. I suspect links to his articles continue to be posted to Slashdot because (a) controversy is entertaining, and (b) it gives the community an outlet for flaming etc. so they can keep the quality of responses to real articles higher.
Remember: everyone on this Earth serves a purpose, even if it is merely to serve as a warning to other.
I agree entirely. Had my mod points not expired no less than 10 minutes ago I would've fixed that too.
I too refuse to do business with Sony becuase of their business practices. I've even taken to selling any Sony goods I have so (a) there will be less of a market for new ones (b) I never have to see that offensive brand name in my house again.
whereas presumably this would be shirt, trousers, the lot
Why would you presume that?
Two reasons:
It's flexible and much lighter than plate armour. Plenty of people die from wounds that don't occur on the torso. Why wouldn't you want to protect more of the body if you could?
It is supposedly stab-proof as well as bullet proof, and in a typical knife fight you tend to get defensive wounds on the limbs.
If the stuff doesn't de-solidify in a hurry then the enemy could have a field day among the now "statuesque" soldiers.
It returns to liquid just as fast as it turns to solid.
State your proof, please. Very few chemical reactions have equivalent reaction rate coefficients for both the forward and reverse reaction. On top of that the video from TFA showed a scientist slowly lifting up a beaker of this goop by the spoon he had just stirred it with, which was now stuck in it. Doesn't sound like it's rapidly reversible to me...
DDR has always had a practical use. Over here in the UK they're collecting donations to install one as Margaret Thatcher's headstone when she eventually falls off the perch, for example.
Easy conversion... just add the word "of", and it all makes sense again: "Wednesday 2nd of August, 2006". It's always made sense to me though as everywhere I've ever lived (half a dozen countries and counting) all use the dd/mm/yyyy format.
Once you're used to it you can even drop the "of" from long-format written dates, and simply add it back in when reading it aloud, IE: "Wednesday 2nd August, 2006" reads aloud exactly the same as the previous example.
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So do it in your own home then.
Both a program and a mathematical proof are a series of logical statements. However, only the CPU need understand the program in order for it to function. A proof cannot be proven either way until at least two people understand it - the second person needs to play the part of the CPU, executing the same instructions to achieve the same result.
Of course none of that makes Yau any less of an incompetent, thieving twat, etc...
No no no. Think laterally. Tape it without her knowing. If she tries to do you in after the fact, well it's hard to argue against video evidence. Not to mention the payback of leaking it on the internet once the case is thrown out... and if it all stays good, just archive it for a rainy day...
Forget the kids - think of the adults. The fatality rate at 40mph is 80% for kids but rises to 90% for adults.
There's an ad campaign running over here in the UK that quotes an 80% survival rate for children hit at 30mph, and an 80% fatality rate for children hit at 40mph.
Steer clear of Rolf Harris then!
Heh. Wait until the government mandate compulsory retinal scans...
Indeed. It appears Ann Beeson is lubing up the strap-on as we speak...
I was with you, right up to the vomiting bit anyway. You ought to run the Patent Office.
Hmmm... is there a reason one customer couldn't get unlimited access, then set themselves up as an AP for the rest of the plane to use free of charge?
Of course, your bandwidth was billed per-packet too...
Welcome to Web 2.0, where every Joe Sixpack can post whatever content they want. The only remaining barrier to entry is learning to use a mouse, keyboard and web browser. No wonder the web is now full of shit.
Also from TFA:
Stab in the dark - maybe half the population is 13-65 so that makes 2.4 million victims, roughly?
For those who CBF paging through ads...
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http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/artic
Forget the children - what about poor Miriam Abacha and all those other unfortunate Nigerian statesmen/dignitaries/royalty? How will they find helpful souls to illegally transfer their wealth in exchange for a hefty cut now?
The same reason there are still different species of apes coexisting, or apes and whales, or people with different coloured hair, etc... evoluion does not require "weaker" species to die out. That only happens when the resources are constrained so that only the fittest survive. Additionally, "survival of the fittest" is a relative concept - fittest for which environment? Humans are not universally the "fittest" species for all environments.
Well at least the brand name will be appropriate...
Careful... he has a history of violins!
He's hardly a nobody. And 95% of the time, the headline-grabbing drivel that he writes is met with the response it deserves by the Slashdot community. I suspect links to his articles continue to be posted to Slashdot because (a) controversy is entertaining, and (b) it gives the community an outlet for flaming etc. so they can keep the quality of responses to real articles higher.
Remember: everyone on this Earth serves a purpose, even if it is merely to serve as a warning to other.
Anyone could open-source the software, but let's see them open souce the drivers! Gettit, drivers?
Thankyou, thankyou, I'll be here all week, try the veal...
I agree entirely. Had my mod points not expired no less than 10 minutes ago I would've fixed that too.
I too refuse to do business with Sony becuase of their business practices. I've even taken to selling any Sony goods I have so (a) there will be less of a market for new ones (b) I never have to see that offensive brand name in my house again.
Two reasons:
State your proof, please. Very few chemical reactions have equivalent reaction rate coefficients for both the forward and reverse reaction. On top of that the video from TFA showed a scientist slowly lifting up a beaker of this goop by the spoon he had just stirred it with, which was now stuck in it. Doesn't sound like it's rapidly reversible to me...
DDR has always had a practical use. Over here in the UK they're collecting donations to install one as Margaret Thatcher's headstone when she eventually falls off the perch, for example.
crowd: ooh.... *starts cheering*
fataugie: *throws chair*
Ooooh, I know how this one finishes:
fataugie: Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! etc...
Easy conversion... just add the word "of", and it all makes sense again: "Wednesday 2nd of August, 2006". It's always made sense to me though as everywhere I've ever lived (half a dozen countries and counting) all use the dd/mm/yyyy format.
Once you're used to it you can even drop the "of" from long-format written dates, and simply add it back in when reading it aloud, IE: "Wednesday 2nd August, 2006" reads aloud exactly the same as the previous example.