Thanks! Those were interesting reads, especially the first one that talks about the locus of a president's control, and what types of policy a president is likely to be able to enact/enforce.
I suspect that the most likely form of space combat will be humans fighting other humans, sadly. On the bright side, it might be more conducive to our species' survival than if we were to encounter hostile aliens.
I feel that Ron Paul represents my views on several geek-related issues -- the overreach of the TSA, for example. However, his views on other things (like abortion) mean that he's pretty much ineligible for my vote. It's especially frustrating, because I feel like he's one of the only people who shares some of my beliefs, and then I see that he believes exactly opposite me on several other key planks of his campaign platform, and I'm afraid that if I were to get the cure for the things we are kvetching about, I'd also end up seeing him enact the other parts of his agenda I don't agree with.
Heavy swords led people to develop chainmail, and plate armor. Crossbows led them to develop even stronger plate. Guns punched holes in plate armor, so people stopped wearing it. Since no one was wearing heavy armor, swords got smaller, lighter, more agile.
So, guns spurred the development of rapiers more directly than heavy armor (though one can't deny heavy armor's place in the evolution of defense).
I agree. There are several very good WebGL-abstracting graphics libraries for Javascript, such as three.js (and some others). You can use Javascript and CSS to place (and style) all of your buttons and widgets, as well. For data visualization, you might consider d3.js. I'm currently working on integrating both three.js rendering and d3 visualization in a GWT app, and it's mindblowing how slick some of the Javascript libraries are. I deeply regret having avoided Javascript for so long, because... I'm really starting to like it.
I always liked the way the Honor Harrington series portrayed space combat. Having missiles carry nuclear-powered laser warheads close to the target ship seems like it would make it a lot easier to hit a target, if your warheads had decent targeting. Granted, a lot that's portrayed in the novels is clearly science fiction, with the goal of making it seem more "naval", but still I think the missile + nuclear warhead idea is an interesting solution to the "my target is far away, and I have several seconds lag in my targeting" problem.
Another interesting portrayal of space combat is the Bio of a Space Tyrant series, I seem to recall, but I haven't read it in fifteen or so years.
How is it falsifying evidence? You're not generating false data... about the data you generate. You're just generating useless data that no one in their right mind would care about. "Your honor, I am part of BardTweets, a non profit organization of Shalespeare Fans. We tweet all Shakespeare, all the time."
Because 141.9 is smaller than 142, and our primitive brains will often pick the smaller one, despite knowing that we're saving at most a cent or two on our entire gas purchase.
Reading that, I can nearly hear his voice, and am picturing the tears as they mingle with the rain on his face. What a brilliant scene. Thanks, you guys, for reminding me that I need to see that movie again.
My wife swears by the neti pot. It's pretty awesome when it works -- I can't seem to do it right, or something. But when it does work, my sinuses feel clear and dry. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm sure others might not have heard of it.
Delaying vaccinations (or not bundling them all at once) for an infant because of mercury content is a completely different matter from refusing vaccinations because of an irrational fear of autism.
Are you really? Perhaps you might campaign for education about your sanitary concerns, rather than trying to make it illegal. Adults are allowed to do many things that are unsanitary or unhealthy (smoke, drink, get piercings).
5th amendment is about testimony. Providing evidence (past tax returns, bank history, hard drive contents, etc) is what subpoenas are for. Yes, you do have to provide it.
Sometimes it's challenging to find enough evidence of someone being a jerk in the time you have available for interviews/etc. I'm grateful that my bosses have all been awesome, but I can certainly imagine someone only discovering that their boss (or coworker, etc) is a jerk after they've already accepted a job.
Yes, but he was arguing that the people who ARE equating (a long lasting, happy) marriage with success end up self-selecting to go to E-Harmony. Even their commercials are about finding meaningful matches for you, not "find quick hookups today!".
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Thanks! Those were interesting reads, especially the first one that talks about the locus of a president's control, and what types of policy a president is likely to be able to enact/enforce.
Holy cow. Is there any treatment for that? That sounds like pure living hell.
On the other hand, it's a lot harder to surface and get more air for a spacecraft.
I suspect that the most likely form of space combat will be humans fighting other humans, sadly. On the bright side, it might be more conducive to our species' survival than if we were to encounter hostile aliens.
That's why you choose to have a revenue of zero. 1% of zero is still zero.
I feel that Ron Paul represents my views on several geek-related issues -- the overreach of the TSA, for example. However, his views on other things (like abortion) mean that he's pretty much ineligible for my vote. It's especially frustrating, because I feel like he's one of the only people who shares some of my beliefs, and then I see that he believes exactly opposite me on several other key planks of his campaign platform, and I'm afraid that if I were to get the cure for the things we are kvetching about, I'd also end up seeing him enact the other parts of his agenda I don't agree with.
So ... yeah. Probably not going to vote for him.
I think you skipped some steps.
Heavy swords led people to develop chainmail, and plate armor.
Crossbows led them to develop even stronger plate.
Guns punched holes in plate armor, so people stopped wearing it.
Since no one was wearing heavy armor, swords got smaller, lighter, more agile.
So, guns spurred the development of rapiers more directly than heavy armor (though one can't deny heavy armor's place in the evolution of defense).
I agree. There are several very good WebGL-abstracting graphics libraries for Javascript, such as three.js (and some others). You can use Javascript and CSS to place (and style) all of your buttons and widgets, as well. For data visualization, you might consider d3.js. I'm currently working on integrating both three.js rendering and d3 visualization in a GWT app, and it's mindblowing how slick some of the Javascript libraries are. I deeply regret having avoided Javascript for so long, because ... I'm really starting to like it.
three.js: http://mrdoob.github.com/three.js/
d3: http://mbostock.github.com/d3/
d3 examples: http://mbostock.github.com/d3/ex/ (nearly all are amazing.)
I always liked the way the Honor Harrington series portrayed space combat. Having missiles carry nuclear-powered laser warheads close to the target ship seems like it would make it a lot easier to hit a target, if your warheads had decent targeting. Granted, a lot that's portrayed in the novels is clearly science fiction, with the goal of making it seem more "naval", but still I think the missile + nuclear warhead idea is an interesting solution to the "my target is far away, and I have several seconds lag in my targeting" problem.
Another interesting portrayal of space combat is the Bio of a Space Tyrant series, I seem to recall, but I haven't read it in fifteen or so years.
I'd rather special-case certain films, than argue that ALL copyrights should last for the duration of the Disney monopoly.
How is it falsifying evidence? You're not generating false data ... about the data you generate. You're just generating useless data that no one in their right mind would care about. "Your honor, I am part of BardTweets, a non profit organization of Shalespeare Fans. We tweet all Shakespeare, all the time."
Holy cow. Thank you.
Because 141.9 is smaller than 142, and our primitive brains will often pick the smaller one, despite knowing that we're saving at most a cent or two on our entire gas purchase.
Or have never been in chronic pain.
Reading that, I can nearly hear his voice, and am picturing the tears as they mingle with the rain on his face. What a brilliant scene. Thanks, you guys, for reminding me that I need to see that movie again.
Now, if I could only handle eating sufficiently spicy food. :(
My wife swears by the neti pot. It's pretty awesome when it works -- I can't seem to do it right, or something. But when it does work, my sinuses feel clear and dry. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm sure others might not have heard of it.
Delaying vaccinations (or not bundling them all at once) for an infant because of mercury content is a completely different matter from refusing vaccinations because of an irrational fear of autism.
I wonder if anyone has studied the effect that the thermal effects have on fertility.
You can tell when a car engine is running???
Well, presumably they'd be burning wood or paper in those stoves anyway, so I doubt it makes a difference whether the fuel used to be money.
Are you really? Perhaps you might campaign for education about your sanitary concerns, rather than trying to make it illegal. Adults are allowed to do many things that are unsanitary or unhealthy (smoke, drink, get piercings).
5th amendment is about testimony. Providing evidence (past tax returns, bank history, hard drive contents, etc) is what subpoenas are for. Yes, you do have to provide it.
Sometimes it's challenging to find enough evidence of someone being a jerk in the time you have available for interviews/etc. I'm grateful that my bosses have all been awesome, but I can certainly imagine someone only discovering that their boss (or coworker, etc) is a jerk after they've already accepted a job.
Yes, but he was arguing that the people who ARE equating (a long lasting, happy) marriage with success end up self-selecting to go to E-Harmony. Even their commercials are about finding meaningful matches for you, not "find quick hookups today!".