From our standpoint, where we have absolutely zero input as to the possibility or probability of either outcome, we cannot determine any relevant odds, therefore, given two possible outcomes, TO US, it will appear to be 50/50. If the dice are loaded, and you have not seen them thrown, your understanding of the possible outcomes leads you to determine that there is a 1 in 6 chance of any number pointing up. It's not that these odds are right or even believed in, it's that we can't determine any other odds.
Of course, until the waveform collapses, we'll never know the truth. QUIT OBSERVING SHIT AND COLLAPSING MY WAVEFORMS!
If you can't put forth any evidence to support either side of a probability involving two possible outcomes (most planets are similar to Earth/Earth is unique), the only possible derivable probability is 50/50, though it is likely quite different from the actual probability. It's like flipping a coin that's probably lopsided, but you don't get to know that in advance; you're just told it has two sides.
Then again, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you were being sarcastic, you snarky bastard.
Just out of curiosity, how many games do you guys have over there? In Japan we had 49 on the virtual console last week. I'm pretty sure we've had Gradius a long time. I'm not sure how many we have now.
What are the chances that Earth is totally unique, an exception?
Considering our complete lack of evidence, we cannot assume these chances, thereby I give it 50/50. Welcome to SCIENCE! Your "educated" guesses and derivations are largely worthless in this realm.
You can't take the Earth as an "example" of how life works on other planets when there isn't life on other planets. It's like saying, "all universes work this way because ours does". Or "look, I was able dodge getting shot once, I am the One!!"
This sounds like a bad horror-movie plot. Next they'll start coming up from the ground in some old people's home and killing everyone, and then the police get called in to investigate, but they just can't tell what the hell happened. Then more isolated incidents start to occur which leads the main character and his expendable co-stars into the dark abandoned subway tunnels to search for this menace from the underneath!
The final scene involves a huge explosion or EMP burst that destroys all the robots but also leaves everyone in the sewer in complete darkness. Cut, print, that's a wrap. Where's my money?
bring back the blimps! i'd much rather take my time getting somewhere and have a personal compartment like those on trains.
with all this nanotech, can't we design some spray-on application that will solve the problem of gas leaking, thus solving one of the larger problems of lighter-than-air travel?
i suppose i'm just tired, but it seems to me that some people NEED TO BE CONTROLLED. of course, this has abuse written all over it, but it's also abusive for me to smack someone in the face when they throw shit on the ground and leave it for others to clean up. smokers are the worst. it's somehow societally acceptable to dispose of cigarettes on the ground, like they'll just magically disappear. i know it's wrong, but i don't even chastise my friends about it when they do it.
when everyone signs a petition that says i can smack them in the face when they do something completely incosiderate of their community and peers, then i'll say we don't need any sort of societal controls. SOME PEOPLE NEED BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION. sorry if that's a shocker. i mean, hell, haven't i already been behaviorally modified into not smacking assholes in the face? how is it fair that i got that against me but the assholes of the world walk free?
As I recall, "All Hallow's Eve" makes use of "hallow" as a noun in reference to spirits. That fits pretty well with the ol' Harry Potter frame of mind, eh?
in reference to my above post, one might also note that the video shows a game of "hangman" to determine the title... the "hangman" character being on a crude scaffolding, or "gallows"? perhaps there's more to the game than just getting the right answer?
but how similar would the brains be? all the inputs would be different save for some aspects of feeling, though the general nature of the inputs would be very similar. it'd be hard to test too, eh?
speaking in a relative sense, i'd bet the 8 year old has more hand-strength and endurance than the adult. when i was 8, i was constantly in motion. now, i sit at work all day, and to tell the truth, an hour or two on wii sports wears me out.
the funny thing is, i've actually brought wii sports into my workout schedule, cause if i do it on the days i normally go to the gym, one or the other suffers from it.
i once noted that changing the direction i sleep in bed caused a bit of trouble with my sense of direction. since then, i've changed about once a month and i no longer have any problems. i think the problem is that we get too used to everything being the same all the time. it's not like it's built in to you have to always sleep in the same place/direction every night of your life.
Yeah, but the Wii came out on the 2nd... Everybody and their mother bought Zelda on the 2nd, which could explain why sales weren't so great on the 4th and after.
Slashdot Mirror
Entropian Secret Agents?
Once the LHC fires, nobody will need to worry about data storage (on this planet) again.
Doesn't resistance CAUSE heat?
Of course, until the waveform collapses, we'll never know the truth. QUIT OBSERVING SHIT AND COLLAPSING MY WAVEFORMS!
Then again, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you were being sarcastic, you snarky bastard.
Just out of curiosity, how many games do you guys have over there? In Japan we had 49 on the virtual console last week. I'm pretty sure we've had Gradius a long time. I'm not sure how many we have now.
Considering our complete lack of evidence, we cannot assume these chances, thereby I give it 50/50. Welcome to SCIENCE! Your "educated" guesses and derivations are largely worthless in this realm.
You can't take the Earth as an "example" of how life works on other planets when there isn't life on other planets. It's like saying, "all universes work this way because ours does". Or "look, I was able dodge getting shot once, I am the One!!"
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/09/24/
I always thought it was "Fix Or Repair Daily", but I guess it's now "Fix Of Reboot Daily"?
I hear that when they grab you with those metal claws, you can't break free, because they're made of metal, and robots are strong.
The final scene involves a huge explosion or EMP burst that destroys all the robots but also leaves everyone in the sewer in complete darkness. Cut, print, that's a wrap. Where's my money?
with all this nanotech, can't we design some spray-on application that will solve the problem of gas leaking, thus solving one of the larger problems of lighter-than-air travel?
when everyone signs a petition that says i can smack them in the face when they do something completely incosiderate of their community and peers, then i'll say we don't need any sort of societal controls. SOME PEOPLE NEED BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION. sorry if that's a shocker. i mean, hell, haven't i already been behaviorally modified into not smacking assholes in the face? how is it fair that i got that against me but the assholes of the world walk free?
Of course, since it's your "girlfriend" and not your "wife", none of us believe you.
Almost as useless as this post.
As I recall, "All Hallow's Eve" makes use of "hallow" as a noun in reference to spirits. That fits pretty well with the ol' Harry Potter frame of mind, eh?
in reference to my above post, one might also note that the video shows a game of "hangman" to determine the title... the "hangman" character being on a crude scaffolding, or "gallows"? perhaps there's more to the game than just getting the right answer?
in the course of the "complicated procedure", could someone have transposed "G" and "H"? thus, we could have "Garry Potter and the Deatgly Gallows!"
but how similar would the brains be? all the inputs would be different save for some aspects of feeling, though the general nature of the inputs would be very similar. it'd be hard to test too, eh?
the funny thing is, i've actually brought wii sports into my workout schedule, cause if i do it on the days i normally go to the gym, one or the other suffers from it.
i once noted that changing the direction i sleep in bed caused a bit of trouble with my sense of direction. since then, i've changed about once a month and i no longer have any problems. i think the problem is that we get too used to everything being the same all the time. it's not like it's built in to you have to always sleep in the same place/direction every night of your life.
Yeah, but the Wii came out on the 2nd... Everybody and their mother bought Zelda on the 2nd, which could explain why sales weren't so great on the 4th and after.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_derbies
Your statement is as hastily made as his, only his was more entertaining. You must be one of these modern "unskilled" Slashdot posters.