I would call those more dictatorships. I am aware of the downsides of having only one option, but I was saying that as long as that option is good, then nobody will care. Humanity being what it is, then most likely things will go downhill unless that option is strictly regulated or faces competition. At least when it comes to a monopoly on a certain product, you can choose not to buy the product if you have that much of a problem with it - when it comes to your leaders having a monopoly, your only choice is stay or get the hell out.
Cows have cornered the dairy market pretty well, but I guess those goats are trying to edge in there as well, so at least there's a choice. I'm pretty happy with the cows though, they provide a good product:p
I'm not so sure anyone has a fear of monopolies, as long as they do a decent job. The thing is that when someone/something lacks any competition they tend to lose their drive to better themselves, or maybe just don't realise how much potential they have to better themselves, and the direction to proceed in.
Maybe they just have nice people at Google who have noticed that Microsoft is ruining the world of computing and that we could do with competition and/or replacement in several areas.
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The tiger killed someone who wasn't taunting him, and hurt the two that were before being killed (from what others are saying). It didn't jump back in, try RTFA..
Plus it's *couldn't* care less, could makes no logical sense. The way they were taunting the tiger was by roaring at it.
While I have little sympathy for the injured two (they don't sound like very pleasant individuals) to say they deserved to die is just as moronic and nasty, indeed more so. By this logic, perhaps we should declare all taunting as punishable by execution at the hands of the taunted? That would reduce Slashdot readership somewhat! Indeed. I really want to invoke Godwin's law on these people who are saying these guys deserved to die.. plus since the animal wasn't in a proper enclosure I don't think they were being particularly stupid, just mean. It can't be a nice existence being gawked at by tourists and such, though I don't think that all zoos are 'hellholes' either.
Just saying that it isn't something that's worth throwing money at (unless possibly it's done on the broadcaster's side rather than the viewer's side). Maybe you're talking about throwing money at finding an algorithm in the first place, but it's going to need buttloads of computation time to run the process even after you've found a suitable algorithm. Maybe once we all have 5000 core computers then this will be a worthwhile use of computation time (because there's nothing else to use it on), but at the moment it seems a very inefficient way of doing things (something that happens a lot in AI IMO, for limited applications you can often get the same results by using much simpler algorithms, you often don't need stuff like neural networks and swarm optimisation - just because you can use them, doesn't mean you should).
It's not crazy, just retarded.. (yes I'm a brit). I read an article on the Register by an ex bomb disposal officer who explained that there is no such thing as the fabled hollywood binary liquid explosive. I think there are ternary ones but they would require a lot of preparation on the plane, and probably a gas mask, etc. How they can be so paranoid so as to go to such extreme measures banning all liquids.. meh.. sad. Though I admit that some liquids could be used as fairly effective weapons, chloroform, acid, etc..
Err.. when you're a 600 pound (or whatever) tiger with a smallish wall, claws, high power-to-weight ratio and one of the most fearsome reputations in the animal kingdom, I think you have the advantage (in a fight at least).
Well TFA points out that the enclosure didn't meet the recommended height, but still passed a safety check by the same body that actually made the recommendations.. strange, and tragic.
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Partially joking, but yeah it was very intuitive compared to say vi, where I was just like WHY CAN'T I JUST WRITE? :( when I first used it..
Oh no you di'nt :O MS-DOS Edit all the way!
Oi, who let you in here!? Back to accounts with you and let the engineers/scientists do some Microsoft bashing! ;)
I would call those more dictatorships. I am aware of the downsides of having only one option, but I was saying that as long as that option is good, then nobody will care. Humanity being what it is, then most likely things will go downhill unless that option is strictly regulated or faces competition. At least when it comes to a monopoly on a certain product, you can choose not to buy the product if you have that much of a problem with it - when it comes to your leaders having a monopoly, your only choice is stay or get the hell out.
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Cows have cornered the dairy market pretty well, but I guess those goats are trying to edge in there as well, so at least there's a choice. I'm pretty happy with the cows though, they provide a good product
I wondered that too. Even better is that you've been modded as funny. I reckon someone's riding the ganja train
I'm not so sure anyone has a fear of monopolies, as long as they do a decent job. The thing is that when someone/something lacks any competition they tend to lose their drive to better themselves, or maybe just don't realise how much potential they have to better themselves, and the direction to proceed in.
Maybe they just have nice people at Google who have noticed that Microsoft is ruining the world of computing and that we could do with competition and/or replacement in several areas.
I think you underestimate just how many horny youths there are out there gunking up the pipes, tis no small order.
A method of designing a novel method or device by incremental advances on current knowledge or technology, usually without the use of flashes of inspiration, but instead involving long hours of deep thought and experimental verifications. And lots of pizza.
The tiger killed someone who wasn't taunting him, and hurt the two that were before being killed (from what others are saying). It didn't jump back in, try RTFA..
Plus it's *couldn't* care less, could makes no logical sense. The way they were taunting the tiger was by roaring at it.
Just saying that it isn't something that's worth throwing money at (unless possibly it's done on the broadcaster's side rather than the viewer's side). Maybe you're talking about throwing money at finding an algorithm in the first place, but it's going to need buttloads of computation time to run the process even after you've found a suitable algorithm. Maybe once we all have 5000 core computers then this will be a worthwhile use of computation time (because there's nothing else to use it on), but at the moment it seems a very inefficient way of doing things (something that happens a lot in AI IMO, for limited applications you can often get the same results by using much simpler algorithms, you often don't need stuff like neural networks and swarm optimisation - just because you can use them, doesn't mean you should).
Yep because it makes lots of financial sense to have a few supercomputers plugged into your TV so that you can get your contrast setup correctly..
Best pun I've seen for a long time. I think you just won slashdot, let us know what the prize is :p
:o who wouldn't?
It's not crazy, just retarded.. (yes I'm a brit). I read an article on the Register by an ex bomb disposal officer who explained that there is no such thing as the fabled hollywood binary liquid explosive. I think there are ternary ones but they would require a lot of preparation on the plane, and probably a gas mask, etc. How they can be so paranoid so as to go to such extreme measures banning all liquids.. meh.. sad. Though I admit that some liquids could be used as fairly effective weapons, chloroform, acid, etc..
Either that or Micro-ho! , your little friend that is always ready to help you get down and dirty.
I guess we all know what to pack next time we go to the zoo then.
.. shooting *cough* pictures of distant animals"
"What's in that case sir?"
"Oh it's just my photography equipment. I have a very high long zoom lens for, uh
yep I'm sure going over the car with a laser scalpel will be much cheaper than using paint!
Err.. when you're a 600 pound (or whatever) tiger with a smallish wall, claws, high power-to-weight ratio and one of the most fearsome reputations in the animal kingdom, I think you have the advantage (in a fight at least).
So invert one of the bits near the start or end and you'll have degraded the quality (un-noticeably, but measurably!)
The fact that she had injured two other people and was standing over one of them could have had something to do with it..
That was kind of my whole point
Well TFA points out that the enclosure didn't meet the recommended height, but still passed a safety check by the same body that actually made the recommendations.. strange, and tragic.
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