If nobody remembers the "facts" anymore, then how is it to be judged that the "facts" in the intarwebs are true? You don't need to remember 'facts' in the sense of isolated chunks of data. It's much more important to remember processes than 'facts'.
For example it's more important to remember general programming constructs than the 'fact' of knowing how to write a for loop in perl.
If you know the generalisation the internet can provide the specific, or 'fact'
The flip-side of that is that knowing 'facts' doesn't make you smarter. There are plenty of people who know their times tables up to 12, but not actually know that multiplication is actually a short cut for addition.
The internet can help you with that, but does NOT hold all the answers. Agreed. The internet has a whole lot of information, information is useless without interpretation. The reason why I think the internet will make us smarter is because in order to use the wide variety of information on the net we are forced to learn to analyse it for accuracy and relevance. Something that requires us to think and compare multiple sources.
YouTube now makes it very easy for random Joe to spread utter bullshit and misinformation that can make people a little dumber every time. The thing is if you are at all aware of the possibility of being duped by misinformation then you have to become more critical about the way you interpret any information you might find.
Back in the olden days you might have just grabbed the nearest encyclopaedia and take its word as truth. In that sense the narrow range of information sources made these sources seem more authoritative.
The internet has the potential the force us to learn to discriminate information. The people that learn to read widely and critically will become smarter.
I was agreeing with you until the last line. People that recognize it's the interpretation that is more important will be smarter, but from what I've seen it's the quick regurgitation that's the more prized ability (on the internet of course).
I guess the internet is what you make of it. If you're interested in expanding your mind and getting a better understanding of the world then it's going to help make you smarter. If you just want to copy and paste some factoids to pass that homework assignment then yeah, you're brain is going to get softer...
On the contrary the internet makes knowing 'facts' irrelevant, no one has to memorise information anymore. It's the process of information interpretation that is becoming more important than the knowing of information.
The internet is making us smarter.
When the computer is doing stuff it is using energy. You'll notice that you get less battery life when doing some intensive number crunching than browsing the web for example.
From what I've read it here people are saying that Linux is more efficient in terms of it's CPU cycles and hard drive access than Windows is, thus does less work to achieve the same outcomes, and so uses less power.
You might use a bulldozer to move shit up a hill, other's might choose a shovel... if they can get the shit to the top of the hill, that's all that really counts in the end.
Of course if they value their time / want to have a life they'll take the time to learn how to drive the bulldozer.
The Olympics has already been sponsored by a fascist government... 1936. I tend to agree with your sentiment though... China the worst of totalitarianism and corporatism in the same bucket.
"So it does not work perfectly, I believe your math. What should we do? Stick our heads in the sand and ignore the threat? Rationalize that you are more likely to die in a car accident, so take no action?"
You will save more lives if you spend the money on preventing car accidents than spending on anti terrorism. I assume the aim of the game is to save lives?
It should all be about bang for your buck. You can only do so much, so do the most effective.
just because the guy is a "socially maladjusted geek" who "thinks and acts differently from people around him" doesn't mean that he can't be a murderer...
I think I would rather a short, well written Introduction to Ubuntu than try to make everything look like Windows. No-one that should read said introduction will read said introduction. You won't either, but I'd hazard a guess that you don't need to.
Looking like Windows / intuitive operation and user friendliness are distinct concepts but they all meet at a nexus.
If a metaphor works, is understood, and is in common use, why change it?
Who cares? The aim is to make the Linux desktop experience better, not to justify it's failings as somehow being ok because it's just as difficult to use as windows.
"Easier than a Mac!" That should be the mantra, not:
"Windows is just as crusty!"...
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For example it's more important to remember general programming constructs than the 'fact' of knowing how to write a for loop in perl.
If you know the generalisation the internet can provide the specific, or 'fact'
The flip-side of that is that knowing 'facts' doesn't make you smarter. There are plenty of people who know their times tables up to 12, but not actually know that multiplication is actually a short cut for addition.
Back in the olden days you might have just grabbed the nearest encyclopaedia and take its word as truth. In that sense the narrow range of information sources made these sources seem more authoritative.
The internet has the potential the force us to learn to discriminate information. The people that learn to read widely and critically will become smarter.
I guess the internet is what you make of it. If you're interested in expanding your mind and getting a better understanding of the world then it's going to help make you smarter. If you just want to copy and paste some factoids to pass that homework assignment then yeah, you're brain is going to get softer...
On the contrary the internet makes knowing 'facts' irrelevant, no one has to memorise information anymore. It's the process of information interpretation that is becoming more important than the knowing of information.
The internet is making us smarter.
When the computer is doing stuff it is using energy. You'll notice that you get less battery life when doing some intensive number crunching than browsing the web for example.
From what I've read it here people are saying that Linux is more efficient in terms of it's CPU cycles and hard drive access than Windows is, thus does less work to achieve the same outcomes, and so uses less power.
or just not allow redos. get them to confirm three times their choice and if they can't get it right by then, too bad.
that's not what dark matter is. dark matter is the stuff that fills gaps in equations.
of course selling turds of products never helps
You might use a bulldozer to move shit up a hill, other's might choose a shovel... if they can get the shit to the top of the hill, that's all that really counts in the end.
Of course if they value their time / want to have a life they'll take the time to learn how to drive the bulldozer.
The Olympics has already been sponsored by a fascist government... 1936. I tend to agree with your sentiment though... China the worst of totalitarianism and corporatism in the same bucket.
you've got the order a little wrong also, elderly are already being chipped...
A slashdot reader in Peru! Hola! (I lived in Peru for a while)
why stop at WWII?
You're nicked, you fucking cult...
Regards, P.C. Stubble.
no it's just that english police can't spell "cunt"
actually both happened... the original poster's version was when Daffy tried the same trick, reversing the order, but it came off badly for him...
thinner than that!!!
Sorry, tried to moderate you insightful, mouse button slipped on troll :S... posting this so that my moderation gets undone...
If I had mod points I would give you one !
You will save more lives if you spend the money on preventing car accidents than spending on anti terrorism. I assume the aim of the game is to save lives?
It should all be about bang for your buck. You can only do so much, so do the most effective.
just because the guy is a "socially maladjusted geek" who "thinks and acts differently from people around him" doesn't mean that he can't be a murderer...
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Looking like Windows / intuitive operation and user friendliness are distinct concepts but they all meet at a nexus.
If a metaphor works, is understood, and is in common use, why change it?
Who cares?
The aim is to make the Linux desktop experience better, not to justify it's failings as somehow being ok because it's just as difficult to use as windows.
"Easier than a Mac!" That should be the mantra, not:
"Windows is just as crusty!"...
mine too!