But... if you have proof then you don't need faith. Past personal observation, history, science, math, and orbital mechanics all say that the sun will come up tomorrow. Faith is not needed.
There is no proof in science. Proof is for mathematics and alcohol. You cannot prove anything in science to a certainty, though you can disprove a lot. All scientific theories are tentative and subject to revision. Even the "law of" gravity is subject to revision, and in fact was revised by Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Science is about evidence. Evidence is the result of a structured scientific experiment or observation that supports the claims of a theory. In order to be useful a different outcome for the experiment or observation must be able to falsify or disprove the theory.
That is, there must be a well defined result that if observed would demonstrate that the theory would be false. Every experiment or observation must be structured to test the theory, thus allowing the possibility for it to fail. A theory can be disproved by a single verifiable counter-example, but no amount of confirming evidence can ever demonstrate a theory to 100% certainty.
Unless, of course, they're legally incapable of consent. Like, for example in cases of statutory rape.
Then why are you entrusting people that are "legally incapable of consent" with the lives of their comrades and of other people? (The minimum age for enlistment into the US military is 17 years with parental consent)
And before you pick on that point, there is no such thing as "parental consent" in a statutory rape situation, most likely the consenting parent will be considered an accomplice.
SF has never been about predicting the future. SF is an extremely broad genre but if I had to put it into a sound bite I would say it is about positing a "what if" and writing a story about it
This is called "Speculative Fiction", of which Science Fiction is a subcategory (that usually has something to do with science).
If you stop thinking about using enhanced interrogation techniques (haha, couldn't help myself) solely for a trial, maybe you will see how ludicrous your argument is. Maybe the govt knows an attack on a major US city is imminent, but they do not know the timing. Maybe they capture two or more people that they already know, through other means, were instrumental in the planning. Maybe they are able to get them to break, each giving the same details. Is that not intel?
How can you tell if the tortured person: (a) is telling the truth, (b) is making something up, (c) tells you what (they think that) you want to hear, (d) really have no clue, or (e) some combination of the above?
Let's say Alice and Bob plan to blow the Brooklin Bridge on Dec 25th, but decide on a several alternative dates and locations to disclose if they are captured. You capture them and beat the crap out of Alice. She mentions time and a place. Same with Bob. Do you believe them? Do you continue the torture? Say you do and they confess to a different time and date. Was the first one correct? The second one? Neither? The fact is that you have no way to ascertain, and the "detainees" know that. They know that telling the truth will not stop the torture because you can't be really sure. Great intel, right?
Or consider an alternative situation: you caught the wrong people and you will continue torturing the *innocent* until you are convinced that their *worthless* information is genuine, or until they die, whichever comes first.
And there has been some success in getting Paint.NET to run on Linux: http://code.google.com/p/paint-mono/ [google.com] It may be unofficial, but it's a start and defeats your "probably never be available for Ubuntu" comment. Paint.NET is really quite nice.
It is. I just wish it would have more of the functionality that can be found in Photoshop.
I think Agnitum's Outpost firewall still beats everything out there by far. It has too many security features that are just completely missing solutions for giant holes elsewhere.
Interesting. How would Agnitum compare to Comodo (free)?
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My biggest problem with quick prototypes are the users that expect too much.
That is why I don't call them "prototypes" anymore. "Proof of concept" usually works better.
No, nobody is condemned for Adam sinned, but because of Adam we also sin constantly. If you have ever lied, even once in your life, you are a liar. As such a liar you are subject to judgment and that judgment is eternal separation from God - otherwise known as Hell. That is only one of the 10 Commandments.
Actually, that is not even one of them. Bearing false witness, however, is.
The Hauppage HD-PVR has been around a long while now, sure it only does component, but so do many older TVs. Blocking analog out does nothing that an HD-Fury2 can't fix.
The HDFury2 can have its HDCP key revoked. What then?
Are there mods for the X360 that can be "turned off" before going online so the console appears, for all intents and purposes, as an unmodded one? I believe that some PS2 modchips advertised such features.
I had the same experience when the Peace Corps sent me to French West Africa. French books use different tenses than spoken French. We spent three months learning French. I could order a meal, rent a car, etc, but I could not carry on a conversation. A friend suggested I buy some French comics. They are all written is 'spoken' French. It helped me a lot. I would suggest to anyone learning a foreign language to read comics in that foreign language.
Terry, can you recommend French comics that can appeal to a 12yo? Thanks.
Democracy works when reasonable people come together and are willing to make decisions and sacrifices for the betterment of all the people.
And I thought that democracy works when the oligarchy can create false dichotomies and get people to squabble over trivial differences to distract them from the real issues. Unfortunately it does not work as well in places where the real issues are such that the populace cannot be easily distracted from them (e.g., "will my kids have anything to eat tomorrow?" or even "will they still have a father by next week?").
power-assisted brakes, which operate by drawing vacuum power from the engine. But when an engine opens to full throttle, the vacuum drops, and after one or two pumps of the brake pedal the power assist feature disappears.
Can anyone verify this?
Also, is there a similar effect on power-assisted steering or does it use a different mechanism?
No, the right thing to do is to *turn the fucking engine OFF*
Perhaps. But you also have to consider that the steering system in modern cars has a very low gear ratio and relies on engine-supplied assistance. A loss of control at 120mph (190 km/h) can be just as fatal.
One day I hear Linux has great hardware support. Then, the next day I hear, 'Well, yeah, Linux doesn't work; but you don't have the right hardware. You need to BUY A NEW FRIGGIN MACHINE if you want to bank on Linux working. Which is it? It can't be both.
Linux has great hardware support. Ergo, if your hardware isn't great, it is not supported.
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There is no proof in science. Proof is for mathematics and alcohol. You cannot prove anything in science to a certainty, though you can disprove a lot. All scientific theories are tentative and subject to revision. Even the "law of" gravity is subject to revision, and in fact was revised by Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Science is about evidence. Evidence is the result of a structured scientific experiment or observation that supports the claims of a theory. In order to be useful a different outcome for the experiment or observation must be able to falsify or disprove the theory.
That is, there must be a well defined result that if observed would demonstrate that the theory would be false. Every experiment or observation must be structured to test the theory, thus allowing the possibility for it to fail. A theory can be disproved by a single verifiable counter-example, but no amount of confirming evidence can ever demonstrate a theory to 100% certainty.
-- proof-vs-evidence
Then why are you entrusting people that are "legally incapable of consent" with the lives of their comrades and of other people?
(The minimum age for enlistment into the US military is 17 years with parental consent)
And before you pick on that point, there is no such thing as "parental consent" in a statutory rape situation, most likely the consenting parent will be considered an accomplice.
This is called "Speculative Fiction", of which Science Fiction is a subcategory (that usually has something to do with science).
That is like saying that a mugger can't kill or injure you, like his weapon can.
Educate yourself.
Including size, price and availability?
Come June, remind me to contribute to your legal defence fund.
How can you tell if the tortured person:
(a) is telling the truth,
(b) is making something up,
(c) tells you what (they think that) you want to hear,
(d) really have no clue, or
(e) some combination of the above?
Let's say Alice and Bob plan to blow the Brooklin Bridge on Dec 25th, but decide on a several alternative dates and locations to disclose if they are captured.
You capture them and beat the crap out of Alice. She mentions time and a place. Same with Bob.
Do you believe them? Do you continue the torture? Say you do and they confess to a different time and date. Was the first one correct? The second one? Neither?
The fact is that you have no way to ascertain, and the "detainees" know that. They know that telling the truth will not stop the torture because you can't be really sure. Great intel, right?
Or consider an alternative situation: you caught the wrong people and you will continue torturing the *innocent* until you are convinced that their *worthless* information is genuine, or until they die, whichever comes first.
Yes, it is.
I'd prefer if had more of Photoshop's functionality though.
It is. I just wish it would have more of the functionality that can be found in Photoshop.
Paint.NET is a very nice piece of software but it isn't open source so any contribution has to be in the form of plug-ins.
That is unfortunate because there is functionality the is not in Paint.NET but can benefit it greatly ("magnetic lasso" or suchlike comes to mind).
Interesting.
How would Agnitum compare to Comodo (free)?
That is why I don't call them "prototypes" anymore. "Proof of concept" usually works better.
Actually, that is not even one of them.
Bearing false witness, however, is.
The HDFury2 can have its HDCP key revoked. What then?
HDCP broken on a consumer level?
Please do tell.
Are there mods for the X360 that can be "turned off" before going online so the console appears, for all intents and purposes, as an unmodded one?
I believe that some PS2 modchips advertised such features.
So what are you doing to make her unelectable?
Terry, can you recommend French comics that can appeal to a 12yo? Thanks.
One shot usually suffices.
And I thought that democracy works when the oligarchy can create false dichotomies and get people to squabble over trivial differences to distract them from the real issues. Unfortunately it does not work as well in places where the real issues are such that the populace cannot be easily distracted from them (e.g., "will my kids have anything to eat tomorrow?" or even "will they still have a father by next week?").
But competition is good, isn't it?
What does Mozilla plan to do to keep Firefox competitive?
Can anyone verify this?
Also, is there a similar effect on power-assisted steering or does it use a different mechanism?
Perhaps.
But you also have to consider that the steering system in modern cars has a very low gear ratio and relies on engine-supplied assistance. A loss of control at 120mph (190 km/h) can be just as fatal.
Linux has great hardware support. Ergo, if your hardware isn't great, it is not supported.