This sounds oddly similar to the tactics of the Trisolaran's in "The Three Body Problem" by Liu Cixin.
"Trisolarans developed the Sophon technology (a word amalgamation of Sophia, meaning "wisdom", and Proton, consisting of a supercomputer embedded into a single proton that could fold itself to eleven space dimensions), with plans for two such Sophons to secure the complete lockdown of Earth's scientific research and development. " -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Or because console gamers don't want to deal with those of us willing to play at a desk. We all know that a mouse is more accurate and that mouse versus controller isn't a fair match. So, the people who sit on a couch or what have you with their controller playing on there 50" plasma tv would have to move to a desk with a keyboard and mouse to remain competitive, which, they understandably don't want to do. Each method of control has its benefits, I certainly wouldn't want to try and balance a keyboard on my lap and attempt to use the couch cushion beside me for my mouse. So, the controller is an all-one-in input device useful for not tethering yourself down by needing a large flat surface. Still, I'm a PC gamer, even if it means sitting 2 feet from my 24" LCD at my desk.
Unless you are saying we are all born with an innate ability to determine if all possible actions are right and wrong, and thus also say that all possible actions do in fact have a single, unequivocal answer to the question "Is this right?". If you are saying all of that, sure you are right.
However, if you aren't, then there is good use to discussing ethical issues. If we are finite being incapable of omnipotence, then admitting that we don't know the answer ourselves is a fairly intelligent act compared to flipping a coin. There may be options that one doesn't see on there own, that are far better and will be though up through intelligent discussion.
Reminds me of an episode of "Better Off Ted" called "Test Tube Meat" where they have to figure out a way to exercise there lump of grown meat because the unexercised attempt it tasted like "despair".
According the Library of Congress' website they have approximately 32 million books. A bit of googling turned up that an average book weight about 12 ounces. So,
32 million * 12 ounces = 10,886,216.9 kilograms
Some insurance companies do provide this. For instance I have insurance with College Student Insurance and they provide a program called PCPhoneHome (and they provide a Mac version also) which provides a way to help recover your computer in case of theft.
It was only a matter of time before a Western nation tried this. It is interesting that the press are not censored but instead adhere to self-imposed commandments of caution ("Vær Varsom-plakaten"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway#Politics So now they wouldn't be blocking their own people from saying things but preventing any outside thoughts that were found disagreeable to find their way in. Or will this also go to cover the "hate towards the government" expressed by Norwegians themselves? And just how will such things like "hate towards the government" be determined? Will any discussion of a dislike of the governments actions be blocked, or will it be limited to blatant hate that threatens bombs and assignations? Lets just hope the US never tries that, or have they already?
I think its interesting that the majority of comments so far place Slashdotters in the demographic of people who don't shop at Walmart. I believe this is mistaken, or at least a gross over generalization. I for one am a poor college student, I shop at Walmart because I don't tons of money that would let me shop at other places. Lets face it, Walmart is often cheaper for many products. So, to stretch the $50, that are all I have to my name at the moment, the farthest I shop at Walmart. I also use Firefox, so I don't think its really fair to lump the people who use Firefox with those who are financially stable enough to shop else where than Walmart. Remember, living below the poverty line doesn't mean you're stupid, it does mean that you have to make some decisions as to what you'll spend your money on. As in, if I want to have my own computer and high-speed internet (which I see as a necessity since I'm a CS major and do undergraduate research in machine learning), then I shop for groceries, clothes, etc. where they are the least expensive.
The new studless design is sleek, i'm just wondering how well all of our old technic pieces will integrate into the new system. In a few of the pictures i've seen a couple of the stardard technic bricks, studs on top, holes in the side, but they weren't playing much of a piece in the band. Also, I hope the all this stylization doesn't cramp the creativity, not that it is likely considering whom they had as consultants on the project.
Well, I can't wait to get one, although i'm not sure where it will fit in my dorm room, come to think of it, i haven't pulled my out my original RCX for that very reason. . . I think my dorm room needs a basement for my lego projects.
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This sounds oddly similar to the tactics of the Trisolaran's in "The Three Body Problem" by Liu Cixin.
"Trisolarans developed the Sophon technology (a word amalgamation of Sophia, meaning "wisdom", and Proton, consisting of a supercomputer embedded into a single proton that could fold itself to eleven space dimensions), with plans for two such Sophons to secure the complete lockdown of Earth's scientific research and development. " -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I wanted to see picture of the tunnel, shame there isn't one.
Or because console gamers don't want to deal with those of us willing to play at a desk. We all know that a mouse is more accurate and that mouse versus controller isn't a fair match. So, the people who sit on a couch or what have you with their controller playing on there 50" plasma tv would have to move to a desk with a keyboard and mouse to remain competitive, which, they understandably don't want to do. Each method of control has its benefits, I certainly wouldn't want to try and balance a keyboard on my lap and attempt to use the couch cushion beside me for my mouse. So, the controller is an all-one-in input device useful for not tethering yourself down by needing a large flat surface. Still, I'm a PC gamer, even if it means sitting 2 feet from my 24" LCD at my desk.
Unless you are saying we are all born with an innate ability to determine if all possible actions are right and wrong, and thus also say that all possible actions do in fact have a single, unequivocal answer to the question "Is this right?". If you are saying all of that, sure you are right.
However, if you aren't, then there is good use to discussing ethical issues. If we are finite being incapable of omnipotence, then admitting that we don't know the answer ourselves is a fairly intelligent act compared to flipping a coin. There may be options that one doesn't see on there own, that are far better and will be though up through intelligent discussion.
Reminds me of an episode of "Better Off Ted" called "Test Tube Meat" where they have to figure out a way to exercise there lump of grown meat because the unexercised attempt it tasted like "despair".
Honestly, when was the last time you did a thorough scientific experiment in your personal life?
As a researcher every day pretty much, lol.
According the Library of Congress' website they have approximately 32 million books. A bit of googling turned up that an average book weight about 12 ounces. So, 32 million * 12 ounces = 10,886,216.9 kilograms
Some insurance companies do provide this. For instance I have insurance with College Student Insurance and they provide a program called PCPhoneHome (and they provide a Mac version also) which provides a way to help recover your computer in case of theft.
It was only a matter of time before a Western nation tried this. It is interesting that the press are not censored but instead adhere to self-imposed commandments of caution ("Vær Varsom-plakaten"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway#Politics So now they wouldn't be blocking their own people from saying things but preventing any outside thoughts that were found disagreeable to find their way in. Or will this also go to cover the "hate towards the government" expressed by Norwegians themselves? And just how will such things like "hate towards the government" be determined? Will any discussion of a dislike of the governments actions be blocked, or will it be limited to blatant hate that threatens bombs and assignations? Lets just hope the US never tries that, or have they already?
I think its interesting that the majority of comments so far place Slashdotters in the demographic of people who don't shop at Walmart. I believe this is mistaken, or at least a gross over generalization. I for one am a poor college student, I shop at Walmart because I don't tons of money that would let me shop at other places. Lets face it, Walmart is often cheaper for many products. So, to stretch the $50, that are all I have to my name at the moment, the farthest I shop at Walmart. I also use Firefox, so I don't think its really fair to lump the people who use Firefox with those who are financially stable enough to shop else where than Walmart. Remember, living below the poverty line doesn't mean you're stupid, it does mean that you have to make some decisions as to what you'll spend your money on. As in, if I want to have my own computer and high-speed internet (which I see as a necessity since I'm a CS major and do undergraduate research in machine learning), then I shop for groceries, clothes, etc. where they are the least expensive.
The new studless design is sleek, i'm just wondering how well all of our old technic pieces will integrate into the new system. In a few of the pictures i've seen a couple of the stardard technic bricks, studs on top, holes in the side, but they weren't playing much of a piece in the band. Also, I hope the all this stylization doesn't cramp the creativity, not that it is likely considering whom they had as consultants on the project.
Well, I can't wait to get one, although i'm not sure where it will fit in my dorm room, come to think of it, i haven't pulled my out my original RCX for that very reason. . . I think my dorm room needs a basement for my lego projects.