There may be markers for violence, but I think they are pretty universal. Armies have been turning young men into killers for millennia. As military historian Gwynne Dyer says, "Anybody's son will do." Virtually any young man can become a violent killer if the right buttons are pushed. Of course most young men are able to control these tendencies -- if they didn't, we would need front-end loaders to remove the bodies from the streets every morning. I think it's more likely that they will find a missing marker for self-control among people who are inexplicably violent.
Great. Perhaps there should just be an app for geotagging idiots. After a few years there would be a tag on everyone. Because everyone is thought to be an idiot by someone.
I agree it would be interesting. I would like to see some Japanese men chime in too. Of course, as you're writing your post, it is 1:14am in Japan so a lot of them may be asleep right now.
I don't know about Japan, but it used to be usual in Thailand for young men to be ordained as Buddhist monks, and live a life apart from the mainstream for at least a few months, or a year or two. With the rise of consumerism in Thailand this practice is starting to die away.
In other cultures young men go off for a time to live a cloistered or semi-cloistered life. Even a two or three year stint in the military might qualify. It's not completely cut off from society, but you do live a more spartan existence, in a somewhat separate world with its own rules and protocols, and with lots of time to reflect on what you really want to do with your life.
It could be that hikikomori in Japan is evidence of a need in young men to go off and "find themselves", or whatever. As our increasingly secular, consumerist culture removes other cloistered avenues previously found in religion, military, or school, there may be no option left but to hole up in one's room.
I have nothing to support any of the above, it's just a hunch.
Actually I was suggesting the exact opposite. The OP seems to be diagnosing himself. He should see an expert. His solution may be simple like mine, or more complex, but he needs to know what the problem is, not just guess at it.
One technique involved taking the palms of your hands and placing them over your closed eyes. They should not be pressing down on the eyes. Then gently move the hands in a circular motion. I found that one the most relaxing. Another technique was to just get up and move away from the monitor for a few minutes. Look at something else for a while -- like out a window or something -- or go for a walk around the building. Just get away from the monitors. The surgeon said that when we look at monitors, etc, we tend to not blink as much. This tires the eyes as much as anything.
With ubiquitous phones, tablets, etc, we spend way too much time staring at screens these days. It doesn't do any good to get away from the monitor only to stare at your phone.
Anyway, my point is that the guy should talk to an ocular expert about his eye issues, not a bunch of other nerds.
For over thirty years now I've been working with various display devices of a wide variety of design, manufacture, size and refresh rates. About sixteen years ago I started having the symptoms you describe -- headaches, watering eyes, etc. The internet back then isn't what it is now, so my first reaction was NOT to post something on a tech forum and open myself up to a lot of ridicule and abuse. Instead, I made an appointment with an ophthalmologist. After a thorough examination and some tests he advised me to take occasional breaks from the monitor throughout the day and rest my eyes. He also gave me some techniques to use for this. I took his advice and my symptoms went away virtually overnight. I have not had any problems since.
You should go see an ophthalmologist -- not an optometrist -- but a real eye expert. You might be surprised to learn that your problem has nothing to do with refresh rates or anything of the sort.
Good point. And I would include myself among those creeped out. I made a recent purchase from a company that sells shoes. Apparently Google knows this, and the company has purchased Google Ads. Until I deleted my cookies, every site I went to that runs Google Ads was hawking these shoes at me. Occasionally I get a promotional email from them. If I open it, the ads start popping up again all over the place, until I delete my cookies. It's very creepy and annoying -- like being stalked by a crazy ex-girlfriend. I like the shoes, but now I'm not sure I want to buy any more of them.
What I'm saying is that it would make sense only for certain well-traveled routes. Remember, we're talking about city center to city center here. While there may be many people traveling from London to Rome every day, many more are making connections from some other place on the planet to London, and then on to Rome. It seems like you're going to be sitting a long time at the airport in your half-filled "pod" waiting for these other people to get on board so you can all go together. What fun.
The scientists are focused on the technical possibility of building the components. However, from a practical standpoint it doesn't make a lot of sense except for a very few common routes. It all looks like something out of a 1953 issue of Popular Mechanics.
Sounds like a "Johnny Canal" - type solution. Sure it's great if you're traveling from London to Rome. But what if your trip is more complicated, and realistic, like Tulsa to Naples. My point is, it will be a rare thing that a traveler will be able to board a "pod" and end up at their destination, without ever leaving their "pod".
Subpoena the service? Yes, absolutely that is what the officer has to do. Because in the time it takes him to arrive at the scene, the driver could have deleted his logs, making the exercise misleading and useless. Sorry, but that's the way it goes when you pass these kinds of laws that are virtually unenforceable.
These people are just not thinking through the issue. If you asked the question, "Should the president be given the power to track all of the phone calls of his political rivals?" you would get a different response from these people. Yet, that is precisely the power that the president wields now that this program is in place.
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I've always felt that he was too honest and intelligent to be president.
Yeah, but to paraphrase Terry Pratchett, everyone knows that a 1 in 700 year chance occurs nine times out of ten.
There may be markers for violence, but I think they are pretty universal. Armies have been turning young men into killers for millennia. As military historian Gwynne Dyer says, "Anybody's son will do." Virtually any young man can become a violent killer if the right buttons are pushed. Of course most young men are able to control these tendencies -- if they didn't, we would need front-end loaders to remove the bodies from the streets every morning. I think it's more likely that they will find a missing marker for self-control among people who are inexplicably violent.
Great. Perhaps there should just be an app for geotagging idiots. After a few years there would be a tag on everyone. Because everyone is thought to be an idiot by someone.
Yes, I see. That is also a definite possibility. A way of killing yourself without actually killing yourself.
I agree it would be interesting. I would like to see some Japanese men chime in too. Of course, as you're writing your post, it is 1:14am in Japan so a lot of them may be asleep right now.
I don't know about Japan, but it used to be usual in Thailand for young men to be ordained as Buddhist monks, and live a life apart from the mainstream for at least a few months, or a year or two. With the rise of consumerism in Thailand this practice is starting to die away.
In other cultures young men go off for a time to live a cloistered or semi-cloistered life. Even a two or three year stint in the military might qualify. It's not completely cut off from society, but you do live a more spartan existence, in a somewhat separate world with its own rules and protocols, and with lots of time to reflect on what you really want to do with your life.
It could be that hikikomori in Japan is evidence of a need in young men to go off and "find themselves", or whatever. As our increasingly secular, consumerist culture removes other cloistered avenues previously found in religion, military, or school, there may be no option left but to hole up in one's room.
I have nothing to support any of the above, it's just a hunch.
No, everyone knows it was Al Gore and Bill Gates working together.
The "Vedas" show? Was it sung in Sanskrit?
Not exactly. But it's possible that one of the Xerox guys saw Doug Engelbart's demo and went, "Hmmm".
Available mainly to the super wealthy who want to live forever.
Saudi Arabia can provide the bodies of beheaded criminals, Christians, and the like.
1. I agree with the name choices because they make sense...
However...
2. What is the point of having a contest if you're not going to pick the winner?
They should not hold a naming contest if they're just going to pick the names they want anyway.
You mean there are electronic products that are NOT made in China? Where are Cisco products manufactured?
(sigh) Now if they could only detect blood glucose level without a drop of blood.
Actually I was suggesting the exact opposite. The OP seems to be diagnosing himself. He should see an expert. His solution may be simple like mine, or more complex, but he needs to know what the problem is, not just guess at it.
One technique involved taking the palms of your hands and placing them over your closed eyes. They should not be pressing down on the eyes. Then gently move the hands in a circular motion. I found that one the most relaxing. Another technique was to just get up and move away from the monitor for a few minutes. Look at something else for a while -- like out a window or something -- or go for a walk around the building. Just get away from the monitors. The surgeon said that when we look at monitors, etc, we tend to not blink as much. This tires the eyes as much as anything.
With ubiquitous phones, tablets, etc, we spend way too much time staring at screens these days. It doesn't do any good to get away from the monitor only to stare at your phone.
Anyway, my point is that the guy should talk to an ocular expert about his eye issues, not a bunch of other nerds.
For over thirty years now I've been working with various display devices of a wide variety of design, manufacture, size and refresh rates. About sixteen years ago I started having the symptoms you describe -- headaches, watering eyes, etc. The internet back then isn't what it is now, so my first reaction was NOT to post something on a tech forum and open myself up to a lot of ridicule and abuse. Instead, I made an appointment with an ophthalmologist. After a thorough examination and some tests he advised me to take occasional breaks from the monitor throughout the day and rest my eyes. He also gave me some techniques to use for this. I took his advice and my symptoms went away virtually overnight. I have not had any problems since.
You should go see an ophthalmologist -- not an optometrist -- but a real eye expert. You might be surprised to learn that your problem has nothing to do with refresh rates or anything of the sort.
Good point. And I would include myself among those creeped out. I made a recent purchase from a company that sells shoes. Apparently Google knows this, and the company has purchased Google Ads. Until I deleted my cookies, every site I went to that runs Google Ads was hawking these shoes at me. Occasionally I get a promotional email from them. If I open it, the ads start popping up again all over the place, until I delete my cookies. It's very creepy and annoying -- like being stalked by a crazy ex-girlfriend. I like the shoes, but now I'm not sure I want to buy any more of them.
It doesn't look like anyone trusts what the government is saying about their FISA requests. Does anyone trust what Google says any better?
What I'm saying is that it would make sense only for certain well-traveled routes. Remember, we're talking about city center to city center here. While there may be many people traveling from London to Rome every day, many more are making connections from some other place on the planet to London, and then on to Rome. It seems like you're going to be sitting a long time at the airport in your half-filled "pod" waiting for these other people to get on board so you can all go together. What fun.
The scientists are focused on the technical possibility of building the components. However, from a practical standpoint it doesn't make a lot of sense except for a very few common routes. It all looks like something out of a 1953 issue of Popular Mechanics.
Sounds like a "Johnny Canal" - type solution. Sure it's great if you're traveling from London to Rome. But what if your trip is more complicated, and realistic, like Tulsa to Naples. My point is, it will be a rare thing that a traveler will be able to board a "pod" and end up at their destination, without ever leaving their "pod".
Subpoena the service? Yes, absolutely that is what the officer has to do. Because in the time it takes him to arrive at the scene, the driver could have deleted his logs, making the exercise misleading and useless. Sorry, but that's the way it goes when you pass these kinds of laws that are virtually unenforceable.
It uses zero power on my computer. I never click on it.
I've been waiting to hear about this for years. It should be quite a project. Wikipedia has a map for those interested.
These people are just not thinking through the issue. If you asked the question, "Should the president be given the power to track all of the phone calls of his political rivals?" you would get a different response from these people. Yet, that is precisely the power that the president wields now that this program is in place.