I am not sure I can buy in to his hypothesis. Our perceptions could be skewed because most of what we know about the ancients was left behind by the more intelligent and intellectual members of those societies. I don't think humans are less intelligent today than they were in the past. It only seems that way because we have YouTube.
almost never actually do anything to try to change it.
Hear, hear! I've been a voter for over 30 years and I've seen plenty of times when we had a conservative-majority senate and congress, a conservative president, and a conservative supreme court, and yet Roe v Wade is still the law of the land. I too have become cynical on the abortion issue. The GOP doesn't want to get rid of it because it's one of those issues that gets out the vote. Really, it's the only reason Mitt Romney (the John Kerry of the right) got the votes he did.
I don't get involved in politics these days, but I'm still registered as a Republican. As a consequence, I still get political calls and mail from time to time. The one thing I've noticed about how the GOP operates is that they make a lot of assumptions about what I think on various issues. It's like they cannot fathom that I might look at things a little bit differently than the party line. After reading this article, it makes me wonder if the GOP is out of touch with other voters who lean to the right.
It sounds like the Democrats have put a lot of effort into understanding their electorate.
Maybe. Except the idiots would probably put their data centers in basements, in the downtown areas of cities like Kansas City and Omaha, where the nearby river could inevitably flood them.
It's like the old joke about trailer parks attracting tornadoes. There seems to be some sort of physical law that says that if a data center is going to be set up, it will be in a basement, and in a low-lying area.
Am I the only one who drives a car for more than a couple of years? The only one who has needed to "limp" a car to the mechanic's? On a typical day I my starter gets used about six to eight times. But with start/stop technology I would estimate it might get used ten times that much, or even more. Can starters really stand up to that kind of use? And what about battery wear?
As well as continuing to keep up with the IBM AS400/iSeries/Power7 platform I've been on since 1989. It isn't easy keeping up with technology, and personally I'm starting to get weary of it, and would like to transition to more of a BA role. But it is possible to do it, if you have the will to do it.
There was an episode on The Big Bang Theory where Sheldon started using dice rolls to make mundane decisions, thereby freeing up his mind to work on more complex problems.
I never really thought about it, but I gravitate towards that kind of behavior. I too tend to eat the same things for breakfast and lunch, and have a limited set of wardrobe choices.
IIRC there was a recent study that indicated that multitasking was not such a good idea. It tends to make one mediocre at all tasks rather than making one good at any single task. This seems to tie in to the thesis of this article.
Social warfare is getting to be bad enough. We don't need to further relegate people into different classes. Do we really want some sort of Hindu caste system? Klout needs to be Klobbered.
People are more rude online because there are no immediate consequences for their behavior. If you are within arm's reach of someone, you are much less likely to say something insulting because they might just decide to beat the ever-living crap out of you.
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So, it's not a transport mechanism, it's a weapon. Awesome!
Good one. Wish I had mod points today.
People still have CDs? Why wouldn't he just have everything on a little lap top and let people hook up with their flash drives?
I am not sure I can buy in to his hypothesis. Our perceptions could be skewed because most of what we know about the ancients was left behind by the more intelligent and intellectual members of those societies. I don't think humans are less intelligent today than they were in the past. It only seems that way because we have YouTube.
What if Tiger Woods went to school in Virginia? Is his passing rate 68% or 45%?
And when he plays golf, is the hole a par-3 or par-5?
What the hell is going on in Britain these days? Is it time to officially change the name to Airstrip One?
Hmmm. That gives me an idea. Perhaps the next "Watergate" will involve cyber warfare.
almost never actually do anything to try to change it.
Hear, hear! I've been a voter for over 30 years and I've seen plenty of times when we had a conservative-majority senate and congress, a conservative president, and a conservative supreme court, and yet Roe v Wade is still the law of the land. I too have become cynical on the abortion issue. The GOP doesn't want to get rid of it because it's one of those issues that gets out the vote. Really, it's the only reason Mitt Romney (the John Kerry of the right) got the votes he did.
I don't get involved in politics these days, but I'm still registered as a Republican. As a consequence, I still get political calls and mail from time to time. The one thing I've noticed about how the GOP operates is that they make a lot of assumptions about what I think on various issues. It's like they cannot fathom that I might look at things a little bit differently than the party line. After reading this article, it makes me wonder if the GOP is out of touch with other voters who lean to the right.
It sounds like the Democrats have put a lot of effort into understanding their electorate.
It says, "besuretodrinkyourovaltine"
Does it make a difference whether they are inundated with any kind of water, or salt water?
Maybe. Except the idiots would probably put their data centers in basements, in the downtown areas of cities like Kansas City and Omaha, where the nearby river could inevitably flood them.
I would want my data center in Denver.
It's like the old joke about trailer parks attracting tornadoes. There seems to be some sort of physical law that says that if a data center is going to be set up, it will be in a basement, and in a low-lying area.
The tablet, I want. The operating system?.. not so much.
Does it require fresh water? If so, where is all the water going to come from?
Kind of a dubious distinction. Like having the world record for number of gulags, or something.
They weren't so much upset about the data breach as they were that Prakash did not pay for it.
It's a platinum screw. For God's sake, don't pull it out! The whole planet will fall apart.
Am I the only one who drives a car for more than a couple of years? The only one who has needed to "limp" a car to the mechanic's? On a typical day I my starter gets used about six to eight times. But with start/stop technology I would estimate it might get used ten times that much, or even more. Can starters really stand up to that kind of use? And what about battery wear?
I am 50.
Since the age of 40 *I* have learned:
VB.NET
C#
Java
SOAP and XML
SSRS
As well as continuing to keep up with the IBM AS400/iSeries/Power7 platform I've been on since 1989. It isn't easy keeping up with technology, and personally I'm starting to get weary of it, and would like to transition to more of a BA role. But it is possible to do it, if you have the will to do it.
There was an episode on The Big Bang Theory where Sheldon started using dice rolls to make mundane decisions, thereby freeing up his mind to work on more complex problems.
I never really thought about it, but I gravitate towards that kind of behavior. I too tend to eat the same things for breakfast and lunch, and have a limited set of wardrobe choices.
IIRC there was a recent study that indicated that multitasking was not such a good idea. It tends to make one mediocre at all tasks rather than making one good at any single task. This seems to tie in to the thesis of this article.
That's a good point. Boarding an airplane these days is a perfect example.
That literally made me LOL.
Social warfare is getting to be bad enough. We don't need to further relegate people into different classes. Do we really want some sort of Hindu caste system? Klout needs to be Klobbered.
People are more rude online because there are no immediate consequences for their behavior. If you are within arm's reach of someone, you are much less likely to say something insulting because they might just decide to beat the ever-living crap out of you.