I'm sure that the research has hit upon the primary factor behind fanboyism; however, for certain groups, it goes far beyond those reasons. For many products and technologies, there is a personal investment in time and money that gets wasted if your particular choice falls out of the mainstream. Behind most consumer technology, there is a critical mass that is needed for any sustainment of future relevance. To many fanboys, there is a feeling that it falls to them to make sure that others buy in to the same technology, so that the critical mass can be reached.
I'm not sure that all of this screening doesn't open up a bigger risk vector. Ever since this uber-screening started taking place (post 9/11), the waiting lines at my airport regularly hold at least several hundred people tightly packed together. It seems like that line would be just as attractive of a terrorist target as any airplane and there would be nothing that TSA is currently doing that would prevent it.
In the article mentioned above (regarding France also considering eventually abandoning nuclear power) is this quote:
"While the center-right UMP party mostly supports the extension of the nuclear program, the opposition Socialist Party has called for a moratorium on new reactors and promised a national debate on energy transition if elected in 2012."
I won't argue the programming merits of significant indentation. However, one thing that it has done for Python is it has helped build a loyal development community. There aren't many languages that work this way, so for those developers that really like that feature, there are fewer competing interests.
Exactly. 2,3,4, and 6. I propose that we go even further and use also use 60 so that 5, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30 are also factors. In fact, my entirely novel suggestion is that we use base-12 and base-60 for time-related purposes. Who's with me?!
Talk about cognitive dissonance. Forcing others through the power of government to pay for "social programs" could not possibly be construed to be the kind of charity that is espoused in the New Testament.
It's a documented fact that conservatives are more charitable. Trying to spin it your way is the height of cognitive dissonance.
Are you saying that the decision to not force other people to cough up money to support social programs means "not loving thy neighbor"? That's absurd. Conservatives (and the Religious Right) are far more likely than liberals to give of their **own** money to support "love thy neighbor" programs.
Each time that I listen to Rush Limbaugh, at some point in the show, he enthusiastically mentions his iPad and/or iPhone. It always seems a bit calculated and this "review" strikes me in the same manner.
I think that this is a great attitude, but I have to admit that one of my first thoughts was of the Tim Conway "Old Man" character from The Carol Burnett Show -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_AwOIs2buE
So, why did they go in last weekend? A UK paper has speculated it was because enough information was in the Guantanamo Bay files distributed by WikiLeaks to tip off Osama that his hideout had been compromised. They had to act before Osama disappeared again.
The cynic in me keeps thinking that this is why the operation didn't take place much closer in time to the U.S. Presidential election.
I imagine that many of them would be shocked to see that we allow women, minorities, and non-landowners to vote in our elections.
Minorities? How did you come up with that?
Even your position on voting for women is apparently debatable (though I did not realize that myself). From www.vindicatingthefounders.com:
"Women were understood by everyone to be included in the "all men" (all human beings) who are created equal. In New Jersey, women voted in elections routinely during the 1790s and early 1800s, for the first time anywhere in world history. This fact, as we will see, is clearly connected to the Founders' equality principle."
If Apple has removed this app on the basis of political correctness, then that is a shame and is just censorship. If on the other hand, someone can show that the app does not do what is claimed, then it should be removed on the basis of fraud (even if it is free - there are other considerations involved). Perhaps, since the claim is rather extraordinary, the burden of proof should be on the creators of the app, themselves.
And as there is absolutely no scientific evidence that God did create the world, creationists are anti- or non-scientific by definition.
What about the believers in the universe as simulated reality? I can't see any difference between those beliefs and the belief that God created the world, but I'd bet the simulated reality beliefs get treated with more respect among us "science types".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulated_reality
Rather stupid article. I was hoping for something more interesting, along the lines of a set of articles from Science Daily, which I found humorous (when taken together):
2010-Oct-15: What Did Tyrannosaurus Rex Eat? Each Other — It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but also each other.
I'm wondering the same thing. If I recall correctly, Wendy's dropped Pepsi products in favor of Coke products for exactly this reason - Pepsi, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell were (are?) owned by the same company and Wendy's thought it was bad business to purchase from a major competitor.
I've been wondering why some of the big-chain hobby stores here in the States, don't get into carrying Arduino boards and some hobbyist-type electronics components. Radio Shack clearly wants out of the hobby electronics business and we have a big gaping hole that is only filled by mail-order.
These hobby stores have so much room for all kinds specialty crap that it seems they could partner with Make Magazine to carry the parts needed for (at least some of) Make's current projects. It seems like this would be at least as profitable as many of their other merchandise lines.
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Given that Linux provides the basis for Android and WebOS, I think that you're missing some of Microsoft's worries.
I'm sure that the research has hit upon the primary factor behind fanboyism; however, for certain groups, it goes far beyond those reasons. For many products and technologies, there is a personal investment in time and money that gets wasted if your particular choice falls out of the mainstream. Behind most consumer technology, there is a critical mass that is needed for any sustainment of future relevance. To many fanboys, there is a feeling that it falls to them to make sure that others buy in to the same technology, so that the critical mass can be reached.
I'm not sure that all of this screening doesn't open up a bigger risk vector. Ever since this uber-screening started taking place (post 9/11), the waiting lines at my airport regularly hold at least several hundred people tightly packed together. It seems like that line would be just as attractive of a terrorist target as any airplane and there would be nothing that TSA is currently doing that would prevent it.
In the article mentioned above (regarding France also considering eventually abandoning nuclear power) is this quote: "While the center-right UMP party mostly supports the extension of the nuclear program, the opposition Socialist Party has called for a moratorium on new reactors and promised a national debate on energy transition if elected in 2012."
I won't argue the programming merits of significant indentation. However, one thing that it has done for Python is it has helped build a loyal development community. There aren't many languages that work this way, so for those developers that really like that feature, there are fewer competing interests.
Exactly. 2,3,4, and 6. I propose that we go even further and use also use 60 so that 5, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30 are also factors. In fact, my entirely novel suggestion is that we use base-12 and base-60 for time-related purposes. Who's with me?!
Talk about cognitive dissonance. Forcing others through the power of government to pay for "social programs" could not possibly be construed to be the kind of charity that is espoused in the New Testament. It's a documented fact that conservatives are more charitable. Trying to spin it your way is the height of cognitive dissonance.
Are you saying that the decision to not force other people to cough up money to support social programs means "not loving thy neighbor"? That's absurd. Conservatives (and the Religious Right) are far more likely than liberals to give of their **own** money to support "love thy neighbor" programs.
I just watched the remake of True Grit this weekend. I think that you might enjoy that movie.
Each time that I listen to Rush Limbaugh, at some point in the show, he enthusiastically mentions his iPad and/or iPhone. It always seems a bit calculated and this "review" strikes me in the same manner.
I think that this is a great attitude, but I have to admit that one of my first thoughts was of the Tim Conway "Old Man" character from The Carol Burnett Show -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_AwOIs2buE
I was surprised. I have not seen the original version, but the US version rapidly became my favorite show on TV.
So, why did they go in last weekend? A UK paper has speculated it was because enough information was in the Guantanamo Bay files distributed by WikiLeaks to tip off Osama that his hideout had been compromised. They had to act before Osama disappeared again.
The cynic in me keeps thinking that this is why the operation didn't take place much closer in time to the U.S. Presidential election.
I imagine that many of them would be shocked to see that we allow women, minorities, and non-landowners to vote in our elections.
Minorities? How did you come up with that?
Even your position on voting for women is apparently debatable (though I did not realize that myself). From www.vindicatingthefounders.com: "Women were understood by everyone to be included in the "all men" (all human beings) who are created equal. In New Jersey, women voted in elections routinely during the 1790s and early 1800s, for the first time anywhere in world history. This fact, as we will see, is clearly connected to the Founders' equality principle."
This is correct. It's the plan that I use with my N900. Excellent combo, but I am also concerned that it will end if the acquisition goes through.
Very good point and one that I've never seen mentioned before.
If Apple has removed this app on the basis of political correctness, then that is a shame and is just censorship. If on the other hand, someone can show that the app does not do what is claimed, then it should be removed on the basis of fraud (even if it is free - there are other considerations involved). Perhaps, since the claim is rather extraordinary, the burden of proof should be on the creators of the app, themselves.
And as there is absolutely no scientific evidence that God did create the world, creationists are anti- or non-scientific by definition.
What about the believers in the universe as simulated reality? I can't see any difference between those beliefs and the belief that God created the world, but I'd bet the simulated reality beliefs get treated with more respect among us "science types". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulated_reality
just like if everyone was born female, civilization would end
[obligatory] Life, uh ... finds a way.
2010-Oct-15: What Did Tyrannosaurus Rex Eat? Each Other — It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but also each other.
2011-Jan-26: No Leftovers for Tyrannosaurus Rex: New Evidence That T. Rex Was Hunter, Not Scavenger (Jan. 26, 2011) — Tyrannosaurus rex hunted like a lion, rather than regularly scavenging like a hyena, new research reveals. The findings end a long-running debate about the hunting behavior of this awesome ...
2011-Feb-22: T. Rex More Hyena Than Lion: Tyrannosaurus Rex Was Opportunistic Feeder, Not Top Predator, Paleontologists Say Was T. rex really the king of the forest? A new census of dinosaurs in Montana's Hell Creek Formation shows that T. rex was far too abundant to be a top predator. ...
Just a mote? Must have been easy to fill!
It's what my family and I use. I have a N900 and I have been very pleased with the T-Mobile plan.
I'm wondering the same thing. If I recall correctly, Wendy's dropped Pepsi products in favor of Coke products for exactly this reason - Pepsi, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell were (are?) owned by the same company and Wendy's thought it was bad business to purchase from a major competitor.
What is "Kebert Xela?"
These hobby stores have so much room for all kinds specialty crap that it seems they could partner with Make Magazine to carry the parts needed for (at least some of) Make's current projects. It seems like this would be at least as profitable as many of their other merchandise lines.