I think a lot of libertarians would be mighty offended by you calling them conservatives. Libertarians, are, by defenition, socially liberal, and fiscally conservative. Many get lumped into the republican camp, but just as many vote democrat because of the social issues.
Right on. As a libertarian, I'm not offended at all if you call me a 'conservative.' It's probably because I'm more likely to vote Republican than Dem if I had to choose between the two. But libertarians really are liberals! Though in today's society, we call them 'classical liberals' because liberal means something different today. Classical liberal ideas like those of Locke and Jefferson are most manifested in the Libertarian party today, I think.
All depends on your perspective again. People ask me if I'm conservative or liberal...I'd say "Both and neither!"
I don't think it needs to be stated because it's so obvious, but there's a huge difference between a fire drill that may be real and a gunman drill that may be real.
I've never been caught in a burning building, but I expect with modern architecture and fire safety codes in a large building like a school, that the rate of survival is reasonably favorable. If someone told me that a fire drill was "real" I'd certainly be alarmed and concerned for my life, but I would also think to myself that I can probably get out of this alive. On the other hand, if I were in a gunner drill that was "real" I'd be very fearful and I would think to myself that no matter what happens, this is going to end in tragedy.
A false fire drill is bad, but a false gunner drill is horrific. These teachers should be fired at the very least.
Metronet, huh? Is that like an Internet for really well-groomed straight guys? [wikipedia.org]
...I'm guessing that's no more the case than a metrocard on the Metro Transit Authority railroad and the Met[ropolitan Opera] and only for well-groomed, straight guys. Actually scratch the last one.
As far as the issue of free speech, there is no difference and they should both be allowed (the speech that is).
I just found it interesting to note that the intention of their respective bands differed.
Although I agree with you that we have done the same sort of thing in the US (which I would disagree with, as I am a proponent of complete First Amendment rights), this is not the same. The EU is doing this to eliminate discourse on hate. Whatever the US did was for national security.
I'm not sure which one is worse.
I think you're right on the money, and I think I have some personal experience to back it up.
I've never been to a school that offered any sort of "gifted" program, but I've always done well academically in school. Additionally, I've been a metal fan since I was around 10 or 11 (I'm 18 now). I started with the big bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, then moved on to lesser-known bands. Today for me metal isn't just a genre of music that I like - it's a hobby. I have hundreds of CDs, I know my metal inside out. When people ask me what music I like, I say black, death, thrash, doom, gothic, melodeath, stoner, sludge, power, prog, heavy....all genres of metal. Some of my favorite are Abyssic Hate, Lurker of Chalice, Xasthur, Leviathan, Forest Stream....mostly obscure bands. I've played in several metal bands. If I come off as a little elitist, that's fine, I take my music seriously.
Now that I've thoroughly outlined my intense love for metal, is there a sort of causal relationship like this study suggests? Not at all. I am not somewhat intelligent or academically successful because I am a heavy metal fan. I am not a heavy metal fan merely because I am somewhat intelligent or academically successful.
Maybe this guy just doesn't get the idea that gifted people choose music that appeals to them. They don't choose what's been shoved down their throats by the radio, television, and music stores. Maybe they realize that in general, the best music is not the music that most people know. Or that the best music often attaches intense emotions with it (in metal, it's often aggression and alienation). But it could just as easily be other genres of music too. Classical music, jazz, some rock, techno, I could go on. Gifted kids don't want to listen to meaningless music that everyone else does. They want something that means a lot to them. And for teenage males feeling a sense of rebellion and masculinity, heavy metal does just that. That's probably one of the reasons that I got into it when I was in the 5th or 6th grade. Now I listen to it for other reasons - particularly for musicianship and atmosphere, though that's besides the point.
I think a better study would be to compare the percentage of gifted students listen to popular genres (pop, rock, r&b, rap, some metal) as opposed to less popular genres (punk, metal, classical, jazz, blues, folk, etc).
Even if belief in a supernatural being WERE part of our genetic makeup...
..it was pretty much discussed several hundred years ago with Rene Descartes' "The Existence of God". He suggests that we have prior knowledge of God which we are born with. This seems pretty similar.
They offer highly customizable systems at very reasonable prices, and they offer a few different distributions to put on it, and they even designed their own customized kernel for maximum hardware compatibility. I'm running FC5 on a nice 2.0 GHz notebook.
I'm sure you have heard of black metal before, scary people singing about the devil and such. It is/was especially prevalent in Norway. About 98% of this music has some sort of hateful message included in it. I myself am a huge fan of black metal. (I don't agree with any of it, but that's a whole different story). If I were to live in such a Norway that bans this sort of hateful material over the Internet, I would be very much outraged. All the music sites that I visit would now have to be shut down.
And supposedly that would make me a better person because I'm not exposed to these hateful words? I think not.
Just a personal example of how I would be affected by censorship were I to live in Norway.
Can't you do both at the same time? When I need help with a problem I usually have a vague idea of HOW I want it to get done, but not necessarily the proper syntax. If I can find a book/article/reference that shows me the problem solution, then isn't its syntax already included? In that case, what is wrong with looking up a way to solve the problem, seeing as they both give the correct answer?
Either that or maybe we should give out licenses to cross the street. After all the implication is that the general New York populance is too stupid to cross the street carefully.
Still, the emphasis in cs courses is mostly on maths. No linguistics, no English or other languages. Why not mix this in with the cs courses? I would have chosen this anytime, but cs + economics, cs + math, cs + engineering? Well, then it's pure cs for me, thank you...
I guess you didn't go to liberal arts school? I'm a CS major at one. Sometimes I resent the fact that I can only take a few technical courses my first year, but other times I'm satisfied with the fact that I will graduate with proficiency in foreign language, well-versed in global and historical trends, etc, philosophy, etc. I don't want to graduate knowing that I only know a limited set of techniques for web development, I want to graduate knowing that I know how to think and act in a technical sense that I can adapt to the changing technologies. Just my $0.02.
I don't really have anything against a degree in web development, but not a 4-year degree.
'911 spam' may be a valid objection, but it's a lot easier to dismiss non-critical videos and pictures than it is to dismiss non-critical phone calls. Phone calls take up the line and also they take several seconds at least to assess before you can hang up. Receiving video/pictures would (or should?) not prevent others from doing so simultaneously. Also, a dispatcher would be able to instantly recognize and erase bad content with the click of a button.
It's true that Joe Dell Customer doesn't usually set up an operating system, but when he does have to set up an operating system, he usually asks his local Geek Squad or computer nerd neighbor. Anyone who is brave enough to take on a Windows installation (knowing that a hard drive worth of data is at stake) should be brave enough to take on a Linux installation, even if it can be significantly more difficult.
I've seen several, and without fail, they have one or two kids writing papers, ten or so wasting time surfing sites like Slashdot, and ten or so gaming (from Solitaire to WoW, depending on connectivity and horsepower).
So maybe that's true. But what about the kid who makes the breakthrough? The kid who is going to use his $100 laptop every single day, learn how to configure his own kernel, learn how to circumvent whatever limitations this distro has, learn how to make the best presentation for class. And don't expect that if you're distributing thousands of these computers to kids who have never experienced these magical machines that they won't figure out things. That they won't become interested in computer science, in information programming, in web design etc. For all the kids who will waste this incredible opportunity, there'll be one kid who will rise above and who will someday become a great contributor to the computer community. And that I think, for developing countries, is worth whatever it costs.
Slashdot Mirror
Everyone knows the most commonly used passwords are god, love, secret, and sex.
I think a lot of libertarians would be mighty offended by you calling them conservatives. Libertarians, are, by defenition, socially liberal, and fiscally conservative. Many get lumped into the republican camp, but just as many vote democrat because of the social issues.
Right on. As a libertarian, I'm not offended at all if you call me a 'conservative.' It's probably because I'm more likely to vote Republican than Dem if I had to choose between the two. But libertarians really are liberals! Though in today's society, we call them 'classical liberals' because liberal means something different today. Classical liberal ideas like those of Locke and Jefferson are most manifested in the Libertarian party today, I think.
All depends on your perspective again. People ask me if I'm conservative or liberal...I'd say "Both and neither!"
omgz it's teh web 2.0!
More like biologists that took a few too many liberal arts classes.
I didn't RTFA but somehow I don't think this is an appropriate realm of debate for fruit-fly scientists. Don't we have philosophers for this?
Image spam works? Really?
I don't think it needs to be stated because it's so obvious, but there's a huge difference between a fire drill that may be real and a gunman drill that may be real.
I've never been caught in a burning building, but I expect with modern architecture and fire safety codes in a large building like a school, that the rate of survival is reasonably favorable. If someone told me that a fire drill was "real" I'd certainly be alarmed and concerned for my life, but I would also think to myself that I can probably get out of this alive. On the other hand, if I were in a gunner drill that was "real" I'd be very fearful and I would think to myself that no matter what happens, this is going to end in tragedy.
A false fire drill is bad, but a false gunner drill is horrific. These teachers should be fired at the very least.
Metronet, huh? Is that like an Internet for really well-groomed straight guys? [wikipedia.org]
...I'm guessing that's no more the case than a metrocard on the Metro Transit Authority railroad and the Met[ropolitan Opera] and only for well-groomed, straight guys. Actually scratch the last one.
As far as the issue of free speech, there is no difference and they should both be allowed (the speech that is). I just found it interesting to note that the intention of their respective bands differed.
Although I agree with you that we have done the same sort of thing in the US (which I would disagree with, as I am a proponent of complete First Amendment rights), this is not the same. The EU is doing this to eliminate discourse on hate. Whatever the US did was for national security. I'm not sure which one is worse.
I was never aware of this, thanks for pointing it out.
It has a strikingly similar resemblance to the Supreme Being under Robespierre of the French Revolution. Or Freemasonry.
I think you're right on the money, and I think I have some personal experience to back it up.
I've never been to a school that offered any sort of "gifted" program, but I've always done well academically in school. Additionally, I've been a metal fan since I was around 10 or 11 (I'm 18 now). I started with the big bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, then moved on to lesser-known bands. Today for me metal isn't just a genre of music that I like - it's a hobby. I have hundreds of CDs, I know my metal inside out. When people ask me what music I like, I say black, death, thrash, doom, gothic, melodeath, stoner, sludge, power, prog, heavy....all genres of metal. Some of my favorite are Abyssic Hate, Lurker of Chalice, Xasthur, Leviathan, Forest Stream....mostly obscure bands. I've played in several metal bands. If I come off as a little elitist, that's fine, I take my music seriously.
Now that I've thoroughly outlined my intense love for metal, is there a sort of causal relationship like this study suggests? Not at all. I am not somewhat intelligent or academically successful because I am a heavy metal fan. I am not a heavy metal fan merely because I am somewhat intelligent or academically successful.
Maybe this guy just doesn't get the idea that gifted people choose music that appeals to them. They don't choose what's been shoved down their throats by the radio, television, and music stores. Maybe they realize that in general, the best music is not the music that most people know. Or that the best music often attaches intense emotions with it (in metal, it's often aggression and alienation). But it could just as easily be other genres of music too. Classical music, jazz, some rock, techno, I could go on. Gifted kids don't want to listen to meaningless music that everyone else does. They want something that means a lot to them. And for teenage males feeling a sense of rebellion and masculinity, heavy metal does just that. That's probably one of the reasons that I got into it when I was in the 5th or 6th grade. Now I listen to it for other reasons - particularly for musicianship and atmosphere, though that's besides the point.
I think a better study would be to compare the percentage of gifted students listen to popular genres (pop, rock, r&b, rap, some metal) as opposed to less popular genres (punk, metal, classical, jazz, blues, folk, etc).
Even if belief in a supernatural being WERE part of our genetic makeup...
..it was pretty much discussed several hundred years ago with Rene Descartes' "The Existence of God". He suggests that we have prior knowledge of God which we are born with. This seems pretty similar.
I am posting this from a custom built R-Cubed machine.
They offer highly customizable systems at very reasonable prices, and they offer a few different distributions to put on it, and they even designed their own customized kernel for maximum hardware compatibility. I'm running FC5 on a nice 2.0 GHz notebook.
I'm sure you have heard of black metal before, scary people singing about the devil and such. It is/was especially prevalent in Norway. About 98% of this music has some sort of hateful message included in it. I myself am a huge fan of black metal. (I don't agree with any of it, but that's a whole different story). If I were to live in such a Norway that bans this sort of hateful material over the Internet, I would be very much outraged. All the music sites that I visit would now have to be shut down.
And supposedly that would make me a better person because I'm not exposed to these hateful words? I think not.
Just a personal example of how I would be affected by censorship were I to live in Norway.
Can't you do both at the same time? When I need help with a problem I usually have a vague idea of HOW I want it to get done, but not necessarily the proper syntax. If I can find a book/article/reference that shows me the problem solution, then isn't its syntax already included? In that case, what is wrong with looking up a way to solve the problem, seeing as they both give the correct answer?
Either that or maybe we should give out licenses to cross the street. After all the implication is that the general New York populance is too stupid to cross the street carefully.
What distro installs ~134 unneeded services and enables them by default?
Still, the emphasis in cs courses is mostly on maths. No linguistics, no English or other languages. Why not mix this in with the cs courses? I would have chosen this anytime, but cs + economics, cs + math, cs + engineering? Well, then it's pure cs for me, thank you...
I guess you didn't go to liberal arts school? I'm a CS major at one. Sometimes I resent the fact that I can only take a few technical courses my first year, but other times I'm satisfied with the fact that I will graduate with proficiency in foreign language, well-versed in global and historical trends, etc, philosophy, etc. I don't want to graduate knowing that I only know a limited set of techniques for web development, I want to graduate knowing that I know how to think and act in a technical sense that I can adapt to the changing technologies. Just my $0.02. I don't really have anything against a degree in web development, but not a 4-year degree.
'911 spam' may be a valid objection, but it's a lot easier to dismiss non-critical videos and pictures than it is to dismiss non-critical phone calls. Phone calls take up the line and also they take several seconds at least to assess before you can hang up. Receiving video/pictures would (or should?) not prevent others from doing so simultaneously. Also, a dispatcher would be able to instantly recognize and erase bad content with the click of a button.
I'd like to see Indy fight Taliban and other terrorists...
It's true that Joe Dell Customer doesn't usually set up an operating system, but when he does have to set up an operating system, he usually asks his local Geek Squad or computer nerd neighbor. Anyone who is brave enough to take on a Windows installation (knowing that a hard drive worth of data is at stake) should be brave enough to take on a Linux installation, even if it can be significantly more difficult.
I've seen several, and without fail, they have one or two kids writing papers, ten or so wasting time surfing sites like Slashdot, and ten or so gaming (from Solitaire to WoW, depending on connectivity and horsepower).
So maybe that's true. But what about the kid who makes the breakthrough? The kid who is going to use his $100 laptop every single day, learn how to configure his own kernel, learn how to circumvent whatever limitations this distro has, learn how to make the best presentation for class. And don't expect that if you're distributing thousands of these computers to kids who have never experienced these magical machines that they won't figure out things. That they won't become interested in computer science, in information programming, in web design etc. For all the kids who will waste this incredible opportunity, there'll be one kid who will rise above and who will someday become a great contributor to the computer community. And that I think, for developing countries, is worth whatever it costs.
...what this code would do:
while (3 != 5)
{
openFist();
closeFist();
}
...because I never shut off my 'puters.
Of course this way you also get stories (hoax, urban legends) like the one about Symantec releasing virusses to sell their software...
Aren't you thinking of "V for Vendetta"?
Or Mission Impossible 2?