I remember those days well. The 1541 and to a lesser extent 1571 disk drive copy protection schemes used to introduce errors by reading or writing on tracks outside the range of the drive heads, This made them knock continuously to jump tracks. This always knocked them out of alignment.
I would agree that random mutations are part of the evolutionary process. Some confer no advantage or are detrimental but in the classical sense (the Darwin not the Wallace model) progress in terms of evolution must mean the ability to pass on genes. I do agree that in a general semantic sense you are probably right, if by evolution you mean any change in an organism over time. As for Americans getting dumber, well that seems to fit.
Evolution does imply a direction though. "Survival of the fittest" has a specific meaning. Fit does not mean more intelligent, quicker, happier, or better. It is just the ability to successfully procreate. By that definition fruit files are fitter than humans.
I have no objection to philosophy being taught in high school. Both religion and science derive from philosophy. Religion is a branch of metaphysics and science is a branch of empiricism. If it is taught that way that is fine with me. I just don't want the two confused.
I have to admit the EULA did make me cringe a little. (I should also add I am using Chrome as I write this). If Google turns evil I will uninstall it. Also, what it seemed to say didn't look like open source to me. So far I still prefer Fire Fox. Chrome is just too...cute.
Yes, that was redundant. Warren Buffet is putting money in CVX (and possibly other lines) so some more innovations are likely. As I understand it, existing tracks in the US curve too much to be adapted for the higher speeds. Physics just wouldn't allow it. The purchase of new lands alone would be prohibitive.
The United States has an extensive rail system. At the time it was built in the 1800 we never conceived of a high speed rail system. The expense of upgrading now would be extremely expensive. We are making some upgrades but nothing like Europe or China. Siemens is developing a laser locating system for trains and subways in New York. It is a sort of underground GPS for trains.
I would tend to agree. It looks like a prime example of xenophobia. I has a professor who always went on and on about the perils of xenophobia --but then again, I think he was just mad because he was Irish.
Given all the recent scandals in bribery and blackmail. This probably happens a lot in any multinational conglomerate, though. The FTC is looking into it.
I often encrypt text notes explaining the importance of the IV amendment etc. Maybe if those who read it think about it they might see the futility. I explain how boring their jobs must be, how better employment opportunities are elsewhere etc. I guess a lot of them just like porn but that just goes to their character.
I admit I am more zealous about some parts of the US Constitution than others. I particularly like the I and IV. But I am not sure that it isn't Canadian law that applies in this case at this time. Perhaps that is your perspective. I plead ignorance there.
I do have mod points and sacrificed them for my contribution. I did take the liberty of actually reading the article. According to to the story he admitted he had child pornography on his computer.
There is well established president that if the police believe in good faith that there is a danger to the public they may search without any warrant or permission. If a man runs into a crowded mall with a handgun police may search for the weapon without permission or warrant being issued because the public may be endangered. It may be the computer was not used on a network, but that seems unlikely. IMHO this case will likely be overturned if appealed (but I am a little confused as to why this would not be double jeopardy). It may even be a delaying tactic for the feds to brute force it. This is an international case so it might be a question of jurisdiction.
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I agree but its not just its functional capabilities. It has a really nice (if limited) syntax. True, it is in many ways just a knockoff of C or C++ but that, to me, is part of its appeal. It is far less cumbersome than either and that makes it fun.
OK. The book is far better than the movie. The movie was impossible to follow without having first read the book. I think George Orwell chose the name of the main character, Winston Smith to reflect both the extraordinary (Winston Churchill) and the ordinary every-man (Smith). Both aspects are reflected in the character in that he is inwardly opposed authoritarian regime of Big Brother and he reflects many of the same vices of the ordinary populace such as smoking and drinking. Those "faults" are not considered as such by the book, however, in that they are considered a liberties although the book does not explicitly state this. The thought police did frown on such vices but allowed them.
Perhaps most striking, is the parallels of the fictional devices and methods used to enforce the power of Big Brother at the time (telescreens, memory holes, etc.) and the methods used By George Bush. --I forget with whom we are currently at war.
Back to the main thread, while I feel that better AI would benefit GTA, there are those who would deprive us of liberties of game play where they feel it may promote social unrest. We must be ever vigilant to protect those liberties. Past legislation has been brought to bear against comic books, for instance. The arguments were the same -- Our youth would become psychologically damaged, violent and uncontrollable. But few links have been demonstrated aside from some anecdotal incidence.
How was that? It was the best I could do off the top of my head.
I like to climb on top of the cop cars and shoot down helicopters and other police vehicles for as long as I can. The car I am on always drives around looking for me. BTW I did read 1984.
As I understand it, GM has been installing On-Star in all their verticals for some time. On-Star has GPS capabilities and also transmits audio. Since no one forces one to use the technology (one could cut the wires etc.) I don't think a warrant would be required in those cases.
It doesn't matter what system is used. Security always comes down to the weakest link. I don't know what OS is predominant but given China's history of piracy I would guess it is Windows. How secure is that?
I do not remember the source but I had to read about it in a comparative government class I had in college a few years ago. As I recall, the professor seemed to like the Christian Science Monitor. I am not sure that was the source (the information I read was much longer than a standard article) but you might start there.
China is a very closed society so they have developed a lot of cultural nuances we just don't understand. They they are currently building the Three Gorges Dam, in part to generate power but there has been much speculation this is to maintain political power. Traditionally, China often staged revolutions whenever the Yangtze river flooded. The move to capitalism Is bound to make lots of cultural changes. Their record of bans on the Internet is another symptom China clinging to its past. But I have my doubts they can maintain that past. It will certainly take time since China has remained relatively closed to outsiders for thousands of years.
They are doing something. Last night I searched for my company. I just checked again and it was there (with pictures of several products I don't sell). From nothing to something is progress, I suppose.
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I remember those days well. The 1541 and to a lesser extent 1571 disk drive copy protection schemes used to introduce errors by reading or writing on tracks outside the range of the drive heads, This made them knock continuously to jump tracks. This always knocked them out of alignment.
--waxing nostalgic
Why, why, why, can't we do that?
Social evolution is another can of worms.
I would agree that random mutations are part of the evolutionary process. Some confer no advantage or are detrimental but in the classical sense (the Darwin not the Wallace model) progress in terms of evolution must mean the ability to pass on genes. I do agree that in a general semantic sense you are probably right, if by evolution you mean any change in an organism over time. As for Americans getting dumber, well that seems to fit.
Evolution does imply a direction though. "Survival of the fittest" has a specific meaning. Fit does not mean more intelligent, quicker, happier, or better. It is just the ability to successfully procreate. By that definition fruit files are fitter than humans.
I have no objection to philosophy being taught in high school. Both religion and science derive from philosophy. Religion is a branch of metaphysics and science is a branch of empiricism. If it is taught that way that is fine with me. I just don't want the two confused.
I have to admit the EULA did make me cringe a little. (I should also add I am using Chrome as I write this). If Google turns evil I will uninstall it. Also, what it seemed to say didn't look like open source to me. So far I still prefer Fire Fox. Chrome is just too...cute.
Yes, that was redundant. Warren Buffet is putting money in CVX (and possibly other lines) so some more innovations are likely. As I understand it, existing tracks in the US curve too much to be adapted for the higher speeds. Physics just wouldn't allow it. The purchase of new lands alone would be prohibitive.
The United States has an extensive rail system. At the time it was built in the 1800 we never conceived of a high speed rail system. The expense of upgrading now would be extremely expensive. We are making some upgrades but nothing like Europe or China. Siemens is developing a laser locating system for trains and subways in New York. It is a sort of underground GPS for trains.
I would tend to agree. It looks like a prime example of xenophobia. I has a professor who always went on and on about the perils of xenophobia --but then again, I think he was just mad because he was Irish.
Given all the recent scandals in bribery and blackmail. This probably happens a lot in any multinational conglomerate, though. The FTC is looking into it.
I often encrypt text notes explaining the importance of the IV amendment etc. Maybe if those who read it think about it they might see the futility. I explain how boring their jobs must be, how better employment opportunities are elsewhere etc. I guess a lot of them just like porn but that just goes to their character.
I admit I am more zealous about some parts of the US Constitution than others. I particularly like the I and IV. But I am not sure that it isn't Canadian law that applies in this case at this time. Perhaps that is your perspective. I plead ignorance there.
I do have mod points and sacrificed them for my contribution. I did take the liberty of actually reading the article. According to to the story he admitted he had child pornography on his computer.
There is well established president that if the police believe in good faith that there is a danger to the public they may search without any warrant or permission. If a man runs into a crowded mall with a handgun police may search for the weapon without permission or warrant being issued because the public may be endangered. It may be the computer was not used on a network, but that seems unlikely. IMHO this case will likely be overturned if appealed (but I am a little confused as to why this would not be double jeopardy). It may even be a delaying tactic for the feds to brute force it. This is an international case so it might be a question of jurisdiction.
I agree but its not just its functional capabilities. It has a really nice (if limited) syntax. True, it is in many ways just a knockoff of C or C++ but that, to me, is part of its appeal. It is far less cumbersome than either and that makes it fun.
OK. The book is far better than the movie. The movie was impossible to follow without having first read the book. I think George Orwell chose the name of the main character, Winston Smith to reflect both the extraordinary (Winston Churchill) and the ordinary every-man (Smith). Both aspects are reflected in the character in that he is inwardly opposed authoritarian regime of Big Brother and he reflects many of the same vices of the ordinary populace such as smoking and drinking. Those "faults" are not considered as such by the book, however, in that they are considered a liberties although the book does not explicitly state this. The thought police did frown on such vices but allowed them.
Perhaps most striking, is the parallels of the fictional devices and methods used to enforce the power of Big Brother at the time (telescreens, memory holes, etc.) and the methods used By George Bush. --I forget with whom we are currently at war.
Back to the main thread, while I feel that better AI would benefit GTA, there are those who would deprive us of liberties of game play where they feel it may promote social unrest. We must be ever vigilant to protect those liberties. Past legislation has been brought to bear against comic books, for instance. The arguments were the same -- Our youth would become psychologically damaged, violent and uncontrollable. But few links have been demonstrated aside from some anecdotal incidence.
How was that? It was the best I could do off the top of my head.
I like to climb on top of the cop cars and shoot down helicopters and other police vehicles for as long as I can. The car I am on always drives around looking for me. BTW I did read 1984.
I don't own a GM but based on their RSS feeds someone at Make Magazine forum might know. They discuss a lot of that kind of thing.
As I understand it, GM has been installing On-Star in all their verticals for some time. On-Star has GPS capabilities and also transmits audio. Since no one forces one to use the technology (one could cut the wires etc.) I don't think a warrant would be required in those cases.
It doesn't matter what system is used. Security always comes down to the weakest link. I don't know what OS is predominant but given China's history of piracy I would guess it is Windows. How secure is that?
I am so glad someone quoted the Fourth Amendment. I'm speechless. No way would I vote for anyone who proposes it. It irks me. Shit!
I do not remember the source but I had to read about it in a comparative government class I had in college a few years ago. As I recall, the professor seemed to like the Christian Science Monitor. I am not sure that was the source (the information I read was much longer than a standard article) but you might start there.
China is a very closed society so they have developed a lot of cultural nuances we just don't understand. They they are currently building the Three Gorges Dam, in part to generate power but there has been much speculation this is to maintain political power. Traditionally, China often staged revolutions whenever the Yangtze river flooded. The move to capitalism Is bound to make lots of cultural changes. Their record of bans on the Internet is another symptom China clinging to its past. But I have my doubts they can maintain that past. It will certainly take time since China has remained relatively closed to outsiders for thousands of years.
They are doing something. Last night I searched for my company. I just checked again and it was there (with pictures of several products I don't sell). From nothing to something is progress, I suppose.