Surprised that no one has tried to make a connection between this discovery (of the botnets) and the (US Government's) request that Twitter remain online during the recent election protests in Iran.
Could it be applied to the USA, by chance? Think, for example, of military expenditures or more recently of the anti-ballistic missile defence system. Does the argument apply? Why or why not?
Just asking for opinions - esp. from American citizens. Really.
Your argument makes a lot of sense to me.
Does some or all of it apply to the USA?
Think of the ballistic missile defence system (a.k.a. "Star Wars") as a recent example. Does it differ? If so, why? If not, why not?
Just asking for opinions - esp. from American citizens. Really.
Truth is... Its not memorization that makes man great, but the ability to utilize his tools.
I think the role played by memory in intelligence tends to be underestimated. After all, what good are tools if you don't remember how to use them? How else do we know how to speak without memorizing words & their meanings? Or read?
Rote memorization is not sufficient, but it is necessary to a large degree. Most intelligent people I know include a good memory among their attributes (not to mention creativity, tenacity, open-mindedness, ability to focus, ability to think logically as well as illogically when needed, ability to work hard, etc.).
If you observe kids carefully, you'll find that their minds seem to behave like tape recorders. Clearly, memorization is an important part of learning, esp. languages...
I just mention this because remembering the past seems to be a seriously underrated skill here in N. America (Canada & USA). Yet everyone depends on it.
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Surprised that no one has tried to make a connection between this discovery (of the botnets) and the (US Government's) request that Twitter remain online during the recent election protests in Iran.
I think you may a good argument.
Could it be applied to the USA, by chance? Think, for example, of military expenditures or more recently of the anti-ballistic missile defence system. Does the argument apply? Why or why not?
Just asking for opinions - esp. from American citizens. Really.
Your argument makes a lot of sense to me. Does some or all of it apply to the USA? Think of the ballistic missile defence system (a.k.a. "Star Wars") as a recent example. Does it differ? If so, why? If not, why not? Just asking for opinions - esp. from American citizens. Really.
Truth is... Its not memorization that makes man great, but the ability to utilize his tools.
I think the role played by memory in intelligence tends to be underestimated. After all, what good are tools if you don't remember how to use them? How else do we know how to speak without memorizing words & their meanings? Or read?
Rote memorization is not sufficient, but it is necessary to a large degree. Most intelligent people I know include a good memory among their attributes (not to mention creativity, tenacity, open-mindedness, ability to focus, ability to think logically as well as illogically when needed, ability to work hard, etc.).
If you observe kids carefully, you'll find that their minds seem to behave like tape recorders. Clearly, memorization is an important part of learning, esp. languages...
I just mention this because remembering the past seems to be a seriously underrated skill here in N. America (Canada & USA). Yet everyone depends on it.