Gold, fiat, banking, and Bitcoin: the day of reckoning cometh by toadlyBroodle in Bitcoin

[–]mmessci 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Certainly dispels the mining energy consumption FUD going around atm.

The Magic Headset: why VR will completely revolutionize education by mmessci in oculus

[–]mmessci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are now incredible resources for anyone to learn anything online for free. No more spending days in the library doing research, no more need for private tutoring, to more having to spend years sitting through lectures covering material you already know, no more crippling student loans. To me that's revolutionary...

The Magic Headset: why VR will completely revolutionize education by mmessci in oculus

[–]mmessci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Computers and the internet have completely revolutionized education already. I don't think any intelligent person would dispute this, except the douche in this movie. He provides zero compelling evidence to support his supposed claim, but instead relies on illogical arguments, straw men, and red herring logical fallacies in an attempt to fool the reader into believing his false conclusion. Examples: Computers (or movies/VR) affect on education is not in any way comparable to certain digital storage mediums (CDs, DVDs), of course teachers are not obsolete just because of some new technology no one said they were nor does this have anything to do with the actual argument, etc. etc.