I'm pretty sure you're allowed to die at any age. But in regards to the first part of your comment, from my personal experience while you are not legally allowed to drink at age 18 in the US, if you are in the military the powers that be often look the other way. Unless you're a jackass and do something stupid while drinking you're most likely not going to get in trouble.
"When you read the article, you see that the people performing the study are well aware that this is only 'pointing at' possibilities, not definitively saying, 'This is true.'"
Then what's the damn point? Why not do a study that does more than "point" to begin with? The study does not give reliable results. All it says is that there is a correlation. That doesn't prove that it merits more study or not. As in the examples given above, anything can correlate. Doing a study to prove such is a waste of time. They should have had better hypotheses and testing methods to begin with. Bleh, I'm tired and can't explain my thought very well. Here comes a -1 mod, heh. Could someone more coherent explain what I'm trying to say?
Wow, what's that from? I think if I was in the middle of a game and actually knew what was going on then that would be a moving moment. I know that I've been occasionally been moved by well thought out games, but it is very rare.
I heard that as well. They also said that the results were intriguing because the humans did fairly well on the first try. Although dogs could do it much faster, they've been sniffing trails since birth. It'd be interesting to think how good humans could be at this sort of thing if enough effort and training was put into it. And joking aside, I wonder if Helen Keller would be better at this than the average person.
Ok, I realize that this is a frivolous lawsuit but your quote is interesting. Note, "original version of the wrist-strap" followed by "newer version of the strap". If there was nothing wrong with the first strap then why did they correct it. The phrasing of that quote makes it seem like they were distributing the "new" strap before reports of the "old" strap breaking came in. If Nintendo knew that the original straps were defective, or not as strong and they shipped the product anyway. Well, that is negligence.
"A bunch of hyperactive excited morons with too much muscle break their TV, punch their friends in the face or cut themselves with the Wii remote, and they sue Nintendo, because naturally, Nintendo should be blamed for not making hardware solid enough for hyperactive excited morons?"
IANAL, but can't lawyers start a class action suit on behalf of people without even being asked to so by said people? It's not the Wii users, it's the lawyers.
The suit states that they break when used "as instructed by the material that accompanied the Wii console." That's not being stupid, that's following instructions. If you're not going to RTFA, at least RTFS.
Is it just me, or does it seem that all the lawsuit is asking for is them to stop making bad ones and replace the broken ones with good ones?
"The class action lawsuit seeks to enjoin Nintendo from continuing its unfair or deceptive business practices as it relates to the Nintendo Wii.The lawsuit also seeks an injunction that requires Nintendo to correct the defect in the Wii remote and to provide a refund to the purchaser or to replace the defective Wii remote with a Wii remote that functions as it is warranted and intended."
It doesn't appear that they are suing for damages. But they have to be, right? There's no mention of a Wii strap breaking and a family pet being impaled. How much money could they get anyway? There's only about five people with Wiis, right? Wiis, is that the proper pluralization?
Yes, it flags them. Then you can check the source to see if they are infringing on the entire document. I doubt anyone is going to come down hard on something if it is only a two second sample or a few sentences and the source is notated.
"The script for the proposed sequel Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League ended up becoming the script for John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (1986)."
That's false. I recently had the pleasure to view the recent DVD release of BTiLC. One of the special features discusses how the film was developed. There is no mention of BB in there. In fact, the original script was set in the Old West. My memory is vague. But I'm fairly sure that the trivia from IMDB is BS.
Yes, the "far red end". Finally, I shall have my revenge. There shall be no more red. My fellow color-blind brethren rejoice. No longer will they laugh and point at us. That's not green! You idiot! Idiot? I think not. Our time is now.
I fail to see this article's relevance to the Slashdot userbase. Being nocturnal, underground dwellers we have no need of light other than the soft glow of our displays and diagnostics. As for the rest of our energy needs, we tap into the power grid of the mysterious beings that dwell above us. They provide us with nourishment and also manage the laundry.
I didn't even know they still made that Scotland Yard game. I had a lot of fun with that when I was a kid. I'd also recommend CAG. Plus if you love strategy and have some hours to kill I'd highly recommend Advanced Civilization or Diplomacy. In my opinion Diplomacy surpasses Risk because the only element of chance involved is your opponent.
No, we agreed that you encase the personnel car with water to shield from the radiation. And you fill the water with sharks with laser beams as an extra defense mechanism. That was the consensus that was reached.
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You can easily bypass them if you watch them on your PC.
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The superlatives!!!!!
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"pending most of my time either singing 'Brown Eyed Girl' or hugging people - both known to prolong life"
You must be female. Because if you are a guy that kind of behavior would most likely result in an ass beating or a night in jail.
I'm pretty sure you're allowed to die at any age. But in regards to the first part of your comment, from my personal experience while you are not legally allowed to drink at age 18 in the US, if you are in the military the powers that be often look the other way. Unless you're a jackass and do something stupid while drinking you're most likely not going to get in trouble.
"When you read the article, you see that the people performing the study are well aware that this is only 'pointing at' possibilities, not definitively saying, 'This is true.'"
Then what's the damn point? Why not do a study that does more than "point" to begin with? The study does not give reliable results. All it says is that there is a correlation. That doesn't prove that it merits more study or not. As in the examples given above, anything can correlate. Doing a study to prove such is a waste of time. They should have had better hypotheses and testing methods to begin with. Bleh, I'm tired and can't explain my thought very well. Here comes a -1 mod, heh. Could someone more coherent explain what I'm trying to say?
Wow, what's that from? I think if I was in the middle of a game and actually knew what was going on then that would be a moving moment. I know that I've been occasionally been moved by well thought out games, but it is very rare.
I should have looked in the wiki before I posted that.
t le_China#Production_Historyo rg/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Buckaroo_Banzai_Across_t he_8th_Dimension#Sequels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trouble_in_Lit
http://en.wikipedia.
Both of those explain what I tried to say much more clearly.
What was your sample size for that survey?
I heard that as well. They also said that the results were intriguing because the humans did fairly well on the first try. Although dogs could do it much faster, they've been sniffing trails since birth. It'd be interesting to think how good humans could be at this sort of thing if enough effort and training was put into it. And joking aside, I wonder if Helen Keller would be better at this than the average person.
Christmas Cheer? How so? This is nowhere near as Christmassy as a hacked Santa Claus.
Ok, I realize that this is a frivolous lawsuit but your quote is interesting. Note, "original version of the wrist-strap" followed by "newer version of the strap". If there was nothing wrong with the first strap then why did they correct it. The phrasing of that quote makes it seem like they were distributing the "new" strap before reports of the "old" strap breaking came in. If Nintendo knew that the original straps were defective, or not as strong and they shipped the product anyway. Well, that is negligence.
"Why couldn't Einstein have bred like a rabbit? The world would have been a better place."
I'd be careful with that one. He married his cousin, you know.
"A bunch of hyperactive excited morons with too much muscle break their TV, punch their friends in the face or cut themselves with the Wii remote, and they sue Nintendo, because naturally, Nintendo should be blamed for not making hardware solid enough for hyperactive excited morons?"
IANAL, but can't lawyers start a class action suit on behalf of people without even being asked to so by said people? It's not the Wii users, it's the lawyers.
The suit states that they break when used "as instructed by the material that accompanied the Wii console." That's not being stupid, that's following instructions. If you're not going to RTFA, at least RTFS.
Is it just me, or does it seem that all the lawsuit is asking for is them to stop making bad ones and replace the broken ones with good ones?
"The class action lawsuit seeks to enjoin Nintendo from continuing its unfair or deceptive business practices as it relates to the Nintendo Wii.The lawsuit also seeks an injunction that requires Nintendo to correct the defect in the Wii remote and to provide a refund to the purchaser or to replace the defective Wii remote with a Wii remote that functions as it is warranted and intended."
It doesn't appear that they are suing for damages. But they have to be, right? There's no mention of a Wii strap breaking and a family pet being impaled. How much money could they get anyway? There's only about five people with Wiis, right? Wiis, is that the proper pluralization?
Yes, it flags them. Then you can check the source to see if they are infringing on the entire document. I doubt anyone is going to come down hard on something if it is only a two second sample or a few sentences and the source is notated.
This should solve the pricing argument. If anyone knows, it's probably NORML.
You were lucky. In my day we didn't have arms. We just wallowed around in the mud content with our flagellum. And we LIKED it.
And eleven in the Soviet Union. That's ridiculous. It's not even funny.
"The script for the proposed sequel Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League ended up becoming the script for John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (1986)."
That's false. I recently had the pleasure to view the recent DVD release of BTiLC. One of the special features discusses how the film was developed. There is no mention of BB in there. In fact, the original script was set in the Old West. My memory is vague. But I'm fairly sure that the trivia from IMDB is BS.
Yes, the "far red end". Finally, I shall have my revenge. There shall be no more red. My fellow color-blind brethren rejoice. No longer will they laugh and point at us. That's not green! You idiot! Idiot? I think not. Our time is now.
I fail to see this article's relevance to the Slashdot userbase. Being nocturnal, underground dwellers we have no need of light other than the soft glow of our displays and diagnostics. As for the rest of our energy needs, we tap into the power grid of the mysterious beings that dwell above us. They provide us with nourishment and also manage the laundry.
I didn't even know they still made that Scotland Yard game. I had a lot of fun with that when I was a kid. I'd also recommend CAG. Plus if you love strategy and have some hours to kill I'd highly recommend Advanced Civilization or Diplomacy. In my opinion Diplomacy surpasses Risk because the only element of chance involved is your opponent.
Because there is no chance involved in that one at all.
No, we agreed that you encase the personnel car with water to shield from the radiation. And you fill the water with sharks with laser beams as an extra defense mechanism. That was the consensus that was reached.