I'm just saying that, in her particular case, citing the fact that she is no longer a public official doesn't make sense. She she resigned specifically to do the tv show/interview/news network dealies.
My favorite part was how people were (rightly) criticizing him for being such a media whore, when the conservative savior of 2008 Sarah Palin has a freakin' TV show.
Pretty much. I dual-boot my gaming system, mainly because I don't want to screw around with WINE (and because the music production software I use doesn't play well with Linux), but for non-gaming and non-music-production use, I use Linux for EVERYTHING.
It mainly comes down to resource requirements, ease of use, configurable (is that even a word?), and security. If games had a bigger presence on Linux, that would leave only a single reason why I use Windows.
Maybe because if you have just a semi-successful career there, it looks awesome on a resume? I mean, let's face it...unless your office is run by an anti-Microsoft kind of person, the average company hiring IT folks (programming or otherwise) would likely be extremely impressed to see that on your resume, especially if you stayed there for multiple years and leave on your own rather than being fired.
One of the biggest lessons you can't learn in college: sometimes, a job is worth taking for no reason other than how it contributes to future opportunities. Ditto for taking classes post-college.
Not really...those "rules" are how I've lived for large portion of my life...Facebook doesn't control my life, but it does keep me sticking to that same way of living.
All I know is that I've never been arrested, fired, or gotten in trouble for something I "shouldn't be doing"...and I've done a hell of a lot of things I "shouldn't be doing.":p
How do you figure? If people weren't so quick to get themselves piss drunk and then stumble their way home/get behind the wheel of a car, it wouldn't be a problem.
If you're gonna drink (or imbibe any other substance), stay home or go to a friend's place. It's safer, it's cheaper, and it's a helluva lot more fun.
It's all a matter of the situation you allow yourself to be in. I don't attend parties (LAN or otherwise) that are hosted by someone I don't know, I've never been into the club or bar scene, and during any "compromising" situation I'm in, I'm generally surrounded by people just as paranoid about it as I am.
I guess it all depends on your social circle and where you spend your leisure time, but it isn't as hard as people make it out to be.
Just have to watch what you post. As I said in a story on here yesterday, I don't post anything (including status updates or pictures) I wouldn't want my mother or local police department to know about. I'm also pretty careful about what pictures I appear in, since I have no control what other people do with pictures they've taken.
Damn your bonus. The divide between Google and Facebook is why the official Facebook app for Android is worth about as much as a lump of coal in place of a roll of toilet paper.
By default, I'd say that a well-designed bot in an RTS would have an advantage over all but the best players. Since there is so much to keep track of, software would win out over wetware.
Bots in an FPS are one thing, but when you have dozens of units, a build order, multiple fronts, resources, and more to track all at the same time, the infinitely scalable multitasking of a bot would certainly come in handy.
You know what the worst part is? That damn socialism! Stupid government getting in the way of private business...SAY NO TO THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER!!!!/sarcasm
Back when I was working as a mechanic, we had a guy that came around and bought up all our scrap. He was doing pretty well for himself...likely earning as much if not more than we were working in the shop. He ended up disappearing for a couple of months...when he returned, he said that he had been almost caught ripping copper out of a construction site (something he did regularly, apparently...which explains his lavish lifestyle given his collecting scrap life.)
He said he could make more money in a single copper run than he could in nearly three weeks worth of scrap collecting. I don't think opportunities or a lower income gap are the problems...I think it's an activity that pays really well compared to the effort required, at least if our old scrap guy is any indication.
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I don't know why everyone on slashdot seems to give him a free pass
One word: Shiny.
I'm just saying that, in her particular case, citing the fact that she is no longer a public official doesn't make sense. She she resigned specifically to do the tv show/interview/news network dealies.
I've heard "we'll run out of addresses in one more year" for the last...well, for certain the last 5 years, but possibly longer.
When will this actually happen?
The way I see it, I think more presidents should dress informally while in the Oval Office.
I know I work much better if I'm comfortable. Wearing a penguin isn't my idea of comfort.
So let me get this straight. It's ok for her to do the TV show thing...because she abandoned her responsibility to the people that voted for her???
I generally agree with much of what you post, Wyatt...but damn. Damn.
She isn't holding public office
Remind me again why that is? Didn't she just walk away from her responsibilities or something...?
She isn't a sitting government official, so why the fark can't she have a TV show?
Remind me again what happend with that? Didn't she quit, or something...?
My favorite part was how people were (rightly) criticizing him for being such a media whore, when the conservative savior of 2008 Sarah Palin has a freakin' TV show .
Maybe they just don't want any competition with their frikin' sharks...
configurable (is that even a word?)
gah, meant "configurability", lol
Pretty much. I dual-boot my gaming system, mainly because I don't want to screw around with WINE (and because the music production software I use doesn't play well with Linux), but for non-gaming and non-music-production use, I use Linux for EVERYTHING.
It mainly comes down to resource requirements, ease of use, configurable (is that even a word?), and security. If games had a bigger presence on Linux, that would leave only a single reason why I use Windows.
Maybe because if you have just a semi-successful career there, it looks awesome on a resume? I mean, let's face it...unless your office is run by an anti-Microsoft kind of person, the average company hiring IT folks (programming or otherwise) would likely be extremely impressed to see that on your resume, especially if you stayed there for multiple years and leave on your own rather than being fired.
One of the biggest lessons you can't learn in college: sometimes, a job is worth taking for no reason other than how it contributes to future opportunities. Ditto for taking classes post-college.
Not really...those "rules" are how I've lived for large portion of my life...Facebook doesn't control my life, but it does keep me sticking to that same way of living.
All I know is that I've never been arrested, fired, or gotten in trouble for something I "shouldn't be doing"...and I've done a hell of a lot of things I "shouldn't be doing." :p
How do you figure? If people weren't so quick to get themselves piss drunk and then stumble their way home/get behind the wheel of a car, it wouldn't be a problem.
If you're gonna drink (or imbibe any other substance), stay home or go to a friend's place. It's safer, it's cheaper, and it's a helluva lot more fun.
It's all a matter of the situation you allow yourself to be in. I don't attend parties (LAN or otherwise) that are hosted by someone I don't know, I've never been into the club or bar scene, and during any "compromising" situation I'm in, I'm generally surrounded by people just as paranoid about it as I am.
I guess it all depends on your social circle and where you spend your leisure time, but it isn't as hard as people make it out to be.
Don't know how you manage that.
Because I'm friends with people who have common sense...they know what is and isn't appropriate to take pictures of ;-)
Just have to watch what you post. As I said in a story on here yesterday, I don't post anything (including status updates or pictures) I wouldn't want my mother or local police department to know about. I'm also pretty careful about what pictures I appear in, since I have no control what other people do with pictures they've taken.
"Oh Armand...our baby's all grown up...and we won't have any others." "Not without a miracle." -Birdcage
Damn your bonus. The divide between Google and Facebook is why the official Facebook app for Android is worth about as much as a lump of coal in place of a roll of toilet paper.
I SAY GOOD DAY, SIR.
They were referring to people making advances in computer technology (personal and otherwise) out of their garage in the 70's and 80's.
By default, I'd say that a well-designed bot in an RTS would have an advantage over all but the best players. Since there is so much to keep track of, software would win out over wetware.
Bots in an FPS are one thing, but when you have dozens of units, a build order, multiple fronts, resources, and more to track all at the same time, the infinitely scalable multitasking of a bot would certainly come in handy.
Or maybe I'm off base?
What, you were never in the school Christmas play?
Sam Goody.
That's right. Sam freakin' Goody.
You know what the worst part is? That damn socialism! Stupid government getting in the way of private business...SAY NO TO THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER!!!! /sarcasm
Back when I was working as a mechanic, we had a guy that came around and bought up all our scrap. He was doing pretty well for himself...likely earning as much if not more than we were working in the shop. He ended up disappearing for a couple of months...when he returned, he said that he had been almost caught ripping copper out of a construction site (something he did regularly, apparently...which explains his lavish lifestyle given his collecting scrap life.)
He said he could make more money in a single copper run than he could in nearly three weeks worth of scrap collecting. I don't think opportunities or a lower income gap are the problems...I think it's an activity that pays really well compared to the effort required, at least if our old scrap guy is any indication.