but isn't it sad that violence and gore is more acceptable than sex? Show a beheading in one of Tarantino's movie is ok, but show a penis on the screen and it's x-rated?
How is it sad? We all know that no one is going to kill anyone from watching a movie, so it's okay to be desensitized to violence. However, almost everyone is going to have sex at some point, and being desensitized to that would be terrible.
I'm glad people don't walk around naked, because I want nudity to be special.
Incidentally, estimated losses for the entire battle (which included *three* titans lost before it was all over, all on the side the guy who misjumped) is over 700 billion ISK. That's about *$25,000*, kiddies.
$25,000 for 3,000 players?
So each participant lost, on average, 8-9 bucks. Not exactly a mindblowing number there.
Inherited, you say?
This might go a long way to explaining why certain families are very invested in sports (especially supporting national sports teams), where other families don't really care about it. I think we all know that one family where everyone loves football, even though they all have different teams... or, if you're part of that family, then it might go a long way to explaining why no one outside your family is nearly passionate enough about football.
Nature versus nurture. This is an example of nurture.
If you draw nothing but lands, you're screwed. Get no lands, you're screwed.
This, without exception, is my biggest problem with Magic. No matter how good you are or how good your deck is, it's realistically very possible to be completely screwed out of a game by the random nature of your deck.
That's probably the reason I'm such a fan of Dominion. It's a card game where strategy is truly the only difference between winners and losers. Add in its low cost of entry and high replayability, and you got a game that's (in my opinion) much better made than Magic.
I've had incredible success with Klipsch ear buds. They have an oval, not circular shape, so they actually fit in your ear without discomfort. It's actually kind of shocking that most ear buds rely on the "cram them in and hope they stick" design.
"Educators simply weren’t asking for them until recently... We don’t want to create technology for technology’s sake"
Translation: "We haven't the slightest clue what the word innovation means or why it's important."
Innovation is the devil when it comes to this sort of thing. The article made the excellent point that TI calculators are approved for standardized testing due to their readily-known constraints. What's the point of releasing a new model every year when students won't be able to use them on the important things?
You separate them because otherwise women would become insignificant. This isn't PC garbage either; it's also basic biology. Will a woman every be as good at rings as a man? How about basketball, or weightlifting? Or running? No, to all of those. Men are naturally more athletic, so they're going to do the best. That's why we separate genders.
If you disagree, feel free to name a few athletic records that AREN'T held by men.
Or is there some hope among the US people that a potential non-Obama future president would be able to solve the economical problems of the US in one swift stroke using his magical superabilities?
Well, it was a similar hope in a magical President that got Obama into office in the first place, so...
I'm looking forward to desktop displays getting increased resolution and 4:3 aspect ratios back some day. It's mildly ridiculous that we'll have the mobile device market to thank for it.
I'm looking forward to the return of the 16:10 aspect ratio.
Do you not have an interface on your product? If you do, manual testing is absolutely crucial. Automated test coverage is an excellent thing to have, but it can't replicate the user experience.
I say this as an automated tester who absolutely hates manual testing. I can't deny its importance, though.
If you had nothing to do all day, you'd get bored soon enough.
I take exception to the implication that I have no interests beyond work. I don't do all the things I'd like to simply because I don't have enough time. I don't work overtime. It's just that there aren't enough hours in the day to pursue both my interests and a means of paying for those interests.
Believe me, if I could never work a day again in my life and just enjoy my hobbies, I would.
When I drive in cities that use the grid model, I find myself bored. They are far too predictable and lose the power to surprise and entertain. It also is mildly irritating that there are no true short cuts as there are so few diagonals. The distance between any two points is always an integral multiple of "a block". How is that any fun?
I'd rather drive in a city that was meant to be efficient than one meant to be "fun."
Unless the Kindles just magically appear in the wearhouse and market themselves.
This point has no substance. EVERYTHING requires marketing, not just the Kindles. When you hear that Nintendo is selling Wiis at a profit, you don't say, "Well except not, because they're spending millions on marketing!" You wouldn't say that for any product. Why should that enter the equation now?
Well, I think the issue is that they keep reinventing the wheel, and the result is that instead of people being more productive with a tool they are familiar with, the changes in the UI keeps getting in the way.
Reinventing the wheel isn't a bad thing when your target market is people who don't know what a wheel is. Besides, if the wheel had never been reinvented, we'd still be rolling cargo along on logs.
"Hmmm...'John Johnson.'"
*flips card over, sees that side is blank too, flips it back*
"Was he from TechCorp? No, that was the other guy. Maybe Computech? Nope, not him either. Perhaps I could call - No, that's out too. Well, too bad for this guy. I'll just get in touch with one of the people who remembered that a company or at least contact information is still pretty much required information."
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but isn't it sad that violence and gore is more acceptable than sex? Show a beheading in one of Tarantino's movie is ok, but show a penis on the screen and it's x-rated?
How is it sad? We all know that no one is going to kill anyone from watching a movie, so it's okay to be desensitized to violence. However, almost everyone is going to have sex at some point, and being desensitized to that would be terrible.
I'm glad people don't walk around naked, because I want nudity to be special.
Incidentally, estimated losses for the entire battle (which included *three* titans lost before it was all over, all on the side the guy who misjumped) is over 700 billion ISK. That's about *$25,000*, kiddies.
$25,000 for 3,000 players?
So each participant lost, on average, 8-9 bucks. Not exactly a mindblowing number there.
Inherited, you say? This might go a long way to explaining why certain families are very invested in sports (especially supporting national sports teams), where other families don't really care about it. I think we all know that one family where everyone loves football, even though they all have different teams ... or, if you're part of that family, then it might go a long way to explaining why no one outside your family is nearly passionate enough about football.
Nature versus nurture. This is an example of nurture.
If you draw nothing but lands, you're screwed. Get no lands, you're screwed.
This, without exception, is my biggest problem with Magic. No matter how good you are or how good your deck is, it's realistically very possible to be completely screwed out of a game by the random nature of your deck.
That's probably the reason I'm such a fan of Dominion. It's a card game where strategy is truly the only difference between winners and losers. Add in its low cost of entry and high replayability, and you got a game that's (in my opinion) much better made than Magic.
I've had incredible success with Klipsch ear buds. They have an oval, not circular shape, so they actually fit in your ear without discomfort. It's actually kind of shocking that most ear buds rely on the "cram them in and hope they stick" design.
"Educators simply weren’t asking for them until recently... We don’t want to create technology for technology’s sake"
Translation: "We haven't the slightest clue what the word innovation means or why it's important."
Innovation is the devil when it comes to this sort of thing. The article made the excellent point that TI calculators are approved for standardized testing due to their readily-known constraints. What's the point of releasing a new model every year when students won't be able to use them on the important things?
You separate them because otherwise women would become insignificant. This isn't PC garbage either; it's also basic biology. Will a woman every be as good at rings as a man? How about basketball, or weightlifting? Or running? No, to all of those. Men are naturally more athletic, so they're going to do the best. That's why we separate genders.
If you disagree, feel free to name a few athletic records that AREN'T held by men.
Or is there some hope among the US people that a potential non-Obama future president would be able to solve the economical problems of the US in one swift stroke using his magical superabilities?
Well, it was a similar hope in a magical President that got Obama into office in the first place, so...
Humans are always going to have greed. Capitalism is simply the engine that makes the best use of it.
Would it be nice if there's a better way? Of course. But no such ways are feasible.
Oh, it's the technology powerhouses that are the sources of the population boom? I thought it was lesser developed countries like China and India.
My mistake.
I'm looking forward to desktop displays getting increased resolution and 4:3 aspect ratios back some day. It's mildly ridiculous that we'll have the mobile device market to thank for it.
I'm looking forward to the return of the 16:10 aspect ratio.
Of course this is posted the day after my mod points expire. Someone please mod parent up.
Do you not have an interface on your product? If you do, manual testing is absolutely crucial. Automated test coverage is an excellent thing to have, but it can't replicate the user experience.
I say this as an automated tester who absolutely hates manual testing. I can't deny its importance, though.
Tear up your paycheck every week, I'm sure your employer would love it.
Oh, you want to get paid for it? Then you must not like your job quite as much as you say. If you did, you'd do it for free.
Why would you do something for free that someone would pay you to do?
If you had nothing to do all day, you'd get bored soon enough.
I take exception to the implication that I have no interests beyond work. I don't do all the things I'd like to simply because I don't have enough time. I don't work overtime. It's just that there aren't enough hours in the day to pursue both my interests and a means of paying for those interests.
Believe me, if I could never work a day again in my life and just enjoy my hobbies, I would.
When I drive in cities that use the grid model, I find myself bored. They are far too predictable and lose the power to surprise and entertain. It also is mildly irritating that there are no true short cuts as there are so few diagonals. The distance between any two points is always an integral multiple of "a block". How is that any fun?
I'd rather drive in a city that was meant to be efficient than one meant to be "fun."
You'll be given cushy jobs.
Unless the Kindles just magically appear in the wearhouse and market themselves.
This point has no substance. EVERYTHING requires marketing, not just the Kindles. When you hear that Nintendo is selling Wiis at a profit, you don't say, "Well except not, because they're spending millions on marketing!" You wouldn't say that for any product. Why should that enter the equation now?
Well, I think the issue is that they keep reinventing the wheel, and the result is that instead of people being more productive with a tool they are familiar with, the changes in the UI keeps getting in the way.
Reinventing the wheel isn't a bad thing when your target market is people who don't know what a wheel is. Besides, if the wheel had never been reinvented, we'd still be rolling cargo along on logs.
Change isn't bad.
I think the news here is that someone is using them to actually render and display graphics, rather than to compute bitcoins.
So, uh... Why is that news?
I've been using Google+ for a few days now (Yes I will put you in a circle ;) and have a lot to love
;) )".
An emoticon doesn't count as a closing parenthesis. The correct way would be "(Yes I will put you in a circle
My Etch-a-Sketch is malware proof, and reboots in seconds!
Perhaps, but I hear its app store isn't very extensive. Security and functionality is a tradeoff.
Um...isn't real life Farmville...a farm?
You know, like real life Simcity would be (wait for it) a city.
"Hmmm...'John Johnson.'"
*flips card over, sees that side is blank too, flips it back*
"Was he from TechCorp? No, that was the other guy. Maybe Computech? Nope, not him either. Perhaps I could call - No, that's out too. Well, too bad for this guy. I'll just get in touch with one of the people who remembered that a company or at least contact information is still pretty much required information."
It's what you're apparently living in.