Hmm. I don't buy it. I never had much in common with an overweight plumber in red overalls, but I had fun with the game. I've played as a monkey, a tentacle, a werewolf/dragon/bear, numerous aliens, whatever pacman is supposed to be, and a square. I've played as an "@" for longer than I care to recall, and I have felt terror when that "@" was threatened. I've played as Michael Jackson for crying out loud.
The easiest characters to identify with are probably those in the GTA series, and that's not my cup of tea at all. (Oh look, I'm driving a car...in a city I recognize...to go pick something up...ah, a new pair of pants, I'm shopping for pants...oh, now I'm going bowling...great.)
The problem is not $100 rents, or even $1000 rents; the problem is that some can afford such rents, and some cannot.
Interesting. From that angle the $1000 houses start to look like homeless shelters or subsidized housing. (If people can't afford housing, then *obviously* the solution is to lower the price they pay.) In this case, the goal is to actually drop the cost rather than make up the difference between what people can pay and what housing actually costs. That's fine and good, but it doesn't get to the root cause.
But if you are rich, you can bypass those safety check and go to another country for experimental procedures using uncleared drugs and devices.
Yup, and if you are rich and looking to do something that's a bit outside the laws of your native country, you can always count on Switzerland to extend a helping hand.
NASA has major centers in Florida, Texas, California, Alabama, Mississippi, Maryland, Ohio, and Virgina. (I'm sure I'm forgetting one.) Thousands of jobs at each. It's better organized for political survival than anything else.
Unless we're adapting to being stab-resistant, or able to survive collision at 100km/hr, we're not really moving anywhere.
Alternatively, consider adaptations (including cultural ones) that make you less likely to get into a knife fight or car crash in the first place. I can't think of too many fang-or-claw-proof prey animals, but I can think of plenty of big-eared, big-eyed, skittish ones.
Yup, Science News is your best bet. My non-science family members love their gift subscriptions. They also like talking about what they read, which leads to actual discussions.
OK, let me rephrase. If this tool does something you want, but also does things you don't want, then it may not be the right tool for the job. (A hammer will kill pesky houseflies, but it will also leave holes in your walls.) Try it like this:
The TSA wants to collect information about each passenger (whether or not they are carrying prohibited items). They have a tool that collects that information, but also collects information that the TSA doesn't need, but that has potential to upset people (images of their privates). If the TSA goes forward with using that tool, they can expect blowback. It might be a great tool for collecting the desired information, but that by-product causes problems - perhaps enough problems that it's worth finding a different tool.
This isn't so much a technical problem as a management problem. I don't think it's intentional or malicious, but it might qualify as dumb. The snark comes in when you've got an ex-CIO pooh-poohing project management at the same time that Google is having a really hard time putting this one to bed.
How so? They ran Kismet, which if paired with a GPS captures the location of everything (both APs and devices). If you want to filter out devices, you probably need to change the code, since I've never seen an 'ignore clients' option in Kismet.
Maybe their project manager should have realized that 'accidentally' collecting that data could have legal and PR consequences, and that it might be worth their while to make sure that they don't 'accidentally' collect that data.
Nah. Project management is for suckers. Just go out there and do dumb things - it'll work out in the end.
Anonymity and privacy are two different things. If Google is going for privacy without anonymity, they're going to have to start teaching people the difference.
Vote tampering in Ohio does not excuse the Democrats for losing that election.
No, but a weak candidate doesn't excuse vote tampering either. No matter which way I vote, I'd like to know that it counted. I'd like to know that it's not being tampered with for profit, malice, or mischief.
Original like what, the Greek myths? Maybe some Grisham? Some King? I'll take Stan Lee's stories and characters any day of the week. Sure, they can screw it up if they try, but it's a good starting point.
(Haven't seen it yet. For all I know, it could be horrible.)
Not sure if trolling, or...
For a quick counterexample there's SPEEA. Aerospace engineering isn't always the most exciting thing in the world, but I wouldn't call it "unskilled".
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Hmm. I don't buy it. I never had much in common with an overweight plumber in red overalls, but I had fun with the game. I've played as a monkey, a tentacle, a werewolf/dragon/bear, numerous aliens, whatever pacman is supposed to be, and a square. I've played as an "@" for longer than I care to recall, and I have felt terror when that "@" was threatened. I've played as Michael Jackson for crying out loud.
The easiest characters to identify with are probably those in the GTA series, and that's not my cup of tea at all. (Oh look, I'm driving a car...in a city I recognize...to go pick something up...ah, a new pair of pants, I'm shopping for pants...oh, now I'm going bowling...great.)
The problem is not $100 rents, or even $1000 rents; the problem is that some can afford such rents, and some cannot.
Interesting. From that angle the $1000 houses start to look like homeless shelters or subsidized housing. (If people can't afford housing, then *obviously* the solution is to lower the price they pay.) In this case, the goal is to actually drop the cost rather than make up the difference between what people can pay and what housing actually costs. That's fine and good, but it doesn't get to the root cause.
But if you are rich, you can bypass those safety check and go to another country for experimental procedures using uncleared drugs and devices.
Yup, and if you are rich and looking to do something that's a bit outside the laws of your native country, you can always count on Switzerland to extend a helping hand.
You wouldn't happen to have a newsletter?
Exactly. If anyone disagrees with what you say, they should be beaten until they understand!
Well, I'm glad we're in agreement.
NASA has major centers in Florida, Texas, California, Alabama, Mississippi, Maryland, Ohio, and Virgina. (I'm sure I'm forgetting one.) Thousands of jobs at each. It's better organized for political survival than anything else.
Same holds true for cold fusion and perpetual motion.
Unless we're adapting to being stab-resistant, or able to survive collision at 100km/hr, we're not really moving anywhere.
Alternatively, consider adaptations (including cultural ones) that make you less likely to get into a knife fight or car crash in the first place. I can't think of too many fang-or-claw-proof prey animals, but I can think of plenty of big-eared, big-eyed, skittish ones.
I'm going to take some liberties with the science here (I'm a physicist, not a biologist), but the gist of it is simple.
Oh Christ, here we go. As long as we're using comics, try this one.
How can an 'Uncontacted' Amazon tribe post their take down notice?
Using something pointy? I don't think they'll post a notice so much as take down the boat.
Paint it black, you'll be fine.
You need more significance than BBQ and fireworks? Well, traditionally, there is also beer involved.
Maybe that whole 1/2mv^2 thing? One horsepower is about 750 watts. So even an 80hp car is cranking out 60,000 watts. That's a lot of lightbulbs.
The counterpoint would be Sony:
"Oh, there I go again! And again! Well, I didn't see that comi-And again! Wow, this is quite a string of bad luck!"
Yup, Science News is your best bet. My non-science family members love their gift subscriptions. They also like talking about what they read, which leads to actual discussions.
OK, let me rephrase. If this tool does something you want, but also does things you don't want, then it may not be the right tool for the job. (A hammer will kill pesky houseflies, but it will also leave holes in your walls.) Try it like this:
The TSA wants to collect information about each passenger (whether or not they are carrying prohibited items). They have a tool that collects that information, but also collects information that the TSA doesn't need, but that has potential to upset people (images of their privates). If the TSA goes forward with using that tool, they can expect blowback. It might be a great tool for collecting the desired information, but that by-product causes problems - perhaps enough problems that it's worth finding a different tool.
This isn't so much a technical problem as a management problem. I don't think it's intentional or malicious, but it might qualify as dumb. The snark comes in when you've got an ex-CIO pooh-poohing project management at the same time that Google is having a really hard time putting this one to bed.
How so? They ran Kismet, which if paired with a GPS captures the location of everything (both APs and devices). If you want to filter out devices, you probably need to change the code, since I've never seen an 'ignore clients' option in Kismet.
Maybe their project manager should have realized that 'accidentally' collecting that data could have legal and PR consequences, and that it might be worth their while to make sure that they don't 'accidentally' collect that data.
Nah. Project management is for suckers. Just go out there and do dumb things - it'll work out in the end.
Anonymity and privacy are two different things. If Google is going for privacy without anonymity, they're going to have to start teaching people the difference.
Vote tampering in Ohio does not excuse the Democrats for losing that election.
No, but a weak candidate doesn't excuse vote tampering either. No matter which way I vote, I'd like to know that it counted. I'd like to know that it's not being tampered with for profit, malice, or mischief.
Aw, crap. I'm about to be pilloried.
Original like what, the Greek myths? Maybe some Grisham? Some King? I'll take Stan Lee's stories and characters any day of the week. Sure, they can screw it up if they try, but it's a good starting point.
(Haven't seen it yet. For all I know, it could be horrible.)
Ah. The delta between "should" and "is" is a good part of what unions attempt to address.
Not sure if trolling, or...
For a quick counterexample there's SPEEA. Aerospace engineering isn't always the most exciting thing in the world, but I wouldn't call it "unskilled".
So...Don't bring a knife to a gunfight?
I enjoy solving puzzles, but I'm not gonna turn down cake.