He didn't say the games made people psychopaths. He said games make you stomach violent situations more easily so that you can actually enjoy seeing a soldier die in front of you instead of feeling bad about it.
The metric/imperial mix-up that destroyed the craft was caused by a human error in the software development, back on Earth. The thrusters on the spacecraft, which were intended to control its rate of rotation, were controlled by a computer that underestimated the effect of the thrusters by a factor of 4.45. This is the ratio between a pound force–the standard unit of force in the imperial system–and a newton, the standard unit in the metric system. The software was working in pounds force, while the spacecraft expected figures in newtons; 1 pound force equals approximately 4.45 newtons.
The software had been adapted from use on the earlier Mars Climate Orbiter, and was not adequately tested before launch. The navigation data provided by this software was also not cross-checked while in flight. The Mars Climate Orbiter thus drifted off course during its voyage and entered a much lower orbit than planned, and was destroyed by atmospheric friction.
Thanks to technology, we are linked together. We are able to communicate with each others wherever we are. We have access to an incredible amount of knowledge through the Internet and this can now be done through cellphones, blackberries, etc.
Now, imagine a generation continuously linked to this hive-mind. Imagine disconnecting them one by one. Imagine how powerless and lost they would become.
What would stop people from accessing the games from within or without and then sharing it with the world? Hackers could break in and disgruntled employees could leak games. So much for your "unbreakable" idea...
Well, you could start a game and all the levels could be created with secrets area and all that. It would then stay the same each time you replay your game unless you generate a new world to play with. I don't see where's the problem.
I disagree. The universe is a very harsh and unwelcoming place for life. Life, intelligent and complex life, might almost be impossible to create. We might be that 1 in a very large number statistical exception.
Saying it's obvious aliens exist is a very dangerous thing since we have no proof of them. Might as well replace that word with angels, gods, etc.
Believing and knowing are two very different things.
I don't know... What is the boiling point of hydrogen, and what is the boiling point of oxygen? Now, what is the boiling point of water? That's what I meant. You mix the two and you end up with different properties.
Actually he's clever, but he's not explaining himself. Is chess art? I'd say no. Is a board of chess and the chess pieces art? I'd say yes, they could be.
We are made of cells and yet humans are not cells.
The final product doesn't necessarily share the characteristics of its parts. Simply look at chemistry for tons of examples.
Now, everything in a game could be art, but does it mean the the game itself is always also art?
Yes, because capitalist societies would never try to encourage war by selling weapons or going to war themselves.
It's not because capitalism is more easy to manage that it causes less horrors. Remember how bad life was during the industrial revolution? And look at countries like China where people are working for almost nothing and have a horrible life.
Don't put Canada in there. Or maybe the rest of the country is different? In Quebec people are much more open to sex and we laugh at the USA on that subject.
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Teaching kids about responsible shopping sounds good to me.
He didn't say the games made people psychopaths. He said games make you stomach violent situations more easily so that you can actually enjoy seeing a soldier die in front of you instead of feeling bad about it.
To quote Wikipedia:
The metric/imperial mix-up that destroyed the craft was caused by a human error in the software development, back on Earth. The thrusters on the spacecraft, which were intended to control its rate of rotation, were controlled by a computer that underestimated the effect of the thrusters by a factor of 4.45. This is the ratio between a pound force–the standard unit of force in the imperial system–and a newton, the standard unit in the metric system. The software was working in pounds force, while the spacecraft expected figures in newtons; 1 pound force equals approximately 4.45 newtons.
The software had been adapted from use on the earlier Mars Climate Orbiter, and was not adequately tested before launch. The navigation data provided by this software was also not cross-checked while in flight. The Mars Climate Orbiter thus drifted off course during its voyage and entered a much lower orbit than planned, and was destroyed by atmospheric friction.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter
Thanks to technology, we are linked together. We are able to communicate with each others wherever we are. We have access to an incredible amount of knowledge through the Internet and this can now be done through cellphones, blackberries, etc.
Now, imagine a generation continuously linked to this hive-mind. Imagine disconnecting them one by one. Imagine how powerless and lost they would become.
What would stop people from accessing the games from within or without and then sharing it with the world? Hackers could break in and disgruntled employees could leak games. So much for your "unbreakable" idea...
I think you could be pleasantly surprised... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScVTBg2vxk
Well, you could start a game and all the levels could be created with secrets area and all that. It would then stay the same each time you replay your game unless you generate a new world to play with. I don't see where's the problem.
I disagree. The universe is a very harsh and unwelcoming place for life. Life, intelligent and complex life, might almost be impossible to create. We might be that 1 in a very large number statistical exception.
Saying it's obvious aliens exist is a very dangerous thing since we have no proof of them. Might as well replace that word with angels, gods, etc.
Believing and knowing are two very different things.
I don't know... What is the boiling point of hydrogen, and what is the boiling point of oxygen? Now, what is the boiling point of water? That's what I meant. You mix the two and you end up with different properties.
You know, that idea might be so crazy that it could actually work! Imagine pigeons flying around with USB flash drives!
Damn, I meant clearly NOT the same. If you look at the properties of H and O and the properties of H2O, they are clearly NOT the same.
I don't know... If you look at the properties of H and O and the properties of H2O, they are clearly the same...
Ah, thank you, I get it now. So Washington, like Shay, would start a rebellion instead of paying his debt.
Actually he's clever, but he's not explaining himself. Is chess art? I'd say no. Is a board of chess and the chess pieces art? I'd say yes, they could be.
We are made of cells and yet humans are not cells.
The final product doesn't necessarily share the characteristics of its parts. Simply look at chemistry for tons of examples.
Now, everything in a game could be art, but does it mean the the game itself is always also art?
Ah, but we are made of cells and yet are not a cell. If some art creations make a game, is the game automatically also art?
Just in case you didn't know, it's "touché" and not "too shay".
Yes, because capitalist societies would never try to encourage war by selling weapons or going to war themselves. It's not because capitalism is more easy to manage that it causes less horrors. Remember how bad life was during the industrial revolution? And look at countries like China where people are working for almost nothing and have a horrible life.
Don't put Canada in there. Or maybe the rest of the country is different? In Quebec people are much more open to sex and we laugh at the USA on that subject.
I completely agree now that you are saying like that.
Sadly for you, that was not ironic at all. http://www.isitironic.com/ironiqs.htm Thanks for the info though!
Are you serious? You've never heard of The Last Starfighter? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087597/
I searched around just for fun and I guess you could use this: http://www.iwf.org.uk/reporting.htm There are other websites too like https://secure.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/CybertipServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US And of course, if you really are paranoid, you could fill these forms through a proxy.
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So, fear not. All is going to be well. http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nasa_scientists_plan_to_approach