Wow that is definitely stupid from them. I thought 4chan was the net's underground but it definitely isn't. I miss my/b/, but then, since my permaban, my life has been much more productive:P
I tested this on the net, mainly to troll but also for curiosity. I went to 4chan and posted a picture of a young girl taking a bath. You could only see the face since there was soap everywhere. I followed by posting a picture of a nude family walking on the beach and was permanently banned in the following minute. So I stopped my experiment right there. If/b is disturbed, imagine how the rest of the world would react...
I can confidently conclude that nudity equals child porn now, so I'm not surprised by this trial at all. This is what society wants.
This is true. The thing that came to my mind when I read your post was Dwarf Fortress. The whole thing is a coding project. People play it for the game itself but the graphics are ASCII and there is no sound.
If there were artists ready to work long hours on the project, the game could get this http://spriteattack.cator.de//df/show/. A bit childish but still much better than ASCII.
If they do that, people will simply start forums where people can swap their collections by sending their 32 and + GB usb flash drives through the mail. I bet it would save them money doing that too since the Internet costs so much...
Yes, because it is completely sane to say "Ok guys, as of 2100, we can say the space elevator is impossible to make. All that research only gave us elevators of 1km high. This is SO useless".
Wow, wait, what? Did you just put all of your material in one post? Is this all of your life's work? It's like a multiple troll fest so fat it's falling on itself like a black hole. You are trying too much...
Whenever I explain your point to other people, they look at me like I'm from another planet. I usually tell them that if they really want lights, they should use red lights and explain to them why it doesn't ruin their night vision and why astronomers and photolabs use red lights.
Here in Quebec, one of our parks is actually also protecting the sky. It's a world premier and it is possible.
Also, having more efficient lighting saves money so everyone is much more happy from it.
http://www.sepaq.com/En/Pages/COM/popUp.cfm?no=588
I'm sorry but both you and the grand parent are talking without understanding the words you are using.
Excuse me? "JUST" a theory? A theory is something with hard evidence. It is something only fools wont believe. The only way to say a theory is not real is to bring hard tangible proofs for your HYPOTHESIS.
Because when something is not yet a theory, when it is not yet seen as a FACT, we call that a HYPOTHESIS.
You are probably thinking about administrative work. In which case, even a rich plumber can start his own corporation and swim in cash. So college is not important, unless you want to be an engineer or work in a medical setting.
Well, I asked you to think about it and it seems to be hard for you to do.
Let me help you.
Some claim that those that don't go to college are simply stupid.
What I asked you to do is to think about those who go to college and end up with a bad job while those who wanted to work earlier as tradesmen can actually live a better life.
So, in a way, tradesmen are actually smarter since they make smart decisions.
Also, you can always learn by reading books instead of going to college. See?
Now, TRY to think about it. And, if you can't, the conclusion was this: being educated doesn't mean you are intelligent, and education doesn't equal money.
Yeah I know, but to practice as a psychologist you now need a Ph.D. in psychology. So it's a lot of studies and not everyone get in the ivory tower. In my program, about 10 students on the 300 would be selected to become psychologists. the 290 others would be stuck with a relatively useless degree.
Also, psychiatrists are paid continually by the state so they make a lot of money. Psychologists only work with clients so instead of doing 40 hours a week, psychologists might work for 15 hours (1h per client) plus maybe 1 other hour of paperwork for each so 30 hours. Also, the clients want to see you mainly during the evening and the weekend. So, a psychologist makes around 60k per year.
Not too bad, but you do have a Ph.D. and you pay your own insurances and everything. It's a good job, but it doesn't pay as much as being a psychiatrist or a welder.
I know I already answered you but I wanted to show you something.
Some welders have a MBA. They know where the money is...:P
http://www.thefabricator.com/ArtSculpture/ArtSculpture_Article.cfm?ID=1147
I read also that some welders in the oil industry have MBAs too but I can't back that right now. Oh well...
The apprenticeship is a kind of school since you are learning on the job, but you are paid. You don't have that while in college.
Welders get burned but if you follow the safety rules you wont become blind.
As for plumbers, they might work in shit but if the pay is good, who cares?
As for workers dying on the job, yes. But then, office workers have a higher risk of being fat and unfit which brings a lot of complications too.
In a way, sitting on your "ass" is not that good for you...
I'm not saying the grass is greener, I'm just saying it's not worse than college in a way. Some of these guys claim to stay in shape for free, not become a weak and pale monster sitting in a gray cubicle, and they do have the biggest office in the world (the great outdoors). If you want to stereotype people, a white collar job is not that great...
Why can't people that don't go to college be smart? They might be less educated if they don't read in their spare time, but that doesn't mean they are stupid.
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Wow that is definitely stupid from them. I thought 4chan was the net's underground but it definitely isn't. I miss my /b/, but then, since my permaban, my life has been much more productive :P
I suggest you use a graphics patch. http://mayday.w.staszic.waw.pl/df.htm
That's what we call a genre. A RTS is a RTS, a RPG is a RPG, and in the case of Populous and Black & White, a god game is a god game.
I tested this on the net, mainly to troll but also for curiosity. I went to 4chan and posted a picture of a young girl taking a bath. You could only see the face since there was soap everywhere. I followed by posting a picture of a nude family walking on the beach and was permanently banned in the following minute. So I stopped my experiment right there. If /b is disturbed, imagine how the rest of the world would react...
I can confidently conclude that nudity equals child porn now, so I'm not surprised by this trial at all. This is what society wants.
I see tons of articles about free speech and all that on slashdot. Everybody whines and yet what are we doing to fix the problem?
We must do something instead of talking!
I don't want the world to become a police state!
This is true. The thing that came to my mind when I read your post was Dwarf Fortress. The whole thing is a coding project. People play it for the game itself but the graphics are ASCII and there is no sound.
You can add some packages to get graphics like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Graphic.jpg but it's really old school.
If there were artists ready to work long hours on the project, the game could get this http://spriteattack.cator.de//df/show/. A bit childish but still much better than ASCII.
If they do that, people will simply start forums where people can swap their collections by sending their 32 and + GB usb flash drives through the mail. I bet it would save them money doing that too since the Internet costs so much...
Yes, because it is completely sane to say "Ok guys, as of 2100, we can say the space elevator is impossible to make. All that research only gave us elevators of 1km high. This is SO useless".
Yes, well...
As a slashdotter, I don't even read my own linked articles.
So, good point.
I tried magic pen and its first level was extremely similar to the first one they show in Crayon Physics' trailor.
Game: http://magic.pen.fizzlebot.com/
Review: http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/04/magic_pen.php
I wonder if Alejandro Guillen could go to courts over this...
That's basically Planescape Torment you've just described...
Wow, wait, what? Did you just put all of your material in one post? Is this all of your life's work? It's like a multiple troll fest so fat it's falling on itself like a black hole. You are trying too much...
I did laugh though.
You're making me doubt. I'll have to check. I always understood it was because the red light was weaker.
The problem is that you only get dark corners if there are lights nearby. If not, people will see you move around in the dark.
Whenever I explain your point to other people, they look at me like I'm from another planet. I usually tell them that if they really want lights, they should use red lights and explain to them why it doesn't ruin their night vision and why astronomers and photolabs use red lights.
Here in Quebec, one of our parks is actually also protecting the sky. It's a world premier and it is possible. Also, having more efficient lighting saves money so everyone is much more happy from it. http://www.sepaq.com/En/Pages/COM/popUp.cfm?no=588
Yes, I didn't want to go in the details but you are right. People today are still testing the theory of gravity after all.
Well, I'm glad I proved I wasn't a flamebait :P
You quoted from a non-scientific dictionary. Theory is misunderstood by people like you. In the context of science:
1. You make observations.
2. You make a hypothesis based on your observations.
3. You test you hypothesis to see if it holds its ground.
4. If the hypothesis survives the tests, it becomes a theory, if not it's back to square one.
I'm sorry but both you and the grand parent are talking without understanding the words you are using.
Excuse me? "JUST" a theory? A theory is something with hard evidence. It is something only fools wont believe. The only way to say a theory is not real is to bring hard tangible proofs for your HYPOTHESIS.
Because when something is not yet a theory, when it is not yet seen as a FACT, we call that a HYPOTHESIS.
You are probably thinking about administrative work. In which case, even a rich plumber can start his own corporation and swim in cash. So college is not important, unless you want to be an engineer or work in a medical setting.
Well, I asked you to think about it and it seems to be hard for you to do.
Let me help you.
Some claim that those that don't go to college are simply stupid.
What I asked you to do is to think about those who go to college and end up with a bad job while those who wanted to work earlier as tradesmen can actually live a better life.
So, in a way, tradesmen are actually smarter since they make smart decisions.
Also, you can always learn by reading books instead of going to college. See?
Now, TRY to think about it. And, if you can't, the conclusion was this: being educated doesn't mean you are intelligent, and education doesn't equal money.
Yeah I know, but to practice as a psychologist you now need a Ph.D. in psychology. So it's a lot of studies and not everyone get in the ivory tower. In my program, about 10 students on the 300 would be selected to become psychologists. the 290 others would be stuck with a relatively useless degree.
Also, psychiatrists are paid continually by the state so they make a lot of money. Psychologists only work with clients so instead of doing 40 hours a week, psychologists might work for 15 hours (1h per client) plus maybe 1 other hour of paperwork for each so 30 hours. Also, the clients want to see you mainly during the evening and the weekend. So, a psychologist makes around 60k per year.
Not too bad, but you do have a Ph.D. and you pay your own insurances and everything. It's a good job, but it doesn't pay as much as being a psychiatrist or a welder.
I know I already answered you but I wanted to show you something. Some welders have a MBA. They know where the money is... :P
http://www.thefabricator.com/ArtSculpture/ArtSculpture_Article.cfm?ID=1147
I read also that some welders in the oil industry have MBAs too but I can't back that right now. Oh well...
The apprenticeship is a kind of school since you are learning on the job, but you are paid. You don't have that while in college.
Welders get burned but if you follow the safety rules you wont become blind.
As for plumbers, they might work in shit but if the pay is good, who cares?
As for workers dying on the job, yes. But then, office workers have a higher risk of being fat and unfit which brings a lot of complications too.
In a way, sitting on your "ass" is not that good for you...
I'm not saying the grass is greener, I'm just saying it's not worse than college in a way. Some of these guys claim to stay in shape for free, not become a weak and pale monster sitting in a gray cubicle, and they do have the biggest office in the world (the great outdoors). If you want to stereotype people, a white collar job is not that great...
Why can't people that don't go to college be smart? They might be less educated if they don't read in their spare time, but that doesn't mean they are stupid.