People that say games like online poker are the same as gambling simply don't understand online poker. Over the long run (hundreds of thousands of hands), variance will no longer be a factor and the better players will win. It's similar to the stockmarket, and definitely a better investment then a lottery ticket. Look at communities like twoplustwo.com where thousands of players talk strategy and learn about the game, it's not gambling.
What about making left turns? Seems like it would take forever to find a sufficient gap between cars. And that's not just an inconvenience, it's also a safety hazard.
I used Ubuntu as my only operating for about three months last year without Compiz or any of the extra CPU-using stuff. When I made the switch back to XP, I was amazed at how much slower Ubuntu was. I guess I'm the only one who's XP is a lot faster? Are there statistics that back up "People who actually have used Ubuntu have long been aware that it outperforms XP"?
Well, I think we all know that beta doesn't really mean anything to Google. In fact, that may be why a lot of people stopped using it after the first few days. Google has created the reputation that their beta products are pretty much fine-tuned and user-ready (gmail for example); but in Chrome's case, it really isn't up to par (at least so far) with the rest of Google's applications and people's expectations.
I downloaded it a couple days after it was released and although it is rough around the edges I've grown to like it a lot. The history search function is really nice and the fact that it takes about a second to launch compared to the 10 seconds for Firefox (at least for me, this is probably out of the ordinary) is a real bonus. But honestly, this seems entirely standard. Of course it's going to start off with a surge of popularity and then lose a little momentum. This doesn't mean Google has "dropped the ball", it means that people are acting quite normally. It may have been a mistake for Google to release Chrome before all the kinks were worked out (mine has crashed a couple times); however, I don't think this decline in percentage was anything that wasn't expected -- 1.5% is still a hell of a lot of people.
Feingold, one of the writers of the bill, has a history of getting big bills to pass. McCain and Feingold wrote the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002 which caused two changes in election campaigns: limiting the use of soft money and stopping corporations from paying for TV ads. Obviously, just because he passed a bill before doesn't mean this one is a sure bet; however, it does give it a better chance.
That's called collusion and although it's used from time to time, the regulars pick up on it fast and the software recognizes it even faster.
What people aren't understanding about online poker is that it's not the same as "placing a bet", it's a game based on mathematical probability. Online poker players have databases full of information on themselves and their opponent. Every single decision made is either positive expected value or negative, and after a while the better players learn to recognize what situations will yield a positive result.
This story has been around for a few years and the real interesting part about it is the fact that it was an online community of poker players who ended up exposing it. This scandal has been developing for quite a while now and if anybody feels like getting the whole story go to the community where it all happened. There's real interesting reading there and I'm surprised it has gone unnoticed on Slashdot as long as it has.
This is a really bad loss for the hacker (in the real sense of the word) community. I've never actually made it out to one before but I've made sure to listen to the majority of the recordings from the past conferences. There's some great content by some really intelligent speakers and I know that I'm really looking forward to some of the talks this year. Check out the list to see if you find anything you're interested in (you probably will): The Last HOPE.
If he was using, say, Windows, he'd most likely download an install file, run it through a virus scanner, execute it, click 15 different buttons, have his personal information sent to some corporate server, get nagged to buy the upgraded version, download a crack, run it through a virus scanner, execute it, have a rootkit installed, have 10 different pieces of spyware installed, have his personal information sent to some criminals server, be bombarded with pornographic popups, throw his computer out the window, go outside for a cigarette with hands shaking in rage and smash his head off the nearest wall until the endorphins cause him to forget why he was so upset. Can you honestly get modded +5 Insightful for that POS?
I guess I must be new here because where I come from blatantly trolling is considered anything but insightful. I know you're trying to be funny and everything, but seriously, come on.
So that's the real secret to getting good karma? Posting wrong information and getting +5 Informative, and then correcting the information and getting +5 Informative. Good idea.
See, I don't think the point of this is to "reward" students with more work when they finish early. I think the point is that kids shouldn't be in a situation where they are finishing tests early. Divide the classes into levels where you're grouped with equally talented and motivated students so that this doesn't have to be a problem. From my personal experience, Honors and AP courses are definitely not enough to accomplish this.
When the discussion of privacy comes up with friends or family the overwhelming response from people I know is: "I have nothing to hide so it doesn't matter." To those more knowledgeable on the subject, what's the best response for me here? And has anybody else experienced dealing with this type of thinking?
It's been years since I had seen that movie and had completely forgotten about it until you mentioned the Coke bottle. If I remember correctly the Coke bottle (because of it's many uses) begins to divide the tribe and one of them goes off to destroy it encountering civilization on the way. A really interesting story and portrays the "evils of technology" really well.
The main actor was an actual bushmen.
1.01 seconds is a ridiculously long time when you are competing at this level in this event. We won't have to worry about him being in the Olympics and I imagine if his time was competitive then he wouldn't have won the appeal.
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But don't you get it?! It's a gateway image.
Seriously, it's Motrin, not crank
But where do we draw the line?
Uh, if you just want casual games, gaming consoles aren't for you anyways.
This doesn't make sense to me. Gaming consoles *are* for the casual gamer. I always thought PCs were for the hardcore gamers.
People that say games like online poker are the same as gambling simply don't understand online poker. Over the long run (hundreds of thousands of hands), variance will no longer be a factor and the better players will win. It's similar to the stockmarket, and definitely a better investment then a lottery ticket. Look at communities like twoplustwo.com where thousands of players talk strategy and learn about the game, it's not gambling.
What about making left turns? Seems like it would take forever to find a sufficient gap between cars. And that's not just an inconvenience, it's also a safety hazard.
I used Ubuntu as my only operating for about three months last year without Compiz or any of the extra CPU-using stuff. When I made the switch back to XP, I was amazed at how much slower Ubuntu was. I guess I'm the only one who's XP is a lot faster? Are there statistics that back up "People who actually have used Ubuntu have long been aware that it outperforms XP"?
Well, I think we all know that beta doesn't really mean anything to Google. In fact, that may be why a lot of people stopped using it after the first few days. Google has created the reputation that their beta products are pretty much fine-tuned and user-ready (gmail for example); but in Chrome's case, it really isn't up to par (at least so far) with the rest of Google's applications and people's expectations.
I downloaded it a couple days after it was released and although it is rough around the edges I've grown to like it a lot. The history search function is really nice and the fact that it takes about a second to launch compared to the 10 seconds for Firefox (at least for me, this is probably out of the ordinary) is a real bonus.
But honestly, this seems entirely standard. Of course it's going to start off with a surge of popularity and then lose a little momentum. This doesn't mean Google has "dropped the ball", it means that people are acting quite normally. It may have been a mistake for Google to release Chrome before all the kinks were worked out (mine has crashed a couple times); however, I don't think this decline in percentage was anything that wasn't expected -- 1.5% is still a hell of a lot of people.
Feingold, one of the writers of the bill, has a history of getting big bills to pass. McCain and Feingold wrote the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002 which caused two changes in election campaigns: limiting the use of soft money and stopping corporations from paying for TV ads.
Obviously, just because he passed a bill before doesn't mean this one is a sure bet; however, it does give it a better chance.
Why would you download this 'super-safe' OS from some people you never met, through a public unencrypted network, if your life depended on it?
As opposed to downloading (or buying) an OS from some people you never met through a public unencrypted network?
Seems like if my life depended on privacy this would be a pretty viable choice (at least once it's out of alpha).
That's called collusion and although it's used from time to time, the regulars pick up on it fast and the software recognizes it even faster. What people aren't understanding about online poker is that it's not the same as "placing a bet", it's a game based on mathematical probability. Online poker players have databases full of information on themselves and their opponent. Every single decision made is either positive expected value or negative, and after a while the better players learn to recognize what situations will yield a positive result. This story has been around for a few years and the real interesting part about it is the fact that it was an online community of poker players who ended up exposing it. This scandal has been developing for quite a while now and if anybody feels like getting the whole story go to the community where it all happened. There's real interesting reading there and I'm surprised it has gone unnoticed on Slashdot as long as it has.
I felt really stupid when I read that and didn't understand it but then I realized that somewhere out there I am understanding it.
This is a really bad loss for the hacker (in the real sense of the word) community. I've never actually made it out to one before but I've made sure to listen to the majority of the recordings from the past conferences. There's some great content by some really intelligent speakers and I know that I'm really looking forward to some of the talks this year. Check out the list to see if you find anything you're interested in (you probably will): The Last HOPE.
No, it doesn't say that. People misinterpreting the Bible say that.
I guess I must be new here because where I come from blatantly trolling is considered anything but insightful. I know you're trying to be funny and everything, but seriously, come on.
So that's the real secret to getting good karma? Posting wrong information and getting +5 Informative, and then correcting the information and getting +5 Informative. Good idea.
Bad guess.
See, I don't think the point of this is to "reward" students with more work when they finish early. I think the point is that kids shouldn't be in a situation where they are finishing tests early. Divide the classes into levels where you're grouped with equally talented and motivated students so that this doesn't have to be a problem.
From my personal experience, Honors and AP courses are definitely not enough to accomplish this.
When the discussion of privacy comes up with friends or family the overwhelming response from people I know is: "I have nothing to hide so it doesn't matter." To those more knowledgeable on the subject, what's the best response for me here? And has anybody else experienced dealing with this type of thinking?
If we can withstand that much heat is a journey to the center of the earth really a possibility?
It's been years since I had seen that movie and had completely forgotten about it until you mentioned the Coke bottle. If I remember correctly the Coke bottle (because of it's many uses) begins to divide the tribe and one of them goes off to destroy it encountering civilization on the way. A really interesting story and portrays the "evils of technology" really well. The main actor was an actual bushmen.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke
Disappointment in 5...4...3...2...1.
Want to watch me kill kittens?
1.01 seconds is a ridiculously long time when you are competing at this level in this event. We won't have to worry about him being in the Olympics and I imagine if his time was competitive then he wouldn't have won the appeal.