I'll agree free-for-all is no fun against random people, but I find team-based multiplayer is often fun with people randomly thrown together. Sure, sometimes you are stuck with people who don't know what they're doing or who are annoying, but I always find it rewarding when I can get real teamwork going with random strangers. Heck, the most fun I've ever had in a video game was in Left4Dead when I was on a random team against 4 guys that knew each other; they were better than us individually but we had great teamwork and managed to eke out a win.
I'll favor playing with friends any day, but playing with people I don't know is perfectly fine with me too.
I'm fairly confident it's better than when the professor writes the book you use for class
For me, the classes where the professor wrote the book were the best, but that's because they didn't get it published, they just got the copies made at the campus print shop and offered the books for the $12 or so that it cost to print them.
Headphone wires are external and directly subject to tension. These batteries would be internal to the device they are used in, so they wouldn't be tugged on directly.
And guess what? Helvetica isn't on Windows either. It's a commercial font you must buy to have
No, you get Helvetica with Windows. You could argue it's a bundled license that isn't explicitly part of Windows, but I bet 99% of people who have Helvetica don't know you pay for fonts so you're really splitting hairs here.
It's a logical fallacy to conclude an unusual process must be responsible for an observed feature when your evidence can be adequately explained by more pedestrian processes.
Exactly why I think the simple solution to this is that he found a sinkhole that was impacted by a meteor.
Generally you left click far more than right click. Similarly, you generally use your index finger more than your middle finger. Just think of how you type- the index finger does the most moving. Why go through the trouble of adapting something for your dominant hand but not adapt it for your dominant finger?
Of course, by the time this is filtered through the right-wing blogosphere it's "we're going to have to let you die because we don't have enough beds."
Which I'll take any day over "we're going to have to let you die because our CEO needs to buy another yacht".
If you're running a website as a business, and ads are your only income, then yes you may be beholden to advertisers. Of course, most sites out there use advertising to help defray server costs, with a fallback alternative of asking for donations or paying the costs out of pocket.
A website can be ad-supported and dedicated to its viewers so long as the viewers are capable of supporting the site through donations. In other words, the ads are simply used as a convenience so the viewers don't have to donate, and will be removed as soon as they stop being convenient.
Many commercials don't try to get you to spend more money, just to spend your money differently. The parent poster saw a VW commercial, and now is considering buying from them instead of Ford or something, he was already going to buy a car.
Even if advertising comes out as more expensive in the end, you should look at the marginal cost. If it would cost me $10 to support my favorite website, or viewing Coke ads would "force" me to spend $12 on Coke, that effectively is like paying for the website, then getting the Coke for just $2. Of course, if you're the kind of person to take offense at spending an extra $2 you would probably come out well ahead on the ad-supported model.
Well I have to admit much of the motive behind labeling foods "Contains GMO" feels similar to wanting to label cellphones "emits radiation"- it is used more to scare people than inform them. Yes, there are plenty of people who want to boycott GMO for ethical reasons, but most of those people are already buying organic (and probably non-GMO) anyways.
While I agree Monsanto and the like should have the burden of proving their products safe, it is also unreasonable to lump all GMO crops together- all it takes is one variety coming up as dangerous and they all get a bad rep even if they might be more safe than traditional crops.
I think they should instead break down the labeling: GMO-0, GMO-1, GMO-2. GMO-0 means it is untested, GMO-1 means it is proven safe by initial trials, and GMO-2 means it is proven safe by long-term trials. Anything that comes up as dangerous of course would be banned by the FDA, so no negative category is needed. Perhaps a second rating could be used for environmental impact, but that may get subjective. However the system is designed, I think there needs to be a way to give the GMO companies a chance to prove their products are safe, rather than trying to unfairly stigamtize them.
I don't like Monsanto, but I hate the common all-or-nothing stance with GMO crops. Let's sort it out with science, not paranoia and propaganda.
The one exception would be sequencing tumors themselves to see which mutations they have developed, but that's another kettle of fish
"Your results are back, it looks like your tumor has developed a patented Monsanto gene. I'll give you a moment to look over the results before I let their lawyers in."
You don't even have to go that far- the author stipulates that plagarism was what helped unite the nation, but plagarism is both copying and failing to attribute the work. It seems copying was the actual contributing factor- the newspapers could have cited the original source and news would get around just fine.
You seem to be missing the potential here, if he has the only game that survives the apocalypse*, it would make his game the first to market once computers are available again.
Like they say, when life gives you apocalypses, make apocalypse-hardened games!
*Except for any games stored on one of those Nokias, of course.
It's mostly the fact that "storming the premises" gives the idea of an armed group going in, threatening everyone at gunpoint. So far the UK has effectively been standing at the doorstep asking to be allowed in, and this letter warns them the UK will consider stepping inside without asking for permission. The UK has not shown intent to break down the doors, much less to use the threat of violence to get to Assange.
Up until now, I've dismissed the conspiracy theories that Sweden would slip Assange into US custody, figuring what with Assange's huge ego it only makes sense he'd want this to be another brave struggle against the powers that be, rather than just some police officers wanting to do their job and investigate a rape charge against him.
That doubt all goes out the window with this. As much as I could understand being hesitant to question Assange at the embassy rather than back in Sweden (maybe there are legal technicalities involved), there is no way that storming an embassy is preferable to a change in venue for the so-called questioning. At this point, it takes a conspiracy theory to explain why the UK would go so far just so a cop can ask some questions.
Well it sounds like it would be a great class for a manager who thinks it will help them listen to their employees. It sounds like a horrible class if the manager thinks it will help their employees listen to them.
Obviously doesn't apply to 99% of drivers, but my parapalegic brother is about to get his driver's license and voice controls would be immensely helpful for him. As he can't use the pedals, he has a lever that you push forward to brake, and pull back to accelerate (the lever depresses the pedals accordingly), and since he only has one hand to steer, there is this knob that gets attached on the steering wheel. To simply activate a turn signal, he has to take his hand off the wheel; if it suddenly starts raining it can be dangerous to try and deal with traffic while attempting to get the wipers on (and adjusted to the right speed), turn on the headlights, and hopefully the windshield doesn't fog up. Should he want to adjust the windows he has to be at a full stop due to how far he would have to move his arm. Voice controls would be a huge accessability feature; while I would never use voice commands for anything I can do with the press of a button or turning a knob, I hope they expand the capabilities of voice commands so people like my brother don't have to put up with inaccessible controls.
If the economy grows faster than gold is mined, that would result in a deflationary currency. That means if you hoard it you can gain weath. Of course the concern with gold in the first place is having enough in circulation, so if you have lots of people hoarding it, that exacerbates the problem. Of course your solution to a lack of circulation is to declare gold to be worth more, which means that the more people hoard, the faster they can get the value to go up...
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I'll agree free-for-all is no fun against random people, but I find team-based multiplayer is often fun with people randomly thrown together. Sure, sometimes you are stuck with people who don't know what they're doing or who are annoying, but I always find it rewarding when I can get real teamwork going with random strangers. Heck, the most fun I've ever had in a video game was in Left4Dead when I was on a random team against 4 guys that knew each other; they were better than us individually but we had great teamwork and managed to eke out a win.
I'll favor playing with friends any day, but playing with people I don't know is perfectly fine with me too.
The worst is when I go to the store, and they make me pay for stuff! They're tracking my purchases, so why can't I just get the stuff for free?
I'm fairly confident it's better than when the professor writes the book you use for class
For me, the classes where the professor wrote the book were the best, but that's because they didn't get it published, they just got the copies made at the campus print shop and offered the books for the $12 or so that it cost to print them.
Headphone wires are external and directly subject to tension. These batteries would be internal to the device they are used in, so they wouldn't be tugged on directly.
Well maybe the OP isn't condescending but you certainly are.
And guess what? Helvetica isn't on Windows either. It's a commercial font you must buy to have
No, you get Helvetica with Windows. You could argue it's a bundled license that isn't explicitly part of Windows, but I bet 99% of people who have Helvetica don't know you pay for fonts so you're really splitting hairs here.
You're a moron *and* a liar.
Hmmm.
It's a logical fallacy to conclude an unusual process must be responsible for an observed feature when your evidence can be adequately explained by more pedestrian processes.
Exactly why I think the simple solution to this is that he found a sinkhole that was impacted by a meteor.
Generally you left click far more than right click. Similarly, you generally use your index finger more than your middle finger. Just think of how you type- the index finger does the most moving. Why go through the trouble of adapting something for your dominant hand but not adapt it for your dominant finger?
Maybe: Mythbusters is to science as a pickup game is to professional sport.
Of course, by the time this is filtered through the right-wing blogosphere it's "we're going to have to let you die because we don't have enough beds."
Which I'll take any day over "we're going to have to let you die because our CEO needs to buy another yacht".
If you're running a website as a business, and ads are your only income, then yes you may be beholden to advertisers. Of course, most sites out there use advertising to help defray server costs, with a fallback alternative of asking for donations or paying the costs out of pocket.
A website can be ad-supported and dedicated to its viewers so long as the viewers are capable of supporting the site through donations. In other words, the ads are simply used as a convenience so the viewers don't have to donate, and will be removed as soon as they stop being convenient.
If you find a magic formula to get my attention with an ad, congratulations, you have just lost me as a customer forever
By the sound of it you're the kind of customer companies are glad not to have.
By the way, all the ISPs and phone companies run advertisements, you better cancel all of your accounts.
Many commercials don't try to get you to spend more money, just to spend your money differently. The parent poster saw a VW commercial, and now is considering buying from them instead of Ford or something, he was already going to buy a car.
Even if advertising comes out as more expensive in the end, you should look at the marginal cost. If it would cost me $10 to support my favorite website, or viewing Coke ads would "force" me to spend $12 on Coke, that effectively is like paying for the website, then getting the Coke for just $2. Of course, if you're the kind of person to take offense at spending an extra $2 you would probably come out well ahead on the ad-supported model.
Labelling cellphones "emits radiation" would be both 100% truthful and 100% anti-science.
Well I have to admit much of the motive behind labeling foods "Contains GMO" feels similar to wanting to label cellphones "emits radiation"- it is used more to scare people than inform them. Yes, there are plenty of people who want to boycott GMO for ethical reasons, but most of those people are already buying organic (and probably non-GMO) anyways.
While I agree Monsanto and the like should have the burden of proving their products safe, it is also unreasonable to lump all GMO crops together- all it takes is one variety coming up as dangerous and they all get a bad rep even if they might be more safe than traditional crops.
I think they should instead break down the labeling: GMO-0, GMO-1, GMO-2. GMO-0 means it is untested, GMO-1 means it is proven safe by initial trials, and GMO-2 means it is proven safe by long-term trials. Anything that comes up as dangerous of course would be banned by the FDA, so no negative category is needed. Perhaps a second rating could be used for environmental impact, but that may get subjective. However the system is designed, I think there needs to be a way to give the GMO companies a chance to prove their products are safe, rather than trying to unfairly stigamtize them.
I don't like Monsanto, but I hate the common all-or-nothing stance with GMO crops. Let's sort it out with science, not paranoia and propaganda.
Too much chance of forgetting the phone or battery dying, let alone any 'gaming'
Don't tell me they penalize you for playing Angry Birds while driving- what I am I supposed to pay attention to on my commute then?
The one exception would be sequencing tumors themselves to see which mutations they have developed, but that's another kettle of fish
"Your results are back, it looks like your tumor has developed a patented Monsanto gene. I'll give you a moment to look over the results before I let their lawyers in."
You don't even have to go that far- the author stipulates that plagarism was what helped unite the nation, but plagarism is both copying and failing to attribute the work. It seems copying was the actual contributing factor- the newspapers could have cited the original source and news would get around just fine.
You seem to be missing the potential here, if he has the only game that survives the apocalypse*, it would make his game the first to market once computers are available again.
Like they say, when life gives you apocalypses, make apocalypse-hardened games!
*Except for any games stored on one of those Nokias, of course.
Why should I give a shit about adademic dishonesty when fraud is what makes the world go around?
No, honesty makes the world go round. Fraud only gets you ahead as long as there is otherwise enough honesty make up for it.
It's mostly the fact that "storming the premises" gives the idea of an armed group going in, threatening everyone at gunpoint. So far the UK has effectively been standing at the doorstep asking to be allowed in, and this letter warns them the UK will consider stepping inside without asking for permission. The UK has not shown intent to break down the doors, much less to use the threat of violence to get to Assange.
Up until now, I've dismissed the conspiracy theories that Sweden would slip Assange into US custody, figuring what with Assange's huge ego it only makes sense he'd want this to be another brave struggle against the powers that be, rather than just some police officers wanting to do their job and investigate a rape charge against him.
That doubt all goes out the window with this. As much as I could understand being hesitant to question Assange at the embassy rather than back in Sweden (maybe there are legal technicalities involved), there is no way that storming an embassy is preferable to a change in venue for the so-called questioning. At this point, it takes a conspiracy theory to explain why the UK would go so far just so a cop can ask some questions.
Well it sounds like it would be a great class for a manager who thinks it will help them listen to their employees. It sounds like a horrible class if the manager thinks it will help their employees listen to them.
Obviously doesn't apply to 99% of drivers, but my parapalegic brother is about to get his driver's license and voice controls would be immensely helpful for him. As he can't use the pedals, he has a lever that you push forward to brake, and pull back to accelerate (the lever depresses the pedals accordingly), and since he only has one hand to steer, there is this knob that gets attached on the steering wheel. To simply activate a turn signal, he has to take his hand off the wheel; if it suddenly starts raining it can be dangerous to try and deal with traffic while attempting to get the wipers on (and adjusted to the right speed), turn on the headlights, and hopefully the windshield doesn't fog up. Should he want to adjust the windows he has to be at a full stop due to how far he would have to move his arm. Voice controls would be a huge accessability feature; while I would never use voice commands for anything I can do with the press of a button or turning a knob, I hope they expand the capabilities of voice commands so people like my brother don't have to put up with inaccessible controls.
If the economy grows faster than gold is mined, that would result in a deflationary currency. That means if you hoard it you can gain weath. Of course the concern with gold in the first place is having enough in circulation, so if you have lots of people hoarding it, that exacerbates the problem. Of course your solution to a lack of circulation is to declare gold to be worth more, which means that the more people hoard, the faster they can get the value to go up...