It's not really a polar scale, it's not an instant win for the drug users.
There's also natural limitations that some people have and other people have less of.
Imagine if someone was born with a dorsal fin and long, webbed toes and were the fastest swimmers in the world without special gear. It would sound like the perfect thing for them to do would compete in the olympics or something, but imagine how many people would cry foul that genetic chance gave them their ability, even if they had to work hard to build the muscles to actually use their natural features.
The fault here is in how many ways fairness can be measured.
Drugs don't make you perfect all at one, there's still hard work to be done and if used liberally or even a little improperly, many of these 'sport enhancing' drugs can destroy a person's fitness.
There's no sense in setting arbitrary boundaries, you just get to square one again, I think the author suggests the only reasonable way to commit to allowing people to drug themselves is to do it without a limit.
There's no chance or even a good reason to take money out of competition. Some of these people spend their entire waking lives preparing for these events; there's just no room for a regular job. Sponsorship is vital and winning should be rewarded for the sacrifice.
Actually, I don't think I've ever done anything quite like that in those spirits. I've downloaded a number of games but it was generally a specific thing in mind.
I don't have a lot of money (for now) but I previously had tons of time. Playing games did fill that time, but my motivation to play most games was because it was the big popular thing and my friends were playing it and said I had to. So, I'd just download it.
There's almost no difference in a friend just lending me their copy, the only difference is we both can then play at the same time, and most of the games I downloaded were to play multiplayer with my friends, like CoD4.
I'm actually losing interest in all the horrible games I've played recently, like Timeshift, and that one FPS Starship Troopers game, I was going to pay for that just because it was Starship Troopers but then I got impatient and downloaded it instead, and I am so glad I did because it would have left me an emotionless husk of apathy if I had paid 50 bucks for it only to be that disappointing.
There is another kind of 'copy protection' that's starting to keep me behind, also. I can't afford to pay for every game that comes out, but that also keeps me behind on hardware, so as games are having more pressing hardware requirements, there's less hope for me to play them even if I download them.
TFA almost reads like a persuasive argument for 'hacker police', you apparently can't stop EBIL SOFTWARES, so what's left other than to exercise direct physical control over 'violators'?
I think a large part of greenhouse emissions being the blame is people want something they can point their finger at and put it on with the belief there is something they can do to change it.
The real problem isn't nature, and to your point, the real solution isn't changing anything, it's dedicated research.
Unfortunately, awareness isn't a terribly useful thing especially for the masses. When people learn part of the information, the wrong parts of the whole idea gets heavily associated and then it becomes misinformation.
Ironically, we need less Al Gores and interest groups and treehuggers trying to get 'the word out', we need more university graduates being interested in the study.
Since people can't simply be told there's nothing to worry about yet, they're going for second worst and being fed and recycled the idea that it is everyone's responsibility to... and that by doing... it will make things better.
I was really moved by Half Life 2, to me it really was a great big new thing. However... EP1 and EP2 were the real let downs, so much waiting for short little trips, mostly to test new things my computer couldn't handle like HDR.
What I really liked about HL2 was the way they gave you the story and that the story was clearly there. EP1 and 2 didn't really expand on the big picture, you just plowed through.
It lasted about two hours for me, but then it just gets painful. I'm confident that if I were sufficiently motivated I could hold a flashlight and a BFG9000 at the same time without duct tape.
Blizzard is really pushing it... I've already decided not to buy or play another Blizzard game, but now I'm tempted to start stealing copies I see at walmart and start burning them, but I'm going to be the bigger person and not hurt the environment by doing that.
See? Through similar logical fallacy to that that Blizzard has exercised in their cases, I've proven to be over 1,000,000 times better than them. I also deserve money. Give me money.
I've been wanting a macbook for a while now, but what you just said there suddenly makes me feel less inclined to get one. I'll stick with my plans to get something from System76.
I think it's a cultural thing. I used to live one place and the general idea of the people I there was if you act like you're hiding something, then something's going on but no one really asks about it. However, that wouldn't stop people from prying silently, looking in your window and stuff. It was just what was normal there.
Where I've moved to now, everyone seems to leave each others' business to themselves and no one seems to care if you hide anything. It doesn't seem the idea to suggest visiting someone else's house here, everyone waits for an invite.
I don't know what's legal or when it's what, but I do know it's not always considered the rude thing to do. Personally, I don't care if someone goes looking at anything I have hosted, but everything I have hosted can be viewed publicly.
I supposed if I had hundreds of people's credit card numbers or social security numbers stored in a database, I'd be a little irked to know the host I pay to be discreet would be so inconsiderate.
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Actually you mistook my interpretation, I did not say I want to let people who want to dope go for it. I provided a fair insight for others to use.
And my reference to every waking moment was very clearly not regarding doping, it was to financing.
I'm afraid you need to work on your reading comprehension skills.
It's not really a polar scale, it's not an instant win for the drug users.
There's also natural limitations that some people have and other people have less of.
Imagine if someone was born with a dorsal fin and long, webbed toes and were the fastest swimmers in the world without special gear. It would sound like the perfect thing for them to do would compete in the olympics or something, but imagine how many people would cry foul that genetic chance gave them their ability, even if they had to work hard to build the muscles to actually use their natural features.
The fault here is in how many ways fairness can be measured.
Entertainment didn't get to be such a megalithic industry by 'not providing anything'.
Drugs don't make you perfect all at one, there's still hard work to be done and if used liberally or even a little improperly, many of these 'sport enhancing' drugs can destroy a person's fitness.
There's no sense in setting arbitrary boundaries, you just get to square one again, I think the author suggests the only reasonable way to commit to allowing people to drug themselves is to do it without a limit.
There's no chance or even a good reason to take money out of competition. Some of these people spend their entire waking lives preparing for these events; there's just no room for a regular job. Sponsorship is vital and winning should be rewarded for the sacrifice.
Not even if their healthy lives depend on it?
Actually, I don't think I've ever done anything quite like that in those spirits. I've downloaded a number of games but it was generally a specific thing in mind.
I don't have a lot of money (for now) but I previously had tons of time. Playing games did fill that time, but my motivation to play most games was because it was the big popular thing and my friends were playing it and said I had to. So, I'd just download it.
There's almost no difference in a friend just lending me their copy, the only difference is we both can then play at the same time, and most of the games I downloaded were to play multiplayer with my friends, like CoD4.
I'm actually losing interest in all the horrible games I've played recently, like Timeshift, and that one FPS Starship Troopers game, I was going to pay for that just because it was Starship Troopers but then I got impatient and downloaded it instead, and I am so glad I did because it would have left me an emotionless husk of apathy if I had paid 50 bucks for it only to be that disappointing.
There is another kind of 'copy protection' that's starting to keep me behind, also. I can't afford to pay for every game that comes out, but that also keeps me behind on hardware, so as games are having more pressing hardware requirements, there's less hope for me to play them even if I download them.
If blowing air around an object with minimal loss in air flow makes it aerodynamic, does 'blowing' light around it make it photondynamic?
*trademarks for future lawsuits*
TFA almost reads like a persuasive argument for 'hacker police', you apparently can't stop EBIL SOFTWARES, so what's left other than to exercise direct physical control over 'violators'?
Wouw, so you are saying that since we can't prove we are the ones causing climate changes we should just keep on burning coal, wasting resources etc?
Did you mean to reply to my post? You must have meant to reply to someone else's because mine said no such thing.
You'd think that exactly what you're looking for wouldn't be right in front of you until you find it is.
Now, where the Hell are my keys...
I think a large part of greenhouse emissions being the blame is people want something they can point their finger at and put it on with the belief there is something they can do to change it.
The real problem isn't nature, and to your point, the real solution isn't changing anything, it's dedicated research.
Unfortunately, awareness isn't a terribly useful thing especially for the masses. When people learn part of the information, the wrong parts of the whole idea gets heavily associated and then it becomes misinformation.
Ironically, we need less Al Gores and interest groups and treehuggers trying to get 'the word out', we need more university graduates being interested in the study.
Since people can't simply be told there's nothing to worry about yet, they're going for second worst and being fed and recycled the idea that it is everyone's responsibility to ... and that by doing ... it will make things better.
What if I want plastic one day and paper the next?
I was really moved by Half Life 2, to me it really was a great big new thing. However... EP1 and EP2 were the real let downs, so much waiting for short little trips, mostly to test new things my computer couldn't handle like HDR.
What I really liked about HL2 was the way they gave you the story and that the story was clearly there. EP1 and 2 didn't really expand on the big picture, you just plowed through.
Too creepy, right after I hit 'submit' the power at the college went out for a minute and the whole room went dark.
It lasted about two hours for me, but then it just gets painful. I'm confident that if I were sufficiently motivated I could hold a flashlight and a BFG9000 at the same time without duct tape.
He didn't get destroyed, he got mutated and is now Super Gravity Willis.
Gah, you made me get embarrassed at work laughing like an idiot. Slashdot is dangerous.
Oh... I thought they turned out the lights to save on the power bills. Think green!
"Honey, there's terrorists on the plane, we really should call someone."
"We can't, it's against the law! I don't want to get put in prison!"
"They killed the pilots, I don't think they had a chance to warn anyone!"
"Haven't you heard of HANG UP? We're not breaking a federal law and that's final."
Blizzard is really pushing it... I've already decided not to buy or play another Blizzard game, but now I'm tempted to start stealing copies I see at walmart and start burning them, but I'm going to be the bigger person and not hurt the environment by doing that.
See? Through similar logical fallacy to that that Blizzard has exercised in their cases, I've proven to be over 1,000,000 times better than them. I also deserve money. Give me money.
I really don't, I just wanted to say something stupid because I wanted to get abused.
Ohh, so after copying everything else from other operating systems now they're copying the UNIX server/client model?
I've been wanting a macbook for a while now, but what you just said there suddenly makes me feel less inclined to get one. I'll stick with my plans to get something from System76.
I don't think he realized that because he is Dubya masquerading as a slashdotter. Everything you know is wrong.
I think it's a cultural thing. I used to live one place and the general idea of the people I there was if you act like you're hiding something, then something's going on but no one really asks about it. However, that wouldn't stop people from prying silently, looking in your window and stuff. It was just what was normal there.
Where I've moved to now, everyone seems to leave each others' business to themselves and no one seems to care if you hide anything. It doesn't seem the idea to suggest visiting someone else's house here, everyone waits for an invite.
I don't know what's legal or when it's what, but I do know it's not always considered the rude thing to do. Personally, I don't care if someone goes looking at anything I have hosted, but everything I have hosted can be viewed publicly.
I supposed if I had hundreds of people's credit card numbers or social security numbers stored in a database, I'd be a little irked to know the host I pay to be discreet would be so inconsiderate.