We just had a national vote, and unfortunately, the wrong people won (IMHO). Yes thats right the infamous sen. Alston is still in parliment. This really worries me, polititions are going on at the moment about the issue with refugees affecting our national image. What about something like this? It just proves there are too many people making decisions about things they dont understand.
I started playing wolfenstein when i was 9. I hav been playing voilent games ever since (im 16), and havent even got into a fight at school. my friends that play voilent games talk with me about blowing people away but are the least violent people in school.
I am only sixteen, and WAS brought up on those games. I wasted most of my spare time in primary school playing wolfenstien and doom, and I havent killed any body yet. At least not that i know of i could have been filled with blood lust and just can't remember but, no.
If that were the case I would expect it to be removed althogether. It's not the sort of thing were people would say "O, we can't put that in, it's got bad language". However M$'s stupidity never ceases to amaze me.
The problem is bigger than IT, but IT is the main area in trouble. At my school we have four classrooms of half-decent computers with even fibre-optic cable between rooms! what is the problem? The server is VERY low grade and cant take the stress. It's like having a bottle with radius 5 meters and a 1 mm bottle neck! This is the major example of our administrator stupidity. The worst part, however, is that he has no desire to learn, as he belives he knows all he need to know, and definately more than any students. No amount of funding or system re-design con help these people.
Does this mean this distro will be uder the BSD license? If so it could be pinched as sold as a commercial product, which would suck. While I am not agianst FreeBSD itself I do not agree with the lisence.
I live in Australia and am forced to wonder what power does the US government have over sites not hosted in the US? Could this site be relocated internationally and be protected this way? Just how much of America thinks the they are the center of the universe (please do not take offence at this, im mainly picking on the government)
I never do know what to get people. It usually ends up being chocolate or something simply because that requires the least amount of though. If anyone has any way they get idea for presents pease let me know! I really dont think my dad wants a k7 . . .
Im with you that this would be very cool and everything but I do think that where carmack is headed is different. This sort of VR involves a (in my view) a 3d model of yourself that you can use to interact with other ppl or programs etc. The point is that you can have whatever maodel you like, and appear however you want. In my opinion webcams take the hole point away from the net in that you are no longer anonymous and cannot create your own image.
I disagree. When people attempt to insult me by saying "you're a GEEK!" i simpily say "yes". If you are given a title accept it, and then change it to suit you own purposes. If people take offence at such claims THEN they give power to the insulter. agreeing leaves them without a leg to stand on a put you in the possition of power. I dont think the commercialisation(hope thats right) will come to what you said, soon the world will be bored with geeks and we will be back to being outcasts, and that's fine with me.
I have though about this myself but just think about this for a moment. If/. was to be "news for geeks" how many people would read it to try and be "cool" and how many useless morinic posts would spring up? Although I prefer geek it was originally a tern of insult which is how comunities like/. formed; through alienation. Im prepared to be a nerd if its not the "cool" thing to be, simpily for that reason. "you're all individuals!" "I'm not!"
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Im in agreement that whatever people call you they generally know what they mean and so do you. This has been very confused in my school at least and a while ago a few ppl somehow came to the conclusion that a nerd works hard and is involved with work, while not nessesarily being smart at all. A geek was someone that was smart and generally used this to do as little work as possible, and get out of trouble, as opposed to the nerd who would never do anything to get himself in trouble. About a month later tho9 this was pretty much forgotten about, and it was back to confusion but i dont think that it really matters. you know who you are (i hope) and thats what is important.
A short while ago i purchased what ws labeled as a pentium 120 and motherboard from a computer swapmeet. Opon closer inpection I found it was in fact a pention 133, and was even clocked as one. It seems fairly obvious to me that at least some of these people dont really have a clue.
I am also 16 and in a similar situation. for sometime now I have known a girl IRL, a few weeks ago found out she is a geek that is constantly on the net. We have been talking lots over the net recently and I now know her a lot better than before and talk to her IRL. Although we are only friends at present, who knows? I think talking to people on the net that you know in real life lets you learn more about who they really are, and can lead to a benificial relationship, but I have my doubts about basing a relationship entirely over the net.
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We just had a national vote, and unfortunately, the wrong people won (IMHO). Yes thats right the infamous sen. Alston is still in parliment. This really worries me, polititions are going on at the moment about the issue with refugees affecting our national image. What about something like this? It just proves there are too many people making decisions about things they dont understand.
I went into a strange mesmerised state. I belt up anyone who tried to talked to me for a month until I finnished it. ...your flesh betrays you...
I started playing wolfenstein when i was 9. I hav been playing voilent games ever since (im 16), and havent even got into a fight at school. my friends that play voilent games talk with me about blowing people away but are the least violent people in school.
I am only sixteen, and WAS brought up on those games. I wasted most of my spare time in primary school playing wolfenstien and doom, and I havent killed any body yet. At least not that i know of i could have been filled with blood lust and just can't remember but, no.
If that were the case I would expect it to be removed althogether. It's not the sort of thing were people would say "O, we can't put that in, it's got bad language". However M$'s stupidity never ceases to amaze me.
not "bug" - screw up Its this sort of thing, as well as bugs, that gives microsoft it's reputation.
The problem is bigger than IT, but IT is the main area in trouble. At my school we have four classrooms of half-decent computers with even fibre-optic cable between rooms! what is the problem? The server is VERY low grade and cant take the stress. It's like having a bottle with radius 5 meters and a 1 mm bottle neck! This is the major example of our administrator stupidity. The worst part, however, is that he has no desire to learn, as he belives he knows all he need to know, and definately more than any students. No amount of funding or system re-design con help these people.
"we are the greatest nation in the world" Says who?
I would but there is one major problem: Shafted 6. It's on the same day! Hard choice, but seeing as I'm registered for it I will be going to shafted.
Does this mean this distro will be uder the BSD license? If so it could be pinched as sold as a commercial product, which would suck. While I am not agianst FreeBSD itself I do not agree with the lisence.
I live in Australia and am forced to wonder what power does the US government have over sites not hosted in the US? Could this site be relocated internationally and be protected this way? Just how much of America thinks the they are the center of the universe (please do not take offence at this, im mainly picking on the government)
I never do know what to get people. It usually ends up being chocolate or something simply because that requires the least amount of though. If anyone has any way they get idea for presents pease let me know! I really dont think my dad wants a k7 . . .
Im with you that this would be very cool and everything but I do think that where carmack is headed is different. This sort of VR involves a (in my view) a 3d model of yourself that you can use to interact with other ppl or programs etc. The point is that you can have whatever maodel you like, and appear however you want. In my opinion webcams take the hole point away from the net in that you are no longer anonymous and cannot create your own image.
I disagree. When people attempt to insult me by saying "you're a GEEK!" i simpily say "yes". If you are given a title accept it, and then change it to suit you own purposes. If people take offence at such claims THEN they give power to the insulter. agreeing leaves them without a leg to stand on a put you in the possition of power. I dont think the commercialisation(hope thats right) will come to what you said, soon the world will be bored with geeks and we will be back to being outcasts, and that's fine with me.
I have though about this myself but just think about this for a moment. If /. was to be "news for geeks" how many people would read it to try and be "cool" and how many useless morinic posts would spring up? Although I prefer geek it was originally a tern of insult which is how comunities like /. formed; through alienation. Im prepared to be a nerd if its not the "cool" thing to be, simpily for that reason. "you're all individuals!" "I'm not!"
Im in agreement that whatever people call you they generally know what they mean and so do you. This has been very confused in my school at least and a while ago a few ppl somehow came to the conclusion that a nerd works hard and is involved with work, while not nessesarily being smart at all. A geek was someone that was smart and generally used this to do as little work as possible, and get out of trouble, as opposed to the nerd who would never do anything to get himself in trouble. About a month later tho9 this was pretty much forgotten about, and it was back to confusion but i dont think that it really matters. you know who you are (i hope) and thats what is important.
A short while ago i purchased what ws labeled as a pentium 120 and motherboard from a computer swapmeet. Opon closer inpection I found it was in fact a pention 133, and was even clocked as one. It seems fairly obvious to me that at least some of these people dont really have a clue.
I am also 16 and in a similar situation. for sometime now I have known a girl IRL, a few weeks ago found out she is a geek that is constantly on the net. We have been talking lots over the net recently and I now know her a lot better than before and talk to her IRL. Although we are only friends at present, who knows? I think talking to people on the net that you know in real life lets you learn more about who they really are, and can lead to a benificial relationship, but I have my doubts about basing a relationship entirely over the net.