Almost everything (non-biological, non-geological) that exists today is the result of science, in one form or another. Therefore, almost nothing would be patentable.
More important to me is who determines what constitutes a prize-worthy discovery? And are they listed ahead of time, or are are they awarded to things no one had considered?
Or, God forbid, you get hit by a bus and some other poor sucker has to figure out what you did and why.
Why are hypothetical programmers always being hit by hypothetical buses? Also, why is it always suggested that they are poor at documenting their hypothetical code?
Convince me Scala is better than Haskell. Convince me cucumbers are better than green peppers. Convince me a bucket of dirt is better than a pile of gravel.
He doesn't have to convince you of anything, because obviously you have already picked your preferred language and think that anything else is useless.
Gladiatorial combat between virtual teenage girls?
Damn you, I liked the show until you said that. I swear it made sense at the time, but now that it's written out plainly in front of me, it's incredibly stupid.
No, you came across as an ignorant asshole who is talking about things they've never seen, apparently. One of the ways Ghost Hunters is better then other similar shows is that they don't go in assuming a place is haunted. One of their primary tasks is to explain away the experiences in entirely non-supernatural ways, such as EMF sensitivity, "fear cages", wind blowing doors open, headlights reflecting off of mirrors, etc.
I'm not a huge fan of the show, but that's because it's boring, and not because they are fraudulent nutcases.
The presentation was a bit trolly, but I agree with the sentiment 100%. The reason the guy can complete games so fast is because he's played so many of them. If you want more of a challenge and change, don't play the same type of over and over.
I agree. Even worse, though, is when you use the "Print Page" link to show the entire article on one page, those broken sentences still exist and are separated by blank lines.
No, because they got to see the artwork and read the story, and then engage with the author immediately afterward, as a surprise. If he just showed up out of the blue, a bunch of jerks would be all "who the hell are you, and why should we care", etc. Others would think he was an imposter, and a ton more would assume it's a crappy marketing ploy.
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Sounds like you don't live in the United States, because you just summed up our political campaign process.
Like the one that played... yesterday?
I nominate this off-topic post for best comment of the thread.
On a side note, the first graphene production process used scotch tape and pencil lead smeared on paper.
Hey wait, this seems familiar...
Almost everything (non-biological, non-geological) that exists today is the result of science, in one form or another. Therefore, almost nothing would be patentable.
More important to me is who determines what constitutes a prize-worthy discovery? And are they listed ahead of time, or are are they awarded to things no one had considered?
Sorry, I understood what you were saying, and agree.
I just recall seeing "hit by a bus" as a common argument for commenting code -- more than any other sudden cause of death/disappearance.
Or, God forbid, you get hit by a bus and some other poor sucker has to figure out what you did and why.
Why are hypothetical programmers always being hit by hypothetical buses? Also, why is it always suggested that they are poor at documenting their hypothetical code?
A compiler translates code INTO assembly (or machine code). An assembler translates assembly code into machine code.
Geez, the kids these days are spoiled with their fancy IDEs, and don't even know what assemblers and linkers are. So sad.
Convince me Scala is better than Haskell. Convince me cucumbers are better than green peppers. Convince me a bucket of dirt is better than a pile of gravel.
He doesn't have to convince you of anything, because obviously you have already picked your preferred language and think that anything else is useless.
YES! I likes my web pages to load in five minutes, like the good old days of my 14.4, dagnabbit!
Thanks for that bit of info: it is a very important piece to this puzzle of stupidity that had been missing so far.
Gladiatorial combat between virtual teenage girls?
Damn you, I liked the show until you said that. I swear it made sense at the time, but now that it's written out plainly in front of me, it's incredibly stupid.
I apologize if I come off as an asshole
No, you came across as an ignorant asshole who is talking about things they've never seen, apparently. One of the ways Ghost Hunters is better then other similar shows is that they don't go in assuming a place is haunted. One of their primary tasks is to explain away the experiences in entirely non-supernatural ways, such as EMF sensitivity, "fear cages", wind blowing doors open, headlights reflecting off of mirrors, etc.
I'm not a huge fan of the show, but that's because it's boring, and not because they are fraudulent nutcases.
knowing the ending basically kills it.
You must despise documentaries then, and nonfiction based on well-known events.
Is that really the only reason? Surely, not wanting to look like a huge tool* is a good reason too.
* unless you regularly haul lots of stuff
All zombie movies are crap.
Shaun of the Dead is slightly less crappy than most, though.
Just cuz you can't drive it on the street doesn't mean you can't drive it on a track. It does have an engine and it runs, you know...
Barrier to entry for new companies, old/slow technology, and the size of the US (necessary coverage). Oh, and then there's always greed.
You a bash basher?
The presentation was a bit trolly, but I agree with the sentiment 100%. The reason the guy can complete games so fast is because he's played so many of them. If you want more of a challenge and change, don't play the same type of over and over.
I agree. Even worse, though, is when you use the "Print Page" link to show the entire article on one page, those broken sentences still exist and are separated by blank lines.
No, because they got to see the artwork and read the story, and then engage with the author immediately afterward, as a surprise. If he just showed up out of the blue, a bunch of jerks would be all "who the hell are you, and why should we care", etc. Others would think he was an imposter, and a ton more would assume it's a crappy marketing ploy.
It was on /co/nsumerism.
Soap in the eye is no laughing matter!
"I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"
Must have been the lye!