you beat me to it. i would tend to think that it was not learned, rather than it was not taught. it is terrible how many otherwise intelligent people don't put any thought into the benefits of learning how to communicate properly. no matter how much expertise you have in your field, you are limited by how well you can express it.
and i would like to forestall the criticism that a technically-taught communication class is/was not available in high school...i learned to read and write coherently by studying english literature.
excellent shooter, good graphics, coherent plot, and a sandbox environment. they created an interesting world, and you get to deal with it however you want to, for the most part. i haven't played the new one yet, so i can't vouch for it.
i agree across all points, using a ranged weapon against a fixed position or massed enemies makes sense. fast running animals are a little trickier to hit, though. but i would posit that armies using spears historically were mostly using metal tipped spears, javelins, pikes, and what-have-you. and hopefully had developed swords, as you are unarmed after throwing your spear.
in the case being discussed it would be a stone-tipped spear held together with sinew or fiber. this is more susceptible to damage by throwing, much heavier, and far less accurate over distance. apparently
real scientists join slashdot users in arguing over whether or not neanderthals threw or stabbed with their spears.
is that a slur against atheists, or are you really not clear on that point?
an autotheist is someone who thinks that they are a god, where an atheist thinks there are no gods, or has no belief in gods. kind of a big difference there. i would assert that there are very few sane autotheists.
yes, but [your actions] is on both sides of the equation, so that is kind of given. A + [any positive number] > A, right?
but i still see no reason for "humility about our position in life". bad shit can happen, or not. me being humble really isn't going to stop that chunk of satellite from hitting me in the head.
you raise interesting points, but one comment:
when hunting with home-made tools it is generally inadvisable to throw a spear. only one shot, less power applied to penetration, chance of damaging, etc. a spear is very good at extending reach, allowing additional strength be applied after the initial strike, and pinning prey down until they bleed out or are attacked by your companions. if i was hunting for survival i would keep a firm grip on the spear, personally.
never said it was a good idea, okay? and i never said to use the damn thing. but the article is talking about prisons getting jamming gear licensed by the FCC. and the GP is spouting off nonsense about a jammer being a cell base station, which it is clearly not.
no it couldn't. have you looked at cell phone jamming technology at all? these are not complex, computer-driven, or selective. it would not be able to switch on and off depending on the phone number dialed. they broadcast white noise at the necessary frequencies to keep cellphones from being able to communicate with a tower. it is the wireless equivalent of screaming loudly to keep someone else from having a successful conversation.
I can still buy semi-automatic or automatic weapons...No license required.
where do you live? because in the states you cannot legally purchase an automatic weapon without a federal license. even illegally they are not that easy to find. if you are unfamiliar with guns, semi-automatic means one bullet fired with each trigger pull. automatic means that it has continuous fire. i take the point of your post, but want to clear up that for you.
seriously though, i would count on an aggressive dog making your house less attractive to burgle. and the shooting would be reserved for the intruder who doesn't care if you are home or not.
thank you for this sensible, articulate, and well written rebuttal to the constant lawyer bashing. maybe some of their opinions would change if they ever found themselves in the need of legal representation.
well after that rigorous test of the alphabet and 9 words i am sure that we can safely assume that all usernames are taken. a "rapid evaporation of twitter ids" indeed...time to move on to some other 'micro-blogging' (or internet-based mass text-messaging) service provider. i would imagine that if one was actually trying to tell if these accounts were being squatted one could see if they were posting anything. maybe they just would set the squatted accounts to private. i don't know, i don't tweet or twit or whatever.
that sounds familiar, and i have no doubt that most people would walk right around someone in distress on the street. i have seen that happen in real life. the case of kitty genovese is interesting to me because what it actually proves is that if a lie is told often enough and loud enough it becomes the truth.
i can't blame you for not doing some research into a case study before you use it to prove a point, no one who writes a psych 101 text does either. but, the psychology books that quote this case study about bystander apathy never mention the fact that it was written based on 1 flawed and sensationalist article in the new york times. the article contained omissions of fact and outright lies. it stated that there were 38 witnesses, but only there were really only 6 (no one saw the entire crime, and most thought it was one of the normal 3AM drunken fights that residents of a city will be familiar with). the article also stated that no one called the police, but calls were made, and the police did not respond...this actually led to a reform of the dispatch policies for the NYPD. there was an article debunking most of the traditionally understood events of the case study, published in a psychology magazine in 2007ish.
i can see both sides of the issue here, but i bought a couple hundred dollar lian li case and would never go back to a cheapo.
i needed room for expansion, which i got: 4 x 5.25" bays, 3 x 3.5" bays, and a pull out hard drive enclosure on rails that holds 5 drives. (i can add or remove an internal drive in less than 5 minutes with no contortions or specialized screwdrivers). the mother board tray that pulls out is also great for building a pc on without cutting knuckles trying to attach the board inside the case. this case is 6 years old and will be re-used for projects into the future. it was purchased for the functionality of its design, not eye candy. as GP stated, the cooling in a higher end case is better than i have seen in cheaper cases.
but again, to each his/her own. i was not rich then, and i am less so now, but i saved and worked hard to get a case that was high quality and would be very upgradeable. there was nothing similar for close to a hundred when i was looking at the options, the cheaper ones were all leds and crazy 'leet gamerz' design and not good cooling and roomy interior.
the game play is great, but i think what makes wolf et so different is the variety of people playing. plays on damn near any system and you regularly get loads of people from all over the world on a good server. last one i was a regular on had a whole family that played. plenty of 'non-traditional' gamers spend time with that game because it is free and not on the bleeding edge for system requirements.
sadly my favorite server has gone to shit, so i kind of stopped for a while...know a good pub server?
and yes, it is always modded in some way, like you said.
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you beat me to it. i would tend to think that it was not learned, rather than it was not taught. it is terrible how many otherwise intelligent people don't put any thought into the benefits of learning how to communicate properly. no matter how much expertise you have in your field, you are limited by how well you can express it.
...and yes, i am aware that i am not capitalizing
and i would like to forestall the criticism that a technically-taught communication class is/was not available in high school...i learned to read and write coherently by studying english literature.
stalker: shadow of chernobyl
excellent shooter, good graphics, coherent plot, and a sandbox environment. they created an interesting world, and you get to deal with it however you want to, for the most part. i haven't played the new one yet, so i can't vouch for it.
i agree across all points, using a ranged weapon against a fixed position or massed enemies makes sense. fast running animals are a little trickier to hit, though. but i would posit that armies using spears historically were mostly using metal tipped spears, javelins, pikes, and what-have-you. and hopefully had developed swords, as you are unarmed after throwing your spear.
in the case being discussed it would be a stone-tipped spear held together with sinew or fiber. this is more susceptible to damage by throwing, much heavier, and far less accurate over distance. apparently real scientists join slashdot users in arguing over whether or not neanderthals threw or stabbed with their spears.
is that a slur against atheists, or are you really not clear on that point?
an autotheist is someone who thinks that they are a god, where an atheist thinks there are no gods, or has no belief in gods. kind of a big difference there. i would assert that there are very few sane autotheists.
yes, but [your actions] is on both sides of the equation, so that is kind of given. A + [any positive number] > A, right?
but i still see no reason for "humility about our position in life". bad shit can happen, or not. me being humble really isn't going to stop that chunk of satellite from hitting me in the head.
i call that chaos, not a higher power.
what position do you speak of?
we live until we die. and what occurs in between is governed by either chance, our actions, or the actions of others.
you raise interesting points, but one comment:
when hunting with home-made tools it is generally inadvisable to throw a spear. only one shot, less power applied to penetration, chance of damaging, etc. a spear is very good at extending reach, allowing additional strength be applied after the initial strike, and pinning prey down until they bleed out or are attacked by your companions. if i was hunting for survival i would keep a firm grip on the spear, personally.
never said it was a good idea, okay? and i never said to use the damn thing. but the article is talking about prisons getting jamming gear licensed by the FCC. and the GP is spouting off nonsense about a jammer being a cell base station, which it is clearly not.
no it is not.
sample wide-area jammer
no it couldn't. have you looked at cell phone jamming technology at all? these are not complex, computer-driven, or selective. it would not be able to switch on and off depending on the phone number dialed. they broadcast white noise at the necessary frequencies to keep cellphones from being able to communicate with a tower. it is the wireless equivalent of screaming loudly to keep someone else from having a successful conversation.
I deal with a lot of con artists in my line of business.
do tell, that sounds interesting
just because it won't stand up in court doesn't mean that you will have the funds to litigate it successfully...
and in a lot of bars in the states, if you order a "pint" you are actually getting a 12oz glass that is shaped like a pint glass.
I can still buy semi-automatic or automatic weapons...No license required.
where do you live? because in the states you cannot legally purchase an automatic weapon without a federal license. even illegally they are not that easy to find. if you are unfamiliar with guns, semi-automatic means one bullet fired with each trigger pull. automatic means that it has continuous fire. i take the point of your post, but want to clear up that for you.
that would really suck if you had purchased the game, and someone else using a keygen started playing using your same key.
maybe his dog works from home...
seriously though, i would count on an aggressive dog making your house less attractive to burgle. and the shooting would be reserved for the intruder who doesn't care if you are home or not.
thank you for this sensible, articulate, and well written rebuttal to the constant lawyer bashing. maybe some of their opinions would change if they ever found themselves in the need of legal representation.
well after that rigorous test of the alphabet and 9 words i am sure that we can safely assume that all usernames are taken. a "rapid evaporation of twitter ids" indeed...time to move on to some other 'micro-blogging' (or internet-based mass text-messaging) service provider. i would imagine that if one was actually trying to tell if these accounts were being squatted one could see if they were posting anything. maybe they just would set the squatted accounts to private. i don't know, i don't tweet or twit or whatever.
that sounds familiar, and i have no doubt that most people would walk right around someone in distress on the street. i have seen that happen in real life. the case of kitty genovese is interesting to me because what it actually proves is that if a lie is told often enough and loud enough it becomes the truth.
that's...[buffering]...not true!
two words for you: URBAN LEGEND
i can't blame you for not doing some research into a case study before you use it to prove a point, no one who writes a psych 101 text does either. but, the psychology books that quote this case study about bystander apathy never mention the fact that it was written based on 1 flawed and sensationalist article in the new york times. the article contained omissions of fact and outright lies. it stated that there were 38 witnesses, but only there were really only 6 (no one saw the entire crime, and most thought it was one of the normal 3AM drunken fights that residents of a city will be familiar with). the article also stated that no one called the police, but calls were made, and the police did not respond...this actually led to a reform of the dispatch policies for the NYPD. there was an article debunking most of the traditionally understood events of the case study, published in a psychology magazine in 2007ish.
YES. wish that i had some mod points for you...
i can see both sides of the issue here, but i bought a couple hundred dollar lian li case and would never go back to a cheapo.
i needed room for expansion, which i got: 4 x 5.25" bays, 3 x 3.5" bays, and a pull out hard drive enclosure on rails that holds 5 drives. (i can add or remove an internal drive in less than 5 minutes with no contortions or specialized screwdrivers). the mother board tray that pulls out is also great for building a pc on without cutting knuckles trying to attach the board inside the case. this case is 6 years old and will be re-used for projects into the future. it was purchased for the functionality of its design, not eye candy. as GP stated, the cooling in a higher end case is better than i have seen in cheaper cases.
but again, to each his/her own. i was not rich then, and i am less so now, but i saved and worked hard to get a case that was high quality and would be very upgradeable. there was nothing similar for close to a hundred when i was looking at the options, the cheaper ones were all leds and crazy 'leet gamerz' design and not good cooling and roomy interior.
the game play is great, but i think what makes wolf et so different is the variety of people playing. plays on damn near any system and you regularly get loads of people from all over the world on a good server. last one i was a regular on had a whole family that played. plenty of 'non-traditional' gamers spend time with that game because it is free and not on the bleeding edge for system requirements.
sadly my favorite server has gone to shit, so i kind of stopped for a while...know a good pub server?
and yes, it is always modded in some way, like you said.
really? so i can burn a copy of the original and play that, so i don't have to worry about scratching it?