There are a lot of good hotel rates to be found, and some flights are offered cheaper online too. I think this article is talking more about material goods, and not as much about services.
The colonists had already attempted to have the tea returned to England without paying duty on it, but were prevented from doing this by the Governor.
This is a good point, but what about company X, which buys 500 computers from Dell, with a windows operating system on them, then, wanting to put a different windows operating system on them before they actually use them, they must pay again, even though they never used the microsoft software, and never agreed to the license agreement.
Sounds to me like someone attempted to return the tea to england without paying the duty, but were prevented from doing this by Governor Gates.
Piracy is selling copies of the software -- quite prevalent in Asia I am told. Copyright violation is far more prevalent, but the two are not one and the same.
I love the original Final Fantasy, the only game I STILL OWN for nintendo. (MY GOD it's 11 years old!) Problem is, I don't own a rusty old nintendo.
Solution: Emulation. Since I actually own the game (the monster chart is always cool to pour over) it is legal, and save state on the PC has helped me time and again. Plus infinite Game genie codes, so you can triple your Black Belt's luck, and good old OOTPOV (32768 exp after every battle).
Cheers mate, emulation isn't stealing, it's playing roms you don't own. Just like making MP# files from your CDs isn't illegal. I just don't happen to have a nintendo rom dumper sitting around so I rely on others.
They'd better get their Credit Cards up and running soon. Norwegians use a bank transfer system called 'giro' which is a form of direct payment, done by a piece of paper listing the account paying and the payee(kind of like a check), or now I think you can do it over the internet, or with a touch tone phone. However, when I lived there, my parents had to wire money to me via the same method, and it cost $25. This is hardly feasable for a $30 watch.
I'm going to go to Norway (to visit friends)and buy one for myself and a few friends in the US. Problem is, the guy told me over email that they are only sold through the mail, not in any stores in Oslo. Good thing the Norwegian mail system is pretty speedy.
This is probably a great product, but the marketing team needs a swift kick in the p@nts.
Although I could make a fortune selling them on eBay... Look for one in January...
I am using windows 2k and I hate the memory resident crap that's on the market today. I think somethings, like a free command line/dos GUI based pregram will never go obsolete.
This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. The old dos version is free, whereas you must pay for the windows version (which i've never thought of trying) Just running this every now and then to check your downloads is a good idea, but I for one don't need memory resident protection. I wish memory resident protection would go obsolete...
Not to get too technical, but I think that the survival mode mentioned in the article is not correct. The children DO NOT KILL 100 people in a row, they KNOCK THEM OUT. It's called K.O.
Sure it's still a violent game, but most people don't kill each other in boxing matches (although an ear could get bitten), and how many parents enroll their kids in Karate or Tae Kwon Do these days? Thos are self defense, but they still have sparring matches.
Sure, these parents are just advising each other on what not to buy, but imagine some kid wanting SF2 revival, and his parents (who are OK with boxing) will not buy it because they were misinformed by this website. I think they were exaggerating a little bit in most of these cases.
Just buy your kid an erector set or a chemistry set already! A chemistry set could do some real damage.
Just a side note, I was a the chicago museum of science and technology, and they had a panel that set straight hackers vs. crackers and got it right (to my knowledge). Too bad that most of the people that read it are 10...
Reading Rainbow was a TV show about reading books. It was always on Public Television. It's actually quite enjoyable if you can get around the irony of watching a TV show that reads childrens books to you.
I see wearable power sources, such as layers in the bill of a hat, layers of a necktie or bowtie, or 3V batteries as cufflinks (done w/ flashing LEDs).
Cowboy hats (perhaps 10 gallon) will go from hick (or chic) to geek real fast if they can supply more power than a baseball cap. Keep in mind that hats do not have to be as flexible as regular clothes.
They choose to watch the shows, no one forces them to watch. The taliban certainly didn't.
I choose not to watch TV most of the time, and most people are OK with that. Certainly no one forces me to watch it. The occasional show slips through. But I still haven't seen survivor...
I thought his last point was ridiculous. I'm no expert on Afganistan, but people there usually have about 10 other worries per day, usually involving food, religion, and not getting shot, before they can worry about something like globalization.
The most important thing about globalization is that it makes for peace assuming one thing: trade.
If countries are trading with one another, they won'r fight. They may raise tariffs, or something minor, but no wars will break out. The reason people go to new cultures is that they're interesting, or they're getting paid a lot to do it.
Well katz I agree. The movie was not that great. The matrix had much more meaning and more consistancy.
The real problem I had with this movie is that in order for the main bad guy to get stronger, he had to kill everyone.
What happens when everyone else in the other parallel universes dies? Then the last person becomes the one. This is inconsistant (unless everyone dies together and this was disproven early on in the movie). I think it made me realize that it was a bunch of semi-cool fight scenes (I think the first one is the best and it goes downhill from there)strung together.
The inconsistancy made this movie very dissatisfying, and I hope that Jet Li learns from his mistake.
Microsoft has spoken out about the DANGERS of open source, and their company press releases are a reliable source. Their arguments are usually flawed to the slashdot crowd, but they are opposing views.
I agree with the above, except that a physical letter ($0.34 plus an envelope) is gold in politics. Faxes, email, etc. are weighted less than good old fashioned letters. Technocrats who like to send only email are a little ahead of their time, and perhaps need to pull their heads out of their asses (which they also need to get off of) and go to the post office (perhaps when you're buying a money order for EBAY) and send a letter.
I once heard that every letter was worth anywhere from 10-10,000 people who felt the same way, and while that figure may vary from region to region, a hundred letters gets noticed, 1000 gets a comment, and 10,000 gets something done.
I propose slashdot letter writing campaigns, with the aid of lists of addresses, and such, and about a dollar a person, and 20 minutes to an Hour, we can make a difference. This is the traditional way, for those of us of age to vote without an election. It will work if we do it together.
Maybe I'll get burned at the stake for this, but it's the way I feel.
I saw an apple IIe emulator a year ago, and I saw the rom for this game too. It was tiny. It would run on old hardware too (386 or greater probably). I'm sure it's out there. Number Munchers, Word Munchers, Math games, all MECC titles (They were the educational software co back in the day.) and should still be good today.
However, if these kids require eye candy, there was a new release: here is some info.
Those of us with nostalgia would probably prefer the IIe version, but your students might like the new one.
Critical thinking, math, planning, and luck all play a big role in your success. I loved this game and it was always a treat to play it.
Print out these testimonials to quell any "policy."
Imagine what would happen if California (probably near the size of (some say Great)Britain) had a few million people jumping up and down. That might rush the destruction of the part that will fall into the ocean eventually. It probably won't affect anything, since plate techtonics are the key factor involved, but I don't think it would help any either.
And if those schoolchildren were synchronized, the effect could have been much greater and actually have lead to some science being done, instead of a Bill Nye the Science Guy type of discovery.
The chinese and indian schoolchildren could destroy Britain.
>Why is the current trend in education that more technology earlier leads to better results?
Because if machines can teach people, then suddenly it's easy to mass produce teachers for a fraction of the cost it takes to raise and educate them.
I'm afraid that any software/hardware teacher replacement would be a poor role model, and this teacher would not have a very good immune system to defend against virii...
The real reason that people look to replace people with technology is the same reason we have nuclear weapons. We are so concerned with whether or not we can, that we do not stop to think about whether or not we should.
I think that a great many things in this world are inefficient: Government, record companies, public transit in the USA, etc. However inefficient grade school teachers may be, they are not as deficient on life (art, music, personality, the ability to listen) as a computer would be.
Well put. Each generation is quick to say "When I was your age... ", yet no one wants to admit that History repeats. The trends now disgust me at the age of 20, but when I was 15 and listening to the radio, I liked what I heard. I watched southpark, I wore gap khakis, etc. Now I won't be caught dead in or around those things 5 years later. I think that it is probably just a phase that kids go through. And some never grow out of.
Some things change and some things stay the same.
The video games sure are a lot prettier these days, but I'd take a NES over an N64 anyday.
I'm making some assumptions here: We're talking about 15 yeard old males (primary objective: get a girlfriend!). The ones cited in the book probably have computers, meaning that they're probably middle class or above. They are dependents of someone who makes enough money to support their internet fees, give them health insurance, and they probably have a mother to wash their underwear and cook meals for them.
These kids may be given power by the internet, but if you cast them out of this sheltered environment and into the REAL world, they may not even be able to pay the electric bill to power on their computer.
These kids are only gaining this knowledge because they have the time to pursue it, other kids choose sports, music, cars, books, what have you. This seems to be a remenant of the Dot Com hype. The teen-hacker-whiz hype.
The teen hacker whiz hype seems like a great thing; "Let's proclaim it long and loud and hire 15 year old's, never mind that they have no idea how the REAL world works, still need education, and have 15 year old social skills."
Sounds a lot like the dot com hype; ".com? Let's invest in it! Never mind the profits, they're sure to come later, the potential is there! We'll be rich!"
Also, a lot of these 15 year olds would probably trade a good deal of these "1337 skills" for a date with a REAL girl.
My apologies to those 15 year olds out there who are responsible (and could perhaps survive on their own), and those who are supporting themselves.
I think you are far more likely to hear criticism than praise on Slashdot, or nearly anywhere. I personally don't want to waste my time leaving criticism, and Jon takes in more than enough. Maybe he's trying to build his resume? Who knows, who cares, just don't read the article if it's going to get you steamed. Haven't seen the new movie btw, but I saw the old one when I was 4!
The squeaky wheel gets the grease!!!
I recall that the study mentions that obsessive gaming is not good. It is important to have friends and have other interests, and computers should not be written off as not-important. My parents instituted a log system for me back in the days of the NES (nintendo entertainment system) and we would laugh about the bad japanese-to-english translations even as 2nd graders. My parents (smart people too) did take an interest in me, and made sure that I didn't play video games for too long, and that is a good thing (although I didn't understand why). I am interested in reading, computers (and assorted console systems), running (varsity in high school), choir, techno music, all the while doing quite well in school.
Notice that TV does not enter into the picture here. That is the real killer of intelligence. That's another debate.
I can still relate to obsessive gamers (sometimes I'm ashamed to admit it) as I too wanted the latest and greatest systems, yet I can relate to a lot more varied people as well due to my varying interests. If anything playing games has just added another type of person to the people I can be friends with: Gamers, and computer 'geeks' (in addition to other stereotypes such as athletes, musicians, vocationally oriented automobile fellows, and ravers). I'm a good example of this study, but I think that my parents regulating how much I could play had a big hand in it too.
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There are a lot of good hotel rates to be found, and some flights are offered cheaper online too. I think this article is talking more about material goods, and not as much about services.
This is a good point, but what about company X, which buys 500 computers from Dell, with a windows operating system on them, then, wanting to put a different windows operating system on them before they actually use them, they must pay again, even though they never used the microsoft software, and never agreed to the license agreement.
Sounds to me like someone attempted to return the tea to england without paying the duty, but were prevented from doing this by Governor Gates.
Piracy is selling copies of the software -- quite prevalent in Asia I am told. Copyright violation is far more prevalent, but the two are not one and the same.
Oracle fights copyright violations! Everyone should use their government issued ID to log in to the photoshop server!
Solution: Emulation. Since I actually own the game (the monster chart is always cool to pour over) it is legal, and save state on the PC has helped me time and again. Plus infinite Game genie codes, so you can triple your Black Belt's luck, and good old OOTPOV (32768 exp after every battle).
Cheers mate, emulation isn't stealing, it's playing roms you don't own. Just like making MP# files from your CDs isn't illegal. I just don't happen to have a nintendo rom dumper sitting around so I rely on others.
I'm going to go to Norway (to visit friends)and buy one for myself and a few friends in the US. Problem is, the guy told me over email that they are only sold through the mail, not in any stores in Oslo. Good thing the Norwegian mail system is pretty speedy.
This is probably a great product, but the marketing team needs a swift kick in the p@nts.
Although I could make a fortune selling them on eBay... Look for one in January...
The third one down...
Enjoy!
I am using windows 2k and I hate the memory resident crap that's on the market today. I think somethings, like a free command line/dos GUI based pregram will never go obsolete.
This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. The old dos version is free, whereas you must pay for the windows version (which i've never thought of trying) Just running this every now and then to check your downloads is a good idea, but I for one don't need memory resident protection. I wish memory resident protection would go obsolete...
Sure it's still a violent game, but most people don't kill each other in boxing matches (although an ear could get bitten), and how many parents enroll their kids in Karate or Tae Kwon Do these days? Thos are self defense, but they still have sparring matches.
Sure, these parents are just advising each other on what not to buy, but imagine some kid wanting SF2 revival, and his parents (who are OK with boxing) will not buy it because they were misinformed by this website. I think they were exaggerating a little bit in most of these cases.
Just buy your kid an erector set or a chemistry set already! A chemistry set could do some real damage.
I believe it is only in region 2 (Ack!) and in french. Someone post a reply to correct me if it has english tracks or subtitles.
I saw it somewhere for 189.00 USD, and yet a quick search reveals:
this!
So it has gone down a bit in price...
Just a side note, I was a the chicago museum of science and technology, and they had a panel that set straight hackers vs. crackers and got it right (to my knowledge). Too bad that most of the people that read it are 10...
I'm humming the theme song.
Mod that guy up as funny.
Cowboy hats (perhaps 10 gallon) will go from hick (or chic) to geek real fast if they can supply more power than a baseball cap. Keep in mind that hats do not have to be as flexible as regular clothes.
I got a phone call today telling me that they were only 20.00 at target. Aparrently it has been so since sunday. Good luck finding one though...
I choose not to watch TV most of the time, and most people are OK with that. Certainly no one forces me to watch it. The occasional show slips through. But I still haven't seen survivor...
I thought his last point was ridiculous. I'm no expert on Afganistan, but people there usually have about 10 other worries per day, usually involving food, religion, and not getting shot, before they can worry about something like globalization.
The most important thing about globalization is that it makes for peace assuming one thing: trade.
If countries are trading with one another, they won'r fight. They may raise tariffs, or something minor, but no wars will break out. The reason people go to new cultures is that they're interesting, or they're getting paid a lot to do it.
That's all you get for $0.02 USD.
The real problem I had with this movie is that in order for the main bad guy to get stronger, he had to kill everyone.
What happens when everyone else in the other parallel universes dies? Then the last person becomes the one. This is inconsistant (unless everyone dies together and this was disproven early on in the movie). I think it made me realize that it was a bunch of semi-cool fight scenes (I think the first one is the best and it goes downhill from there)strung together.
The inconsistancy made this movie very dissatisfying, and I hope that Jet Li learns from his mistake.
Microsoft has spoken out about the DANGERS of open source, and their company press releases are a reliable source. Their arguments are usually flawed to the slashdot crowd, but they are opposing views.
First decent post I hope?
I once heard that every letter was worth anywhere from 10-10,000 people who felt the same way, and while that figure may vary from region to region, a hundred letters gets noticed, 1000 gets a comment, and 10,000 gets something done.
I propose slashdot letter writing campaigns, with the aid of lists of addresses, and such, and about a dollar a person, and 20 minutes to an Hour, we can make a difference. This is the traditional way, for those of us of age to vote without an election. It will work if we do it together.
Maybe I'll get burned at the stake for this, but it's the way I feel.
However, if these kids require eye candy, there was a new release: here is some info.
Those of us with nostalgia would probably prefer the IIe version, but your students might like the new one.
Critical thinking, math, planning, and luck all play a big role in your success. I loved this game and it was always a treat to play it.
Print out these testimonials to quell any "policy."
And if those schoolchildren were synchronized, the effect could have been much greater and actually have lead to some science being done, instead of a Bill Nye the Science Guy type of discovery.
The chinese and indian schoolchildren could destroy Britain.
Because if machines can teach people, then suddenly it's easy to mass produce teachers for a fraction of the cost it takes to raise and educate them.
I'm afraid that any software/hardware teacher replacement would be a poor role model, and this teacher would not have a very good immune system to defend against virii...
The real reason that people look to replace people with technology is the same reason we have nuclear weapons. We are so concerned with whether or not we can, that we do not stop to think about whether or not we should.
I think that a great many things in this world are inefficient: Government, record companies, public transit in the USA, etc. However inefficient grade school teachers may be, they are not as deficient on life (art, music, personality, the ability to listen) as a computer would be.
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Some things change and some things stay the same.
The video games sure are a lot prettier these days, but I'd take a NES over an N64 anyday.
These kids may be given power by the internet, but if you cast them out of this sheltered environment and into the REAL world, they may not even be able to pay the electric bill to power on their computer.
These kids are only gaining this knowledge because they have the time to pursue it, other kids choose sports, music, cars, books, what have you. This seems to be a remenant of the Dot Com hype. The teen-hacker-whiz hype.
The teen hacker whiz hype seems like a great thing; "Let's proclaim it long and loud and hire 15 year old's, never mind that they have no idea how the REAL world works, still need education, and have 15 year old social skills."
Sounds a lot like the dot com hype; " .com? Let's invest in it! Never mind the profits, they're sure to come later, the potential is there! We'll be rich!"
Also, a lot of these 15 year olds would probably trade a good deal of these "1337 skills" for a date with a REAL girl.
My apologies to those 15 year olds out there who are responsible (and could perhaps survive on their own), and those who are supporting themselves.
I think you are far more likely to hear criticism than praise on Slashdot, or nearly anywhere. I personally don't want to waste my time leaving criticism, and Jon takes in more than enough. Maybe he's trying to build his resume? Who knows, who cares, just don't read the article if it's going to get you steamed. Haven't seen the new movie btw, but I saw the old one when I was 4! The squeaky wheel gets the grease!!!
I recall that the study mentions that obsessive gaming is not good. It is important to have friends and have other interests, and computers should not be written off as not-important. My parents instituted a log system for me back in the days of the NES (nintendo entertainment system) and we would laugh about the bad japanese-to-english translations even as 2nd graders. My parents (smart people too) did take an interest in me, and made sure that I didn't play video games for too long, and that is a good thing (although I didn't understand why). I am interested in reading, computers (and assorted console systems), running (varsity in high school), choir, techno music, all the while doing quite well in school.
Notice that TV does not enter into the picture here. That is the real killer of intelligence. That's another debate.
I can still relate to obsessive gamers (sometimes I'm ashamed to admit it) as I too wanted the latest and greatest systems, yet I can relate to a lot more varied people as well due to my varying interests. If anything playing games has just added another type of person to the people I can be friends with: Gamers, and computer 'geeks' (in addition to other stereotypes such as athletes, musicians, vocationally oriented automobile fellows, and ravers). I'm a good example of this study, but I think that my parents regulating how much I could play had a big hand in it too. kninja