Yeah, and when that fails just cut the internet off... "just doing some routine maintenance"
Im becomming suspicious of my ISP for that reason, aside from obvious traffic shaping (which I usually dont mind too much), they also just drop the internet entirely but leave the network intact, so any computers still think there is internet but it goes no further than the ISP, upon which I start fucking with their servers until I get internet back. (you know, 'boredom')
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Special thanks to John Bartas for all of his diligent and continuing work on this software for NNSquad. So, I would assume that its just the one guy working on it (at the moment) which would explain why its Windows Only, its probably his chosen platform.
If FermiLab (or a single organization/company) was designated as "you do this, no one else" then you would end up with basically a monopoly, FermiLab (or whatever) sells/gives the patents, etc to a few major or maybe only one major company (GE or whatever) done deal.
The "L Prize" means that quite a few companies are aiming for that star, one will get the prize, thus funding, and other benifits, but, the second third and probably even further down on the list get recognition they may not have gotten otherwise, which could potentially create alternatives, if not in America, then in another country.
Granted, this could (is) all happen(ing) without the DoE, but its mainly about getting people to pay attention than it is trying to figure out a problem that doesnt really exists (Solid-State lighting is already fairly common, at least in Canada)
"I've loved the fact that I can access my Steam games anywhere (like from work;), but hated that I couldn't continue my saved games..."
Steam evaporates. Its very hard to save it.
"Valve Unveils Steam Cloud"... come on... that should have been "Valve Releases Steam Cloud"... then we could say stupid shit like "well close the damn valve!"
"We have to do it because the network cannot handle the traffic otherwise"
Then when [someone] says maybe you should invest more in the network, they (the ISP) will claim their infringing their rights of distribution or some damn thing and continue on adding new clients and increasing restrictions/shaping/et al.
I agree, plus it has far more emotionally effect, a soldier dies, his friends and familly eventually get over it, "remember the good times?"...
If someone loses a leg, but lives, they not only allow for situations as you stated, but they go home, and for the rest of their life are an advertisement for "how we lost the battle". Demoralization with linger.
Plus outright killing people provokes a more pro-active response from the civilians/other soldiers, "fuck you mother fucker die!!!"... but injuries provoke the "i'll help you man" and also "well, at least you are still alive, it'l be ok" from the home-crowd.
Well, yeah it does help to some degree, but you could also say that a few rounds of darts at the pub does aswell.
Im not argueing against using computers/video games in training, only that a basic Duck Hunt style one really is not worth it, and the time spent doing that could be better applied. (given that this is during training, not leave/hours off)
A simple duck hunt style game would be effective if it was 180 or 360 degrees, but the Multipurpose Arcade Combat Simulator is just a single screen, and I would assume its only 2D, so trying to wrap it around a 180 degree screen, or even just a giant flat screen, could possibly do more harm than good, because it doesnt account for distance, making the guns (unrealisticly act like) lasers.
I think video-game training (currently) is more suited for combat roles that envolve screens, like tanks and jets, where for the most part there really isnt that much difference in what the game trains you and what happens and you are in a (relatively) fixed position. Which is already being used in the military and civilian aircraft training effectively.
Stuff like laser tag is more suited for on-foot combat, however "combat" in generaly is becomming far more like a video-game every day, sitting and pushing buttons, automation, and even complete autonomy.
Which is even worse really, robots fighting robots, while we sit here and drink our wine...FTW?...lol but thats another topic.
"...and discover more than 1,000 Earth-to-Jupiter-sized planets around them."
I liked that part... how the hell do they know it will be more than 1,000? And how do they know what size?
If they are already aware that there is these planets, then wouldnt it be more accurate to say "and finally see over 1,000 planets that we already assume exist mathematically"?
Or is it working by an average, one telescope usually tends to find 184 planets, and for some reason they never exceed Jupiters size?
You seem to look at it as if the target is just pixels in a game, don't forget that the "enemies" are humans too, fighting for the same reason "we" are, sometimes those reasons are lies and misconceptions.
So by your mode of thought, they have just as much right to anhilate us and return home 'safely'.
Can you not see how this perpetuates this never ending battle? You sit down with one of our soldiers, then sit down with one of theirs, they are basically the same person "I want to pretect my familly, and way of life" is their primal fundamnetal answer to "why?"
Its only effecient, or effective, if it can be proven that Duck Hunt actually improved the performance of the soldiers outside of a shooting range.
There is a huge difference between being accurate at a shooting range, and accurate in battle.
Snipers (as in the Hollywood glorified version) would probably be the only ones that would show signifigant skill improvement via a game such as this.
As far as efficient and also effective, combat simulation (ie: wandering around an actual building/area with weapons and live and/or moving targets) is as good as it gets... and probably just as cheap considering both envolve modified real-world weapons, plus it also includes more than just aiming and shooting at targets, improving stamina, flexability, breathing under pressure/stress, getting comfortable with your gear in the real-world.
Noting from the comment on that page, that the game did not come with the gun itself.
I tried to find some screenshots, but my question is: were the targets human? or human in shape?
I have nothing against shooting games, or guns in general infact, but part of me disagrees with having a company like Nintendo promoting killing humans.
Shooting at ducks, aliens, mutants, circles and boxes, fine, thats just skill training and entertainment, shooting at human looking objects, is something else, and rather sociopathic.
I wouldnt say essential, but it certainly helps, although most sciences don't require programming to achieve their goals, the mode of thinking envolved in programming can be intrinsicly helpful to science. And as you said "graphical", 3D software in general certainly has its place.
Personally, I think at some stage in general curriculum (K-12) programming should be envolved. I was lucky enough to have a teacher in grade 5 that made/let us do basic (as in easy, not the language) programming, to draw and animate a worm doing [something]... although I had previously done PET/BASIC (Commodore) at home, it certainly helped in my general understanding of how things work, and most likely helped lead to my fascination with computers, programming, and 3D and therefore science and mathematics as a whole.
But it works well as a business (throughout history to this point, and the near future)
No matter how much is wasted, or goes towards ineffective technology, they will revieve even more money the next year until something comes of it.
And a defeat of one side, is a victory for the other, even if the defeated spent more money on their military, the victorious side will spend more to assimilate their technology and strategies (see WW2), so as to not be outdone by a poorer country (see Vietnam). Even a war with no winners, or technically even battles, induces increased spending (see Cold War)
Wether a loss, or a victory, it promotes the continuation of funding.
That aside, ss much as I can appreciate the technology and strategies that come from war, I dont agree with it, in the same way I can appreciate the audacity, and intellect of some serial killers, but (may) not support their ideology.
"Just think, one day, the R&D that Nintendo put into Wii bowling could end up influencing basic training [which includes how to kill people]"
Although I highly doubt a business would pass up the chance to get funding from the military, I would hope that a company that for the most part builds games for kids (or at least promotes "fun"), would decline working for the military in any regard, except to deviate away from phsyical combat. Maybe one day the wars could be settled with a good game of Guitar Hero...
However it could be argued that better killing skills leads to less fatalities and injuries, it still promotes taking, or imposing stuff by force, and all that goes along with that.
Bowlderize: To censor or alter an earlier writer's work.
Bastardize: Change something so that its value declines.
[-1 Redundant] Would be a more accurate moderation, most people know what bastardize means, not as many know what bowlderize means. Although bastardize is more ambiguous.
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Yeah, and when that fails just cut the internet off... "just doing some routine maintenance"
Im becomming suspicious of my ISP for that reason, aside from obvious traffic shaping (which I usually dont mind too much), they also just drop the internet entirely but leave the network intact, so any computers still think there is internet but it goes no further than the ISP, upon which I start fucking with their servers until I get internet back. (you know, 'boredom')
Special thanks to John Bartas for all of his diligent and continuing work on this software for NNSquad. So, I would assume that its just the one guy working on it (at the moment) which would explain why its Windows Only, its probably his chosen platform.
"Statistics", ahh of course, like I said 184 per telescope... statistics are great, aslong as you ignore all the times they are wrong.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6934603.stm
They call that one a "planet" and its 70% larger than Jupiter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:E27_with_38_LCD.JPG
I know what they are, and by "fairly common" I didnt mean in half the house-holds, BMW's are fairly common too.
You can also buy them in pretty much any lighting department of a decent size.
But then again, im on the opposite side of the country.
Yes they do, and ive played them all.
The difference is, im not training to then proceed into reality and actually carry out what I played in the game.
There's a difference between "ahaha fucker I got you!" and "shit, I should try that sometime!"
And that is probably a good thing.
If FermiLab (or a single organization/company) was designated as "you do this, no one else" then you would end up with basically a monopoly, FermiLab (or whatever) sells/gives the patents, etc to a few major or maybe only one major company (GE or whatever) done deal.
The "L Prize" means that quite a few companies are aiming for that star, one will get the prize, thus funding, and other benifits, but, the second third and probably even further down on the list get recognition they may not have gotten otherwise, which could potentially create alternatives, if not in America, then in another country.
Granted, this could (is) all happen(ing) without the DoE, but its mainly about getting people to pay attention than it is trying to figure out a problem that doesnt really exists (Solid-State lighting is already fairly common, at least in Canada)
"I've loved the fact that I can access my Steam games anywhere (like from work ;), but hated that I couldn't continue my saved games..."
... come on... that should have been "Valve Releases Steam Cloud"... then we could say stupid shit like "well close the damn valve!"
Steam evaporates. Its very hard to save it.
"Valve Unveils Steam Cloud"
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Episode-Armageddon/dp/6300213277
? Ive seen them all, and remember the episode, but not sure if thats it.
Woudlnt say im a trekky/treker either, but the show was good, so was Next Generation, but dont like any of the others.
Exactly.
"We have to do it because the network cannot handle the traffic otherwise"
Then when [someone] says maybe you should invest more in the network, they (the ISP) will claim their infringing their rights of distribution or some damn thing and continue on adding new clients and increasing restrictions/shaping/et al.
Even if that were the case, it's means to an end.
If people supported a cure for HIV because they thought it helped the production of honey, would it matter?
To make it look like they are "doing good for the people"
There may not be many amendments now, but they could easily already have ones in queue.
"W00t great idea" now, 3 years from now "damnit, turns out that was a shitty idea"
I agree, plus it has far more emotionally effect, a soldier dies, his friends and familly eventually get over it, "remember the good times?"...
If someone loses a leg, but lives, they not only allow for situations as you stated, but they go home, and for the rest of their life are an advertisement for "how we lost the battle". Demoralization with linger.
Plus outright killing people provokes a more pro-active response from the civilians/other soldiers, "fuck you mother fucker die!!!"... but injuries provoke the "i'll help you man" and also "well, at least you are still alive, it'l be ok" from the home-crowd.
Well, yeah it does help to some degree, but you could also say that a few rounds of darts at the pub does aswell.
Im not argueing against using computers/video games in training, only that a basic Duck Hunt style one really is not worth it, and the time spent doing that could be better applied. (given that this is during training, not leave/hours off)
A simple duck hunt style game would be effective if it was 180 or 360 degrees, but the Multipurpose Arcade Combat Simulator is just a single screen, and I would assume its only 2D, so trying to wrap it around a 180 degree screen, or even just a giant flat screen, could possibly do more harm than good, because it doesnt account for distance, making the guns (unrealisticly act like) lasers.
I think video-game training (currently) is more suited for combat roles that envolve screens, like tanks and jets, where for the most part there really isnt that much difference in what the game trains you and what happens and you are in a (relatively) fixed position. Which is already being used in the military and civilian aircraft training effectively.
Stuff like laser tag is more suited for on-foot combat, however "combat" in generaly is becomming far more like a video-game every day, sitting and pushing buttons, automation, and even complete autonomy.
Which is even worse really, robots fighting robots, while we sit here and drink our wine...FTW?...lol but thats another topic.
"...and discover more than 1,000 Earth-to-Jupiter-sized planets around them."
I liked that part... how the hell do they know it will be more than 1,000? And how do they know what size?
If they are already aware that there is these planets, then wouldnt it be more accurate to say "and finally see over 1,000 planets that we already assume exist mathematically"?
Or is it working by an average, one telescope usually tends to find 184 planets, and for some reason they never exceed Jupiters size?
Sure, but what about the guy he just killed?
You seem to look at it as if the target is just pixels in a game, don't forget that the "enemies" are humans too, fighting for the same reason "we" are, sometimes those reasons are lies and misconceptions.
So by your mode of thought, they have just as much right to anhilate us and return home 'safely'.
Can you not see how this perpetuates this never ending battle? You sit down with one of our soldiers, then sit down with one of theirs, they are basically the same person "I want to pretect my familly, and way of life" is their primal fundamnetal answer to "why?"
Its only effecient, or effective, if it can be proven that Duck Hunt actually improved the performance of the soldiers outside of a shooting range.
There is a huge difference between being accurate at a shooting range, and accurate in battle.
Snipers (as in the Hollywood glorified version) would probably be the only ones that would show signifigant skill improvement via a game such as this.
As far as efficient and also effective, combat simulation (ie: wandering around an actual building/area with weapons and live and/or moving targets) is as good as it gets... and probably just as cheap considering both envolve modified real-world weapons, plus it also includes more than just aiming and shooting at targets, improving stamina, flexability, breathing under pressure/stress, getting comfortable with your gear in the real-world.
lol.. thats pathetic, a glorified Duck Hunt.
Noting from the comment on that page, that the game did not come with the gun itself.
I tried to find some screenshots, but my question is: were the targets human? or human in shape?
I have nothing against shooting games, or guns in general infact, but part of me disagrees with having a company like Nintendo promoting killing humans.
Shooting at ducks, aliens, mutants, circles and boxes, fine, thats just skill training and entertainment, shooting at human looking objects, is something else, and rather sociopathic.
"Programming is essential to the sciences."
I wouldnt say essential, but it certainly helps, although most sciences don't require programming to achieve their goals, the mode of thinking envolved in programming can be intrinsicly helpful to science. And as you said "graphical", 3D software in general certainly has its place.
Personally, I think at some stage in general curriculum (K-12) programming should be envolved. I was lucky enough to have a teacher in grade 5 that made/let us do basic (as in easy, not the language) programming, to draw and animate a worm doing [something]... although I had previously done PET/BASIC (Commodore) at home, it certainly helped in my general understanding of how things work, and most likely helped lead to my fascination with computers, programming, and 3D and therefore science and mathematics as a whole.
uh... "they will revieve" = receive, but I like my new word regardless...lol
But it works well as a business (throughout history to this point, and the near future)
No matter how much is wasted, or goes towards ineffective technology, they will revieve even more money the next year until something comes of it.
And a defeat of one side, is a victory for the other, even if the defeated spent more money on their military, the victorious side will spend more to assimilate their technology and strategies (see WW2), so as to not be outdone by a poorer country (see Vietnam). Even a war with no winners, or technically even battles, induces increased spending (see Cold War)
Wether a loss, or a victory, it promotes the continuation of funding.
That aside, ss much as I can appreciate the technology and strategies that come from war, I dont agree with it, in the same way I can appreciate the audacity, and intellect of some serial killers, but (may) not support their ideology.
Not shocking at all...
"Just think, one day, the R&D that Nintendo put into Wii bowling could end up influencing basic training [which includes how to kill people]"
Although I highly doubt a business would pass up the chance to get funding from the military, I would hope that a company that for the most part builds games for kids (or at least promotes "fun"), would decline working for the military in any regard, except to deviate away from phsyical combat. Maybe one day the wars could be settled with a good game of Guitar Hero...
However it could be argued that better killing skills leads to less fatalities and injuries, it still promotes taking, or imposing stuff by force, and all that goes along with that.
STFU, go back to playing Quake! /joking.
If I still had mod points...
Bowlderize: To censor or alter an earlier writer's work.
Bastardize: Change something so that its value declines.
[-1 Redundant] Would be a more accurate moderation, most people know what bastardize means, not as many know what bowlderize means. Although bastardize is more ambiguous.
OMG what a capastrophe!!
2) To show the omission of letters
Resemblifies = Resemble's, duhh...