I've been in a situation where I pretty much had to lie or lose my job.
do you have an example? I only have limited work experience, but I can't remember anyone else I know or myself run into situations like that, well at least no programmers.
> There, you said it. Diplomatic channels ought to be sacred — much as (if not more!) so than the channels used by private citizens. NOPE, diplomatic means goverment means NOT CIVILIAN.
> All radio-traffic had to be listened to in order to find enemy's messages. Much like the Internet-traffic today needs to be sifted through... yeah, how many people used a radio for transmitting for private stuff back then? And how many people use the internet for private stuff today.
> We are at war with terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and other non-governmental groups today. nope, you are not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...
> Distinction without difference. see above and think...
the comparison is totally off 1. "Envisioning the future" vs. working on programs of mass-surveillance against the own population. 2. The Zimmermann Telegram was sent during war-time via diplomatic channels. 3. The Enigma was primarily used for military encryption. 4. The Allies were at (world) war against Germany. 5. The war against Germany was officially declared.
it is the same with catholic church, "it" did and does everything that is not "Christian", but still is the biggest "Christian" church on the planet...
yeah, stupidity can be fascinating, but mostly it is just sad.
sorry, I wanted to rate "funny" but hit "overrated"... someone please correct that
" If you continue to post this comment, all moderations done to this discussion will be undone! Are you sure you want to post?"
well, I guess I can at least undo it, this way.
thx, tried it a bit, well for me it appears the whole.fla/.swf packing makes the whole package mostly useless, because it takes a large amount of effort to retrieve the assets...
I forgot the name, but he claimed that highly-above intellectual capacities are usually the result of childhood-trauma. Maybe just bullshit, but strangely the "childhood" section of "great persons" in wikipedia usually are quite "interesting" with that perspective... but if you look for something, you will usually find something.
It should be: "They are the best and their methods are unconventional", extraordinary doesn't capture it at all (exceptionally is worse). It's somewhat closer, particularly with the right tone of voice (think bit of a pause before it and a somewhat amused, unsure expresion) on außergewöhnlich.
ahem? you are picking on the wrong thing... you are arguing about the back translation from the wrong German translation.
"they specialize in the ridiculous" (the Original!) does not in anyway mean "their methods are...".
also my problem is less with the translation itself, but on the fact that if you want to watch the original English version it is way more problems and troubles. Basically, the translation is forced upon you. The only way - besides piracy - you buy it on DVD (delay time unit: years), sometimes even iTunes has only the German version. Usually quite a few people write about that in feedback commentary in the iTunes shop.
Never mind the bad translations. What about the sterile sound quality of the dub and how it totally obliterates the emotional content of the actor's performance? Why does it have to sound like it is spoken by some bored dude sitting in a studio?! Oh, wait. Right. And then there's the disconnect between the visual and auditory sensory perception, i.e. the words are not synced to lip movements.
different tastes/different perception I guess, I am more on the content side, you are probably more on the auditory/visual perception side. I never realized the out of lip sync back in the days, when I only had German translations. Nowadays, I avoid German versions like the plague, we even drove about 120 km in one direction "just" to see Iron Sky in English and not in German. I probably have to pay close attention to get the out-of-sync lip movement, but I know for a lot of people it's just awful.
In my country the delay would probably be around a year plus there's a good chance that we'd have to watch a poorly dubbed German version instead of the original
exactly! German translations usually are bad, not funny and sometimes it becomes just total bullshit, here a normal example:
"they are the best and they specialize in the ridiculous" (English Trailer about 1:30)
"sie sind die besten und ihre Methoden sind außergewöhnlich" (Germain Trailer 1:30)
now let's translate that German line back into English:
my translation: "they are the best and their methods are extraordinary"
google translate: "they are the best and their methods are exceptionally"
... this doesn't come as a surprise to me. Teaching in Ecuador is mostly "frontal assault", the kids are told all the time what to do. Copy that, etc. One student told me - after I quit - I was a go teacher and he liked me, because I didn't tell them all the time "copy that fast"... Basically my impression was that the schools condition the students to be "recipients of orders" ("Befehlsempfänger").Now on the one hand there is quite an authoritarian rule and on the other they just don't care too much mixed up with some totally unnecessary bureaucracy, e.g. every teacher had to sign that he arrived on that day in school and that he left, also entering the time - makes sense. But you would sign twice at once, also if I was late, it wouldn't matter I should write the time I should have been there... furthermore a teacher was running around and taking these signatures, usually interrupting the lessons by doing it...
Also I worked a bit in an Internet cafe, what you consider a power (or even normal user) in Western Europe would be an admin there...
Ecuador and Perú are quite similar. I was in the jungle region, which is probably the least "developed" one.
If this is going to be a "console" with a real mouse as (optional) input device, it would be great. The main reason I didn't convert to consoles is simply that I don't want to play strategy games and fps with a freaking game-pad (not that there are many strategy games at all on the consoles).
Cold War 2.0 sounds like a great idea... ohhh wait...
"Tried and true methods to win security from cyberattacks include international diplomacy, multilateral agreements that clarify the parameters for peaceful and hostile cyberactions and — of course — a strong offensive capability."
And proxy wars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_war) to keep it "hot" enough... also the name fits better for the "cyber age" (puke).
"All VolksempfÃngers sold on the domestic market were purposely designed only to receive the Deutschlandsender and regional stations of the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft, so as to ensure that Nazi propaganda broadcasts could readily be heard while other media, such as the BBC's European Service (now the World Service), could not."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksempf%C3%A4nger
don't take my comment too seriously, I just jumped into my mind...
They think logically and critically except for that bounded region they call religion which they will not cross.
well, nearly every human has various bounded regions, for some it is "love" (attraction), gambling vs. skill-based games, free-speech, etc. were they have certain restrictions in applying logic or asking questions. Although in religion it is probably most obvious for "us".
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> That fuel in dry storage would still kill you, but it would take longer.
you are such a negative person.
lol
I've been in a situation where I pretty much had to lie or lose my job.
do you have an example? I only have limited work experience, but I can't remember anyone else I know or myself run into situations like that, well at least no programmers.
you just don't get it.
> There, you said it. Diplomatic channels ought to be sacred — much as (if not more!) so than the channels used by private citizens.
NOPE, diplomatic means goverment means NOT CIVILIAN.
> All radio-traffic had to be listened to in order to find enemy's messages. Much like the Internet-traffic today needs to be sifted through...
yeah, how many people used a radio for transmitting for private stuff back then? And how many people use the internet for private stuff today.
> We are at war with terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and other non-governmental groups today.
nope, you are not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...
> Distinction without difference.
see above and think...
the comparison is totally off
1. "Envisioning the future" vs. working on programs of mass-surveillance against the own population.
2. The Zimmermann Telegram was sent during war-time via diplomatic channels.
3. The Enigma was primarily used for military encryption.
4. The Allies were at (world) war against Germany.
5. The war against Germany was officially declared.
Is it even legal for a judge to sign a warrant for such bullshit?
it is the same with catholic church, "it" did and does everything that is not "Christian", but still is the biggest "Christian" church on the planet... yeah, stupidity can be fascinating, but mostly it is just sad.
sorry, I wanted to rate "funny" but hit "overrated"... someone please correct that " If you continue to post this comment, all moderations done to this discussion will be undone! Are you sure you want to post?" well, I guess I can at least undo it, this way.
thx, tried it a bit, well for me it appears the whole .fla/.swf packing makes the whole package mostly useless, because it takes a large amount of effort to retrieve the assets...
+1
Szasz what are you doing here on slashdot ;)
comes to mind...
I forgot the name, but he claimed that highly-above intellectual capacities are usually the result of childhood-trauma. Maybe just bullshit, but strangely the "childhood" section of "great persons" in wikipedia usually are quite "interesting" with that perspective... but if you look for something, you will usually find something.
I just figured out that the "more photos" link actually points to a forum thread from 2010.
It should be: "They are the best and their methods are unconventional", extraordinary doesn't capture it at all (exceptionally is worse). It's somewhat closer, particularly with the right tone of voice (think bit of a pause before it and a somewhat amused, unsure expresion) on außergewöhnlich.
ahem? you are picking on the wrong thing... you are arguing about the back translation from the wrong German translation. "they specialize in the ridiculous" (the Original!) does not in anyway mean "their methods are ...".
also my problem is less with the translation itself, but on the fact that if you want to watch the original English version it is way more problems and troubles. Basically, the translation is forced upon you. The only way - besides piracy - you buy it on DVD (delay time unit: years), sometimes even iTunes has only the German version. Usually quite a few people write about that in feedback commentary in the iTunes shop.
Never mind the bad translations. What about the sterile sound quality of the dub and how it totally obliterates the emotional content of the actor's performance? Why does it have to sound like it is spoken by some bored dude sitting in a studio?! Oh, wait. Right. And then there's the disconnect between the visual and auditory sensory perception, i.e. the words are not synced to lip movements.
different tastes/different perception I guess, I am more on the content side, you are probably more on the auditory/visual perception side. I never realized the out of lip sync back in the days, when I only had German translations. Nowadays, I avoid German versions like the plague, we even drove about 120 km in one direction "just" to see Iron Sky in English and not in German. I probably have to pay close attention to get the out-of-sync lip movement, but I know for a lot of people it's just awful.
In my country the delay would probably be around a year plus there's a good chance that we'd have to watch a poorly dubbed German version instead of the original
exactly! German translations usually are bad, not funny and sometimes it becomes just total bullshit, here a normal example:
"they are the best and they specialize in the ridiculous" (English Trailer about 1:30)
"sie sind die besten und ihre Methoden sind außergewöhnlich" (Germain Trailer 1:30)
now let's translate that German line back into English:
my translation: "they are the best and their methods are extraordinary"
google translate: "they are the best and their methods are exceptionally"
"Sorry, your IP address shows you are coming from a country that requires us to block access to this particular site." (Austria)
... this doesn't come as a surprise to me. Teaching in Ecuador is mostly "frontal assault", the kids are told all the time what to do. Copy that, etc. One student told me - after I quit - I was a go teacher and he liked me, because I didn't tell them all the time "copy that fast"... Basically my impression was that the schools condition the students to be "recipients of orders" ("Befehlsempfänger").Now on the one hand there is quite an authoritarian rule and on the other they just don't care too much mixed up with some totally unnecessary bureaucracy, e.g. every teacher had to sign that he arrived on that day in school and that he left, also entering the time - makes sense. But you would sign twice at once, also if I was late, it wouldn't matter I should write the time I should have been there... furthermore a teacher was running around and taking these signatures, usually interrupting the lessons by doing it...
Also I worked a bit in an Internet cafe, what you consider a power (or even normal user) in Western Europe would be an admin there...
Ecuador and Perú are quite similar. I was in the jungle region, which is probably the least "developed" one.
... for what the fuck they were thinking...
If this is going to be a "console" with a real mouse as (optional) input device, it would be great. The main reason I didn't convert to consoles is simply that I don't want to play strategy games and fps with a freaking game-pad (not that there are many strategy games at all on the consoles).
Cold War 2.0 sounds like a great idea... ohhh wait... "Tried and true methods to win security from cyberattacks include international diplomacy, multilateral agreements that clarify the parameters for peaceful and hostile cyberactions and — of course — a strong offensive capability." And proxy wars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_war) to keep it "hot" enough... also the name fits better for the "cyber age" (puke).
"All VolksempfÃngers sold on the domestic market were purposely designed only to receive the Deutschlandsender and regional stations of the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft, so as to ensure that Nazi propaganda broadcasts could readily be heard while other media, such as the BBC's European Service (now the World Service), could not." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksempf%C3%A4nger don't take my comment too seriously, I just jumped into my mind...
"This action has been cited as one of the worst examples of censorship in U.S. history." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich#1956:_Book_burning
> , some of today's major religions emerged at the same time as widespread infectious diseases... Birds of a feather flock together.
They think logically and critically except for that bounded region they call religion which they will not cross.
well, nearly every human has various bounded regions, for some it is "love" (attraction), gambling vs. skill-based games, free-speech, etc. were they have certain restrictions in applying logic or asking questions. Although in religion it is probably most obvious for "us".