One of the axes is consistency in answering questions. Perhaps that's used as a proxy for truthfulness. They test this by asking the same question a different way later in the test.
I did one of those tests (although only about 200 questions) and came back with a constency score of close to 100%. The funny thing is, most people have scores of slightly above 50% (Yes, they may as well just randomly pick answers)
"New Zealand Halts Internet Copyright Law Change".
I don't expect you to read TFA or even TFS. But it's right there in the heading. This law didn't go through.
That's thanks in no small part to activism from public and corporations. You can debate which of those had the greatest effect, but they did have an effect.
I can see more variance in cellphones because those are devices that are on 24 hours on battery and usage patterns are reflective of how many minutes a person has. So someone with 1000 minutes and unlimited sms/data is going to use theirs a lot faster than I, with 550 shared minutes and no data.
I'm on a 60 minute plan with 100 txts, you insensitive clod!
If there's anything that annoys me more than the rest of the world complaining about their internet, it's the rest of the world complaining about their cellphone plans.
Movies and songs are completely different things. Total cost to produce a 'top quality' song is a few thousand dollars with today's technology. Total cost to produce a quality movie is a few million.
I can see musicians making a living without restrictive copyright laws. I'm not so sure about filmmakers, and I won't mourn them that much.
"What are you suggesting that they get denied there right"
This sentence could be read two different ways. Firstly as "What, are you suggesting that they get denied there, right?" or alternatively as "What, are you suggesting that they get denied their right?".
When I first read your diatribe, I read it as the first possibility, and had to reread it a couple of times to understand that you meant the second.
Most of the finer points of English grammar exist to express pauses and stress that are obvious in spoken English, but are missing when it's written. The sentence above is a great example of this.
"Did you understand the meaning or did some noise get in the way? "
No, I didn't understand the meaning at first.
I agree that English can be a pain to learn, and it seems that it's not your first language. However, grammar rules are there for a reason, and if you want to express yourself clearly in writing, perhaps you should learn some instead of writing snarky replies.
Burning crusade download was available a couple of weeks after release. Wrath of the Lich King was available for download at release. However, it wasn't announced that it would be downloadable until a couple of days before release. Presumably this was so people would still pre-order from brick and mortar stores.
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I remember learning about the aether, for example
Woah, when did you go to school?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson-Morley_experiment performed in 1887
Careful there tiger.
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/23/2324258
One of the axes is consistency in answering questions. Perhaps that's used as a proxy for truthfulness. They test this by asking the same question a different way later in the test.
I did one of those tests (although only about 200 questions) and came back with a constency score of close to 100%. The funny thing is, most people have scores of slightly above 50% (Yes, they may as well just randomly pick answers)
Part of the test in those tests is figuring out what an 'idiot on the street' would answer.
While I agree with your reasoning on all the possible answers, it's also very obvious to me that the most likely answer is 'potato'.
"New Zealand Halts Internet Copyright Law Change".
I don't expect you to read TFA or even TFS. But it's right there in the heading. This law didn't go through.
That's thanks in no small part to activism from public and corporations. You can debate which of those had the greatest effect, but they did have an effect.
This seems like democracy working as it should.
I can see more variance in cellphones because those are devices that are on 24 hours on battery and usage patterns are reflective of how many minutes a person has. So someone with 1000 minutes and unlimited sms/data is going to use theirs a lot faster than I, with 550 shared minutes and no data.
I'm on a 60 minute plan with 100 txts, you insensitive clod!
If there's anything that annoys me more than the rest of the world complaining about their internet, it's the rest of the world complaining about their cellphone plans.
That was a 90% technical arguement for a 90% people problem.
And he actually lost karma in the entire exchange.
Now I'm sure someone's going to vote me down in a poor attempt at irony, but hopefully my correct use of apostrophes will save me.
Movies and songs are completely different things. Total cost to produce a 'top quality' song is a few thousand dollars with today's technology. Total cost to produce a quality movie is a few million.
I can see musicians making a living without restrictive copyright laws. I'm not so sure about filmmakers, and I won't mourn them that much.
I thought you could post DMCA notices for any information
Hey! Those years of high school Latin are finally coming in handy.
Australia is in the middle of a 10 year drought or something similar though!
Solar panels and wind turbines are still the best choice for 'backyard' power here.
Yes, as someone who lives in New Zealand, I can't go two steps without tripping over a waterfall.
(They're not exactly common here either)
Would this internet license instruct on the proper use of acronyms and the impression they give to the reader?
while rewarding sales people (at least emotionally) who treat me respectfully
So people who don't push the plans will get some smiles. People who push the plans get $12 a sale.
Unfortunately I think most salespeople will keep on pushing protection plans.
"Carpe emptorem!" Perhaps
These posts normally end in [NO CARRIER]
They're normmaly funnier too.
Quote by John Key, Prime-Minister of NZ:
"If New Zealand was to sign a free-trade agreement with America for instance, we would need an equivalent of Section 92A,".
Thanks America!
On the bright side, America is instituting protectionist policies due to its financial difficulties.
"What are you suggesting that they get denied there right"
This sentence could be read two different ways. Firstly as "What, are you suggesting that they get denied there, right?" or alternatively as "What, are you suggesting that they get denied their right?".
When I first read your diatribe, I read it as the first possibility, and had to reread it a couple of times to understand that you meant the second.
Most of the finer points of English grammar exist to express pauses and stress that are obvious in spoken English, but are missing when it's written. The sentence above is a great example of this.
"Did you understand the meaning or did some noise get in the way? "
No, I didn't understand the meaning at first.
I agree that English can be a pain to learn, and it seems that it's not your first language. However, grammar rules are there for a reason, and if you want to express yourself clearly in writing, perhaps you should learn some instead of writing snarky replies.
Burning crusade download was available a couple of weeks after release. Wrath of the Lich King was available for download at release. However, it wasn't announced that it would be downloadable until a couple of days before release. Presumably this was so people would still pre-order from brick and mortar stores.
No body burns a downloaded rip as a gift.
I've done this a few times.
What takes more thought:
A) buying the flashiest game/dvd/cd from a large chain store
B) Researching some obscure torrent for a game/movie/song that you think the person will like based on your knowledge of their tastes.
It's a modern day mix tape, and it's always well received.
Spoilsport
I much prefer my method - Twiddle with the inputs and assumptions til you get the result you expected!
I'm only half joking.
Don't give them ideas.
Considering the stakes, do you worship jesus, allah, budda along with all the other deities out there?
I presume you don't, and thus your arguement is flawed.
Having a 'really bad possible outcome' is meaningless without having some idea of the chance of it happening.