Every article regarding cryptocurrency (this one included) refers to the product as a "currency," but it seems like that use case has been abandoned. It is strictly an investment commodity, like oil futures.
Bitcoin was popularized with the internet black markets, with purchasing drugs and prostitutes. Is that still happening? Years back I started seeing posts about graphic designers who would accept payment in bitcoin. Weeks ago I saw that there were cryptocurrency machines set up in Schiphol airport, where you can convert euros to bitcoins.
Discussions now are about which coin to invest in. There is little interest in buying coffee or lambos, just interest in how to maximize my (real-world, real-currency) money.
But I honestly never realized that it's a site people go to on purpose. I mentally categorized it alongside any sort of "Click here and we'll install adware for you!" ads.
Has anyone here had success using this service? Is it "cragslist-y"? I don't intend to start using it, just curious.
I have no experience with Apple TV but I would say the same about roku. I'm a programmer in my 20s, and I get flustered by remotes with way too many buttons; i could imagine it would be worse if i was unaccustomed to electronics. Roku remote is simple, the (FEW) buttons are large and well labeled, and as long as there aren't too many apps installed, your grandparents should be able to easily find netflix.
So as a followup study, find the relationship between coffee consumption and compulsive masturbation? Could possibly be linked, based on personal anecdotal evidence.
At risk of sounding like an ignorant American, Why do we force bikes onto the road in many areas? I went to school in Wisconsin, and students were occasionally ticketed for biking (or skateboarding or rollerblading) on the sidewalk, rather than the road. It seems to me that the sidewalk is a more appropriate place (bike vs pedestrian = stitches, bike vs car = death or brain damage)
Of course sidewalks aren't available everywhere, but where they are, why are bikes forced off the sidewalks?
Agree. You might notice that only posts from a select few people are showing up in your stream, and you seem to see the same people repeatedly. That's not an accident on facebook's part, but I still don't understand why.
Why are pyros hated so much? I think they're one of the most strategically effective classes. I understand rage against snipers and spies, but pyros REALLY help round out a team if used effectively.
-Demo/Pyro/Medic player
I'll back this up.
One solution is to try to find people to play with regularly. If you have a group of 5, then matchmaking is done based on your team's collective skill, and you don't need to worry about teammates
My biggest fear about this model is that I will be limited in the gameplay elements I have available.
For instance, when the game comes out, I was really hoping to pay a flat fee so that all heroes/items are available. I don't care about hats and skins, those should cost exorbitant money to the player so valve can keep up their profitable business model.
If it's based on how "nice" a player is(however that's determined), I'll still have to play a few games before I can unlock items at a reasonable price. And I'll have to make sure I play support classes, help people out, buy wards, give compliments, and upvote other friendly people to increase my ranking (I'm guessing criteria here)
This being said, I've played the beta extensively. I am a friendly player, and I do help noobs. I did the same in TF2...so I'm sure this model will benefit me more than others, I just don't want to have limited content (or pay super high prices) when the game comes out.
Also the reason it's harder to get newbie programmers(like myself) interested in an open source project.
"Welcome to the group, you're in charge of what the rest of us don't want to do!"
It means "personal computer", right? Must it have a keyboard and a monitor? How does "PC" preclude Mac OS, tablets, smartphones? Those are much more "personal" than my windows desktop IMO.
I'd say the PC world is booming, but certainly shifting towards tablets and smartphones.
for everyone to sell their old iPad!
My biggest pet peeve, it's the most expensive "disposable" personal electronic device. It seems like it's embarrassing to be seen with the not-quite-latest version.
(flamebait, i apologize.)
Their "Test servers" might be the key word. If they're diagnosing a problem, perhaps their bandwidth-limited test servers are to blame, and connecting to their live servers would automatically be faster? Speculation, don't eat me if I'm wrong.
300ms is unacceptable for a high-speed connection. Yes it works for email, but that's not what you're paying for.
500,000 downloads, but Rovio says it has shipped more than 10 million Angry Birds toys worldwide. I'm assuming it's 500,000,000..6 minutes per download seems reasonable to me. As soon as you install on your ipod, iphone, and on every instance of chrome. And then you realize that the game sucks so you only play 5 minutes of it.
I can't say I've tried the tony hawk after a bout of MDMA. I'll have to try it. Usually I would be too busy jumping up and down to attempt to hold a controller.
I know why people play these games under the influence. I've been a regular cannabis user for approximately 5 years now. I've played in about 7 or 8 Guitar Hero tournaments(school/bar sponsored, nothing huge) and i think every time I've met up with mary jane before hand. I've won a couple of them, usually place in the top 3.
It can help relax for sure. The article was correct that it can put you in a trance state to help focus on the notes. So that effect is definitely a bonus in music-type games. I don't think it helps at all in strategy games. When I play DOTA, the THC never really seems to help skills, but always makes the game more awesome. So i think it can clear your mind to help with focusing and reflexes, but can run you into trouble if your game makes you think too hard.
So, I dunno, if people wanna rip the bong before a tournament, I don't really care. It'll make it more fun for them I'm sure.
I'm a full time college student currently working at my fourth internship. I don't know anything about visas or anything but I do know about getting internships in the US.
Get in contact with colleges in the US. I go to University of Wisconsin-Stout and they have a career services program that really helps find new jobs. The computer science department sends out emails at least on a weekly basis about internships that are available. Very useful resource.
Also I hope you're not planning on making loads of money in the US, and you're doing it for the experience. I've worked for $13-18/hour, which is enough to get by but I can't go out to the bars every night;). Travel fees probably won't be significantly offset by the amount you'll make in 3 months. Look into companies that will provide living/traveling stipends. Last summer BAE Systems gave me a $3000 living stipend, even though I was living with my parents:D.
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Every article regarding cryptocurrency (this one included) refers to the product as a "currency," but it seems like that use case has been abandoned. It is strictly an investment commodity, like oil futures. Bitcoin was popularized with the internet black markets, with purchasing drugs and prostitutes. Is that still happening? Years back I started seeing posts about graphic designers who would accept payment in bitcoin. Weeks ago I saw that there were cryptocurrency machines set up in Schiphol airport, where you can convert euros to bitcoins. Discussions now are about which coin to invest in. There is little interest in buying coffee or lambos, just interest in how to maximize my (real-world, real-currency) money.
But I honestly never realized that it's a site people go to on purpose. I mentally categorized it alongside any sort of "Click here and we'll install adware for you!" ads. Has anyone here had success using this service? Is it "cragslist-y"? I don't intend to start using it, just curious.
but what does Yahoo even *do* these days? I don't remember using a Yahoo product since...Middle school?
Agreed, but the money's not there. This promotes resale, which takes away from apple's.....i mean...the phone manufacturer's....bottom line.
Kind of irrelevant, but my solution is to host my own install of tt-rss: http://tt-rss.org/redmine/projects/tt-rss/wiki It's similar to reader, and works great.
I have no experience with Apple TV but I would say the same about roku. I'm a programmer in my 20s, and I get flustered by remotes with way too many buttons; i could imagine it would be worse if i was unaccustomed to electronics. Roku remote is simple, the (FEW) buttons are large and well labeled, and as long as there aren't too many apps installed, your grandparents should be able to easily find netflix.
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So as a followup study, find the relationship between coffee consumption and compulsive masturbation? Could possibly be linked, based on personal anecdotal evidence.
At risk of sounding like an ignorant American, Why do we force bikes onto the road in many areas? I went to school in Wisconsin, and students were occasionally ticketed for biking (or skateboarding or rollerblading) on the sidewalk, rather than the road. It seems to me that the sidewalk is a more appropriate place (bike vs pedestrian = stitches, bike vs car = death or brain damage) Of course sidewalks aren't available everywhere, but where they are, why are bikes forced off the sidewalks?
Agree. You might notice that only posts from a select few people are showing up in your stream, and you seem to see the same people repeatedly. That's not an accident on facebook's part, but I still don't understand why.
Why are pyros hated so much? I think they're one of the most strategically effective classes. I understand rage against snipers and spies, but pyros REALLY help round out a team if used effectively. -Demo/Pyro/Medic player
I'll back this up. One solution is to try to find people to play with regularly. If you have a group of 5, then matchmaking is done based on your team's collective skill, and you don't need to worry about teammates
My biggest fear about this model is that I will be limited in the gameplay elements I have available. For instance, when the game comes out, I was really hoping to pay a flat fee so that all heroes/items are available. I don't care about hats and skins, those should cost exorbitant money to the player so valve can keep up their profitable business model. If it's based on how "nice" a player is(however that's determined), I'll still have to play a few games before I can unlock items at a reasonable price. And I'll have to make sure I play support classes, help people out, buy wards, give compliments, and upvote other friendly people to increase my ranking (I'm guessing criteria here) This being said, I've played the beta extensively. I am a friendly player, and I do help noobs. I did the same in TF2...so I'm sure this model will benefit me more than others, I just don't want to have limited content (or pay super high prices) when the game comes out.
Or a football league where the players are allowed steroid use? Sure would make things interesting.
Also the reason it's harder to get newbie programmers(like myself) interested in an open source project. "Welcome to the group, you're in charge of what the rest of us don't want to do!"
I see what you did there ;)
It means "personal computer", right? Must it have a keyboard and a monitor? How does "PC" preclude Mac OS, tablets, smartphones? Those are much more "personal" than my windows desktop IMO. I'd say the PC world is booming, but certainly shifting towards tablets and smartphones.
for everyone to sell their old iPad! My biggest pet peeve, it's the most expensive "disposable" personal electronic device. It seems like it's embarrassing to be seen with the not-quite-latest version. (flamebait, i apologize.)
Their "Test servers" might be the key word. If they're diagnosing a problem, perhaps their bandwidth-limited test servers are to blame, and connecting to their live servers would automatically be faster? Speculation, don't eat me if I'm wrong. 300ms is unacceptable for a high-speed connection. Yes it works for email, but that's not what you're paying for.
500,000 downloads, but Rovio says it has shipped more than 10 million Angry Birds toys worldwide. I'm assuming it's 500,000,000. .6 minutes per download seems reasonable to me. As soon as you install on your ipod, iphone, and on every instance of chrome. And then you realize that the game sucks so you only play 5 minutes of it.
I can't say I've tried the tony hawk after a bout of MDMA. I'll have to try it. Usually I would be too busy jumping up and down to attempt to hold a controller.
You, my friend, are a genius.
I know why people play these games under the influence. I've been a regular cannabis user for approximately 5 years now. I've played in about 7 or 8 Guitar Hero tournaments(school/bar sponsored, nothing huge) and i think every time I've met up with mary jane before hand. I've won a couple of them, usually place in the top 3. It can help relax for sure. The article was correct that it can put you in a trance state to help focus on the notes. So that effect is definitely a bonus in music-type games. I don't think it helps at all in strategy games. When I play DOTA, the THC never really seems to help skills, but always makes the game more awesome. So i think it can clear your mind to help with focusing and reflexes, but can run you into trouble if your game makes you think too hard. So, I dunno, if people wanna rip the bong before a tournament, I don't really care. It'll make it more fun for them I'm sure.
I'm a full time college student currently working at my fourth internship. I don't know anything about visas or anything but I do know about getting internships in the US. Get in contact with colleges in the US. I go to University of Wisconsin-Stout and they have a career services program that really helps find new jobs. The computer science department sends out emails at least on a weekly basis about internships that are available. Very useful resource. Also I hope you're not planning on making loads of money in the US, and you're doing it for the experience. I've worked for $13-18/hour, which is enough to get by but I can't go out to the bars every night ;). Travel fees probably won't be significantly offset by the amount you'll make in 3 months. Look into companies that will provide living/traveling stipends. Last summer BAE Systems gave me a $3000 living stipend, even though I was living with my parents :D.