they are lying dead on the ground from all the poisons they ingested from the grass they ate that was sprayed with weed killers. Also, is Google planning to let people walk on the grass afterwards? Look out for the goat turds (round pellets). Should make for some good pranks, though. Boston baked beans anyone? How about some fresh brewed coffee?
As others here have pointed out, by the time the craft gets to the targeted alien planet, the original researchers who implemented the idea of "telepresence" will have been dead a long time and those who are responsible at the time the craft gets there will be wondering "what the hell is that blinking red light for on that console".
What video game shall we blame for Adolf Hitler's actions?
(Oh, that's right. VIDEO GAMES weren't invented yet!!!)
The human mind is the greatest weapon ever created, plain and simple. Because the German police have lost touch with reality and decided to be patrol officers instead of being active in their society, what that teenager did was ALLOWED to happen.
This makes me think of the old Star Trek episode - A Taste of Armageddon, where no actual fighting takes place but a computer determines the casualties on each side and then those number of people on each side have to enter a machine to be killed.
Seriously, what face recognition software are they talking about (and for what)?
I don't recall but someone once said, "We shall be enslaved by the machines we have made". If we can no longer smile for the camera because some face recognition software will fail, the machine is telling US what to do. Time to re-think all of this "mess".
Meanwhile, "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile! You will become one with the Borg".
Looking at the picture of the Palm Pistol, what does it shoot? Air??? It looks more like a squeeze bulb. I doubt this would work, which makes it dangerous because it gives false hope to its user.
So another game games out with SecureROM (or whatever it is). I won't be buying this game either then. Since this technology automatically suggests that I'm a potential pirate, an insult, I won't be buying it because only a fool would pay money to be insulted.
The game developers out there better get on the backs of the publishers using SecureROM (or whatever it is) to stop using it (or else).
When I see an ad for a product inside a game it becomes a marketing.
This whole subject is stupid. Stick to entertaining and keep the marketing out. If you (game designer) don't want to follow the suggestions of your customers, I hope the next time you make it with your partner, they have the words, "Condom Depot.com" tatooed across their chest. Just so you know what it tastes like to have advertising mixed in with your entertainment. Chump.
That's what he is calling taxing the people who make 250 thousand plus a year - giving a tax cut to the middle class.
How does taxing the upper class put more money in the pockets of the middle class? Why is that important you may ask? Because it has been said, time and time again, the middle class drives the economy. The middle class is the majority consumer in the U.S.
Another way of looking at the issue:
Let's say I'm your boss and I pay you $10 per hour. I tell you that I'm going to take more out of your co-workers paychecks (who make $12 per hour). How does that make you feel or think that you are getting more money in your check? (If anything, you should start wondering if the same is going to happen to you.)
FACT:
People who gross 250 thousand plus do not get taxed on that amount. People get taxed on ADJUSTED gross income, which is less (because of deductions people can take). It would not be hard get out of the 250 thousand bracket and pay lower tax. Also, people who make 250 thousand plus can afford a good tax lawyer (a deduction by the way) and they will find ways to minimize a new tax burden. The end result is minimal tax collected and NO tax cut for the middle class.
I've read that the minimum should be 1.5 times the size of the installed RAM. The reason: If (or when) the OS crashes, the entire memory dump can fit inside the "swap file". Are you developing software that when it crashes you have to read a memory dump? Would you need to provide a memory dump to a software vendor to assist in resolving crashes on your laptop? If not, the 1.5 rule is probably not necessary in your situation.
My all-time favorite that I saw on a Windows 2000 server displaying the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) showed the hex error as 0xDEAD BEEF. That was about the only time I saw humor in a Windows error message.
With all the DRM going around, I don't need SPORE that badly. It's getting to the point that I (and people in general) are getting sick and tired of being restricted. As always, the law-abiding people are punished because of the law-less people.
(sarcasm)
Just make the passing score 1%, nobody has to game anything and "no student will get left behind". (In fact, lets just RAM them through the school system.)
(/sarcasm)
Slowly, all of the procedures shown in the movie, "Enemy of the State", are going into place. Soon, each of us will have our own reality show stored on a government database.
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they are lying dead on the ground from all the poisons they ingested from the grass they ate that was sprayed with weed killers. Also, is Google planning to let people walk on the grass afterwards? Look out for the goat turds (round pellets). Should make for some good pranks, though. Boston baked beans anyone? How about some fresh brewed coffee?
As others here have pointed out, by the time the craft gets to the targeted alien planet, the original researchers who implemented the idea of "telepresence" will have been dead a long time and those who are responsible at the time the craft gets there will be wondering "what the hell is that blinking red light for on that console".
Don't they know that cool people only drive their black cars at night???
Seriously, isn't ALL California cars supposed to be CFC free?
(Anybody else sick of this Democratic Party cram-down of legislation, day in and day out? I just want to live my life dammit.)
What video game shall we blame for Adolf Hitler's actions?
(Oh, that's right. VIDEO GAMES weren't invented yet!!!)
The human mind is the greatest weapon ever created, plain and simple. Because the German police have lost touch with reality and decided to be patrol officers instead of being active in their society, what that teenager did was ALLOWED to happen.
This makes me think of the old Star Trek episode - A Taste of Armageddon, where no actual fighting takes place but a computer determines the casualties on each side and then those number of people on each side have to enter a machine to be killed.
Soon, they'll be recording the images along with the sensations. They you'll be able to play it back into your head or somebody else's.
Could give new meaning to torture.
Seriously, this technology would help in solving some crimes.
That's probably only half the story. If there is a Baskin-Robbins attached to that Dunkin Donuts, it probably SMELLS like SOUR milk and OLD ice cream.
Seriously, what face recognition software are they talking about (and for what)?
I don't recall but someone once said, "We shall be enslaved by the machines we have made". If we can no longer smile for the camera because some face recognition software will fail, the machine is telling US what to do. Time to re-think all of this "mess".
Meanwhile, "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile! You will become one with the Borg".
You forgot:
Drug user goes to rehab: counselors and doctors profit; and the owner of the facility profits
Looking at the picture of the Palm Pistol, what does it shoot? Air??? It looks more like a squeeze bulb. I doubt this would work, which makes it dangerous because it gives false hope to its user.
Who needs this headache; not me. I'm going back to IE.
As for the people who write these programs, they need to be PUT TO DEATH.
Seriously, if you want to steal from me, come to my house. I promise to make it a fair fight. ;)
So another game games out with SecureROM (or whatever it is). I won't be buying this game either then. Since this technology automatically suggests that I'm a potential pirate, an insult, I won't be buying it because only a fool would pay money to be insulted.
The game developers out there better get on the backs of the publishers using SecureROM (or whatever it is) to stop using it (or else).
Not true. Some people choose to be passive.
People Eating Tasty Activists
When I see an ad for a product inside a game it becomes a marketing.
This whole subject is stupid. Stick to entertaining and keep the marketing out. If you (game designer) don't want to follow the suggestions of your customers, I hope the next time you make it with your partner, they have the words, "Condom Depot.com" tatooed across their chest. Just so you know what it tastes like to have advertising mixed in with your entertainment. Chump.
Those two things will NEVER correlate.
Anyway, when aggression is fun, is it such a bad thing?
CNN (Communist News Network) a.k.a. "Safety Nazi's" - Suppressing your mindset, one article at a time
That's what he is calling taxing the people who make 250 thousand plus a year - giving a tax cut to the middle class.
How does taxing the upper class put more money in the pockets of the middle class? Why is that important you may ask? Because it has been said, time and time again, the middle class drives the economy. The middle class is the majority consumer in the U.S.
Another way of looking at the issue:
Let's say I'm your boss and I pay you $10 per hour. I tell you that I'm going to take more out of your co-workers paychecks (who make $12 per hour). How does that make you feel or think that you are getting more money in your check? (If anything, you should start wondering if the same is going to happen to you.)
FACT:
People who gross 250 thousand plus do not get taxed on that amount. People get taxed on ADJUSTED gross income, which is less (because of deductions people can take). It would not be hard get out of the 250 thousand bracket and pay lower tax. Also, people who make 250 thousand plus can afford a good tax lawyer (a deduction by the way) and they will find ways to minimize a new tax burden. The end result is minimal tax collected and NO tax cut for the middle class.
That's how many times Mayor Daley of Chicago is registered to vote. ;)
No surprise about the goldfish.
Heck, people who lived in Illinois (specifically Cook County) who have died, still vote!
I said I wasn't going to buy Spore before and I'm still not buying it now because of DRM. How "blown out of proportion" is that?
(Just another elitist CEO spouting off who doesn't have a clue.)
With the stuff going on with the on-line poker cheating (UltimateBet), best to stay away from this too.
I've read that the minimum should be 1.5 times the size of the installed RAM. The reason: If (or when) the OS crashes, the entire memory dump can fit inside the "swap file". Are you developing software that when it crashes you have to read a memory dump? Would you need to provide a memory dump to a software vendor to assist in resolving crashes on your laptop? If not, the 1.5 rule is probably not necessary in your situation.
My all-time favorite that I saw on a Windows 2000 server displaying the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) showed the hex error as 0xDEAD BEEF. That was about the only time I saw humor in a Windows error message.
With all the DRM going around, I don't need SPORE that badly. It's getting to the point that I (and people in general) are getting sick and tired of being restricted. As always, the law-abiding people are punished because of the law-less people.
(sarcasm) Just make the passing score 1%, nobody has to game anything and "no student will get left behind". (In fact, lets just RAM them through the school system.) (/sarcasm)
Slowly, all of the procedures shown in the movie, "Enemy of the State", are going into place. Soon, each of us will have our own reality show stored on a government database.