This is made even more profitable by the addition of (bogus, at least to me) words like QI and ZA (a way of spelling "chi" as in Chinese medicine and a slang word for "pizza" that they somehow decided was mainstream enough). [...] (QAT is also pretty damn bogus.) [...] It's a game of tactics (generally well understood) and an official dictionary with words that often bear only a dim connection to reality.
I loved Scrabble until I started playing against people who used words that I had not only seen before, but that offended my inner dictionary. Someday they'll put out a dictionary with only the top N used words or something so I can enjoy it again.
Radical Islamic Fundamentalism is to Islam as the KKK is to Christianity (as paraphrased from The West Wing).
Let's call out those who hate and oppress, and leave the rest of the members of a religion that preaches peace alone.
I skipped the Vista "upgrade" but did upgrade from XP to 7 because I wanted to be able to have more than 4GB of RAM. That's mostly the only reason I bothered.
Off-topic, but I wish I had had more friends with computers back when Descent wasn't ancient. Great game that I would've loved to play multiplayer on more often.
Yes, I will grant that I met my wonderful wife courtesy of Facebook, but beyond that, I cannot see how my life is any better due to the time I used to spend there.
The "article" assumes Valve would otherwise pay to have the translations done. This is a questionable assumption.
Agreed. If they weren't going to do it anyway it's actually rather helpful of them to make it possible for the text to be translated by whoever volunteers to do so.
Issac Newton believed in alchemy and conducted all sorts of pseudo-scientific experiments in nonsense. Edison spent the last years of his life working on a spook phone to talk to the dead. Orson Scott Card is a Mormon and says bad things about gay people.
Interesting that you would compare believing in alchemy and working on a "spook phone" with being a member of a particular religion with over 13 million members.
People start saying and believing stupid shit when they pass their prime.
Obviously alchemy is bunk, but just because you don't agree with something doesn't mean it's stupid.
This is absolutely true. In my high school, there were so few science and math teachers that they ended up hiring unqualified teachers that preferred to show us football game film from last Friday's game. And those few good teachers we had were certainly "disenfranchised"-- though that might be an understatement. The one teacher who I felt really taught me anything ended up leaving because she couldn't please the bureaucracy of today's public schools.
The future of science education is certainly bleak, but I wouldn't stop there. The whole system is a mess that punishes teachers that do things differently--read, "better."
What if the rack-rate per minute for advertising was quite a bit bigger on TV than on Hulu?
Because every Hulu show watched through Boxee is one show people aren't watching on real TV! It's like one pirated copy = one lost sale. Suddenly it's all so clear!
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RTFA... couldn't find any mention of any school with the initials uni. Did I miss something, or did it mean UND?
This is made even more profitable by the addition of (bogus, at least to me) words like QI and ZA (a way of spelling "chi" as in Chinese medicine and a slang word for "pizza" that they somehow decided was mainstream enough). [...] (QAT is also pretty damn bogus.) [...] It's a game of tactics (generally well understood) and an official dictionary with words that often bear only a dim connection to reality.
I loved Scrabble until I started playing against people who used words that I had not only seen before, but that offended my inner dictionary. Someday they'll put out a dictionary with only the top N used words or something so I can enjoy it again.
Radical Islamic Fundamentalism is to Islam as the KKK is to Christianity (as paraphrased from The West Wing). Let's call out those who hate and oppress, and leave the rest of the members of a religion that preaches peace alone.
I skipped the Vista "upgrade" but did upgrade from XP to 7 because I wanted to be able to have more than 4GB of RAM. That's mostly the only reason I bothered.
Windows: 95. Scene: LAN party. Game: Descent.
Off-topic, but I wish I had had more friends with computers back when Descent wasn't ancient. Great game that I would've loved to play multiplayer on more often.
Longest one I've found so far is hilum to Angkor Borei and Phnom da. Definitely a great time-waster.
Yes, I will grant that I met my wonderful wife courtesy of Facebook, but beyond that, I cannot see how my life is any better due to the time I used to spend there.
Spot the irony in the above sentence!
With all the things that usually go wrong at my LAN parties of 4-8 people, I can only imagine the potential frustration at a gig like this!
So this still leaves the iPad2 a few hundred dollars more expensive, right?
The "article" assumes Valve would otherwise pay to have the translations done. This is a questionable assumption.
Agreed. If they weren't going to do it anyway it's actually rather helpful of them to make it possible for the text to be translated by whoever volunteers to do so.
Issac Newton believed in alchemy and conducted all sorts of pseudo-scientific experiments in nonsense. Edison spent the last years of his life working on a spook phone to talk to the dead. Orson Scott Card is a Mormon and says bad things about gay people.
Interesting that you would compare believing in alchemy and working on a "spook phone" with being a member of a particular religion with over 13 million members.
People start saying and believing stupid shit when they pass their prime.
Obviously alchemy is bunk, but just because you don't agree with something doesn't mean it's stupid.
Hey, can we spot the typo in the summary?
This is absolutely true. In my high school, there were so few science and math teachers that they ended up hiring unqualified teachers that preferred to show us football game film from last Friday's game. And those few good teachers we had were certainly "disenfranchised"-- though that might be an understatement. The one teacher who I felt really taught me anything ended up leaving because she couldn't please the bureaucracy of today's public schools. The future of science education is certainly bleak, but I wouldn't stop there. The whole system is a mess that punishes teachers that do things differently--read, "better."
What if the rack-rate per minute for advertising was quite a bit bigger on TV than on Hulu?
Because every Hulu show watched through Boxee is one show people aren't watching on real TV! It's like one pirated copy = one lost sale. Suddenly it's all so clear!
Terms of Use Update A couple of weeks ago, we posted an update to our Terms of Use that we hoped would clarify some parts of it for our users. Over the past couple of days, we have received a lot of questions and comments about these updated terms and what they mean for people and their information. Because of the feedback we received, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised.
So there you have it. (A letter opener.)
After actually reading the article, I'd have to agree. Especially since the next batch will be spelled correctly...
Like the poet from HHGG whose own intestines leaped out of his throat to strangle himself...