Clear Channel could pull the show simply "because he was Islamic."
No. They'd pull it because it was inciting violence. Which would be right, as it would be right if they pulled a (hypothetical) pro-life DJ who called for the houses of abortionists to be fire bombed.
Err. No. There was one protecting the rights of a kid who wanted to advertise his NRA membership; another defending a child who handed out Christian religious messages at school; the CBS TV is bipartisan; another supporting a Christian message on a sponsored float at a state fair; another supporting a pro-life group.
Pro-life, prayer in schools and handgun ownership. Well known opinions of the left.
It IS the stifling of free speech, both directly and by intimidation. Moreover, it is wrong. Morally and legally.
I was with you completely till the last two words. Nothing Petrosky did was illegal, or unconstitutional. It just made him look like a prick (and showed how he is still a shill for his former paymasters). Tim Robbins' own reply expresses this sentiment far better than I could:
Long live democracy, free speech and the '69 Mets; all improbable glorious miracles that I have always believed in.
(PS : I doubt Robbins believed in the 69 Mets for the first 11 years of his life...)
I recall watching Godfather on US tv last year. When Michael Corleone's Italian wife takes her top off, revealing her breasts they were all pixelated, to prevent us from becoming disturbed.
About three minutes later, Sonny Corleone gave his brother-in-law Carlo a severe beating with, amongst other things a trashcan.
Well, I think its fair to point out that there are extraneous circumstances involved in keeping Carl Mays out of the Hall.
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Do you have any hints regarding how one gets proper running shoes. Is there a scientific method to it?
Well, first and foremost, you need a running shoe. Not a cross trainer or something like that. Running is rhythmic stress loading of the joints, and you need some protection.
Go to a specialist running store, on their quietest day. Find a knowledgeable assistant -- at the specialist stores the assistants are usually runners themselves -- and take 90 minutes of their time trying on a great many pairs. Give them details of what you intend to do with them, and ask their advice. If they've got a machine that gets an imprint of your footstrike and can detect common idiosyncracies like overpronation, so much the better.
Try lots of brands, as they're all subtly different shapes (New Balance and Brooks suit me; my friend swears by Nike.) As a beginner, I'd recommend going for the extra comfort / cushioning models. You won't notice the supposed benefits of the lighter race shoes anyway.
They're not vital, but they're extremely useful for a beginner. With experience, you learn to listen to your body and come to know what under- and over- exertion feel like (for a given distance).
So i always keey mine tightly clasped in my hands.
Don't. I lost a MD player doing that. I tripped over a raised kerbstone -- your hands got out to protect you from falling flat on your face, and -- *whack* -- your expensive hardware takes the full force of the impact. I recommend a specialised pouch that straps high on the upper arm, and make sure its attached securely.
I certainly haven't trained for a marathon or even a 10K, but there's no reason not to scale up within reason depending on your training.
The problem is, theres no hard and fast rules that work for everyone. The first year I started running, I ran a marathon. This was a really stupid thing to do, and I was lucky I didn't do any permanent damage (I've done another three since, each easier than the last, except for the one when I hit the wall hard at 17 miles). The best advice I'd give is get a book, and read up and around the subject while starting out. At the very least, read the rec.running FAQs.
The only other advice I'd give is i) Get proper running shoes, even if you're just jogging a mile or two per outing. ii) Do not, under any circumstance, increase your weekly mileage rapidly (more than about 10% per week). This is asking for injuries, and a week or two laying up resting a strained calf is fantastically infuriating, once you've got the bug.
However the 128kbps mp3 / cdaudio difference is much more audible, and average people can distinguish it.
Oh, I don't deny it. I can hear artifacts on 128kps mp3, especially on instrumental jazz and classical music. Can't pick them out quite so well on my Dead Kennedys albums, though.
There are people out there who do not buy CDs because 44000 samples per second does not sound right to them, and thus they will only settle for analog media.
Well, there are certainly who *claim* that. And there are people who claim that they can detect which brand of battery is in their guitar effects pedal, or which brand of Mini-Disc the sound has been recorded onto (despite the fact that this last thing is completely impossible. Digital data is digital data).
Because as this shows, breaking coherent paragraphs up into sentences and further mashing them into keywords, makes works far more accesible.
Good precis is a skill, and a creative and demanding one at that. A computer will no more likely do a good summary of a lengthy text, than it could write a novel.
My guess is that it's a fairly specific, non-standard load that will garner a 1000x gain
My guess is that you haven't spotted that 1,000% is not 1,000x. A 10-fold increase isn't completely implausible for a workload whose read pattern matches the assumptions built into the anticipatory scheduler.
Sure it is, just look at the fun DunbarTheInept had. Does the fact he's still bitter months later strike you as evidence that he had positive, fun experience?
It inspires creativity,
Insanely tight deadlines do not inspire creativity. Anyone who's had to produce robust codes knows that "Do it now" and "do it right" are mortal enemies.
and advancements in technology.
Tell me, what technology couldd possible be advanced by bunch of students solving some already-solved problems in an extreme hurry?
What is the appeal of turning everything into a competitive event? Whether its music, literature or programming, someone somewhere is trying to convert a self-contained creative process into a "Nyah, nyah, my college/school/town I'm better than deal."
What happened to the satisfaction of doing something for its own sake?
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Err. No. There was one protecting the rights of a kid who wanted to advertise his NRA membership; another defending a child who handed out Christian religious messages at school; the CBS TV is bipartisan; another supporting a Christian message on a sponsored float at a state fair; another supporting a pro-life group.
Pro-life, prayer in schools and handgun ownership. Well known opinions of the left.
Your, sir, are a cretin.
US TV censorship amazes me.
I recall watching Godfather on US tv last year. When Michael Corleone's Italian wife takes her top off, revealing her breasts they were all pixelated, to prevent us from becoming disturbed.
About three minutes later, Sonny Corleone gave his brother-in-law Carlo a severe beating with, amongst other things a trashcan.
We got to see that unedited...
Moral : Violence good, boobies bad.
I like America, but is a weird country.
Ahh, but the alternative dubbing of "Muddy Funster" has given a friend of mine an excellent name for his football team...
Well, I think its fair to point out that there are extraneous circumstances involved in keeping Carl Mays out of the Hall.
Go to a specialist running store, on their quietest day. Find a knowledgeable assistant -- at the specialist stores the assistants are usually runners themselves -- and take 90 minutes of their time trying on a great many pairs. Give them details of what you intend to do with them, and ask their advice. If they've got a machine that gets an imprint of your footstrike and can detect common idiosyncracies like overpronation, so much the better.
Try lots of brands, as they're all subtly different shapes (New Balance and Brooks suit me; my friend swears by Nike.) As a beginner, I'd recommend going for the extra comfort / cushioning models. You won't notice the supposed benefits of the lighter race shoes anyway.
They're not vital, but they're extremely useful for a beginner. With experience, you learn to listen to your body and come to know what under- and over- exertion feel like (for a given distance).
The only other advice I'd give is
i) Get proper running shoes, even if you're just jogging a mile or two per outing.
ii) Do not, under any circumstance, increase your weekly mileage rapidly (more than about 10% per week). This is asking for injuries, and a week or two laying up resting a strained calf is fantastically infuriating, once you've got the bug.
We have a collective name for such people.
We call them "liars."
Really, I find firefox handles intense flash based ads really, really well
Because as this shows, breaking coherent paragraphs up into sentences and further mashing them into keywords, makes works far more accesible.
Good precis is a skill, and a creative and demanding one at that. A computer will no more likely do a good summary of a lengthy text, than it could write a novel.
No, he means they've gone to visit pay their respects to the family of the late Zimbabwean president
You may have been modded Flamebait, but I think thats pretty damn funny. I guess the mods don't get the joke in the last sentence...
This is for undergraduate students. I haven't been an undergraduate for over ten years.
Oh, please. Do you really think I care about Slashdot Karma. Sheesh. Get some perspective.
What is the appeal of turning everything into a competitive event? Whether its music, literature or programming, someone somewhere is trying to convert a self-contained creative process into a "Nyah, nyah, my college/school/town I'm better than deal."
What happened to the satisfaction of doing something for its own sake?
I hope you're aware that that song is about completely different sort of gaming...
Gullable: adj, susceptible to attacks by seabirds.
Gullible: adj, easily fooled.
(And they told me "gullible" wasn't in my dictionary)
I know: I read his misreading wrong.