And I would argue that any occupation that involves staring at a teacher for several hours, unblinking and mouth gaping open, could hardly be considered as mentally beneficial either. So let's abolish all the schools, too!
4) Take another 5 year old
5) have it drive a toy car outside
6) have it drive a real car
7) call lawyer
Seriously, no one is saying that a video game is *exactly* like real life, only that it stimulates the same (or similar) regions of the brain. That 5 year old who plays games may not be ready to drive a car at five, but I wouldn't be surprised if s/he was just as good at driving at 16 as the one who plays stick-ball all day.
The Japanese swords were also quenched in a special way, to make the front edge hard, while the back remained springy (this is still done today for some swords). So it's sort of like what these guys are doing, but at a more macroscopic level.
...the AHGMD would by definion, be required to consume an infinite amount of energy (since there is no way you could prevent it from potentially lifting an infinite amount of mass)...
I can think of one way to prevent it from drawing infinite energy: fuses. Nothing says the device must perform perfectly for all loading conditions. As the energy draw increased, the device would simply break down at some point.
I think the point you're missing is that this is not a perfect gravity "shield", but rather a repulsive force generator. The strength of the field or beam will vary with the amount of energy put into it, and the load put on it. This is the same principle that applies to electromagnetic fields; which, BTW, are already used to levitate things (MagLev).
Yes, but the difference is that the original movies were at least tolerable to adults. In Episode I, it was almost as if Lucas went out of his way to alienate the adult audience. JarJar's screeching babble was obnoxious and offensive. The ewoks were lame, but at least they were at part of the story, not a pure distraction from it.
He also picked the world's worst child actor, who would be booted off the set of most Disney TV-films, for the starring role, and tried to make us believe that an 8-year-old boy can have romantic chemistry with a space-queen.
But I'm not bitter!;-) One thing I will admit is that I never caught on to how stupid and obvious the name Darth (in)Vader was, until I saw Ep.I and choked on the brilliance of Darth (in)Sidious and Darth Maul(you like a tiger/bear). Anyone know what Darth means, apart from a badly mispronounced Dark?
Considering that he's let various authors write about it in novels, I'm not sure he can do the epilogue story without trampling on those other works. Kind of the same corner that Star Trek painted itself into a long time ago. The Timothy Zahn(??) books, in particular, read like a third trilogy in themselves, and LucasArts has at least halfway embraced the characters from those books in its products.
Yep, even if one person is better at his job *and* yours, the group is better off if he does what he does best, and you do the other job. Only one problem though: this only works when you can't get rid of people!
The model for this economic principle is society as a whole, where the number and types of people are fixed or uncontrollable. In a business setting, it's all too easy to just fire you and let the better worker do both jobs. Since the company no longer has to support you, this can be an overall win for them. This is the essence of downsizing.
Err, maybe 3) doing it in ROM wouldn't be fast/good enough? If you're upgrading features in flash ROM, you might as well just do it in software. If the chip can be made to do something, then the latest drivers should support it; if not, nothing will make the chip suddenly add new HW capabilities.
The difference between dx7 and dx8 may be obvious, but between dx8.1:ps1.3 & dx8.1:ps1.4? I doubt it. There is a limit to what reviewers can decipher as to who's using what tehcnology. As long as you conspicuously overuse one or two "super-cool" new features from the the latest generation of boards, most people won't notice the non-use of little tweaky performance enhancments from an individual architecture. Besides, if nobody uses it, who'll know the difference?
Yes, but we won't really know how effective it is until it's in widespread use. If people get too used to it, the sound may lose its effectiveness. (Especially if it's used in annoying, non-emergency devices like cell phones.)
So the only real difference is that PayPal is an instance of a social concept that everyone recognizes, whereas HammerOfThor+35 is an instance of a social concept shared only by players.
Hmm, I wasn't sure about this; it does look like english scrap, but I thought maybe the increased safety precautions on the US shows was due to our wonderful healthcare system (ie. cover the cost of the treatment by filing a frivolous lawsuit against whoever you can). Maybe this is too cynical; then again, I guess as long as they are Americans, they still have private insurance, so...
(BTW, if you don't know what I'm talking about, look at the shows with similar challenges. For example, UK drag racing: find an old seat, bolt on a crappy two-piece roll cage, and off you go. US drag racing: give both teams specialized racing seats with five-point harnesses, demand a full roll cage that probably doubles the weight, etc.,etc.)
Actually, in some of the older shows, the host actually refers to "Scrapheap" in a way that makes it clear that it's the name of the show (ie. not just a generic term for a heap-of-scrap, or yard-of-junk).
Now the really funny bit would be if they filmed two versions of the US vs. UK special: one with the US winning, and one with the UK. Kinda like the two versions of Godzilla vs. King Kong (which really annoyed me 'cause I was always a Godzilla fan).
BTW, am I the only one (or only American) who thinks that the British male host was better than the US guy?
Well, what gets me is that no matter how badly a team falls behind in their construction, they always manage to finish just in time. I know that they are supposed to get tweak time the next morning, but they always at least have something to tweak. No one ever fails to get to the starting line.
There's a difference between having a badly designed entry and having *no* entry, and that's where things get fishy with this show. But I can't help loving it anyway:-)
No, because the copyright owners (namely the record label, _not_ the artists) are the ones asking for this. They can do whatever they like with the music, including hacking it to bits (after spending $19-zillion to over-produce it in the first place).
Well, the only difference I see in terms of game prices is that the old console games aren't discounted as soon, or as much, as with PC games. If you are buying the latest-and-greatest games, the prices are similar.
As for the flexibility issue, one of the things I love about my PS2 is that what it does, it does very well. I don't have to worry about BSODs in the middle of a game, or conflicts between programs. So far, I haven't had any problems playing DVDs on it, which is more than I can say for my PC. And despite the little fan in it, the PS2 is still much quieter than a normal PC configuration, which makes it easier to live with in the livingroom/entertainment room.
For me the console is not a replacement for my PC, but a complement to it. This way, I don't have to worry about keeping my PC in line with current gaming requirements, nor do I have to stare at the same screen that I use when I'm managing my bank account. And I can switch between a game and TV without ever having to leave my couch:-)
This is a tricky issue. Couldn't sticking ugly icons all over the desktop be considered "defacement"? To use your analogy, isn't it more like painting polka dots on the leather upholstery?
Well, I realize that Linux distros have grown since I was in college, but my first Linux installation was on a 486 with 8MB of RAM, and X worked fine. For local apps, it was slow, but for terminal service of remote apps, it rocked! Nothing like doing your EE project from your dorm room, while everyone else is toiling away in Unix lab:-)
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B5 season one was inconsistent: alternating extremely lame with very cool moments. As opposed to the recent Trek series(s), which usually have a constant simmering lameness until they get going. And as for Farscape, I think Season One may actually be my favorite.
I'm not sure what he's talking, uh, about, either. I've never noticed a recognizable accent from any of the actors. Of course, I'm technically a Southerner, so maybe all y'all yankees just sound alike;-)
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And I would argue that any occupation that involves staring at a teacher for several hours, unblinking and mouth gaping open, could hardly be considered as mentally beneficial either. So let's abolish all the schools, too!
4) Take another 5 year old
5) have it drive a toy car outside
6) have it drive a real car
7) call lawyer
Seriously, no one is saying that a video game is *exactly* like real life, only that it stimulates the same (or similar) regions of the brain. That 5 year old who plays games may not be ready to drive a car at five, but I wouldn't be surprised if s/he was just as good at driving at 16 as the one who plays stick-ball all day.
The Japanese swords were also quenched in a special way, to make the front edge hard, while the back remained springy (this is still done today for some swords). So it's sort of like what these guys are doing, but at a more macroscopic level.
I can think of one way to prevent it from drawing infinite energy: fuses. Nothing says the device must perform perfectly for all loading conditions. As the energy draw increased, the device would simply break down at some point.
I think the point you're missing is that this is not a perfect gravity "shield", but rather a repulsive force generator. The strength of the field or beam will vary with the amount of energy put into it, and the load put on it. This is the same principle that applies to electromagnetic fields; which, BTW, are already used to levitate things (MagLev).
You're forgetting the First Law of TeleCommunications:
Pr0n expands to fill vacant bandwidth.
How long before goofballs are 'broadcasting' 1080i realtime pr0n, or selling interactive VR Jenna Jameson from their websites?
Mmmm, interactive VR pr0n....
Yes, but the difference is that the original movies were at least tolerable to adults. In Episode I, it was almost as if Lucas went out of his way to alienate the adult audience. JarJar's screeching babble was obnoxious and offensive. The ewoks were lame, but at least they were at part of the story, not a pure distraction from it.
;-) One thing I will admit is that I never caught on to how stupid and obvious the name Darth (in)Vader was, until I saw Ep.I and choked on the brilliance of Darth (in)Sidious and Darth Maul(you like a tiger/bear). Anyone know what Darth means, apart from a badly mispronounced Dark?
He also picked the world's worst child actor, who would be booted off the set of most Disney TV-films, for the starring role, and tried to make us believe that an 8-year-old boy can have romantic chemistry with a space-queen.
But I'm not bitter!
Considering that he's let various authors write about it in novels, I'm not sure he can do the epilogue story without trampling on those other works. Kind of the same corner that Star Trek painted itself into a long time ago. The Timothy Zahn(??) books, in particular, read like a third trilogy in themselves, and LucasArts has at least halfway embraced the characters from those books in its products.
Yep, even if one person is better at his job *and* yours, the group is better off if he does what he does best, and you do the other job. Only one problem though: this only works when you can't get rid of people!
The model for this economic principle is society as a whole, where the number and types of people are fixed or uncontrollable. In a business setting, it's all too easy to just fire you and let the better worker do both jobs. Since the company no longer has to support you, this can be an overall win for them. This is the essence of downsizing.
Err, maybe 3) doing it in ROM wouldn't be fast/good enough? If you're upgrading features in flash ROM, you might as well just do it in software. If the chip can be made to do something, then the latest drivers should support it; if not, nothing will make the chip suddenly add new HW capabilities.
The difference between dx7 and dx8 may be obvious, but between dx8.1:ps1.3 & dx8.1:ps1.4? I doubt it. There is a limit to what reviewers can decipher as to who's using what tehcnology. As long as you conspicuously overuse one or two "super-cool" new features from the the latest generation of boards, most people won't notice the non-use of little tweaky performance enhancments from an individual architecture. Besides, if nobody uses it, who'll know the difference?
Yes, but we won't really know how effective it is until it's in widespread use. If people get too used to it, the sound may lose its effectiveness. (Especially if it's used in annoying, non-emergency devices like cell phones.)
So the only real difference is that PayPal is an instance of a social concept that everyone recognizes, whereas HammerOfThor+35 is an instance of a social concept shared only by players.
Hmm, I wasn't sure about this; it does look like english scrap, but I thought maybe the increased safety precautions on the US shows was due to our wonderful healthcare system (ie. cover the cost of the treatment by filing a frivolous lawsuit against whoever you can). Maybe this is too cynical; then again, I guess as long as they are Americans, they still have private insurance, so...
(BTW, if you don't know what I'm talking about, look at the shows with similar challenges. For example, UK drag racing: find an old seat, bolt on a crappy two-piece roll cage, and off you go. US drag racing: give both teams specialized racing seats with five-point harnesses, demand a full roll cage that probably doubles the weight, etc.,etc.)
Actually, in some of the older shows, the host actually refers to "Scrapheap" in a way that makes it clear that it's the name of the show (ie. not just a generic term for a heap-of-scrap, or yard-of-junk).
Now the really funny bit would be if they filmed two versions of the US vs. UK special: one with the US winning, and one with the UK. Kinda like the two versions of Godzilla vs. King Kong (which really annoyed me 'cause I was always a Godzilla fan).
BTW, am I the only one (or only American) who thinks that the British male host was better than the US guy?
Well, what gets me is that no matter how badly a team falls behind in their construction, they always manage to finish just in time. I know that they are supposed to get tweak time the next morning, but they always at least have something to tweak. No one ever fails to get to the starting line.
:-)
There's a difference between having a badly designed entry and having *no* entry, and that's where things get fishy with this show. But I can't help loving it anyway
Yep, the only difference between these "distinguished" awards and TRL is the primary age demographic of the voters...
No, because the copyright owners (namely the record label, _not_ the artists) are the ones asking for this. They can do whatever they like with the music, including hacking it to bits (after spending $19-zillion to over-produce it in the first place).
Well, the only difference I see in terms of game prices is that the old console games aren't discounted as soon, or as much, as with PC games. If you are buying the latest-and-greatest games, the prices are similar.
:-)
As for the flexibility issue, one of the things I love about my PS2 is that what it does, it does very well. I don't have to worry about BSODs in the middle of a game, or conflicts between programs. So far, I haven't had any problems playing DVDs on it, which is more than I can say for my PC. And despite the little fan in it, the PS2 is still much quieter than a normal PC configuration, which makes it easier to live with in the livingroom/entertainment room.
For me the console is not a replacement for my PC, but a complement to it. This way, I don't have to worry about keeping my PC in line with current gaming requirements, nor do I have to stare at the same screen that I use when I'm managing my bank account. And I can switch between a game and TV without ever having to leave my couch
Ahh, so we won't even have to whack Windows over the head first in order to boot Linux! Woohoo! ;-)
Err, $400 == very expensive!? For a gaming rig? I must have missed something...
You've either got some very quiet machines, or a very loud ceiling fan!
Assuming it's the later, where did you get these amazing machines?
This is a tricky issue. Couldn't sticking ugly icons all over the desktop be considered "defacement"? To use your analogy, isn't it more like painting polka dots on the leather upholstery?
Well, I realize that Linux distros have grown since I was in college, but my first Linux installation was on a 486 with 8MB of RAM, and X worked fine. For local apps, it was slow, but for terminal service of remote apps, it rocked! Nothing like doing your EE project from your dorm room, while everyone else is toiling away in Unix lab :-)
B5 season one was inconsistent: alternating extremely lame with very cool moments. As opposed to the recent Trek series(s), which usually have a constant simmering lameness until they get going. And as for Farscape, I think Season One may actually be my favorite.
I'm not sure what he's talking, uh, about, either. I've never noticed a recognizable accent from any of the actors. Of course, I'm technically a Southerner, so maybe all y'all yankees just sound alike ;-)