Yeah but one could argue that years ago a walkman on your belt with wired headphones wasn't fashionable. Now if you've got an Ipod there with the characteristic white headphones you're considered Trendy and hip.
In the same manner the sixth sense isn't attractive now, especially in its Beta phase, that piece of technology was under a 200 dollars (I believe? I haven't seen the vid in a while) - when an Iphone today goes for more than that.
There are alot of things a phone could do that the sixth sense even doesn't offer - theres lots of room for growth.
The idea of these kinds of clinics is that people need to "get their highs" from other things in life. It's not just about taking them away from their addiction, its showing them all the stuff they could be doing with their time, showing them the other pieces that life has to offer.
If you put addicts in an area where they have to work, they're just going to get worn down, get angry, and want to resort to their habit to make them feel better.
Lets face it, if I were addicted to the internet, making me chop down a tree all day is going to make me want to escape into World of Warcraft. If you take me out on a Kayak, and I see cool animals, waterfalls, and discover a newfound love for photography, I'm not going to have time for WoW with all the cool pictures I'll be taking.
But then again, I don't have a medical degree, so I'm just pulling this out of nowhere.
I can attest to this, Of All the Xbox 360's from me and the people I've known, none of them have failed due to anything other than user error.
And By user error I mean either A) Kicking the 360 over on accident. When it was set up vertically, which it wasn't REALLY designed to be stood on its side. or B) Rage quit throwing their controller AT their X-box.
It's Not Microsoft's fault, its EA and Bungie for making addictive online FPS' that piss you off when something stuid happens.
It'll be an outrage for a month, then the world will settle down. Then they'll start the membership fees.
I think I'm just going to close my Paypal now - I only ever used it because I didn't have a credit card, and I trust the guys over at Steam with my credit card number.
It's going to be just as much of an issue of policing the kids to keep their cell phones in their clothes as it is to keep them from using it.
The idea of "using the uniform to enforce the no-cell-phone policy" is ridiculous, and will be exploited at every turn. I mean if I kid pulls out his phone to READ a text message... Then its not going to be in his uniform!
And the article states
The uniform features a dedicated pocket that can store the phone and make it safe for those who wear it.
The phone is unsafe? Unsafe how? Protecting kids from radiation? Stopping it from ringing in class? Like I said. Turnz it off.
Not necessarily though, I mean don't get me wrong, I think Child molestation is a bad thing, but sometimes the people are so messed up inside that they KNOW its wrong and they can't stop doing it, like how some people can't stop smoking cigarettes.
Having known someone who was into that kind of thing, he told me that he really hated who he was and that it felt a little bit like a bipolar thing that he couldn't help. Was what he doing wrong? Absolutely, and he knew it.
Did he feel he was doing more good then causing harm? No. He turned himself in.
I posted because when I read it I thought "How does one create pure evil when evil is a frame of reference?" So I went to RTFA and just thought that Bringsjord's definition of evil was not exactly what -I- would picture pure evil. I imagined pure evil as that maniac who wants to control the world for his own benefit, at the cost of anyone elses lives or pleasures. My closing comment was that Bingsford's definition of pure evil exists QUITE COMMONLY in the world today.
To be truly evil, someone must have sought to do harm by planning to commit some morally wrong action with no prompting from others (whether this person successfully executes his or her plan is beside the point). The evil person must have tried to carry out this plan with the hope of "causing considerable harm to others," Bringsjord says. Finally, "and most importantly," he adds, if this evil person were willing to analyze his or her reasons for wanting to commit this morally wrong action, these reasons would either prove to be incoherent, or they would reveal that the evil person knew he or she was doing something wrong and regarded the harm caused as a good thing.
So I guess all they have to be is a religious nutjob who thinks killing heathens/infadels/etc etc is alright.
Populous, Wing Commander, Theme Park, and Road Rash.
If you remember all the old classics you played, if you go back and play them now, they're not the same. They were right for their time, and the trick with those games is coming up with what's right for the time now.... there's an opportunity to bring those back in the future, but only if it's right for the time and not just a 'remake' or something. We'd need to do it in a way that's true to the original values, but would still make a great game today.
What was the last Real Time Simulator, Space flight Simulator, or Motorcycle "quote" racing "unquote" game? Personally I haven't played Theme park myself. I mean, yeah, they do keep remaking games to death and I would hate to see that happen. Resident Evil was once a good series. But the real issue is the games that get Remade that don't NEED to be. Like any sports title. Or they redid a Monkey Island special edition - which was a great game and still is, but to be honest I enjoyed it more in its classic graphics and sound over the new ones. The episodic launch of the new Monkey Island series does have me bouncing a bit.
But back to the games at hand. Populus would be an interesting remake because there are so many angles they could approach it at, even if they didn't bring any new game concepts the graphics of what is taking place could be awesome and breathtaking enough as it is.
Wing Commander, along with its brother the X-wing series could also do with a new release. I mean space flight sims aren't generally all that new or different from one to another, but the next Gen consoles have been out for a while now and I haven't seen any.
And Road Rash... I... I honestly don't know how this could turn out... I actually pulled it out a month ago and played it for like 10 minutes. I don't remember how this appealed to me when I was younger.
If they aren't ready to be re-introduced into society then they shouldn't be, it should be as simple as that.
The idea was, if the predator is supposed to be a registered sex offender, they should keep their Internet distance as well as their physical distance
You thats where the problem lies - you know why people go to prison? To keep their Physical distance away from everybody. If they aren't able to handle that reimmersion they shouldn't be. If the guy can live on his own he should sure as hell be able to surf the net alone.
being able to do something minute in your world and see that impact in the major world
How do you plan on achieving that? I've had a game idea like this for a while but I can't think of an excellent way to go about making small details effecting the outcome, except for market prices.
It staggers the mind to think of the amazing technological advances we've made but we still haven't taken the time to unlock the secrets of photosynthesis. Given environmental concerns, I thought this would have been done a long time ago.
I mean the guy should go for jail for it, no doubts there - but the fact that it can happen is the real issue that needs to be addressed.
I mean it's not the victim's fault, they probably don't even know what Limewire is, let alone how to use it or how it can be dangerous. It's not Limewire's fault, I mean any method they put in to prevent this will either detract from their service or will just spawn more problems.
And little Billy Downloady just put My Docs as the shared folder so his music goes into the music folder and the movies go into the movies folder. Having no idea that his parents happened to keep sensitive info in there.
I Guess the solution... Encrypt your Data regardless your situation?
You see, you keep the noncriminating data encrypted on the computer - and you keep the criminating stuff hidden in the Program Files\Microsoft Office folder.
They'll be so concerned about accessing the encrypted stuff, that when they discover its just pictures of lolcats and epic fails, they'll stop searching your PC.
As a failsafe, if they DO find your stuff in the office folder, tell them it must be Microsoft's doing!
Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Search from Address Bar -> Do not search from address bar.
There you go.
If anything else is happening, its a problem with malware on your computer or your DNS.
Microsoft is not shamelessly plugging Bing. It's a feature. A feature they've had for years and decided to make it standard. If you don't set it to anything besides the default, it'll use Bing.
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Yeah but one could argue that years ago a walkman on your belt with wired headphones wasn't fashionable. Now if you've got an Ipod there with the characteristic white headphones you're considered Trendy and hip.
In the same manner the sixth sense isn't attractive now, especially in its Beta phase, that piece of technology was under a 200 dollars (I believe? I haven't seen the vid in a while) - when an Iphone today goes for more than that.
There are alot of things a phone could do that the sixth sense even doesn't offer - theres lots of room for growth.
The idea of these kinds of clinics is that people need to "get their highs" from other things in life. It's not just about taking them away from their addiction, its showing them all the stuff they could be doing with their time, showing them the other pieces that life has to offer.
If you put addicts in an area where they have to work, they're just going to get worn down, get angry, and want to resort to their habit to make them feel better.
Lets face it, if I were addicted to the internet, making me chop down a tree all day is going to make me want to escape into World of Warcraft. If you take me out on a Kayak, and I see cool animals, waterfalls, and discover a newfound love for photography, I'm not going to have time for WoW with all the cool pictures I'll be taking.
But then again, I don't have a medical degree, so I'm just pulling this out of nowhere.
What are you talking about? Where did you get the idea you need a medical Degree to open a clinic?
Can I sign up online?
I can attest to this, Of All the Xbox 360's from me and the people I've known, none of them have failed due to anything other than user error.
And By user error I mean either
A) Kicking the 360 over on accident. When it was set up vertically, which it wasn't REALLY designed to be stood on its side.
or
B) Rage quit throwing their controller AT their X-box.
It's Not Microsoft's fault, its EA and Bungie for making addictive online FPS' that piss you off when something stuid happens.
only waking the computer if, for example, an actualy IM is received or a download is completed."
So now if my falling asleep leads to the computer falling asleep, it'll wake up to wake me up when it finished downloading.
It sounds like a dislexic "Yo Dawg..."
It'll be an outrage for a month, then the world will settle down. Then they'll start the membership fees.
I think I'm just going to close my Paypal now - I only ever used it because I didn't have a credit card, and I trust the guys over at Steam with my credit card number.
I'm sure these people know what they're doing... /Famouslastwords
It isn't the volts, but the amps that will kill you.
Or it might have been the explosion.
I don't think this one was due to amps. There were no bands set up on stage at the time of the accident.
If I had a nickel for every time someone purchased a terrible port...
Oh wait, someone IS making that... and making alot of Nickels...
It's going to be just as much of an issue of policing the kids to keep their cell phones in their clothes as it is to keep them from using it.
The idea of "using the uniform to enforce the no-cell-phone policy" is ridiculous, and will be exploited at every turn. I mean if I kid pulls out his phone to READ a text message... Then its not going to be in his uniform!
And the article states
The uniform features a dedicated pocket that can store the phone and make it safe for those who wear it.
The phone is unsafe? Unsafe how? Protecting kids from radiation? Stopping it from ringing in class? Like I said. Turnz it off.
Turn your phone off? Take the battery out?
Can a teacher not confiscate a cell phone anymore if he catches a student using it?
But that's racist! And Sexist!
Not necessarily though, I mean don't get me wrong, I think Child molestation is a bad thing, but sometimes the people are so messed up inside that they KNOW its wrong and they can't stop doing it, like how some people can't stop smoking cigarettes.
Having known someone who was into that kind of thing, he told me that he really hated who he was and that it felt a little bit like a bipolar thing that he couldn't help. Was what he doing wrong? Absolutely, and he knew it.
Did he feel he was doing more good then causing harm? No. He turned himself in.
I posted because when I read it I thought "How does one create pure evil when evil is a frame of reference?" So I went to RTFA and just thought that Bringsjord's definition of evil was not exactly what -I- would picture pure evil. I imagined pure evil as that maniac who wants to control the world for his own benefit, at the cost of anyone elses lives or pleasures. My closing comment was that Bingsford's definition of pure evil exists QUITE COMMONLY in the world today.
Well Bringsjord's definition quotes
To be truly evil, someone must have sought to do harm by planning to commit some morally wrong action with no prompting from others (whether this person successfully executes his or her plan is beside the point). The evil person must have tried to carry out this plan with the hope of "causing considerable harm to others," Bringsjord says. Finally, "and most importantly," he adds, if this evil person were willing to analyze his or her reasons for wanting to commit this morally wrong action, these reasons would either prove to be incoherent, or they would reveal that the evil person knew he or she was doing something wrong and regarded the harm caused as a good thing.
So I guess all they have to be is a religious nutjob who thinks killing heathens/infadels/etc etc is alright.
Populous, Wing Commander, Theme Park, and Road Rash.
If you remember all the old classics you played, if you go back and play them now, they're not the same. They were right for their time, and the trick with those games is coming up with what's right for the time now. ... there's an opportunity to bring those back in the future, but only if it's right for the time and not just a 'remake' or something. We'd need to do it in a way that's true to the original values, but would still make a great game today.
What was the last Real Time Simulator, Space flight Simulator, or Motorcycle "quote" racing "unquote" game? Personally I haven't played Theme park myself.
I mean, yeah, they do keep remaking games to death and I would hate to see that happen. Resident Evil was once a good series. But the real issue is the games that get Remade that don't NEED to be. Like any sports title. Or they redid a Monkey Island special edition - which was a great game and still is, but to be honest I enjoyed it more in its classic graphics and sound over the new ones. The episodic launch of the new Monkey Island series does have me bouncing a bit.
But back to the games at hand. Populus would be an interesting remake because there are so many angles they could approach it at, even if they didn't bring any new game concepts the graphics of what is taking place could be awesome and breathtaking enough as it is.
Wing Commander, along with its brother the X-wing series could also do with a new release. I mean space flight sims aren't generally all that new or different from one to another, but the next Gen consoles have been out for a while now and I haven't seen any.
And Road Rash... I... I honestly don't know how this could turn out... I actually pulled it out a month ago and played it for like 10 minutes. I don't remember how this appealed to me when I was younger.
If they aren't ready to be re-introduced into society then they shouldn't be, it should be as simple as that.
The idea was, if the predator is supposed to be a registered sex offender, they should keep their Internet distance as well as their physical distance
You thats where the problem lies - you know why people go to prison? To keep their Physical distance away from everybody. If they aren't able to handle that reimmersion they shouldn't be. If the guy can live on his own he should sure as hell be able to surf the net alone.
That deserves a rim shot. Ba-dum psh!
being able to do something minute in your world and see that impact in the major world
How do you plan on achieving that? I've had a game idea like this for a while but I can't think of an excellent way to go about making small details effecting the outcome, except for market prices.
I sure do have some real blonde moments sometimes...
It staggers the mind to think of the amazing technological advances we've made but we still haven't taken the time to unlock the secrets of photosynthesis. Given environmental concerns, I thought this would have been done a long time ago.
The down side:
Biology will get even HARDER.
In fact, lets go through the whole nutrition pyramid, line em up with a serving of fish and dairy products, some more veggies too.
I mean the guy should go for jail for it, no doubts there - but the fact that it can happen is the real issue that needs to be addressed.
I mean it's not the victim's fault, they probably don't even know what Limewire is, let alone how to use it or how it can be dangerous. It's not Limewire's fault, I mean any method they put in to prevent this will either detract from their service or will just spawn more problems.
And little Billy Downloady just put My Docs as the shared folder so his music goes into the music folder and the movies go into the movies folder. Having no idea that his parents happened to keep sensitive info in there.
I Guess the solution... Encrypt your Data regardless your situation?
You see, you keep the noncriminating data encrypted on the computer - and you keep the criminating stuff hidden in the Program Files\Microsoft Office folder.
They'll be so concerned about accessing the encrypted stuff, that when they discover its just pictures of lolcats and epic fails, they'll stop searching your PC.
As a failsafe, if they DO find your stuff in the office folder, tell them it must be Microsoft's doing!
Quoted from below:
Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Search from Address Bar -> Do not search from address bar.
There you go.
If anything else is happening, its a problem with malware on your computer or your DNS.
Microsoft is not shamelessly plugging Bing. It's a feature. A feature they've had for years and decided to make it standard. If you don't set it to anything besides the default, it'll use Bing.