I forget where I read it (possibly here) that many groups have stayed away from using male voices because of figures like HAL have made us instantly suspicious of male computer voices.
So yeah, there's many plausible reason why these voices are female, however 5 years later when we ask the same question, it's now become a gender discrimination debate.
Would this not just make the fork taste salty? Once the food is deposited and you start chewing, the salty flavour will be gone and your food will feel like it needs salt.
The keyboard is more a case of immersion. From my time playing Elite Dangerous with the DK2, I tried 3 different inputs. I used Keyboard (Nostromo) and Mouse, XBOX 360 controller and Saitek X52.
When you are piloting, it is great to be able to see your motions on the joystick matched by the Avatar in game. This gave the best immersion. However, it quickly becomes a real problem when you go to the galaxy map, and have to find your keyboard to type in a destination.
I think the VIVE will be the winner in the long run, simply because of the front facing camera. When you need to, you can find the keyboard and use it. I would like to see in time, a resurgence of the IR keyboard, linked to an in-VR virtual keyboard. If the headset can detect the position of the IR keyboard, and project a simulacrum of it in the VR environment, then you have the best of both.
We've been invaded so many times: The Celts, The Normans, The British. Every time loads of them settled here and ended up "Becoming more Irish than the Irish themselves" as the saying goes. So who got here first, and why are people so determined to invade us?
LEGO Scientists are attempting to detect Agony waves which occur when a foot collides with a brick in the dark. It turns out to be a very interesting problem. While most people have problems with a detector sensitive enough to find weak signals, the LEGO scientists are having the opposite.
I don't get how they are using the word censor, or ban in discussions. The church offered them money to run their ad before the movie. They declined the money on the basis that the ad doesn't fit within their guidelines for the ads they show before movies. End of story.
If the church came up to me and said, "we'll pay you money to wear this (justpray) tshirt" and I refuse, am I guilty of censorship? Have I banned their ad somehow?
I don't know, someone born in the 60's was likely to have gained much more than 2 inches since then. Though they sure would have put on a lot of weight too.
In the wild, a horse with a broken leg was a dead horse. It would have simply been eaten by predators. An evolutionary "decision" was made to cut the losses of horses that break a leg, in favour of the survival of the heard. Humans, however, did not suffer detriment to the herd if a member broke a limb so have evolved to repair and fight another day instead.
For the purposes of avian depopulation, the dyson doesn't have blades. The air current pushed out by them generates a breeze through the hoop. I expect the efficiency of this is pretty poor, and that attempting the reverse wouldn't generate enough power to make it worthwhile.
I think the GP, while painting in a broad and cryptic strokes, is stating that Eva was chosen so as to overtly appeal to women, and not because they were interested in their actors accurately portraying the reaction to being in slavery. They want the public to think "Women won't be treated as objects in this movie (as happens in real world parallels) so come on down and enjoy the movie filled with strong willed women who don't need no man". Had they instead gone with an actual psychologist they probably would have ended up with a more realistic movie where the women would have been completely physically overwhelmed by the patriarchy and subjected to numerous atrocities (as in Somalia today) and would have had zero say in the plot of the movie. It would have ended up just another macho action movie that women everywhere would have been up in arms about.
Eva was not picked to give a realistic response to the situations the women in the movie find themselves in, instead she's there to ensure that women will find the movie enjoyable, which isn't a bad thing!
Expert? So she has some form of psychology degree?
What the GP was saying is that this person is not impartial, potentially has an agenda, and has pulling power that an actual psychologist probably wouldn't have. If instead DR Mann Von Mannerson had been consulted on the portrayal of sex slaves instead, what would the outcome have been? Given how we have actual and real accounts of what happens to women in this situation (It occurs in Somalia currently) why did they need the help of a feminist writer?
Dyson have a bladeless fan (http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/dyson-fan-pr-1.jpg). I've wondered why the reverse of this doesn't work for electricity generation.
America should really get their act together and try to patch things up with Cuba sooner rather than later. When a larger country pisses all over their small island neighbours for decades, the small guys have a habit of holding a grudge.
Slashdot Mirror
I forget where I read it (possibly here) that many groups have stayed away from using male voices because of figures like HAL have made us instantly suspicious of male computer voices.
A quick google search: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10...
So yeah, there's many plausible reason why these voices are female, however 5 years later when we ask the same question, it's now become a gender discrimination debate.
Would this not just make the fork taste salty? Once the food is deposited and you start chewing, the salty flavour will be gone and your food will feel like it needs salt.
With the obvious exception of slashdot, would you really miss 99% of the internet?
The keyboard is more a case of immersion. From my time playing Elite Dangerous with the DK2, I tried 3 different inputs. I used Keyboard (Nostromo) and Mouse, XBOX 360 controller and Saitek X52.
When you are piloting, it is great to be able to see your motions on the joystick matched by the Avatar in game. This gave the best immersion. However, it quickly becomes a real problem when you go to the galaxy map, and have to find your keyboard to type in a destination.
I think the VIVE will be the winner in the long run, simply because of the front facing camera. When you need to, you can find the keyboard and use it. I would like to see in time, a resurgence of the IR keyboard, linked to an in-VR virtual keyboard. If the headset can detect the position of the IR keyboard, and project a simulacrum of it in the VR environment, then you have the best of both.
We've been invaded so many times: The Celts, The Normans, The British. Every time loads of them settled here and ended up "Becoming more Irish than the Irish themselves" as the saying goes. So who got here first, and why are people so determined to invade us?
Krieger-san?
It's a 5 minute, 1/4 mile, long slip'n'slide. There's probably a queue of scuba divers at the mouth of the tube.
I'm not buying unless it looks and works like this: http://vignette4.wikia.nocooki...
Thankfully they have Scott's identical twin brother to compare against.
I have a digital image to share with you.
LEGO Scientists are attempting to detect Agony waves which occur when a foot collides with a brick in the dark. It turns out to be a very interesting problem. While most people have problems with a detector sensitive enough to find weak signals, the LEGO scientists are having the opposite.
Why do the police need encrypted communications? If they are not doing anything illegal, they've got nothing to hide.
And then they are suddenly 404.
Wrecking Ball Operator?
I don't get how they are using the word censor, or ban in discussions. The church offered them money to run their ad before the movie. They declined the money on the basis that the ad doesn't fit within their guidelines for the ads they show before movies. End of story.
If the church came up to me and said, "we'll pay you money to wear this (justpray) tshirt" and I refuse, am I guilty of censorship? Have I banned their ad somehow?
I don't know, someone born in the 60's was likely to have gained much more than 2 inches since then. Though they sure would have put on a lot of weight too.
In the wild, a horse with a broken leg was a dead horse. It would have simply been eaten by predators. An evolutionary "decision" was made to cut the losses of horses that break a leg, in favour of the survival of the heard. Humans, however, did not suffer detriment to the herd if a member broke a limb so have evolved to repair and fight another day instead.
For the purposes of avian depopulation, the dyson doesn't have blades. The air current pushed out by them generates a breeze through the hoop. I expect the efficiency of this is pretty poor, and that attempting the reverse wouldn't generate enough power to make it worthwhile.
I think the GP, while painting in a broad and cryptic strokes, is stating that Eva was chosen so as to overtly appeal to women, and not because they were interested in their actors accurately portraying the reaction to being in slavery. They want the public to think "Women won't be treated as objects in this movie (as happens in real world parallels) so come on down and enjoy the movie filled with strong willed women who don't need no man". Had they instead gone with an actual psychologist they probably would have ended up with a more realistic movie where the women would have been completely physically overwhelmed by the patriarchy and subjected to numerous atrocities (as in Somalia today) and would have had zero say in the plot of the movie. It would have ended up just another macho action movie that women everywhere would have been up in arms about.
Eva was not picked to give a realistic response to the situations the women in the movie find themselves in, instead she's there to ensure that women will find the movie enjoyable, which isn't a bad thing!
Expert? So she has some form of psychology degree?
What the GP was saying is that this person is not impartial, potentially has an agenda, and has pulling power that an actual psychologist probably wouldn't have. If instead DR Mann Von Mannerson had been consulted on the portrayal of sex slaves instead, what would the outcome have been? Given how we have actual and real accounts of what happens to women in this situation (It occurs in Somalia currently) why did they need the help of a feminist writer?
Dyson have a bladeless fan (http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/dyson-fan-pr-1.jpg). I've wondered why the reverse of this doesn't work for electricity generation.
I had already planned on getting a 970 or better early next year. So the timing couldn't be better. I expect that the 970 has the required HDMI port?
What about them garden lamps that are solar powered? They charge during the day and give off light at night.
The Queen, in a visit to Ireland a couple of years back did say "We feel there are some things we could have done differently (pause) or not at all"
That is probably as close to an apology as we are going to get.
America should really get their act together and try to patch things up with Cuba sooner rather than later. When a larger country pisses all over their small island neighbours for decades, the small guys have a habit of holding a grudge.
Disclaimer: I'm Irish.