It's not your living space that was the problem. But the idea that you should avoid as much responsibility for MAKING burning man happen as possible.
Every year there is a larger percentage of virgins than the previous year... and that's awesome! More people coming and learning about the culture and having an amazing experience is fabulous. But because so many virgins are coming it is more important than ever that they be involved and participating.
The city doesn't just magically happen and appear for spectators to come and enjoy it. It comes from the hard work, blood, sweat, and tears of the people who go to burning man to share something.
I think its a good idea for virgins to make some things easier on themselves since your first year is a huge culture shock. But if you're not participating you're missing the whole point and really just ending up being parasitic.
If you actually have any interest in Burning Man other than to say "I went" you should disregard pretty much everything this guys says.
Burning Man is an experience... not a place you visit. The city is built by the people who go... INCLUDING YOU. So go with something that you want to share with everyone else! Show people how awesome you are and teach people about things they didn't know.
You will get out of burning man exactly what you put into it. And if you do what this guy suggests, you sadly won't get much.
One more note... the people who go are a VERY diverse group. My camp included a neuroscientist, an astronomer, an author, a person who works at the White House, several business owners, an opera singer, an android developer, and people from Russia, Brasil, Japan, Mexico, and the US.
The gifts I made to give away were necklaces that I hand carved and polished out of a piece of stromatolite (3.5 billion year old fossilized algae) I bought.
We're so sorry that we created such an awful DRM system without telling you what we were doing... to fix that problem and regain the trust of our customers we will now tell you exactly how badly our DRM system will screw over legitimate users. But at least we know that no one can find any way to crack the airtight PS3 security lockdown.
And next time we come out with a game we'll make sure to have a completely non-invasive DRM scheme that simply involves implanting a CAPCOM chip in your frontal lobe so that you can be our very own little Bionic DRM Commander.
I think you misunderstand my point. When a 2D filmmaker focuses on one image element it is easy for the audience to follow and thus the filmmaker can tell their story.
However with a 3D environment one needs to search for the focus point that the filmmaker is presenting to you. All of the other points are out of focus, but the point they want you to focus on will be out of focus as well unless you find it.
So when that trick is used it makes the entire 3D experience difficult for many people and simply impossible for others.
An alternative to focus which might work better for a 3D environment would be a contrast change so that the element the filmmaker wants to highlight is much brighter/darker than the rest of the scene. The viewer's eyes will naturally move towards that element and focus appropriately.
Vision scientist here... sorry to have to disagree with you, but actually they are linked... mostly for very near objects though, so the problems mentioned would be worst for handheld video games like the 3DS.
Is that in the past movies have used tricks like focusing in a particular screen element in order to get you to pay attention to it. With 3D movies you should be allowed to focus on any element you want, yet film-makers (including for Avatar) have persisted in using 2D film tricks like this.
The only solution would be to film with a very wide field of view so that your focus point is essentially infinity.
This could also mediate the focus problem mentioned in the article... but movie theaters would need to change the seating so that there were no seats anywhere near the screen.
Technical analysis aside, all these Israel claims are based on huge assumptions and zero concrete evidence. Even if Israel did create this virus why would they put references in the code that led back to them?
This is one of those things that I wish were true. It would be wonderful to be able to give everyone access to the best education around for free, but as someone who teaches both at the high school and university level I can tell you that there is no substitute for having a teacher who can be there for you to answer questions, guide the class when they see confused looks and take the conversation in a different direction if students aren't understanding. Also you can never underestimate the effect that curiosity has on learning. A student who gets excited about a topic will want to ask questions and learn more things immediately and a teacher who can feed that desire is the best motivator in the world... when you WANT to learn something it becomes easy and fun.
I call shennanagins here. I bet that the cost of building battlenet 2.0 was included in this $100 million figure since that is where they are planning to make most of their money. Also this includes almost all of the costs for the two add-ons that are coming and will probably be quite expensive.
I think there is a good chance you are right. The TPJ is a part of the brain where visual and somatosensory information are integrated. It is also implicated in helping to create a mental representation of yourself and the space around you.
There doesn't seem to be a good reason that "morality" would be there.
In fact if anything you'd expect some type of moral compass in either the frontal lobe or the amygdala. But the TPJ is mostly a multisensory abstraction region.
It's really a pity that politician don't think before they pass sweeping laws. As the net continues to grow and the way that we share data changes this law will almost certainly prevent the gov't from being able to do useful things online... and will need to be adjusted or repealed.
And how exactly does banning P2P sharing prevent people from leaking classified docs?
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It's not your living space that was the problem. But the idea that you should avoid as much responsibility for MAKING burning man happen as possible.
Every year there is a larger percentage of virgins than the previous year ... and that's awesome! More people coming and learning about the culture and having an amazing experience is fabulous. But because so many virgins are coming it is more important than ever that they be involved and participating.
The city doesn't just magically happen and appear for spectators to come and enjoy it. It comes from the hard work, blood, sweat, and tears of the people who go to burning man to share something.
I think its a good idea for virgins to make some things easier on themselves since your first year is a huge culture shock. But if you're not participating you're missing the whole point and really just ending up being parasitic.
Yep that's right! It also includes 200 burner bucks for getting beer at the bar inside the temple of the man or center camp.
Have you seen the shit they build there?? Its THE place for makers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMfzFIERJIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ5Etr9t2E4
And don't forget to book your tickets early for the Daft Punk concert at the trash fence.
If you actually have any interest in Burning Man other than to say "I went" you should disregard pretty much everything this guys says.
Burning Man is an experience ... not a place you visit. The city is built by the people who go ... INCLUDING YOU. So go with something that you want to share with everyone else! Show people how awesome you are and teach people about things they didn't know.
You will get out of burning man exactly what you put into it. And if you do what this guy suggests, you sadly won't get much.
One more note ... the people who go are a VERY diverse group. My camp included a neuroscientist, an astronomer, an author, a person who works at the White House, several business owners, an opera singer, an android developer, and people from Russia, Brasil, Japan, Mexico, and the US.
The gifts I made to give away were necklaces that I hand carved and polished out of a piece of stromatolite (3.5 billion year old fossilized algae) I bought.
It is very nice to see that competition is pushing the market to get better and better :)
We're so sorry that we created such an awful DRM system without telling you what we were doing ... to fix that problem and regain the trust of our customers we will now tell you exactly how badly our DRM system will screw over legitimate users. But at least we know that no one can find any way to crack the airtight PS3 security lockdown.
And next time we come out with a game we'll make sure to have a completely non-invasive DRM scheme that simply involves implanting a CAPCOM chip in your frontal lobe so that you can be our very own little Bionic DRM Commander.
Gone are the days where the source articles are clearly linked on the frontpage ... it makes me sad.
Also the white is blindingly bright.
Usually redesigns take a while to get used to, and I'm willing to give it a chance, but these two things really need to change.
I think you misunderstand my point. When a 2D filmmaker focuses on one image element it is easy for the audience to follow and thus the filmmaker can tell their story.
However with a 3D environment one needs to search for the focus point that the filmmaker is presenting to you. All of the other points are out of focus, but the point they want you to focus on will be out of focus as well unless you find it.
So when that trick is used it makes the entire 3D experience difficult for many people and simply impossible for others.
An alternative to focus which might work better for a 3D environment would be a contrast change so that the element the filmmaker wants to highlight is much brighter/darker than the rest of the scene. The viewer's eyes will naturally move towards that element and focus appropriately.
Vision scientist here ... sorry to have to disagree with you, but actually they are linked ... mostly for very near objects though, so the problems mentioned would be worst for handheld video games like the 3DS.
Is that in the past movies have used tricks like focusing in a particular screen element in order to get you to pay attention to it. With 3D movies you should be allowed to focus on any element you want, yet film-makers (including for Avatar) have persisted in using 2D film tricks like this.
The only solution would be to film with a very wide field of view so that your focus point is essentially infinity.
This could also mediate the focus problem mentioned in the article ... but movie theaters would need to change the seating so that there were no seats anywhere near the screen.
Subtle and masterful. I salute you!
Technical analysis aside, all these Israel claims are based on huge assumptions and zero concrete evidence. Even if Israel did create this virus why would they put references in the code that led back to them?
Because that seems to predict what Digg will do in the future too.
Woo Hoo ... now I can finally keep track of which Strip Clubs to go to when I want to have a word with my Congressman.
I'm not disputing that online educational resources are a good thing, I think they're great. But they will never be the "Best" education you can get.
This is one of those things that I wish were true. It would be wonderful to be able to give everyone access to the best education around for free, but as someone who teaches both at the high school and university level I can tell you that there is no substitute for having a teacher who can be there for you to answer questions, guide the class when they see confused looks and take the conversation in a different direction if students aren't understanding. Also you can never underestimate the effect that curiosity has on learning. A student who gets excited about a topic will want to ask questions and learn more things immediately and a teacher who can feed that desire is the best motivator in the world ... when you WANT to learn something it becomes easy and fun.
I call shennanagins here. I bet that the cost of building battlenet 2.0 was included in this $100 million figure since that is where they are planning to make most of their money. Also this includes almost all of the costs for the two add-ons that are coming and will probably be quite expensive.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8671581.stm
I think that this should start a trend.
Clearly meat cleavers are the best way to deal with all Apple products.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/colortherapy/
I have a feeling this will be up for a Nobel Prize. It was seriously groundbreaking work and the entire vision science community is excited about it.
I think there is a good chance you are right. The TPJ is a part of the brain where visual and somatosensory information are integrated. It is also implicated in helping to create a mental representation of yourself and the space around you.
There doesn't seem to be a good reason that "morality" would be there.
In fact if anything you'd expect some type of moral compass in either the frontal lobe or the amygdala. But the TPJ is mostly a multisensory abstraction region.
It's really a pity that politician don't think before they pass sweeping laws. As the net continues to grow and the way that we share data changes this law will almost certainly prevent the gov't from being able to do useful things online ... and will need to be adjusted or repealed.
And how exactly does banning P2P sharing prevent people from leaking classified docs?
I propose a 20% tax on people who pass stupid laws!
Here is an excellent youtube video that should help. Be sure to follow the directions exactly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY8Wi7XRXCA