While I understand they argument you're trying to make here, using Spore as an example of why more processing for AI is a good thing is somewhat undermined by the fact that EA recently announced a version of Spore for the DS. I have to assume that if Spore can run on the DS then it's AI requirements aren't something that the Wii could also handle.
Amazon has staff members who review on the site. Their reviews show up under the "Editorial Reviews" section before you get to the customer reviews. My guess would be that this list is put together by the people who write the Editorial Reviews for this category.
[If this seems incoherent to you, I'm sorry, but I'm a bit pressed for time today. Hopefully it will make sense.]
I have to wonder if the school is really making things safer by kicking this kid out of school. If anything, such a reaction would only further anger an already unbalanced individual (I'm not saying the kid in this article is unbalanced; I'm speaking hypothetically here) and make him more likely to come to school and do something violent. I mean, unless the school checks IDs at the door, it wouldn't be too hard for a suspended student to get back into the school just once. At my high school (admittedly, it's been a few years since I've been there), he could just walk in with everyone else at the beginning of the day.
So after all this rambling, I guess my point is that this administrator's reaction seems more likely to add fuel to the fire than to quench the flames. All he has shown to this student is that the other kids at high school act inappropriately, but their actions are supported by the school administration. This seems backward to me.
"I was expecting pictures, biographies, timelines of some of the greatest engeneering feats of the 20th century."
While the site is lacking in pictures, it did include a timeline and history of each of the achievements. Each achievement on the main page is a link to more information.
When I think of a manual, I think of it as a reference book, documenting little known or little used features and providing troubleshooting advice. When I think of a book, usually produced by a third-party, I generally think of them as tutorials. Books, IMHO, rarely go as deep into the subject as I would like them too.
I would definitely prefer to have paper documentation (with a good index) than online documentation.
It looks like Unisys is only targeting large websites which can presumably afford the huge licencing fees they're charging. It wouldn't really be cost effective for them to try and get everyone who uses GIFs to pay them a fee, IMHO. How long has Unisys had a patent on LZW compression, anyway? Seems like they're trying to milk the cow when she's already dry. Of course, that's just my opinion.
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While I understand they argument you're trying to make here, using Spore as an example of why more processing for AI is a good thing is somewhat undermined by the fact that EA recently announced a version of Spore for the DS. I have to assume that if Spore can run on the DS then it's AI requirements aren't something that the Wii could also handle.
Amazon has staff members who review on the site. Their reviews show up under the "Editorial Reviews" section before you get to the customer reviews. My guess would be that this list is put together by the people who write the Editorial Reviews for this category.
[If this seems incoherent to you, I'm sorry, but I'm a bit pressed for time today. Hopefully it will make sense.]
I have to wonder if the school is really making things safer by kicking this kid out of school. If anything, such a reaction would only further anger an already unbalanced individual (I'm not saying the kid in this article is unbalanced; I'm speaking hypothetically here) and make him more likely to come to school and do something violent. I mean, unless the school checks IDs at the door, it wouldn't be too hard for a suspended student to get back into the school just once. At my high school (admittedly, it's been a few years since I've been there), he could just walk in with everyone else at the beginning of the day.
So after all this rambling, I guess my point is that this administrator's reaction seems more likely to add fuel to the fire than to quench the flames. All he has shown to this student is that the other kids at high school act inappropriately, but their actions are supported by the school administration. This seems backward to me.
While the site is lacking in pictures, it did include a timeline and history of each of the achievements. Each achievement on the main page is a link to more information.
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When I think of a manual, I think of it as a reference book, documenting little known or little used features and providing troubleshooting advice. When I think of a book, usually produced by a third-party, I generally think of them as tutorials. Books, IMHO, rarely go as deep into the subject as I would like them too.
I would definitely prefer to have paper documentation (with a good index) than online documentation.
It looks like Unisys is only targeting large websites which can presumably afford the huge licencing fees they're charging. It wouldn't really be cost effective for them to try and get everyone who uses GIFs to pay them a fee, IMHO. How long has Unisys had a patent on LZW compression, anyway? Seems like they're trying to milk the cow when she's already dry. Of course, that's just my opinion.