It makes a lot of sense, actually. With the perception of "no real enemies to fight" leading to reductions in military spending, the companies that used to develop for the military will be developing for other government agencies and corporations. I have no problem with that, as long as potentially dangerous tech stays domestic. For things like firefighting, I'm all for it.
And I also like the idea of NASA producing stuff like this. It gives the agency some visibility, and opens the door for increased funding.
Still, as neat as this is, I would like to see other hardware adapted for firefighting. How about a firefighting cruise missile? Just load it up with fire retardant chemicals and smash it into strategic locations. You'd have no trouble with funding... We Americans LOVE missiles!
I don't have a problem with my records being public... But I would like to see a system implemented where, when someone asks to see my records: a: The request is logged in the public records b: The information can't be requested anonymously c: I receive notification of the name of the person requesting my data, and the date they do so. After all, if the person accessing my records are not going to cause me harm, they should have no fear of my knowing who they are and what they are doing.
The benefit of such a system would be to cut down on things like your co-workers looking up dirt on you for fun, because you could do the same in return.
I agree with you. First of all, what you are "taught" in phys ed is pretty useless. I use math and writing skills every day, but it's been a while since I actually needed to peg someone in the head with a large red ball (although I occasionally do that just for fun).
If phys ed is going to be taught, it should be more "learning to to take care of yourself" and less "pointless running around". Also, I learned more about teamwork working in pairs in science class then I ever did playing softball, football, etc.
Maybe it was just my school, but I always thought phys ed was pretty pointless.
It all comes down to "employment at will". In cases like football players, the expiration of a contract does not imply that the employers are required to offer a new contract. The same with models.
In almost any (non-contract) job in the US, you can quit for any reason. This also means that you can be fired for any reason, provided it is not due to discrimination against a protected class.
"Protected class" usually includes people with disabilities, but provisions are made for people who are too disabled to do their job without reasonable accommodation. In other words, someone who is not able to lift more than 30 pounds won't get hired as a furniture mover, but might get hired by the same company as a typist. Someone who was hired as a mover but then lost their lifting ability will lose their job. But reasonable accomodation could mean getting voice-to-text software for the typing-impaired, thus allowing them to do their job and not get fired.
Of course, there are all sorts of add-ons like worker's comp, etc. that keep workers from getting screwed in situations like that.
For the record, IANAL. While I did do tech support for an HR dept. for a couple years, in no way do I imply that this makes me an expert in employment law. I could be wrong, and often am.
Go read the Ender's Game series and focus on Peter and Valentine
Or, if you don't have time for that fictional example, just go watch "Spy Kids". Those little buggers saved the world and stuff.
Let's not forget that most (almost all) kids who have net access, servers, etc. have those items paid for by adults. Adults who could either stop paying for these things, or just take them away.
Kids have no power of their own until they have both a job (income) and their own place to live. Until then, any "power" they have is leased from adults.
I thought there was already some bad blood between Square and Nintendo, well before this campaign started. If I remember correctly (too lazy to research) Nintendo was very restrictive and controlling of their developers.
I'm not a fan of Nintendo (The only reason I bought their consoles in the past was for FF games), but I am a Square fan. The more platforms they are on, the better.
Katz wouldn't dislike Akira, that would go against prevailing geek opinion, which is probably what he thinks he's catering to with this unrealistic review. In order to decide whether or not he liked this movie, he probably just stopped by Rottentomatoes and read the prevailing sentiment.
I think its funny, also, that he complains both about the supposed lack of plot and a lack of action. Action does not equal plot, never has and never will. A plot is a story, and this one is simple and effective. And it was a better acted movie then, say, "Clerks", which Katz no doubt loved because everyone else did. And he says that the Phantoms were never explained? Was he in the bathroom for most of the movie? Every dream sequence, and probably a good half-hour of dialogue, went into explaining and defining the Phantoms. And to slam a movie because it takes place in Manhattan (of course, it had other locations, as well, but he doesn't care to mention that) is just an idiot's ploy to come up with something to whine about. There are many other inconsistancies in the alleged review, but screw it. I don't have time to respond to them all, since I'm on my way to see the movie. Again.
Of course, all you have to do is read my sig to know I'm biased...
Well, with the job market the way it is, and tech support being in such high demand and all, I would probably just quit too if I found a situation I didn't want to handle. What do you mean the tech job markit is slowing down? Damn, I wonder if I can convince my boss I was just kidding.
Star Blazers was THE thing when I was in 2nd grade. You gotta love a big gun that requires ten minutes of buildup before it can fire! Of course, the slightest mention of the show gets the American theme song stuck in my head. Off to Napster I go! (to the idiots: no, I don't use napster anymore and yes, I am aware of the alternatives)
Escaflowne is great (one of the best I've ever seen), and if you like mecha, this might be a good shot for you (mecha and magic, yay!) Continuing on the giant robot theme is Neon Genesis Evangelion, which rocked until the last couple of episodes (but I hear they are making more!)
Serial Experiment Lain is also pretty good. I haven't seen Cowbow Bebop yet, since I'm not MADE of money and nowhere here rents it, but everyone I've talked to who has seen it has liked it. Good luck!
Back then you could tell a good computer by the number of flashy lights
I miss those flashy lights... I've been thinking of installing a bunch of them on my box at home, as well as a little device that will make "bing!" and "wrwrwrwr" noises. Ah, nostalgia.
Too bad it's not Intel. I was actually looking forward to a combination of the two commercials' sounds at the end... Imagine if you will: "Bling bling bling BLING - Play-sta-tion" It's got a certain rhythm
Ooh! Ooh! I know this one! It's me, right? Seriously, though... I play so much FF that I think I'm developing carpal tunnel just from all the walking back and forth to level up.
"Hi, we're here for your drug test" "What's that behind your back?" "This? Oh, it's nothing" "That's a 6" long needle, isn't it?" "No... Er.. Yes... Ah, heck, just grab him!"
I would have to disagree with at least one point... Depending on the game, you can have a lot of fun with laptops, and with a lot less used space (very important, more room for snacks). Starcraft runs great on even older laptops.
I'm not just blowing smoke, either. I have some fond memories of impromptu LAN parties playing Starcraft, Diablo2 and Counterstrike. Most of the people were playing on laptops (with a mouse attached, of course). The keyboards are very cramped, though, and I really can't handle staring at a laptop screen for more then a couple hours at a time. But it is a much faster set up time (with the exception of the inevitable nimrod who doesn't know what his network settings should be).
Yeah, because it's sooo easy to hack into the computer that controls all the nukes in the US (the ONE computer, heheh). It also makes sense that they wouldn't have any kind of failsafe or manual override in case the supercomputer went down, got buggy, or wasn't Y2K compliant. Face it, Hollywood will never make a "realistic" hacker movie, because hacking is so very dull to watch. Come to think of it, though, I'm kinda dissapointed they didn't mention Johnny Mnemonic. Oh, wait. No I'm not. That movie sucked .
I think the reason for a lot of the inaccuracies is that they need to dramatize things for the audience. Nobody is going to pay $7 to see some sweaty, pimply faced youth sitting in the glow of a computer screen and the fog of his truely inhuman B.O., surrounded by empty cans of soda, pizza boxes, and twinkie wrappers. Not that I'm speaking from my own experience, of course. Ahem. I'll be moving along now.
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And I also like the idea of NASA producing stuff like this. It gives the agency some visibility, and opens the door for increased funding.
Still, as neat as this is, I would like to see other hardware adapted for firefighting. How about a firefighting cruise missile? Just load it up with fire retardant chemicals and smash it into strategic locations. You'd have no trouble with funding... We Americans LOVE missiles!
I don't have a problem with my records being public... But I would like to see a system implemented where, when someone asks to see my records:
a: The request is logged in the public records
b: The information can't be requested anonymously
c: I receive notification of the name of the person requesting my data, and the date they do so.
After all, if the person accessing my records are not going to cause me harm, they should have no fear of my knowing who they are and what they are doing.
The benefit of such a system would be to cut down on things like your co-workers looking up dirt on you for fun, because you could do the same in return.
If phys ed is going to be taught, it should be more "learning to to take care of yourself" and less "pointless running around". Also, I learned more about teamwork working in pairs in science class then I ever did playing softball, football, etc.
Maybe it was just my school, but I always thought phys ed was pretty pointless.
The same sort of idiot who will soon mark us both as "offtopic"
In almost any (non-contract) job in the US, you can quit for any reason. This also means that you can be fired for any reason, provided it is not due to discrimination against a protected class.
"Protected class" usually includes people with disabilities, but provisions are made for people who are too disabled to do their job without reasonable accommodation. In other words, someone who is not able to lift more than 30 pounds won't get hired as a furniture mover, but might get hired by the same company as a typist. Someone who was hired as a mover but then lost their lifting ability will lose their job. But reasonable accomodation could mean getting voice-to-text software for the typing-impaired, thus allowing them to do their job and not get fired.
Of course, there are all sorts of add-ons like worker's comp, etc. that keep workers from getting screwed in situations like that.
For the record, IANAL. While I did do tech support for an HR dept. for a couple years, in no way do I imply that this makes me an expert in employment law. I could be wrong, and often am.
Fortunately, I don't care if I'm wrong.
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Yes, that's from memory, and yes, I know how sad it is that I know that.
"None shall ever bear the cursed sword Masamune!"
Or something like that.
It means we've evolved into abstracted creatures of pure thought and energy who also happen to be insane.
Or, if you don't have time for that fictional example, just go watch "Spy Kids". Those little buggers saved the world and stuff.
Let's not forget that most (almost all) kids who have net access, servers, etc. have those items paid for by adults. Adults who could either stop paying for these things, or just take them away.
Kids have no power of their own until they have both a job (income) and their own place to live. Until then, any "power" they have is leased from adults.
I'm not a fan of Nintendo (The only reason I bought their consoles in the past was for FF games), but I am a Square fan. The more platforms they are on, the better.
I think its funny, also, that he complains both about the supposed lack of plot and a lack of action. Action does not equal plot, never has and never will. A plot is a story, and this one is simple and effective. And it was a better acted movie then, say, "Clerks", which Katz no doubt loved because everyone else did. And he says that the Phantoms were never explained? Was he in the bathroom for most of the movie? Every dream sequence, and probably a good half-hour of dialogue, went into explaining and defining the Phantoms. And to slam a movie because it takes place in Manhattan (of course, it had other locations, as well, but he doesn't care to mention that) is just an idiot's ploy to come up with something to whine about. There are many other inconsistancies in the alleged review, but screw it. I don't have time to respond to them all, since I'm on my way to see the movie. Again.
Of course, all you have to do is read my sig to know I'm biased...
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I specifically chose it because that's what I have on my luggage.
Well, with the job market the way it is, and tech support being in such high demand and all, I would probably just quit too if I found a situation I didn't want to handle.
What do you mean the tech job markit is slowing down? Damn, I wonder if I can convince my boss I was just kidding.
Star Blazers was THE thing when I was in 2nd grade. You gotta love a big gun that requires ten minutes of buildup before it can fire!
Of course, the slightest mention of the show gets the American theme song stuck in my head. Off to Napster I go!
(to the idiots: no, I don't use napster anymore and yes, I am aware of the alternatives)
Escaflowne is great (one of the best I've ever seen), and if you like mecha, this might be a good shot for you (mecha and magic, yay!) Continuing on the giant robot theme is Neon Genesis Evangelion, which rocked until the last couple of episodes (but I hear they are making more!)
Serial Experiment Lain is also pretty good. I haven't seen Cowbow Bebop yet, since I'm not MADE of money and nowhere here rents it, but everyone I've talked to who has seen it has liked it. Good luck!
I miss those flashy lights... I've been thinking of installing a bunch of them on my box at home, as well as a little device that will make "bing!" and "wrwrwrwr" noises.
Ah, nostalgia.
Too bad it's not Intel. I was actually looking forward to a combination of the two commercials' sounds at the end... Imagine if you will:
"Bling bling bling BLING - Play-sta-tion"
It's got a certain rhythm
Ooh! Ooh! I know this one! It's me, right?
Seriously, though... I play so much FF that I think I'm developing carpal tunnel just from all the walking back and forth to level up.
I'd really like to see Michael Palin as the Doctor, but I know that will never happen.
"Hi, we're here for your drug test"
"What's that behind your back?"
"This? Oh, it's nothing"
"That's a 6" long needle, isn't it?"
"No... Er.. Yes... Ah, heck, just grab him!"
They convinced hundreds of Verizon's employees that they had Carpal Tunnel.
I'm not just blowing smoke, either. I have some fond memories of impromptu LAN parties playing Starcraft, Diablo2 and Counterstrike. Most of the people were playing on laptops (with a mouse attached, of course).
The keyboards are very cramped, though, and I really can't handle staring at a laptop screen for more then a couple hours at a time. But it is a much faster set up time (with the exception of the inevitable nimrod who doesn't know what his network settings should be).
Yeah, because it's sooo easy to hack into the computer that controls all the nukes in the US (the ONE computer, heheh). It also makes sense that they wouldn't have any kind of failsafe or manual override in case the supercomputer went down, got buggy, or wasn't Y2K compliant.
Face it, Hollywood will never make a "realistic" hacker movie, because hacking is so very dull to watch.
Come to think of it, though, I'm kinda dissapointed they didn't mention Johnny Mnemonic. Oh, wait. No I'm not. That movie sucked .
I think the reason for a lot of the inaccuracies is that they need to dramatize things for the audience. Nobody is going to pay $7 to see some sweaty, pimply faced youth sitting in the glow of a computer screen and the fog of his truely inhuman B.O., surrounded by empty cans of soda, pizza boxes, and twinkie wrappers.
Not that I'm speaking from my own experience, of course. Ahem. I'll be moving along now.