So am I to believe that either, the children will be wearing low jacks a la out on parole convict, have these things stapled to them like some sort of in store garment dye tag or implanted under the skin at the back of the neck directly below the bar code? I can not see any other way of guarenteeing the child is where the tag says they are. Gotta say this... In Japan parents tag you.
Although I agree with some posters stating that children can make decisions and other posters saying that children need to be directed into making their decisions correctly, I wonder who's morrals will be followed in the sphere of this domain? Will it be some bible thumping conservative nut job who goes overboard or another form of fanatic, or even decision by committy, which could be worse than either. I for one want to see what happens with seach engines directed specifically at kids.us. It should be interesting to see a domain specific search that has an interface designed for, lets say kids aged ~3 to ~12. Or some segmentation of this age range. Whether or not.kids.us can be completely secure from preditors or pr0n, I don't know. As well as, I personnaly question the ability of others to judge what is appropreate viewing for my children... I base this on past experience with the likes of Tipper Gore and the PMRC (Peoples Music Rights Commision) or the nut jobs that got merry go rounds outlawed in Canada because a few too may children flew off and the ones who got play grounds converted into zero story climbing apparati painted on the soft rubber flooring. I want to see a safe place where children can be children but I don't want to see a bubble room where nothing touches them and they touch nothing. As a designer we are told to design things which can not cause harm to children, or are not dangerous. I believe that life threatning danger is something that should be avoided, but damn if kids need to hurt themsleves once in a while in order to learn some things. How many of you touched the stove after being told not to? How many of you did it again? Granted images and or thoughts given to children at impressionable ages have unknown effects on their future development, and some limitation on what they can see or read is important, but who is to say things like same sex couples, people or pets passing away, or a host of other topics children see in the real world and go looking for answers, can or can not be answered where they can find them. If a child sees two men holding hands on the street and thier parents don't give a believeable answer, where does the child go when kids.us search engine doesn't return any hits or returns hits from some religious fanatical association condemning it as blasphemy. The child will either go to other sources, the regular internet, or they believe what they see and become gay bashing teenagers when they grow up. Granted I stated that the effects on their future development of what they read or see can not be fully known, but if you only ever hear that something is bad, or good with no other choice, you tend to believe it.
Well, thank you... I think people need to create interesting sigs... too bad/. doesn't have a best of the best sig catagory where you can actually mod sigs separately from comments. i have seen some really good ones now and then.
Microsoft has found out that SP2 contains a huge security hole which may allow your OS to run completely trouble free and secure. They are working hard to patch this bug, which has been termed GOOB.ASAP (Going out of business), with faulty code as to require monthly updates, service contracts, partnerships with virus software detection companies and eventual update of hardware. SP2 will also include a new feature which will bring back an old friend of ours. Ever since the demise of the blue screen of death, customer calls and upgrades have been down. They are working around the clock on a newly branded moire of death which they feel will be just as impactful as the origional blue screen but with a friendlier look and feel. They are appologising for the delay in delaying your delayed computer experience.
The producers find him to be aliability rather than someone who draws viewers... kinda boring if you know who is going to win... Every month I watch Formula 1 and know Shewie is going to win the race... boring for most... I can just see the episode where they decide to get rid of him. Tonight on Jepordy, our topics are, Gregorian chants, obscure bible quotes, saints you never heard of, books on the shelf in the Vatican, name that martyr and bubblegum. Challenging our 50th show winner is Cardinal Pompus Knowitall and the Pope... good luck contestants.
Designers call it 'going back to the hitory closet' when they use past styles as a basis for new designs. Good ideas are good ideas no matter what skin you put on them. FPS games work because the genre works, although there are some memorable wish I could forgets, most follow the same concept, kill an opponant from the killers point of view, and that concept works. Does anyone remember a video game called, I hate to give my age away by bringing this one up, Jane of the jungle? Not the best game but it had some cool quirks, such as if you didn't do anything for a period of time, jane would start to tap her toe waiting for you, if you still did nothing for about a min, she would look at her watch. It would be nice to see some more interesting things like this happening in games, not that I think they would be better for it, but it would show a level of having fun with the game while creating it. Sorry about that side track... where was I? Oh yeh, Nostalgic works well for things that were clasic due to some form of non-marketed love by people. The new beetle and the new mini are proof of that, Harleys have stayed basically the same for ever, but what do you think the chances of a nostalgic 80's K-car doing well. Back to games. Xaxonn for the coleco was pretty cool as was donkey kong, but you don't see many ripoffs of xaxonn do you? Why is that? Because the genre of 3D that the game was advanced for in it's day has gone well beyond what xaxonn did. Now a 3D FP donkey kong would rock as a nostalgic new game. Super Mario or Mario Cart not withstanding
Worst accedent... Well, I just should have known better... Posting a story to/., using my own server, running windows. Not pretty I tell you. You all joke about the/. effect and how someones server must be cooked, well, It's true I tells yah it's true.
Electocute yourself trying to rig up a virtual sex machine... win Final Fantasy Jump in front of a Subaru win GT 2... Walk down any lower east LA street... win Doom II Return from Iraq... win Splinter Cell Fight of a gater in Florida, win Redneck rampage... Surf the net unprotected, win IE 6... oh you would have to have it already to do that...
Impaled by a tusk imitating Spiderman... could have been worse... He could have taken grandma out in the process...
It is about time theatres have taken it under their mandate to try and help the studios out on this one. Although, from various news sources and from/., I realize most recordings are inside jobs. Who knows it may go up to the top. If a manager knows it is happening or is actually in on it, I am sure there is a tidy bit of cash for him to make or at least favours to get by handing out copies to friends. I gave up going to the theatre due to high costs and lack of value. Now I just wait the three to 6 months and watch it at home on the wide screen. At least I won't get busted for making out with my fiancee if things get to heavy. I am just waiting for the guy who works in the theatre, donning these new fangled night vision goggles, to sue the theatre because they didn't give him proper training . I am sure someone, somewhere will forget to take them off when the lights go on. Barring human stupidity, I just wonder what effect on your vision wearing these things for, lets say 6 hrs a day, three days a week, for the average teen kid working at a theatre part time. I also wonder how the bright flashes of light comming from the screen effect your vision over time. Whenever you see a movie where some guy is hunting down some other guy, or girl for that matter, and is wearing night vision goggles, inevitably the hunted use some bright light to blind the hunter... Does anyone have any first hand knowlege of the damage to the eyes, or if the pain and squinting you see in the movies during these scenes is true to fact?
before Caterpiller gets into the action? I am really supprised that none of the auto manufacturers have not put out their own games. I mean, you buy a mini van and it comes with a tv screen now, and some of them come with playstations... so how far is it for General motors, or Ford to use some of thier profits to create a game to go with the car... I guess the one down side could be that they will want to keep everything proprietary just like their on board computer diognostics... Good for Deer, anyone know if the option gun rack on their utility 4 X 4's comes loaded in the game for "killin' them there gaters"? or shotin' up some dinner?
Isn't this the heart problem a Mexican Doctor become famous for by curing it through lobbing off half the heart and stiching the rest back up again? Or am I off base with this one. I just have a recollection of seeing a program about it a nubmer of years ago?
for exploration and safety, I just can't get the notion out of my mind that in such a pristine enviornment as the moon, save the odd Evian bottle and non-functional robotics of yor, Stompin' around in what amounts to a great big freekin' habitat SUV might not be too good. And given some of the track records of space vehicles... It wouldn't supprise me if they needed two of these things just in case the first one runs into problems... and what happens if the second runs into the same problems... a third?... Sounds familiar...
With a 1450cc motor, I have yet to get the sticker values for real... I tripped across the US last summer doing all highway and figured I would try something out... I did one full tank at 55mph and another at 70mph... Truth be told, I got better milage at 70 than at 55. I did this traveling through South Dakota to Sturges, so there were no real variables such as hills or cities to travel through. Has anyone else done trips like this in their car or on their bike and done the same test?
As a large producer of computer programs and utilities, we too have found that the advantages of technology do not out weigh their ability to piss off customers. On a regular basis our applications commit infractions against the people we are striving to aid. We do however endeavour to force people into accepting the fact that technology is not infallible and that glitches occasionally occur. To this end I must stress that although all our products are tested in controlled environments, that using our applications outside our clean room, and agreeing to the click through agreement, you, not us, are responsible for the Mongolian cluster F*** that ensues. Insincerely,
For a perfect example of this listen to Michael Brecker - Delta City Blues... if you don't get it, after hearing this jazz tune, you will... Sorry I can't provide a link to the song... grin... but I am sure you all know where to find a copy.
Slashdot Mirror
And his parents can track him on his way to work...
All he needs now is the school girl uniform and a red knapsack.
Thats why I freekin tired, now let me sleep at my desk. Thanks /.
So am I to believe that either, the children will be wearing low jacks a la out on parole convict, have these things stapled to them like some sort of in store garment dye tag or implanted under the skin at the back of the neck directly below the bar code?
I can not see any other way of guarenteeing the child is where the tag says they are.
Gotta say this...
In Japan parents tag you.
Although I agree with some posters stating that children can make decisions and other posters saying that children need to be directed into making their decisions correctly, I wonder who's morrals will be followed in the sphere of this domain? Will it be some bible thumping conservative nut job who goes overboard or another form of fanatic, or even decision by committy, which could be worse than either. .kids.us can be completely secure from preditors or pr0n, I don't know. As well as, I personnaly question the ability of others to judge what is appropreate viewing for my children... I base this on past experience with the likes of Tipper Gore and the PMRC (Peoples Music Rights Commision) or the nut jobs that got merry go rounds outlawed in Canada because a few too may children flew off and the ones who got play grounds converted into zero story climbing apparati painted on the soft rubber flooring.
I for one want to see what happens with seach engines directed specifically at kids.us. It should be interesting to see a domain specific search that has an interface designed for, lets say kids aged ~3 to ~12. Or some segmentation of this age range.
Whether or not
I want to see a safe place where children can be children but I don't want to see a bubble room where nothing touches them and they touch nothing.
As a designer we are told to design things which can not cause harm to children, or are not dangerous. I believe that life threatning danger is something that should be avoided, but damn if kids need to hurt themsleves once in a while in order to learn some things. How many of you touched the stove after being told not to? How many of you did it again?
Granted images and or thoughts given to children at impressionable ages have unknown effects on their future development, and some limitation on what they can see or read is important, but who is to say things like same sex couples, people or pets passing away, or a host of other topics children see in the real world and go looking for answers, can or can not be answered where they can find them.
If a child sees two men holding hands on the street and thier parents don't give a believeable answer, where does the child go when kids.us search engine doesn't return any hits or returns hits from some religious fanatical association condemning it as blasphemy. The child will either go to other sources, the regular internet, or they believe what they see and become gay bashing teenagers when they grow up. Granted I stated that the effects on their future development of what they read or see can not be fully known, but if you only ever hear that something is bad, or good with no other choice, you tend to believe it.
Well, thank you... I think people need to create interesting sigs... too bad /. doesn't have a best of the best sig catagory where you can actually mod sigs separately from comments. i have seen some really good ones now and then.
IBMs useability mailing list. it is usually informative.
Microsoft has found out that SP2 contains a huge security hole which may allow your OS to run completely trouble free and secure. They are working hard to patch this bug, which has been termed GOOB.ASAP (Going out of business), with faulty code as to require monthly updates, service contracts, partnerships with virus software detection companies and eventual update of hardware.
SP2 will also include a new feature which will bring back an old friend of ours. Ever since the demise of the blue screen of death, customer calls and upgrades have been down. They are working around the clock on a newly branded moire of death which they feel will be just as impactful as the origional blue screen but with a friendlier look and feel.
They are appologising for the delay in delaying your delayed computer experience.
555-1212 or
(800) 936-5700
unfortunately we (I mean the government) treat these men and women like real versions of Grandpa Simpson... It truely is sad...
Am I the only one who read this hearing Jackie Chans voice in my head...
The producers find him to be aliability rather than someone who draws viewers... kinda boring if you know who is going to win... Every month I watch Formula 1 and know Shewie is going to win the race... boring for most...
I can just see the episode where they decide to get rid of him.
Tonight on Jepordy, our topics are, Gregorian chants, obscure bible quotes, saints you never heard of, books on the shelf in the Vatican, name that martyr and bubblegum. Challenging our 50th show winner is Cardinal Pompus Knowitall and the Pope... good luck contestants.
no... soon we will have bagle.creamcheese...
I wonder if the patch will be called Lox
Stop looking at your phone... you just stepped in dog shit.
Designers call it 'going back to the hitory closet' when they use past styles as a basis for new designs. Good ideas are good ideas no matter what skin you put on them. FPS games work because the genre works, although there are some memorable wish I could forgets, most follow the same concept, kill an opponant from the killers point of view, and that concept works.
Does anyone remember a video game called, I hate to give my age away by bringing this one up, Jane of the jungle? Not the best game but it had some cool quirks, such as if you didn't do anything for a period of time, jane would start to tap her toe waiting for you, if you still did nothing for about a min, she would look at her watch.
It would be nice to see some more interesting things like this happening in games, not that I think they would be better for it, but it would show a level of having fun with the game while creating it.
Sorry about that side track... where was I? Oh yeh, Nostalgic works well for things that were clasic due to some form of non-marketed love by people. The new beetle and the new mini are proof of that, Harleys have stayed basically the same for ever, but what do you think the chances of a nostalgic 80's K-car doing well.
Back to games.
Xaxonn for the coleco was pretty cool as was donkey kong, but you don't see many ripoffs of xaxonn do you? Why is that? Because the genre of 3D that the game was advanced for in it's day has gone well beyond what xaxonn did. Now a 3D FP donkey kong would rock as a nostalgic new game. Super Mario or Mario Cart not withstanding
Worst accedent... Well, I just should have known better... /., using my own server, running windows. /. effect and how someones server must be cooked, well, It's true I tells yah it's true.
Posting a story to
Not pretty I tell you. You all joke about the
Who
What
Where
When
Why
and possibly How...
Electocute yourself trying to rig up a virtual sex machine... win Final Fantasy
Jump in front of a Subaru win GT 2...
Walk down any lower east LA street... win Doom II
Return from Iraq... win Splinter Cell
Fight of a gater in Florida, win Redneck rampage...
Surf the net unprotected, win IE 6... oh you would have to have it already to do that...
Impaled by a tusk imitating Spiderman... could have been worse... He could have taken grandma out in the process...
Someone has to say it...
In the United States, the movies watch you!
It is about time theatres have taken it under their mandate to try and help the studios out on this one. Although, from various news sources and from /., I realize most recordings are inside jobs. Who knows it may go up to the top. If a manager knows it is happening or is actually in on it, I am sure there is a tidy bit of cash for him to make or at least favours to get by handing out copies to friends.
I gave up going to the theatre due to high costs and lack of value. Now I just wait the three to 6 months and watch it at home on the wide screen. At least I won't get busted for making out with my fiancee if things get to heavy.
I am just waiting for the guy who works in the theatre, donning these new fangled night vision goggles, to sue the theatre because they didn't give him proper training . I am sure someone, somewhere will forget to take them off when the lights go on.
Barring human stupidity, I just wonder what effect on your vision wearing these things for, lets say 6 hrs a day, three days a week, for the average teen kid working at a theatre part time. I also wonder how the bright flashes of light comming from the screen effect your vision over time. Whenever you see a movie where some guy is hunting down some other guy, or girl for that matter, and is wearing night vision goggles, inevitably the hunted use some bright light to blind the hunter... Does anyone have any first hand knowlege of the damage to the eyes, or if the pain and squinting you see in the movies during these scenes is true to fact?
before Caterpiller gets into the action? I am really supprised that none of the auto manufacturers have not put out their own games. I mean, you buy a mini van and it comes with a tv screen now, and some of them come with playstations... so how far is it for General motors, or Ford to use some of thier profits to create a game to go with the car...
I guess the one down side could be that they will want to keep everything proprietary just like their on board computer diognostics...
Good for Deer, anyone know if the option gun rack on their utility 4 X 4's comes loaded in the game for "killin' them there gaters"? or shotin' up some dinner?
Isn't this the heart problem a Mexican Doctor become famous for by curing it through lobbing off half the heart and stiching the rest back up again? Or am I off base with this one. I just have a recollection of seeing a program about it a nubmer of years ago?
for exploration and safety, I just can't get the notion out of my mind that in such a pristine enviornment as the moon, save the odd Evian bottle and non-functional robotics of yor, Stompin' around in what amounts to a great big freekin' habitat SUV might not be too good.
And given some of the track records of space vehicles... It wouldn't supprise me if they needed two of these things just in case the first one runs into problems... and what happens if the second runs into the same problems... a third?... Sounds familiar...
With a 1450cc motor, I have yet to get the sticker values for real... I tripped across the US last summer doing all highway and figured I would try something out... I did one full tank at 55mph and another at 70mph... Truth be told, I got better milage at 70 than at 55. I did this traveling through South Dakota to Sturges, so there were no real variables such as hills or cities to travel through.
Has anyone else done trips like this in their car or on their bike and done the same test?
Dear sir,
As a large producer of computer programs and utilities, we too have found
that the advantages of technology do not out weigh their ability to piss off
customers. On a regular basis our applications commit infractions against the people we are striving to aid.
We do however endeavour to force people into accepting the fact that
technology is not infallible and that glitches occasionally occur.
To this end I must stress that although all our products are tested in controlled
environments, that using our applications outside our clean room, and agreeing
to the click through agreement, you, not us, are responsible for
the Mongolian cluster F*** that ensues.
Insincerely,
Bill Gates
For a perfect example of this listen to Michael Brecker - Delta City Blues... if you don't get it, after hearing this jazz tune, you will...
Sorry I can't provide a link to the song... grin... but I am sure you all know where to find a copy.