I think this is a dick move by MS. Games, like college textbooks, are fricking expensive and it's nice to know you can recoup some of your money when you're done with them via the used games market. I travel a lot and it's good to have a console with you...don't always know if I'll have Internet where I'm at and I don't know if I give a crap about hooking it up just to play a game I bought legally.
MS needs to rethink this..maybe copy the Steam model where you buy the game once and can play it anywhere would work.
or a pattern such as: Feudalism-->Capitalism-->Socialism-->Communism-->Collapse-->Feudalism-->
Our hubris prevents us from realizing we're prone to the same problems that cause the issues in the previous cycle so we're doomed to repeat it. I say this as America thinks moving to a more socialist society means prosperrity...we forget about the "...some animals are more equal than others" clause.
Just waiting for people who download other media (e.g. music, TV shows, movies, AppStore applications, etc.) to sue. I bet the EULA states purchasing gives user the right to use now own said media but who reads those EULAs anyways? I've seen excerpt from them and some EULAs are pretty draconian.
I've seen more ridiculous "hacks"...I think cost isn't a huge concern...it's more the cool factor or the "hey look at me" factor. Making the Surface Pro into a Hackintosh would rock.
Who cares is it resembles a famous mosque? If the mosque wasn't so old I'd love to see Lucas sue them for copyright infringement for stealing the design from Star Wars. All these cries of racism are pretty weak and detract from the actual racism being committed daily. People need to lighten up...
So the First Amenement which, in part, grants the right of free speech, should be changed to restrict free speech via Twitter and Facebook because "how much free speech do you need?" These rights are not up for debate, they are our rights. Once you take one you have a toehold to take others. I'd say, any weapon short of fully automatic weapons should be considered legal. The term "assault rifle" or "assault weapon" is a stupid name since the weapons we use on combat typically are very small caliber and aren't even legal to use when hunting game since they generally aren't powerful enough to kill a deer (I'm referring to 5.56mm/0.223cal weapons). The Democrats call any weapon that looks scary an assault weapon but there are identical weapons without the heat guards on the barrel that are OK...seems like a lawmakers' knee-jerk reaction to make it look like the problem is solved.
Owning a firearm is a right guaranteed under the Second Amendment. Call them "nuts" if it makes you feel better but the second you say it's OK to restrict one's gun rights they'll be restricting all your rights. I know this is a repost, but it's very relevant to my point (feel free to replace who "they're" coming for with items from our Bill of Rights):
When the Nazis came for the communists,I remained silent;I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,I remained silent;I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,I did not speak out;I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,I remained silent;I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
I think that article you mentioned was either in Slashdot or BigThink...probably Slashdot. Dogs aren't doing calculations, just as athletes aren't while playing sports, but they instinctively know what the results would be through past trial and error.
In that case I was calculating the optimal curved path since I was inebriated...I must've inherited calculus from my parents then since I took calc after my clubbing days (I already had enough seals stored up).
The title is misleading...the birds like the pattern and know nothing about fractals. Reminds me of the story of a mathematician's dog who "knew calculus" because of the way it waited for a ball to bounce off a wall. It didn't know calculus, it just learned what happens when a ball is tossed against a wall. To know calculus or fractal geometry would mean you'd do some form of calculations and be aware of the interrelationships of the variables within...neither the birds nor the dogs did any such thing.
People at nightclubs simply like or dislike the way someone acts/looks to determine if they want to "mate" with them...no math there but a story will come out saying men and women at nightclubs perform complex trig to find mates.
I concur...if salary isn't a motivator find out what is. Basic motivational theories work in situations like yours...nothing magical but it's not so simple to implement either. Find out what motivates each programmer and use that to motivate them...or you could find out what demotivates a programmer and remove that. Maybe overly simplistic, but it's worked for me although I work in a completely different field but people are people (I think).
Future generations may think we intentionally used these values (e.g. start date and 32-bit signed integer) because we somehow know/predict the Earth will end on this date...
If you put horse meat, a bug, or spit in my burger and I don't know, am not told, and don't get sick, I don't give a crap. Whatever you do, make sure it's cooked properly and comes with delicious fries...
I've wondered why people get sick in the winter and assumed it was due to the dry air...seemed pretty obvious finding proof is the part that made news.
Not sure what to tell ya...our power almost never goes out here while my coworkers who live in Maryland have to shower at the gym at work. Power's funny like that... I bet if you looked at the power grid across the USA it's look like a gnarly mess of spaghetti...
I'm just down the road from Ashburn and we were fine...no major power outages from last summer's Derecho or the earthquake other than traffic getting even worse. It was Maryland that got FUBARed from storms. They lose their power a lot across the Potomac but Virginia is solid.
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I think this is a dick move by MS. Games, like college textbooks, are fricking expensive and it's nice to know you can recoup some of your money when you're done with them via the used games market. I travel a lot and it's good to have a console with you...don't always know if I'll have Internet where I'm at and I don't know if I give a crap about hooking it up just to play a game I bought legally.
MS needs to rethink this..maybe copy the Steam model where you buy the game once and can play it anywhere would work.
I think that old saying might also be "non-ionizing radiation doesn't cause cancer".
Mmmm, tomacco...
I used SoundJam to get music onto it through that wacky USB to fiber optic converter.
or a pattern such as:
Feudalism-->Capitalism-->Socialism-->Communism-->Collapse-->Feudalism-->
Our hubris prevents us from realizing we're prone to the same problems that cause the issues in the previous cycle so we're doomed to repeat it. I say this as America thinks moving to a more socialist society means prosperrity...we forget about the "...some animals are more equal than others" clause.
Do you expect the military to never have time off or to do anything to boost morale? Glad I don't work for you...
Or...in your honor, they should name it Superbowl Transmission For U-boats (STFU)
You think the Iron Dome measures mass or volume? Is it even possible to accurately measure mass of a body in flight froma distance?
Just waiting for people who download other media (e.g. music, TV shows, movies, AppStore applications, etc.) to sue. I bet the EULA states purchasing gives user the right to use now own said media but who reads those EULAs anyways? I've seen excerpt from them and some EULAs are pretty draconian.
I've seen more ridiculous "hacks"...I think cost isn't a huge concern...it's more the cool factor or the "hey look at me" factor. Making the Surface Pro into a Hackintosh would rock.
I'm not sure if Linux Mint has touchscreen compat out of the box but Mint w/ Cinnamon is my preferred Linux port.
How long until someone hacks Ubuntu or another OS onto the Surface Pro? This might sell more Surface Pros if it's easily hacked.
"Biotech is Godzilla" - Sepultura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBEuNJal8yA
Who cares is it resembles a famous mosque? If the mosque wasn't so old I'd love to see Lucas sue them for copyright infringement for stealing the design from Star Wars. All these cries of racism are pretty weak and detract from the actual racism being committed daily. People need to lighten up...
So the First Amenement which, in part, grants the right of free speech, should be changed to restrict free speech via Twitter and Facebook because "how much free speech do you need?" These rights are not up for debate, they are our rights. Once you take one you have a toehold to take others. I'd say, any weapon short of fully automatic weapons should be considered legal. The term "assault rifle" or "assault weapon" is a stupid name since the weapons we use on combat typically are very small caliber and aren't even legal to use when hunting game since they generally aren't powerful enough to kill a deer (I'm referring to 5.56mm/0.223cal weapons). The Democrats call any weapon that looks scary an assault weapon but there are identical weapons without the heat guards on the barrel that are OK...seems like a lawmakers' knee-jerk reaction to make it look like the problem is solved.
Owning a firearm is a right guaranteed under the Second Amendment. Call them "nuts" if it makes you feel better but the second you say it's OK to restrict one's gun rights they'll be restricting all your rights. I know this is a repost, but it's very relevant to my point (feel free to replace who "they're" coming for with items from our Bill of Rights):
When the Nazis came for the communists,I remained silent;I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,I remained silent;I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,I did not speak out;I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,I remained silent;I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
I think that article you mentioned was either in Slashdot or BigThink...probably Slashdot. Dogs aren't doing calculations, just as athletes aren't while playing sports, but they instinctively know what the results would be through past trial and error.
In that case I was calculating the optimal curved path since I was inebriated...I must've inherited calculus from my parents then since I took calc after my clubbing days (I already had enough seals stored up).
The title is misleading...the birds like the pattern and know nothing about fractals. Reminds me of the story of a mathematician's dog who "knew calculus" because of the way it waited for a ball to bounce off a wall. It didn't know calculus, it just learned what happens when a ball is tossed against a wall. To know calculus or fractal geometry would mean you'd do some form of calculations and be aware of the interrelationships of the variables within...neither the birds nor the dogs did any such thing.
People at nightclubs simply like or dislike the way someone acts/looks to determine if they want to "mate" with them...no math there but a story will come out saying men and women at nightclubs perform complex trig to find mates.
I concur...if salary isn't a motivator find out what is. Basic motivational theories work in situations like yours...nothing magical but it's not so simple to implement either. Find out what motivates each programmer and use that to motivate them...or you could find out what demotivates a programmer and remove that. Maybe overly simplistic, but it's worked for me although I work in a completely different field but people are people (I think).
Future generations may think we intentionally used these values (e.g. start date and 32-bit signed integer) because we somehow know/predict the Earth will end on this date...
If you put horse meat, a bug, or spit in my burger and I don't know, am not told, and don't get sick, I don't give a crap. Whatever you do, make sure it's cooked properly and comes with delicious fries...
I've wondered why people get sick in the winter and assumed it was due to the dry air...seemed pretty obvious finding proof is the part that made news.
Not sure what to tell ya...our power almost never goes out here while my coworkers who live in Maryland have to shower at the gym at work. Power's funny like that... I bet if you looked at the power grid across the USA it's look like a gnarly mess of spaghetti...
I'm just down the road from Ashburn and we were fine...no major power outages from last summer's Derecho or the earthquake other than traffic getting even worse. It was Maryland that got FUBARed from storms. They lose their power a lot across the Potomac but Virginia is solid.