Well, obviously less than they could without the additional weight of clothing, but still significant for an overnight package... figure roughly 110-120 lb. each, which could go up or down depending on the particular tastes of the beneficiaries...
You know, I keep forgetting that I have to mark sarcasm as such when I post on the Internet -- inflection is lost entirely. Apologies to anyone who thought I was being serious.
The original post, above, should have been flagged "(-1, Smartass)".
And after closing the hole, the counter-virus should stay resident and launch a counter-attack against anyone who tries to exploit the hole with anything other than the counter-virus.
I don't know what type of chairs we use here at the office, but they aren't cheap. The boss has a very simply philosophy regardng equipment: get very good ergonomic chairs (~$1000), good computers with large hi-res monitors, and save money on eveything else. Hell, the boss's main desk is a folding buffet table like you can buy at Sam's Club. Spend the money on the important things, keeping the staff healthy and productive, rather than on status symbols like fancy desks or "designer" chairs.
Attack Of The Clones
(To the tune of "Send In The Clowns")
Isn't it rich?
We're a matched pair.
Waving our lightsabers
Around in the air.
Attack of the clones.
Lucas gone mad
We've all been had
After the first one was so
Incredibly bad.
Attack of the clones?
Does he think that we're drones?
Just when I'd stopped
Trashing Jar-Jar
Lucas is going
Even further afar.
Making a loser again
With his usual flair
Expecting big lines...
They'll probably be there.
Oh, what a farce.
Our fault, we hear.
We're supposed to like what he shows
Year after year.
And where are the clones?
("Attack of the Clones"???)
It's too late, they're here.
Isn't it bad?
Isn't it dull?
And the worst part of all is that
The theater'll be full.
And so it's the clones...
"Attack of the Clones"
Will open next year.
The GPS was used only to put the target on the test trajectory -- not only is GPS too innacurate for a missile intercept where the spped of both objects can be measured in miles per second, but the intercepting missile did not use GPS to find its target anyway.
If legislation gets bound tighter to these poll-results we have the purest form of direct democracy, in which political leaders are forced to react.
Which may work well for broad issues, but would be an unmitigated disaster for the details. What percentage of the population is truly politically active? Even among them, how many follow the issues closely enough to cast an informed vote on every issue?
The vast majority would simply vote the way their media source of choice would tell them to (though of course, not be "told" in so many words), because they don't have the time or experience to folow the legislative minutia.
Direct democracy is dangerous in that regard, especially as we continue to complicate our everyday lives more and more through technology. The reason representative governments were created in the first place may have been for simplicity, but the fact is that given the amount and level of detail of modern legislation, very few except those whose full-time jobs are to deal with it can keep up with it all. And probably not even then -- that's one of the main reasons why Congressmen have staffers: to help them understand what they're voting on.
To illustrate, go to Thomas and look up 10 random bills and see how long it takes you to not only be able to summarize them, but to be able to answer any question about them.
For all the hyperbole in Florida, people are very responsible about this sort of thing.
The problem in Florida was that they were not only dealing with the issue of what constituted an actual "punch", but also the simple fact that the more times the cards were handled, the more errors would be introduced by potentially loosening other "chads". Optical scan ballots would not (and indeed, in those Florida counties using them did not during the mandatory recount in the first week) have any problems in that area.
If we were to have a single voting system across the country, first think of the massive bribery, I mean campaign contributions, as Congress gets to pick the winner in the marketplace
Not that I advocate such a national standard, but Congress could simply put forward a standard specification, and any vendor meeting those specs could provide the solution to each city/county/state/whatever.
I've often thought that The Silmarillion would make an interesting series of animated films, intended to be shown as a series, but with each one being independent enough to stand somewhat on its own...
DroidArena is a free online game just starting up with several thousand users. Right now, the site operator is having difficulty making ends meet, but it will be an interesting case to see if he can break even or make money down the road.
Is that the system that screwed up California's electricity supply
No the system that screwed up California's electricity supply was that politicians decided that they could arbitrarily suspend the laws of supply and demand. The so-called "deregulation" plan set price caps on retail prices, leaving power prodcuers with no means of recouping costs when energy souces became scarce, and their supply prices rose. Additionally, since the retail prices were capped, there was no incentive for people to reduce their usage until the rolling blackouts hit.
The solution would have been to let market forces set the price -- as prices rose during the shortage, people would find ways to conserve and save costs on their own. This is first-semester basic economics, folks.
"If I wanted to raise prices, I'd solve this in 20 minutes!" -- California Governor Grey Davis
... because of the danger of RSI, people in general are being a bit more careful, which has led to fewer problems.
As for myself, I never had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but I have developed nasty cases of tendonitis during long coding sessions. However, I've found that if I arrange my workspace in such a way that both of my elbows are resting on the desk when I type, I almost never have any problems.
Just because I've found a way to minimize chances for reducing future re-occurrances of my tendonitis doesn't mean I didn't have a real problem in the past...
1. time scales. as one developer put it, "if i want to use a new AI technique in a game, i have about two weeks to research it, and a month to implement it. any more than that, and i won't be able to justify the time spent on it to my boss."
this is pretty standard in the industry, btw. otoh, it would take a skilled ai programmer easily more than a month-and-a-half to implement and debug an inference engine in C++. and you can forget about something like writing a compiler for building behavior-based networks - that takes too much time.
Seems to me that there would be a niche for a company to invest heavily in developing a flexible AI framework to be used in multiple games. Or does something like an inference engine
so much customization to a particular ruleset that this wouldn't be worthwhile?
Otherwise, though it represents a big up-front cost, a company with a variety of titles, or a well-established series, should be able to spend a little extra time on AI and gain a competitive advantage.
And more so... those opposed to the conservative politics of the site would have a field day pointing to the postings of these disruptors as "evidence" of how FR supports/condones "hate speech".
There are guidelines posted by the owner of the forum over what is and isn't allowable -- objectionable posts (especially those with profanity or racist comments) are quickly removed when discovered, usually within minutes. Repeat offenders are temporarily or permanently banned.
Exactly. I've played a game called Chaos Overlords, and while being somewhat "lightweight" on the whole (compared to more in-depth games like Civilization), it has (I think) 10 different modes of play, each of which can be single player or multiplayer (up to 6). Everyone issues their orders, hits the "done" button, and the entire turn is resolved once everyone is ready. It also allows you to place a time limit on turns, or to run without time limits.
It's an older game, you can probably pick it up for $10-15 if you can find it -- and that's very true for a lot of turn-based strategy games -- older games still play well, as they're generally not so graphics and speed oriented that they seem too outdated...
the Packard Foundation also finds an outrageous gap in computers and Net access between rich and poor kids
In related news... research also finds that rich kids have better access to DVD players, designer clothes, gourmet food, automobiles, etc.
I mean, not to be a troll or anything, DUH!!!! People with money have more and/or better access to expensive, high-technology items? You could've knocked me over with a feather on that one!
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Well, obviously less than they could without the additional weight of clothing, but still significant for an overnight package... figure roughly 110-120 lb. each, which could go up or down depending on the particular tastes of the beneficiaries...
Yeah, but could you imagine what FedEx would charge for a crate of naked slave girls?
The original post, above, should have been flagged "(-1, Smartass)".
And after closing the hole, the counter-virus should stay resident and launch a counter-attack against anyone who tries to exploit the hole with anything other than the counter-virus.
I don't know what type of chairs we use here at the office, but they aren't cheap. The boss has a very simply philosophy regardng equipment: get very good ergonomic chairs (~$1000), good computers with large hi-res monitors, and save money on eveything else. Hell, the boss's main desk is a folding buffet table like you can buy at Sam's Club. Spend the money on the important things, keeping the staff healthy and productive, rather than on status symbols like fancy desks or "designer" chairs.
(To the tune of "Send In The Clowns")
Didn't Bill Gates and company put on a fake demonstration for Judge Jackson?
The GPS was used only to put the target on the test trajectory -- not only is GPS too innacurate for a missile intercept where the spped of both objects can be measured in miles per second, but the intercepting missile did not use GPS to find its target anyway.
Which may work well for broad issues, but would be an unmitigated disaster for the details. What percentage of the population is truly politically active? Even among them, how many follow the issues closely enough to cast an informed vote on every issue?
The vast majority would simply vote the way their media source of choice would tell them to (though of course, not be "told" in so many words), because they don't have the time or experience to folow the legislative minutia.
Direct democracy is dangerous in that regard, especially as we continue to complicate our everyday lives more and more through technology. The reason representative governments were created in the first place may have been for simplicity, but the fact is that given the amount and level of detail of modern legislation, very few except those whose full-time jobs are to deal with it can keep up with it all. And probably not even then -- that's one of the main reasons why Congressmen have staffers: to help them understand what they're voting on.
To illustrate, go to Thomas and look up 10 random bills and see how long it takes you to not only be able to summarize them, but to be able to answer any question about them.
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The problem in Florida was that they were not only dealing with the issue of what constituted an actual "punch", but also the simple fact that the more times the cards were handled, the more errors would be introduced by potentially loosening other "chads". Optical scan ballots would not (and indeed, in those Florida counties using them did not during the mandatory recount in the first week) have any problems in that area.
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Not that I advocate such a national standard, but Congress could simply put forward a standard specification, and any vendor meeting those specs could provide the solution to each city/county/state/whatever.
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Then I gotta go see it... it should be great.
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I've often thought that The Silmarillion would make an interesting series of animated films, intended to be shown as a series, but with each one being independent enough to stand somewhat on its own...
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DroidArena is a free online game just starting up with several thousand users. Right now, the site operator is having difficulty making ends meet, but it will be an interesting case to see if he can break even or make money down the road.
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Given Microsoft's track record, the likely answer is "nowhere near enough".
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The variant I've heard for that in basketball is: If you never commit a foul, you aren't playing tight enough defense.
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No the system that screwed up California's electricity supply was that politicians decided that they could arbitrarily suspend the laws of supply and demand. The so-called "deregulation" plan set price caps on retail prices, leaving power prodcuers with no means of recouping costs when energy souces became scarce, and their supply prices rose. Additionally, since the retail prices were capped, there was no incentive for people to reduce their usage until the rolling blackouts hit.
The solution would have been to let market forces set the price -- as prices rose during the shortage, people would find ways to conserve and save costs on their own. This is first-semester basic economics, folks.
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As for myself, I never had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but I have developed nasty cases of tendonitis during long coding sessions. However, I've found that if I arrange my workspace in such a way that both of my elbows are resting on the desk when I type, I almost never have any problems.
Just because I've found a way to minimize chances for reducing future re-occurrances of my tendonitis doesn't mean I didn't have a real problem in the past...
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On the plus side, there are going to be three movies, so it'll probably be more like 6-7 hours of total running tme.
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this is pretty standard in the industry, btw. otoh, it would take a skilled ai programmer easily more than a month-and-a-half to implement and debug an inference engine in C++. and you can forget about something like writing a compiler for building behavior-based networks - that takes too much time.
Seems to me that there would be a niche for a company to invest heavily in developing a flexible AI framework to be used in multiple games. Or does something like an inference engine so much customization to a particular ruleset that this wouldn't be worthwhile?
Otherwise, though it represents a big up-front cost, a company with a variety of titles, or a well-established series, should be able to spend a little extra time on AI and gain a competitive advantage.
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There are guidelines posted by the owner of the forum over what is and isn't allowable -- objectionable posts (especially those with profanity or racist comments) are quickly removed when discovered, usually within minutes. Repeat offenders are temporarily or permanently banned.
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Perhaps, but they would also be pretty much unfocused (though possibly directed) energy.
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Too many damn ads in the way...
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It's an older game, you can probably pick it up for $10-15 if you can find it -- and that's very true for a lot of turn-based strategy games -- older games still play well, as they're generally not so graphics and speed oriented that they seem too outdated...
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In related news... research also finds that rich kids have better access to DVD players, designer clothes, gourmet food, automobiles, etc.
I mean, not to be a troll or anything, DUH!!!! People with money have more and/or better access to expensive, high-technology items? You could've knocked me over with a feather on that one!
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