Everyone has seen what this topic has done to people. Flame wars, calling people reprehensible when they are obviously not bad human beings. Everyone hating someone else for their views and life choices.
I honestly think most people have a religious problem mixing with a societal one. Once again, 'Marriage' should be a religious ceremony, and Unions should be legal rights. And legally everyone is held to the same standard. We've backed ourselves into this corner by saying that people should be married (see tax law, hospital rules) so we can't just get rid of it. But since laws can change a lot easier than the church, why don't we just change the wording? You don't force people to change their views, you don't force religion to change, and then you can honestly see who the people are who really do just want to deny freedom of choice to human beings.
Isn't a one way trip just something you don't plan to come back from? Is it unethical to build planes that help people take a one way trip to France?
Kidding aside, what's the difference when letting a grown adult decide where to spend the next decade of their life? We all die some day, and if the technology is there to support you, who cares where you want to do it?
Fry: "I heard one time you single-handedly defeated a horde of rampaging somethings in the something something system"
Brannigan: "Killbots? A trifle. It was simply a matter of outsmarting them."
Fry: "Wow, I never would've thought of that."
Brannigan: "You see, killbots have a preset kill limit. Knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own men at them until they reached their limit and shut down."
I have to agree with Jane Q. Public. Confidentiality is one of the three major tenets of information security, and if you don't have that then you don't have security.
The town isn't based off of a level in Zelda. They simply used Zelda graphics, handheld or A Link to the Past graphics from the looks of it.
Neat I guess, but not nearly as neat as if they'd modeled it after an original Zelda temple or something. Maybe not a water temple, if the fans are anything like my friends they wouldn't make it out without calling me first.
"Perhaps, but my freedom to spend my money as i see fit, on the candidate or candidates of my choosing, is protected under the 1st Amendment."
I'll explain that to the next judge I try to 'contribute' to.
I'm only exaggerating a little. Bribery is still bribery. And I'm not sure I see enough of a difference between bribing those who make the laws, those who interpret, and those who enforce.
A study conducted in this way could show that a box with custom "Atheist" label on the tape is treated differently than a normal box. Tons of people think this means bias towards atheists. If the study didn't start off with a confirmation bias, a different box would have had another, maybe "christian".
Otherwise this is just a study on adding extra designations to see if they affect the shipping in the US. Still an interesting experiment, but you have to realize what it is testing.
Besides, you're asking them to read an extra word. That is a built-in delay right there.
More people need to read this, more people need to boycott EA.
I was a huge mass effect/dead space fan, but I never have nor will I buy any game on Origin. Fortunately I can just borrow the game for the console, and then never get invested in another EA franchise again.
When I first started visiting as anonymous, people seemed to have trouble reading TFA, but at least would read the summary. What's next, are people going to start posting based on keywords in the title, without reading the whole title?
Apple has really gotten into everyone's heads. "You still have the older version of the OS? You must have vulnerabilities, then! You must upgrade to iOS5! Er, Android iOS5..." security patches are made through my Android even though I'm still on Gingerbread.
When it comes to Windows, everyone mods up using XP ten years later, but it's different with smartphones somehow? If there is a problem, it's not the lack of getting a new OS like many here have suggested (while that is frustrating it's not an option), it's the lack of pushing out security updates.
I actually really liked 13th warrior and had no problem with the main character's religion. Then again that movie is how old? I wonder if one of the reasons would also be the time period the movie took place in...
I'm with you. It's been frustrating having this opinion for so long, but it's also relieving recently. The more gay marriage is accepted the more vocal and hopefully influential this "get the gov't out of marriage" message seems to be. I don't know how people don't see that it makes both sides happy (except the zealots), the most I can figure is they don't know, or haven't thought about it.
I disagree that it makes it less interesting. It could be the easiest gun in the world to produce, if it was the first one made by a 3D printer, I'd be interested in reading about it.
I never thought so much of canning your own food, but now it seems I have plenty of research to do on the subject. Thank you, this was interesting and informative. This is why I like to read slashdot and I will be able to read the rest of the week without regret.
Science can explain a lot and not ruin it, poor writing however can ruin any movie.
So here's my problem with midichlorians. So science discovered they exist and that they are symbiotic with all life. This is common fact and everyone knows it and knows that is the driving factor behind the Force. That makes the Jedi less 'religious' and more just engineers. Little organisms, it's all explained and measured, these guys use it (why wouldn't a majority of people? who knows).
And then the Empire takes over, everyone forgets about these things and now being a Jedi is some ancient hokey religion based on belief but often rewarded? It's not only inconsistent, but it takes away from the magic of the force.
I don't think he is saying that a tablet isn't a PC. In fact, it technically is even without a monitor. I assume you meant in that case it's a desktop PC, which I think was his point as well.
Since you said PC and not just desktop PC I was thinking, when will we move past personal computers? I haven't given much thought, but it has to be when the computer isn't personal anymore, but your account is. Would people ever be comfortable using any dumb public terminal but carrying tiny drives or authentication sticks with you? I forsee this as an alternative to personal computing, but no sure how likely it actually is. If everything were to move to the cloud you could just plug in something you carry around on your keyring. Or storage gets to be so small then that's what you carry with you.
Not sure what could change what you use at home at all. Unless at home you just have the keyboard+monitor and a fast wireless connection and you connect to the fast super cloud. That wouldn't be a PC.
Not sure any of these are happening anytime soon....or at all. But what is a non-personal computer?
Actually, from steam you also get marketing. And it's only 30% of what you sell on there, not all venues, so it opens up a new market to you I'd say that's worth it. I'm willing to bet there are companies out there spending at least 30% on marketing. And it's pretty great marketing if that's your target audience. Just saying, I wouldn't count that as "little value beyond a billing system and content hosting".
On Steam you'd know if there were a Sequel or DLC coming out for a game that popular. And it's not 30% of all their sales, just sales made on steam, which still gets the word out to your buddies that may not have used steam to buy the game in the first place.
A party that can't agree on anything except what happens in Soviet Russia...
I dunno, at least we'd all get our chance to say something, since we'd constantly dupe the same issues over and over. "I think we should repeal the license plate tracking!" "We just did that!" "Well okay, as long as we agree....good week guys!"
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Everyone has seen what this topic has done to people. Flame wars, calling people reprehensible when they are obviously not bad human beings. Everyone hating someone else for their views and life choices. I honestly think most people have a religious problem mixing with a societal one. Once again, 'Marriage' should be a religious ceremony, and Unions should be legal rights. And legally everyone is held to the same standard. We've backed ourselves into this corner by saying that people should be married (see tax law, hospital rules) so we can't just get rid of it. But since laws can change a lot easier than the church, why don't we just change the wording? You don't force people to change their views, you don't force religion to change, and then you can honestly see who the people are who really do just want to deny freedom of choice to human beings.
Isn't a one way trip just something you don't plan to come back from? Is it unethical to build planes that help people take a one way trip to France? Kidding aside, what's the difference when letting a grown adult decide where to spend the next decade of their life? We all die some day, and if the technology is there to support you, who cares where you want to do it?
Fry: "I heard one time you single-handedly defeated a horde of rampaging somethings in the something something system" Brannigan: "Killbots? A trifle. It was simply a matter of outsmarting them." Fry: "Wow, I never would've thought of that." Brannigan: "You see, killbots have a preset kill limit. Knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own men at them until they reached their limit and shut down."
Three, sir!
I have to agree with Jane Q. Public. Confidentiality is one of the three major tenets of information security, and if you don't have that then you don't have security.
Now all of that bad PR will definitely turn around.
The town isn't based off of a level in Zelda. They simply used Zelda graphics, handheld or A Link to the Past graphics from the looks of it. Neat I guess, but not nearly as neat as if they'd modeled it after an original Zelda temple or something. Maybe not a water temple, if the fans are anything like my friends they wouldn't make it out without calling me first.
"Perhaps, but my freedom to spend my money as i see fit, on the candidate or candidates of my choosing, is protected under the 1st Amendment." I'll explain that to the next judge I try to 'contribute' to. I'm only exaggerating a little. Bribery is still bribery. And I'm not sure I see enough of a difference between bribing those who make the laws, those who interpret, and those who enforce.
A study conducted in this way could show that a box with custom "Atheist" label on the tape is treated differently than a normal box. Tons of people think this means bias towards atheists. If the study didn't start off with a confirmation bias, a different box would have had another, maybe "christian".
Otherwise this is just a study on adding extra designations to see if they affect the shipping in the US. Still an interesting experiment, but you have to realize what it is testing.
Besides, you're asking them to read an extra word. That is a built-in delay right there.
More people need to read this, more people need to boycott EA.
I was a huge mass effect/dead space fan, but I never have nor will I buy any game on Origin. Fortunately I can just borrow the game for the console, and then never get invested in another EA franchise again.
When I first started visiting as anonymous, people seemed to have trouble reading TFA, but at least would read the summary. What's next, are people going to start posting based on keywords in the title, without reading the whole title?
Apple has really gotten into everyone's heads. "You still have the older version of the OS? You must have vulnerabilities, then! You must upgrade to iOS5! Er, Android iOS5..." security patches are made through my Android even though I'm still on Gingerbread.
When it comes to Windows, everyone mods up using XP ten years later, but it's different with smartphones somehow? If there is a problem, it's not the lack of getting a new OS like many here have suggested (while that is frustrating it's not an option), it's the lack of pushing out security updates.
I actually really liked 13th warrior and had no problem with the main character's religion. Then again that movie is how old? I wonder if one of the reasons would also be the time period the movie took place in...
My eyes! Ze goggles do nusing!
I'm with you. It's been frustrating having this opinion for so long, but it's also relieving recently. The more gay marriage is accepted the more vocal and hopefully influential this "get the gov't out of marriage" message seems to be. I don't know how people don't see that it makes both sides happy (except the zealots), the most I can figure is they don't know, or haven't thought about it.
Let's keep it going until it is fixed.
Sure, one side doesn't want the hens to be eaten by the fox. But what do the hens want?
I disagree that it makes it less interesting. It could be the easiest gun in the world to produce, if it was the first one made by a 3D printer, I'd be interested in reading about it.
I never thought so much of canning your own food, but now it seems I have plenty of research to do on the subject. Thank you, this was interesting and informative. This is why I like to read slashdot and I will be able to read the rest of the week without regret.
How about we ban war instead?
War is stupid.
Good point.
...Done.
Science can explain a lot and not ruin it, poor writing however can ruin any movie.
So here's my problem with midichlorians. So science discovered they exist and that they are symbiotic with all life. This is common fact and everyone knows it and knows that is the driving factor behind the Force. That makes the Jedi less 'religious' and more just engineers. Little organisms, it's all explained and measured, these guys use it (why wouldn't a majority of people? who knows).
And then the Empire takes over, everyone forgets about these things and now being a Jedi is some ancient hokey religion based on belief but often rewarded? It's not only inconsistent, but it takes away from the magic of the force.
Way to ruin the Force for me.
I don't think he is saying that a tablet isn't a PC. In fact, it technically is even without a monitor. I assume you meant in that case it's a desktop PC, which I think was his point as well.
Since you said PC and not just desktop PC I was thinking, when will we move past personal computers? I haven't given much thought, but it has to be when the computer isn't personal anymore, but your account is. Would people ever be comfortable using any dumb public terminal but carrying tiny drives or authentication sticks with you? I forsee this as an alternative to personal computing, but no sure how likely it actually is. If everything were to move to the cloud you could just plug in something you carry around on your keyring. Or storage gets to be so small then that's what you carry with you.
Not sure what could change what you use at home at all. Unless at home you just have the keyboard+monitor and a fast wireless connection and you connect to the fast super cloud. That wouldn't be a PC.
Not sure any of these are happening anytime soon....or at all. But what is a non-personal computer?
Actually, from steam you also get marketing. And it's only 30% of what you sell on there, not all venues, so it opens up a new market to you I'd say that's worth it. I'm willing to bet there are companies out there spending at least 30% on marketing. And it's pretty great marketing if that's your target audience. Just saying, I wouldn't count that as "little value beyond a billing system and content hosting".
On Steam you'd know if there were a Sequel or DLC coming out for a game that popular. And it's not 30% of all their sales, just sales made on steam, which still gets the word out to your buddies that may not have used steam to buy the game in the first place.
Am I the only one who read the title and thought "Okay, there's no need to get personal..."
There is no national plan yet
There, I did you one better
A party that can't agree on anything except what happens in Soviet Russia...
I dunno, at least we'd all get our chance to say something, since we'd constantly dupe the same issues over and over.
"I think we should repeal the license plate tracking!"
"We just did that!"
"Well okay, as long as we agree....good week guys!"