It costs a lot less to see a movie than it does to buy Half Life 2 or Halo 2. Also, people spend a LOT more time playing these games. They have more invested.
When I got to the end of Halo 2, I felt like I had completely wasted my time paying attention to the story.
I don't get why they want to call it "OpenOffice.org". No matter what they, naming your product after your website is just stupid. And then to be all anal about it. "It's.ORG! You have to say the.ORG part!
ugh.
I get that it's marketing, but I don't agree with it.
You don't randomly guess. You get a decent typing tutor program and learn to type the proper way. If you take the time to go through all the exercises, you'll find yourself getting faster and faster. After a while, you won't have to look. You'll just know where the keys are by memory.
I had to quit reading 2600 when, shortly after the DeCSS trial, Emmanual started abstracting himself out of all the stories, replacing all the "I"s with "we"s. He also quit signing his name to them.
Before, he wrote nearly all the stories. After that, it was all, "We here at 2600...". Yeah right. Maybe it's more professional, but to me, it took away all the personality and passion from the writing.
I've found the exact opposite to be true. If you switch the physical keys around while you're learning Dvorak, you'll just be tempted to look down at the keys to see where they are. If you look at the keys when you're learning, you're not memorizing their locations, and that's the only way to really learn well.
I assume the implication is that doing it so ofen wears on the drive too much. And really, doing it so often is really pretty pointless. The data doesn't get mixed up that fast. It'd be like compulsively throwing your cd collection on the floor and re-alphabetizing it every day.
the idea that one must specifically drink water because the diuretic effects of caffeinated drinks such as coffee, tea, and soda actually produce a net loss of fluid appears to be erroneous. The average person retains about half to two-thirds the amount of fluid taken in by consuming these types of beverages, and those who regularly consume caffeinated drinks retain even more
I think Mary Schmich said it best in her Chicago Tribune article:
Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
Anyway, if you're smart, you've learned from your mistakes. Taking those mistakes away would also take away the critical lessons you've learned, and you'd just end up making a similar mistake later on.
And even if you're talking to a modern-day 12 year old, as opposed to your past self, most kids will only learn the important lessons by making their own mistakes. Some things you've just got to experience in order to fully understand.
Businesses are a member of the community, too. I'd expect them to behave as ethically and civilly as any person. With a business, I only have my words and money as tools to 'encourage better behavior.
What's funny is that they have the legal rights of people, but not the moral responsibilty of people!
Every story submission on slashdot amounts to nothing more than plagerism. All they do is copy the first paragraph of the story they link to. It makes it look like the submitter wrote the text, when in fact the text has been stolen.
Thanks for the reply. I do appreciate your viewpoint. You make some good points, but I don't agree that the ecosystem is like a pyramid at all. It's much more fluid than that. Something will doubtless step in to fill the niche that the shark filled.
The whole cancer/AIDS cure thing just seems like second guessing to me, and I'm not too fond of that. How can I risk leaving the house tomorrow? After all, I might be hit by a car! If there were actually evidence to show that sharks might prove medically benefical, I'd probably change my mind.:) But it just seems like speculation at this point.
Tell me something: How do you tell the difference between a troll and someone who just disagrees with you?
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No, you do not deserve money.
It's only been 70 years. Evolution does not work that fast.
It costs a lot less to see a movie than it does to buy Half Life 2 or Halo 2. Also, people spend a LOT more time playing these games. They have more invested.
When I got to the end of Halo 2, I felt like I had completely wasted my time paying attention to the story.
I don't get why they want to call it "OpenOffice.org". No matter what they, naming your product after your website is just stupid. And then to be all anal about it. "It's .ORG! You have to say the .ORG part!
ugh.
I get that it's marketing, but I don't agree with it.
Now that I review old articles, I can't find any instances of him using "I" or signing his name.
Maybe my memory isn't as good as I thought.
You don't randomly guess. You get a decent typing tutor program and learn to type the proper way. If you take the time to go through all the exercises, you'll find yourself getting faster and faster. After a while, you won't have to look. You'll just know where the keys are by memory.
It does take a bit of dedication, though.
I had to quit reading 2600 when, shortly after the DeCSS trial, Emmanual started abstracting himself out of all the stories, replacing all the "I"s with "we"s. He also quit signing his name to them.
Before, he wrote nearly all the stories. After that, it was all, "We here at 2600...". Yeah right. Maybe it's more professional, but to me, it took away all the personality and passion from the writing.
I've found the exact opposite to be true. If you switch the physical keys around while you're learning Dvorak, you'll just be tempted to look down at the keys to see where they are. If you look at the keys when you're learning, you're not memorizing their locations, and that's the only way to really learn well.
Wow, the article says they hire 1000 programmers a year. I guess if you want to be a game programmer, now's the time to apply!
You'll never have another day off ever again, of course. But then I guess it just depends on how bad you want it.
Me, I'll pass.
I assume the implication is that doing it so ofen wears on the drive too much. And really, doing it so often is really pretty pointless. The data doesn't get mixed up that fast. It'd be like compulsively throwing your cd collection on the floor and re-alphabetizing it every day.
Pretty funny that they gave the guy's former and current address. What the fuck were they thinking?
Well, I know It's hard to believe, but sometimes people plead guilty to things they didn't do.
What's difficult about going into the control panel and changing the keyboard layout?
As to the keycaps being different, if you learn it correctly you don't have to look at the keys, and then it doesn't matter.
Here is the information on Mike Hawash.
From snopes.com
Yes, from what I've heard of it, it's a diuretic liquid that makes you dehydrated and stay up all night, unlike water.
According to snopes.com, this is a myth. (scroll about halfway down to get to the relevant part.)
Feh, he never claimed that he could spell. He just said it was important!
Anyway, if you're smart, you've learned from your mistakes. Taking those mistakes away would also take away the critical lessons you've learned, and you'd just end up making a similar mistake later on.
And even if you're talking to a modern-day 12 year old, as opposed to your past self, most kids will only learn the important lessons by making their own mistakes. Some things you've just got to experience in order to fully understand.
It's sorta like, "Don't touch that oven. It's pretty fucking hot."
"Oww!!"
"Told ya."
What's funny is that they have the legal rights of people, but not the moral responsibilty of people!
But hey, it's okay. It's "just business".
For example, what if I, like, killed your mom, and then said, "It's okay, I'm amoral! Besides, I got paid for it"
Well... how embarrasing for me! My deepest apologies, sir.
It is immoral to not have morals. Hiding behind the mantra "My goal is profit" doesn't make morals magically go away.
Every story submission on slashdot amounts to nothing more than plagerism. All they do is copy the first paragraph of the story they link to. It makes it look like the submitter wrote the text, when in fact the text has been stolen.
Write your own damned words!
Still, any section of the drive that was not completely oblitherated would be readable by their "magnetic microscope".
Thanks for the reply. I do appreciate your viewpoint. You make some good points, but I don't agree that the ecosystem is like a pyramid at all. It's much more fluid than that. Something will doubtless step in to fill the niche that the shark filled.
:) But it just seems like speculation at this point.
The whole cancer/AIDS cure thing just seems like second guessing to me, and I'm not too fond of that. How can I risk leaving the house tomorrow? After all, I might be hit by a car! If there were actually evidence to show that sharks might prove medically benefical, I'd probably change my mind.
Tell me something: How do you tell the difference between a troll and someone who just disagrees with you?