Spot on. Here in Switzerland we are lucky enough to have one of the best public transport systems in the world.
Taking the train is not a just an acceptable option, it is genuinely preferable to driving. Spacious, clean, comfortable compartments, superb child facilities, never late, etc. etc. etc.
If the proper infrastructure is there, it will be used and enjoyed. Or, in short: If you build it, they will commute.
Furthermore the aerodynamic drag turns out to be a much more important factor than they first expected.
I don't see drag as a serious problem since the only thing cooler than a high-speed, levitating train is a high-speed, levitating train with golf-ball dimples.
1.Of, relating to, or resembling a digit, especially a finger.
2.Operated or done with the fingers: a digital switch.
3.Having digits.
4.Expressed in numerical form, especially for use by a computer. 5.Computer Science. Of or relating to a device that can read, write, or store information that is represented in numerical form.
6.Using or giving a reading in digits: a digital clock.
So will it be illegal read a phone number out loud? Or write one down from memory?
I wonder if there were similar knee-jerk reactions when the printing press first became popular?
The question still remains though. Is advertising through video games really more effective than regular advertising? Will playing the game make more (suitable) people sign up?
I don't get it. Why put so much time and effort into developing an advert. Is it really going to attract more people into the army? Are they really going to use for training? Surely a poster campain and some paintball would do the trick.
What's the catch? Why do the army want this softwear installed on our machines?
It is concepts like "qbits" which remind us how primitive our current computers really are.
Even our most sophisticated machines are based in classical physics as the electrons are simply shunted around a maze of transistors. Technically it is possible to rebuild any current CPU using balls and rails in place of bits and circuits.
I spent numerous hours maintaining my Sims' social lives, cleaning their homes, and keeping them fed and rested
How very good of you. The rest of us sold all their Sims' furniture, walls and toilet and invested the money in a coffee machine. After that, the game practically plays itself.
What questions you want answered really depend on what you are looking for in your studies and as such, nobody can tell you what to ask.
If you are not too sure what you are looking for (not always a bad thing) then I suggest you check the college's facilities. Some general examples include:
- Access to machines.
- Access to instructors.
- Variety of subjects (very important if you are unsure of what you want).
- General college facilities (Clubs, gym, entertainment, etc).
"Ergo, CowboyNeal has a "special connection" to cheese."
Unfortunately similar results are found for many other words too.
I believe the false assumption in this case is that 1 site == 1 topic. A look at the results show that the pearlmonks' board covers numerous diverse, bizarre topics.:)
The games industry is now being driven by hardware, not ideas. The consoles just get faster so the games just get prettier. No real innovation at all.
What I'm looking for are a few slightly different genres. Stop with the FPS, RPG and RTS games for the moment. How about multi-player internet sports games where each player plays an actual team member (*gasp!*), or even more open ended "sims-online" type games.
The above examples also have the advantage of being less aggressive than the typical nazi-zombie-bloodfests , thus tapping into the other half of the potential games market.
1,640 sites contain the words CowboyNeal and Cheese.
Therefore, 4.27083333333333333333333333333e-2% of cheese related sites contain a reference to CowboyNeal.
As cheese is a randomly chosen word with no special connection to CowboyNeal it is reasonable to assume that 4.27083333333333333333333333333e-2% of all sites contain a reference to The Cowboy (Assuming the number of sites dedicated to CowboyNeal equals the number dedicated to ignoring him).
So there we have it. The web is 99.957291666666666666666666666667% CowboyNeal free.:)
I said the results were "precise", not "accurate".:P
Here in Switzerland we don't have cinemas (digital OR analogue). We have Popcorn sellers who show films , insist on seating everybody together elbow-to-elbow in the middle of the room and pausie the film for 10 minutes (sometimes in the middle of a line).
"The idea is that the computer detects a potential event and shows it to the operator, who then decides what to do"
So considering it is better to err on the side of caution, the best we can hope for is that these computers show the operator everything...
How exactly are they testing this and do the get many "CrimeNotFound" exceptions?
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Spot on. Here in Switzerland we are lucky enough to have one of the best public transport systems in the world.
Taking the train is not a just an acceptable option, it is genuinely preferable to driving. Spacious, clean, comfortable compartments, superb child facilities, never late, etc. etc. etc.
If the proper infrastructure is there, it will be used and enjoyed. Or, in short: If you build it, they will commute.
Furthermore the aerodynamic drag turns out to be a much more important factor than they first expected.
:)
I don't see drag as a serious problem since the only thing cooler than a high-speed, levitating train is a high-speed, levitating train with golf-ball dimples.
adj.
2.Operated or done with the fingers: a digital switch.
3.Having digits.
4.Expressed in numerical form, especially for use by a computer.
5.Computer Science. Of or relating to a device that can read, write, or store information that is represented in numerical form.
6.Using or giving a reading in digits: a digital clock.
So will it be illegal read a phone number out loud? Or write one down from memory?
I wonder if there were similar knee-jerk reactions when the printing press first became popular?
I bet he could play MP3's too.
Not without the special astro-droid grade soundcard and speakers. Its internal sound system could only manage C64-like bleeps and whistles.
Interesting. I had not heard of Stop Loss.
The question still remains though. Is advertising through video games really more effective than regular advertising? Will playing the game make more (suitable) people sign up?
I don't get it. Why put so much time and effort into developing an advert. Is it really going to attract more people into the army? Are they really going to use for training? Surely a poster campain and some paintball would do the trick.
What's the catch? Why do the army want this softwear installed on our machines?
It is concepts like "qbits" which remind us how primitive our current computers really are.
Even our most sophisticated machines are based in classical physics as the electrons are simply shunted around a maze of transistors. Technically it is possible to rebuild any current CPU using balls and rails in place of bits and circuits.
I spent numerous hours maintaining my Sims' social lives, cleaning their homes, and keeping them fed and rested
How very good of you. The rest of us sold all their Sims' furniture, walls and toilet and invested the money in a coffee machine. After that, the game practically plays itself.
What questions you want answered really depend on what you are looking for in your studies and as such, nobody can tell you what to ask.
If you are not too sure what you are looking for (not always a bad thing) then I suggest you check the college's facilities. Some general examples include:
- Access to machines.
- Access to instructors.
- Variety of subjects (very important if you are unsure of what you want).
- General college facilities (Clubs, gym, entertainment, etc).
How about "The Matrix Too: Piracy Issues".
Don't tell me the agents went to all that effort building realtime a virtual world, but didn't have a hot backup ready.
For a fairly detailed overview of quantum computers, see Brian Hayes' article "The Square Root of NOT".
The mind boggles at the power of a quantum parallel CPU and that's before some smart arse overclocks it.
"Ergo, CowboyNeal has a "special connection" to cheese."
:)
Unfortunately similar results are found for many other words too.
I believe the false assumption in this case is that 1 site == 1 topic. A look at the results show that the pearlmonks' board covers numerous diverse, bizarre topics.
Does that include the stereo?
I would really need to kick the tires a bit before I buy it.
So their logic goes as follows:
Since only qualified professionals in good standing could afford $300, a ".pro" will be a seal of quality.
Can anybody else spot the flaw?
Inside every fat person there are 1000s of 1,000,000s of thin people wanting to get out. :)
I'm not "big". I'm just nearer than I appear.
Mr. Kellner can charge what he likes for providing it and impose any regulation he likes on using it.
If we are not happy with it, we shouldn't buy it. Simple. We can whine all we like, but if we keep giving him our money, he'll keep peddling crap.
I for one will be taking my toilet breaks during the shows from now on.
I only pray that Mr. Kellner can forgive me for my previous indiscretions.
The games industry is now being driven by hardware, not ideas. The consoles just get faster so the games just get prettier. No real innovation at all.
What I'm looking for are a few slightly different genres. Stop with the FPS, RPG and RTS games for the moment. How about multi-player internet sports games where each player plays an actual team member (*gasp!*), or even more open ended "sims-online" type games.
The above examples also have the advantage of being less aggressive than the typical nazi-zombie-bloodfests , thus tapping into the other half of the potential games market.
I believe that the 60-70-80 rule is accurate.
Why?
On a similar note, I was curious to see what the CowboyNeal content of the web is. As luck would have it, a precise answer can be found easily.
:)
:P
Google gives us the following interesting results:
3,840,000 sites contain the word Cheese.
1,640 sites contain the words CowboyNeal and Cheese.
Therefore, 4.27083333333333333333333333333e-2% of cheese related sites contain a reference to CowboyNeal.
As cheese is a randomly chosen word with no special connection to CowboyNeal it is reasonable to assume that 4.27083333333333333333333333333e-2% of all sites contain a reference to The Cowboy (Assuming the number of sites dedicated to CowboyNeal equals the number dedicated to ignoring him).
So there we have it. The web is 99.957291666666666666666666666667% CowboyNeal free.
I said the results were "precise", not "accurate".
Here in Switzerland we don't have cinemas (digital OR analogue). We have Popcorn sellers who show films , insist on seating everybody together elbow-to-elbow in the middle of the room and pausie the film for 10 minutes (sometimes in the middle of a line).
I'll wait for the DVD.
I think you mean:
:)
"Duuude, check it out. It's, like, a videogame network, with, like, PONG."
Two days later...
"Duuude, check it out. It's, like, a videogame network, with, like, PONG."
There have a tonne of repeat viewers, but whether the repeat viewers realise they're viewing it repeatedly is debatable.
"CNN is carrying a story on how the big virus scares within the last year or so have been just that: scares, usually hyped by the media..."
So CNN are now running a Dramatic Exposé (TM) on how they ran Dramatic Exposés (TM) on non-news stories...
http://www.gpsdrawing.com/
You can't get geekier than that.
"The idea is that the computer detects a potential event and shows it to the operator, who then decides what to do"
So considering it is better to err on the side of caution, the best we can hope for is that these computers show the operator everything...
How exactly are they testing this and do the get many "CrimeNotFound" exceptions?