How does this work with the decline in violent crimes through the 90s? How come they don't address the issue that those who were going to commit violence anyway are going to gravitate towards violent games and media? This isn't even original research, just research into the research that's been done. This doesn't add up very well at all.
It's all quite simple. Back in the early days of developing violent criminal technology there was small reward for the risk. Penalties were harsh, rewards not often worth the effort. Now you can rob people in games, beat them up, set boobie traps for them and kill them. Not much of a penalty for getting caught, you just started over or used up a 'life'. Appreciation for the reward of games is considerable, lookit all the gaming blogs, ffs! As for stealing, go on the internet and phish, no guns, law enforcement slow to catch up, etc.
I'm not defending I'm observing! You can't argue that a capitalist system (such as, well, all of global trade) is geared toward profits and maximising commodification? I'm no economist so I'm not going to express anything more specific than that, but you can't argue that the general trend in electronics has been toward production/consumption over maintainability.
And who is to blame for that? Consumers/Corporate buyers?
You may find the headlong trend towards buying new computers slowing quite a bit. You only really need so much horsepower to edit a document or twiddle numbers in a spreadsheet. Adding memory is quite effective rather than just junking the old box. Microsoft's strategy of building bigger versions of windows, which require bigger versions of PCs is flattening out on the curve, with Vista adoption quite slow.
This all means we're trying to get more life out of our computers. As for other electronics, I only buy when I need to replace or upgrade considerably. We aren't all like the japanese buyers of G3 phones who tossed them every few months for the next eye-catcher.
An LG official confirmed its product was involved in the accident but said the company would not comment directly on the accident because the cause was not confirmed. However, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to company policy, said such a fatal explosion would be virtually impossible.
I'd like to know just how big that battery was.
Kim Hoon, a doctor who examined the body, said the death was probably caused by an explosion of the battery.
"He sustained an injury that is similar to a burn in the left chest and his ribs and spine were broken," Yonhap news agency quoted Kim as saying.
Broken ribs and spine? Ok, this man was found in his workplace (a quarry.) Isn't reasonable to assume something else broke those ribs and spine and
whatever did that also damaged the phone and battery?
The cell in my Razr could probably take off a finger or two if it exploded from pressure, but a spine is a rather hard thing to break, let alone ribs, unless this was a very, very small man.
This sounds like something from The Weekly World News, the Sun or News of the World.
Next on Fantastic Nooz: Scientist proves earth was created by asteroid collision with Moon, not the other way around. IAU rocked by the revelation and immediately reinstates Pluto as a full-fledged planet, with all rights and privileges. "Smaller bodies should have rights!", proclaim cosmologists.
Re:Any word on magnetic influence? I'd guess it isn't wind...are these rocks ferrous? Or...maybe the earth is tilting on its side...weird stuff like that always happens here...I think our perspective of it is just off a bit.
I've camped a few times at Texas Spring campground in Death Valley. Nice place in the right times of the year. One year, however, the wind blew all night at about 40 knots. Nearly took me and my tent away. There are sand dunes to the north of the valley, too. I expect the winds there are more than up to the task of pushing around rocks on moist clay. Perhaps most enigmatic is the question, 'Why don't these larger rocks sink into the mud?' Though with strong enough winds, I imagine they could get a move on again.
"Short of reading in the tub, the Kindle is easier to read in more places, positions, and situations than a physical book" I don't understand how this could be true. Seems like it would be heavier, more sensitive to water/rain/mist/fog, harder to see in bright sunlight, etc etc...
What am I missing?
I read in bed, quite often. Particularly this past holiday weekend where I spent much of it resting thanks to acquiring a cold from a dedicated associate at work. I wonder how well it works for lying on your back and and holding up. Probably better than 800 page tomes, but not quite as well as smaller, lighter books.
easy it is to get non-Amazon content on to the device, for free, remain horribly misunderstood If I'm not tied to a single source for my books then I may consider it, but I still enjoy they actual book feelings though. Weight, smell, etc... Some parts of reading a book have nothing to do with what is written... At least for me. I think the book evolved from clumsier methods, which is why we have this proven design after millenia. That and enough of them helps you reach the cookie jar.
I don't understand why people would buy this at ~$400. May as well just go and
get a low end tablet pc, which you could use for a multitude of other uses.
I'm not the NYT's typical top-ten reader, so I'm not sure something like this would
immediately appeal. The last few books I've read were printed from 10 to 50 years ago, which would
place them well beyond this device. Pros and Cons just don't weigh enough in favour and like
I said, what does this do that a tablet couldn't do? Maybe when they drop it to ~$50 and I can
sync it like my iPod to my favourite content feeds each morning it would hold some promise.
Also, books don't require batteries. I've got several devices
around now, which all have some form of rechargeable (and expensive to replace) cells. I worry a bit about
the availability of replacement cells several years down the road.
A few hundred dollars, huh. Are we looking at the beginnings of the real next-gen console(s)?
Dr. Venkman would have some good use for this with his ESP research, particularly if it comes in skin-tight Spandex. (Negative Feedback Electric Shock optional)
I'd consider one if it were built for shock resistance. Too many allegedly rugged laptops/tablets are still limited to screens which break or flimsy plastic construction which breaks structurally with normal use.
I wouldn't be too sure about that, none of the console manufacturers even allow AO games. We're quite a ways off from pr0n video games.
Be that as it may, haven't you noticed people buying the platform for the game? If AO games are only on PC, then the players will play on PCs.
I remember reading about people doing cyber-sex via text. I have Apple ][ magazines (Softalk, iirc) with pr0n and AO games advertised within. Can't see these people not embracing this their Wearable Motion Capture-suited overlords, can you?
I read a book on kites several years back and kites to pull carriages aren't exactly a new thing. One in England moved a carriage along at a pretty fast clip, IIRC. Major problems were it working one way, any obstruction for the kite (bridge in water, tree on land) and the way roads and water ways go. This is probably best for open sea.
"Swiss and MIT researchers have developed a wearable kit that will capture your every move for mapping onto a virtual character. It's almost as accurate as the camera-based motion capture used in studios to develop games.
Stop picking your nose and raise your hand if you think this will not be a major boost for pr0n industrie and adult video games?
The war destabilized oil prices, and until we get out of there, they won't remain stable for any long period
The war is ruining the economy and devaluing the dollar. Notice anything peculiar lately, how the US dollar trades lower than canadian $ and pound sterling?
I love this practice. I see it going on where I work. Pick on the weak department, which can't easily defend its funding and feather your own nest. Well, what goes around comes around.
I think we have enough problems with ourselves, to worry about aliens living among us. As a matter of fact, what sort of superiour intelligence, which could get here, would use earth as anything other than their own Botany Bay Colony?
Good thing technology is making big leaps as you are going to need this, a solid state 1 TB hard drive and around 20 gigs of RAM to make Windows 7 to run at even a Vista level!
You know bloody well it'll take 24 GB of memory to actually run an office app!
It'll also demand a 4GB videocard with a GPU strong enough to process all SETI requests ever in about 20 minutes
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It's all quite simple. Back in the early days of developing violent criminal technology there was small reward for the risk. Penalties were harsh, rewards not often worth the effort. Now you can rob people in games, beat them up, set boobie traps for them and kill them. Not much of a penalty for getting caught, you just started over or used up a 'life'. Appreciation for the reward of games is considerable, lookit all the gaming blogs, ffs! As for stealing, go on the internet and phish, no guns, law enforcement slow to catch up, etc.
"Get that PSP away from me, I don't want any of your second-hand fragging to endanger my health!"
Yeah. I don't think I'll be hearing that one. Well, maybe from Jack Thompson, but not normal humans.
And who is to blame for that? Consumers/Corporate buyers?
You may find the headlong trend towards buying new computers slowing quite a bit. You only really need so much horsepower to edit a document or twiddle numbers in a spreadsheet. Adding memory is quite effective rather than just junking the old box. Microsoft's strategy of building bigger versions of windows, which require bigger versions of PCs is flattening out on the curve, with Vista adoption quite slow.
This all means we're trying to get more life out of our computers. As for other electronics, I only buy when I need to replace or upgrade considerably. We aren't all like the japanese buyers of G3 phones who tossed them every few months for the next eye-catcher.
Got news for you, it's everywhere. I've got stress fatigue from converting SQL scripts.
I'd like to know just how big that battery was.
Kim Hoon, a doctor who examined the body, said the death was probably caused by an explosion of the battery. "He sustained an injury that is similar to a burn in the left chest and his ribs and spine were broken," Yonhap news agency quoted Kim as saying.Broken ribs and spine? Ok, this man was found in his workplace (a quarry.) Isn't reasonable to assume something else broke those ribs and spine and whatever did that also damaged the phone and battery?
The cell in my Razr could probably take off a finger or two if it exploded from pressure, but a spine is a rather hard thing to break, let alone ribs, unless this was a very, very small man.
This sounds like something from The Weekly World News, the Sun or News of the World.
Next on Fantastic Nooz: Scientist proves earth was created by asteroid collision with Moon, not the other way around. IAU rocked by the revelation and immediately reinstates Pluto as a full-fledged planet, with all rights and privileges. "Smaller bodies should have rights!", proclaim cosmologists.
Such a mighty legal term.
I've camped a few times at Texas Spring campground in Death Valley. Nice place in the right times of the year. One year, however, the wind blew all night at about 40 knots. Nearly took me and my tent away. There are sand dunes to the north of the valley, too. I expect the winds there are more than up to the task of pushing around rocks on moist clay. Perhaps most enigmatic is the question, 'Why don't these larger rocks sink into the mud?' Though with strong enough winds, I imagine they could get a move on again.
What am I missing?
I read in bed, quite often. Particularly this past holiday weekend where I spent much of it resting thanks to acquiring a cold from a dedicated associate at work. I wonder how well it works for lying on your back and and holding up. Probably better than 800 page tomes, but not quite as well as smaller, lighter books.
I don't understand why people would buy this at ~$400. May as well just go and get a low end tablet pc, which you could use for a multitude of other uses.
I'm not the NYT's typical top-ten reader, so I'm not sure something like this would immediately appeal. The last few books I've read were printed from 10 to 50 years ago, which would place them well beyond this device. Pros and Cons just don't weigh enough in favour and like I said, what does this do that a tablet couldn't do? Maybe when they drop it to ~$50 and I can sync it like my iPod to my favourite content feeds each morning it would hold some promise.
Also, books don't require batteries. I've got several devices around now, which all have some form of rechargeable (and expensive to replace) cells. I worry a bit about the availability of replacement cells several years down the road.
Dr. Venkman would have some good use for this with his ESP research, particularly if it comes in skin-tight Spandex. (Negative Feedback Electric Shock optional)
I'd consider one if it were built for shock resistance. Too many allegedly rugged laptops/tablets are still limited to screens which break or flimsy plastic construction which breaks structurally with normal use.
Flash drive sounds like just the ticket, though.
MMOPr0n
It's 11:00 PM, do you know what your kids are doing on-line?
How about in their favourite furry suit, doing their favourite furry thing?*
Ob ISR In Soviet Russia motion captures YOU!
Ob IaBC ... no, I just can't do it. I just can't imagine a beowulf cluster of people in motion capture suits! I won't! Ha ha ha ha ha!
*Whatever that may be.
Be that as it may, haven't you noticed people buying the platform for the game? If AO games are only on PC, then the players will play on PCs.
I remember reading about people doing cyber-sex via text. I have Apple ][ magazines (Softalk, iirc) with pr0n and AO games advertised within. Can't see these people not embracing this their Wearable Motion Capture-suited overlords, can you?
I read a book on kites several years back and kites to pull carriages aren't exactly a new thing. One in England moved a carriage along at a pretty fast clip, IIRC. Major problems were it working one way, any obstruction for the kite (bridge in water, tree on land) and the way roads and water ways go. This is probably best for open sea.
Stop picking your nose and raise your hand if you think this will not be a major boost for pr0n industrie and adult video games?
"oh, oh, oh, Mario, please don't stop, oh, oh, oh!"
The war is ruining the economy and devaluing the dollar. Notice anything peculiar lately, how the US dollar trades lower than canadian $ and pound sterling?
I love this practice. I see it going on where I work. Pick on the weak department, which can't easily defend its funding and feather your own nest. Well, what goes around comes around.
I think we have enough problems with ourselves, to worry about aliens living among us. As a matter of fact, what sort of superiour intelligence, which could get here, would use earth as anything other than their own Botany Bay Colony?
The only way to remedy this sort of thing is a long prison sentence. Put the buggers in with scum drug dealers from the estates.
It's your pr0n collection what done it! Shoulda got one of them keyboard covers.
Yep, almost as bad as trying to get set up with service in the first place.
I guess the way to foil these critters is to try to trip as many as possible. Then again, the intarweb mischief-makers will probably do just that.
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There is only one chair and it's a +5 Chair of Throwing
The other chairs are a lie
You know bloody well it'll take 24 GB of memory to actually run an office app!
It'll also demand a 4GB videocard with a GPU strong enough to process all SETI requests ever in about 20 minutes