I suppose it boils down to, whatever country you're in:
1. Are you happy getting by?
2. Are you interested in the challencge a language can bring?
As you say 1 can lead to learning a second language. This can lead to 2. But we may never know.
IMHO Americans not learning Spanish is damn insular and imperialistic, they are your neighbour, not your slave, so why not put in some effort and try rather than assuming they are accomodating?
Allow me to be cynical here. People cowtow to the language of commerce. If a lot of german people with a lot of money are visiting your town, you can bet people are learning german to be accomodating. This has much to do with why japanese, chinese, germans, belgians, dutch, italians, indians (asian) and even french, learn the language. The question is, with the blossoming of China's economy, will people turn to learn the business language of China?
yeh and I'd suppose that you alrady have been able to do that(rough text translation) for couple of years through online connectivity(no need for huge local dictionary)..
For the languages I already know I prefer to read without translation (German, Spanish, French) as it's good practice. The gaffes in translating are the limitation of the software, not the hardware.
getting the right word for the context the word is in can be a real art in some languages as well(and no fucking way you'd be getting a spoken to spoken translation anytime soon on a full blown pc much less on a pda..)!
The way the capacities of portable electronics are going I see no reason they couldn't, including local dialects and slang. Just get some people who know what they are doing to put it together. Most of what I see looks like textbook translations, i.e. what you get if you pick up a dictionary and do the words one at a time, though they do understand noun-adjective ordering for some languages. Knowing 'papas' from 'paPAs' takes the extra skill and effort.
I could see this as a boon to the tourist who travels to places where English speakers are uncommon."
Spoken like someone who has never taken a foreign language class. Suppose that thing is going to get the accent right? Emphasis on the right syllable? Not likely, mostly good for translating some text message into the PDA holder's tongue (and doing an Engrish job of it anyway.)
Assuming there were real environmental safeguards in place, unlike the Bush plans, power plants would have to minimize suphurous exhaust. A good example of what happens in concentration can be found along I-76 east of Pittsburgh, where miles of trees are dead and the bark peeling away. Not only are birds not nesting there, it's pretty unlikely anything would live there. A few trees seem to weather it, but it's a grim site.
I've driven past the large windfarm near Mojave (is that Altamont?) and there's hundreds of those things up on the mountainsides. Considering the few birds killed by such a number it seems almost acceptable, however some species like eagles and redtails have a longer turnaround for breeding, thus the impact is more dire. Undoubtably the wind that turns the turbines is what the raptors seek, as they glide in search of prey. Maybe the could put a noisemaker or some shiny pie tins on vanes. Maybe a few fake owls to keep smaller birds away.;-)
Has there been one and I missed it? I took a couple months off and now I don't know wtf is going on.
And I'm just using my ATI Radeon AIW 9700 Pro as basic VGA and TV as trying to run games still resets. Probably time to go see if anyone over at the ATI support forum has a clue or it's the same old idiot line "take it back and get another one."
China had pretty much everything it wanted, short of arms (sound familiar?)
I don't understand the parentheses. What are you referring to?
Along with drugs, arms are always popular to sell to countries which already have everything else. This theme has played over many times in history, particularly the last 50 years much to the grief of the USA.
The brits were certainly key players in the opium trade, but far from the only ones. One of the last players into the game, the USA, viewed Great Britain as a dangerous rival prior to WWI and sought to pull a few teeth when the opportunity presented itself. I.e. the british got some old crummy destroyers and the USA got the british to terminate their treaty with Japan, which ultimately would result in the japanese attempt at building their own empire, but I digress.
Think about it, a kite, assuming you can get a favorable wind direction, makes for an excellent platform to snap spy photos or those n00die photos of Kathleen sunbathing.
China imported a tremendous amount of silver from the new world, particularly Mexico, Bolivia and Peru. Much of it was used for trade within China, however fluctuations in silver and gold values played havoc with the economy. Merchants who traded in opium took payment in whatever form they could get, but mostly silver, including silverware, service ware, and of course coin. China had pretty much everything it wanted, short of arms (sound familiar?) much ot the silver was used to pay troops and for trading with europe. What europe offered in return was opium. So you see, the west were dope pushers in return for the silks, spices and porcelain of the chinese.
First it was an attack on those evil amendment thingies. Now this. I feel our freedoms slipping away.
Don't think of it as your freedoms slipping away, think of it as complying with the Patriot Act.
Have you seen those little announcements around? I went to a credit union and saw one, you can't open an account unless you swear allegiance or some muck.
Think what a fine commercial you could make around that!
Yeah, can't count on anything from back in those days. They wouldn't know a trend in weather if their lives depended upon it.
Actually, they kept very complete records, as was required to establish best times of year to sail and what to expect. 100+ years of that information can help indicate if there's a trend or we are simply seeing spikes.
El Nino has been considered as evidence of global warming, however, there are records of extreme rainfalls along the west coast of California back in the late 1800's over a period of years. Examine what was known about volcanic activity or anything else which might alter the general global climate and you get a better picture.
Interesting reading this morning was a study of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes. Based upon newspaper accounts the character of the three great quakes could be assumed to a fairly accurate degree.
Anchored at Shanghai bye night, traded opium for much filver, failing for Hong Kong on the tide. Temperature 65.
Januarye 21, 1787
Anchored at Hong Kong, but were vifited by cuftomef officialf. Snuck up a river by night to fell more opium to chinefe for silver. Got very nice candelabra for the wife. Temperature 61.
January 24, 1787
Macau not welcoming our bufineff, but fnuck up a river by night and fold laft of opium for more filver. Blimey, what racket, time to head back to Tonkin. Temperature 62.
Yeah....now that I think about it, the automobile industry hasn't really revolutionized much at all considering they still use that silly wheel invention
While i realize this is made in jest, competition has proved to be a good thing for the auto industry. Look back on the cars of the late '60s and consider your present car not being much more innovative than that had the japanese gained such a foothold in US markets.
Pitting Linux against Windows is a good thing for Linux and _should_ be a good thing for Windows (though Microsoft has had a habit of innovating by exclusion, i.e. we hold the patents and copyrights.)
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1. Are you happy getting by?
2. Are you interested in the challencge a language can bring?
As you say 1 can lead to learning a second language. This can lead to 2. But we may never know.
IMHO Americans not learning Spanish is damn insular and imperialistic, they are your neighbour, not your slave, so why not put in some effort and try rather than assuming they are accomodating?
Allow me to be cynical here. People cowtow to the language of commerce. If a lot of german people with a lot of money are visiting your town, you can bet people are learning german to be accomodating. This has much to do with why japanese, chinese, germans, belgians, dutch, italians, indians (asian) and even french, learn the language. The question is, with the blossoming of China's economy, will people turn to learn the business language of China?
For the languages I already know I prefer to read without translation (German, Spanish, French) as it's good practice. The gaffes in translating are the limitation of the software, not the hardware.
getting the right word for the context the word is in can be a real art in some languages as well(and no fucking way you'd be getting a spoken to spoken translation anytime soon on a full blown pc much less on a pda..)!
The way the capacities of portable electronics are going I see no reason they couldn't, including local dialects and slang. Just get some people who know what they are doing to put it together. Most of what I see looks like textbook translations, i.e. what you get if you pick up a dictionary and do the words one at a time, though they do understand noun-adjective ordering for some languages. Knowing 'papas' from 'paPAs' takes the extra skill and effort.
How do you enter umlauts and other characters in Graffiti?
Hola! I would like some fried fathers!
What? How? ... no way!
Uhura: We get signal!
Kirk: What!?
I see what you mean.
Spoken like someone who has never taken a foreign language class. Suppose that thing is going to get the accent right? Emphasis on the right syllable? Not likely, mostly good for translating some text message into the PDA holder's tongue (and doing an Engrish job of it anyway.)
Nukes in California... Only if placed in a geologically stable location, which rules out quite a lot of the state.
I've driven past the large windfarm near Mojave (is that Altamont?) and there's hundreds of those things up on the mountainsides. Considering the few birds killed by such a number it seems almost acceptable, however some species like eagles and redtails have a longer turnaround for breeding, thus the impact is more dire. Undoubtably the wind that turns the turbines is what the raptors seek, as they glide in search of prey. Maybe the could put a noisemaker or some shiny pie tins on vanes. Maybe a few fake owls to keep smaller birds away. ;-)
That would be G. W. Bush, searching for the WMD and invading Shatner's house. Expect Kofi, France and Germany to go along this time.
Come to think of it, this would be like the Monty Python Joke Weapon sketch, wouldn't it?
I dunno but you know how Rollins shouts. Well, expect him to run screaming from the studio.
I've often thought he was self centered, but how blind do you have to be not to see this as a bad venture?
Isn't that a new SUV?
And I'm just using my ATI Radeon AIW 9700 Pro as basic VGA and TV as trying to run games still resets. Probably time to go see if anyone over at the ATI support forum has a clue or it's the same old idiot line "take it back and get another one."
You'd think these companies would better spend their time doing something constructive.
I don't understand the parentheses. What are you referring to?
Along with drugs, arms are always popular to sell to countries which already have everything else. This theme has played over many times in history, particularly the last 50 years much to the grief of the USA.
The brits were certainly key players in the opium trade, but far from the only ones. One of the last players into the game, the USA, viewed Great Britain as a dangerous rival prior to WWI and sought to pull a few teeth when the opportunity presented itself. I.e. the british got some old crummy destroyers and the USA got the british to terminate their treaty with Japan, which ultimately would result in the japanese attempt at building their own empire, but I digress.
Think about it, a kite, assuming you can get a favorable wind direction, makes for an excellent platform to snap spy photos or those n00die photos of Kathleen sunbathing.
China imported a tremendous amount of silver from the new world, particularly Mexico, Bolivia and Peru. Much of it was used for trade within China, however fluctuations in silver and gold values played havoc with the economy. Merchants who traded in opium took payment in whatever form they could get, but mostly silver, including silverware, service ware, and of course coin. China had pretty much everything it wanted, short of arms (sound familiar?) much ot the silver was used to pay troops and for trading with europe. What europe offered in return was opium. So you see, the west were dope pushers in return for the silks, spices and porcelain of the chinese.
Don't think of it as your freedoms slipping away, think of it as complying with the Patriot Act.
Have you seen those little announcements around? I went to a credit union and saw one, you can't open an account unless you swear allegiance or some muck.
Think what a fine commercial you could make around that!
The advertisement which violates the Windows Media EULA by pointing out bugs, flaws and general lack of quality control in Microsoft products.
Deep in a Crater of it's own making, got the pounds and kilograms mixed up. D'oh!
I pictured atmospheric sensors embedded deep in a crater shaped like a probe, kinda like the outline a cartoon character makes going through a wall.
Perhaps we best consult H. G. Wells on martian climatic trends from 1894.
Actually, they kept very complete records, as was required to establish best times of year to sail and what to expect. 100+ years of that information can help indicate if there's a trend or we are simply seeing spikes.
El Nino has been considered as evidence of global warming, however, there are records of extreme rainfalls along the west coast of California back in the late 1800's over a period of years. Examine what was known about volcanic activity or anything else which might alter the general global climate and you get a better picture.
Interesting reading this morning was a study of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes. Based upon newspaper accounts the character of the three great quakes could be assumed to a fairly accurate degree.
Considering how filthy New York City and Washington DC are, a quick dip might not be a bad thing.
Januarye 17, 1787
Anchored at Shanghai bye night, traded opium for much filver, failing for Hong Kong on the tide. Temperature 65.
Januarye 21, 1787
Anchored at Hong Kong, but were vifited by cuftomef officialf. Snuck up a river by night to fell more opium to chinefe for silver. Got very nice candelabra for the wife. Temperature 61.
January 24, 1787
Macau not welcoming our bufineff, but fnuck up a river by night and fold laft of opium for more filver. Blimey, what racket, time to head back to Tonkin. Temperature 62.
While i realize this is made in jest, competition has proved to be a good thing for the auto industry. Look back on the cars of the late '60s and consider your present car not being much more innovative than that had the japanese gained such a foothold in US markets.
Pitting Linux against Windows is a good thing for Linux and _should_ be a good thing for Windows (though Microsoft has had a habit of innovating by exclusion, i.e. we hold the patents and copyrights.)
You might be pleased to note Disney Vice Chairman, Roy Disney, has resigned and called for the resignation of Mike.