Bullshit. Years ago, I used to hold the phone while talking and driving (stupid, I know). Then I got a hands free device. Holding the phone is WAY more distracting.
How is talking on the phone wearing earpiece any more distracting then talking to someone who is sitting in the passenger seat? Should that be forbidden as well?
Two mathematics professors are having lunch at a restaurant. The first mathematician keeps complaining about how ignorant the typical American is and how he's suprised that the average person in this country has enough mathematical prowess to balance a checkbook.
The second mathematician says, "Don't you think you're being a little harsh? The average person surely has more mathematical ability than you give them credit for."
The first mathematician responds, "Absolutely not! I'm sure if you asked the first person you met on the street to solve a basic algebra problem, they would have no idea where to start."
The second mathematician says, "Okay, I'll make a bet with you. At the end of the meal, I'll ask our waitress to solve a calculus problem. If she can solve it, you pay for lunch. If she can't, I'll pay."
"Thanks in advance for lunch!" the first mathematician says confidently.
Later, while the first mathematician is in the bathroom, the second mathematician flags the waitress down and says, "Listen, when you bring us our check I'm going to ask you a math question. I want you to answer, âone-half x-squared.' Can you remember that? If you do, I'll leave an extra big tip." He encourages her to write it down phonetically and practice it so that it seems natural.
At the end of the meal, after the waitress puts the bill on the table, the second mathematician says, "Oh, could you answer a little question for me? What's the integral of x with respect to x?"
The waitress looks unsure at first, but says, "One-half x-squared."
With a grin, the second mathematician slides the bill over to the first mathematician.
As the waitress is walking away, she turns back and says over her shoulder "plus a constant!"
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Beautiful reference. I'm proud to have recognized it.
Are you sure you want this patent handed over to RealAudio?
Will! It! BLEND!
Seriously. Can you combine the two?
"Strike me down and i will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine"
Supposedly we'll be allowed to read it after it's signed.
Couple of years?
It's been going on for centuries. Ever hear of the East India Trading Company?
You and I have very different ideas of 'citizenship'.
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fuck
Concept art like this and all we get is a god damned painting game?
I hate Disney.
Yeah. I've been watching that Carl Sagan autotune video since last Thursday.
That IS free.
And I was commenting on the possibility of it getting taken down. I was talking about people downloading it first so they could have it for posterity.
Good point.
You can download both the mp3 and the high rez video from this page
http://www.colorpulsemusic.com/youtube.html
"or are people going to have to learn an especially bland form of English to pass exams?"
This is in the UK?
Crap! I think you may have hit on their motivation!
I want a steampunk MMO
Don't forget the ones where the online play is free but you have to pay for the software.
They're going to decide to use an ordinary zip file with the extension renamed and hope nobody notices.
God damn puritan work ethic strikes again.
Bullshit. Years ago, I used to hold the phone while talking and driving (stupid, I know). Then I got a hands free device. Holding the phone is WAY more distracting.
How is talking on the phone wearing earpiece any more distracting then talking to someone who is sitting in the passenger seat? Should that be forbidden as well?
If they aren't going to be releasing original stuff, this is the kind of games they need to be retreading.
Absolutes are for people who refuse to use their own judgment.
"Beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master."
It isn't a car. It's a tiny robot. The whole thing weighs less than 10 grams.
Fuck. Meant to respond to the GP.
Yeah. There aren't enough of them.
Guess why.
Two mathematics professors are having lunch at a restaurant. The first mathematician keeps complaining about how ignorant the typical American is and how he's suprised that the average person in this country has enough mathematical prowess to balance a checkbook.
The second mathematician says, "Don't you think you're being a little harsh? The average person surely has more mathematical ability than you give them credit for."
The first mathematician responds, "Absolutely not! I'm sure if you asked the first person you met on the street to solve a basic algebra problem, they would have no idea where to start."
The second mathematician says, "Okay, I'll make a bet with you. At the end of the meal, I'll ask our waitress to solve a calculus problem. If she can solve it, you pay for lunch. If she can't, I'll pay."
"Thanks in advance for lunch!" the first mathematician says confidently.
Later, while the first mathematician is in the bathroom, the second mathematician flags the waitress down and says, "Listen, when you bring us our check I'm going to ask you a math question. I want you to answer, âone-half x-squared.' Can you remember that? If you do, I'll leave an extra big tip." He encourages her to write it down phonetically and practice it so that it seems natural.
At the end of the meal, after the waitress puts the bill on the table, the second mathematician says, "Oh, could you answer a little question for me? What's the integral of x with respect to x?"
The waitress looks unsure at first, but says, "One-half x-squared."
With a grin, the second mathematician slides the bill over to the first mathematician.
As the waitress is walking away, she turns back and says over her shoulder "plus a constant!"
No one's mentioned it because it was mentioned in the actual article.