With about the same involvement level as television, reading also lends itself to mindless snacking. With fewer Pizza Hut commercials.
Not really sure what the point of this study is - should we take away our kids' TVs and replace them with the internet and video games? Obesity is a problem but then again so is attention span.
Sort of. The Running Start program allows high school juniors and seniors to take some or all of their courses at local community colleges and the credits apply towards both. So technically they don't graduate until 18, but it is possible to start college full time at 16. This program started in 1992.
I was a participant in the first year of the program, and it was great for me as I was able to get a mostly free year of college out of it (per student allotments cover the tuition but not books). The biggest issues were that almost anybody could get in, even without passing the placement exam to a college level (I got in at math 095, others much lower) and that the Running Start students were allowed to sign up before the regular enrollees.
The price is bad enough, but what keeps me from streaming/downloading more movies is the lack of extras. No alternate audio tracks, no subtitles (unless built in), just a movie. That means foreign films forcing the dub version, no access to creator commentary, and I'll even watch the previews when they don't auto-load. Everything that is great about DVDs is gone - might as well have us rewind the file before returning it.
Make the owners of the corporations take the money on as taxable income before spending it on political influence, just like the rest of us do. That way speech is still free, everybody is taxed properly, and the voters as well as employees can see exactly who is spending the money instead of simply "the company."
"just because people aren't sat in the same room talking face to face doesn't mean they're not talking."
But it does mean that they aren't making eye contact, using body language, touching, smelling, serving food, or any of the other things that make actual socialization superior to virtual socialization. This is where the "WoW counts as social interaction" argument falls apart - so many elements are missing that it barely qualifies and certainly is not a complete experience.
"the rest are normal men and women leading ordinary lives"...or at least that's what they spend their time reaffirming to each other in their virtual world, while the rest of society wonders where they disappeared to. I've lost several friends - including couples - to MMOs over the years. They traded their meat friends for electronic ones.
Your TV analogy is terrible by the way. Playing a game is more engaging than staring at a screen, but you ignore that most of us are doing other things while watching the tube. Cooking, talking on the phone, cleaning, screwing, what have you. And we can stop any time without leaving people hanging. And we can talk to other people about what we saw in normal conversation. WoW has not replaced Seinfeld at the water cooler - your in-game adventures are incomprehensible to outsiders.
Most people's perception is not of the fat slob in the mom's basement so much as someone who participates in an uninteresting, non-relatable, schedule dominating, all-consuming task that ultimately leads nowhere.
Came here to say that - of the 2099 books, Spider-Man was actually good. Bright, funny, none of this Ultimate Dark Vengeance BS that's all the rage these days. Would love to see some of the fringe religions howling that the Thorites are a thinly-veiled mockery of them.
Wouldn't hold out much hope though, given the new ownership issues. Hulk 2099 predicted the music business would be reduced to only singing about itself, and Disney has been a big part of making that happen much earlier than predicted. Even if this got made, you know all of the anti-corporate themes would be scrubbed out.
Now instead of the 4 built in to the XMB, we can expect links to the store everywhere on every Sony device? It's bad enough on the PS3 - I don't want to turn on my TV/Walkman/toaster and be taken directly to an outlet for overpriced downloads that I never wanted.
"But internet did not lose anything - it just didn't gain anything either."
It lost people willing to visit those handmade websites. Creating your own site became pointless once everyone that was visiting your site got on Facebook and forgot how to use a bookmark.
Even at the least invasive/most entertaining level (eating in San Andreas, every few in-game days, with goofy banter from your server) this was still a chore. You could hardly complete the ambulance side mission without dying of hunger. Bully had a similar shortfall where sleep management was supposed to push the action along but really only ruined the sandbox aspect.
They aren't held to mandatory drug testing either, yet have no problem forcing it on professional sports. The examples go on, but it should not surprise anybody that the government considers themselves above the law and has for some time.
A big chunk of advertising is to retain current customers by rewarding their purchases. Think about how much Budweiser spends while almost everyone is decided on whether or not Bud is for them. It's not so much "hey that looks new and interesting" as it is "alright, I'm on the right team and drinking what is popular."
"And you "pro-choice" liberals, why is it OK to remove a fetus but not OK to insert a heroin syringe?"
I fully support your right to inject your unborn with heroin. Also your right to make nonsensical statements about two unrelated issues.
To address them separately:
It's okay to remove a fetus because it's better to not give birth than have an unwanted/unsupportable child. Creating bad people is worse than murder. We constantly kill people for the benefit of society.
It's also okay to shoot up heroin. Dangerous and unhealthy, but should also be your choice. And if it were legalized the price would drop to a point that drug-related crime would all but disappear. This is a liberal speaking.
The pro-choice yet anti-drug message you hear is coming from politicians, not regular people. Every politician knows you can't be pro-drug and get elected so they say things they don't necessarily believe in order to stay employed. Don't assume that voters agree with every last thing spoken by whom they vote for. We know we're picking the better of two bad choices.
...justifying and increasing the ability to track sharing. They know they won't see any money from this case, but it's a precedent that strengthens their position when they apply for extended snooping powers. Which in turn allows them to find and shake down more sharers for settlements. That's where the real money is - fast, easy, minimal lawyer costs.
Had to use a fire extinguisher for the first time in real life the other day, and after using them several times in games (notably San Andreas) found that it was almost an instinct to arm it, point at the base of the fire, and shoot. My co-workers were amazed.
"If you talk to guys the guy way, and tell them flat out what you want..."
That's the opposite of most womens' idea of romance. Men are expected to take the initiative at all stages of a relationship. Think about who usually asks for the first date, makes the first move, proposes, etc. Which leads to...
"If he really loved me he'd":
* figure it out on his own, or * already know what I want, or * try everything until he gets it right...which in turn leads to a lot of wrong decisions, and guess who gets blamed for that.
Those of us who spend 8-10 hours working in front of a terminal every day pointing and clicking under deadline pressure don't want to go home and do more of the same. And that describes the jobs of a lot of 25-35 year olds, myself included.
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With about the same involvement level as television, reading also lends itself to mindless snacking. With fewer Pizza Hut commercials.
Not really sure what the point of this study is - should we take away our kids' TVs and replace them with the internet and video games? Obesity is a problem but then again so is attention span.
Sort of. The Running Start program allows high school juniors and seniors to take some or all of their courses at local community colleges and the credits apply towards both. So technically they don't graduate until 18, but it is possible to start college full time at 16. This program started in 1992.
I was a participant in the first year of the program, and it was great for me as I was able to get a mostly free year of college out of it (per student allotments cover the tuition but not books). The biggest issues were that almost anybody could get in, even without passing the placement exam to a college level (I got in at math 095, others much lower) and that the Running Start students were allowed to sign up before the regular enrollees.
The program is still in place and going strong.
The price is bad enough, but what keeps me from streaming/downloading more movies is the lack of extras. No alternate audio tracks, no subtitles (unless built in), just a movie. That means foreign films forcing the dub version, no access to creator commentary, and I'll even watch the previews when they don't auto-load. Everything that is great about DVDs is gone - might as well have us rewind the file before returning it.
Make the owners of the corporations take the money on as taxable income before spending it on political influence, just like the rest of us do. That way speech is still free, everybody is taxed properly, and the voters as well as employees can see exactly who is spending the money instead of simply "the company."
"just because people aren't sat in the same room talking face to face doesn't mean they're not talking."
But it does mean that they aren't making eye contact, using body language, touching, smelling, serving food, or any of the other things that make actual socialization superior to virtual socialization. This is where the "WoW counts as social interaction" argument falls apart - so many elements are missing that it barely qualifies and certainly is not a complete experience.
"the rest are normal men and women leading ordinary lives" ...or at least that's what they spend their time reaffirming to each other in their virtual world, while the rest of society wonders where they disappeared to. I've lost several friends - including couples - to MMOs over the years. They traded their meat friends for electronic ones.
Your TV analogy is terrible by the way. Playing a game is more engaging than staring at a screen, but you ignore that most of us are doing other things while watching the tube. Cooking, talking on the phone, cleaning, screwing, what have you. And we can stop any time without leaving people hanging. And we can talk to other people about what we saw in normal conversation. WoW has not replaced Seinfeld at the water cooler - your in-game adventures are incomprehensible to outsiders.
Most people's perception is not of the fat slob in the mom's basement so much as someone who participates in an uninteresting, non-relatable, schedule dominating, all-consuming task that ultimately leads nowhere.
Came here to say that - of the 2099 books, Spider-Man was actually good. Bright, funny, none of this Ultimate Dark Vengeance BS that's all the rage these days. Would love to see some of the fringe religions howling that the Thorites are a thinly-veiled mockery of them.
Wouldn't hold out much hope though, given the new ownership issues. Hulk 2099 predicted the music business would be reduced to only singing about itself, and Disney has been a big part of making that happen much earlier than predicted. Even if this got made, you know all of the anti-corporate themes would be scrubbed out.
Someone recquisition me a groove!
Now instead of the 4 built in to the XMB, we can expect links to the store everywhere on every Sony device? It's bad enough on the PS3 - I don't want to turn on my TV/Walkman/toaster and be taken directly to an outlet for overpriced downloads that I never wanted.
"But internet did not lose anything - it just didn't gain anything either."
It lost people willing to visit those handmade websites. Creating your own site became pointless once everyone that was visiting your site got on Facebook and forgot how to use a bookmark.
Even at the least invasive/most entertaining level (eating in San Andreas, every few in-game days, with goofy banter from your server) this was still a chore. You could hardly complete the ambulance side mission without dying of hunger. Bully had a similar shortfall where sleep management was supposed to push the action along but really only ruined the sandbox aspect.
I hate the fucking Eagles!
They aren't held to mandatory drug testing either, yet have no problem forcing it on professional sports. The examples go on, but it should not surprise anybody that the government considers themselves above the law and has for some time.
A big chunk of advertising is to retain current customers by rewarding their purchases. Think about how much Budweiser spends while almost everyone is decided on whether or not Bud is for them. It's not so much "hey that looks new and interesting" as it is "alright, I'm on the right team and drinking what is popular."
BING
So would Erno Rubik.
So the internet is destroying verbal communication skills?
Kent Brockman: "Of course, there's no way to see into the Simpson home without some kind of infrared heat-sensitive camera. So, let's turn it on."
"And you "pro-choice" liberals, why is it OK to remove a fetus but not OK to insert a heroin syringe?"
I fully support your right to inject your unborn with heroin. Also your right to make nonsensical statements about two unrelated issues.
To address them separately:
It's okay to remove a fetus because it's better to not give birth than have an unwanted/unsupportable child. Creating bad people is worse than murder. We constantly kill people for the benefit of society.
It's also okay to shoot up heroin. Dangerous and unhealthy, but should also be your choice. And if it were legalized the price would drop to a point that drug-related crime would all but disappear. This is a liberal speaking.
The pro-choice yet anti-drug message you hear is coming from politicians, not regular people. Every politician knows you can't be pro-drug and get elected so they say things they don't necessarily believe in order to stay employed. Don't assume that voters agree with every last thing spoken by whom they vote for. We know we're picking the better of two bad choices.
I hate the Segway because my feet don't fit on it.
And yes, the a-hole who uses the handicapped ramp to drive his toy on and off the train isn't improving my view of owners.
...justifying and increasing the ability to track sharing. They know they won't see any money from this case, but it's a precedent that strengthens their position when they apply for extended snooping powers. Which in turn allows them to find and shake down more sharers for settlements. That's where the real money is - fast, easy, minimal lawyer costs.
Chow Yung Fat's character became Mr. Orange (the cop), not Mr. Blonde.
Had to use a fire extinguisher for the first time in real life the other day, and after using them several times in games (notably San Andreas) found that it was almost an instinct to arm it, point at the base of the fire, and shoot. My co-workers were amazed.
"If you talk to guys the guy way, and tell them flat out what you want..."
That's the opposite of most womens' idea of romance. Men are expected to take the initiative at all stages of a relationship. Think about who usually asks for the first date, makes the first move, proposes, etc. Which leads to...
"If he really loved me he'd":
* figure it out on his own, or ...which in turn leads to a lot of wrong decisions, and guess who gets blamed for that.
* already know what I want, or
* try everything until he gets it right
Those of us who spend 8-10 hours working in front of a terminal every day pointing and clicking under deadline pressure don't want to go home and do more of the same. And that describes the jobs of a lot of 25-35 year olds, myself included.