I played the game this weekend with my 18 year old son. It was actually pretty fun. The app needs a good bit of work, but assuming they keep developing and don't mess it up, I can easily see the added market valuation.
It made a kid who usually sits inside at his computer most of the time walk a total of ~8 miles this weekend (not an exaggeration - he's hooked). As my son put it, "Michelle Obama has been trying to convince kids to go outside for 8 years. Nintendo did it in 24 hours."
Nothing can "ruin" a marriage except the participants.
Yep. Completely true. I'm a firm believer that both parties are at fault in relationship issues if you really look at root causes (barring extreme circumstances). Hence my statement, "...hand in ruining my marriage. Yes there were other issues there..." Nobody is interested in the sordid details, so rather than go into the entire story I abbreviated to the above. Let's just say nobody's in denial here...
Getting back on topic, Facebook sucks and nobody should use it.
I "deactivated" my account a couple years ago. My only regret is that I didn't follow various guides to delete it completely, or as completely as can happen. But logging back in to the account in order to delete it at this point is not something I want to do so I'm letting sleeping dogs lie.
I hate Facebook more than is probably rational, though. Both for solid IT nerd reasons like the rest of us but also because it had a huge hand in ruining my marriage. Yes there were other issues there, but Facebook certainly didn't help.
I disagree. I think their image and video searched have improved dramatically over the last year or two to the point where I never use Google anymore for image/video searches. YMMV
I too only end up using Google for something maybe once every couple weeks. Duck Duck Go is the shit...
The problem is many elderly people 65+ don't use computers to begin with. My dad is 83, and really hadn't ever even touched a computer or related technology until recently. He just never wanted to learn, and didn't want it in his life. My 79 year old mom did learn somewhat and did all the e-mail correspondence with me. Well she recently passed. I flew out to be with my dad and when I initially got there I walked past my mom's iPad on the table. I mentally figured I'd be going home with the iPad because I thought there was no way he'd want to learn it. I was wrong. Not only did he want to learn how to use it to do e-mail and do some easy searches (I installed the Google app for ease of use/explanation), but he wanted to get a smart phone too. I was stunned, but I went with him to get an iPhone.
It's been rough going since he's gotten it, but he has friends who have smart phones and can help. He can usually figure out how to e-mail me or text me with it, and he's called me with it several times, so positive steps in the right direction. I guess since his computer use has increased nearly infinitely (from nothing to something) that bodes well for staving off Alzheimers. My point was lack of computer use among the elderly may just mean they're resistant to technology, not that they are developing Alzheimers.
You don't need a can opener, just a rough surface like (relatively smooth) concrete, or even a smooth stone. Rub the top of the can on it until you wear through the outer layer of crimped over metal and the lid pops right off. Just sayin'...
First they'll have to discover what "stopped" even means. In a relativistic sense, nothing is ever "stopped" unless in reference to some other object or point.
If I recall, when the lander hit the comet it was supposed to fire spikes or other anchors into the comet to hold in down, but one or more of them didn't fire and so the lander bounced around a lot and ended up under a shaded cliff. Yes, the whole program was great and can very well be considered successful, but it didn't work exactly as intended.
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I played the game this weekend with my 18 year old son. It was actually pretty fun. The app needs a good bit of work, but assuming they keep developing and don't mess it up, I can easily see the added market valuation.
It made a kid who usually sits inside at his computer most of the time walk a total of ~8 miles this weekend (not an exaggeration - he's hooked). As my son put it, "Michelle Obama has been trying to convince kids to go outside for 8 years. Nintendo did it in 24 hours."
Nothing but asterisks.
That's it! We mount small planes under the planes, complete with their own black boxes. It's planes all the way down!
Deicing?
I recently blocked the domain facebook.com in my hosts file. Noscript, uBlock, and Privacy Badger are likely more useful, but it sure felt good to do.
Considering I actively try to avoid the free ones, probably not.
Nothing can "ruin" a marriage except the participants.
Yep. Completely true. I'm a firm believer that both parties are at fault in relationship issues if you really look at root causes (barring extreme circumstances). Hence my statement, "...hand in ruining my marriage. Yes there were other issues there..." Nobody is interested in the sordid details, so rather than go into the entire story I abbreviated to the above. Let's just say nobody's in denial here...
Getting back on topic, Facebook sucks and nobody should use it.
I "deactivated" my account a couple years ago. My only regret is that I didn't follow various guides to delete it completely, or as completely as can happen. But logging back in to the account in order to delete it at this point is not something I want to do so I'm letting sleeping dogs lie.
I hate Facebook more than is probably rational, though. Both for solid IT nerd reasons like the rest of us but also because it had a huge hand in ruining my marriage. Yes there were other issues there, but Facebook certainly didn't help.
Except the surveillance possible today is way worse than that in the book 1984.
Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment!
If they can, they will. Why is this so hard to understand?
It's not, and I kinda figured apps like this may very well be doing this. But when it's confirmed that they are, well, bye bye...
Same here. It's one of the only, if not the only site I actually have white listed so I see their ads.
Their image and video search really suck though.
I disagree. I think their image and video searched have improved dramatically over the last year or two to the point where I never use Google anymore for image/video searches. YMMV
I too only end up using Google for something maybe once every couple weeks. Duck Duck Go is the shit...
Sure. Doesn't have to be a big drone (in 10 years).
Well, the first post is currently showing a score of 11111111, with a total moderation of -1 Flamebait when you click on it, so there's that...
Plus the user numbers presumably in binary (didn't do the math) is a nice touch.
Yes, but those are extra based on the desired size of the explosion.
The problem is many elderly people 65+ don't use computers to begin with. My dad is 83, and really hadn't ever even touched a computer or related technology until recently. He just never wanted to learn, and didn't want it in his life. My 79 year old mom did learn somewhat and did all the e-mail correspondence with me. Well she recently passed. I flew out to be with my dad and when I initially got there I walked past my mom's iPad on the table. I mentally figured I'd be going home with the iPad because I thought there was no way he'd want to learn it. I was wrong. Not only did he want to learn how to use it to do e-mail and do some easy searches (I installed the Google app for ease of use/explanation), but he wanted to get a smart phone too. I was stunned, but I went with him to get an iPhone.
It's been rough going since he's gotten it, but he has friends who have smart phones and can help. He can usually figure out how to e-mail me or text me with it, and he's called me with it several times, so positive steps in the right direction. I guess since his computer use has increased nearly infinitely (from nothing to something) that bodes well for staving off Alzheimers. My point was lack of computer use among the elderly may just mean they're resistant to technology, not that they are developing Alzheimers.
You don't need a can opener, just a rough surface like (relatively smooth) concrete, or even a smooth stone. Rub the top of the can on it until you wear through the outer layer of crimped over metal and the lid pops right off. Just sayin'...
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
First they'll have to discover what "stopped" even means. In a relativistic sense, nothing is ever "stopped" unless in reference to some other object or point.
Fox =/= Fox News
so I doubt they can cut off the source...
Phrasing...
Airlines just need to spring for a pair of Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses for all pilots.
If I recall, when the lander hit the comet it was supposed to fire spikes or other anchors into the comet to hold in down, but one or more of them didn't fire and so the lander bounced around a lot and ended up under a shaded cliff. Yes, the whole program was great and can very well be considered successful, but it didn't work exactly as intended.
(Google Maps FTW)
Protip: Try Waze. Yes it's owned by Google, but they haven't messed with it much yet. Real time crowd-sourced traffic and police reporting.