He 'forgot about it'? A semi-automatic pistol? And her mom didn't notice it?
They both need to be brought up on negligent homicide, and endangerment of a minor charges. Then let a court of law decide what is the right punishment.
I feel horribly for these people, and even more so for their daughter who is now dead. That being said.. how the hell do you forget about a semi-automatic pistol?
Cause having a bot walk you in and out of the stun field while you were at work. That's fun and interesting gaming. Any game where you gain skill by using, is going to suffer from the inbalance of "I use a bot to level up my magic skills" and "I actually play the freaking game"
Which from a Google standpoint makes perfect sense. An OS that is basically one giant web browser, why would you need a local account.
I wouldn't run an Chromium machine, but I completely understand their design goals.
I also think that Cloud Computing is the worse idea in the world, but I seem to be getting shot down by the Myth-Makers. We'll have to see how it goes.
You're calling Islam a death cult and you're whining THEY get preferential treatment? I think you need some history books. Or maybe we should call Catholicism a Death Religion, because the IRA's been bombing the crap out of the Protestants for a hundred years. Christianity as a whole, a bunch of whack jobs murdering doctors because abortion is murder, and murder is wrong. Crusades, Inquisition, do those ring a bell. Puritans.
Pot, the Kettle says to stop calling you're a hypocrite and an idiot.
That being said, "Pre-Traumatic Stress" is kinda weird. But then, human beings stress out about "what might happen" all the time. If part of what might happen is: "I'm going to die" certainly some folks would freak out. Afterall, most young men who draft dodged during Vietnam, did not do it because of any strong moral misgivings about the War in Vietnam, they did it because they did not want to die. So, I don't know. Pre-Traumatic Stress might be something realistic.
Android has to work on multiple phones, with multiple interfaces. Not to mention, Android does not have a 40million strong customer base yet.
Iphone's appstore sucked horribly too, at the beginning.
Google needs to feed the AppStore and tend it like a gardener if they want the Android platform to succeed. As Apple and Microsoft have proven, apps sell a platform.
Toyota's marketing campaign was in POOR taste, although one wonders why she never reported it to the police.
I think giving her 10 million seems high, but I think that a class action suit with everyone who got this incredibly lame marketing campaign isn't such a bad idea.
Pretend stalking someone is a terrible idea.
How about this: What if you kept getting phone calls.. that said:
I'm coming for you.. in a mysterious raspy voice, at all times of the day. That would be a clear cut case of stalking and instilling fear.
Read his early stuff. Starship Troopers Farmer in the Sky Tunnel in the Sky Podkayne of Mars Waldo Inc (nto my favorite but good)
Glory Road is decent. Farnham's Freehold is VERY interesting not sure it's good but it makes you think and Its an interesting view on Race relations and their consequences for the future.
Job, Number of the Beast, I Will Fear No Evil are all Heinlein's the world would be a better place if everyone was polyamorous. Though I remember liking Job, and Friday.
That being said, I think Heinlein had some good points in Friday about marriages being handled like legal contracts. Heinlein IS good, but I think he got a bit carried away with sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.
Only 3 good books? Have you never read Starman Jones, Farmer in the Sky, Tunnel in the Sky, Puppet Masters The Lazarus Long stuff is out there.. it's true.
But saying he only has 3 good books is seriously wrong
Early Heinlein Starship Troopers, Starman Jones, Podkyn of Mars. Avoid Stranger in a Strangeland, Friday, etc.
Asimov I Robot, some of the other short stories. Only do the Foundation Trilogy in an Honors version. Tolkien - a no brainer really. Chronicles of Narnia - focus on how it compares to Tolkien, how the author's christianity molds the themes in the story.
William H Gibson Neuromancer "Analog" Is a great periodical to get short stories from.
Given time: Tad Williams
Focusing on Women depictions in SciFi - Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time for a negative. Elizabeth Moon: Vatta Wars or Familias Series for a positive.
Even though I really hate both of them:: Anne McAffrey and the Dragon Riders of Pern series are classics. Mercedes Lackey
1984 and Farenheit 451 are already part of most regular english teachings.
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He 'forgot about it'?
A semi-automatic pistol?
And her mom didn't notice it?
They both need to be brought up on negligent homicide, and endangerment of a minor charges.
Then let a court of law decide what is the right punishment.
I feel horribly for these people, and even more so for their daughter who is now dead.
That being said.. how the hell do you forget about a semi-automatic pistol?
I'm sorry that Drug policy is not sensible.
When I was in school we had no such stupidity, and we could bring forks with our lunches.
Zero Tolerance policies are stupid.
Kids passing around inhalers? Really? Most kids know NOT to do that kind of stupidity if you raise them right.
But trusting the Corporations, that's okay?
WTF?
People still play netrek?
I haven't played since 1991..
Cause having a bot walk you in and out of the stun field while you were at work. That's fun and interesting gaming.
Any game where you gain skill by using, is going to suffer from the inbalance of "I use a bot to level up my magic skills" and "I actually play the freaking game"
The big thing is.
They don't look like real people.
They are clearly a cartoon, and one that is not necessarily physiologically correct.
It's not like he has rendered graphics of children that are hard to differentiate. Or very detailed drawings. It's the freaking Simpsons.
people watch NBC?
I had no idea.
Michael Jackson's Estate owns Happy Birthday
No Lie
Actually
When WoW has a native Linux client.
THAT will be the year of Linux on the Desktop.
Which from a Google standpoint makes perfect sense.
An OS that is basically one giant web browser, why would you need a local account.
I wouldn't run an Chromium machine, but I completely understand their design goals.
I also think that Cloud Computing is the worse idea in the world, but I seem to be getting shot down by the Myth-Makers. We'll have to see how it goes.
But, SAP runs on Oracle, Postgres, and Microsoft SQL Server
It doesn't have it's own database engine.
That would be like saying we're blocking the merger of Shell and Exxon to protect Renault
The US sold it's wold wide credibility and good will for no-bid contracts in Iraq.
Actually that's not fair. A few politicians sold America's Good Will for 10 pieces of silver and huge profit margins for a few military contractors.
The US got overwhelming debt and a loss in international standing out of it.
It's animal FLESH and Your LOSS
What exactly has become of the Education system on this planet.
You're calling Islam a death cult and you're whining THEY get preferential treatment?
I think you need some history books.
Or maybe we should call Catholicism a Death Religion, because the IRA's been bombing the crap out of the Protestants for a hundred years.
Christianity as a whole, a bunch of whack jobs murdering doctors because abortion is murder, and murder is wrong.
Crusades, Inquisition, do those ring a bell.
Puritans.
Pot, the Kettle says to stop calling you're a hypocrite and an idiot.
That being said, "Pre-Traumatic Stress" is kinda weird. But then, human beings stress out about "what might happen" all the time. If part of what might happen is: "I'm going to die" certainly some folks would freak out. Afterall, most young men who draft dodged during Vietnam, did not do it because of any strong moral misgivings about the War in Vietnam, they did it because they did not want to die. So, I don't know. Pre-Traumatic Stress might be something realistic.
Android has to work on multiple phones, with multiple interfaces. Not to mention, Android does not have a 40million strong customer base yet.
Iphone's appstore sucked horribly too, at the beginning.
Google needs to feed the AppStore and tend it like a gardener if they want the Android platform to succeed. As Apple and Microsoft have proven, apps sell a platform.
I'm looking forward to AMD's netbooks in the future. Their CPU/GPU hybrid chip should be an interesting contender.
Did you read the article?
Toyota's marketing campaign was in POOR taste, although one wonders why she never reported it to the police.
I think giving her 10 million seems high, but I think that a class action suit with everyone who got this incredibly lame marketing campaign isn't such a bad idea.
Pretend stalking someone is a terrible idea.
How about this:
What if you kept getting phone calls.. that said:
I'm coming for you.. in a mysterious raspy voice, at all times of the day.
That would be a clear cut case of stalking and instilling fear.
Because US companies, are Robber Barons disguising themselves as greedy industrialists.
Doesn't WoW and every MMORPG in the world use this scheme :)
Read his early stuff.
Starship Troopers
Farmer in the Sky
Tunnel in the Sky
Podkayne of Mars
Waldo Inc (nto my favorite but good)
Glory Road is decent.
Farnham's Freehold is VERY interesting not sure it's good but it makes you think and Its an interesting view on Race relations and their consequences for the future.
Job, Number of the Beast, I Will Fear No Evil are all Heinlein's the world would be a better place if everyone was polyamorous. Though I remember liking Job, and Friday.
That being said, I think Heinlein had some good points in Friday about marriages being handled like legal contracts.
Heinlein IS good, but I think he got a bit carried away with sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.
They're talking about a HS class of unknown age.. but anywhere between 14 and 18.
Think about your average PTA Parent.
Do you want the class to succeed, or to get banned, and the teacher to get fired.
I'm not talking about the kids.
I'm talking about their parents.
The kids can totally handle it.
Their parents can't handle their kids handling it.
Only 3 good books?
Have you never read Starman Jones, Farmer in the Sky, Tunnel in the Sky, Puppet Masters
The Lazarus Long stuff is out there.. it's true.
But saying he only has 3 good books is seriously wrong
You do realize that Starship Troopers was published in 1959. Before the Vietnam war, and it's a reflection of the 50's and the Korean war.
Stranger in a Strange Land is not really appropriate reading in a school. Much as I love that book.
Better Heinlein books would be:
Farmer in the Sky.
Podkayne of Mars
Starman Jones
Tunnel in the Sky
For Seniors:
Stranger in a Strange Land
Job
Puppet Masters
Friday
Early Heinlein
Starship Troopers, Starman Jones, Podkyn of Mars. Avoid Stranger in a Strangeland, Friday, etc.
Asimov
I Robot, some of the other short stories. Only do the Foundation Trilogy in an Honors version.
Tolkien - a no brainer really.
Chronicles of Narnia - focus on how it compares to Tolkien, how the author's christianity molds the themes in the story.
William H Gibson
Neuromancer
"Analog" Is a great periodical to get short stories from.
Given time:
Tad Williams
Focusing on Women depictions in SciFi -
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time for a negative.
Elizabeth Moon: Vatta Wars or Familias Series for a positive.
Even though I really hate both of them::
Anne McAffrey and the Dragon Riders of Pern series are classics.
Mercedes Lackey
1984 and Farenheit 451 are already part of most regular english teachings.