Try Bell's theorem. I once read a very good explanation involving boxes with three hidden lights, but I can't for the life of me remember which book it was in. Sorry!
Someone who accidentally speeds once in a blue moon is not as much of a danger as someone who speeds excessively or habitually. The system of fines and punishments should reflect this (and I dont know of an existing system that does).
Er, the current system does do that to an extent. If you speed more often you'll get fined more often.
You appear to have no knowledge of history and political figures outside of your own country.
You appear to have no knowledge of which country I'm in, so how about you stop being condescending and actually read what my rather short post actually says, rather than what you imagine it says about me.
Your apparently tender age is no excuse.
Another faulty assumption.
At Angkor Wat (a pile of stones outside the USA, in a country called CAM-BO-DEE-AH), a kid selling trinkets came up to me and my friend and started a discussion on UK politics, mentioning several former leaders including Thatcher, Heath, and a bunch of other people you don't know anything about. He was 10 years old. He made a sale.
Good for him. He's either a politics geek or has a good store of banter to reel in a punter.
My point was not - as should have been obvious - that she was the Jimmy Carter of UK politics (nyah, see?). She was a huge force in UK politics for many years, loved and loathed in equal measure. Was. Past tense. My point is that her death is not, in my opinion, newsworthy enough to warrant coverage on Slashdot, nor even to warrant the continuous hours of coverage that the BBC News Channel seem unable to stop themselves from providing. She was an old lady. Her legacy was already set in stone years ago.
I was a bit surprised to see it here too - but find it hard to believe you can't see it being newsworthy "anywhere". Not even in the UK?
Well, what I really meant was that, in general, I've never really understood the media frenzy that erupts when someone who was (past tense) newsworthy in their time dies. Since I got home about 45 minutes ago I've seen nothing but Thatcher on the BBC News Channel. It would be nice to know what actual important things are happening in the world today - the continuing existence or otherwise of North Korea, for instance.
In short, while I will grudgingly accept that it is news, it certainly doesn't, in broader terms, matter.
First, because they were good. Second, because "we" - as in someone, somewhere - are always talking about everyone's old games. Thirdly, because they've just been closed down so they're topical (sorry, "trending"). Oh yeah, and fourthly, because Slashdot are click whores.
Margaret Thatcher, open source advocate?
Margaret Thatcher, sci-fi actress?
Margaret Thatcher, bitcoin pioneer?
No, of course not, it's Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister who's been out of public view for years. As far as I'm concerned this barely qualifies as news anywhere, let alone Slashdot.
Slashdot Mirror
a loss of almost half in real value.
Thus proving (like any currency, ultimately) that they have no value.
Nope, normal sized.
Yeah, but the doctor said... oh, write your own punchline.
Try Bell's theorem. I once read a very good explanation involving boxes with three hidden lights, but I can't for the life of me remember which book it was in. Sorry!
Sounds like, but wouldn't be anything like.
#ohshit
Life On Mars was great, had a good ending..
I'll admit, I haven't seen that one. I'm put off by the knowledge that they couldn't restrain themselves from taking the title literally.
Shh, you'll be giving them ideas. The Engilsh remake of Yes (Prime) Minister is bad enough - we don't need Yes, Senator.
Someone who accidentally speeds once in a blue moon is not as much of a danger as someone who speeds excessively or habitually. The system of fines and punishments should reflect this (and I dont know of an existing system that does).
Er, the current system does do that to an extent. If you speed more often you'll get fined more often.
What? I mean... what? Bit of a problem with your punctuation-to-word ratio, there.
Here's hoping the special effects budget will be higher than for the original series!
No, no, no. What we should really be hoping for is that the effects budgets doesn't matter because the writing and characterisation will be so strong.
Still, an American remake of a popular British series - what could possibly go wrong?
I think he's got some very loud words to say about that.
And if any of your acquaintances didn't have a TV, you'd know about it.
It's not a Trojan Horse if you're doing it openly. Suck it up, buttercups.
we didn't know to look for symptoms until now.
Still, if you have to looking for symptoms, it can't be that bad.
Galileo.
Sorry, but in English words are defined by how they are used, not how some wish they were used.
She was sealed into the Seventh Obelisk. I was at the prayer meeting.
You appear to have no knowledge of history and political figures outside of your own country.
You appear to have no knowledge of which country I'm in, so how about you stop being condescending and actually read what my rather short post actually says, rather than what you imagine it says about me.
Your apparently tender age is no excuse.
Another faulty assumption.
At Angkor Wat (a pile of stones outside the USA, in a country called CAM-BO-DEE-AH), a kid selling trinkets came up to me and my friend and started a discussion on UK politics, mentioning several former leaders including Thatcher, Heath, and a bunch of other people you don't know anything about. He was 10 years old. He made a sale.
Good for him. He's either a politics geek or has a good store of banter to reel in a punter.
My point was not - as should have been obvious - that she was the Jimmy Carter of UK politics (nyah, see?). She was a huge force in UK politics for many years, loved and loathed in equal measure. Was. Past tense. My point is that her death is not, in my opinion, newsworthy enough to warrant coverage on Slashdot, nor even to warrant the continuous hours of coverage that the BBC News Channel seem unable to stop themselves from providing. She was an old lady. Her legacy was already set in stone years ago.
I was a bit surprised to see it here too - but find it hard to believe you can't see it being newsworthy "anywhere". Not even in the UK?
Well, what I really meant was that, in general, I've never really understood the media frenzy that erupts when someone who was (past tense) newsworthy in their time dies. Since I got home about 45 minutes ago I've seen nothing but Thatcher on the BBC News Channel. It would be nice to know what actual important things are happening in the world today - the continuing existence or otherwise of North Korea, for instance.
In short, while I will grudgingly accept that it is news, it certainly doesn't, in broader terms, matter.
First, because they were good. Second, because "we" - as in someone, somewhere - are always talking about everyone's old games. Thirdly, because they've just been closed down so they're topical (sorry, "trending"). Oh yeah, and fourthly, because Slashdot are click whores.
You're one of those "don't call me a chick" chicks, right?
Margaret Thatcher, open source advocate?
Margaret Thatcher, sci-fi actress?
Margaret Thatcher, bitcoin pioneer?
No, of course not, it's Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister who's been out of public view for years. As far as I'm concerned this barely qualifies as news anywhere, let alone Slashdot.
It has a "memory LCD" display, also described as "epaper," which suggests it similarly uses less power while static.
My ears replace my eyes
Argh. What an image for a Monday morning. Good title for a Harlan Ellison story though.