I've always assumed that most languages would die from now on, but if there comes a point where we cannot communicate with everyone at any time, new languages might actually have a chance of developing, again increasing human linguistic diversity (and, for that matter, diversity in general).
I'd rather not go back to the days when you had to be on the right code page (or compression database) to not see a wall of Mojibake. Switching to SHIFT-JIS or EUC-JP to see old websites is no fun.
I only figured out you omitted them after reading it a second time. Obviously, we don't really need those letters if I didn't even notice they were gone...
But what a nightmare for people learning English as a foreign language!
Sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean by "good." Cheap and quality should be enough for anyone. Many people will even take just cheap, as evidenced by the success of Walmart.
For those too lazy to educate themselves, Umami is the "savory" taste. It's somewhat of a meaty/fishy flavor and is found in tomatoes (that's probably why many people like ketchup), mushrooms (especially dried), green tea, soy sauce, fish, and other food items. In high concentrations, it crates that "asian food taste" that many people enjoy. MSG is an artificial glutimate which attempts to emulate the umami taste of the traditional Japanese Dashi stock. However, it happens to be a little easier to prepare (and cheaper).
Yes, and that "peer-pressure" comes from the users.
Generally, people want the latest and greatest. If it takes one more click to access rarely used menu items (who doesn't use keyboard shortcuts?) to have that excitement of an "upgrade," then so be it.
The Kanji isn't that bad, once you learn it. Sometimes, I have a hard time reading a word that isn't written in kanji when it's one that usually is (where the person who wrote it forgot to convert it in their IME or was lazy if it's hand-written). Also, it really does help with distinguishing homophones.
Social Security isn't evil but it is certainly 'bad', in principle that it forces me to pay for others' retirement and my own. Other side effects include debt, redistribution of wealth, corruption, and laziness.
Solar panels and wind turbines don't tend to live very long, so increasing the timeline won't really help. Plus, if it was a small timeline, nuclear would look more expensive as it would include all the initial costs (nuclear power the first year is much more expensive than nuclear power subsequent years, until decomissioning).
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I've always assumed that most languages would die from now on, but if there comes a point where we cannot communicate with everyone at any time, new languages might actually have a chance of developing, again increasing human linguistic diversity (and, for that matter, diversity in general).
I'd rather not go back to the days when you had to be on the right code page (or compression database) to not see a wall of Mojibake. Switching to SHIFT-JIS or EUC-JP to see old websites is no fun.
I only figured out you omitted them after reading it a second time. Obviously, we don't really need those letters if I didn't even notice they were gone... But what a nightmare for people learning English as a foreign language!
Or, just use a washlet.
Sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean by "good." Cheap and quality should be enough for anyone. Many people will even take just cheap, as evidenced by the success of Walmart.
For those too lazy to educate themselves, Umami is the "savory" taste. It's somewhat of a meaty/fishy flavor and is found in tomatoes (that's probably why many people like ketchup), mushrooms (especially dried), green tea, soy sauce, fish, and other food items. In high concentrations, it crates that "asian food taste" that many people enjoy. MSG is an artificial glutimate which attempts to emulate the umami taste of the traditional Japanese Dashi stock. However, it happens to be a little easier to prepare (and cheaper).
Yes, and that "peer-pressure" comes from the users.
Generally, people want the latest and greatest. If it takes one more click to access rarely used menu items (who doesn't use keyboard shortcuts?) to have that excitement of an "upgrade," then so be it.
The Kanji isn't that bad, once you learn it. Sometimes, I have a hard time reading a word that isn't written in kanji when it's one that usually is (where the person who wrote it forgot to convert it in their IME or was lazy if it's hand-written). Also, it really does help with distinguishing homophones.
It's obviously personifying the fabric and establishing the attitude of conductivity in its mind.
You're thinking of LilyPond.
If you buy the right kind, food can be very expensive. That is, if you care about your health.
Don't assume we all know who this "Steinbeck" person is. I had to Google him... first thing I thought was "Steinway," as in the piano company.
He's talking about carriers.
MKV is nice for things like dual audio and subtitles.
The IRS isn't a corporation.
If the monopoly airline says that passengers are only welcome after a backscatter test and bomb sniffer, there won't be a monopoly for long.
Go, not to be confused with Go!
So, this is basically an open core version of Elm but with an emphasis on 3D and presentations.
There is a list of generation times on a 1.5 Ghz processor that can be found on the Shallot repository which also includes software to do it.
It's actually called Pulse now and it's source can be found on Github under the old name.
He said: or a man in the middle.
Yes, according to Google, it does detect biker signals.
Either I'm missing something or there was nothing political in there.
Social Security isn't evil but it is certainly 'bad', in principle that it forces me to pay for others' retirement and my own. Other side effects include debt, redistribution of wealth, corruption, and laziness.
Solar panels and wind turbines don't tend to live very long, so increasing the timeline won't really help. Plus, if it was a small timeline, nuclear would look more expensive as it would include all the initial costs (nuclear power the first year is much more expensive than nuclear power subsequent years, until decomissioning).