Good point. The only people that would be interested in watching this for hours, are the people that you don't want watching in the first place - which is to say old ladies who have nothing better to do than spy on their neighbors and call the cops, and stalkers
with someone as high profile as Rob Malda, you'd think you don't have to put a spam filtered e-mail up, since he probably gets thousands of spam messages a day anyway, which are probably fairly well filtered.
I don't doubt the guy's experience and skill, I doubt the article writer's recollection of it. Yes, he might have easily dodged a sword and twisted the guy's arm, but as you said, that stuff takes a second by an extremely skilled martial artist... a lot longer than it takes to spout wisdom.
If Walmart were such a terrible place, would it be so successful?
I don't know if this argument would work with anyone but the simplest minded people. You could take any government in history, or any point in history and if you treat it out of context, you can say "If it's such a terrible place, would it be so successful?" Why did we free the slaves? If it was so terrible, would it be so successful? The mass slaughter of thousands of Native Americans wasn't so bad... successful, right? Seems like a good time to Godwin the thread... Nazi Germany was pretty successful for awhile there so it couldn't have been that bad, huh?
"Timing is the most difficult," he adds, while casually deflecting a gleaming metal sword swung at his neck by a veteran student. After the turning the blade on the attacker, Hatsumi gives his arm a slight twist, eliciting a baleful yelp.
I really despise prose like this in newspaper articles. I find it hard to believe that that is an exact account of what happened, so it just destroys the article's credibility and makes it seem like the writer is just trying to write a third rate action novel.
To paraphrase Einstein, "I know not with which browser Web 3.0's content will be updated with, but Web 4.0's content will be updated with sticks and stones."
It's laudable that you live your life to the fullest with no worries about tomorrow, but he's got the rest of his life to worry about.
As one of those people who worried about college when I was in high school, did well in college because I wasn't out getting drunk every night "living life to the fullest" and now have an awesome job that I love shortly after graduation and now have money to burn on alcohol and women while most of my graduating class doesn't... I'd say his priorities are pretty straight.
It's a pretty dangerous move to incorporate old Windows APIs into their new system without the ability to update those APIs in the future. If Apple starts being able to run Windows apps in the next release, and then lose compatibility in the following releases, I could see people dumping Apple for loss of functionality. So even if Apple has access to XP APIs, it seems like too much of a risk on their part, especially since Microsoft is known to change APIs to break compatibility from their competitors.
I don't know if those would count for motion detectors, though. The DDR pad is just a set of buttons transferred to the floor, and the guitar hero axe is a set of buttons put in certain positions on a controller. You could count the ability to tilt the guitar up to go into star power, but I wouldn't consider that a full-blown motion-detection device.
I think you forgot how competitive the software development market is when you just come out of school. It's those people that have experience doing stuff like the summer of code that are going to get jobs after school, not the guy who worked at McDonalds because he felt that he'd never get the chance once he starts real work.
Maybe companies should spend less time marketing their products years before they come out. The hype surrounding new product launches is started long before hype surrounding films (which you rarely see or notice delays in). For film, usually you'll see maybe one "teaser" trailer up to 6 months before release and then nothing until around 2 months before release. In software, it seems like the marketing department hits the press as soon as the developers think about adding a feature.
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it has the start and end time functionality. If you go into the details of your appointment, you can set an end time.
It's strange to see Mac users asking about "amazing Windows software" because aren't mac users mostly Windows converts? Windows PCs have been about half the price of Mac machines for about a decade. I figured the reason people paid that premium for a Mac is for the quality that they have over Windows PCs. Also, the notion of Mac people now wanting Windows software shows that Apple's plan could backfire. Isn't the whole Boot Camp thing so that Windows people can now have an opportunity to switch over to Apple without losing all of the software they've grown accustomed to?
Anyway, to keep this on-topic, some amazing Windows software is Spybot Search and Destroy - great spyware killer AVG Anti-virus - self explanatory iTunes - great software for organizing and playing your music. Also has a built-in store where you could purchase new stuff. Konfabulator - great widget program with tons of free downloadable widgets online Photoshop - The industry standard photo editing software, but it's pretty expensive.
Where are your sources for "cow manure causes more global warming than cars?" Why is there a thick curtain of smog around Los Angeles but not over the cows north of the city? To put on your blinders and say that man is barely an influence on this planet so we should just ignore any sign of global warming is probably worse than the fear mongers who take any new study in global warming to convince you that we're headed for the apocalypse if we don't burn our cars and bike to work from now on.
Just because it's not documented, doesn't mean it didn't happen. I think not keeping a diary on paper or on the computer is the standard, instead of the exception, not just since the advent of computers. Some people are just more sentimental than most.
If that means that your kids (and you) end up watching less (or no) TV, and skip almost every movie, can you argue that you have been harmed in some way?
I have known people who were banned from watching most tv and movies growing up, and yes, I can argue that they've been harmed in some way. TV and film are a huge part of American culture, and many relationships develop due to a common language that stems from those cultural cues. Just read most of the comments on slashdot and you're bound to find at least one Simpsons or Futurama quote modded up in every article.
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Good point. The only people that would be interested in watching this for hours, are the people that you don't want watching in the first place - which is to say old ladies who have nothing better to do than spy on their neighbors and call the cops, and stalkers
That happened once and we got "OMG! PONIES!!!1!"... I'll take the green.
with someone as high profile as Rob Malda, you'd think you don't have to put a spam filtered e-mail up, since he probably gets thousands of spam messages a day anyway, which are probably fairly well filtered.
I love my iPod, but I'm worried about my medical insurance.
so... umm... Can I have your iPod when you're gone?
You got robbed. My friend gave me the same results for free.
Those who can't do the latter will do the former.
I don't doubt the guy's experience and skill, I doubt the article writer's recollection of it. Yes, he might have easily dodged a sword and twisted the guy's arm, but as you said, that stuff takes a second by an extremely skilled martial artist... a lot longer than it takes to spout wisdom.
If Walmart were such a terrible place, would it be so successful?
I don't know if this argument would work with anyone but the simplest minded people. You could take any government in history, or any point in history and if you treat it out of context, you can say "If it's such a terrible place, would it be so successful?" Why did we free the slaves? If it was so terrible, would it be so successful? The mass slaughter of thousands of Native Americans wasn't so bad... successful, right? Seems like a good time to Godwin the thread... Nazi Germany was pretty successful for awhile there so it couldn't have been that bad, huh?
Only a fool equates success with morality.
"Timing is the most difficult," he adds, while casually deflecting a gleaming metal sword swung at his neck by a veteran student. After the turning the blade on the attacker, Hatsumi gives his arm a slight twist, eliciting a baleful yelp.
I really despise prose like this in newspaper articles. I find it hard to believe that that is an exact account of what happened, so it just destroys the article's credibility and makes it seem like the writer is just trying to write a third rate action novel.
To paraphrase Einstein,
"I know not with which browser Web 3.0's content will be updated with, but Web 4.0's content will be updated with sticks and stones."
When I read the article, I immediately thought that the town was going back to a bartering system.
It's laudable that you live your life to the fullest with no worries about tomorrow, but he's got the rest of his life to worry about.
As one of those people who worried about college when I was in high school, did well in college because I wasn't out getting drunk every night "living life to the fullest" and now have an awesome job that I love shortly after graduation and now have money to burn on alcohol and women while most of my graduating class doesn't... I'd say his priorities are pretty straight.
Step aside citizen, parenting is no longer your responsibility. We'll take care of that for you.
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The Government
It's a pretty dangerous move to incorporate old Windows APIs into their new system without the ability to update those APIs in the future. If Apple starts being able to run Windows apps in the next release, and then lose compatibility in the following releases, I could see people dumping Apple for loss of functionality. So even if Apple has access to XP APIs, it seems like too much of a risk on their part, especially since Microsoft is known to change APIs to break compatibility from their competitors.
I don't know if those would count for motion detectors, though. The DDR pad is just a set of buttons transferred to the floor, and the guitar hero axe is a set of buttons put in certain positions on a controller. You could count the ability to tilt the guitar up to go into star power, but I wouldn't consider that a full-blown motion-detection device.
I think you forgot how competitive the software development market is when you just come out of school. It's those people that have experience doing stuff like the summer of code that are going to get jobs after school, not the guy who worked at McDonalds because he felt that he'd never get the chance once he starts real work.
Maybe companies should spend less time marketing their products years before they come out. The hype surrounding new product launches is started long before hype surrounding films (which you rarely see or notice delays in). For film, usually you'll see maybe one "teaser" trailer up to 6 months before release and then nothing until around 2 months before release. In software, it seems like the marketing department hits the press as soon as the developers think about adding a feature.
Sunday 8pm - 10:30pm
Appointment: Revolution!
Sunday 10:45pm
Appointment: Grocery shopping with mom.
it has the start and end time functionality. If you go into the details of your appointment, you can set an end time.
It's strange to see Mac users asking about "amazing Windows software" because aren't mac users mostly Windows converts? Windows PCs have been about half the price of Mac machines for about a decade. I figured the reason people paid that premium for a Mac is for the quality that they have over Windows PCs. Also, the notion of Mac people now wanting Windows software shows that Apple's plan could backfire. Isn't the whole Boot Camp thing so that Windows people can now have an opportunity to switch over to Apple without losing all of the software they've grown accustomed to?
Anyway, to keep this on-topic, some amazing Windows software is
Spybot Search and Destroy - great spyware killer
AVG Anti-virus - self explanatory
iTunes - great software for organizing and playing your music. Also has a built-in store where you could purchase new stuff.
Konfabulator - great widget program with tons of free downloadable widgets online
Photoshop - The industry standard photo editing software, but it's pretty expensive.
Where are your sources for "cow manure causes more global warming than cars?" Why is there a thick curtain of smog around Los Angeles but not over the cows north of the city? To put on your blinders and say that man is barely an influence on this planet so we should just ignore any sign of global warming is probably worse than the fear mongers who take any new study in global warming to convince you that we're headed for the apocalypse if we don't burn our cars and bike to work from now on.
Just because it's not documented, doesn't mean it didn't happen. I think not keeping a diary on paper or on the computer is the standard, instead of the exception, not just since the advent of computers. Some people are just more sentimental than most.
Ze goggles! Zey do NOSSING!
Let Google Fight handle this one.
Students:
2,890,000,000 results
Hackers:
87,700,000 results
No contest.
If that means that your kids (and you) end up watching less (or no) TV, and skip almost every movie, can you argue that you have been harmed in some way?
I have known people who were banned from watching most tv and movies growing up, and yes, I can argue that they've been harmed in some way. TV and film are a huge part of American culture, and many relationships develop due to a common language that stems from those cultural cues. Just read most of the comments on slashdot and you're bound to find at least one Simpsons or Futurama quote modded up in every article.