If I recall even the article writer wasn't sure it was true and said as much. It's typical of the stock market to rise and fall on the possibility of something happening. I'm surprised Apple's stock isn't in the toilet already -- they must think Steve Jobs is immortal...
Think of the rest of the universe -- the stars, quasars, galaxies, planets -- similar to a large energy source, like a giant lightbulb that takes a very, very long time to screw in.
That's Earth's job. Hardly "complex"? Now, if you'd like me to explain the "water is wet" thing, just shoot me a reply...
Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis is the kind of book that only comes along every twenty years
Excel was introduced in 1990. So, assuming that it was introduced with a book just like this one in 1990, that would be "a kind of book that comes along every eighteen years". I'm certain the poster would have realized this had he or she applied what she'd read in the first edition to do the proper calculation.
Not to beat a dead horse, but this is why I stopped playing MMOs. The first 20 or so levels of EverQuest (the original) were exciting, fun, adventure-driven. I dropped out for awhile, but then got back into it and found Unrest, and eventually lower Guk for my Paladin to re-slaughter Undead with his new Ghoulbane.
But at some point, anyone I played with started refusing to die. They'd rather sit around and take one mob at a time in a place near the zone line (for escaping), than have any sort of adrenaline rush involved with dungeon delving. It was all about that XP bar.
So hell yes. That was boring. The point of these games for me was to give my life a little extra community, and get the adrenaline going of near-death battles. But no one was interested in a challenge. Gaining XP was "work" not for fun. If you wanted fun, go play Team Fortress.
I'd say that, like any game, it can get boring no matter your outlook. But for some reason, likely their online community of friends, people continue to play even though their bored of the game itself. But they have friends, and there's always another level to get or get them to. So I understand why you'd want to skip the leveling part -- you're bored with the game mechanics. But don't blame the game. It was fun the first 10 times.:-)
We voted down unionization at my workplace because IT are treated fairly well. But if you cut out overtime, even if you were just taking overtime through compensatory time, that's a slippery slope.
Boycotting is fine if you can manage the sacrifice yourself. But if you still want the game, but you would just rather not see malware attached in future editions, a suit works out better -- hits them, potentially, in the wallet due to the settlement and negative image portrayal.
Point taken. The law doesn't necessarily change, but public outcry may make the law take the case further than it might have gone. Case in point: Crossing guard at a school tugs a little girl out of the way so she doesn't get hit. Girl tells parents the crossing guard grabbed her. Parents tell principal, principal tells police. Crossing guard now a registered sex offender.
Law says "Don't touch little girls." The sign of the times adds, "Regardless of why you did it." People disregard case-by-case analysis when it's a sensitive topic (mass hysteria). It's not any less legal, it's just less use of the brain. Which is what happens when the masses panic.
I disagree. Suspension happens for all sorts of things, but one reason is to keep the progress of non-involved students on track. To take her out of the picture, as with many suspensions, isn't so much punishment as it is practical.
I wonder if you could make a missle defense system that basically is many wide lasers shooting in cross-hatch, dual-rows. Of course, the power needed for something like this would require a huge store of anti-matter and dilithium crystals...
Judge was dead on right. The summary tries to steer the reader into thinking this is the Man stepping on Free Speech (it's parody, right! You can do or say anything when it's parody!) when it's really some poor guy, not even a public figure, getting publicly slandered by a kid.
Not to add that the era matters: in the 50's the kid could be calling the principal a Communist. These days, if she's hinting he's a sex offender, people are hyper-sensitive to that.
Kid needs to have life explained, in detail, without dessert.
I'm not a PC or a Mac or a Linux I'm a person who sometimes uses a computer, and runs programs on the computer, It runs an operating system - If I am aware of the operating system at all it is because it has got in my way
And today it's getting pretty close to that. And this can only be good for Microsoft because you can get a Windows box for cheaper than a Mac, more customizable, more software, etc. If people don't care what they run, as long as it works, then they'll get the cheaper.
Linux doesn't hold up here because, well, it doesn't always work (driver support, application support, etc). It's getting there though.
But, hey, if you can't be original, it's always a good idea to copy those who are.
Okay, nothing's really original, but those Seinfeld ads were too surreal to be called completely unimaginative. The grandmother living in the house for 12 years...(Windows 95?)
While they're still the 800lb gorilla, they perceive Apple as a real threat now.
What's nice is Apple is only a threat to Microsoft's wallet, and not to consumers. This type of competition can only make life better for us.
That being said, it reminded me of that "I'm an American" commercial from a few years ago where it showed all different race, creeds, languages saying it. I like.
Republicans tend to think more about their immediate selves and family: no new taxes, gun rights, religion, and in certain people greed takes hold.
Democrats tend to think of the big picture: community, what's best for everyone as a whole. Give up cars for buses, even though the reality is people still need to drive themselves; green energy and if we can't have that, we'll have nothing! etc etc.
You can equate that to fear in terms of self-preservation...not that I'm itching to die for any cause, but I feel I'm less important than the whole. Many republicans I know don't even consider the whole...it's about Sunday dinner, spending time with the kids, etc.
AFAIK, the "data" he is relying on assumes EVERYBODY in the US is driving on underinflated tires, and that is not the case. If I am wrong, please provide a reference so I can educate myself.
Everybody would be driving on under-inflated tires if they didn't keep them properly inflated. It's not like one inflation lasts the lifetime of the car...
If you just keep your car tires inflated to the proper pressure....
(So when Mr. Obama said that keeping your tires inflated would be as effective as offshore US drilling, he was pretty much right. Is it a long term energy solution? Of course not. But is it equivalent to the very little oil we'd get from offshore drilling? Sure.)
The Slashdot summary doesn't say it's 500x more efficient, it says it absorbs 500x more light. Does it convert all that light to usable energy? Probably not.
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If I recall even the article writer wasn't sure it was true and said as much. It's typical of the stock market to rise and fall on the possibility of something happening. I'm surprised Apple's stock isn't in the toilet already -- they must think Steve Jobs is immortal...
"Driving Over Miss Daisy" was the highlight of that film.
So little point in replying to an AC as you'll likely never re-read your post, but in summary:
Sarcasm.
Think of the rest of the universe -- the stars, quasars, galaxies, planets -- similar to a large energy source, like a giant lightbulb that takes a very, very long time to screw in.
That's Earth's job. Hardly "complex"? Now, if you'd like me to explain the "water is wet" thing, just shoot me a reply...
Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis is the kind of book that only comes along every twenty years
Excel was introduced in 1990. So, assuming that it was introduced with a book just like this one in 1990, that would be "a kind of book that comes along every eighteen years". I'm certain the poster would have realized this had he or she applied what she'd read in the first edition to do the proper calculation.
But what I find hard to believe is that we are in the exact center of such a region.
Heretic! Thou shalt be forced to quaff hemlock. All know that Earth is the center, and the Church is the center of Earth!
Not to beat a dead horse, but this is why I stopped playing MMOs. The first 20 or so levels of EverQuest (the original) were exciting, fun, adventure-driven. I dropped out for awhile, but then got back into it and found Unrest, and eventually lower Guk for my Paladin to re-slaughter Undead with his new Ghoulbane.
But at some point, anyone I played with started refusing to die. They'd rather sit around and take one mob at a time in a place near the zone line (for escaping), than have any sort of adrenaline rush involved with dungeon delving. It was all about that XP bar.
So hell yes. That was boring. The point of these games for me was to give my life a little extra community, and get the adrenaline going of near-death battles. But no one was interested in a challenge. Gaining XP was "work" not for fun. If you wanted fun, go play Team Fortress.
I'd say that, like any game, it can get boring no matter your outlook. But for some reason, likely their online community of friends, people continue to play even though their bored of the game itself. But they have friends, and there's always another level to get or get them to. So I understand why you'd want to skip the leveling part -- you're bored with the game mechanics. But don't blame the game. It was fun the first 10 times. :-)
Civilization V: Just try your Tech Level 2 Tsunami against my Tech Level 3 Wave Cloaking Device, you rank amateur!
We voted down unionization at my workplace because IT are treated fairly well. But if you cut out overtime, even if you were just taking overtime through compensatory time, that's a slippery slope.
We'd be mere mortals...
I work 9 to 5. I work HARD 9 to 5 -- Friday September 26, @02:38PM
Slashdot break time is it? ;-)
Boycotting is fine if you can manage the sacrifice yourself. But if you still want the game, but you would just rather not see malware attached in future editions, a suit works out better -- hits them, potentially, in the wallet due to the settlement and negative image portrayal.
I'm a little stunned that there's no listing for the MacOS 6-9 messages: Error Type .
Error Type 11: Your system is borked.
Error Type 3: Your system is borked.
Error type 10: Type 10? What's a type 10?
I seem to recall a less painful type 6 you could force quit past as well...
Point taken. The law doesn't necessarily change, but public outcry may make the law take the case further than it might have gone. Case in point: Crossing guard at a school tugs a little girl out of the way so she doesn't get hit. Girl tells parents the crossing guard grabbed her. Parents tell principal, principal tells police. Crossing guard now a registered sex offender.
Law says "Don't touch little girls." The sign of the times adds, "Regardless of why you did it." People disregard case-by-case analysis when it's a sensitive topic (mass hysteria). It's not any less legal, it's just less use of the brain. Which is what happens when the masses panic.
Good job on reading the article.
Article? You mean there's more to read than just what's on Slashdot?
This explains...a lot. Wow. I guess I've got a lot of reading to catch up on. Uh...see ya...
I disagree. Suspension happens for all sorts of things, but one reason is to keep the progress of non-involved students on track. To take her out of the picture, as with many suspensions, isn't so much punishment as it is practical.
Slander is spoken, in print it's libel.
Really felt I needed a verb and libeled just didn't seem right, so I just stuck with slander...
I wonder if you could make a missle defense system that basically is many wide lasers shooting in cross-hatch, dual-rows. Of course, the power needed for something like this would require a huge store of anti-matter and dilithium crystals...
Judge was dead on right. The summary tries to steer the reader into thinking this is the Man stepping on Free Speech (it's parody, right! You can do or say anything when it's parody!) when it's really some poor guy, not even a public figure, getting publicly slandered by a kid.
Not to add that the era matters: in the 50's the kid could be calling the principal a Communist. These days, if she's hinting he's a sex offender, people are hyper-sensitive to that.
Kid needs to have life explained, in detail, without dessert.
I'm not a PC or a Mac or a Linux I'm a person who sometimes uses a computer, and runs programs on the computer, It runs an operating system - If I am aware of the operating system at all it is because it has got in my way
And today it's getting pretty close to that. And this can only be good for Microsoft because you can get a Windows box for cheaper than a Mac, more customizable, more software, etc. If people don't care what they run, as long as it works, then they'll get the cheaper.
Linux doesn't hold up here because, well, it doesn't always work (driver support, application support, etc). It's getting there though.
But, hey, if you can't be original, it's always a good idea to copy those who are.
Okay, nothing's really original, but those Seinfeld ads were too surreal to be called completely unimaginative. The grandmother living in the house for 12 years...(Windows 95?)
While they're still the 800lb gorilla, they perceive Apple as a real threat now.
What's nice is Apple is only a threat to Microsoft's wallet, and not to consumers. This type of competition can only make life better for us.
That being said, it reminded me of that "I'm an American" commercial from a few years ago where it showed all different race, creeds, languages saying it. I like.
Republicans tend to think more about their immediate selves and family: no new taxes, gun rights, religion, and in certain people greed takes hold.
Democrats tend to think of the big picture: community, what's best for everyone as a whole. Give up cars for buses, even though the reality is people still need to drive themselves; green energy and if we can't have that, we'll have nothing! etc etc.
You can equate that to fear in terms of self-preservation...not that I'm itching to die for any cause, but I feel I'm less important than the whole. Many republicans I know don't even consider the whole...it's about Sunday dinner, spending time with the kids, etc.
AFAIK, the "data" he is relying on assumes EVERYBODY in the US is driving on underinflated tires, and that is not the case. If I am wrong, please provide a reference so I can educate myself.
Everybody would be driving on under-inflated tires if they didn't keep them properly inflated. It's not like one inflation lasts the lifetime of the car...
If you just keep your car tires inflated to the proper pressure....
(So when Mr. Obama said that keeping your tires inflated would be as effective as offshore US drilling, he was pretty much right. Is it a long term energy solution? Of course not. But is it equivalent to the very little oil we'd get from offshore drilling? Sure.)
The Slashdot summary doesn't say it's 500x more efficient, it says it absorbs 500x more light. Does it convert all that light to usable energy? Probably not.