"the shadow of a sphere is 3d is a circle in 2d. The shadow of a 4dSphere is thus a 3d sphere in 3 dimensions."
Okay - I'm assuming this just breaks down when you go below 3 dimensions, as the shadow of a 2d object would also be 2d. Since we don't have any 1d objects, we can't test those, but if a 2d object casts a 2d shadow, and a 3d object casts a 2d shadow, wouldn't it follow that the 4d object would also cast a 2d shadow?
Of course, the whole Evangelion thing built around the 4d-produces-3d-shadow thing was just way too cool (watch the anime - I think the ep is somewhere around the middle of the series)
He comes right out and says that he INTENTIONALLY pisses off AS MANY people as he can.
What better way to piss off the/. community than to issue a diatribe like this? Refusing to give clear, concise answers to questions, indeed outright ignoring the issues that were posed, is one of the best ways to piss off a group of intellectuals.
So, if we bicker and bitch about this guy, all we do is fuel his fire, which is what he wants.
Put satirical humor about him up, we only give him free publicity.
Hell, saying anything about him at all gives him "airtime" - even if it's just telling people to ignore him.
So basically this guy has created a situation where no matter what we do, he wins
Ignore him completely, just let all of this nonsense die, and it'll be the best we can do to stop this kind of moronic behavior.
Hmm...Some that come to mind...(remember, adding/removing a space/hyphen *can* (in most circumstances) make it safe)
RH GPL Linux Red-Hat-GPL Linux Unofficial RedHat Linux GPL "RedHat-style" Linux "I can't believe it's not RedHat" Linux Hed Rat Linux;) Rouge Chapeau Linux Scarlet Headwarmer Linux Bloody Hat! Linux (now we're getting silly) "The Linux that can't be called by the same name as that of it's identical Official distribution that costs $50 but merely offers a nice printed manual and tech support" Linux
Hmm...Some that come to mind...(remember, adding/removing a space/hyphen *can* (in most circumstances) make it safe) RH GPL Linux Red-Hat-GPL Linux Unofficial RedHat Linux GPL "RedHat-style" Linux "I can't believe it's not RedHat" Linux Hed Rat Linux;) Rouge Chapeau Linux Scarlet Headwarmer Linux Bloody Hat! Linux (now we're getting silly) "The Linux that can't be called by the same name as that of it's identical Official distribution that costs $50 but merely offers a nice printed manual and tech support" Linux I'll come up with more later - this is too fun =)
Can you say Personal day - I knew ya could =)
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Taking May 19 Off?
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Put in my req for the day off the day after I saw Trailer B for the first time...noone else knew why, so I got it off.
Ohh my god, they /.ed the server, you bastards!
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Nerd Dream Home?
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1) does Win9x/NT's TCP/IP work correctly under it? (assuming of course TCP/IP is working correctly in Linux (or whatever you're running on))
2) Can it run Half-Life?;) (substitute your own fave fps deathmatch game if you don't like HL)
Truly a sad day for all mankind...
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MST3K Cancelled
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This is truly a sad day. MST3K was just one of those shows that appealed to (just about) everyone - and performed a needed service - making us laugh. I for one will miss it. Although it is true that the show went unplesantly downhill after Joel, then Trace left, it was still much better than most shows on TV. I hope they leave it open-ended for "special" appearances and possibly a revival once things calm down. (The summer movie spot was always good for a few laughs)
Is it just me, or does news.com's intrusive "Do you want to know more" links in the middle of the article seem strangely reminicent of the ones in the media clips in Starship Troopers? Just a thought...
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Okay - I'm assuming this just breaks down when you go below 3 dimensions, as the shadow of a 2d object would also be 2d. Since we don't have any 1d objects, we can't test those, but if a 2d object casts a 2d shadow, and a 3d object casts a 2d shadow, wouldn't it follow that the 4d object would also cast a 2d shadow?
Of course, the whole Evangelion thing built around the 4d-produces-3d-shadow thing was just way too cool (watch the anime - I think the ep is somewhere around the middle of the series)
He comes right out and says that he INTENTIONALLY pisses off AS MANY people as he can.
/. community than to issue a diatribe like this? Refusing to give clear, concise answers to questions, indeed outright ignoring the issues that were posed, is one of the best ways to piss off a group of intellectuals.
What better way to piss off the
So, if we bicker and bitch about this guy, all we do is fuel his fire, which is what he wants.
Put satirical humor about him up, we only give him free publicity.
Hell, saying anything about him at all gives him "airtime" - even if it's just telling people to ignore him.
So basically this guy has created a situation where no matter what we do, he wins
Ignore him completely, just let all of this nonsense die, and it'll be the best we can do to stop this kind of moronic behavior.
Hmm...Some that come to mind...(remember, adding/removing a space/hyphen *can* (in most circumstances) make it safe)
;)
RH GPL Linux
Red-Hat-GPL Linux
Unofficial RedHat Linux
GPL "RedHat-style" Linux
"I can't believe it's not RedHat" Linux
Hed Rat Linux
Rouge Chapeau Linux
Scarlet Headwarmer Linux
Bloody Hat! Linux (now we're getting silly)
"The Linux that can't be called by the same name as that of it's identical Official distribution that costs $50 but merely offers a nice printed manual and tech support" Linux
I'll come up with more later - this is too fun =)
Hmm...Some that come to mind...(remember, adding/removing a space/hyphen *can* (in most circumstances) make it safe) RH GPL Linux Red-Hat-GPL Linux Unofficial RedHat Linux GPL "RedHat-style" Linux "I can't believe it's not RedHat" Linux Hed Rat Linux ;) Rouge Chapeau Linux Scarlet Headwarmer Linux Bloody Hat! Linux (now we're getting silly) "The Linux that can't be called by the same name as that of it's identical Official distribution that costs $50 but merely offers a nice printed manual and tech support" Linux I'll come up with more later - this is too fun =)
Put in my req for the day off the day after I saw Trailer B for the first time...noone else knew why, so I got it off.
Just think of the acoustic possibilities ;)
If you've played around with this:
;) (substitute your own fave fps deathmatch game if you don't like HL)
1) does Win9x/NT's TCP/IP work correctly under it? (assuming of course TCP/IP is working correctly in Linux (or whatever you're running on))
2) Can it run Half-Life?
This is truly a sad day. MST3K was just one of those shows that appealed to (just about) everyone - and performed a needed service - making us laugh. I for one will miss it.
Although it is true that the show went unplesantly downhill after Joel, then Trace left, it was still much better than most shows on TV. I hope they leave it open-ended for "special" appearances and possibly a revival once things calm down. (The summer movie spot was always good for a few laughs)
Is it just me, or does news.com's intrusive "Do you want to know more" links in the middle of the article seem strangely reminicent of the ones in the media clips in Starship Troopers? Just a thought...