It's too late. They're already claiming that (0.999... = 1)!!! Anyone with eyes can see this is clearly not the case. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to undo some vandalism. These guys are determined to keep replacing my != with =.
Yeah, it may be cheaper, but if you don't want this ring enough to make it youself, why would you want it at all? It serves no purpose aside from establishing geek cred, which is then taken away by virtue of you having bought it.
By the same logic, a comic book serves no purpose aside from establishing geek cred, which is then taken away by virtue of having bought it.
Some people just don't have the time, inclination, equipment, money, or skill to make things themselves. There's nothing wrong with buying things instead of making them yourself. Moreover, not everybody is worried about impressing other people (e.g. establishing "geek cred," whatever that is), and actually just want things for their own enjoyment.
Who cares? Give me a cloak of microwave invisibility and I'll be plenty happy. I can't wait to see the look on the face of the cop clocking the traffic as I blow by. Priceless.
Detecting whether a interviewee has MacOS experience prior to OS X: yell "Frog blast the vent core!" If they run, yes.
Sure, if you don't mind lots of false positives. I don't know about you, but if an interviewer suddenly started yelling at me -- let alone something with the word "blast" in it -- I'd be out the door before he finished his sentence.
If WoW weren't around, they'd be addicted to something else -- another game, collecting stamps, stalking people, etc. Addictive personalities have existed for a long, long time.
That's ridiculous. I have an addictive personality and I played EQ compulsively and fanatically for four years. Once I stopped, I didn't take up stalking or anything else to replace EQ -- I just got a life. Fortunately, I think MMORPGs are different than other addictions in that the "fix" eventually becomes unachievable. Unlike gambling, you can't borrow time from the future (although you can steal it from other responsibilities), so there's only so much you can invest, and once you go all in and see no return, it completely loses its allure. Nonetheless, many people are compelled to go all in, and their lives do suffer as a result.
But on the original point, it's naive to assert that people would just be addicted to something else. Of course I don't think WoW, other MMORPGs, or things like gambling should be banned. They are perfectly enjoyable activities for some people, but people should be educated on the addictive aspects of each, including warning signs. Perhaps games should monitor for excessive play, but that is, of course, difficult to define since there's been little if any research, and any action taken would be extremely controversial.
I wish they'd offer a cutscene-free version then, so I don't have to pay for the part I never, ever watch, but undoubtedly added to the production costs. In my opinion, cutscenes are to games as blank pages are to books.
It's only her fault if she can decide to turn into a cow.
I don't know where you live, but I've seen PLENTY of girls turn into cows around here. Guys too. I don't want to brag, but I'm working on the transition myself!
It's not unused. What the Save-a-watt fanatics don't want you to consider is that without standby power, you couldn't turn on your TV with a wireless remote. Just imagine if everyone had to get up to turn on the TV. The only thing we're doing is moving the energy consumption back to FOOD. This ridiculous proposal to eliminate standby power will result of a food crisis of never-before-seen proportions as couch potatoes everywhere compensate for the extra physical activity by eating more.
So go ahead, call us idiotic. Carry your hip "I won't stand by for standby" signs, and lobby Congress to ban devices that consume "unused power." But when the famine arrives -- and it will arrive -- don't say you weren't warned.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go stock up on canned goods.
To put it simply, diversification of investments is the best strategy to minimize risk. If we're investing in multiple technologies, we're not screwed if one doesn't pan out, and we're not dependant on a single raw material (which helps to prevent cartels). Aside from that, R&D is not a terribly parallizable task, meaning that even if we devote MORE resources toward research into one specific technology, we won't necessarily achieve it any faster. As I said, I agree that nuclear has outstanding potential -- probably the best of what's available -- but excluding alternatives is foolish. Not that we'd ever do that anyway, so it's sort of a moot point.
Also, just because there hasn't been an accident involving chemicals doesn't mean they, or nuclear waste, should be viewed as safe. I'm not against the transportation of hazmat; the only point is that it's clearly more dangerous to transport such material than to process it on site. If it were not, none of the measures you posted would be necessary.
Sony makes perfectly good software. SoundForge and Vegas are excellent tools. I agree with your distaste for some of their business practices in the past, but I wouldn't go so far as avoiding something just because it has the word Sony on it, especially if it means avoiding something particularly useful. That would just be cutting off the nose to spite the face.
That said, e-books are an interesting idea, but it's hard to beat the usability and durability of a good paperback.
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Hopefully skip it.
I leave it to you all to draw your conclusions about this, but I still wonder what my hours of laptop-fu does to me.
I think we can safely conclude that you don't have the balls to express your own conclusions.
It's too late. They're already claiming that (0.999... = 1)!!! Anyone with eyes can see this is clearly not the case. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to undo some vandalism. These guys are determined to keep replacing my != with =.
Yeah, it may be cheaper, but if you don't want this ring enough to make it youself, why would you want it at all? It serves no purpose aside from establishing geek cred, which is then taken away by virtue of you having bought it.
By the same logic, a comic book serves no purpose aside from establishing geek cred, which is then taken away by virtue of having bought it.
Some people just don't have the time, inclination, equipment, money, or skill to make things themselves. There's nothing wrong with buying things instead of making them yourself. Moreover, not everybody is worried about impressing other people (e.g. establishing "geek cred," whatever that is), and actually just want things for their own enjoyment.
Sounds more like a G-Flat to me.
Maybe if they put a few pictures of tube steaks on the front page, that would do the trick.
Yes.
It might be useful to Linux users who turn off their workstations as well.
Oh wait...
Who cares? Give me a cloak of microwave invisibility and I'll be plenty happy. I can't wait to see the look on the face of the cop clocking the traffic as I blow by. Priceless.
You should work into the work of John Carroll
Eh.. that's too much work.
Ok, this is just getting ridiculous.
And stop replying to yourself! I hope you get modded into oblivion for being such a karma whore.
No dizoubt, but he actually meant "death rose." It's a sweet sort of poetry.
I think he really meant "Death Row's." Dictation software is a biatch.
I get that "tea" is your code for marijuana, but what are "milk" and "sugar" supposed to be?
Detecting whether a interviewee has MacOS experience prior to OS X: yell "Frog blast the vent core!" If they run, yes.
Sure, if you don't mind lots of false positives. I don't know about you, but if an interviewer suddenly started yelling at me -- let alone something with the word "blast" in it -- I'd be out the door before he finished his sentence.
If WoW weren't around, they'd be addicted to something else -- another game, collecting stamps, stalking people, etc. Addictive personalities have existed for a long, long time.
That's ridiculous. I have an addictive personality and I played EQ compulsively and fanatically for four years. Once I stopped, I didn't take up stalking or anything else to replace EQ -- I just got a life. Fortunately, I think MMORPGs are different than other addictions in that the "fix" eventually becomes unachievable. Unlike gambling, you can't borrow time from the future (although you can steal it from other responsibilities), so there's only so much you can invest, and once you go all in and see no return, it completely loses its allure. Nonetheless, many people are compelled to go all in, and their lives do suffer as a result.
But on the original point, it's naive to assert that people would just be addicted to something else. Of course I don't think WoW, other MMORPGs, or things like gambling should be banned. They are perfectly enjoyable activities for some people, but people should be educated on the addictive aspects of each, including warning signs. Perhaps games should monitor for excessive play, but that is, of course, difficult to define since there's been little if any research, and any action taken would be extremely controversial.
3. "retarded" is not a medical condition.
It's not?
I wish they'd offer a cutscene-free version then, so I don't have to pay for the part I never, ever watch, but undoubtedly added to the production costs. In my opinion, cutscenes are to games as blank pages are to books.
It's only her fault if she can decide to turn into a cow.
I don't know where you live, but I've seen PLENTY of girls turn into cows around here. Guys too. I don't want to brag, but I'm working on the transition myself!
That still takes energy. I don't know about YOUR home, but in this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!!!@@!
Me and my trojaned MP3 stick
:(
Stole my password, now I'm assed out
Wish they just had the Monopoly
Game like in that other country
Ba da da da daaa
I'm hatin' it
It's not unused. What the Save-a-watt fanatics don't want you to consider is that without standby power, you couldn't turn on your TV with a wireless remote. Just imagine if everyone had to get up to turn on the TV. The only thing we're doing is moving the energy consumption back to FOOD. This ridiculous proposal to eliminate standby power will result of a food crisis of never-before-seen proportions as couch potatoes everywhere compensate for the extra physical activity by eating more.
So go ahead, call us idiotic. Carry your hip "I won't stand by for standby" signs, and lobby Congress to ban devices that consume "unused power." But when the famine arrives -- and it will arrive -- don't say you weren't warned.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go stock up on canned goods.
To put it simply, diversification of investments is the best strategy to minimize risk. If we're investing in multiple technologies, we're not screwed if one doesn't pan out, and we're not dependant on a single raw material (which helps to prevent cartels). Aside from that, R&D is not a terribly parallizable task, meaning that even if we devote MORE resources toward research into one specific technology, we won't necessarily achieve it any faster. As I said, I agree that nuclear has outstanding potential -- probably the best of what's available -- but excluding alternatives is foolish. Not that we'd ever do that anyway, so it's sort of a moot point.
I'm aware of the container requirements, but accidents that can rupture the containers can and do happen. See: Over the past 30 years, more than a dozen U.S. rail and traffic wrecks were so severe they could have breached the container casks designed for spent fuel from nuclear power plants, Nevada officials say.
Also, just because there hasn't been an accident involving chemicals doesn't mean they, or nuclear waste, should be viewed as safe. I'm not against the transportation of hazmat; the only point is that it's clearly more dangerous to transport such material than to process it on site. If it were not, none of the measures you posted would be necessary.
Sony makes perfectly good software. SoundForge and Vegas are excellent tools. I agree with your distaste for some of their business practices in the past, but I wouldn't go so far as avoiding something just because it has the word Sony on it, especially if it means avoiding something particularly useful. That would just be cutting off the nose to spite the face.
That said, e-books are an interesting idea, but it's hard to beat the usability and durability of a good paperback.