Not giving security updates would be like GM turning off the airbags when somebody steals an Onstar equipped car...
Maybe it's just me, but I think it would be hilarious if they used OnStar to turn off the airbags of a stolen car... or the breaks. So many bad things could come of it, but I would laugh my butt off the first time I heard about a car-thief who died because GM turned off his airbag.
I memorized 120 digits (of pi) in about 75 minutes. I didn't use any tricks or methods or associations, I just looked at the number until I couldn't forget it anymore. I don't have autism or any derivative thereof, nor do I have any savantisms of which I'm aware. I do, however, have a knack for remembering numbers. I know the numbers on every credit card I've ever held, I know every phone number I've ever been told, I know the social security number of every member of my immediate family and those of several friends I just happened to see, I know phone numbers from billboards I passed while riding in the back of my mom's car half-asleep on vacations, I know the account number for my bank account and my parents' and siblings', etc. etc.
There are lots of people who can memorize lots of things. Some people use little "memory tricks", others just remember raw information. I know of a poem that basically tells you the first 1,000 digits of pi, but I can't memorize it. I'm pretty good at remembering quotes verbatim, but a 1,000 word poem seems like an awful lot of work when I could just memorize the 1,000 numbers.
I have a friend who could spend all day and probably not be able to tell you the first 10 digits of pi, but I'd give her about an hour to learn that poem. Different strokes for different folks and all that.
It seems to me you're both partially right. Wouldn't you have a ~1.6% chance to get six flips in a row to land on the same side, but still have a 50% chance of it landing on a given side every time?
I wouldn't knock it. I actually know the kid and play with him when he comes up to Myrtle Beach. He doesn't seem to have any joint problems, and he's in much better shape now. My step-brother lost ~60 pounds playing this and dieting a bit. I play it too, but weight is far from being an issure for me. I play it because it's fun, but I noticed when I was at Ultimate Frisbee practice after a few months playing Heavy that I didn't really get tired any more.
Not if you could actually hold the thing like a gun. If you were to jump around a corner in CS and actually point and aim like a real gun, that would be pretty helpful.
If I could lose 10 lbs. do you think they'd let a guy be a test pilot? 6'2" 130 lbs... Anyway, regardless of how "doable" this is, doesn't it seem like a potentially dangerous means of transportation. I mean, I could understand people who already hang glide wanting one, but would you really feel safe flying this around a busy city? Granted, even if you don't feel safe, you'd look bad ass.
If I'm not mistaken, even Road Runner does this, or something with similar end results. While I'm on campus, I'm unable to send mail from my Road Runner account. But I think this might be part of the problem with it. What if somebody is away on business and can't access their regular ISP? They would be unable to send mail whilst on the road, and that wouldn't sit well with Corporate America at all.
You're right. The products gunmakers produce are inherently dangerous and the crimes committed with them primarily involve a threat to life. If P2P networks are going to be found at fault for something so minor as supporting petty theft then gunmakers really have it in for themselves. Excellent point.
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Most of my family saw it when they were in there early 20s. While Star Wars is good for the kids, *N* isn't good for anyone.
You can make templates with PHP. I do it with my site, changing one thing on the template changes the entire site if you set it up right. But it's not like DreamWeaver (if you've ever used it) in that it has to update all the pages, it's just a page that inserts data into it. If that makes sense to you... anyway, PHP is a great language. It's very easy to make sites with as you can fix minor bugs on the entire site all at once.
I talked about doing this years ago. However, I had no idea how to implement it. I also began to think that this was wrong. The only way I would support this would be if it meant no more commercials. I don't know how many people saw "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," but if they start advertising the way they did in that movie...TV is going to become a very sad thing.
I know a lot of people who already own CDs, but want to have them in MP3 format as well. Not many of these people are "computer savvy" and don't know the first thing about ripping CDs or DAE (Digital Audio Extraction). Most of them all rely on peer to peer file trading services such as Napster and iMesh to get copies of the songs on their computer. I'm aware that they could just put the CD in their CD-ROM and listen, and so are they, but what if they're doing research on Encarta or the like? They just want some background music, and nothing helps your research more than some Metallica. Why is it they shouldn't be aloud to download the songs that they already have the privelige and right to posses and listen to? Yes, I could just teach all my friends how to use DAE software, but that still leaves a lot of people who won't know how. Also, people could scratch a CD so badly that it's no longer playable. Should these people not have the right to download the songs and burn another copy of the CD. Yes, I'm aware they should be more responsible than to let their CDs get ruined, but it can't always be helped. They'll never be able to totally stop illegal file trading, but the responsibility to not do illeagal things with peer to peer trading services such as Napster falls on the users who agree that they won't download songs they don't have the right to when they accept the TOS (Terms of Service) and EULA (End User License Agreement) upon installation of the software. The servies should not be stopped, the users should no what they are and aren't allowed to download and should respect that. Also, there's the arguement that I have yet to hear anyone besides myself use: "You can record almost any song right from the radio for free. If we don't have to pay for our radios (the service, not the radio itself), why should we have to pay to have the songs on our computers?" I don't claim to be innocent of downloading songs I don't have the rights to, but that should be my responsibilty and I should have to face the consequences of that; not a service that supports thousands upon thousands of perfectly legal file transfers. If anyone has anything to add/comment on about my little rant, please e-mail me as I doubt I'll ever find the post as it is so far down the list.
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Hell we even have guys making lewd remarks and sexual advances towards it, would they still be remarking that way if it looked male?
Maybe if the poster were a bi/gay male or straight/bi female.
Not giving security updates would be like GM turning off the airbags when somebody steals an Onstar equipped car...
Maybe it's just me, but I think it would be hilarious if they used OnStar to turn off the airbags of a stolen car... or the breaks. So many bad things could come of it, but I would laugh my butt off the first time I heard about a car-thief who died because GM turned off his airbag.
It was funny as parody, it really didn't need to go anywhere after the first few jokes were cracked and we all had a chuckle.
Yeah, it took a good portion of the day. It's not that hard for most people who remember numbers well to just memorize it in chunks.
I memorized 120 digits (of pi) in about 75 minutes. I didn't use any tricks or methods or associations, I just looked at the number until I couldn't forget it anymore. I don't have autism or any derivative thereof, nor do I have any savantisms of which I'm aware. I do, however, have a knack for remembering numbers. I know the numbers on every credit card I've ever held, I know every phone number I've ever been told, I know the social security number of every member of my immediate family and those of several friends I just happened to see, I know phone numbers from billboards I passed while riding in the back of my mom's car half-asleep on vacations, I know the account number for my bank account and my parents' and siblings', etc. etc.
There are lots of people who can memorize lots of things. Some people use little "memory tricks", others just remember raw information. I know of a poem that basically tells you the first 1,000 digits of pi, but I can't memorize it. I'm pretty good at remembering quotes verbatim, but a 1,000 word poem seems like an awful lot of work when I could just memorize the 1,000 numbers.
I have a friend who could spend all day and probably not be able to tell you the first 10 digits of pi, but I'd give her about an hour to learn that poem. Different strokes for different folks and all that.
It seems to me you're both partially right. Wouldn't you have a ~1.6% chance to get six flips in a row to land on the same side, but still have a 50% chance of it landing on a given side every time?
No fair! We're both 19!
That's why I said the arcade. On plastic home pads it takes just enough pressure to move two pieces of gold foil together, maybe a few ounces.
Songs are generally a minute and a half, bro. The only three minute songs are the long versions on 5th Mix.
Well, you don't have to stomp. Even in the arcade it only takes a few pounds of pressure to activate one of the four sensors under each arrow.
I wouldn't knock it. I actually know the kid and play with him when he comes up to Myrtle Beach. He doesn't seem to have any joint problems, and he's in much better shape now. My step-brother lost ~60 pounds playing this and dieting a bit. I play it too, but weight is far from being an issure for me. I play it because it's fun, but I noticed when I was at Ultimate Frisbee practice after a few months playing Heavy that I didn't really get tired any more.
Not if you could actually hold the thing like a gun. If you were to jump around a corner in CS and actually point and aim like a real gun, that would be pretty helpful.
A starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; large red shifts imply enormous recession velocities [dictionary.com]
Hope that's satisfactory.
If I could lose 10 lbs. do you think they'd let a guy be a test pilot? 6'2" 130 lbs... Anyway, regardless of how "doable" this is, doesn't it seem like a potentially dangerous means of transportation. I mean, I could understand people who already hang glide wanting one, but would you really feel safe flying this around a busy city? Granted, even if you don't feel safe, you'd look bad ass.
If I'm not mistaken, even Road Runner does this, or something with similar end results. While I'm on campus, I'm unable to send mail from my Road Runner account. But I think this might be part of the problem with it. What if somebody is away on business and can't access their regular ISP? They would be unable to send mail whilst on the road, and that wouldn't sit well with Corporate America at all.
You're right. The products gunmakers produce are inherently dangerous and the crimes committed with them primarily involve a threat to life. If P2P networks are going to be found at fault for something so minor as supporting petty theft then gunmakers really have it in for themselves. Excellent point.
Most of my family saw it when they were in there early 20s. While Star Wars is good for the kids, *N* isn't good for anyone.
You can make templates with PHP. I do it with my site, changing one thing on the template changes the entire site if you set it up right. But it's not like DreamWeaver (if you've ever used it) in that it has to update all the pages, it's just a page that inserts data into it. If that makes sense to you... anyway, PHP is a great language. It's very easy to make sites with as you can fix minor bugs on the entire site all at once.
I talked about doing this years ago. However, I had no idea how to implement it. I also began to think that this was wrong. The only way I would support this would be if it meant no more commercials. I don't know how many people saw "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," but if they start advertising the way they did in that movie...TV is going to become a very sad thing.
I know a lot of people who already own CDs, but want to have them in MP3 format as well. Not many of these people are "computer savvy" and don't know the first thing about ripping CDs or DAE (Digital Audio Extraction). Most of them all rely on peer to peer file trading services such as Napster and iMesh to get copies of the songs on their computer. I'm aware that they could just put the CD in their CD-ROM and listen, and so are they, but what if they're doing research on Encarta or the like? They just want some background music, and nothing helps your research more than some Metallica. Why is it they shouldn't be aloud to download the songs that they already have the privelige and right to posses and listen to? Yes, I could just teach all my friends how to use DAE software, but that still leaves a lot of people who won't know how. Also, people could scratch a CD so badly that it's no longer playable. Should these people not have the right to download the songs and burn another copy of the CD. Yes, I'm aware they should be more responsible than to let their CDs get ruined, but it can't always be helped. They'll never be able to totally stop illegal file trading, but the responsibility to not do illeagal things with peer to peer trading services such as Napster falls on the users who agree that they won't download songs they don't have the right to when they accept the TOS (Terms of Service) and EULA (End User License Agreement) upon installation of the software. The servies should not be stopped, the users should no what they are and aren't allowed to download and should respect that. Also, there's the arguement that I have yet to hear anyone besides myself use: "You can record almost any song right from the radio for free. If we don't have to pay for our radios (the service, not the radio itself), why should we have to pay to have the songs on our computers?" I don't claim to be innocent of downloading songs I don't have the rights to, but that should be my responsibilty and I should have to face the consequences of that; not a service that supports thousands upon thousands of perfectly legal file transfers.
If anyone has anything to add/comment on about my little rant, please e-mail me as I doubt I'll ever find the post as it is so far down the list.