all you're saying is that Macs have better hardware integration with the OS (when you control both like Apple does, that's easy) and don't depreciate as much as comparable PCs. That doesn't help at all with the upfront cost.
A lot of people in the 'geek community' that gave this book rave reviews and SF awards also had childhood experiences similar to Ender's, where they were used for various selfish purposes by the adults in their life. If you didn't go through something like that, the book will resonate less with you.
These animals are mammals like us. People can look them in the eye and sense a kind of recognition. Yet we still can't talk with them.
Communication is a two-way process. These animals don't really care about communicating with us. We're not really communicating with them, we're eavesdropping.
Same here, I'd love to go mac if the following two problems could be corrected:
1) the overwhelmingly higher cost of Apple hardware 2) the complete and utter lack of new game releases for Macs.
If I were only into FPS (there's a mac version of UT2k4, right?) or could get my gaming fix completely from a console #2 would be a non-issue, but you'd still have #1.
Apple is only showing contempt for the average consumer with its lack of quality hardware at affordable prices. the Mac Mini? please.
I'm sure this is going to be an unpopular viewpoint and may get modded flamebait but I've seen the other side of achedemic publishing. Are you kidding?/. loves pure capitalism, even when it come in the form of something that harms the average reader's financial situation.
Lynda Carter is a bitch. I knew a guy that used to deliver pizza to her neighborhood. She handed out autographed pictures as TIPS. how full of yourself do you have to be...
Ah, ok, it was what I call a "double". You acted like you thought I was serious in order to draw me out and make fun of me for taking you seriously. Are you really that bored?
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If I make fun of my own god, it's blasphemy. If I make fun of someone else's god, it's monotheism.
why don't you go ass-pump your Mario blowup doll some more, fanboy
preach it, brother.
I got a DS for Christmas and the only native game I've found that isn't kiddie shit is the Spider-Man 2 game that came out at launch.
all you're saying is that Macs have better hardware integration with the OS (when you control both like Apple does, that's easy) and don't depreciate as much as comparable PCs. That doesn't help at all with the upfront cost.
Pining away fir your old hardwood?
NCLB was designed to ruin public schools. The neocons think everything should be privatized, remember?
A lot of people in the 'geek community' that gave this book rave reviews and SF awards also had childhood experiences similar to Ender's, where they were used for various selfish purposes by the adults in their life. If you didn't go through something like that, the book will resonate less with you.
Or into the pocket of the mormon church, which is where 10% of Card's income goes as a member.
These animals are mammals like us. People can look them in the eye and sense a kind of recognition. Yet we still can't talk with them.
Communication is a two-way process. These animals don't really care about communicating with us. We're not really communicating with them, we're eavesdropping.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
Yeah, I guess when your field is the entire universe, it helps to constraint your search somehow.
Thanks to everyone for the input, I'm amazed nobody flamed me.
Same here, I'd love to go mac if the following two problems could be corrected:
1) the overwhelmingly higher cost of Apple hardware
2) the complete and utter lack of new game releases for Macs.
If I were only into FPS (there's a mac version of UT2k4, right?) or could get my gaming fix completely from a console #2 would be a non-issue, but you'd still have #1.
Apple is only showing contempt for the average consumer with its lack of quality hardware at affordable prices. the Mac Mini? please.
I'm sure this is going to be an unpopular viewpoint and may get modded flamebait but I've seen the other side of achedemic publishing. /. loves pure capitalism, even when it come in the form of something that harms the average reader's financial situation.
Are you kidding?
I always wondered why our science has assumed that other life would be carbon-based.
You speak to them in Spanish.
dude, I wish I had mod points, that was hilarious.
"I'm Darth Vader, yes I'm the real Vader / all you other Darth Vaders are just imitators"
I would post my Java version of this, but the Indians keep telling me that their best practice books say my version is wrong.
Lynda Carter is a bitch. I knew a guy that used to deliver pizza to her neighborhood. She handed out autographed pictures as TIPS. how full of yourself do you have to be...
When is "What If..?" the motion picture coming out?
Ah, ok, it was what I call a "double". You acted like you thought I was serious in order to draw me out and make fun of me for taking you seriously. Are you really that bored?
Please... only people who can't take a joke would call a Godwin.
Um... what I posted about Godwin WAS a joke, dumbass.
I was going to try to come up with some witty way to say this, but there's no point, because that would have flown over your head, too.
shit. I thought that my original 0-to-Godwin in 6 minutes post was a victim of our timeout-ridden network. Sorry about the dupe.
Two minutes is more accurate anyway.
You just took this article from 0 to Godwin in 2 minutes. It's a new record!
This thread just went from 0-to-Godwin in 6 minutes. A new record!
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