I'm very skeptical that a short time playing a violent videogame would somehow change your attitude towards marijuana.
Seriously, I don't know where they get that B.S. from. The article merely says that people who played GTA had "more permissive attitudes toward using alcohol and marijuana." First of all, can you be any more vague, please? I want to know what questions they asked to discover this type of attitude change from individuals in the expirement. Of course, they neglected to put such information on the website. Second of all, what are they more permissive about? Are they more permissive about THEMSEVLES using drugs, or OTHERS using drugs, or looking at drugs, or throwing drugs at puppies and kittens, etc?
Until I see a proper expirement done with more detailed results, I will call bullshit on such reports.
Wow, what an insightful and thought provoking post. I now realize my faults for being liberal. I am going to switch my registered political party right away. I'd rather be around intelligent people like you who make valid, relative points and use logical reasoning.
On an unrelated note, if they could make it so that they didn't need to cut open my head to do it, I'd love to have infrared/ultraviolet/telescopic/ultrasonic vision.
Yeah that would be brilliant! But to be honest, I think a device like INFRARED GOGGLES or RADAR is not likely to be developed any time soon. But we can always hope and dream!
"A recent poll published in the Chicago Sun-Times now shows that 'An overwhelming majority of Americans think they can help reduce global warming and are willing to make the sacrifices that are needed, a new poll shows. After years of controversy, 71 percent of Americans now say they think global warming is real."
I really wish that this meant that Americans actually care about global warming, but think about this for a second. What is our voter turnout rate? Less than 50% right? However, just about everyone has an opinion about the gov't. They want something done and they bitch about it, but they never actually DO anything about it. Sure, maybe we can get most Americans to turn down their thermostat 2 degrees. But what if they had to give up their precious SUV's? Just because people say they are willing to make sacrifices doesn't mean they will.
But because of this, I couldn't agree more that the government needs to change it's policies.
I bought my DS used and it didn't come with the wrist strap. However, I actually ordered one from nintendo a few days ago (which is the only place I could find one btw). I think it will help but it might take a while learning how to use it.
I just bought Metroid Prime Hunters last week, the gameplay is amazing. It feels so much like a PC fps. My main problem is after about 20 minutes of playing, my left hand gets tired from supporting the DS on it's own, and my right hand cramps up from holding the little stylus. It's exciting to hear that Nintendo is adjusting the weight and size of the DS. I can't wait to try one out. I might sell my DS and buy a DS lite if it addresses the issues I'm having.
I would suggest getting a school project that you enjoyed working on and do the exact same thing with an API that you want to learn. By doing this you can easily compare your new work to your school project to make sure everything is working as expected. You will also quickly learn the advantages and disadvantages of the tools you are using because you will have a 'control on your experiment' so to speak. You will be able to have a more informed opinion on which tool is better for certain situations.
So they don't close their minds, as fast as their average IQ counterparts. to new ideas because they have been humbled enough to realize what they know may not be always correct.
I don't know if this is generally true, but my experience growing up was similar to what you theorize. Before grade school, some "professionals" were recommending to my parents that they put me in a special ed class and take the short yellow bus to school. Apparently, I had problems listening and communicating. They thought I had hearing problems because I often didn't respond when people talked to me. They did hearing tests on me and discovered no problem with my hearing. I also had some speech impediments. Thankfully, they decided to sit in one of the special ed classes and saw how all the other kids acted. There was no way in hell they were gonna leave me alone with those kids. I ended up being held back a year in kindergarten. I had some small issues with writing things in first grade. By the time I reached 3rd grade, my reading level was higher than most kids. By 6th grade, I had a 12th grade reading level, and I placed the highest in this standardized math test at my middle school. I skipped a grade in math starting at 8th grade. I did attain a sort of perfectionist attitude where I would get mad at myself at making mistakes, and I never really considered myself intelligent (maybe just less stupid).
In one of the scenes, a cockroach that escaped can be seen crawling over the camera, making it appear that the viewer's television has become infested. Though the shot was not planned, the producers decided to leave it in the episode.
Ahh man, I loved that episode. But I'm pretty sure the cockroach crawling over the camera wasn't an accident. First of all, it wasn't crawling over the camera. If I remember correctly, the back of the cockroach was facing towards the viewer. They made it look like a cockroach was actually on your TV screen. It actually fooled my mom! My guess is that it was a prank similar to what we saw Jim Carrey do in "The man on the moon" (I forget the comedians name who did it in real life, as I was too young) in which he made the broadcast fuzzy on purpose so people would try adjust their TV's it even though there was nothing wrong.
Cockroaches are able to make group decisions without a leader. With a staunch work ethic, they would be a perfect candidate for communism. The huge population of Ants have been communist for quite some time. We can't let this spread into a domino effect! We must destory all cockroaches before communism spreads to all the other insects!
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I'm very skeptical that a short time playing a violent videogame would somehow change your attitude towards marijuana.
Seriously, I don't know where they get that B.S. from. The article merely says that people who played GTA had "more permissive attitudes toward using alcohol and marijuana." First of all, can you be any more vague, please? I want to know what questions they asked to discover this type of attitude change from individuals in the expirement. Of course, they neglected to put such information on the website. Second of all, what are they more permissive about? Are they more permissive about THEMSEVLES using drugs, or OTHERS using drugs, or looking at drugs, or throwing drugs at puppies and kittens, etc?
Until I see a proper expirement done with more detailed results, I will call bullshit on such reports.
Why is it that liberals are always so worried about everyone else's habits?
Republican's aren't? Oh thats right, homosexuality isn't a habit. It's a mortal sin.
Wow, what an insightful and thought provoking post. I now realize my faults for being liberal. I am going to switch my registered political party right away. I'd rather be around intelligent people like you who make valid, relative points and use logical reasoning.
My friend had one of those. We found it faster and easier to kneel down and smack our hands on the mat than trying to run in place.
But can you say "shit"? Oh, I guess you can.
That's not very funny. That's ironic and sad :(
Well if he is as good at killing people as he is at the lightsaber, I think we're safe from another Columbine.
Depends if he videotapes it or not.
Yeah right, that's most rediculous thing I've heard of. The next thing I'll hear is that we've already collected samples from the MOON...please.
On an unrelated note, if they could make it so that they didn't need to cut open my head to do it, I'd love to have infrared/ultraviolet/telescopic/ultrasonic vision.
Yeah that would be brilliant! But to be honest, I think a device like INFRARED GOGGLES or RADAR is not likely to be developed any time soon. But we can always hope and dream!
Did anyone else's Internet Explorer crash when trying to view the article? I'm asking the wrong crowd aren't I?
"A recent poll published in the Chicago Sun-Times now shows that 'An overwhelming majority of Americans think they can help reduce global warming and are willing to make the sacrifices that are needed, a new poll shows. After years of controversy, 71 percent of Americans now say they think global warming is real."
I really wish that this meant that Americans actually care about global warming, but think about this for a second. What is our voter turnout rate? Less than 50% right? However, just about everyone has an opinion about the gov't. They want something done and they bitch about it, but they never actually DO anything about it. Sure, maybe we can get most Americans to turn down their thermostat 2 degrees. But what if they had to give up their precious SUV's? Just because people say they are willing to make sacrifices doesn't mean they will.
But because of this, I couldn't agree more that the government needs to change it's policies.
It's not funny because it's redundant.
I bought my DS used and it didn't come with the wrist strap. However, I actually ordered one from nintendo a few days ago (which is the only place I could find one btw). I think it will help but it might take a while learning how to use it.
I just bought Metroid Prime Hunters last week, the gameplay is amazing. It feels so much like a PC fps. My main problem is after about 20 minutes of playing, my left hand gets tired from supporting the DS on it's own, and my right hand cramps up from holding the little stylus. It's exciting to hear that Nintendo is adjusting the weight and size of the DS. I can't wait to try one out. I might sell my DS and buy a DS lite if it addresses the issues I'm having.
I would suggest getting a school project that you enjoyed working on and do the exact same thing with an API that you want to learn. By doing this you can easily compare your new work to your school project to make sure everything is working as expected. You will also quickly learn the advantages and disadvantages of the tools you are using because you will have a 'control on your experiment' so to speak. You will be able to have a more informed opinion on which tool is better for certain situations.
So they don't close their minds, as fast as their average IQ counterparts. to new ideas because they have been humbled enough to realize what they know may not be always correct.
I don't know if this is generally true, but my experience growing up was similar to what you theorize. Before grade school, some "professionals" were recommending to my parents that they put me in a special ed class and take the short yellow bus to school. Apparently, I had problems listening and communicating. They thought I had hearing problems because I often didn't respond when people talked to me. They did hearing tests on me and discovered no problem with my hearing. I also had some speech impediments. Thankfully, they decided to sit in one of the special ed classes and saw how all the other kids acted. There was no way in hell they were gonna leave me alone with those kids. I ended up being held back a year in kindergarten. I had some small issues with writing things in first grade. By the time I reached 3rd grade, my reading level was higher than most kids. By 6th grade, I had a 12th grade reading level, and I placed the highest in this standardized math test at my middle school. I skipped a grade in math starting at 8th grade. I did attain a sort of perfectionist attitude where I would get mad at myself at making mistakes, and I never really considered myself intelligent (maybe just less stupid).
Hey man, peeing your name in the snow isn't as easy you think!
They have a monarchist government, but a communist economy...or something. Either way we should destroy ants too. Preferably with magnifying glasses.
In one of the scenes, a cockroach that escaped can be seen crawling over the camera, making it appear that the viewer's television has become infested. Though the shot was not planned, the producers decided to leave it in the episode.
Ahh man, I loved that episode. But I'm pretty sure the cockroach crawling over the camera wasn't an accident. First of all, it wasn't crawling over the camera. If I remember correctly, the back of the cockroach was facing towards the viewer. They made it look like a cockroach was actually on your TV screen. It actually fooled my mom! My guess is that it was a prank similar to what we saw Jim Carrey do in "The man on the moon" (I forget the comedians name who did it in real life, as I was too young) in which he made the broadcast fuzzy on purpose so people would try adjust their TV's it even though there was nothing wrong.
Cockroaches are able to make group decisions without a leader. With a staunch work ethic, they would be a perfect candidate for communism. The huge population of Ants have been communist for quite some time. We can't let this spread into a domino effect! We must destory all cockroaches before communism spreads to all the other insects!
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Maybe it was a bandwidth problem - i.e. God only has allocated 50 PPS (prayers per second) for cardiac patients, and God got Slashdotted by the study.
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If that were true, God would smite slashdot and prevent us all from posting on this a
It's Albuquerque. Nice try though. I've seen much worse.