For this review, I have chosen to compare the merits of two well known carnivores:
1. The Tyranosaurus Rex, Common name T-Rex.
2. The Eatius Roadrunnerus, Common name Wile E. Coyote.
For the purpose of this review, I will be dealing with five categories: Attack method, Persistance, Cyclic Preference (Day or night?), Natural tools, and Success rate.
I.) Attack method.
First we will examine the Tyranosaurus Rex, here forward referred to as T-Rex. The Tyranosaurus has two main attack methods. The first and primary method is its enormous, powerful jaws. This attack allows a very quick kill of the quarry and is effective in preparing the meal for easy digestion. The second attack method of the T-Rex is its long tail, which can be used to knock over or stun the quarry at range. This attack has one major disadvantage, namely that it puts the T-Rex off balance, leaving it vulnerable.
The Coyote, on the other hand, has many attacks, but tends to focus on two: The Trap, and the Pursuit. In both cases, the attack is augmented by techological means, showing the cognitive abilities of the Coyote, also known as its "Suuuper Geeeenius."
II.) Persistance
In this case, the coyote is a clear winner. The coyote has been known to stalk the same prey for well over twenty years, showing that it is a very vicious and persistant hunter.
The T-Rex, on the other hand, shows limited persistance, generally giving up on any given quarry within ten to fifteen minutes, and not possibly re-attempting the attack more than an hour and fifteen minutes or so later.
III.) Cycle
Here, again, the Coyote is a clear winner. It has been known to stay up all night preparing for the next day's hunt. The T-rex, on the other hand, basically only attacks something near it, and has only been known to hunt during the day, unless it's raining.
IV.) Natural Tools.
In this case, the coyote is a sore loser at best. Its only natural tool is its mind, which, having no physical presence, does not really satisfy this category. The T-Rex, on the other hand, has many natural tools, including its attacks (see I. above), and its large, well formed muscles and skeletal structure, designed for the pursuit.
V.) Success rate
This, being the deciding factor between the two, determines who is the superior carnivore. So far, the contestants are fairly evenly matched, with the T-Rex excelling at attack methods and natural tools, while the Coyote is both persistant and follows a more effective day/night cycle. This makes the final category, the Success Rate, the tie breaker. In this category, the T-Rex clearly excels. It is able to make regular meals of many varieties of woodland creature, ranging from goats to Pondus Scumus, the modern Lawyer. The Cotote, however, has not once been seen to successfully capture and consume its prey. More often than not, it severely injures itself in the course of its hunt.
Therefore, the clear winner is: The Coyote, because it is much more entertaining.
I apologize if my post made it seem as if I believed the US was infallible. I believe that is far from the truth. I was under the impression that Amnesty focusted more on political prisoners and the like, as opposed to domsetic problems. If I am mistaken in this assumption, I apologize. My post was in no way meant to say the US is better than everyone, but rather to say that even though the US is better than many on human rights issues, this is no reason to allow the taking away of rights just because, as other posters have echoed "well at least we aren't as bad as them"
"beating the crap out of" was probably a bad word choice. My mom would spank me good and hard, but never really "beat the crap out of" me. I only ever got slapped in the face a few times, and those were times when I was really really bad. I never got "the belt" even tho the constant threat was there. I knew better than to screw up so bad that it came to that. It was more often than no a good slap on the ass every now and then that made me unable to sit for a little while and made me take a good hard thikin about how what I did was wrong. Like I said before, I appreciate greatly my parents doing that for me, because I could honestly see myself growing up to be a good for nothing troublemaker, instead of a contributing member of society.
With me, the DVD issue is not a quality one, but a sound one. I LIVE for 5.1 channel surround. MMMMM Klipsch Infinity surrounds....
Anyways, there are still a few of us who believe in paying for a good movie if we want it. I for one might copy a movie I'm not all that fond of, but for a good quality action movie, I'd gladly pay for the DVD for the extra featuers, like AC-3 sound
Just because its not state or federal doesnt mean I can't get fucked over by it. I saw a lot of discussion about this at the Philadelphia Mayoral debates (an event I Tech'ed for), and I did not like what I heard.
I couldn't agree with you more. The whole hippie "time-out" crap that permeates our modern PC (thats politically correct, for everyone who's in a computer-only at work mindset) media. I for one, got the crap beat out of me when I was a kid. My dad had an unlocked gun cabinet full of different rifles and pistols, and I wouldn't THINK of touching that thing. I knew I'd get slapped into next tuesday. If and when I have kids, I fully plan on punishing them properly, and if someone comes to my house and tells me I cant, I'll give them the slap their parents SHOULD have given them many years ago.
Oh, P.S. I am not some old-timer lamenting about the good old days. I am 21 years old, and grew up seeing most of my friends whose parents were already getting of the "beating your children is bad" mentality. Unlike most I grew up with, I had a healthy respect for authority. Still do. To this day, I feel uncomfortable swearing or drinking in front of my father. Not because I am afraid of him, but because I respect him, and in a way, I am trying to impress him, by being a good son to him.
I totally agree with you, I personally would rather just give up the +2 altogether, than accidentally forget to check that box and get flamed for it. I read slashdot to try to have insightful conversations about issues that concern me, not to whore karma.
And yeah, oops, its a +1. I'm a physicist, we don't know how to do simple arithmetic:)
My comment was specifically meant to take what Rob said in his posting of the story to another level. In other words, I realize that US freedoms are a hell of a lot more free than a lot of other places, but just because other people aren't doing as good doesn't mean we shouldn't fight to maintain our own current level of freedom.
I am sorry, but I believe you read my post out of context. My post was a clarification of an earlier post I made, after a reply was made to it pointing some things out. All the points you made pretty much disappear when you realize what I was talking about in my original post.
Actually, I am one of the few/.ers that agrees with age restrictions on games. However, I have seen politicians who want to outright ban game violence, since most stores do nothing to enforce the ratings levels. Here the problem is the same as movie theaters, crack down on the theaters, not the movie makers, and in parallel, crack down on the stores, not the manufacturers
Think about that next time you get worked up about the government censoring the amount of blood in a game.
Now, don't get me wrong, I believe it is a travesty that there are other countries out there that take away personal freedoms like this. I salute the efforts of organizations such as Amnesty International, who work for freedom in other nations. And, I feel very thankful for the freedom we Yanks have in comparison to some of these other countries. My sadness over their own situation, however will NEVER make me stop fighting to preserve my own rights. While it pales in comparison to the situation in Malaysia, my government telling me what I can and cannot play in my own home is STILL a violation of my rights, and I will continue to fight every single time something like that happenes. Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.
I for one wouldn't find it all that moronic, if it were an at least midly entertaining parody, or at least something clever, but a re-hash of the same old tired trolls lacks creativity.
Now, once, I saw a troll get a post containing several goatse.cx links moderated up to +5... THAT was impressive:)
the domain is there, it most likely hasn't propagated to your specific nameserver yet, so I wouldn't be too quick to jump to call someone a moron, there.
Not that you'd WANT to see the thing, its just a predictable DNS redirect to goatse.cx. I am sure glad I set that to 127.0.0.1 in my/etc/hosts file:)
I don't know how widely spread it is, but here in PA we have a cable program called The Box, which is basically a call-in MTVesque Video Jukebox, ie, you call in, pay a few bucks, and they air the video you want to see.
Kinda makes me wonder whether the X box is ACTUALLY the name of a new cable show, and what you will call in to request there:)
Well that depends, what kind of windows are they? Anderson? Double hung? Tempered glass? Bulletproof? A nice energy efficient bay window for my living room with good double hung side panels that flip down for easy cleaning, I could easily justify spending a grand on.
If you look on the same page as the intended article from technocrat.net, there is another interesting little tidbit about a ham radio station being installed on the International Space Station, so the astronauts can talk to ham operators on the ground. This might just be the push I've been needing to go out and get that ham license.
IANAL, so I won't bother to try to tell you the legal quirks. What I CAN say is, read the application, and ask yourself whether you believe you had a noticable hand in inventing whatever it is that the patent application is for. If so, you will probably be forced to sign over on it. My advice in that case is to grunt, bear it, and follow through with the contract you signed, and sign off on the patent. Say a couple thousand Hail Mary's to attone for your sins or something.:)
IF, however, you feel there is any doubt whether you had a direct hand in the invention, or if you doubt that it constitutes a real innovation, get yourself a lawyer. Slashdot is chock full of very very bright people, but only a real live lawyer can tell you how much at stake you put your own ass if you refuse to sign. The other advantage of a lawyer is confidentiality. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that to share information about the nature of the patent with a lawyer would not be a violation of any NDA's. In other words, you can actually tell them what the full situation is, rather than a sketchy, vague description such as your NDA's have surely forced you to post here on/.
Why is it that everyone always insists on flaming everything RMS says? RMS has the balls to do what few people in this world do, to stand up for his ideals and make a statement. Sure, he does evangelize, and sure, he does get melodramatic. But isn't that the point? When you believe wholeheartedly in something, and have dedicated your entire life to those beliefs, shouldn't things be dramatic to you? Shouldn't you be proud of standing up for something you believe in? RMS doesn't hold back because he's scared people will hate him or think him a fool, he states his views with pride and doen't pretend to fit in with the status quo. I believe our modern world of political correctness, plaster smiles, and double dealing could benefit from some upfront honesty and true beliefs. Look for a second what RMS is actually trying to accomplish people: A community of sharing and giving. Instead of judging everything he says, we should all respect the man for doing what so few of us have had the nerve to do: for standin up, shouting out his beliefs, then actually spending a good deal of his life WORKING to make those beliefs a REALITY. Whether you like him or not, and whether you believe his ideals or not, show the man the respect he deserves for standing up for what he cares about. I for one know I have never had the stones to go as far as he has for his beliefs.
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Point taken... but you have me confused with another species... I am actually Karmicus Whorus Post-fastus
:)
For this review, I have chosen to compare the merits of two well known carnivores:
1. The Tyranosaurus Rex, Common name T-Rex.
2. The Eatius Roadrunnerus, Common name Wile E. Coyote.
For the purpose of this review, I will be dealing with five categories: Attack method, Persistance, Cyclic Preference (Day or night?), Natural tools, and Success rate.
I.) Attack method.
First we will examine the Tyranosaurus Rex, here forward referred to as T-Rex. The Tyranosaurus has two main attack methods. The first and primary method is its enormous, powerful jaws. This attack allows a very quick kill of the quarry and is effective in preparing the meal for easy digestion. The second attack method of the T-Rex is its long tail, which can be used to knock over or stun the quarry at range. This attack has one major disadvantage, namely that it puts the T-Rex off balance, leaving it vulnerable.
The Coyote, on the other hand, has many attacks, but tends to focus on two: The Trap, and the Pursuit. In both cases, the attack is augmented by techological means, showing the cognitive abilities of the Coyote, also known as its "Suuuper Geeeenius."
II.) Persistance
In this case, the coyote is a clear winner. The coyote has been known to stalk the same prey for well over twenty years, showing that it is a very vicious and persistant hunter.
The T-Rex, on the other hand, shows limited persistance, generally giving up on any given quarry within ten to fifteen minutes, and not possibly re-attempting the attack more than an hour and fifteen minutes or so later.
III.) Cycle
Here, again, the Coyote is a clear winner. It has been known to stay up all night preparing for the next day's hunt. The T-rex, on the other hand, basically only attacks something near it, and has only been known to hunt during the day, unless it's raining.
IV.) Natural Tools.
In this case, the coyote is a sore loser at best. Its only natural tool is its mind, which, having no physical presence, does not really satisfy this category. The T-Rex, on the other hand, has many natural tools, including its attacks (see I. above), and its large, well formed muscles and skeletal structure, designed for the pursuit.
V.) Success rate
This, being the deciding factor between the two, determines who is the superior carnivore. So far, the contestants are fairly evenly matched, with the T-Rex excelling at attack methods and natural tools, while the Coyote is both persistant and follows a more effective day/night cycle. This makes the final category, the Success Rate, the tie breaker. In this category, the T-Rex clearly excels. It is able to make regular meals of many varieties of woodland creature, ranging from goats to Pondus Scumus, the modern Lawyer. The Cotote, however, has not once been seen to successfully capture and consume its prey. More often than not, it severely injures itself in the course of its hunt.
Therefore, the clear winner is: The Coyote, because it is much more entertaining.
Thank you and good night.
I apologize if my post made it seem as if I believed the US was infallible. I believe that is far from the truth. I was under the impression that Amnesty focusted more on political prisoners and the like, as opposed to domsetic problems. If I am mistaken in this assumption, I apologize. My post was in no way meant to say the US is better than everyone, but rather to say that even though the US is better than many on human rights issues, this is no reason to allow the taking away of rights just because, as other posters have echoed "well at least we aren't as bad as them"
"beating the crap out of" was probably a bad word choice. My mom would spank me good and hard, but never really "beat the crap out of" me. I only ever got slapped in the face a few times, and those were times when I was really really bad. I never got "the belt" even tho the constant threat was there. I knew better than to screw up so bad that it came to that. It was more often than no a good slap on the ass every now and then that made me unable to sit for a little while and made me take a good hard thikin about how what I did was wrong. Like I said before, I appreciate greatly my parents doing that for me, because I could honestly see myself growing up to be a good for nothing troublemaker, instead of a contributing member of society.
With me, the DVD issue is not a quality one, but a sound one. I LIVE for 5.1 channel surround. MMMMM Klipsch Infinity surrounds....
Anyways, there are still a few of us who believe in paying for a good movie if we want it. I for one might copy a movie I'm not all that fond of, but for a good quality action movie, I'd gladly pay for the DVD for the extra featuers, like AC-3 sound
Just because its not state or federal doesnt mean I can't get fucked over by it. I saw a lot of discussion about this at the Philadelphia Mayoral debates (an event I Tech'ed for), and I did not like what I heard.
I couldn't agree with you more. The whole hippie "time-out" crap that permeates our modern PC (thats politically correct, for everyone who's in a computer-only at work mindset) media. I for one, got the crap beat out of me when I was a kid. My dad had an unlocked gun cabinet full of different rifles and pistols, and I wouldn't THINK of touching that thing. I knew I'd get slapped into next tuesday. If and when I have kids, I fully plan on punishing them properly, and if someone comes to my house and tells me I cant, I'll give them the slap their parents SHOULD have given them many years ago.
Oh, P.S. I am not some old-timer lamenting about the good old days. I am 21 years old, and grew up seeing most of my friends whose parents were already getting of the "beating your children is bad" mentality. Unlike most I grew up with, I had a healthy respect for authority. Still do. To this day, I feel uncomfortable swearing or drinking in front of my father. Not because I am afraid of him, but because I respect him, and in a way, I am trying to impress him, by being a good son to him.
I totally agree with you, I personally would rather just give up the +2 altogether, than accidentally forget to check that box and get flamed for it. I read slashdot to try to have insightful conversations about issues that concern me, not to whore karma.
:)
And yeah, oops, its a +1. I'm a physicist, we don't know how to do simple arithmetic
My comment was specifically meant to take what Rob said in his posting of the story to another level. In other words, I realize that US freedoms are a hell of a lot more free than a lot of other places, but just because other people aren't doing as good doesn't mean we shouldn't fight to maintain our own current level of freedom.
well, if they ban the sale of it, its gonna be pretty damn hard for me to get it in the first place, to play in my own home
I am sorry, but I believe you read my post out of context. My post was a clarification of an earlier post I made, after a reply was made to it pointing some things out. All the points you made pretty much disappear when you realize what I was talking about in my original post.
Totally OT, but I apologize for wasting the +2 bonus on that post, I just passed the karma threshold to get it and didn't realize I had it.
Actually, I am one of the few /.ers that agrees with age restrictions on games. However, I have seen politicians who want to outright ban game violence, since most stores do nothing to enforce the ratings levels. Here the problem is the same as movie theaters, crack down on the theaters, not the movie makers, and in parallel, crack down on the stores, not the manufacturers
Make sure you send them VHS Though... the Region Encoding will kill ya otherwise.
Think about that next time you get worked up about the government censoring the amount of blood in a game.
Now, don't get me wrong, I believe it is a travesty that there are other countries out there that take away personal freedoms like this. I salute the efforts of organizations such as Amnesty International, who work for freedom in other nations. And, I feel very thankful for the freedom we Yanks have in comparison to some of these other countries. My sadness over their own situation, however will NEVER make me stop fighting to preserve my own rights. While it pales in comparison to the situation in Malaysia, my government telling me what I can and cannot play in my own home is STILL a violation of my rights, and I will continue to fight every single time something like that happenes. Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.
What I want is... Adamantium.
Reinforced Skeleton, here I come!
Ahh, I see...
:)
I for one wouldn't find it all that moronic, if it were an at least midly entertaining parody, or at least something clever, but a re-hash of the same old tired trolls lacks creativity.
Now, once, I saw a troll get a post containing several goatse.cx links moderated up to +5... THAT was impressive
totally OT, but...
/etc/hosts file :)
the domain is there, it most likely hasn't propagated to your specific nameserver yet, so I wouldn't be too quick to jump to call someone a moron, there.
Not that you'd WANT to see the thing, its just a predictable DNS redirect to goatse.cx. I am sure glad I set that to 127.0.0.1 in my
I don't know how widely spread it is, but here in PA we have a cable program called The Box, which is basically a call-in MTVesque Video Jukebox, ie, you call in, pay a few bucks, and they air the video you want to see.
:)
Kinda makes me wonder whether the X box is ACTUALLY the name of a new cable show, and what you will call in to request there
Well that depends, what kind of windows are they? Anderson? Double hung? Tempered glass? Bulletproof? A nice energy efficient bay window for my living room with good double hung side panels that flip down for easy cleaning, I could easily justify spending a grand on.
If you look on the same page as the intended article from technocrat.net, there is another interesting little tidbit about a ham radio station being installed on the International Space Station, so the astronauts can talk to ham operators on the ground. This might just be the push I've been needing to go out and get that ham license.
IANAL, so I won't bother to try to tell you the legal quirks. What I CAN say is, read the application, and ask yourself whether you believe you had a noticable hand in inventing whatever it is that the patent application is for. If so, you will probably be forced to sign over on it. My advice in that case is to grunt, bear it, and follow through with the contract you signed, and sign off on the patent. Say a couple thousand Hail Mary's to attone for your sins or something. :)
/.
IF, however, you feel there is any doubt whether you had a direct hand in the invention, or if you doubt that it constitutes a real innovation, get yourself a lawyer. Slashdot is chock full of very very bright people, but only a real live lawyer can tell you how much at stake you put your own ass if you refuse to sign. The other advantage of a lawyer is confidentiality. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that to share information about the nature of the patent with a lawyer would not be a violation of any NDA's. In other words, you can actually tell them what the full situation is, rather than a sketchy, vague description such as your NDA's have surely forced you to post here on
Arrogant or no, at least he comes out and says what he believs, and doesn't hide behind some anonymous veil.
I won't even concern myself to respond to the other useless bits of flamebait in your post.
Why is it that everyone always insists on flaming everything RMS says? RMS has the balls to do what few people in this world do, to stand up for his ideals and make a statement. Sure, he does evangelize, and sure, he does get melodramatic. But isn't that the point? When you believe wholeheartedly in something, and have dedicated your entire life to those beliefs, shouldn't things be dramatic to you? Shouldn't you be proud of standing up for something you believe in? RMS doesn't hold back because he's scared people will hate him or think him a fool, he states his views with pride and doen't pretend to fit in with the status quo. I believe our modern world of political correctness, plaster smiles, and double dealing could benefit from some upfront honesty and true beliefs. Look for a second what RMS is actually trying to accomplish people: A community of sharing and giving. Instead of judging everything he says, we should all respect the man for doing what so few of us have had the nerve to do: for standin up, shouting out his beliefs, then actually spending a good deal of his life WORKING to make those beliefs a REALITY. Whether you like him or not, and whether you believe his ideals or not, show the man the respect he deserves for standing up for what he cares about. I for one know I have never had the stones to go as far as he has for his beliefs.
Note to self: however amusing it may be, resist the temptation to allow yourself to be trolled.
I cant believe I just lost a valuable 20 seconds of my life that could have been better spent scratching my ass