Don't just pigeon-hole this into an American phenomenon
I said no such thing. I would agree that it affects all countries. But of course, me being an American citizen, My main concern is and should be the patriotism of my own country.
this decrease in patriotism that you are percieving isn't necessarily a result of information abundance
I also said no such thing. Information abundance is not an issue. The idea that you are on this anonymous tool (the internet), and you don't have to share your background allows you to ignore it, which most people do. If you're in a chat room, game room, or whatever there are very few people that actually inform you honestly of where they're from. There is no forced tie to your country or your location, and therefore that tie is becoming lost.
but perhaps simply because we lack strong leadership. You are mistaking correlation for causation here.
I knew that if we spoke about anything that's wrong with America, a liberal would swing it back around and blame GW. Typical.
The increase in anonymity caused by the Internet, online gaming, and other technology is going to greatly hurt our great country. We are increasingly becoming so diverse that we having nothing in common, nothing that binds us. More and more people are less and less willing to sacrifice for our country. There are many cases where anonymity is a good thing, but there are also many downsides to it as well.
I'll save you the time of scrolling thru all 21 pages by skipping right to the conclusion... The Intel P965 Express chipset's mix of features, performance, and power consumption make it the perfect partner for Intel's new Core 2 processor and our Editor's Choice. Really, it's an easy call to make.
You can't win with the controllers!
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ADVANTAGE SONY? Though the Wii doesn't boast all the features and processing firepower of its rivals, Nintendo believes its easy-to-use controller will give it an edge. The Wii's wireless controllers can be moved through the air like a virtual sword, tennis racket, or weapon to pinpoint targets in a game or rifle through the Wii channel menu.
You must provide enjoyable gameplay and a wide variety of game selections. Gamers do not simply choose a console for its controllers. To base your sales on the controllers is stupid.
12Mbps USB 2.0 interface SD/MMC/MemoryStick, Pro, Duo socket CF socket supporting I/O mode RS-232 serial console port (also used for controlling tuner boxes) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Infrared detector for remote control Infrared blaster for controlling tuner boxes NTSC/PAL composite or S-Video input NTSC/PAL composite video output
Those Vinyl SINGLE for White Stripe'sDenial Twist costs about $8-9 which seems a bit steep for a single! But for those addicted to vinyl, I guess it's worth it?
Of course preserving the environment is crucial, and of course we "right-wingers" think that the idea of "Global Warming" is a serious problem. But I do not believe that it will have any immediate impact on us, and we will not be able to provide any immediate impact to it. I believe it's more of a phenomena than something caused or prevented by us. So, with that said, I do not want to get our country's priorities out of whack. Global Warming is not number one (and I'm positive you'll disagree with me, but I've said why above). There are many things more important, like our nation's security, our economy, our children's education, etc. We don't need to stop fighting terrorists, toss away our money, or let our schools become crap in order to focus all our attention on the deadly "Global Warming" concept. That's just stupid. We can fund "Global Warming", but it does not need to be our top priority.
It is possible to run third-party security consoles in Vista, said Stephen Toulouse, a security program manager at Microsoft. However, people have to manually disable the Windows Security Center if they don't want to use it. And the software giant has no plans to give other companies the ability to turn off the Windows Security Center, Toulouse noted.
What's the harm in running both at the same time? From a technical perspective, I don't see one. From a money-making stand-point, of course, I see one... because most users will assume that they don't need the 3rd party software. McAfee and Norton will just have to work extra hard at flooding the media with examples of why their 3rd party software is superior to Microsoft's crap.
I apologize for the right-wing comment at the end. But still, you proved a point that I always make. Libs like to divert the topic to whatever they want to talk about (in your case, you talk about how everybody has already accepted Global Warming as true). You mentioned nowhere in your response anything about my main topic - the innacurracies of the data you're looking at and relying on.
They believe in Global Warming so strong, they'll do anything to prevent it. We'll probably end up detonating some sort of nuclear bomb to try to counter-act the forces of nature. Do you remember the movie (name escapes me) where they have to prevent the world's deadliest earthquake by digging deep underground and detonating a nuclear device?
amazing how the my parent post got modded down, even though it was both interesting and insightful. everybody had a response. oh, and do you still believe that there is no bias from/. moderators? both sides don't do bad things! only the people that have different viewpoints than us do bad things!
Global Warming is just this mass consensus all scientists agree to in order to receive more funding. We need much more accurate data before this can be proven or disproven. Just imagine how inaccurate temperature readings were from even 100 years back (we're almost talking about cavemen recording temperatures on their holy scrolls). Then remember that temperature readings gathered in other ways (such as from arctic ice, etc.) are not 100% accurate either. They have +/- just like polling results. Then think about what scientists define global warming as... it's a global temperature rise of a few fractions of a degree. So, could it not be possible that with all the inaccuraces of historical temperatures that there is actually Global Cooling? Or even worse, there really has been no change at all? But don't bother reading my post, because the/. moderators will come by and mod it down anyways because it has no actual proof or scientific data, just right-wing common sense.
This is not to claim that all the science these groups champion is bogus. On the whole, they use selection, not invention. They will find one contradictory study - such as the discovery of tropospheric cooling, which, in a garbled form, has been used by Peter Hitchens in the Mail on Sunday - and promote it relentlessly.
I know/. will flame me for this, but those promoting Global Warming do the exact same. They'll find reports / studies to their advantage and promote them like crazy. Example: They'll only refer to the cities / countries showing warming trends, and ignore those that are actually showing cooling trends. Both sides do it.
In addition, the project provides an excellent opportunity for teaching. "No matter what your specialty is -- combustion or bearings or microfabrication -- it's equally hard," he said. "As an educational tool, it's enormously useful because the students realize that their success is dependent upon other people's success. They can't make their part easier by making somebody else's part harder, because then as a team we don't succeed."
Arrrr maties! I need some crewmates! Arrr, it'll be an edurrrrcational advent-arrrrrr!
we are the pirates we don't do anything we just stay at home, and lie around and if you ask us, to do anything we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
well I've never been to Greenland and I've never been to Denver and I've never buried treasure in ST Louie or ST Paul and I've never been to Moscow and I've never been to Tampa and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything we just stay at home, and lie around and if you ask us, to do anything we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
and I've never hoist the main sail and I've never swabbed the poop deck and I've never veered starboard, cause I've never sailed at all and I've never walked the gang plank and I've never owned a parrot. and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything we just stay at home, and lie around and if you ask us, to do anything we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
I've never plucked a rooster and I am not too good at ping-pong and I've never thrown my mashed potatoes up against the wall and I've never kissed a chipmunk, and I've never gotten head lice and I have never been to Boston in the fall
(pirate captains log 2002 who be this band relient k and why they be so full of contradictions)
we don't know what he did but we're down with captain kidd we don't wake up before lunch but we all eat captain crunch we don't smoke, we don't chew we watch captain kangaroo
and I've never licked a spark-plug and I've never sniffed a stink bug and I've never painted Daisies on a big red rubber ball and I've never bathed in yogurt and I don't look good in leggings and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates who don't do anything we just stay at home, and lie around and if you ask us, to do anything we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
we are the pirates we don't do anything we just stay at home, and lie around and if you ask us, to do anything we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
The Pirates aren't as bad as their record. They'll be half-way decent int he next year or two. They got some young studs like Jason Bay, Jose Bautista, Freddy Sanchez, Zach Duke, Ian Snell, Chris Duffy, Mike Gonzalez, and Ryan Doumit. They just need a few veterans in their pitching rotation, and they need to get rid of the following anchors: Jack Wilson and Jeromy Burnitz.
"Halo 2 was cool. You like First Person Shooters?"
"I guess. It's getting boring though. I used to play on Xbox live, but there are all these 8-year-olds in Kansas and sh*t that spend all day practicing and they just kick everyone's ass."
How is it that we allow these damn 8 years olds to whoop up on us? We need to quite our jobs now and take back our titles!
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Don't just pigeon-hole this into an American phenomenon
I said no such thing. I would agree that it affects all countries. But of course, me being an American citizen, My main concern is and should be the patriotism of my own country.
this decrease in patriotism that you are percieving isn't necessarily a result of information abundance
I also said no such thing. Information abundance is not an issue. The idea that you are on this anonymous tool (the internet), and you don't have to share your background allows you to ignore it, which most people do. If you're in a chat room, game room, or whatever there are very few people that actually inform you honestly of where they're from. There is no forced tie to your country or your location, and therefore that tie is becoming lost.
but perhaps simply because we lack strong leadership. You are mistaking correlation for causation here.
I knew that if we spoke about anything that's wrong with America, a liberal would swing it back around and blame GW. Typical.
The increase in anonymity caused by the Internet, online gaming, and other technology is going to greatly hurt our great country. We are increasingly becoming so diverse that we having nothing in common, nothing that binds us. More and more people are less and less willing to sacrifice for our country. There are many cases where anonymity is a good thing, but there are also many downsides to it as well.
I'll save you the time of scrolling thru all 21 pages by skipping right to the conclusion...
The Intel P965 Express chipset's mix of features, performance, and power consumption make it the perfect partner for Intel's new Core 2 processor and our Editor's Choice. Really, it's an easy call to make.
ADVANTAGE SONY? Though the Wii doesn't boast all the features and processing firepower of its rivals, Nintendo believes its easy-to-use controller will give it an edge. The Wii's wireless controllers can be moved through the air like a virtual sword, tennis racket, or weapon to pinpoint targets in a game or rifle through the Wii channel menu.
You must provide enjoyable gameplay and a wide variety of game selections. Gamers do not simply choose a console for its controllers. To base your sales on the controllers is stupid.
12Mbps USB 2.0 interface
SD/MMC/MemoryStick, Pro, Duo socket
CF socket supporting I/O mode
RS-232 serial console port (also used for controlling tuner boxes)
10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Infrared detector for remote control
Infrared blaster for controlling tuner boxes
NTSC/PAL composite or S-Video input
NTSC/PAL composite video output
So here's a recap of the press conference from Games Are Fun
Double Cross from 1996, Season 3
Those Vinyl SINGLE for White Stripe's Denial Twist costs about $8-9 which seems a bit steep for a single! But for those addicted to vinyl, I guess it's worth it?
Of course preserving the environment is crucial, and of course we "right-wingers" think that the idea of "Global Warming" is a serious problem. But I do not believe that it will have any immediate impact on us, and we will not be able to provide any immediate impact to it. I believe it's more of a phenomena than something caused or prevented by us. So, with that said, I do not want to get our country's priorities out of whack. Global Warming is not number one (and I'm positive you'll disagree with me, but I've said why above). There are many things more important, like our nation's security, our economy, our children's education, etc. We don't need to stop fighting terrorists, toss away our money, or let our schools become crap in order to focus all our attention on the deadly "Global Warming" concept. That's just stupid. We can fund "Global Warming", but it does not need to be our top priority.
It is possible to run third-party security consoles in Vista, said Stephen Toulouse, a security program manager at Microsoft. However, people have to manually disable the Windows Security Center if they don't want to use it. And the software giant has no plans to give other companies the ability to turn off the Windows Security Center, Toulouse noted.
... because most users will assume that they don't need the 3rd party software. McAfee and Norton will just have to work extra hard at flooding the media with examples of why their 3rd party software is superior to Microsoft's crap.
What's the harm in running both at the same time? From a technical perspective, I don't see one. From a money-making stand-point, of course, I see one
I apologize for the right-wing comment at the end. But still, you proved a point that I always make. Libs like to divert the topic to whatever they want to talk about (in your case, you talk about how everybody has already accepted Global Warming as true). You mentioned nowhere in your response anything about my main topic - the innacurracies of the data you're looking at and relying on.
/. is just being used and abused.
They believe in Global Warming so strong, they'll do anything to prevent it. We'll probably end up detonating some sort of nuclear bomb to try to counter-act the forces of nature. Do you remember the movie (name escapes me) where they have to prevent the world's deadliest earthquake by digging deep underground and detonating a nuclear device?
amazing how the my parent post got modded down, even though it was both interesting and insightful. everybody had a response. oh, and do you still believe that there is no bias from /. moderators? both sides don't do bad things! only the people that have different viewpoints than us do bad things!
Global Warming is just this mass consensus all scientists agree to in order to receive more funding. We need much more accurate data before this can be proven or disproven. Just imagine how inaccurate temperature readings were from even 100 years back (we're almost talking about cavemen recording temperatures on their holy scrolls). Then remember that temperature readings gathered in other ways (such as from arctic ice, etc.) are not 100% accurate either. They have +/- just like polling results. Then think about what scientists define global warming as ... it's a global temperature rise of a few fractions of a degree. So, could it not be possible that with all the inaccuraces of historical temperatures that there is actually Global Cooling? Or even worse, there really has been no change at all? But don't bother reading my post, because the /. moderators will come by and mod it down anyways because it has no actual proof or scientific data, just right-wing common sense.
This is not to claim that all the science these groups champion is bogus. On the whole, they use selection, not invention. They will find one contradictory study - such as the discovery of tropospheric cooling, which, in a garbled form, has been used by Peter Hitchens in the Mail on Sunday - and promote it relentlessly.
/. will flame me for this, but those promoting Global Warming do the exact same. They'll find reports / studies to their advantage and promote them like crazy. Example: They'll only refer to the cities / countries showing warming trends, and ignore those that are actually showing cooling trends. Both sides do it.
I know
Is that to account for more vendors, or for the increase in physical size of the game players? Arrrrrr!
In addition, the project provides an excellent opportunity for teaching. "No matter what your specialty is -- combustion or bearings or microfabrication -- it's equally hard," he said. "As an educational tool, it's enormously useful because the students realize that their success is dependent upon other people's success. They can't make their part easier by making somebody else's part harder, because then as a team we don't succeed."
Arrrr maties! I need some crewmates! Arrr, it'll be an edurrrrcational advent-arrrrrr!
Arrrrr! Sorry maties, but the answers was A)
"The Pirates That Don't Do Anything"
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
well I've never been to Greenland
and I've never been to Denver
and I've never buried treasure in ST Louie or ST Paul
and I've never been to Moscow
and I've never been to Tampa
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
and I've never hoist the main sail
and I've never swabbed the poop deck
and I've never veered starboard, cause I've never sailed at all
and I've never walked the gang plank
and I've never owned a parrot.
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
I've never plucked a rooster
and I am not too good at ping-pong
and I've never thrown my mashed potatoes up against the wall
and I've never kissed a chipmunk,
and I've never gotten head lice
and I have never been to Boston in the fall
(pirate captains log 2002
who be this band relient k
and why they be so full of contradictions)
we don't know what he did
but we're down with captain kidd
we don't wake up before lunch
but we all eat captain crunch
we don't smoke, we don't chew
we watch captain kangaroo
and I've never licked a spark-plug
and I've never sniffed a stink bug
and I've never painted Daisies on a big red rubber ball
and I've never bathed in yogurt
and I don't look good in leggings
and I've never been to Boston in the fall
we are the pirates who don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
we are the pirates we don't do anything
we just stay at home, and lie around
and if you ask us, to do anything
we'll just tell you, we don't do anything
written and performed by Relient K
Arrrr Maties, every day is talk like a pirate day here on /.
Now all the Slashdot Stories & Comments for the rest of the day are going to be filled with Pirate talk. Arrrr
Do you support net neutrality or do you support terrorism and child pornography?
Can I choose the CowboyNeal option?
The Pirates aren't as bad as their record. They'll be half-way decent int he next year or two. They got some young studs like Jason Bay, Jose Bautista, Freddy Sanchez, Zach Duke, Ian Snell, Chris Duffy, Mike Gonzalez, and Ryan Doumit. They just need a few veterans in their pitching rotation, and they need to get rid of the following anchors: Jack Wilson and Jeromy Burnitz.
"Halo 2 was cool. You like First Person Shooters?"
"I guess. It's getting boring though. I used to play on Xbox live, but there are all these 8-year-olds in Kansas and sh*t that spend all day practicing and they just kick everyone's ass."
How is it that we allow these damn 8 years olds to whoop up on us? We need to quite our jobs now and take back our titles!