[Prof. Farnsworth is searching for Bender with his Smelloscope] Leela: Anything yet, professor? Professor Hubert Farnsworth: I'm afraid the Smelloscope can't locate Bender. His fragrance is too mild. It's being overwhelmed by local sources. [Everyone looks at Zoidberg] Dr. Zoidberg: Hooray! Now I'm the center of attention.
I've played several games where I am at a difficult section where I need to try over and over again. However, between the difficult spot and the last available save spot would be some cutscene.
If it took 20 times to get by the spot, that was 20 forced brain-numbing times through the cutscene, and often after a few tries I would just put the game down. It wasn't worth a 5 minute wait to get killed again.
Is that Bungie get as far away as Microsoft as they can without crashing the company, hold their own for a bit, but then come run rushing back towards Microsoft though never as close, and then they will distance themselves again but less severe, and so on and so forth.
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What do you think the exact turning point was for Slashdot that got the ball rolling. Maybe it happened when it was Chips and Dips, but how did word get out to the professional engineers that told their friends and so on? Did you announce your creation on usenets, was there one loudmouth who advertised for you, do you have any idea how it came to be that this was a mecca for nerds online when it could have just as easily been ignored?
1. The world is currently getter hotter vs. It'll cool back down/Not it's not. It is generally accepted that temperatures are rising.
2. The world is getting hotter because of humans vs. It's just natural cycles. This meets a lot of resistance because we don't like to take the blame. However, a lot of evidence supports the theory that we're reaching carbon levels in the atmosphere never before seen which is a result of many human activities, and has a direct correlation to temperature. If carbon has an effect on the Earth, and we produce it continually beyond what nature can absorb, then certainly we are effecting the Earth.
3. Either way, we'll be fine vs. End of the world. While humans are certainly adaptable, welcoming the apocalypse isn't everyone's cup of tea. It's not just sea levels, the entire ecosystem could be weakened, causing famine and epidemic. If we could find a way to avoid this, our children would probably thank us. If you could care less about the world around you, then that's your prerogative I guess. Earth will survive despite us, but it might cause a lot of human suffering if we don't respect it's power.
4. It's impossible to solve vs. Green Tech. It's a daunting task for sure, but we're a pretty clever species, and it's better to go down swinging.
...And yes I've driven in Utah. God what a hell hole.
This project hangs on a thread. I don't know if they'll be able to pull it off or knot. They have to make sure they don't get tied up on this setback. It really could unravel any day.
I think CS still has a very large "hacker" or "hobbyist" culture associated with it - my wife admits to being intimidated by how much the other freshman knew when she first started - she wasn't sure she belonged not because anyone treated her poorly, but just because they knew so much more than she did at first. Most guys going into CS started building systems when they were in high school. Most girls... never did that. This part affects both genders. In fact, it's probably worse to be male and have less of a head start. It is very hard for a guy to ask another guy for help.
There's a difference between 'taking action to prevent catastrophe' and 'she's lucky she wasn't shot.'
I mean, yes, I want the cops to react to suspicious things. I just don't want them to overreact, and assume their life is in danger, because they see something that they don't recognize.
If they had shot her, and she died, then what good is anti-terrorism if over-sensitive cops will cost American lives? We're gonna end up terrorizing ourselves.
You're making assumptions here. Meteorites have often been reported falling quite hot, at least the outside of the rock if not the core. There is very little hard data on landing temperatures anyway, so we shouldn't be using temperature as a valid variable. To say it's not a meteorite because it's not hot is fallacious.
No, Software Engineering is Computer Science Lite. Computer Science from any serious University does not just pump out programmers, it pumps out, or tries to, what Software Engineering is built on.
The proper metaphor is that computer science builds the tools and blocks (algorithms and protocols) that then engineers use on their blueprint for a project, and then programmers implement it.
All professions tend to program because well it's the language of computers, but you're not getting the proper idea of what true computer science training is about. We make the war machines, you rally the army and get it to the battle on time.
Maybe banner ads aren't the best thing. Maybe adds that move, flash, blink, block my mouse, interrupt my article, play videos, and use up my bandwidth are not appealing.
Maybe, just maybe, you can mention your product without annoying people. You might have to think on this one, and I know your ideas are usually bad based off the quality of advertising I see, but it might be a better use of those grey cells than calling people thieves.
Here's a simple idea. Put 'brought to you by Acme' in the Title of the page. That wouldn't annoy me. What's wrong with Slashdot: news for nerds, stuff that matters. (sponsored today by Pepsi).
A nice simple text line that doesn't make people want to destroy you, but gets their subconscious thinking about a delicious sugary drink.
The future of TV may be product placement and quick 'brought to you by' messages. Don't fight tivo and other improvements, It makes the medium you are advertising on more attractive
Skinner: Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend. Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards? Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards. Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse? Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat. Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas! Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
When I left the game inflation was out of control, making good items ridiculously expensive. You couldn't hunt for the special items because of the campers. You would save up for a month and then the item you wanted would be twice as high. Stories that it might be improved are interesting.
That and it was impossible to find a party if you character didn't fit certain molds, but that was more a powergaming problem then gilselling.
I wonder what the actual percentage of 'relationships' online have turned out where one of them was being clearly deceitful, i.e. a male pretending to be female. It's probably really really low, yet people have this unreal anxiety that they can't trust someone simply because they haven't met them face to face.
Sure, caution is needed, but many people are finding love online, and if it works for them, can't we be happy for them? It's hard to meet people in today's society. It's not like we have town dances or whatever the devil they did 100 years ago. (yes, i'm sure some town's have dances still). And really, in the 19th and early 20th century many relationships developed via letters. My grandmother used to send daily 'what's up' postcards to people in the next town before phones, and when phones came along I'm sure many people new each other first only through that medium. So I don't think this is a new phenomenon. If you make the assumption that the other person is honest and fall in love with them, and that assumption is correct, you win. If it somehow isn't, well, there are 50 ways to leave your lover.
Based off what I've seen, we could all use more lovin, online or otherwise. Won't get it as easy by pigeonholing your possible relationships avenues.
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[Prof. Farnsworth is searching for Bender with his Smelloscope]
Leela: Anything yet, professor?
Professor Hubert Farnsworth: I'm afraid the Smelloscope can't locate Bender. His fragrance is too mild. It's being overwhelmed by local sources.
[Everyone looks at Zoidberg]
Dr. Zoidberg: Hooray! Now I'm the center of attention.
Can't figure out operating system that's been slightly changed.
More news at eleven.
(If I was using DOS at age 10...)
I've played several games where I am at a difficult section where I need to try over and over again. However, between the difficult spot and the last available save spot would be some cutscene.
If it took 20 times to get by the spot, that was 20 forced brain-numbing times through the cutscene, and often after a few tries I would just put the game down. It wasn't worth a 5 minute wait to get killed again.
When I fail I want to retry as soon as possible.
C'mon buuuuuddy! Let's find some hot nugs and weaze some grindage from their kitchens!
for the asteroid/comet fragment is 'Waldo'.
Is that Bungie get as far away as Microsoft as they can without crashing the company, hold their own for a bit, but then come run rushing back towards Microsoft though never as close, and then they will distance themselves again but less severe, and so on and so forth.
What do you think the exact turning point was for Slashdot that got the ball rolling. Maybe it happened when it was Chips and Dips, but how did word get out to the professional engineers that told their friends and so on? Did you announce your creation on usenets, was there one loudmouth who advertised for you, do you have any idea how it came to be that this was a mecca for nerds online when it could have just as easily been ignored?
Error: Could not find liver.dll
This is going to feel...a little weird.
That was trollish, but I can't resist.
The issue can be broken down into the following:
1. The world is currently getter hotter vs. It'll cool back down/Not it's not. It is generally accepted that temperatures are rising.
2. The world is getting hotter because of humans vs. It's just natural cycles. This meets a lot of resistance because we don't like to take the blame. However, a lot of evidence supports the theory that we're reaching carbon levels in the atmosphere never before seen which is a result of many human activities, and has a direct correlation to temperature. If carbon has an effect on the Earth, and we produce it continually beyond what nature can absorb, then certainly we are effecting the Earth.
3. Either way, we'll be fine vs. End of the world. While humans are certainly adaptable, welcoming the apocalypse isn't everyone's cup of tea. It's not just sea levels, the entire ecosystem could be weakened, causing famine and epidemic. If we could find a way to avoid this, our children would probably thank us. If you could care less about the world around you, then that's your prerogative I guess. Earth will survive despite us, but it might cause a lot of human suffering if we don't respect it's power.
4. It's impossible to solve vs. Green Tech. It's a daunting task for sure, but we're a pretty clever species, and it's better to go down swinging.
...And yes I've driven in Utah. God what a hell hole.
How about:
One man achieves access to the office, and has enough time to remove the hard drives.
This project hangs on a thread. I don't know if they'll be able to pull it off or knot. They have to make sure they don't get tied up on this setback. It really could unravel any day.
There's a difference between 'taking action to prevent catastrophe' and 'she's lucky she wasn't shot.'
I mean, yes, I want the cops to react to suspicious things. I just don't want them to overreact, and assume their life is in danger, because they see something that they don't recognize.
If they had shot her, and she died, then what good is anti-terrorism if over-sensitive cops will cost American lives? We're gonna end up terrorizing ourselves.
You're making assumptions here. Meteorites have often been reported falling quite hot, at least the outside of the rock if not the core. There is very little hard data on landing temperatures anyway, so we shouldn't be using temperature as a valid variable. To say it's not a meteorite because it's not hot is fallacious.
Scruffy gonna die the way he lived
Then the third probe burnt down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp.
No, Software Engineering is Computer Science Lite. Computer Science from any serious University does not just pump out programmers, it pumps out, or tries to, what Software Engineering is built on.
The proper metaphor is that computer science builds the tools and blocks (algorithms and protocols) that then engineers use on their blueprint for a project, and then programmers implement it.
All professions tend to program because well it's the language of computers, but you're not getting the proper idea of what true computer science training is about. We make the war machines, you rally the army and get it to the battle on time.
Maybe banner ads aren't the best thing. Maybe adds that move, flash, blink, block my mouse, interrupt my article, play videos, and use up my bandwidth are not appealing.
Maybe, just maybe, you can mention your product without annoying people. You might have to think on this one, and I know your ideas are usually bad based off the quality of advertising I see, but it might be a better use of those grey cells than calling people thieves.
Here's a simple idea. Put 'brought to you by Acme' in the Title of the page. That wouldn't annoy me. What's wrong with Slashdot: news for nerds, stuff that matters. (sponsored today by Pepsi).
A nice simple text line that doesn't make people want to destroy you, but gets their subconscious thinking about a delicious sugary drink.
The future of TV may be product placement and quick 'brought to you by' messages. Don't fight tivo and other improvements, It makes the medium you are advertising on more attractive
just my 2 cents.
Skinner: Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Good news everyone!
When I left the game inflation was out of control, making good items ridiculously expensive. You couldn't hunt for the special items because of the campers. You would save up for a month and then the item you wanted would be twice as high. Stories that it might be improved are interesting.
That and it was impossible to find a party if you character didn't fit certain molds, but that was more a powergaming problem then gilselling.
I wonder what the actual percentage of 'relationships' online have turned out where one of them was being clearly deceitful, i.e. a male pretending to be female. It's probably really really low, yet people have this unreal anxiety that they can't trust someone simply because they haven't met them face to face.
Sure, caution is needed, but many people are finding love online, and if it works for them, can't we be happy for them? It's hard to meet people in today's society. It's not like we have town dances or whatever the devil they did 100 years ago. (yes, i'm sure some town's have dances still). And really, in the 19th and early 20th century many relationships developed via letters. My grandmother used to send daily 'what's up' postcards to people in the next town before phones, and when phones came along I'm sure many people new each other first only through that medium. So I don't think this is a new phenomenon. If you make the assumption that the other person is honest and fall in love with them, and that assumption is correct, you win. If it somehow isn't, well, there are 50 ways to leave your lover.
Based off what I've seen, we could all use more lovin, online or otherwise. Won't get it as easy by pigeonholing your possible relationships avenues.
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.