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Honestly, I don't care for that naming technique either, but it's a lot less widespread and a the names end up being a lot more descriptive for Apple's iApps than k* for KDE programs or g* for all kinds of GNOME programs.
At first glance, these little widgets don't seem all that exciting, but they're quite pretty, and I plan on playing around with this stuff to see if it lives up to the hype. There's a magic eight-ball widget, though... and of course, that's always handy.:)
An Engineer, a Mathematician, and a Physicist are taked with building a fence for a Texan's ranch that encloses the most amount of area using the least fence.
The engineer goes first. She builds a circular fence about 100m in diameter, and states that her design is the most efficient under the conditions stated.
With much handwaving, the Physicist proposes to build a fence around the equator of the earth, as the curvature of the 2D surface of the earth in 3D will enable more area to be enclosed per unit of perimeter. His design is thrown out for lack of practicality.
By this time, the Mathematician has finished thinking. The Engineer and the Physicist follow him to the very back of the Texan's property. He takes 4 short sections of fence, builds a tiny fence around himself, and says...
Even if two players are evenly matched, the fact that one player gets to move first means that the game wouldn't end in a draw if both players played to the best of their (equal) abilities. Komi gives an advantage to white to make up for black's advantage in going first. In the end, komi makes things much more equitable for players of equal strengths than the game would be if black got first play and white got no compensation, with the added bonus that there can't be any ties.
Computers have conquered chess. So what? It's a game in which brute force techniques are quite effective. When we have to black out the sky to keep Deep Fritz and his friends from beating up old men playing chess in the park, you might need to worry. But this doesn't really matter.
And what's the deal with the draws? Four draws out of six games? That just makes chess seem really inane to me. The requisite Go reference: With komi rules, there are never any draws (White gets at least 0.5 points, usually 5.5, for going second, thus eliminating draws), and the whole man vs. machine thing gets much more interesting, because brute force just doesn't work very well in Go!
Hey, they showed Magic: the Gathering tournaments on ESPN2 a while back. In Korea they show video games and go matches on television. Live hacking competitions surrounded by a techno music video doesn't sound so bad, really.
Tengen Gauntlet is pretty common, both licensed and unlicensed versions. To find out just how rare the games in your collection are, check the NES Rarity List.
Tengen Tetris isn't nearly as rare as some other NES games. While it's a cornerstone for a good NES collection, it really isn't that rare, but does sell well because everyone thinks it's really rare and it really is the best version of Tetris for the NES. The Panesian games mentioned in the article are significantly harder to find.
Yeah, this is a really good idea. Let's push at an asteroid and see what happens. Plus, if the first satellite pushes the asteroid into a collision with earth, the second satellite can let us know... really fast... and, uh... take pictures of it!
Yeah, if you blow up too many helicopters in GTA5, Sony will know and they'll send the FBI. You know, because blowing up helicopters is suspicious behavior.
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Note: 3500K = 3,500,00. That's a lot of miles.
No mod points, so might as well get right to the point.
Honestly, I don't care for that naming technique either, but it's a lot less widespread and a the names end up being a lot more descriptive for Apple's iApps than k* for KDE programs or g* for all kinds of GNOME programs.
Because the submitter knew that the editors would accept his story...
At first glance, these little widgets don't seem all that exciting, but they're quite pretty, and I plan on playing around with this stuff to see if it lives up to the hype. There's a magic eight-ball widget, though... and of course, that's always handy. :)
That doesn't mean she's easy... just consistent.
while ( horse == dead ) { beat(horse); }
Or, in Soviet Russia:
while ( dead == horse ) { horse.beat(YOU); }
The engineer goes first. She builds a circular fence about 100m in diameter, and states that her design is the most efficient under the conditions stated.
With much handwaving, the Physicist proposes to build a fence around the equator of the earth, as the curvature of the 2D surface of the earth in 3D will enable more area to be enclosed per unit of perimeter. His design is thrown out for lack of practicality.
By this time, the Mathematician has finished thinking. The Engineer and the Physicist follow him to the very back of the Texan's property. He takes 4 short sections of fence, builds a tiny fence around himself, and says...
"I declare myself to be on the outside."
1) Block Kazaa port
2) Watch for Kazaa connection switching to port 80
3) Sue under DMCA for circumventing your protection
4) Profit!
Even if two players are evenly matched, the fact that one player gets to move first means that the game wouldn't end in a draw if both players played to the best of their (equal) abilities. Komi gives an advantage to white to make up for black's advantage in going first. In the end, komi makes things much more equitable for players of equal strengths than the game would be if black got first play and white got no compensation, with the added bonus that there can't be any ties.
The komi rule is there to counteract the advantage that black necessarily has by going first.
And what's the deal with the draws? Four draws out of six games? That just makes chess seem really inane to me. The requisite Go reference: With komi rules, there are never any draws (White gets at least 0.5 points, usually 5.5, for going second, thus eliminating draws), and the whole man vs. machine thing gets much more interesting, because brute force just doesn't work very well in Go!
If you're comparing the new iMacs with iBooks, you must also consider that the iMac's processor is a G4 chip, while the iBook uses the G3 chip.
Tabs are nice and all, but what Safari really needs us Keychain utilization and stability fixes.
Hey, they showed Magic: the Gathering tournaments on ESPN2 a while back. In Korea they show video games and go matches on television. Live hacking competitions surrounded by a techno music video doesn't sound so bad, really.
Tengen Gauntlet is pretty common, both licensed and unlicensed versions. To find out just how rare the games in your collection are, check the NES Rarity List.
Tengen Tetris isn't nearly as rare as some other NES games. While it's a cornerstone for a good NES collection, it really isn't that rare, but does sell well because everyone thinks it's really rare and it really is the best version of Tetris for the NES. The Panesian games mentioned in the article are significantly harder to find.
Wasn't that a skit on SNL some years back?? :)
If only I could afford one, I'd join their little Mac cult for sure! Ooh, maybe they give ibooks to new members? Where's the signup sheet??
Oh... Was that Hillary Rosen's head? Dang!
I can't recall any children being maimed or killed over Stroustrup's C++ designs.
... and cheap. :)
Yeah! That's the ticket.
Yeah, if you blow up too many helicopters in GTA5, Sony will know and they'll send the FBI. You know, because blowing up helicopters is suspicious behavior.
Yeah, and remember not to cross the streams! :)