"It's hard to know where it will all end. Is there a country were people will work for free?"
Hey, live by the lowball, die by the lowball.
Why would tech be any different than shoes or clothes? I just hope they don't start using child labor. Could you imagine Mike Dell going over to the Phillipines and giving kids doing his tech support cash out of his pocket?
Its not that its smaller, but newer. Newer models are often given bigger numbers. But, I think they should call it "XBox S" to keep in line with their controller nomenclature. I don't think the current XBox will fit in any of the available shelves in my entertainment center, so I'd like to see a smaller one.
Sure, some 16 year olds are more mature than some 20 year olds, and yes, in some cultures, past and present, people routinely married at ages as young as 13, but "minor" is a legal definition. You can't just consider yourself to be not a minor anymore, you have to wait until you reach that age. In most US states the age of majority is 18. If you're under 18, you can't legally consent or agree to some things, like entering into a contract, or sex. This doesn't mean that minors who have sex are criminals, it just means its illegal for an adult to have sex with a minor (not getting into sex between 17 and 18 year olds). The post I was originally replying to seemed to minimize the danger of sexual predators online, and I think society has to keep its guard up about them.
Um, they're not so great so far, being below.500 and Piazza straining his groin from too much... hittin' probably.
Those codes will make for some geeky uniforms though.
Whatever system has the games I want to play, that's the one I'd get. I think anyone that's owned a console system before would go with this line of thinking.
The majority of underage folks that get 'kidnapped' by online friends are freaky folks that are out banging anything they can anyway or at least wishing they were. Mostly horny teenagers that are wanting to get picked up.
Just because the victims of bad guys are messed up doesn't make them less victims, or the crimes less criminal.
I've had professors request that you ask for consent before recording a lecture. The reason being that once in the past he discovered tapes of his lectures were being sold without his knowledge.
Some lawyers use a computer-aided notetaking system like this for depositions. You have a laptop connected to the court reporter's machine, and receive the text output from the court reporter as they are typing (the court reporter transcribes the questions and answers from the lawyers and the witness). You can then make notes or just mark on your laptop when the witness says something interesting.
Hey once one of the amusement table manufacturers sees this, I think they'd jump on the chance to develop a commercial version. Now that dotcoms aren't around anymore to put tables in their employee lounges, they probably need more revenue sources. It be coming sooner than you think. Give Kiro some smack talking ability and it'd be a hit. "Puny human, my Z-80 grandmother is faster than you!"
Oh, Rescue Raiders was what that game was called. That reminds me, I had a cool Defender clone called Repton for the Apple. But for the longest time I could only find reference to some Boulderdash clone on the Net for "Repton" -- I finally found the Repton I knew, but for the Commie...!
http://www.jeffbots.com/c64/repton.html
My (family's) first computer was a Dell Pentium 3 system, and I've always felt like I've missed out on the entire history of computing.
Now I know how "old people" feel. Our first computer was a//c with a green monochrome monitor. I printed out homework onto "computer paper" that had holes in the side (the name for that escapes me). You probably never even heard of the Z-Modem protocol (you mean I don't have to 'tell' the computer to start receiving my download?). I had a 300 baud modem! I punched holes in floppy disks so I could use the back side! (I acutally bought one of those specialized square hole punchers...) I typed line numbers for BASIC!
Man, even in college I was using a computer with a monochrome monitor (Mac SE).
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"It's hard to know where it will all end. Is there a country were people will work for free?"
Hey, live by the lowball, die by the lowball. Why would tech be any different than shoes or clothes? I just hope they don't start using child labor. Could you imagine Mike Dell going over to the Phillipines and giving kids doing his tech support cash out of his pocket?
They also use chicken oil for cooking the french fries.
A nice handy web/email/irc box for grandma
If I ever see my Grandma on IRC, my head will explode.
I saw an article somewhere on Cublic LR, it is supposed to have both 2D and 3D levels. And a level editor!
Its not that its smaller, but newer. Newer models are often given bigger numbers. But, I think they should call it "XBox S" to keep in line with their controller nomenclature. I don't think the current XBox will fit in any of the available shelves in my entertainment center, so I'd like to see a smaller one.
I'd want a Tablet PC that could fold up to be like a PDA.
Sims Doggy Style really would be brilliant. So would a Midgets Gone Mad add-on.
Sure, some 16 year olds are more mature than some 20 year olds, and yes, in some cultures, past and present, people routinely married at ages as young as 13, but "minor" is a legal definition. You can't just consider yourself to be not a minor anymore, you have to wait until you reach that age. In most US states the age of majority is 18. If you're under 18, you can't legally consent or agree to some things, like entering into a contract, or sex. This doesn't mean that minors who have sex are criminals, it just means its illegal for an adult to have sex with a minor (not getting into sex between 17 and 18 year olds). The post I was originally replying to seemed to minimize the danger of sexual predators online, and I think society has to keep its guard up about them.
Um, they're not so great so far, being below .500 and Piazza straining his groin from too much ... hittin' probably.
Those codes will make for some geeky uniforms though.
Will bunny hopping be allowed? Talk about Matrix within a Matrix...
If you're a minor, you can still be a victim of a sex act, even if you invited to it.
Whatever system has the games I want to play, that's the one I'd get. I think anyone that's owned a console system before would go with this line of thinking.
The majority of underage folks that get 'kidnapped' by online friends are freaky folks that are out banging anything they can anyway or at least wishing they were. Mostly horny teenagers that are wanting to get picked up.
Just because the victims of bad guys are messed up doesn't make them less victims, or the crimes less criminal.
It would be irresponsible not to at least consider these possibilities.
I've had professors request that you ask for consent before recording a lecture. The reason being that once in the past he discovered tapes of his lectures were being sold without his knowledge.
Some lawyers use a computer-aided notetaking system like this for depositions. You have a laptop connected to the court reporter's machine, and receive the text output from the court reporter as they are typing (the court reporter transcribes the questions and answers from the lawyers and the witness). You can then make notes or just mark on your laptop when the witness says something interesting.
Maybe having not-so-great games to play will be better for school.
with with Mozilla keyboard shortcuts like 'type a link' or whatever its called, you don't even need the mouse to click links most of the time.
eh, spinning the handles was illegal under our house rules. We only let chicks get away with it.
Hey once one of the amusement table manufacturers sees this, I think they'd jump on the chance to develop a commercial version. Now that dotcoms aren't around anymore to put tables in their employee lounges, they probably need more revenue sources. It be coming sooner than you think. Give Kiro some smack talking ability and it'd be a hit. "Puny human, my Z-80 grandmother is faster than you!"
Oh, Rescue Raiders was what that game was called. That reminds me, I had a cool Defender clone called Repton for the Apple. But for the longest time I could only find reference to some Boulderdash clone on the Net for "Repton" -- I finally found the Repton I knew, but for the Commie...! http://www.jeffbots.com/c64/repton.html
My (family's) first computer was a Dell Pentium 3 system, and I've always felt like I've missed out on the entire history of computing.
//c with a green monochrome monitor. I printed out homework onto "computer paper" that had holes in the side (the name for that escapes me). You probably never even heard of the Z-Modem protocol (you mean I don't have to 'tell' the computer to start receiving my download?). I had a 300 baud modem! I punched holes in floppy disks so I could use the back side! (I acutally bought one of those specialized square hole punchers...) I typed line numbers for BASIC!
Man, even in college I was using a computer with a monochrome monitor (Mac SE).
Now I know how "old people" feel. Our first computer was a
I second this. I started using the mouse with my left hand and haven't had any more wrist pain.
The Salon article mentions that the Atari computer version had 4 joystick support!
Once you get your cyber-hippocampus you won't forget to recharge, or anything else for that matter.