Depends on the camera, my friend. Imagine this happening to the Hubble. Of course, you don't go with hardware even remotely consumer level for something like that.
Are you new here? Everyone knows that Nintendo sucks, they always whore out their characters, and that all their games are for children.
This post, on the other hand, shows why Sony is so great, how they can artfully use their characters in satisfying sequels, and that they can make games that the whole family can enjoy!
Atari did for the 2600. Have a pair of them right next to me. They are huge and powered by 9V batteries. Comes with bunny ear recievers and everything.
As if the average patient can afford a lawsuit. The burden should be on the doctor to show evidence that the defendant's claims are false before such a suit is filed.
Fair enough. I was more talking about the presentation to the public. You may be interviewed, but you don't decide what gets in the story. I could apply for a PR job at the PSU Eberly College of Science. Unfortunately, even with my science background, without a degree in Journalism or Public Relations, I'm pretty much SOL.
I understand your view of PR, and it is valid to include the interviews, but I meant more of the work of a PR specialist. A person hired for PR writes press releases, secures articles, and handles general access between the scientists and the press. But even that wouldn't be quite right.
What I should have said is that scientists were not responsible for the end result to the public for the most part. The article written by the scientist you mention would be an execption.
It's not a bad thing for anyone to learn any facts. My point is that, contrary to what that post suggested, that knowledge is not essential or even that useful for an astrophysicist to do his or her job properly and competently.
You make a valid point, but most astrophysicists don't do their own PR, which is part of the point of the article that started this discussion.
Name one reason why an astrophysicist needs to know the constllations to be good at his or her job. Make it a good reason, because I studied astrophysics.
You expect a user that's writing passwords on post-it notes to be that smart?
Why the hell would writing you password on post-its be a stupid idea? Everywhere I've worked the IT people didn't give a shit about the guy in the next room or cube getting your password. It was the people outside the building that mattered.
You are telling me that you could come up with a unique 14 character password every week and not have to write it down? Listen, I'm a pretty fucking smart guy, and I don't have that ability. With the number of passwords I have to manage these days, I'm lucky to remember where I wrote that one down.
You are dead on about Pokemon. Without Pokemon there would be no handheld market to speak of. I would also include Tony Hawk. I don't particularly like the Tony Hawk games, but its influence is undeniable.
That's not the PSP's fault. That's the fault of PSP developers. Disc caching is easy, especially when you have as much RAM to throw around as the PSP does. If the PSP had clueful developers, you'd never see that screen again.
No, not so easy. Take away the loading screens and the PSP will have to resort to spinning the disc. That will drain the battery. The loading screens are a compromise for portability.
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Well broadcast television anyway.
Imagine the number of membership drives and auctions our local PBS station would have to put us though for the rights to broadcast a season of Lost.
Well, the games could be different, but most of them are the same.
Take the batteries out of them.
Yes, but then I might block my magazine.
Oooh! Maybe they can attach a speaker so we can hear what Bill Gates and 75 other people have to say about Windows XP Media Center edition.
My question. How the hell am I going to block popups in my magazines?
The Big Dipper, obviously.
Depends on the camera, my friend. Imagine this happening to the Hubble. Of course, you don't go with hardware even remotely consumer level for something like that.
No worries there, they make you buy a new one. Sure, they take a slight PR hit, but think of the benefit it has on sales figures!
Are you new here? Everyone knows that Nintendo sucks, they always whore out their characters, and that all their games are for children.
This post, on the other hand, shows why Sony is so great, how they can artfully use their characters in satisfying sequels, and that they can make games that the whole family can enjoy!
This link may help clarify things.
I've always said that any artist who is satisfied with his or her own work is either a liar or a hack.
My dream of playing Black Knight 2000 again may now become a reality!
Atari did for the 2600. Have a pair of them right next to me. They are huge and powered by 9V batteries. Comes with bunny ear recievers and everything.
You are about to see what may be the fiercest wave of criticism toward a console we have ever seen.
Don't flame. Sit back, relax, and laugh.
Damn this machine is going to be fun.
As if the average patient can afford a lawsuit. The burden should be on the doctor to show evidence that the defendant's claims are false before such a suit is filed.
Yes, good sir, the kettle is, in fact, black.
Two words: Iran Contra.
Two more words: Afghan Resistance.
We were supporters of the Geneva treaties until a certain group of psychos decided they didn't want to follow them.
Honor does not exist in this country, does it?
That Sony will burying these UMDs next to those E.T. cartridges and Jar Jar Binks figurines.
Fair enough. I was more talking about the presentation to the public. You may be interviewed, but you don't decide what gets in the story. I could apply for a PR job at the PSU Eberly College of Science. Unfortunately, even with my science background, without a degree in Journalism or Public Relations, I'm pretty much SOL.
I understand your view of PR, and it is valid to include the interviews, but I meant more of the work of a PR specialist. A person hired for PR writes press releases, secures articles, and handles general access between the scientists and the press. But even that wouldn't be quite right.
What I should have said is that scientists were not responsible for the end result to the public for the most part. The article written by the scientist you mention would be an execption.
No, fact checking and verfiying sources is an essential part of a journalists job.
This is not the case with every other example you gave.
It's not a bad thing for anyone to learn any facts. My point is that, contrary to what that post suggested, that knowledge is not essential or even that useful for an astrophysicist to do his or her job properly and competently.
You make a valid point, but most astrophysicists don't do their own PR, which is part of the point of the article that started this discussion.
astrophysicists who don't know the constellations
Name one reason why an astrophysicist needs to know the constllations to be good at his or her job. Make it a good reason, because I studied astrophysics.
Let me guess, you have a PSP.
You expect a user that's writing passwords on post-it notes to be that smart?
Why the hell would writing you password on post-its be a stupid idea? Everywhere I've worked the IT people didn't give a shit about the guy in the next room or cube getting your password. It was the people outside the building that mattered.
You are telling me that you could come up with a unique 14 character password every week and not have to write it down? Listen, I'm a pretty fucking smart guy, and I don't have that ability. With the number of passwords I have to manage these days, I'm lucky to remember where I wrote that one down.
You are dead on about Pokemon. Without Pokemon there would be no handheld market to speak of. I would also include Tony Hawk. I don't particularly like the Tony Hawk games, but its influence is undeniable.
That's not the PSP's fault. That's the fault of PSP developers. Disc caching is easy, especially when you have as much RAM to throw around as the PSP does. If the PSP had clueful developers, you'd never see that screen again.
No, not so easy. Take away the loading screens and the PSP will have to resort to spinning the disc. That will drain the battery. The loading screens are a compromise for portability.