Argh. That's exactly the misunderstanding at the root of this.
what misunderstanding? i said they have a great point. great points get you jack shit. i also said it's not actionable. i'm merely pointing out that it's clearly a nod to PKD.
i'm all for freedom of information. for example, download my album and the live show from gasoline alley: http://silenttrio.com/music
True, but it's not even the same name. The book refers to the replicants as "Nexus-6" models. This is the "Nexus One" phone.
Would an average person think that the estate of Philip K. Dick endorses the phone based on that? Highly, highly unlikely.
While I think the case isn't actionable, I think PKD's estate has a great point. If the Nexus-6 is the 6th revision of the Androids, and Google is putting out an Android called Nexus One, it is clearly a nod to PKD.
I mean, come on. It's too great an idea for it to be an accident.
What kind of security am I lacking under the current regime? My disc + my BR player + my television. I don't see why there needs to be any "security" in that step unless I'm worried about people breaking into my house and trying to rip my collection.
Al Qaeda. You don't want the terrorists to win, do you? Just think what would happen if they got ahold of the video data from an extremely crisp and high resolution playing of The Hangover. Disaster.
Being married (yes I am!) falls in the same category as having friends, being a manager...etc - they are relations that you have, not methods that you apply. That's where all the books have it wrong suggestion that there are techniques to apply instead of being authentic.
Where books help is when you're in a relationship and you think that honesty entails saying everything on your mind. Or that communication means talking about things right then, even if one of you is angry. And sometimes, the books describe a sociopath, and you're like, "holy hell, i need to get out of this relationship...":)
I concur, but I sure don't like such a slap in the face as having an orgasm and then hearing "You know honey, that really sucked. I hope you do better next time"
What hurts the feelings, in my opinion, is when you've been doing something they don't like for a whole month, THEN they tell you. You gotta be honest and open enough to address issues as they come up. It's also important to tell the person what they do that you DO like, or you run the risk of paralyzing them with insecurity.
But the way to approach it is say, "I don't like it much when you do X, could you spend more time doing Y? I really like that."
Also, they should look further than the current economic situation. It is getting too easy for people to site that as the cause for decline.
Except for the people who are highly unemployed are in their core demographic? I and the middle-aged lifer with a family is probably buying fewer games, too.
So I don't know. Sure, to be successful in business, you have to work to get your sales regardless, but you also have to be conscious of the context that your operating in.
Healthier for your social skills, I guess. Certainly not for your orthography.
I wouldn't even say that. The thing about books is they're not fooling you into thinking you're having human interaction.
The problem with chatting online is that being social involves a lot more than just the data in the words. There's body language, vocal tone, and mostly ungoverned release of hormonal smells.
I think chatting a lot is actually damaging if you haven't spent enough time in real social interaction, because you begin to rely on certain crutches that the chat provides you.
Not that it doesn't help at all, but understanding how people bandy words about is a very rudimentary social skill. That's just been my experience.
I set it up about 6 months ago on my girlfriend's computer, and except for when I'm stealing internet and i've got an intermittent connection, it's worked solidly.
When you listen to an audio track for a long time, you grow accustomed to it. That's why you listen to a reference track when you're mixing a track for hours. It's like smelling coffee beans to reset your nose when you're smelling essential oils.
I bet these people hear the crunchies as "authentic" sounding. The same way, when we hear african tribal music, it doesn't sound nearly as musical as patsy cline, the young'ns have just grown accustomed to mp3s.
I'm always surprised when science finds out about something I already knew. Now, I know I probably know things that actually aren't true, but sometimes it's downright shocking that people didn't know something.:/
No, I know. The phrase "rats are much larger than mice" was just repeated so many times, that I was facetiously repeating the question trying to make someone say it again.
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Argh. That's exactly the misunderstanding at the root of this.
what misunderstanding? i said they have a great point. great points get you jack shit. i also said it's not actionable. i'm merely pointing out that it's clearly a nod to PKD.
i'm all for freedom of information. for example, download my album and the live show from gasoline alley: http://silenttrio.com/music
The meta meta mods, of course!
is this a GEB reference? yay!
True, but it's not even the same name. The book refers to the replicants as "Nexus-6" models. This is the "Nexus One" phone.
Would an average person think that the estate of Philip K. Dick endorses the phone based on that? Highly, highly unlikely.
While I think the case isn't actionable, I think PKD's estate has a great point. If the Nexus-6 is the 6th revision of the Androids, and Google is putting out an Android called Nexus One, it is clearly a nod to PKD.
I mean, come on. It's too great an idea for it to be an accident.
What kind of security am I lacking under the current regime? My disc + my BR player + my television. I don't see why there needs to be any "security" in that step unless I'm worried about people breaking into my house and trying to rip my collection.
Al Qaeda. You don't want the terrorists to win, do you? Just think what would happen if they got ahold of the video data from an extremely crisp and high resolution playing of The Hangover. Disaster.
relax. as long as you're not a marijuana-smoking jihadist, you have nothing to worry about. good people never go to prison!
Being married (yes I am!) falls in the same category as having friends, being a manager...etc - they are relations that you have, not methods that you apply. That's where all the books have it wrong suggestion that there are techniques to apply instead of being authentic.
Where books help is when you're in a relationship and you think that honesty entails saying everything on your mind. Or that communication means talking about things right then, even if one of you is angry. And sometimes, the books describe a sociopath, and you're like, "holy hell, i need to get out of this relationship..." :)
I concur, but I sure don't like such a slap in the face as having an orgasm and then hearing "You know honey, that really sucked. I hope you do better next time"
What hurts the feelings, in my opinion, is when you've been doing something they don't like for a whole month, THEN they tell you. You gotta be honest and open enough to address issues as they come up. It's also important to tell the person what they do that you DO like, or you run the risk of paralyzing them with insecurity.
But the way to approach it is say, "I don't like it much when you do X, could you spend more time doing Y? I really like that."
Also, they should look further than the current economic situation. It is getting too easy for people to site that as the cause for decline.
Except for the people who are highly unemployed are in their core demographic? I and the middle-aged lifer with a family is probably buying fewer games, too.
So I don't know. Sure, to be successful in business, you have to work to get your sales regardless, but you also have to be conscious of the context that your operating in.
Healthier for your social skills, I guess. Certainly not for your orthography.
I wouldn't even say that. The thing about books is they're not fooling you into thinking you're having human interaction.
The problem with chatting online is that being social involves a lot more than just the data in the words. There's body language, vocal tone, and mostly ungoverned release of hormonal smells.
I think chatting a lot is actually damaging if you haven't spent enough time in real social interaction, because you begin to rely on certain crutches that the chat provides you.
Not that it doesn't help at all, but understanding how people bandy words about is a very rudimentary social skill. That's just been my experience.
Spending time talking to people in Azeroth is [...] healthier than spending time in front of a [...] book
seriously?
I think it's a good idea. I just think that the government doing it is a really unhealthy way of regulating society.
I set it up about 6 months ago on my girlfriend's computer, and except for when I'm stealing internet and i've got an intermittent connection, it's worked solidly.
Great. I took one and now I can't access gmail.
Well I took a placebo, and now Windows 7 won't boot.
You dont, by any chance, have Asperger?
Why, yes. I've been keeping him on my mantle.
just draw a penis on your computer and write "I'm completely insecure"
You beat me to it. But I was thinking something more along the lines of "COCK POWER!!!!!"
I should've said:
I know I've probably "known" stuff that wasn't true.
But I trusted you to parse it in such a way that it would remain coherent for you. Sorry.
Because when I publish my knowledge, AC-holes like yourself give me shit. And plus, I'm busy.
When you listen to an audio track for a long time, you grow accustomed to it. That's why you listen to a reference track when you're mixing a track for hours. It's like smelling coffee beans to reset your nose when you're smelling essential oils.
I bet these people hear the crunchies as "authentic" sounding. The same way, when we hear african tribal music, it doesn't sound nearly as musical as patsy cline, the young'ns have just grown accustomed to mp3s.
Why do you like bananas? Or lettuce? Or assless chaps?
At least one of those questions should stump you.
I'm always surprised when science finds out about something I already knew. Now, I know I probably know things that actually aren't true, but sometimes it's downright shocking that people didn't know something. :/
Lastly I'll miss my Sunday morning routine of digging through the paper for the burgundy colored sales ads.
Don't tell me Burgundy World is closing down, too.
No, I know. The phrase "rats are much larger than mice" was just repeated so many times, that I was facetiously repeating the question trying to make someone say it again.
Bwahahahaha. Success.
That's why European parliament is also instating a law where the parent has to put the kid in a full nelson until he calms down.
I wish I owned that domain.
which ones are bigger? mice? or rats?