You can't trust your own brain. You may think you remember things, but you don't. Whenever you "remember" something, your brain is recreating the experience. It isn't like a computer where it's stored as an exact sequence of binary.
Incidently, I have no idea what my earliest memory is. How could anybody? I have numerous memories from when I was quite young (catching a fish, swimming, riding on a train) but how can I accurately say which is my earliest memory and how do I know that my brain didn't just brew them up based on stories I heard about my youth?
Wrong. If all colleges have to deal with this (as MS is a monopoly, as you put forward) then all colleges are in this position and have to pay the same amount.
Now, if MS tells them to buy the software at greater than retail cost or picks certain colleges to give a price break to (with the same licensing as all the others) then you might have a case.
And, of course, why can't a college use Linux or Macintosh? These are students, not gamers. I run Windows because I am a gamer and windows programmer but when I was in college I had a Linux partition and it suited me just fine.
I thought that was Grandma? And I think Santa would spell his own name correctly (for some reason I typed that as Satan the first time - freudian (sp?) slip?). Anyhow, here's a better one - course, it's a parody so I doubt Santa is entitled to any money:
The Night Santa Went Crazy by "Weird Al" Yankovic Down in the workshop all the elves were makin' toys For the good Gentile girls and the good Gentile boys When the boss busted in, nearly scared 'em half to death Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whiskey on his breath From his beard to his boots he was covered with ammo Like a big fat drunk disgruntled Yuletide Rambo And he smiled as he said with a twinkle in his eye, "Merry Christmas to all... now you're all gonna die!"
The night Santa went crazy The night St. Nick went insane Realized he'd been gettin' a raw deal Something finally must have snapped in his brain
Well, the workshop is gone now he decided to bomb it Everywhere you'll find pieces of Cupid and Comet And he tied up his helpers and he held the elves hostage And he ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddie Krueger And he picked up a flamethrower and he barbequed Blitzen And he took a big bite and said, "It tastes just like chicken!"
The night Santa went crazy The night Kris Kringle went nuts Now you can hardly walk around the North Pole Without steppin' in reindeer guts
There's the National Guard and the F.B.I. There's a van from the Eyewitness News and helicopters circlin' 'round in the sky And the bullets are flyin', the body count's risin' and everyone's dyin' to know, oh Santa, why? My my my my my my You used to be such a jolly guy
Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doing time In a federal prison for his infamous crime Hey, little friend, now don't you cry no more tears He'll be out with good behavior in 700 more years But now Vixen's in therapy and Donner's still nervous And the elves all got jobs working for the postal service And they say Mrs. Claus, she's on the phone every night With her lawyer negotiating the movie rights
They're talkin' 'bout - the night Santa went crazy The night St. Nicholas flipped Broke his back for some milk and cookies Sounds to me like he was tired of gettin' gypped
Wo, the night Santa went crazy The night St. Nick went insane Realized he'd been gettin' a raw deal Something finally must have snapped in his brain Wo, something finally must have snapped in his brain Tell ya, something finally must have snapped... in his brain
Since we had yet to swap the motor with one more powerful, the shredding was trying our patients.
At least in Calgary we know how to spell. Or were they putting med school volunteers through El Shreddoro? All you Edmontonians can give us is a modded shredder and Space Moose.
[/playful troll]
(BTW, those Space Moose comics are not office friendly. You've been warned!)
Evidence please. Please site[sic] cases where this has happened.
I don't belive[sic] you, its pretty much impossible to do.
You don't get what I was saying - like water or vitamins, you *can* overdose on THC. So it is pretty much possible. You are obviously challenging me to produce a case where somebody has smoked too many joints and died. Way to strawman me. I said that it is possible to OD on marijuana (although I really meant THC) not that anyone had died smoking joints. (This is not evidence, but I recall the LD50 for THC is 40,000 so it's a hell of a lot safer than alcohol where the LD is as low as 4 for some sensitive types)
You can OD on caffeine too, but not from just drinking coffee. You'd have to take handfuls of pure caffeine pills.
My point was that too much of anything can be fatal, people shouldn't speak in absolutes (say "Smoking a few grams of marijuana per day is not dangerous" rather than "thc can't kill you, that's impossible." And I was just making a stupid joke.
As any toxicologist will say, it's not the poison, it's the dosage.
Anyhow, this article is crap. And that was clearly a misuse of the word fatal, unless he means "fatal to your hearing."
Here's the problem with this guy:
"Hey, I have hearing problems. Hey, I listen to a lot of radio and tv with lossy audio. Maybe there is a connection - let's try and prove it with a bunch of speculative nonsense."
And he mentions subliminal audio which clearly indicates that he is a bit naive. He may be on to something but he's not going to prove anything without a solid long-term study.
should be distributed *unregulated* is indeed disturbing. Particularly in America. Congress should act immediately by passing laws forbiding the publication of certain works, particularly those which might incite violence.
I mean, really, what would Adams and Jefferson think of such unregulated published works?
Yes, ban the bible! BAN IT! We musn't expose our weak willed populace to such material as it has been known to incite violence!
Given the model the story follows, it's surprising that any female made it into the original books. I believe that Tolkiens daughter can be thanked for the presence of Eowyn, but I have no idea if this is true and I'm not going to look it up now.
I rather did like how Tolkien not only brought in a female in what (again given the model) would have been a male dominated world but also teams her up with Merry (or is it Pippin?) - two spirited folk that refuse to be left behind by a bunch of valiant men that feel they would be of little use but who in the end help win the day.
(Please note: this is an extremely loose interpretation - please don't rip me apart here. I'm supposed to be programming anyway:)
Let's also remember that when Tolkien wrote his story, it was quite progressive of him to include such strong female roles, as few as they were.
BTW, this topic has been debated quite a bit at TheOneRing.net and with much more skill than I can muster here. Worth checking out.
The book has been in print for 50 years, it's not like people had no way to find out what was going on.
True, but it would be nice for people to find out by either watching the movies or reading the books, not from some giant cardboard book display of Gandalf the White at shopper's drug mart:)
I was lucky in that I read the books at an early age and it wasn't spoiled for me.
It's less of an issue than any of M. Night Shamalayan (sorry, I'm too lazy too look up the name) where the entire plot hinges on a single plot twist, but they could have just not put him in the trailers or promo material.
Of course, my girlfriend found out from somebody at work and that's pretty much your point, right?
I have done returns without incident in three eb stores in my city (Calgary, AB) over the last two years.
At best, you can say that the particular EB you shop(ped) at is bad, and it may be that the troublesome manager was fired for incompetence eventually anyway.
At dollar stores throughout western Canada a few years ago (or maybe last year) you could get as many boxed copies of Shogo you could carry for a buck each.
What's funny is all the local pawn shops had 5 or 6 copies of Shogo, obviously brought in as "trade-ins" - given that a few were still sealed, I would wager people bought copies and brought them to the pawn shops for credit against other games:)
I've read the series and I've seen a lot of things that remeind me of WWII (I'd list them now but I'm supposed to be studying for a final:). Just because Tolkien said it was true doesn't make it so.
True, except the foundations of the story predate WWII. WWI probably had more of an impact on the story (since he was working on it in the trenches, after all).
Speaking as someone that has often made fun of other slashdotters for being anti-ms zealots...
how much of that 5 bil do you think MS is spending trying to come up with innovations that tow the content-creators' party line - like DRM? Not all of it, but a fair portion, I would imagine.
That said, my post was poorly written and didn't get my point across at all.
Here is my point, hopefully a little more coherent:
Corporate America doesn't want innovation and only seeks it due to competitive forces. They will actively resist any challenges to the status quo and dedicate a lot of time and money to stifle innovations that threaten them - DRM is a big innovation that many large industry groups are seeking and it threatens many innovations (Linux, portable MP3 players, Tivo, etc).
However, this is probably only a small part of a larger picture and barely even relates to the question, so I'll post it at +1, eat some crow, and go away:)
Off topic, I have no idea if I am conservative or liberal. I agree with some of what Ben says, but a lot of it is ultra-conservative bunk. I pretty much just tell people I am pragmatic these days, when asked of my political leanings - must come from living in Canada:)
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You can't trust your own brain. You may think you remember things, but you don't. Whenever you "remember" something, your brain is recreating the experience. It isn't like a computer where it's stored as an exact sequence of binary.
Here is a short blurb on memory theory.
Incidently, I have no idea what my earliest memory is. How could anybody? I have numerous memories from when I was quite young (catching a fish, swimming, riding on a train) but how can I accurately say which is my earliest memory and how do I know that my brain didn't just brew them up based on stories I heard about my youth?
How was the parent post flamebait? I hope someone meta-mods your ass unfair, you dumbass mod.
Parent post != flamebait. Check here for more info about false memories.
No, that would be the GPL.
(Just kidding, calm down, yikes)
You mean... the letters I sent all these years didn't go to Santa?
That makes me sad.
Had family over, watched some movies, had some conversation, opened some presents. Now I'm relaxing.
Too bad I can't play Gamecube because I bought the girlfriend Animal Crossing. Whoops.
So now I'm reading and posting on Slashdot.
I got a slinky and new pajamas. Jealous?
Wrong. If all colleges have to deal with this (as MS is a monopoly, as you put forward) then all colleges are in this position and have to pay the same amount.
Now, if MS tells them to buy the software at greater than retail cost or picks certain colleges to give a price break to (with the same licensing as all the others) then you might have a case.
And, of course, why can't a college use Linux or Macintosh? These are students, not gamers. I run Windows because I am a gamer and windows programmer but when I was in college I had a Linux partition and it suited me just fine.
I thought that was Grandma? And I think Santa would spell his own name correctly (for some reason I typed that as Satan the first time - freudian (sp?) slip?). Anyhow, here's a better one - course, it's a parody so I doubt Santa is entitled to any money:
The Night Santa Went Crazy by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Down in the workshop all the elves were makin' toys
For the good Gentile girls and the good Gentile boys
When the boss busted in, nearly scared 'em half to death
Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whiskey on his breath
From his beard to his boots he was covered with ammo
Like a big fat drunk disgruntled Yuletide Rambo
And he smiled as he said with a twinkle in his eye,
"Merry Christmas to all... now you're all gonna die!"
The night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nick went insane
Realized he'd been gettin' a raw deal
Something finally must have snapped in his brain
Well, the workshop is gone now he decided to bomb it
Everywhere you'll find pieces of Cupid and Comet
And he tied up his helpers and he held the elves hostage
And he ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage
He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger
And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddie Krueger
And he picked up a flamethrower and he barbequed Blitzen
And he took a big bite and said, "It tastes just like chicken!"
The night Santa went crazy
The night Kris Kringle went nuts
Now you can hardly walk around the North Pole
Without steppin' in reindeer guts
There's the National Guard and the F.B.I.
There's a van from the Eyewitness News
and helicopters circlin' 'round in the sky
And the bullets are flyin', the body count's risin'
and everyone's dyin' to know, oh Santa, why?
My my my my my my
You used to be such a jolly guy
Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doing time
In a federal prison for his infamous crime
Hey, little friend, now don't you cry no more tears
He'll be out with good behavior in 700 more years
But now Vixen's in therapy
and Donner's still nervous
And the elves all got jobs
working for the postal service
And they say Mrs. Claus,
she's on the phone every night
With her lawyer negotiating the movie rights
They're talkin' 'bout - the night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nicholas flipped
Broke his back for some milk and cookies
Sounds to me like he was tired of gettin' gypped
Wo, the night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nick went insane
Realized he'd been gettin' a raw deal
Something finally must have snapped in his brain
Wo, something finally must have
snapped in his brain
Tell ya, something finally must have
snapped... in his brain
[/playful troll]
Actually, in my city (Calgary) we don't even have snow yet. We're having a very brown Christmas this year.
When I used to live in Edmonton there were snowdrifts over my head - course, I was four feet tall then. Quite warm and dry these last few years.
At least in Calgary we know how to spell. Or were they putting med school volunteers through El Shreddoro? All you Edmontonians can give us is a modded shredder and Space Moose.
[/playful troll]
(BTW, those Space Moose comics are not office friendly. You've been warned!)
Cheers, Ringo
I wonder how much spam email dude@dude.com gets... I've been using that one for years
You don't get what I was saying - like water or vitamins, you *can* overdose on THC. So it is pretty much possible. You are obviously challenging me to produce a case where somebody has smoked too many joints and died. Way to strawman me. I said that it is possible to OD on marijuana (although I really meant THC) not that anyone had died smoking joints. (This is not evidence, but I recall the LD50 for THC is 40,000 so it's a hell of a lot safer than alcohol where the LD is as low as 4 for some sensitive types)
You can OD on caffeine too, but not from just drinking coffee. You'd have to take handfuls of pure caffeine pills.
My point was that too much of anything can be fatal, people shouldn't speak in absolutes (say "Smoking a few grams of marijuana per day is not dangerous" rather than "thc can't kill you, that's impossible." And I was just making a stupid joke.
You right-to-tokers are just so damn sensitive
Actually, marijuana can kill you.
So can vitamins.
And drinking too much water.
As any toxicologist will say, it's not the poison, it's the dosage.
Anyhow, this article is crap. And that was clearly a misuse of the word fatal, unless he means "fatal to your hearing."
Here's the problem with this guy:
"Hey, I have hearing problems. Hey, I listen to a lot of radio and tv with lossy audio. Maybe there is a connection - let's try and prove it with a bunch of speculative nonsense."
And he mentions subliminal audio which clearly indicates that he is a bit naive. He may be on to something but he's not going to prove anything without a solid long-term study.
Yes, ban the bible! BAN IT! We musn't expose our weak willed populace to such material as it has been known to incite violence!
Huh? Video games? Oh. Nevermind.
Not if you chase them with a
Given the model the story follows, it's surprising that any female made it into the original books. I believe that Tolkiens daughter can be thanked for the presence of Eowyn, but I have no idea if this is true and I'm not going to look it up now.
:)
I rather did like how Tolkien not only brought in a female in what (again given the model) would have been a male dominated world but also teams her up with Merry (or is it Pippin?) - two spirited folk that refuse to be left behind by a bunch of valiant men that feel they would be of little use but who in the end help win the day.
(Please note: this is an extremely loose interpretation - please don't rip me apart here. I'm supposed to be programming anyway
Let's also remember that when Tolkien wrote his story, it was quite progressive of him to include such strong female roles, as few as they were.
BTW, this topic has been debated quite a bit at TheOneRing.net and with much more skill than I can muster here. Worth checking out.
Until "The Lord of the Rings IV: Frodo's Voyage Home is Interrupted by the Attack of the Clones of Saruman"
:)
(still slightly bitter that the scouring of the shire will not be in return of the king
(Gotta get on this gravy train quick!)
Yeah, the lord of the rings needs it's own icon. I vote for a Gimli icon.
Now gimme my Karma!
[/pathetic attempt at humour]
True, but it would be nice for people to find out by either watching the movies or reading the books, not from some giant cardboard book display of Gandalf the White at shopper's drug mart
I was lucky in that I read the books at an early age and it wasn't spoiled for me.
It's less of an issue than any of M. Night Shamalayan (sorry, I'm too lazy too look up the name) where the entire plot hinges on a single plot twist, but they could have just not put him in the trailers or promo material.
Of course, my girlfriend found out from somebody at work and that's pretty much your point, right?
I have done returns without incident in three eb stores in my city (Calgary, AB) over the last two years.
At best, you can say that the particular EB you shop(ped) at is bad, and it may be that the troublesome manager was fired for incompetence eventually anyway.
Just an example as to why anecdotes suck.
I'd be interested in the number of showings of the LOTR movies compared to other movies. Do they keep those kind of statistics?
At dollar stores throughout western Canada a few years ago (or maybe last year) you could get as many boxed copies of Shogo you could carry for a buck each.
:)
What's funny is all the local pawn shops had 5 or 6 copies of Shogo, obviously brought in as "trade-ins" - given that a few were still sealed, I would wager people bought copies and brought them to the pawn shops for credit against other games
True, except the foundations of the story predate WWII. WWI probably had more of an impact on the story (since he was working on it in the trenches, after all).
Speaking as someone that has often made fun of other slashdotters for being anti-ms zealots ...
:)
:)
how much of that 5 bil do you think MS is spending trying to come up with innovations that tow the content-creators' party line - like DRM? Not all of it, but a fair portion, I would imagine.
That said, my post was poorly written and didn't get my point across at all.
Here is my point, hopefully a little more coherent:
Corporate America doesn't want innovation and only seeks it due to competitive forces. They will actively resist any challenges to the status quo and dedicate a lot of time and money to stifle innovations that threaten them - DRM is a big innovation that many large industry groups are seeking and it threatens many innovations (Linux, portable MP3 players, Tivo, etc).
However, this is probably only a small part of a larger picture and barely even relates to the question, so I'll post it at +1, eat some crow, and go away
Off topic, I have no idea if I am conservative or liberal. I agree with some of what Ben says, but a lot of it is ultra-conservative bunk. I pretty much just tell people I am pragmatic these days, when asked of my political leanings - must come from living in Canada