I am guessing (am hoping) that total revenue from a business must be above a certain amount to collect download tax. Small businesses on the Internet cannot afford the time or money lost to bookkeeping expenses. Retailers like Amazon and Apple can- they have armies of accountants who can take care of the paperwork.
We ban R-rated films from minors without a parent accompanying the kids. The reason for this is the graphic nature of many films. (See Saving Private Ryan) Kids are exceptional impressionable, and many of these games are as violent if not more so than many R-rated movies. I have no problem if the kid's parent comes to the store and buys the game with the child. However, children alone and without supervision should not be allowed to randomly pick up ideas that they have no guidance for.
I know I'll get modded down. There's a reason these things should not be available to kids without guidance. The human brain does not develop its judgement part until between 18-22 years old, and the judgement of kids younger than 18 is notoriously horrible.
IMHO, there are a majority of kids who don't have proper guidance and have no moral frame of reference to deal with these situations. Examples:
- Recent story about a girl arrested for text messaging during class and putting the phone in her underwear so the teacher couldn't get it. - The many people who do professional wrestling moves on their little brothers and end up killing or disabling them. - Kids who do karate moves on others because Chuck Norris is so badass. - The girls at a Massachusetts middle/high school who treat getting pregnant is no big deal and mom will take care of the baby anyway. - The fact that two spaces after the end of a sentence seems to be too much to ask for.
I love libertarian views, but this stuff is not meant for people who have no rational frame of reference. I do not want these people influenced by something they are physically incapable of understanding. That said, there are a few exceptions, and the parents need to be the judge to determine whether that maturity is there or not.
When I read the title I immediately thought air hockey. These blocks would be cool floating around and interacting with each other on a cushion of air.
Counter example: My mother has a 20-something friend she met working at a fashion store. Currently, he is unemployed, and attending college full time. A few months ago he bought a rather expensive TV (a few thousand dollars). He's single and doesn't have a lot of money, yet still he made this huge purchase.
He could have chosen to save that money to pay for his medications, which he could recently not afford. He has a serious illness that could have caused him real problems without his meds.
High ranking officials often make it a point to *NOT* know, or be informed of, things that may jeopardize themselves politically and legally.
...analyst blows the whistle on illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts ordered by (in this case) Bush and Cheney.
I don't think your premise is correct. Bush and Cheney were high-level officials, yet you say they ordered all this illegal stuff. Is there a special exception to your rule?
don't you understand why computer scientists/engineers/it professionals are the butt of mathematician's jokes...
Actually, TFS says neither engineer, cs-related, nor professional (what is this?), but rather scientist. That could be anyone who does science for a living. Even a 5th grade science teacher.
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It is also mandatory in DNS records. (look at your zone files in/var/named) SOA = Start of Authority it's the zone for which your name server is authoritative. It's usually tied to one of your net blocks.
Service Oriented Architecture is the correct answer here, though.
I agree with the GP's opinion, and frankly, so do all of the top-level executives I know.
It tells a lot about a person's character... whether or not they are willing to stay busy, go all out, and make an effort to make the best of a bad situation. It shows a very strong work ethic and a good attitude. I imagine there are a lot of disagreements with this idea because many people who are unemployed take this criticism personally and as a sign of failure. My piano teacher had a poster that said, "A mistake is not an error until you refuse to correct it." If there's a problem, fix it. Don't just sit and complain about it.
Furthermore, if you don't have any companies who want to employ you, then you might need to take some of your education and experience off of your resume to cater to the job you need to have. Lying about experience you don't have is the thing you have to avoid on a resume.
Your other point was that you assume your potential employer is concerned with every facet of your personal life. Take off your tinfoil hat. If during the interview you get asked, "What did you do during this time?" it's easy to say something like "I stayed home with a sick wife/mother." You are not obligated to tell the employer that you gave the person in your care a sponge bath every night. If they ask that, then they are probably not people you would want to work for, and ethically they have serious problems.
You could also say, "I worked really hard to get through school and I decided to reward myself by taking a vacation." That implies that you had a goal and worked toward it, accomplished it, and are rewarding yourself because you did a good job. (Note that > 1 month is a very long vacation unless you have traveled the world. Incidentally, employers like to see any people who have spent time in other lands.)
Keeping busy is a major sign of maturity and helps the hirer decide whether or not you have a positive attitude. It shows that you are willing to lead and take responsibility for your actions. In this age of limited personal accountability, paint yourself so that employers know that you have the pride to never give up.
"You know, express their right to free speech and stuff?"
I think what you meant to say was that printers help information flow and that could encourage people to modernize their views. There is no free speech in Iran- it's a concept that originated in the west.
"...arrogant gun-toting cowboy maniacs with blond hair and blue eyes...."
Because so many of our cowboy ancestors came from Germany... baka!:-)
Anyway, there are certainly a lot of Takahashis in manga and anime production. Both the manga written for Inuyasha and the English translator for Rurouni Kenshin were done by Takahashis, if memory serves me correctly.
This title is misleading. There are many types of genius outside of math and physics. Artists, authors, composers, financial gurus, etc. can all be geniuses. To limit the definition of genius to a scientist is to discard most the minds who have greatly contributed to our society.
I'm not saying the submitter did this out of malice, but there is definitely a negative "stereotype" in the scientific community about intelligent people who do non-science-related work.
On the last line it reads: I'm not sure if this analogy is right, but the team said it was able to precisely define the size of a planet called WASP-10b which is orbiting around the star WASP-10, about 300 light-years from Earth."
He needs a comma "," after the "WASP-10b" in order to make the usage of "which" correct. If there's no comma in that context he needs to use "that" instead of "which." It's a common mistake. Actually, he'd be better off braking that sentence in two with the diction he chose.
The one I have done involves sitting behind someone, eyes closed, and having your nose stroked (by a third party) while you stroke someone else's nose in front of you. After a few seconds, your brain "clicks" and you feel like you have an incredibly long nose. This is because of the feedback loop where your brain feels something on your nose and your finger simultaneously, and your mental body image just changes instantly.
That example might be of the kinkiest innuendo's I've ever seen.
I simply don't like the music produced right now, and I don't think I'm alone. In the 60's through the 90's, the defining part of each piece of music was typically the melody. We listened to things that had beautiful sounds and chords. We had thought provoking lyrics that read like poetry, or lyrics that one could simply associate with.
Now music is so hip-hop/rap influenced that the only thing the composers seem to think about is the beat and the star-power behind each act. This commercialization + beat + weak melody is just not working a vast minority, if not a majority of music listeners. A song today probably only has a single catchy part that lasts a few seconds, and the rest is trash. We are expected to buy this music so we can hear the 5 seconds we like of a 3:30 min song. What about the song as a complete work of art?
This problem has always existed, but before it typically showed up as filler in an album. Now the album has been scaled down to fit inside of one song, and it's just not a compelling experience.
Really young people are going to like whatever is produced because they don't know anything better- that is certainly a big market. However, the music industry has almost completely lost the 18+ crowd by trying to cater to people who have relatively unestablished tastes. They got away from the fundamentals and they're getting severely burned. If they produced good work and were losing money to piracy, I would feel sympathy for the artists and even a little for the labels who do the sound engineering. Since their work is crap, though, I'm not spending a cent on any music they produce.
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I am guessing (am hoping) that total revenue from a business must be above a certain amount to collect download tax. Small businesses on the Internet cannot afford the time or money lost to bookkeeping expenses.
Retailers like Amazon and Apple can- they have armies of accountants who can take care of the paperwork.
I'm not so sure.
We ban R-rated films from minors without a parent accompanying the kids. The reason for this is the graphic nature of many films. (See Saving Private Ryan)
Kids are exceptional impressionable, and many of these games are as violent if not more so than many R-rated movies.
I have no problem if the kid's parent comes to the store and buys the game with the child. However, children alone and without supervision should not be allowed to randomly pick up ideas that they have no guidance for.
I know I'll get modded down. There's a reason these things should not be available to kids without guidance. The human brain does not develop its judgement part until between 18-22 years old, and the judgement of kids younger than 18 is notoriously horrible.
IMHO, there are a majority of kids who don't have proper guidance and have no moral frame of reference to deal with these situations. Examples:
- Recent story about a girl arrested for text messaging during class and putting the phone in her underwear so the teacher couldn't get it.
- The many people who do professional wrestling moves on their little brothers and end up killing or disabling them.
- Kids who do karate moves on others because Chuck Norris is so badass.
- The girls at a Massachusetts middle/high school who treat getting pregnant is no big deal and mom will take care of the baby anyway.
- The fact that two spaces after the end of a sentence seems to be too much to ask for.
I love libertarian views, but this stuff is not meant for people who have no rational frame of reference. I do not want these people influenced by something they are physically incapable of understanding. That said, there are a few exceptions, and the parents need to be the judge to determine whether that maturity is there or not.
I've always wanted to say to Prince (queue Dave Chappelle accent):
1999 called- it wants its party back.
When I read the title I immediately thought air hockey. These blocks would be cool floating around and interacting with each other on a cushion of air.
That is a very good idea. But I would like to expand it to fruit.
Disclosure: I call my server hardware "Grapefruit Server."
Ah, you show your age! The kids these days all use this: XD. Look in any youtube comment section.
...although I do consider it a bastardization of the insane genius that was lolspeak.
(un)inspirational.
Inspiration... that's it! Let's use songbird to do Christian Rock!
Counter example:
My mother has a 20-something friend she met working at a fashion store. Currently, he is unemployed, and attending college full time.
A few months ago he bought a rather expensive TV (a few thousand dollars). He's single and doesn't have a lot of money, yet still he made this huge purchase.
He could have chosen to save that money to pay for his medications, which he could recently not afford. He has a serious illness that could have caused him real problems without his meds.
He got the TV anyway.
I don't think your premise is correct. Bush and Cheney were high-level officials, yet you say they ordered all this illegal stuff. Is there a special exception to your rule?
Actually, TFS says neither engineer, cs-related, nor professional (what is this?), but rather scientist. That could be anyone who does science for a living. Even a 5th grade science teacher.
It is also mandatory in DNS records. (look at your zone files in /var/named)
SOA = Start of Authority
it's the zone for which your name server is authoritative. It's usually tied to one of your net blocks.
Service Oriented Architecture is the correct answer here, though.
All these buzzwords kill me.
I agree with the GP's opinion, and frankly, so do all of the top-level executives I know.
It tells a lot about a person's character... whether or not they are willing to stay busy, go all out, and make an effort to make the best of a bad situation. It shows a very strong work ethic and a good attitude. I imagine there are a lot of disagreements with this idea because many people who are unemployed take this criticism personally and as a sign of failure. My piano teacher had a poster that said, "A mistake is not an error until you refuse to correct it." If there's a problem, fix it. Don't just sit and complain about it.
Furthermore, if you don't have any companies who want to employ you, then you might need to take some of your education and experience off of your resume to cater to the job you need to have. Lying about experience you don't have is the thing you have to avoid on a resume.
Your other point was that you assume your potential employer is concerned with every facet of your personal life. Take off your tinfoil hat. If during the interview you get asked, "What did you do during this time?" it's easy to say something like "I stayed home with a sick wife/mother." You are not obligated to tell the employer that you gave the person in your care a sponge bath every night. If they ask that, then they are probably not people you would want to work for, and ethically they have serious problems.
You could also say, "I worked really hard to get through school and I decided to reward myself by taking a vacation." That implies that you had a goal and worked toward it, accomplished it, and are rewarding yourself because you did a good job. (Note that > 1 month is a very long vacation unless you have traveled the world. Incidentally, employers like to see any people who have spent time in other lands.)
Keeping busy is a major sign of maturity and helps the hirer decide whether or not you have a positive attitude. It shows that you are willing to lead and take responsibility for your actions. In this age of limited personal accountability, paint yourself so that employers know that you have the pride to never give up.
On the contrary, they revolve around them.
So you mean it's like World of Warcraft? :-)
After all these years, I can't believe there's no +5 "Masturbation Reference" mod. C'mon Rob!
"You know, express their right to free speech and stuff?"
I think what you meant to say was that printers help information flow and that could encourage people to modernize their views.
There is no free speech in Iran- it's a concept that originated in the west.
I didn't realize Arthas dropped this patent!
Here's a question: Can you convict a blind man for child pornography?
"...arrogant gun-toting cowboy maniacs with blond hair and blue eyes...."
Because so many of our cowboy ancestors came from Germany ... baka! :-)
Anyway, there are certainly a lot of Takahashis in manga and anime production. Both the manga written for Inuyasha and the English translator for Rurouni Kenshin were done by Takahashis, if memory serves me correctly.
This title is misleading. There are many types of genius outside of math and physics.
Artists, authors, composers, financial gurus, etc. can all be geniuses. To limit the definition of genius to a scientist is to discard most the minds who have greatly contributed to our society.
I'm not saying the submitter did this out of malice, but there is definitely a negative "stereotype" in the scientific community about intelligent people who do non-science-related work.
Actually, Roland did make a mistake...
On the last line it reads:
I'm not sure if this analogy is right, but the team said it was able to precisely define the size of a planet called WASP-10b which is orbiting around the star WASP-10, about 300 light-years from Earth."
He needs a comma "," after the "WASP-10b" in order to make the usage of "which" correct. If there's no comma in that context he needs to use "that" instead of "which." It's a common mistake. Actually, he'd be better off braking that sentence in two with the diction he chose.
>=)
Citation: http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/which.htm
I said something like that to a doctor once at Mayo clinic. Imagine my surprise when he snapped back, "You can get it from kissing a glass."
That example might be of the kinkiest innuendo's I've ever seen.
As a Lab TA, I have always wanted to do this.
I simply don't like the music produced right now, and I don't think I'm alone. In the 60's through the 90's, the defining part of each piece of music was typically the melody. We listened to things that had beautiful sounds and chords. We had thought provoking lyrics that read like poetry, or lyrics that one could simply associate with.
Now music is so hip-hop/rap influenced that the only thing the composers seem to think about is the beat and the star-power behind each act. This commercialization + beat + weak melody is just not working a vast minority, if not a majority of music listeners. A song today probably only has a single catchy part that lasts a few seconds, and the rest is trash. We are expected to buy this music so we can hear the 5 seconds we like of a 3:30 min song. What about the song as a complete work of art?
This problem has always existed, but before it typically showed up as filler in an album. Now the album has been scaled down to fit inside of one song, and it's just not a compelling experience.
Really young people are going to like whatever is produced because they don't know anything better- that is certainly a big market. However, the music industry has almost completely lost the 18+ crowd by trying to cater to people who have relatively unestablished tastes. They got away from the fundamentals and they're getting severely burned. If they produced good work and were losing money to piracy, I would feel sympathy for the artists and even a little for the labels who do the sound engineering. Since their work is crap, though, I'm not spending a cent on any music they produce.