Define porn. That's the problem with ideas like a.porn or.xxx domain - who defines it? For example, what about nudism? It's nakedness with genitals visible (oh no!). Porn? not a chance, in my book, but what about Ashcroft's book.
Besides, who is going to enforce such a separation? it may not even be constitutional here in the US, and there will always be a country with less-stringent rules that sites can take refuge in.
In short, such a proposal will not work. Get over it. Sex is a fact of life. If you find porn distasteful (I do, personally) DON'T LOOK.
Damn right, Montreal Geek! I'm 16, so I was a kid not long ago, and I remember. I first gained unrestricted Net access at 11, and discovered porn. Am I horribly damaged? Nope. I learned from it. What'd I learn? Porn is actually pretty boring, and it doesn't present a realistic picture of human sexuality. It was a learning experience.
My parents would not have approved, but they are obviously not quite as open as yours were. Too bad.
So... who's had a better time? Folks like you and I, who can learn from "inappropriate" experiences, or kids who aren't even allowed to hear swearing? I seem to recall a quote from some eighteenth century philosopher (Locke?) saying that it is a better thing to know something, and abstain from it, then not to know it at all. That seems true to me.
The MVC approach to software design is highly encouraged in Mac OS X Cocoa development. It's used in the AppKit and Foundation frameworks and in many applications.
I had never heard of it before learning Cocoa, but I was converted real quick. Using model-view-controller truly improves an application, even a small one.
The true advantage of MVC, in my opinion, is that it makes the application logic clear and reusable, even in single-programmer situations. It isn't just for multiple-person projects as described by MosesJones above.
Please... reply with a "just kidding." The Sims is not an accurate simulation of life in any way. For one thing, the "people" in the game are absurdly simple. As several other posters have pointed out, your character cannot be an introvert, etc.
What it means to identify patterns not only in grammar or math but in social behaviors?
I truly hope no one tries to learn about social behaviors from the Sims. That is, actually, one thing I worry about - people becoming too emotionally attached to electronic (non)entities. Believing something is right, because their Sim character can do it. Basically, thinking that The Sims is a reflection of real life. It simply isn't. It is a game, and makes as many or more simplifications than Civ does for kings.
Or Objective-C, native language of Mac OS X. It's supported by GCC, and IIRC you can compile Cocoa Objective-C programs for OS X on GNUStep.
Objective-C is truly awesome to work with after fighting with C on Classic Macs for years.
Not only do I agree with you wholeheartedly, but I am a teenager myself (I'm 16), as well as a pacifist.
It seems to me that your view on human sexuality is vastly more healthy (and more true) than mainstream views.
However, I would contend that violence does have a purpose and even a need, but only as a form of education. As it is violence is ridiculously glorified. Really, the same goes for irresponsible sex (listened to any rap lately?).
Not showing these things is not the answer. These things should be shown, so that people can learn from them.
Personally, I never used BeOS - it wanted a PCI PowerMac, and I had a Performa. But from what I've read/seen about it, it was quite similar in many ways to Mac OS X. I seem to remember that BeOS used C++ for development, Mac OS X uses Objective-C, which I prefer. These are both OO languages, however. They've both got both a command-line and a pretty interface.
That said, I will happily try OpenBeOS when they've got a nice, complete version ready.
In a word: QuickTime. TWO words: QuickTime. RealPlayer.
Personally, I don't use ActiveX either (I'm on a Mac), nor do I use Java or Flash. But then I'm weird. Most people (my family included) love their multimedia.
If you use the web for information, you won't care too much for plugins. If you use it for entertainment, you will.
Out of which side of the bed did you get up this morning, Anonymous Coward? Your comment was a bit difficult to understand, beyond the obvious derision towards myself and others who agree with me.
Are you saying, in your delightfully obscene post, that the writing of Orson Scott Card, a popular and respected author (first to win both Hugo and Nebula awards two years in a row, IIRC), is "pigshit", and his admirers fools?
And in conclusion, I might point out that your argument that "The fact that you think you're right doesn't prove that you are right" applies to my post as well as to yours.
How do you justify the statement "hasn't written a line worth reading in years"? I've read most of Card's recent books, and while "Shadow Puppets" was somewhat disappointing compared to, say, "Ender's Game", it wasn't bad by my standards. What on earth are you referring to as not worth reading?
I debate that statement about OS X. Mac OS X can run almost all apps for previous versions. Carbon programs run native, and others will run just fine in Classic. There are a few programs (mostly badly ported PC games) which crash in Classic, but the vast majority of programs run problem-free on X (even MPW!),
If they feel that way, why not just move to another country? I know they mention things like citizenship problems, but it seems like it would be a lot easier (and less provocative) to move (en masse or individually) to another nation more in-line with their beliefs, perhaps Switzerland.
How much, if any, of the dialogue and interaction between the teams and you, and between the two teams, was 'real'? That is, was any of the interaction scripted?
I recall one show involving the "NERDS" team (my favorite, for obvious reasons) hauling out a copy of "The New Hacker's Dictionary" to explain a phrase they employed ("cruft" IIRC), and I wondered at the time if they had come up with that themselves.
In any case, Junkyard Wars is a very cool show, especially when hosted by yourself and Mr. Llewellyn.
UCE is bad enough alone, but this jerk was sending spam with bad return addresses and deceptive subject lines. I mean, commercial email with subjects "Did I get the right email address?" to trick the user into opening it? That's just scummy.
Obviously, this guy got the _wrong_ email address. Go Washington!
I agree! I used to have about 15 floppies of docs. This was, naturally, before CD writers were common. About 12 of those disks were reformatted, relabeled AOL disks. Family members gave me theirs, too, because I needed more disk space.:)
Why'd I leave AOL? Not the customer service - the software. AOL's software, at least at the time I had it, was horrendous. It crashed every 15 minutes and cut you off the Net every 20. Just awful. It wasn't the access number or anything either - it was just screwed up. Plus, the endless ads, on the service which was being payed for, were evil.
So I got Earthlink, and love it.
By the way, my grandfather (who is in his mid 70's) still uses AOL. He complains of the same problems, even though he has a PC and I a Mac. He wants to switch, but too many people know his email address and he doesn't want the hassle.
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Why do you think I want the DVDs? :)
This is double-plus-ungood.
Define porn. That's the problem with ideas like a .porn or .xxx domain - who defines it? For example, what about nudism? It's nakedness with genitals visible (oh no!). Porn? not a chance, in my book, but what about Ashcroft's book.
Besides, who is going to enforce such a separation? it may not even be constitutional here in the US, and there will always be a country with less-stringent rules that sites can take refuge in.
In short, such a proposal will not work. Get over it. Sex is a fact of life. If you find porn distasteful (I do, personally) DON'T LOOK.
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Add "A People's History of the United States", by Howard Zinn, to the list.
He's gonna have to write a whole new book on Dubya.
Damn right, Montreal Geek! I'm 16, so I was a kid not long ago, and I remember. I first gained unrestricted Net access at 11, and discovered porn. Am I horribly damaged? Nope. I learned from it. What'd I learn? Porn is actually pretty boring, and it doesn't present a realistic picture of human sexuality. It was a learning experience.
My parents would not have approved, but they are obviously not quite as open as yours were. Too bad.
So... who's had a better time? Folks like you and I, who can learn from "inappropriate" experiences, or kids who aren't even allowed to hear swearing? I seem to recall a quote from some eighteenth century philosopher (Locke?) saying that it is a better thing to know something, and abstain from it, then not to know it at all. That seems true to me.
The article notes that not only Lindows, but also Lycoris, are supplying the OS's for these machines.
The MVC approach to software design is highly encouraged in Mac OS X Cocoa development. It's used in the AppKit and Foundation frameworks and in many applications.
I had never heard of it before learning Cocoa, but I was converted real quick. Using model-view-controller truly improves an application, even a small one.
The true advantage of MVC, in my opinion, is that it makes the application logic clear and reusable, even in single-programmer situations. It isn't just for multiple-person projects as described by MosesJones above.
That the top gift for too many /.'ers would be "a love life". :)
(yes, I'l take one too, Santa)...
Please... reply with a "just kidding." The Sims is not an accurate simulation of life in any way. For one thing, the "people" in the game are absurdly simple. As several other posters have pointed out, your character cannot be an introvert, etc.
What it means to identify patterns not only in grammar or math but in social behaviors?
I truly hope no one tries to learn about social behaviors from the Sims. That is, actually, one thing I worry about - people becoming too emotionally attached to electronic (non)entities. Believing something is right, because their Sim character can do it. Basically, thinking that The Sims is a reflection of real life. It simply isn't. It is a game, and makes as many or more simplifications than Civ does for kings.
The Sims may be fun, but it is not educational.
... or Smalltalk.
Or Objective-C, native language of Mac OS X. It's supported by GCC, and IIRC you can compile Cocoa Objective-C programs for OS X on GNUStep.
Objective-C is truly awesome to work with after fighting with C on Classic Macs for years.
Not only do I agree with you wholeheartedly, but I am a teenager myself (I'm 16), as well as a pacifist.
It seems to me that your view on human sexuality is vastly more healthy (and more true) than mainstream views.
However, I would contend that violence does have a purpose and even a need, but only as a form of education. As it is violence is ridiculously glorified. Really, the same goes for irresponsible sex (listened to any rap lately?).
Not showing these things is not the answer. These things should be shown, so that people can learn from them.
Personally, I never used BeOS - it wanted a PCI PowerMac, and I had a Performa. But from what I've read/seen about it, it was quite similar in many ways to Mac OS X. I seem to remember that BeOS used C++ for development, Mac OS X uses Objective-C, which I prefer. These are both OO languages, however. They've both got both a command-line and a pretty interface.
That said, I will happily try OpenBeOS when they've got a nice, complete version ready.
They want an example... plant a copy of DeCSS on their machine, and call the MPAA. :)
In a word: QuickTime. TWO words: QuickTime. RealPlayer.
Personally, I don't use ActiveX either (I'm on a Mac), nor do I use Java or Flash. But then I'm weird. Most people (my family included) love their multimedia.
If you use the web for information, you won't care too much for plugins. If you use it for entertainment, you will.
Out of which side of the bed did you get up this morning, Anonymous Coward? Your comment was a bit difficult to understand, beyond the obvious derision towards myself and others who agree with me.
Are you saying, in your delightfully obscene post, that the writing of Orson Scott Card, a popular and respected author (first to win both Hugo and Nebula awards two years in a row, IIRC), is "pigshit", and his admirers fools?
And in conclusion, I might point out that your argument that "The fact that you think you're right doesn't prove that you are right" applies to my post as well as to yours.
How do you justify the statement "hasn't written a line worth reading in years"? I've read most of Card's recent books, and while "Shadow Puppets" was somewhat disappointing compared to, say, "Ender's Game", it wasn't bad by my standards. What on earth are you referring to as not worth reading?
I debate that statement about OS X. Mac OS X can run almost all apps for previous versions. Carbon programs run native, and others will run just fine in Classic. There are a few programs (mostly badly ported PC games) which crash in Classic, but the vast majority of programs run problem-free on X (even MPW!),
But can they arrive in time to collect?
"NobodyexpectstheSpa... oh bugger."
Surely it's severely damaged somebody....
If they feel that way, why not just move to another country? I know they mention things like citizenship problems, but it seems like it would be a lot easier (and less provocative) to move (en masse or individually) to another nation more in-line with their beliefs, perhaps Switzerland.
How much, if any, of the dialogue and interaction between the teams and you, and between the two teams, was 'real'? That is, was any of the interaction scripted?
I recall one show involving the "NERDS" team (my favorite, for obvious reasons) hauling out a copy of "The New Hacker's Dictionary" to explain a phrase they employed ("cruft" IIRC), and I wondered at the time if they had come up with that themselves.
In any case, Junkyard Wars is a very cool show, especially when hosted by yourself and Mr. Llewellyn.
UCE is bad enough alone, but this jerk was sending spam with bad return addresses and deceptive subject lines. I mean, commercial email with subjects "Did I get the right email address?" to trick the user into opening it? That's just scummy.
Obviously, this guy got the _wrong_ email address. Go Washington!
I agree! I used to have about 15 floppies of docs. This was, naturally, before CD writers were common. About 12 of those disks were reformatted, relabeled AOL disks. Family members gave me theirs, too, because I needed more disk space. :)
Why'd I leave AOL? Not the customer service - the software. AOL's software, at least at the time I had it, was horrendous. It crashed every 15 minutes and cut you off the Net every 20. Just awful. It wasn't the access number or anything either - it was just screwed up. Plus, the endless ads, on the service which was being payed for, were evil.
So I got Earthlink, and love it.
By the way, my grandfather (who is in his mid 70's) still uses AOL. He complains of the same problems, even though he has a PC and I a Mac. He wants to switch, but too many people know his email address and he doesn't want the hassle.
"Ministry of Culture and Information"... yeah right. Taken from the pages of 1984.