The simple things are the best. If you work in a two story building, use the elevator. When you get home, two sets of 25 situps. Pushups to your discretion. Don't eat microwaveable meals for lunch. You can stay mighty lean on deli sandwiches. The most important thing is to monitor what you eat. At least in America, we have a diet which is a hold-over from the days where the predominant profession was farming. Eggs, Eggs, Steak, Eggs and Ham is not a viable diet when you sit in front of a monitor. There is a reason why steak and eggs is a "lumberjacks breakfast". It's only viable if you're burning a hojillian calories a day chopping down trees.
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So, the EPI looked at only 3.3% (257 / 78) Except you want to divide 78 by 257, which is 30%. I never thought I would make one of those typical anal retentive slashdot posts correcting grammar, or some such, but it's actually a rather large point. 30% is a pretty large statistical sampling.
I've never liked the phrase information overload. As I see it, there are two possible states regarding information. Having a whole lot of it, or not having enough. If I were given the choice, I will opt for the former over the latter everytime. I don't mean to rip on stonebeat, but "Information Overload" is a phrase tailor made for a government censor, who wants to cut back our access to information, while at the same time, telling us it's for our own good. I know, offtopic, I'm sorry, but it's a pet peeve.
You're the single silliest example of constrictive Theocracy in action. The matrix is banned because it questions your main sponsored religion/s? Keanu Reeves is a percieved threat to your rule? The matrix is about action. The philosophy aspect of it is not at all complex. If your political system can be overthrown by Keanu Reeves, one of two statements are true.
#1: Your citizens are weakminded, foolish, and easily swayed. #2: Your hold on power is tenuous, and you cannot handle the slightest challenge to your authority. . My money is on #2.
I hope Apple makes this story very, very public
Why? Because a district decided that Apple computers were irrelevant to the education of it's students? Not that I think turning down free equiptment is a good thing. You can always use them as standalones for the art dept, or some for some other function, but Schools are charged with preparing students for employment, essentially. And when these kids get employed, they will most likely be using PCs, regardless of OS. I question the wisdom of turning down a free computer, but realistically, the student putting MacOS on the "Proficiency" section of his resume is only adding a feather in his cap. A dirty, weather beaten feather. The part that will score the points is where he lists "Microsoft Office". You don't have to like it, I don't even like it, but that's the way it is.
So why the article? A solid 3% of Slashdot is reserved for imposing a submitters political views in an otherwise non-political story, about something that the general/. audience probably won't care about. I might think I took the wrong offramp is I didn't see a weekly article posted who's Ledes didn't function for any other purpose then to diss America/religion/people "dumber" then the submitter. Love the forum slashdot, don't get me wrong. But I have to agree with Violet here. The Lede to the article is marginally offtopic, and not particularly newsworthy. But then, this is the games section, the well travelled, but seemy underbelly of/.
But Otter, it's so much easier to just tack something on to an already existing law/bill. After all, think of all the writing one has to do to introduce a new bill for a vote which is uncertain? Just tack it onto something politically friendly, like, say, RICO, brainchild of the kennedies. Who's going to vote against expanding a racketeering law? That would make you pro-organized crime when you run for re-election, regardless of the merit of your vote.
the world's first "strata-coaster," a 420-footer So this roller coaster is exactly 4:20 feet 'high'? I wonder if that top out was intentional? Chuckle. If you don't get the joke, than I applaud your studious nature when you were in high school/college. You probably make more money than I do now.
I miss the days when I was younger and had no awareness of these soul-crushing truths.
The sketch that did it for me was the SNL bit where James Bond finds out he's got every STD known to man, and hundreds of new ones, hereafter classified as Jamesbond001, JamesBond002, etc. He's calling all the people he's ever slept with, and at one point, he calls up stately Wayne Manor. "Hello, is Batman in? Excellent, could you put him on? No, no, stay on the line Robin, this concerns you too."
This "Doppler shift" indicates a star being tugged back-and-forth by an orbiting planet's gravity. I like the way the put Doppler shift in quotes, as though they were indicating this was some fantastic new discovery, used only in the detection of extra-solar planets. One of the most heinous offenses being committed today is the dumbing down of news-writing. Look, if someone is reading the paper, or a science website, chances are they have more than a fourth grade education. The days when people of that level read newspapers is dead and gone. Those people are watching TV news now. So punch up the writing. Don't feel the need to put a well recognized phenomenon in quotes (on a science oriented website no less). Hell, even if this was a website oriented towards young students, they're probably above the fourth grade level if they are dealing with astronomy and the detection of extra-solar planets. And if I'm wrong about that, then why don't they explain more thoroughly what the Doppler shift is? Sometimes I just need to take a deep breath, and tell myself that I'm not alone in this world.
It's hard to know where to begin with this one. I think about it in reverse -- what would happen if we didn't have access to what the government is doing? Right on sir. All too often we look at government in the wrong direction. The constitution does not "grant us" anything, it is used to restrict the governments domain. Similarly, the FOIA does grant the citizen anything, rather, it stifles the governments ability to engage in clandestine affairs. This is what makes the patriot act V1.0 so insidious, is that it allows the government to move in a clandestine fashion, and in fact violates the Fourth ammendment. The FOIA is beautiful in it's keeping with the ideals of the founding fathers. It limits the governments ability to act without pretense, clandestinely. It would only make sense that Patriot Act V2.0 would get rid of such a hindrance to the government.
This doesn't set any kind of precedent at all for the college students, unfortunately for them. All the judge said was that the companies putting out the file sharing programs can't be sued because their product was being used for illegal purposes. The college students themselves were themselves making the files available, or downloading the files. Though the maker of the medium they were using to distribute files can't be sued, that's not to say that the individual users can't be.
The first time I saw the Final Fantasy movie, I agree, it sucked. But I was trying to fit it into a Sci-Fi type theme. The second time I watched it, I realized that it's actually a Horror movie. Once I was able to approach it from the proper frame of referance, it's actually quite a good movie. And the voice talent is not for nothing either. Yes, it bombed. Yes it practically destroyed square. But as far as horror flicks go, it was actually quite good.
Burt - you rock. You rock in the way that NASA used to rock. You rock in the way most NASA engineers would love to be allowed to rock. Classic. I'm sure there's a nasa engineer out there somewhere paraphrasing the words of Homer Simpson "I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day, then it was every other day, and now I'm lucky if I can find one night per week with which to get funky." The quote that thrilled me the most in the article though was that Mssr. Rutan and co. were not looking for additional funding. This organization seems to be as unlike NASA's current leadership as is possible.
One point -- please don't confuse the United States with Canada and Mexico. You referred to the U.S. as America. America is a continent. There are several governments upon this continent, one of which is the United States of America. My phrasing was quite precise.
As to your second complaint, what does your problem with current events in iraq have to do with lead poisoning? State your political views in a comment or article about politics. Would you write a header merging your displeasure with Iraq in an Astronomy article? As far as your typical rant against capitalism and our suckering for Advertising, I don't know what you're talking about pal. I don't own a dell, and I don't connect via America online. Yet you included me in your sampling of northern, central, and south America. Basically, here's my take. You want to generalize? You want to disparage those less wise then yourself? Fine. But post it on Fark, and keep it out of an article on lead poisoning. You want to draw some bizarre corrallary between lead products and lack of wisdom? Post it as a comment, not as the damn lede to the article. *sigh*, sorry fellow science readers, all 10 of you, please rejoin your regularly scheduled analysis, nothing to see here.
This header is editorialism at it's worst. I'm sure constant doesn't have any axe to grind at all, and that this incindiery post is unintentional in every way, but nothing says "put me on your foes list" like a header that #1:Insults an entire Continent, #2:Insults said continents ability to comprehend politics/science, and #3:Emphatically states that said continents inahbitants are unable to refuse the siren song of Madison avenue. Ordinarily, I try to avoid vulgarity, trolling, and plain being offtopic, but F@!$ you too Constantnormal And Michael, I'm not one of these cats that criticises you all the time, but damn. In this case, you might have wanted to think this one over before posting.
Spiderman was a cool comic book because Marvel, not sony, not you, and not some amorphous, non corporate comic machine in the sky, paid cool artists, and cool writers, to produce a cool comic, which had to be printed on a cool press, and distributed nationwide. This takes money, and if Marvel doesn't recieve the fat royalties that come from having a lucrative franchise (are people allowed to have those anymore on/.?)then there will be no more cool comics. I remember when someone could be protective of their own intellectual property, and not be sanctimoniously lectured about it. This is not a troll, though it will likely be modded as such.
EA has been making it's games with Nvidia in mind for many moons now. When I worked there a year ago, the latest version of their golf game was dubbed "Tiger Woods' Nvidia Golf." It just didn't run that well on anything other than a Nvidia video card. EA is a large company, and they are ALL about bottom line. So it's not at all surprising that they are going to side with the company that (currently) is tops in sales, both retail and OEM. But ATI is making moves, so this might not be the smoovest of moves.
Its all about kick punch kick, run away, kick punch kick, 3d animation... And? Look, I'm going to watch the Hulk when it comes out too, and I won't be watching for political themes, nor will I watch XMEN2 to see a superb ensemble cast. I, and most SciFi/movie fans are going to the matrix, et all, to see the skill with which the production tools are used. Cameras, Sets, Special effects. If you can appreciate what it takes to film a movie and make it visually appealing, there doesn't need to be a subplot about a frenchman contemplating some existential question. Just say no to movie snobbery
I don't agree with most arguments for file-sharing. It is common sense that the artists and lavels should make money for the songs Hear, Hear. I don't condone the theft of media either, but the RIAA has behaved so poorly, I find myself unwilling to argue in their defense, even from a strictly philosophical *theft is wrong* sense. The RIAA is of course going to be disliked by heavy p2p users, but things like this, and lobbying to make firewalls illegal just serve to alienate themselves from reasonable individuals, who would otherwise argue in their defense. This is absolute madness.
this yalies idea for a curriculum Glancing through, it appears the lesson plan has it's moments, though it's not entirely too deep (jobs of the future?), but the bibliography included seemed to supply some good jumping off points for the submitter. Google, and ye shall find.
If you find yourself in need of a camera, you should probably go for the camera. Whereas if you find yourself on MUNI without anything to do, you would want the Gameboy. All those comparison are nice, but you could offer the same comparisons between a lightbulb and a toothbrush. If I need to see where I'm going, I'll pick up the lightbulb, regardless of the ammount of "features" the toothbrush comes with.
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The simple things are the best. If you work in a two story building, use the elevator.
When you get home, two sets of 25 situps. Pushups to your discretion.
Don't eat microwaveable meals for lunch. You can stay mighty lean on deli sandwiches.
The most important thing is to monitor what you eat. At least in America, we have a diet which is a hold-over from the days where the predominant profession was farming. Eggs, Eggs, Steak, Eggs and Ham is not a viable diet when you sit in front of a monitor.
There is a reason why steak and eggs is a "lumberjacks breakfast". It's only viable if you're burning a hojillian calories a day chopping down trees.
So, the EPI looked at only 3.3% (257 / 78)
Except you want to divide 78 by 257, which is 30%.
I never thought I would make one of those typical anal retentive slashdot posts correcting grammar, or some such, but it's actually a rather large point. 30% is a pretty large statistical sampling.
I've never liked the phrase information overload. As I see it, there are two possible states regarding information. Having a whole lot of it, or not having enough. If I were given the choice, I will opt for the former over the latter everytime.
I don't mean to rip on stonebeat, but "Information Overload" is a phrase tailor made for a government censor, who wants to cut back our access to information, while at the same time, telling us it's for our own good.
I know, offtopic, I'm sorry, but it's a pet peeve.
1) Download firewall
2) Install Firewall
Haven't you been paying attention? The RIAA and MPAA wouldn't mind making THOSE illegal as well.
You're the single silliest example of constrictive Theocracy in action.
The matrix is banned because it questions your main sponsored religion/s? Keanu Reeves is a percieved threat to your rule?
The matrix is about action. The philosophy aspect of it is not at all complex. If your political system can be overthrown by Keanu Reeves, one of two statements are true.
#1: Your citizens are weakminded, foolish, and easily swayed.
#2: Your hold on power is tenuous, and you cannot handle the slightest challenge to your authority.
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My money is on #2.
I hope Apple makes this story very, very public
Why? Because a district decided that Apple computers were irrelevant to the education of it's students?
Not that I think turning down free equiptment is a good thing. You can always use them as standalones for the art dept, or some for some other function, but Schools are charged with preparing students for employment, essentially. And when these kids get employed, they will most likely be using PCs, regardless of OS.
I question the wisdom of turning down a free computer, but realistically, the student putting MacOS on the "Proficiency" section of his resume is only adding a feather in his cap. A dirty, weather beaten feather. The part that will score the points is where he lists "Microsoft Office".
You don't have to like it, I don't even like it, but that's the way it is.
Slashdot crowd isn't what it used to be.
Ever since user #461009 signed up, it's all been downhill
So why the article? /. audience probably won't care about. /.
A solid 3% of Slashdot is reserved for imposing a submitters political views in an otherwise non-political story, about something that the general
I might think I took the wrong offramp is I didn't see a weekly article posted who's Ledes didn't function for any other purpose then to diss America/religion/people "dumber" then the submitter.
Love the forum slashdot, don't get me wrong. But I have to agree with Violet here. The Lede to the article is marginally offtopic, and not particularly newsworthy.
But then, this is the games section, the well travelled, but seemy underbelly of
But Otter, it's so much easier to just tack something on to an already existing law/bill. After all, think of all the writing one has to do to introduce a new bill for a vote which is uncertain? Just tack it onto something politically friendly, like, say, RICO, brainchild of the kennedies. Who's going to vote against expanding a racketeering law? That would make you pro-organized crime when you run for re-election, regardless of the merit of your vote.
the world's first "strata-coaster," a 420-footer
So this roller coaster is exactly 4:20 feet 'high'? I wonder if that top out was intentional? Chuckle.
If you don't get the joke, than I applaud your studious nature when you were in high school/college. You probably make more money than I do now.
I miss the days when I was younger and had no awareness of these soul-crushing truths.
The sketch that did it for me was the SNL bit where James Bond finds out he's got every STD known to man, and hundreds of new ones, hereafter classified as Jamesbond001, JamesBond002, etc.
He's calling all the people he's ever slept with, and at one point, he calls up stately Wayne Manor.
"Hello, is Batman in? Excellent, could you put him on? No, no, stay on the line Robin, this concerns you too."
This "Doppler shift" indicates a star being tugged back-and-forth by an orbiting planet's gravity.
I like the way the put Doppler shift in quotes, as though they were indicating this was some fantastic new discovery, used only in the detection of extra-solar planets.
One of the most heinous offenses being committed today is the dumbing down of news-writing. Look, if someone is reading the paper, or a science website, chances are they have more than a fourth grade education. The days when people of that level read newspapers is dead and gone. Those people are watching TV news now. So punch up the writing. Don't feel the need to put a well recognized phenomenon in quotes (on a science oriented website no less).
Hell, even if this was a website oriented towards young students, they're probably above the fourth grade level if they are dealing with astronomy and the detection of extra-solar planets. And if I'm wrong about that, then why don't they explain more thoroughly what the Doppler shift is?
Sometimes I just need to take a deep breath, and tell myself that I'm not alone in this world.
It's hard to know where to begin with this one. I think about it in reverse -- what would happen if we didn't have access to what the government is doing?
Right on sir. All too often we look at government in the wrong direction. The constitution does not "grant us" anything, it is used to restrict the governments domain. Similarly, the FOIA does grant the citizen anything, rather, it stifles the governments ability to engage in clandestine affairs.
This is what makes the patriot act V1.0 so insidious, is that it allows the government to move in a clandestine fashion, and in fact violates the Fourth ammendment. The FOIA is beautiful in it's keeping with the ideals of the founding fathers. It limits the governments ability to act without pretense, clandestinely.
It would only make sense that Patriot Act V2.0 would get rid of such a hindrance to the government.
This doesn't set any kind of precedent at all for the college students, unfortunately for them. All the judge said was that the companies putting out the file sharing programs can't be sued because their product was being used for illegal purposes. The college students themselves were themselves making the files available, or downloading the files. Though the maker of the medium they were using to distribute files can't be sued, that's not to say that the individual users can't be.
The first time I saw the Final Fantasy movie, I agree, it sucked. But I was trying to fit it into a Sci-Fi type theme.
The second time I watched it, I realized that it's actually a Horror movie. Once I was able to approach it from the proper frame of referance, it's actually quite a good movie.
And the voice talent is not for nothing either.
Yes, it bombed. Yes it practically destroyed square. But as far as horror flicks go, it was actually quite good.
Burt - you rock. You rock in the way that NASA used to rock. You rock in the way most NASA engineers would love to be allowed to rock.
Classic. I'm sure there's a nasa engineer out there somewhere paraphrasing the words of Homer Simpson
"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day, then it was every other day, and now I'm lucky if I can find one night per week with which to get funky."
The quote that thrilled me the most in the article though was that Mssr. Rutan and co. were not looking for additional funding. This organization seems to be as unlike NASA's current leadership as is possible.
One point -- please don't confuse the United States with Canada and Mexico.
You referred to the U.S. as America. America is a continent. There are several governments upon this continent, one of which is the United States of America. My phrasing was quite precise.
As to your second complaint, what does your problem with current events in iraq have to do with lead poisoning? State your political views in a comment or article about politics. Would you write a header merging your displeasure with Iraq in an Astronomy article?
As far as your typical rant against capitalism and our suckering for Advertising, I don't know what you're talking about pal. I don't own a dell, and I don't connect via America online. Yet you included me in your sampling of northern, central, and south America.
Basically, here's my take. You want to generalize? You want to disparage those less wise then yourself? Fine. But post it on Fark, and keep it out of an article on lead poisoning. You want to draw some bizarre corrallary between lead products and lack of wisdom? Post it as a comment, not as the damn lede to the article.
*sigh*, sorry fellow science readers, all 10 of you, please rejoin your regularly scheduled analysis, nothing to see here.
This header is editorialism at it's worst. I'm sure constant doesn't have any axe to grind at all, and that this incindiery post is unintentional in every way, but nothing says "put me on your foes list" like a header that
#1:Insults an entire Continent,
#2:Insults said continents ability to comprehend politics/science, and
#3:Emphatically states that said continents inahbitants are unable to refuse the siren song of Madison avenue.
Ordinarily, I try to avoid vulgarity, trolling, and plain being offtopic, but F@!$ you too Constantnormal
And Michael, I'm not one of these cats that criticises you all the time, but damn. In this case, you might have wanted to think this one over before posting.
I even hit preview a couple of times before submitting. Shame on me.
Spiderman was a cool comic book because Marvel, not sony, not you, and not some amorphous, non corporate comic machine in the sky, paid cool artists, and cool writers, to produce a cool comic, which had to be printed on a cool press, and distributed nationwide. /.?)then there will be no more cool comics.
This takes money, and if Marvel doesn't recieve the fat royalties that come from having a lucrative franchise (are people allowed to have those anymore on
I remember when someone could be protective of their own intellectual property, and not be sanctimoniously lectured about it.
This is not a troll, though it will likely be modded as such.
EA has been making it's games with Nvidia in mind for many moons now. When I worked there a year ago, the latest version of their golf game was dubbed "Tiger Woods' Nvidia Golf." It just didn't run that well on anything other than a Nvidia video card.
EA is a large company, and they are ALL about bottom line. So it's not at all surprising that they are going to side with the company that (currently) is tops in sales, both retail and OEM.
But ATI is making moves, so this might not be the smoovest of moves.
Its all about kick punch kick, run away, kick punch kick, 3d animation...
And?
Look, I'm going to watch the Hulk when it comes out too, and I won't be watching for political themes, nor will I watch XMEN2 to see a superb ensemble cast.
I, and most SciFi/movie fans are going to the matrix, et all, to see the skill with which the production tools are used. Cameras, Sets, Special effects. If you can appreciate what it takes to film a movie and make it visually appealing, there doesn't need to be a subplot about a frenchman contemplating some existential question.
Just say no to movie snobbery
I don't agree with most arguments for file-sharing. It is common sense that the artists and lavels should make money for the songs
Hear, Hear. I don't condone the theft of media either, but the RIAA has behaved so poorly, I find myself unwilling to argue in their defense, even from a strictly philosophical *theft is wrong* sense.
The RIAA is of course going to be disliked by heavy p2p users, but things like this, and lobbying to make firewalls illegal just serve to alienate themselves from reasonable individuals, who would otherwise argue in their defense. This is absolute madness.
this yalies idea for a curriculum
Glancing through, it appears the lesson plan has it's moments, though it's not entirely too deep (jobs of the future?), but the bibliography included seemed to supply some good jumping off points for the submitter.
Google, and ye shall find.
If you find yourself in need of a camera, you should probably go for the camera. Whereas if you find yourself on MUNI without anything to do, you would want the Gameboy.
All those comparison are nice, but you could offer the same comparisons between a lightbulb and a toothbrush. If I need to see where I'm going, I'll pick up the lightbulb, regardless of the ammount of "features" the toothbrush comes with.