I know "Duo" refers to being both a tablet and a netbook, but I feel like it's an intentional reference to Intel's Core Duo processors. I don't think it's right to imply that connection if you're going to use an Atom processor. That said, I find myself interested.
Unfortunately, the article is devoid of details. What kind of battery life can we expect? Will it run WIndows 7 or Android maybe? Both? How much will it cost?
These people must be ostracized and made to feel their fabulous stupidity. If I ever encountered one of these people in real life, I would have to call them an idiot. The best part is that they associated this information with their facebook profiles.
The verb "to be" is almost always irregular in any language. English certainly is inconsistent (all languages are), but citing the irregular nature of "to be" isn't particularly good example.
Here's what all that looks like in German:
ich war/bin/werde sein du warst/bist/wirst sein er war/ist/wird sein wir waren/sind/werden sein ihr wart/seid/werdet sein sie waren/sind/werden sein
Actually, data isn't a collective noun like Aerosmith. Aerosmith isn't the plural of anything, but data is the plural of datum. Saying "the data is..." is simply inconsistent. I would say incorrect, but everyone over here does it. The language evolves I guess.
This is not Apple news. This belongs in the Idle section. This is what the Idle section was created for. It makes stories like this easy to spot and thus easy to ignore.
I think the vendors that constantly have buggy initial releases are the same consistently.
EA? I expect a buggy release or a release that doesn't run well or at all.
Blizzard? Mostly ships pretty functional games or expansions these days. Blizzard has enough money and enough of a following that they don't have to shove software out before it's ready. Their recent betas seem to have fewer bugs than other studios' releases.
In Minnesota (and almost all of the United States) the public transportation is so poor that most people would be unable to function without driving. They would quickly lose their job and become homeless. This certainly isn't true for many cities, but it is especially true for the rural population.
The unfortunate result is that our society has become much more relaxed about drunk driving.
People who learn english as a second language are less likely to make that mistake because the mistake comes from them sounding the same. Usually second languages are learned as much from reading as from speaking, so the difference is clearer.
I didn't read that passage as being racist at all. The author was clearly talking about increasing diversity in games and how the standard space-marine character pushes against that. Do not confuse the lack of diversity with racism. They are very different things.
Incidentally, how exactly can you interpret Mozart's 5th symphony to be racist? Is there something abut B flat I don't know? Do you object to the thin orchestration?
A gay gamer (or any form of entertainment) site can offer a different perspective on a few important issues that are probably more important to the LGBT community.
1) How does the game/movie/etc handle sexuality? Is it presented that heterosexuality is the only way?
2) How does the piece of entertainment treat gay characters? Is there a gay stereotype that gets repeatedly mocked? Is there a realistic but gay character?
So yes, a game that a heterosexual teenager might find awesome could be injected with enough homophobia that a gay teenager might find it completely offensive.
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I know "Duo" refers to being both a tablet and a netbook, but I feel like it's an intentional reference to Intel's Core Duo processors. I don't think it's right to imply that connection if you're going to use an Atom processor. That said, I find myself interested.
Unfortunately, the article is devoid of details. What kind of battery life can we expect? Will it run WIndows 7 or Android maybe? Both? How much will it cost?
Oh. Oh dear.
These people must be ostracized and made to feel their fabulous stupidity. If I ever encountered one of these people in real life, I would have to call them an idiot. The best part is that they associated this information with their facebook profiles.
I bet all of them have weak passwords, too.
I see by your Facebook page that you mean the University of Washington. The REAL UW (Wisconsin) had no trouble with email today.
Good point. I'll have to think about that.
The verb "to be" is almost always irregular in any language. English certainly is inconsistent (all languages are), but citing the irregular nature of "to be" isn't particularly good example.
Here's what all that looks like in German:
ich war/bin/werde sein
du warst/bist/wirst sein
er war/ist/wird sein
wir waren/sind/werden sein
ihr wart/seid/werdet sein
sie waren/sind/werden sein
Actually, data isn't a collective noun like Aerosmith. Aerosmith isn't the plural of anything, but data is the plural of datum. Saying "the data is..." is simply inconsistent. I would say incorrect, but everyone over here does it. The language evolves I guess.
I found Jesus. He was at the bus stop.
This is not Apple news. This belongs in the Idle section. This is what the Idle section was created for. It makes stories like this easy to spot and thus easy to ignore.
I might get excited if they actually care to update their mac version this time. I'm still waiting for 1.0.2, let alone 1.0.3.
I think I'll pass this time. I'll stick with companies that actually support their software.
"This is a big f*cking deal."
No. It's a big fucking deal. Just print the U please, it won't hurt anyone.
Replacing the vowel in profanity with some other character doesn't fool anyone. Everyone knows still you're swearing.
The Onion was started in Wisconsin. We commemorate that by creating real events to emulate Onion parodies.
That was a great comment. You and people like you truly make Slashdot worth reading.
Thanks for lurking here.
What's the difference between a photo editor and an image editor?
Thanks
The dialogue and characters were for kids. The plot (trade federation blockade) was definitely for adults.
No person existed who could both stand the lame dialogue and 1-dimensional characters who could also understand the plot.
This has been done before, and withstood legal challenges, so don't think they won't do it again.
Citation needed.
I think the vendors that constantly have buggy initial releases are the same consistently.
EA? I expect a buggy release or a release that doesn't run well or at all.
Blizzard? Mostly ships pretty functional games or expansions these days. Blizzard has enough money and enough of a following that they don't have to shove software out before it's ready. Their recent betas seem to have fewer bugs than other studios' releases.
In Minnesota (and almost all of the United States) the public transportation is so poor that most people would be unable to function without driving. They would quickly lose their job and become homeless. This certainly isn't true for many cities, but it is especially true for the rural population.
The unfortunate result is that our society has become much more relaxed about drunk driving.
People who learn english as a second language are less likely to make that mistake because the mistake comes from them sounding the same. Usually second languages are learned as much from reading as from speaking, so the difference is clearer.
That's a good one. Thanks.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pro1.htm
just FYI :-)
This is definitely one of the funniest comments I've ever read on slashdot. Thank you.
Octopus is not a latin word. It's greek. The correct plural would be "octopaedus". You know, if you wanted to be pedantic.
(this comment meant to be light hearted)
Likewise for system shock 2. The protagonist is always addressed as "hacker". It may be true of the original also. I don't know.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
I didn't read that passage as being racist at all. The author was clearly talking about increasing diversity in games and how the standard space-marine character pushes against that. Do not confuse the lack of diversity with racism. They are very different things.
Incidentally, how exactly can you interpret Mozart's 5th symphony to be racist? Is there something abut B flat I don't know? Do you object to the thin orchestration?
A gay gamer (or any form of entertainment) site can offer a different perspective on a few important issues that are probably more important to the LGBT community.
1) How does the game/movie/etc handle sexuality? Is it presented that heterosexuality is the only way?
2) How does the piece of entertainment treat gay characters? Is there a gay stereotype that gets repeatedly mocked? Is there a realistic but gay character?
So yes, a game that a heterosexual teenager might find awesome could be injected with enough homophobia that a gay teenager might find it completely offensive.