I think we always learn languages the same way, the only difference between a baby and an adult learning is that the baby doesn't have a first language to fall back on so their need to learn to communicate is greater.
Watching my first kid learn to speak was like watching myself try to learn Spanish. First, was total immersion and a complete lack of understanding. Eventually, there were attempts at copying the sounds; these attempts eventually led into attempts at forming words. Once the vocabulary reached a certain level words got combined to form simple sentences with noises and pointing to fill in the rest. From there, you're relatively close to having a full conversation.
This is the closest I could find. The article is from 2001 and your particular query is only covered in the last paragraph, but the whole article is kind of interesting.
At some point you will sleep. The problem is that you will also urinate at some point. Personally, I prefer that those two facts don't overlap. If you're holding it in just so you don't fall asleep I strongly suggest pulling over on a side road for half an hour and taking a nap instead.
I really wish they ran a live version of the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe in place of it.
SG:Atlantis and SG1 were great shows. SGU just lacked any of the wit and fun those shows brought us. I watched SG:A and SG1 because they were fun, last thing I really needed was a giant bummer.
It was the lack of wit and "let's see what part of the ship breaks down this week!" that killed SGU for me. I think SGU had a lot of potential but it was basically Twilight in space.
So, it's simple. Every slashdotter should know this by now.
There's the problem, every Slashdotter knows this but what about everybody else? Your average consumer doesn't know/care about any of this and until they do, this whole issue is going to continue for the rest of us. As long as the majority of Sony's customers just want to play on their PS3 and believe all hackers are puppy killers Sony doesn't need to care about whether its customers are even aware of being abused.
Fingers and more than a normal level of X-rays enter my ass only for medical or sexual reasons (figure out for yourself which of the two can't be used for sex).
I'm fairly sure enough exposure to X-rays can make you sterile so I can see where they would have their uses for sex.
True, but you are still clearly capable of interpreting a pie chart. The exact words used by the person who caused a bar chart were "Pie chart? I have no idea how to interpret this..." leading me to believe they probably won't do much better with a bar chart.;)
The space race was all about politics when the US and USSR were barely on speaking terms. There's no denying what the engineers behind these projects accomplished but it was the arms race that made the space race (and those engineers' achievements) possible.
This kind of sounds like something that has been in the works for a while and is now irrelevant (now that AACS has been dealt with), but the guy’s at the top are two stupid (or afraid of getting fired) to stop it.
The whole thing seems like putting a band-aid on a gangrenous leg. I think it's more a case of trying to prove to shareholders that they're doing something to combat piracy.
But now that wall is gone. And, if you've modded your system to allow homebrew, you may very well be running cheats alongside your games. And Sony doesn't want to see that degrade the value of PSN. So they're protecting their walled garden.
I'd say protecting their walled garden is just a side effect of Sony's war on piracy, not a primary goal, while the homebrew folks are just collateral damage.
A monopoly is when you have 100 % control of the market. While amazon do not control all electronic distribution. They do control the distribution to all Kindles. Basically you can take everybody who owns a kindle and consider them a separate market. And this market they control. To a 100 %.
The way you're defining a monopoly I could say that McDonald's has a 100% monopoly on Big Macs or that Toyota has a 100% monopoly on Priuses. It's not the Kindle market, it's the ebook reader market, and Amazon just happens to be doing extremely well in that market.
The question about what is under the contract is only part of the issue. If an unsolicited observation saves you money (i.e. you wouldn't have noticed yourself and you were able to take preventative action) it would make sound economic sense to express your gratitude.
Interesting point. One thing isn't clear to me though, and I'm honestly curious, what constitutes an acceptable gesture of gratitude? Is a company required to express their gratitude towards someone's observation with money? Or is it enough to give them a personalized "thank you" in an email, offer them a free copy of future versions of the software or simply give them some public recognition?
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I think we always learn languages the same way, the only difference between a baby and an adult learning is that the baby doesn't have a first language to fall back on so their need to learn to communicate is greater.
Watching my first kid learn to speak was like watching myself try to learn Spanish. First, was total immersion and a complete lack of understanding. Eventually, there were attempts at copying the sounds; these attempts eventually led into attempts at forming words. Once the vocabulary reached a certain level words got combined to form simple sentences with noises and pointing to fill in the rest. From there, you're relatively close to having a full conversation.
Why are they so desperate to have the case heard in San Francisco?
I'd say they're desperate to have the case heard anywhere they can get ahead, San Francisco just happens to be the place it's working.
...on the "dreaded microgravity wet burp"?
This is the closest I could find. The article is from 2001 and your particular query is only covered in the last paragraph, but the whole article is kind of interesting.
Yikes, I didn't expect anyone to take such a sarcastic comment so seriously. I'll make a point of labeling them in the future.
I completely agree that Opera should have an 18+ label since it can be used to acquire pornography.
There's also a DivX version available.
This is me, sticking my tongue out and and giving you a raspberry... :->...
Really? Because from here, it just looks like you're being an ass.
At some point you will sleep. The problem is that you will also urinate at some point. Personally, I prefer that those two facts don't overlap. If you're holding it in just so you don't fall asleep I strongly suggest pulling over on a side road for half an hour and taking a nap instead.
It's quite brilliant.
SGU was terrible.
I really wish they ran a live version of the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe in place of it.
SG:Atlantis and SG1 were great shows. SGU just lacked any of the wit and fun those shows brought us. I watched SG:A and SG1 because they were fun, last thing I really needed was a giant bummer.
It was the lack of wit and "let's see what part of the ship breaks down this week!" that killed SGU for me. I think SGU had a lot of potential but it was basically Twilight in space.
So, it's simple. Every slashdotter should know this by now.
There's the problem, every Slashdotter knows this but what about everybody else? Your average consumer doesn't know/care about any of this and until they do, this whole issue is going to continue for the rest of us. As long as the majority of Sony's customers just want to play on their PS3 and believe all hackers are puppy killers Sony doesn't need to care about whether its customers are even aware of being abused.
Fingers and more than a normal level of X-rays enter my ass only for medical or sexual reasons (figure out for yourself which of the two can't be used for sex).
I'm fairly sure enough exposure to X-rays can make you sterile so I can see where they would have their uses for sex.
True, but you are still clearly capable of interpreting a pie chart. The exact words used by the person who caused a bar chart were "Pie chart? I have no idea how to interpret this..." leading me to believe they probably won't do much better with a bar chart. ;)
There's also a bar chart because somebody couldn't interpret the pie chart....
Strange names can be overcome easily with a rich/celebrity parent.
I wonder if naming your firstborn Facebook is enough to make you a celebrity.
The space race was all about politics when the US and USSR were barely on speaking terms. There's no denying what the engineers behind these projects accomplished but it was the arms race that made the space race (and those engineers' achievements) possible.
This kind of sounds like something that has been in the works for a while and is now irrelevant (now that AACS has been dealt with), but the guy’s at the top are two stupid (or afraid of getting fired) to stop it.
The whole thing seems like putting a band-aid on a gangrenous leg. I think it's more a case of trying to prove to shareholders that they're doing something to combat piracy.
Well, it's a language barrier thing. Canadian for "fuck off" is "would you please consider leaving at your convenience?" :)
As a Canadian, this comment offends me. Sorry about that.
Yeah, fuck your rights. I want my bread and circuses!
Your rights end where Sony's begin.
But now that wall is gone. And, if you've modded your system to allow homebrew, you may very well be running cheats alongside your games. And Sony doesn't want to see that degrade the value of PSN. So they're protecting their walled garden.
I'd say protecting their walled garden is just a side effect of Sony's war on piracy, not a primary goal, while the homebrew folks are just collateral damage.
A monopoly is when you have 100 % control of the market. While amazon do not control all electronic distribution. They do control the distribution to all Kindles. Basically you can take everybody who owns a kindle and consider them a separate market. And this market they control. To a 100 %.
The way you're defining a monopoly I could say that McDonald's has a 100% monopoly on Big Macs or that Toyota has a 100% monopoly on Priuses. It's not the Kindle market, it's the ebook reader market, and Amazon just happens to be doing extremely well in that market.
someone give me a one-word answer. Which is better: OpenOffice or LibreOffice?
yes
Looks like you should have asked for an appropriate one-word answer.
It shouldn't be that difficult. How many Analin Truders could there possibly be?
My username on every other site is hunter2, so it just comes up as asterisks anyway.
The question about what is under the contract is only part of the issue. If an unsolicited observation saves you money (i.e. you wouldn't have noticed yourself and you were able to take preventative action) it would make sound economic sense to express your gratitude.
Interesting point. One thing isn't clear to me though, and I'm honestly curious, what constitutes an acceptable gesture of gratitude? Is a company required to express their gratitude towards someone's observation with money? Or is it enough to give them a personalized "thank you" in an email, offer them a free copy of future versions of the software or simply give them some public recognition?