If the fact that Wal-Mart is the only local place I can buy my clothes and groceries is a sign the system is working I'm not so sure I want it to work. I'm not saying we should regulate the hell out of everything but I really miss having other options when I shop.
As far as the flu is concerned, it's possible to infect others before you display symptoms yourself so the "virtually symptomless" requirement can be satisfied.
I think it's genius. For $2,000 or less they have their website at the top of a list that's been seen by at least 67,348 people (as of right now) in their target demographic.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume you haven't at any point played GE:S. I've been playing this mod on and off for about two years and I'm amazed how true it is to the original. You might be happier playing the original but at least give the fan recreation a shot before writing it off.
If you ever buy canned salmon you're guaranteed to encounter bones in it eventually; they're edible despite their chalky texture. I believe bone soup just uses the bone as a flavoring/thickening agent, not literally as an ingredient.
Arguably a Zelda movie or a Warcraft movie would have a target audience that is an order of magnitude larger than any of these... And first person shooters rarely translate well into movies - I didn't expect the Doom movie to be any good, but even Max Payne (which is an FPS that is as narrative-driven as they come) was pretty rubbish as a movie.
I think Half-Life would make a great movie, the whole story's already there. They'd also save a fortune on writing Gordon Freeman's lines!
This is what innovation is about it... but than we're on slashdot.. We all know that this would aslo mean massive personal data-mining, something we're not usually comfortable with (to put it in really diplomatic terms)...
That's because if Google started giving results based on the fact I'm on Slashdot my start page would be NSFW.
As opposed to what? The good ol' days when editors read the articles and proof-read submissions? When men were real men, and small furry creatures, etc etc.
Ah, the good ol' days... when the men were men, the women were men, and the girls were FBI agents.
I don't think it's absurd at all; I believe life exists everywhere. I believe aliens exist (not little green men per se), that there's some crazy shit living in thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean, and that the universe is full of creatures we can't even begin to imagine. And if we are the exception, that most certainly does make us special.
As for the whole creationism debate, I think it stems from the fact that many people don't realize just how special our existence is. On some primal level, it frightens them that somewhere out there there might be something beyond their comprehension and control so they create and believe in a force that's on their side to keep the bogeymen away. The world is scary enough, having to deal with a whole universe of unknowns can be enough to cause an existential crisis.
Who knew? I didn't think this generation's attention span lasted longer than 3 minutes.
You do know that at any given point in time there are multiple generations still living, right?
Of course not! A fact like that would really take the wind out of a good rant!;)
I've taken my kids to the library regularly pretty much since they could do more than gurgle and throw up on my shirt. Every week or two we head down there, drop off a pile of books and leave with another, for free. I can browse the library's catalog online and have the books waiting for me by the time I show up. If my library doesn't have the book I can get it from another, for free.
I've taught my kids to look for cheaper alternatives in their entertainment selections so books from the library are near the top of their list.
There's a difference between "My burning plane is about to crash" and "I'm stranded, but I know enough to live off the land until I can figure out if I can get myself home or not".
If it takes five days to figure out whether you can get yourself home there's a bigger problem.
People are still stealing it like crazy. Here's a link for a Google search on the phrase "copper wire stolen" in the last two weeks. I know there are repeats but 36,400 results is still a lot.
Slashdot Mirror
People these days use the Gregorian assange.
There's this really great new device they have on sale at Best Buy. It's called a sarcasm detector.
Save your money. The units they sell aren't even Slashdot-rated.
They probably figured it out a long time ago, what they're doing now is admitting it.
If the fact that Wal-Mart is the only local place I can buy my clothes and groceries is a sign the system is working I'm not so sure I want it to work. I'm not saying we should regulate the hell out of everything but I really miss having other options when I shop.
Just think of the benefits. Apparently from next year Americans are going to get a free prostate exam from the TSA every time they fly.
About time they got to enjoy the same treatment as the rest of us.
As far as the flu is concerned, it's possible to infect others before you display symptoms yourself so the "virtually symptomless" requirement can be satisfied.
I think it's genius. For $2,000 or less they have their website at the top of a list that's been seen by at least 67,348 people (as of right now) in their target demographic.
It's weird, with walls people are loud and obnoxious, with no walls they have respect for each other.
It's harder to be inconsiderate to someone you can see.
Not playing on a console and being in the same room aren't mutually exclusive you know. LAN parties still happen.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume you haven't at any point played GE:S. I've been playing this mod on and off for about two years and I'm amazed how true it is to the original. You might be happier playing the original but at least give the fan recreation a shot before writing it off.
If you ever buy canned salmon you're guaranteed to encounter bones in it eventually; they're edible despite their chalky texture. I believe bone soup just uses the bone as a flavoring/thickening agent, not literally as an ingredient.
Oh, well in that case: 3.
Arguably a Zelda movie or a Warcraft movie would have a target audience that is an order of magnitude larger than any of these... And first person shooters rarely translate well into movies - I didn't expect the Doom movie to be any good, but even Max Payne (which is an FPS that is as narrative-driven as they come) was pretty rubbish as a movie.
I think Half-Life would make a great movie, the whole story's already there. They'd also save a fortune on writing Gordon Freeman's lines!
This is what innovation is about it... but than we're on slashdot.. We all know that this would aslo mean massive personal data-mining, something we're not usually comfortable with (to put it in really diplomatic terms)...
That's because if Google started giving results based on the fact I'm on Slashdot my start page would be NSFW.
As opposed to what? The good ol' days when editors read the articles and proof-read submissions? When men were real men, and small furry creatures, etc etc.
Ah, the good ol' days... when the men were men, the women were men, and the girls were FBI agents.
Your comment gave me this inexplicable craving for slime mold.
Funerals aren't for the dead, you know, and neither is this. This makes it easier for the living to tie up loose ends the dead no longer can.
I don't think it's absurd at all; I believe life exists everywhere. I believe aliens exist (not little green men per se), that there's some crazy shit living in thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean, and that the universe is full of creatures we can't even begin to imagine. And if we are the exception, that most certainly does make us special.
As for the whole creationism debate, I think it stems from the fact that many people don't realize just how special our existence is. On some primal level, it frightens them that somewhere out there there might be something beyond their comprehension and control so they create and believe in a force that's on their side to keep the bogeymen away. The world is scary enough, having to deal with a whole universe of unknowns can be enough to cause an existential crisis.
From TFA: "In short, Shirokov's lawsuit is accusing Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver of knowingly breaching copyright law to make money."
Who knew? I didn't think this generation's attention span lasted longer than 3 minutes.
You do know that at any given point in time there are multiple generations still living, right?
Of course not! A fact like that would really take the wind out of a good rant! ;)
I've taken my kids to the library regularly pretty much since they could do more than gurgle and throw up on my shirt. Every week or two we head down there, drop off a pile of books and leave with another, for free. I can browse the library's catalog online and have the books waiting for me by the time I show up. If my library doesn't have the book I can get it from another, for free.
I've taught my kids to look for cheaper alternatives in their entertainment selections so books from the library are near the top of their list.
There's a difference between "My burning plane is about to crash" and "I'm stranded, but I know enough to live off the land until I can figure out if I can get myself home or not".
If it takes five days to figure out whether you can get yourself home there's a bigger problem.
Has anyone ever told you that you overplay your various roles rather severely, Mr. Garcia?
These days, even chicken doesn't taste like chicken.
Phone cables can be replaced, and a lot of people make good money doing it so it actually helps some who are not criminals. I'm just sayin'...
This reminds me of the parable of the broken window.
People are still stealing it like crazy. Here's a link for a Google search on the phrase "copper wire stolen" in the last two weeks. I know there are repeats but 36,400 results is still a lot.