I find it inconceivable that the name of a file in a log is sufficient proof of criminal conduct. If I rename workout_log.xls to bush_assassination_plan.doc am I guilty of a criminal conspiracy to kill the President?
Yes. You are also guilty of posting the concept of renaming out files to "bush_assassination_plan.doc" on Slashdot to a large audience. You are a terrorist, and will be delt with accordingly.
I am a file swaper, and I would not swap files if it wasn't so easy.
The RIAA shouldn't target me, the person breaking the copyright law! They should target the software which allows me to pirate without even trying.
See, during just this post, I downloaded 15 songs by a band called "Zao." I don't listen to Zao, and will probably never even listen to those songs I just downloaded.
It was just so pathetically easy that I thought I might as well.
I'm sure I've downloaded at least 50 gigs worth of music, but I really don't even listen to music. I listen to NPR, and Sports Talk radio.
Why am I a pirate?
It's too easy.
Blame the software companies, get the software out of my hands, and the RIAA will get the exact same ammount of money from me. I'll listen to about the same ammount of music (not very much), and I'll go back to having some harddrive space.
Well sometimes we'd send someone home to look for another ball, but there was always the danger they wouldn't come back because their mom told them it was time for dinner.
Right. I remember one night we lost 3 people that way. Kept waiting around hoping beyond hope one would escape, but each were taken in for dinner.
We started devising plans to help them escape, saying they left something somewhere, and we had to go get it together, whatever the reason.
We eventually got bored, and each went home to eat. Good times.
The big one was Football. If the person who owned the football left, it was freeze tag, or convincing the spoiled kid to sneak in the 8 of you to play Super Techmo Bowl.
You're talking with a friend about some obscure topic, and to find out the answer, your friend says, "I'll google it." He fires up IE and heads to the MSNbot web page, at which point you say, "Dude, I thought you said you were going to google it."
This should be modded as insightful, not funny.
I am quite terrified, cause I am sure this will happen at some point.
You know one of the most fun parts of playing sports in my neighbourhood as a kid was watching my big brother argue whether something was a goal or not, who was safe or out. It was subjective and it was fun!
I don't know what neighborhood you lived in, but I certainly don't think if the major leagues added the Questec system that sports in your neighborhood would change.
If it did, you would see a pile of computer pieces, because I know that your brother was out on that play. I had better position, I saw it, he was out.
And if you don't beileve me, I'm taking my ball and going home.
Microsoft appears to be readying itself to take on Google for a position as the top search engine.
Why not try getting the X-Box out of the red before taking on something with such an ingrained use that it's a verb?
Why doesn't Microsoft just get over it, and recreate the internet in it's image, put out a windows update that automatically directs everyone there, and be done with it.
He is quite "old school" and would be naturally distrusting of any new technology in the game. I would hesitate to use Morgan as a source of unbiased analysis on this subject.
And I agree. You could say the same thing regarding the fact the Umpires are the ones that did the test.
I've noticed exactly what you are saying about Morgan, but it is widely accepted that there is a slight varience in what is a ball, and what is a strike depending on the park.
It isn't huge, and I have posted several articles on this topic that show that the Questec hasn't even affected the calls very much.
What it has affected is if the pitcher thinks his pitch will be a ball or a strike.
He decides to paint the corner line, where does he throw?
He's thrown to this umpire 1000's of times before. He know this umpire calls it one place. But with the Questec it may be called up, or down.
Umpires are people of habit. They call over and over, so they know at difficult angles what is what.
Making an umpire recreate that learned concept of where a strike or a ball is causes inconsistantly between a single umpires calls.
And that is why pitchers are upset. If the system were in place for awhile, everyone would get used to it. But it may take several years, and quite a bit of struggle.
By and large, this is a GREAT tool in that it will help get rid of the absurd variance in strike zones as called by different umps.
Unless it doesn't work very well.
Last year, I was invited to the umpire's room before a "Sunday Night Baseball" telecast. Umpiring officials showed me the QuesTec system and explained why they felt it wasn't accurate. And after seeing their demonstration, I could see what they were talking about (from ballpark to ballpark, similar pitches to the same batter were called differently by the computer). I even mentioned it on air that night. - Joe Morgan
I think it proves the Umps are pretty damn accurate at their jobs.
That cannot possibly be true. Umpires are well known for how they call a strike zone.
Scouting reports are given to the pitcher about the style of strike zone they will get with a given umpire. And if you watch baseball, you can notice how a high strike will change throughout the game.
It isn't skill, it's choice. Is a high pitch hittable or not?
How high, what angle, what angle did it reach the plate?
Each Umpire has a style, and there are huge ammounts of stats on the variences between them.
Personally, I like that each umpire is different in subtle ways, but that's just me.
I read "U.S. Imposes Big Tariffs On Korean Chipmunks"
I had 3 hours of sleep last night, I am about out of it. I think that to save a little face for my user id, I might want to avoid posting on slashdot today.:)
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Play Tony Hawk 2-4 all of the time. Granted, I am much more skilled at the game, but she enjoys watching me fall more than anything.
She will score 60,000 points in a trick, I will be on the verge of 2 million, and I fall.
Nothing more entertaining to her than that.
I'd also suggest Marble Maddness on Nintendo
Snake Rattle and Roll was also a wonderful 2 player game.
Marble Maddness!
You might need to purchase a regular nintendo, but all told it will probably cost you around $7.50
Did you check your phone lines? ...
...
You use a cable modem?
Have you rebooted it?
It's sad that I had to google that.
*sobbing* I used to be l33+!
I find it inconceivable that the name of a file in a log is sufficient proof of criminal conduct. If I rename workout_log.xls to bush_assassination_plan.doc am I guilty of a criminal conspiracy to kill the President?
Yes. You are also guilty of posting the concept of renaming out files to "bush_assassination_plan.doc" on Slashdot to a large audience. You are a terrorist, and will be delt with accordingly.
(And it gets worse if you share mp3s.)
I was really trying to be funny, but I'm getting way more enjoyment reading others responses to my sarcasm than any +5 funny ever could.
I am a file swaper, and I would not swap files if it wasn't so easy.
The RIAA shouldn't target me, the person breaking the copyright law! They should target the software which allows me to pirate without even trying.
See, during just this post, I downloaded 15 songs by a band called "Zao." I don't listen to Zao, and will probably never even listen to those songs I just downloaded.
It was just so pathetically easy that I thought I might as well.
I'm sure I've downloaded at least 50 gigs worth of music, but I really don't even listen to music. I listen to NPR, and Sports Talk radio.
Why am I a pirate?
It's too easy.
Blame the software companies, get the software out of my hands, and the RIAA will get the exact same ammount of money from me. I'll listen to about the same ammount of music (not very much), and I'll go back to having some harddrive space.
Great! There is nothing more confusing than when you bash Microsoft and get modded down.
Just when you have it all figured out, you forget that this week we want to give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt.
Well sometimes we'd send someone home to look for another ball, but there was always the danger they wouldn't come back because their mom told them it was time for dinner.
Right. I remember one night we lost 3 people that way. Kept waiting around hoping beyond hope one would escape, but each were taken in for dinner.
We started devising plans to help them escape, saying they left something somewhere, and we had to go get it together, whatever the reason.
We eventually got bored, and each went home to eat. Good times.
That was nothing, you could still play catch.
The big one was Football. If the person who owned the football left, it was freeze tag, or convincing the spoiled kid to sneak in the 8 of you to play Super Techmo Bowl.
You're talking with a friend about some obscure topic, and to find out the answer, your friend says, "I'll google it." He fires up IE and heads to the MSNbot web page, at which point you say, "Dude, I thought you said you were going to google it."
This should be modded as insightful, not funny.
I am quite terrified, cause I am sure this will happen at some point.
My guess would be the very thing that seperates what geeks want, and what the general populace wants.
Pretty Pictures.
Just make a huge paperclip run and get you your search result, and bam. Instant hit.
You know one of the most fun parts of playing sports in my neighbourhood as a kid was watching my big brother argue whether something was a goal or not, who was safe or out. It was subjective and it was fun!
I don't know what neighborhood you lived in, but I certainly don't think if the major leagues added the Questec system that sports in your neighborhood would change.
If it did, you would see a pile of computer pieces, because I know that your brother was out on that play. I had better position, I saw it, he was out.
And if you don't beileve me, I'm taking my ball and going home.
Microsoft appears to be readying itself to take on Google for a position as the top search engine.
Why not try getting the X-Box out of the red before taking on something with such an ingrained use that it's a verb?
Why doesn't Microsoft just get over it, and recreate the internet in it's image, put out a windows update that automatically directs everyone there, and be done with it.
He is quite "old school" and would be naturally distrusting of any new technology in the game. I would hesitate to use Morgan as a source of unbiased analysis on this subject.
And I agree. You could say the same thing regarding the fact the Umpires are the ones that did the test.
I've noticed exactly what you are saying about Morgan, but it is widely accepted that there is a slight varience in what is a ball, and what is a strike depending on the park.
It isn't huge, and I have posted several articles on this topic that show that the Questec hasn't even affected the calls very much.
What it has affected is if the pitcher thinks his pitch will be a ball or a strike.
He decides to paint the corner line, where does he throw?
He's thrown to this umpire 1000's of times before. He know this umpire calls it one place. But with the Questec it may be called up, or down.
Umpires are people of habit. They call over and over, so they know at difficult angles what is what.
Making an umpire recreate that learned concept of where a strike or a ball is causes inconsistantly between a single umpires calls.
And that is why pitchers are upset. If the system were in place for awhile, everyone would get used to it. But it may take several years, and quite a bit of struggle.
Ask, and ye shall receive.
BTW -- Outside the Lines is great! A sports talk show where people don't yell at each other, woohoo!
:)
Hey, I LOVE sports talk shows where people yell at each other.
Outside the lines is great though.
Anyone else feel a little weird discussing baseball on slashdot?
I know I do.
The Questec is not accurate yet. That is one of the many reasons why it is only used as an evaluation.
Different Ballparks the Questec is in call pitches differently.
By and large, this is a GREAT tool in that it will help get rid of the absurd variance in strike zones as called by different umps.
Unless it doesn't work very well.
Last year, I was invited to the umpire's room before a "Sunday Night Baseball" telecast. Umpiring officials showed me the QuesTec system and explained why they felt it wasn't accurate. And after seeing their demonstration, I could see what they were talking about (from ballpark to ballpark, similar pitches to the same batter were called differently by the computer). I even mentioned it on air that night. - Joe Morgan
Major League Baseball's disciplinarian is looking into Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling's destruction of a camera used to evaluate umpires.
QuesTec not yet showing consistency from umpires
A look at the QuesTec system
MLB striking out on QuesTec
I think it proves the Umps are pretty damn accurate at their jobs.
That cannot possibly be true. Umpires are well known for how they call a strike zone.
Scouting reports are given to the pitcher about the style of strike zone they will get with a given umpire. And if you watch baseball, you can notice how a high strike will change throughout the game.
It isn't skill, it's choice. Is a high pitch hittable or not?
How high, what angle, what angle did it reach the plate?
Each Umpire has a style, and there are huge ammounts of stats on the variences between them.
Personally, I like that each umpire is different in subtle ways, but that's just me.
12 year olds cannot drive yet, so it makes sense that one would have zero accidents
I'm certainly not that old, but try adding 10 years.
U.S. Imposes Big Tariffs On Korean Chipmakers
:)
I read "U.S. Imposes Big Tariffs On Korean Chipmunks"
I had 3 hours of sleep last night, I am about out of it. I think that to save a little face for my user id, I might want to avoid posting on slashdot today.
How many accidents have you had?
Zero. I was trying to avoid saying that.
Grr.