I was already at the register and it was getting rung up. I had worked a long day and just wanted to get home and wind down with some R and R. It wasn't worth it for me to leave after waiting in line and being in the middle of making my purchase to have to spend all that additional time going somewhere else and doing it all over again. The last of my concerns at that point was being "a very well educated consumer"
Even worse - when I bought a Playstation 2 there, The clerk gave me her pitch and said multiple times that she doesn't get commission. Then after I told her I wasn't interested, she let it tip over and fall on its side as if she was emphasizing how easy it was for it to break. Yeah, they know how to treat their customers right.
According to the article, there is another White Sands launch site in Utah which is a more likely candidate because of its high elevation. Interesting story though.
As far as usability goes - They'll either have usability testing and figure out a way to make it useful if they haven't already, bring it to market regardless of how bad it is for usability or they're just going to sit on it and possibly make a case with it if anybody else tries it.
I wonder if they have a patent on those awful puck mice?
There are applications that can turn transparent over time.
There are applications that you can click through if they are transparent.
If you can find an application that does both then go ahead and submit it as prior art otherwise as far as the patent office is concerned, it's a "novel" idea.
The difference is that in Everquest you can't click through the window to whatever is behind the window say if the window becomes less than 50% transparent whereas that's what the Apple patent covers. It's a small but significant difference.
It's hard, but not too hard. I think 'too hard' implies that the reward is less than the effort required. I had a fun time with Viewtiful Joe. I didn't beat it, but there weren't any times when I felt like I couldn't get past a section if I tried a few more times. I can't wait until the sequel comes out.
The reason why games based on movies suck is because the games often have to be shipped when the movie is released.
Game development time is usually longer than movie production time, so the game developers have to finish a full game in much less time than a game usually requires. They have to get content for the game while the movie is filming. The gameplay is usually tied to the constraints of what happens in the movie.
Taking the above into consideration, it doesn't leave much time for level design or QA.
I don't think the article mentions anything about chunking, just about very short term memory. I think that is just one of many factors in measuring intelligence or maybe more accurately potential for intelligence. There are so many intelligent people I know who sure don't act very intelligent.
In your case, intelligence and maturity don't seem to have a 1 to 1 correlation.
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I was already at the register and it was getting rung up. I had worked a long day and just wanted to get home and wind down with some R and R. It wasn't worth it for me to leave after waiting in line and being in the middle of making my purchase to have to spend all that additional time going somewhere else and doing it all over again. The last of my concerns at that point was being "a very well educated consumer"
Even worse - when I bought a Playstation 2 there, The clerk gave me her pitch and said multiple times that she doesn't get commission. Then after I told her I wasn't interested, she let it tip over and fall on its side as if she was emphasizing how easy it was for it to break. Yeah, they know how to treat their customers right.
it should only be 4 day underwear:
1 day forward
1 day backwards
1 day inside out and forward
1 day inside out and backwards
8 days if it's 2 days per side
You forgot: Duke Nukem Forever out soon.
Are you sure it's not the BO they're avoiding?
;)
According to the article, there is another White Sands launch site in Utah which is a more likely candidate because of its high elevation. Interesting story though.
Article about where the new base is.
Supposedly... it's in Utah at the White Sands Missile Launch complex.
Thank you Mario but our princess is in another castle.
I also remember some former workers at the base suing the government for getting sick from working there. Ok - found the article
If it's a guy, they're probably natural.
... unless he's a really big fan of Intel.
Not if you look like Ron Jeremy
oh nevermind...
As far as usability goes - They'll either have usability testing and figure out a way to make it useful if they haven't already, bring it to market regardless of how bad it is for usability or they're just going to sit on it and possibly make a case with it if anybody else tries it.
I wonder if they have a patent on those awful puck mice?
There are applications that can turn transparent over time.
There are applications that you can click through if they are transparent.
If you can find an application that does both then go ahead and submit it as prior art otherwise as far as the patent office is concerned, it's a "novel" idea.
BTW those ideas of yours are GREAT!
*runs to go patent them*
Hmm..
Maybe I should patent draggable and minimizable stained glass windows then.
The difference is that in Everquest you can't click through the window to whatever is behind the window say if the window becomes less than 50% transparent whereas that's what the Apple patent covers. It's a small but significant difference.
The novel part is the fact that the window doesn't just become more transparent, but also loses focus once it is past a certain point of transparency.
Of course the smart thing to do would be to tell everybody on Slashdot about it first...
It's hard, but not too hard. I think 'too hard' implies that the reward is less than the effort required. I had a fun time with Viewtiful Joe. I didn't beat it, but there weren't any times when I felt like I couldn't get past a section if I tried a few more times. I can't wait until the sequel comes out.
and I only have 4 fingers...
You don't consider nobel prize laureates the "scientific elite" and you consider an attack on my personal hygeine acceptable. I like you already.
If you actually read the link in my post you would have seen it's not just the editors of SciAm that are upset. Here: RTFA
There is a definite trend of US politics having a detrimental effect on science.
The current issue of Scientific American mentions the censorship and blatant manipulation of facts by the current administration in order to further their political goals.
The reason why games based on movies suck is because the games often have to be shipped when the movie is released.
Game development time is usually longer than movie production time, so the game developers have to finish a full game in much less time than a game usually requires. They have to get content for the game while the movie is filming. The gameplay is usually tied to the constraints of what happens in the movie.
Taking the above into consideration, it doesn't leave much time for level design or QA.
Yeah, especially since I can't even spell "submerge" correctly.
From the article: Agents poured through data and records...
Shouldn't it be "pored through data and records"?
I was picturing liquid FBI agents that act like the Sapphire liquid that can sumberge books and computers without damaging them.
Who are you replying to exactly?
I don't think the article mentions anything about chunking, just about very short term memory. I think that is just one of many factors in measuring intelligence or maybe more accurately potential for intelligence. There are so many intelligent people I know who sure don't act very intelligent.
In your case, intelligence and maturity don't seem to have a 1 to 1 correlation.