It's not *just* the background noise, though that'll certainly mess with it. There's a fairly well known problem with voice rec and doing demos that the thing works when you're in your normal environment, but suddenly doesn't when your boss comes in and you demo it. Your voice changes ever so slightly when you're in front of other people - like you're going into "presentation mode" or something.
I wouldn't, for sure. I just wish that XBox and Playstation games didn't focus on online multiplayer over splitscreen multiplayer. An expanded multiplayer world is the most important aspect of buying a game for me, and I hate Halo. God, those games are so freaking slow, not to mention that the multiplayer world isn't nearly as customizable as some older FPS games I remember (*cough* Goldeneye/Perfect Dark). Even PD-Zero isn't as robust as the original.
I want challenges. Coop play. And every aspect of multiplayer battles to be customizable from bot strength, numbers, team size, weapons, maps, game style. And I want it to not freak out when the "random weapons" happens to set smoke bombs as the starting weapon, and bots set them off all over the map. Ooops. So if that means backing off of graphics? Do it.
Oh well. Guess I'll stick with my 4 games that actually provide customizable playability and multiplayer challenges.
Also? Hey Nintendo - please give me a "traditional characters" game with multiplayer, and I don't mean MarioKart, Party, or anything like that.
I often wonder if this is something nation-wide, but called the "Miami left" or "New York left" because everyone claims it. Don't know, though, since I'm in the Burgh as well.
And we definitely have right of way.
Nevermind, with a little bit of digging, I've found these are the same typical security tags you'll find in the more expensive books at Barnes & Noble, etc. They're not actually RFID. Yet.
I don't mind allowing charitable groups to call you, though I have heard rumours of nasty bloodsucking businesses posing as charitable. Speaking of bloodsucking, the red cross and central blood bank call me each about 2 times a week. At my parents house, no less. Is there any way to tell charities not to call you anymore?!
What kinds of programs are these? Typically, primary education programs are rather simple, if a bit graphically/artistically complex - if I recall. Perhaps a survey could be done, and new projects started. I know I'm not active in contributing to the OSS community, but if the project was simple enough, then I could actually help. If they were terribly simple (IE, making a set of flashcards) then secondary students could even help - I recall making a video in french honor society for the students in elementary school who were beginning the language programs.
If you can figure out Open Office and can't figure out Word (disregarding some of the more complex things that may or may not be shared between the two) - then you deserve to be unemployed in a field that requires it.
One of the program types I see missing (and I just don't know if it exists or not) are math type programs like used in Calculus courses.
But mostly, I agree with the poster above that mentioned teachers unwilling/able to learn the new software. I know there are plenty of teachers still at my old high school that probably couldn't load a file from a floppy to save their lives. Try asking them to mount it. (Thank god Suse has automount, hmm?)
Nope. Not saying it's criminal. Just saying the metaphor was slightly flawed is all. Like many posters above mention - it's not criminal to get up and get a drink during commercials, and the same applies here.;o)
# Read a newspaper without examining every advertisement
# Skip a non-articled page while flipping through a magazine
It's not quite the same - Using adblock would be like having someone else cut those ads out before you saw them. Or, rather, seeing them once, cutting them all out, and then going back to read the paper/mag.
Good post. I also make it a point to leave ads alone that are on pages that I highly respect, or the ads don't intrude or make browsing a pain. The ads on Slashdot and Penny Arcade I leave alone, not only because they're usually not annoying, but also because occasionally I follow them (Thinkgeek, etc.).
Some of the "thicker" meds hurt, too, simply because you're trying to shove a whole bunch of thick stuff through a small hole, into a spot that wasn't there before.
Interesting about the tetanus, though. Never knew that.
*shudders* And it's even worse with someone non-technical driving the whole thing.
Last night at a restaurant, a woman in about her late 40s stopped the waitress every time she passed, asking about how to save this, or what's this mean, and "Get this bird off my screen!" Then she proceeded to scroll through every different ring tone possibility at the highest volume for 20 minutes. All the while grinning, and oblivious to the concept that everyone else in the place had adopted a bit of a nervous tick.
And they bitch about my generation being socially inept.
Correct. They need to be rewarded with the profits they rightfully deserve.
They are indeed doing quite a service. However, perhaps they shouldn't be allowed to exploit loopholes that prevent generics from being produced after the alloted time by continually filing challenges. (Each challenge places an extension, even if the challenge is frivolous.)
Unforunately, my migraine meds are $20 a pill without an insurance copay, and don't have a generic alternative yet.
Yeah, yeah. I can hear it now, poor baby, suck it up. It's either the drugs, or not being able to function and go to school and hold a job.
Something has to be done. I don't claim to be the one to know what that is, but I do know what's happening isn't the answer. Someone above mentioned the advertising. Maybe that's an option. Though I think first we should attempt to stop letting our polititians be bought. (Pfft. Right.)
There's a browser built on (gasp) IE out there called SlimBrowser. I only know about it because my fiance was bitching because the software he develops uses pop ups, and this little gem detects as IE, and actually seems to block popups by rendering them, but not displaying anything - so he can't alert a user to the fact that a popup went wrong.
Might want to try this out if you don't want ANY pop ups. Though I prefer firefox's - block everything and alert the user. Then I can at least temporarily whitelist a site. When need be.
$150?! Try $499 for Office Pro 2003.
You're right about the features that no-one needs, though. If Word 'corrects' my numbering one more time when I'm doing problems 10, 12, 23, and 35 for homework, I'll scream.
I personally don't get reactions to MSG, though I've had migraines quite frequently since I was about 6. MSG is a well known trigger for many people, and while the study is interesting, I find it a bit hokey myself - at least in relation to migraineurs, since it specifically mentions 'healthy people.' People who get migraines are very different. *shrugs*
What really sucks about MSG is that it doesn't necessarilly have to be listed as such inthe ingredients. Sometimes (and I think this might be the case with Doritos) it's just "natural flavoring" or somesuch retardation.
Yeah, try programming for that bastard. The standard CSS "cursor: pointer" doesn't work for it. Neither does IE's "cursor: hand" At least, it didn't in 7. It did, however, work in Opera 5. Yay, renigging on code standards.
Let's not even mention IE in relation to this.
I read an article a while back by a police professional that did basically the whole "Pose as someone in a chat room to draw out criminals" who said that finding someone who responds sexually to a minor is like shooting fish in a barrel. Of course, I can't find the article. Blast.
It happens very frequenly on lyrics sites. I usually try to get around this by going through the google cache.
And the simple act of leaving the site is actually the issue - as many others have noted, it ends up looping between "Install this!!" and "You must install!" and at least with IE, many have to manually end the process.
I learned in psych (it was intro, so forgive me if I was given or interpretted info wrong) - that not only did handedness contribute to which side of the brain had control over certain things, but also the way one 'hooks' a pencil. I thought it sounded like a load of crap, but it would lend credence to the way I hold a pencil like a lefty but in my right hand - and have the attributes of a lefty as well.
Yup, I definately thought it meant "Spelling In Context." And I even took Latin. But I knew about the other (non)acronyms. Eh, at least I'm slightly more educated now.
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It's not *just* the background noise, though that'll certainly mess with it. There's a fairly well known problem with voice rec and doing demos that the thing works when you're in your normal environment, but suddenly doesn't when your boss comes in and you demo it. Your voice changes ever so slightly when you're in front of other people - like you're going into "presentation mode" or something.
Clusty has some neat things to offer.
I wouldn't, for sure. I just wish that XBox and Playstation games didn't focus on online multiplayer over splitscreen multiplayer. An expanded multiplayer world is the most important aspect of buying a game for me, and I hate Halo. God, those games are so freaking slow, not to mention that the multiplayer world isn't nearly as customizable as some older FPS games I remember (*cough* Goldeneye/Perfect Dark). Even PD-Zero isn't as robust as the original. I want challenges. Coop play. And every aspect of multiplayer battles to be customizable from bot strength, numbers, team size, weapons, maps, game style. And I want it to not freak out when the "random weapons" happens to set smoke bombs as the starting weapon, and bots set them off all over the map. Ooops. So if that means backing off of graphics? Do it. Oh well. Guess I'll stick with my 4 games that actually provide customizable playability and multiplayer challenges. Also? Hey Nintendo - please give me a "traditional characters" game with multiplayer, and I don't mean MarioKart, Party, or anything like that.
I often wonder if this is something nation-wide, but called the "Miami left" or "New York left" because everyone claims it. Don't know, though, since I'm in the Burgh as well. And we definitely have right of way.
Nevermind, with a little bit of digging, I've found these are the same typical security tags you'll find in the more expensive books at Barnes & Noble, etc. They're not actually RFID. Yet.
Not to mention that Old Navy already has these. I've cut several out of shirts from there already.
I don't mind allowing charitable groups to call you, though I have heard rumours of nasty bloodsucking businesses posing as charitable. Speaking of bloodsucking, the red cross and central blood bank call me each about 2 times a week. At my parents house, no less. Is there any way to tell charities not to call you anymore?!
What kinds of programs are these? Typically, primary education programs are rather simple, if a bit graphically/artistically complex - if I recall. Perhaps a survey could be done, and new projects started. I know I'm not active in contributing to the OSS community, but if the project was simple enough, then I could actually help. If they were terribly simple (IE, making a set of flashcards) then secondary students could even help - I recall making a video in french honor society for the students in elementary school who were beginning the language programs.
If you can figure out Open Office and can't figure out Word (disregarding some of the more complex things that may or may not be shared between the two) - then you deserve to be unemployed in a field that requires it.
One of the program types I see missing (and I just don't know if it exists or not) are math type programs like used in Calculus courses.
But mostly, I agree with the poster above that mentioned teachers unwilling/able to learn the new software. I know there are plenty of teachers still at my old high school that probably couldn't load a file from a floppy to save their lives. Try asking them to mount it. (Thank god Suse has automount, hmm?)
Nope. Not saying it's criminal. Just saying the metaphor was slightly flawed is all. Like many posters above mention - it's not criminal to get up and get a drink during commercials, and the same applies here. ;o)
# Read a newspaper without examining every advertisement
# Skip a non-articled page while flipping through a magazine
It's not quite the same - Using adblock would be like having someone else cut those ads out before you saw them. Or, rather, seeing them once, cutting them all out, and then going back to read the paper/mag.
Good post. I also make it a point to leave ads alone that are on pages that I highly respect, or the ads don't intrude or make browsing a pain. The ads on Slashdot and Penny Arcade I leave alone, not only because they're usually not annoying, but also because occasionally I follow them (Thinkgeek, etc.).
Some of the "thicker" meds hurt, too, simply because you're trying to shove a whole bunch of thick stuff through a small hole, into a spot that wasn't there before.
Interesting about the tetanus, though. Never knew that.
*cough* I suppose it's ok when said /. reader is a woman?
*shudders* And it's even worse with someone non-technical driving the whole thing.
Last night at a restaurant, a woman in about her late 40s stopped the waitress every time she passed, asking about how to save this, or what's this mean, and "Get this bird off my screen!" Then she proceeded to scroll through every different ring tone possibility at the highest volume for 20 minutes. All the while grinning, and oblivious to the concept that everyone else in the place had adopted a bit of a nervous tick.
And they bitch about my generation being socially inept.
Correct. They need to be rewarded with the profits they rightfully deserve.
They are indeed doing quite a service. However, perhaps they shouldn't be allowed to exploit loopholes that prevent generics from being produced after the alloted time by continually filing challenges. (Each challenge places an extension, even if the challenge is frivolous.)
Lucky you.
Unforunately, my migraine meds are $20 a pill without an insurance copay, and don't have a generic alternative yet.
Yeah, yeah. I can hear it now, poor baby, suck it up. It's either the drugs, or not being able to function and go to school and hold a job.
Something has to be done. I don't claim to be the one to know what that is, but I do know what's happening isn't the answer. Someone above mentioned the advertising. Maybe that's an option. Though I think first we should attempt to stop letting our polititians be bought. (Pfft. Right.)
There's a browser built on (gasp) IE out there called SlimBrowser. I only know about it because my fiance was bitching because the software he develops uses pop ups, and this little gem detects as IE, and actually seems to block popups by rendering them, but not displaying anything - so he can't alert a user to the fact that a popup went wrong. Might want to try this out if you don't want ANY pop ups. Though I prefer firefox's - block everything and alert the user. Then I can at least temporarily whitelist a site. When need be.
$150?! Try $499 for Office Pro 2003. You're right about the features that no-one needs, though. If Word 'corrects' my numbering one more time when I'm doing problems 10, 12, 23, and 35 for homework, I'll scream.
I personally don't get reactions to MSG, though I've had migraines quite frequently since I was about 6. MSG is a well known trigger for many people, and while the study is interesting, I find it a bit hokey myself - at least in relation to migraineurs, since it specifically mentions 'healthy people.' People who get migraines are very different. *shrugs* What really sucks about MSG is that it doesn't necessarilly have to be listed as such inthe ingredients. Sometimes (and I think this might be the case with Doritos) it's just "natural flavoring" or somesuch retardation.
Yeah, try programming for that bastard. The standard CSS "cursor: pointer" doesn't work for it. Neither does IE's "cursor: hand" At least, it didn't in 7. It did, however, work in Opera 5. Yay, renigging on code standards. Let's not even mention IE in relation to this.
I read an article a while back by a police professional that did basically the whole "Pose as someone in a chat room to draw out criminals" who said that finding someone who responds sexually to a minor is like shooting fish in a barrel. Of course, I can't find the article. Blast.
It happens very frequenly on lyrics sites. I usually try to get around this by going through the google cache. And the simple act of leaving the site is actually the issue - as many others have noted, it ends up looping between "Install this!!" and "You must install!" and at least with IE, many have to manually end the process.
I learned in psych (it was intro, so forgive me if I was given or interpretted info wrong) - that not only did handedness contribute to which side of the brain had control over certain things, but also the way one 'hooks' a pencil. I thought it sounded like a load of crap, but it would lend credence to the way I hold a pencil like a lefty but in my right hand - and have the attributes of a lefty as well.
Yup, I definately thought it meant "Spelling In Context." And I even took Latin. But I knew about the other (non)acronyms. Eh, at least I'm slightly more educated now.