So you hate hands-on learning (#1), it doesn't work for you but it works for some. On the other hand, you have a method where you read everything and never perform a single experiment (#2). #2 works for you, and therefor it's "working fine". Yes, maybe for YOU. Why is it difficult to realize we're all different? Maybe some people like one method and other people like other methods? You can't say a system works in general because it works for you. It's also remarkably easy to say "suck it up" when you're on the easy side.
How is this possible? Surely these scams must be known all over the world by now, and even if they're not, surely people are intelligent enough to realize it's a scam, I mean they are intelligent enough to be allowed into a voting booth, for heaven's sake.
Maybe when we understand the brain almost completely we can start developing electronic/bionic upgrades, improving speed, creativity and memory capacity. By the way, isn't it interesting that the brain is so complicated that we can do all the things we do, math, art, science... yet it's too complicated to be understood by itself. So far, at least.
Does this mean the flood of spam will now reach biblical proportions, just because some shitheads pay people to send even more spam? Yes, please clog up the internet with even more crap, since clearly there's not quite enough of it! We want you to waste more bandwidth, and to chase away users from using email and the internet. Actually, spammers must be some of the most irresponsible people out there. Why is it so impossible for them to understand what they're doing? They should be treated the same way as the retards who vandalize public property with tags and graffitti.
Not quite... I remember when I first learned that Contact would be made into a movie. Excellent idea, I couldn't wait. And I wasn't disapointed at all, just left me wondering how it could've been done if the journey was the same as in the book etc. Other favourites in sci-fi literature is the Rama trilogy ("quadrology"?) and a year or two ago they said they were going to turn it into a movie, but now it's gone from imdb.com and I haven't heard any. Anyway... What I meant to say is that I would absolutely love a movie based on Rama, even though it would be different from my interpretation. Maybe I would get dissapointed, hard to tell.
True, I wasn't aware that Mercury did not face the same side to the sun at all times... Anyway, the landing is a bit more difficult, but it could be done of course. A rover would be nice... but the lander was scrapped because of budget restrictions. If they get more funding quickly, they might be able to throw in one, but it wont happen. I do agree though that a core sample return would be very valuable.
The Bepi-Colombo project was meant to carry to orbiters and one lander, but the lander was scrapped. I think that they should have sent a rover or two... I mean, someone will do that some day anyway. Why wait? Also a sample return or two would be nice, one from the nightside, one from the dayside, or something.
Absolutely. There's something terribly wrong with us humans. Sure, we do plenty of cool, wonderful and amazing things, but it is always compensated and overshadowed by the stupid, inane and moronic things we do. Perhaps an asteroid coming our way wouldn't be so bad after all. After the impact, give nature a few hundred million years and perhaps there will be a species who not only pride herself with being smart, but also actually IS smart.
So even before we start living there, littering the place with garbage, we feel we have to do it intentionally? What is wrong with us? When did garbage get promoted from "necessary evil" to "unnecessary fun"?
Say what? Armadillo is still in the early testing phase of the engine. Are you slashdotters completely unaware of Starchaser, Canadian Arrow and da Vinci Project? All you ever talk about is the Armadillo project as if you expect it to win, or something. Sure, they might, but only if the other, leading, teams fail miserably.
I have whitelist only on one of my email addresses. I don't want people to spam me, but I do want ordinary people be able to send me email, even if I don't know them.
People have the right to choose other mail apps than Outlook, other browsers than Explorer, other office suits than Office, other developing tools than VisualStudio. Even if people don't know there are free replacements, surely they are penny-wise enough to at least look for those replacements? I mean, do they automatically buy the most expensive food if they can get comparable taste and quality much cheaper?
I don't think any treaty or law will stop any nation to put weapons in space. I was hoping that we could be mature enough to resist the obviously very strong temptation we have on bringing death and violence wherever we go. I'm such an idealist. I hope I'll never grow out of that.:)
Quite honestly I wasn't sure if I would get a reply. Cool.
"Be interested in something bigger than you."
You bet I am. I'm working on an idea that the entire universe is one big pattern of patterns, where subpatterns change, are created, destroyed, and interacting with each other etc. (Yes I'm a bit weird in that I think too much.)
"If you and your date actually have the same interests, then perhaps you two can discuss that. I've wowed some of the CS and CPE majors I've dated by taking an interest in their disciplines. Having an interest in politics, or the environment, or even history, is something because it gives you something to talk about, and it shows that you are not two-dimensional. Two-dimensional really only works if you're one of those rare hetero male-models, or if your date is socially inept.:)"
I'm certainly socially inept and perhaps I interact better with other socially inept people... probably because they know how it is, and she doesn't think it's weird if I act weird or don't want to spend ALL my time with her.
"On the flipside, don't be a firebrand preacher about your interests. Politics and religion are pretty risky topics for a first date. See, even the most secure independent minded trash-talkin slashdotting girl wants a knight in shining armor, a Prince Valiant. A Harrison Ford Han Solo... meow."
Actually I think politics and religion can be good topics. They say a lot about what kind of person she is, and whether or not we can function together (I need all the help I can get in that department, haha.)
"Equality is very good. Some girls like to be babied to the extent that they don't like being cluttered by indepdent thoughts. The Hilton sisters would be a prime example of this, but she doesn't have to be a poor little rich girl to be like this either. It's okay to put a girl on a pedestal, but don't pamper her unless she pampers you. The last thing you want is to invest all your effort in a cold fish. If she wants to pay for dinner, don't be offended. She has the right to be proud of her financial accomplishments, and if she asks to take you out, don't be alarmed by her liberal heresy, but please at least open the door for her."
I'm sorry, but I think it's incredibly difficult to know what women want. On the one hand you seem to want total equality, on the other, I'm supposed to pay the dinner for both of us. Which is it? I do get that point you're making about women making generally less for doing the same job at the same company, so in that case you're probably right. Actually, I'm a liberal and have absolutely no problem of her paying for her part of the dinner or movies if she wants to.
"I'm not the only one who says so, Teresa Strasser is a cute TV personality who also writes a singles column (mostly geared toward Jewesses), but it's a fun read for those of us who aren't Kosher:
In Praise of Geeks
I think a lot of those funny slapstick sex farces from the 70s and 80s like "Revenge of the Nerds" really give geeks a bad rap."
If I was a bit brusque in my comment I apologize. Anyway, being a geek or nerd is great, and really the only kind of girl I could imagine living together with for a longer time must be a geek as well. A bimbo may be hot in the classical stereotype way and nice to look at, but if I want someone with that one quality, I'd buy a few posters. But, I'm not saying that looks doesn't mean anything, because it does, and it does for everyone. Anyone who says otherwise is either extremely unique or a liar. Some girls say "looks doesn't matter, it's the insides that matter", and then they hook up with prettyboy that has the worst personality, humour and intelligence ever. But, to each their own.:-)
"No, no manual, but in return we give you head. What's the complaint? It's either us or sheep. Besides, some women are so transparent that anyone whose played the Legend of Zelda would be able to figure them out."
But if you really want to earn points:
1. Know something about wine. All men. ALL MEN should know about wine. At least understand the types of wine and how to evaluate a wine's flavor/
I don't drink wine unless it's on some occassion and I'm supposed to. I'm not fond of it at all. Coca cola taste good.
3. Take an interest in your date. Don't let her walk all over you, but show her you appreciate the time you're spending with her.
And even if I don't, I can always pretend I enjoy it. I'm getting rather good at pretending I enjoy some people's company.
4. Be clean. Shave. Use cologne sparingly. Make sure you shoes and your belt match.
Check... check... as for belt/shoes, I don't know.
5. Be passionate about something. Have a social cause. Love poetry or literature.
Social cause? What's that? (Serious question!)
Literature, yes. Poetry, not so much.
6. Open doors for ladies, but don't order our dinners without our permission.
So equality... is it good, or is it whack?
7. It's okay to be a geek. Geeks are sexy. They think about things, but don't brag or act superior because you know more about a subject than your date. Let her know that your geekness includes aspirations.
Wow, thanks for letting me be myself. I can be a geek. Isn't that nice.
8. Pay attention to our non-verbal signals. Women average about 150 non-verbal signals every minute.
And we're supposed to read and understand them all? It's not like you've given us a manual or something, you know.
It's still an expensive cost for anyone who win a spammer's Porsche. I mean, you have to pay handsomely to have a cleaning and antiseptic firm clean its interior.
It's actually not a bad idea. I think that if that will become possible everyone can make software. It may not be optimized or welldesigned, but still. Also for some reason I'm thinking about programming to become a form of art through this.
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So you hate hands-on learning (#1), it doesn't work for you but it works for some. On the other hand, you have a method where you read everything and never perform a single experiment (#2). #2 works for you, and therefor it's "working fine". Yes, maybe for YOU. Why is it difficult to realize we're all different? Maybe some people like one method and other people like other methods? You can't say a system works in general because it works for you. It's also remarkably easy to say "suck it up" when you're on the easy side.
Heh, you know it. 4/20 is also the birthday of Carmen Elektra, another reason to celebrate that particular date
How is this possible? Surely these scams must be known all over the world by now, and even if they're not, surely people are intelligent enough to realize it's a scam, I mean they are intelligent enough to be allowed into a voting booth, for heaven's sake.
Maybe when we understand the brain almost completely we can start developing electronic/bionic upgrades, improving speed, creativity and memory capacity. By the way, isn't it interesting that the brain is so complicated that we can do all the things we do, math, art, science... yet it's too complicated to be understood by itself. So far, at least.
Does this mean the flood of spam will now reach biblical proportions, just because some shitheads pay people to send even more spam? Yes, please clog up the internet with even more crap, since clearly there's not quite enough of it! We want you to waste more bandwidth, and to chase away users from using email and the internet. Actually, spammers must be some of the most irresponsible people out there. Why is it so impossible for them to understand what they're doing? They should be treated the same way as the retards who vandalize public property with tags and graffitti.
So it's science fiction because that movie features obviously genetically engineered fish?
Not quite... I remember when I first learned that Contact would be made into a movie. Excellent idea, I couldn't wait. And I wasn't disapointed at all, just left me wondering how it could've been done if the journey was the same as in the book etc. Other favourites in sci-fi literature is the Rama trilogy ("quadrology"?) and a year or two ago they said they were going to turn it into a movie, but now it's gone from imdb.com and I haven't heard any. Anyway... What I meant to say is that I would absolutely love a movie based on Rama, even though it would be different from my interpretation. Maybe I would get dissapointed, hard to tell.
True, I wasn't aware that Mercury did not face the same side to the sun at all times... Anyway, the landing is a bit more difficult, but it could be done of course. A rover would be nice... but the lander was scrapped because of budget restrictions. If they get more funding quickly, they might be able to throw in one, but it wont happen. I do agree though that a core sample return would be very valuable.
You're absolutely right, thanks for correcting me!
The Bepi-Colombo project was meant to carry to orbiters and one lander, but the lander was scrapped. I think that they should have sent a rover or two... I mean, someone will do that some day anyway. Why wait? Also a sample return or two would be nice, one from the nightside, one from the dayside, or something.
You could make it into a movie.
Absolutely. There's something terribly wrong with us humans. Sure, we do plenty of cool, wonderful and amazing things, but it is always compensated and overshadowed by the stupid, inane and moronic things we do. Perhaps an asteroid coming our way wouldn't be so bad after all. After the impact, give nature a few hundred million years and perhaps there will be a species who not only pride herself with being smart, but also actually IS smart.
So even before we start living there, littering the place with garbage, we feel we have to do it intentionally? What is wrong with us? When did garbage get promoted from "necessary evil" to "unnecessary fun"?
Say what? Armadillo is still in the early testing phase of the engine. Are you slashdotters completely unaware of Starchaser, Canadian Arrow and da Vinci Project? All you ever talk about is the Armadillo project as if you expect it to win, or something. Sure, they might, but only if the other, leading, teams fail miserably.
I would like to know how many of their current workforce will be fired if MS wont sell anything anymore.
I have whitelist only on one of my email addresses. I don't want people to spam me, but I do want ordinary people be able to send me email, even if I don't know them.
People have the right to choose other mail apps than Outlook, other browsers than Explorer, other office suits than Office, other developing tools than VisualStudio. Even if people don't know there are free replacements, surely they are penny-wise enough to at least look for those replacements? I mean, do they automatically buy the most expensive food if they can get comparable taste and quality much cheaper?
"cause some countries to get a little nervous about the U.S."
Yeah, I'm glad we're not in that place yet!
I don't think any treaty or law will stop any nation to put weapons in space. I was hoping that we could be mature enough to resist the obviously very strong temptation we have on bringing death and violence wherever we go. I'm such an idealist. I hope I'll never grow out of that. :)
mmmm... biscuit
"Be interested in something bigger than you."
You bet I am. I'm working on an idea that the entire universe is one big pattern of patterns, where subpatterns change, are created, destroyed, and interacting with each other etc. (Yes I'm a bit weird in that I think too much.)
"If you and your date actually have the same interests, then perhaps you two can discuss that. I've wowed some of the CS and CPE majors I've dated by taking an interest in their disciplines. Having an interest in politics, or the environment, or even history, is something because it gives you something to talk about, and it shows that you are not two-dimensional. Two-dimensional really only works if you're one of those rare hetero male-models, or if your date is socially inept. :)"
I'm certainly socially inept and perhaps I interact better with other socially inept people... probably because they know how it is, and she doesn't think it's weird if I act weird or don't want to spend ALL my time with her.
"On the flipside, don't be a firebrand preacher about your interests. Politics and religion are pretty risky topics for a first date. See, even the most secure independent minded trash-talkin slashdotting girl wants a knight in shining armor, a Prince Valiant. A Harrison Ford Han Solo... meow."
Actually I think politics and religion can be good topics. They say a lot about what kind of person she is, and whether or not we can function together (I need all the help I can get in that department, haha.)
"Equality is very good. Some girls like to be babied to the extent that they don't like being cluttered by indepdent thoughts. The Hilton sisters would be a prime example of this, but she doesn't have to be a poor little rich girl to be like this either. It's okay to put a girl on a pedestal, but don't pamper her unless she pampers you. The last thing you want is to invest all your effort in a cold fish. If she wants to pay for dinner, don't be offended. She has the right to be proud of her financial accomplishments, and if she asks to take you out, don't be alarmed by her liberal heresy, but please at least open the door for her."
I'm sorry, but I think it's incredibly difficult to know what women want. On the one hand you seem to want total equality, on the other, I'm supposed to pay the dinner for both of us. Which is it? I do get that point you're making about women making generally less for doing the same job at the same company, so in that case you're probably right. Actually, I'm a liberal and have absolutely no problem of her paying for her part of the dinner or movies if she wants to.
"I'm not the only one who says so, Teresa Strasser is a cute TV personality who also writes a singles column (mostly geared toward Jewesses), but it's a fun read for those of us who aren't Kosher: In Praise of Geeks I think a lot of those funny slapstick sex farces from the 70s and 80s like "Revenge of the Nerds" really give geeks a bad rap."
If I was a bit brusque in my comment I apologize. Anyway, being a geek or nerd is great, and really the only kind of girl I could imagine living together with for a longer time must be a geek as well. A bimbo may be hot in the classical stereotype way and nice to look at, but if I want someone with that one quality, I'd buy a few posters. But, I'm not saying that looks doesn't mean anything, because it does, and it does for everyone. Anyone who says otherwise is either extremely unique or a liar. Some girls say "looks doesn't matter, it's the insides that matter", and then they hook up with prettyboy that has the worst personality, humour and intelligence ever. But, to each their own. :-)
"No, no manual, but in return we give you head. What's the complaint? It's either us or sheep. Besides, some women are so transparent that anyone whose played the Legend of Zelda would be able to figure them out."
*shudders* That is wrong on at least two levels.
I don't drink wine unless it's on some occassion and I'm supposed to. I'm not fond of it at all. Coca cola taste good.
3. Take an interest in your date. Don't let her walk all over you, but show her you appreciate the time you're spending with her.
And even if I don't, I can always pretend I enjoy it. I'm getting rather good at pretending I enjoy some people's company.
4. Be clean. Shave. Use cologne sparingly. Make sure you shoes and your belt match.
Check... check... as for belt/shoes, I don't know.
5. Be passionate about something. Have a social cause. Love poetry or literature.
Social cause? What's that? (Serious question!)
Literature, yes. Poetry, not so much.
6. Open doors for ladies, but don't order our dinners without our permission.
So equality... is it good, or is it whack?
7. It's okay to be a geek. Geeks are sexy. They think about things, but don't brag or act superior because you know more about a subject than your date. Let her know that your geekness includes aspirations.
Wow, thanks for letting me be myself. I can be a geek. Isn't that nice.
8. Pay attention to our non-verbal signals. Women average about 150 non-verbal signals every minute.
And we're supposed to read and understand them all? It's not like you've given us a manual or something, you know.
9. Don't be late, but be forgiving if we are.
So being late is ok if you're a girl? Why?
It's still an expensive cost for anyone who win a spammer's Porsche. I mean, you have to pay handsomely to have a cleaning and antiseptic firm clean its interior.
It's actually not a bad idea. I think that if that will become possible everyone can make software. It may not be optimized or welldesigned, but still. Also for some reason I'm thinking about programming to become a form of art through this.