The word theory in sicence implies something totally different than it does in common usage. It's a conclusion that has undergone volumes of rigorous testing. ID is not a theory in the scientific sense.
Intelligent Design is not even close to a theory by the scientfici use of the term, and it can't be proven at all, nor can any valid evidence be given for it.
Evolution is a sicentific Law, the Darwinian mechanism for it is a theory. There are piles of well documented evidence for the mechanism.
I really hope this was parody. The language is no better than that of the obnoxious kids you meet on Counterstrike.
It is always your option to find a properly moderated server that suits your needs. I find them all the time without looking that hard. I certainly don't see anything in CS that "corrupts our children" since the game encourages teamwork and planning.
Besides this, I don't see what this has to do with Half-life 3, which would presumably be primarily a one-player experience like the previous two games. Or how it would keep CS out of the hands of kids, who will presumably also have consoles.
As for the idea of "unauthorized modifications," Valve encourages mods. As a matter of a fact, they make their bread and butter off of selling a moddable game and hiring up the best modders to fill out their portfolio.
And if you want to "buy American," maybe you should be concerned with more high volume or high cost products like clothes and cars. It's not as if the PS2 is suddenly taking jobs away from the US. I don't care much where something is made as long as it isn't overpriced or a product of slave labor, but if I did I think my priorities would go beyond what game console I choose.
Yeah, honestly I'd rather have the 20 running if I show up early than those crappy slide shows. And I have never had it go past the "start time" when the normal previews and commercials play.
Actually, at the very beginning the 20 had custom made short films that were often very good, but those are long gone. And many of the movie/music/tv ad sequences are long and developed enough that they are at least informative about the product, which is a rarity.
Where does it at all apply that the one follows from the other?
Presumably they are saying that he was involved in confidential research into the flaws and was not supposed to make any statement on his own. His simply quitting the company does not remove his obligations. He was not some outside agent who found out about this flaw independantly and cannot be expected to be treated as such.
As far as I can tell, that's just something anime geeks tell themselves in order to make themselves feel better.
Most Japanese folks I know seem to feel that it's a pretty bad thing to be called.
Make sure that everyone who comes on later is EXTREME. And have lots of visits by celebrities who claim to really like things but when actually questioned about them present no real knowledge or understanding of the subject.
Wow. Let's all make a society that's so PC nobody can say what they want anymore.
If you take serious offence at words like "geek" or "nerd" then you are a small, small person. Even comparing it to racist and the use of N*gger is pathetic. It's not close to the same.
The problem is that most of what these people and others are saying SIMPLY ISN'T true.
Linux is not easier than Windows or OSX. KDE and Gnome aren't more inuitive than Windows or OSX. You could say Linux isn't much harder than DOS with Windows 3.11, but people hated DOS with Windows 3.11 and had enormous problems with it, and that's without dealing with user and file level rights restrictions.
Also, I'm tired of people arguing that being able to do advanced tasks in Linux is like knowing how to change your oil in a car, which everyone should know how to do. Many people don't know how to change the oil in their car. They take it to Jiffy Lube, because they have other things they want to do with their time.
Linux will never advance as long as the primary userbase (at least the vocal part) is actively hostile towards any advice to make their product more appealing, and dismissive towards the ordinary people to whom they feel superior.
Yeah, you pretty much misfired. They will still need to sell routers, and probably replace all the old ones. And think of all the money to be made on re-training and re-certification. Increasing the address space doesn't make the routers go away. IPv6 would probably require more memory and processing power if anything.
Both Cisco and Juniper are TYRING to push IPv6. So, I think you misread their intentions.
The magnetic strip on my card is basically useless right now. It wore off after 6 months.
But it's my credit and ATM card, and I'm afraid to be without it for 2 weeks, so rather than replacing it I just try it 15 times or so until it works.
Sad.
That's a total load.
There are plenty of Open Source projects out there that are designed to compliment and work with closed source solutions.
Not everyone is figthing a war here.
It's really sad that they are using the name of a great man to push this kind of bullshit on people. I'm sure an individual like him would actually be quite impressed with Open Source.
Still, doesn't seem to be worth getting excessively upset over crap like this unless the government starts making laws based on it.
Buy a GP32. Much cheaper even imported and it already has a strong development community. So far people have ported emulators and even programmed good video players for it. If you knew anything about the theme of hacking game consoles you would be talking about that.
Seriously I got the top of line Axim X5 for 300 bucks. This yopy thing is low res and slow for the price. I was even tempted by the Zaurus but the X5 has the best bang for your buck.
Linpus has a distro that works on some pocketPC devices. I am scared to try it out until I know how to reinstall PokcetPC 2003 easily though.
Damn beat me to the main point.
Not only has DDR been here first, but it already has a Korean clone (PUMP It Up, which is more original than this) and a freeware/OS variation (Stepmania).
This is just weak.
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The word theory in sicence implies something totally different than it does in common usage. It's a conclusion that has undergone volumes of rigorous testing. ID is not a theory in the scientific sense.
Intelligent Design is not even close to a theory by the scientfici use of the term, and it can't be proven at all, nor can any valid evidence be given for it. Evolution is a sicentific Law, the Darwinian mechanism for it is a theory. There are piles of well documented evidence for the mechanism.
I know a lot of scientists that will disagree with you. Really your post is just pure flamebait.
"It sounds like he's suggesting that developers work at home, develop open source, and pay their rent with what? fairy dust? good will?" It's all about micropayments: http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2001-06- 22&res=l
I really hope this was parody. The language is no better than that of the obnoxious kids you meet on Counterstrike.
It is always your option to find a properly moderated server that suits your needs. I find them all the time without looking that hard. I certainly don't see anything in CS that "corrupts our children" since the game encourages teamwork and planning.
Besides this, I don't see what this has to do with Half-life 3, which would presumably be primarily a one-player experience like the previous two games. Or how it would keep CS out of the hands of kids, who will presumably also have consoles.
As for the idea of "unauthorized modifications," Valve encourages mods. As a matter of a fact, they make their bread and butter off of selling a moddable game and hiring up the best modders to fill out their portfolio.
And if you want to "buy American," maybe you should be concerned with more high volume or high cost products like clothes and cars. It's not as if the PS2 is suddenly taking jobs away from the US. I don't care much where something is made as long as it isn't overpriced or a product of slave labor, but if I did I think my priorities would go beyond what game console I choose.
Yeah, honestly I'd rather have the 20 running if I show up early than those crappy slide shows. And I have never had it go past the "start time" when the normal previews and commercials play. Actually, at the very beginning the 20 had custom made short films that were often very good, but those are long gone. And many of the movie/music/tv ad sequences are long and developed enough that they are at least informative about the product, which is a rarity.
I've written reviews that weren't advertisements before. Like Driv3r. I don't think there were any reviews of that game that were an advertisement.
Where does it at all apply that the one follows from the other? Presumably they are saying that he was involved in confidential research into the flaws and was not supposed to make any statement on his own. His simply quitting the company does not remove his obligations. He was not some outside agent who found out about this flaw independantly and cannot be expected to be treated as such.
Oh, agreed! But that doesn't eliminate its long and unsavory history and frequent current use by racists.
As far as I can tell, that's just something anime geeks tell themselves in order to make themselves feel better. Most Japanese folks I know seem to feel that it's a pretty bad thing to be called.
Make sure that everyone who comes on later is EXTREME. And have lots of visits by celebrities who claim to really like things but when actually questioned about them present no real knowledge or understanding of the subject.
Wow. Let's all make a society that's so PC nobody can say what they want anymore. If you take serious offence at words like "geek" or "nerd" then you are a small, small person. Even comparing it to racist and the use of N*gger is pathetic. It's not close to the same.
The problem is that most of what these people and others are saying SIMPLY ISN'T true.
Linux is not easier than Windows or OSX. KDE and Gnome aren't more inuitive than Windows or OSX. You could say Linux isn't much harder than DOS with Windows 3.11, but people hated DOS with Windows 3.11 and had enormous problems with it, and that's without dealing with user and file level rights restrictions.
Also, I'm tired of people arguing that being able to do advanced tasks in Linux is like knowing how to change your oil in a car, which everyone should know how to do. Many people don't know how to change the oil in their car. They take it to Jiffy Lube, because they have other things they want to do with their time.
Linux will never advance as long as the primary userbase (at least the vocal part) is actively hostile towards any advice to make their product more appealing, and dismissive towards the ordinary people to whom they feel superior.
I would also like to know what he is talking about.
Yeah, you pretty much misfired. They will still need to sell routers, and probably replace all the old ones. And think of all the money to be made on re-training and re-certification. Increasing the address space doesn't make the routers go away. IPv6 would probably require more memory and processing power if anything. Both Cisco and Juniper are TYRING to push IPv6. So, I think you misread their intentions.
The magnetic strip on my card is basically useless right now. It wore off after 6 months. But it's my credit and ATM card, and I'm afraid to be without it for 2 weeks, so rather than replacing it I just try it 15 times or so until it works. Sad.
Nice zing!
That's a total load. There are plenty of Open Source projects out there that are designed to compliment and work with closed source solutions. Not everyone is figthing a war here.
It's really sad that they are using the name of a great man to push this kind of bullshit on people. I'm sure an individual like him would actually be quite impressed with Open Source.
Still, doesn't seem to be worth getting excessively upset over crap like this unless the government starts making laws based on it.
Buy a GP32. Much cheaper even imported and it already has a strong development community. So far people have ported emulators and even programmed good video players for it. If you knew anything about the theme of hacking game consoles you would be talking about that.
There's a lot of freeware and cheap shareware and the OS is NOT windows. It is a totally separate PDA OS.
Seriously I got the top of line Axim X5 for 300 bucks. This yopy thing is low res and slow for the price. I was even tempted by the Zaurus but the X5 has the best bang for your buck. Linpus has a distro that works on some pocketPC devices. I am scared to try it out until I know how to reinstall PokcetPC 2003 easily though.
Did you try looking under sourceforge.net under games? I have found some great stuff there.
Yeah, everyone is moving over to GNU/Linux. I am amazed Microsoft can even stay alive what with all the normal mainstream users jumping ship.
Damn beat me to the main point. Not only has DDR been here first, but it already has a Korean clone (PUMP It Up, which is more original than this) and a freeware/OS variation (Stepmania). This is just weak.