I could follow a few matches of the last World Championship only via a text-only stream. And even without any limit, it does not capture the suspense and mood of following a match on tv or radio.
Can you imagine a newspaper reporter NOT beeing given a target word-count for his articles?
Unlike space on a webpage, space in a newspaper is limited. If the editor reserves a certain amount of space for event x, the reporter is sent there with the task to write a 100 (1000, 5000...) words article about that event. No more, no less. (give or take a few additional words for lower average word lengths)
I'm in favour that everyone should have the right to mod, hack and homebrew the hell of whatever they bought. But they shoud stay out of online games! At least as long as consoles don't sport a cheat-safe homebrew mode that allows your own stuff to run but still keeps games in a safe sandbox. But I don't think we'll ever see that.
You're not plugging the battery directly into the power outlet! There's something called a chargeing controller between them. Its job is to sense whe the battery is charged and to cut power then. (Or throttle it to a sustaining charge). That's to prevent overcharging, because modern batteries don't simply overcharge and die silently, but rather tend to go with a bang. Literally.
I remember reading somewhere about a system that does away with the concept of "files" entirely, and the whole coding process is based around smart navigation - what's on your screen could be pulled from many different locations at once without you having to know where from - shame I can't recall where I read that exactly.
Congratulations, you've just ensured she'll hate math more, because you're also focusing on the wrong question: math is not about one's ability to do mental arithmetic, it's about an approach to problem solving with numbers. You could drill her mental arithmetic all you want, it isn't going to improve her intuitive understanding of how numbers relate and interact.
Yes, that's not math, but it's that part of math curriculum that will be used in everyones everyday live. Did that cashier just shortchange me? Do I have enough cash for another beer, that cake recipe is for 4 servings and I have 6 to feed, and all that everyday small stuff.
From accepting the OSCE rules when the US became a member? (Which in return allowed to send observers into countries that wouldn't have been accessible otherwise. We're talking about the late 70's)
It might make sense here. But for every member of your party. An amusement park is a crowded area with lots of distractions. Beeing seperated from the rest of your party is always possible. Countermeasures should be taken. Starts from pre-arranged meeting points ("if someone gets lost we meet at the spinebreaker-ride-souvenir-shop at the next full hour") and does not end with making sure everyone has his cellphone handy.
Mine too. DS9 really hit that sweet spot of telling a bigger story through independent episodes. It told a single, big story, but at season-speed, not episode speed like a soap opera. The series and that story ended at the same time. It never felt like they were forced to add more drama, more conflict and more mystery just to fill the next episode. I hate it when writers franticly have to try to tie up all loose ends.
So how is this not like having to register your credit card with paypal, safebuy, click&buy and lots of other companies who take their cut from transactions, too?
you cannot use your app to direct users to buy things from you without using the in-app purchase system. (Yes, this requirement blows goats. But it is clear and straightforward.)
That may even be a sensible rule for both sides: users are usually already signed up to that shop system and used to it and trust it.
Also, it's 'retro' tech, which was just like TOS/TNG tech, except in slightly older, antiquated looking wrappers, was just too hard to swallow.
That's why I'd never shoot a Science Fiction Prequel! How do you design techno-props so that it looks older than the technology forecasts from 30 years ago, but still like a "modern" vison of the future?
But then again - everyone remebers it for the set design, that was indeed really cool and futuristic, but was made of plastic cups, pencil sharpeners and a pressing iron! (the landing spaceship was an alka seltzer!) If you'd build a set like that nowadays, it would look absolutly crappy. but if wou would build it any other way, it wouldn't look like spaceship Orion anymore! loose-loose.
Now, T'Pol vs 7of9 - there's an argument no one is going to win!;)
Slashdot Mirror
That sums it up quite well.
A bunch of tweets scrolling by is not even background noise. And it doesn't even sound excited when something happens.
No way.
I could follow a few matches of the last World Championship only via a text-only stream. And even without any limit, it does not capture the suspense and mood of following a match on tv or radio.
Do you really think 140-chars snippets are an adequate replacement for a real tv or radio coverage?
That's so 20th century!
And anyone cares for the people who don't want to be taken away from the twitter experience?
Can you imagine a newspaper reporter NOT beeing given a target word-count for his articles?
Unlike space on a webpage, space in a newspaper is limited. If the editor reserves a certain amount of space for event x, the reporter is sent there with the task to write a 100 (1000, 5000...) words article about that event. No more, no less. (give or take a few additional words for lower average word lengths)
Buy a shovel and start digging.
Or even better: Buy a bunch of shovels and make sure that everyone who wants to get connected does a fair bit of digging, too.
Funnily enough it is no surprise that many of the "free" apps seem to want the most permissions.
I never was surprised by that because ad-financed apps need the most dangerous permission: unlimited internet access.
And developers who want to sell their apps in California?
I'm in favour that everyone should have the right to mod, hack and homebrew the hell of whatever they bought. But they shoud stay out of online games! At least as long as consoles don't sport a cheat-safe homebrew mode that allows your own stuff to run but still keeps games in a safe sandbox. But I don't think we'll ever see that.
Doesn't that new Nexus phone already have a Qi wireless charger? And then why is Google dibbling into PMA?
You're not plugging the battery directly into the power outlet! There's something called a chargeing controller between them. Its job is to sense whe the battery is charged and to cut power then. (Or throttle it to a sustaining charge). That's to prevent overcharging, because modern batteries don't simply overcharge and die silently, but rather tend to go with a bang. Literally.
I remember reading somewhere about a system that does away with the concept of "files" entirely, and the whole coding process is based around smart navigation - what's on your screen could be pulled from many different locations at once without you having to know where from - shame I can't recall where I read that exactly.
Smalltalk?
Congratulations, you've just ensured she'll hate math more, because you're also focusing on the wrong question: math is not about one's ability to do mental arithmetic, it's about an approach to problem solving with numbers. You could drill her mental arithmetic all you want, it isn't going to improve her intuitive understanding of how numbers relate and interact.
Yes, that's not math, but it's that part of math curriculum that will be used in everyones everyday live. Did that cashier just shortchange me? Do I have enough cash for another beer, that cake recipe is for 4 servings and I have 6 to feed, and all that everyday small stuff.
but if you include "intentionally sold without my consent", chances are equal again.
UPDATE: It#s not about UN observers. It's about OSCE observers.
From accepting the OSCE rules when the US became a member? (Which in return allowed to send observers into countries that wouldn't have been accessible otherwise. We're talking about the late 70's)
It's not "Europe" that is sending the observers. It's the OSCE, an organization that the US ARE A MEMBER OF!
And all members agreed to send observers to each others elections on a regular base.
It might make sense here. But for every member of your party. An amusement park is a crowded area with lots of distractions. Beeing seperated from the rest of your party is always possible. Countermeasures should be taken. Starts from pre-arranged meeting points ("if someone gets lost we meet at the spinebreaker-ride-souvenir-shop at the next full hour") and does not end with making sure everyone has his cellphone handy.
Mine too. DS9 really hit that sweet spot of telling a bigger story through independent episodes. It told a single, big story, but at season-speed, not episode speed like a soap opera. The series and that story ended at the same time. It never felt like they were forced to add more drama, more conflict and more mystery just to fill the next episode. I hate it when writers franticly have to try to tie up all loose ends.
So how is this not like having to register your credit card with paypal, safebuy, click&buy and lots of other companies who take their cut from transactions, too?
you cannot use your app to direct users to buy things from you without using the in-app purchase system. (Yes, this requirement blows goats. But it is clear and straightforward.)
That may even be a sensible rule for both sides: users are usually already signed up to that shop system and used to it and trust it.
Also, it's 'retro' tech, which was just like TOS/TNG tech, except in slightly older, antiquated looking wrappers, was just too hard to swallow.
That's why I'd never shoot a Science Fiction Prequel! How do you design techno-props so that it looks older than the technology forecasts from 30 years ago, but still like a "modern" vison of the future?
There is this german SF-series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raumpatrouille_%E2%80%93_Die_phantastischen_Abenteuer_des_Raumschiffes_Orion everyone has very fond memories of and would love to see a remake with more than 7 episodes (the pulp novel series had over 100 books iirc.)
But then again - everyone remebers it for the set design, that was indeed really cool and futuristic, but was made of plastic cups, pencil sharpeners and a pressing iron! (the landing spaceship was an alka seltzer!) If you'd build a set like that nowadays, it would look absolutly crappy. but if wou would build it any other way, it wouldn't look like spaceship Orion anymore! loose-loose.
Now, T'Pol vs 7of9 - there's an argument no one is going to win! ;)
T'Pol did fan service in the pilot...
Now that's what I call equal opportunity emplyer....