I would argue that if you are genuinely suffering from depression, reading about it gives you a sense of empowerment (sorry for the buzzword). It gives you some perspective on your emotions, allows you to identify and characterize your feelings, and perhaps most importantly, removes that sense of isolation and "no-one understands what I'm going through." Most people have a general fear of the unknown. Get rid of the unknown and people start to feel a lot better. They feel like they are in control and can change their situation.
One set of paramters should have only one correct solution, no?
Not at all. There are many systems with multiple solutions. Is this one of them? I don't know, but there's no reason to assume it's not. I'd argue that the more complex the system, the more likely it is that there are multiple, very different solutions, and what's more complicated than fluid dynamics?
There isn't even a way to delete emails from your account
Sure there is. Click on the "More Actions" pulldown-box. One of the selections is "Move to Trash". I use this option for all mailing-list type email I receive. I only archive the stuff that is of long-term interest to me.
Maybe it just guarantees that all voting machines will be obsolete by the next election, forcing an upgrade path that Diebold hopes they will have the contract for. But, then again, maybe I'm just getting too cynical in my old age.
This would not have helped in this case though, since it was installed *as designed*. The design itself was backwards.
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I would guess the "inferior interface" experience is largely a matter of personal taste. I, for one, have no real issues with the XBox or PS2 controllers and find the dual-joystick configuration quite intuitive and easy to use. It's not quite as good as a mouse for a FPS game, but still functional. For me, FPS are a very limited subset of games I like to play, anyway.
But to answer your specific question of "For a FPS, why would someone choose an inferior interface," I would have to say that, overall, my gaming experience is better on the console. The it-just-works factor is nice. I don't have to wonder if my video card is capable of handling the latest-and-greatest games, or worry if right in the middle of a game that some unstable background process might crash my machine. I have a much superior soundsystem hooked up in my living room than I have hooked up to my computer in the office. My TV screen is nice and big and bright and a comfortable distance away. But, most importantly, it's just simply a lot more comfortable to chill out on my couch for a couple hours fragging my friends and loved ones than on my computer chair.
I have signed up with a website that provides SMS messages with traffic updates. Since I have a long commute, it's handy to get notification that a major accident has occurred on my route home, so I can work around it. However, my (former) wireless provider--the always wonderful AT&T Wireless--decided that these SMS messages were spam, assumably because of the volume. They now block the IP address that the website is sending the messages from, despite the company's repeated attempts to correct the situation and many customer complaints. We'll see how they respond to this new spike in usage.
Hydrogen to methane converter? A cow should do the trick. And with the high bovine concentration in Texas, the oil companies should be able to switch gears pretty quickly.
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Which is a mini-clone of the Superman ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Superman goes to 100 mph in 7 seconds, goes up 40 stories, and gives you 6.5 seconds of weightlessness.
Please explain to me why a machine is not simply a gigantic physical reaction?
Can its function not be broken down into nothing more than charged particles exerting force on each other? A system that some determined individual may explain in detail?
Sure, that explanation may take longer than the lifetime of the universe, but it is a fundamental reaction, nonetheless
Is it not?
I mean, it takes in energy from some source, and converts that energy to work.
It's just a really useful physical reaction.
When did we suddenly become able to patent Physics?
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Don't misunderstand my meaning--I do not support software patents. I just don't think your argument is a correct way to invalidate them, unless you intend to throw out the entire patent system all together (which is certainly a plausible option).
I'm not sure exactly, but I believe it comes from putting together the chronology of the Bible. I guess it has a pretty detailed history of who lived when, and I suppose it all adds up to the "Big Abracadabra" happening around 4000 BC.
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I would argue that if you are genuinely suffering from depression, reading about it gives you a sense of empowerment (sorry for the buzzword). It gives you some perspective on your emotions, allows you to identify and characterize your feelings, and perhaps most importantly, removes that sense of isolation and "no-one understands what I'm going through." Most people have a general fear of the unknown. Get rid of the unknown and people start to feel a lot better. They feel like they are in control and can change their situation.
So the pilot no longer gets laid, he just plays with his joystick?
As somebody with nothing to hide, why are you posting AC? ;)
There's porn in the sky??? Man, I must be looking in the wrong places!!!
From here:
Not trying to troll, just informing.Better than it would handle Longhorn. But we'll probably have a petaflop machine by the time that's released, so we should be fine.
So if it floats, it's made of...
Wood!
Right! And therefore...
A Satellite!
Burn it! Burn it!
7, by my count.
Maybe it just guarantees that all voting machines will be obsolete by the next election, forcing an upgrade path that Diebold hopes they will have the contract for. But, then again, maybe I'm just getting too cynical in my old age.
This would not have helped in this case though, since it was installed *as designed*. The design itself was backwards.
I would guess the "inferior interface" experience is largely a matter of personal taste. I, for one, have no real issues with the XBox or PS2 controllers and find the dual-joystick configuration quite intuitive and easy to use. It's not quite as good as a mouse for a FPS game, but still functional. For me, FPS are a very limited subset of games I like to play, anyway.
But to answer your specific question of "For a FPS, why would someone choose an inferior interface," I would have to say that, overall, my gaming experience is better on the console. The it-just-works factor is nice. I don't have to wonder if my video card is capable of handling the latest-and-greatest games, or worry if right in the middle of a game that some unstable background process might crash my machine. I have a much superior soundsystem hooked up in my living room than I have hooked up to my computer in the office. My TV screen is nice and big and bright and a comfortable distance away. But, most importantly, it's just simply a lot more comfortable to chill out on my couch for a couple hours fragging my friends and loved ones than on my computer chair.
I have signed up with a website that provides SMS messages with traffic updates. Since I have a long commute, it's handy to get notification that a major accident has occurred on my route home, so I can work around it. However, my (former) wireless provider--the always wonderful AT&T Wireless--decided that these SMS messages were spam, assumably because of the volume. They now block the IP address that the website is sending the messages from, despite the company's repeated attempts to correct the situation and many customer complaints. We'll see how they respond to this new spike in usage.
Hydrogen to methane converter? A cow should do the trick. And with the high bovine concentration in Texas, the oil companies should be able to switch gears pretty quickly.
That's because it was posted here last week.
Why not? Makes about as much sense as feet & inches.
That's unfortunate. I haven't ridden the ride in a few years now. I rode it once the year that it opened, then once again a couple years ago.
Which is a mini-clone of the Superman ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Superman goes to 100 mph in 7 seconds, goes up 40 stories, and gives you 6.5 seconds of weightlessness.
iSecurity?
How about Physics?
Please explain to me why a machine is not simply a gigantic physical reaction?
Can its function not be broken down into nothing more than charged particles exerting force on each other? A system that some determined individual may explain in detail?
Sure, that explanation may take longer than the lifetime of the universe, but it is a fundamental reaction, nonetheless
Is it not?
I mean, it takes in energy from some source, and converts that energy to work.
It's just a really useful physical reaction.
When did we suddenly become able to patent Physics?
-- End Tongue-In-Cheek --
Don't misunderstand my meaning--I do not support software patents. I just don't think your argument is a correct way to invalidate them, unless you intend to throw out the entire patent system all together (which is certainly a plausible option).
I'm not sure exactly, but I believe it comes from putting together the chronology of the Bible. I guess it has a pretty detailed history of who lived when, and I suppose it all adds up to the "Big Abracadabra" happening around 4000 BC.
The earth IS 6000 years old. It has just been 6000 for a few billion years now. Just like my grandma has been 25 for the past 50 years. ;-)
MP3 is the new "Kleenex".
"Hey, what MP3 format do you use?"
"FLAC"
"Cool. I use WMA."