Among the people who don't have jobs and enough free time to read Wikipedia articles all day, yes the GS/RA do qualify as experts. The alternative was the crowd being let out of the Jerry Springer Show and frankly, they scared us.
Why is it when Microsoft/oil company/tobacco company is torched whenever they release a study saying Windows/gasoline/smoking is good because they are paid off blow-hards serving their masters but a Wikipedia study saying their articles are accurate (and make no mistake, that is what they are saying) doesn't raise an eyebrow?
I wouldn't suspect $700k would cover a NYC penthouse alone for six months, but what is your point?
Companies operate at different scales, one company may look at a 'casual' game and see a piss-ant not worth the effort, another could see it as a gold mine. For a company to produce a game from concept to market for less then a million, there is a very good chance they will find a profit at the end (no matter how crappy or small a target market). For another company, say a larger one, who can't call a meeting without dropping a couple hundred grand in hotels, flights, etc - a game like this is a pothole not worth the effort.
They only want you to be trapped in a perpetual upgrade cycle
Sounds like my ongoing love affair with Linux (and I do know its true of other OSs, but MS releases a rehashed version of NT every 5 years or so, I've upgraded SuSE and FC annually since installing them, I'm not saying, I'm just saying is all).
"A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever."
You don't account for a delayed game being bad, just because something is delayed doesn't make it inherently good. And when you get a delayed-bad game, its double bad because you, to quote my uncle Ray, "had to wait for that crap".
One issue might be that, in general, techies run Linux. Gamers, because they see what platforms are being serviced, don't run Linux as it would cramp their gaming lifestyles. I know everytime I try to make my house Linux-only, my gaming itch flares up and I bang my head against Wine for a while before breaking down and re-installing Windows. I don't recall ever seing a game for Linux is CompUSA/Best Buy/Frye's as long as I can remember.
To get him to stop laughing? That is a bit harder then just say pissing him off, or causing some sort of injury - is it *his* laugh or the frequency of the laughter that is under your skin?
Tis the free market at work, although for as much as Bush wants to see market forces drive innovation, its copying or near-reproductions that rule in a free market system. Innovation must be clouded in secrecy or wrapped in mountains of patents (and their lawyers) to succeed in such a system. Of course, certain things (oil, air travel, power, etc) must be protected and regulated and subsidized if necessary (although who defines necessary is an issue) for reasons all together not plain to me as long as monopolies are kept in some sort of check.
Thats assuming the ones blowing smoke have the technical knowledge. In larger organizations, managers usually have other manager reporting to them and throw in managers from risk management, project management, procurement management, and so on - its hard to get things done in general because of the meetings and approvals and testing and argh - I'm glad I left that world behind.
In smaller shops, IT Managers absolutely have to have the technical knowledge because without it stuff won't get done - small IT Manager are expected to help carry the workload whilst mentoring the people under them. Even if your not in IT management, having some technical knowledge is good to keep the IT Manager in check - I've seen IT Managers who couldn't configure a RAID array, but they knew the lingo well enough to keep the business at arms length and slowly spiral the department into the toilet.
Yeah, cause whenever I'm surrounded by young kids I feel sound as a pound.
As for you, ever set your lappy to find a wireless network? Unless you're living out in the boonies, how can you escape? Accepted your wireless overlords and succumb to their signal.
The relevance of the big bang question goes to the heart of the religion v. science question (creation). I started this by saying science and religion were not mutually exclusive and I'm looking to be convinced otherwise, a rational argument with supporting evidence is all I ask. What I got in school didn't do it for me.
If you don't believe in the existence of a soul, I guess there isn't much point continuing as I find it relevant in answering my sort of questions.
When I approach the big bang from an academic standpoint it doesn't seem plausible, or at best an extreme long shot. Concerning emotion - you don't ever get a feeling in your gut when something doesn't sound quite right? Its why I left the church in my youth (Sunday school, because the stories are simplified for young children they become fairy tale like - even as a young child I wanted something more rational).
About life on this planet - you think it was a matter of odds that made it happen? That its all utterly pointless? Why do you get up in the morning?
Actually it was an NPR story, they may have twisted that report but it was a genome scientist that made the statement.
On evolution, I understand that, but if man evolved from ape, why is there nothing in between? Other then some drawings, what evidence is there?
Do you believe there is sufficient evidence to PROVE the big bang?
How do you scientifically measure your soul?
I'm really not trying to invite a flame, but am curious with the two questions above as I struggle with them myself. I goto church for community with man (it also allows me to give back to the area around me via charitable mechanisms I believe to be run by good people), I goto the doctor to cure what ails me, I am fascinated with scientific discovery (reading what my schedule allows me to), yet deep inside I have trouble believing our world was a galactic role of the dice. The odds of our universe coming together the way it has to support our life here on earth are just not good. Selective reproduction is one thing, but if we came from monkeys why are our DNA closer to that of a dog? Why has no other monkeys (or fish, or birds, or whatever) turned human in the past (insert whatever number you like) years?
Please provide links (if you know of any) that would explain it to a non-scientist - afterall, I'm just a guy trying take care of his family and answer the age-old questions and there seems to be some very knowledgeable people that comment on these topics but also seem frustrated with the holier-than-thou among us who hold up the bible and plug their ears. My ears are open, but my bible is also in hand.
Not everything boils down to evolution v. intelligent design, unless you're just being militant about it.
If you live on faith alone, it means you don't buy & store food, don't wear glasses, don't take medicine. You live each meal on faith that someone will provide it, its just not the world in which we live.
I'm sorry, how is science involved? Religion and science aren't mutually exclusive. No matter his personal views, as a teacher he should be leading by a better example then the one he set forth.
They aren't targeting tech-savvy people, they are looking for is someone who isn't afraid to make a purchase whilst standing on one of the busiest streets in the nation - techy-savviness might be seen in capturing the financial elements of the transaction in such a public place.
There we go again, caving to the cyclohexylthiopthalimide-phobic lobby. Honestly people, this here tire-filtration system is the best thing we got going, are we really going to abandon it for something that affects 10%^H^H^H 1% ^H, this guy?
There's really no limit to what you can do with waste tires.
In my neck of the woods there are great mountains of waste tires churning out mousiquitos in record numbers. Just wish someone found one of the limitless ways of doing something with waste tires and actually did it.
Changing the punch line doesn't change the answer. Considering we all have to die, having the choice between slow plainful ways sure beats having someone else make the selection for you.
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Among the people who don't have jobs and enough free time to read Wikipedia articles all day, yes the GS/RA do qualify as experts. The alternative was the crowd being let out of the Jerry Springer Show and frankly, they scared us.
Why is it when Microsoft/oil company/tobacco company is torched whenever they release a study saying Windows/gasoline/smoking is good because they are paid off blow-hards serving their masters but a Wikipedia study saying their articles are accurate (and make no mistake, that is what they are saying) doesn't raise an eyebrow?
Who says competition isn't relaxing? Winning is relaxing, competing and losing no so much.
Companies operate at different scales, one company may look at a 'casual' game and see a piss-ant not worth the effort, another could see it as a gold mine. For a company to produce a game from concept to market for less then a million, there is a very good chance they will find a profit at the end (no matter how crappy or small a target market). For another company, say a larger one, who can't call a meeting without dropping a couple hundred grand in hotels, flights, etc - a game like this is a pothole not worth the effort.
Why go through all the effort of filtering yourself?, just wait for the cease and desist orders to come.
One issue might be that, in general, techies run Linux. Gamers, because they see what platforms are being serviced, don't run Linux as it would cramp their gaming lifestyles. I know everytime I try to make my house Linux-only, my gaming itch flares up and I bang my head against Wine for a while before breaking down and re-installing Windows. I don't recall ever seing a game for Linux is CompUSA/Best Buy/Frye's as long as I can remember.
To get him to stop laughing? That is a bit harder then just say pissing him off, or causing some sort of injury - is it *his* laugh or the frequency of the laughter that is under your skin?
If we could limit the flames to OSs that are, you know, available - that'd be great. Thanks.
Tis the free market at work, although for as much as Bush wants to see market forces drive innovation, its copying or near-reproductions that rule in a free market system. Innovation must be clouded in secrecy or wrapped in mountains of patents (and their lawyers) to succeed in such a system. Of course, certain things (oil, air travel, power, etc) must be protected and regulated and subsidized if necessary (although who defines necessary is an issue) for reasons all together not plain to me as long as monopolies are kept in some sort of check.
In smaller shops, IT Managers absolutely have to have the technical knowledge because without it stuff won't get done - small IT Manager are expected to help carry the workload whilst mentoring the people under them. Even if your not in IT management, having some technical knowledge is good to keep the IT Manager in check - I've seen IT Managers who couldn't configure a RAID array, but they knew the lingo well enough to keep the business at arms length and slowly spiral the department into the toilet.
As for you, ever set your lappy to find a wireless network? Unless you're living out in the boonies, how can you escape? Accepted your wireless overlords and succumb to their signal.
I wonder if young Sebastion is being protected from cell phone users? Someone call Youth Services and get someone other there pronto!
If you don't believe in the existence of a soul, I guess there isn't much point continuing as I find it relevant in answering my sort of questions.
When I approach the big bang from an academic standpoint it doesn't seem plausible, or at best an extreme long shot. Concerning emotion - you don't ever get a feeling in your gut when something doesn't sound quite right? Its why I left the church in my youth (Sunday school, because the stories are simplified for young children they become fairy tale like - even as a young child I wanted something more rational).
About life on this planet - you think it was a matter of odds that made it happen? That its all utterly pointless? Why do you get up in the morning?
Actually it was an NPR story, they may have twisted that report but it was a genome scientist that made the statement.
On evolution, I understand that, but if man evolved from ape, why is there nothing in between? Other then some drawings, what evidence is there?
Awesome! What colors are available?
How do you scientifically measure your soul?
I'm really not trying to invite a flame, but am curious with the two questions above as I struggle with them myself. I goto church for community with man (it also allows me to give back to the area around me via charitable mechanisms I believe to be run by good people), I goto the doctor to cure what ails me, I am fascinated with scientific discovery (reading what my schedule allows me to), yet deep inside I have trouble believing our world was a galactic role of the dice. The odds of our universe coming together the way it has to support our life here on earth are just not good. Selective reproduction is one thing, but if we came from monkeys why are our DNA closer to that of a dog? Why has no other monkeys (or fish, or birds, or whatever) turned human in the past (insert whatever number you like) years?
Please provide links (if you know of any) that would explain it to a non-scientist - afterall, I'm just a guy trying take care of his family and answer the age-old questions and there seems to be some very knowledgeable people that comment on these topics but also seem frustrated with the holier-than-thou among us who hold up the bible and plug their ears. My ears are open, but my bible is also in hand.
If you live on faith alone, it means you don't buy & store food, don't wear glasses, don't take medicine. You live each meal on faith that someone will provide it, its just not the world in which we live.
I'm sorry, how is science involved? Religion and science aren't mutually exclusive. No matter his personal views, as a teacher he should be leading by a better example then the one he set forth.
Clean? I thought we did that so we wouldn't skin our knees on the coral, it cleans the water too? BONUS!
There we go again, caving to the cyclohexylthiopthalimide-phobic lobby. Honestly people, this here tire-filtration system is the best thing we got going, are we really going to abandon it for something that affects 10%^H^H^H 1% ^H, this guy?
Your impression is incorrect. But out of curioustiy, what did you think they were making them out of this past decade?
Changing the punch line doesn't change the answer. Considering we all have to die, having the choice between slow plainful ways sure beats having someone else make the selection for you.