This is awesome! Since everyone uses their social network (myspace or facebook) as their ENTIRE INTERNET EXPERIENCE, just like back in the old BBS days where each person's universe consisted of one single point of connection and interaction and failure, now they can use an IM client/network that depends entirely on the same stupid social network. Now when your account is banned or the system is down, you'll not only lose your "email" and connections with all your friends (and self worth), but you'll also lose your IM-ability. GENIUS!
The next great war should be against social networks. F them.
Also, 40gb? Still seems too high. My 360 has a 120gb hard drive and after a year, I'm only using 4gb of it (for demos). My PS3 is 60gb and is in about the same shape. What on earth would I possibly need all that drive space for? I'm not going to be wasting my money on crappy downloadable movies and television shows that can only be watched on the console and I don't have any of the console makers' stupid proprietary "media servers" setup so I can stream stuff from my network to my consoles (and even if I did, it would be STREAMING; not stored on the console).
They could drop the drive down to 20gb and cut the price by another $100 and make even more people happy. Why buy what you don't and never will need?
It's amusing, because it isn't geeks that gouge people. It's the companies they work for. It's the marketing and management and executive people. The geeks have no choice. Suggesting in this story as they did that it's somehow geeks against the world and we're out to screw you is ridiculous. Especially when you consider how much geeks give to family, friends and organizations for free. Precious time, knowledge and often tangible physical resources out of their own pockets. Not to mention all of the projects to get software and hardware into the hands of the less fortunate around the world.
It's not like we're a mechanic who is making a personal and concious decision to gouge you for his own personal benefit of raking in cash at the shop he personally owns. And really, this just illustrates exactly why people should spend a little time educating themselves. I don't know jack about cars, but before I take mine in for a repair or some sort of improvement, I try to find out what I can about the subject before I even consider talking to a mechanic. At least I have a fighting chance of detecting their BS that way.
DX10 looks great, but I'm not willing to suffer Vista on my gaming machine to get it.
Instead, I'm sticking with my console gaming for most things (except UT3, etc). It's a better alternative.
When Vista sucks a little less, maybe I'll consider it. I'm not going to "upgrade" just so I can make use of my DX10 card so I can play one whole game that I give a crap about (Crysis).
So . . . to hell with Bogart. Grant. Reagan. Arnold.
First of all, these are people in the science community honoring those that inspired or intrigued them in the pursuit of science. Or just acknowledging someone whose work they greatly appreciate. Second, it's not like this is a finite resource and naming a cosmic entity after anyone diminishes the chance for others to have them named after other people.
I don't think anyone could spend any time around primates and feel that anything done to protect them is impractical -- or even less practical. Perhaps not as utilitarian as one guy's mission, but considering a bunch of people with a free computer may (for all we know) be surfing for porn and trolling for sex with underage children, who is to say?
What I find strange about the contest is that one of the four people in the running is a guy who is a "hero" for trying to keep people from mining on his property. How is that a hero? Isn't protecting your property from the activities of other people entirely based on self-interest? That's like saying that a parent is a hero for raising their children. No -- a parent is someone doing what one expects of someone who squirts out offspring.
I voted for the computer guy and I'm just glad that some news station is affording some attention to heroes that doesn't involve some pathetic attempt to extort the photo of some dead soldier and talking about how he has died in action before going to commercial break and suddenly shifting from Britney news to a sad-face, solemn voice and slow-paced music (I'm looking at YOU Nancy Grace of CNN and Fox and Friends and 80% of the other news programs out there).
These people wouldn't be uprising if they had the NBA playoffs and Sex in the City to worry about. America is a perfect example of a society that can't be bothered with protecting our liberties and freedom against the infringing and encroaching government powers , because we're too busy worrying about whether or favorite video game will be released on time, what is happening with the girls on Sex in the City, how our teams are doing in the NBA playoffs and complaining about how "secular progressives" are ruining our precious little baby-jesusland.
It's worth nothing to me, because I don't want to listen to their whiny music. If only there were some way I could actively keep them from staying afloat so that they all had to wind up broke and poor and scrounging for change in the streets. That is something I would participate in.
However, for a good band, this would be an innovative idea.
I never said it had to be English. A unified language is, however, a necessity for the advancement of mankind and I see no other contender that is -- without force -- being accepted. It isn't French. It isn't Spanish (though many speak it) and it isn't Chinese (though many speak it). What is the one common language that most countries who want to compete int he world teach in addition to their own? English.
So, it looks like English is going to become universal whether or not I want it to be. My point, which seemed to be lost on you, is that there is nothing inherently wrong in the coming adoption of English. It's a good language and while it has some learned quirks (as others have mentioned), it also has many advantages.
And all of those Chinese that you speak of? Well, a whole bunch of them speak English, too. What matters is the language that content is produced in and business is transacted in. That's your winner.
How many thousands of more years do we need to remain pointlessly divided by trivial things like languages? There's absolutely nothing wrong with getting over the romantic academic notion that every language somehow suits a magnificent purpose on its own. It just isn't true. Language serves one purpose. TO COMMUNICATE. If there are 400 different languages spoken . . . guess what . . . you are IMPEDING the flow of COMMUNICATION.
There are people who argue that different languages carry a certain value for different fields and endeavors, but I don't buy this. English is an incredibly adaptable, flexible, evolving, absorbing language, so there should never be a lack of words to describe any concept one comes upon.
Further, if and when we discover civilizations on other planets, having a unified planetary language could only be beneficial.
Not to mention, we can free up massive amounts of wasted highschool and college education hours that are spent teaching students a four year language that 98% of them will never ever use (or remember) two years after graduation.
To be fair, when I bought my Mustang, Ford forced me to only play the CDs and MP3s that they want me to listen to in my audio system, said I could only drive on their pre-approved list of highways, interstates and streets, said I could only buy gas at certain approved gas stations, welded my battery into the chassis frame and forbid me from using third-party shifter knobs, kits or non-approved cleaning products. Then, when I took my car into the Ford service center for it's regular check, they took the keys away from me and locked the car down in their facilities, because they discovered that I had been taking it to a non Ford-approved detailer.
The statement is entirely accurate. They are almost entirely employed in post-crime cleanups, investigations and paperwork and responding to crimes after they have occurred (they can't do anything to stop a rape or murder or mugging in progress). Their role is not to stop a crime, but to find the criminal after they have committed a crime. Therefore, all these things that invade privacy and impose a "big brother" will on the public at large can do is -- NOT PREVENT CRIME and NOT STOP A CRIME IN PROGRESS -- but help police find the criminal after the fact.
In that aspect, yes, they are preventing crimes. If they find a mugger or murderer, he won't be able to mug or kill more people. But how does that help YOU? You are still mugged or dead. People who think these cameras and systems make them safer do not understand the role of law enforcement. They actually think that these methods will keep them from being harmed. It will not. You'll still probably be robbed, raped or killed -- but you can die peacefully knowing there is a slightly improved chance that someone might at some point track down the guy who did it.
Of course, for every nap on the job, I suspect there are a half dozen sleepless nights where an engineer had to cover for an emergency, fix something, help with a high priority client, fly somewhere for an urgent fix, cover a sick employee or return from vacation early. Sorry, but I don't feel guilty if I take a nap here and there when I also often work double shifts, put in seven day weeks (sometimes multiple weeks in a row), cover for staff shortages, log in remotely while on vacation in a hotel, from the family house on thanksgiving, from my home at 3am. . .
Just people trying to offer more excuses as to why they need to outsource jobs overseas, because of incompetent, undereducated, lazy American employees.
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What the hell is a "wild crow tool"?
This is awesome! Since everyone uses their social network (myspace or facebook) as their ENTIRE INTERNET EXPERIENCE, just like back in the old BBS days where each person's universe consisted of one single point of connection and interaction and failure, now they can use an IM client/network that depends entirely on the same stupid social network. Now when your account is banned or the system is down, you'll not only lose your "email" and connections with all your friends (and self worth), but you'll also lose your IM-ability. GENIUS!
The next great war should be against social networks. F them.
Also, 40gb? Still seems too high. My 360 has a 120gb hard drive and after a year, I'm only using 4gb of it (for demos). My PS3 is 60gb and is in about the same shape. What on earth would I possibly need all that drive space for? I'm not going to be wasting my money on crappy downloadable movies and television shows that can only be watched on the console and I don't have any of the console makers' stupid proprietary "media servers" setup so I can stream stuff from my network to my consoles (and even if I did, it would be STREAMING; not stored on the console).
They could drop the drive down to 20gb and cut the price by another $100 and make even more people happy. Why buy what you don't and never will need?
More flexibility for corporate America to offshore jobs right under their citizens' feet! Hurrah! I mean. . . . wait . . .
It's amusing, because it isn't geeks that gouge people. It's the companies they work for. It's the marketing and management and executive people. The geeks have no choice. Suggesting in this story as they did that it's somehow geeks against the world and we're out to screw you is ridiculous. Especially when you consider how much geeks give to family, friends and organizations for free. Precious time, knowledge and often tangible physical resources out of their own pockets. Not to mention all of the projects to get software and hardware into the hands of the less fortunate around the world.
It's not like we're a mechanic who is making a personal and concious decision to gouge you for his own personal benefit of raking in cash at the shop he personally owns. And really, this just illustrates exactly why people should spend a little time educating themselves. I don't know jack about cars, but before I take mine in for a repair or some sort of improvement, I try to find out what I can about the subject before I even consider talking to a mechanic. At least I have a fighting chance of detecting their BS that way.
DX10 looks great, but I'm not willing to suffer Vista on my gaming machine to get it.
Instead, I'm sticking with my console gaming for most things (except UT3, etc). It's a better alternative.
When Vista sucks a little less, maybe I'll consider it. I'm not going to "upgrade" just so I can make use of my DX10 card so I can play one whole game that I give a crap about (Crysis).
Don't mix entertainment with history . . .
So . . . to hell with Bogart. Grant. Reagan. Arnold.
First of all, these are people in the science community honoring those that inspired or intrigued them in the pursuit of science. Or just acknowledging someone whose work they greatly appreciate. Second, it's not like this is a finite resource and naming a cosmic entity after anyone diminishes the chance for others to have them named after other people.
Were the administrators responsible for this also graduates of Oral Roberts University? They're everywhere else in government . . .
By watching these, you will get all of the lecture without any of the stinky Berkley body oder!
I don't think anyone could spend any time around primates and feel that anything done to protect them is impractical -- or even less practical. Perhaps not as utilitarian as one guy's mission, but considering a bunch of people with a free computer may (for all we know) be surfing for porn and trolling for sex with underage children, who is to say?
What I find strange about the contest is that one of the four people in the running is a guy who is a "hero" for trying to keep people from mining on his property. How is that a hero? Isn't protecting your property from the activities of other people entirely based on self-interest? That's like saying that a parent is a hero for raising their children. No -- a parent is someone doing what one expects of someone who squirts out offspring.
I voted for the computer guy and I'm just glad that some news station is affording some attention to heroes that doesn't involve some pathetic attempt to extort the photo of some dead soldier and talking about how he has died in action before going to commercial break and suddenly shifting from Britney news to a sad-face, solemn voice and slow-paced music (I'm looking at YOU Nancy Grace of CNN and Fox and Friends and 80% of the other news programs out there).
Actually, the way I see it is this:
These people wouldn't be uprising if they had the NBA playoffs and Sex in the City to worry about. America is a perfect example of a society that can't be bothered with protecting our liberties and freedom against the infringing and encroaching government powers , because we're too busy worrying about whether or favorite video game will be released on time, what is happening with the girls on Sex in the City, how our teams are doing in the NBA playoffs and complaining about how "secular progressives" are ruining our precious little baby-jesusland.
Yes, pointing out obviousness is trolling.
Fucking morons.
A Sony videogame system selling in big numbers in Japan?! I don't believe it! No way!
It's worth nothing to me, because I don't want to listen to their whiny music. If only there were some way I could actively keep them from staying afloat so that they all had to wind up broke and poor and scrounging for change in the streets. That is something I would participate in.
However, for a good band, this would be an innovative idea.
I never said it had to be English. A unified language is, however, a necessity for the advancement of mankind and I see no other contender that is -- without force -- being accepted. It isn't French. It isn't Spanish (though many speak it) and it isn't Chinese (though many speak it). What is the one common language that most countries who want to compete int he world teach in addition to their own? English.
So, it looks like English is going to become universal whether or not I want it to be. My point, which seemed to be lost on you, is that there is nothing inherently wrong in the coming adoption of English. It's a good language and while it has some learned quirks (as others have mentioned), it also has many advantages.
And all of those Chinese that you speak of? Well, a whole bunch of them speak English, too. What matters is the language that content is produced in and business is transacted in. That's your winner.
How many thousands of more years do we need to remain pointlessly divided by trivial things like languages? There's absolutely nothing wrong with getting over the romantic academic notion that every language somehow suits a magnificent purpose on its own. It just isn't true. Language serves one purpose. TO COMMUNICATE. If there are 400 different languages spoken . . . guess what . . . you are IMPEDING the flow of COMMUNICATION.
That's a rather flip statement considering the comparisons that were done are not subjective, but laid out in a factual chart.
Too bad 3D animation/art is so frigging difficult to get into. It's all I can do to wrap my head around about two percent of GIMP/Photoshop.
There are people who argue that different languages carry a certain value for different fields and endeavors, but I don't buy this. English is an incredibly adaptable, flexible, evolving, absorbing language, so there should never be a lack of words to describe any concept one comes upon.
Further, if and when we discover civilizations on other planets, having a unified planetary language could only be beneficial.
Not to mention, we can free up massive amounts of wasted highschool and college education hours that are spent teaching students a four year language that 98% of them will never ever use (or remember) two years after graduation.
To be fair, when I bought my Mustang, Ford forced me to only play the CDs and MP3s that they want me to listen to in my audio system, said I could only drive on their pre-approved list of highways, interstates and streets, said I could only buy gas at certain approved gas stations, welded my battery into the chassis frame and forbid me from using third-party shifter knobs, kits or non-approved cleaning products. Then, when I took my car into the Ford service center for it's regular check, they took the keys away from me and locked the car down in their facilities, because they discovered that I had been taking it to a non Ford-approved detailer.
Oh, wait . . .
It's a pity that you're so anal that you need to reduce the language of grown, free, self-thinking adults to that of a four year toddler.
I choose none. Until I can buy an album for a buck or two, I just don't care. Honestly, how many times am I going to listen to it anyway?!
More importantly, this is America. Nobody likes a smart person. Also, who the hell can afford to go into debt a quarter million dollars?
Trusty controller... heheheh.
Also, I like to sign my name with giant two-by-fours strapped to my arms.
The statement is entirely accurate. They are almost entirely employed in post-crime cleanups, investigations and paperwork and responding to crimes after they have occurred (they can't do anything to stop a rape or murder or mugging in progress). Their role is not to stop a crime, but to find the criminal after they have committed a crime. Therefore, all these things that invade privacy and impose a "big brother" will on the public at large can do is -- NOT PREVENT CRIME and NOT STOP A CRIME IN PROGRESS -- but help police find the criminal after the fact.
In that aspect, yes, they are preventing crimes. If they find a mugger or murderer, he won't be able to mug or kill more people. But how does that help YOU? You are still mugged or dead. People who think these cameras and systems make them safer do not understand the role of law enforcement. They actually think that these methods will keep them from being harmed. It will not. You'll still probably be robbed, raped or killed -- but you can die peacefully knowing there is a slightly improved chance that someone might at some point track down the guy who did it.
Aren't those called "managers"?
Of course, for every nap on the job, I suspect there are a half dozen sleepless nights where an engineer had to cover for an emergency, fix something, help with a high priority client, fly somewhere for an urgent fix, cover a sick employee or return from vacation early. Sorry, but I don't feel guilty if I take a nap here and there when I also often work double shifts, put in seven day weeks (sometimes multiple weeks in a row), cover for staff shortages, log in remotely while on vacation in a hotel, from the family house on thanksgiving, from my home at 3am. . .
Just people trying to offer more excuses as to why they need to outsource jobs overseas, because of incompetent, undereducated, lazy American employees.