What a stupid list, frankly. The fact that many of these people were vetted and had to withdraw their nominations is a sign that he is holding people to a higher standard. These aren't people who have misused their office and been forced to resign.
And the Whitewater tip totally tips you off a right wing loon.
And as for those who think hiring RIAA lawers == launching disastrous wars; well, I think your priorities are a bit off.
I agree, these seem defensive--and the big takeaway is that Apple is seen as a real threat. It certainly won't stop people from being tempted to try out Apple.
Also, Hodgeman is really funny. So it makes them seem a little humorless. Rather than complaining about the PC stereotype, they should have probably played up the Mac as a useless hipster.
That, I think, is my biggest complaint. Properly designed economies would go a long way to reduce the incentive to cheat. But WOWs economy, especially lately, is spectacularly broken. Most raw materials are worth more than anything you can craft out of them. Low-level items are either useless and impossible to sell, or--if useful--people with high level alts have priced them at a range no new-user can ever afford.
I would suggest MMORPG designers spend less time on the technical aspect of the cheats, more time on the internal game economics that motivate them. And no, it's not really the grinding. Just the economy. Raw materials + labor should always have greater value than the raw materials alone, for example.
I've been reading some more and found this. Sure enough, they have eliminated black holes.
They find that the gravity of the collapsing mass starts to disrupt the quantum vacuum, generating what they call "pre-Hawking" radiation. Losing that radiation reduces the total mass-energy of the object - so that it never gets dense enough to form an event horizon and a true black hole. "There are no such things", Vachaspati told New Scientist. "There are only stars going toward being a black hole but not getting there."
According to the author of this paper, that thing in the center of the galaxy is not a black hole--just a black star, always collapsing but never collapsed. From this article http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12089-do-b lack-holes-really-exist.html it seems like other scientists are skeptical about this as well.
Well, that makes it difficult. If it was just one or the other, maybe I could understand it. But if it's complicated and complex...
We English majors may not know math, but we can spot redundancy at least.
I'm sure it's not that simple, but that sure seems like what the article is saying. Black Holes would take infinitely long to form, so we'll never see one form, so no information will be lost. It sure doesn't seem to add up to me, since I thought there was pretty good evidence for black holes--and the universe hasn't existed for an infinitely long time. Still, when has quantum stuff ever made sense?
Vista's UAC prompt seems a little overly paranoid even for that. Why, for example, do I have go through several prompts when changing the Windows Time setting using MS's own control panel? All I want to do is have it sync up with my other clocks and that doesn't really feel like a security threat.
Ummm, as a kid I always wanted to be a Jedi. I didn't spend any time at all pretending I got to hunt down and kill all of the remaining good guys in the universe. Lucas appears determined to undermine any love I had for his world and series, by somehow wanting me to cheer for, not against, Vader and the dark side.
If only you could edit posts. (And now Slashdot is making me wait to post this correction--in order to give people a fair chance to mock my lack of editing skill.)
Not commenting on whether this is a good idea, but the article states that there is no Flash player for linux. Actually, Adobe just released a Linux version on Flash Player 9 a few days ago. And even before that you could install version 7. So you can remove crippling Linux users as a reason to bash this.
I had more problem's with You Really Got Me being credited to Van Halen. I know there cover was popular, but the Kinks made it famous first, darn it! It's not like it wasn't a hit before VH got hold of it.
I don't see how what you are saying conflicts with the parent comment. Obviously, most users are not writing their thesis, or require linked pictures or objects. For you, upgrading was worth it because you needed the extra features. But, I believe the parent has a point. Most people using Word to do letters, memo's and small school papers probably haven't benefited from a bulk of the new features that have been added.
And of course the people promoting the "Month of apple Bugs" weren't trying to sell a story-line when they named their little project. Or when they hype every find on Slashdot. Nope, they were just interested in the "Truth".
"The approach for fixing the MoAB issues is actually making Apple boost it's vulnerability handling process, and not leveraging the work to a jackass third-party which has no security background at all... -- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-08-01-2007.html [info-pull.com]"
Gosh, yeah, that sounds real "professional' there.
And despite all this, there has not been a real security breach on OSX. I agree with some people here that the MOAB people seem to want to create on, so that they can be proven right.
It looked good in the demo, but if it doesn't resist dirt and oil pretty well it will become pretty unusable. I hope they have that and the scratch problem worked out.
I hope they move that screen onto the larger iPods. I don't really need a new phone, and it won't hold enough for me at 8 gig anyway--but put that high-res screen on an iPod video and I'd pay the $599 in a heartbeat. My only disappointment is that for all the hardware and software advances this thing provides, it's still locked into the carriers 'two-year contract' business model.
Not on crack, although possibly conflating your views with other posts. In your original post you state.
"It mentions that there are enzymes naturally occurring in milk that allow people to digest milk. That means that the ability to tolerate Lactose is not a very big deal since people thousands of years ago presumably were not pasteurizing milk."
The other commenter showed that this statement about enzymes is not, in fact, proven. You responded:
"Now if you could address the mounting anecdotal evidence that people who are otherwise intolerant of milk and milk products generally available on the market can drink milk right from the cows udder with no adverse reactions. "
I was simply trying to point out that it was you making claims of enzymes in raw milk that made the genetic mutation for lactose tolerance unimportant. Since you were making the claim, no one need address you anecdotal evidence that some lactose intolerant people can drink raw milk.
Now, the spread of the mutation, as the article points out, makes it pretty clear that lactose tolerance was important was important. The fact that Asian cultures still don't eat milk or cheese, raw or processed, also tends to undermine the theory that pasteurization, not lactose intolerance, is really the issue.
I apologize for possibly lumping you in with the a)anti-milk crowd, or b) the evil's of pasteurized milk crowd. Both were well represented above, but don't necessarily reflect your views. For that I'm sorry.
Sorry, but if you are making a statement based on anecdotal evidence, it's up to you to provide the proof of the theory. Yes, anecdotally people who have smoked have sometimes lived a long time, but smoking still causes cancer. A story, even a verifiably true one, is not proof.
People from a century ago drank raw milk, but they also died of infectious diseases far more often and earlier than most modern societies now. Which would kind of argue that safety from germs might trump whatever benefits raw milk may have had.
Amazing how an article on an interesting scientific on genetics brings out the anti-milk, or anti-pasturized milk, or whatever else kind of semi-science crusade people are on based on web site anecdotes.
I only recently became a fan of the show, when my Wife bought me Serenity as a birthday present. The next day, we went out and bought the series on DVD--and soon after I bought both the TV and Movie soundtracks. I liked the fact that the music went for something other than traditional John Willaimsish orchestration or futurized electro-rock. It added to the whole cross-culture-space-western feel of the show, and I'd hope the game would reflect that.
Just thought I'd provide a counterpoint. Response to music is a very personal thing.
Indeed. How lame is chess--all you do is move the same pieces the same way over and over again. Obviously the game would be better if there were more options.
If people didn't find the game fun, they probably wouldn't play it. While there are things it could have done better, it's hard to think of WOW as a failure. And there is no guarantee that a more complicated game, like the author desires, would actually attract a bigger audience. In fact, I would argue it would do less. If you make it more possible for people to "Leave Their Mark" you are, in the process, going to create a lot of users who fail to make their mark and are frustrated.
How can this comment with actual information be rated lower than those above with inaccurate information and speculation?
I'm starting to hope the PS3 has iPod like success, just to piss off the haters here.
Arrgh, sorry, I mixed up the worldwide and Japanese numbers. Sonny is closer to 10,000 a month is Japan, which does make the 360's sales more impressive--although still not spectacular for a new platform.
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What a stupid list, frankly. The fact that many of these people were vetted and had to withdraw their nominations is a sign that he is holding people to a higher standard. These aren't people who have misused their office and been forced to resign. And the Whitewater tip totally tips you off a right wing loon. And as for those who think hiring RIAA lawers == launching disastrous wars; well, I think your priorities are a bit off.
I agree, these seem defensive--and the big takeaway is that Apple is seen as a real threat. It certainly won't stop people from being tempted to try out Apple. Also, Hodgeman is really funny. So it makes them seem a little humorless. Rather than complaining about the PC stereotype, they should have probably played up the Mac as a useless hipster.
That, I think, is my biggest complaint. Properly designed economies would go a long way to reduce the incentive to cheat. But WOWs economy, especially lately, is spectacularly broken. Most raw materials are worth more than anything you can craft out of them. Low-level items are either useless and impossible to sell, or--if useful--people with high level alts have priced them at a range no new-user can ever afford. I would suggest MMORPG designers spend less time on the technical aspect of the cheats, more time on the internal game economics that motivate them. And no, it's not really the grinding. Just the economy. Raw materials + labor should always have greater value than the raw materials alone, for example.
Well, that makes it difficult. If it was just one or the other, maybe I could understand it. But if it's complicated and complex...
We English majors may not know math, but we can spot redundancy at least.
I'm sure it's not that simple, but that sure seems like what the article is saying. Black Holes would take infinitely long to form, so we'll never see one form, so no information will be lost. It sure doesn't seem to add up to me, since I thought there was pretty good evidence for black holes--and the universe hasn't existed for an infinitely long time. Still, when has quantum stuff ever made sense?
Vista's UAC prompt seems a little overly paranoid even for that. Why, for example, do I have go through several prompts when changing the Windows Time setting using MS's own control panel? All I want to do is have it sync up with my other clocks and that doesn't really feel like a security threat.
Ummm, as a kid I always wanted to be a Jedi. I didn't spend any time at all pretending I got to hunt down and kill all of the remaining good guys in the universe. Lucas appears determined to undermine any love I had for his world and series, by somehow wanting me to cheer for, not against, Vader and the dark side.
I'm emotionally stable. I crazy all the freaking time. Stable doesn't mean good, just consistent.
If only you could edit posts. (And now Slashdot is making me wait to post this correction--in order to give people a fair chance to mock my lack of editing skill.)
Not commenting on whether this is a good idea, but the article states that there is no Flash player for linux. Actually, Adobe just released a Linux version on Flash Player 9 a few days ago. And even before that you could install version 7. So you can remove crippling Linux users as a reason to bash this.
I had more problem's with You Really Got Me being credited to Van Halen. I know there cover was popular, but the Kinks made it famous first, darn it! It's not like it wasn't a hit before VH got hold of it.
I don't see how what you are saying conflicts with the parent comment. Obviously, most users are not writing their thesis, or require linked pictures or objects. For you, upgrading was worth it because you needed the extra features. But, I believe the parent has a point. Most people using Word to do letters, memo's and small school papers probably haven't benefited from a bulk of the new features that have been added.
And of course the people promoting the "Month of apple Bugs" weren't trying to sell a story-line when they named their little project. Or when they hype every find on Slashdot. Nope, they were just interested in the "Truth".
MacOSX, almost as dangerous as Windows*. *In theory, actual results may vary. Offer not available in RI, WI. See you dealer for details.
"The approach for fixing the MoAB issues is actually making Apple boost it's vulnerability handling process, and not leveraging the work to a jackass third-party which has no security background at all... -- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-08-01-2007 .html [info-pull.com]"
Gosh, yeah, that sounds real "professional' there.
And despite all this, there has not been a real security breach on OSX. I agree with some people here that the MOAB people seem to want to create on, so that they can be proven right.
It looked good in the demo, but if it doesn't resist dirt and oil pretty well it will become pretty unusable. I hope they have that and the scratch problem worked out.
I hope they move that screen onto the larger iPods. I don't really need a new phone, and it won't hold enough for me at 8 gig anyway--but put that high-res screen on an iPod video and I'd pay the $599 in a heartbeat. My only disappointment is that for all the hardware and software advances this thing provides, it's still locked into the carriers 'two-year contract' business model.
Not on crack, although possibly conflating your views with other posts. In your original post you state.
"It mentions that there are enzymes naturally occurring in milk that allow people to digest milk. That means that the ability to tolerate Lactose is not a very big deal since people thousands of years ago presumably were not pasteurizing milk."
The other commenter showed that this statement about enzymes is not, in fact, proven. You responded:
"Now if you could address the mounting anecdotal evidence that people who are otherwise intolerant of milk and milk products generally available on the market can drink milk right from the cows udder with no adverse reactions. "
I was simply trying to point out that it was you making claims of enzymes in raw milk that made the genetic mutation for lactose tolerance unimportant. Since you were making the claim, no one need address you anecdotal evidence that some lactose intolerant people can drink raw milk.
Now, the spread of the mutation, as the article points out, makes it pretty clear that lactose tolerance was important was important. The fact that Asian cultures still don't eat milk or cheese, raw or processed, also tends to undermine the theory that pasteurization, not lactose intolerance, is really the issue.
I apologize for possibly lumping you in with the a)anti-milk crowd, or b) the evil's of pasteurized milk crowd. Both were well represented above, but don't necessarily reflect your views. For that I'm sorry.
Sorry, but if you are making a statement based on anecdotal evidence, it's up to you to provide the proof of the theory. Yes, anecdotally people who have smoked have sometimes lived a long time, but smoking still causes cancer. A story, even a verifiably true one, is not proof. People from a century ago drank raw milk, but they also died of infectious diseases far more often and earlier than most modern societies now. Which would kind of argue that safety from germs might trump whatever benefits raw milk may have had. Amazing how an article on an interesting scientific on genetics brings out the anti-milk, or anti-pasturized milk, or whatever else kind of semi-science crusade people are on based on web site anecdotes.
I only recently became a fan of the show, when my Wife bought me Serenity as a birthday present. The next day, we went out and bought the series on DVD--and soon after I bought both the TV and Movie soundtracks. I liked the fact that the music went for something other than traditional John Willaimsish orchestration or futurized electro-rock. It added to the whole cross-culture-space-western feel of the show, and I'd hope the game would reflect that. Just thought I'd provide a counterpoint. Response to music is a very personal thing.
Indeed. How lame is chess--all you do is move the same pieces the same way over and over again. Obviously the game would be better if there were more options. If people didn't find the game fun, they probably wouldn't play it. While there are things it could have done better, it's hard to think of WOW as a failure. And there is no guarantee that a more complicated game, like the author desires, would actually attract a bigger audience. In fact, I would argue it would do less. If you make it more possible for people to "Leave Their Mark" you are, in the process, going to create a lot of users who fail to make their mark and are frustrated.
How can this comment with actual information be rated lower than those above with inaccurate information and speculation? I'm starting to hope the PS3 has iPod like success, just to piss off the haters here.
http://www.vgcharts.org/usaconscomps.php?name1=XB& name2=X360&type=2
This one is even worse. According to the chart, anyway, the xBox 360 is so far underperforming the xBox. I think this whole generation is going to be slow starting up.
Arrgh, sorry, I mixed up the worldwide and Japanese numbers. Sonny is closer to 10,000 a month is Japan, which does make the 360's sales more impressive--although still not spectacular for a new platform.