Considering the 'spark,' as you call it, for the original Van Gogh was in all likelihood paranoid schizophrenia, I'd think it a good thing, were it deleted. That's nothing my child, nor any child for that matter, should have to suffer through, even if the possible result is that some great artistic talent is diminished. I'd happily trade the possibility for a bunch of pretty pictures for a child with a healthy mental state, but that's just me.
And how is genetic engineering (or, at least, the type described in the article) disturbing? It almost certainly saved this baby's life, and prevented him from suffering a short, isolated existence in a plastic bubble, not to mention the psychological trauma of an accidental viewing of this piece of dreck.
I recall seeing Jar-Jar for a split second in one of the trailers. (The one where Anakin is a whiny asshole -- wait, that's all of them!) He's dressed in robes at some sort of council meeting, it looked like to me.
J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (T. A. Shippey) is a great read for those who want even more background into where Tolkien's ideas came from for LOTR. The author looks at the book from both a literary and linguistic point of view, and makes a case for LOTR to be included in "high" English literature, while it's mostly been scoffed at by intellectuals as fluff. The author is Tolkien's successor in the chair at Oxford that he once held, so he might be a little biased, but it's still a great read, especially if you are interested in the etymology of the names and places used in the books.
I disagree. While the most recent N64 games (Pokecrap, etc.) were obviously aimed at children, when it was first released, the N64 had a wide variety of games to appeal to people of all ages. I was a freshman in college when the N64 came out (1997) and we had a blast in my dorm with Mario Kart, Goldeneye, and Madden 64. Granted, N64 had its share of 'kiddie' games at that time as well, but Nintendo continued to release games that appealed to all ages (Zelda, among others.) 18-20 year olds don't fit your demographic of 6-15.
I really think the idea of Nintendo as a 'kiddie games' company isn't very valid. It's only perceived this way because a) a larger set of actual 'kiddie' games are released (and become popular) for Nintendo consoles and b) Nintendo releases games that appeal to all ages, and most of the time these titles avoid gratiuitous violence and sexual content, at least compared to Sony or Sega console games.
Is this the same Rockaway Beach immortalized in the Ramones song of the same name?
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Then how would you spell and pronounce the possessive of Kris?
I've been told the "correct" way is Kris', but that doesn't make any sense, if the name and its possessive are pronounced the same way. If you ask me, it should be spelled Kris's and pronounced KRIS-ez.
Not that I really care what anyone else's opinion is on the matter, it's my damn name, I'll use it as I please:-P
If you've ever read The Hobbit, you were reading a book intended for a younger audience. Yes, it's geared toward children, but it contains themes that adults can appreciate and enjoy.
Supposedly, the same thing can be said for the Harry Potter books, but I haven't read them yet.
Uhh, so hijackers crashing planes into downtown Manhattan, killing hundreds or thousands of civilians and leveling the most important center of trade in the USA is somehow US Gov't policymakers' fault? Sorry, don't follow you.
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Good point. But if ISPs could eliminate the cost of having to deal with spam, there'd be more profit in it for them, and less for spammers. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
In a competetive market, the lower price usually wins. If ISP A can afford to lower its price -- say, from $20/month to $18 -- by eliminating the bandwidth cost of spam, and ISP B does not and has to keep charging $20, who do you think will get more subscribers? I realize that ISPs would generally not lower prices, but they would be less inclined to raise prices (say, if their competition had raised them, or just because of inflation) if they could afford it. Even if an ISP chooses not to change prices, they're saving money. ISPs with more profits and spammers with less sounds like a good situation to me.
I agree with you that a technological solution would be preferable, and makes more sense, but I'm not opposed to a USA-only anti-spam bill. At least it would be illegal to send spam from the USA. Things get a little fuzzy when you talk about international law. I'm no expert and tend to agree with you that this is a bad thing.
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When I receive spam takes me about 5 muscles to hit the down arrow, then hit the d key to delete it in mutt. Not a big deal at all.
We hear this argument all the time. "Just delete it, it's no big deal."
One of the things I do it firewall repetitive hosts that the message traversed through via ipf and its very simple to create a script to just block it via ipf as well or any other firewall your using.
Not everyone has these kinds of options, or the time and knowledge to set this sort of thing up. Joe Average User lets his ISP deal with the spam issue -- filtering, etc. -- and the costs of such services are passed along to him. If spam was effectively eliminated, either through a technological or legislative solution, these costs would disappear, and either ISPs could pass along the savings to the customer.
The fact of the matter is, whether or not you're receiving spam, you're probably paying for it indirectly, somehow.
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Considering the 'spark,' as you call it, for the original Van Gogh was in all likelihood paranoid schizophrenia, I'd think it a good thing, were it deleted. That's nothing my child, nor any child for that matter, should have to suffer through, even if the possible result is that some great artistic talent is diminished. I'd happily trade the possibility for a bunch of pretty pictures for a child with a healthy mental state, but that's just me.
And how is genetic engineering (or, at least, the type described in the article) disturbing? It almost certainly saved this baby's life, and prevented him from suffering a short, isolated existence in a plastic bubble, not to mention the psychological trauma of an accidental viewing of this piece of dreck.
Reminds me of a movie quote:
"But then, I'm a Gemini, and Geminis don't believe in astrology."
"RMS said in an interview in India that Hurd will see the light of day this year."
But RMS won't. He hasn't been out of his cave since 1986.
Shit, Duncan's alive???
I only just made it through Dune. I didn't think he survived.
Time to pick up the next couple books, I guess...
I recall seeing Jar-Jar for a split second in one of the trailers. (The one where Anakin is a whiny asshole -- wait, that's all of them!) He's dressed in robes at some sort of council meeting, it looked like to me.
J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (T. A. Shippey) is a great read for those who want even more background into where Tolkien's ideas came from for LOTR. The author looks at the book from both a literary and linguistic point of view, and makes a case for LOTR to be included in "high" English literature, while it's mostly been scoffed at by intellectuals as fluff. The author is Tolkien's successor in the chair at Oxford that he once held, so he might be a little biased, but it's still a great read, especially if you are interested in the etymology of the names and places used in the books.
I disagree. While the most recent N64 games (Pokecrap, etc.) were obviously aimed at children, when it was first released, the N64 had a wide variety of games to appeal to people of all ages. I was a freshman in college when the N64 came out (1997) and we had a blast in my dorm with Mario Kart, Goldeneye, and Madden 64. Granted, N64 had its share of 'kiddie' games at that time as well, but Nintendo continued to release games that appealed to all ages (Zelda, among others.) 18-20 year olds don't fit your demographic of 6-15.
I really think the idea of Nintendo as a 'kiddie games' company isn't very valid. It's only perceived this way because a) a larger set of actual 'kiddie' games are released (and become popular) for Nintendo consoles and b) Nintendo releases games that appeal to all ages, and most of the time these titles avoid gratiuitous violence and sexual content, at least compared to Sony or Sega console games.
This man has all the answers.
Is this the same Rockaway Beach immortalized in the Ramones song of the same name?
Then how would you spell and pronounce the possessive of Kris?
:-P
I've been told the "correct" way is Kris', but that doesn't make any sense, if the name and its possessive are pronounced the same way. If you ask me, it should be spelled Kris's and pronounced KRIS-ez.
Not that I really care what anyone else's opinion is on the matter, it's my damn name, I'll use it as I please
It'll be cheaper in six months, folks! ;-)
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Yeah, but I'm playing it now
and I wonder how long before FreeCiv catches up?
Probably a very long time, since most of the FreeCiv developers will be obsessed with playing Civ3 rather than re-writing it.
Carpe diem! Buy it now! $50 is cheap for hundreds of hours of enjoyment
If you've ever read The Hobbit, you were reading a book intended for a younger audience. Yes, it's geared toward children, but it contains themes that adults can appreciate and enjoy.
Supposedly, the same thing can be said for the Harry Potter books, but I haven't read them yet.
Heh, my dad went to school in Brookings. You an SDSU student?
Be sure and email Wesley Morris, author of this fine article, and let him know what you think.
Because it was originally sung by Rod Stewart .
The Klingon homeworld, called Chronos... why?
The Klingon homeworld is Qo'noS. Not sure exactly how that's pronounced, but I would guess that it sounds something like Chronos.
You do realize that this article came from New Zealand, right?
You must mean spell properly? Is grammar of no importance? :-)
Uhh, so hijackers crashing planes into downtown Manhattan, killing hundreds or thousands of civilians and leveling the most important center of trade in the USA is somehow US Gov't policymakers' fault? Sorry, don't follow you.
"I've got just one more question for ya, Grog. If you say you were just shooting in self defense, why was the victim shot in the back?"
don't feed the troll-feeders.
Good point. But if ISPs could eliminate the cost of having to deal with spam, there'd be more profit in it for them, and less for spammers. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
In a competetive market, the lower price usually wins. If ISP A can afford to lower its price -- say, from $20/month to $18 -- by eliminating the bandwidth cost of spam, and ISP B does not and has to keep charging $20, who do you think will get more subscribers? I realize that ISPs would generally not lower prices, but they would be less inclined to raise prices (say, if their competition had raised them, or just because of inflation) if they could afford it. Even if an ISP chooses not to change prices, they're saving money. ISPs with more profits and spammers with less sounds like a good situation to me.
I agree with you that a technological solution would be preferable, and makes more sense, but I'm not opposed to a USA-only anti-spam bill. At least it would be illegal to send spam from the USA. Things get a little fuzzy when you talk about international law. I'm no expert and tend to agree with you that this is a bad thing.
When I receive spam takes me about 5 muscles to hit the down arrow, then hit the d key to delete it in mutt. Not a big deal at all.
We hear this argument all the time. "Just delete it, it's no big deal."
One of the things I do it firewall repetitive hosts that the message traversed through via ipf and its very simple to create a script to just block it via ipf as well or any other firewall your using.
Not everyone has these kinds of options, or the time and knowledge to set this sort of thing up. Joe Average User lets his ISP deal with the spam issue -- filtering, etc. -- and the costs of such services are passed along to him. If spam was effectively eliminated, either through a technological or legislative solution, these costs would disappear, and either ISPs could pass along the savings to the customer.
The fact of the matter is, whether or not you're receiving spam, you're probably paying for it indirectly, somehow.