Hmmm... these moderators are smarter than I thought. They've actually recognized an old, tired joke that has been taken completely out of context and posted near the top just to see how easy it is to obtain +5, Funny. I tip my hat to you, gentlemen. You're making the world a better place... now just for fun can you mod it +5?
I don't know about that. I use my computer exclusively for entertainment (I've got a TV tuner and some auto-recording stuff called furious_tv). So I'd be perfectly ok with DVDs that can only be read by my computer.
It would also be handy to fit DivX/XviD (is that where the name came from!) DVD rips of multiple movies onto a single disc. No more wasted space on MPEG or menus.
And then there are all the games I'd like to backup onto CD which could instead be stored on far fewer DVDs.
Yeah, they didn't lose much, just their remaining credibility. It sounds like they would have been just as accurate flipping a coin (no doubt this would have been more efficient).
Actually, professionals can show that the larger the percentage of people not wanting to answer, the more favorable of a result they can often claim (even if there is no statistical basis for it). And before you ask, I mean professional writers and such as opposed to professional statisticians.
Internet polls don't produce representative samples because they are not limited to just one country or region and the sampling is not even close to random. You can only use random samples to make inferences about the population.
I'm actually somewhat shocked that I agree with you. Although it would feel kind of strange to here advertisements within a program, I would rather have an ad in the context of the show than here some weird sound effects while an ad plays across the bottom of the FOX network.
I would have personally brought up the whole Roswell incident as evidence of just how crazy people get over crashed alien craft.
I mean, the whole incident was probably just some teenage alien coming back from one of those underage Martian drinking parties you hear about so much and crashing his space ship. I never really saw the point in destroying the poor alien's reputation over that one little mistake. I mean, we've had him locked away in the Area 51 supermax prison for how long? It's ridiculous.
Perhaps the Martians are just holding Beagle 2 until we return that poor kid? It's about time those aliens stood up for their rights.
In case anyone's interested, I had the same experience only with significantly less years. A lot less. Talk about old... I mean, I thought mummies couldn't type. Shouldn't you be entombed? Does your karma on/. affect the balance of maut?
I'm sorry. Just felt like adding some padding to this post. Just a few more. Yeah. That's good.
Wow. If that was +5 funny material... Seriously, poorly received stand-up comedians should come here to restore their egos or something. Just throw in DNF, SCO, Soviet Russia, etc. and you're suddenly a comedic genious.
ECT is used as a last resort for cases of severe depression where the person may be thinking of committing suicide.
I saw a video in my psych class with a lady who was suicidal and determined to kill herself. She then underwent ECT and later was in a much more positive mood.
Unfortunately, the relapse rate for depression treated with ECT is extremely high, but it is still the best last-resort treatment available.
Now that I think about it, DBZ is really the only show I've seen that has the lets-see-how-long-we-can-focus-on-this-one-aspect- of-the-story syndrome.
Duke Nukem Forever. It's the first game to have been in development for 5 years with no apparent progress. It's like these guys invented slacking. Actually they stole the tactic from Ion Storm and John Romero, but 3D Realms has taken it to a whole new level.
How much more original can you get? I owe all of my failing grades to these gods of slothfulness.
This generic DNF-bashing comment has been made possible by too much free time during winter break.
Another thing to keep in mind is that anime is also very convenient for many American viewers. For example, if I want a fix of anime without learning any Japanese, I can just flip on to Cartoon Network and most of the time they'll be playing some show that, up until recently, had no equivalent in the US.
I mean, Afghanistanimation is completely different from any TV programs here in the states, but that won't necessarily make it popular because it's not readily available.
And before you point this out, many of the Japanese programs are so convenient because they're so popular because they ARE cool. Not all of them, of course. Not even all of one show (e.g. DBZ has cool fights, but the sluggish pace makes the show unbearable).
OT, but do Japanese people really repeat the same thing with different phrasing several times in a row to get their point across? And do they always state the blatantly obvious? What about not saying a word except for indecernable grunts for nearly a minute while experiencing shock and awe over Frieza's latest transformation? Or are these just conveniences (annoyances, I'd say) for a younger audience? If you couldn't tell, I've gotten kinda annoyed with DBZ and I'm curious if Japanese watchers found these same things to be annoying =)
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Maybe they didn't think of that? Most mathematicians are rathe eccentric...
I don't care if it was modded troll, that was hi-larious!
Would you care to share any of them?
Hmmm... these moderators are smarter than I thought. They've actually recognized an old, tired joke that has been taken completely out of context and posted near the top just to see how easy it is to obtain +5, Funny. I tip my hat to you, gentlemen. You're making the world a better place... now just for fun can you mod it +5?
I don't know about that. I use my computer exclusively for entertainment (I've got a TV tuner and some auto-recording stuff called furious_tv). So I'd be perfectly ok with DVDs that can only be read by my computer.
It would also be handy to fit DivX/XviD (is that where the name came from!) DVD rips of multiple movies onto a single disc. No more wasted space on MPEG or menus.
And then there are all the games I'd like to backup onto CD which could instead be stored on far fewer DVDs.
So can I have your free DVD burner?
Dude, you're getting screwed.
Yeah, they didn't lose much, just their remaining credibility. It sounds like they would have been just as accurate flipping a coin (no doubt this would have been more efficient).
Actually, professionals can show that the larger the percentage of people not wanting to answer, the more favorable of a result they can often claim (even if there is no statistical basis for it). And before you ask, I mean professional writers and such as opposed to professional statisticians.
Internet polls don't produce representative samples because they are not limited to just one country or region and the sampling is not even close to random. You can only use random samples to make inferences about the population.
For all I know, the parent is true...
You're silly. I like the way you used probe(). I like that you go there. You're--You're silly.
Family Guy reference. If you don't get it, please ignore this post.
Awarded a bong? I'd say that's cool. What are they so mad about, it's not like they have a US-style war on drugs up there.
I'm actually somewhat shocked that I agree with you. Although it would feel kind of strange to here advertisements within a program, I would rather have an ad in the context of the show than here some weird sound effects while an ad plays across the bottom of the FOX network.
I was about to doublecheck this (just for confirmation) until I realized that I didn't care.
I would have personally brought up the whole Roswell incident as evidence of just how crazy people get over crashed alien craft.
I mean, the whole incident was probably just some teenage alien coming back from one of those underage Martian drinking parties you hear about so much and crashing his space ship. I never really saw the point in destroying the poor alien's reputation over that one little mistake. I mean, we've had him locked away in the Area 51 supermax prison for how long? It's ridiculous.
Perhaps the Martians are just holding Beagle 2 until we return that poor kid? It's about time those aliens stood up for their rights.
So that makes it ok, then? I thought people were warning against blindly following Apple just because they're Apple...
Keep in mind that he said "shelf life" not "desk life." So he's talking about how long they keep in the stores, not in your home.
I like the idea of returning the rotted DVD after a new purchase, though. Pure genious. And that's what those fools get!
I think the first mistake was more of a matter of puncuation: "Everyone is a loser, ass, the article said 'especially the studios.'"
Geez, how about a spoiler warning next time. You basically ruined the whole book by giving away the ending.
So inconsiderate... How am I supposed to enjoy all of the great, far-fetched fiction coming out of the W3C with these kind of reviewers on /.?
In case anyone's interested, I had the same experience only with significantly less years. A lot less. Talk about old... I mean, I thought mummies couldn't type. Shouldn't you be entombed? Does your karma on /. affect the balance of maut?
I'm sorry. Just felt like adding some padding to this post. Just a few more. Yeah. That's good.
Wow. If that was +5 funny material... Seriously, poorly received stand-up comedians should come here to restore their egos or something. Just throw in DNF, SCO, Soviet Russia, etc. and you're suddenly a comedic genious.
ECT is used as a last resort for cases of severe depression where the person may be thinking of committing suicide.
I saw a video in my psych class with a lady who was suicidal and determined to kill herself. She then underwent ECT and later was in a much more positive mood.
Unfortunately, the relapse rate for depression treated with ECT is extremely high, but it is still the best last-resort treatment available.
Now that I think about it, DBZ is really the only show I've seen that has the lets-see-how-long-we-can-focus-on-this-one-aspect- of-the-story
syndrome.
Thanks for the info.
Duke Nukem Forever. It's the first game to have been in development for 5 years with no apparent progress. It's like these guys invented slacking. Actually they stole the tactic from Ion Storm and John Romero, but 3D Realms has taken it to a whole new level.
How much more original can you get? I owe all of my failing grades to these gods of slothfulness.
This generic DNF-bashing comment has been made possible by too much free time during winter break.
Another thing to keep in mind is that anime is also very convenient for many American viewers. For example, if I want a fix of anime without learning any Japanese, I can just flip on to Cartoon Network and most of the time they'll be playing some show that, up until recently, had no equivalent in the US.
I mean, Afghanistanimation is completely different from any TV programs here in the states, but that won't necessarily make it popular because it's not readily available.
And before you point this out, many of the Japanese programs are so convenient because they're so popular because they ARE cool. Not all of them, of course. Not even all of one show (e.g. DBZ has cool fights, but the sluggish pace makes the show unbearable).
OT, but do Japanese people really repeat the same thing with different phrasing several times in a row to get their point across? And do they always state the blatantly obvious? What about not saying a word except for indecernable grunts for nearly a minute while experiencing shock and awe over Frieza's latest transformation? Or are these just conveniences (annoyances, I'd say) for a younger audience? If you couldn't tell, I've gotten kinda annoyed with DBZ and I'm curious if Japanese watchers found these same things to be annoying =)