My kanji and vocabulary are so weak that all I can read are manga for kids. Even then, I need a dictionary, and I'm probably picking up all kinds of weird childish or goofy expressions.
Waitress: Hello! Please come in. We have a table for you over here. Can I get you a drink?
Cryptnotic: Pikachu! I choose you!
But advertisers spend money because it's effective. Marketing, brand management, and advertising are not voodoo.
Yep. Companies aren't stupid enough to spend billions on something that doesn't work. Clearly, advertising is something that pays off. I try to avoid ads as much as possible, and since I don't watch TV, I've cut out most (I hope...).
As much as I'd like to preserve the old business model of being forced to look at ads for minutes at a time, it's time to rethink this strategy now that we have 21st century technology...
I really hope that advertising will become a dying industry. People have become so immune to it due to over-saturation that it may become ineffective for the amount spent on it. Personally, I never realised how much we get bombarded with until I visited countries with relatively little advertising.
I've seen really creepy patent applications for systems that show you adverts which you get paid to view, and which use tracking devices to make sure you are actually watching them.
This is the one thing that stops me from using Linux 100% of the time. If only there was some replacement for FruityLoops and Ableton Live, I'd never have to touch XP again, which would be a god-send.
In your experience/opinion, why does Star Trek attract such a fanatical following, and why is there such ridicule directed towards those that consider themselves fans? It seems unique even among sci-fi franchises.
I don't see why Creationism and Evolution are not compatible.
...And neither does the Pope, so you're in good company. I'm not a theist, but evolution does seem to be one of the more impressive phenomena in the universe - and saying God couldn't do it that way is just... dumb, really.
"So, as you've got nothing to hide, you won't mind me putting cameras in your bedroom and bathroom, then".
I always respond to this "If I've done nothing wrong, then I don't need to be watched."
A government that automatically that spies on the populace 'just in case' is a government that is making the assumption you're a criminal in the making.
IMHO, the problem's not really the technology, but it's something you've pointed out - people's stupidity and complete lack of concern for other people.
I've lost count of the number of times that a film has been spoiled to some extent by teenage kids - who seem to be trying to impress one another - shouting, laughing, making stupid noises and generally annoying everyone else in the cinema. I think they genuinely don't understand that they're doing something that others might get annoyed by.
I didn't pay £5 to listen to them screech at each other. The worst I've ever experienced was during Hero where two groups of kids were constantly running around the room, and shouting smarmy comments constantly.
Having ushers in cinemas might help with things like this, but in the end it's down to people's common sense and respect for others - which means that to be honest, we're fighting a losing battle.
Number 1 on the list is a tree. A goddamn tree! But where's those bug eyed greys on the list? They're not on there, are they? I smell a coverup! I don't think a tree's ever given anyone an anal probe (but then again, I'm not a botanist).
Engines have Rev Limiters that will stop the RPMs from going to a point of an Engine Blow.
I know installing software in Linux can cause problems at times, but I really think you must be doing something wrong if your RPMs are in danger of blowing things up...
You have to wonder how many NK personnel would defect if it came to combat.
That's an important question. The NK government has become an expert on giving the populace a very, very distorted view of the outside world. The question about defectors is linked into how much they actually believe all the Stalinist crap they're told. Who'd want to surrender to the US/UN/whatever if we're the evil child killing capitalist bad-guys that the NK government makes us out to be?
If they knew what the situation is really like outside North Korea, I'm sure they'd turn in an instant, but the problem is breaking through the propaganda first.
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It's also bundled with Fedora Core 3.
I know I got pretty bored before I managed to get my current job.
But I'm a Slashdot moderator, you insensitive clod!
Waitress: Hello! Please come in. We have a table for you over here. Can I get you a drink?
Cryptnotic: Pikachu! I choose you!
I really liked "Blankets" by Craig Thompson. It's a very well written GN, mainly due to its honesty and the depth of the characters.
"It tastes like ... burning"
Yep. Companies aren't stupid enough to spend billions on something that doesn't work. Clearly, advertising is something that pays off. I try to avoid ads as much as possible, and since I don't watch TV, I've cut out most (I hope...).
I really hope that advertising will become a dying industry. People have become so immune to it due to over-saturation that it may become ineffective for the amount spent on it. Personally, I never realised how much we get bombarded with until I visited countries with relatively little advertising.
I've seen really creepy patent applications for systems that show you adverts which you get paid to view, and which use tracking devices to make sure you are actually watching them.
This is the one thing that stops me from using Linux 100% of the time. If only there was some replacement for FruityLoops and Ableton Live, I'd never have to touch XP again, which would be a god-send.
In your experience/opinion, why does Star Trek attract such a fanatical following, and why is there such ridicule directed towards those that consider themselves fans? It seems unique even among sci-fi franchises.
Of course evolution can be guided, as can be seen with reference to domesticated dogs, for example.
There's two options you left out, and I'm sure there are plenty more. Try thinking a bit more laterally and less literally.
Being heterosexual, they're not going to like looking at gay men, are they? To a heterosexual man, 1 woman is good, 2 women is better.
And while I'm on the subject, why do women seem to think they are more likely to be raped by a man than a lesbian?
Maybe because a) there are more men that lesbians, and b) a man has a penis, which is pretty much required for raping someone.
I always respond to this "If I've done nothing wrong, then I don't need to be watched."
A government that automatically that spies on the populace 'just in case' is a government that is making the assumption you're a criminal in the making.
Meh. Just look at those sharp knees - she's well below my standards.
Steve, Did I leave my copy of GTA Vice City round at your house last night? I got a bit too wasted and can't find it at my place. See ya, Paul Davies
I've lost count of the number of times that a film has been spoiled to some extent by teenage kids - who seem to be trying to impress one another - shouting, laughing, making stupid noises and generally annoying everyone else in the cinema. I think they genuinely don't understand that they're doing something that others might get annoyed by.
I didn't pay £5 to listen to them screech at each other. The worst I've ever experienced was during Hero where two groups of kids were constantly running around the room, and shouting smarmy comments constantly.
Having ushers in cinemas might help with things like this, but in the end it's down to people's common sense and respect for others - which means that to be honest, we're fighting a losing battle.
Maybe it was Neal himself that moderated you O/T in a moment of panic.
You: What do you call a man with a seagull on his head?
Number 1 on the list is a tree. A goddamn tree! But where's those bug eyed greys on the list? They're not on there, are they? I smell a coverup! I don't think a tree's ever given anyone an anal probe (but then again, I'm not a botanist).
I know installing software in Linux can cause problems at times, but I really think you must be doing something wrong if your RPMs are in danger of blowing things up...
That's an important question. The NK government has become an expert on giving the populace a very, very distorted view of the outside world. The question about defectors is linked into how much they actually believe all the Stalinist crap they're told. Who'd want to surrender to the US/UN/whatever if we're the evil child killing capitalist bad-guys that the NK government makes us out to be?
If they knew what the situation is really like outside North Korea, I'm sure they'd turn in an instant, but the problem is breaking through the propaganda first.
Me too - email something fun to woodenrobot@gmail.com and I'll try to get an invite to you.