In other words, this trend of population increasing won't last forever.
But, this new trend that I'm looking at will last forever. I don't know about the book being promoted, but the article doesn't mention running out of people.
The main topic is about no headphone jack. The GP is about thinner phones and smartphones. A phone that can text might be a need. A phone with internet capability is a need for somed jobs. A superthin headphone jack-less phone is a want.
I think this is not only loss of civility. Libraries have become much more community locations. Places to go meet with people. And, children's areas are like small playrooms. My son spends most of his time there playing while I get him books to take home.
I wanted to make video games as a kid. It seemed that most programming jobs were mostly about filling/reading databases or reports. I eventually realized I didn't want to do that, and have been in education since then. Either English(in Taiwan as a foreign language) or math.
It is very difficult to prove that things don't exist. Like a correlation between piracy and sales. For example, there can be a correlation in a different way that was not looked for. Perhaps there is a time delay. Perhaps more people play a game, but are not in a hurry to get the game.
I drove Uber for a few months. I liked the freedom to choose that I had(vacation days are not a problem). I don't care what the relationship between my fee and the rider's fee was. I stopped because I think the expenses were too high for what I brought home. I live in a city that has higher fees than many, thought it used to be higher. Too many areas don't have enough riders wanting rides. My last day, I took someone from the airport pretty far away from the city. My longest ride, but I probably lost money on it because the ride back had no rider.
When I first heard about Uber, I was excited. So much more efficient than calling for a taxi. About the same time, I learned about the way taxi companies take so much of what taxi drivers earn while controlling taxi medallions in NYC. I doubt it's different in other cities. I don't think Uber's tactics are as bad as taxi companies', but that's not a compliment. I think that the sexual harassment thing is something that will be easier to fix than Uber's business model.
If Uber weren't subsidizing fees with investors' money, they'd be losing money on rides. THAT is a big problem.
It's not an invisible hand. The riders rate the drivers. The drivers have to maintain a 4.6/5.0 rating. The most common reason for negative ratings is lack of local knowledge. There are other things that get them instantly deactivated, like sexual harassment.
I've recently started driving for Uber part-time.
I've wondered about the professional nature of taxis, though. Ubers and taxis have both had good knowledge of the roads in my experience. Both treat me well. Taxis often seem to smell bad, and Ubers have not. Ubers seem to arrive at my location to pick me up faster. I've had limited experience riding in either, though.
Cell phone apps are used for so many purposes. I'm sure people working on cancer research use them, too. A while ago, I recall hearing about a cell phone component to do some type of chemical scan.
Just the basic use-making phone calls-improves the efficiency of the researcher. Communication is important for science, and cell phones help that.
It's not two different genres. SF is large. It's one genre, and it's filled with lots of variety. I have no interest in some(books for kids and books heavy on the romance). I like some "swashbuckling". I like some political novels.
The people organizing the either need to reorganize them so campaigning doesn't work or people need to get used to campaigning for books. To me, the second seems like it would suck the fun out of the prize, but it also seems a lot like what authors currently do marketing their novels to get people to buy them.
I disagree about history. There's a lot of memorizing, but a good history test should have essay questions. Why did something happen? Give an opinion and support it. Memorization, but also an understanding of how things are connected. I'm guessing anatomy is similar at some level-not just "what is this thing?" but also "Tell everything that happens after this part does something".
It's formulaic. That's why I don't like it. I watched an episode or two. I could pretty much predict what was "funny" thing going to happen next. What "funny" thing someone was going to say next.
I don't hate it. I don't live in a country with English as its primary language, so I don't listen to people talking about it much. I caught an episode visiting the US, and don't think I laughed once. I think a family member put it on because "You're a geek[or whatever]. You'll like this." So, I might hate it if I lived in the US.
I mostly play single player RPGs, some strategy games. These days one of the defining points of RPGs is in a LOT of games. I'm talking about character development, which in video game RPGs has usually been shown as character ability development. The other main defining point of RPGs is plot. This has also been in more and more games. As other games gain those traits my interest in them increases. I prefer RPGs that require thought more than speed on the keyboard.
Genres blend, divide, and blend again. When Diablo came out, I thought stay away from any action RPG. Nowhere near enough plot. I did eventually play it. It didn't even have enough freedom of character creation, to say nothing of plot. I thought it was more similar to what was called adventure in the days of Legend of Zelda(NES).
But, games like Morrowind and Mass Effect pulled me toward Action RPGs. These days most RPGs also part of whatever genre both FPS and sword fighting games like Skyrim make up.
When I was a teenager, I'd pretty much play any game I had available. But, games that had character progression, I was more likely to replay. Zelda, Metroid.
How is what he's arguing significantly different from video lectures? We've had VCRs with the ability to replace a classroom like this for a long time. But, other than teachers who would sometimes show a video during his class, videos haven't replaced teachers.
I had a class in college that was broadcast. It wasn't as engaging as in person, even though the lecturer was engaging. There was no opportunity for discussion, though some lectures don't have much opportunity for that, anyway. But, K-12 aren't 200 person lectures. They're much more interactive.
The "southern Democrat" block that was one of the big anti-civil rights blocs mostly moved over to the Republicans after Johnson supported the 1965 Civil Rights Bill. Although, I think after that, neither side could really use anti-civil rights as a position. After that, both sides still were sometimes opposed to civil rights, but would usually only show opposition to things that are more specific(like quotas). Republicans have shown more opposition to these specific things.
I would disagree with that. I would say there is no "Yes", but there is a "No".
Shi4 could be translated as "is" or "Yes, it is." Dui4 could be translated as "correct" or "Yes, you are correct." "hao3" could be translated as "good", "ok", or "Yes, it is good."
You can put bu4 in front of any of these to change them to a negative answer. Also, in translating a "Nooooo!!!!" from a movie, it would probably be "buuuuu4!!!! Sometimes mei3 is used instead of bu4 in front of words to make them negative-it just depends upon the word.
Most words of this type (that are used like verb/adjectives in English) have this pattern.
*To any unfamiliar with the language, I am using numbers after the Mandarin to indicate tones, which are more important in Chinese than English.
There is an argument that's been going for hundreds (or longer) of years. Is English prescriptive or descriptive. Does it follow rules or is the language just the way people use it?
I generally fall on the side of it being descriptive.
Things like the article's example: "I can't get no satisfaction." This can be considered in three ways: 1. It's improper to use double negatives. Conversation with most groups of friends, it's fine. A formal talk or a research paper, it's not. 2. Most native speakers of English know the intended meaning. (English is descriptive) 3. The "rules" of English would say the sentence means the opposite of the intended meaning.
I've been teaching English in a country where English is not the main language, or even the second most common language. When I ask myself whether English is prescriptive or descriptive in context of my career, I ask myself "What do I tell my students?" I can't just give them vocabulary, tell them to make sentences, and tell them if they've made sentences that I understand. I also need to give them rules. What is the difference between "I ate." and "I have eaten."
Sometimes there is disagreement about whether something is proper English. That can also mean there is a disagreement about the meaning.
I would mostly agree about your definition of religion, but I think it misses the mark. I'd say it's about "holy stuff". Maybe has supernatural beings. Some sort of organization.
Marxism does have a belief in a higher order of the world. There is a belief about the "inevitability of history"-toward that economic system. The way they talk this about sounds like religion. It's a stretch to call it a religion, though.
I had a loud PC in my bedroom-I had trouble sleeping with it on.
The next PC, I decided to put together myself, using this website. When I turned it on, it was so quiet I didn't think it was on, and started it again.
The PC I built wasn't even that quiet by the website's standards. Mostly it consisted of getting a quality case, using larger fans, and grommets with the hard drive. These days, the hard drive could be supplemented with an SSD, making it even quieter. It helps not have a top of the line PC-mine was mid-range.
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In other words, this trend of population increasing won't last forever.
But, this new trend that I'm looking at will last forever. I don't know about the book being promoted, but the article doesn't mention running out of people.
The main topic is about no headphone jack. The GP is about thinner phones and smartphones. A phone that can text might be a need. A phone with internet capability is a need for somed jobs. A superthin headphone jack-less phone is a want.
Nowhere near deep enough for me. I was surprised how boring it was. To me, it was mostly Victorian Era politeness(like Jane Austen).
I thought Frankenstein was MUCH better.
I was surprised how funny this was.
I think this is not only loss of civility. Libraries have become much more community locations. Places to go meet with people. And, children's areas are like small playrooms. My son spends most of his time there playing while I get him books to take home.
I wanted to make video games as a kid. It seemed that most programming jobs were mostly about filling/reading databases or reports. I eventually realized I didn't want to do that, and have been in education since then. Either English(in Taiwan as a foreign language) or math.
It is very difficult to prove that things don't exist. Like a correlation between piracy and sales. For example, there can be a correlation in a different way that was not looked for. Perhaps there is a time delay. Perhaps more people play a game, but are not in a hurry to get the game.
I drove Uber for a few months. I liked the freedom to choose that I had(vacation days are not a problem). I don't care what the relationship between my fee and the rider's fee was. I stopped because I think the expenses were too high for what I brought home. I live in a city that has higher fees than many, thought it used to be higher. Too many areas don't have enough riders wanting rides. My last day, I took someone from the airport pretty far away from the city. My longest ride, but I probably lost money on it because the ride back had no rider.
When I first heard about Uber, I was excited. So much more efficient than calling for a taxi. About the same time, I learned about the way taxi companies take so much of what taxi drivers earn while controlling taxi medallions in NYC. I doubt it's different in other cities. I don't think Uber's tactics are as bad as taxi companies', but that's not a compliment. I think that the sexual harassment thing is something that will be easier to fix than Uber's business model.
If Uber weren't subsidizing fees with investors' money, they'd be losing money on rides. THAT is a big problem.
It's not an invisible hand. The riders rate the drivers. The drivers have to maintain a 4.6/5.0 rating. The most common reason for negative ratings is lack of local knowledge. There are other things that get them instantly deactivated, like sexual harassment.
I've recently started driving for Uber part-time.
I've wondered about the professional nature of taxis, though. Ubers and taxis have both had good knowledge of the roads in my experience. Both treat me well. Taxis often seem to smell bad, and Ubers have not. Ubers seem to arrive at my location to pick me up faster. I've had limited experience riding in either, though.
Cell phone apps are used for so many purposes. I'm sure people working on cancer research use them, too. A while ago, I recall hearing about a cell phone component to do some type of chemical scan.
Just the basic use-making phone calls-improves the efficiency of the researcher. Communication is important for science, and cell phones help that.
It's not two different genres. SF is large. It's one genre, and it's filled with lots of variety. I have no interest in some(books for kids and books heavy on the romance). I like some "swashbuckling". I like some political novels.
The people organizing the either need to reorganize them so campaigning doesn't work or people need to get used to campaigning for books. To me, the second seems like it would suck the fun out of the prize, but it also seems a lot like what authors currently do marketing their novels to get people to buy them.
There should be a gradual move from Rule 4 to Rule 2.
I disagree about history. There's a lot of memorizing, but a good history test should have essay questions. Why did something happen? Give an opinion and support it. Memorization, but also an understanding of how things are connected. I'm guessing anatomy is similar at some level-not just "what is this thing?" but also "Tell everything that happens after this part does something".
It's formulaic. That's why I don't like it. I watched an episode or two. I could pretty much predict what was "funny" thing going to happen next. What "funny" thing someone was going to say next.
I don't hate it. I don't live in a country with English as its primary language, so I don't listen to people talking about it much. I caught an episode visiting the US, and don't think I laughed once. I think a family member put it on because "You're a geek[or whatever]. You'll like this." So, I might hate it if I lived in the US.
I mostly play single player RPGs, some strategy games. These days one of the defining points of RPGs is in a LOT of games. I'm talking about character development, which in video game RPGs has usually been shown as character ability development. The other main defining point of RPGs is plot. This has also been in more and more games. As other games gain those traits my interest in them increases. I prefer RPGs that require thought more than speed on the keyboard.
Genres blend, divide, and blend again. When Diablo came out, I thought stay away from any action RPG. Nowhere near enough plot. I did eventually play it. It didn't even have enough freedom of character creation, to say nothing of plot. I thought it was more similar to what was called adventure in the days of Legend of Zelda(NES).
But, games like Morrowind and Mass Effect pulled me toward Action RPGs. These days most RPGs also part of whatever genre both FPS and sword fighting games like Skyrim make up.
When I was a teenager, I'd pretty much play any game I had available. But, games that had character progression, I was more likely to replay. Zelda, Metroid.
How is what he's arguing significantly different from video lectures? We've had VCRs with the ability to replace a classroom like this for a long time. But, other than teachers who would sometimes show a video during his class, videos haven't replaced teachers.
I had a class in college that was broadcast. It wasn't as engaging as in person, even though the lecturer was engaging. There was no opportunity for discussion, though some lectures don't have much opportunity for that, anyway. But, K-12 aren't 200 person lectures. They're much more interactive.
The "southern Democrat" block that was one of the big anti-civil rights blocs mostly moved over to the Republicans after Johnson supported the 1965 Civil Rights Bill. Although, I think after that, neither side could really use anti-civil rights as a position. After that, both sides still were sometimes opposed to civil rights, but would usually only show opposition to things that are more specific(like quotas). Republicans have shown more opposition to these specific things.
I would disagree with that. I would say there is no "Yes", but there is a "No".
Shi4 could be translated as "is" or "Yes, it is." Dui4 could be translated as "correct" or "Yes, you are correct." "hao3" could be translated as "good", "ok", or "Yes, it is good."
You can put bu4 in front of any of these to change them to a negative answer. Also, in translating a "Nooooo!!!!" from a movie, it would probably be "buuuuu4!!!! Sometimes mei3 is used instead of bu4 in front of words to make them negative-it just depends upon the word.
Most words of this type (that are used like verb/adjectives in English) have this pattern.
*To any unfamiliar with the language, I am using numbers after the Mandarin to indicate tones, which are more important in Chinese than English.
There is an argument that's been going for hundreds (or longer) of years. Is English prescriptive or descriptive. Does it follow rules or is the language just the way people use it?
I generally fall on the side of it being descriptive.
Things like the article's example: "I can't get no satisfaction." This can be considered in three ways:
1. It's improper to use double negatives. Conversation with most groups of friends, it's fine. A formal talk or a research paper, it's not.
2. Most native speakers of English know the intended meaning. (English is descriptive)
3. The "rules" of English would say the sentence means the opposite of the intended meaning.
I've been teaching English in a country where English is not the main language, or even the second most common language. When I ask myself whether English is prescriptive or descriptive in context of my career, I ask myself "What do I tell my students?" I can't just give them vocabulary, tell them to make sentences, and tell them if they've made sentences that I understand. I also need to give them rules. What is the difference between "I ate." and "I have eaten."
Sometimes there is disagreement about whether something is proper English. That can also mean there is a disagreement about the meaning.
I would mostly agree about your definition of religion, but I think it misses the mark. I'd say it's about "holy stuff". Maybe has supernatural beings. Some sort of organization.
Marxism does have a belief in a higher order of the world. There is a belief about the "inevitability of history"-toward that economic system. The way they talk this about sounds like religion. It's a stretch to call it a religion, though.
http://www.pogdesign.co.uk/cat/ is good for keeping up with the schedules.
I had a loud PC in my bedroom-I had trouble sleeping with it on.
The next PC, I decided to put together myself, using this website. When I turned it on, it was so quiet I didn't think it was on, and started it again.
The PC I built wasn't even that quiet by the website's standards. Mostly it consisted of getting a quality case, using larger fans, and grommets with the hard drive. These days, the hard drive could be supplemented with an SSD, making it even quieter. It helps not have a top of the line PC-mine was mid-range.
It's ok. Only one crazy guy ever sees the gremlin, anyway.
The game is for boys of all ages, but only more intelligent women. The disdain is for all women, assuming them to be less intelligent than men.
I live in Taiwan. I have internet access far cheaper than I had in the US. Bundling with cable is not an issue.
Given that net neutrality is not an issue in the legislature here, I doubt video bandwidth is actually a cost problem in the US.