The way I read it, his major concern is that as the person who commits realistic murder, YOU will be affected by the emotional backlash of seeing "someone" suffer as a consequence of your actions.
Sometimes I wonder how much of the resistance to the new Microsoft OSes is XP being good or the OS being bad.
The truth is, computers are still a relatively recent thing; this is the first major, major OS change in a world largely dependent on the well-being of its various corporate networks; the only similar major transition I can think of is OS 9 to OS X, but Macs weren't (and aren't) as widespread in corporate, industrial, or small business environments.
So how much of this resistance to change is due to the fact that we've never dealt with this kind of major change before in such a massive environment (and don't have the infrastructure to deal with it well), and how much of it is just people clinging to XP?
The decline in difficulty is probably inversely proportional with the popularity of video games. Can you imagine a game like King's Quest V, renowned for its dead ends and incredibly hard puzzles, taking off in today's market? No, because people who play games aren't just fixated on mastering and beating a game, they just want something to do in their free time. Sure, there's a NICHE MARKET that enjoys that kind of thing, but it's just that -- a niche. If you don't like the "cheat" mode, then don't use it.
What if they used different gases? For example, heavier gases on the bottom parts, lighter gases on the top parts... I'm not scientist, but might that make a difference and allow it to stabilize slightly better?
I wonder if it's the "active re-enactment" of the war that gets people more than "the war as entertainment". Three Kings was a fairly major movie about another conflict in that area that took place, what, 7 years before it was made? That's not a terribly long time.
You can even go back to 1948, when Isaac Asimov published a paper on the properties of resublimated thiotimoloine -- many people assumed that it was a real substance with real properties due to the tone of his article and Asimov's knowledge of chemistry.
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Yeah, I do... when Vista first came out and driver issues were all over the place, it wasn't "goddamn Littleguy", it was "goddamn Vista". It was the same way back when XP was new and didn't work all that great -- it was all XP.
So... are you just making stuff up to shield Linux from criticism? Sounds like something I read recently..
But, uh, even though the shuttle boosters weren't flyback-capable, we recovered them just fine, didn't we? Isn't that money saved because we didn't spend it on a R&D program for automated return?
Arcades (aka game centers) are still very much alive and well in Japan. Sega operates a number under its branding and I'd be sad to see any of the local ones go.
But we've also been mining and using coal for far, far longer and much more extensively. Don't you think that if we'd been using nuclear power as long as we've been using coal, we'd far more nuclear power-related deaths and incidents than we do now?
If you're selling them off as defective, that implies that you're not going to use the newest update... which would mean that whoever bought them would be able to apply the update and access your customers' data, right?
I don't know much about the physical topology of the internet, but how come there isn't any redundancy the other way? String a few cables to Russia, to Asia through them. It seems to me like the Bering Strait would be a much shorter and simpler hop than the Mediterranean.
Seems like misters would be a great target for biological warfare. No need to worry about disseminating your payload, let the misters do it for you. Oops.
I'm not saying that Japan isn't ahead of America in some areas, just that it's not the perfect technological heaven a lot of people seem to consistently paint it as
Probably because the trains don't really go anywhere and they do that badly... i.e., slowly, unreliably, and at high cost.
A ticket to get from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh on Amtrak (around 250 miles) generally costs me around sixty dollars and takes five hours or so. That would seem to be sixty dollars to travel at an average of 50 mph.
On the other hand, I can get a ticket to Tokyo here; 40 dollars for a shinkansen that covers 60 miles in 20 minutes and is on time. Much more comfortable than Amtrak, too. So that'S 40 dollars for an average speed of 180 mph. Or I could get a normal ticket for 17 dollars; that'll get me a two-hour trip to Tokyo on a bench at an average speed of 30 mph.
I'm not saying that Japan isn't ahead of America in some areas, just that it's not the perfect technological heaven a lot of people seem to consistently paint it as. I mean, Australians have crappy internet, so to them, America looks like it has incredible internet... but I'm sure Americans disagree when they look at Japan, Sweden, or South Korea.
It's great to see people getting out there and trying to get things done about making alternative energy-powered cars available, but it seems like it's happening sporadically.
Arnie is building hydrogen fueling stations around California, the Bay Area's getting electric, who knows what other places will do? And that's just in California!
It seems like a waste to use government money to implement conflicting standards when one of them is going to lose... and the conflict itself can slow down adoption; after all, if people didn't want to buy HD-DVD or Blu-Ray for fear of buying the losing technology, who wants to buy a car susceptible to that problem?
Imagine if, in the 80s, the government had mandated use and sale of Betamax in some major cities and VHS in other major cities -- spent your tax dollars on raising infrastructure for conflicting standards! What a waste.
I hope Obama lays down a clear path for the United States to follow in terms of alternative energy generation and cars. Then perhaps we can sidestep this problem.
Japan isn't Tokyo. Tokyo may have an awesomely efficient and convenient rail system that gets you pretty much anywhere you want on-time, but if you go to regular places, you're lucky if they have one, let alone two or three stations. Even a fair-sized city usually won't have a great subway or train infrastructure, just a few stations on the main line that happens to pass through down. A lot of people just get around by bike, foot, bus, or car.
Some towns just have stations that are shacks by the track -- no people at the gate, just ticket machines and a platform. They trust you to drop your ticket stubs in the box before you leave.
Give them examples of past situations or problems that have come up in your personal experience; ask them how they would deal with those situations. They don't necessarily have to be technical -- indeed, it would probably be a good idea to ask about how they would deal with interpersonal friction, too.
And for the younger candidates, you can reverse your original question: "My next candidate after you has X more years of experience than you; what can you offer that he doesn't?" It may help you sort out the cocky pups who think a college degree makes them king of the world.
The old methods/were/ using scantily-clad women. Remember the provocatively swooping necklines and miniskirts in the original series? The Orion Slave girl? Women were exploited all over the place in the original series; it's nothing new to Star Trek.
Actually, look at any of them. Deanna Troi was just eye candy for a while in her skintight jumpsuits baring cleavage. Ditto on Kira Nerys. And Seven of Nine. It's not like the movie is degrading the franchise by blatantly espousing sexuality.
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The way I read it, his major concern is that as the person who commits realistic murder, YOU will be affected by the emotional backlash of seeing "someone" suffer as a consequence of your actions.
Sometimes I wonder how much of the resistance to the new Microsoft OSes is XP being good or the OS being bad.
The truth is, computers are still a relatively recent thing; this is the first major, major OS change in a world largely dependent on the well-being of its various corporate networks; the only similar major transition I can think of is OS 9 to OS X, but Macs weren't (and aren't) as widespread in corporate, industrial, or small business environments.
So how much of this resistance to change is due to the fact that we've never dealt with this kind of major change before in such a massive environment (and don't have the infrastructure to deal with it well), and how much of it is just people clinging to XP?
The decline in difficulty is probably inversely proportional with the popularity of video games. Can you imagine a game like King's Quest V, renowned for its dead ends and incredibly hard puzzles, taking off in today's market? No, because people who play games aren't just fixated on mastering and beating a game, they just want something to do in their free time. Sure, there's a NICHE MARKET that enjoys that kind of thing, but it's just that -- a niche. If you don't like the "cheat" mode, then don't use it.
What if they used different gases? For example, heavier gases on the bottom parts, lighter gases on the top parts... I'm not scientist, but might that make a difference and allow it to stabilize slightly better?
I wonder if it's the "active re-enactment" of the war that gets people more than "the war as entertainment". Three Kings was a fairly major movie about another conflict in that area that took place, what, 7 years before it was made? That's not a terribly long time.
You can even go back to 1948, when Isaac Asimov published a paper on the properties of resublimated thiotimoloine -- many people assumed that it was a real substance with real properties due to the tone of his article and Asimov's knowledge of chemistry.
Or, uh, your uncle.
Yeah, I do... when Vista first came out and driver issues were all over the place, it wasn't "goddamn Littleguy", it was "goddamn Vista". It was the same way back when XP was new and didn't work all that great -- it was all XP. So... are you just making stuff up to shield Linux from criticism? Sounds like something I read recently..
But, uh, even though the shuttle boosters weren't flyback-capable, we recovered them just fine, didn't we? Isn't that money saved because we didn't spend it on a R&D program for automated return?
Until they meet the kid nicknamed "Star", whose name is *John.
Along those lines, I'm sure Mr. Wizard has done something interesting that you could draw inspiration from, too.
Arcades (aka game centers) are still very much alive and well in Japan. Sega operates a number under its branding and I'd be sad to see any of the local ones go.
But we've also been mining and using coal for far, far longer and much more extensively. Don't you think that if we'd been using nuclear power as long as we've been using coal, we'd far more nuclear power-related deaths and incidents than we do now?
If you're selling them off as defective, that implies that you're not going to use the newest update... which would mean that whoever bought them would be able to apply the update and access your customers' data, right?
Isn't that a bad idea?
So what happens when people all over the world start using it, since it's touted as being "environmentally safe"? Literal "global warming"?
I don't know much about the physical topology of the internet, but how come there isn't any redundancy the other way? String a few cables to Russia, to Asia through them. It seems to me like the Bering Strait would be a much shorter and simpler hop than the Mediterranean.
Seems like misters would be a great target for biological warfare. No need to worry about disseminating your payload, let the misters do it for you. Oops.
As for aging, the only drug in sight seems to be Keithricharditol, much to the dismay of women everywhere.
I'm not saying that Japan isn't ahead of America in some areas, just that it's not the perfect technological heaven a lot of people seem to consistently paint it as
Probably because the trains don't really go anywhere and they do that badly... i.e., slowly, unreliably, and at high cost.
A ticket to get from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh on Amtrak (around 250 miles) generally costs me around sixty dollars and takes five hours or so. That would seem to be sixty dollars to travel at an average of 50 mph.
On the other hand, I can get a ticket to Tokyo here; 40 dollars for a shinkansen that covers 60 miles in 20 minutes and is on time. Much more comfortable than Amtrak, too. So that'S 40 dollars for an average speed of 180 mph. Or I could get a normal ticket for 17 dollars; that'll get me a two-hour trip to Tokyo on a bench at an average speed of 30 mph.
I'm not saying that Japan isn't ahead of America in some areas, just that it's not the perfect technological heaven a lot of people seem to consistently paint it as. I mean, Australians have crappy internet, so to them, America looks like it has incredible internet... but I'm sure Americans disagree when they look at Japan, Sweden, or South Korea.
It's great to see people getting out there and trying to get things done about making alternative energy-powered cars available, but it seems like it's happening sporadically.
Arnie is building hydrogen fueling stations around California, the Bay Area's getting electric, who knows what other places will do? And that's just in California!
It seems like a waste to use government money to implement conflicting standards when one of them is going to lose... and the conflict itself can slow down adoption; after all, if people didn't want to buy HD-DVD or Blu-Ray for fear of buying the losing technology, who wants to buy a car susceptible to that problem?
Imagine if, in the 80s, the government had mandated use and sale of Betamax in some major cities and VHS in other major cities -- spent your tax dollars on raising infrastructure for conflicting standards! What a waste.
I hope Obama lays down a clear path for the United States to follow in terms of alternative energy generation and cars. Then perhaps we can sidestep this problem.
Japan isn't Tokyo. Tokyo may have an awesomely efficient and convenient rail system that gets you pretty much anywhere you want on-time, but if you go to regular places, you're lucky if they have one, let alone two or three stations. Even a fair-sized city usually won't have a great subway or train infrastructure, just a few stations on the main line that happens to pass through down. A lot of people just get around by bike, foot, bus, or car.
Some towns just have stations that are shacks by the track -- no people at the gate, just ticket machines and a platform. They trust you to drop your ticket stubs in the box before you leave.
Seems like it would be easier to just take out the mobile broadband card.
Give them examples of past situations or problems that have come up in your personal experience; ask them how they would deal with those situations. They don't necessarily have to be technical -- indeed, it would probably be a good idea to ask about how they would deal with interpersonal friction, too.
And for the younger candidates, you can reverse your original question: "My next candidate after you has X more years of experience than you; what can you offer that he doesn't?" It may help you sort out the cocky pups who think a college degree makes them king of the world.
The old methods /were/ using scantily-clad women. Remember the provocatively swooping necklines and miniskirts in the original series? The Orion Slave girl? Women were exploited all over the place in the original series; it's nothing new to Star Trek.
Actually, look at any of them. Deanna Troi was just eye candy for a while in her skintight jumpsuits baring cleavage. Ditto on Kira Nerys. And Seven of Nine. It's not like the movie is degrading the franchise by blatantly espousing sexuality.