We are trying to figure out why this allowed them to win in a market we previously owned, but so far we've only come up with this MHz rather than FPS marketing phrase. Translation: We won the MHz Myth war and knocked AMD down from 21% in 2000 to 12% in 2002. Now that they are coming back we need to do something different.
Mental acuity maybe, but intelligence? methinks that one is achieved only via hard work and exposure I agree these probably won't increase "intelligence." But they may be the mental equivalent of steroids. Taking the drugs and staring at the wall won't make you more intelligent. However, drugs may increase how quickly connections are made and how they become more "active." Maybe instead of doing 1000 addition drill problems you only have to do 100 to "master" that activity; or they allow you to concentrate or stimulate your brain such that it takes you 5 seconds instead of 20 seconds to solve a problem
Broadcast TV and radio require exclusive use of certain frequencies, which impacts other industries so it is not entirely passive either. Back to my original point. The 1st amendment doesn't say freedom of speech unless inconvenient. We accept certain restrictions on speech "for a common good." We restrict access to pornography, restrict speech on account of safety(bomb threats, fire in a theater, etc), restrict campaign donations on account of "fairness", and restrict advertising on account of inconvenience. Restricting broadcast TV and radio isn't a 100% fair, but it's done as a compromise, the networks have the ability to produce programming on cable that which could not be shown on the main network channels; and certain groups can have their "clean" TV. Personally I think the networks wouldn't change their programming anyway because they are under advertising pressure and would police themselves.
How is broadcasting more passve than Spam? Telemarketing maybe, but the fact that it requires action by the listener doesn't dispute the fact that it is a restriction on the first amendment that we accept.
I don't see anything about needing to be 18 to view pornography, nor is there anything about consent from the listening party (SPAM/Telemarketing) in the first amendment either. By your logic if you want to have email or a telephone there's no arguement against SPAM or Telemarketing. In fact with caller ID and "SPAM Blockers" it should be open season. Technically I should be able to broadcast on any frequency, and FCC limitation of that could be considered blocking my free speech. Society accepts certain levels of restriction on free speech, and we make compromises on how best to serve most of the diverse population.
same reason SPAM is illegal. Broadcast TV because it is free (as in beer) and is broadcast into your house without your consent then there is a certain level of control the FCC takes. Cable can do whatever it wants because you have made an extra step of subscribing to the service, therefore you are actively consenting to reception of whatever material. However, Basic cable is neutered because it has to cater to advertisers.
Realistically, the only reason most of them are hired is because they are cheap
Foreign workers do earn most PhDs and 1/3 of Masters degrees in engineering and CS from US schools. Maybe they aren't necessarily brighter, but they have the paper that makes them more valuable to the HR drone. The problem I see is the US education system isn't creating enough US born candidates with advanced degrees, which gives companies an excuse to go to H1B. Remember they have to prove there is a unique skillset that an american can't fill. Just add PhD to the job title and they can just point "look no viable american candidates." If more americans got PhD's it would make things much tougher for companies because there isn't an obvious deficiency. They would require much more money paid to lawyers, which might tip the money scales towards hiring the US person.
I'm not denying your point or condoning any level of hateful prejudice, but clearly militias and Christian splinter groups did not suffer in any way similar to what the brown-skinned Middle- and Near-Eastern ethnic groups have endured since 9/11. I agree they did not suffer near as much as those from the middle east did, mostly because by their nature they seperated themselves from society. A punk will desecrate a holy place down the street with a paintcan, but won't drive 100 miles into the woods to do the same. I had the unique opportunity working at a tech company to watch the 9/11 events with people from the middle east, and they suffered as much shock as anybody else, we are all human; and worse they suffered the backlash as you said. As much as I felt for the families of 9/11 victims I felt just as bad for those from the middle east who had to suffer from the intolerance of ignorant americans.
From my experience H1Bs at the companies I have worked for are used for graduate degree students. Most american students who go to college tend to leave after getting their BS, especially in technical areas. 50% of PhDs & 33% of Masters degrees in engineering and CS are earned by foreign students (1997 numbers, though things probably haven't changed much, or are worse looking at the trend). When companies say they can't find qualified individuals in the US it may be true if they are specificly looking for advanced degrees. Remember the HR drones are looking for paper, so it might be coupled with high expectations, and lack of understanding of the importance of experience in some fields. I wonder how much it costs to hire somebody through H1B program. They are limited, so I'm sure there are alot of legal costs associated with securing and maintaining the H1B visa. As well as legal costs of ensuring compliance with the program, providing and maintaining documentation in case somebody audits you. It may be more expensive because of legal costs to get an H1B worker but if you must have the graduate degree it may be the only way to fill to spot.
Better still, when Timothy McVeigh killed hundreds in the bombing of the federal building in OK, where were the mobs running around threatening white males of Christian background? There was anger and increased vigilance against those in American "militias." Lots of specials about "who these militia men are, with the media portraying them all as rednecks from the south or midwest who carry a rifle with them at all times, live in the woods, and have a shed with a military arsenal, and who want to overthrow the goverment. Of course the media also tried to extend these stereotypes to all libertarians, since most of these "militia men" had libertarian beliefs. Want an example of religious backlash? After the Waco incident there were tons of expose on religious cults and the threat they represent. The media trying to scare Americans that somewhere in the backwoods there are dozen of compounds of armed cultists led by psychotic religious zealots. Meanwhile there are many "cults" who just differ with mainstream christian beliefs. "Real" American? Unless your family was hunting buffalo here thousands of years ago, you're just a newbie tourist. I believe native americans immigrated too, just thousands of years earlier across the land bridge. There are no "real" americans
Not exactly sure why X-Wing specifically died, but if you look at the industry there haven't been many great flight sim games in the last few years. Compare that to the time when X-wing came out and flight sims were huge. The current market is now mostly RPG/RTS/FPS Jump to lightspeed actually has alot of the feel of X-Wing vs Tie Fighter. There are some large battles, and its fun, though you have to do alot of unfun stuff to get enough credits for a nice ship to really fight.
/.ers complain that by default Windows users have root access. So users can install spyware or whatever the hell they want without the Network Admin knowing. How many/. stories have there been about fixing somebody's computer on the network and finding hundreds of spyware programs. The preferred method is for the default to not allow the user privledges to install those programs, and for them to ask permission from the network admin to install something new. This legislation is basically doing the same thing for parents. The store by default won't allow the child to purchase something potentially the parent doesn't want them to have, though the parent can still buy it for them.
The people are idiots though, if the movie and recording industries can police themselves (MPAA ratings / "explicit lyrics" stickers), whats the problem with the (incredibly coherent) ESRB rating system? MPAA polices itself because theaters enforce the policies (R = no child under 17 admitted without an adult). The ESRB is a good system, but if retailers don't follow the guidlines then it is pointless. This legislation make retailers enforce the ratings system. And once again, games are created for and marketed to adults, primarily 18-40 year old males So is porn, but that doesn't stop the 13 year old from desiring it. The legislation doesn't BAN violent video games, it gives teeth to the restrictions and ratings of the industry itself.
KOTOR 2 Review 40 hour games of which, the first 38 hours are great with intriguing plot, interesting characters, nifty quests. Every bit as brilliant as the first, and in many respects outshining the first. The last 2 hours are WTF!!! BTW the Darkside ending wasn't even finished, the LS ending actually presented you with a choice, though it does not have an effect on the ending sequence. The best way I can explain the end to people who haven't played. Imagine Empire Strikes back, the scene where Darth Vader tells Luke "I am your father". Well instead of that you get 5 minutes of dialogue hinting that Luke and Vader are somehow related. Followed by Luke falling from the platform, cut to the falcon leaving the planet, roll credits. Just to give you an idea, [spoiler warning] the Ebon Hawk falls into a pit before your climactic battle, but then after your battle the ship flys away from the planet; and you're left to think WTF happened in between.
Except in the case of "probable cause." If the government wants to watch you at home, they will, regardless of what rights you have on paper. Your right is you are protected from unreasonable search & seizure without due process (judge issued warrant). As long as "probable cause" is presented before a judge and properly documented, then I have no issues.
It depends, there are cases like punching a rowdy drunk, who slips and breaks his neck, or throwing a rock at somebody's windshield causing a fatal accident. Serious Injury/Death is a forseeable consquence of the action, though death was not intended. Some people make bad mistakes, and would not repeat them again. Though there are definately the ones who are habitually break the law and should be removed from society.
It's worth pointing out here that the phrase "Real Money" hasn't meant dick squat since the US went off the Gold Standard in the 1970s The gold standard was just a way to convince people to actually trust and use money. How would could I trust that I can use the paper you give me to purchase goods/services of my own? Oh well the goverment "insured" this dollar with something that is more universally recognized, gold. Gold didn't have any inherent value, the reason it was used as a standard was it was rare and you couldn't counterfeit it. But over time people got used to the idea of exchanging paper money and also gained trust that designs/paper/ink prevented counterfeiting. Paper money had the same attributes as gold so no "insurance policy" was needed to convince people to use it. Base it on the price of Gold and you only need to worry about the fluctuation of your own economy Of course you do. When you have a gold backed $1 the amount of gold you can get back for that $1 not only can vary with the amount of availble cash, it varies with the commodities market as well. Goverment prints more money your $1 redeems less gold you have inflation, a huge supply of gold is discovered your dollar now redeems more gold you have deflation.
Of course the SP is ver 2.0 of the Gameboy Advance which had the major design issue of lighting the screen. I got rid of my GBA after 2 weeks. The SP though is wonderful in design and I prefer it over the current offerings.
There really isn't competition. CBS and Fox each have exclusive contracts to a different conference, ESPN/ABC have exclusive rights to Sunday night and Monday night respectively. Also the CBS and Fox presentations aren't in direct competition, one gets the morning timeslot, the other gets an afternoon timeslot.
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We are trying to figure out why this allowed them to win in a market we previously owned, but so far we've only come up with this MHz rather than FPS marketing phrase.
Translation: We won the MHz Myth war and knocked AMD down from 21% in 2000 to 12% in 2002. Now that they are coming back we need to do something different.
what's wrong with buying smart? We already buy "beautiful"
Technology is the great equalizer.
Mental acuity maybe, but intelligence? methinks that one is achieved only via hard work and exposure
I agree these probably won't increase "intelligence." But they may be the mental equivalent of steroids. Taking the drugs and staring at the wall won't make you more intelligent. However, drugs may increase how quickly connections are made and how they become more "active."
Maybe instead of doing 1000 addition drill problems you only have to do 100 to "master" that activity; or they allow you to concentrate or stimulate your brain such that it takes you 5 seconds instead of 20 seconds to solve a problem
Broadcast TV and radio require exclusive use of certain frequencies, which impacts other industries so it is not entirely passive either.
Back to my original point. The 1st amendment doesn't say freedom of speech unless inconvenient. We accept certain restrictions on speech "for a common good." We restrict access to pornography, restrict speech on account of safety(bomb threats, fire in a theater, etc), restrict campaign donations on account of "fairness", and restrict advertising on account of inconvenience.
Restricting broadcast TV and radio isn't a 100% fair, but it's done as a compromise, the networks have the ability to produce programming on cable that which could not be shown on the main network channels; and certain groups can have their "clean" TV.
Personally I think the networks wouldn't change their programming anyway because they are under advertising pressure and would police themselves.
How is broadcasting more passve than Spam?
Telemarketing maybe, but the fact that it requires action by the listener doesn't dispute the fact that it is a restriction on the first amendment that we accept.
I don't see anything about needing to be 18 to view pornography, nor is there anything about consent from the listening party (SPAM/Telemarketing) in the first amendment either.
By your logic if you want to have email or a telephone there's no arguement against SPAM or Telemarketing. In fact with caller ID and "SPAM Blockers" it should be open season.
Technically I should be able to broadcast on any frequency, and FCC limitation of that could be considered blocking my free speech. Society accepts certain levels of restriction on free speech, and we make compromises on how best to serve most of the diverse population.
same reason SPAM is illegal.
Broadcast TV because it is free (as in beer) and is broadcast into your house without your consent then there is a certain level of control the FCC takes.
Cable can do whatever it wants because you have made an extra step of subscribing to the service, therefore you are actively consenting to reception of whatever material. However, Basic cable is neutered because it has to cater to advertisers.
Realistically, the only reason most of them are hired is because they are cheap
Foreign workers do earn most PhDs and 1/3 of Masters degrees in engineering and CS from US schools.
Maybe they aren't necessarily brighter, but they have the paper that makes them more valuable to the HR drone.
The problem I see is the US education system isn't creating enough US born candidates with advanced degrees, which gives companies an excuse to go to H1B. Remember they have to prove there is a unique skillset that an american can't fill. Just add PhD to the job title and they can just point "look no viable american candidates." If more americans got PhD's it would make things much tougher for companies because there isn't an obvious deficiency. They would require much more money paid to lawyers, which might tip the money scales towards hiring the US person.
I'm not denying your point or condoning any level of hateful prejudice, but clearly militias and Christian splinter groups did not suffer in any way similar to what the brown-skinned Middle- and Near-Eastern ethnic groups have endured since 9/11.
I agree they did not suffer near as much as those from the middle east did, mostly because by their nature they seperated themselves from society. A punk will desecrate a holy place down the street with a paintcan, but won't drive 100 miles into the woods to do the same.
I had the unique opportunity working at a tech company to watch the 9/11 events with people from the middle east, and they suffered as much shock as anybody else, we are all human; and worse they suffered the backlash as you said. As much as I felt for the families of 9/11 victims I felt just as bad for those from the middle east who had to suffer from the intolerance of ignorant americans.
From my experience H1Bs at the companies I have worked for are used for graduate degree students. Most american students who go to college tend to leave after getting their BS, especially in technical areas. 50% of PhDs & 33% of Masters degrees in engineering and CS are earned by foreign students (1997 numbers, though things probably haven't changed much, or are worse looking at the trend).
When companies say they can't find qualified individuals in the US it may be true if they are specificly looking for advanced degrees. Remember the HR drones are looking for paper, so it might be coupled with high expectations, and lack of understanding of the importance of experience in some fields. I wonder how much it costs to hire somebody through H1B program. They are limited, so I'm sure there are alot of legal costs associated with securing and maintaining the H1B visa. As well as legal costs of ensuring compliance with the program, providing and maintaining documentation in case somebody audits you. It may be more expensive because of legal costs to get an H1B worker but if you must have the graduate degree it may be the only way to fill to spot.
In the US its: Lawyer, Doctor, Business Executive. A little difference in priorities.
Better still, when Timothy McVeigh killed hundreds in the bombing of the federal building in OK, where were the mobs running around threatening white males of Christian background?
There was anger and increased vigilance against those in American "militias." Lots of specials about "who these militia men are, with the media portraying them all as rednecks from the south or midwest who carry a rifle with them at all times, live in the woods, and have a shed with a military arsenal, and who want to overthrow the goverment. Of course the media also tried to extend these stereotypes to all libertarians, since most of these "militia men" had libertarian beliefs.
Want an example of religious backlash? After the Waco incident there were tons of expose on religious cults and the threat they represent. The media trying to scare Americans that somewhere in the backwoods there are dozen of compounds of armed cultists led by psychotic religious zealots. Meanwhile there are many "cults" who just differ with mainstream christian beliefs.
"Real" American? Unless your family was hunting buffalo here thousands of years ago, you're just a newbie tourist.
I believe native americans immigrated too, just thousands of years earlier across the land bridge. There are no "real" americans
Not exactly sure why X-Wing specifically died, but if you look at the industry there haven't been many great flight sim games in the last few years. Compare that to the time when X-wing came out and flight sims were huge. The current market is now mostly RPG/RTS/FPS
Jump to lightspeed actually has alot of the feel of X-Wing vs Tie Fighter. There are some large battles, and its fun, though you have to do alot of unfun stuff to get enough credits for a nice ship to really fight.
Well it was ironic to see his family guarding Jabba's palace only to be force choked by Luke
/.ers complain that by default Windows users have root access. So users can install spyware or whatever the hell they want without the Network Admin knowing. How many /. stories have there been about fixing somebody's computer on the network and finding hundreds of spyware programs.
The preferred method is for the default to not allow the user privledges to install those programs, and for them to ask permission from the network admin to install something new.
This legislation is basically doing the same thing for parents. The store by default won't allow the child to purchase something potentially the parent doesn't want them to have, though the parent can still buy it for them.
The people are idiots though, if the movie and recording industries can police themselves (MPAA ratings / "explicit lyrics" stickers), whats the problem with the (incredibly coherent) ESRB rating system?
MPAA polices itself because theaters enforce the policies (R = no child under 17 admitted without an adult). The ESRB is a good system, but if retailers don't follow the guidlines then it is pointless. This legislation make retailers enforce the ratings system.
And once again, games are created for and marketed to adults, primarily 18-40 year old males
So is porn, but that doesn't stop the 13 year old from desiring it.
The legislation doesn't BAN violent video games, it gives teeth to the restrictions and ratings of the industry itself.
KOTOR 2 Review
40 hour games of which, the first 38 hours are great with intriguing plot, interesting characters, nifty quests. Every bit as brilliant as the first, and in many respects outshining the first. The last 2 hours are WTF!!!
BTW the Darkside ending wasn't even finished, the LS ending actually presented you with a choice, though it does not have an effect on the ending sequence.
The best way I can explain the end to people who haven't played. Imagine Empire Strikes back, the scene where Darth Vader tells Luke "I am your father". Well instead of that you get 5 minutes of dialogue hinting that Luke and Vader are somehow related. Followed by Luke falling from the platform, cut to the falcon leaving the planet, roll credits.
Just to give you an idea, [spoiler warning] the Ebon Hawk falls into a pit before your climactic battle, but then after your battle the ship flys away from the planet; and you're left to think WTF happened in between.
Except in the case of "probable cause." If the government wants to watch you at home, they will, regardless of what rights you have on paper.
Your right is you are protected from unreasonable search & seizure without due process (judge issued warrant). As long as "probable cause" is presented before a judge and properly documented, then I have no issues.
It depends, there are cases like punching a rowdy drunk, who slips and breaks his neck, or throwing a rock at somebody's windshield causing a fatal accident. Serious Injury/Death is a forseeable consquence of the action, though death was not intended.
Some people make bad mistakes, and would not repeat them again. Though there are definately the ones who are habitually break the law and should be removed from society.
It's worth pointing out here that the phrase "Real Money" hasn't meant dick squat since the US went off the Gold Standard in the 1970s
The gold standard was just a way to convince people to actually trust and use money. How would could I trust that I can use the paper you give me to purchase goods/services of my own? Oh well the goverment "insured" this dollar with something that is more universally recognized, gold. Gold didn't have any inherent value, the reason it was used as a standard was it was rare and you couldn't counterfeit it. But over time people got used to the idea of exchanging paper money and also gained trust that designs/paper/ink prevented counterfeiting. Paper money had the same attributes as gold so no "insurance policy" was needed to convince people to use it.
Base it on the price of Gold and you only need to worry about the fluctuation of your own economy
Of course you do. When you have a gold backed $1 the amount of gold you can get back for that $1 not only can vary with the amount of availble cash, it varies with the commodities market as well. Goverment prints more money your $1 redeems less gold you have inflation, a huge supply of gold is discovered your dollar now redeems more gold you have deflation.
Of course the SP is ver 2.0 of the Gameboy Advance which had the major design issue of lighting the screen.
I got rid of my GBA after 2 weeks. The SP though is wonderful in design and I prefer it over the current offerings.
There really isn't competition.
CBS and Fox each have exclusive contracts to a different conference, ESPN/ABC have exclusive rights to Sunday night and Monday night respectively. Also the CBS and Fox presentations aren't in direct competition, one gets the morning timeslot, the other gets an afternoon timeslot.
No Sega already said that
Hey it's even got Tommy Maddox and "He hate me" with the correct stats already.
and we only had 3 players per team, and they played offense and defense