The problem is that if you only know the '50-character alphabet', you can't read much. Most nouns and verbs are in kanji.
It would be like ****ing this *********. You may be **** to get the ******* **** of the ******** but ******** won't be able to ********** it. Only ********'* ***** will be ******** in hiragana.
And believe me, it may seem like there's a logic to it, but there really isn't any consistent logic. Some characters are used for their sound, some for their meaning, and some for no reason I'm aware of. So there's no way to see a character you're not familiar with and break it down to find how it's pronounced.
You're confusing Japanese with Chinese. Japan just borrowed the characters that the Chinese used, sometimes for meaning, sometimes because they had a similar pronunciation. They developed their own syllabaries by modifying the characters, which are alphabet-like in that you can write anything using those 46(?) characters. And it's really not that hard to learn; knowing only 2000 characters you can read any newspaper.
Then there's Chinese, which is a completely different story. No syllabary, thousands and thousands of characters, and of course different dialects all over.
The transition from 2.0 to 3.0, while correcting many of the bizarre rules of the game, also dumbed it down and made it much more 'politically correct'. If you want a game that does it like it used to be, try out Hackmaster. They actually licensed the AD&D and 2nd Edition rules for the game!
I don't know about any medical or scientific studies, but I'd say that moderation is the best approach! Not too bright or too dark, colors that aren't too close to each other, etc. Of course, the exception to all that is good old black on white.
Out of curiosity, anyone know the origin of the joke? I've seen it referenced in both Monkey Island and the Garfield and Friends cartoon I watched in the (very) early 90's.
If Garfield is referencing Monkey Island that would make the show much cooler than I'd previously thought!
If the system is stable, you iterate until the error is negligible. If it's unstable, you spend your grant money on hookers, blow, and a ticket to Mexico, though perhaps not in that order. Now that is what I call a Seldon Plan!
It's actually part of the second Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov. Not to be confused with the Second Foundation trilogy, which would be something entirely different... if it existed.
All wrong. See, in the future, we're gonna create robots whose only goals are the well-being of humanity. They'll eventually realize that it would benefit us if we were the only intelligent race in the galaxy. So when they eventually become omnipotent, they'll travel back in time and 'choose' a universe for us in which Earth hosts the only life-forms. Seriously, I read it in a book!
My initial reaction was, "What would possibly cause you to spin out and slide that regularly?"
Then I remembered that not everybody lives in the desert.
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Interestingly, several countries have ignored that part of the charter in previous olympics, to the chagrin of the French. http://thatscricket.oneindia.in/olympics/2000/news/09/12/120900paris.html
The problem is that if you only know the '50-character alphabet', you can't read much. Most nouns and verbs are in kanji. It would be like ****ing this *********. You may be **** to get the ******* **** of the ******** but ******** won't be able to ********** it. Only ********'* ***** will be ******** in hiragana. And believe me, it may seem like there's a logic to it, but there really isn't any consistent logic. Some characters are used for their sound, some for their meaning, and some for no reason I'm aware of. So there's no way to see a character you're not familiar with and break it down to find how it's pronounced.
Actually that kinda works... scary!
You're confusing Japanese with Chinese. Japan just borrowed the characters that the Chinese used, sometimes for meaning, sometimes because they had a similar pronunciation. They developed their own syllabaries by modifying the characters, which are alphabet-like in that you can write anything using those 46(?) characters. And it's really not that hard to learn; knowing only 2000 characters you can read any newspaper. Then there's Chinese, which is a completely different story. No syllabary, thousands and thousands of characters, and of course different dialects all over.
"Keanu Reeves was ill the day the Earth stood still..." just doesn't have a ring to it.
Most do, but you may have to enable it in the program's options.
The transition from 2.0 to 3.0, while correcting many of the bizarre rules of the game, also dumbed it down and made it much more 'politically correct'. If you want a game that does it like it used to be, try out Hackmaster. They actually licensed the AD&D and 2nd Edition rules for the game!
I don't know about any medical or scientific studies, but I'd say that moderation is the best approach! Not too bright or too dark, colors that aren't too close to each other, etc.
Of course, the exception to all that is good old black on white.
Six doesn't necessarily mean he had sex all that many times. Maybe he just rolled a bunch of nat 20's.
First Gary Jackson, now Gary Gygax? I wonder if his funeral is gonna be open casket... I could use a lucky d20!
D&D? Seriously? What are you, a bunch of geeks? Now, Hackmaster.. THERE's a game!
Looks like some lucky guy who sends in his xbox for repairs is gonna get a refurbished one with a really cool case!
Not quite. NVidia just bought the rights to use some clever code.
... I'm waiting for Hackmaster 5th Edition!
Bad news AC...
Actually that is cannon; read the second Foundation trilogy.
Out of curiosity, anyone know the origin of the joke? I've seen it referenced in both Monkey Island and the Garfield and Friends cartoon I watched in the (very) early 90's. If Garfield is referencing Monkey Island that would make the show much cooler than I'd previously thought!
"Sea scorpion fossil belonged to biggest bug ever: scientists" Wonderful editing they have these days.
I always thought that was funny. If his prediction models were so good couldn't he just factor in the fact that people were aware of the results?
Should we clook forward to a Rozenblit plan sometime in the future?
It's actually part of the second Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov. Not to be confused with the Second Foundation trilogy, which would be something entirely different... if it existed.
All wrong. See, in the future, we're gonna create robots whose only goals are the well-being of humanity. They'll eventually realize that it would benefit us if we were the only intelligent race in the galaxy. So when they eventually become omnipotent, they'll travel back in time and 'choose' a universe for us in which Earth hosts the only life-forms.
Seriously, I read it in a book!
Disregard parent, turns out I just needed to get my eyes checked.
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My initial reaction was, "What would possibly cause you to spin out and slide that regularly?" Then I remembered that not everybody lives in the desert.