I didn't think there was any way that this would work out, but it did. I remember the first time I bought a cd from wal-mart, only to return it later because it was missing a couple of tracks.
I'm not going to even touch on the AIDS thing... but, do you really believe that a virus that affects spiders would be able to harm humans? Those two evolutionary paths branched off a long long time ago.
Errr... if I put up a file, for me and my friends, and Yahoo decides to put it up on their front page, (without permission or credit) then I'm out (depending on the size of the file) several thousand dollars. (Due to hosting costs) this is wrong. Now had Yahoo E-mailed me, and asked my permission, and I gave it, it wouldn't be wrong. Also, if Yahoo took a creation of mine, and tried to pass it off as their own, that would be wrong.... I'm not really seeing how you can be confused on this issue... I'd guess you were a troll, but your past posts don't seem to suggest it.
I went to the University of Texas, and their library was always inspiring. Their libraries were huge. I remember checking out a 300 page book on moth's probiscus... I don't think that kind of information is available online, at least not anywhere near as in depth... Atleast to me, this is a huge disappointment...
I'm not by any means an expert programmer, but I can make a program that counts based on a users selections, and I see no possible way for an error to be made.
if(optKerry) kerryVote=kerryVote + 1; else if(optBush) bushVote=bushVote + 1; else msgBox("You stupid moron. Please choose one or the other before voting");
None of this leaves any room for votes to disappear, or more than one vote to be tallied per person. Am I missing something here? Is there any reason it should be more complex than this?
This is modded funny, but this really happened to me. I wrote macros that were able to automate the work, and go 8 times the second fastest... my employer however would say I wasn't working hard enough (ignoring the actual output) I tried explaining how the macros increased my productivity... but she didn't get it, and eventually told me I had to start typing everything again... so I quit. And now I wait tables.
I tried it when it first came out, so I have no idea if there is a newer version... but it was nothing special... not very fast (downloading, and system resource wise) not enough files, and not enough sources for the files... overall, crappy.
But then you've got the kids limited to only being on the computer when you're home. I can't speak for your current situation, but that isn't always reasonable. Asides from that, it also drives kids to their friends house who have less restrictive parents.
I dont think its a matter of giving up, I think its a matter of being realistic. Kids are going to play violent games, they're going to look at porn, and they're going to stumble onto things on the internet that maybe they would have been better off seeing. I dont think the answer is trying to bar them from those things, I think the answer is being open enough with them, and raising them so that they're able to accept what they find, do, whatever. I'm not saying parents should go out and buy GTA 3, but, if it shows up, find a better way of dealing with it than telling them they can't play it.
Personally, my parents tried to monitor my computer use... they tried to keep me away from porn, violent video games (whooo mortal kombat) but they failed. Why? Because they didn't understand computers at all. I installed the games, I got around any method of protection they set for me... and I know I'm not alone because my friends all did the same, and if they couldn't, they asked me too.
That being said, this program wont change that... kids will find a way around it, like they always have.
Its not so much our body warning us, it's the result of millions of years of change. The people who hated the smell more, were less likely to go near it, (or other rotting things that smell similar) and so didn't get the negative effects... the people (and creatures) who liked it more, didn't get to reproduce as often.
I'm going to do an impression, try and guess who I'm impersonating.
"Hi, I'm a geek with no sense of humor. I hate it that people can do something with their own site that I don't like. Why doesn't the world revolve more around me"
Ha, not a chance here, and I'm betting I'm the norm. Of course, the only reason I ever open up IE is to see if the page i've designed makes any sense in it... so, I suppose by not adding CSS 2.0 support they're keeping me onboard, though only minimally.
I've been playing N since 1.2 (longer ago than it might seem) I'm so glad they got something. I've played that game more than any other game, and have been anticipating 1.4 more than I anticipated Half Life 2 or Doom 3. It may not be all that graphically impressive, or technically impressive, but it's got the fun factor nailed down.
Although I will still use Firefox, it will be nice to have a competent browser when I use, for example, a computer at school.
It's been a long time since I've seen a school computer with only IE... sure, most of my teachers still use IE, but I have one teacher that uses the newest version of Netscape (though the way he uses the tabs is horrifying), and another that uses Firefox. I'm optimistic that more will switch, and that it wont matter whether or not IE improves, because I'll always have another choice.
I don't disagree with Microsofts position. Yes errors are possible, but it's a programming language, and not Microsofts responsibility. With a case like programming it is the programmers responsibility to release code without exploits... c and c++ are fast, they have many advantages other languages don't have (such as Java) if a programmer decides to take advantage of that, with a slight bump in risk, then I say more power to them.
Err, no? Heh, look at the area around chernobyl... a lot of people decided to stay (30,000) a lot of those 30,000 lived past 60 days... however, that number is now under 1,000.... normal life span? I don't think so.
There was this one game developed by Koei for the SNES and PC called Uncharted Waters: New Horizons. I played this game constantly, and learned a good deal about geography from it... definitely more than I did from my geography class. However, I will conceed that not everyone will enjoy these games, and learn from them... but compared to most (but not all) of the history/geography books I see, games would be much preffered.
good job sir. While I'm left of center, I find the criticism of this annoying. Another thing I think should be mentioned about the donations, is that the incumbent always recieves a good deal more in donations from companies... not a conspiracy.
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I didn't think there was any way that this would work out, but it did. I remember the first time I bought a cd from wal-mart, only to return it later because it was missing a couple of tracks.
Indeed. This man is a hero.
Good point, but im guessing all of that doesn't equal 20,000 a year.
I'm not going to even touch on the AIDS thing... but, do you really believe that a virus that affects spiders would be able to harm humans? Those two evolutionary paths branched off a long long time ago.
Errr... if I put up a file, for me and my friends, and Yahoo decides to put it up on their front page, (without permission or credit) then I'm out (depending on the size of the file) several thousand dollars. (Due to hosting costs) this is wrong. Now had Yahoo E-mailed me, and asked my permission, and I gave it, it wouldn't be wrong. Also, if Yahoo took a creation of mine, and tried to pass it off as their own, that would be wrong.... I'm not really seeing how you can be confused on this issue... I'd guess you were a troll, but your past posts don't seem to suggest it.
I went to the University of Texas, and their library was always inspiring. Their libraries were huge. I remember checking out a 300 page book on moth's probiscus... I don't think that kind of information is available online, at least not anywhere near as in depth... Atleast to me, this is a huge disappointment...
I'm not by any means an expert programmer, but I can make a program that counts based on a users selections, and I see no possible way for an error to be made.
if(optKerry)
kerryVote=kerryVote + 1;
else if(optBush)
bushVote=bushVote + 1;
else
msgBox("You stupid moron. Please choose one or the other before voting");
None of this leaves any room for votes to disappear, or more than one vote to be tallied per person. Am I missing something here? Is there any reason it should be more complex than this?
Good. Though, I wish I'd had the time to find a place with a good manager in the same field, but, haven't yet had the time due to bills.
This is modded funny, but this really happened to me. I wrote macros that were able to automate the work, and go 8 times the second fastest... my employer however would say I wasn't working hard enough (ignoring the actual output) I tried explaining how the macros increased my productivity... but she didn't get it, and eventually told me I had to start typing everything again... so I quit. And now I wait tables.
Star Control 3 =*( oh how I wish I could get it to work.
I tried it when it first came out, so I have no idea if there is a newer version... but it was nothing special... not very fast (downloading, and system resource wise) not enough files, and not enough sources for the files... overall, crappy.
But then you've got the kids limited to only being on the computer when you're home. I can't speak for your current situation, but that isn't always reasonable. Asides from that, it also drives kids to their friends house who have less restrictive parents.
I dont think its a matter of giving up, I think its a matter of being realistic. Kids are going to play violent games, they're going to look at porn, and they're going to stumble onto things on the internet that maybe they would have been better off seeing. I dont think the answer is trying to bar them from those things, I think the answer is being open enough with them, and raising them so that they're able to accept what they find, do, whatever. I'm not saying parents should go out and buy GTA 3, but, if it shows up, find a better way of dealing with it than telling them they can't play it.
Personally, my parents tried to monitor my computer use... they tried to keep me away from porn, violent video games (whooo mortal kombat) but they failed. Why? Because they didn't understand computers at all. I installed the games, I got around any method of protection they set for me... and I know I'm not alone because my friends all did the same, and if they couldn't, they asked me too.
That being said, this program wont change that... kids will find a way around it, like they always have.
Its not so much our body warning us, it's the result of millions of years of change. The people who hated the smell more, were less likely to go near it, (or other rotting things that smell similar) and so didn't get the negative effects... the people (and creatures) who liked it more, didn't get to reproduce as often.
I'm going to do an impression, try and guess who I'm impersonating. "Hi, I'm a geek with no sense of humor. I hate it that people can do something with their own site that I don't like. Why doesn't the world revolve more around me"
Ha, not a chance here, and I'm betting I'm the norm. Of course, the only reason I ever open up IE is to see if the page i've designed makes any sense in it... so, I suppose by not adding CSS 2.0 support they're keeping me onboard, though only minimally.
I've been playing N since 1.2 (longer ago than it might seem) I'm so glad they got something. I've played that game more than any other game, and have been anticipating 1.4 more than I anticipated Half Life 2 or Doom 3. It may not be all that graphically impressive, or technically impressive, but it's got the fun factor nailed down.
Although I will still use Firefox, it will be nice to have a competent browser when I use, for example, a computer at school.
It's been a long time since I've seen a school computer with only IE... sure, most of my teachers still use IE, but I have one teacher that uses the newest version of Netscape (though the way he uses the tabs is horrifying), and another that uses Firefox. I'm optimistic that more will switch, and that it wont matter whether or not IE improves, because I'll always have another choice.
Here Here! But, wait... if someone did that, wouldn't that make the Microsoft bashers feel like morons?
I don't disagree with Microsofts position. Yes errors are possible, but it's a programming language, and not Microsofts responsibility. With a case like programming it is the programmers responsibility to release code without exploits... c and c++ are fast, they have many advantages other languages don't have (such as Java) if a programmer decides to take advantage of that, with a slight bump in risk, then I say more power to them.
Yes, but will it have the goofy little face Icon the previous fallout games had? =) That was what first made me love the series =)
Err, no? Heh, look at the area around chernobyl... a lot of people decided to stay (30,000) a lot of those 30,000 lived past 60 days... however, that number is now under 1,000.... normal life span? I don't think so.
It's all those damn japanese games with bad translations. =*(
On a sidenote Typing of the Dead is a great game =)
There was this one game developed by Koei for the SNES and PC called Uncharted Waters: New Horizons. I played this game constantly, and learned a good deal about geography from it... definitely more than I did from my geography class. However, I will conceed that not everyone will enjoy these games, and learn from them... but compared to most (but not all) of the history/geography books I see, games would be much preffered.
good job sir. While I'm left of center, I find the criticism of this annoying. Another thing I think should be mentioned about the donations, is that the incumbent always recieves a good deal more in donations from companies... not a conspiracy.