"it's generally not worth the hassle and extra cost"
I think that's the biggest problem. Just like hard copy books, there will also be a market for those who want to physically own something, but the price has to be reasonably close to what it would cost to (legally) download/stream it. Were Blue-Ray movies to be dropped to the same price as DVD's, they would sell a lot more, and still make an obscene profit.
You are ignoring one of the goals associated with many RPG's and FPS's... gathering equipment and upgrades that give you an advantage over the foes in the game. Valuables are more likely to be behind locked doors than open ones. But in most games of this type, you start off with the weaponry that should allow you to get past the locked door, keys be damned. This is no different than the 'impassible' barricades that even a 5 year old could move out of the way, climb over, or climb under in real life. Designers should be tasked with coming up with more imaginative solutions to keeping the gamers out of areas that shouldn't be accessible without destroying the sense of immersion into a 'real' world.
As to your example of doors within 40 feet that can't be opened. If it's a locked medical supply room that you know contains an epi-pen and a coworker is on the floor in a state of anaphylaxis, is that locked door going to stop you?
I remember when I thought like you. Do yourself a favor and keep your vows to yourself so you won't feel like a fool when you start breaking them, one by one, until only a few remain. Real life is a lot different than that 'ideal' you initially think you can achieve. Some of your vows won't be achievable, and some will be exposed as gains in one area of your child's development at the sacrifice of others. If you're a decent parent you'll perpetually reassess your actions and rules, and take into account that your child is not your clone and won't necessarily respond in a predicted manner.
The problem with Grad School, is that it is often designed for the narrowly focused individuals who can think brilliantly in their little box. Unfortunately for them, that little box isn't representative of the world at large. This is what makes many of them unemployable. Unless the job calls for narrow focus and a published paper as the end goal, there are often bachelor level graduates who will be able to perform the same function for less wage and with more situational awareness necessary to get a project to completion. The best part, if the person isn't working out, there are 100's, of not 1000's, waiting in the wings for their chance, as opposed to one of the much fewer masters or doctoral grads who weren't good enough to get on as a post-doc or adjunct professor so they could continue with the research they really would rather be doing.
Maybe save the shame for the governments that refuse to fix these loopholes. Most refuse to do it because their politicians have direct or indirect ties to companies that would be negatively affected. The big Canadian example was Prime Minister Paul Martin and his family's company Canadian Steamship Lines, that avoided paying Canadian Taxes by running the ships under 'Flags of Convenience'. This wasn't illegal, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be. And before the biased far left pipes in, I have no doubts Harper also has ties to many companies that wouldn't be happy with him were he to change the tax laws.
Pretend to be objective for a second, remove fracking from the whole scenario and tell me that CEO would be perfectly fine with them building the water tower right next to his property. You don't want to acknowledge the facts, and you sure as hell won't accept my conjecture, that he'd still be fighting it, as being on at least equal footing to your own.
Wax on poetically all you like... then try to explain to a 5 year old that 'sure' is pronounced with a 'sh' sound at the front at watch them look at you like you're a moron. Then watch them try to figure out how to say 'who'.
Can we just admit that both english and french are stupid languages that should have died out centuries ago in favor of a language where words are spelled out phonetically? As a Canadian, I'm willing to admit Americans are on the right track in dropping useless letters from the spellings of words, and I wish them all the luck in eventually turning english into american, complete with logical, instead of historical, spellings of words.
I one-upped you. Not only did I click on the Forbes article, I also read it. Once again it states that he is suing to stop the building of a water tower. Again, continue to warp the facts to make your point and you will continue to lose the support of thinking individuals.
I happen to be against fracking. I used to work for a company that tested the composition of experimental frack fluids, I am horrified by what these oil companies are willing to inject into the ground, repercussions be damned. I also happen to be against manipulative crap being posted when there is factual information that will better support your cause.
It's crap like this that makes thinking individuals question the integrity of 'enviro-kooks'. Why would you put a title claiming that this CEO is suing to stop fracking, when your own summary makes it clear it's about the proximity of a water tower to his property?
You know how I can tell you've not done any real fishing or hunting in your life? Because you believe if PETA can't "monitor" sportsmen, that sportsmen will not be monitored. But in reality, wildlife and natural resources officers constantly monitor sportsmen.
But please, don't let facts get in the way of you bashing the gun lobby.
Vehicle speed is constantly monitored by law enforcement as well, yet illegally speeding is quite common. Don't confuse empirical reasoning with facts.
There is no hope for you if you honestly believe that the Liberals wouldn't cooperate with the U.S., Britain, or any other ally in exactly the same way. The NDP, on the other hand, would start spying for China and Russia instead.
A pragmatist looks at the Kyoto Accord maps regarding CO2 emissions and projected rates of increase and sees that North America could wipe itself off the map and the overall impact to CO2 emissions and global warming trends would be negligible over a 20 year period. The main problem is getting proper buy-in from the countries having the greatest impact and, more importantly, those that are becoming increasingly worse to the point where other countries will pale in comparison as time goes on.
No political leader is going to commit his country to a massive cut in CO2 emissions while rival nations continue to ramp up production and the pollutants that go along with it, making their sacrifice worthless.
Fighting 'terrorism' is completely different. IF you believe in the threat, then actions that successfully keep your nation safe are justifiable on their own and there is no need to care what other nations are doing.
What is truly sad is that the world does not tolerate nations that actively promote international terrorism but somehow turn a blind eye to nations threatening the world through pollutants.
I think this is only half of it though. I good analyst not only listens to what the user wants, but also spends a great deal of time listening to raw complaints related to what the users already have. Most low end users have no idea what they want, but they will readily tell you what's wrong with what they've got. A complaint can then be turned around into a want or need fairly easily.
Either you were a special child or you've forgotten how much your world has expanded since then. Whether you're talking about a 5 year old who has an absolute 'the world hates me' meltdown because he got buttered toast (like he asked for) instead of nutella (like he now wanted) or the teenager whose world is crumbling because a friend is moving away, they haven't experienced enough of life to understand how ridiculously small their problem is. This isn't even touching with those kids who do have serious problems such as being sexually abused or physically assaulted on a daily basis, with no knowledge of how else to escape their problems other than suicide... something being suggested to them by their tormentor, or accomplices, constantly.
Try showing some empathy, and try teaching it to your kids.
If porn has taught me anything it's that a lot of research has gone into finding out whether or not vibrations effect a females reproductive organs. The conclusion: "Yes, oh god, Yes!!!!"
Slashdot Mirror
"it's generally not worth the hassle and extra cost" I think that's the biggest problem. Just like hard copy books, there will also be a market for those who want to physically own something, but the price has to be reasonably close to what it would cost to (legally) download/stream it. Were Blue-Ray movies to be dropped to the same price as DVD's, they would sell a lot more, and still make an obscene profit.
Queen's Brian May is both an artist and an astrophysicist. Combining both disciplines seems to yield awesomeness.
You are ignoring one of the goals associated with many RPG's and FPS's... gathering equipment and upgrades that give you an advantage over the foes in the game. Valuables are more likely to be behind locked doors than open ones. But in most games of this type, you start off with the weaponry that should allow you to get past the locked door, keys be damned. This is no different than the 'impassible' barricades that even a 5 year old could move out of the way, climb over, or climb under in real life. Designers should be tasked with coming up with more imaginative solutions to keeping the gamers out of areas that shouldn't be accessible without destroying the sense of immersion into a 'real' world. As to your example of doors within 40 feet that can't be opened. If it's a locked medical supply room that you know contains an epi-pen and a coworker is on the floor in a state of anaphylaxis, is that locked door going to stop you?
I remember when I thought like you. Do yourself a favor and keep your vows to yourself so you won't feel like a fool when you start breaking them, one by one, until only a few remain. Real life is a lot different than that 'ideal' you initially think you can achieve. Some of your vows won't be achievable, and some will be exposed as gains in one area of your child's development at the sacrifice of others. If you're a decent parent you'll perpetually reassess your actions and rules, and take into account that your child is not your clone and won't necessarily respond in a predicted manner.
Don't some women feel the same way about those that get breast implants?
Bribing public servants to focus all of their attention on one particular sex in a classroom sounds like illegal activity to me.
The problem with Grad School, is that it is often designed for the narrowly focused individuals who can think brilliantly in their little box. Unfortunately for them, that little box isn't representative of the world at large. This is what makes many of them unemployable. Unless the job calls for narrow focus and a published paper as the end goal, there are often bachelor level graduates who will be able to perform the same function for less wage and with more situational awareness necessary to get a project to completion. The best part, if the person isn't working out, there are 100's, of not 1000's, waiting in the wings for their chance, as opposed to one of the much fewer masters or doctoral grads who weren't good enough to get on as a post-doc or adjunct professor so they could continue with the research they really would rather be doing.
Maybe save the shame for the governments that refuse to fix these loopholes. Most refuse to do it because their politicians have direct or indirect ties to companies that would be negatively affected. The big Canadian example was Prime Minister Paul Martin and his family's company Canadian Steamship Lines, that avoided paying Canadian Taxes by running the ships under 'Flags of Convenience'. This wasn't illegal, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be. And before the biased far left pipes in, I have no doubts Harper also has ties to many companies that wouldn't be happy with him were he to change the tax laws.
Pretend to be objective for a second, remove fracking from the whole scenario and tell me that CEO would be perfectly fine with them building the water tower right next to his property. You don't want to acknowledge the facts, and you sure as hell won't accept my conjecture, that he'd still be fighting it, as being on at least equal footing to your own.
Wax on poetically all you like... then try to explain to a 5 year old that 'sure' is pronounced with a 'sh' sound at the front at watch them look at you like you're a moron. Then watch them try to figure out how to say 'who'.
Can we just admit that both english and french are stupid languages that should have died out centuries ago in favor of a language where words are spelled out phonetically? As a Canadian, I'm willing to admit Americans are on the right track in dropping useless letters from the spellings of words, and I wish them all the luck in eventually turning english into american, complete with logical, instead of historical, spellings of words.
I one-upped you. Not only did I click on the Forbes article, I also read it. Once again it states that he is suing to stop the building of a water tower. Again, continue to warp the facts to make your point and you will continue to lose the support of thinking individuals. I happen to be against fracking. I used to work for a company that tested the composition of experimental frack fluids, I am horrified by what these oil companies are willing to inject into the ground, repercussions be damned. I also happen to be against manipulative crap being posted when there is factual information that will better support your cause.
It's crap like this that makes thinking individuals question the integrity of 'enviro-kooks'. Why would you put a title claiming that this CEO is suing to stop fracking, when your own summary makes it clear it's about the proximity of a water tower to his property?
I'm not sure I've ever seen that Microsoft/Gates campaign, sources please.
Steve Jobs greatest achievement was convincing the world that a Mac wasn't a PC.
I'm hoping you're being intentionally obtuse, though the fact that you drive a jeep suggests otherwise.
You know how I can tell you've not done any real fishing or hunting in your life? Because you believe if PETA can't "monitor" sportsmen, that sportsmen will not be monitored. But in reality, wildlife and natural resources officers constantly monitor sportsmen.
But please, don't let facts get in the way of you bashing the gun lobby.
Vehicle speed is constantly monitored by law enforcement as well, yet illegally speeding is quite common. Don't confuse empirical reasoning with facts.
I think you're proving his point. Was that your objective?
I used to want to know if it would blend, like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.
The geekiest video game I've ever played was Neuromancer, by Interplay.
There is no hope for you if you honestly believe that the Liberals wouldn't cooperate with the U.S., Britain, or any other ally in exactly the same way. The NDP, on the other hand, would start spying for China and Russia instead.
A pragmatist looks at the Kyoto Accord maps regarding CO2 emissions and projected rates of increase and sees that North America could wipe itself off the map and the overall impact to CO2 emissions and global warming trends would be negligible over a 20 year period. The main problem is getting proper buy-in from the countries having the greatest impact and, more importantly, those that are becoming increasingly worse to the point where other countries will pale in comparison as time goes on. No political leader is going to commit his country to a massive cut in CO2 emissions while rival nations continue to ramp up production and the pollutants that go along with it, making their sacrifice worthless. Fighting 'terrorism' is completely different. IF you believe in the threat, then actions that successfully keep your nation safe are justifiable on their own and there is no need to care what other nations are doing. What is truly sad is that the world does not tolerate nations that actively promote international terrorism but somehow turn a blind eye to nations threatening the world through pollutants.
I think this is only half of it though. I good analyst not only listens to what the user wants, but also spends a great deal of time listening to raw complaints related to what the users already have. Most low end users have no idea what they want, but they will readily tell you what's wrong with what they've got. A complaint can then be turned around into a want or need fairly easily.
Either you were a special child or you've forgotten how much your world has expanded since then. Whether you're talking about a 5 year old who has an absolute 'the world hates me' meltdown because he got buttered toast (like he asked for) instead of nutella (like he now wanted) or the teenager whose world is crumbling because a friend is moving away, they haven't experienced enough of life to understand how ridiculously small their problem is. This isn't even touching with those kids who do have serious problems such as being sexually abused or physically assaulted on a daily basis, with no knowledge of how else to escape their problems other than suicide... something being suggested to them by their tormentor, or accomplices, constantly. Try showing some empathy, and try teaching it to your kids.
If porn has taught me anything it's that a lot of research has gone into finding out whether or not vibrations effect a females reproductive organs. The conclusion: "Yes, oh god, Yes!!!!"