Actually, Blizzard has done a pretty good job at keeping the Starcraft species balanced 1v1. Marine, Zergling, Zealot makes a decent rock-paper-scissors trio, but each species is more than its most basic unit, and has more intricate counters to each strategy (than rock-paper-scissors).
No. Murder, slavery, and imprisonment are absolute violation of others' rights. Beating, raping, maiming, bullying, are lessor violations of others' rights. It's only because of society's screwed up sensitivities that you put rape on the level of murder.
How can the grandparent post get modded a "5" and the parent get a "0"? There's nothing insightful at all about the GP. It's just vocalizing the popular opinion. It certainly doesn't make a good argument.
I've noticing more and more that Slashdot mod points are used to express agreement and disagreement rather than quality of post. Slashdot is showing more mob-censorship and conformity of opinion than just about any other site.
The punishment should be proportionate to the crime. It's ludicrous to think that molestation is anywhere near as traumatic as beating, psychological abuse, torture, or imprisonment. I'm not saying any of those are ok, but Americans have some way distorted views of anything sex. I swear, if the kid is still traumatized after many years, it's because the traumatic response was manufactured by counselors and psychologists.
Yeah, parents really sympathize with the whole "tough on crime" philosophy. Two eyes and an arm for an eye. Until, at least, their boys and girls grow up and start getting in trouble and the parents realize that their kids aren't quite the princes and princesses they thought they were. And now the parents get to grow old and die with nobody to take care of them because their kids are in jail for a long, long, time.
Indeed, and who is more adamant about copyrights than the open source community? I don't have much respect for a clone whose goal is to function exactly like another product (eg Gnu Octave), or copies mechanics exactly (Frozen Bubble).
But if a clone adds features that didn't exist in the original, then it can be something awesome (like vim).
You can waive trial by jury. I'm still unsure if that's the option I would take if I were indicted. It means it takes 1 person to convict rather than 12. But there are some stupid juries out there.
Presumably, sensors that can penetrate cloaking would be very useful for the operators of the cloaked vehicle, because if no one can see you, you can't see anyone either. In order to see something, light has to be absorbed by the sensors inside the cloak. Since a cloak bends light around the vehicle, the vehicle is flying blind.
Not sure what the fuss is about--sonar should work fine.
Well, would you prefer your hamburger be made with vat grown meat, or soy protein isolate? Not trying to raise a false dilemma--fast food restaurants already cut their meat with stuff like soy to cut costs. And real meat will get substantially more expensive in our lifetimes.
That got me thinking that estates and inheritance allowance should depend on factors such as age of the recipient and the relationship to the benefactor. In particular, if the recipient is a minor and the benefactor is his/her parent or guardian, then it makes sense to allow the heir to hold the copyright for a while ( 20 years). But, if the recipient is an adult of 40 years, then he/she really shouldn't need it. IP assets should go to the public domain, and non-IP assets should be heavily taxed, unless donated to charity. Life plus 70 years is just bullshit.
There's the theory that electrons (and other fundamental particles) are black holes. They have no structure, so they are point masses, which automatically makes them black holes. (They don't evaporate because they have charge.)
I have watched some pros, and most of the times, their idea is that if you can get 2 zerglings (50 mineral) to take out a drone/probe/scv you've essentially made MORE on that trade off than anything else.
That's incorrect analysis, because you are hurting your own economy by building troops. Essentially, you are sacrificing a drone for 2 zerglings.
If you only manage to take out a single drone with those zerglings, you haven't even broken even with your opponent, because you both lost a drone, but you lost yours earlier in the game. Realistically, you probably need to kill two drones to make it worthwhile.
This is why zergling rushes are so risky. If you don't kill or cripple your opponent, you lose.
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Actually, Blizzard has done a pretty good job at keeping the Starcraft species balanced 1v1. Marine, Zergling, Zealot makes a decent rock-paper-scissors trio, but each species is more than its most basic unit, and has more intricate counters to each strategy (than rock-paper-scissors).
No. Murder, slavery, and imprisonment are absolute violation of others' rights. Beating, raping, maiming, bullying, are lessor violations of others' rights. It's only because of society's screwed up sensitivities that you put rape on the level of murder.
Look, some convicted slavers in New York got sentenced. The man got 3 years and his wife 11 years. Yes, for absolute violation of others' rights. They got off easy because they didn't touch any genitals. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2007/12/200852512175449709.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/nyregion/28slave.html
No, it has nothing to do with proportionality and everything to do with sex. And children.
How can the grandparent post get modded a "5" and the parent get a "0"? There's nothing insightful at all about the GP. It's just vocalizing the popular opinion. It certainly doesn't make a good argument.
I've noticing more and more that Slashdot mod points are used to express agreement and disagreement rather than quality of post. Slashdot is showing more mob-censorship and conformity of opinion than just about any other site.
The punishment should be proportionate to the crime. It's ludicrous to think that molestation is anywhere near as traumatic as beating, psychological abuse, torture, or imprisonment. I'm not saying any of those are ok, but Americans have some way distorted views of anything sex. I swear, if the kid is still traumatized after many years, it's because the traumatic response was manufactured by counselors and psychologists.
Yeah, parents really sympathize with the whole "tough on crime" philosophy. Two eyes and an arm for an eye. Until, at least, their boys and girls grow up and start getting in trouble and the parents realize that their kids aren't quite the princes and princesses they thought they were. And now the parents get to grow old and die with nobody to take care of them because their kids are in jail for a long, long, time.
That's a lot of minutes. Do you stop the sun often?
Way to go, asshole. I assumed decent people would be tactful enough to not dig it up, given the current situation.
Whatever, I've got karma to burn.
Indeed, and who is more adamant about copyrights than the open source community?
I don't have much respect for a clone whose goal is to function exactly like another product (eg Gnu Octave), or copies mechanics exactly (Frozen Bubble).
But if a clone adds features that didn't exist in the original, then it can be something awesome (like vim).
The ground is going to shift no matter what. Times are a-changing, and to pretend that it's possible to maintain the status quo is naive.
You can waive trial by jury. I'm still unsure if that's the option I would take if I were indicted. It means it takes 1 person to convict rather than 12. But there are some stupid juries out there.
Only matters if you are paying for it. Accidentally downloading child porn isn't making the producers any money.
Presumably, sensors that can penetrate cloaking would be very useful for the operators of the cloaked vehicle, because if no one can see you, you can't see anyone either. In order to see something, light has to be absorbed by the sensors inside the cloak. Since a cloak bends light around the vehicle, the vehicle is flying blind.
Not sure what the fuss is about--sonar should work fine.
is there something I'm missing?
only the gov't is allowed to pull that one
it wouldn't be worthwhile if it didn't.
Well, would you prefer your hamburger be made with vat grown meat, or soy protein isolate? Not trying to raise a false dilemma--fast food restaurants already cut their meat with stuff like soy to cut costs. And real meat will get substantially more expensive in our lifetimes.
That's ad hominem, but you are right--this article is trash.
That's grade school econ.
Well, what good is that going to do if my netbook doesn't have a video card?
Resign, or you're fired?
In America, we have a lot of freedoms, but treason is crossing the line. You could certainly be arrested for making threats against the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn
You shouldn't have bought the answers to an exam in the first place.
That got me thinking that estates and inheritance allowance should depend on factors such as age of the recipient and the relationship to the benefactor. In particular, if the recipient is a minor and the benefactor is his/her parent or guardian, then it makes sense to allow the heir to hold the copyright for a while ( 20 years). But, if the recipient is an adult of 40 years, then he/she really shouldn't need it. IP assets should go to the public domain, and non-IP assets should be heavily taxed, unless donated to charity. Life plus 70 years is just bullshit.
There's the theory that electrons (and other fundamental particles) are black holes. They have no structure, so they are point masses, which automatically makes them black holes. (They don't evaporate because they have charge.)
I have watched some pros, and most of the times, their idea is that if you can get 2 zerglings (50 mineral) to take out a drone/probe/scv you've essentially made MORE on that trade off than anything else.
That's incorrect analysis, because you are hurting your own economy by building troops. Essentially, you are sacrificing a drone for 2 zerglings.
If you only manage to take out a single drone with those zerglings, you haven't even broken even with your opponent, because you both lost a drone, but you lost yours earlier in the game. Realistically, you probably need to kill two drones to make it worthwhile.
This is why zergling rushes are so risky. If you don't kill or cripple your opponent, you lose.
I'd like to see how this statement changes after the winner of the competition is unveiled.
In adventure games, or in campaign mode, I would agree with you. But in skirmish mode, the AI should be as smart as it can be (when set to hard).