Mathematics and science are neither arbitrary inventions nor entirely self-evident discoveries. They are our attempts to understand and categorize the universe in the most objective manner possible. I would even argue that language is a much more abstract type of categorization. Despite mutually unintelligible differences in languages, all languages are used to describe the same reality.
What I'm trying to say is that the semantics of how we describe the universe may be arbitrary, but the universe is objectively describable.
If we all agree to speak Elvish, those wanting to speaking Quenya and those wanting to speak Sindarin will duke it out. And of course some people will speak Telerin just to be hip and be all, "nobody speaks my language even though its more like proto-Elvish than Quenya."
I play plenty of violent videogames but I'd shit my pants before I'd be able to shoot somebody. Are you going to tell me that I'm lying about having a weak constitution for violence (i.e. being a wimp)? Then again, if I really did want to kill somebody, I doubt a videogame would be adequate catharsis.
I agree Gore got a bum deal, but he did try to word it to make it sound more important than it was. He deserved to get burned, just not nearly as badly as he did. What he should have said was:
"During my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the Internet -- IN JAPAN!"
Don't drink too much coffee, FIDE conducts drug testing, because of this insane delusion that chess will get into the Olympics. Sadly, this is not even the most pathetic thing about FIDE.
You can already. Put Linux on the iMac, start an X Windows server, and get a 386 for a terminal (you can get them with keyboard and monitor for around $30 on eBay).:)
The special effects in the original King Kong were better than the remake not because of more technology but because they were so carefully choreographed. You could make a pretty kick-ass Jurassic Park with claymation--it wouldn't look as cool but it would still be good.
f we only tried to optimize our economy for job creation, we could just have people crush rocks or copy books by hand, like people used to. But that's just not a very efficient way of using our human resources, so we aren't doing it.
Not only is it less efficient, but there would be fewer jobs. I mean, the computer killed tons of jobs, but the increases in productivity it allows has created many more jobs (with IT being only a small portion of it).
I had a t-shirt that said "Think Different." I added "ly" to it, so not only was I being grammatically correct, but I was in fact thinking differently than everyone else wearing the shirt:)
Elrond and Elros were brothers, Arwen is Elrond's daughter, Aragorn is the descendant of Elros...omg incest! Seriously though, Aragorn is Arwen's great(x38)nephew
Actually in Japan, Shogi is much more popular than Go, but many of the Go players consider themselves more cerebral (just like with chess). Shogi really is a violent game compared to western chess, though I rather enjoy it; pieces that are captured can return to the board under enemy possession, and draws are unheard of (in the very rare event of a draw, they replay immediately).
Actually in the matches of Deep Fritz against Kramnik and Deep Junior against Kasparov, the computers were unable to offer draws or entertain draw offers. Instead the technician would decide based on the game and the computer's current evaluation of the position. I don't know if this is a computer shortcoming or was just part of the match rules, though.
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What I'm trying to say is that the semantics of how we describe the universe may be arbitrary, but the universe is objectively describable.
If we all agree to speak Elvish, those wanting to speaking Quenya and those wanting to speak Sindarin will duke it out. And of course some people will speak Telerin just to be hip and be all, "nobody speaks my language even though its more like proto-Elvish than Quenya."
I play plenty of violent videogames but I'd shit my pants before I'd be able to shoot somebody. Are you going to tell me that I'm lying about having a weak constitution for violence (i.e. being a wimp)? Then again, if I really did want to kill somebody, I doubt a videogame would be adequate catharsis.
"During my service in the United States Congress I took the initiative in creating the Internet -- IN JAPAN!"
While you're at it, could you send me an ICQ invite? I've been dying to message my friends.
Don't drink too much coffee, FIDE conducts drug testing, because of this insane delusion that chess will get into the Olympics. Sadly, this is not even the most pathetic thing about FIDE.
On a related note, Sam Sloan is crazy too.
The Newton failed, but now PDAs are ubiquitous. The moral of the story: when it fails at first, Apple will do it successfuly.
CONSOLES! CONSOLES! CONSOLES! CONSOLES! CONSOLES!
The only winning move is not to play? Surely you mean Sämisch - Nimzowitsch?
You can already. Put Linux on the iMac, start an X Windows server, and get a 386 for a terminal (you can get them with keyboard and monitor for around $30 on eBay). :)
That's æsthetically correct, you insensitive clod.
The special effects in the original King Kong were better than the remake not because of more technology but because they were so carefully choreographed. You could make a pretty kick-ass Jurassic Park with claymation--it wouldn't look as cool but it would still be good.
Of course everyone will recover entirely by 2038 only to lose it all again!
Now watch as I get modded down for goatse :)
Not only is it less efficient, but there would be fewer jobs. I mean, the computer killed tons of jobs, but the increases in productivity it allows has created many more jobs (with IT being only a small portion of it).
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I had a t-shirt that said "Think Different." I added "ly" to it, so not only was I being grammatically correct, but I was in fact thinking differently than everyone else wearing the shirt :)
Next will be OS X Kenya. It won't have Norwegian localization, however.
Isn't this a bit like the bug that Safari (and OS X URI handling in general) had earlier?
Actually, I correct myself. I like the human race and I want it to continue to exist, therefore I mustn't wish things which would inhibit procreation.
I call it the DBZ syndrome: the five minute destruction of Namek took more than five 20-minute episdoes.
Elrond and Elros were brothers, Arwen is Elrond's daughter, Aragorn is the descendant of Elros...omg incest! Seriously though, Aragorn is Arwen's great(x38)nephew
Actually in Japan, Shogi is much more popular than Go, but many of the Go players consider themselves more cerebral (just like with chess). Shogi really is a violent game compared to western chess, though I rather enjoy it; pieces that are captured can return to the board under enemy possession, and draws are unheard of (in the very rare event of a draw, they replay immediately).
Actually in the matches of Deep Fritz against Kramnik and Deep Junior against Kasparov, the computers were unable to offer draws or entertain draw offers. Instead the technician would decide based on the game and the computer's current evaluation of the position. I don't know if this is a computer shortcoming or was just part of the match rules, though.