The fact that the images are a few years old isn't really a rebuttal, since government buildings don't tend to move all that often. I think there ought to be areas of the world - e.g. governmental and military installations - that Google Maps blocks out.
The level of detail available in many inner city areas would be very useful, it has to be said, to potential terrorists. But we can't run the web presuming every, or perhaps indeed any, user to be a terrorist. That's just daft. Perhaps a sensible compromise in this case - along the lines of what I suggest? - would be a prudent step for Google.
As far as the 'believers' are concerned, I'm not sure the image being orthogonal is a concern - it's more likely that the image was somehow divinely 'burned in,' rather than a dirty cloth imprint coming away from Jesus' face because he hadn't washed.
It's pretty generally accepted already by all those without blind faith that the piece of fabric known as the Turin Shroud is not what Jesus was wrapped in. Further experimentation with and investigation of it seems to me an extraordinary waste of money.
OK, point a little over-laboured I think, but in essence absolutely right. That is the nature of corporate politics & politics in general. If you don't like it, don't play. I don't.
I think it's certainly true that in terms of immediacy of enjoyment and accessibility computer games knock spots off traditional printed media. Perhaps Half-Life isn't the most educational game that could have been chosen, but there is mileage in the idea that carefully 'engineered' games with subtle educational content might be useful.
Primary schools have known this for years; why is it assumed that when a child reaches 12 or so they suddenly become, or should become, burgeoning intellectuals? The "everything I know I learnt from Doom" post above may, on the surface, appear trivial but in fact the skills - particularly those involved in strategy games - can do nothing but good.
I would only suggest that the gore is toned down a little until the little tykes get to, say, 9. Level 9.
If it is true that keeping the royal family in place makes good economic sense, it isn't the case that their bringing in tourist revenue would make them popular with the Brits themselves, which is the irrationality I was in fact referring to. You are right up to a point, though, and I'm sure they'll stay put so long as the Americans and Japanese keep coming.
As good a format as it is, AAC is only used by most users (in some cases, against their will) when iTunes burns their CDs. Bottom line, as some people have said, is that mp3 has won. It would make far more sense for Apple to concentrate on support for that format (& for God's sake, whoever can make this happen, let WMAs play on iPods!!).
Yes, I agree with you. The irrationality of the British, though, is (I would venture to suggest) considerably less damaging. The royal family are essentially harmless, after all. Bush, on the other hand, is responsible for a war in which God only knows how many innocent people have died. (The) America(n government)'s support for Israel, which isn't at all entirely down to Bush, I know, is nonetheless significant because America are in this case effectively supporting and/or endorsing the kind of suppression and persecution that the Iraq war was ostensibly begun over.
I don't think the average American has much of an idea about what's going on over the Atlantic, less still what those over the Atlantic think of America and the people in charge of America. They really should try listening.
Bush has some front quoting Abraham Lincoln. And the only reason his utterances even made sense is because whoever wrote that speech was probably coaching him for months so he could read the words.
I'm not sure I share your enthusiasm for the French Revolution. The only things the French truly "got right" were during the Enlightenment.
On a more serious note, though, I do agree that the monarchy has become largely indefensible in an age of mass poverty and starvation, and where even in supposedly developed countries basic public services (NHS; Royal Mail; public transport; state education) do not function. The amount of money they have/make could and should be better spent on (e.g.) education and healthcare. Were the monarchy actually to have some kind of functioning constitutional power there might be a case for their existence, but as (pragmatically) powerless figureheads, British monarchs serve no real purpose.
Interestingly, the British still seem to love them. The response to, and turnout for, the Queen's golden jubilee more than secured the future of the monarchy for another 25 years in my opinion.
On the other hand, Royal Big Brother is certainly something I'd pay to see.
Though Bram Cohen's been careful only to put his name to 'legit' uses of bt - the website has all this crap about distribution solutions for business - it's obvious even to the uninitiated what the potential is for abuse. Sooner or later, he's going to get it too.
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The fact that the images are a few years old isn't really a rebuttal, since government buildings don't tend to move all that often. I think there ought to be areas of the world - e.g. governmental and military installations - that Google Maps blocks out. The level of detail available in many inner city areas would be very useful, it has to be said, to potential terrorists. But we can't run the web presuming every, or perhaps indeed any, user to be a terrorist. That's just daft. Perhaps a sensible compromise in this case - along the lines of what I suggest? - would be a prudent step for Google.
Thank you for that. Couldn't agree more! Flamebait???
Still only one mouse button though...?
As far as the 'believers' are concerned, I'm not sure the image being orthogonal is a concern - it's more likely that the image was somehow divinely 'burned in,' rather than a dirty cloth imprint coming away from Jesus' face because he hadn't washed.
I'm not a scientist, but surely there are more interesting things going in the world than this?
It's pretty generally accepted already by all those without blind faith that the piece of fabric known as the Turin Shroud is not what Jesus was wrapped in. Further experimentation with and investigation of it seems to me an extraordinary waste of money.
Actually, I was talking about men.
Yes, size does matter. I'm so over 'small'. Bigger is ALWAYS better.
Wrong on both counts. We know where you live!
...we had affordable, widespread cross-network texting way before it was big in America. Strange.
OK, point a little over-laboured I think, but in essence absolutely right. That is the nature of corporate politics & politics in general. If you don't like it, don't play. I don't.
I think it's pretty obvious who's the stupid one here. Quit your gun-toting hick bollocks and wake up.
No, Germany and Italy have no right at all. But I'm British.
2) I suppose all I was trying to say was that it would be better if Apple stopped pushing the format and had mp3 as the default in iTunes etc.
Sorry, it's been a long day already
Primary schools have known this for years; why is it assumed that when a child reaches 12 or so they suddenly become, or should become, burgeoning intellectuals? The "everything I know I learnt from Doom" post above may, on the surface, appear trivial but in fact the skills - particularly those involved in strategy games - can do nothing but good.
I would only suggest that the gore is toned down a little until the little tykes get to, say, 9. Level 9.
If it is true that keeping the royal family in place makes good economic sense, it isn't the case that their bringing in tourist revenue would make them popular with the Brits themselves, which is the irrationality I was in fact referring to. You are right up to a point, though, and I'm sure they'll stay put so long as the Americans and Japanese keep coming.
As good a format as it is, AAC is only used by most users (in some cases, against their will) when iTunes burns their CDs. Bottom line, as some people have said, is that mp3 has won. It would make far more sense for Apple to concentrate on support for that format (& for God's sake, whoever can make this happen, let WMAs play on iPods!!).
I don't think the average American has much of an idea about what's going on over the Atlantic, less still what those over the Atlantic think of America and the people in charge of America. They really should try listening.
Bush has some front quoting Abraham Lincoln. And the only reason his utterances even made sense is because whoever wrote that speech was probably coaching him for months so he could read the words.
No more suprising than how America could vote Bush in a second time.
On a more serious note, though, I do agree that the monarchy has become largely indefensible in an age of mass poverty and starvation, and where even in supposedly developed countries basic public services (NHS; Royal Mail; public transport; state education) do not function. The amount of money they have/make could and should be better spent on (e.g.) education and healthcare. Were the monarchy actually to have some kind of functioning constitutional power there might be a case for their existence, but as (pragmatically) powerless figureheads, British monarchs serve no real purpose.
Interestingly, the British still seem to love them. The response to, and turnout for, the Queen's golden jubilee more than secured the future of the monarchy for another 25 years in my opinion.
On the other hand, Royal Big Brother is certainly something I'd pay to see.
Well I'd get pretty silly myself for another 3 oh never mind
Though Bram Cohen's been careful only to put his name to 'legit' uses of bt - the website has all this crap about distribution solutions for business - it's obvious even to the uninitiated what the potential is for abuse. Sooner or later, he's going to get it too.
As for the royal family...what's wrong with them? OK, so they're a very expensive form of entertainment, but we can afford it.
Seriously, could someone please explain to me one more time how it is that this man was even re-elected? Just how stupid is America?