I agree, parents etc need to take some responsibility in this. I remember a study from the 50's that linked violent behaviour to exposure to violence. This probably didn't include video games at the time, but it did use a number of factors, such as violence at home and violence in movies. Basically if an impressionable mind sees that violence is a way of getting what it wants, then the child starts using violence. If the child grows up being beaten, or seeing its mother beaten by its father then it doesn't think there is anything wrong with that. I've heard many a parent that still beat their kids now-a-days claiming that they were beaten as a kid and it never harmed them... I should point out that I used to work for the WA Police and one of my jobs was looking after delinquents, so I've had some exposure to 'violent people'. Most of these delinquents also don't respond well to violence as a deterrent either, they just regard it as a consequence of 'getting caught'. I've also seen a turn around in kids behaviour when removed from violent sources. So, I do believe there is some truth to violent video games causing violence in those who are predisposed towards reacting that way. But, it still comes back to the parents. One thing I used to hate hearing is parents saying, 'They're going to do (insert bad thing) anyway, so why should we stop them?' as an excuse to why they let their kids do stupid and illegal things.
We used to have the same problem informing management about internal security problems. Their usual response was that we were to 'stop making holes' and no matter how many times we explained we weren't 'making holes' we were finding them and wanted resources to fix them, they'd just keep repeating that we were 'making holes'.
It said planets with two suns, not planets that orbit two suns. One sun might be smaller than another and actually orbit the bigger sun. The planet may just orbit the bigger sun too. The second sun would be so far away it would look like a very close star.
All of those Python skits can be used for making commentaries about life in general. They can be used, not just for computing, but for other things (like engineering projects... or even what happens in government). Nothing particularly singles this out for it to be teaching us about 'computing' as much as simply being truths about life in general.
A few years ago when we had a crisis involving our water and electricity (in Western Australia) the Governments (State and Federal) made comments that clean running water and electricity were 'privileges' and not 'rights'. I would say that in this day and age in a first world country that they are incorrect, especially as we pay top dollar through the nose for both. It was just a cop out by both Governments for poor infrastructure planning. But internet access doesn't come close to either of these. How will Berners-Lee convince the Government that it is a human right when they don't believe that about water or electricity? Will I end up having a connection to the internet and no electricity to use it?
The article says "In fact, it's relatively easy." but then goes on to talk about something entirely different.
You obviously missed it. It's relatively easy to explain. Whales and unicorns migrate south for the winter using sonar they stole from Russian submarines...
The Germans shut down their pebble bed reactor after releasing radiation to the atmosphere when one of the balls got caught (when being rotated through) and almost caught fire. A nearby earthquake could cause something like that to happen again. It might be immune to the same problem that Fukushima has, but it would still have a major problem. The reason for a new type of reactor is because there isn't a design yet which hasn't had a problem at some stage somewhere. Even the 'Advanced BWR (Boiling Water Reactors)' that the USA have now, have had problems. The Japanese Fukushima reactor was an old BWR that was only days away from being shut down (26th of March was the due date). Japan really should go Geothermal. But a new reactor design is sorely needed to get over the many problems with the other designs. Safe reactors don't exist yet, but pebble beds etc are safer than the BWR's a lot of places still have. This article is really just an advert for Terrapower to try and sell a new design. To use a car analogy, Fukushima is a like an old model T Ford, with all it's problems, the pebble beds are like car with crumple zones and the new design is like they've added some air bags.
If you want to start looking at a list of where the US didn't honour it's treaties, start with almost all the treaties they ever had with Native Americans.
Sometimes legitimate copies of things don't work, which is something they like to say about pirated stuff. I've had a number of legit movie DVDs and games not work. In the games cases it was because myDVD drive thought the CD's/DVD in the drive were counterfeit (such as dungeon keeper 2 or Railroads). The problem is the stores won't take them back once you open the package. What are you supposed to do in cases like that? I'm still rather annoyed that my copy of 'The Grudge' (Original Japanese version) stops just before the end and I have no idea how it finishes and my friends won't tell me because they 'refuse to ruin it' for me. Urgh!
If the prices were low enough I'd probably just buy another copy of the DVD 'The Grudge' and not care about good money I forked out for games that don't work (I wouldn't bother buying second ones of them, as other people reported the same issues on the net, so I'm assuming buying them again would just result in me having a second copy that doesn't work).
The ebook pricing of $0.99 they had the article on the other week here on/. was a good example of a price people are willing to pay, because as one commenter said, they'd probably buy lots of books just to have in their collection to read 'one day', even if that day doesn't actually come. The market really needs to re-evaluate its pricing. It won't stop piracy dead, but it would probably stop about 99% of it if people believe they are getting value for money.
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" all their books for free in PDF format."
It's merely all it's books in PDF format for free, which is a far cry form 'all their books'
I also can't see a way to list all the free books either (maybe I missed it). You have to go to a book you want and see if it is available in PDF'
Anyone want to swap? I seem to have been given a red shirt!!!!
Some have lots of money. Try girls. They don't have any of them! :-)
The University gave no word on the possibility of tentacles in future models.
Any one else accidentally read this as 'testicles'?
I heard it is lead by a Colonel Sanders!
I agree, parents etc need to take some responsibility in this. I remember a study from the 50's that linked violent behaviour to exposure to violence. This probably didn't include video games at the time, but it did use a number of factors, such as violence at home and violence in movies. Basically if an impressionable mind sees that violence is a way of getting what it wants, then the child starts using violence. If the child grows up being beaten, or seeing its mother beaten by its father then it doesn't think there is anything wrong with that. I've heard many a parent that still beat their kids now-a-days claiming that they were beaten as a kid and it never harmed them ... I should point out that I used to work for the WA Police and one of my jobs was looking after delinquents, so I've had some exposure to 'violent people'. Most of these delinquents also don't respond well to violence as a deterrent either, they just regard it as a consequence of 'getting caught'. I've also seen a turn around in kids behaviour when removed from violent sources. So, I do believe there is some truth to violent video games causing violence in those who are predisposed towards reacting that way. But, it still comes back to the parents. One thing I used to hate hearing is parents saying, 'They're going to do (insert bad thing) anyway, so why should we stop them?' as an excuse to why they let their kids do stupid and illegal things.
We used to have the same problem informing management about internal security problems. Their usual response was that we were to 'stop making holes' and no matter how many times we explained we weren't 'making holes' we were finding them and wanted resources to fix them, they'd just keep repeating that we were 'making holes'.
It said planets with two suns, not planets that orbit two suns. One sun might be smaller than another and actually orbit the bigger sun. The planet may just orbit the bigger sun too. The second sun would be so far away it would look like a very close star.
Water is toxic if you drink enough as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
All of those Python skits can be used for making commentaries about life in general. They can be used, not just for computing, but for other things (like engineering projects ... or even what happens in government). Nothing particularly singles this out for it to be teaching us about 'computing' as much as simply being truths about life in general.
But Newton's model makes no sense when asking questions such as "what would happen to the Earth if the Sun suddenly disappeared.
Don't worry, I'm on that one. "It would get very dark." There, no need to worry about that now!
Will it work in Thailand? I can see a market for it if it does.
Can one of the greybeards here enlighten me as to what, exactly, Xanadu was?
Starred Olivia Newton John and the music was by ELO I believe.
You can swap your second life linden dollars for FarmVille Credits.
A few years ago when we had a crisis involving our water and electricity (in Western Australia) the Governments (State and Federal) made comments that clean running water and electricity were 'privileges' and not 'rights'. I would say that in this day and age in a first world country that they are incorrect, especially as we pay top dollar through the nose for both. It was just a cop out by both Governments for poor infrastructure planning. But internet access doesn't come close to either of these. How will Berners-Lee convince the Government that it is a human right when they don't believe that about water or electricity? Will I end up having a connection to the internet and no electricity to use it?
Wait twenty years and he will!
Yes it does. If you took their hardware away they wouldn't be able to surf the net!
I had never heard of Auburn University Montgomery before today;
Oh, come on. Everyones run into at least one of the 60,000 mentions they've had on Wikipedia at some time or another!!! :-)
I was almost given the opportunity to stay at home for a considerable pay cut today ... luckily I kept my job ...
I don't remember Pong having any shading, just a black screen with white rectangles!!!!
That's what you think. Wait till tomorrow morning when he yells, 'April Fool' and detonates it.
The article says "In fact, it's relatively easy." but then goes on to talk about something entirely different.
You obviously missed it. It's relatively easy to explain. Whales and unicorns migrate south for the winter using sonar they stole from Russian submarines ...
The Germans shut down their pebble bed reactor after releasing radiation to the atmosphere when one of the balls got caught (when being rotated through) and almost caught fire. A nearby earthquake could cause something like that to happen again. It might be immune to the same problem that Fukushima has, but it would still have a major problem. The reason for a new type of reactor is because there isn't a design yet which hasn't had a problem at some stage somewhere. Even the 'Advanced BWR (Boiling Water Reactors)' that the USA have now, have had problems. The Japanese Fukushima reactor was an old BWR that was only days away from being shut down (26th of March was the due date). Japan really should go Geothermal. But a new reactor design is sorely needed to get over the many problems with the other designs. Safe reactors don't exist yet, but pebble beds etc are safer than the BWR's a lot of places still have. This article is really just an advert for Terrapower to try and sell a new design. To use a car analogy, Fukushima is a like an old model T Ford, with all it's problems, the pebble beds are like car with crumple zones and the new design is like they've added some air bags.
If you want to start looking at a list of where the US didn't honour it's treaties, start with almost all the treaties they ever had with Native Americans.
Sometimes legitimate copies of things don't work, which is something they like to say about pirated stuff. I've had a number of legit movie DVDs and games not work. In the games cases it was because myDVD drive thought the CD's/DVD in the drive were counterfeit (such as dungeon keeper 2 or Railroads). The problem is the stores won't take them back once you open the package. What are you supposed to do in cases like that? I'm still rather annoyed that my copy of 'The Grudge' (Original Japanese version) stops just before the end and I have no idea how it finishes and my friends won't tell me because they 'refuse to ruin it' for me. Urgh!
If the prices were low enough I'd probably just buy another copy of the DVD 'The Grudge' and not care about good money I forked out for games that don't work (I wouldn't bother buying second ones of them, as other people reported the same issues on the net, so I'm assuming buying them again would just result in me having a second copy that doesn't work).
The ebook pricing of $0.99 they had the article on the other week here on /. was a good example of a price people are willing to pay, because as one commenter said, they'd probably buy lots of books just to have in their collection to read 'one day', even if that day doesn't actually come. The market really needs to re-evaluate its pricing. It won't stop piracy dead, but it would probably stop about 99% of it if people believe they are getting value for money.