Russians don't have a problem with V per se. V or Russian (veh) are not a problem at all... especially when they are trying to say W. When they want to say V though they say W.
Its most baffling.
The funniest bit is how they use H instead of G, when they have the perfectly serviceable (yes, it looks like eXs, its closer to cHa), so you get names like Garry Potter and Prince Garry..... can't say i've heard of either of those dudes, but Russians seem to think they are famous.
If this is wrong because someone is offended, then shouldn't it be a civil charge not a criminal one? I mean, pretty tasteless to post in on the support page, and a pretty dumb thing to do, but treating it as a criminal case.... seems too much.
Or just because a) I didn't even consider there may be a demo version, b) that getting licenses would unlock the demo to full, c) getting the pirate version is probably easier than getting the demo version (don't know.... maybe you have to register for the demo?), and d) I can play as much as i want until payday when i can actually pay for the licenses, which is still a couple of weeks away.
And i've done it a few times before, paying for things after downloading the pirate version. I do it because for some games i believe the devs deserve my money. Of course, if i download something and it turns out to be a pile over overy-hyped over-marketed crap, then i don't lose out.;-)
I've just downloaded the pirate version to check it out. Fell in love with it after 5 mins (and i'm not such a fan of ARPG games), but I'll be definitely buying a 4 pack of licences very soon to cover me and the kids, they deserve my money. Great work Runic!
A consensus is building that the traditional nine-month school year might be a relic of the 20th century that has no place in an increasingly competitive global work force
WTF? Sorry, i want to bring my children up without stressing them from an early age about being part of a competitive global workforce. I want them to enjoy their childhood while they can, because once they are adults the shit really starts to hit the fan. Summer holidays are an essential break for the kids, one that lets them enjoy their childhood for a couple of months. Sure, its a pain for us parents having to deal with find someone to take care of them while we are at work (assuming both parents work), but i think its good for the kids.
And, as an earlier poster pointed out, a million different proposals have been made over the years, and many of them have been tried, and they all tend to fail.
The reason? Because they try and teach the kids stuff. What? Wait? Isn't that the point? Yeah, but how about starting with teaching the kids to learn and reason and discover information for themselves. Teach them how to learn, the rest will follow naturally.
You are out of touch. Since those days when the attacks were common, they now have police patrolling the areas around student accommodations and in the evening and early night there are there almost all the time.
You can accuse the Russian government of many things, but they did take note of the racially motivated attacks.
And yes, police sometimes did ignore the attacks. The police in Russia were terribly corrupt and many of them no better than thugs. Times are a-changing though and things are slowly getting better here.
Hell, in the last 10 years my city has changed drastically. More wealth (overall, yes there are still lots who live in abysmal conditions especially away from the cities), a much larger middle class, and plenty of other stuff.
My only fear is the rampant consumerism that is happening now and the rise credit and credit cards is going to turn Russia into another USA. Then it will be time to quit the country.
The world needs people like RMS... really. I mean, he is out there on the fringe, where rational thought breaks down into fantasy, but you also have a lot of people in power who are at the other extreme and also living in a kind of fantasy bubble.... heavily subsidized by corporate players of course to ensure they see things the "right" way.
Like so many things in life, the right way isn't always the left or the right, the blue or the red, the democrat or republican, or whatever... its the middle ground where interests from all sides are considered.
On my way home, ill be driving down the central reservation, just to make this point.:-D
Funny. Most religious people i know have barely read the bible (except the safe bits that their priest has told them to read), and most bible-thumpers i know have read it cover-to-cover.... or at least the parts involving adultery, rape, incest, sodomy and other naughty bits. The god approved genocides are a laugh as well. I do recommend taking LSD before reading Revelations though, puts you in the same state of mind as the author must have been.
TVs are dead though, they just haven't realized it yet. Who actually really needs a TV these days? Hell, we have TVs that are actually PCs now or you can always output your IPTV to a regular TV if you want, although quality and res is often better on a decent monitor.
We occasionally turn the TV on for news and stuff, but its not anything we can't get through the internet or IPTV anyway.... we get the same channels and more.
And what is actually on TV that is so interesting to watch? 99% of it is crap, and the other 1% you already saw.
Is two keys that can be used. One key, the correct key, correctly decrypts the drive. If the other is used it deletes all the data you really wanted to hide and replaces it with pictures of the american flag, patriotic banners, proposals for drafts for laws that will crack down on terrorism and piracy and other stuff like that. Then you say you kept it all encrypted because there are lots of crazy people out there that are against this sort of stuff and that you are really on their side.
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A key part of parenting is trust between you and the child. Tracking your child erodes that trust.
Ah, and it looks like slashdot just removed my Cyrillic characters meaning my post is twice as confusing.
Slashdot guys... its 2012... maybe you have heard of unicode?
Russians don't have a problem with V per se. V or Russian (veh) are not a problem at all... especially when they are trying to say W. When they want to say V though they say W.
Its most baffling.
The funniest bit is how they use H instead of G, when they have the perfectly serviceable (yes, it looks like eXs, its closer to cHa), so you get names like Garry Potter and Prince Garry..... can't say i've heard of either of those dudes, but Russians seem to think they are famous.
I think the answer to that is a firm Yes!
If this is wrong because someone is offended, then shouldn't it be a civil charge not a criminal one? I mean, pretty tasteless to post in on the support page, and a pretty dumb thing to do, but treating it as a criminal case.... seems too much.
Or just because a) I didn't even consider there may be a demo version, b) that getting licenses would unlock the demo to full, c) getting the pirate version is probably easier than getting the demo version (don't know.... maybe you have to register for the demo?), and d) I can play as much as i want until payday when i can actually pay for the licenses, which is still a couple of weeks away.
And i've done it a few times before, paying for things after downloading the pirate version. I do it because for some games i believe the devs deserve my money. Of course, if i download something and it turns out to be a pile over overy-hyped over-marketed crap, then i don't lose out. ;-)
Any more conspiracy questions?
That's a good move i think.
I've just downloaded the pirate version to check it out. Fell in love with it after 5 mins (and i'm not such a fan of ARPG games), but I'll be definitely buying a 4 pack of licences very soon to cover me and the kids, they deserve my money. Great work Runic!
Does Microsoft Flight Simulator exist for the iPad now?
A consensus is building that the traditional nine-month school year might be a relic of the 20th century that has no place in an increasingly competitive global work force
WTF? Sorry, i want to bring my children up without stressing them from an early age about being part of a competitive global workforce. I want them to enjoy their childhood while they can, because once they are adults the shit really starts to hit the fan. Summer holidays are an essential break for the kids, one that lets them enjoy their childhood for a couple of months. Sure, its a pain for us parents having to deal with find someone to take care of them while we are at work (assuming both parents work), but i think its good for the kids.
And, as an earlier poster pointed out, a million different proposals have been made over the years, and many of them have been tried, and they all tend to fail.
The reason? Because they try and teach the kids stuff. What? Wait? Isn't that the point? Yeah, but how about starting with teaching the kids to learn and reason and discover information for themselves. Teach them how to learn, the rest will follow naturally.
Are they fracking mad? What a stupid question. Of course they should! DINOSAURS!
You are out of touch. Since those days when the attacks were common, they now have police patrolling the areas around student accommodations and in the evening and early night there are there almost all the time.
You can accuse the Russian government of many things, but they did take note of the racially motivated attacks.
And yes, police sometimes did ignore the attacks. The police in Russia were terribly corrupt and many of them no better than thugs. Times are a-changing though and things are slowly getting better here.
Hell, in the last 10 years my city has changed drastically. More wealth (overall, yes there are still lots who live in abysmal conditions especially away from the cities), a much larger middle class, and plenty of other stuff.
My only fear is the rampant consumerism that is happening now and the rise credit and credit cards is going to turn Russia into another USA. Then it will be time to quit the country.
The world needs people like RMS... really. I mean, he is out there on the fringe, where rational thought breaks down into fantasy, but you also have a lot of people in power who are at the other extreme and also living in a kind of fantasy bubble.... heavily subsidized by corporate players of course to ensure they see things the "right" way.
Like so many things in life, the right way isn't always the left or the right, the blue or the red, the democrat or republican, or whatever... its the middle ground where interests from all sides are considered.
On my way home, ill be driving down the central reservation, just to make this point. :-D
We used to go to the local dump site and grab out porn from there. Gave meaning to the term "dirty porn".
Oh, and won't someone please think of the porn!
Funny. Most religious people i know have barely read the bible (except the safe bits that their priest has told them to read), and most bible-thumpers i know have read it cover-to-cover.... or at least the parts involving adultery, rape, incest, sodomy and other naughty bits. The god approved genocides are a laugh as well. I do recommend taking LSD before reading Revelations though, puts you in the same state of mind as the author must have been.
But history reminds us that America's leaders can draw the nation together to solve problems.
trollmode=on: Doesn't the US just normally start a war with a small country to solve these problems?
Wait a minute! Doesn't this mean if they copy the contents then they may be pirating software, films, and music? .
Hawkmoon... and Erekose... and... yeah, i'm the same.
Two classics, one SF the other Fantasy.
The Timeliner Trilogy - Richard C. Meredith
The Keys to Paradise - Robert E. Vardeman
Easy. Elite. Pilots of the ships would be obliged to play classical music while in combat, Night on Bare Mountain for preference.
So, we will be needing windtraps and stillsuits soon?
And how long before a company starts selling Perrie-air when the breathable air starts to run out?
xD
TVs are dead though, they just haven't realized it yet. Who actually really needs a TV these days? Hell, we have TVs that are actually PCs now or you can always output your IPTV to a regular TV if you want, although quality and res is often better on a decent monitor.
We occasionally turn the TV on for news and stuff, but its not anything we can't get through the internet or IPTV anyway.... we get the same channels and more.
And what is actually on TV that is so interesting to watch? 99% of it is crap, and the other 1% you already saw.
Just use false data if it bothers you.
The only problem is, consistency of false data, otherwise google will note the mismatched data and realise you are telling porkies.
Is two keys that can be used. One key, the correct key, correctly decrypts the drive. If the other is used it deletes all the data you really wanted to hide and replaces it with pictures of the american flag, patriotic banners, proposals for drafts for laws that will crack down on terrorism and piracy and other stuff like that. Then you say you kept it all encrypted because there are lots of crazy people out there that are against this sort of stuff and that you are really on their side.
I once thought of taking advantage of that and becoming emporer of the US.
Its been done before: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton
What we need are the Fraternity of Order, the Harmonium, and the Mercykillers to take charge.