This thing is going to become the norm before too long. Personally, I'm looking forward to it. Thought controlled interfaces open up countless opportunities for computing.
Jocks and Princesses go to Facebook. Criminals and Basketcases go to MySpace. Brains go meh.
On a serious note, though, as one of the more flagrantly uncool kids in high school, I've still noticed that the majority of my uncool friends have gone on to college and are now on Facebook. I joined up mostly because everyone else was, and I didn't want to get bugged about it later on down the road. I don't use Facebook all that much, and I've never used MySpace.
CoH has been a pretty good community for that sort of thing, I must agree. Most of the people I've played with have been enjoyable, with the possible exception of some idiot who made much over his opinion that you had to be stupid to write a description for your character. Because, you know, trying to add depth to your character? Pfft.
Seriously, though. I play a female character on City of Heroes, and it always feels like something I should try to hide. Not out of shame or anything of that sort, but just because it would be awkward for my teammates if Mezura the Controller suddenly announced that the player is a man, baby.
If within the next century or so we manage to reach a technological singularity, there is a distinct chance that we could obtain some sort of Trek-like galactic colonization within perhaps two hundred years. Assuming that we're not exterminated by the machines, turned to gray goo, or ascended to a higher form beyond our comprehension, in some fashion.
Durr. I was afraid of the PSP there for a while too, as a DS fan, because I wanted my investment to thrive. I like Firefox, a lot, and want to see continued support for it. And I hate just about everything about Apple. Why shouldn't I fear some sort of Safari takeover.
POGUE: "History will remember that one really crappy browser stood against a the pile of shit that was Internet Explorer, while Firefox did it a lot better."
Fix'd.
Also, the movie ends with Microsoft throwing razor sharp dollars at Apple until it dies, finishing with the armies of Open Source lining up to do battle.
I'm sorry, but no. I've yet to see a single video of the iPhone's internet browsing capabilities that looked even remotely appealing, just like with every other mobile web browsing application. It looks like crap. I can't abide by having to scroll left and right to view a page, no matter what sort of device I'm using, and there's no way around that without making the text too small to see. Nothing will ever beat a desktop or laptop for web browsing, because small devices necessarily have small screens.
On top of that, I have solid doubts about how successful the iPhone is going to be. Too many Apple fans have rose-tinted glasses thanks to the iPod , Macbook, and similar. The iPod brought MP3 players to the masses, in a time when the masses didn't really know that they wanted MP3 players. The computer hardware has seen some success, often with people who want to do little but browse the net and check email, but even still is a minority product. The iPhone, in contrast, faces a critical problem: many people will have to switch to AT&T to use the phone, and I predict that many people will not be willing to do that. I've had excellent service with good prices on Verizon, and the latest gadget will not make me give that up.
The iPhone will have a solid impact, in that it'll influence a whole new generation of cellular devices, but I'm far from convinced that it will storm the market. I'll wait for a Verizon compatible lookalike, myself. And on a final side note, I loathe the music they use for the iPhone commercials. I gag each time I have to suffer through it.
I'm offended, sir. I'm one of those console gamers for whom Oblivion was supposedly dumbed down, and I saw right away that it wasn't any good. So please hold off on the anti-console high horse.
It should really be more like, "If you had two kids and you hate them both and want them to burn and they were in a burning building and you had to save one or else you would get arrested and tossed in with Bubba, which would you save?"
This is one article in which I'll be irritated if someone tries to make it a religious thing. IANAC (I am not a Christian), but this is really no different than any other, non-Christian group complaining about the use of their building for an ostensibly violent purpose. Whether or not it's right for this Church to go after Sony, it would be nice if this weren't turned into a religious issue.
I sincerely hope that other members of my generation who have grown up being taught a literal view of the bible will come to reject it. Sadly, I have observed that many of them are willing to blissfully accept the dogma, questioning nothing that their parents tell them. Oddly, I emerged from some exceptionally rigid Christian fundamentalism, homeschooling and all, to become a "devout" Atheist. Maybe there is some hope after all.
I remember reading about this technology to some extent. From what I recall, it's probable that the brain waves that will allow for this sort of technology will require conscious thought on the part of the wearer, and will probably be picked up via a device that sits on the surface of the head, without intrusive surgery. Also, as of right now, we can only pick up signals, not send them back. So take off the tinfoil hats, everyone. It likely won't cause anything more accidental than your hands can already pull cause on a keyboard, no surgery, and no one will be able to use it to control your thoughts. I've seen no good arguments against this technology so far.
Objection! It's possible that the future is constantly sending messages back to us, and we're simply unable to detect or interpret any of them with our current technology.
I must agree with several of the other posters that replied to you. As for my two cents, it's not a real religion. It's a corrupt, mind controlling pyramid scheme, and I don't feel that these deserve rights.
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This thing is going to become the norm before too long. Personally, I'm looking forward to it. Thought controlled interfaces open up countless opportunities for computing.
Jocks and Princesses go to Facebook. Criminals and Basketcases go to MySpace. Brains go meh.
On a serious note, though, as one of the more flagrantly uncool kids in high school, I've still noticed that the majority of my uncool friends have gone on to college and are now on Facebook. I joined up mostly because everyone else was, and I didn't want to get bugged about it later on down the road. I don't use Facebook all that much, and I've never used MySpace.
The aliens did it. Just like Stonehenge, crop circles, and Al Gore.
Necro-pedo-beastility, eh? I didn't even know they made that shit. I could totally win the next SA vs. Fark vs. 4chan contest with some of that.
Yeah... Nothing justifies burning kittens. Not even Doom music.
CoH has been a pretty good community for that sort of thing, I must agree. Most of the people I've played with have been enjoyable, with the possible exception of some idiot who made much over his opinion that you had to be stupid to write a description for your character. Because, you know, trying to add depth to your character? Pfft.
Seriously, though. I play a female character on City of Heroes, and it always feels like something I should try to hide. Not out of shame or anything of that sort, but just because it would be awkward for my teammates if Mezura the Controller suddenly announced that the player is a man, baby.
Me. Woefully, shamefully, me.
If within the next century or so we manage to reach a technological singularity, there is a distinct chance that we could obtain some sort of Trek-like galactic colonization within perhaps two hundred years. Assuming that we're not exterminated by the machines, turned to gray goo, or ascended to a higher form beyond our comprehension, in some fashion.
Oh, a joke. Tee-hee. Did you consider that Apple may be more power hungry than it's proponents might be comfortable with?
Durr. I was afraid of the PSP there for a while too, as a DS fan, because I wanted my investment to thrive. I like Firefox, a lot, and want to see continued support for it. And I hate just about everything about Apple. Why shouldn't I fear some sort of Safari takeover.
POGUE: "History will remember that one really crappy browser stood against a the pile of shit that was Internet Explorer, while Firefox did it a lot better."
Fix'd.
Also, the movie ends with Microsoft throwing razor sharp dollars at Apple until it dies, finishing with the armies of Open Source lining up to do battle.
I'm sorry, but no. I've yet to see a single video of the iPhone's internet browsing capabilities that looked even remotely appealing, just like with every other mobile web browsing application. It looks like crap. I can't abide by having to scroll left and right to view a page, no matter what sort of device I'm using, and there's no way around that without making the text too small to see. Nothing will ever beat a desktop or laptop for web browsing, because small devices necessarily have small screens.
On top of that, I have solid doubts about how successful the iPhone is going to be. Too many Apple fans have rose-tinted glasses thanks to the iPod , Macbook, and similar. The iPod brought MP3 players to the masses, in a time when the masses didn't really know that they wanted MP3 players. The computer hardware has seen some success, often with people who want to do little but browse the net and check email, but even still is a minority product. The iPhone, in contrast, faces a critical problem: many people will have to switch to AT&T to use the phone, and I predict that many people will not be willing to do that. I've had excellent service with good prices on Verizon, and the latest gadget will not make me give that up.
The iPhone will have a solid impact, in that it'll influence a whole new generation of cellular devices, but I'm far from convinced that it will storm the market. I'll wait for a Verizon compatible lookalike, myself. And on a final side note, I loathe the music they use for the iPhone commercials. I gag each time I have to suffer through it.
I'm offended, sir. I'm one of those console gamers for whom Oblivion was supposedly dumbed down, and I saw right away that it wasn't any good. So please hold off on the anti-console high horse.
Until I started to read the articles.
Amen and pass the nunchucks.
It should really be more like, "If you had two kids and you hate them both and want them to burn and they were in a burning building and you had to save one or else you would get arrested and tossed in with Bubba, which would you save?"
This is one article in which I'll be irritated if someone tries to make it a religious thing. IANAC (I am not a Christian), but this is really no different than any other, non-Christian group complaining about the use of their building for an ostensibly violent purpose. Whether or not it's right for this Church to go after Sony, it would be nice if this weren't turned into a religious issue.
I'm not holding my breath, though.
I sincerely hope that other members of my generation who have grown up being taught a literal view of the bible will come to reject it. Sadly, I have observed that many of them are willing to blissfully accept the dogma, questioning nothing that their parents tell them. Oddly, I emerged from some exceptionally rigid Christian fundamentalism, homeschooling and all, to become a "devout" Atheist. Maybe there is some hope after all.
I remember reading about this technology to some extent. From what I recall, it's probable that the brain waves that will allow for this sort of technology will require conscious thought on the part of the wearer, and will probably be picked up via a device that sits on the surface of the head, without intrusive surgery. Also, as of right now, we can only pick up signals, not send them back. So take off the tinfoil hats, everyone. It likely won't cause anything more accidental than your hands can already pull cause on a keyboard, no surgery, and no one will be able to use it to control your thoughts. I've seen no good arguments against this technology so far.
Objection! It's possible that the future is constantly sending messages back to us, and we're simply unable to detect or interpret any of them with our current technology.
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Habeeb it!
I only bleat for nerdy looking trackers, you insensitive clod!
I must agree with several of the other posters that replied to you. As for my two cents, it's not a real religion. It's a corrupt, mind controlling pyramid scheme, and I don't feel that these deserve rights.
Thank you.