That's definitely true. Of course there are also people like me. I play a lot of games on my PC, but I've never spent more than $40 on a video card. Actually, my current PC didn't cost me as much as an XBox 360, but has had no problems playing any games I've tried on it.
You have not convinced me... at all. Most PC gamers (especially casual gamers) play on their PCs because they already own them. They dont want to spend money on a console just to play games when they already have a PC. I would bet everything I own that game manufacturers will not give up on the Windows platform any time in the near future. All of the arguments you just made were also made when XP came out. XP wasn't going to support older software etc. I don't have anything against Linux, by the way. It's just not going to be a real threat to Windows on the desktop anytime soon. In a few years, most desktop PCs will be running Vista.
"It should be noted, there is no reason for game devs to support windows"
You mean other than the fact that Windows is on ~90% of all PCs. I really don't think that's a market they are going to just give up on. It is obviously well worth their effort to develop games for Windows.
"It's far too insecure for gaming"
I can see an OS being too insecure for doing financial transactions or storing personal information, but gaming...
I've often thought that people who cause accidents during rush hour should be punished. I work in Washington DC and at least once a week an accident causes my vanpool to run late. Probably 99% of these "accidents" are someone not paying attention and rear-ending the car in front of them. My idea is that if an accident during rush hour is clearly one person's fault (ie rear-ending someone), then that person should have the option of a hefty fine or community service. That way the community benefits either way from this person's punishment. Hoepfully, it would be enough to get people to keep their mind on their driving.
I am not in favor of allowing lawsuits, but I also don't consider someone who rear-ends another car on the highway because they were on the phone or doing paperwork while driving a "poor bastard".
Randall, former head of the Boston Computer Exchange and the East West Education Development Foundation, currently teaches communication at the University of the Virgin Islands.
Internet radio does not have the problems that forced Howard Stern off of regular radio. Howard left because of censorship issues. Internet talk radio is not regulated in this way. I really believed that Howard was going to do an internet radio broadcast at some point, but the streaming technology was never quite good enough. Satellite radio came along and offered the best of both worlds, high quality and no censorship.
My wife is a teacher. She is in her 7th year of teaching and makes a little less than $50,000/yr. Teaching salaries vary greatly depending on degree(Bachelors, Masters, or PhD), tenure and location. I think that the GP was saying that he could pay teachers $60,000/yr in his fictional hippy school and that would be enough to lure them there. The overall average salary for teachers in the US is over $40,000. Here is a list of the 10 states with the highest average teacher salaries.
Wow! Your views on the world are extremely out of whack. Now you want a child's future to be completely determined at 11-12 years old. I am not currently employed in the field I originally went to college for at 18, but you think that somehow we can determine at age 11 what we should be studying for the rest of our lives. Good work.
I also like how you think that you can pay teachers $60000 a year and that is all you need to give your kids a good education. While I agree that the teacher's unions generally provide a disservice to education, teachers are no the only costs associated with education. You need supplies, a building, and (contrary to your opinion) you need books. You can not educate kids with 5 teachers and the internet. So, in conclusion, there will be no need for you to send me an invitation to your commune when you get it started.
Hiring private investigators on a whim and private schools. These are the kinds of solutions that are going to work for the average american. I don't know what world you live in, but children are at risk all of the time. Sending your child to a public school does not make you a bad parent. I really feel bad for any children you may have. It's going to be tough to live life being permanently attached to your parents.
I do realize this is in bad taste, but I remember all of those jokes (I was in 5th grade). I guess the jokes are just a way to try to get through a traumatic moment. My personal favorite was:
How do you fit 12 astronauts into a Volkswagen? 2 in the front, 3 in the back and 7 in the ash tray.
Actually I still have to wince a little when I hear that one.
The editor of the journal, Ira Mellman of Yale, said that most cases were resolved when the authors provided originals. "In 1 percent of the cases we find authors have engaged in fraud," he said.
So, my original statement is completely true, most of the photos were doctored strictly to make them look better, not for fraud. I never said there was no fraud, only that most of the submitters didn't care if they got caught altering pictures, because they only did it for aesthetics.
Considering they were submitting articles to the Journal of Cell Biology, it would seem unlikely that they are not sharp. More likely, they didn't think they were doing anything wrong and were just trying to enhance the appearance of their submission.
Actually, when I read the article, I had a thought. Billions of years ago, some alien creature was reading a news story about organic molecules discovered in the dust of our solar system. They've been watching us ever since...
That's why we have a representative republic in the U.S. and not a democracy. In a true democracy, everybody would vote on every bill, referendum, etc. Instead we vote for representatives who (theoretically) are not ignorant and make the votes for us. If we don't like the results we pick new representatives.
Also in TFA he mentions that he secretly turned on IMAP on the company's exchange server. Where I work, any major changes made to the configuration of production servers usually requires several meetings and relatively high level approval unless it is in response to an urgent problem. I think maybe he could play with his PC, but changing settings on the servers is going too far.
Yeah, that's it... or maybe good teachers know that good old fashioned books, lectures and activities are still the best way to teach. My wife is an eighth grade science teacher. She uses technology probably more than any other teacher in the school, but still realizes that the old-fashioned ways of teaching are the most effective. Technology certainly has it's place in modern classrooms, but far too many people think that it should replace traditional teaching methods.
Well... because when the DVD player in your crazy expensive all in one plasma HDTV stops working you'll either have to buy a whole new crazy expensive all in one plasma HDTV or buy a stand alone DVD player. I've had two DVD players go bad on me in the last three years, but they are cheap, so I just replaced them. I don't have the broken ones still hanging around my house. Not to mention that they do sell regular TVs with VCRs and DVD built in, but people who want a good system would rather buy all of the separate components. I think the idea that people want all-in-one devices is a "highly overused, incorrect, and often repeated phrase on Slashdot"
I don't think the time is right for a "good integrated cell/pda/mp3 player". I think the problem is the life expectancy and different function of each of these items. I expect to keep a cell phone for the length of my contract (1-2 years) and it will serve me for work and personal use. My PDA is pretty much work only, but I may expect to hold on to it longer than a year or two. Finally, an MP3 player is strictly for my personal enjoyment and I will keep it as long as it works (or until something vastly superior comes along).
I want specialized devices, not a "jack of all trades, master of none" device and I don't think I am alone in this. So I think to say that a "good integrated cell/pda/mp3 player" is long overdue just isn't true.
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Cue the "Beg the question" police.
That's definitely true. Of course there are also people like me. I play a lot of games on my PC, but I've never spent more than $40 on a video card. Actually, my current PC didn't cost me as much as an XBox 360, but has had no problems playing any games I've tried on it.
You have not convinced me... at all. Most PC gamers (especially casual gamers) play on their PCs because they already own them. They dont want to spend money on a console just to play games when they already have a PC. I would bet everything I own that game manufacturers will not give up on the Windows platform any time in the near future. All of the arguments you just made were also made when XP came out. XP wasn't going to support older software etc. I don't have anything against Linux, by the way. It's just not going to be a real threat to Windows on the desktop anytime soon. In a few years, most desktop PCs will be running Vista.
"It should be noted, there is no reason for game devs to support windows"
You mean other than the fact that Windows is on ~90% of all PCs. I really don't think that's a market they are going to just give up on. It is obviously well worth their effort to develop games for Windows.
"It's far too insecure for gaming"
I can see an OS being too insecure for doing financial transactions or storing personal information, but gaming...
I've often thought that people who cause accidents during rush hour should be punished. I work in Washington DC and at least once a week an accident causes my vanpool to run late. Probably 99% of these "accidents" are someone not paying attention and rear-ending the car in front of them. My idea is that if an accident during rush hour is clearly one person's fault (ie rear-ending someone), then that person should have the option of a hefty fine or community service. That way the community benefits either way from this person's punishment. Hoepfully, it would be enough to get people to keep their mind on their driving.
I am not in favor of allowing lawsuits, but I also don't consider someone who rear-ends another car on the highway because they were on the phone or doing paperwork while driving a "poor bastard".
UNFILTERED google.com is still available in China!!!
As was stated in an earlier post, this move only increases access to information.I guess it all depends on who is holding the remote control.
I've been looking for a remote controlled neuroscientist for years!!!
Internet radio does not have the problems that forced Howard Stern off of regular radio. Howard left because of censorship issues. Internet talk radio is not regulated in this way. I really believed that Howard was going to do an internet radio broadcast at some point, but the streaming technology was never quite good enough. Satellite radio came along and offered the best of both worlds, high quality and no censorship.
My wife is a teacher. She is in her 7th year of teaching and makes a little less than $50,000/yr. Teaching salaries vary greatly depending on degree(Bachelors, Masters, or PhD), tenure and location. I think that the GP was saying that he could pay teachers $60,000/yr in his fictional hippy school and that would be enough to lure them there. The overall average salary for teachers in the US is over $40,000. Here is a list of the 10 states with the highest average teacher salaries.
Wow! Your views on the world are extremely out of whack. Now you want a child's future to be completely determined at 11-12 years old. I am not currently employed in the field I originally went to college for at 18, but you think that somehow we can determine at age 11 what we should be studying for the rest of our lives. Good work.
I also like how you think that you can pay teachers $60000 a year and that is all you need to give your kids a good education. While I agree that the teacher's unions generally provide a disservice to education, teachers are no the only costs associated with education. You need supplies, a building, and (contrary to your opinion) you need books. You can not educate kids with 5 teachers and the internet. So, in conclusion, there will be no need for you to send me an invitation to your commune when you get it started.
Hiring private investigators on a whim and private schools. These are the kinds of solutions that are going to work for the average american. I don't know what world you live in, but children are at risk all of the time. Sending your child to a public school does not make you a bad parent. I really feel bad for any children you may have. It's going to be tough to live life being permanently attached to your parents.
So, my original statement is completely true, most of the photos were doctored strictly to make them look better, not for fraud. I never said there was no fraud, only that most of the submitters didn't care if they got caught altering pictures, because they only did it for aesthetics.
Considering they were submitting articles to the Journal of Cell Biology, it would seem unlikely that they are not sharp. More likely, they didn't think they were doing anything wrong and were just trying to enhance the appearance of their submission.
Actually, when I read the article, I had a thought. Billions of years ago, some alien creature was reading a news story about organic molecules discovered in the dust of our solar system. They've been watching us ever since...
Try the NTL(Number Theory Library). I used it in college to write an RSA encryption program.
That's why we have a representative republic in the U.S. and not a democracy. In a true democracy, everybody would vote on every bill, referendum, etc. Instead we vote for representatives who (theoretically) are not ignorant and make the votes for us. If we don't like the results we pick new representatives.
Also in TFA he mentions that he secretly turned on IMAP on the company's exchange server. Where I work, any major changes made to the configuration of production servers usually requires several meetings and relatively high level approval unless it is in response to an urgent problem. I think maybe he could play with his PC, but changing settings on the servers is going too far.
Yeah, that's it... or maybe good teachers know that good old fashioned books, lectures and activities are still the best way to teach. My wife is an eighth grade science teacher. She uses technology probably more than any other teacher in the school, but still realizes that the old-fashioned ways of teaching are the most effective. Technology certainly has it's place in modern classrooms, but far too many people think that it should replace traditional teaching methods.
I shared some homework tips with your mom last night.
Well... because when the DVD player in your crazy expensive all in one plasma HDTV stops working you'll either have to buy a whole new crazy expensive all in one plasma HDTV or buy a stand alone DVD player. I've had two DVD players go bad on me in the last three years, but they are cheap, so I just replaced them. I don't have the broken ones still hanging around my house. Not to mention that they do sell regular TVs with VCRs and DVD built in, but people who want a good system would rather buy all of the separate components. I think the idea that people want all-in-one devices is a "highly overused, incorrect, and often repeated phrase on Slashdot"
I don't think the time is right for a "good integrated cell/pda/mp3 player". I think the problem is the life expectancy and different function of each of these items. I expect to keep a cell phone for the length of my contract (1-2 years) and it will serve me for work and personal use. My PDA is pretty much work only, but I may expect to hold on to it longer than a year or two. Finally, an MP3 player is strictly for my personal enjoyment and I will keep it as long as it works (or until something vastly superior comes along).
I want specialized devices, not a "jack of all trades, master of none" device and I don't think I am alone in this. So I think to say that a "good integrated cell/pda/mp3 player" is long overdue just isn't true.
I emailed this post to your english teacher. She's dead now. Are you happy?