That Murder by Numbers article is trying pretty hard with the "Murders per 100,000 people" graph. It also doesn't support your comment about the UK, Australia and much of Europe in ANY way whatsoever.
I'm wasting my time, but can't help pointing out that it isn't really helpful removing blacks from the equation - they might be responsible for half the crime, but the country as a whole is responsible for its citizens, and blacks aren't exactly the most recent immigrants.
After a series of small disasters in Australia and New Zealand, my previous employer tried to kick off a website to pair helpers with those requiring assistance. Several others popped up at the same time. There's nothing especially new about the idea; we were working on an android app at the same time. However, it would need a bit of policing to make sure idiots don't just sign up for free stuff.
It sparked a protest/minor riot in Sydney, Australia. Almost nothing does that, and the ridiculous slogans the protesters were carrying were actually one of the scariest things I've seen in this country. Melbourne managed to show more tolerance.
Going offtopic slightly, I can't wait to see a video of Mohammed dancing to "Gangnam Style," as it must be under development somewhere by now.
The iPad2 TV advertisement (in Australia) that ran with claims such as "it's crazy powerful" and "it's magical" delivered in the kind of voice I wanted to stab in the foot.
YES it's good advertising, but NO some of those things they're saying aren't really true. And it hurts me somewhere inside to think of the manipulation going on right in front of my eyes
I am so sick of seeing this. It's the latest "correlation is not causation" (previously godwin's law) that somebody now feels the need to put into every god damn article with a question for a headline.
Nothing against the parent personally, and nothing will stop it from appearing again, just wanted to vent.
Step 1. Play SpaceChem.
Step 2. Check levels of enjoyment. If you are enjoying yourself, get thee to a programming job. Preferably in the field of robotics, I guess.
Alternatives to starting your programming career would include playing Zachtronics' other games, especially the codex of engineering. They have a perfect learning curve. I know I've posted about this a couple of times, but it can't be overstated; these games are all about programming.
His earlier stuff is average pulp scifi, but he improved so much. I love Harry Harrison with every part of my body. I held hope that Deathworld might be made into a movie... but Avatar has kind of kicked that idea in the guts, it would be seen as derivative now.
What? What is the problem? Is antipathy regarding jargon an issue for journalists?
If a language requires a large degree of labour to understand, there's no point using it in an article intended for the general public. Oooooh, this isn't about journalists (as I understood it from the title), it's about researchers acting like journalists.
My fear is that the percentage of people who use language correctly seems to be diminishing. I reassure myself with the thought that I can't pinpoint when this started happening. Our caveman ancestors would no doubt have torn The Reader Over Your Shoulder to shreds, metaphorically.
Why not install big fans at the front of the train that suck in practically ALL the air in front of the train before it hits, compress it into narrow pipes that run the length of the train and then exhaust at the rear? You'd still run it in a tube, but the train itself would effectively feel like it was passing through a vacuum.
Perhaps the simple answer is that it would cost too much, but I'd like to hear it, because this has actually been playing on my mind a bit lately.
I'm not sure if the US has seen the same behaviour as Australia, but 30 years ago 1st graders were probably 2 years younger than they are now. Parents just don't seem keen to get their children through the education system, and as a result they're starting their actual education much later than previous generations.
Well we have a grand total of six states and a couple of territories worth mentioning, so that attorney-general will 'represent' a hefty chunk of the population.
Look, I'm not sure if someone else has already said this, but plug your android device into the computer, and (I think) enable USB debugging. You should be able to add it to Eclipse, and then the code will run on the actual device faster. WAY faster.
I found out by accident - was trying to test my software while my phone was plugged in to charge, and Eclipse swore blind that it was executing the code, but the emulator was nowhere to be seen. I unlocked the phone to make a call and almost wet myself with excitement, when I saw the latest version installed and running. It's so EASY once you start doing it like that.
I read in the comments that the '69 beetle didn't come with seatbelts, so OK, he did have a (bad) reason for not wearing one - he didn't have to.
I stand by my point. Whether or not it had anything to do with his death, driving around without wearing a seatbelt is an unspeakably bad idea. I'm not going to bother fixing your broken analogies.
Nothing out there except TFA. Read it. I've got nothing against people driving dangerous cars, really, but not wearing a seatbelt is the height of stupidity.
If you didn't hate "deaf culture", you will after watching this eye-opening documentary.
Sounds like a lot of documentaries on certain cultures...
these idiots think that being deaf is perfectly normal and that they're not limited in way.
one deaf school fired it's superintendent for not being deaf from birth.
...no, it sounds EXACTLY like a documentary on religion in society. It's sad that some people will sacrifice their children's future rather than alienate themselves from their offspring.
In all seriousness, personalised advertising is the only type of advertising that'll work on me. Also, it's the only type of advertising I wouldn't mute and grab a book to avoid watching. If the TV shows ads for cat food, tampons and Neighbours, those ads are entirely wasted. If they advertise dog food, technology and Van Damme movie marathons, then I'll be interested and may possibly buy something. The main fear I would have is that the ads end up all the same until Van Damme burns into my screen.
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That Murder by Numbers article is trying pretty hard with the "Murders per 100,000 people" graph. It also doesn't support your comment about the UK, Australia and much of Europe in ANY way whatsoever.
I'm wasting my time, but can't help pointing out that it isn't really helpful removing blacks from the equation - they might be responsible for half the crime, but the country as a whole is responsible for its citizens, and blacks aren't exactly the most recent immigrants.
After a series of small disasters in Australia and New Zealand, my previous employer tried to kick off a website to pair helpers with those requiring assistance. Several others popped up at the same time. There's nothing especially new about the idea; we were working on an android app at the same time. However, it would need a bit of policing to make sure idiots don't just sign up for free stuff.
Milligan! I love you. The entire war series is excellent, save for a bit where he suffered shellshock and the humour disappeared.
It's 'sheer' cost. Wouldn't have brought it up, but you raised the bar with the rest of your post.
It sparked a protest/minor riot in Sydney, Australia. Almost nothing does that, and the ridiculous slogans the protesters were carrying were actually one of the scariest things I've seen in this country. Melbourne managed to show more tolerance.
Going offtopic slightly, I can't wait to see a video of Mohammed dancing to "Gangnam Style," as it must be under development somewhere by now.
READ the submission before posting. If it doesn't make sense, add/remove/modify words until it does, ok?
The first sentence probably needs to start with the word "While."
India tops the LIST.
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I take it you haven't tried Transformice? I like a description I read which claimed the enemy was "the human condition." Very true.
The iPad2 TV advertisement (in Australia) that ran with claims such as "it's crazy powerful" and "it's magical" delivered in the kind of voice I wanted to stab in the foot.
YES it's good advertising, but NO some of those things they're saying aren't really true. And it hurts me somewhere inside to think of the manipulation going on right in front of my eyes
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I am so sick of seeing this. It's the latest "correlation is not causation" (previously godwin's law) that somebody now feels the need to put into every god damn article with a question for a headline.
Nothing against the parent personally, and nothing will stop it from appearing again, just wanted to vent.
How to see if you think like a programmer.
Step 1. Play SpaceChem.
Step 2. Check levels of enjoyment. If you are enjoying yourself, get thee to a programming job. Preferably in the field of robotics, I guess.
Alternatives to starting your programming career would include playing Zachtronics' other games, especially the codex of engineering. They have a perfect learning curve. I know I've posted about this a couple of times, but it can't be overstated; these games are all about programming.
His earlier stuff is average pulp scifi, but he improved so much. I love Harry Harrison with every part of my body. I held hope that Deathworld might be made into a movie... but Avatar has kind of kicked that idea in the guts, it would be seen as derivative now.
That comment is fantastic. No points, sorry, but I'll pass your wisdom around :)
What? What is the problem? Is antipathy regarding jargon an issue for journalists?
If a language requires a large degree of labour to understand, there's no point using it in an article intended for the general public. Oooooh, this isn't about journalists (as I understood it from the title), it's about researchers acting like journalists.
My fear is that the percentage of people who use language correctly seems to be diminishing. I reassure myself with the thought that I can't pinpoint when this started happening. Our caveman ancestors would no doubt have torn The Reader Over Your Shoulder to shreds, metaphorically.
Why not install big fans at the front of the train that suck in practically ALL the air in front of the train before it hits, compress it into narrow pipes that run the length of the train and then exhaust at the rear? You'd still run it in a tube, but the train itself would effectively feel like it was passing through a vacuum.
Perhaps the simple answer is that it would cost too much, but I'd like to hear it, because this has actually been playing on my mind a bit lately.
I'm not sure if the US has seen the same behaviour as Australia, but 30 years ago 1st graders were probably 2 years younger than they are now. Parents just don't seem keen to get their children through the education system, and as a result they're starting their actual education much later than previous generations.
Ah, that's just over 30:1, not 300:1.
YES! YES! Hit me! When can they release it?
Well we have a grand total of six states and a couple of territories worth mentioning, so that attorney-general will 'represent' a hefty chunk of the population.
Yes, yes, a million times yes.
Look, I'm not sure if someone else has already said this, but plug your android device into the computer, and (I think) enable USB debugging. You should be able to add it to Eclipse, and then the code will run on the actual device faster. WAY faster.
I found out by accident - was trying to test my software while my phone was plugged in to charge, and Eclipse swore blind that it was executing the code, but the emulator was nowhere to be seen. I unlocked the phone to make a call and almost wet myself with excitement, when I saw the latest version installed and running. It's so EASY once you start doing it like that.
I read in the comments that the '69 beetle didn't come with seatbelts, so OK, he did have a (bad) reason for not wearing one - he didn't have to. I stand by my point. Whether or not it had anything to do with his death, driving around without wearing a seatbelt is an unspeakably bad idea. I'm not going to bother fixing your broken analogies.
Nothing out there except TFA. Read it. I've got nothing against people driving dangerous cars, really, but not wearing a seatbelt is the height of stupidity.
Sounds like a lot of documentaries on certain cultures...
In all seriousness, personalised advertising is the only type of advertising that'll work on me. Also, it's the only type of advertising I wouldn't mute and grab a book to avoid watching. If the TV shows ads for cat food, tampons and Neighbours, those ads are entirely wasted. If they advertise dog food, technology and Van Damme movie marathons, then I'll be interested and may possibly buy something. The main fear I would have is that the ads end up all the same until Van Damme burns into my screen.