First off, not every residence everywhere is two people to a room, so not everyone has to deal with it.
Second, there's usually a few people who don't show up to university, for one reason or another (last minute change of heart, couldn't get a visa, etc.) When I was in first year, a friend of mine had that happen on her floor. The double-room-with-one-person got dubbed "the sex room", as frustrated students got forced to sleep in the spare bed there when their roommates were having sex. This happened to my friend quite a few times.
Universal constant: people want to fuck. Who lets challenges get in the way?
"...I'm quite pleased with the large number of hours of play I can get out of a single AA battery. I may be killing the environment slowly, but it's a damned sight easier to throw a couple AAs in a pocket of my backpack and know that I have enough hours of music now to last me a couple weeks. "
Why not go for rechargables? Larger initial investment, lower cost in the long term, more envirnomentally sound.
"He's a gun-nut. By definition, he is going to ignore any evidence or logical argument counter to his irrational opinion. If he was rational, he wouldn't have his irrational opinion in the first place."
I was going to go to bed but...I'm sorry, I couldn't let that incredibly circular argument stand without being pointed out as such.
prejudice
noun [C or U]
an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge
"With tables, you have to hack up stupid s and s for each and every page you do."
Not true, due to the magic of PHP and server side includes. Sure, the table may be ugly, but I still only have to hack it once.
NOTE: I use CSS. However, I have found it's much easier to flog tables into doing what I want, DIV's have never been that co-operative for me. CSS beats <font> tags any day, though.
All that does nothing to alleviate my concern, which is:
Step 1: Plug flash card into USB slot
Step 2: "Fuck, where did all my free space go?"
I hate OS's doing things for me "automatically" for me because it'll make life "easier" on me - I don't want it taking up space on my flash drive, period.
Bah - it was a slip. There used to be this place in my hometown called the "Friar's shack" or something which sold - guess - French Fries. I guess they messed me up for life.
And don't worry about it, I'm a grammar nazi...usualy.
"The Iowa court was told the defendants 'falsely and illegally' represented that their e-mails originated from the CIS domain The e-mails used the cis.net as a return address to disguise the source of the e-mails to avoid complaints."
IANAL, but I'm guessing forging the ISP's address in the header has something to do with it. Seems perfectly fair to me; it's not legal to forge someone's signature in meatspace either.
"The Iowa court was told the defendants "falsely and illegally" represented that their e-mails originated from the CIS domain The e-mails used the cis.net as a return address to disguise the source of the e-mails to avoid complaints." Seeing how the ISP got screwed like that, this huge amount actually seems fair to me. Spam needs to be made absolutely unprofitable.
Anyone know how draconion the "not allowed to use a computer" laws are? Does it only apply to PC's, or would this guy not even be able to use the friar at McDonalds?
"At some point in time an intelligent being had to be involved." Seriously, when I read that, I honestly saw "At some point in time an intelligent being had to be evolved." Funny blunder on my part.
"The number one spot was awarded jointly to several studies that illuminated the intricate workings of evolution. The announcement comes in the same week that a US court banned the teaching of intelligent design in classrooms.'"
[To music]: Weeee're gonna make it after aaaalllllll!!!
"Why not? Your statement..."
The person who made the statement under dispute is Timster, not me.
The original line is: Science, though, requires us to judge it, like any other publication, on the quality of what is produced, not our personal feelings about the process.
Given the context I interpret this to mean, "Given that Wikipedia somehow works, as evidenced by the many mostly-accurate articles, we know that WikiPedia can work, despite my personal feelings that it shouldn't be possible."
I can see a couple other interpretations in there, but "Ends justify means" is not one of them. "Ends justify means" is an ethical question, not a scientific one. Scientists (should) have ethics, but science itself does not. Cloning works because the science behind it is sound, whether anyone behind it thinks it should work or should be done at all.
Please forgive me for going off on you, but I've seen too many people confuse science and ethics to sit idly by and watch it happen again.
"What I mean by that is that boxes like the xbox360 will be the appliances that people use to check their email and to send/receive IMs, VOIP, etc."
It worries me too, partly because the same thing has already happened with so many other devices.
I work in a physics lab, so I'm used to taking things apart or cobbling things together from parts. But most people are unwilling to use things that aren't functional "black boxes", which don't require any understanding of the underlying machinery. Cars are a good example here; they've gotten more complicated - but easier to use - as time has progressed. Some people balk at the idea that they'd have to change the oil!
Repetitive or compulsive behaviour, especially from things with intermittent rewards (refreshing Slashdot actually causes the same kind of addiction as gambling).
Anything at all that makes you happy, sad, angry (reading trolls on Slashdot) or invoking some other emotion
I knew compulsive exercisers in high school. I hung out with some of them, and occasionally played sports with them. I always had to force myself to exercise, but they never did. Some people get so much into weight training or running or skiing or something they're compelled to do it.
But trust me, it's better to be us than them. Perhaps moreso than the internet, this addiction can hurt your health, long term. I know a girl who used be very athletic but has a bum knee now. There's another guy, a wrestler, who seriously injured himself. There's a reason pro atheletes, compared to geeks, don't last very long in their field.
Uh, what definition of "addiction" are they using here? Does the internet chemically change your mind? Does one become physically dependent on the internet? If not, then how is this different than, say, pen and paper D&D?
Hell, because of things like "Runner's High", I'd wager that playing regular sports is about as addictive as the internet...but we never read about that in the news, do we?
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First off, not every residence everywhere is two people to a room, so not everyone has to deal with it.
Second, there's usually a few people who don't show up to university, for one reason or another (last minute change of heart, couldn't get a visa, etc.) When I was in first year, a friend of mine had that happen on her floor. The double-room-with-one-person got dubbed "the sex room", as frustrated students got forced to sleep in the spare bed there when their roommates were having sex. This happened to my friend quite a few times.
Universal constant: people want to fuck. Who lets challenges get in the way?
Yes, and the opposite is true for athletic activities.
US: "sports"
UK: "sport"
And in this case as well, the Canadian usage tends towards the American usage.
NOTE: I use CSS. However, I have found it's much easier to flog tables into doing what I want, DIV's have never been that co-operative for me. CSS beats <font> tags any day, though.
They should wrap the entire thing within the display device context. Then technically, no monitor would work without the program installed!
It's a good thing I don't work for Microsoft.
All that does nothing to alleviate my concern, which is:
Step 1: Plug flash card into USB slot
Step 2: "Fuck, where did all my free space go?"
I hate OS's doing things for me "automatically" for me because it'll make life "easier" on me - I don't want it taking up space on my flash drive, period.
Even better: don't buy a phone with Bluetooth. Bam! Problem solved.
Making something (in this case, data transfer) wireless isn't always a great idea. Sometimes, just sometimes, it's a terrible idea.
Can technology ever solve social problems?
And now, for no additional charge, I provide the answer!
No!
"I'm a grammar nazi...usualy."
God dammit. Now my only option is to turn in my grammar-nazi badge and commit Seppuku.
Bah - it was a slip. There used to be this place in my hometown called the "Friar's shack" or something which sold - guess - French Fries. I guess they messed me up for life.
And don't worry about it, I'm a grammar nazi...usualy.
"The Iowa court was told the defendants 'falsely and illegally' represented that their e-mails originated from the CIS domain The e-mails used the cis.net as a return address to disguise the source of the e-mails to avoid complaints."
IANAL, but I'm guessing forging the ISP's address in the header has something to do with it. Seems perfectly fair to me; it's not legal to forge someone's signature in meatspace either.
"The Iowa court was told the defendants "falsely and illegally" represented that their e-mails originated from the CIS domain The e-mails used the cis.net as a return address to disguise the source of the e-mails to avoid complaints."
Seeing how the ISP got screwed like that, this huge amount actually seems fair to me. Spam needs to be made absolutely unprofitable.
Anyone know how draconion the "not allowed to use a computer" laws are? Does it only apply to PC's, or would this guy not even be able to use the friar at McDonalds?
I've never had this problem. Mind you, my NiMH batteries are never lying around unused long enough, and I've found the battery life to be looong.
As for the topic of this thread, I myself always tend towards devices which take AA's or AAA's. I always have some on me anyway.
"At some point in time an intelligent being had to be involved."
Seriously, when I read that, I honestly saw "At some point in time an intelligent being had to be evolved." Funny blunder on my part.
Anyway, I gave someone mod points earlier today for posting this short essay by Scott Adams. I recommend you read it.
[To music]: Weeee're gonna make it after aaaalllllll!!!
"Why not? Your statement..."
The person who made the statement under dispute is Timster, not me.
The original line is:
Science, though, requires us to judge it, like any other publication, on the quality of what is produced, not our personal feelings about the process.
Given the context I interpret this to mean, "Given that Wikipedia somehow works, as evidenced by the many mostly-accurate articles, we know that WikiPedia can work, despite my personal feelings that it shouldn't be possible."
I can see a couple other interpretations in there, but "Ends justify means" is not one of them. "Ends justify means" is an ethical question, not a scientific one. Scientists (should) have ethics, but science itself does not. Cloning works because the science behind it is sound, whether anyone behind it thinks it should work or should be done at all.
Please forgive me for going off on you, but I've seen too many people confuse science and ethics to sit idly by and watch it happen again.
And in 1928 the American economy was simply booming. By now we should have gold paved streets and...and...diamond encrusted toilet paper!
Uh, you realize the grandparent was a joke, right? Not the first case of a slashdot geek not getting a joke, and admittedly, not as bad as this one.
"What I mean by that is that boxes like the xbox360 will be the appliances that people use to check their email and to send/receive IMs, VOIP, etc."
It worries me too, partly because the same thing has already happened with so many other devices.
I work in a physics lab, so I'm used to taking things apart or cobbling things together from parts. But most people are unwilling to use things that aren't functional "black boxes", which don't require any understanding of the underlying machinery. Cars are a good example here; they've gotten more complicated - but easier to use - as time has progressed. Some people balk at the idea that they'd have to change the oil!
Nah. It's just that stories like this vindicate our reading of SlashDot on company time, so everyone opens it.
"Look Boss! It's about computer security! It's good that I'm reading this, right?"
(Funny joke, though)
- Regularly staying up late
- Lack of sunlight
- Repetitive or compulsive behaviour, especially from things with intermittent rewards (refreshing Slashdot actually causes the same kind of addiction as gambling).
- Anything at all that makes you happy, sad, angry (reading trolls on Slashdot) or invoking some other emotion
- Poor eating patterns
Oh Gods, I do all of those things!I knew compulsive exercisers in high school. I hung out with some of them, and occasionally played sports with them. I always had to force myself to exercise, but they never did. Some people get so much into weight training or running or skiing or something they're compelled to do it.
But trust me, it's better to be us than them. Perhaps moreso than the internet, this addiction can hurt your health, long term. I know a girl who used be very athletic but has a bum knee now. There's another guy, a wrestler, who seriously injured himself. There's a reason pro atheletes, compared to geeks, don't last very long in their field.
Uh, what definition of "addiction" are they using here? Does the internet chemically change your mind? Does one become physically dependent on the internet? If not, then how is this different than, say, pen and paper D&D?
Hell, because of things like "Runner's High", I'd wager that playing regular sports is about as addictive as the internet...but we never read about that in the news, do we?