Man I used to be obsessed with transport tycoon. And I've always had a great success in the SimCity series. I guess people like them because they're more in control than "real" business.
I was thinking more about the expenses on war than in civilian issues. But you have a good point. And I totally envy you for the pleasure of attending one of his lectures. I was too little (and in the wrong country) for that =/ He's one of my heroes atm.
... while he was writing about the hopes he had on the space exploration and everything. It makes me sad. In some way I'm glad he's gone so he doesn't have to see this.
We get 5s like every 2 months or sometimes more often. We only worry about earthquakes like the one last night, and only very old structures (usually adobe) or very crappy ones (like construction companies that like to "save" a little too much on materials) came down. The rest are holding on and in good shape.
Hey, if I had mod points I'd mod this flamebait, and I'm taking it. I'm a woman and I DON'T THINK masturbation is unhealthy. Watch what you say.
There's one point I concur with the controversial post here. I have the feeling that youngsters actually search for porn more actively than adults, since adults have access to it easily (I'm not going to say 'boys' cause girls do it too [you don't believe me?]). Now, I'm not a parent, but I'm kind of sure I wouldn't freak out if my teenager watched porn. As long as he doesn't start treating (wo)men like they do in porn. If anything, teach kids fantasy from reality. That solves a lot of problems.
IMO unshaven does look sexy, but only LOOK. Don't go kissing that man. It's like rubbing sandpaper on your face. Ugh. It's either shaved or with a beard, but no in between!
They keep doing stupid researches about men and women. What do they gain for this? We all know every particular man and woman have different tastes, and generalizing is wrong. Researches like this keeps stereotypes alive. Or create new ones. Bleh.
Dunno man, I'm a huge zelda fan and I actually enjoy the 3D scenarios and things. I would love the game to last longer though, twilight princess seemed short compared to OoT or LttP. Plus I'm a dork and I love watching Link fully rendered;)
I don't agree is better. Is different, but is not better. A lot of people hide behind the screen/mobile device and talk whatever smack they want, free of guilt because there are no consequences to what they say. Of course this only applies to interactions between two strangers. But you will never replace an actual face-to-face talk with another human, because 93% of the conversation is transmitted via nonverbal communication (http://humanresources.about.com/od/interpersonalcommunicatio1/a/nonverbal_com.htm). Just think about the tones we use when talking. They can really change the meaning of what someone's saying. You can't transmit that on a text.
That's because equations add more complexity to the "sentence" (let's call it that way) you're writing. The computer doesn't know what are you trying to do, so you have to tell them that this number goes here, with a line under it, and another number directly that line, for a fraction, or even worse, special characters like roots, integrals, etc. I agree 100% that writing an equation is much faster than using a computer to do it, that's why you still see all kinds of scientists still using notepads and chalkboards / whiteboards for their work.
But then you're comparing cursive to an art, and I agree with that. But as an art is isn't "needed" per se, but to satisfy an urge to see "beautiful" things. Yeah, drawings tend to result in stick figures and people can paint outside the lines, but you don't read those, you just look at them. When it comes to writing, you're communicating something in a different way art does. You want it to be clear for others to read, and everybody should read the same (we're not going into the complexity of if they actually understand what you meant or not, that's another issue). So if you can't read a "scrawl" that was actually important to you, who's to blame?
I relate to what you say, I had the same thing going on in school for me. It made it hard for me once I got to the university cause then I really had to work and study for it. And now that I'm done with both, if they made me choose, I'd go back to the university. It was a hundred times more difficult, but it made it more rewarding when I got good grades.
There's a difference between being an adult physically speaking, and an adult in the mind. The body is always one step ahead, and you can probably see around many, many adults who act like children. Not because you can get pregnant/get someone pregnant at the age of 14 means you're an adult, not by far. Of course, there are exceptions of very mature teens, but they're the very much minority here.
Numbers are not really arbitrary. But they are generalizations.
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NO no you got it wrong. It's not spanish, it's spanglish
There is one in spanish: estadounidense :P
Heh, if companies grew an ethics policy, nobody would do business with China. But business are mostly ethic-less. We all know that
WOW thank you!! Looks like an awesome game, and I'll try it right away.
Man I used to be obsessed with transport tycoon. And I've always had a great success in the SimCity series. I guess people like them because they're more in control than "real" business.
I was thinking more about the expenses on war than in civilian issues. But you have a good point. And I totally envy you for the pleasure of attending one of his lectures. I was too little (and in the wrong country) for that =/ He's one of my heroes atm.
... while he was writing about the hopes he had on the space exploration and everything. It makes me sad. In some way I'm glad he's gone so he doesn't have to see this.
We get 5s like every 2 months or sometimes more often. We only worry about earthquakes like the one last night, and only very old structures (usually adobe) or very crappy ones (like construction companies that like to "save" a little too much on materials) came down. The rest are holding on and in good shape.
Why was this modded troll? You CAN get hacked and pirated programs completely clean if you know how to find them.
You made me remember Uplink
The flamebait I was talking about was my parent post, not yours, btw.
Please don't revive my past MMO nightmares :( I was one of those "pve" players and I just hated that crap haha
Hey, if I had mod points I'd mod this flamebait, and I'm taking it. I'm a woman and I DON'T THINK masturbation is unhealthy. Watch what you say.
There's one point I concur with the controversial post here. I have the feeling that youngsters actually search for porn more actively than adults, since adults have access to it easily (I'm not going to say 'boys' cause girls do it too [you don't believe me?]). Now, I'm not a parent, but I'm kind of sure I wouldn't freak out if my teenager watched porn. As long as he doesn't start treating (wo)men like they do in porn. If anything, teach kids fantasy from reality. That solves a lot of problems.
hahaha indeed I was generalizing, how stupid of me! :P
IMO unshaven does look sexy, but only LOOK. Don't go kissing that man. It's like rubbing sandpaper on your face. Ugh. It's either shaved or with a beard, but no in between!
They day that happens I'm giving up on humankind :P
They keep doing stupid researches about men and women. What do they gain for this? We all know every particular man and woman have different tastes, and generalizing is wrong. Researches like this keeps stereotypes alive. Or create new ones. Bleh.
Dunno man, I'm a huge zelda fan and I actually enjoy the 3D scenarios and things. I would love the game to last longer though, twilight princess seemed short compared to OoT or LttP. Plus I'm a dork and I love watching Link fully rendered ;)
Nope. Those who can't play rock and roll become pop artists :P
I don't agree is better. Is different, but is not better. A lot of people hide behind the screen/mobile device and talk whatever smack they want, free of guilt because there are no consequences to what they say. Of course this only applies to interactions between two strangers. But you will never replace an actual face-to-face talk with another human, because 93% of the conversation is transmitted via nonverbal communication (http://humanresources.about.com/od/interpersonalcommunicatio1/a/nonverbal_com.htm). Just think about the tones we use when talking. They can really change the meaning of what someone's saying. You can't transmit that on a text.
What about scrabble? seems like almost obvious. Or Boggle.
That's because equations add more complexity to the "sentence" (let's call it that way) you're writing. The computer doesn't know what are you trying to do, so you have to tell them that this number goes here, with a line under it, and another number directly that line, for a fraction, or even worse, special characters like roots, integrals, etc. I agree 100% that writing an equation is much faster than using a computer to do it, that's why you still see all kinds of scientists still using notepads and chalkboards / whiteboards for their work.
But then you're comparing cursive to an art, and I agree with that. But as an art is isn't "needed" per se, but to satisfy an urge to see "beautiful" things. Yeah, drawings tend to result in stick figures and people can paint outside the lines, but you don't read those, you just look at them. When it comes to writing, you're communicating something in a different way art does. You want it to be clear for others to read, and everybody should read the same (we're not going into the complexity of if they actually understand what you meant or not, that's another issue). So if you can't read a "scrawl" that was actually important to you, who's to blame?
I relate to what you say, I had the same thing going on in school for me. It made it hard for me once I got to the university cause then I really had to work and study for it. And now that I'm done with both, if they made me choose, I'd go back to the university. It was a hundred times more difficult, but it made it more rewarding when I got good grades.
There's a difference between being an adult physically speaking, and an adult in the mind. The body is always one step ahead, and you can probably see around many, many adults who act like children. Not because you can get pregnant/get someone pregnant at the age of 14 means you're an adult, not by far. Of course, there are exceptions of very mature teens, but they're the very much minority here.
Numbers are not really arbitrary. But they are generalizations.