Well, maybe I might've overstated the difference involved, but there is quite a difference.
Honestly, I went to Europe last summer for 6 weeks, and I felt more of a culture shock coming to California than I did anywhere I went in Europe. Coming from New Hampshire, I felt like I had much in common with the French, the Belgians, and the Poles, and that the only difference between us was a language. On the other hand, I came to California and I felt like the only commonality was the language; everything else was different.
As for the France/Belgium comparison, now that I think about it, France/Quebec might've been more apt. The two cultures are more similar to each other than California's and New Hampshire's are, despite sharing a language (ignoring differences in dialect).
Besides, how many people have contact with the legal system in their daily lives?
You vote for it or against it indirectly in every election. Vote for politicians who promise to reduce the amount of governmental influence on your life, and never vote anyone for a second term who hasn't made a positive contribution towards that end. It doesn't count if they merely made no contribution the other way.
As a former resident of New Hampshire, I highly recommend it as a place to live if you're sick of over-reaching government. The west side of the state is left-leaning, the east side of the state is right-leaning, but the whole state has a very libertarian attitude.
I'm in California now (I took a job out here) and I can't stand it because of how willing the residents of this state are to let government of all levels control their lives. It's given me a very intense appreciation of what I had.
People (especially Europeans) forget how large and diverse the U.S. is. California and New Hampshire have twice as much distance between them than London and Moscow, and the two states have even less in common with each other than France and Belgium, two other "states" that also share most of a language.
Nah. Governments have a tendency of giving themselves more power, whether they're left or right.
Partisan politics are the method by which the government gets us to argue amongst each other long enough so we won't notice that they're all colluding to strip us of our rights.
Vote for a more limited government, no matter what country you happen to live in.
I apologize for the squished aspect ratio on the photo.
I first saw that photo on Top Gear, when Clarkson was comparing Brown and Stalin: that he is restricting movement by raising fuel tax, and that ID cards and curfews are to follow.
I'm an American, and the British government has made me not want to live in the U.K., which I would otherwise like to do someday.
Well for one, it means that the company responsible for the data breach is legally barred from initiating a cover-up that a breach ever happened. At least one instance of this has been reported on./
Second, if more information is made public, then they will have the ability to make a class action suit.
What about your television? (Unless it is decades old, it is probably two seconds or less.)
LG 37LC7D, less than a year old. From hitting the power button to when it shows a picture is about 5-7 seconds for cable TV or composite inputs, and about 5-7 seconds more than that for HDMI input.
What about when you turn the ignition key in your car? Does it churn for 30 seconds before it is ready to drive off? (Well I know some cars do...)
If you have a performance car (or you live in a cold region), you'll want to let it warm up a bit before you move it. One motorcycle owned by a guy I know won't even get in gear (even in a hot climate) unless you've had the engine running for several minutes, so he starts the engine, then he puts on his jacket, gloves, helmet, etc. He bought a scooter for that reason: if he's going to the grocery store for a small item, he can get there and back much faster with the scooter, despite the bike having WAY more power.
Which is why I reduced my WinXP install as much as possible. I have an older machine, (P4, 1GB DDR400), but it boots up pretty fast because only three icons come up in the systray: volume control, antivirus, and my wireless card. Although there are plenty of other apps that I start up on almost every boot, I don't have them come up by default in case I want to do something quickly.
It won't get him banned, but if he doesn't implement DRM, then the movie theater will aim lasers at his prosthetic eye for the duration of the movie so he can't get a good recording.
IMO, it's perfectly acceptable to use RB/GH drums as a learning tool.
Get a practice pad at the very least though, and "Stick Control For The Snare Drummer", by George Stone. That will teach you the fundamentals for controlling your hands, especially since RB/GH basically have no concept of dynamics on the drums. You need to learn how to play accents, and how to hit lightly when necessary. A practice pad doesn't have the cost or bulk involved with a full kit. Pad-work is a bit tedious, but it's worth it in the end. Just make sure to mix it up with "playing for fun" to make sure it doesn't become a chore that you dread.
I taught myself how to play, and although I wish I'd spent more time on the fundamentals, I still became decent after a few years of daily practice, mostly by playing along with CDs. I was able to play along with my favorite bands, learning the techniques of the drummers I admired.
Well, I can imagine being able to plug this controller into a console running Rock Band or Guitar Hero, and using the first five frets as if they were controller buttons. Then if you plug it into a PC or console running a game designed for this controller, you could use the whole range of "controls" available.
That's what I'd do anyway, if I designed the hardware and software.
MIDI controllers have been available in all shapes and sizes, introduced in new variations every year. A few years back I even saw a woodwind MIDI controller, meant to emulate a flute, clarinet, or soprano sax. It responded to changes in breath, in addition to the obvious finger controls. Looked cool, but I have no idea how it worked in practice.
Playing an electric guitar "for real", you'll hear your strings over your amp if you have the amp really quiet, so there's not much difference IMO. If you don't want to hear the strings, you'll want it loud in both cases.
The Rock Band controllers don't click, which is great for being less annoying as a "spectator" watching people play. The downside of this is less tactile feel on the "strum bar" when you're playing.
If someone's offering you 30 grand for your kidney, why is it illegal to accept? Especially when it's legal to, for example, be paid to be a surrogate mother.
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Well, maybe I might've overstated the difference involved, but there is quite a difference.
Honestly, I went to Europe last summer for 6 weeks, and I felt more of a culture shock coming to California than I did anywhere I went in Europe. Coming from New Hampshire, I felt like I had much in common with the French, the Belgians, and the Poles, and that the only difference between us was a language. On the other hand, I came to California and I felt like the only commonality was the language; everything else was different.
As for the France/Belgium comparison, now that I think about it, France/Quebec might've been more apt. The two cultures are more similar to each other than California's and New Hampshire's are, despite sharing a language (ignoring differences in dialect).
Besides, how many people have contact with the legal system in their daily lives?
You vote for it or against it indirectly in every election. Vote for politicians who promise to reduce the amount of governmental influence on your life, and never vote anyone for a second term who hasn't made a positive contribution towards that end. It doesn't count if they merely made no contribution the other way.
As a former resident of New Hampshire, I highly recommend it as a place to live if you're sick of over-reaching government. The west side of the state is left-leaning, the east side of the state is right-leaning, but the whole state has a very libertarian attitude.
I'm in California now (I took a job out here) and I can't stand it because of how willing the residents of this state are to let government of all levels control their lives. It's given me a very intense appreciation of what I had.
People (especially Europeans) forget how large and diverse the U.S. is. California and New Hampshire have twice as much distance between them than London and Moscow, and the two states have even less in common with each other than France and Belgium, two other "states" that also share most of a language.
Nah. Governments have a tendency of giving themselves more power, whether they're left or right.
Partisan politics are the method by which the government gets us to argue amongst each other long enough so we won't notice that they're all colluding to strip us of our rights.
Vote for a more limited government, no matter what country you happen to live in.
This is the labour party exercising its left wing credentials. It wants total control of the populous.
http://www.talkswindon.org/politics/speedcameras/Brown%20is%20stalin.jpg
I apologize for the squished aspect ratio on the photo.
I first saw that photo on Top Gear, when Clarkson was comparing Brown and Stalin: that he is restricting movement by raising fuel tax, and that ID cards and curfews are to follow.
I'm an American, and the British government has made me not want to live in the U.K., which I would otherwise like to do someday.
Well for one, it means that the company responsible for the data breach is legally barred from initiating a cover-up that a breach ever happened. At least one instance of this has been reported on ./
Second, if more information is made public, then they will have the ability to make a class action suit.
Who is this "Chilling" of whom you speak?
Finally, some good legislation coming from a California politician!
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I'm guessing you're in the US: the citizens of a lot of other countries aren't as paranoid as many Americans are when it comes to their governments.
I couldn't decide which of two possible replies to make, so I'll do both:
Reply #1: If you're not paranoid about your government, you should be.
Reply #2: Have you seen our government? I hope it's understandable why we're this paranoid.
Plus there's the "Demolition Man"-style method of bypassing biometric scans: steal the person's eyeball.
Or, for Terminator: TSCC fans, you also have to protect against your "future self" coming back in time and accessing things as you.
My answers to some of your questions:
What about your television? (Unless it is decades old, it is probably two seconds or less.)
LG 37LC7D, less than a year old. From hitting the power button to when it shows a picture is about 5-7 seconds for cable TV or composite inputs, and about 5-7 seconds more than that for HDMI input.
What about when you turn the ignition key in your car? Does it churn for 30 seconds before it is ready to drive off? (Well I know some cars do...)
If you have a performance car (or you live in a cold region), you'll want to let it warm up a bit before you move it. One motorcycle owned by a guy I know won't even get in gear (even in a hot climate) unless you've had the engine running for several minutes, so he starts the engine, then he puts on his jacket, gloves, helmet, etc. He bought a scooter for that reason: if he's going to the grocery store for a small item, he can get there and back much faster with the scooter, despite the bike having WAY more power.
ASRock does this in their newer boards.
http://www.asrock.com/feature/instantboot/
Unfortunately, I think it's only available in Windows, and it's only usable if you're in a single-user environment with no password required on login.
I'd love to see Linux implement it the way you just described though.
Which is why I reduced my WinXP install as much as possible. I have an older machine, (P4, 1GB DDR400), but it boots up pretty fast because only three icons come up in the systray: volume control, antivirus, and my wireless card. Although there are plenty of other apps that I start up on almost every boot, I don't have them come up by default in case I want to do something quickly.
It won't get him banned, but if he doesn't implement DRM, then the movie theater will aim lasers at his prosthetic eye for the duration of the movie so he can't get a good recording.
Unfortunately, well over 90% of the data gets lost due to a buggy caching policy... :/
Don't worry though, it's on the TODO list in a future release.
Yeah, not sure if it was their implementation, but something along those lines, at least.
A non-youtube link for everyone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EWI
True, I wasn't thinking about the "first five frets" only part.
IMO, it's perfectly acceptable to use RB/GH drums as a learning tool.
Get a practice pad at the very least though, and "Stick Control For The Snare Drummer", by George Stone. That will teach you the fundamentals for controlling your hands, especially since RB/GH basically have no concept of dynamics on the drums. You need to learn how to play accents, and how to hit lightly when necessary. A practice pad doesn't have the cost or bulk involved with a full kit. Pad-work is a bit tedious, but it's worth it in the end. Just make sure to mix it up with "playing for fun" to make sure it doesn't become a chore that you dread.
I taught myself how to play, and although I wish I'd spent more time on the fundamentals, I still became decent after a few years of daily practice, mostly by playing along with CDs. I was able to play along with my favorite bands, learning the techniques of the drummers I admired.
Well, I can imagine being able to plug this controller into a console running Rock Band or Guitar Hero, and using the first five frets as if they were controller buttons. Then if you plug it into a PC or console running a game designed for this controller, you could use the whole range of "controls" available.
That's what I'd do anyway, if I designed the hardware and software.
MIDI controllers have been available in all shapes and sizes, introduced in new variations every year. A few years back I even saw a woodwind MIDI controller, meant to emulate a flute, clarinet, or soprano sax. It responded to changes in breath, in addition to the obvious finger controls. Looked cool, but I have no idea how it worked in practice.
Playing an electric guitar "for real", you'll hear your strings over your amp if you have the amp really quiet, so there's not much difference IMO. If you don't want to hear the strings, you'll want it loud in both cases.
The Rock Band controllers don't click, which is great for being less annoying as a "spectator" watching people play. The downside of this is less tactile feel on the "strum bar" when you're playing.
Yeah, that's one I never got.
If someone's offering you 30 grand for your kidney, why is it illegal to accept? Especially when it's legal to, for example, be paid to be a surrogate mother.
The guys from Top Gear also came up with the idea of testing for ecstasy by offering a hug. :)