With current Challenge/Response email systems, the email in question is always put into a wait list while sending a challenge and waiting for a response. The users can always see the wait list, and from there, can add to whitelists or blacklists fairly easily. In this way, you *can* see his challenge, add it to the whitelist, then reply to the challenge with your own response.
This already exists, they're known as Challenge/Response Anti-Spam systems. I currently use it on one of my email accounts, and it works fairly well. I can whitelist known friends/family, blacklist known spammers, and every other email is put in a waiting queue until they have verified that they're a "human". This is done by every email on the waiting queue receiving an email that simply says to respond with the word "reply".
However, this solution will only work as long as the spammers don't start replying to the challenge emails.
Honestly, if you have a football-shaped controller that you throw to see how far you can throw it in a video game, why not get a *real* football and see how far you can throw it in real life? Throw a couple of friends in the mix, and you have yourself a fun game of football!
Things like this make me lose my faith in humanity.
You are standing on the outskirts of the Sith Temple on Korriban.
Bastila is here.
> kill Bastila
You kill Bastila.
You gain 2000 experience points.
You gain 30 Dark Side points.
You have gained a level!
I don't really see what all the fuss is about. There's more to MySpace than pedophiles and teenagers. I joined MySpace because it allowed me to find some friends from high school that I lost contact with. It was a wonderful feeling to "find" them again on this site and meet up with them.:)
Come on people... they're video games. Escapes from reality. An interactive entertainment medium.
We don't need those types of critiques for games. Sure, there are literary critiques and movie critiques... but I find that more often than not, critiquing pieces of art can become over the top and obsessed with their own virtuoso. Additionally, what the critics may think is a masterpiece may be trash to me, and vice versa.
I always had a computer when I was a kid. I played rather simplistic games on our Apple IIe until my family purchased a much larger (and intimidating for a child) PC. I would play Chessmaster 2100 on that thing for ages and ages, until I received my very own computer game the following Christmas.
What really struck my childlike mind is the imagination and creativity behind many of these games: one minute I could be a young prince, fighting my way through swordsman and jumping through puzzles to rescue a young princess, and then the next moment, I could be King Graham on the quest to find my bride. Sure, it was escapism, but it also provided fuel for some imagination as well.
When I wasn't playing on the computer, I was running around the yard like any energy-pumped child would. Sometimes I would incorporate themes and ideas from the computer games that I've played, and integrate those into my play time. I made up my own fantasy lands that I was traveling in and between, all in the rain while wearing a towel as a cloak and carrying sandwiches as food rations. I would run from danger, slay vicious monsters, and protected the kingdom that I so dearly loved.
Can consumer electronics spur the imagination? Certainly. They can also inhibit it as well. I could have spent my entire childhood glued to the front of the monitor and never step foot outside, but I didn't, and I'm glad I didn't. The trick to this issue is like most others in life: moderation and balance are needed.
could also be the Sony Vaio laptop that caught fire and exploded at the 2006 U.S. Go Congress. In fact, the Dell recall happened 24 hours after the laptop explosion. Could this be more than a coincidence?
For some people, it can be a lot trickier than that.
As you said, we do have the three 'truth' scenarios of evolution, creation, and 'something else'.
However, there are certain religion creation myths out there that threaten such wonderful things as 'eternal damnation' and 'reincarnation' and such, which can even be dependent on if you're a true follower of the faith. For some people, this threat is so large in their minds that the best bet for them is to follow the faith. For an example, evolution treats everyone the same, but Christians certainly don't want to be condemned to 'eternal damnation' just in case Christian creation turns out to be true.
In the original terrorist plot, a cell phone or an iPod was to be used to detonate the liquid explosive. Since laptops could be considered an electronic device that's capable of the same or more computing power as the above, it also became a banned object for carry-on luggage.
Last year, SysAdmin day went with hardly a word at my workplace. I heard about it on Slashdot, told it to my boss, and then we would randomly say it to whoever we helped that day, as a joke. Since my boss and I are the only two IT people at our workplace, things tend to get swamped from time to time.
Today, I was sitting at my desk busy with code for a new app when I'm handed a card. Inside are all of my co-worker's signatures, saying thanks for all the hard work that I've done over the past year.
I was utterly baffled, since I had no idea why I was receiving a card. It wasn't until I remembered last year, and came here to see if it was SysAdmin day. When I can get a card from my co-workers before Slashdot can post the holiday, that's an awesome feeling.
I'll probably be grinning ear to ear for the rest of the day.:)
My brother's goal in Monopoly was a bit different than most: His goal was to get all the $1 bills and own Boardwalk. He would usually lose quickly, but as long as he fulfilled those goals, everything else was fine.
Why must you mess with strange unusual goals? Whyyyyyy!!!
I've known some of my friends who did nothing but eat, sleep, and play WoW. They would spend all their time questing, rep grinding, battlegrounds, etc. I even had a roommate once that when I would leave in the morning for work, he'd be plastered in front of WoW, and be in the same exact position when I came home after 8-9 hours of work.
I play WoW as well, but I do it in scheduled chunks. I'm part of an endgame raiding guild, and we're pretty punctual in starting raids. We get there by a certain time, buff, and then get to killing the bosses. My guildies are absolutely hilarious, and we have tons of fun while progressing in the game.
I do this maybe three times a week on average. The rest of the time is for me, and I usually don't spend it playing WoW. I find it funny when I don't let the game consume me, but I've progressed further than my friends who have gotten sucked into the game. Then again, that could just be me.
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With current Challenge/Response email systems, the email in question is always put into a wait list while sending a challenge and waiting for a response. The users can always see the wait list, and from there, can add to whitelists or blacklists fairly easily. In this way, you *can* see his challenge, add it to the whitelist, then reply to the challenge with your own response.
This already exists, they're known as Challenge/Response Anti-Spam systems. I currently use it on one of my email accounts, and it works fairly well. I can whitelist known friends/family, blacklist known spammers, and every other email is put in a waiting queue until they have verified that they're a "human". This is done by every email on the waiting queue receiving an email that simply says to respond with the word "reply".
However, this solution will only work as long as the spammers don't start replying to the challenge emails.
Seconded.
Honestly, if you have a football-shaped controller that you throw to see how far you can throw it in a video game, why not get a *real* football and see how far you can throw it in real life? Throw a couple of friends in the mix, and you have yourself a fun game of football!
Things like this make me lose my faith in humanity.
Oh come on. The codec programmers don't need that kind of FLAC.
You are standing on the outskirts of the Sith Temple on Korriban.
Bastila is here.
> kill Bastila
You kill Bastila.
You gain 2000 experience points.
You gain 30 Dark Side points.
You have gained a level!
What does it matter if they are releasing things on Blu-ray, DVD, Hard Drive, HD-DVD, or punch cards?
Oh hell no. By the time that I'd load San Andreas from punch cards, I could have stolen a car, gone to jail, and been released.
My Thursday the 12ths have always been bad as well. I only had my car towed yesterday though, so it doesn't quite compare to the day you had. :/
...funny. That sounds a lot like high school.
"In Europe, it doesn't seem that the release of our platforms after the US and Japan - in the long run - affects how consumers feel ..."
Hell, I wouldn't mind waiting either. Wii aren't interested in the slightest....
I don't really see what all the fuss is about. There's more to MySpace than pedophiles and teenagers. I joined MySpace because it allowed me to find some friends from high school that I lost contact with. It was a wonderful feeling to "find" them again on this site and meet up with them. :)
Notably, he does not plan on distributing movies online, calling online distribution a 'rathole.
Translation: "Online distribution. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
It's called "pretentious".
Come on people... they're video games. Escapes from reality. An interactive entertainment medium.
We don't need those types of critiques for games. Sure, there are literary critiques and movie critiques... but I find that more often than not, critiquing pieces of art can become over the top and obsessed with their own virtuoso. Additionally, what the critics may think is a masterpiece may be trash to me, and vice versa.
I always had a computer when I was a kid. I played rather simplistic games on our Apple IIe until my family purchased a much larger (and intimidating for a child) PC. I would play Chessmaster 2100 on that thing for ages and ages, until I received my very own computer game the following Christmas.
What really struck my childlike mind is the imagination and creativity behind many of these games: one minute I could be a young prince, fighting my way through swordsman and jumping through puzzles to rescue a young princess, and then the next moment, I could be King Graham on the quest to find my bride. Sure, it was escapism, but it also provided fuel for some imagination as well.
When I wasn't playing on the computer, I was running around the yard like any energy-pumped child would. Sometimes I would incorporate themes and ideas from the computer games that I've played, and integrate those into my play time. I made up my own fantasy lands that I was traveling in and between, all in the rain while wearing a towel as a cloak and carrying sandwiches as food rations. I would run from danger, slay vicious monsters, and protected the kingdom that I so dearly loved.
Can consumer electronics spur the imagination? Certainly. They can also inhibit it as well. I could have spent my entire childhood glued to the front of the monitor and never step foot outside, but I didn't, and I'm glad I didn't. The trick to this issue is like most others in life: moderation and balance are needed.
I don't know about cooties, but you're giving me the creeps. *shudders*
Here's a better link for that story, directly from the AGA (American Go Association) Journal itself.
could also be the Sony Vaio laptop that caught fire and exploded at the 2006 U.S. Go Congress. In fact, the Dell recall happened 24 hours after the laptop explosion. Could this be more than a coincidence?
Never underestimate the arm/hand strength of a lonely gamer.
For some people, it can be a lot trickier than that.
As you said, we do have the three 'truth' scenarios of evolution, creation, and 'something else'.
However, there are certain religion creation myths out there that threaten such wonderful things as 'eternal damnation' and 'reincarnation' and such, which can even be dependent on if you're a true follower of the faith. For some people, this threat is so large in their minds that the best bet for them is to follow the faith. For an example, evolution treats everyone the same, but Christians certainly don't want to be condemned to 'eternal damnation' just in case Christian creation turns out to be true.
What's the deal, chummer? No Shadowrun?
Don't make me come over there and frag some wage slaves!
It isn't exactly "free" for the civilians to use. I did pay my taxes.
In the original terrorist plot, a cell phone or an iPod was to be used to detonate the liquid explosive. Since laptops could be considered an electronic device that's capable of the same or more computing power as the above, it also became a banned object for carry-on luggage.
At this point in time, I'd trust the Dystopia mod for HL2 to give me a better interpretation of Shadowrun than Microsoft will.
Last year, SysAdmin day went with hardly a word at my workplace. I heard about it on Slashdot, told it to my boss, and then we would randomly say it to whoever we helped that day, as a joke. Since my boss and I are the only two IT people at our workplace, things tend to get swamped from time to time.
:)
Today, I was sitting at my desk busy with code for a new app when I'm handed a card. Inside are all of my co-worker's signatures, saying thanks for all the hard work that I've done over the past year.
I was utterly baffled, since I had no idea why I was receiving a card. It wasn't until I remembered last year, and came here to see if it was SysAdmin day. When I can get a card from my co-workers before Slashdot can post the holiday, that's an awesome feeling.
I'll probably be grinning ear to ear for the rest of the day.
My brother's goal in Monopoly was a bit different than most: His goal was to get all the $1 bills and own Boardwalk. He would usually lose quickly, but as long as he fulfilled those goals, everything else was fine.
Why must you mess with strange unusual goals? Whyyyyyy!!!
Augh, silly me. Formatting is my friend!
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I absolutely agree with the parent.
I've known some of my friends who did nothing but eat, sleep, and play WoW. They would spend all their time questing, rep grinding, battlegrounds, etc. I even had a roommate once that when I would leave in the morning for work, he'd be plastered in front of WoW, and be in the same exact position when I came home after 8-9 hours of work.
I play WoW as well, but I do it in scheduled chunks. I'm part of an endgame raiding guild, and we're pretty punctual in starting raids. We get there by a certain time, buff, and then get to killing the bosses. My guildies are absolutely hilarious, and we have tons of fun while progressing in the game.
I do this maybe three times a week on average. The rest of the time is for me, and I usually don't spend it playing WoW. I find it funny when I don't let the game consume me, but I've progressed further than my friends who have gotten sucked into the game. Then again, that could just be me.
- Sente (60 Druid on Runetotem US)