I think the idea here of gaming that motivates, is part of a larger principle. That people will value doing things that they perceive will deliver value back to them.
In other words, the ideal of selfishness, because nobody wants to row the boat
just because an asshole beats a drum and cracks a whip.
While cows may actually have some ability to sense magnetic fields, like some other creatures can for navigation or migratory purposes, why would they do so for just standing around? I'm still inclined to believe that their north/south inclination is related to the east/west inclination of the sun.
If it were the "most technologically-savvy event" wouldn't it at least make an effort to support ALL operating systems
It does support all operating systems that are capable of the technology. Can Linux do this: "owners of secure content may request that Microsoft revoke the right of Silverlight to copy, display, and/or play secure content."
The need for political parties to protect their content from hackers has been discussed on/.
before
and the Democrat and Republican national conventions have some similar, and some different, philosophies on
handling information access and control.
"For virtual attendees, the Democrat convention site is providing a progressive web experience
(high definition Silverlight video
, Digital Rights Management),
while the Republican convention site is providing a more conservative web experience of..." - excerpt from
August 21st Journal
The need for political parties to protect their content from hackers has been discussed on/.
before
and the Democrat and Republican national conventions have some similar, and some different, philosophies on
handling information access and control.
"For virtual attendees, the Democrat convention site is providing a progressive web experience
(high definition Silverlight video
, Digital Rights Management),
while the Republican convention site is providing a more conservative web experience of..." - excerpt from
August 21st Journal
I don't know, it sounds like a pretty good idea. Combining smaller gaming communities, into a larger one, so that migrating between your favorite games is easier, and you don't lose you online friends.
I was a big MTG player for the first 2 years, when it was massive fun. But when focus shifted completely to 'buying' new decks, in order to play less interesting sealed games, and eliminated 'building' new decks, in order to play more interesting constructed tourneys, they lost me.
I tried to check out some reviews on their site, but failed. Every link, 'see all reviews' took me to another page that had links to 'see full review' which then took me back to a page with 'see all reviews'. I could view the individual reviewer profiles, pretty pictures and all. Opera 9.21, Firefox 3.0.1, & IE 7.something.
This interview, that stresses ego stoking platitudes over actions, and then claims they can fix it by paying other sites to send them traffic, makes me laugh. Actions speak louder than words, just do it, and word of mouth will build your site for you. Profit!
I think the Nvidia people think pretty highly of themselves, rightfully so, and Intel has recently been making a number of bold claims, without backing them up. In a poker analogy, Nvidia is calling Intels bluff.
I am sure that Steven Hawking, like the rest of us, gets smarter by thinking. But they do not get smarter by playing sudoku. Do you understand the difference?
Seeing a forth dimension doesn't have to mean actually seeing it visually or pictorially.
Since this is/. how about imagining a multi-dimensional array, with 3 indexes (x, y, & z) and then adding another (4th), Presto.
Another way physical space could be defined is by relationships.
When playing blind chess I don't actually see a board in my head, I just remember how all the pieces relate to each other.
I guess I'm just annoyed by these people who think that they are thinking, and am trying to burst their bubble.
I already learned all the chords on the guitar,
--and I'm just annoyed by these people who think that practicing will make me any better.
I already learned how to swim,
--and I'm just annoyed by these people who think that practicing will help me win an Olympic Medal.
Steven Hawking was simply born as a fully formed genius,
--and I'm just annoyed by these people who think that his thinking everyday has helped him achieve anything... but bursting your bubble.:-)
On a barely related note, I never realized before that "you must be new here" meant "noob!".
Hmm, I think "noob" (or newbie or rookie) refers to identifying a person whom has made a simple mistake, like someone newly hired to a job.
While "you must be new here" is used, in a cynical manner, to agree with and expound upon a commonly occurring problem. A full expression might look like: "if you just now noticed that problem, for the first time, then you must be new here, because it happens all the time".
There's a reason the game is best played with a pencil, and I've used nothing but pen in every math class I've ever taken.
The paper quality of newspapers and sudoku booklets is thin and brownish, so pencil marks aren't very easy to see, and erasing on cheap paper is a disaster. At first I resisted using a pen, but now I'd never go back.
Sudoku doesn't have clever logic and elegant methods.
Check out the various strategies listed on this
Sudoku Solver.
Don't mod me down if you disagree. If you disagree, consider writing a retort instead.
You must be new here. Only posters that take the time to back up conclusions with reasoned responses are moderated down. Conversely, those that write short, unsupported attacks are moderated up... because in reality most people can only be trusted with 2 tags - I agree or I disagree.
Sodokus are typically solved by using logic and identifying relationships, but the article describes a clumsy brute force method.
I will admit that I'm splitting 'mathematical' hairs here, and that it is an amusing thought to readapt Debian's simple dependency resolver,
but crude solving functions, that simply guess at every possible solution, are fairly boring
when compared to clever logic with elegant methods, that can solve sudokus in a fraction of time.
Isn't hauling spammers into court a little extreme? To avoid criticism they should try a more gentle approach, like a self-despamming program that would give spammers 90 days to stop, instead of clogging up our courthouses like they clog up our inboxes.
We could call it "Operation Scheduled Despamming" after the very successful
"Operation Scheduled Departure"
which to date has already been successful in 8 cases.
That was funny? I thought it was scary from several perspectives.
Ok, perhaps calling it a 'clever presentation' would be a more specific and appropriate moderation, but it's funny because it's so true, unfortunately.
Community Planning 101
1) Company installs new service in cheapest manner possible (like a big ugly cell tower)
2) Residents notice (OMG! it's a big ugly cell tower)
3) Residents discuss in local government (Fix this shit!)
4) Company updates methods to meet requirements (hides new cell towers inside architecture)
From the article, it appears he is going into areas where governments enforce a stagnant one-size-fits-all monopoly on communications, and then he offers competition in the form of better coverage, lower prices, and respect for the customer. Unsurprisingly, people are responding in droves.
As for the tangent topic that he is making money, heaven forbid. If you rob people, then that is bad, but if provide a good or service that people appreciate, and then they show their appreciation by paying you, then that is good.
Many young people haven't been well versed in the Western romanticism of Communist China, though recently Obama did idealize China's transportation infrastructure in a effort to promote investment in our own. I recommend the The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. The difference in our cultures is a real eye opener.
This story has some interesting details. The summary has no submitter, and the subject isn't that interesting to Slashdotters, but it does happen to have a number of high-value adwords like 'baseball' that brings in higher paying Google ads. Of course, if no one clicks on them, then they still generate zero income. Weird.
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I think the idea here of gaming that motivates, is part of a larger principle. That people will value doing things that they perceive will deliver value back to them. In other words, the ideal of selfishness, because nobody wants to row the boat just because an asshole beats a drum and cracks a whip.
I'm not sure this subject warrants any study at all...
Funny, but you never know, a lot of discovers come from looking into non-obvious places.
While cows may actually have some ability to sense magnetic fields, like some other creatures can for navigation or migratory purposes, why would they do so for just standing around? I'm still inclined to believe that their north/south inclination is related to the east/west inclination of the sun.
If it were the "most technologically-savvy event" wouldn't it at least make an effort to support ALL operating systems
It does support all operating systems that are capable of the technology. Can Linux do this: "owners of secure content may request that Microsoft revoke the right of Silverlight to copy, display, and/or play secure content."
/.
before
and the Democrat and Republican national conventions have some similar, and some different, philosophies on
handling information access and control.
The need for political parties to protect their content from hackers has been discussed on
"For virtual attendees, the Democrat convention site is providing a progressive web experience (high definition Silverlight video , Digital Rights Management), while the Republican convention site is providing a more conservative web experience of..." - excerpt from August 21st Journal
"For virtual attendees, the Democrat convention site is providing a progressive web experience (high definition Silverlight video , Digital Rights Management), while the Republican convention site is providing a more conservative web experience of..." - excerpt from August 21st Journal
I don't know, it sounds like a pretty good idea. Combining smaller gaming communities, into a larger one, so that migrating between your favorite games is easier, and you don't lose you online friends.
I was a big MTG player for the first 2 years, when it was massive fun. But when focus shifted completely to 'buying' new decks, in order to play less interesting sealed games, and eliminated 'building' new decks, in order to play more interesting constructed tourneys, they lost me.
I tried to check out some reviews on their site, but failed. Every link, 'see all reviews' took me to another page that had links to 'see full review' which then took me back to a page with 'see all reviews'. I could view the individual reviewer profiles, pretty pictures and all. Opera 9.21, Firefox 3.0.1, & IE 7.something.
This interview, that stresses ego stoking platitudes over actions, and then claims they can fix it by paying other sites to send them traffic, makes me laugh. Actions speak louder than words, just do it, and word of mouth will build your site for you. Profit!
So why is NVIDIA on the defensive?
I think the Nvidia people think pretty highly of themselves, rightfully so, and Intel has recently been making a number of bold claims, without backing them up. In a poker analogy, Nvidia is calling Intels bluff.
I am sure that Steven Hawking, like the rest of us, gets smarter by thinking. But they do not get smarter by playing sudoku. Do you understand the difference?
Yes, I understand the difference between your opinion, and all the studies done on this subject. Do Brain Age and Sudoku really make you smarter?
Seeing a forth dimension doesn't have to mean actually seeing it visually or pictorially. Since this is /. how about imagining a multi-dimensional array, with 3 indexes (x, y, & z) and then adding another (4th), Presto.
Another way physical space could be defined is by relationships.
When playing blind chess I don't actually see a board in my head, I just remember how all the pieces relate to each other.
I guess I'm just annoyed by these people who think that they are thinking, and am trying to burst their bubble.
I already learned all the chords on the guitar,
:-)
--and I'm just annoyed by these people who think that practicing will make me any better.
I already learned how to swim,
--and I'm just annoyed by these people who think that practicing will help me win an Olympic Medal.
Steven Hawking was simply born as a fully formed genius,
--and I'm just annoyed by these people who think that his thinking everyday has helped him achieve anything... but bursting your bubble.
On a barely related note, I never realized before that "you must be new here" meant "noob!".
Hmm, I think "noob" (or newbie or rookie) refers to identifying a person whom has made a simple mistake, like someone newly hired to a job.
While "you must be new here" is used, in a cynical manner, to agree with and expound upon a commonly occurring problem. A full expression might look like: "if you just now noticed that problem, for the first time, then you must be new here, because it happens all the time".
There's a reason the game is best played with a pencil, and I've used nothing but pen in every math class I've ever taken.
The paper quality of newspapers and sudoku booklets is thin and brownish, so pencil marks aren't very easy to see, and erasing on cheap paper is a disaster. At first I resisted using a pen, but now I'd never go back.
Speaking of spam, there seems to be a flood of moderator spam tagging everyone as troll today, I sure would like to take them to court.
Isn't hauling abusive Moderators into court a little extreme? To avoid criticism they should.... oh, I see what you did there. ;-)
Sudoku doesn't have clever logic and elegant methods.
Check out the various strategies listed on this Sudoku Solver.
Don't mod me down if you disagree. If you disagree, consider writing a retort instead.
You must be new here. Only posters that take the time to back up conclusions with reasoned responses are moderated down. Conversely, those that write short, unsupported attacks are moderated up... because in reality most people can only be trusted with 2 tags - I agree or I disagree.
Sodokus are typically solved by using logic and identifying relationships, but the article describes a clumsy brute force method. I will admit that I'm splitting 'mathematical' hairs here, and that it is an amusing thought to readapt Debian's simple dependency resolver, but crude solving functions, that simply guess at every possible solution, are fairly boring when compared to clever logic with elegant methods, that can solve sudokus in a fraction of time.
Isn't hauling spammers into court a little extreme? To avoid criticism they should try a more gentle approach, like a self-despamming program that would give spammers 90 days to stop, instead of clogging up our courthouses like they clog up our inboxes. We could call it "Operation Scheduled Despamming" after the very successful "Operation Scheduled Departure" which to date has already been successful in 8 cases.
That was funny? I thought it was scary from several perspectives.
Ok, perhaps calling it a 'clever presentation' would be a more specific and appropriate moderation, but it's funny because it's so true, unfortunately.
In the last 24 hours, these 3 stories, that are more like press releases as they have no credited submitter, have appeared. Can anyone explain?
Baseball Coverage Coming To Consoles
Rock the Vote Partners With Xbox Live
Guitar Hero World Tour Music Creation Demonstration
Community Planning 101
1) Company installs new service in cheapest manner possible (like a big ugly cell tower)
2) Residents notice (OMG! it's a big ugly cell tower)
3) Residents discuss in local government (Fix this shit!)
4) Company updates methods to meet requirements (hides new cell towers inside architecture)
Slashdot should really let everyone moderate once in a while.
From the article, it appears he is going into areas where governments enforce a stagnant one-size-fits-all monopoly on communications, and then he offers competition in the form of better coverage, lower prices, and respect for the customer. Unsurprisingly, people are responding in droves.
As for the tangent topic that he is making money, heaven forbid. If you rob people, then that is bad, but if provide a good or service that people appreciate, and then they show their appreciation by paying you, then that is good.
Many young people haven't been well versed in the Western romanticism of Communist China, though recently Obama did idealize China's transportation infrastructure in a effort to promote investment in our own. I recommend the The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. The difference in our cultures is a real eye opener.
This story has some interesting details. The summary has no submitter, and the subject isn't that interesting to Slashdotters, but it does happen to have a number of high-value adwords like 'baseball' that brings in higher paying Google ads. Of course, if no one clicks on them, then they still generate zero income. Weird.