One issue which I think was fuzzy in the earlier post and in this one is what the DoJ is actually concerned with. Are they looking to find child porn-related searches, or are they looking for the amount of (legal) porn sites returned in searche results (which may inadvertently expose children to porn)? Or are they looking at both? These are two very different issues, and I'm curious if anyone can enlighten us as to the real situation.
Here in Georgia, USA, at least, you can make one phone call and have all underground gas, cable, phone, sewer, and electric lines located for you. For free. People come from the various services and stick little flags in the ground over the lines.
I had to do this when I dug up part of my front yard to put in a flower bed.
First of all, what do you need a flower bed for, nancy boy?;) Second, I just thought of the coolest prank to play on your neighbor. Move the flags for the gas line to the other side of the yard before he digs.
And people were wondering why Chinese players prefer not to frequent Chinese servers. There were the recent (slashdot story) accusations of gold farming, which is possible. Or, the Chinese players of WoW perhaps want to circumvent this limit by playing on an outside server...
This makes me wonder if the Chinese government didn't have another motive in enforcing this limit. After all, it would interfere with "gold farming" businesses. Maybe they didn't like the idea and manufacutred this "gaming addiction" excuse as a cover-up.
Dead horse? River was just getting interesting. Or rather, more interesting. Who would have thought that she'd be a Kung Fu-type master? Her character, as well as that of Simon and Mal left so many questions unanswered. And then there's Shepherd Book's history. There's so much left to explore in this universe, it's hard for me to just write the whole thing off as a failure. What will happen to the Alliance assasin who promised to be a good guy? Will Jayne ever sell out the crew for real? What will happen between Mal and Inara? The world may never know. And I'll be damned if I'll get the answers to these questions from fan fic...
Well, I have to say, you are correct. Who can argue with a 16th century reference? Thanks for the link. I really enjoy studying etymology as a hobby.
However, I must say that I think the usage has changed or expanded since then. I've heard many examples of people in fiction or real life saying "you can't have your cake and eat it too" when they meant "I'm working too hard to enjoy the fruits of my labor". This certainly is an enigmatic little adage.
I doubt the people involved with Firefly (actors, Joss Whedon(sp?), producers) are all that thrilled about doing another TV series. The Firefly episodes were, IMHO, very well produced, with excellent CGI. I'm not surprised by the $1e6/episode pricetag. Since they've established themselves in the movie-going public's mind, they probably have a better chance of profitability in the movie arena. I get the feeling that they are really focused on making a sequel to the movie. I'd be happy to see either. At any rate, I'm not surprised the fund raiser approach failed. There just aren't that many people who are that enthused about it to give away money.
Pfft, who cares about that? By then, the world will be transformed into a primitive dystopia ruled by warlords because of global warming. Or rather, it would if we didn't get swallowed up by tsunamis and hurricanes just before being incinerated simultaneously by a huge meteorite and a terrorist's nuclear bomb in a couple years. Either way, we're all doomed.
The difference is that JavaScript linking becomes obvious by looking at the status bar. In this case, you just see the destination URL. Maybe FF could put "(ping )" at the end of the status bar text.
Why do you make it sound like exploitation? They're getting paid to play video games! In the NY Times article linked by someone else who replied to your post states that one of the workers in one of these gold farms makes $250/month, or $3000/year. According to this article, the average per capita income in Beijing in 2004 was $1900. I wouldn't call someone who gets paid 50% more than the average person "very poorly paid".
On the Internet, we refer to people who make statements such as the one quoted above as "trolls".
NO, WE DON'T! "Trolling" is the act of saying something false or inflamatory in order to provoke a reaction for your own amusement. It takes its name from the fishing technique where you drag a line from a slow moving boat. I doubt a columnist would risk his career just for a laugh.
First, it's not a ephemism; it's an adage. People who complain that it's backwards just don't understand what it means. It means if you stop working in order to enjoy the fruits of your labor (your "cake"), you'll stop earning or producing more "cake" to enjoy. Think of an executive who works 80+ hours/week and earns $250,000/year. He could take a job that required 40 h/week with 4 weeks vacation, but it would mean taking a big pay cut.
You seem to think it's about overindulgence, warning that if you consume all of your resources now, you won't have any left later.
I disagree. I think Mr. Smith will go for an INTEL. If the pimpley faced kid at Best Buy tells him the Intel Dodecium is the newest processor from Intel, that's what he'll buy. Intel will still be intel, and they will have the added benefit of a flashy new name for the processor. Frankly, I'm surprised they hung onto "Pentium" this long.
What brand of crack are you smoking? How is the average "stupid" (ignorant is the word you're looking for, Einstein) computer user going to get a hold of a pirated copy of OS X? They're much more likely to buy it. You do realize that Apple sells their operating systems separately, don't you? I also like how you assume PC users are stupider than Mac users. I know people who bought $2000+ Macs because they liked that the case colors were named after food.
As it happens, this will also be good for all of us. Galileo promises [bbc.co.uk] sub-meter accuracy, faster acquisition, and better penetration through cover.
Yeah, if you're willing to pay a subscription fee. If not, then you get about 5 m accuracy, which is comparable to GPS.
Of course, there is always a possibility that you cracked a joke which just swooshed over my head, but I somehow doubt it.
Holy shit! The GP was an obvious joke. A cliche even. Your touchiness and complete lack of a sense of humor makes me glad that we have the big army and you don't (unless you're Chinese). What frightens me is the number of people from other countries that think they know what the average American is like. You only know what your media shows you, and your media, like ours, shows sensationalized bullshit. Chill out, and knock off the America bashing, will you?
"Then, like any other scarce resource, electricity will become very wisely efficiently allocated by the market."
This is just a small point, but electricity isn't a resource. It's a means of transmitting energy. Electricity will become "scarce" when the resources used to produce it become scarce. Or the next time the energy companies collude to raise prices and make a quick buck.
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One issue which I think was fuzzy in the earlier post and in this one is what the DoJ is actually concerned with. Are they looking to find child porn-related searches, or are they looking for the amount of (legal) porn sites returned in searche results (which may inadvertently expose children to porn)? Or are they looking at both? These are two very different issues, and I'm curious if anyone can enlighten us as to the real situation.
Here in Georgia, USA, at least, you can make one phone call and have all underground gas, cable, phone, sewer, and electric lines located for you. For free. People come from the various services and stick little flags in the ground over the lines.
;) Second, I just thought of the coolest prank to play on your neighbor. Move the flags for the gas line to the other side of the yard before he digs.
I had to do this when I dug up part of my front yard to put in a flower bed.
First of all, what do you need a flower bed for, nancy boy?
Didn't whitehouse.com sell for $3 million a while ago?
And people were wondering why Chinese players prefer not to frequent Chinese servers. There were the recent (slashdot story) accusations of gold farming, which is possible. Or, the Chinese players of WoW perhaps want to circumvent this limit by playing on an outside server...
This makes me wonder if the Chinese government didn't have another motive in enforcing this limit. After all, it would interfere with "gold farming" businesses. Maybe they didn't like the idea and manufacutred this "gaming addiction" excuse as a cover-up.
Dead horse? River was just getting interesting. Or rather, more interesting. Who would have thought that she'd be a Kung Fu-type master? Her character, as well as that of Simon and Mal left so many questions unanswered. And then there's Shepherd Book's history. There's so much left to explore in this universe, it's hard for me to just write the whole thing off as a failure. What will happen to the Alliance assasin who promised to be a good guy? Will Jayne ever sell out the crew for real? What will happen between Mal and Inara? The world may never know. And I'll be damned if I'll get the answers to these questions from fan fic...
Well, I have to say, you are correct. Who can argue with a 16th century reference? Thanks for the link. I really enjoy studying etymology as a hobby.
However, I must say that I think the usage has changed or expanded since then. I've heard many examples of people in fiction or real life saying "you can't have your cake and eat it too" when they meant "I'm working too hard to enjoy the fruits of my labor". This certainly is an enigmatic little adage.
I doubt the people involved with Firefly (actors, Joss Whedon(sp?), producers) are all that thrilled about doing another TV series. The Firefly episodes were, IMHO, very well produced, with excellent CGI. I'm not surprised by the $1e6/episode pricetag. Since they've established themselves in the movie-going public's mind, they probably have a better chance of profitability in the movie arena. I get the feeling that they are really focused on making a sequel to the movie. I'd be happy to see either. At any rate, I'm not surprised the fund raiser approach failed. There just aren't that many people who are that enthused about it to give away money.
Pfft, who cares about that? By then, the world will be transformed into a primitive dystopia ruled by warlords because of global warming. Or rather, it would if we didn't get swallowed up by tsunamis and hurricanes just before being incinerated simultaneously by a huge meteorite and a terrorist's nuclear bomb in a couple years. Either way, we're all doomed.
The difference is that JavaScript linking becomes obvious by looking at the status bar. In this case, you just see the destination URL. Maybe FF could put "(ping )" at the end of the status bar text.
You haven't seen my toilet seat.
Well, at least these will come in handy when you see your grades.
Why do you make it sound like exploitation? They're getting paid to play video games! In the NY Times article linked by someone else who replied to your post states that one of the workers in one of these gold farms makes $250/month, or $3000/year. According to this article, the average per capita income in Beijing in 2004 was $1900. I wouldn't call someone who gets paid 50% more than the average person "very poorly paid".
On the Internet, we refer to people who make statements such as the one quoted above as "trolls".
NO, WE DON'T! "Trolling" is the act of saying something false or inflamatory in order to provoke a reaction for your own amusement. It takes its name from the fishing technique where you drag a line from a slow moving boat. I doubt a columnist would risk his career just for a laugh.
The previous story was about users judging sites instantly. Now they judge them in the blink of an eye, which, although very fast, is not instant.
First, it's not a ephemism; it's an adage. People who complain that it's backwards just don't understand what it means. It means if you stop working in order to enjoy the fruits of your labor (your "cake"), you'll stop earning or producing more "cake" to enjoy. Think of an executive who works 80+ hours/week and earns $250,000/year. He could take a job that required 40 h/week with 4 weeks vacation, but it would mean taking a big pay cut.
You seem to think it's about overindulgence, warning that if you consume all of your resources now, you won't have any left later.
I disagree. I think Mr. Smith will go for an INTEL. If the pimpley faced kid at Best Buy tells him the Intel Dodecium is the newest processor from Intel, that's what he'll buy. Intel will still be intel, and they will have the added benefit of a flashy new name for the processor. Frankly, I'm surprised they hung onto "Pentium" this long.
Earth getting warmer? Resources scarce? All the more reason to invade Canada now!
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"For this next song, we're going to play 'Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext'." WTF?
What brand of crack are you smoking? How is the average "stupid" (ignorant is the word you're looking for, Einstein) computer user going to get a hold of a pirated copy of OS X? They're much more likely to buy it. You do realize that Apple sells their operating systems separately, don't you? I also like how you assume PC users are stupider than Mac users. I know people who bought $2000+ Macs because they liked that the case colors were named after food.
As it happens, this will also be good for all of us. Galileo promises [bbc.co.uk] sub-meter accuracy, faster acquisition, and better penetration through cover.
Yeah, if you're willing to pay a subscription fee. If not, then you get about 5 m accuracy, which is comparable to GPS.
P.S. If you don't, we'll turn off your GPS signal.
Of course, there is always a possibility that you cracked a joke which just swooshed over my head, but I somehow doubt it.
Holy shit! The GP was an obvious joke. A cliche even. Your touchiness and complete lack of a sense of humor makes me glad that we have the big army and you don't (unless you're Chinese). What frightens me is the number of people from other countries that think they know what the average American is like. You only know what your media shows you, and your media, like ours, shows sensationalized bullshit. Chill out, and knock off the America bashing, will you?
Can you read? A joke is not the same thing as flamebait. And it was an obvious joke at that. Please don't use the Internet anymore.
This isn't microwave cookware. It's pots and pans for use on top of the stove. If you RTFS, you'll see that the RFID chip goes in the handle.
"Then, like any other scarce resource, electricity will become very wisely efficiently allocated by the market."
This is just a small point, but electricity isn't a resource. It's a means of transmitting energy. Electricity will become "scarce" when the resources used to produce it become scarce. Or the next time the energy companies collude to raise prices and make a quick buck.