I'll give you the deep fried bit, but if you had your burger in a wholemeal bun then you could have one slathered in mayo every single meal and not get fat. If you don't believe me, look at the Atkins and low GI type diets. I know these things are true, because I've experienced it myself, and a couple of my friends are also on this type of diet. Even the one with a really poor metabolism is losing weight.
When you add in easily digested food like fries and sugary drinks, that's when you start getting energy much faster than your body can burn it, which is when you start getting fatter. You can eat the same amount of calories in low GI carbs and you won't get as fat, or as tired. Again, speaking from direct experience. I eat high GI food right after exercise because that's when my body is in overdrive and needs energy stores replenished, but any other time is just a waste.
And you think many politicians are interested in this issue? What happens if they stand for some other more important issue that you agree with? Voter apathy is bound to happen when there are no candidates you completely agree with.
Families care, lawyers care, insurance companies care. Blah blah blah. It's not one of my primary concerns in such a system, but it is still a massive concern for some.
driving is pretty safe when done by a skilled driver who is aware of and respects the risks of driving.
Sure, but how many people fit into that category? Not a lot. It's not (usually) those drivers that are causing the accidents.
There are many weird issues that would have to be considered with car AI though. I probably wouldn't want to develop such software, because a bug really could be life threatening, even if lives are being saved most of the time.. it's a difficult one. Also, drivers are legally responsible when they make a stupid mistake, but who is responsible when the car makes a mistake? The driver that didn't patch up to the latest software? The developer that didn't realise the code he wrote doesn't work in all scenarios? The driver that didn't keep their tyres properly inflated, causing their car to aquaplane into another?
The first guy was implying that only chatting to people when you feel you have something worthwhile to input is narcissistic. This is exactly how Slashdot works, and therefore when you take part in Slashdot discussions, you are doing the same thing, thinking people are interested in your opinions. I wonder if you typed out that last comment with a "shit-eating smirk" on your face?
The first Stig was the same guy, and yes I believe the 2nd Stig is too (apart from when they have his 'cousins'). He is also on several episodes as himself (Ben Collins). Don't see any reason that they should change the Stig any more than they'd change James May all the time. They could, but I doubt they do.
I'm not sure, that depends on what you think the point is. Since he was agreeing with someone who appeared to be insulting my attitude to commenting on Facebook, and comparing this attitude to people talking loudly on the phone, I think it might be you that missed the point.
They would like browsers to support hot-swapping websites' scripts with modified copies.
Can't you do that with Greasemonkey? I wouldn't know as I've never tried it, but it's the sort of thing I'd expect you to be able to do with it from how people talk of it.
That is definitely not me. I hate being the centre of attention in public. I don't mind so much giving my opinions online, but if you're going to get upset at people discussing things online then why even bother to post on Slashdot?
If I thought my viewpoint was that important, I'd be "chiming in" on everything rather than where I felt it was relevant... but yes oftentimes I have to restrain myself from saying things just because they'll sound big headed, and because to be honest a lot of my friends are not geeks and would either just not appreciate or not understand certain things. I don't deny that I think I'm smarter than average (with good reason of course, I'm sure many Slashdotters will have been among the top performers in their classes in school, and just function better in problem situations than most people), and better than average in some ways, but I don't think I'm better in all ways, and I know I have my faults, so I'm not sure if that makes me narcissistic exactly..
Yeah, I think there are a few interface components that have messages bubbling back up the chain even when they shouldn't be. Real pain in the ass when trying to edit comments and a click sends you to the top of the page..
I don't think it's just modern society that works this way. If for example 300 years ago people got wind that you might be a pedo or homo (and assuming their society was against these things), you'd probably end up having to move. These days though, with the internet and sensationalist media, there's a good chance that you will be harassed whatever you do.
Certainly the featured bomb is not a fully-working model. It'll be a reproduction with inert material standing in for the U-235, no gunpowder, and an inert fuze.
That seems a bit overkill. Couldn't he at least use two coconut halves for the U-235, a little bit of gunpower and a real fuse? Then at least you'd get a bang and a "clop!" when you set it off.
is all of this hyperventilating really all about protecting yourself from being wrongly accused of some not-very-important crime related to the transference of bits?
There are worse things that can be downloaded through open networks, and I don't know about you, but I don't want any of that stigma attached to me. Accusations of such things have ruined peoples' lives.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't trust your friends, but why not just give them the password to your properly secured network rather than risk a war driver downloading stuff on your connection?
They do review little cars too, just usually the GTI/Type R/whatever versions. Of course, those are the only versions that I would buy, so that suits me fine.
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I'll give you the deep fried bit, but if you had your burger in a wholemeal bun then you could have one slathered in mayo every single meal and not get fat. If you don't believe me, look at the Atkins and low GI type diets. I know these things are true, because I've experienced it myself, and a couple of my friends are also on this type of diet. Even the one with a really poor metabolism is losing weight.
When you add in easily digested food like fries and sugary drinks, that's when you start getting energy much faster than your body can burn it, which is when you start getting fatter. You can eat the same amount of calories in low GI carbs and you won't get as fat, or as tired. Again, speaking from direct experience. I eat high GI food right after exercise because that's when my body is in overdrive and needs energy stores replenished, but any other time is just a waste.
Junk is a very subjective term. I think all "low fat" food is junk.
And you think many politicians are interested in this issue? What happens if they stand for some other more important issue that you agree with? Voter apathy is bound to happen when there are no candidates you completely agree with.
I'm imagining, and it's big.. :0 big enough to feed my family for a few weeks, and it tastes just like chicken!
Why have a test track at all, if you're just going to recite numbers out of a spreadsheet for your results?
To test the handling? Also, they do quarter mile tests etc sometimes, so they don't always rely on the figures.
Families care, lawyers care, insurance companies care. Blah blah blah. It's not one of my primary concerns in such a system, but it is still a massive concern for some.
driving is pretty safe when done by a skilled driver who is aware of and respects the risks of driving.
Sure, but how many people fit into that category? Not a lot. It's not (usually) those drivers that are causing the accidents.
There are many weird issues that would have to be considered with car AI though. I probably wouldn't want to develop such software, because a bug really could be life threatening, even if lives are being saved most of the time.. it's a difficult one. Also, drivers are legally responsible when they make a stupid mistake, but who is responsible when the car makes a mistake? The driver that didn't patch up to the latest software? The developer that didn't realise the code he wrote doesn't work in all scenarios? The driver that didn't keep their tyres properly inflated, causing their car to aquaplane into another?
Actually considering the story on The Register is from March, I'll stick with hilarious.
This is pretty damn hilarious. Though also, probably an April Fool's joke.
Yeah by "first Stig" I meant black Stig, and by second Stig I meant white.
Oops, you just did it again!
The first guy was implying that only chatting to people when you feel you have something worthwhile to input is narcissistic. This is exactly how Slashdot works, and therefore when you take part in Slashdot discussions, you are doing the same thing, thinking people are interested in your opinions. I wonder if you typed out that last comment with a "shit-eating smirk" on your face?
Should also say that they don't film Top Gear all year round, so I'm sure they could work around Ben and the other guys' other commitments.
The first Stig was the same guy, and yes I believe the 2nd Stig is too (apart from when they have his 'cousins'). He is also on several episodes as himself (Ben Collins). Don't see any reason that they should change the Stig any more than they'd change James May all the time. They could, but I doubt they do.
I'm not sure, that depends on what you think the point is. Since he was agreeing with someone who appeared to be insulting my attitude to commenting on Facebook, and comparing this attitude to people talking loudly on the phone, I think it might be you that missed the point.
They would like browsers to support hot-swapping websites' scripts with modified copies.
Can't you do that with Greasemonkey? I wouldn't know as I've never tried it, but it's the sort of thing I'd expect you to be able to do with it from how people talk of it.
When a geek thinks coconuts, what else do they think? Yes, the thing that you thought.
That is definitely not me. I hate being the centre of attention in public. I don't mind so much giving my opinions online, but if you're going to get upset at people discussing things online then why even bother to post on Slashdot?
If I thought my viewpoint was that important, I'd be "chiming in" on everything rather than where I felt it was relevant... but yes oftentimes I have to restrain myself from saying things just because they'll sound big headed, and because to be honest a lot of my friends are not geeks and would either just not appreciate or not understand certain things. I don't deny that I think I'm smarter than average (with good reason of course, I'm sure many Slashdotters will have been among the top performers in their classes in school, and just function better in problem situations than most people), and better than average in some ways, but I don't think I'm better in all ways, and I know I have my faults, so I'm not sure if that makes me narcissistic exactly..
Yeah, I think there are a few interface components that have messages bubbling back up the chain even when they shouldn't be. Real pain in the ass when trying to edit comments and a click sends you to the top of the page..
I don't think it's just modern society that works this way. If for example 300 years ago people got wind that you might be a pedo or homo (and assuming their society was against these things), you'd probably end up having to move. These days though, with the internet and sensationalist media, there's a good chance that you will be harassed whatever you do.
Certainly the featured bomb is not a fully-working model. It'll be a reproduction with inert material standing in for the U-235, no gunpowder, and an inert fuze.
That seems a bit overkill. Couldn't he at least use two coconut halves for the U-235, a little bit of gunpower and a real fuse? Then at least you'd get a bang and a "clop!" when you set it off.
is all of this hyperventilating really all about protecting yourself from being wrongly accused of some not-very-important crime related to the transference of bits?
There are worse things that can be downloaded through open networks, and I don't know about you, but I don't want any of that stigma attached to me. Accusations of such things have ruined peoples' lives.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't trust your friends, but why not just give them the password to your properly secured network rather than risk a war driver downloading stuff on your connection?
Teeheehee. Methinks Google is actually using superior products to prevent Microsoft from gaining market share.
They do review little cars too, just usually the GTI/Type R/whatever versions. Of course, those are the only versions that I would buy, so that suits me fine.