Android is completely open. The Google Play Store is not, and therefore Google can do what they like with it. Developers release free versions of some apps on the premise that they will earn money through ads instead. So really they are protecting the developers from abuse here.
Think a little more before trying to be a smartass.
Yes, any of these system can be "gotten used to", but that doesn't mean that one can't be better than another. You even have a preference yourself (and apparently your preferences haven't changed for a long time judging by your username).
I actually think I like Windows 7 better than any of the other desktop interfaces around these days. The task bar and search features work well and don't get in the way like in some other OSes (ie Windows 8..). After that I prefer MATE, then OSX, then XP. Unity is getting slightly better, but still isn't configurable enough to be useful to me.
It's not crazy to express a dislike for some of the moronic ideas that get forced on users from time to time. If nobody complains, things will just get worse over time.
No mod points today.. but this is the most insightful comment I've seen for a long time. I had only just started considering that male characters are also made as sex objects before I read your comment:)
I guessed as soon as I saw her name mentioned as the writer for Overlord. It was a lot of the reason I even tried the game. Safe to say, I think Terry's sense of humour has rubbed off on her:)
Try reading the whole thread the next time. The context here was Steam. You can use it in offline mode, and you can back up your data. So theoretically you don't need activation servers at all once you have the game.
Well that's not exactly true either, since viruses can affect your genes.. and there are probably other things too that I'm not aware of. Food can change how your genes "express" themselves for example. I'm not a biologist either..
You're assigning way too much intelligence to evolutionary processes. Evolution is more of a by-product than a directed process in the way that you are thinking.
Any one mosquito may have had a random mutation that makes them more or less tolerant of DEET. The mosquitoes the ones who are more repelled by DEET are more likely to die from lack of food, so each generation the mosquitos who are most tolerant - through whatever means - are the ones that reproduce. The cycle repeats for their kids. Overall the trend will be towards greater resistance.
1 TB was so much storage you could buy one and never have to buy another drive for the rest of your life
So hard drives were presumably a bit more reliable back then? I've heard people saying that they have older drives that have kept going, but modern ones fail a lot faster. So maybe he was right?
Yeah, that's why I said to hover over the text. You usually get the real link in a tooltip or the status bar, depending on what browser/mail-client you're using.
In their video, you also see them drawing 2D objects on a paper stencil on a flat surface (to assemble into a 3D object later). You'd have to basically be incapable of feeding yourself before you're at the level where you're unable to do that.
Drawing in 3D would require more practice of course, but what they are saying is not "totally bogus"...
The best approach is for you to check the domain on the link (usually hovering over the link works fine for this), rather than expecting no links.. if you know enough to know that you don't want to use links from phishing mails, you should also be able to know how to check that the domain is correct.
I should point out that transfats (in some types of processed food) and hydrogenated fats (margarine) have been scientifically proven to be bad for you. But saturated fat hasn't.
Transfats do exist in nature, but we mostly get them from processed foods. From the wikipedia article: "They can only be made by cooking with a very high heat, at temperatures impossible in a household kitchen." So frying isn't bad for you either.
That's because the idea that fat is bad for you is bullshit. Google the Seven Countries Study that was carried out by Ancel Keys. He cherry picked the data to fit his hypothesis, rather than doing any actual science.
If it's about time then it's also about money and security. If there were money in fun University research projects like this, then I wouldn't be working for an engineering firm. Students don't really make money..
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I block ads in browsers. I'm just saying it's Google's service, it's their rules. Same as Apple do what they want in their walled garden.
I've no idea who Desctructoid even are, so I think it's a bit weird to try and make me out to be a hypocrite with that.
I think a lot of myself in some respects, less in others. Again I'm not even sure what in my post would lead you to say that.
Android is completely open. The Google Play Store is not, and therefore Google can do what they like with it. Developers release free versions of some apps on the premise that they will earn money through ads instead. So really they are protecting the developers from abuse here.
Think a little more before trying to be a smartass.
Try Windows 8. I dare you..
Yes, any of these system can be "gotten used to", but that doesn't mean that one can't be better than another. You even have a preference yourself (and apparently your preferences haven't changed for a long time judging by your username).
I actually think I like Windows 7 better than any of the other desktop interfaces around these days. The task bar and search features work well and don't get in the way like in some other OSes (ie Windows 8..). After that I prefer MATE, then OSX, then XP. Unity is getting slightly better, but still isn't configurable enough to be useful to me.
It's not crazy to express a dislike for some of the moronic ideas that get forced on users from time to time. If nobody complains, things will just get worse over time.
No mod points today.. but this is the most insightful comment I've seen for a long time. I had only just started considering that male characters are also made as sex objects before I read your comment :)
I guessed as soon as I saw her name mentioned as the writer for Overlord. It was a lot of the reason I even tried the game. Safe to say, I think Terry's sense of humour has rubbed off on her :)
Actually he was talking about the planet, not the ISS.
Try reading the whole thread the next time. The context here was Steam. You can use it in offline mode, and you can back up your data. So theoretically you don't need activation servers at all once you have the game.
All it takes is a management change, a hacker, or bad bug and you'll lose everything
So take backups.
Shouldn't xxx.asn be for Asian porn? It deserves its own category, no matter the country of origin.
Well that's not exactly true either, since viruses can affect your genes.. and there are probably other things too that I'm not aware of. Food can change how your genes "express" themselves for example. I'm not a biologist either..
You're assigning way too much intelligence to evolutionary processes. Evolution is more of a by-product than a directed process in the way that you are thinking.
Any one mosquito may have had a random mutation that makes them more or less tolerant of DEET. The mosquitoes the ones who are more repelled by DEET are more likely to die from lack of food, so each generation the mosquitos who are most tolerant - through whatever means - are the ones that reproduce. The cycle repeats for their kids. Overall the trend will be towards greater resistance.
1 TB was so much storage you could buy one and never have to buy another drive for the rest of your life
So hard drives were presumably a bit more reliable back then? I've heard people saying that they have older drives that have kept going, but modern ones fail a lot faster. So maybe he was right?
Yeah, that's why I said to hover over the text. You usually get the real link in a tooltip or the status bar, depending on what browser/mail-client you're using.
In their video, you also see them drawing 2D objects on a paper stencil on a flat surface (to assemble into a 3D object later). You'd have to basically be incapable of feeding yourself before you're at the level where you're unable to do that.
Drawing in 3D would require more practice of course, but what they are saying is not "totally bogus"...
The best approach is for you to check the domain on the link (usually hovering over the link works fine for this), rather than expecting no links.. if you know enough to know that you don't want to use links from phishing mails, you should also be able to know how to check that the domain is correct.
Well they're selling them for $50, that's not bad. And a hot glue gun doesn't have the same level of finesse/control, from what I can see online..
I should point out that transfats (in some types of processed food) and hydrogenated fats (margarine) have been scientifically proven to be bad for you. But saturated fat hasn't.
Transfats do exist in nature, but we mostly get them from processed foods. From the wikipedia article: "They can only be made by cooking with a very high heat, at temperatures impossible in a household kitchen." So frying isn't bad for you either.
That's because the idea that fat is bad for you is bullshit. Google the Seven Countries Study that was carried out by Ancel Keys. He cherry picked the data to fit his hypothesis, rather than doing any actual science.
If it's about time then it's also about money and security. If there were money in fun University research projects like this, then I wouldn't be working for an engineering firm. Students don't really make money..
*whoosh*
When's the last time there was a hot Windows only game?
Strangest troll I've ever seen.. o_0
Would you pay for Gmail if it was ad-free?
Well, I'm considering moving our business email accounts over to Gmail, so.. yes! For personal use I maybe would, I'm not sure.
Because they aren't animated. So they're easily ignored.
It's not like there's a human sitting there reading your email, so it's not invasive in the way you're thinking either.
Well, as I run adblock I don't actually get any anywhere - I'm just saying that Google are IMO much better than MS when it comes to advertising.