Life doesn't begin at conception, sorry. I probably shouldn't bite, but where exactly does life 'begin' then? Just because you say something doesn't make it fact, sorry. Are you just referring to 'human life', because cells multiplying and developing into a foetus sounds like life to me. Conception is exactly the moment which defines whether a life is going to start or not (sometimes other things can end that life prematurely of course), how can it not be? I don't want to get into a debate of whether abortion is wrong, because there are some really nasty situations where it makes sense, but it just seems pretty stupid to suggest that what happens after conception is not 'life'. NASA are sure going to have to find something more interesting than single celled organisms for you to accept that there is life on other planets..
Navigating in 3D is a big win. Well, yeah.. apart from the whole mechanical failures/gravity combination;) When Joe/Joanne Public forgets to check the oil level or fill up with gas before a big flight they could end up with a lot more problems than having to spend a few hours by the side of the road:P Not to mention there's a lot more observation necessary to avoid collisions. - having a road structure makes it fairly easy to know where to direct your attention to.
Sorry to be so negative, it's just in my nature to look out for problems. If all the planes were controlled remotely by a large ATC network/AI combo then we'd be in business though:)
If it was posted to the internet in 1993, it seems pretty likely that it has been in use for quite a while at that point. Kinda like how I always used to say "lol space colon close parenthesis!" whenever I was amused in the 80s. Though this is slightly different I'll admit.
Today, it's kind of silly. Devices in the iPhone size class can do almost everything, so building all this gear into a vehicle is kind of pointless. Time to start turning your iPhone into a scooter then? Or how about a surfboard made entirely of iPhones..
The point is that there's no way of knowing in advance that you're going to go over some set limit unless it is made known. I wouldn't be surprised if some services are still advertised as unlimited without even a little star. But even then, having to read the small print in every ad you see just gets tiresome. Personally I'd be more willing to go with a company that is up front about all its costs - maybe even if they cost a little more than the competition. I kept seeing a stupid advert on a bus-stop a couple of months ago for T-Mobile or someone. The ad said they were "setting the internet free *", then "*you can browse the net for free in store when you're trying our phones!". Words cannot describe how pathetic that is.
Well it's the main thing that annoyed me in Doom and Duke Nukem the last times I played them - moving the mouse forward/back makes your character run forward/back. I know it isn't that much harder to implement (probably easier to implement considering in Doom the game has to guess which height you're aiming at), but it makes a massive difference! It changes the level of skill you need massively when you need to aim at the proper elevation as well as just line things up on the horizontal axis. I think gaming has been going down the tubes for years too, I'm not one for flashy graphics over fun gameplay (though it's always nice to get a graphics boost for a game that is already good in gameplay terms, like with GTA IV:) ), but being able to look up/down affects gameplay a lot you know!
Kind of scary isn't it that China is spending billions building something which is only useful if they fight a major war with the US. I'd expect that could have a lot to do with the fact that the US also spends billions on stuff that is primarily intended to be useful for when they're at war with other countries, and then proceeds to illegally invade countries in the name of a "war on terror" or something like that. I don't care if I get modded troll for that; national defense is of course a valid expense, but the amount that America spends on 'defense' is insane. Since the US is allied or at least on friendly terms with plenty of other countries, then the system could be useful in any number of situations than just a straight war with the US anyways.. and it's not like you would be happy if the US was reliant on the Chinese for their GPS. Nobody in their right mind is happy with an obvious single point of failure, if they can avoid it.
He could also alter the genetics of said experiments by adding a smidgen of fly DNA, to create a more potent strike force for use against the alien craft
In fact most of the modern games arent that diffrent from Doom, there may be a million billion polygons and shaders and stuff like that, there may be 'iron sights' and 'Squad based multiplayer' but at there hearts FPS's havent changed since the early days There's also being able to aim up/down, I'd say that was pretty major. The elements that haven't changed are that you can run around in a 3D world shooting stuff, and choose weapons using the top row of number keys.. not much else has stayed the same. Oh, and Wolfenstein was first;) Though Doom was presumably first with multiplayer, and deathmatch is something that's still good fun. I personally prefer team based games these days as I don't then feel like everyone is out to get me - I play games to get AWAY from real life!:p
I dunno, it's slightly more than I'm earning at the moment, and getting up in the mornings is the hardest part of my day.. most of my friends are students and gone over the summer anyway.. this sounds like a good plan!
Well, you could read a few books, or have a HDTV (for movies/games) in the ceiling above you:) I've been tempted before to just get a TV mounted above my bed but the outcomes of such a thing could be disastrous..! If I get paid to do it on the other hand.. where do I sign up?:)
Yeah I know, I just couldnt resist:) Management does not necessarily imply management, and most good management is most likely not in fact effected by management.
Oh I think you'll find that the SEGs system is rather decentralised. Hundreds of millions of couples the world over produce SEGs energy every day, often utilising hot oil and getting in some production even after sundown. Natural gas is an unfortunate side effect of the procedures involved.
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Life must suck when you can't read more than three paragraphs at a time.
Sorry to be so negative, it's just in my nature to look out for problems. If all the planes were controlled remotely by a large ATC network/AI combo then we'd be in business though
I didn't say that, it was the parent that was saying phones can do 'almost everything'
FYI someone replied to my comment instead of yours
Keep your eyes on the prize, man
I noticed that too. I'm thinking a wattache must be some kind of electronic personal assistant.
The point is that there's no way of knowing in advance that you're going to go over some set limit unless it is made known. I wouldn't be surprised if some services are still advertised as unlimited without even a little star. But even then, having to read the small print in every ad you see just gets tiresome. Personally I'd be more willing to go with a company that is up front about all its costs - maybe even if they cost a little more than the competition. I kept seeing a stupid advert on a bus-stop a couple of months ago for T-Mobile or someone. The ad said they were "setting the internet free *", then "*you can browse the net for free in store when you're trying our phones!". Words cannot describe how pathetic that is.
Well it's the main thing that annoyed me in Doom and Duke Nukem the last times I played them - moving the mouse forward/back makes your character run forward/back. I know it isn't that much harder to implement (probably easier to implement considering in Doom the game has to guess which height you're aiming at), but it makes a massive difference! It changes the level of skill you need massively when you need to aim at the proper elevation as well as just line things up on the horizontal axis. I think gaming has been going down the tubes for years too, I'm not one for flashy graphics over fun gameplay (though it's always nice to get a graphics boost for a game that is already good in gameplay terms, like with GTA IV :) ), but being able to look up/down affects gameplay a lot you know!
He could also alter the genetics of said experiments by adding a smidgen of fly DNA, to create a more potent strike force for use against the alien craft
I never really played Quake 2, but you could do rocket jumps in Quake as well
I dunno, it's slightly more than I'm earning at the moment, and getting up in the mornings is the hardest part of my day.. most of my friends are students and gone over the summer anyway.. this sounds like a good plan!
Well, you could read a few books, or have a HDTV (for movies/games) in the ceiling above you :) I've been tempted before to just get a TV mounted above my bed but the outcomes of such a thing could be disastrous..! If I get paid to do it on the other hand.. where do I sign up? :)
Coding the AI for that thing must be fun:
:= GetNextJob();
// I have achieved the holy grail! Bow in awe!
with AutonomousBolo do
begin
Job
end;
AutonomousBolo.Job.Go(Self);
Not to mention the nasty bedsores..
I do have my way with words. Or a way with words. Something like that.
Yeah I know, I just couldnt resist :) Management does not necessarily imply management, and most good management is most likely not in fact effected by management.
I think I'm the missing "that was fun!" option
Oh I think you'll find that the SEGs system is rather decentralised. Hundreds of millions of couples the world over produce SEGs energy every day, often utilising hot oil and getting in some production even after sundown. Natural gas is an unfortunate side effect of the procedures involved.
Either that or you're a part of a completely separate entity which does not see the world only in its most extreme shades.