Unfortunately, it has been proven time and again for decades that if you're not exposed to sounds early in your life, you may never be able to hear them because your neurons never develop the pathways to recognize those sounds.
I wasn't going to respond, but then you hit bullshit central.
You can't hear sounds if you haven't heard them before? Seriously? Do you really believe that?
Virus checking _new_ files with virus checkers doesn't work very well.... up to you to figure out why.
i still believe in it, tho i see way more potential in a cooperation between a faceless publishing house and wikileaks than a bit of ddos attacks by some disgruntled whatevers, assange was taken down because he brought to attention what would otherwise have stayed mostly in the usual channels, he had a public face and could be attacked... masked resistance publishing leaked documents would be way harder to trace and like i said, way more useful than just painting funny moustaches on websites or blacking them out for a few hours
Are you high? Just seems like you can't write anything that makes much sense. Try sentences.
We can't directly observe air either (in most cases), but can still measure its effects.
What? Seriously, what?
The human body has plenty of senses, a lot of which detect air directly. Touch would be the first simple example. To be honest, I'm having a hard time thinking of a sense that doesn't experience air - all would be affected..
Vista is a hell of a lot less bad than people think it is. That is, as long as you get it working right. I've had 15 second boot from mbr times to usable desktop, and over 3 months uptime. This is on a personal computer I use for everything, games, etc.
I personally think turning off masses of the dumb services are key.... but what do I know.
The reason I'm still exclusively MS on my PC is that fakeraid failed with Linux, back in the day.
Also, you have to remember that the native clothing and lifestyle were perfectly adapted for living in a wild forest, much more so than traditional European clothing and culture.
This was the 18th century - most of the European people did live very close to a forest, and knew how to survive in one. The Europeans who went to the US were of course not those kind of people predominantly.
Personally, I have a moral objection to my insurance premiums going to pay for the....
Don't pay them then. If you think you're a lot healthier than the average, it benefits you not to pay them. Save up.
I mean, goddamn, if my wife had to get pregnant every time we had sex, I'd be knee-deep in brilliant, talented, attractive kids
Do you know how the human reproduction cycle works? Also, do you know how contraception works (here's a hint - it doesn't always). Finally, do you know how genetics works? Because I'm guessing if they're your offspring, they're probably not going to be brilliant, talented or attractive.
Consider: If you're 150 pounds overweight, it's likely to cut 20 years off of your life. If you'[re 150 pounds underweight, you're probably already dead
No shit, sherlock.
I personally don't think the problem is with the skinny models, it's with the photoshopping that goes on in the industry. It's absurd - look at this for example - scroll down a page to first photo..
I mean, she was skinny to begin with... but attractive - with the photoshop, she's just odd looking. And that's what they're aiming for.
I think you do. You're confusing anorexia with a female only problem.
This is an avoidable danger, like prohibiting the glorification of drugs in kids' shows.
Seriously? Which kids shows did that? Honestly, I'd really like to see a kid's show glorifying drugs.
Anyway, about 50% of the populace has tried some kind of illicit drug or other, so I think the battle's lost there. Those that do, do, those that don't, don't.
Of course people are society's responsibilty. I live in the UK, and I do like the NHS.
Some people I know use the NHS as emotional support. These people are not ill, either mentally, or physically. They just like seeing their doctor every so often.
Some people I know use the NHS every time they get a cold - literally. The doctor tells them to piss off (not in so many words, but I wish he would), and they go home happy.
When I tell these people that that's where your tax is going, they don't get it. When I tell them that's where my tax is going, they still don't get it.
The people who are ill are not the the problem. The people who are fine and think they can use a "free" service as much as they like are.
It will be true about anywhere someone who makes $1 a day gets internet access and can suddenly interact with people who make $50,000 a year. Welcome to one of the downsides of a flat earth
Oh, I agree, the big downside of a flat earth is that rich people are in contact with poor people. I see that, now. If only we could get back to a system in which there could be no interaction. Those systems are generally the best for humanity.
I doubt it was simply a text message and more likely a chain of events that ended with the text message. Maybe this is a case of mistaken identity but I can bet someone with that name must have been on some sort of watch list for doing questionable activities or associating with questionable people.
Yes, I'm sure the authorities must have had it right all along, and despite there being no evidence we are able to see for this person being connected to any illegal activity, it's fine that they persecuted him.
I'm fed up of being called racist because I'm critical of some country's policies. If you hadn't noticed, Syria is taking a bit more a bashing in the news than Isreal recently, and when I or other people comment upon that they get called anti-muslim.
I know you are spouting pro-Semitic, racist vomit, because you're not addressing any of the issues, you're just name calling, and dropping people into your well defined categories.
Secondly, last I recall, citizens in other countries don't fear being blown up, shot, kidnapped, and tortured by Israelis.
The Israeli government and secret services have sanctioned killings of people on foreign soil who have not had any kind of trial. Or did you miss that?
There's always a bad egg in every basket, sure, but percentage wise Israelis are among the most humane, ethical, and moral people.
This is where you are going wrong. By saying that Israelis are among the most humane, ethical, and moral people, you are directly saying that on average people who are not Israelis are among the least humane, least ethical, and most immoral people comparatively. Can you not see that categorising people like this is idiotic?
Fibromyalgia is a real thing, but like many such diseases, there is no test for it and no way to "prove" it exists (at least not yet), so there will always be doubters.
Psychosomatic illnesses have been around for ever, and that is why there is such confusion. They tend to follow trends of what is currently in the news, rather than resulting from external effects upon patients. I'm not trying to diminish the symptoms.
These days there isn't that ability to jump right in and start simple coding on most platforms.
I disagree... I think the door's wide open to anyone who wants to know underlying code.
I grew up on basic, then got disillusioned when I realised it took months to produce something worthwhile. html and php were what got me really interested. You could produce something online that looked as good, worked as good, and was as good as the big names. Just because you did it for your friends only didn't matter - it was a more equal playing field.
Anyone can do this now - and that's one of the reasons why/. disparages html/php/flash coders. They're learning the craft by doing it, they haven't any structure, they just do what works.
I'm _not_ saying that this is the right approach universally - it's just learning most of the time. The problems hit when they try to transfer their skills to large scale projects.
You'll not get as close to cutting edge as quickly now - when I was growing up, individuals and small teams wrote the best games in the world. Now, you haven't got a chance - it takes hundreds of people to produce big selling games.
Basically, my point is that I think access is as easy as it ever was... teaching basic is bound to be counterproductive, because you can do much more much more easily using languages tailored to online use.
I don't think so. Piracy *is* stealing, Yes, that is the quote from the MPAA, but it is legally true in most countries.
I'm thinking of compiling a bunch of music for my sister's birthday, and giving it to her on CD. What I'll probably do is buy it from Amazon, then write it to a few CDs, then give them to her.
Technically, if I do that, I'm breaking lots of copyright laws (ie. distributing coprighted works, and because I'm in the UK transfering from one medium to another). If I don't do it, I won't buy the music.
I'd be breaking the law just as much if I downloaded what I wanted illegally - there is no incentive legally for me to buy these songs rather than get them for free.
The law is fucked.
Also, stealing necessarily deprives someone of something. Piracy doesn't. Theft and copyright infringement are not equivalent legally in any country I know.
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I was trying to write the first MMORPG using Quick Basic.
Sounds like the division bug was the least of your problems....
And in that regard, there is a huge difference between 44.1kHz/48kHz/96kHz, but lesser of a difference between 96kHz and 192kHz.
Citation needed. Double blind if possible.
Unfortunately, it has been proven time and again for decades that if you're not exposed to sounds early in your life, you may never be able to hear them because your neurons never develop the pathways to recognize those sounds.
I wasn't going to respond, but then you hit bullshit central.
You can't hear sounds if you haven't heard them before? Seriously? Do you really believe that?
FFS.... learn to use sentences.
Virus checking _new_ files with virus checkers doesn't work very well.... up to you to figure out why.
i still believe in it, tho i see way more potential in a cooperation between a faceless publishing house and wikileaks than a bit of ddos attacks by some disgruntled whatevers, assange was taken down because he brought to attention what would otherwise have stayed mostly in the usual channels, he had a public face and could be attacked ... masked resistance publishing leaked documents would be way harder to trace and like i said, way more useful than just painting funny moustaches on websites or blacking them out for a few hours
Are you high? Just seems like you can't write anything that makes much sense. Try sentences.
We can't directly observe air either (in most cases), but can still measure its effects.
What? Seriously, what?
The human body has plenty of senses, a lot of which detect air directly. Touch would be the first simple example. To be honest, I'm having a hard time thinking of a sense that doesn't experience air - all would be affected..
2.3% are still using VISTA!
Vista is a hell of a lot less bad than people think it is. That is, as long as you get it working right. I've had 15 second boot from mbr times to usable desktop, and over 3 months uptime. This is on a personal computer I use for everything, games, etc.
I personally think turning off masses of the dumb services are key.... but what do I know.
The reason I'm still exclusively MS on my PC is that fakeraid failed with Linux, back in the day.
Also, you have to remember that the native clothing and lifestyle were perfectly adapted for living in a wild forest, much more so than traditional European clothing and culture.
This was the 18th century - most of the European people did live very close to a forest, and knew how to survive in one. The Europeans who went to the US were of course not those kind of people predominantly.
Personally, I have a moral objection to my insurance premiums going to pay for the....
Don't pay them then. If you think you're a lot healthier than the average, it benefits you not to pay them. Save up.
I mean, goddamn, if my wife had to get pregnant every time we had sex, I'd be knee-deep in brilliant, talented, attractive kids
Do you know how the human reproduction cycle works? Also, do you know how contraception works (here's a hint - it doesn't always). Finally, do you know how genetics works? Because I'm guessing if they're your offspring, they're probably not going to be brilliant, talented or attractive.
Consider: If you're 150 pounds overweight, it's likely to cut 20 years off of your life. If you'[re 150 pounds underweight, you're probably already dead
No shit, sherlock.
I personally don't think the problem is with the skinny models, it's with the photoshopping that goes on in the industry. It's absurd - look at this for example - scroll down a page to first photo..
I mean, she was skinny to begin with... but attractive - with the photoshop, she's just odd looking. And that's what they're aiming for.
People need to get past their misogynist thinking
I think you do. You're confusing anorexia with a female only problem.
This is an avoidable danger, like prohibiting the glorification of drugs in kids' shows.
Seriously? Which kids shows did that? Honestly, I'd really like to see a kid's show glorifying drugs.
Anyway, about 50% of the populace has tried some kind of illicit drug or other, so I think the battle's lost there. Those that do, do, those that don't, don't.
The difference is the selling - that's all.
If you say something does something it doesn't, and don't sell it, you're ok (mostly).
If you say something does something it doesn't, and do sell it, you're in trouble (mostly).
it's cheaper than commercial healthcare, because you don't have to pay for all those claims adjusters and billing administrators.
Yes, in the same way that communism is the most efficient and beneficial of political systems: "in theory"
Yes, in exactly the same way. Communism is a good idea which went tits up. Commercial healthcare is a good idea which has gone tits up too.
Look at the evidence - look at the healthcare in the US overall compared to other countries.
Of course people are society's responsibilty. I live in the UK, and I do like the NHS.
Some people I know use the NHS as emotional support. These people are not ill, either mentally, or physically. They just like seeing their doctor every so often.
Some people I know use the NHS every time they get a cold - literally. The doctor tells them to piss off (not in so many words, but I wish he would), and they go home happy.
When I tell these people that that's where your tax is going, they don't get it. When I tell them that's where my tax is going, they still don't get it.
The people who are ill are not the the problem. The people who are fine and think they can use a "free" service as much as they like are.
pharmaceutical companies do it all the time, and perhaps not as often as they should.
They should do it more than all the time?
It will be true about anywhere someone who makes $1 a day gets internet access and can suddenly interact with people who make $50,000 a year. Welcome to one of the downsides of a flat earth
Oh, I agree, the big downside of a flat earth is that rich people are in contact with poor people. I see that, now. If only we could get back to a system in which there could be no interaction. Those systems are generally the best for humanity.
I doubt it was simply a text message and more likely a chain of events that ended with the text message. Maybe this is a case of mistaken identity but I can bet someone with that name must have been on some sort of watch list for doing questionable activities or associating with questionable people.
Yes, I'm sure the authorities must have had it right all along, and despite there being no evidence we are able to see for this person being connected to any illegal activity, it's fine that they persecuted him.
Shut the fuck up, racist.
I'm fed up of being called racist because I'm critical of some country's policies. If you hadn't noticed, Syria is taking a bit more a bashing in the news than Isreal recently, and when I or other people comment upon that they get called anti-muslim.
I know you are spouting pro-Semitic, racist vomit, because you're not addressing any of the issues, you're just name calling, and dropping people into your well defined categories.
Secondly, last I recall, citizens in other countries don't fear being blown up, shot, kidnapped, and tortured by Israelis.
The Israeli government and secret services have sanctioned killings of people on foreign soil who have not had any kind of trial. Or did you miss that?
There's always a bad egg in every basket, sure, but percentage wise Israelis are among the most humane, ethical, and moral people.
This is where you are going wrong. By saying that Israelis are among the most humane, ethical, and moral people, you are directly saying that on average people who are not Israelis are among the least humane, least ethical, and most immoral people comparatively. Can you not see that categorising people like this is idiotic?
dit-dit-dit-daaaaaa-dit-dit
That's actually dit-dit-dit-daaaa-daaaa-dit-dit-dit, and it's morse code.
Fibromyalgia is a real thing, but like many such diseases, there is no test for it and no way to "prove" it exists (at least not yet), so there will always be doubters.
Psychosomatic illnesses have been around for ever, and that is why there is such confusion. They tend to follow trends of what is currently in the news, rather than resulting from external effects upon patients. I'm not trying to diminish the symptoms.
Don't be so quick to judge, unless you've walked a mile on my crutches.
First they steal your parking space, then you're giving them permission to take your crutches?!
Did goat.cx not give you a clue?
Anyone who clicks on that link must either like goatse, or not have been on the net for the last 10 years.
These days there isn't that ability to jump right in and start simple coding on most platforms.
I disagree... I think the door's wide open to anyone who wants to know underlying code.
I grew up on basic, then got disillusioned when I realised it took months to produce something worthwhile. html and php were what got me really interested. You could produce something online that looked as good, worked as good, and was as good as the big names. Just because you did it for your friends only didn't matter - it was a more equal playing field.
Anyone can do this now - and that's one of the reasons why /. disparages html/php/flash coders. They're learning the craft by doing it, they haven't any structure, they just do what works.
I'm _not_ saying that this is the right approach universally - it's just learning most of the time. The problems hit when they try to transfer their skills to large scale projects.
You'll not get as close to cutting edge as quickly now - when I was growing up, individuals and small teams wrote the best games in the world. Now, you haven't got a chance - it takes hundreds of people to produce big selling games.
Basically, my point is that I think access is as easy as it ever was... teaching basic is bound to be counterproductive, because you can do much more much more easily using languages tailored to online use.
I don't think so. Piracy *is* stealing, Yes, that is the quote from the MPAA, but it is legally true in most countries.
I'm thinking of compiling a bunch of music for my sister's birthday, and giving it to her on CD. What I'll probably do is buy it from Amazon, then write it to a few CDs, then give them to her.
Technically, if I do that, I'm breaking lots of copyright laws (ie. distributing coprighted works, and because I'm in the UK transfering from one medium to another). If I don't do it, I won't buy the music.
I'd be breaking the law just as much if I downloaded what I wanted illegally - there is no incentive legally for me to buy these songs rather than get them for free.
The law is fucked.
Also, stealing necessarily deprives someone of something. Piracy doesn't. Theft and copyright infringement are not equivalent legally in any country I know.
Why don't you do MP3s or mail order?