To be honest, and again speaking as a portuguese citizen, this is the first I'm hearing about it (and the first time I've heard about this particular portal, to be frank).
Same here.
It's another reflection of the worst thing that Microsoft has managed to instill into so many people, often through the deals they broker with education institutions: the mono-culture mentality.. That only Windows matters (in fact, for nearly all non-CS students, Windows is pretty much IT
That's so true! It really disgusts me, but that is also happening for CS students. At my university (ISEL), since the Bologna process, all of the IT related courses have been shifting towards Microsoft solutions. Students aren't faced with any alternative OS or open source concepts and are discouraged of using alternative tools, all because of these deals they signed with them.
Something I will never forget is when Bill Gates visited Portugal. He was treated like a god! I don't think any chief of state or prominent figure ever got such reception. I specially remember the interview on public TV, RTP, by the seasoned journalist Judite de Sousa. She looked like a deer in headlights, incredible nervous, speaking terrible English and extremely careful with the questions, trying not to ask anything that could remotely displease him. It was surreal...
Exactly. That's also the reason why you should use peripheral vision to see more details, when using a telescope. Even when looking at the stars with the naked eye, it is possible to notice that the stars on the peripheral vision appear much brighter than the ones you're looking directly at.
What is wrong with me?! Dude, what is wrong with you! Just look at a pony. Here. Now tell me you don't want to fuck that pony's "flutter valley" till it bleeds, while Ariel the little mermaid is riding it, and her father, King Triton, and her six sisters watch with a smile of approval? Next you'll say you never dreamed of doing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer... Retard!
unless it's only you in the picture they have to get that too.
No, self-portraits still need the photographer to sign a model release, too. There are no exceptions, if there's anyone recognizable in the picture then his release is necessary, or else the picture can't be used commercially.
As far as I know, the only case where this is not true and there is no need for model releases is when the agency only licenses the image as editorial.
Yes, but the importance of the usage of critical thinking and logical skills is proportional to the importance of the question at hand.
The decision of accepting or not the existence of a god-like entity influences your whole life and the world you live in. As such, it is of much higher importance than deciding something as mundane as, say, the next flavor of ice cream you'll try. I'll definitely use logic and critical thinking on the former and impulse on the latter.
Step 2: I have logical and critical thinking skills (Step 1), and I believe in God (Given 1). Therefore, there exist some people who believe in God and have critical thinking and logical skills.
Conclusion: I have disproved your statement that "critical thinking and logic are anathema to anyone who believes in god" by counterexample. QED. You also proved that people who have critical thinking and logical skills not always make use of those skills.
Honestly, I wasn't trying to be funny, just curious. It seems so obvious, nowadays, that it's hard to imagine a science teacher dismissing it just like that. After all, the first theories related to continental drift exist since the 16th / 17th century. _That_ would be a time where I wouldn't be surprised to see the episode related by mollog happening.
As child, I could see that the continents of North and South America could plausibly fit up to Africa, yet my science teacher dismissed the idea that they were once joined. As we all now know, they were, in fact, once joined. Wow, that must have been ages ago. How old are you?
This car would have to be renamed if it ever entered my country, Portugal, just like what happened with Opel Ascona -- ascona reminds slang for vagina, I heard kids would remove the 's', thus getting "a cona", which literally means "the cunt":-). Anyway, Gina is the name used by a well known porn magazine from the 80s/90s. (warning: HARDCORE PORN, NSFW. Oh, glad to know I'll me moded informative or interesting thanks to this hehe)
These would make pretty interesting movies! But seriously, though, pimpified trailers are one of the reasons I don't go to the theaters so often. It really infuriates me to be deceived that way. Nowadays, I either rent or ________...
I have that one. For hobbiest stuff it may be good, but I don't recommend it for someone who wants to go further than that. It has a bit of everything, but it doesn't get into much detail. For example, there's not even a mention about Norton or Thevenin theorems and circuit analysis is lightly touched.
At first I thought the cat jumped up on the bed, but he didn't then I thought maybe my wife was shaking, but she was still. [...] My wife came down a little later and I said "I think we had an Earthquake." She told me I was crazy, then she saw it in the news a little later in the day, and sent me a link for the USGS. Wooha, talk about imaginary girlfriends... Translation:
At first I thought the cat jumped up on the bed, but he didn't then I thought maybe my sex doll was shaking, but she was still. [...] My man-pretending-to-be-a-woman-who-I-like-to-call-wife came online a little later and I wrote "I think we had an Earthquake." He said I was crazy, then he saw it in the news a little later in the day, and sent me a link for the USGS.
Soon geeks across the world will be able to win an internet forum/irc argument simply based on how much "life" they have, measured in GB or TB. Considering all that porn, I doubt TB is even enough...
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To be honest, and again speaking as a portuguese citizen, this is the first I'm hearing about it (and the first time I've heard about this particular portal, to be frank).
Same here.
It's another reflection of the worst thing that Microsoft has managed to instill into so many people, often through the deals they broker with education institutions: the mono-culture mentality.. That only Windows matters (in fact, for nearly all non-CS students, Windows is pretty much IT
That's so true! It really disgusts me, but that is also happening for CS students. At my university (ISEL), since the Bologna process, all of the IT related courses have been shifting towards Microsoft solutions. Students aren't faced with any alternative OS or open source concepts and are discouraged of using alternative tools, all because of these deals they signed with them.
Something I will never forget is when Bill Gates visited Portugal. He was treated like a god! I don't think any chief of state or prominent figure ever got such reception. I specially remember the interview on public TV, RTP, by the seasoned journalist Judite de Sousa. She looked like a deer in headlights, incredible nervous, speaking terrible English and extremely careful with the questions, trying not to ask anything that could remotely displease him. It was surreal...
Art imitates ... Art.
I smell a lawsuit coming around the corner.
Exactly. That's also the reason why you should use peripheral vision to see more details, when using a telescope. Even when looking at the stars with the naked eye, it is possible to notice that the stars on the peripheral vision appear much brighter than the ones you're looking directly at.
There's the solution! Turn whatever you want to remember into a really lame song et voila.
discounted to $2.50...
Really?! Around here it sells for 50â (around $62)!
What is wrong with me?! Dude, what is wrong with you! Just look at a pony. Here. Now tell me you don't want to fuck that pony's "flutter valley" till it bleeds, while Ariel the little mermaid is riding it, and her father, King Triton, and her six sisters watch with a smile of approval? Next you'll say you never dreamed of doing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer... Retard!
Well... There's always porn.
Well, we already have underwater cars, so why not subs that fly? Maybe that's the way to flying cars! A car that is a sub that is an airplane. Wh00t!
Actually, no, but I hear they are much quieter than trams, sometimes too much -- check "silent death" in the wiki article.
There is: meet the trolley bus. Yes, there still needs to be wires above the road, but that's probably much cheaper than laying rails on it.
unless it's only you in the picture they have to get that too.
No, self-portraits still need the photographer to sign a model release, too. There are no exceptions, if there's anyone recognizable in the picture then his release is necessary, or else the picture can't be used commercially.
As far as I know, the only case where this is not true and there is no need for model releases is when the agency only licenses the image as editorial.
And I wonder what your manager would think if he caught you watching a video of a man masturbating a pig.
so he acquired some samples himself
It could be worse... At least he did not have to masturbate a pig (last link is probably NSFW).
By now he went nuts and zapped the whole team.
Hmm, natural fertilizer. Is that the secret to penis enlargement?
Yes, but the importance of the usage of critical thinking and logical skills is proportional to the importance of the question at hand.
The decision of accepting or not the existence of a god-like entity influences your whole life and the world you live in. As such, it is of much higher importance than deciding something as mundane as, say, the next flavor of ice cream you'll try. I'll definitely use logic and critical thinking on the former and impulse on the latter.
Honestly, I wasn't trying to be funny, just curious. It seems so obvious, nowadays, that it's hard to imagine a science teacher dismissing it just like that. After all, the first theories related to continental drift exist since the 16th / 17th century. _That_ would be a time where I wouldn't be surprised to see the episode related by mollog happening.
This car would have to be renamed if it ever entered my country, Portugal, just like what happened with Opel Ascona -- ascona reminds slang for vagina, I heard kids would remove the 's', thus getting "a cona", which literally means "the cunt" :-). Anyway, Gina is the name used by a well known porn magazine from the 80s/90s. (warning: HARDCORE PORN, NSFW. Oh, glad to know I'll me moded informative or interesting thanks to this hehe)
Excellent job, indeed. Here are some more great recuts:
THE ORIGINAL Scary 'Mary Poppins' Recut Trailer
Must Love Jaws
10 Things I Hate About Commandments
These would make pretty interesting movies! But seriously, though, pimpified trailers are one of the reasons I don't go to the theaters so often. It really infuriates me to be deceived that way. Nowadays, I either rent or ________...
I have that one. For hobbiest stuff it may be good, but I don't recommend it for someone who wants to go further than that. It has a bit of everything, but it doesn't get into much detail. For example, there's not even a mention about Norton or Thevenin theorems and circuit analysis is lightly touched.
At first I thought the cat jumped up on the bed, but he didn't then I thought maybe my sex doll was shaking, but she was still. [...] My man-pretending-to-be-a-woman-who-I-like-to-call-wife came online a little later and I wrote "I think we had an Earthquake." He said I was crazy, then he saw it in the news a little later in the day, and sent me a link for the USGS.
There are videos of prototypes in youtube:
Omni-Directional Treadmill, June 28, 2007 (not sure if it is from the same project)
Cyberwalk Project, December 20, 2007