what ever happened to privacy? Surly thats more important than a few stupid songs is worth.
Call me troll but
that's because it would seem to me that America has ranked what it considers important: (greater is more important)
the flag > corporation > the one true religion > porn > Terrorism > Communism > piracy > drugs > crime > sports > education > science > false religions > consitutional rights > human rights Unfortunately the UK seems to be harmonising
Anyone can send a DMCA request and chances are the company will follow it because it removes their liability. On the other hand you can get counter claimed, and if they won that then they could put it back up.
DMCA requests are also a written oath. If you do not own the copyright and you say you do by filing a DMCA request, you are committing perjury. which is exactly what is going on here. Perjury for an USian, but what about us Britons?
So, I have to ask a stupid question then. Why do you bother running at the gym at all? No it isn't a stupid question. Basically for three reasons - 1. Warming up before stretching, which is before resistance or floor work, and then warming down. As a rule to warm up I like to do around 10 minutes at 8.5+ mph. Otherwise I find I am not lose or warm enough to start exercise proper. 2. Running on the treadmill allows me to work at specific paces - I increased my 'natural' pace from 8 to 8.5 mph over the last year by running at at least that pace on the treadmill, this was then reflected in the half marathon I ran last Sunday. 3. Winter - it is cold, wet and DARK. (I have to see where I am going).
I'm one of the people who do not understand why in the world people go to the gym. Jogging outdoors is much better than on a treadmill in many ways, push-ups and sit-ups work great, free weights are cheap (compared to gym membership). why does one go to a gym?
In many ways you are correct, the best way to get start getting fit is to just go outside run, cycle and do floor exercises, it after all only costs a pair of trainers. This was how I started. However, unless you live in a tropical climate the weather will limit how often you can do this (I live in the UK). Free weights themselves may be cheap but having the space to use them certainly isn't, let alone the fact that the floor has to be strong. This leads me to answer "why does one go to a gym?", again I find many reasons the main one is the same as my big treadmill running issue - psychology. There are naturally days when I am feeling less energetic, if I went home and worked out, I would probably do a little then just get 'distracted', at a gym I just work harder and then end up doing the usual amount. When I go home I feel great because I have worked hard and am tired (a big reason for exercising period). Don't underestimate the motivation that the presence of an attractive person can bring! Another big reason is that while I know the basics of working out, I am no expert and the benefit of having an instructor appraise one's technique or teach new techniques is IMO crucial (I don't want a back injury). I spend many hours a week in the gym but I don't want to waste time. Way too many people, 'meatheads' usually, do exercises badly, they are big but no where near as strong or lack the useful endurance that they should have. Maybe it isn't the case for gyms where you are, but one of the biggest reasons many people go to the gym is the social aspect. - exercising on your own is great if you have the mindset to do so consistently. Many do not but gym classes such as circuits/aerobics/kick boxing/BodyPump/etc. are great ways to stay fit, having people exercise with you and having an instructor barking orders is perfect for many. I know several people who do 3 or 4 classes a week and stay in great shape, most of my friends are fellow gym class participants.
Unless a person wants arms 12" thick and not be able to move their neck just to "look cool" (looks hideous to me)
Well those guys either ARE super strong OR far more likely they are just doing it wrong. You can be in wonderful condition and not be inflated or have restricted necks, the big thing that most body building types go for is maximum strength, which isn't anywhere near as useful as a balance between more strength and more endurance. Don't forget Olympic athletes do resistance work, even the marathon runners.
Whoa, I can't believe I just wrote an essay for an AC, hope you actually read this. Basically, the main thing to remember is that it doesn't really matter how/where you exercise as long as you do something you can do regularly, do properly and most of all enjoy. I am so much better for being fit now than for being fat four years ago.
Did you even read my post? I assume your not a runner because you would know that (as I stated in my parent post) that distance running is as much if not more to do with psychology than simple physics. And anyway I did also point out that a find that my running style (and quite possibly therefore my efficiency) is different on a treadmill.
But considering you are such an expert how about this - YOU do a marathon on a treadmill, I will do the New York marathon on the streets of New York, because I know that running miles on a treadmill seems like I am working a lot harder than running outside.
Yeah, I forgot that as well, often I either find myself falling off the back or running into the front of the treadmill. I was running a half marathon last week and the pace makers I was using would often go 20-30m ahead of me and then I would pull back with them. Treadmills require a conscious and deliberate change of pace that is much harder than the natural run.
Also being a runner and gymrat I have to disagree, I can run long distance fine, but simply cant stay on a treadmill for more than a few miles. There are really two reasons for this -
The first is that I (and many I know) find my actual running style is different on a treadmill than 'self-propelled'. Second is the physcological factors - the fact that when out running, my mind has to do a certain amount of work paying attention to where I am going, the surface, other road/pavement users etc this means consiously I can 'turn-off', whereas on a treadmill I need to think about something, and even though the treadmills at my gym have TVs and they might even be showing something I am interested in, I still spend a great deal of time looking around, still in 'vigilant mode'; The fact that I *can* step off at any time, ultimately means that after 4 or 5 miles I *will* just do that, when you are 5 miles from home, you just keep going, you can stop but you still have to at least walk home -so I keep running.
The other factor that would make a treadmill marathon more difficult is the lack of crowd, people cheering on and other runners really do spur you on when things get tough.
We believe that we did a very thorough prior art search for each patent that was submitted - at least as good a search as the patent examiner would conduct.
Wow, that thorough eh? You are either advertising badly, or pretending to be someone who works for them. But let us assume the former. -
Consider Dolcera, From the site - "Dolcera LLC is an international services firm specializing in intellectual property"
The very idea that a company that 'does' intellectual property and has the most to gain from a bad patent application system, considers this change a good thing, would be the evidence that this is a bad idea.
That might all well be true BUT the U.S. courts can do all they want, Spamhaus are in the UK. And are literally outside of the jurisdiction of the US court. No one should be forced to travel to another country just to say they don't work in that country. Surely when the writ (or whatever it is called) was registered, the address of the people they were suing (the UK) should have made it clear that they were trying to sue someone they had no right to. IMHO a court system shouldn't process a litigation without an address of the defendant in the jurisdiction of the court system.
Sit in a window seat in an Airbus A300 and you will see the wings flex up and down, not much but enough to be clear. I would imagine all plane wings do this. I for one would prefer a flexible wing rather than a brittle one, considering the forces involved.
In fact tall buildings need to do this as well, I seem to remember reading (I cant find a reference) that the Empire State Building can move up to 8m at the top, not sure that would help my vertigo.
Parodies of parodies never work. The whole idea of a (comic) parody is that it shows the funny nature of something that is serious. Trying to show another funny side of something that is already intentionally humorous is just pointless.
The fact that a significant enough percentage of drivers really should NOT be driving would make this a great opportunity.
For those who aren't aware Essex in the UK is synonymous with terrible drivers (it is the home of 'boy racers') so it is just a little ironic that their Uni is the one trying to find a replacement for human drivers.
Yes. Another day, another person who does not have any actual inside information into Google, attempts to guess why they are too brilliant to not have made a mistake buying Youtube.
Big companies CAN make mistakes, I dont know if Google has or not and I have no less insight into Google than anyone else here.
The NFL legal team have made the classic schoolboy error
Always scout your opponent before you play them.
They have attempted to enter litigation with an EFF lawyer and a law professor at that. You would have thought that they would have been careful not to make any technical mistakes with that kind of opponent.
There is a reason many sports teams read Sun Tsu and all his ilk. "Know thine enemy".
Personally I don't see why this man seems to be getting such a bad send off here. After all the man invented a programming language that at a time when their were few others around, a language that has survived in critical usage until today. There may be many geeks on this site, but I doubt many of those who seem to be dancing on his grave could have done something so difficult, anywhere near as well as he did.
Just because an old language is more difficult to use than some more modern ones, does not mean that old language is a bad thing to have existed. And it doesn't mean that it wasn't a great achievement.
Fictional villain is a good analogy. He does seem to have such strange reactions and statements that show a persistent lack of reality. The March 23rd thing seems to be some weird prophecy that has no bearing on any announced events (as far as I can see)
I don't know about you but like many evil super-villains, I am beginning to like him. Or maybe it's because I am British.
Yeah, for me and many of my friends SFII wasn't just the SNES killer app, we had never seen anything like this and it led to a whole new genre of games.
I am not really up on my gaming history, but is there any reason why Zelda does not make the list? It is always in the 'great games of all times' lists. I know that this historical list is of course different, I would just like someone who does know their game history to enlighten me as to why Zelda isn't in the reckoning.
I have posted this above but as the actual list is here and not the link. The list looks impressive (I am sure this list is used on his resumé), look closer - he is credited on these but only as "Special Thanks". He has as much to do with these games as Dolby or IBM.
1) He has apparently been involved with a number of successful games.
Good link, but a closer inspection of the titles Chris Hecker is on the credits for, shows that he is only ever listed as "Special Thanks" - meaning he had as much involvement as Dolby Labs Or IBM.
2) Maxis did some great stuff, pre-Sims. Sim{City 2000,Ant,Farm,Earth,Tower} were all unique, enjoyable games.
Agreed, they made fun games. They obviously want a change of direction (the Sims wasn't that successful) and have employed the Salvador Dali of the gaming world.
I will bet that Spore does end up making it to the Wii. Let us not forget what Chris Hecker said now when that happens.
It sounds like some game developers take themselves way to seriously
This is especially true considering that he hasn't actually ever released a game himself. I mean the man is working for Maxis, they released a really fun game (The Sims) and then 'true to their art' made the biggest selling game of all time by releasing endless ripoff expansion packs, they released The Sims on mobile phones for fecks sake, surely they had to compromise on power there didn't they.
Perhaps this is an admission that Spore wont be any fun? But that will be OK because it's art and we will buy it for that.
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the flag > corporation > the one true religion > porn > Terrorism > Communism > piracy > drugs > crime > sports > education > science > false religions > consitutional rights > human rights
Unfortunately the UK seems to be harmonising
And dont call me Surly
1. Warming up before stretching, which is before resistance or floor work, and then warming down. As a rule to warm up I like to do around 10 minutes at 8.5+ mph. Otherwise I find I am not lose or warm enough to start exercise proper.
2. Running on the treadmill allows me to work at specific paces - I increased my 'natural' pace from 8 to 8.5 mph over the last year by running at at least that pace on the treadmill, this was then reflected in the half marathon I ran last Sunday.
3. Winter - it is cold, wet and DARK. (I have to see where I am going).In many ways you are correct, the best way to get start getting fit is to just go outside run, cycle and do floor exercises, it after all only costs a pair of trainers. This was how I started. However, unless you live in a tropical climate the weather will limit how often you can do this (I live in the UK). Free weights themselves may be cheap but having the space to use them certainly isn't, let alone the fact that the floor has to be strong.
This leads me to answer "why does one go to a gym?", again I find many reasons the main one is the same as my big treadmill running issue - psychology. There are naturally days when I am feeling less energetic, if I went home and worked out, I would probably do a little then just get 'distracted', at a gym I just work harder and then end up doing the usual amount. When I go home I feel great because I have worked hard and am tired (a big reason for exercising period). Don't underestimate the motivation that the presence of an attractive person can bring!
Another big reason is that while I know the basics of working out, I am no expert and the benefit of having an instructor appraise one's technique or teach new techniques is IMO crucial (I don't want a back injury). I spend many hours a week in the gym but I don't want to waste time. Way too many people, 'meatheads' usually, do exercises badly, they are big but no where near as strong or lack the useful endurance that they should have.
Maybe it isn't the case for gyms where you are, but one of the biggest reasons many people go to the gym is the social aspect. - exercising on your own is great if you have the mindset to do so consistently. Many do not but gym classes such as circuits/aerobics/kick boxing/BodyPump/etc. are great ways to stay fit, having people exercise with you and having an instructor barking orders is perfect for many. I know several people who do 3 or 4 classes a week and stay in great shape, most of my friends are fellow gym class participants.Well those guys either ARE super strong OR far more likely they are just doing it wrong. You can be in wonderful condition and not be inflated or have restricted necks, the big thing that most body building types go for is maximum strength, which isn't anywhere near as useful as a balance between more strength and more endurance. Don't forget Olympic athletes do resistance work, even the marathon runners.
Whoa, I can't believe I just wrote an essay for an AC, hope you actually read this. Basically, the main thing to remember is that it doesn't really matter how/where you exercise as long as you do something you can do regularly, do properly and most of all enjoy. I am so much better for being fit now than for being fat four years ago.
Did you even read my post?
I assume your not a runner because you would know that (as I stated in my parent post) that distance running is as much if not more to do with psychology than simple physics. And anyway I did also point out that a find that my running style (and quite possibly therefore my efficiency) is different on a treadmill.
But considering you are such an expert how about this -
YOU do a marathon on a treadmill, I will do the New York marathon on the streets of New York, because I know that running miles on a treadmill seems like I am working a lot harder than running outside.
Sorry, perhaps I didn't make it clear, I find running long distance outside is easier because you do 'switch-off'
Yeah, I forgot that as well, often I either find myself falling off the back or running into the front of the treadmill. I was running a half marathon last week and the pace makers I was using would often go 20-30m ahead of me and then I would pull back with them. Treadmills require a conscious and deliberate change of pace that is much harder than the natural run.
Also being a runner and gymrat I have to disagree, I can run long distance fine, but simply cant stay on a treadmill for more than a few miles. There are really two reasons for this -
The first is that I (and many I know) find my actual running style is different on a treadmill than 'self-propelled'.
Second is the physcological factors - the fact that when out running, my mind has to do a certain amount of work paying attention to where I am going, the surface, other road/pavement users etc this means consiously I can 'turn-off', whereas on a treadmill I need to think about something, and even though the treadmills at my gym have TVs and they might even be showing something I am interested in, I still spend a great deal of time looking around, still in 'vigilant mode'; The fact that I *can* step off at any time, ultimately means that after 4 or 5 miles I *will* just do that, when you are 5 miles from home, you just keep going, you can stop but you still have to at least walk home -so I keep running.
The other factor that would make a treadmill marathon more difficult is the lack of crowd, people cheering on and other runners really do spur you on when things get tough.
You are either advertising badly, or pretending to be someone who works for them. But let us assume the former. -
Consider Dolcera, From the site - "Dolcera LLC is an international services firm specializing in intellectual property"
The very idea that a company that 'does' intellectual property and has the most to gain from a bad patent application system, considers this change a good thing, would be the evidence that this is a bad idea.
That might all well be true BUT the U.S. courts can do all they want, Spamhaus are in the UK. And are literally outside of the jurisdiction of the US court. No one should be forced to travel to another country just to say they don't work in that country.
Surely when the writ (or whatever it is called) was registered, the address of the people they were suing (the UK) should have made it clear that they were trying to sue someone they had no right to. IMHO a court system shouldn't process a litigation without an address of the defendant in the jurisdiction of the court system.
Sit in a window seat in an Airbus A300 and you will see the wings flex up and down, not much but enough to be clear. I would imagine all plane wings do this.
I for one would prefer a flexible wing rather than a brittle one, considering the forces involved.
In fact tall buildings need to do this as well, I seem to remember reading (I cant find a reference) that the Empire State Building can move up to 8m at the top, not sure that would help my vertigo.
Yeah, good point. Consider me corrected.
Parodies of parodies never work. The whole idea of a (comic) parody is that it shows the funny nature of something that is serious. Trying to show another funny side of something that is already intentionally humorous is just pointless.
Strange, I wondered why the tag 'fowl' was there because when I looked at the summary it states 'cry foul'.
Must have been a quick edit.
Yes. Another day, another person who does not have any actual inside information into Google, attempts to guess why they are too brilliant to not have made a mistake buying Youtube.
Big companies CAN make mistakes, I dont know if Google has or not and I have no less insight into Google than anyone else here.
They have attempted to enter litigation with an EFF lawyer and a law professor at that. You would have thought that they would have been careful not to make any technical mistakes with that kind of opponent.
There is a reason many sports teams read Sun Tsu and all his ilk. "Know thine enemy".
Speaking of bad weather, I think these guys - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ who are the authority on weather prediction in the UK. Use Fortran for weather forecasting and climate prediction http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/nwp/numerical /fortran90/index.html and they don't seem to be tiring of it.
Personally I don't see why this man seems to be getting such a bad send off here. After all the man invented a programming language that at a time when their were few others around, a language that has survived in critical usage until today. There may be many geeks on this site, but I doubt many of those who seem to be dancing on his grave could have done something so difficult, anywhere near as well as he did.
Just because an old language is more difficult to use than some more modern ones, does not mean that old language is a bad thing to have existed. And it doesn't mean that it wasn't a great achievement.
Tax breaks, ABUSED?
We will have no more of this ridiculous make-believe here. Thank you very much.
Next you will be trying to tell me that salesmen lie.
Fictional villain is a good analogy. He does seem to have such strange reactions and statements that show a persistent lack of reality. The March 23rd thing seems to be some weird prophecy that has no bearing on any announced events (as far as I can see)
I don't know about you but like many evil super-villains, I am beginning to like him. Or maybe it's because I am British.
Yeah, for me and many of my friends SFII wasn't just the SNES killer app, we had never seen anything like this and it led to a whole new genre of games.
I am not really up on my gaming history, but is there any reason why Zelda does not make the list? It is always in the 'great games of all times' lists. I know that this historical list is of course different, I would just like someone who does know their game history to enlighten me as to why Zelda isn't in the reckoning.
I have posted this above but as the actual list is here and not the link. The list looks impressive (I am sure this list is used on his resumé), look closer - he is credited on these but only as "Special Thanks". He has as much to do with these games as Dolby or IBM.
This 'developer', has developed no games.
I will bet that Spore does end up making it to the Wii. Let us not forget what Chris Hecker said now when that happens.
Perhaps this is an admission that Spore wont be any fun? But that will be OK because it's art and we will buy it for that.