Respectfully, I disagree. All the patches have done a decent job of fixing the more blatant bugs and attempting to address some balance problems. As someone who doesn't play barbarians, I approve.
The expansion was fully the quality of the original game, and added much more interesting stuff. There are problems with it, certainly, but 1.09 is coming out in a few days, and that should fix most of it.
Would you like to say exactly what you dislike about 1.07?
if he wasn't there at the beginning, he was certainly there soon after. If I remember rightly, there's a history page that mentions him and Harlan Ellison fighting in Los Angeles within the first couple years.
Legislation isn't the answer either. Teaching people how to be decent human beings is the answer. But hey, as long as I'm wishing for the impossible I'd like a few million dollars and a spaceship...
Your problem is that you've started from the assumption that I'm ignorant, which I'm not. Stop it, you're annoying me. Oh, and get an account.
I fully appreciate the irony of claiming ownership of a piece of land - I think it's somewhat akin to claiming ownership of your parents.
The reason trespassing laws exist has to do with concern that the person doing the trespassing intends harm to the person 'owning' the property. If this is indeed the case, then shooting them just might be in self defense. Nine times out of ten (or better), though, it's probably not the best way to handle the situation.
"What it all comes down to" as you say, is that people perceive that an injury has been done to them, whether it is trespassing or violating the quiet of a movie theater. Don't laugh, that was serious. That's what this is about. The cellphones themselves are nearly irrelevant. The problem is the behavior that is associated with them - rude and inconsiderate when applied to theatres and fancy restaurants, potentially dangerous when coupled with moving vehicles.
To actually get back on topic, though, jamming is not likely to be the answer, as other people have pointed out. The problem is behavioural, not technological, and we therefore should not be looking for technological solutions to it.
KdL
P.S. Why in hell did the original parent in this thread get 3, Funny, and my reply to it 3, Insightful? Neither was either.
-smile- I'm not a gun buff, nor a coward like you. I would have serious problems with someone who shot another human being without very good justification (as in self-defense). However, trespassing is against the law, and technically it is allowed to shoot trespassers. It's just not vey nice.
FYI, Americans hardly invented the concept of property. It existed at least as far back as the old Romans. You know, the ones where by law the (male) head of the household owned his house and all the things (and people) in it, to do with as he pleased?
As to your other accusation, yes, I'm an animal, and so are you. The difference is that I'm an intelligent animal, and you are not.
Sorry, but your property doesn't extend that far up. Now, if the plane landed on your front lawn, you're welcome to shoot the pilot for trespassing (assuming he survived impact).
In the case of cellphones, if that radiation is passing through your yard, then I say it's yours. It's only one step from listening in (which is perfectly legal) to stopping them. If the users really want to use their phone, they can exit the yard first.
Actually, the first thought I had when reading through that section ("Instead of Windows, they run operating systems from Linux, Be or some other company.") was Since when is Linux a company?
KdL
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The poster clearly referred to Robinson's Red Mars, wherein the elevator in question is separated from the asteroid. Please check your references before you post.
Oh, and go read the book. It's well worth it, and not just for the large divot they take out of the equator.
Specifically, this is the song sung by Galadriel in Farewell to Lorien, the eighth chapter of Book Two, which is the second half of The Fellowship of the Ring.
It translates as:
Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind, long years numberless as the wings of trees! The long years have passed like swift draughts of the sweet mead in lofty halls beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda wherein the stars tremble in the song of her voice, holy and queenly. Who now shall refill the cup for me? For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the Stars, from Mount Everwhite has uplifted her hands like clouds, and all paths are drowned deep in shadow; and out of a grey country darkness lies on the foaming waves between us, and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya forever. Now lost, lost to those from the East is Valimar! Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar. Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!
"The game of chess is like a sword fight. You must think first, before you move."
Okay, this is completely offtopic, but have you ever fought with a sword? Think too much and you die. Cutting the brain out of the loop and running responses straight from the spinal cord is the only way to be fast enough.
There was a panel on the Tick at Comic-con... I didn't actually hear very much of it, 'cuz I was waiting for Episode 1.5 to start next door, but the impression I got was that they're bringing the Tick back in some form, perhaps movie.
It'd be real hard to find a chip with Linus on it (Linus'n'chips instead of fish'n'chips? or a hardwired copy of his brain?), but yes he helped develop it. For more information, hit their homepage.
I can't understand why this is the first time in this thread that Escaflowne has been mentioned. The series has beautiful art (unless you have a hang-up over the funky noses), a great plot, and music unsurpassed by any other anime, period. While there are other series I've seen since which are probably as good, Escaflowne will always be my first anime love.
Other series not to miss: Fushigi Yuugi, which I also have not seen mentioned. Possibly one of the best plots around. Evangelion, of course. Damaging to the psyche, but awesome. Lain, though I've not seen all of it yet.
On a less serious note but still very worthy: Irresponsible Captain Tyler Nadesico (One of the strangest plots in anime) His and Her Circumstances (A soap opera, more or less, but intelligent and with absolutely stunning art)
Kenshin is also worth watching, to a point. Stay away from the forthcoming dub, though.
Movies: Nausicaa (Kaze no Tane no Nausicaa, or Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds: One of the best movies I've ever seen. Again, stay away from the dub. They butchered it big time.) Macross Plus. Anything by Miyazaki.
There's more, of course, but this is a decent beginning. Keep in mind that I base my recommendations on the series having a PLOT (which kills most everything brought to American TV).
Kean
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Considering that CNN ran an article on this on Feb 29, I really don't think that the Daily Show made it up.
That said, you're correct that it would be more effort than it is worth to bring a probe back and reuse it.
Personally, I'm a fan of the ion-drive. Slow, but has the potential to last much longer and do much more, without the nasty safety factors of nuclear power.
"Maybe if you can't handle it, you should go buy a Apple Macintosh. I hear they don't innovate very often. You can have a top-of-the-line computer for years and years."
-lol- You obviously haven't been keeping up with the news. Apple's G4s are among the fastest things out there.
He was a construction foreman who got a bar stuck through his head. Neat story. He became, um, unreliable afterwards. He's one of the cases I was trying to think of in my post below.
I wasn't able to read the article, and I'm very tired right now, but I seem to remember something from my college neurobio classes about people who lose the ability to consider the consequences on their actions. Then there are the ones who lose some or all of their emotions, sometimes making them not care what's right or wrong (for instance). I think there are some that lose what moral code they had, but I don't remember much about them... my book's around here somewhere, but I'm too damned tired to look it up.
I didn't laugh at Volcano I about puked, and that was just from the trailers.
Other than that, I agree. Hollywood is catering to a population significantly less intelligent than the one they're representing (in the case of cr/hackers, at any rate), so they have to dumb it down, or they won't make money.
-sigh- No, I didn't read the link. I actually glanced at it this time, but hell if I'm reading all that. They've done a lot more thinking on this point than I have, that's obvious.
There are still a couple places where I'm right, though.
Remember what the second DS looked like over Endor? It wasn't nearly finished. Sure, the core systems were in, and the thing was "operational" by the end, but huge pieces of it were either completely missing or little more than skeleton frameworks. Compared to the fully completed, albeit somewhat smaller (half the size? where the hell did you find that? I don't buy it) first DS, this thing was a lightweight.
The DS didn't burn to pieces on entry (can't be re-entry; it was never under an atmosphere). It was already in really fine pieces. So yes, I say that they converted straight to energy. I already considered the problem this creates for the planet, but ecosystems are fairly resilient things. I call it a little global warming, maybe not even enough to notice.
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Respectfully, I disagree. All the patches have done a decent job of fixing the more blatant bugs and attempting to address some balance problems. As someone who doesn't play barbarians, I approve.
The expansion was fully the quality of the original game, and added much more interesting stuff. There are problems with it, certainly, but 1.09 is coming out in a few days, and that should fix most of it.
Would you like to say exactly what you dislike about 1.07?
KdL
I'm more interested in what Blizzard's going to announce Labor Day weekend at ECTS.
KdL
Kean
Damn.
Kean
Legislation isn't the answer either. Teaching people how to be decent human beings is the answer. But hey, as long as I'm wishing for the impossible I'd like a few million dollars and a spaceship...
KdL
Your problem is that you've started from the assumption that I'm ignorant, which I'm not. Stop it, you're annoying me. Oh, and get an account.
I fully appreciate the irony of claiming ownership of a piece of land - I think it's somewhat akin to claiming ownership of your parents.
The reason trespassing laws exist has to do with concern that the person doing the trespassing intends harm to the person 'owning' the property. If this is indeed the case, then shooting them just might be in self defense. Nine times out of ten (or better), though, it's probably not the best way to handle the situation.
"What it all comes down to" as you say, is that people perceive that an injury has been done to them, whether it is trespassing or violating the quiet of a movie theater. Don't laugh, that was serious. That's what this is about. The cellphones themselves are nearly irrelevant. The problem is the behavior that is associated with them - rude and inconsiderate when applied to theatres and fancy restaurants, potentially dangerous when coupled with moving vehicles.
To actually get back on topic, though, jamming is not likely to be the answer, as other people have pointed out. The problem is behavioural, not technological, and we therefore should not be looking for technological solutions to it.
KdL
P.S. Why in hell did the original parent in this thread get 3, Funny, and my reply to it 3, Insightful? Neither was either.
-smile- I'm not a gun buff, nor a coward like you. I would have serious problems with someone who shot another human being without very good justification (as in self-defense). However, trespassing is against the law, and technically it is allowed to shoot trespassers. It's just not vey nice. FYI, Americans hardly invented the concept of property. It existed at least as far back as the old Romans. You know, the ones where by law the (male) head of the household owned his house and all the things (and people) in it, to do with as he pleased? As to your other accusation, yes, I'm an animal, and so are you. The difference is that I'm an intelligent animal, and you are not.
Sorry, but your property doesn't extend that far up. Now, if the plane landed on your front lawn, you're welcome to shoot the pilot for trespassing (assuming he survived impact).
In the case of cellphones, if that radiation is passing through your yard, then I say it's yours. It's only one step from listening in (which is perfectly legal) to stopping them. If the users really want to use their phone, they can exit the yard first.
Cheers,
KdL
Wasn't there an article a while back about theatres in the US considering doing this?
:)
Or maybe I'm on crack
Actually, the first thought I had when reading through that section ("Instead of Windows, they run operating systems from Linux, Be or some other company.") was Since when is Linux a company?
KdL
Oh, and go read the book. It's well worth it, and not just for the large divot they take out of the equator.
KdL
Specifically, this is the song sung by Galadriel in Farewell to Lorien, the eighth chapter of Book Two, which is the second half of The Fellowship of the Ring.
It translates as:
Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind, long years numberless as the wings of trees! The long years have passed like swift draughts of the sweet mead in lofty halls beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda wherein the stars tremble in the song of her voice, holy and queenly. Who now shall refill the cup for me? For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the Stars, from Mount Everwhite has uplifted her hands like clouds, and all paths are drowned deep in shadow; and out of a grey country darkness lies on the foaming waves between us, and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya forever. Now lost, lost to those from the East is Valimar! Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar. Maybe even thou shalt find it. Farewell!
KdL
"The game of chess is like a sword fight. You must think first, before you move."
Okay, this is completely offtopic, but have you ever fought with a sword? Think too much and you die. Cutting the brain out of the loop and running responses straight from the spinal cord is the only way to be fast enough.
KdL
There was a panel on the Tick at Comic-con... I didn't actually hear very much of it, 'cuz I was waiting for Episode 1.5 to start next door, but the impression I got was that they're bringing the Tick back in some form, perhaps movie.
KdL
For more information, hit their homepage.
What rock've you been hiding under?
Kean
http://home.san.rr.com/dlacey/
Other series not to miss:
Fushigi Yuugi, which I also have not seen mentioned. Possibly one of the best plots around.
Evangelion, of course. Damaging to the psyche, but awesome.
Lain, though I've not seen all of it yet.
On a less serious note but still very worthy:
Irresponsible Captain Tyler
Nadesico (One of the strangest plots in anime)
His and Her Circumstances (A soap opera, more or less, but intelligent and with absolutely stunning art)
Kenshin is also worth watching, to a point. Stay away from the forthcoming dub, though.
Movies:
Nausicaa (Kaze no Tane no Nausicaa, or Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds: One of the best movies I've ever seen. Again, stay away from the dub. They butchered it big time.)
Macross Plus.
Anything by Miyazaki.
There's more, of course, but this is a decent beginning. Keep in mind that I base my recommendations on the series having a PLOT (which kills most everything brought to American TV).
Kean
Of course, it was leap day.
Kean de Lacy
http://home.san.rr.com/dlacey
That said, you're correct that it would be more effort than it is worth to bring a probe back and reuse it.
Personally, I'm a fan of the ion-drive. Slow, but has the potential to last much longer and do much more, without the nasty safety factors of nuclear power.
Kean de Lacy
http://home.san.rr.com/dlacey/
-lol- You obviously haven't been keeping up with the news. Apple's G4s are among the fastest things out there.
Kean
I had the opportunity on this thread, but I don't know anything about *BSD -pout-
KdL
He was a construction foreman who got a bar stuck through his head. Neat story. He became, um, unreliable afterwards. He's one of the cases I was trying to think of in my post below.
KdL
Then there are the ones who lose some or all of their emotions, sometimes making them not care what's right or wrong (for instance).
I think there are some that lose what moral code they had, but I don't remember much about them... my book's around here somewhere, but I'm too damned tired to look it up.
Hope some of this helps
KdL
I didn't laugh at Volcano
I about puked, and that was just from the trailers.
Other than that, I agree. Hollywood is catering to a population significantly less intelligent than the one they're representing (in the case of cr/hackers, at any rate), so they have to dumb it down, or they won't make money.
KdL
KdL
There are still a couple places where I'm right, though.
Remember what the second DS looked like over Endor? It wasn't nearly finished. Sure, the core systems were in, and the thing was "operational" by the end, but huge pieces of it were either completely missing or little more than skeleton frameworks. Compared to the fully completed, albeit somewhat smaller (half the size? where the hell did you find that? I don't buy it) first DS, this thing was a lightweight.
The DS didn't burn to pieces on entry (can't be re-entry; it was never under an atmosphere). It was already in really fine pieces. So yes, I say that they converted straight to energy. I already considered the problem this creates for the planet, but ecosystems are fairly resilient things. I call it a little global warming, maybe not even enough to notice.
KdL