'"Begging the question" is a form of logical fallacy in which an argument is assumed to be true without evidence other than the argument itself. When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as already proven without any logic to show why the statement is true in the first place.
A simple example would be "I think he is unattractive because he is ugly." The adjective "ugly" does not explain why the subject is "unattractive" -- they virtually amount to the same subjective meaning, and the proof is merely a restatement of the premise. The sentence has begged the question.
To beg the question does not mean "to raise the question." (e.g. "It begs the question, why is he so dumb?") This is a common error of usage made by those who mistake the word "question" in the phrase to refer to a literal question. Sadly, the error has grown more and more ubiquitous with time, such that even journalists, advertisers, and major mass media entities have fallen prey to "BTQ Abuse."
While descriptivists and other such laissez-faire linguists are content to allow the misconception to fall into the vernacular, it cannot be denied that logic and philosophy stand to lose an important conceptual label should the meaning of BTQ become diluted to the point that we must constantly distinguish between the traditional usage and the erroneous "modern" usage. This is why we fight.'
I just bought a laptop with the same specs (without SLI or PhysX) and it cost $1000... Does PhysX and SLI really warrant an additional investment of $3500?
This subject has been covered multiple times on the Games For Windows podcast, including the 10.25.07 podcast. podcasts.1up.com is the link.
Specifically, the point is made that game reviewers needs to bring themselves up to the level of book or movie reviewers. Good movie critics don't recite feature lists and technical specifications, they talk about the ideas behind the art and how well they were realised. They talk about subjective things, with no claims to being an objective review.
Best does not mean "best possible" it means "better than all others."
If I were to evaluate numbers between ten and twenty, for example, to see which one would be "the best" for being divided by integers, I'd pick 12; its factors are one, two, three, four, and six. If I needed a factor of seven, then 14 would be used. It doesn't mean that in all situations it's the best possible number for factoring, but it is just better than the others.
The same is true of the mouse -- no, it's not applicable in every situation ever, but it's better than its competitors for most tasks.
It dont matter much to me. I just auto accept every quest then look up the cords in thottbot or wowhead. run to those cords, do quest, run back. Never even read the story. Just collect the loots/xp/gold and on to the next yellow question mark.
...welcome this extraordinary event. It is high time that the geekier sports such as video gaming be given a chance on network television. Imagine the thousands of gamers that will be affected by this.
Slashdot Mirror
You can install Start8 to solve the first two problems, and the task bar thing is an option that can be changed by right clicking on the task bar.
Get a decent mechanical keyboard if you want to go for the record - probably a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry MX Blue switches, although you could also go for a Topre Realforce if you wanted something a bit quieter and lighter.
https://www.facebook.com/stevenballmer/posts/364080266982087
I've heard that the Scout from TF2 will make an appearance... BOINK! http://williamjudd.com/2009/06/01/left-4-dead-2-announced-scout-from-tf2-to-feature/
Fun Fact: Every book review posted on Slashdot gives nine out of ten.
You'll never get enough Zealots out with only fifty Gateways...
+1 for Douglas Adams.
-1 for not stating your source.
XP SP2 runs quite well on my 350MHz w/ 256 MB of RAM.
Actually, that would be if it's 100% faster. 50% faster means it'll only take 98.25 years.
'"Begging the question" is a form of logical fallacy in which an argument is assumed to be true without evidence other than the argument itself. When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as already proven without any logic to show why the statement is true in the first place.
A simple example would be "I think he is unattractive because he is ugly." The adjective "ugly" does not explain why the subject is "unattractive" -- they virtually amount to the same subjective meaning, and the proof is merely a restatement of the premise. The sentence has begged the question.
To beg the question does not mean "to raise the question." (e.g. "It begs the question, why is he so dumb?") This is a common error of usage made by those who mistake the word "question" in the phrase to refer to a literal question. Sadly, the error has grown more and more ubiquitous with time, such that even journalists, advertisers, and major mass media entities have fallen prey to "BTQ Abuse."
While descriptivists and other such laissez-faire linguists are content to allow the misconception to fall into the vernacular, it cannot be denied that logic and philosophy stand to lose an important conceptual label should the meaning of BTQ become diluted to the point that we must constantly distinguish between the traditional usage and the erroneous "modern" usage. This is why we fight.'
http://begthequestion.info/
I just bought a laptop with the same specs (without SLI or PhysX) and it cost $1000... Does PhysX and SLI really warrant an additional investment of $3500?
This is his user account for Battlefield 2.
His name: NaturalSelector89
He died at 22:14. :(
Leotard is actually quite fitting...
See what I did there?
Specifically, the point is made that game reviewers needs to bring themselves up to the level of book or movie reviewers. Good movie critics don't recite feature lists and technical specifications, they talk about the ideas behind the art and how well they were realised. They talk about subjective things, with no claims to being an objective review.
Best does not mean "best possible" it means "better than all others." If I were to evaluate numbers between ten and twenty, for example, to see which one would be "the best" for being divided by integers, I'd pick 12; its factors are one, two, three, four, and six. If I needed a factor of seven, then 14 would be used. It doesn't mean that in all situations it's the best possible number for factoring, but it is just better than the others. The same is true of the mouse -- no, it's not applicable in every situation ever, but it's better than its competitors for most tasks.
+5, made me lmao.
This has always been true. http://www.facebook.com/friends.php?online
The site's down. Is there a mirror anywhere?
Then why do you even play the game?
B17 was the Flying Fortress that was the main long range American bomber in WWII. Not the B27.
http://begthequestion.info/ Come on guys.
You get a username/password dialog box. WTF?
...welcome this extraordinary event. It is high time that the geekier sports such as video gaming be given a chance on network television. Imagine the thousands of gamers that will be affected by this.