There's no reason kids can't do both. There's something to be said for learning to understand and follow instructions. I really liked doing it as a kid. After that, I'd take it apart and make my own things. And now I don't have to call someone to put Ikea furniture together for me.
I really think it's some kind of disorder/obsession - People that are obsessed with politics and can't help themselves from steering every discussion into "it's the other [evil] party's fault and I'm going to tell you why right now" This one guy I worked with didn't even care if his little jokes made sense. We were walking through a parking garage once, and we were startled by an SUV driving too fast around a corner. He said "Probably a liberal, Massachusetts plates! *chuckle*". Even the more obvious joke about the political bent of an SUV owner wouldn't be remotely funny. At least not to me, it's just unoriginal. He did have a good sense of humor at times, but a dig on democrats seemed to be his default. He never said anything hateful, he was just very smug. He rarely went into angry rants about politics, but I would avoid conversation with him, because it would inevitably turn into a political discussion. He wasn't a troll, I think he was just preoccupied with politics, it was always at the forefront of his mind, and everything negative in the world could be attributed to liberal democrats. (He was a libertarian in 2004, probably still is)
It was just a joke, I move my ball all the time. I usually stop keeping score by the 3rd or 4th hole anyway. I just don't go around telling people I shot a 72 when it was more like 92. As far as I'm concerned, I've just been practicing golf for 20 years. I'll never play competitively, so there's no reason to be able to hit a ball in every possible situation.
I know we can, but we don't just do it when we feel like it. There has to be some general consensus. I've never seen the term minicomputer used that way. "Mini computer", maybe. The term "nanocomputer" would have been appropriate here. Definitions of words aren't constantly changing. How confusing would that be? They change once in a while.
Just thinking about it makes me feel short of breath. I can imagine wanting to blast it away from your mouth by forcefully exhaling, but not having enough air in your lungs to do it.
When the driver uses a hands-free mobile telephone, which allows the user to communicate without the use of either hand.
Using a handheld electronic device that is affixed to a vehicle surface.
Using a GPS device that is attached to the vehicle.
When the purpose of the phone call is to communicate an emergency to a police or fire department, a hospital or physician's office, or an ambulance corps.
When operating an authorized emergency vehicle in the performance of official duties.
No states ban all cell phone use while driving. Some states ban cell phone use under certain conditions - novice drivers, school bus drivers, commercial vehicles, etc.
I don't know what they're thinking, but I can't imagine they'd spend that much without a very good reason. If they incorporate advertising, that could bring in a lot of money
I'm not saying they're hard to install, it's that some people are resistant to change. I agree that most people have several chat apps. I do, because some people I know like to use LINE or viber over WA. It's just that there's always seems to be that minority that will only use WA, so I don't really have a choice but to use it if I want to talk to that person
Apparently, they start charging $0.99 a year after a one year trial period. I've been using it for over a year and haven't gotten any notifications about buying a subscription though. They also got an $8 million investment from Sequoia Capital. They don't advertise (word of mouth only), they have less than 100 employees, and spend very little on their website.
MySpace is back again. No, MySpace is not back. Dude, I'm telling you. It's back, okay? I got a profile on there now. The format is sick! I hope you're right because I'd love to bring back my "Hey, Tom, I'm not your friend," joke.
But those who pledge to stop using it probably have several friends that don't care, so they either have to convince all their friends to talk to them on a different app, or stop talking to them altogether. Most of those people will probably give in and continue to use whatsapp
Now they have "Hold for Pickup" and they'll hold it for 5 days. I've never used it though. In the past I had to wait for them to try to deliver it for 3 days then they would hold it at the depot and I could pick it up. Like a lot of people, I'm at work during the day, so there was no possible way for me to be at home for deliveries.
Once UPS actually let me intercept a package at a distribution hub in Massachusetts. I was pretty surprised they allowed it. (it was post-9/11) I waited around until it got scanned coming off a truck, and they gave it to me right there.
I'm sure apple is dying to release their version that has a glowing apple logo on the temple, then we'll all be fucked. P.s. Honestly, my name has nothing to do with the company, I'm a big steely dan fan, and I happened to be listening to Josie when I created my account
I'm pretty sure most, if not all, digital cameras can see the IR from a LED like your TV remote. The iPhone camera can, which accounts for a lot of cameras out there. So no, they don't work at the same wavelength as the human eye. A wall of powerful IR LEDs might be able to affect photo quality. And the wavelengths a conventional camera is sensitive to depends on the film. You can get infrared film for cameras.
If I get 99 out of 100 achievements, it's not like I'd feel guilty for cheating on the last one if it's something I would never complete otherwise. I just like to see them all completed. And maybe something happens when they're all complete. As for multiplayer, I'm very much against cheating if it affects other players.
I like achievements, but I do wish I could bypass some of them. Not because they're difficult, but because they require you to do things like play a game with a certain number of friends. I neither have nor want any friends (online or in the real world)
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There's no reason kids can't do both. There's something to be said for learning to understand and follow instructions. I really liked doing it as a kid. After that, I'd take it apart and make my own things. And now I don't have to call someone to put Ikea furniture together for me.
You'd be better off doing this -
http://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-...
just taping the lens from a $1 laser pointer onto your phone camera lens works well enough to play around with
I really think it's some kind of disorder/obsession - People that are obsessed with politics and can't help themselves from steering every discussion into "it's the other [evil] party's fault and I'm going to tell you why right now" This one guy I worked with didn't even care if his little jokes made sense. We were walking through a parking garage once, and we were startled by an SUV driving too fast around a corner. He said "Probably a liberal, Massachusetts plates! *chuckle*". Even the more obvious joke about the political bent of an SUV owner wouldn't be remotely funny. At least not to me, it's just unoriginal. He did have a good sense of humor at times, but a dig on democrats seemed to be his default.
He never said anything hateful, he was just very smug. He rarely went into angry rants about politics, but I would avoid conversation with him, because it would inevitably turn into a political discussion. He wasn't a troll, I think he was just preoccupied with politics, it was always at the forefront of his mind, and everything negative in the world could be attributed to liberal democrats.
(He was a libertarian in 2004, probably still is)
But if it's destroyed, somebody now has the problem of a 950,000 jar surplus of jelly. The whole PB/J balance is in jeopardy!
It was just a joke, I move my ball all the time. I usually stop keeping score by the 3rd or 4th hole anyway. I just don't go around telling people I shot a 72 when it was more like 92. As far as I'm concerned, I've just been practicing golf for 20 years. I'll never play competitively, so there's no reason to be able to hit a ball in every possible situation.
But if you did play golf, you'd know that most golfers cheat on their score cards anyway
It's the other way around. Mean is average. Median is just the number in the middle.
I know we can, but we don't just do it when we feel like it. There has to be some general consensus. I've never seen the term minicomputer used that way. "Mini computer", maybe. The term "nanocomputer" would have been appropriate here.
Definitions of words aren't constantly changing. How confusing would that be? They change once in a while.
Just thinking about it makes me feel short of breath. I can imagine wanting to blast it away from your mouth by forcefully exhaling, but not having enough air in your lungs to do it.
it's not a complete ban
Exceptions to the Laws
When the driver uses a hands-free mobile telephone, which allows the user to communicate without the use of either hand.
Using a handheld electronic device that is affixed to a vehicle surface.
Using a GPS device that is attached to the vehicle.
When the purpose of the phone call is to communicate an emergency to a police or fire department, a hospital or physician's office, or an ambulance corps.
When operating an authorized emergency vehicle in the performance of official duties.
http://www.safeny.ny.gov/phon-...
Are you saying we can change the definition of words if they were created before we were born?
That's driving crashlessly
No states ban all cell phone use while driving. Some states ban cell phone use under certain conditions - novice drivers, school bus drivers, commercial vehicles, etc.
I don't know what they're thinking, but I can't imagine they'd spend that much without a very good reason. If they incorporate advertising, that could bring in a lot of money
I'm not saying they're hard to install, it's that some people are resistant to change. I agree that most people have several chat apps. I do, because some people I know like to use LINE or viber over WA. It's just that there's always seems to be that minority that will only use WA, so I don't really have a choice but to use it if I want to talk to that person
Interesting! I just searched for their relationship with facebook and found this - In WhatsApp Deal, Sequoia Capital May Make 50 Times Its Money
That article says $8 mil was their initial investment, but has invested $60 mil in total!
Apparently, they start charging $0.99 a year after a one year trial period. I've been using it for over a year and haven't gotten any notifications about buying a subscription though. They also got an $8 million investment from Sequoia Capital. They don't advertise (word of mouth only), they have less than 100 employees, and spend very little on their website.
MySpace is back again.
No, MySpace is not back.
Dude, I'm telling you. It's back, okay? I got a profile on there now. The format is sick!
I hope you're right because I'd love to bring back my "Hey, Tom, I'm not your friend," joke.
But those who pledge to stop using it probably have several friends that don't care, so they either have to convince all their friends to talk to them on a different app, or stop talking to them altogether. Most of those people will probably give in and continue to use whatsapp
Now they have "Hold for Pickup" and they'll hold it for 5 days. I've never used it though. In the past I had to wait for them to try to deliver it for 3 days then they would hold it at the depot and I could pick it up. Like a lot of people, I'm at work during the day, so there was no possible way for me to be at home for deliveries.
Once UPS actually let me intercept a package at a distribution hub in Massachusetts. I was pretty surprised they allowed it. (it was post-9/11) I waited around until it got scanned coming off a truck, and they gave it to me right there.
I'm sure apple is dying to release their version that has a glowing apple logo on the temple, then we'll all be fucked.
P.s. Honestly, my name has nothing to do with the company, I'm a big steely dan fan, and I happened to be listening to Josie when I created my account
I'm pretty sure most, if not all, digital cameras can see the IR from a LED like your TV remote. The iPhone camera can, which accounts for a lot of cameras out there. So no, they don't work at the same wavelength as the human eye. A wall of powerful IR LEDs might be able to affect photo quality. And the wavelengths a conventional camera is sensitive to depends on the film. You can get infrared film for cameras.
If I get 99 out of 100 achievements, it's not like I'd feel guilty for cheating on the last one if it's something I would never complete otherwise. I just like to see them all completed. And maybe something happens when they're all complete. As for multiplayer, I'm very much against cheating if it affects other players.
I like achievements, but I do wish I could bypass some of them. Not because they're difficult, but because they require you to do things like play a game with a certain number of friends. I neither have nor want any friends (online or in the real world)
I don't know about you, but I can't see infrared