I concur! The hardest and best game out there at the moment. Atmostpheric, unbelievable replay value, requires tactics and planning and has an awesome online component. Some of the coolest bosses ever encountered in any video game. If you're bored with the current generation, get this game! I've clocked at least 100 hours and am still finding new ways of playing it.
Don't forget though;this is not an easy or forgiving game. One mistake and you're dead*. It only adds to the fun that dying makes your enemies stronger. Demon's souls fucking hates you.
Also, a sequel is already in the works, codename Project Dark.
* Especially when facing Flamelurker, The False King, Maneater, the group of crossbowmen and blue eyed knights at the end of 1-2 or, of course, the giant Depraved Ones. Or, for that matter, Penetrator, dual katana black skeletons, invading black phantoms, the reapers and BP Satsuki.
"Irreducible complexity" is a demonstrably false hypothesis
One problem with that: irreducible complexity is a negative. It's basically the statement that something, however small, can't be explained. And, as we all know, you can't prove a negative , so they'll always have somewhere to flee to. "O, no, that eye was explainable, but what about the flagellum. Oops, that's been done too. And, what about blood coagulation... O, wait..." Repeat ad infinitum. It would be harmless if they weren't pushing this stuff to someone else's children.
I wish I could mod you up, but I only have infinitely diluted mod points left.
Anyway, there's also a petition going for libel reform. Check it out at http://www.libelreform.org/.Sign and/or donate if you support their cause!
It seems to me that adult women with small tits would stimulate pedophiles about as much as a man with his genitalia cut off would stimulate heterosexual men.
Yup, agreed. The australian government, however, seems to think otherwise.
I wonder if they've realized this is @#$%@# insulting. How the hell are women with smaller breasts supposed to take this? "Get a boob job, or you'll be stimulating pedophiles!"
True, but the person not providing the right tools is at fault.
Now, given that most of your fraud detection code is stuck in a jumble of visual basic macro code, try explaing to mr. Judge why you picked up ms. Fraudy-McWealthy as a potential tax dodger (to the tune of, say, $50e6). 'The macro did it' is, unfortunately, not an acceptable explanation.
If you're brain dead, you can't use the advanced stuff in excel. If you're using excel for the advanced stuff in a critical application, you must be brain dead. Why, for the love of god, is the advanced stuff in excel ever used? I still don't get it.
Honestly, the amount of business critical applications buried in excel macro's is shocking. And, as we all know, the person who wrote the macro never leaves his/her job. This is especially dangerous for government who, for particular branches, have to be able to transparently show how they came to certain decisions. Any responsible official will stay away from excel for all but the most menial of tasks.
If you enjoy a challenge, give Demon's Souls on PS3 a go. Hours and hours of play, good, innovative multiplayer mode and an insane difficulty level. It's more of a hack-and-slash than an actual rpg though.
You know which one it is, you've seen it in libraries, books, this thing called the internet, etc. It's even the first hit on GIS if you look for evolution. Why is it so bad? It suggests a linear, goal oriented version of evolution, where newer species replace older species. In it's worst case, this becomes "If folks came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys around?".
The modern view of evolution should be an image more like a tree, with many branches starting at the root. Most species will be extinct by now, but a few them will still be around.
In addition, the only thing random about evolution is mutation, which creates variation within a population.
Finally, as someone else said as well, origin of life != evolution. Nice going for that article.
Actually, I really like the initiative. If done properly (that's a big if), the auctioned price could give an indication what people perceive the value of Vista to be. My guess is that it will be significantly lower than the price Microsoft set for is. Which, in itself, is an indication of the market power of MS.
2nd edition is a huge improvement. The game becomes faster and 'career hopping' is no longer the case for experienced non-mages. Archers also pack significantly more punch in this edition, making the targeteer a viabe advanced career.
Try out warhammer fantasy roleplay for a change. http://www.blackindustries.com/ . It has a faster and more fun rule system, which actually makes some sense. IMHO, the world is more fun too; darker, with a lot more humor.
Seriously? Strange. I based myself on a recent news article about a 0.6% growth rate in the States in the first three months of 2007. Compared to this, dutch growth was at 2.8%. Apparently, the economy in the us is slowing down in 2007 relative to the data you mentioned.
O man, do I feel your pain. I teach at a (dutch) technical university, and you're completely right. Although in this case, it's not people who don't know how to use a drill, but people who seem to be utterly unable to a) rtfm, b) find F1 and c) think for themselves and test their own ideas. Not only that, but they also lack basic math skills.
In addition to that, I have the exact same problem with overconfident students. When you tell them their work is bad, they start protesting about the supervisor, not improving their work.
Uhm, what are you talking about? I went through Miami, Heathrow, Schiphol, La Paz last month flying AA, KLM and VA and could take my laptop with me for each and every flight. There's a short period during the flights where you can't use any electronic devices, but that's it.
Amen.
And that is why the file formats and networking protocols Microsoft produces are closed format. It's not "to keep a competitive advantage", it's to further entrench their monolopy.
Neelie Kroes is right.
This might be a weird question, but what happens to international traffic from outside of the US to the US? It seems unlikely that sites from Abroadistan will be itching to pay US telecoms for priority access into US homes.
Does anyone even realize that the internet isn't a US only affair? That abandoning network neutrality could result in isolating the US?
Fully agreed. The drivers from ATI were so bad that I actually bought a new NVIDIA card for 'bout 60 euro. I'd rather spend money than trying to live with ATI linux support. I don't think I'll ever buy ATI again.
And now I have an extremely sexy setup with XGL/Compiz on two 1280x960 monitors. My life has never been better.
No, probably harder. One of the goals of the European Union is to create one market in Europe. European companies are therefore subject to stringent antitrust laws.
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I concur! The hardest and best game out there at the moment. Atmostpheric, unbelievable replay value, requires tactics and planning and has an awesome online component. Some of the coolest bosses ever encountered in any video game. If you're bored with the current generation, get this game! I've clocked at least 100 hours and am still finding new ways of playing it.
Don't forget though;this is not an easy or forgiving game. One mistake and you're dead*. It only adds to the fun that dying makes your enemies stronger. Demon's souls fucking hates you.
Also, a sequel is already in the works, codename Project Dark.
* Especially when facing Flamelurker, The False King, Maneater, the group of crossbowmen and blue eyed knights at the end of 1-2 or, of course, the giant Depraved Ones. Or, for that matter, Penetrator, dual katana black skeletons, invading black phantoms, the reapers and BP Satsuki.
"Irreducible complexity" is a demonstrably false hypothesis
One problem with that: irreducible complexity is a negative. It's basically the statement that something, however small, can't be explained. And, as we all know, you can't prove a negative , so they'll always have somewhere to flee to. "O, no, that eye was explainable, but what about the flagellum. Oops, that's been done too. And, what about blood coagulation... O, wait..." Repeat ad infinitum. It would be harmless if they weren't pushing this stuff to someone else's children.
I wish I could mod you up, but I only have infinitely diluted mod points left. .Sign and/or donate if you support their cause!
Anyway, there's also a petition going for libel reform. Check it out at http://www.libelreform.org/
It seems to me that adult women with small tits would stimulate pedophiles about as much as a man with his genitalia cut off would stimulate heterosexual men.
Yup, agreed. The australian government, however, seems to think otherwise.
I wonder if they've realized this is @#$%@# insulting. How the hell are women with smaller breasts supposed to take this? "Get a boob job, or you'll be stimulating pedophiles!"
Now, given that most of your fraud detection code is stuck in a jumble of visual basic macro code, try explaing to mr. Judge why you picked up ms. Fraudy-McWealthy as a potential tax dodger (to the tune of, say, $50e6). 'The macro did it' is, unfortunately, not an acceptable explanation.
Honestly, the amount of business critical applications buried in excel macro's is shocking. And, as we all know, the person who wrote the macro never leaves his/her job. This is especially dangerous for government who, for particular branches, have to be able to transparently show how they came to certain decisions. Any responsible official will stay away from excel for all but the most menial of tasks.
If you enjoy a challenge, give Demon's Souls on PS3 a go. Hours and hours of play, good, innovative multiplayer mode and an insane difficulty level. It's more of a hack-and-slash than an actual rpg though.
You know which one it is, you've seen it in libraries, books, this thing called the internet, etc. It's even the first hit on GIS if you look for evolution. Why is it so bad? It suggests a linear, goal oriented version of evolution, where newer species replace older species. In it's worst case, this becomes "If folks came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys around?".
The modern view of evolution should be an image more like a tree, with many branches starting at the root. Most species will be extinct by now, but a few them will still be around.
In addition, the only thing random about evolution is mutation, which creates variation within a population.
Finally, as someone else said as well, origin of life != evolution. Nice going for that article.
IANAE (I am not an economist)
Actually, I really like the initiative. If done properly (that's a big if), the auctioned price could give an indication what people perceive the value of Vista to be. My guess is that it will be significantly lower than the price Microsoft set for is. Which, in itself, is an indication of the market power of MS.
2nd edition is a huge improvement. The game becomes faster and 'career hopping' is no longer the case for experienced non-mages. Archers also pack significantly more punch in this edition, making the targeteer a viabe advanced career.
Try out warhammer fantasy roleplay for a change. http://www.blackindustries.com/ . It has a faster and more fun rule system, which actually makes some sense. IMHO, the world is more fun too; darker, with a lot more humor.
The original article, in dutch: http://www.nrc.nl/economie/article716907.ece/Econo mie_VS_staat_stil/.
Another supporting article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/business/01cnd-e con.html?ex=1338350400&en=13e891fe750026be&ei=5088 &partner=rssnyt&emc=rss/
In the USA, yes. In Europe/Asia, the economy is on the uptake.
It's even better. If you try to play a file for which you don't have the codec, it prompts you on whether you want to download that codec.
Africa is a continent.
O man, do I feel your pain. I teach at a (dutch) technical university, and you're completely right. Although in this case, it's not people who don't know how to use a drill, but people who seem to be utterly unable to a) rtfm, b) find F1 and c) think for themselves and test their own ideas. Not only that, but they also lack basic math skills.
In addition to that, I have the exact same problem with overconfident students. When you tell them their work is bad, they start protesting about the supervisor, not improving their work.
Uhm, what are you talking about? I went through Miami, Heathrow, Schiphol, La Paz last month flying AA, KLM and VA and could take my laptop with me for each and every flight. There's a short period during the flights where you can't use any electronic devices, but that's it.
Amen. And that is why the file formats and networking protocols Microsoft produces are closed format. It's not "to keep a competitive advantage", it's to further entrench their monolopy. Neelie Kroes is right.
This might be a weird question, but what happens to international traffic from outside of the US to the US? It seems unlikely that sites from Abroadistan will be itching to pay US telecoms for priority access into US homes.
Does anyone even realize that the internet isn't a US only affair? That abandoning network neutrality could result in isolating the US?
Fully agreed. The drivers from ATI were so bad that I actually bought a new NVIDIA card for 'bout 60 euro. I'd rather spend money than trying to live with ATI linux support. I don't think I'll ever buy ATI again. And now I have an extremely sexy setup with XGL/Compiz on two 1280x960 monitors. My life has never been better.
No, probably harder. One of the goals of the European Union is to create one market in Europe. European companies are therefore subject to stringent antitrust laws.
Move. http://oneseat.eu/
Both dependency problems and community attitude were two of my main reasons for going Ubuntu.
Seriously, apt-get and ubuntuforums.org make take that distribution to a different level.
I have never seen an RTFM there, unless it was accompanied with a kind reference to where to find the manual and an explanation of how to read it.
Wow. Does this man know anything about the real world? Has he ever been to Europe? To France? Out of his bedroom? He could have at least worn a suit.
I love how this gives free software such a professional image. Really, this is a giant step forward.
What a stupid... hippie.