Indeed, "informative" would have been better. For an example of the destructive-protection I'm talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumple_zone The metal absorbs the energy so that the gooey nougat center of the vehicle doesn't.
You need to teach your players that often the best thing to do in a dungeon is run from danger, or come back to a puzzle later; unless all of your dungeons collapse as the players leave.
That said, some puzzles are okay in a tabletop, but number games should be easily solved with a quick Int check by a character with a Mathematics skill or not at all (because math isn't a common skill), so number games come down to a skill roll or player knowledge.
Speaking of Nethack, I recently played the latest Zelda: Twilight Princess, and the Sokoban-style puzzles in Z:TP were so easy that I didn't have any problem with them, and I'm normally not good at planning more than four steps ahead.
I would think the internals would be damaged more by a thin soft case than by a sturdy one.
There needs to be a happy medium. Most damage to a notebook with be blunt-force, not sharp-pointy. As long as the energy from a fall is used up in deforming the exterior, the interior will take less damage. If the exterior is made of diamond, the interior will slam into the diamond exterior with the same energy as if it had hit the ground itself.
Of course, if someone's stabbing your laptop, you'll want a hard case, and maybe better working/living conditions.
Maybe he pissed them off. Maybe he caused them to lose a lot of money and they wanted to send a message to others. Why are you so vociferously against the theory?
why do the authorities talk about the "apparent" gunman?
Because the guy probably thought some Russian mobsters were going to get him a job in Russia, but they really had a contract to kill him and make it look like a murder-suicide.
I'd say that gamers make up a large part of those who buy parts [...] in all likelihood, most of them wouldn't be using a Foxconn motherboard anyway.
Altered your post to be more accurate. Gamers don't buy no-name motherboards. However, it turns out that Foxconn actually _does_ sell mobos to Dell and HP, so they've got a brazillion windows users by default, and my point is moot. I'm going to guess they don't sell server/workstation mobos to Dell and HP though.
Anyone who doesn't care about the tiny number of people who custom-build Linux PCs ?
except foxconn's business is in the custom-built PCs, of which custom-built Linux PCs are a large percentage.
Car analogy:
It's like a company that makes custom engine parts not caring about the tiny number of people who tweak their cars.
The problem is, there aren't nearly enough Linux users to make a dent they will notice.
I'll bite:
I'm making up numbers, but let's say Linux is on 5% of desktops. That sure sounds like a tiny amount. I'm going to bet that foxconn doesn't sell to manufacturers like Dell, HP, etc. This means we're looking at the home-built market. So Mac OSX's not in the mix at all now, and it's gamers versus Linux heads with some crossover vying for the lead (lets call it 50/50). _That_ is a significant share of Linux users which will make a dent, especially since it's the linux users that will be more likely to choose a less expensive, unheard of brand because they're not focused on performance like the gamers (nudging it to 75% linux/25% gamer in my mind).
I'm not keen on conspiracy theories unless something doesn't make any sense without the conspiracy, but it sure looks like foxconn is purposefully alienating its largest customer base. The only reason I can think of for this is that they are being paid more money to do this than they will make from their users. Unfortunately, I can't think of anyone with enough money and hatred/fear of Linux who would pay a company to do this.
Or, foxconn designed their board badly (stupidly, not evilly), and a tech support monkey getting paid less than $6/hour read "we don't support Linux" from the response book so they could process another ticket.
Other arguments opposing the use of CE/BCE include: [...]
* The use of identifiers which have common spellings is more ambiguous than the use of identifiers with divergent spellings. Both C.E. and B.C.E. have in common the letters "C.E.", which is more likely to cause confusion than identifiers with clearly different spelling.[61]
As an end user and a project manager, I'd have to ask you why your code doesn't allow such a possibility.
Because web browsers were not intended to be application mediums. To a web app, the back button is like allowing a user of a standard executable to manually page and free memory on command in the OS while the app is running. Wild weird things are the result. Or for a turing machine example, it's like allowing a user to change tapes mid-stream. States break.
That said, web pages should not dictate browser menu functions. You want to be sure your app runs a certain way? Program with embedded circuitry in a specialized device, not with machine code on a general computer or with markup code on a web browser. Of course, even with the embedded circuitry, you're subject to the vagaries of physics.
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Any amount of cartridge swapping creates new oppurtunity for misplacing of said cartridge.
Which creates opportunity for you to buy it again. This hurts the company how?
tea bagged?
That's what he's really afraid of happening while he's playing a FPS in public.
Indeed, "informative" would have been better. For an example of the destructive-protection I'm talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumple_zone The metal absorbs the energy so that the gooey nougat center of the vehicle doesn't.
You need to teach your players that often the best thing to do in a dungeon is run from danger, or come back to a puzzle later; unless all of your dungeons collapse as the players leave.
That said, some puzzles are okay in a tabletop, but number games should be easily solved with a quick Int check by a character with a Mathematics skill or not at all (because math isn't a common skill), so number games come down to a skill roll or player knowledge.
Speaking of Nethack, I recently played the latest Zelda: Twilight Princess, and the Sokoban-style puzzles in Z:TP were so easy that I didn't have any problem with them, and I'm normally not good at planning more than four steps ahead.
I miss The 7th Guest and the The 11th Hour
"Feeling... LONEly?"
According to Facebook, I have 98 friends. Just one short. :/
I would think the internals would be damaged more by a thin soft case than by a sturdy one.
There needs to be a happy medium. Most damage to a notebook with be blunt-force, not sharp-pointy. As long as the energy from a fall is used up in deforming the exterior, the interior will take less damage. If the exterior is made of diamond, the interior will slam into the diamond exterior with the same energy as if it had hit the ground itself. Of course, if someone's stabbing your laptop, you'll want a hard case, and maybe better working/living conditions.
"Underwater" doesn't have a region code yet. You'd be in a creek without a paddle.
from what I read in the summary, why the christ would I spend $1000 to protect my $250 iPod?
According to the summary:
A creator of the technology said it could be used for emergency first-responders, bio-medical devices and historic preservation.
If lives or the future depend on your iPod, you might get it coated. Obviously, this is for something other than iPods.
Please tell me you got to buy the action figures and light cycles.
Maybe he pissed them off. Maybe he caused them to lose a lot of money and they wanted to send a message to others. Why are you so vociferously against the theory?
Because club fed doesn't strike fear into the heart of their competition.
Most teenage girls I've spoken to are not *that* upset about spam.
But I'm pretty sure they'd shut up fast if they just witnessed a russian spam-mob hit and survived.
why do the authorities talk about the "apparent" gunman?
Because the guy probably thought some Russian mobsters were going to get him a job in Russia, but they really had a contract to kill him and make it look like a murder-suicide.
I'd say that gamers make up a large part of those who buy parts [...] in all likelihood, most of them wouldn't be using a Foxconn motherboard anyway.
Altered your post to be more accurate. Gamers don't buy no-name motherboards. However, it turns out that Foxconn actually _does_ sell mobos to Dell and HP, so they've got a brazillion windows users by default, and my point is moot. I'm going to guess they don't sell server/workstation mobos to Dell and HP though.
Anyone who doesn't care about the tiny number of people who custom-build Linux PCs ?
except foxconn's business is in the custom-built PCs, of which custom-built Linux PCs are a large percentage.
Car analogy:
It's like a company that makes custom engine parts not caring about the tiny number of people who tweak their cars.
The problem is, there aren't nearly enough Linux users to make a dent they will notice.
I'll bite:
I'm making up numbers, but let's say Linux is on 5% of desktops. That sure sounds like a tiny amount. I'm going to bet that foxconn doesn't sell to manufacturers like Dell, HP, etc. This means we're looking at the home-built market. So Mac OSX's not in the mix at all now, and it's gamers versus Linux heads with some crossover vying for the lead (lets call it 50/50). _That_ is a significant share of Linux users which will make a dent, especially since it's the linux users that will be more likely to choose a less expensive, unheard of brand because they're not focused on performance like the gamers (nudging it to 75% linux/25% gamer in my mind).
I'm not keen on conspiracy theories unless something doesn't make any sense without the conspiracy, but it sure looks like foxconn is purposefully alienating its largest customer base. The only reason I can think of for this is that they are being paid more money to do this than they will make from their users. Unfortunately, I can't think of anyone with enough money and hatred/fear of Linux who would pay a company to do this.
Or, foxconn designed their board badly (stupidly, not evilly), and a tech support monkey getting paid less than $6/hour read "we don't support Linux" from the response book so they could process another ticket.
Apparently that line is in becoming both a doctor and a lawyer. The Hippocratic Oath must conflict with the hypocritical life.
loose it's data
used the wrong "its" too.
AC/DC? Rock on, Spanish dudes!
The original news item says 4th century meaning 4 AD not 4 BCE
1 century equals 100 years
Yes, I know my usage of BCE is incorrect, just poking fun at the summary. Wikipedia said this type of confusion would happen:
Other arguments opposing the use of CE/BCE include: [...]
* The use of identifiers which have common spellings is more ambiguous than the use of identifiers with divergent spellings. Both C.E. and B.C.E. have in common the letters "C.E.", which is more likely to cause confusion than identifiers with clearly different spelling.[61]
61. http://www.religioustolerance.org/ceintro.htm ^ a b c "Comments on the use of CE and BCE to identify dates in history". ReligiousTolerance.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
Great going; you just wrote a wish-list of patents, which /. has stored in their DB. You just opened up /. to being sued.
Do Asus' eee's use FF?
As an end user and a project manager, I'd have to ask you why your code doesn't allow such a possibility.
Because web browsers were not intended to be application mediums. To a web app, the back button is like allowing a user of a standard executable to manually page and free memory on command in the OS while the app is running. Wild weird things are the result. Or for a turing machine example, it's like allowing a user to change tapes mid-stream. States break.
That said, web pages should not dictate browser menu functions. You want to be sure your app runs a certain way? Program with embedded circuitry in a specialized device, not with machine code on a general computer or with markup code on a web browser. Of course, even with the embedded circuitry, you're subject to the vagaries of physics.