If the man at the top and a team of Microsoft's best engineers faced defeat, what chance do ordinary punters have of keeping their Windows PCs virus-free?
Yeah, umm, they said ordinary.
I am not a huge Linux advocate but if I thought that most Linux systems had the/home folder installed on a different partion by default. That way, it would not be that big of a deal to reinstall (Unless you're using Gentoo).
We've gotten along fine without making it a crime to let someone under 18 into an R-rated movie. I'd be willing to bet most adults snuck into an R-rated movie at some point in their youths, and while they would rather their own kids not do the same, they probably wouldn't think criminal prosecution of the theatre is necessary if they did. Yet video games, which so many of that generation simply don't understand and thus are deathly afraid of, suddenly require a whole new set of laws to protect the children (so the parents don't have to).
Actually, where I live--Richmond, Virginia--you have to have an adult over 18 if you are a minor and want to get into a R movie.
Yes, I would assume it would be given between games but I'm sure there have been instances in which it was given during. You might have read (or heard, or saw) Searching for Bobby Fischer which is an account detailing Josh Waitzkin's rise to the chess scene. Although it is about scholastic chess, the majority involves international chess and has lots of interviews and accounts of GMs. It's an interesting read and is where I picked up this qoute. I too agree that there should not be drug testing in chess but I was just making the point that it was not entirely useless and silly.
"They will go to greath lengths to get the most from their players, for example, sometimes during my matches I was wired and tested for blood pressure, heart rate, galvanic skin response and other things. I was given amphetamines and tranquilizers on the days of important tournaments...Karpov has a doctor on hand to regulate his medications. During the match against Korchnoi he was so exhausted that they had to give him high dosages of amphetamines, which saved him in the end."
--Lev Alburt
The first person that makes a game geared toward the middle school crowd that involves roaming around the school (of course, the usual stereotypes involved) and doing stuff like that to teachers,students, and staff members will make a fortune.
Actually, drug testing in chess really wasn't silly at all. The Russians -- (among the top in the world, unlike America, chess is viewed as a real profession in Russia) -- would use any means they could to get their players to do their best. Anatoly Karpov-- a World Champion for many years --would have a team of advisors that concentrated solely on the drugs and medication he would be given. If his advisors saw that there was going to be a long, complicated position up ahead, they would give him a drug that would provide a steady stream of energy. If they saw that there would soon be a need for a quick burst of tactical concentration, he would be given an amphetamine. So you can see that in reality, drug testing in chess is a good idea.
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"Will this be an effective competitor to 802.11n?" No.
People that get that thing have to be compensating for something.
...staying close to commercial airliner flight paths. Yeah, that's what these guys thought too.
If the man at the top and a team of Microsoft's best engineers faced defeat, what chance do ordinary punters have of keeping their Windows PCs virus-free? Yeah, umm, they said ordinary.
I am not a huge Linux advocate but if I thought that most Linux systems had the /home folder installed on a different partion by default. That way, it would not be that big of a deal to reinstall (Unless you're using Gentoo).
What are you talking about? It's articles like these that make me glad I read Slashdot. Learn something useful everyday. :)
We've gotten along fine without making it a crime to let someone under 18 into an R-rated movie. I'd be willing to bet most adults snuck into an R-rated movie at some point in their youths, and while they would rather their own kids not do the same, they probably wouldn't think criminal prosecution of the theatre is necessary if they did. Yet video games, which so many of that generation simply don't understand and thus are deathly afraid of, suddenly require a whole new set of laws to protect the children (so the parents don't have to). Actually, where I live--Richmond, Virginia--you have to have an adult over 18 if you are a minor and want to get into a R movie.
Come on, stop talking about Ubuntu like that. :)
Yes, I would assume it would be given between games but I'm sure there have been instances in which it was given during. You might have read (or heard, or saw) Searching for Bobby Fischer which is an account detailing Josh Waitzkin's rise to the chess scene. Although it is about scholastic chess, the majority involves international chess and has lots of interviews and accounts of GMs. It's an interesting read and is where I picked up this qoute.
I too agree that there should not be drug testing in chess but I was just making the point that it was not entirely useless and silly.
The only comedy video game I would play is one in which you could repeatedly kill Kathy Griffin in thousands of ways.
"They will go to greath lengths to get the most from their players, for example, sometimes during my matches I was wired and tested for blood pressure, heart rate, galvanic skin response and other things. I was given amphetamines and tranquilizers on the days of important tournaments...Karpov has a doctor on hand to regulate his medications. During the match against Korchnoi he was so exhausted that they had to give him high dosages of amphetamines, which saved him in the end." --Lev Alburt
The first person that makes a game geared toward the middle school crowd that involves roaming around the school (of course, the usual stereotypes involved) and doing stuff like that to teachers,students, and staff members will make a fortune.
Actually, drug testing in chess really wasn't silly at all. The Russians -- (among the top in the world, unlike America, chess is viewed as a real profession in Russia) -- would use any means they could to get their players to do their best. Anatoly Karpov-- a World Champion for many years --would have a team of advisors that concentrated solely on the drugs and medication he would be given. If his advisors saw that there was going to be a long, complicated position up ahead, they would give him a drug that would provide a steady stream of energy. If they saw that there would soon be a need for a quick burst of tactical concentration, he would be given an amphetamine.
So you can see that in reality, drug testing in chess is a good idea.