In the past I had to pay shitloads of money for a truck full of crap, but now I only get half a truck full of crap for the same money and I have to pay more to get the other half? Nice money making ploy. I know the argument about companies meant to make money, but this is just pathological greed.
Don't worry, a couple of people will start claiming this "fact" on forums and chat rooms, people will pick it up and put it on their blogs saying "someone I know" said this and in just a few weeks it will become a well known "fact" on the Internet and every kid with an Internet connection will start whining about India's "one-way division of labor". They'll believe what they want to believe. It's foolish to think that these people have their facts right.
Just because you didn't know doesn't make it false. The earliest use of zero was in India during the Indus valley civilization period. I'm not going to bother doing the work for you, Google for the appropriate terms yourself (If you don't believe the wikipedia article on "", not the article on Arabic numerals which you refute). I didn't even bother answering you until someone modded you as "Informative". This is like answering to someone saying "Yes, Einstein did discover the theory of relativity".
Indians, Mayans and Egyptians (IIRC) all invented the zero separately. But when we attribute an invention to someone, we generally mean that our current use comes from them. That's why we call it the Pythagorean theorem although many people before him (including an Indian) had already "invented" it.
They didn't invent zero, the Indians did and you aren't using their digit, you're using Indian digits. The Arabs just brought it to Europe and that's why it's called "Arabic Numerals". Just Google for it, or look up the Wikipedia entry. And as a non-European, I'd say you're giving too much credit to them for your achievements (assuming that you're a European/American).
So this is not a whole new Instruction set right? It's just some hardware changes? If so, then someone needs shoot everyone (especially the "journalists") who call this a new "architecture" and confuse us.
Forget it. Slashdot readers will never admit that they are dumb and that they think that gaming is the most technical thing to do and think that they are actually doing a favour to free software developers by using their software.
Actually, AFAIK, the "nerds" become wage workers desperately in search of a new job every week or so to keep themselves from looking anorexic, whereas the "jocks" do MBA, get the high paying management jobs and continue to boss around the "nerds" - but only now the "nerds" can't complain to the teacher or the parents. Thats how it works, man, ask any slashdotter about "survival of the fittest".
I once saw a drawing of a man jamming a screw driver into his skull, shabbily written by a 10 year old kid. Then I read a story about a man who jammed a screw driver into his skull. Finally I actually saw a man jamming a screw driver into his own skull - in person. Would you say that all the three experiences had equal effects on me? Would you say that eating a mushroom in 2d super mario, playing D&D and chasing and shooting a real looking person at 1280x1024 resolution have the same effect on a person?
Another note: the study, that said video games do not cause violence, made people play an MMORPG, Asheron's Call 2. I haven't played it myself, but I'm assuming it's not completely like an FPS.
Why does he need to make people pay to "protect" the trademark it? (Not for funds, because he already has it and can get it in other ways.) Can't he just "license" it for free if he wants "precedents" to people licensing it?
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I enjoy salt with my Dvorak, but that's just me.
That's not funny or intelligent. That's just plain retarded. Stick to the original forms of the idioms or come up with something ingenious.
In the past I had to pay shitloads of money for a truck full of crap, but now I only get half a truck full of crap for the same money and I have to pay more to get the other half? Nice money making ploy. I know the argument about companies meant to make money, but this is just pathological greed.
Capitalism is good only when you're using it.
Don't worry, a couple of people will start claiming this "fact" on forums and chat rooms, people will pick it up and put it on their blogs saying "someone I know" said this and in just a few weeks it will become a well known "fact" on the Internet and every kid with an Internet connection will start whining about India's "one-way division of labor". They'll believe what they want to believe. It's foolish to think that these people have their facts right.
What does off the scale mean? Good or bad?
shit, link gone. here. should've hit the preview button.
Just because you didn't know doesn't make it false. The earliest use of zero was in India during the Indus valley civilization period. I'm not going to bother doing the work for you, Google for the appropriate terms yourself (If you don't believe the wikipedia article on "", not the article on Arabic numerals which you refute). I didn't even bother answering you until someone modded you as "Informative". This is like answering to someone saying "Yes, Einstein did discover the theory of relativity".
BTW, Indians *were* the first people to use Zero. Look here and here.
Actually the decimal system was also invented by the Indians.
Indians, Mayans and Egyptians (IIRC) all invented the zero separately. But when we attribute an invention to someone, we generally mean that our current use comes from them. That's why we call it the Pythagorean theorem although many people before him (including an Indian) had already "invented" it.
They didn't invent zero, the Indians did and you aren't using their digit, you're using Indian digits. The Arabs just brought it to Europe and that's why it's called "Arabic Numerals". Just Google for it, or look up the Wikipedia entry. And as a non-European, I'd say you're giving too much credit to them for your achievements (assuming that you're a European/American).
So this is not a whole new Instruction set right? It's just some hardware changes? If so, then someone needs shoot everyone (especially the "journalists") who call this a new "architecture" and confuse us.
Forget it. Slashdot readers will never admit that they are dumb and that they think that gaming is the most technical thing to do and think that they are actually doing a favour to free software developers by using their software.
Why isn't it showing any comments? It's been an hour.
Actually, AFAIK, the "nerds" become wage workers desperately in search of a new job every week or so to keep themselves from looking anorexic, whereas the "jocks" do MBA, get the high paying management jobs and continue to boss around the "nerds" - but only now the "nerds" can't complain to the teacher or the parents. Thats how it works, man, ask any slashdotter about "survival of the fittest".
I once saw a drawing of a man jamming a screw driver into his skull, shabbily written by a 10 year old kid. Then I read a story about a man who jammed a screw driver into his skull. Finally I actually saw a man jamming a screw driver into his own skull - in person. Would you say that all the three experiences had equal effects on me? Would you say that eating a mushroom in 2d super mario, playing D&D and chasing and shooting a real looking person at 1280x1024 resolution have the same effect on a person?
Another note: the study, that said video games do not cause violence, made people play an MMORPG, Asheron's Call 2. I haven't played it myself, but I'm assuming it's not completely like an FPS.
outsource their driver development to munkeys in India?
Didn't anyone else think that deserved a flamebait mod?
Is this documented so that dumb people like me can look at it too? Maybe some third party manual/tutorial?
Why does he need to make people pay to "protect" the trademark it? (Not for funds, because he already has it and can get it in other ways.) Can't he just "license" it for free if he wants "precedents" to people licensing it?
Judge by the content, not the credentials.
As usual, the slashdot summary is completely misleading and sesationalising. Please RTFA.
Are you trolling or are you an actual retard?
To the rest of us, you dumb Americans living without choking on your own tongue seems absurd.