[Kathy]

Micky C, on 31 October 2012 - 03:38 PM, said:

Spending half the time giving long winded proofs for every single theorem or equation. I'm an engineer. I don't care how something was proven; just tell me what it does and that it actually works and I'm good to go. I don't apologize for that attitude.

Then you should have gone to other educational facility where they don't teach much of a theoretical stuff, but more a practical one. I'm sure you have those. But if you want to be educated in mathematics then you need to understand how people proved stuff they theorised. It teaches you to think.

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Everyone keeps complaining that there aren't enough students going on to do maths. Well maybe if they actually made the content relevant and interesting without 90% of the bloated shit I think it'd be not just more appealing, but easier as well.

I think it's called "dumbed down" version.

[rasmus thorup]

I deleted my duke3d.grp file by accident, and after i restored it with a program called recuva, it was too damaged to use. Now i have to buy a new duke nukem 3d game >.> I don't have a problem with the money, but it's just the fact that this will be the 3rd time i buy this game... And now i have to wait for the copy to play the new maps that has been made

[Micky C]

Third time? If you bought it from GOG then you can download it as many times as you want from your account...

[rasmus thorup]

I bought it once when i was a little kid, i lost the disc. I bought it about 5 years ago, i lost the disc. I'm gonna buy it from GOG this time, so i can't loose the disc.

[Micky C]

Make sure you go to GOG through the ad here at Duke4.net so that Yatta gets some of the profit

[Fox]

[Fox]

[X-Vector]

Jeff, on 29 October 2012 - 09:53 PM, said:

TLC had some really good stuff on back in the 1990s. Now it's all reality TV and such.

Here in the Netherlands, Animal Planet's evening programming was replaced with TLC last year.
I thought that MTV was the lowest TV could possibly get (My Super Sweet Sixteen, The Jersey Shore, Room Raiders, etc.), but "The Learning Channel" had me stand corrected with their mind-numbingly awful output and possibly the most vile programme ever - Toddlers & Tiaras.

Such a shame that it's mostly the garbage that makes it from the US to this side of the Big Pond, but fortunately there are still some channels that air the quality stuff (e.g. shows such as Boardwalk Empire and Breaking Bad); unsurprisingly these are typically public, state sponsored networks such as BBC 2, Canvas (Belgian) and Nederland 3 (Dutch).

[Engel220]

TLC also has 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', and believe me, it's probably the most mind-rotting show on the entire network. Fortunately, MTV's Jersey Shore's about to come to an end with this series beig the last, so that's one small victory. Unfortunately for the UK, we have our own fucking spinoff called 'Geordie Shore' on MTV UK which is still being renewed constantly, and it's probably just as bad if not worse than the originals.

[Jeff]

X-Vector, on 02 November 2012 - 03:18 AM, said:

Here in the Netherlands, Animal Planet's evening programming was replaced with TLC last year.
I thought that MTV was the lowest TV could possibly get (My Super Sweet Sixteen, The Jersey Shore, Room Raiders, etc.), but "The Learning Channel" had me stand corrected with their mind-numbingly awful output and possibly the most vile programme ever - Toddlers & Tiaras.

Such a shame that it's mostly the garbage that makes it from the US to this side of the Big Pond, but fortunately there are still some channels that air the quality stuff (e.g. shows such as Boardwalk Empire and Breaking Bad); unsurprisingly these are typically public, state sponsored networks such as BBC 2, Canvas (Belgian) and Nederland 3 (Dutch).

I think their plan is that if people want high quality TV shows, they're going to have to pay extra for it. Least where I live. The lower tier stuff or what's included in basic package is low quality (eg. every channel is riddled with reality TV).

The other thing I was going to mention is that back in the late 80s and such, they had this initiative which called for higher quality TV shows, which brought forth shows such as X-Files and Star Trek TNG, plus many others.

[rasmus thorup]

Fox, on 01 November 2012 - 07:57 PM, said:

Lol, tv guy is trolling.

[Lunick]

I like what made it onto Steam today http://store.steampo....com/app/223470

[Sangman]

Me and James dicking around in Afraid of Monsters:

[High Treason]

I've had dietary problems since I was born and it seems my body has finally had enough, I've got to drink Fortisip every day now, it tastes funny - it's one of those "Eww! Wait... Hang on..." then immediately go to taste it again - and sits like lead in my guts. Seems to have no negative effects, I feel more awake than usual somehow now. I have to go and see a specialist though, I have a bad feeling that involves blood tests and all kinds of stuff, I don't have a problem being jabbed with a needle, I have a problem with the fact I always get the nurse who's probably never done a blood test before and bruises the hell outta my arm doing mine.

Anyway, on a more uplifting note, my friend linked this to me and I found it amusing;


As you've probably guessed, I'm not a fan of Windows 8, I'm only just preparing to learn Windows 7 properly, that interface was backwards enough. As I only use the PC for video editing and EDuke these days, I'm starting to think that Apple may be a viable solution in a few years time.

[Kathy]

I don't mind the metro, but I'm starting to get annoyed that other software start to make similar interfaces. New PSN is an abomination.

[Micky C]

Sangman, on 02 November 2012 - 05:27 PM, said:

Me and James dicking around in Afraid of Monsters:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=ogRMfPtYc_4

You guys only sound like your characters from the AMC TC, but when James sounded like his character it almost felt like playing Imagination World v2

In other news
I don't watch TV much but I always watch something good when it comes on the TiVo, like Star Trek which I'm watching for the first time, and the Simpsons. Obviously the Simpsons episodes quality has gone downhill a lot over the years. The jokes just aren't that funny, and the stories are dull and not the least bit memorable. I think the main problem is the family haven't evolved since the first season, I'm talking mainly about how the children don't grow up. We also always know that everything's going to go back to the way it was at the end of each episode. Basically, they need to break this formula.

So when I started watching the episode and found out that Burns was dying, and finally discovered that everyone hates him (both major plot twists to the norm) I was thrilled that they could do some great stuff with this. However very early on he simply loses his memory and the town harass him in a series of unfunny scenes before he finally regains his memory, becomes evil again, and somehow isn't dying any more, leading to yet another forgettable episode. Way to spoil a fantastic opportunity. If they don't change something quick smart I hope they cancel it before it gets any worse.

[Lunick]

Micky C, on 04 November 2012 - 06:36 PM, said:

In other news
I don't watch TV much but I always watch something good when it comes on the TiVo, like Star Trek which I'm watching for the first time, and the Simpsons. Obviously the Simpsons episodes quality has gone downhill a lot over the years. The jokes just aren't that funny, and the stories are dull and not the least bit memorable. I think the main problem is the family haven't evolved since the first season, I'm talking mainly about how the children don't grow up. We also always know that everything's going to go back to the way it was at the end of each episode. Basically, they need to break this formula.

So when I started watching the episode and found out that Burns was dying, and finally discovered that everyone hates him (both major plot twists to the norm) I was thrilled that they could do some great stuff with this. However very early on he simply loses his memory and the town harass him in a series of unfunny scenes before he finally regains his memory, becomes evil again, and somehow isn't dying any more, leading to yet another forgettable episode. Way to spoil a fantastic opportunity. If they don't change something quick smart I hope they cancel it before it gets any worse.

[Jeff]

Micky C, on 04 November 2012 - 06:36 PM, said:

Obviously the Simpsons episodes quality has gone downhill a lot over the years.

I only have Simpsons up to season 9. After that I couldn't watch it anymore. After season 9 was when the good writers of The Simpsons went to Futurama.

[Hank]

NHL is still on Lock-Out. A bunch of billionaires closing the doors on a bunch of millionaires, deadline to save the entire season is 15. Nov.
First it was 1994, then 2004 and now, not sure any more if it is a sport first then a business or a business first and then a sport. Either way, the fans, no one cares about them.

[Inspector Lagomorf]

Hank, on 05 November 2012 - 03:09 PM, said:

NHL is still on Lock-Out. A bunch of billionaires closing the doors on a bunch of millionaires, deadline to save the entire season is 15. Nov.

I know people are blaming the owners for this, but in the grand scheme of things, does anyone really feel much sympathy for the athletes who have the million-dollar contracts?

[Mikko]

Achenar, on 06 November 2012 - 08:55 AM, said:

I know people are blaming the owners for this, but in the grand scheme of things, does anyone really feel much sympathy for the athletes who have the million-dollar contracts?

I do if the league is trying to renegotiate those contracts. I mean c'mon, Kovalchuk, a Russian, had to lecture the owners, North Americans, about the sanctity of contracts.

[Hank]

Achenar, on 06 November 2012 - 08:55 AM, said:

I know people are blaming the owners for this, but in the grand scheme of things, does anyone really feel much sympathy for the athletes who have the million-dollar contracts?

50 to 60 % of the profits go to the owners (depending on the size of the franchise). The players right now, try to get paid for what was promised to them. If rumours are true, they were offered deferred payments. So all those fine large contracts we hear and read about, may never be paid out in full. The owners got beat over the head with the last major deal. So, it's time to screw back? I will never understand this Lock-Out thingy, otherwise I would say business is business.

Here is my question: So if the guy at McDonald's (or other sweat shop) gets screwed, we have sympathy, but if a top athlete, that earned his value gets screwed, we stop having sympathy?

[X-Vector]

I do believe that in this example there's a difference between getting screwed and getting screwed.

Not that I agree with employers refusing to honour their contracts, BTW.

[rasmus thorup]

Micky C, on 01 November 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

Third time? If you bought it from GOG then you can download it as many times as you want from your account...

I just downloaded the artwork. Even that is worth 6 dollars xD

[Inspector Lagomorf]

X-Vector, on 07 November 2012 - 03:39 AM, said:

I do believe that in this example there's a difference between getting screwed and getting screwed.

[Hank]

Halo 4 is out. Not as ehmm DNF, but lot's of fun

[High Treason]

Haven't had a fun night, spent most of it in hospital... erm, if you don't like gory details, you needn't read beyond this point.

Spoiler

In short, those health drinks had a bad reaction and I've just spent the night in hospital bleeding from a place I really shouldn't be - I'll leave that to your immagination. I should be alright, but I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

I've been allowed home but I'm still bleeding at the moment, hopefully it will stop, in the meantime I will try to get some sleep as I keep having panic attacks and I have a horrible sense of impending doom... I should be OK, I certainly hope I will be.

[rasmus thorup]

2 days ago i played bioshock, i started just after a checkpoint, 1 hour later i saved the game. 1 hour after that i die so i have to go back to my manual save having lost 1 hour of my life. Then yesterday, i started off from where i saved and about 30 minutes later i decided to save my game so i wouldn't loose too much progression if i should die. While i was saving the game, the game somehow bugged, and that caused the game to crash and the save file got bugged so it can't be used.
Now i'm back to my autosave file again >.>
All that shit is while i am doing a single weapon only challenge to make the game harder...

[rasmus thorup]

Tried once more today. After playing about half an hour my computer overheated and shut down. This hasn't happened to me in many months. I will try again tomorrow.

[Micky C]

Burnett, on 31 October 2012 - 06:29 PM, said:

Then you should have gone to other educational facility where they don't teach much of a theoretical stuff, but more a practical one. I'm sure you have those. But if you want to be educated in mathematics then you need to understand how people proved stuff they theorised. It teaches you to think.

Better late than never. The university I'm currently going to is the and best and most highly regarded in my city that isn't some outrageously expensive private uni. Basically if I wanted to go to another facility it would be a downgrade, even if they did teach more practical things. The reason why I say it's bloated, is because everyone has to do the same maths as the pure maths students in first year, regardless of your degree. Next year we split up, and I start doing "engineering maths". I've looked up the course outline, and literally HALF of the content from this year doesn't carry onto next year in the slightest. I can understand them wanting to give everyone a good background, but it sucks in terms of efficiency of education.

Btw, having to study for 25 years only to work for about 30 years then retire and contribute nothing for the rest of your life is a huge waste. I mean if education systems went about it smartly they could probably shave off 10 years. IMO I would love it if they started streaming people into different classes based on their ability in various subjects from maybe a little before high school, because everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, and having to teach a compromise between all those strengths and weaknesses in every class is slowing everyone down: those who have the capacity to learn that particular subject much faster, and those who would never choose or continue that subject and hence are wasting a lot of time being forced to do it.