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Did you know that some people have never seen a real live DropDown? Except maybe on the History channel.
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Just saw on CP site news that MVP awards will be announced in three days time.
Out of curiosity, how the awards are granted? People are auto-selected based on their progress or there is a 'board-of-judges' that choose them?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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All of the hamsters are placed in a hat. Needless to say, it is a large hat - there are a lot of hamsters. This is called "feeding the Sorting Hat"
In with them is placed 10,292,633 slips of paper, each containing the name of one member.
The hamsters then have a "lively discussion" (i.e. fight) over their prefered slips of paper, shredding the losers for use as bedding.
When the number of intact slips is reduced to one thousand, they are removed from the hat and examined for traces of sunflower seeds which could indicate bribery. Those that pass this are subjected to NSA vetting and handed over to Bob for review. He reduces the list to about 100 and these are passed back to the Hamsters (once the Sorting Hat has been cleaned properly by Sean - one of the reasons he hates MVPs) for the final decision, which is made during a mammoth booze fueled nightlong game of Hamster Poker.
The winners are then announced, and Sean begins his annual ritual of "donning the Mankini" to visit each MVP in person to deliver the certificate. Last year he also included oil and nipple tassles in the outfit, to show his derision...
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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OriginalGriff wrote: This is called "feeding the Sorting Hat"
If the Sorting Hat eats the hamsters at the first round to which hamsters the list passed back on the second? Or they are reproduce that fast?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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OriginalGriff wrote: nipple tassles
You just included this to get Nagy and/or the resident Dalek out of his/their holiday induced hibernation...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Last year he also included oil and nipple tassles in the outfit, to show his derision...
I think I'm somehow relieved I've never been on the list of winners. 
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It's not a pretty sight.
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Mike Hankey wrote: I think I'm somehow relieved I've never been on the list of winners.
Yet.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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We never, ever, ever send information to the NSA.
We're in Canada, eh, so we use CSIS.
Who then pass it to the NSA.
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How much money have you got?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I think it involves chicken entrails. 
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I saw that, but it talks about what to measure I was curious about how to measure it...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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"The video shows a Korean family move through a typical day in the not-too-distant future. The husband goes to work, using large glass displays to show off a new car design to an older man who appears to be either his boss or an investor. His wife spends the day out shopping, surrounded by screens including a wristband device and a smart cutting board that shows calories as you chop. Meanwhile, the couple’s young daughter goes to a school filled with unbreakable tablets and virtual Jenga games. Is this our future?" [^]
The Samsung video: [^]
“I'm an artist: it's self evident that word implies looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying : 'I know all about it. I've already found it.'
As far as I'm concerned, the word means: 'I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.'”
Vincent Van Gogh
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BillWoodruff wrote: Is this our future?
I hope not!!!! I do not like that kind of 'smart' technology that try to be my life...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is (V).
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They avoided mentioning that it will all be ****ing annoying, filled with spam, hacked every five minutes, and used by governments to monitor and control innocent people.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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How is that different from today? 
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Bah humbug to all the luddites: this looks fantastic and I can't wait to try it. 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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BillWoodruff wrote: The video shows a Korean family move through a typical day in the not-too-distant future
All I saw was clock and temperature displays everywhere.
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Quote: luscious curves ahead
As I was reading your abstract I really was expecting it to take a turn, well, southwards...
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Perhaps, Chris, it's time for you to shift the bag-of-meat-over-bones 25 degrees south of icy Toronto to 18.8N for a well-deserved vacation, and go riding non-virtual elephants with me in the Land of Smiles ?
Happy New Year !
“I'm an artist: it's self evident that word implies looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying : 'I know all about it. I've already found it.'
As far as I'm concerned, the word means: 'I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.'”
Vincent Van Gogh
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Bit early for New Year... and I suspect your blatant plug might have some people reaching for the spam button... good luck!!
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I saw a link earlier about how to become one of those memory champions.
I just can't remember where I saw it.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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