I recall reading about why 3D mice failed or why Minority Report interfaces may not be as viable - it's very tiring for users to hold up and wave their hands in the air for extended periods of time.
So true! I've been playing a kart racing game on my iTouch, and the only reason I ever stop playing that game is because after twenty minutes of gaming, my arms are exhuasted from the simulated turning around sharp corners.
It seems to me that diagonal lines aren't that bad of a test actually. Just hitting links doesn't seem as good of a test, because the line test is more generalized. FTA:
Instead, the lines look jagged or zig-zag, no matter how slowly you go, because the sensor size is too big, the touch-sampling rate is too low, and/or the algorithms that convert gestures into images are too non-linear to faithfully represent user inputs.
From this, it looks like the line test actually does a good job of determining how accurate the touch screen is going to be overall.
You can still say the person drawing the lines is inconsistent, but I'd say that's not a big deal, considering it's just an online article.
The nice thing about tithing is it puts everyone on an equal basis. Whether you make a lot or a little, God's expectations for your support are the same. The problem is that the more you make, the harder it is for some people to do. Tithe on gross income. Give offerings to the church and other organizations above and beyond that amount.
But if you're going to consider tithing, you should be aware of all the laws concerning it. 10%/year went to the priests. 10%/year was to be used for sacrifices and travel expenses for lodging at the required feasts. An additional 10% every 3 years went to support foreigners and the aged. Those are loose definitions for what they were collected for and used for, but give the basics. Since the laws were established in a theocracy, all are generally not assumed to be in force today. The federal, state, and local tax systems generally are assumed to cover that last 3.33%/year handling support for the poor and elderly. We really don't have a sacrificial system but paying for church buildings or transportation to and from church could fall into the second 10%. The third really doesn't have an equivalent other than direct church donations and is still generally considered a requirement. God also imposed a 20% surcharge on anything you held back when you finally paid your tithes. Pretty steep interest.
Regardless, I'd much prefer to live on the 90% that God gives me to use with His blessing than to try to take from what He considers His. Robbing God is generally frowned on (All of Malachi 3 is good, but particularly verses 8-9). My family isn't rich by American standards, but I've never missed the 10+% I've donated to God's work over my almost 30 years of working. That isn't to say that it has always been easy to do, but to this point, we have tithed in good times and bad. God loves a cheerful giver. Try it next year and at the end of the year see if you really miss the money. That is true at any income level. It may require you associating with a church in addition to tithing, but that would be a good thing to do too. Just find one that teaches Biblical truth. If nothing said from the pulpit ever brings conviction, you've probably made the wrong choice.
Many try to tell you that God will reward you for what you give and you'll end up better off. I don't find that in scripture although Malachi 3 gives promises of blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience in this particular matter. There isn't a $ for $ relationship for what you give to Him that I find. But don't doubt that the 10% is a commandment to be followed. If you are obedient, you'll never know till you get to heaven what all He has done for you in both tangible or intangible terms.
People simply aren't interested in seeing every step of a recovery process with nothing else.
Then I guess I'm not a person? I'm not going to tune in to every second of every mission or anything, but it's interesting to watch what's going on. What's *really* going on, and not just the TL;DW version.
There already exists outlets for "less boring" NASA TV.
At the very least, do what CNN does when they're waiting for stuff to happen on camera, like someone to come out of a courthouse...have a bunch of random 'experts' sitting around a table in the studio, and cut to them for a few minutes at a time, and back when things actually happen.
OH HELL NO! There's nothing I can stand *LESS* on TV than when commentators talk all over something that's going on. The opening ceremonies of the summer Olympics is a prime example. I want to watch the event as an audience member would, as the director (or whatever) designed it. I don't need to know that the digital rice paper screen is made up of ten trillion LEDs, or (even worse) that Athens is named after the "Patron Saint" (serious) Athena.
Now, for the many minutes leading up to some big event (Mars rovers, Moon impact, etc), they *DO* have a panel of "experts" (they're called scientists. "expert" is a cable news euphemism for "someone with a strong opinion that we paid to argue with someone with an *almost* equally strong, but opposite opinion than the opinion we wish to instill") who discuss the science of the current mission.
NASA TV is like C-SPAN, or PBS. It's not meant to bring in money or appeal to the lowest common denominator (which is what "the broadest audience" really means). There's already CNN et al for people who'd find C-SPAN boring, and broadcast TV for those who aren't interested by PBS. NASA TV has Discovery, The Science Channel, CNN etc. for news events, and so on.
Before you start calling someone a liar, check your facts.
"A civilian under International Humanitarian Law is a person who is not a member of his or
her country's armed forces."
I guess you could say "Some people" use it that way.
Ratification of IHL by nation and treaty
Oh, 194 nations have signed GC I-IV 1949. ya..
You can get more IHL info here.
The news reports cited the two officers as "civilian police officer"
"Civilian police officer Sergeant Kimberly Munley"
"Civilian police officer Sergeant Mark Todd"
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=65937
"The buildings that comprised the Soldier Family Readiness Center sit on top of a hill. Civilian police officer Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who was nearby doing routine daily maintenance on her patrol car when the gunshots rang out, was able to approach the scene using one of the buildings as cover. "
"Mark Todd, another civilian officer, rushed up the hill and began firing at Hasan."
http://militarytimes.com/news/2009/11/ap_army_hood_carnage_110609/
"Around this time, Fort Hood Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley got the call of "shots fired." The SRP isn't on Munley's beat; she was in the area because her vehicle was in the shop."
So, yes, an armed civilian, who was in the area. Munley wasn't on duty, providing security services to that location. She was with her patrol car at the shop.
I looked around a little. I didn't find what Todd was doing. If I remember right though, he was doing traffic control nearby.
Quite wrong. My brothers-in-law, their wives, and my nieces visit from the Philippines all the time, and never have the slightest bit of trouble. Similarly, I have travelled all across Europe, and to Australia, and never had any problems there either. The difference is our water treatment systems eliminate a lot of bacteria, as do those in most advanced countries (I didn't have a problem with the local water in Hong Kong or Seoul either).
I live in Toronto. We get a surprisingly large number of immigrants from Africa. My elder daughter goes to school where approximately 20% of the students come from Somalia. They have complained to her about adjusting to the cold, to not being able to find their native foods, to having to adjust to North American culture, but she never once has told me that they all got sick when they first arrived.
A good touch interface is easy to use and can be fairly efficient however in many cases keyboard and mouse beat it speed wise. I can know, I work on a touch based point of sale application. I also can tell you those things are only comfortable to work on if you are standing. Which often puts the keyboard to low to be able to type comfortably. In my opinion apple is doing the right thing by using large multi touch touchpads and no touch screens. Especially on laptops touch screens have the problem of requiring a fairly strong hinge to standup to the poking or the touch screen has to be so sensitive that it triggers each time your fingers just brush the screen accidently.
PURGE COMPLETE.
