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I missed it on screen - is "Chi" how you pronounce Qi?
Yes. Chi is from an older alphabet system used to translate Chinese that fell out of favor a few decades ago. The "proper" way is qi, but chi is one of the few Chinese words that's been commonly used for some time now so it'll probably be sticking around.
qi is pronounced 'kwee'? or why not spell it 'ki'?
Qi = Chee
Chi = Chure
The romanization of Chinese went through some changes decades back and moved away from the Wade-Giles system that was in place for about a century. It makes sense when you learn it but it's definitely confusing when viewed with only knowing mostly western alphabets.
I was doing some US Chinese immigrant history from the 1880s, and one of my first footnotes is basically, "Nobody is using Wade-Giles yet, everyone's just spelling names however they feel like and even when I'm sure they're referring to the same person spellings rarely match, when I have the original characters for names I'll footnote using pinyin, some later secondary sources are using W-G and I'll footnote that, and for primary sources I'm just going with whatever seemed to be the person's own preferred spelling, which usually in no way accurately represents what their name actually sounded like. Oh and a lot of these dudes were Cantonese, so the Chinese government records aren't matching their language anyway, just to add another layer of confusion. So basically fuck me."
Kana on
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
Microsoft skipped 9 because of its similarity to Windows 9x.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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Star Wars 1: Episode 4: A New Hope
Star Wars 2: Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars 3: Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars 4: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Star Wars 5: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars 6: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars 7: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars 8: Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Star Wars 9: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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I missed it on screen - is "Chi" how you pronounce Qi?
Yes. Chi is from an older alphabet system used to translate Chinese that fell out of favor a few decades ago. The "proper" way is qi, but chi is one of the few Chinese words that's been commonly used for some time now so it'll probably be sticking around.
qi is pronounced 'kwee'? or why not spell it 'ki'?
Qi = Chee
Chi = Chure
The romanization of Chinese went through some changes decades back and moved away from the Wade-Giles system that was in place for about a century. It makes sense when you learn it but it's definitely confusing when viewed with only knowing mostly western alphabets.
I was doing some US Chinese immigrant history from the 1880s, and one of my first footnotes is basically, "Nobody is using Wade-Giles yet, everyone's just spelling names however they feel like and even when I'm sure they're referring to the same person spellings rarely match, when I have the original characters for names I'll footnote using pinyin, some later secondary sources are using W-G and I'll footnote that, and for primary sources I'm just going with whatever seemed to be the person's own preferred spelling, which usually in no way accurately represents what their name actually sounded like. Oh and a lot of these dudes were Cantonese, so the Chinese government records aren't matching their language anyway, just to add another layer of confusion. So basically fuck me."
Language!
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Will the iPhone X fill the void in my soul, syndalis
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Also Chelle was watching The Magicians last night and HOLY FUCK does that show go dark all of a sudden. I don't mean blood. I mean from like Harry Potter:Night Shift to 8mm:Magic Crimes
where did you see blasted with led light at night?
Because that goes against them having two sensors on there that work absent any light...
Oh didn't someone in chat suggest they were using an illuminator? I misread then.
Regardless, I like illuminators because fuck putting a second sensor on my stuff; it gets expensive and I'm not apple! And simulating ir data is harder than simulating eo data so algorithm development can be harder if you have both. Plus ir can get different features more strongly.
It's called the Ludious 5 because it has 5 times the power of the competition no further questions.
Nono, it's named the "Ludious 5 Because Fuck You"
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
Star Wars 1: Episode 4: A New Hope
Star Wars 2: Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars 3: Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars 4: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Star Wars 5: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars 6: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars 7: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars 8: Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Star Wars 9: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
how dare you forget about The Battle for Endor
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ElldrenIs a woman dammitceterum censeoRegistered Userregular
Also Chelle was watching The Magicians last night and HOLY FUCK does that show go dark all of a sudden. I don't mean blood. I mean from like Harry Potter:Night Shift to 8mm:Magic Crimes
Also Chelle was watching The Magicians last night and HOLY FUCK does that show go dark all of a sudden. I don't mean blood. I mean from like Harry Potter:Night Shift to 8mm:Magic Crimes
It's so good
The season one villain is pretty fantastic.
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where did you see blasted with led light at night?
Because that goes against them having two sensors on there that work absent any light...
Oh didn't someone in chat suggest they were using an illuminator? I misread then.
Regardless, I like illuminators because fuck putting a second sensor on my stuff; it gets expensive and I'm not apple! And simulating ir data is harder than simulating eo data so algorithm development can be harder if you have both. Plus ir can get different features more strongly.
there are four sensors on there working together for face ID.
apple is crazy.
SW-4158-3990-6116
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Also Chelle was watching The Magicians last night and HOLY FUCK does that show go dark all of a sudden. I don't mean blood. I mean from like Harry Potter:Night Shift to 8mm:Magic Crimes
Oh, I see you are about half way through season 1.
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Star Wars 1: Episode 4: A New Hope
Star Wars 2: Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars 3: Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars 4: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Star Wars 5: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars 6: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars 7: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars 8: Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Star Wars 9: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
I look forward to Star Wars 14: Rogue Three: A Star Wars Story
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
"More lasers!"
"You can take more time to answer the question if you like."
"..."
"...okaa-y, juggling rick, how would you solve the citadel's financial crisis?"
Star Wars 1: Episode 4: A New Hope
Star Wars 2: Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars 3: Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars 4: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Star Wars 5: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars 6: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars 7: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars 8: Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Star Wars 9: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
how dare you forget about The Battle for Endor
Wasn't there an animated Star Wars in theaters? From the commercials, it had Jabba the Hutt's son farting a lot.
Microsoft skipped 9 because of its similarity to Windows 9x.
I remain convinced that was a myth
that shit is decided by marketing
I mean yes it's true that if some moron was checking the friendly OS name for "Windows 9*" it would cause problems but like
who the fuck is checking to make sure you're not on a completely different kernel from nearly two decades ago
and clearly their software sucks because they're doing that wrong in the first place
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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Off the Engadget live thing.
I was doing some US Chinese immigrant history from the 1880s, and one of my first footnotes is basically, "Nobody is using Wade-Giles yet, everyone's just spelling names however they feel like and even when I'm sure they're referring to the same person spellings rarely match, when I have the original characters for names I'll footnote using pinyin, some later secondary sources are using W-G and I'll footnote that, and for primary sources I'm just going with whatever seemed to be the person's own preferred spelling, which usually in no way accurately represents what their name actually sounded like. Oh and a lot of these dudes were Cantonese, so the Chinese government records aren't matching their language anyway, just to add another layer of confusion. So basically fuck me."
Star Wars 2: Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars 3: Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars 4: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Star Wars 5: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars 6: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars 7: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars 8: Episode 7: The Force Awakens
Star Wars 9: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
It's soft and comforting like a whatchamacallit commercial
Language!
what the hell is Windows 9x
And also, much like touch id, its not your face, it is math that validates your face, tuned to unique ids on the device.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Windows 95/98
Oh didn't someone in chat suggest they were using an illuminator? I misread then.
Regardless, I like illuminators because fuck putting a second sensor on my stuff; it gets expensive and I'm not apple! And simulating ir data is harder than simulating eo data so algorithm development can be harder if you have both. Plus ir can get different features more strongly.
Nono, it's named the "Ludious 5 Because Fuck You"
I think also ME, technically
(although it is best forgotten)
how dare you forget about The Battle for Endor
Oh really...
It's so good
The season one villain is pretty fantastic.
apple is crazy.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
i'm pretty sure "open up my face" was one of the first whatchamacallit campaigns
Oh, I see you are about half way through season 1.
"You can take more time to answer the question if you like."
"..."
"...okaa-y, juggling rick, how would you solve the citadel's financial crisis?"
Wasn't there an animated Star Wars in theaters? From the commercials, it had Jabba the Hutt's son farting a lot.
The Same Story Again but Shittier
Runny Diarrhea From A Butt Riddled with Sores
GONNA
H8TE
I remain convinced that was a myth
that shit is decided by marketing
I mean yes it's true that if some moron was checking the friendly OS name for "Windows 9*" it would cause problems but like
who the fuck is checking to make sure you're not on a completely different kernel from nearly two decades ago
and clearly their software sucks because they're doing that wrong in the first place
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
This Time It's a Planet-Sized Weapon But Also Has Face Unlock
It's basically the end line of the pre-NT kernel (DOS/Win3.1 line)
The next one should have been Windows You
the future is 1k phones