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- 401: Homosexuality
- ... that brain differences must be innate and unchangeable, especially differences in the number of cells as contrasted with the simple volume occupied by a collection of cells. We tend to think of the mind as "software" and the brain as "hardware," the former plastic and changeable, the latter fixed at birth. We have used this analogy already to good advantage. But the analogy breaks down at a certain point. Various processes ... new connections between cells, dramatic increases or decreases in the "thickness" of connections between cells as a result of learning, the loss of interneuronal connections through "pruning." Very unlike our modem computers, the brain's software is its hardware. We know from animal studies that early experience and especially traumatic experience that especially applies to the childhood histories of many homosexuals, alters the brain and body in measurable ways. Thus, infant ...
- 402: Hooked on the Internet
- ... can be bought for less then 20 dollars a month. The modem - the device that links one computer to another via phone lines, has become standard equipment on most new machines, and so has the software for many online services. Not only do CompuServe, America Online, Prodigy, and most other Internet providers give away their software, most offer free online trial to new subscribers. People are drawn into trying a new "fad", only to realize they cannot control it. As Sarah Lehrman notes, "rather then becoming the technological savior of our ...
- 403: How Technology Effects Modern America
- ... for high school dropouts, by a sixth for high school graduates, and by about 7% for those with some college education. Only the wages of college graduates are up. Of the fastest growing technical jobs, software engineering tops the list. Carnegie Mellon University reports, “recruitment of it’s software engineering students is up this year by over 20%.” All engineering jobs are paying well, proving that highly skilled labor is what employers want! “There is clear evidence that the supply of workers in the ...
- 404: Is The Mainstream Videogames Media Biased?
- ... also: Look at any pre-launch DC news article. The writers are not exactly wrought with anticipation. Basically as Sega fans, we get the distinct impression that many publications would like Sega to be a software developer only. I have no idea why. Does having one less console affect the quality of games that much. Is having a Sega section in your magazine too tedious? I remember back in the days ... is a somewhat dumber and more biased reaction: Brandon Responds: Yes. You are right. It's people like me, you know, the ones who like games...THEY will be Sega's undoing. Forget hardware or software..it's people who actually care about what they play and buy..they're gonna come in, and get all...choosy, instead of just buying whatever comes out. Those jerks. Where the hell do they ...
- 405: Loophole Or A Conspiracy?
- ... and they have no choice but to use the other Microsoft's products because if everyone is using it and you will be out of the loop. The New York Times article reported that the software security breaches has been verified. This means that if one hacker has the knowledge of hacking through this loophole, then we are in great danger because everything you can imagine is stored in the computers ... written and implemented by the programmers of Microsoft. If Microsoft can do this sneaky program in all of their programs, the question of what other secretly imbedded programs are their in the other Microsoft's software. What can these secret program do? This scares me as I write this paper because I am writing with Microsoft's Word program. Can somebody be reading what I am writing or hacking through my ...
- 406: Are Traditional Methods Of Rendering Obsolete Or Not
- ... only lying dormant until we can escape from the world of the repeated style of the computer. The future of the traditional methods The 1980's saw some of the first computer aided design. The software has gradually become easier to understand yet capable of far more complex procedures. Nowadays it is available to anyone in their own home for as little as a thousand pounds. The world of design has been put under the spell of the Apple Macintosh, digital cameras and image manipulation software. Almost everything that we now see has been altered or produced on the computer, any thing from photos that we see in magazines where people have been made to look better than they actually are ...
- 407: Independent Study Project on Role Playing Games
- ... RPG. The computer acted like the GM, and you the player. Then the IBM released its PC series. This revolutionized the computer game industry and the computer business. With the new found power in computers, software became increasingly complex. Color was a mainstay. The game themselves took on a whole new tone with animation and new, more challenging quests. People had fallen in love with this new type of addiction and ... the future? Right now its bright but still uncertain. The paper RPG aspect is still going strong and selling well. The computerized RPG aspect is growing by leaps and bounds as new and more powerful software and computers pop up. The horizon seems limitless.
- 408: Hebrew Text and Fonts
- ... the Hebrew type is equal to the commonly used italic form of the English typeface. Hebrew print form is a more linear and boxy form of the hebrew lettering. The Hebrew fonts and word processing software is easily downloadable to anyone though access to the internet. These programs are not compatible with English software but work on their own to allow for the ease of typing and printing of Hebrew documents. They also allow for communication and access of the Hebrew language through the internet and e-mail. Through ...
- 409: The Weapons of War
- ... in technology that sprouted from the Renaissance led to creative designs in weapons and armor, and they were put to good use. Works Cited Machiavelli, Niccoló. Book of Quotations from Microsoft Bookshelf 1996- 1997. Computer Software. Microsoft Corporation, 1996. IBM PC, CD- ROM. "Elizabethan Age." Encyclopedia from Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-1997. Computer Software. Microsoft Corporation, 1996. IBM PC, CD-ROM. Poor, Chris. Arms & Armor, 1995. Taken from the Internet at http://www.armsarmor.com/catalog/catalog.html Bull, Steven. An Historical Guide to Arms and Armor. Minneapolis: Arms ...
- 410: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... develop. This global net allows a person to send E-mail across the world in mere fractions of a second, and enables even the common person to access information world-wide. With advances such as software that allows users with a sound card to use the Internet as a carrier for long distances voice calls and video conferencing, this network is the key to the future of the knowledge society. At ... threatens to stifle this area of spontaneity. Recently, Congress has been considering passing laws that will make it a crime punishable by jail time to send “vulgar” language over the net, and to export encryption software. No matter how small, any attempt at government intervention in the Internet will stifle the greatest communication Innovation of this century. The government wants to maintain control over this new form of communication, and they ...
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