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Slightly OT, but the UK national mapping agency has created a minecraft model of the UK [1] (minus Northern Ireland). [1] http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/innovate/developers/minecraf...
Oherwise known as "Great Britain". /pedant
http://www.simontaylorsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2...
They didn't create a backup? Seriously?
edit: typo
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Very interesting.
This incident is also suspiciously like the plot of "The Lego Movie". Are those sneaky Danes doing some metadiegetic guerrilla marketing in advance of the DVD release?
This story was submitted[0] four days ago, but got no traction and sank without trace. The only comment[1] was mine, and I repeat it here: I know this is something of an internet meme, and hence somewhat out-of-place here on HN, but, in short: This is why we can't have nice things. It would be really cool if we didn't need passwords. It would be really cool if we could have globally editable documents that stored and…
Why complain about people being creative in a creative environment? Is there no place for fun?
Where's the place for creative pranks? Practical jokes? In today's society, exploring, poking around, doing things for laugh seems... forbidden.
This story was submitted[0] four days ago, but got no traction and sank without trace. The only comment[1] was mine, and I repeat it here: I know this is something of an internet meme, and hence somewhat out-of-place here on HN, but, in short: This is why we can't have nice things. It would be really cool if we didn't need passwords. It would be really cool if we could have globally editable documents that stored and…
I'm surprised you didn't notice [0], which was posted a day before the article you mentioned.
Hahaha, I'm sorry but that is a bit amuzing. I mean, what did they expect? Kind of thought that would happen when i read the Rules for being on the server.
Small countries like Denmark tend to have a much more well-behaved population than large countries. I.e. they queue nicer, they are more likely to return something they found, etc. (game-theoretic research suggests that such a culture is a symptom of having a high likelyhood of meeting again - thus offering more opportunities to punish bad behaviour). That background might explain their optimistic expectations.
The likelyhood of meeting again also depends on population density and the migratory patterns of the society in question. I'm guessing that this research you refer to assumes that the society is fair and each member is treated equally.
Punishing someone on the internet is very hard, especially if they retain their anonymity.
Slightly OT, but the UK national mapping agency has created a minecraft model of the UK [1] (minus Northern Ireland). [1] http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/innovate/developers/minecraf...
Oherwise known as "Great Britain". /pedant
I used that form of words because, for most readers, the term "Great Britain" isn't well defined, and is often incorrectly taken to denote the same entity as the "The UK". I also don't like the "Great" prefix because it appears aggrandising, even though the derivation [1] disproves that.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_.22...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oherwise known as "Great Britain". /pedant
I know. I'm British... I used that form of words because, for most readers, the term "Great Britain" isn't well defined, and is often incorrectly taken to denote the same entity as the "The UK". I also don't like the "Great" prefix because it appears aggrandising, even though the derivation [1] disproves that. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_.22...
This story was submitted[0] four days ago, but got no traction and sank without trace. The only comment[1] was mine, and I repeat it here: I know this is something of an internet meme, and hence somewhat out-of-place here on HN, but, in short: This is why we can't have nice things. It would be really cool if we didn't need passwords. It would be really cool if we could have globally editable documents that stored and…
Why complain about people being creative in a creative environment? Is there no place for fun?
Slippery slope, drawing the line, yadda yadda yadda, I'm interested to see what people think is "fun" and where they would draw the line. Given that it had no protection, how does destroying it gain or prove anything?
Finding weaknesses in a system that's intended to be secure is different, destroying something simply because you can is something I genuinely don't understand. No challenge, no victory, no benefit. I someone can help me understand the mindset of the griefers I'd be grateful.
