Sentences with phrase «rather than novelty»

«If we could get the policy community moving on this, if we could get the researchers to focus on the ethics of the implementation of their technology rather than the novelty and engineering of it, we'd probably be in a better place,» he told the E-Commerce Times.

The delayed release has given Valve time to refocus the controller, to redesign it with functionality - rather than novelty - in mind.

The delayed release has given Valve time to refocus the controller, to redesign it with functionality - rather than novelty - in mind.

In my mind, 3D is a step toward the holographic ideal, thus it is inevitable that 3D will become the standard of gaming, rather than a novelty.

We have reached a point in today's gaming market where buzzwords like «open - world» have become something of an expectation, rather than a novelty.

Rather than novelty features, we consider these attributes imperative to the future of automobile design.

but hats are now considered outfit basics, rather than a novelty item.

This book inspired me to purchase a weekly farm box and make trips to the farmer's market a necessity rather than a novelty.

Roughly one - quarter of consumers say technology options are important features that factor into their decision to choose a restaurant, underscoring that technology is rapidly becoming an expectation rather than a novelty when dining out (2014 Technology Innovations Consumer Survey, National Restaurant Association).

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And I'll gladly suffer through all these pet peeves rather than return to the days when workout rooms were the size of walk - in closets, HBO cost extra, Wi - Fi was a novelty and the average hotel bed had the topography of a mountain range.

We need a functional standard of orthodoxy: one supple enough to do justice to the sorts of nuances Griffiths introduces, but one real enough to help us understand when theological speculation, novelty, and critique undermine rather than enrich the faith of the Church.

Furthermore, by its novelty miracle impels a recognition of order, not in the sense of a regular occurrence, but as a given structure or condition which is this rather than that.

Within the cosmic process, novelty appears at very particular times and locales rather than all over the place all at once.

5 This is a remarkable anticipation of Whitehead's view in Process and Reality that God's primordial ordering of the world's possibilities (the eternal objects) is the ultimate source of novelty in an emergent universe, except that Thornton understands these possibilities to be everlasting rather than timeless.6 This reification of what for Whitehead is purely possible, needing concrete embodiment in the actual world, leads Thornton to conceive of the eternal order as absolutely actual in its unchangeableness, identical with God.

One videographer shared candidly with Mead the conundrum that results: «The novelty offered by his video displays was so great that guests, rather than talking or dancing, would start to congregate around the screen instead,» Mead writes.

Change, to keep the church alive in the 21st century (in the UK at least where churchgoing is about as normal as ferret juggling) needs to be far, far more radical than that, and based on an assessment of what real people's real needs are, rather than a thirst for novelty.

Such a claim would supplement rather than contradict Whitehead's analysis of novelty in actual occasions as arising from hybrid prehensions of God.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the novelty is that all of the meal is in a bowl rather than a plate.

If you enjoy footballers who run around like headless chickens, look rather clueless most of the time, then look no further than Aly Cissokho, who became something of a novelty hit during his loan spell at Anfield in the 13/14 season, as this highlights package will prove.

So if I did can it would probably end up as extra «novelty food» rather than actually replacing any of my usual produce wants over the winter.

The novelty can actually cause a couple to spend those precious baby - free moments together rather than on laptops at opposite ends of the house.

She believes that the novelties in Einstein's lobes may have contributed to his «preference for thinking in sensory impressions, including visual images rather than words.»

It is remarkable (and perhaps a novelty in the history of science) that the paper takes several graphs straight from climate sceptics PR material produced for lay - people, rather than basing its case on peer - reviewed scientific sources.

It's often touted as a «reward chemical» or part of the brain's «reward center,» but more recent research has shown that, like novelty, it's actually more closely related to our motivation to seek rewards rather than being a reward itself.

Another friend of mine described his experience of coming out like this: «I noticed that many straight folks treated me like a novelty rather than a whole person.

Starring Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy as the historical couple, and Abbie Cornish as the woman obsessed with their romance, it all all sounds suspiciously like «Julie & Julia» with crowns replacing the chef's hats — which, combined with the novelty factor of the film's celebrity writer - director, leads me to think the Weinsteins may view this more as a light commercial play rather than the hefty awards bait of their last monarchy biopic.

Cirque is all fun and games while Percy Jackson has just enough weightiness to make it a good film rather than just a novelty.

And while the Veloster has four seats, a bigger boot and the perception of more practicality than a regular coupe, those six foot or over will be very cramped in the back and the 2 +1 door layout's novelty value subsides rather quickly when you're travelling along and want to put stuff in the back.

The «keyless» ignition still strikes me as a novelty rather than a feature.

I think of it as a novelty rather than a novel.

But, it is not uncommon for us to get $ 500 — $ 1,000 dogs that have either outlived their usefulness or their novelty with impulsive owners who considered their dog a possession rather than a friend or member of the family, or simply did not really consider the time, effort and expense needed to be a dog owner.

Framed, novelty and ornate beds, rather than posing a problem because of their rigid geometrical shapes, open up great architectural opportunities for dramatic and bold in - store displays.

At first the mode is somewhat of a novelty but actually becomes a mode that you'll want to play through rather than being just a nice to have feature.

That way everyone will be able to experience PlayStation VR out of the box with the next generation, and experience it as a necessity rather than an expensive novelty; all without dividing the PS4 install base.

Its lineup, which incorporates the likes of Super Mario RPG, Final Fantasy III (VI), Super Metroid, and Super Mario World, makes the SNES Classic rather more than a novelty or collector's merchandise to maintain on a shelf.

The other elephant in the room is that the controller still feels like a novelty rather than a potentially dangerous gaming accessory.

Back then though, the idea of the domestic / private realm being a site of public scrutiny and entertainment was a novelty rather than the mundane reality it is now; Corin Sworn's tightly choreographed show has more on its mind than the tired tropes of TV entertainment formats or social media narcissism.

It is remarkable (and perhaps a novelty in the history of science) that the paper takes several graphs straight from climate sceptics PR material produced for lay - people, rather than basing its case on peer - reviewed scientific sources.

Environmental fluctuations in redox may reinforce rather than hinder evolutionary transitions, such that variability in near surface oceanic oxygenation can promote morphologic evolution and novelty, followed by innovation, and diversification.

However, most patent applications fail on the basis of novelty, rather than utility or functionality, so it can help to do a patent search to make sure that your invention is unique.

«When you hold the remote it's rather difficult to reach the touch screen and some of the buttons with your thumb... The smart home buttons on the bottom of the remote are a nice touch, but I feel they're a bit more of a novelty than a necessity since there are plenty of other standalone switches & voice control devices that can do the same job.»

It's cool and can be rather convincing if you follow the appropriate guidelines, but right now, it still feels more like a novelty than a must - have feature.

The issue is the handful of compromises involved with capturing such slow video that make it more of a novelty in the end rather than a truly differentiating feature.

The other elephant in the room is that the controller still feels like a novelty rather than a potentially dangerous gaming accessory.

The participants believed that human beings seek novelty and excitement in the relationship rather than stability or stagnation.

«The emphasis needs to be on how the connected home can helps solve daily tasks rather than just being a novelty collection of devices and apps.»

A: I'm aware that this is the way the world is moving but I see this as novelty value rather than adding value!