Sure, photography may not alter the world but it can kick-start a new way of seeing.
With so many of us engaging in gaming as a hobby, it is now beginning to alter the world in ways that many never saw coming.
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Injecting sulphate particles into the stratosphere, for instance, would cool the Earth by reflecting more sunlight into space. (Nature has already shown that this concept can work, since volcanic eruptions that send sulphur-rich plumes into the stratosphere can temporarily alter the world's climate.) However, Dr Lenton notes that the method becomes less effective as the atmosphere becomes more saturated with particles.
Just about every gamer we know has wanted to alter a game world on the spot, whether it's to cheat, fix game mechanics or experiment.
It was intriguing, and every day you got a chance to get your hand on the lever, and to alter the course of world events.
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Smartype, from KeyView, doesn't display custom buttons for World of Warcraft of alter the fonts you see for languages that don't use the Latin alphabet.
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The Committee contended that the development will extend the city centre significantly and alter the skyline and profile of the site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004.
Instead of fibbing awkwardly about their jobs, backgrounds or marital status, the players create virtual alter egos, which are transformed into colourful avatars to represent themselves in the online world.
Cranes will rise in Barcelona, New York, Jerusalem, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Paris and other world centers to construct glass sails, wavy monoliths, bristly multiheaded towers and other alter-the-skyline-forever structures designed by a spectacled, white-haired 78-year-old working out of a bullpen with cardboard furniture in West Los Angeles.
The world's top 15 players would qualify automatically, and all major professional tours would alter tournament schedules to avoid a clash with the Olympics.
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