SHortly after 9/11, the guard force was beefed up, and armed guards protected all of our HQ buildings. Each building had two Marines with loaded M-16s at the entranceways to check IDs. Orders were ID must be shown no matter what, even if you know the person. Our Sergeant Major, a good 6' 200 pounds of solid muscle doesn't want to show ID, demands to be let past. The guard, a 5'3" barely 100 pound female raises her rifle and orders him to the deck and radios the Corporal of the Guard for guidance. COG comes down, checks the Sergeant Majors ID, and praises the guard. It was pretty funny, this tiny PFC holding the MEF Sergeant Major at gunpoint. If he had tried to force his way through, orders were to open fire.
Yeah, then a bad guy will steal that, mutate your code, and distribute it to all your allies so you can't get through the servers that you need to get through.
Hey, I liked the Tremors sequels. The thing is they don't really take themselves seriously. That I think is part of the charm... they are just stupid fun(emphasis on the stupid, but they are fun)
Scary Movie 2 was outright blasphemous. Tim Curry. In a parody of horror movies. AND NOT EVEN ONE BRIEF FUCKING ALLUSION(or is that A... Lussion) TO ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!!!!!
That is simply wrong. The creators of that "film" deserve to be drawn and quartered, reassmbled, then drawn and quartered again.
I don't think Rocky Horror should qualify as "so bad its good"... that was the whole damned point, so succeeding on that front as well as it did, shows it is actually an incredibly good piece of filmmaking prowess. It filled its intended role better than almost any other movie.
The glue needs to be fixed too. Had the glue worked, even with the disaster response problems Columbia would have made it home fine.
Yes, they need to fix the way they respond to problems and potential problems, but they also have to fix the direct cause of the disaster, which is the glue.
A big advantage is Apollo 13 knew early in the mission that the ship was crippled. Columbia did not have that knowledge. Had they been aware, something probably could have been done. They had two weeks worth of food abord, that could be stretched out a bit while NASA rushed Atlantis to be ready for a rescue flight which would have taken about two weeks.
I wouldn't say you should ignore it, just ignore the title and pretend the character names are coincidental. It's actually pretty good in that context.
Highlander III was mostly a retread of the first film, but it was mostly true to the original concept. I liked it. It also was a sensible way to continue the series- over the course of thousands of years, its inevitable that at least some Immortals would get buried alive.
Highlander II when viewed *on its own*, wasn't bad. Ignore the title, pretend the names are coincidental, and it really isn't that bad a movie.
Highlander: Endgame was the worst. It played out like a two parter of the TV series, and in that context, or as one of Sci Fi channels saturday night films, probably could have been really good. But as part of the Highlander film series, it blew screaming chunks. Even Highlander 2 viewed as part of the movie series was better.
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Open Office isn't any good? My mom, who I have to go up to tell her how to read a CD-ROM with pictures on it repeatedly, finds Open Office better than Office 2k. For the typical home user, Open Office can be better and easier than Office.
and ignore the second clause entirely, "the right of the people". The second amendment as written sets up two things- that individual states can have military forces and the individual citizens can have weapons. They are related, but seperate clauses.
You aren't required to install it, nor is that proposed.
You do not have to send the information if it shows stuff you don't want Progressive to be aware of.
Its completely opt in, and gives benefits that justify what information is requested.
I wouldn't use it(I'd probably triple my bill if I did:) ), but I think its a good idea and could help a lot of people for minimal disruption of their daily routine, and no unrequested privacy issues.
My great grandmother thought I was my father the last time we went to see her. Never mind that my dad was standing right next to me.
Of course, she didn't get noticeably sick until a couple months after her 95th birthday and didn't last long after here 96th, so she did live a full life and didn't suffer very long.
They may have done the right thing, but I doubt it was out of any sense of morality. When a book gets dozens to hundereds of one star ratings on Amazon.com in a matter of hours, publishers tend to notice.
Its all about protecting their bottom line. I'm still glad they did the right thing, but I hold no illusions about their motives for doing so.
She's probably getting nailed with thousands of emails that are raising essentially the same concerns right now.
If I was in her place, I'd create a form letter to send to people. How many ways are you going to word "I understannd your concerns, but its out of my hands, please contact my publisher."
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But Katie Jones got their first. Its hers. The book should be retitled with an apology inserted into the first few pages of future printings.
Better effects would be good up to a point. Perhaps improve the effects to the level of the original Star Trek series or even Battlestar Galactica. Effects would still have a primitive feel, but not be totally backwards which would kill a large part of the potential new fanbase that *didn't* fall in love with the old show.
As long as they don't bring them to the level of the later Star Trek series or Stargate SG-1... I'll be happy with it.
The current bill being considered for instituting a draft does have provisions for civil service and concientous objector status. CO status requires you to be completely opposed to war and military service in general- If you simply do not support the current war, you don't qualify. Thats why Bill Clinton needed to get an educational deferment. He was against Vietnam, but not against war in general.
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I seem to remember Marine Doom coming out shortly before I enlisted. That was 1996.
SHortly after 9/11, the guard force was beefed up, and armed guards protected all of our HQ buildings. Each building had two Marines with loaded M-16s at the entranceways to check IDs. Orders were ID must be shown no matter what, even if you know the person. Our Sergeant Major, a good 6' 200 pounds of solid muscle doesn't want to show ID, demands to be let past. The guard, a 5'3" barely 100 pound female raises her rifle and orders him to the deck and radios the Corporal of the Guard for guidance. COG comes down, checks the Sergeant Majors ID, and praises the guard. It was pretty funny, this tiny PFC holding the MEF Sergeant Major at gunpoint. If he had tried to force his way through, orders were to open fire.
Is it not possible that the parent is the same person who posted the Groklaw comment?
Unless of course you are the groklaw comment poster, you have no way really of knowing this. So bugger off.
Yeah, then a bad guy will steal that, mutate your code, and distribute it to all your allies so you can't get through the servers that you need to get through.
Watching at home is like masturbation. Pathetic, lonely, and sad.
Its disturbing how accurate that analogy is.
Hey, I liked the Tremors sequels. The thing is they don't really take themselves seriously. That I think is part of the charm... they are just stupid fun(emphasis on the stupid, but they are fun)
Don't forget Bea Arthurs Grammy worthy number.
Scary Movie 2 was outright blasphemous. Tim Curry. In a parody of horror movies. AND NOT EVEN ONE BRIEF FUCKING ALLUSION(or is that A... Lussion) TO ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!!!!!
That is simply wrong. The creators of that "film" deserve to be drawn and quartered, reassmbled, then drawn and quartered again.
I don't think Rocky Horror should qualify as "so bad its good"... that was the whole damned point, so succeeding on that front as well as it did, shows it is actually an incredibly good piece of filmmaking prowess. It filled its intended role better than almost any other movie.
The glue needs to be fixed too. Had the glue worked, even with the disaster response problems Columbia would have made it home fine.
Yes, they need to fix the way they respond to problems and potential problems, but they also have to fix the direct cause of the disaster, which is the glue.
A big advantage is Apollo 13 knew early in the mission that the ship was crippled. Columbia did not have that knowledge. Had they been aware, something probably could have been done. They had two weeks worth of food abord, that could be stretched out a bit while NASA rushed Atlantis to be ready for a rescue flight which would have taken about two weeks.
Star Wars Holiday Special.
I wouldn't say you should ignore it, just ignore the title and pretend the character names are coincidental. It's actually pretty good in that context.
Highlander III was mostly a retread of the first film, but it was mostly true to the original concept. I liked it. It also was a sensible way to continue the series- over the course of thousands of years, its inevitable that at least some Immortals would get buried alive.
Highlander II when viewed *on its own*, wasn't bad. Ignore the title, pretend the names are coincidental, and it really isn't that bad a movie.
Highlander: Endgame was the worst. It played out like a two parter of the TV series, and in that context, or as one of Sci Fi channels saturday night films, probably could have been really good. But as part of the Highlander film series, it blew screaming chunks. Even Highlander 2 viewed as part of the movie series was better.
Open Office isn't any good? My mom, who I have to go up to tell her how to read a CD-ROM with pictures on it repeatedly, finds Open Office better than Office 2k. For the typical home user, Open Office can be better and easier than Office.
and ignore the second clause entirely, "the right of the people". The second amendment as written sets up two things- that individual states can have military forces and the individual citizens can have weapons. They are related, but seperate clauses.
You aren't required to install it, nor is that proposed.
You do not have to send the information if it shows stuff you don't want Progressive to be aware of.
Its completely opt in, and gives benefits that justify what information is requested.
I wouldn't use it(I'd probably triple my bill if I did:) ), but I think its a good idea and could help a lot of people for minimal disruption of their daily routine, and no unrequested privacy issues.
Nitpicks-
The name is Jolene Blalock.
Spocks mother was human.
William Shatner is 73.
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000638/
My great grandmother thought I was my father the last time we went to see her. Never mind that my dad was standing right next to me.
Of course, she didn't get noticeably sick until a couple months after her 95th birthday and didn't last long after here 96th, so she did live a full life and didn't suffer very long.
They may have done the right thing, but I doubt it was out of any sense of morality. When a book gets dozens to hundereds of one star ratings on Amazon.com in a matter of hours, publishers tend to notice.
Its all about protecting their bottom line. I'm still glad they did the right thing, but I hold no illusions about their motives for doing so.
She's probably getting nailed with thousands of emails that are raising essentially the same concerns right now.
If I was in her place, I'd create a form letter to send to people. How many ways are you going to word "I understannd your concerns, but its out of my hands, please contact my publisher."
But Katie Jones got their first. Its hers. The book should be retitled with an apology inserted into the first few pages of future printings.
Better effects would be good up to a point. Perhaps improve the effects to the level of the original Star Trek series or even Battlestar Galactica. Effects would still have a primitive feel, but not be totally backwards which would kill a large part of the potential new fanbase that *didn't* fall in love with the old show.
As long as they don't bring them to the level of the later Star Trek series or Stargate SG-1... I'll be happy with it.
The current bill being considered for instituting a draft does have provisions for civil service and concientous objector status. CO status requires you to be completely opposed to war and military service in general- If you simply do not support the current war, you don't qualify. Thats why Bill Clinton needed to get an educational deferment. He was against Vietnam, but not against war in general.