If you really want motivation to switch to grass-fed beef, do a little research into commercial meat farming. It's terrifying.
I'm willing to bet that most people would give up meat altogether if they ever saw the truth of its origins, let alone had to do the work themselves. It's utterly pathetic just how far removed people are from the process of their own food. They don't think of beef as "cow" or pork as "pig"... they're products, not animals. Of course, that's only a problem for people that go to the grocery store. I'm willing to bet that more people than not can't even do that much, and instead waste tons of money (as well as health and happiness) eating out all of the time.
It's been a well known fact for a very long time at that. These animals are routinely pumped full of growth hormones and antibacterials. Not only are the effects questionable for those that consume the flesh and meat of these chemical cocktails, but then you have the aforementioned problem of growing superbugs.
Makes me glad that I'm a vegetarian and that my idea of a proper meal isn't just a slab of Dr. Frankenstein styled protein.
The reality is that wargames depict a historical context and history doesn't change to suit the likes of one group or another. There is only one history, the events that took place.
That's not true at all. If it were, American's would be too ashamed of what they did to the continent's indigenous people to care about whether or not the Taliban are in a videogame. History doesn't write itself. It is subtly and not-so-subtly manipulated time and time again to please various groups along the way. Think back to your mandatory high-school education... remember all of the lies they fed you under the guise of "history class"?
I'm sorry, but Bad Taste was a monumental waste of time to watch. However, I would agree that Dead Alice is ridiculously hilarious. It's one of those films that I never get tired of watching. As far as I know, the only decent films Peter Jackson has ever done were Dead Alive and The Frighteners.
There are plenty of people out there that do go to college and still fail. In fact, the majority of people will fail regardless of what they do. The system is set up that way. College is little more than a bullet point on your resume. That little piece of paper that you get from school lets employers know that you have received the proper amount of social conditioning. Thus, they are more at ease with you. That's the benefit.
I also own a Nook. I've been very happy with it, but I've always been a heavy reader. That said, I do believe that ebook prices are outrageous. I don't think anyone would really argue that they aren't. The publishers need to wake up, lest they find themselves in the same boat that the music industry did when Napster blew up.
I've never had any issues with the self checkout being buggy, and I use it almost exclusively at my local grocery store. You are correct however, that any savings are unlikely to be seen by the customer. It's the same issue I have with bringing my own bags... I'm saving the store money without seeing the benefit myself.
I'd blame the original Playstation for the rise of mainstream gaming more than anything. Casual games haven't destroyed the industry, popularity of the hobby has. I'd rather play a game like Order Up than something like Madden. Once the jocks become the target audience, you can pretty much count intelligence and creativity out.:P
And it worked, since every console-kiddie out there thinks that Halo is the best thing since sliced bread. Though really, it's the same problem all of those Nintendo fanboys had when GoldenEye came out. They had no prior experience with the genre, because it didn't work well on their platform. Thus, even the most mediocre title garnered great success... never mind that everyone else was playing the far superior Quake 2 when GoldenEye came out.
I thought that Urban Terror was already running on the Quake 3 engine? Return to Castle Wolfenstein was also running on said engine, as I recall. Are the differences really that great?
However if you get all caught up in Shiny New Toy Syndrome and rush out to buy it, no matter how bad a fit for your use it is, don't go and cry about it later. All that tells companies is that you don't really care about what you say you do, they can produce whatever they like with whatever restrictions they like and you'll buy it so long as it is cool.
Doesn't this describe the Apple user base as a whole?
It is most certainly censorship. It's also great publicity! I hadn't even heard of the book before. Now I'm somewhat interested to at least find out more. Surely there has to be something interesting within its pages to warrant this kind of discussion.;)
No, the state's Board of Education gave me the option to skip seventh grade. My home-schooling was more akin to a charter school in its administration. It had state oversight and teachers on hand when need (via telephone or e-mail). I have a traditional high school diploma because of this, thus negating the need for a GED as many traditionally home-schooled students would have.
I attended a private Catholic pre-school and kindergarten. I was then enrolled in a local public school. I left public school after graduating the sixth grade to instead be home-schooled. Interestingly enough, my placement tests allowed me to skip seventh grade altogether. Furthermore, since I was able to work at my own pace once home-schooled, I shaved an additional year from my highschool semesters.
You can rest assured that I'm no dropout, even if I did leave the school system two years early. Do people actually work at car washes? It seems that they're all either automated or require that you step out and wash your own car. Those automated ones never work very well for the price.
The difference seems to be that this number is tied to a fingerprint, iris scan, and facial photograph. That's a lot scarier than my social security number currently is.
I wouldn't know, personally. I brought my own lunch 99% of the time, right up to when I left public schools altogether.
I imagine however that there are plenty of nerds her eon Slashdot that might disagree with you. Certainly the lunch money stealing bully has some basis in truth?:P
Perhaps not. A short pin number is easy to remember. You're not going to send your five year-old to school with a pocket of cash for lunch. Often times schools will simply have a running tad, controlled via an identifying number. It can be paid off as the semester goes, or filled with credits ahead of time. I seriously doubt that most schools offer much variety in food, so tracking what they're eating isn't going to varying much from student to student. About the only thing it'll show is who does or doesn't bring their lunch from home.
Schools really should be more mindful of what [i]they[/i] serve. If a kid wants to bring their own lunch that's fine, but the school provided meals should be healthy and balanced. Let's get rid of the candy and soda machines while we're at it. Not only does it promote unhealthy lifestyles, but is a disgusting display of consumerism within a so-called institute of education.
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If you really want motivation to switch to grass-fed beef, do a little research into commercial meat farming. It's terrifying.
I'm willing to bet that most people would give up meat altogether if they ever saw the truth of its origins, let alone had to do the work themselves. It's utterly pathetic just how far removed people are from the process of their own food. They don't think of beef as "cow" or pork as "pig"... they're products, not animals. Of course, that's only a problem for people that go to the grocery store. I'm willing to bet that more people than not can't even do that much, and instead waste tons of money (as well as health and happiness) eating out all of the time.
It's been a well known fact for a very long time at that. These animals are routinely pumped full of growth hormones and antibacterials. Not only are the effects questionable for those that consume the flesh and meat of these chemical cocktails, but then you have the aforementioned problem of growing superbugs.
Makes me glad that I'm a vegetarian and that my idea of a proper meal isn't just a slab of Dr. Frankenstein styled protein.
The reality is that wargames depict a historical context and history doesn't change to suit the likes of one group or another. There is only one history, the events that took place.
That's not true at all. If it were, American's would be too ashamed of what they did to the continent's indigenous people to care about whether or not the Taliban are in a videogame. History doesn't write itself. It is subtly and not-so-subtly manipulated time and time again to please various groups along the way. Think back to your mandatory high-school education... remember all of the lies they fed you under the guise of "history class"?
Thanks EA, for letting the terrorists have win. :(
I'm sorry, but Bad Taste was a monumental waste of time to watch. However, I would agree that Dead Alice is ridiculously hilarious. It's one of those films that I never get tired of watching. As far as I know, the only decent films Peter Jackson has ever done were Dead Alive and The Frighteners.
There are plenty of people out there that do go to college and still fail. In fact, the majority of people will fail regardless of what they do. The system is set up that way. College is little more than a bullet point on your resume. That little piece of paper that you get from school lets employers know that you have received the proper amount of social conditioning. Thus, they are more at ease with you. That's the benefit.
I love Calibre. I softrooted my Nook within a few weeks of owning it, and Calibre is the only way to fly!
As far as torrents go, I've only gone that route with books that I already physically own. Mind you, that does account for quite a lot on my Nook.
I also own a Nook. I've been very happy with it, but I've always been a heavy reader. That said, I do believe that ebook prices are outrageous. I don't think anyone would really argue that they aren't. The publishers need to wake up, lest they find themselves in the same boat that the music industry did when Napster blew up.
I've never had any issues with the self checkout being buggy, and I use it almost exclusively at my local grocery store. You are correct however, that any savings are unlikely to be seen by the customer. It's the same issue I have with bringing my own bags... I'm saving the store money without seeing the benefit myself.
I don't know... There is a series of Volkswagen how-to videos that seem to get by pretty well.
http://www.bugmevideo.com/
So it's going to be like the annoying Awesome Bar that was implemented in Firefox?
I'd blame the original Playstation for the rise of mainstream gaming more than anything. Casual games haven't destroyed the industry, popularity of the hobby has. I'd rather play a game like Order Up than something like Madden. Once the jocks become the target audience, you can pretty much count intelligence and creativity out. :P
And it worked, since every console-kiddie out there thinks that Halo is the best thing since sliced bread. Though really, it's the same problem all of those Nintendo fanboys had when GoldenEye came out. They had no prior experience with the genre, because it didn't work well on their platform. Thus, even the most mediocre title garnered great success... never mind that everyone else was playing the far superior Quake 2 when GoldenEye came out.
I thought that Urban Terror was already running on the Quake 3 engine? Return to Castle Wolfenstein was also running on said engine, as I recall. Are the differences really that great?
However if you get all caught up in Shiny New Toy Syndrome and rush out to buy it, no matter how bad a fit for your use it is, don't go and cry about it later. All that tells companies is that you don't really care about what you say you do, they can produce whatever they like with whatever restrictions they like and you'll buy it so long as it is cool.
Doesn't this describe the Apple user base as a whole?
The smart criminals never get caught. Likely, you might never even realize a crime was committed.
Smart people don't use them anyway, for anything. ;)
It is most certainly censorship. It's also great publicity! I hadn't even heard of the book before. Now I'm somewhat interested to at least find out more. Surely there has to be something interesting within its pages to warrant this kind of discussion. ;)
Your genetic datas was probably already overly corrupted from coke and coffee.
Coffee, maybe. The coke just gets snorted though, it never even touches my teeth.
Coke and coffee. How I love my Colombian exports! :)
No, the state's Board of Education gave me the option to skip seventh grade. My home-schooling was more akin to a charter school in its administration. It had state oversight and teachers on hand when need (via telephone or e-mail). I have a traditional high school diploma because of this, thus negating the need for a GED as many traditionally home-schooled students would have.
I attended a private Catholic pre-school and kindergarten. I was then enrolled in a local public school. I left public school after graduating the sixth grade to instead be home-schooled. Interestingly enough, my placement tests allowed me to skip seventh grade altogether. Furthermore, since I was able to work at my own pace once home-schooled, I shaved an additional year from my highschool semesters.
You can rest assured that I'm no dropout, even if I did leave the school system two years early. Do people actually work at car washes? It seems that they're all either automated or require that you step out and wash your own car. Those automated ones never work very well for the price.
The difference seems to be that this number is tied to a fingerprint, iris scan, and facial photograph. That's a lot scarier than my social security number currently is.
I wouldn't know, personally. I brought my own lunch 99% of the time, right up to when I left public schools altogether.
I imagine however that there are plenty of nerds her eon Slashdot that might disagree with you. Certainly the lunch money stealing bully has some basis in truth? :P
Perhaps not. A short pin number is easy to remember. You're not going to send your five year-old to school with a pocket of cash for lunch. Often times schools will simply have a running tad, controlled via an identifying number. It can be paid off as the semester goes, or filled with credits ahead of time. I seriously doubt that most schools offer much variety in food, so tracking what they're eating isn't going to varying much from student to student. About the only thing it'll show is who does or doesn't bring their lunch from home.
Schools really should be more mindful of what [i]they[/i] serve. If a kid wants to bring their own lunch that's fine, but the school provided meals should be healthy and balanced. Let's get rid of the candy and soda machines while we're at it. Not only does it promote unhealthy lifestyles, but is a disgusting display of consumerism within a so-called institute of education.