Going to take a test drive, if you guys haven't seen me post in the next 3 or 4 days send the paramedics;-)
Also, reminds me of the scene in Brainstorm (1983) where the guy splices the brain scan tape into a loop until he's found many hours later... good times!
HP screwed up by offering the TouchPad for the same price as the iPad, despite having a comparatively weak app ecosystem... had they sold it for a sane price, who knows, perhaps WebOS wood still be around. I bought two in the fire sale and the UI was a joy to work with but I ended up putting android on them both simply because of the app ecosystem.
People like you and I aren't the "customers" of social networks, the ad companies are the customers, we're simply the product. Tell me, is MySpace making big bank on ad dollars these days? What he's arguing is that, if you and I and John and Jane weren't posting all those pictures of our cats and what we ate for lunch, it'd be pretty boring to go there and just look at ad content, the value of the site comes from the user posted content and if that dried up the site wouldn't be able to sell ad space to a place no one ever came to anymore. Not saying that I think he's right about the ownership thing but i do understand his point. It's the same reason I've been coming here since the '90s... (hint: it's not to RTFA)
People like you and I aren't the "customers" of social networks, the ad companies are the customers, we're simply the product. Tell me, is MySpace making big bank on ad dollars these days? What he's arguing is that, if you and I and John and Jane weren't posting all those pictures of our cats and what we ate for lunch, it'd be pretty boring to go there and just look at ad content, the value of the site comes from the user posted content and if that dried up the site wouldn't be able to sell ad space to a place no one ever came to anymore.
You say his choices don't effect others, then in the very next sentence say if others did it first, it would drive him to quit or emulate them. Sounds a lot like their choices effect others... so which is it?
Judging by the posted picture of the event, with plenty of people on the dance floor and with drinks in hand, it seems they understand the concept of party as well. If you think this event was intended for small talk, non alcoholic drinks, and leaving by 8pm, as the commenter i was responding to seems to think, then i don't know what to tell you. You wanna tell me just what part of my comment you found so unintelligent?
Oh wow, i hadn't seen that new one. What a piece of crap! No single player, no Samus... it's like a metroid game, just without metroid... or game.
Other M looks pretty cool, however, might have to dig out the ol' wii if i can find it. I loved the metroid prime games, they were my favorite wii games, motion control worked great with it. Too bad they're crapping all over it on its 30th anniversary. What's next, zelda, played in only multiplayer deathmatch and you don't play as Link, but rather an anonymous Royal Marine, er Guard? Or maybe Mario cart, single player only, overhead perspective ala original gta games?
Nintendo, you are disappoint.
I worked for a largish ($89 mil revenue fiscal yr 2012, operations in 14 states) and had to go to a week long training event, the company put us all up in a holiday inn, and the last night of the event hosted the annual company party. You know what this party had? An open bar AND a mechanical bull (personal best time was 6 seconds lol). A young lady that worked in corporate division got a little too drunk, and feel off the bull, knocking out one of her front teeth in the process. Did she sue? Was it an insurance nightmare for the company? No, because we were all adults. She had a sheepish laugh about it the next morning, and probably a little resolve not to get so tipsy next time around. If these thin skinned people had been there, they'd have probably gotten her fired (she was really cute and more than a few guys were ogling her gyrating on the bull). See how smoothly things can go when you don't have acting like it's their duty to be outraged at every little thing? I saw a fitting term to describe these types, can't remember if it's further up thread or on another thread about the same event i was on earlier... crybully, a person who explains things to you in such depth that you simply MUST agree with them, and take offense if you don't immediately take their side, and the things that they explain to you that you must agree with involve them somehow being victimized. It's a great term, and a new addition to my vocabulary.
Presence of sjw whiner crowd was confirmed when this story was submitted and approved. (Not that it hasn't been confirmed several times a day for a good long while now)
Then why did they serve alcohol, at the AFTER PARTY? Did the thing even start before 8pm? Have you ever been to an after party? After parties are for relaxing and having fun after the work is done.
It's kind of a shame, too... If everyone DIDN'T know they were packing heat, maybe they'd be a little more hesitant to use it so as to take serious criminals in life or death situations by surprise. Oh well, what they lack in smarts they make up in sheer numbers, I suppose... Plus, uncle Sam's gifts of barely outdated military hardware has really exacerbated the problem. When you get new toys, it's only natural you're going to want to use them. Which is why we now have little bergs with a population around 700 give or take a few with their own SWAT teams, armored personal carriers, m4 rifles, etc.
Good day to you fellow Americans, and remember- BE AFRAID
"Everyone knows" that police carry loaded handguns, so if you get shot by one after assaulting him when he came upon you in the middle of your 7-11 stickup, he's totally justified in using it on you. After all, "everyone knows" police carry, and "everyone knows" they won't hesitate to bypass your right to trial, right to attorney, Miranda rights, etc, and just dispense street justice right on the spot. It should be OK, right? After all, "everyone knows".
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The president is near?
I was wondering why no one had seemed to figure this out yet.
Good LAWD that's a lot of money- John McAffee would have done it for bath salts!
Going to take a test drive, if you guys haven't seen me post in the next 3 or 4 days send the paramedics ;-)
Also, reminds me of the scene in Brainstorm (1983) where the guy splices the brain scan tape into a loop until he's found many hours later... good times!
HP screwed up by offering the TouchPad for the same price as the iPad, despite having a comparatively weak app ecosystem... had they sold it for a sane price, who knows, perhaps WebOS wood still be around. I bought two in the fire sale and the UI was a joy to work with but I ended up putting android on them both simply because of the app ecosystem.
No more! You're killing me here lol
Wtf sorry for the repost.
People like you and I aren't the "customers" of social networks, the ad companies are the customers, we're simply the product. Tell me, is MySpace making big bank on ad dollars these days? What he's arguing is that, if you and I and John and Jane weren't posting all those pictures of our cats and what we ate for lunch, it'd be pretty boring to go there and just look at ad content, the value of the site comes from the user posted content and if that dried up the site wouldn't be able to sell ad space to a place no one ever came to anymore. Not saying that I think he's right about the ownership thing but i do understand his point. It's the same reason I've been coming here since the '90s... (hint: it's not to RTFA)
People like you and I aren't the "customers" of social networks, the ad companies are the customers, we're simply the product. Tell me, is MySpace making big bank on ad dollars these days? What he's arguing is that, if you and I and John and Jane weren't posting all those pictures of our cats and what we ate for lunch, it'd be pretty boring to go there and just look at ad content, the value of the site comes from the user posted content and if that dried up the site wouldn't be able to sell ad space to a place no one ever came to anymore.
You say his choices don't effect others, then in the very next sentence say if others did it first, it would drive him to quit or emulate them. Sounds a lot like their choices effect others... so which is it?
Judging by the posted picture of the event, with plenty of people on the dance floor and with drinks in hand, it seems they understand the concept of party as well. If you think this event was intended for small talk, non alcoholic drinks, and leaving by 8pm, as the commenter i was responding to seems to think, then i don't know what to tell you. You wanna tell me just what part of my comment you found so unintelligent?
Oh wow, i hadn't seen that new one. What a piece of crap! No single player, no Samus... it's like a metroid game, just without metroid... or game. Other M looks pretty cool, however, might have to dig out the ol' wii if i can find it. I loved the metroid prime games, they were my favorite wii games, motion control worked great with it. Too bad they're crapping all over it on its 30th anniversary. What's next, zelda, played in only multiplayer deathmatch and you don't play as Link, but rather an anonymous Royal Marine, er Guard? Or maybe Mario cart, single player only, overhead perspective ala original gta games? Nintendo, you are disappoint.
I worked for a largish ($89 mil revenue fiscal yr 2012, operations in 14 states) and had to go to a week long training event, the company put us all up in a holiday inn, and the last night of the event hosted the annual company party. You know what this party had? An open bar AND a mechanical bull (personal best time was 6 seconds lol). A young lady that worked in corporate division got a little too drunk, and feel off the bull, knocking out one of her front teeth in the process. Did she sue? Was it an insurance nightmare for the company? No, because we were all adults. She had a sheepish laugh about it the next morning, and probably a little resolve not to get so tipsy next time around. If these thin skinned people had been there, they'd have probably gotten her fired (she was really cute and more than a few guys were ogling her gyrating on the bull). See how smoothly things can go when you don't have acting like it's their duty to be outraged at every little thing? I saw a fitting term to describe these types, can't remember if it's further up thread or on another thread about the same event i was on earlier... crybully, a person who explains things to you in such depth that you simply MUST agree with them, and take offense if you don't immediately take their side, and the things that they explain to you that you must agree with involve them somehow being victimized. It's a great term, and a new addition to my vocabulary.
Presence of sjw whiner crowd was confirmed when this story was submitted and approved. (Not that it hasn't been confirmed several times a day for a good long while now)
Don't forget to make them pay for it!
Then why did they serve alcohol, at the AFTER PARTY? Did the thing even start before 8pm? Have you ever been to an after party? After parties are for relaxing and having fun after the work is done.
Do you have a problem with the alcohol being served, too? After all, they're not a brewery. There's a reason it's called an AFTER PARTY.
That escalated quickly.
Houston also. Well, hybrids.
I'd ride the hyperloop in the rain. Trebuchet/ parachute? Not so much.
I think his point was that we have LOWER density, due to urban sprawl, hence the need for parking lots at bus stops.
I'd buy it just for the eventual metroid game. .. zelda too
62. ??? 63. Profit!
It's kind of a shame, too... If everyone DIDN'T know they were packing heat, maybe they'd be a little more hesitant to use it so as to take serious criminals in life or death situations by surprise. Oh well, what they lack in smarts they make up in sheer numbers, I suppose... Plus, uncle Sam's gifts of barely outdated military hardware has really exacerbated the problem. When you get new toys, it's only natural you're going to want to use them. Which is why we now have little bergs with a population around 700 give or take a few with their own SWAT teams, armored personal carriers, m4 rifles, etc. Good day to you fellow Americans, and remember- BE AFRAID
"Everyone knows" that police carry loaded handguns, so if you get shot by one after assaulting him when he came upon you in the middle of your 7-11 stickup, he's totally justified in using it on you. After all, "everyone knows" police carry, and "everyone knows" they won't hesitate to bypass your right to trial, right to attorney, Miranda rights, etc, and just dispense street justice right on the spot. It should be OK, right? After all, "everyone knows".