> Wouldn't it be nice to have a bigger, more detailed map on those games like zelda, or have a list of objectives?
Do you mean sort of like hooking your GBA to your Game Cube? Some games (L.o.Zelda: Windwaker is the only one I've seen so far) can take advantage of the GBA screen and controller for extra "stuff."
> how much is that life worth in real terms, and in terms of damages? $1 billion
There is no case where one person deserves this much money. I don't care if he was continually tortured and raped for two straight years, no one needs a billion dollars. I would go so far as to say that in reality, no one even needs ONE million dollars.
> The bottom line being, tort reform, like all lawmaking, is vastly complex.
Which is one reason they do nothing about it. The other reason being that lawyers can make more money the way it is, and generally they are the ones who become Congressmen. Go figure.
Nah, that's my job, evidently, after rereading my post. It was early & I was annoyed at other things. Sorry for the slightly arrogant tone.
> a major bank's headquarters in Los Angeles.
Aaaah -- a tip for non-U.S. residents: Whenever judging the U.S., please never consider anything in California. They are in a world of their own.
If it was after 9/11, (I'm getting sick of seeing that blamed for every damn thing that happens) heightened security may have been to blame, in conjunction with what I had said previously about cameras needing to see license plates. Being a "major bank," I am sure they were (are?) extra paranoid.
> at the risk of sounding patronising[...], well done for the correct use of an apostrophe
Hey, no problem. It seems funny how there are so few people who take note of their grammar, yet I was one of the worst students in my English classes... Go figure:)
Anyway, I'll take a compliment wherever I can, and I like to give them too. Well done for not being a G.Nazi;)
> you'd have to be about 13 to actually care. Decontamination Gel? Why not just have the Vulcan chick bang someone?
Unlike the original series, which had absolutely no sexuality: Kirk didn't try to fuck any female alien that came around... Oh, wait... what was your point?
> I never understand people who have to lean over and look behind;
Because that is the way they are instructed to do it. You can't see as well? What, you've never seen those "objects in mirror..." stickers? Know why they are there? SO YOU DON'T JUDGE DISTANCES WITH YOUR MIRRORS!!! They are not accurate for such use.
> It struck me that something like this could only happen in the USA
What? That's idiocy. I've never EVER heard of anyone AT ALL having that problem or even imagining something so stupid. So, of course, you took a quick shot at the U.S. There are at least three possibilities here: you picked a garage with cameras with active plate scanning, the guy's just an idiot, or yer a liar. Where did this happen?
Unless you are from Canada (or Mexico), it seems unlikely that you would be able to get a rental car, let alone drive at all.
> In europe people generally don't give a damn how you park, as long as you're not blocking somebody's driveway or garage.
Funny, you seem to insinuate that this is NOT the case in the U.S. Maybe you consider "New York City" to represent "U.S. Culture," but I assure you, no one gives a shit how you park over here either. Unless you are exceptionally bad & the car is sticking out into traffic. Still, nothing will happen to the car. Despite the illusion other countries like to hold up, we are not a bunch of chaw-chewin', shoot-from-the-hip, about-to-flip, moronic, neurotics about to kill you if you so much as look at us the wrong way.
> Most get a learner's permit at the age of 15 > when they turn 16, they [...] take a brief written test followed by [a] driving test
In WV we take the written test to get the permit and the driving exam for the license.
Contrary to what some previous dolt said, you do NOT get a license for just driving 'round the block. The first time I took the test, I didn't completely stop at a HIDDEN stop sign and I was failed immediately. I then went to a DMV that wasn't in the friggin' forest and passed.
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> you can turn on the larger map [...] and set the transparency of the map
That would be really good for racing games -- it would be like a Heads-Up Display.
> Wouldn't it be nice to have a bigger, more detailed map on those games like zelda, or have a list of objectives?
Do you mean sort of like hooking your GBA to your Game Cube? Some games (L.o.Zelda: Windwaker is the only one I've seen so far) can take advantage of the GBA screen and controller for extra "stuff."
> if they're smart, they could also put some cell phone technology in it
Will it look like a taco too?
NinGage!
> I can honestly say that none pretty much all my co-workers
What? You can't honestly say that "none pretty much all" anything is anything.
> how much is that life worth in real terms, and in terms of damages? $1 billion
There is no case where one person deserves this much money. I don't care if he was continually tortured and raped for two straight years, no one needs a billion dollars. I would go so far as to say that in reality, no one even needs ONE million dollars.
> The bottom line being, tort reform, like all lawmaking, is vastly complex.
Which is one reason they do nothing about it. The other reason being that lawyers can make more money the way it is, and generally they are the ones who become Congressmen. Go figure.
"Wipe that damn smile off your face, or we'll lop it off clean with our new guillotine."
--- Voltaire
Oh wait, wrong Voltaire...
> Do anarchists have longer arms, or shorter noses?
If Darwin was right, both.
> People tend to have a very simplistic view of the government and economics.
If that is their view, but "the system" is not simplistic, it doesn't mean the people are wrong -- it means that the system is broken.
> The correct exchange [...] is:
Yeah, I know, but he didn't say "You wanna fight?"
So I had to Ad-Lib.
> Well I don't mean to be flamebait,
Nah, that's my job, evidently, after rereading my post. It was early & I was annoyed at other things. Sorry for the slightly arrogant tone.
> a major bank's headquarters in Los Angeles.
Aaaah -- a tip for non-U.S. residents: Whenever judging the U.S., please never consider anything in California. They are in a world of their own.
If it was after 9/11, (I'm getting sick of seeing that blamed for every damn thing that happens) heightened security may have been to blame, in conjunction with what I had said previously about cameras needing to see license plates. Being a "major bank," I am sure they were (are?) extra paranoid.
> at the risk of sounding patronising[...], well done for the correct use of an apostrophe
:)
;)
Hey, no problem. It seems funny how there are so few people who take note of their grammar, yet I was one of the worst students in my English classes... Go figure
Anyway, I'll take a compliment wherever I can, and I like to give them too. Well done for not being a G.Nazi
"BSD is dead"="troll"
s/BSD/Enterprise/ = "Funny"
Interesting...
> Wasn't that Jack Handey
I thought the same thing. Whaddaya know, you are right!
> Them's fightin words.
No, these's fightin' words: "You wanna fight?"
> at least she REALLY seemed pissed-off when she was supposed to be.
Seems more like she was pissed off ALL the time. I didn't see any other emotions, except her sly smile.
> Espcially the episode where the Vulcan gets mad
I really like Enterprise, but that really irks me. Not necessarily that episode (I haven't seen it) but she seems to show emotions quite often.
Keep in mind, however, that Vulcans do have emotions, but they are trained to suppress them. She must not have been trained too well.
> I am so sick of Trek fans complaining about the sex
Taken out of context... Hell, IN context, that's a quote I never thought I would read.
> I like the sex and T'Pol is hot.
If only I could get sex with T'Pol (yes, I realize "T'Pol" is a fictional character)...
> you'd have to be about 13 to actually care. Decontamination Gel? Why not just have the Vulcan chick bang someone?
Unlike the original series, which had absolutely no sexuality: Kirk didn't try to fuck any female alien that came around... Oh, wait... what was your point?
> have it return something usefull, like a 1x1 pixel transparent image as 404
That is a very good idea, thanks. Might only speed it up a little, but every little bit helps...
> I never understand people who have to lean over and look behind;
Because that is the way they are instructed to do it. You can't see as well? What, you've never seen those "objects in mirror..." stickers? Know why they are there? SO YOU DON'T JUDGE DISTANCES WITH YOUR MIRRORS!!! They are not accurate for such use.
> It struck me that something like this could only happen in the USA
What? That's idiocy. I've never EVER heard of anyone AT ALL having that problem or even imagining something so stupid. So, of course, you took a quick shot at the U.S.
There are at least three possibilities here: you picked a garage with cameras with active plate scanning, the guy's just an idiot, or yer a liar. Where did this happen?
Unless you are from Canada (or Mexico), it seems unlikely that you would be able to get a rental car, let alone drive at all.
> In europe people generally don't give a damn how you park, as long as you're not blocking somebody's driveway or garage.
Funny, you seem to insinuate that this is NOT the case in the U.S. Maybe you consider "New York City" to represent "U.S. Culture," but I assure you, no one gives a shit how you park over here either. Unless you are exceptionally bad & the car is sticking out into traffic. Still, nothing will happen to the car. Despite the illusion other countries like to hold up, we are not a bunch of chaw-chewin', shoot-from-the-hip, about-to-flip, moronic, neurotics about to kill you if you so much as look at us the wrong way.
> Most get a learner's permit at the age of 15
> when they turn 16, they [...] take a brief written test followed by [a] driving test
In WV we take the written test to get the permit and the driving exam for the license.
Contrary to what some previous dolt said, you do NOT get a license for just driving 'round the block. The first time I took the test, I didn't completely stop at a HIDDEN stop sign and I was failed immediately. I then went to a DMV that wasn't in the friggin' forest and passed.
You seem to be speaking a language similar to, but not quite, English. Unfortunately, you obviously do not know how to speak it.
> I failed parallel parking
:)
> I haven't attempted a single paraa... i'll-be-fucked-if-i-can-spell-that-word park...
Guess you're fucked: you spelled it right the first time
> Although nothing much seems to have been said about women who drive SUVs...
They are making up for their husbands' small penises. Easy.
They don't get fulfilled at home, so they make sure to fuck everyone they can on the road.