Kindly cease and desist using a method of concatenating letters to form words
Honestly, someone should plump this sentence up with fancy sounding words and grammar, add some legalese and then try to patent "peer to peer communication using drawing recognition of optical input" aka writing, for real. If that were to be granted it would be the most glaring example of the failure of the patent system.
$15 is likely a month or more salary in most undeveloped countries
And probably the cost of a kerosene lamp and 1 year's worth of kerosene for it which, incidentally, will stay lit for more than 2 hours and provide light when there's a cloudy, rainy day.
I have one of the new IdealPads with face recognition.
I hope that you don't ever gain/lose a lot of weight, break your nose or get nose surgery (not necessarily a resculpt, I had a bandage for a month when I got my deviated septum fixed).
I don't know how it works there, but here (Canadia) if you're forcibly admitted to a psychiatric institution (because you're a danger to yourself and/or others)you can only leave when the docs say you can. Rehab centers you can leave whenever you want because they are always voluntary (even if court forces you to go, you can decline and sit in jail instead).
However, if you voluntarily admitted yourself to such an institution, then you can leave when you wish. Perhaps it's the same thing in China and these internet addiction rehab centers are considered psych wards and not a regular rehab center?
I don't know why everyone is moaning, I think that a "Report" button could be a good idea. Unfortunately it'll never work due to the large amount of false positives it would incur. You'd need quite a bit of people looking at what was reported in order to determine whether or not actions should be taken.
Aren't these the same people who often say: "Well if you don't want us to know what you're doing, or are ashamed of it, then perhaps you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
Hey, if you're in the habit of letting people take your fingerprints in silicone molds then it's your own damn fault if they're then used to steal library books.
IAAC (I am a Canadian) and I can tell you that you're right. Taxes here never go away. For example, the income tax which is taking half my salary was a temporary measure to pay for the costs of the FIRST World War... temporary, my arse...
I bought the DVDs in order to rewatch the seasons in anticipation of season 6. Boy am I glad that I got a deal on Amazon for all 5 for 80$, I feel sorry for those having paid full price.
At least in I Dream of Jeannie there was an explanation for the weird stuff, she's a Genie. Same goes for Bewitched and that audio-visual abortion with the blond chick, her aunts and the talking cat in which they're all witches.
In LOST you had a bunch of freaky stuff that, to quote the writers, "will be totally explained in scientific terms" but wasn't even explained at all. They explained the flash sideways creatively, the limbo idea was neat, it would have been a nice season finale, not series finale. I didn't want a wiki detailing everything, but at least a hint of what the frack was going on would have been nice, even if they would have copped out at the end by saying that Jacob was just a Genie. That way I would have been less disappointed.
Cash or credit, I could still make a pretty decent profit by reselling them, which is what Apple is *trying* to prevent with this stupid policy in the first place.
Can somebody explain to me why buying 10 fully loaded iPads with my gold Amex prevents me from selling them on the black market afterwards but paying for one in cash doesn't?
On a related note, where is this "black market"? Seems like has lots of awesome stuff for sale there.
DOOM modding, that brought back some memories. Back in the day I had bought the book Tricks of the DOOM Gurus which was THE bible for making your own maps (it even came with a CD containing multiple editing utilities).
This book was awesome, it was a step by step guide to build a map. Each chapter focused on a specific feature (elevators, doors, etc) and explained how to add those.
Quake 2 was fairly popular for modding as well, multiple utilities are available online as well as the actual source code of the game in case you want to get really creative.
I noticed an error in my original post though: Amend the word "accidentally" to "purposefully" and my comment still stands.
If you purposefully shoot a civilian while knowing that it is a civilian and not an ennemy combatant then you're court-martialled. If you say that you thought it was an ennemy then that's alright, it was an honest mistake/TongueInCheek
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"Mankind will never be free until the last King is strangled with the entrails of the last Priest"
Pope Benny "Heil!" XVI vs. the Queen of England (and the ring!)
Now there's a grudge match that I'd pay to see!
What exactly is the difference between a gun owner renewing his license online and a gun owner renewing his license in person?
The guy already owns a gun, he's renewing his license, not applying for one for the first time.
Convenience is the only difference between using the app versus the old way. This app does not make the streets less safe somehow.
If I had one, I'd charge it inside a Faraday cage.
Take that "the Man"!
Kindly cease and desist using a method of concatenating letters to form words
Honestly, someone should plump this sentence up with fancy sounding words and grammar, add some legalese and then try to patent "peer to peer communication using drawing recognition of optical input" aka writing, for real. If that were to be granted it would be the most glaring example of the failure of the patent system.
That's nothing! Now I won't be able to show a picture of Shaft my pet geoduck clam!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoduck
That's silly, the Democrats and Republicans are way to dumb to hatch a scheme like those. It's clearly the Illuminati with help from the Templars.
So what, you pitch the same ideas over and over again until someone thinks its a good idea?
That's a great point, didn't think about turning!
I was left wondering how you'd shoot a weapon. I doubt this thing is precise enough to catch your index finger twitching.
$15 is likely a month or more salary in most undeveloped countries
And probably the cost of a kerosene lamp and 1 year's worth of kerosene for it which, incidentally, will stay lit for more than 2 hours and provide light when there's a cloudy, rainy day.
I have one of the new IdealPads with face recognition.
I hope that you don't ever gain/lose a lot of weight, break your nose or get nose surgery (not necessarily a resculpt, I had a bandage for a month when I got my deviated septum fixed).
Yeah, because rich mineral deposits really helped fight poverty and eliminate oppression in Africa...
I don't know how it works there, but here (Canadia) if you're forcibly admitted to a psychiatric institution (because you're a danger to yourself and/or others)you can only leave when the docs say you can. Rehab centers you can leave whenever you want because they are always voluntary (even if court forces you to go, you can decline and sit in jail instead).
However, if you voluntarily admitted yourself to such an institution, then you can leave when you wish. Perhaps it's the same thing in China and these internet addiction rehab centers are considered psych wards and not a regular rehab center?
I don't know why everyone is moaning, I think that a "Report" button could be a good idea. Unfortunately it'll never work due to the large amount of false positives it would incur. You'd need quite a bit of people looking at what was reported in order to determine whether or not actions should be taken.
Aren't these the same people who often say: "Well if you don't want us to know what you're doing, or are ashamed of it, then perhaps you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.
Hey, if you're in the habit of letting people take your fingerprints in silicone molds then it's your own damn fault if they're then used to steal library books.
IAAC (I am a Canadian) and I can tell you that you're right. Taxes here never go away. For example, the income tax which is taking half my salary was a temporary measure to pay for the costs of the FIRST World War... temporary, my arse...
So if I had put a virus on the 3.5 floppy disk that I fit into my mouth 15 years ago on a dare, I could have been on TV like this dude? Damn...
I bought the DVDs in order to rewatch the seasons in anticipation of season 6. Boy am I glad that I got a deal on Amazon for all 5 for 80$, I feel sorry for those having paid full price.
At least in I Dream of Jeannie there was an explanation for the weird stuff, she's a Genie. Same goes for Bewitched and that audio-visual abortion with the blond chick, her aunts and the talking cat in which they're all witches.
In LOST you had a bunch of freaky stuff that, to quote the writers, "will be totally explained in scientific terms" but wasn't even explained at all. They explained the flash sideways creatively, the limbo idea was neat, it would have been a nice season finale, not series finale. I didn't want a wiki detailing everything, but at least a hint of what the frack was going on would have been nice, even if they would have copped out at the end by saying that Jacob was just a Genie. That way I would have been less disappointed.
So I'd just buy the 2 then, smart ass.
Cash or credit, I could still make a pretty decent profit by reselling them, which is what Apple is *trying* to prevent with this stupid policy in the first place.
Can somebody explain to me why buying 10 fully loaded iPads with my gold Amex prevents me from selling them on the black market afterwards but paying for one in cash doesn't?
On a related note, where is this "black market"? Seems like has lots of awesome stuff for sale there.
[...]so we are fucked either way.
Make sure you don't have any pics of that with you next time you're at the airport...
DOOM modding, that brought back some memories. Back in the day I had bought the book Tricks of the DOOM Gurus which was THE bible for making your own maps (it even came with a CD containing multiple editing utilities).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0672307170
This book was awesome, it was a step by step guide to build a map. Each chapter focused on a specific feature (elevators, doors, etc) and explained how to add those.
Quake 2 was fairly popular for modding as well, multiple utilities are available online as well as the actual source code of the game in case you want to get really creative.
I'd love to see some actual market research with a wide pool of gamers, not just 1000-2000 respondants to see what the trend is.
Some want long and immersive games because they don't have ADD and only buy 2 or 3 games a year and they want them to last.
Others are quite happy with playing something for 5 hours and then moving on or playing in quick bursts.
Just like music, we need many different kinds of games to suit many different types of customers.
Thanks for the info.
I noticed an error in my original post though: Amend the word "accidentally" to "purposefully" and my comment still stands.
If you purposefully shoot a civilian while knowing that it is a civilian and not an ennemy combatant then you're court-martialled. If you say that you thought it was an ennemy then that's alright, it was an honest mistake /TongueInCheek