Let's send all the volcanoes to secret prisons in eastern Europe. In fact, we'd better pick up the earthquake faults just to be sure. And ban nail clippers again.
That was really the only objection I had. I'm a paranoid guy so I set most of my privacy settings back to the old ones, and customized the rest, but I can guarantee you that several of the people I know just clicked right through that popup, windows style. Hopefully their next *LOL I GOT DRUNK B4 WORK - BOSS IS AN A-HOLE* post won't come back to bite them in the butt. But then again, a lack of decorum and common sense is its own punishment.
It may have been just you and me. All of my friends who were all wound up about it and moaned about all the problems they had with it bought it for full retail on launch day and play it nightly. I never really liked the MW franchise so I never planned to buy it anyway. I just stick to TF2 and like it that way.
What are the technical advantages of using Punkbuster? I've never (knowingly) played a game that used it, although I have played VAC secured games and have no complaints.
The trouble is that the population doesn't grow at a linear rate. It grows at a much faster rate. Currently the population growth rate is at roughly 1.3%, which doesn't sound bad, but that works out to a "doubling time" of only 54 years. So in 2064, we'll have met or exceeded the theoretical max you cited. I'd say that's cause for alarm.
I'm mostly just being the Devil's advocate here. I'm no statistician, just a guy with the internet and a/. account.
Well, yes and no. I would like to avoid a car analogy, but at least in this case it is apt.
When you bring a car into California, you'll eventually have to register it. And that means passing the very strict CA emission standards. If you don't you get cited as a "gross polluter" and get extra fees up the cornhole.
Would a law requiring a person bringing a non-compliant TV into the state be feasible? Most likely no. But are CA's Legislature and idiot voters dumb enough to pass it anyway? Yes.
Btw- I'm a lifelong CA resident, so I know from whence I speak.
Death Valley is not the best spot for it. While it is hot as crap, the fact that it is below sea level means there's that much more atmosphere between the solar equipment and the sun. It's the same reason you can't get sunburned as easily there. But the rest of California, Arizona and Nevada... Perfect!
Same here. For years, and I mean like just short of a decade, cnn.com was my start page. It was a good way to start my day, seeing news of the day. But they just got softer and softer until I can't tell it from a celebrity gossip site or political blog. I now go to google news, and while it's not perfect, I get to choose what topics I get to see. Even that takes a lot of tweaking to get "real" news stories. BBCnews.com is good too, but it is a bit Anglo-centric as you might expect.
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Let's send all the volcanoes to secret prisons in eastern Europe. In fact, we'd better pick up the earthquake faults just to be sure. And ban nail clippers again.
I wonder if he fought Mecha-Barbara Streisand while he was doing those studies.
That was really the only objection I had. I'm a paranoid guy so I set most of my privacy settings back to the old ones, and customized the rest, but I can guarantee you that several of the people I know just clicked right through that popup, windows style. Hopefully their next *LOL I GOT DRUNK B4 WORK - BOSS IS AN A-HOLE* post won't come back to bite them in the butt. But then again, a lack of decorum and common sense is its own punishment.
Does "bait and switch" apply to a free service?
All my friends that complain about their jobs/bosses on their FB accounts are going to be rather unhappy about this turn of events.
That's why I want to install GNU/Linocracy. The only problem is you have to do most of your voting from the CLI.
A horse walks into a bar.
The bartender says, "Why the long face?"
You got that right. One of the best rebound guys ever to play the game.
It may have been just you and me. All of my friends who were all wound up about it and moaned about all the problems they had with it bought it for full retail on launch day and play it nightly. I never really liked the MW franchise so I never planned to buy it anyway. I just stick to TF2 and like it that way.
What are the technical advantages of using Punkbuster? I've never (knowingly) played a game that used it, although I have played VAC secured games and have no complaints.
The trouble is that the population doesn't grow at a linear rate. It grows at a much faster rate. Currently the population growth rate is at roughly 1.3%, which doesn't sound bad, but that works out to a "doubling time" of only 54 years.
So in 2064, we'll have met or exceeded the theoretical max you cited. I'd say that's cause for alarm.
I'm mostly just being the Devil's advocate here. I'm no statistician, just a guy with the internet and a /. account.
Which ark has the hairdressers, insurance salesmen, personnel officers, security guards, management consultants and telephone sanitizers?
I hope it has a bathtub.
Kang: Abortions for all!
(Crowd boos)
Kang: Very well, no abortions for anyone!
(More boos)
Kang: Hmm... Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others!
Nah, I'm waiting for 2015 so I can buy a Mr. Fusion.
Well, yes and no. I would like to avoid a car analogy, but at least in this case it is apt.
When you bring a car into California, you'll eventually have to register it. And that means passing the very strict CA emission standards. If you don't you get cited as a "gross polluter" and get extra fees up the cornhole.
Would a law requiring a person bringing a non-compliant TV into the state be feasible? Most likely no. But are CA's Legislature and idiot voters dumb enough to pass it anyway? Yes.
Btw- I'm a lifelong CA resident, so I know from whence I speak.
Death Valley is not the best spot for it. While it is hot as crap, the fact that it is below sea level means there's that much more atmosphere between the solar equipment and the sun. It's the same reason you can't get sunburned as easily there. But the rest of California, Arizona and Nevada... Perfect!
Plus we've already sent whalers to the moon.
I'm just glad that out corporate overlords at ExxonMobil made it for us. That's a load off my mind.
Without good security you'll get Libyans stealing your plutonium, and then some crazy scientist gets a hold of it and puts it in a DeLorean....
I know I'm posting in a dead thread, but thanks for finding that.
Or "Torus Indifference", which is a real problem in the 2009 Math Olympics.
Does that count tortillas and pita too? Because if not... I'M IN!
Got a link?
Yes. That was what I meant....
*note to self, stop confusing orders of magnitude with multiplication.
2*3=6
2^3=8
Same here. For years, and I mean like just short of a decade, cnn.com was my start page. It was a good way to start my day, seeing news of the day. But they just got softer and softer until I can't tell it from a celebrity gossip site or political blog. I now go to google news, and while it's not perfect, I get to choose what topics I get to see. Even that takes a lot of tweaking to get "real" news stories. BBCnews.com is good too, but it is a bit Anglo-centric as you might expect.