Here is an interesting article on the pricing of Valves L4D. Clear proof to me that they need to drop the price of a new game by a good margin. Steam reduces operational costs significantly, and they need to let that be reflected in the per unit cost.
I bought a personal domain not long ago intending to set up a family site so my parents/siblings can keep in touch as we are all across the country. After trying out stuffy like gallery2, wordpress, etc etc, i decided I didnt want everything piecemeal. I evenually landed on familycms.com which is an open source cms geared directly at what I was trying to do. Ive been playing with it ever since, learning php as I go to modify it to what I want.
Not really a direct answer for something on your main domain, but I thought Id throw it out there anyway as another use for a subdomain.
I donno how common this is, but whenever I play a game with some sort of super powerful weapon/grenades/missiles or really any type of rare/semirare ammo, I almost never use it. I always have to save it "for when I need it". Always waiting for the next big boss or tough spot that I really never think of using what is argueably the funnest part of most games. Sometimes I look and realize I have had maxed out grenades (or whatever) for the past few hours and havent used one, despite having passed by tons that I cant pick up because... Im already maxed out.
In fallout 3, I beat the game having used the shotgun, hunting rifle, and melee for 75% of the game. I used a total of 9 grenades the entire time, no mines. Looking back, I realized I had over 200 grenades in my house, 100 mines, almost 3000 rounds for the minigun, 15000 for the assault rifle. Only ever used the basics though, because I might need it... And I have to open every door/box/filling cabinet I pass. I replayed it, using a new style forcing myself to use ONLY grenades/heavy weapons/melee. After a while, I noticed I was drifting back to the old habits again.
Partly I blame game designers that make something "seem" special or rare, and initiating that mind set of having to save. Money/credit systems in games are usually screwed up. The first few hours you are desperate for money, the next you are swimming in it. In mass effect, I just started playing two days ago and have around 150,000 credits. Every kill nets another 1500 and then the surveys of minerals are worth some 5,000 alone. There isnt anything for me to buy anymore that I even want/need!
I know what you are implying, but IMO it is more the fault of the other parents than the gun owner. He took the steps to teach his kid gun safety and that was obeyed by his kid(s). The other parents (assumingly) just told their kid "guns are bad, dont touch" and left it a mystery.
Kids and guns have been together safely for centuries because they were taught how to use them as the tool they are. Your gramps probably got his first gun before he was a teenager. Its only a modern phenomenon that they have been demonized by left wingers.
If they dont work with modern hardware/os, then I think they DO have a reason to rewrite them. A lot has changed in the past few years and if they would upgrade they could probably find a way to do it faster, easier, and cheaper in the long run.
what part of the backwards compatible didnt you catch as meaning only in one direction? If you really want forward compatability that either means absolutely no new features in any program anywhere...ever, or a crystal ball to see what programmers in the future are going to do.
I see your point, but I dont think it was as much of an effect. There were also passes for people in school, so it wasnt just the idiots and undesireables that stayed home. In fact, I would say it was more the idiots and jocks that got sent, and the nerds inherit the earth.
As someone who also works in surgery, I call bs on that claim. A c section is a very invasive surgery and just as complicated as traditional delivery, if not more.
Sounds to me more like someone is looking to make a splash by saying something to make others in his own carier look bad. Wouldn't be the first time that there has been a fake whistleblower.
That is false logic. I have no idea who Ina May Gaskin is, but I assume she is some registered midwife and has to screen clients to make sure they are healthy and everything is going okay, otherwise she is obligated to pass them on to the doctors.
No where in your quoted section is the OP saying that 31% of US births should have been eliminated. He said that 31% of US births WOULD NOT have happened in the past.
Big difference between saying something would not have happened in the past, and saying something should have been prevented.
The OP is right in the fact that modern science is changing our overall genetic makeup.
Your wife fell off a horse. Maybe she was taught improperly, maybe horses don't like her. In the past when riding a horse was a primary mode of transport, your wife would be at a disadvantage. If she fell off a horse and couldn't have kids that removes the can't ride a horse trait from the gene pool. Note that this could be a learned behavior. If your wife didn't learn to ride a horse properly, odds are her child would also learn incorrectly. Had your wife not broken her pelvis and been able to have a natural birth, then the strong bones / knows how to take a fall trait would have been passed on.
and who carry genetics that make it at least more likely than average that they themselves will not be able to give birth without modern medical assistance
Riding a horse is not genetic. That argument is just stupid.
There is a huge difference between "beating", ie abuse, and discipline. If you really can't see that then you should be bowing to the superior intelligence of a toad.
I like the idea of splitting the block lists into smaller more specific groups. I have an old hotmail account that I use for disposable contacts, and every time I have to log in on a computer without adblock then the adds are either for online colleges/degrees or dating services. I'm not interested in either. Sometimes Im on a tech site that links to adult material (surprise, most nerds like porn). I dont like that crap and dont want to see ads for adult friend finder and the like.
On the other hand, I dont mind google ads, tech ads, etc etc. I suppose I could go through and white list the less obnoxious ones, but frankly its easier to just block everything.
Where I live the post office is the only place that gets anything delivered. UPS and FedEx drop everything off there, and it gets put in my box.
It causes a huge problem with ordering stuff because many stupid retailers will leave the po box # off because its a fedex package, but when it gets to the post office they have nothing to do with it and it gets returned. Others scan for anything that looks like a box # (ie pob #, PO Box #, #) and reject it forth right.
I now am boycotting newegg entirely just for that. In fact, even if i wanted to order anything from them anymore they have made it 100% impossible for me to do so.
I hardly see fed ex and ups eager to take up the slack if USPS got shut down. More than likely, Id have to start paying a hefty premium to get residential deliveries.
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The Bible does discuss it, but not positively. When it gets punished every time it is hardly a motivator/instigator.
Here is an interesting article on the pricing of Valves L4D. Clear proof to me that they need to drop the price of a new game by a good margin. Steam reduces operational costs significantly, and they need to let that be reflected in the per unit cost.
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57308
I bought a personal domain not long ago intending to set up a family site so my parents/siblings can keep in touch as we are all across the country. After trying out stuffy like gallery2, wordpress, etc etc, i decided I didnt want everything piecemeal. I evenually landed on familycms.com which is an open source cms geared directly at what I was trying to do. Ive been playing with it ever since, learning php as I go to modify it to what I want.
Not really a direct answer for something on your main domain, but I thought Id throw it out there anyway as another use for a subdomain.
You dont have to dispose of it from coal though, the wind does it for you!
This is part of the sovereign immunity that all US governments enjoy.
How many US governments are there?
I donno how common this is, but whenever I play a game with some sort of super powerful weapon/grenades/missiles or really any type of rare/semirare ammo, I almost never use it. I always have to save it "for when I need it". Always waiting for the next big boss or tough spot that I really never think of using what is argueably the funnest part of most games. Sometimes I look and realize I have had maxed out grenades (or whatever) for the past few hours and havent used one, despite having passed by tons that I cant pick up because... Im already maxed out.
In fallout 3, I beat the game having used the shotgun, hunting rifle, and melee for 75% of the game. I used a total of 9 grenades the entire time, no mines. Looking back, I realized I had over 200 grenades in my house, 100 mines, almost 3000 rounds for the minigun, 15000 for the assault rifle. Only ever used the basics though, because I might need it... And I have to open every door/box/filling cabinet I pass. I replayed it, using a new style forcing myself to use ONLY grenades/heavy weapons/melee. After a while, I noticed I was drifting back to the old habits again.
Partly I blame game designers that make something "seem" special or rare, and initiating that mind set of having to save. Money/credit systems in games are usually screwed up. The first few hours you are desperate for money, the next you are swimming in it. In mass effect, I just started playing two days ago and have around 150,000 credits. Every kill nets another 1500 and then the surveys of minerals are worth some 5,000 alone. There isnt anything for me to buy anymore that I even want/need!
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I know what you are implying, but IMO it is more the fault of the other parents than the gun owner. He took the steps to teach his kid gun safety and that was obeyed by his kid(s). The other parents (assumingly) just told their kid "guns are bad, dont touch" and left it a mystery.
Kids and guns have been together safely for centuries because they were taught how to use them as the tool they are. Your gramps probably got his first gun before he was a teenager. Its only a modern phenomenon that they have been demonized by left wingers.
Ya, I mean all that concern for friends, who needs it? I'd rather just have the guys I get drunk with and who wouldn't shed a tear at my funeral.
You are pitiful. Haven't you ever wanted to help someone else who needs it even when they don't realize it?
Well put. +1 if I had it
If they dont work with modern hardware/os, then I think they DO have a reason to rewrite them. A lot has changed in the past few years and if they would upgrade they could probably find a way to do it faster, easier, and cheaper in the long run.
what part of the backwards compatible didnt you catch as meaning only in one direction? If you really want forward compatability that either means absolutely no new features in any program anywhere...ever, or a crystal ball to see what programmers in the future are going to do.
There are just as many techniques for a c section as there are for vaginal delivery. That makes no sense.
I see your point, but I dont think it was as much of an effect. There were also passes for people in school, so it wasnt just the idiots and undesireables that stayed home. In fact, I would say it was more the idiots and jocks that got sent, and the nerds inherit the earth.
As someone who also works in surgery, I call bs on that claim. A c section is a very invasive surgery and just as complicated as traditional delivery, if not more.
Sounds to me more like someone is looking to make a splash by saying something to make others in his own carier look bad. Wouldn't be the first time that there has been a fake whistleblower.
That is false logic. I have no idea who Ina May Gaskin is, but I assume she is some registered midwife and has to screen clients to make sure they are healthy and everything is going okay, otherwise she is obligated to pass them on to the doctors.
No where in your quoted section is the OP saying that 31% of US births should have been eliminated.
He said that 31% of US births WOULD NOT have happened in the past.
Big difference between saying something would not have happened in the past, and saying something should have been prevented.
The OP is right in the fact that modern science is changing our overall genetic makeup.
Your wife fell off a horse. Maybe she was taught improperly, maybe horses don't like her.
In the past when riding a horse was a primary mode of transport, your wife would be at a disadvantage. If she fell off a horse and couldn't have kids that removes the can't ride a horse trait from the gene pool. Note that this could be a learned behavior. If your wife didn't learn to ride a horse properly, odds are her child would also learn incorrectly.
Had your wife not broken her pelvis and been able to have a natural birth, then the strong bones / knows how to take a fall trait would have been passed on.
and who carry genetics that make it at least more likely than average that they themselves will not be able to give birth without modern medical assistance
Riding a horse is not genetic. That argument is just stupid.
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There is a huge difference between "beating", ie abuse, and discipline. If you really can't see that then you should be bowing to the superior intelligence of a toad.
And my brothers blackberry plays music too, whoopie-do-da. Is it a ipod too?
I like the idea of splitting the block lists into smaller more specific groups. I have an old hotmail account that I use for disposable contacts, and every time I have to log in on a computer without adblock then the adds are either for online colleges/degrees or dating services. I'm not interested in either. Sometimes Im on a tech site that links to adult material (surprise, most nerds like porn). I dont like that crap and dont want to see ads for adult friend finder and the like.
On the other hand, I dont mind google ads, tech ads, etc etc. I suppose I could go through and white list the less obnoxious ones, but frankly its easier to just block everything.
Ironicly, just yesterday I noticed a new message on slashdots homepage.
"As our way of thanking you for your positive contributions to Slashdot, you are eligible to disable advertising."
I havent clicked the radio button yet, cause frankly I dont need to :D
Wow, a linux analogy for a car on slashdot? I think I've seen it all now.
We are still working on ways to get grandmas email connection secure. I think trusting a national election to the internet is still quite a ways away.
Where I live the post office is the only place that gets anything delivered. UPS and FedEx drop everything off there, and it gets put in my box.
It causes a huge problem with ordering stuff because many stupid retailers will leave the po box # off because its a fedex package, but when it gets to the post office they have nothing to do with it and it gets returned. Others scan for anything that looks like a box # (ie pob #, PO Box #, #) and reject it forth right.
I now am boycotting newegg entirely just for that. In fact, even if i wanted to order anything from them anymore they have made it 100% impossible for me to do so.
I hardly see fed ex and ups eager to take up the slack if USPS got shut down. More than likely, Id have to start paying a hefty premium to get residential deliveries.
In that case it died with the invention of the rotating doorway.