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C'mon Slashdot, we ought to know our regular/irregular verbs!
to bend// I bended/bent// bended/bent
to bereave// I bereaved/bereft// bereaved/bereft
to bet// I betted/bet// betted/bet
to bless// I blessed/blesst// blessed/blesst
to dream// I dreamed/dreamt// dreamed/dreamt
to learn// I learned/learnt// learned/learnt
And the list goes on... There are a many verbs out there that can be both regular and irregular. Some even have more than two forms for the preterite and/or past participle.
Apple are very good at obscuring things instead of securing them. I'm not saying they're the only one who are doing it, but hey, does anyone remember the 8400M/8600M fiasco? Apple said it was a PC issue only, thus not affecting Macs (My ass!). But what tops it all is the use of ads stating Mac user don't need to use antivirus software, resulting in said users spreading viruses when their machine is a "symptom-free carrier."
This must be a French thing, 'cause here in Reunion Island, people will always slow down near anything unusual on the road (can be any kinda road). And mind you, they do do it because they're being careful, they just wanna see what's going on, even when it's something totally pointless, like wrecked cars.
Not to mention the state of media players on Linux...
Going a little bit off-topic first: a cousin of mine had Ubuntu on his laptop (featuring a Geforce 9300M G) and couldn't get rid of image tearing in VLC. Who would be the culprit in this case? The video drivers or the media player? I have kept wondering since then and my enquiring mind would like to know.
At any rate, could you please elaborate? What makes media players bad under Linux?
What strikes me as a gamer is the lack of interest for the Wii because of its lower specifications. Alright, so it has a lower clocked CPU, a less capable GPU, and less RAM overall; should this be the reason why game developers shy away from the platform, thinking gamers won't accept graphically watered-down games in comparison with Sony's and Microsoft's consoles?(*) I can't help but think that the "HD" letters must have hit the gamers' minds pretty hard, because I remember seeing screenshots from Deus Ex and Quake III on the PS2, and those didn't look glorious in any way. Not to mention Black & White on the PS1. So, let me repeat this one more time: the "high-definition" buzzword, to me, is very likely to be the cause of such a lack of interest towards the Wii.
(*)Don't you love those super duper long questions?
As for Wii hate, I have no idea where it comes from.
I've come across several people displaying a peculiar hatred for the platform, but one of them caught my attention in particular: basically, he was blaming Nintendo for not making a console that sports HD. When I started to talk about his console (the guy owned an Xbox 360) and how it neither supported HD sound, nor supported HD optical media, he just said it was fine by his standards. Hypocritical, I know.
This had me thinking that some people became infatuated with the HD trend (only on the visual side, of course) and started hating the Wii for this very reason.
Posting under Windows 7 RC 7100 with Firefox 3.5 beta4 and everything's displayed properly. The only problem I ran into was a script-related timeout, script that worked anyway after I let it have more time to execute.
I'd love to get unbelievably exited about this phone operating system.
You'd need several doors constantly revolving around said phone for this to happen. I do think that it would be fun indeed, especially if done properly — à la Jazz, that is.
My response: cry me a river, build a bridge and get over it. Congrats to the grad students for their innovative work in the field of distributed communications.
What if someone made a game glorifying Rhwanda? Cambodia?
Not gonna happen. Of course not — African people have been starving for decades on end, so now it's all boring. Notice how “cool” covering the Tsunami in Asia was? As I've just said, it won't happen. Not until Westerners stop thinking of Africa as a monolith.
As for me, I'll be glad to report any of those multitasking motherfuckers (read: most of French politicians, who are at the same time mayor, deputy and whatnot, resulting in sloppy achievements) whenever the opportunity arises. I don't like their "do as I say, not as I do" kind of attitude.
Unfortunately, not all countries functions the way the US does. For one, if you're over 26 and not doing a PHD, you have to make some kind of special request -- "regime derogatoire" in French. I'm not really acquainted with what goes on in mainland France, but I know that in Reunion Island, it's really fucking hard to find a job if you don't have a bachelor's. You might need the paper for say, applying as a cashier at the supermarket.
So yeah, your life choices seem to be pretty clever, but they might not work in other places.
Don't be surprised. It's always that way down here (read: Reunion Island). Some hardware store going out of business? Yeaaah, let's sell a 8800GTX 30 euros more than I can find it on local websites, all the while labeling said graphics card as a massive discounted product.
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And the list goes on... There are a many verbs out there that can be both regular and irregular. Some even have more than two forms for the preterite and/or past participle.
Apple are very good at obscuring things instead of securing them. I'm not saying they're the only one who are doing it, but hey, does anyone remember the 8400M/8600M fiasco? Apple said it was a PC issue only, thus not affecting Macs (My ass!). But what tops it all is the use of ads stating Mac user don't need to use antivirus software, resulting in said users spreading viruses when their machine is a "symptom-free carrier."
This must be a French thing, 'cause here in Reunion Island, people will always slow down near anything unusual on the road (can be any kinda road). And mind you, they do do it because they're being careful, they just wanna see what's going on, even when it's something totally pointless, like wrecked cars.
Yes, I went for the obvious and did it, but it didn't work. Maybe it was just his graphics card, since it's a mobile version.
Not to mention the state of media players on Linux...
Going a little bit off-topic first: a cousin of mine had Ubuntu on his laptop (featuring a Geforce 9300M G) and couldn't get rid of image tearing in VLC. Who would be the culprit in this case? The video drivers or the media player? I have kept wondering since then and my enquiring mind would like to know.
At any rate, could you please elaborate? What makes media players bad under Linux?
What strikes me as a gamer is the lack of interest for the Wii because of its lower specifications. Alright, so it has a lower clocked CPU, a less capable GPU, and less RAM overall; should this be the reason why game developers shy away from the platform, thinking gamers won't accept graphically watered-down games in comparison with Sony's and Microsoft's consoles?(*) I can't help but think that the "HD" letters must have hit the gamers' minds pretty hard, because I remember seeing screenshots from Deus Ex and Quake III on the PS2, and those didn't look glorious in any way. Not to mention Black & White on the PS1. So, let me repeat this one more time: the "high-definition" buzzword, to me, is very likely to be the cause of such a lack of interest towards the Wii.
(*)Don't you love those super duper long questions?
“To be or to not be, that is the question.”
Firefox doesn't block Flash content by default, but Flashblock does and works in the same fashion as described in your quotation.
As for Wii hate, I have no idea where it comes from.
I've come across several people displaying a peculiar hatred for the platform, but one of them caught my attention in particular: basically, he was blaming Nintendo for not making a console that sports HD. When I started to talk about his console (the guy owned an Xbox 360) and how it neither supported HD sound, nor supported HD optical media, he just said it was fine by his standards. Hypocritical, I know.
This had me thinking that some people became infatuated with the HD trend (only on the visual side, of course) and started hating the Wii for this very reason.
Posting under Windows 7 RC 7100 with Firefox 3.5 beta4 and everything's displayed properly. The only problem I ran into was a script-related timeout, script that worked anyway after I let it have more time to execute.
I searched for my last name and it says I could have meant to search for "hoarypea" instead. So yeah, now I'm a tephrosia sinapou.
I live about 200km (~125 miles) from Bowen; in a small city called Townsville, (...)
G'day, mate! I'm your neighbour! I live in Cityville!
And how many people do you think have ever taken Latin classes? Most people I know don't care about linguistics. What about you?
(...) with specific regard to industry charlatans who claim to represent the wishes of the people to be frogs.
I'm French, you insensitive Claude!
Actually, ancient Romans didn't use punctuation. =P
I'd love to get unbelievably exited about this phone operating system.
You'd need several doors constantly revolving around said phone for this to happen. I do think that it would be fun indeed, especially if done properly — à la Jazz, that is.
My response: cry me a river, build a bridge and get over it. Congrats to the grad students for their innovative work in the field of distributed communications.
There, fixed it for ya.
Touché.
What if someone made a game glorifying Rhwanda? Cambodia?
Not gonna happen. Of course not — African people have been starving for decades on end, so now it's all boring. Notice how “cool” covering the Tsunami in Asia was? As I've just said, it won't happen. Not until Westerners stop thinking of Africa as a monolith.
Mod parent and grandparent up please.
As for me, I'll be glad to report any of those multitasking motherfuckers (read: most of French politicians, who are at the same time mayor, deputy and whatnot, resulting in sloppy achievements) whenever the opportunity arises. I don't like their "do as I say, not as I do" kind of attitude.
Ask me to send you a cheque from the US?
Impossible. You can only send checks there, Mr. I've-blown-my-cover.
;)
Relax, I'm in a facetious mood.
Unfortunately, not all countries functions the way the US does. For one, if you're over 26 and not doing a PHD, you have to make some kind of special request -- "regime derogatoire" in French. I'm not really acquainted with what goes on in mainland France, but I know that in Reunion Island, it's really fucking hard to find a job if you don't have a bachelor's. You might need the paper for say, applying as a cashier at the supermarket.
So yeah, your life choices seem to be pretty clever, but they might not work in other places.
Glad I'm still on dial-up. Works better than some of my friends' DSL connection, too. :o)
(They just happen to have unsteady throughput and un-tweaked connexion settings.)
This is only true for some versions, none of which are still in production. That's too bad, I know.
Don't be surprised. It's always that way down here (read: Reunion Island). Some hardware store going out of business? Yeaaah, let's sell a 8800GTX 30 euros more than I can find it on local websites, all the while labeling said graphics card as a massive discounted product.
I did find old games for cheap though.