It is almost as if capitalism only works if you punish cartels and break up monopolies.
Punishing cartels and breaking-up monopolies is hardly a bad thing but surely there are other factors that can discourage competition in addition to the two you mentioned...
Avid UT player here (the original "UT99") and it was almost *entirely* because of the 3rd-party content (particularly the "Land of the Giants" maps) that I played the game as much as I did...
Officially, you're entirely correct, not just as it pertains to martial arts but regarding everything cultural; the official position and attitude of government, academia and media in Japan is that their "national mores" are flawless.
Unofficially, however, Japanese culture continues to celebrate many differente types of violence in blatant fashion... and this hypocritical state of affairs is perpetuated and encouraged by the status quo's refusal to acknowledge its existence...
In other news, I've just unveiled the interior design of my alpine fortress; it'll be located on a mountain-top in Switzerland (where else?) but will be fitted with pan-dimensional doorways that lead to a Hawaiian beach, a Dallas strip club, a Colorado grow-op and several Thai restaurants).
Is there some kind of curse surrounding 2TB drives?
Beats me; my experience with 'em is limited to one WD Elements 2TB external desktop drive (with, I believe, a 3.5" Green inside) that's been going strong for nearly a year - but I'm rabidly fanatical about placing it on a block of foam for reads/writes and immediately disconnecting it aftewards...
This is one interpretation of the constitution, known as the Federalist view. Jefferson was the founding father who was the foremost proponent of this view
Hamilton was the foremost proponent of this view; Jefferson was the foremost proponent of the opposite view (his contradictory actions re: the Louisiana Purchase notwithstanding).
I can't believe I'm defending Microsoft here, but they've really got nor responsibility to subsidize your, or anyone else's, decision to continue using the software. Where does the line end?
The end isn't the problem; XP was a streaming pile of shit from the beginning (although IANAL, I'm pretty sure Defects in Materials and Workmanship have no statute of limitations).:p
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homophones are currently only confusing in speech
Their prices are pretty bewildering, too; $849 for the 5s 64GB?!
It is a low flying aircraft being precisely controlled to keep the landing gear down on the runway
Ekranoplan^H^H^H^Hcar? :p
...soylent electrons??
Now, if they would just ditch that awful fucking interface they just foisted on us...
Haskell and friends force you to think a lot up front for gains at the rear-end
Increasingly popular in Europe, apparently...
to develop a prosthetic arm for wounded warriors more advanced than those...
So, no love for those who ride the short bus...??
Some group nobody has heard of, throttled the FCCs connection speed to a site they'll never visit.
We've heard of 'em now, haven't we?? (Nice attempt to focus on the messenger instead of the message, by the way...)
No the 20 something working at walmart that is driving the beat up 325i does not count.
My beat-up 325i has an electric drivetrain from HobbyKing, you insensitive clod!
Which is why most smartphones run Android.
What, an operating system that exists solely to gather data for the largest player in the advertising world? :p
It is almost as if capitalism only works if you punish cartels and break up monopolies.
Punishing cartels and breaking-up monopolies is hardly a bad thing but surely there are other factors that can discourage competition in addition to the two you mentioned...
So does this bacteria grown into a supermodel with orange hair?
"So does this bacteria grow into a supermodel with orange hair who looks like a dude and has no tits? ('Cause, you know, we all hate tits...)
FTFY
No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
-H.L. Mencken (paraphrased)
Is it going to take violence to get things fixed?
We were warned that it would.
Avid UT player here (the original "UT99") and it was almost *entirely* because of the 3rd-party content (particularly the "Land of the Giants" maps) that I played the game as much as I did...
Officially, you're entirely correct, not just as it pertains to martial arts but regarding everything cultural; the official position and attitude of government, academia and media in Japan is that their "national mores" are flawless.
Unofficially, however, Japanese culture continues to celebrate many differente types of violence in blatant fashion... and this hypocritical state of affairs is perpetuated and encouraged by the status quo's refusal to acknowledge its existence...
just about the same time had all cultural celebration of violence stomped out by foreign influence
You're rather unfamiliar with Japanese culture, aren't you...
This would be pure awesomeness to show goatse on the screen of the camera to unsuspecting viewer while he aims for the shot....
I'm told there are surgeons in Mexico and Brazil who can make that happen for you...
Fruit 'beer' is not beer and is generally nasty.
You may be right but a wheat beer still isn't complete without a slice of lemon...
In other news, I've just unveiled the interior design of my alpine fortress; it'll be located on a mountain-top in Switzerland (where else?) but will be fitted with pan-dimensional doorways that lead to a Hawaiian beach, a Dallas strip club, a Colorado grow-op and several Thai restaurants).
Is there some kind of curse surrounding 2TB drives?
Beats me; my experience with 'em is limited to one WD Elements 2TB external desktop drive (with, I believe, a 3.5" Green inside) that's been going strong for nearly a year - but I'm rabidly fanatical about placing it on a block of foam for reads/writes and immediately disconnecting it aftewards...
Ack, I swear that typo wasn't there when I clicked "submit!"
I've had 4 (of 15) mechanical drives fail in my small business over the last two years
Let me guess... Seagate? Let me
This is one interpretation of the constitution, known as the Federalist view. Jefferson was the founding father who was the foremost proponent of this view
Hamilton was the foremost proponent of this view; Jefferson was the foremost proponent of the opposite view (his contradictory actions re: the Louisiana Purchase notwithstanding).
I can't believe I'm defending Microsoft here, but they've really got nor responsibility to subsidize your, or anyone else's, decision to continue using the software. Where does the line end?
The end isn't the problem; XP was a streaming pile of shit from the beginning (although IANAL, I'm pretty sure Defects in Materials and Workmanship have no statute of limitations). :p
A "rehabilitation system" is what's needed
The guy isn't that warped; it's not as if he was uploading Pro Wrestling.