TRIVIA - Smelling people can also reveal your mate. A quick whiff allows the body to detect a person's genetic makeup, and we feel attracted to those with genes opposite to ours.
The use of deodorants and birth control pills can disrupt this natural process (your mate's smell is masked or changed).
In my case it wasn't a failing hard drive, but a failing power supply that erased my c: drive. The loss of power during a write cycle somehow corrupted the data such that my computer could no longer boot-up. I had to do a complete re-format using the WinXP restore CD.
I didn't lose anything but some porn videos, but it was still annoying, so now I back 'em up on an external USB drive.;-)
Get a part time job at a store. That forces you to socialize and that's how you gain experience. It's what worked for me in overcoming my social awkwardness (i.e. shyness).
"The pessimistic explanatory style--which sees negative events as permanent (it will never change), personal (it's my fault), and pervasive (I can't do anything correctly)." Also add: "no woman will ever like me so I might as well stop trying".
>>>eating is something which you cannot simply quit "cold turkey".
Sure you can. When I want to lose weight, I fast for two or three days. It works wonders in reducing my waistline. (And then of course you have to go back to eating moderately, not pig out.)
I post around 30 posts every day.* I suppose that makes me an addict, however I disagree with China. Instead I agree with U.S. and EU psychologists who maintain internet addiction is merely a consequence of *already existing* conditions such as obsessive compulsiveness, or loneliness, or poor impulse control.
The fact that these "flaws" manifest themselves on a computer is no different than if they manifested themselves while reading a book & neglecting sleep, or while constantly talking on the phone, or while compulsively cleaning your hands every hour. The flaw is in the person, not the device he or she is using.
* * It's work boredom not addiction. At home I don't bother with slashdot at all.
Except in 1984, 1980, 1976, 1972, et cetera when the Republicans were blue and the Democrats were red..... a much more-appropriate coloring scheme when you consider the Democrats are socialists/progressives and red has been the traditional color to represent socialism/progressivism.
Isn't that why almost every Unix OS strongly encourages you to do anything with a user account? I'd rather have the power and not use it than not have the power at all.
You just summarized my belief of how I think American politics should be.
If you trade one in to them its usually $20-25 to your pocket here. But when they go up on the rack for sale, the prices have suddenly risen to $55.
It's only unreasonable if you pretend that EBgames does not have any expenses. But remember, they are paying ~$15 an hour for at least two employees to staff the store, plus ~$15 an hour for the manager/supervisor (about $600 a day), plus heating/air conditioning, plus advertising on television, in newspapers, or online, plus ~$10,000 a month rent from the mall, and on and on and on.
That is true for any business. When I worked for JCPenney we bought Levis for $14, and marked them up to $30. Doubling the cost is standard practice, because that's what it takes to cover operating expenses.
The EU Constitution adoption process was handled poorly IMHO. It probably would have passed if they had followed the model used for the U.S. Constitution's adoption. Although some member states rejected it, enough votes were collected (9 out of 13) to give it power. Those states that rejected it changed their minds when they realized the circumstances (standing alone is not a good place to be).
The same would have happened within the E.U. if ~70% (18 out of 25) of the States had agreed to adopt the Constitution. A few stragglers might have refused, but the European Union would now be united under a single Constitution. And eventually the "no" votes would have changed to "yes", rather than face the prospect of standing alone.
Since they are BOTH contracts (between the State Legislatures/Parliaments), I don't think it matters what you call it. The only fundamental difference is that a Constitution operates as the Supreme Law which overrides all other laws..... however a properly written treaty can have the exact-same effect.
>>>While I'm pretty much against the US model where Senators are sent to Washington to represent their states, rather than their country, he was doing what he was elected to do. >>>
This is no different than how the EU model operates, with representatives meeting in the EU Parliament/Council/whatever-you-call-it, in order to represent each member's state. In that respect the U.S. Senate and EU equivalent are very similar.
>>>Doing this behind closed doors makes it quicker and i have complete faith that it will either be published or leaked
That is how the U.S. TYRANT...ooops, PATRIOT ACT came into being. And now even though we removed Bush from office and ~1/3 of the Republican Congresscritters, we still have to deal with the wire-tapping and other annoyances of that act.
If the act had been done in *open* session instead of hidden, maybe it could have been stopped before it passed. Same applies to the E.U. negotiations.
>>>There is nothing wrong with creating yet another copy of computer game.
Similarly there is nothing wrong if your employer decides to copy your creation, but not give you a paycheck. What's that? You object??? Huh. Well guess what? I object to having my game creations stolen too yu asshoel!!!!
"Why get your internet service from just one puny i, we've got two!"
The UUnet already invented this idea back in the 1980s. Not just one "you" but two "yous" for that extra-special focus on the customer.;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uunet
I consider it a blessing that America is NOT like Europe. I'm glad we broke-away and built a culture separate from the European monarchies. For one thing, someone tried to steal my car this morning (yes I'm serious), but because I carry a gun, I was able to chase him off.* Had I been European, where guns are all but banned, my $25,000 car would be gone. That represents a loss of one whole year of my life (50 weeks at work).
Second, Europeans are taxed at 60% rate, which is outlandish. For comparison Americans are only taxed at 30%. Even at the pump Europeans are at a disadvantage with approximately 5 dollars tax levied on every gallon. Americans only pay 60-70 cents, just enough to provide 110% of the maintenance costs of highways (with the overage going towards subways/metros).
And finally, Americans don't have a government censoring their blogs, papers, or speech. Which is why the racist KKK is allowed to exist, but similar organizations in Europe are banned. Americans have freedom; Europeans believe they have freedom, but do not. The political leaders censor. (For example: In Northern France, the Britons in Brittany are forbidden from speaking their native Celtic language.)
* * Founder of the Democratic Party Thomas Jefferson wrote: "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind." - and - "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined or determined to commit crimes. Such laws only make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assassins." James Madison: "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms." (Federalist Paper #46)
>>>You have a car worth $25k with no comprehensive insurance coverage?
I didn't say it was "worth" $25000. It's current market value is around $1000. However I PAID $25,000 to acquire it, which means I gave-up approximately one year's worth of my life to cover the cost. I'd be pissed to see some asshole driving away with a year's worth of my labor.
As for comprehensive insurance - in the U.S. it's a scam. You pay around $2000 a year, $20,000 over a decade, and what do you have to show for it? Nothing. I'd rather just keep that money in my own pocket and then, if someone kills or steal my car, buy one using the money I saved by NOT buying insurance.
In my specific case, I already have two cars, so the loss of one is a huge disappointment, but won't leave me stranded. I have a backup.
Godwin's Law is not even a law. It's just an observation by a usenet poster:
The longer a debate goes, the odds increase that one of the posters in a debate will reference the history of the German Third Reich in a debate. That's like saying the longer you spend time in college, the more likely you'll get laid by some cute coed. It's self-evident.
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TRIVIA - Smelling people can also reveal your mate. A quick whiff allows the body to detect a person's genetic makeup, and we feel attracted to those with genes opposite to ours.
The use of deodorants and birth control pills can disrupt this natural process (your mate's smell is masked or changed).
In my case it wasn't a failing hard drive, but a failing power supply that erased my c: drive. The loss of power during a write cycle somehow corrupted the data such that my computer could no longer boot-up. I had to do a complete re-format using the WinXP restore CD.
I didn't lose anything but some porn videos, but it was still annoying, so now I back 'em up on an external USB drive. ;-)
>>>frankly I dont see an escape EVER.
Get a part time job at a store. That forces you to socialize and that's how you gain experience. It's what worked for me in overcoming my social awkwardness (i.e. shyness).
Sounds like my experience with women:
"The pessimistic explanatory style--which sees negative events as permanent (it will never change), personal (it's my fault), and pervasive (I can't do anything correctly)." Also add: "no woman will ever like me so I might as well stop trying".
>>>eating is something which you cannot simply quit "cold turkey".
Sure you can. When I want to lose weight, I fast for two or three days. It works wonders in reducing my waistline. (And then of course you have to go back to eating moderately, not pig out.)
I post around 30 posts every day.* I suppose that makes me an addict, however I disagree with China. Instead I agree with U.S. and EU psychologists who maintain internet addiction is merely a consequence of *already existing* conditions such as obsessive compulsiveness, or loneliness, or poor impulse control.
The fact that these "flaws" manifest themselves on a computer is no different than if they manifested themselves while reading a book & neglecting sleep, or while constantly talking on the phone, or while compulsively cleaning your hands every hour. The flaw is in the person, not the device he or she is using.
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* It's work boredom not addiction. At home I don't bother with slashdot at all.
Except in 1984, 1980, 1976, 1972, et cetera when the Republicans were blue and the Democrats were red..... a much more-appropriate coloring scheme when you consider the Democrats are socialists/progressives and red has been the traditional color to represent socialism/progressivism.
Wall-E's girlfriend was a babe.
"Eva"
Now that she's famous, I hear she'll be posing for Playbot sometime next year.
Voyager: It's dark out here... so very very dark. Hum-mmmmmmmmmmm.
Isn't that why almost every Unix OS strongly encourages you to do anything with a user account? I'd rather have the power and not use it than not have the power at all.
You just summarized my belief of how I think American politics should be.
Can I have one Spaghetto please?
And I'll take a Macarono too.
A joke's pretty worthless if your audience does not understand it. You might as well be speaking in Japanese.
If you trade one in to them its usually $20-25 to your pocket here. But when they go up on the rack for sale, the prices have suddenly risen to $55.
It's only unreasonable if you pretend that EBgames does not have any expenses. But remember, they are paying ~$15 an hour for at least two employees to staff the store, plus ~$15 an hour for the manager/supervisor (about $600 a day), plus heating/air conditioning, plus advertising on television, in newspapers, or online, plus ~$10,000 a month rent from the mall, and on and on and on.
That is true for any business. When I worked for JCPenney we bought Levis for $14, and marked them up to $30. Doubling the cost is standard practice, because that's what it takes to cover operating expenses.
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The EU Constitution adoption process was handled poorly IMHO. It probably would have passed if they had followed the model used for the U.S. Constitution's adoption. Although some member states rejected it, enough votes were collected (9 out of 13) to give it power. Those states that rejected it changed their minds when they realized the circumstances (standing alone is not a good place to be).
The same would have happened within the E.U. if ~70% (18 out of 25) of the States had agreed to adopt the Constitution. A few stragglers might have refused, but the European Union would now be united under a single Constitution. And eventually the "no" votes would have changed to "yes", rather than face the prospect of standing alone.
Since they are BOTH contracts (between the State Legislatures/Parliaments), I don't think it matters what you call it. The only fundamental difference is that a Constitution operates as the Supreme Law which overrides all other laws..... however a properly written treaty can have the exact-same effect.
>>>While I'm pretty much against the US model where Senators are sent to Washington to represent their states, rather than their country, he was doing what he was elected to do.
>>>
This is no different than how the EU model operates, with representatives meeting in the EU Parliament/Council/whatever-you-call-it, in order to represent each member's state. In that respect the U.S. Senate and EU equivalent are very similar.
>>>Doing this behind closed doors makes it quicker and i have complete faith that it will either be published or leaked
That is how the U.S. TYRANT...ooops, PATRIOT ACT came into being. And now even though we removed Bush from office and ~1/3 of the Republican Congresscritters, we still have to deal with the wire-tapping and other annoyances of that act.
If the act had been done in *open* session instead of hidden, maybe it could have been stopped before it passed. Same applies to the E.U. negotiations.
My PS2 and Gamecube might be ~5 years old, but I still have a hell of a lot of fun playing them.
Of course, I also still enjoy playing an Atari and a Super Nintendo (8 and 16 bit), so maybe I'm not the best example of what casual gamers prefer.
>>>There is nothing wrong with creating yet another copy of computer game.
Similarly there is nothing wrong if your employer decides to copy your creation, but not give you a paycheck. What's that? You object??? Huh. Well guess what? I object to having my game creations stolen too yu asshoel!!!!
That's funny, but you took it too far. The original MS-DOS was written for the 8086 which was a 16-bit processor. Revised:
"32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit operating system written by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1-bit of competition."
I don't like how dark Jack has become. He shouldn't even by a U.S. employee anymore with the tactics he uses.
I prefer the early seasons when Jack was still a decent human being.
"Why get your internet service from just one puny i, we've got two!"
The UUnet already invented this idea back in the 1980s. Not just one "you" but two "yous" for that extra-special focus on the customer. ;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uunet
I consider it a blessing that America is NOT like Europe. I'm glad we broke-away and built a culture separate from the European monarchies. For one thing, someone tried to steal my car this morning (yes I'm serious), but because I carry a gun, I was able to chase him off.* Had I been European, where guns are all but banned, my $25,000 car would be gone. That represents a loss of one whole year of my life (50 weeks at work).
Second, Europeans are taxed at 60% rate, which is outlandish. For comparison Americans are only taxed at 30%. Even at the pump Europeans are at a disadvantage with approximately 5 dollars tax levied on every gallon. Americans only pay 60-70 cents, just enough to provide 110% of the maintenance costs of highways (with the overage going towards subways/metros).
And finally, Americans don't have a government censoring their blogs, papers, or speech. Which is why the racist KKK is allowed to exist, but similar organizations in Europe are banned. Americans have freedom; Europeans believe they have freedom, but do not. The political leaders censor. (For example: In Northern France, the Britons in Brittany are forbidden from speaking their native Celtic language.)
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* Founder of the Democratic Party Thomas Jefferson wrote: "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind." - and - "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined or determined to commit crimes. Such laws only make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assassins." James Madison: "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms." (Federalist Paper #46)
>>>You have a car worth $25k with no comprehensive insurance coverage?
I didn't say it was "worth" $25000. It's current market value is around $1000. However I PAID $25,000 to acquire it, which means I gave-up approximately one year's worth of my life to cover the cost. I'd be pissed to see some asshole driving away with a year's worth of my labor.
As for comprehensive insurance - in the U.S. it's a scam. You pay around $2000 a year, $20,000 over a decade, and what do you have to show for it? Nothing. I'd rather just keep that money in my own pocket and then, if someone kills or steal my car, buy one using the money I saved by NOT buying insurance.
In my specific case, I already have two cars, so the loss of one is a huge disappointment, but won't leave me stranded. I have a backup.
Godwin's Law is not even a law. It's just an observation by a usenet poster:
The longer a debate goes, the odds increase that one of the posters in a debate will reference the history of the German Third Reich in a debate. That's like saying the longer you spend time in college, the more likely you'll get laid by some cute coed. It's self-evident.