However, many of them will be lucky enough to have someone tell them the right way to watch the movies. (Start with ANH, and go forward until "I am your father", then gosub to TPM, AotC, and RotS to get the story behind Vader, then return and finish the series). It would be a spoiler for these people.
No, the right way is obviously not to watch TPM, AtoC and RotS at all. And live happily ever after.
I have a dying battery on my mainboard so the system time gets screwed up if I power of the computer for too long. Is that close enough? Then I have slightly used battery to sell anyone worried about the ??AA:)
* if the Linux userbase grows as the GP suggested it'll be harder for hardware vendors to ignore issues with drivers breaking down. * You don't say anything about graphics cards when discussing selecting alternative vendors. Quite a lot of people are interested in that and the options are few if you want 3D, right? (I haven't followed the developement closely)
"A FORMER US marine who sparked an international manhunt after allegedly abducting a 12-year-old British girl he had befriended on the internet was extradited to the UK from Germany yesterday." - did you even read the article you linked to?
Same here. I installed Ubuntu for my parents when their XP machine crashed (and they couldn't find the disk) and they were happy with it except for one thing - their canon printer lacked drivers. Too bad about that, I prefered installing Ubuntu to reinstalling XP which was a mess.
"The purpose of this is twofold: to allow the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking and, in most situations, to shorten braking distances (by allowing the driver to hit the brake fully without the fear of skidding or loss of control)."
Perhaps not losing control of the car might reduce the risk. Or what do you think?
Had you kept to your original idea with
"ABS brakes are the subject of some widely-cited experiments in support of risk compensation theory, which support the view that drivers adapt to the safety benefit of ABS by driving more aggressively.
The two major examples are from Munich and Oslo. In both cases taxi drivers in mixed fleets were found to exhibit greater risk-taking when driving cars equipped with ABS, with the result that collision rates between ABS and non ABS cars were not significantly different."
from the same page I'd agree with you. Not that ABS did not make it worse, though.
Europe is not a country, and I'd like to see some credible figures backing up your statement that "Europe" is doing worse than the US. Please?
From what I've seen nothing in the US and Canada is built to save energy. Even houses up in Banff had thin walls with hardly any insulation - just turn the heater way up if it gets cold. And then there's the cars... not only are they comparatively *huge*, but without a car you can't get anywhere (except for bigger citys, perhaps). Being in the US' at the moment I'm amazed over the lack of "ped xing"s.
And there's another problem: you seem to view your readers as foes of sorts, at least when they criticise you and don't act all fanboy-ish. This is evident in statements "they are welcome to disagree, but at least I've been clear on the matter" - what you're basically saying is "I'm not interested in hearing any criticism". Well, that's your right, of course, but if you actually want to improve, then - again - you have to be able to acknowledge that there might be some validity in the criticism you're receiving.
As I read it he says that some will not agree with his ideas, and he will not change to appease them. While I agree that spelling & grammar errors are annoying and should be avoided as much as possible, I can understand that Taco has a different view on the subject. This doesn't make me his "foe" in any way.
Additionally, after reading slashdot for a number of years I can surely imagine that much of the criticism is *very* harsh/rude. Unless you've read the e-mails he's getting I'm not sure that "the people" aren't in anyway part of the problem.
I think that what will eventually spell the end of the true entry-level digital cameras is when cellphone digitals become easier to use.
Have you tried the Sony Ericsson w800 (or 750)? Open the lens cover and press the camera button. Getting the pictures off the phone is the same hassle as with digital cameras, though. Bluetooth ought to be available everywhere.
I'm not saying that there isn't a (from an american perspective) leftist slant, but if you paint everyone with such broad strokes, why not link to a few examples? You know, references? It ought to be very easy for you if it is so very common.
It'll still not prove your point that "any post not leftist in nature" will be modded down, but it'll look less like the traditional right wing complaints of the "left wing media".
The GPs opinion of Bush does nothing for your point, I'm afraid. And the fact that you seem to brand anyone not agreeing with you a "leftist" doesn't help either.
Also, it's important to note that Moses gave virgins as rewards to the conquering Israeli armies -- but he put all the captured women to death as punishment for having drunken orgies with the men of Israel, and getting them to worship Baal.
All in all, I think the Bible makes a lot of sense
My definition of "sense" seems to differ slightly from yours;)
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So it would be ok to call them undertakers? :)
However, many of them will be lucky enough to have someone tell them the right way to watch the movies. (Start with ANH, and go forward until "I am your father", then gosub to TPM, AotC, and RotS to get the story behind Vader, then return and finish the series). It would be a spoiler for these people.
No, the right way is obviously not to watch TPM, AtoC and RotS at all. And live happily ever after.
But do they have good Linux support? I'm happy about not dual booting anymore and I'd like to keep it that way :)
e =Kodak ...didn't give much of a choice.
http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi?mak
Sure they do: :( :)
I have a dying battery on my mainboard so the system time gets screwed up if I power of the computer for too long. Is that close enough? Then I have slightly used battery to sell anyone worried about the ??AA :)
Two points:
* if the Linux userbase grows as the GP suggested it'll be harder for hardware vendors to ignore issues with drivers breaking down.
* You don't say anything about graphics cards when discussing selecting alternative vendors. Quite a lot of people are interested in that and the options are few if you want 3D, right? (I haven't followed the developement closely)
"A FORMER US marine who sparked an international manhunt after allegedly abducting a 12-year-old British girl he had befriended on the internet was extradited to the UK from Germany yesterday." - did you even read the article you linked to?
Same here. I installed Ubuntu for my parents when their XP machine crashed (and they couldn't find the disk) and they were happy with it except for one thing - their canon printer lacked drivers. Too bad about that, I prefered installing Ubuntu to reinstalling XP which was a mess.
I mean, still using SATA drivers floppy!?
Where in the article did the poster find that? My norwegian isn't very good so I really would like to know. Or is it just flamebaiting?
...or "First get behind them, *then* you can stab them in the back"
Interesting, my main problem with the films are the incredibly long fighting sequences, with Boromir's death as the worst example - just die allready!
The best part was that even then it was at stability 5/10. I wonder what has to happen for it to go lower? Minor explosion?
"The purpose of this is twofold: to allow the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking and, in most situations, to shorten braking distances (by allowing the driver to hit the brake fully without the fear of skidding or loss of control)."
Perhaps not losing control of the car might reduce the risk. Or what do you think?
Had you kept to your original idea with
"ABS brakes are the subject of some widely-cited experiments in support of risk compensation theory, which support the view that drivers adapt to the safety benefit of ABS by driving more aggressively. The two major examples are from Munich and Oslo. In both cases taxi drivers in mixed fleets were found to exhibit greater risk-taking when driving cars equipped with ABS, with the result that collision rates between ABS and non ABS cars were not significantly different."
from the same page I'd agree with you. Not that ABS did not make it worse, though.
From what I've seen nothing in the US and Canada is built to save energy. Even houses up in Banff had thin walls with hardly any insulation - just turn the heater way up if it gets cold. And then there's the cars... not only are they comparatively *huge*, but without a car you can't get anywhere (except for bigger citys, perhaps). Being in the US' at the moment I'm amazed over the lack of "ped xing"s.
I happen to know how the company I work for does backups... so I'm not worried ;) ...except for losing data, that is :/
Yes, this "God" character should really start doing something right for a change.
The problem is George Lucas can still make a prequel...
600 years? How do you come up with that number?
No, they won because Fatah was corrupt.
See, I can make unsupported statements, too.
As I read it he says that some will not agree with his ideas, and he will not change to appease them. While I agree that spelling & grammar errors are annoying and should be avoided as much as possible, I can understand that Taco has a different view on the subject. This doesn't make me his "foe" in any way.
Additionally, after reading slashdot for a number of years I can surely imagine that much of the criticism is *very* harsh/rude. Unless you've read the e-mails he's getting I'm not sure that "the people" aren't in anyway part of the problem.
Well, apparently not paranoid enough :P
You have a point that people are too much defined by what they work in, but what has capitalism to do with it?
Have you tried the Sony Ericsson w800 (or 750)? Open the lens cover and press the camera button. Getting the pictures off the phone is the same hassle as with digital cameras, though. Bluetooth ought to be available everywhere.
It'll still not prove your point that "any post not leftist in nature" will be modded down, but it'll look less like the traditional right wing complaints of the "left wing media".
The GPs opinion of Bush does nothing for your point, I'm afraid. And the fact that you seem to brand anyone not agreeing with you a "leftist" doesn't help either.
All in all, I think the Bible makes a lot of sense
My definition of "sense" seems to differ slightly from yours ;)