Australia got rid of our 1c and 2c coins several years ago. Cash payments are rounded to the nearest 5c; electronic payments are to the exact amount. While you would think that prices would simply be given in 5c increments, that isn't the case; I assume there's still a psychological advantage in selling something for $0.99 instead of $1.
I expect that 5c coins will also be phased out eventually; most vending machines won't take them, so you're always looking to get rid of them in cash payments like with US pennies.
Open Web Browser
Find band that sounds interesting (via MySpace.com etc.)
Go to torrent site
Download band's album(s)
If bad, delete (most albums follow this branch, unfortunately: good song !=> good album)
Else, goto band website
Follow Shop/Store link
Buy CD.
The Buzz! quiz series and the SingStar karaoke series are popular here; the Buzz! controllers are even recognised by Linux (but I haven't found anything that uses it.)
The key to success seems to be to have a killer game - or better still, series of games - and bundle the controller with it. Being a party game is also a bonus; this does appear to be the "next big thing" in gaming for the masses.
The armour used by the Kelly Gang around 1880 is a good example. Made from ploughshares, it weighed around 97 pounds (44kg). It stopped police bullets, but movement was restricted; that said, like most armour the intimidation factor played a big part - if you take a shot or two and they bounce off, legging it seems a really good idea under return fire. In 1880, they were eventually taken down by the obvious (in hindsight) - bullets fired at the legs.
This new slimmed down suit may be more practical, but is it intimidating? I'm not sure - it's vaguely comical. A bigger, heavier, Robocop/Cylon suit may be better overall: "You have five seconds to comply."
A nuke or two going off in the US would be terrible. But let's be glad we don't face annihilation today like we did during the cold war.
Unless they were US nukes, I fully expect Dubya to launch retaliatory strikes against the Axis of Evil, or whomever he believes was responsible. Just because the Cold War is "over" doesn't mean that those with their fingers on the button will be any more rational than before.
He missed a term: repulsion of dealing with salesmen (R).
(Especially car salesmen - surely replacing them with a web form would be a win-win situation for the company and the buyer?)
PJ made too many arbitrary changes to the story for me to truly enjoy his work.
And another director will be better how? The changes weren't arbitrary - if you haven't done so already, watch the (hours of) behind-the-scenes extras on the Special Edition DVDs. While I don't agree with all of them, I can understand why they were made.
It's also worth noting that The Hobbit is a much simpler - and shorter - tale that The Lord of the Rings, which should made the transition to film that much easier. If The Hobbit isn't a Peter Jackson/Wingnut Films/Weta Digital film, I ain't watching it.
When you read a press release talking about a new, smaller form factor, you don't expect to see a photo like this.
While those in the know realise that this is just demonstrating that you can make four motherboards from one standard circuit board panel, your average guy is going to say "holy crap, that's HUGE!".
That said, you can have a bit of caption fun with it, e.g.:
"AMD announces eight-core DTX motherboard."
Well, most of happens to that coyote is his own damn fault.
... which is why the Road Runner cartoon could never be remade today. The first minute or so would show Wile E. Coyote doing something sneaky and getting hurt; the rest of the cartoon would show his lawyer suing Acme Corporation, the Road Runner, the truck/train/bus driver and/or society for the harm caused to his client.
In Microsoft's case, though, they can leverage the fact that their Office product is so dominant in the market that they can make this kind of change without the risk of losing any significant chunk of their user base.
Was so dominant... The ribbon that broke the camel's back?
Fill the trap with cooking oil - it will stop the smell and will not evaporate as quickly as water would.
Please don't. It's a hassle to remove in the sewage treatment works, and can solidify into a oil/water goo that clogs the pipes.
Instead, simply fit the plug or cover the drain - it keeps the smell out, and reduces evaporation. (If fitting the plug might cause the sink to overflow due to a dripping tap, you probably don't have an evaporation problem.)
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The missing word is "alleged".
Australia got rid of our 1c and 2c coins several years ago. Cash payments are rounded to the nearest 5c; electronic payments are to the exact amount. While you would think that prices would simply be given in 5c increments, that isn't the case; I assume there's still a psychological advantage in selling something for $0.99 instead of $1.
I expect that 5c coins will also be phased out eventually; most vending machines won't take them, so you're always looking to get rid of them in cash payments like with US pennies.
I prefer a hybrid approach:
Open Web Browser
Find band that sounds interesting (via MySpace.com etc.)
Go to torrent site
Download band's album(s)
If bad, delete (most albums follow this branch, unfortunately: good song !=> good album)
Else, goto band website
Follow Shop/Store link
Buy CD.
Go ask a lawyer.
(Written and authorised by Litigious Bastards Inc.)
The Buzz! quiz series and the SingStar karaoke series are popular here; the Buzz! controllers are even recognised by Linux (but I haven't found anything that uses it.)
The key to success seems to be to have a killer game - or better still, series of games - and bundle the controller with it. Being a party game is also a bonus; this does appear to be the "next big thing" in gaming for the masses.
Heh, Gentoo users make their own music.
What is it about space stories (whether it's the US, or elsewhere) that always brings out the "Won't somebody think of the poor?" comments?
Lack of vision? "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde.
"I for one welcome our pump-n-dump scamming overlords."
Nope, that sucks.
"In Soviet Russia, spam pump-n-dumps you!"
That's not much better.
Perhaps the "flamebait" and "troll" moderation options should be replaced with "too subtle for Amer^H^H^H^HSlashdot".
Can't OpenOffice.org do them for trademark infringement? "Office Open XML" is both confusing and misleading.
Dammit! I was about to upgrade my computer, now I have to wait for PCIe 2.0...
Will somebody please think of the procrastinators?
The armour used by the Kelly Gang around 1880 is a good example. Made from ploughshares, it weighed around 97 pounds (44kg). It stopped police bullets, but movement was restricted; that said, like most armour the intimidation factor played a big part - if you take a shot or two and they bounce off, legging it seems a really good idea under return fire. In 1880, they were eventually taken down by the obvious (in hindsight) - bullets fired at the legs.
This new slimmed down suit may be more practical, but is it intimidating? I'm not sure - it's vaguely comical. A bigger, heavier, Robocop/Cylon suit may be better overall: "You have five seconds to comply."
I was thinking of this:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0246578/
You're kidding, right? Celsius measurements are perfectly reasonable and understandable e.g.:
- < 0 deg. C: Bloody cold.
- 0-10 deg. C: Cold.
- 10-20 deg. C: Cool.
- 20-30 deg. C: Warm.
- 30-40 deg. C: Hot.
- 40+ deg. C: Bloody hot.
(Personally, I'd reduce those temperature ranges by 5 deg. C, but that's a matter of personal preference.)A nuke or two going off in the US would be terrible. But let's be glad we don't face annihilation today like we did during the cold war.
Unless they were US nukes, I fully expect Dubya to launch retaliatory strikes against the Axis of Evil, or whomever he believes was responsible. Just because the Cold War is "over" doesn't mean that those with their fingers on the button will be any more rational than before.
He missed a term: repulsion of dealing with salesmen (R).
(Especially car salesmen - surely replacing them with a web form would be a win-win situation for the company and the buyer?)
PJ made too many arbitrary changes to the story for me to truly enjoy his work.
And another director will be better how? The changes weren't arbitrary - if you haven't done so already, watch the (hours of) behind-the-scenes extras on the Special Edition DVDs. While I don't agree with all of them, I can understand why they were made.
It's also worth noting that The Hobbit is a much simpler - and shorter - tale that The Lord of the Rings, which should made the transition to film that much easier. If The Hobbit isn't a Peter Jackson/Wingnut Films/Weta Digital film, I ain't watching it.
When you read a press release talking about a new, smaller form factor, you don't expect to see a photo like this.
While those in the know realise that this is just demonstrating that you can make four motherboards from one standard circuit board panel, your average guy is going to say "holy crap, that's HUGE!".
That said, you can have a bit of caption fun with it, e.g.: "AMD announces eight-core DTX motherboard."
Well, most of happens to that coyote is his own damn fault.
... which is why the Road Runner cartoon could never be remade today. The first minute or so would show Wile E. Coyote doing something sneaky and getting hurt; the rest of the cartoon would show his lawyer suing Acme Corporation, the Road Runner, the truck/train/bus driver and/or society for the harm caused to his client.
Again, I would like to remind that this is only after 60 years of independence.
What's independence got to do with anything? Claiming that two periods of time 170 years apart are equivalent is disingenuous at best.
Apple doesn't seem to have any legal right to the name, but could they really call it anything else?
iPhony?
MS has had prototypes to try and install XP on, does anyone think they were successful?
Probably, based on the colour scheme. =8o
(Yes, I know it's aimed at kids and will no doubt be available in other colours; put me down for a red one to go with the devil-horns antennas.)
If you've ever heard the crackling sound an old car stereo tends to make, it's often because of corroded copper wires.
Dry joints: yes. Dodgy volume pot contacts (especially sliders): yes. Loose wire connectors (spade, bullet): yes. Flex wiring fatigue: yes. Corroded wires? Nope. (YMMV.)
But the rest of the article seems to be vague hand-wavy FUD and anecdotal complaints.
*waves hand* This is not the browser you're looking for.
*waves hand* You should use Firefox for your business.
In Microsoft's case, though, they can leverage the fact that their Office product is so dominant in the market that they can make this kind of change without the risk of losing any significant chunk of their user base.
Was so dominant... The ribbon that broke the camel's back?
Fill the trap with cooking oil - it will stop the smell and will not evaporate as quickly as water would.
Please don't. It's a hassle to remove in the sewage treatment works, and can solidify into a oil/water goo that clogs the pipes.
Instead, simply fit the plug or cover the drain - it keeps the smell out, and reduces evaporation. (If fitting the plug might cause the sink to overflow due to a dripping tap, you probably don't have an evaporation problem.)