Arrogant is assuming that you have the right to burn 25% of the world's energy, create half the world's pollution, etc. It isn't vitriol - it's fact. America is the most wasteful nation on earth, and the arrogant Americans KNOW that they have the right to waste. Businesses should be located in neighborhoods, and neighborhoods should invite businesses. And, yes - I have driven in every large city in the United States and Canada, population ~75,000 and up.
Your reply brings up another American stupidity. Why can't people either live where they work, or work where they live? Why does EVERYONE have to commute for an hour, two hours, or more EACH WAY, every day? Don't whine to me about the boring drive. You and your wife CHOSE to live an hour away from work. (And, yes, I am familiar with Houston traffic, and the traffic in every city north of the Rio Grande)
The American driver goes out of his way to CREATE DISTRACTIONS for himself while driving. A stereo, some food, a drink, toys, books, newspapers, even televisions and laptop computers.
And, most recently, the cellphone. Someone explain to me, please, why the American driver is NOT A FREAKING IDIOT?!?! When you get in the car, you should DRIVE. If you must eat, drink, or be entertained, you should STOP DRIVING. Tend to business, then come back to finish your driving. Baby needs her diaper changed? STOP THE CAR! Mother in law wants to bitch about the way you treat her baby? STOP THE CAR!!
Charles Darwin doesn't really need any more idiots to help him prove his natural selection theories. Automobiles are deathtraps, looking for a place in which to kill their passengers. People die in them every single day. You can't possibly escape the news of an accident occuring somewhere near you TODAY. And, you choose of your own free will to answer that telephone, accepting the distraction that may well mean your death? Go for it........
I just don't see a lot of mass appeal for a game that involves handing out disaster-relief supplies or carefully negotiating power-sharing deals in shaky democracies.
I don't know if you're right or wrong, but I'm rather proud of my Humanitarian Award Medal, earned in Beruit during the evacuation of American citizens..... Maybe I should note that I only have a half dozen medals?
there is NOTHING WRONG with using abandoned property. If the owner is taking no active ineterest in his property, and is doing nothing to maintain it, then it's yours for the taking. Frequent beneficiaries of abandoned property are tow truck operators. They pick it up, store it for 30 days, then put a lien against the title. So, download your book, store it on your hard drive for 30 days, then put a lien against it.;)
Timelines aside - the movie makers aren't CAPABLE of putting the plot of a story into the movie. It can't be done, nor do they desire to do so. Lowest common denominator. If the village idiot or the town wino can't understand it, then it is scrapped. Want a real story? Read the book.
There are a number of softwares that have settings for the color blind. Microsoft makes a half assed attempt to accomodate poor color vision. But, all attempts failed. The single "recent" development that addressed color vision (not even purposefully) was the LCD screen. I can SEE dozens of colors that I NEVER saw on a CRT. I know color deficiency is a far less important problem than the quadriplegic who struggles to manipulate an input device with his chin and tongue - but, hey, it sure would be nice if someone gave a thought to us. 1 in 4 males is supposed to be at least partially color blind, after all. That is a HUGE population!!
Hollywood does one thing well. They reduce anything, and everything, to the lowest common denominator, so that it appeals to Joe Sixpack, as well as his retarded uncle, his criminally insane cousin, and the inbred kids. EVERYONE loves Hollywood. I suppose that the works of super-genius world class scientists like Asimov and Clark can be reduced to the lowest common denominator - but don't ask me to believe that nothing is lost in the process. Has everyone forgotten that part of the core story of 2001: A space odyssey was simply LOST when it went to Hollywood?
Oh well. Those who can't understand the stories can make do with the movies. I toss meat scraps to the dogs, why not to the public?
Asimov had many fantastic ideas, but was a fairly poor author.
I don't wish to be insulting - not really - but, anyone who claims that Isaac Asimov was a poor author, writer, or whatever is quite likely to be a poor reader. A prerequisite to understanding Asimov is the ability to understand some rather abstract ideas. Readers of Tarzan and Conan aren't likely to enjoy Asimov's works........
Dude, I grew up with Asimov. He wrote Science Fiction. Well, actually, he wrote a lot of stuff - both fiction and non-fiction. But, his science related fiction was NOT space opera. That is an entirely new phenomenon, which probably had it's beginning with "Lost in Space", then "Star Trek".
There is no resemblance between the Foundation trilogy, and space opera, other than the fact that both give tribute to the vastness of space.
who never screw up, are those people who never DO ANYTHING.
The broad dropped some tools. The only thing a couch potato, or an armchair warrior has ever dropped was their arse, or a potato chip.
Tools are replaceable - sooner or later. This time, maybe $100,000 later.........
I suppose this little puzzle is extremely fascinating - for people who only think with half their brains. (Would that be the left half, or the right half?)
Many of Toyota's vehicles are butt ugly anyway. I don't know why anyone wants to drive one, let along take a picture of it. Put it on my desktop? Jeeesh. No way. Ford and Chevy have made some truly sexy cars - Toyota? Their Land Cruiser started out rather ugly, but it was so utilitarian that you didn't notice the ugly. Today's cars are even uglier sometimes, but lack the utility of the Land Cruiser.
I for one, just got DSL several months ago. The phone company didn't want to give it to me - I am at the extreme distance from the hub. I'm paying for the lowest speed they offer, but they have given me a "free upgrade" because I am so far away. After the upgrade, my speeds can drop to as low as 1/2 the slow speed, up to almost the upgraded speed.
Many of my neighbors STILL CAN'T GET broadband, at any price!
Powerline transmission makes sense - the infrastructure is already in place! All that need be done, is set up the servers, sell some "modems", and the ISP's have millions of new customers!
(yeah, I realize there is some finetuning to be done, but the point is, the infrastructure exists, now)
No matter how the election turns out, you need a life. Washington D.C. is certainly NOT the center of the universe.
A couple of feeds on your iGoogle page is all anyone should need......
Go to bed early, so that the day AFTER voting closes, you can get up early with a fresh mind to see how things stand.
broadband and broadband choices in small towns, and in rural America. While the big companies squabble over market shares in the big cities, Ma and Pa Kettle are left with waving a blanket over a smokey fire. The ISPs really need to look at the idea of nation wide coverage. I am an American, and I can only READ about high speed internet!!
I do NOT believe in non-competition clauses. Period.
And, there are more and more courts who are siding against such clauses.
Signing a non-competition clause, if it is enforced, bars you from working in the field at all, come the day the company decides that they canÂt use you anymore.
Screw the company, and screw non-competition.
ÂI believe what Google is looking to accomplish is to trade on their brand name in an attempt to further dislodge Internet Explorer.Â
That, in itself, is a worthwhile cause.......;)
Anything that educates more people that they HAVE alternatives to Microsoft products is wonderful. What is needed more than anything, is for ENTERPRISE to pick up on Mozilla and/or any other products, and ditch IE. That done, maybe more enterprise operations will throw out MicrostÂs operating system? Even a few would be good.....
I wrote Cliff a rather long letter, explaining how and why I got started pirating things. Somewhere along the way, I explained how and why I have been converted to Open Source and Linux. I finished by suggesting that the very business model under which software writers work is all wrong, and suggested that he take a look at http://www.baen.com/library/ where he MIGHT stimulate his mind to explore alternative business models.
I hope that a lot of other serious minded people take the time to explain politely why piracy canÂt be beaten, and why he should join the community, instead of fighting it.
It is, of course, no business of anyone what SteveÂs health is. No one, period.
Executives die every day.
Companies go on without their CEO.
And, besides. I donÂt really give a damn about SteveÂs health. As the quote said, we all die. When it is his turn, he will go, and when it is my turn, I will go, and the same is true for all stockholders, voters, and anyone else who may or may not read my opinion.
Sweet. Without actually researching further than a couple links, it looks as if this doo-hickey thing-a-ma-bob will be able to replace alternators (or in some few cases, generators) on vehicles.
Sweet. It wonÂt wear out, since there are no moving parts. ItÂll last the lifetime of most vehicles, reducing upkeep expenses, it should weigh considerably less than an alternator, which will help fuel efficiency.
I like it. Heck, you canÂt HELP liking it!!
Hope it makes itÂs way to market soon!
Odd - I really donÂt remember that many sites that would not render. Granted, you say Âvery wellÂ. I did notice differences between what was visible in Firefox, and what was visible in IE. As often as not, I preferred the Firefox rendition to the IE rendition.
And, yes, I have been a Firefox since way back when. I canÂt say specifically which alpha version I downloaded first, but IÂm pretty sure it was earlier than 0.7;)
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Arrogant is assuming that you have the right to burn 25% of the world's energy, create half the world's pollution, etc. It isn't vitriol - it's fact. America is the most wasteful nation on earth, and the arrogant Americans KNOW that they have the right to waste. Businesses should be located in neighborhoods, and neighborhoods should invite businesses. And, yes - I have driven in every large city in the United States and Canada, population ~75,000 and up.
Your reply brings up another American stupidity. Why can't people either live where they work, or work where they live? Why does EVERYONE have to commute for an hour, two hours, or more EACH WAY, every day? Don't whine to me about the boring drive. You and your wife CHOSE to live an hour away from work. (And, yes, I am familiar with Houston traffic, and the traffic in every city north of the Rio Grande)
The American driver goes out of his way to CREATE DISTRACTIONS for himself while driving. A stereo, some food, a drink, toys, books, newspapers, even televisions and laptop computers. And, most recently, the cellphone. Someone explain to me, please, why the American driver is NOT A FREAKING IDIOT?!?! When you get in the car, you should DRIVE. If you must eat, drink, or be entertained, you should STOP DRIVING. Tend to business, then come back to finish your driving. Baby needs her diaper changed? STOP THE CAR! Mother in law wants to bitch about the way you treat her baby? STOP THE CAR!! Charles Darwin doesn't really need any more idiots to help him prove his natural selection theories. Automobiles are deathtraps, looking for a place in which to kill their passengers. People die in them every single day. You can't possibly escape the news of an accident occuring somewhere near you TODAY. And, you choose of your own free will to answer that telephone, accepting the distraction that may well mean your death? Go for it........
I just don't see a lot of mass appeal for a game that involves handing out disaster-relief supplies or carefully negotiating power-sharing deals in shaky democracies.
I don't know if you're right or wrong, but I'm rather proud of my Humanitarian Award Medal, earned in Beruit during the evacuation of American citizens..... Maybe I should note that I only have a half dozen medals?
there is NOTHING WRONG with using abandoned property. If the owner is taking no active ineterest in his property, and is doing nothing to maintain it, then it's yours for the taking. Frequent beneficiaries of abandoned property are tow truck operators. They pick it up, store it for 30 days, then put a lien against the title. So, download your book, store it on your hard drive for 30 days, then put a lien against it. ;)
Timelines aside - the movie makers aren't CAPABLE of putting the plot of a story into the movie. It can't be done, nor do they desire to do so. Lowest common denominator. If the village idiot or the town wino can't understand it, then it is scrapped. Want a real story? Read the book.
There are a number of softwares that have settings for the color blind. Microsoft makes a half assed attempt to accomodate poor color vision. But, all attempts failed. The single "recent" development that addressed color vision (not even purposefully) was the LCD screen. I can SEE dozens of colors that I NEVER saw on a CRT. I know color deficiency is a far less important problem than the quadriplegic who struggles to manipulate an input device with his chin and tongue - but, hey, it sure would be nice if someone gave a thought to us. 1 in 4 males is supposed to be at least partially color blind, after all. That is a HUGE population!!
Hollywood does one thing well. They reduce anything, and everything, to the lowest common denominator, so that it appeals to Joe Sixpack, as well as his retarded uncle, his criminally insane cousin, and the inbred kids. EVERYONE loves Hollywood. I suppose that the works of super-genius world class scientists like Asimov and Clark can be reduced to the lowest common denominator - but don't ask me to believe that nothing is lost in the process. Has everyone forgotten that part of the core story of 2001: A space odyssey was simply LOST when it went to Hollywood? Oh well. Those who can't understand the stories can make do with the movies. I toss meat scraps to the dogs, why not to the public?
Asimov had many fantastic ideas, but was a fairly poor author.
I don't wish to be insulting - not really - but, anyone who claims that Isaac Asimov was a poor author, writer, or whatever is quite likely to be a poor reader. A prerequisite to understanding Asimov is the ability to understand some rather abstract ideas. Readers of Tarzan and Conan aren't likely to enjoy Asimov's works........
Dude, I grew up with Asimov. He wrote Science Fiction. Well, actually, he wrote a lot of stuff - both fiction and non-fiction. But, his science related fiction was NOT space opera. That is an entirely new phenomenon, which probably had it's beginning with "Lost in Space", then "Star Trek". There is no resemblance between the Foundation trilogy, and space opera, other than the fact that both give tribute to the vastness of space.
who never screw up, are those people who never DO ANYTHING. The broad dropped some tools. The only thing a couch potato, or an armchair warrior has ever dropped was their arse, or a potato chip. Tools are replaceable - sooner or later. This time, maybe $100,000 later.........
I suppose this little puzzle is extremely fascinating - for people who only think with half their brains. (Would that be the left half, or the right half?)
"I am always taken back by how people in other countries think about us." she says, as she bites down on another Big Mac...........
Many of Toyota's vehicles are butt ugly anyway. I don't know why anyone wants to drive one, let along take a picture of it. Put it on my desktop? Jeeesh. No way. Ford and Chevy have made some truly sexy cars - Toyota? Their Land Cruiser started out rather ugly, but it was so utilitarian that you didn't notice the ugly. Today's cars are even uglier sometimes, but lack the utility of the Land Cruiser.
I for one, just got DSL several months ago. The phone company didn't want to give it to me - I am at the extreme distance from the hub. I'm paying for the lowest speed they offer, but they have given me a "free upgrade" because I am so far away. After the upgrade, my speeds can drop to as low as 1/2 the slow speed, up to almost the upgraded speed. Many of my neighbors STILL CAN'T GET broadband, at any price! Powerline transmission makes sense - the infrastructure is already in place! All that need be done, is set up the servers, sell some "modems", and the ISP's have millions of new customers! (yeah, I realize there is some finetuning to be done, but the point is, the infrastructure exists, now)
No matter how the election turns out, you need a life. Washington D.C. is certainly NOT the center of the universe. A couple of feeds on your iGoogle page is all anyone should need...... Go to bed early, so that the day AFTER voting closes, you can get up early with a fresh mind to see how things stand.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,83598_Caterpillar-Groundwork-Wellington-Work-Boots-Steel-Toed-For-Men.html?cm_mmc=PaidPlacement-_-Shopzilla-_-WBIZ8-_-Caterpillar_Groundwork_Wellington_Work_Boots_-_Steel-Toed_-_For_ MY WAY!
broadband and broadband choices in small towns, and in rural America. While the big companies squabble over market shares in the big cities, Ma and Pa Kettle are left with waving a blanket over a smokey fire. The ISPs really need to look at the idea of nation wide coverage. I am an American, and I can only READ about high speed internet!!
Grandpa told me that God made just so many perfect heads..... the rest he covered with hair.
I do NOT believe in non-competition clauses. Period. And, there are more and more courts who are siding against such clauses. Signing a non-competition clause, if it is enforced, bars you from working in the field at all, come the day the company decides that they canÂt use you anymore. Screw the company, and screw non-competition.
ÂI believe what Google is looking to accomplish is to trade on their brand name in an attempt to further dislodge Internet Explorer. That, in itself, is a worthwhile cause....... ;)
Anything that educates more people that they HAVE alternatives to Microsoft products is wonderful. What is needed more than anything, is for ENTERPRISE to pick up on Mozilla and/or any other products, and ditch IE. That done, maybe more enterprise operations will throw out MicrostÂs operating system? Even a few would be good.....
I wrote Cliff a rather long letter, explaining how and why I got started pirating things. Somewhere along the way, I explained how and why I have been converted to Open Source and Linux. I finished by suggesting that the very business model under which software writers work is all wrong, and suggested that he take a look at http://www.baen.com/library/ where he MIGHT stimulate his mind to explore alternative business models. I hope that a lot of other serious minded people take the time to explain politely why piracy canÂt be beaten, and why he should join the community, instead of fighting it.
It is, of course, no business of anyone what SteveÂs health is. No one, period. Executives die every day. Companies go on without their CEO. And, besides. I donÂt really give a damn about SteveÂs health. As the quote said, we all die. When it is his turn, he will go, and when it is my turn, I will go, and the same is true for all stockholders, voters, and anyone else who may or may not read my opinion.
Sweet. Without actually researching further than a couple links, it looks as if this doo-hickey thing-a-ma-bob will be able to replace alternators (or in some few cases, generators) on vehicles. Sweet. It wonÂt wear out, since there are no moving parts. ItÂll last the lifetime of most vehicles, reducing upkeep expenses, it should weigh considerably less than an alternator, which will help fuel efficiency. I like it. Heck, you canÂt HELP liking it!! Hope it makes itÂs way to market soon!
Odd - I really donÂt remember that many sites that would not render. Granted, you say Âvery wellÂ. I did notice differences between what was visible in Firefox, and what was visible in IE. As often as not, I preferred the Firefox rendition to the IE rendition. And, yes, I have been a Firefox since way back when. I canÂt say specifically which alpha version I downloaded first, but IÂm pretty sure it was earlier than 0.7 ;)