Exactly what I was thinking. When I see someone playing other FPSes that include 'crawl' or -- dare I say it? walk ferchrissake -- that's hyper realistic, I simply want to smash that monitor. Give me the speed of Quake Classic, anytime, man.
I have my black "CoreLocation Blacklist #1 certified by Apple" stickers ready, with a nice lime green apple logo background, in case anyone wants to buy em...
What, you think only Vista can have nice stickers like that??
Don't you think it is way too arrogant to "know" what is good for them?
Having come from a third world country, the choices are very very few and far between, if they happen to be choices at all. In the US and developed nations, you have the luxury of choosing which job is best suited for you. These multinationals that have come to put large workforces on their payroll are in fact, raising the bar, and putting money into otherwise empty pockets. I say raising the bar because that would mean other companies that would try to stay competitive would have to match or better their offerings. Call it arrogant if it pleases you, but it is an undeniable truth that now these people and their families have more choices.
I don't want market forces to determine this. I want Live TV survivor type shows to do that job. Consider this scenario:
One plane, with an open bar, and 6 seats. LA to NY. Each seat is equipped with a cell phone. Unlimited phone time. On the roster: 100 passengers. all waitlisted, 100 meters away from the plane, waiting on the tarmac. They get to use whatever means necessary to get to those seats. No rules. If clothes have to get ripped off in the process, so be it. THere is also a mud trough about 15 feet by 30 feet that they must cross...
I'd watch it. Fetch me those brewskis, Martha, this is going to be good TV.
You can rain nukes on that asteroid till it glows, but that won't make much difference. Trick is, in the vacuum of space, nuclear explosion is weak. There is no air to create blast wave and thermal flash, so all you get is some hard radiation and hand-grenade level of blast from vaporized bomb casing. And that's it.
Okay, I confess. We were trying to reduce the crapload of nuclear devices on this planet in a manner that seemed perfectly logical, with no casualties, only slightly technically flawed, but easier to explain. *You* just had to piss on this peacenik'x parade.
but MS has a much smarter business model. Provide just the software, and don't lock down
You lost me there. Back then you COULDN'T get a PC without MS Windows on it. I'd say MS pretty much locked down every other piece of hardware (that wasn't Apple) on the planet. And that was enough to get them a headstart, and a trip to the courthouse.
...we'll be seeing 'Works on Linux' stickers featuring Tux on the wireless card boxes?
Well, it better, because I don't feel like rushing out and spray painting all those boxes myself right now. It's Saturday, and I got better things to do than make that one free phone call...
He found a notice on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet, stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign outside the door saying, "Beware of the leopard!". After reading the notice, he acted fast and secured the network.
Marketing had already suggested another thumb on the other side of the glove for lefties, making a total of six fingers for a swiss-army knife approach. Management even suggested their own idea: when the glove is in use, the unused finger can be pliable, and with the proper velcro fastener, we have a cupholder.
Engineering balked at these ideas and offered the simple no-frills glove for the other hand.
I remember reading this LARGE comic (Batman Black And White? Alex Ross' art iirc) where Batman realized that he spent too much time fighting criminals but not crime. He had caught this kid, and it made him pause. Later on, as Bruce Wayne, he wondered what could be done to the neighborhood that kid was in. He gave the go-signal to projects that revitalized that run-down neighborhood. When he saw the kid again--can't remember if he was Bruce or Batman -- the kid was doing alright.
These come with... a Vista license and disk to upgrade to Vista, should you ever want to.
And for some odd reason, the disk is wrapped in cloth, that when unfolded turns out to be a straitjacket bearing a warning label: You'll be needing this when *they* come to pick you up. And what appeared to be a EULA was actually some sort of release form...
Let't see if this idea will fly by setting quotas right here. Sir, yes, you over there in the back, you can deflate her now; she doesn't count. Let's start this over again, shall we? And put away those cameras!
Then give native English speakers sufficient food and water and safety from other people, and see how long they can comfortably survive in the Amazon region.
And bring cameras. Tape these guys 24x7. There's an idea...
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Exactly what I was thinking. When I see someone playing other FPSes that include 'crawl' or -- dare I say it? walk ferchrissake -- that's hyper realistic, I simply want to smash that monitor. Give me the speed of Quake Classic, anytime, man.
Yes, but if they dig further, they *WILL* find fragments of human bones! What kind of savages were they?
j/k Thanks Jack Handey
I have my black "CoreLocation Blacklist #1 certified by Apple" stickers ready, with a nice lime green apple logo background, in case anyone wants to buy em...
What, you think only Vista can have nice stickers like that??
He who controls the weather, reigns supreme
Thanks, I'll be here all week!
and nobody has reminded the OP about the importance of booth babes?
Don't you think it is way too arrogant to "know" what is good for them?
Having come from a third world country, the choices are very very few and far between, if they happen to be choices at all. In the US and developed nations, you have the luxury of choosing which job is best suited for you. These multinationals that have come to put large workforces on their payroll are in fact, raising the bar, and putting money into otherwise empty pockets. I say raising the bar because that would mean other companies that would try to stay competitive would have to match or better their offerings. Call it arrogant if it pleases you, but it is an undeniable truth that now these people and their families have more choices.
Er Mr Frosty Piss, your encryption didn't work....you left things in the clear....
Can it have the words
'Yippee Ka yay Moth** ****er'
painted in big bold letters on the sides?
It *could* make NASA more, like, hip or something.
You left out '...and come back when the wisdom and mad skillz of the Jedi are needed once more.'
Makes it more attractive to this demographic in particular. Well, I *did* have a brush with Marketing.
Actually those are for the tall guys.
With loooong arms.
I don't want market forces to determine this. I want Live TV survivor type shows to do that job. Consider this scenario:
One plane, with an open bar, and 6 seats. LA to NY. Each seat is equipped with a cell phone. Unlimited phone time. On the roster: 100 passengers. all waitlisted, 100 meters away from the plane, waiting on the tarmac. They get to use whatever means necessary to get to those seats. No rules. If clothes have to get ripped off in the process, so be it. THere is also a mud trough about 15 feet by 30 feet that they must cross...
I'd watch it. Fetch me those brewskis, Martha, this is going to be good TV.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
You can rain nukes on that asteroid till it glows, but that won't make much difference. Trick is, in the vacuum of space, nuclear explosion is weak. There is no air to create blast wave and thermal flash, so all you get is some hard radiation and hand-grenade level of blast from vaporized bomb casing. And that's it.
Okay, I confess. We were trying to reduce the crapload of nuclear devices on this planet in a manner that seemed perfectly logical, with no casualties, only slightly technically flawed, but easier to explain. *You* just had to piss on this peacenik'x parade.
/me grumbles
but MS has a much smarter business model. Provide just the software, and don't lock down
You lost me there. Back then you COULDN'T get a PC without MS Windows on it. I'd say MS pretty much locked down every other piece of hardware (that wasn't Apple) on the planet. And that was enough to get them a headstart, and a trip to the courthouse.
...we'll be seeing 'Works on Linux' stickers featuring Tux on the wireless card boxes?
Well, it better, because I don't feel like rushing out and spray painting all those boxes myself right now. It's Saturday, and I got better things to do than make that one free phone call...
But at least you'd know who you were talking to, without the need for the wink and the special handshake. And the grab-own-crotch motion.
He found a notice on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet, stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign outside the door saying, "Beware of the leopard!". After reading the notice, he acted fast and secured the network.
Well, he was looking forward to the conjugal visits.
And don't forget to include the theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" Also Sprach Zarathustra
Also appropriate, Is Zarathustra in your pocket or are you just happy to see the LHC going online?
Also appropriate since we might see the birth of another solar system where the LHC used to be.
Marketing had already suggested another thumb on the other side of the glove for lefties, making a total of six fingers for a swiss-army knife approach. Management even suggested their own idea: when the glove is in use, the unused finger can be pliable, and with the proper velcro fastener, we have a cupholder.
Engineering balked at these ideas and offered the simple no-frills glove for the other hand.
I remember reading this LARGE comic (Batman Black And White? Alex Ross' art iirc) where Batman realized that he spent too much time fighting criminals but not crime. He had caught this kid, and it made him pause. Later on, as Bruce Wayne, he wondered what could be done to the neighborhood that kid was in. He gave the go-signal to projects that revitalized that run-down neighborhood. When he saw the kid again--can't remember if he was Bruce or Batman -- the kid was doing alright.
These come with ... a Vista license and disk to upgrade to Vista, should you ever want to.
And for some odd reason, the disk is wrapped in cloth, that when unfolded turns out to be a straitjacket bearing a warning label: You'll be needing this when *they* come to pick you up. And what appeared to be a EULA was actually some sort of release form...
(no pun intended)
Let't see if this idea will fly by setting quotas right here. Sir, yes, you over there in the back, you can deflate her now; she doesn't count. Let's start this over again, shall we? And put away those cameras!
And bring cameras. Tape these guys 24x7. There's an idea...
So what you're saying is, even if I had a kazillion dollars, I won't have a Tesla with ludicrous speed(TM)?
They should be glad I don't have that kazillion dollars...yet.