... oh come on... you know where I'm going with this!;)
I'm glad there's an announcement, I noticed a new tab at the top this morning and said ".. hey... that wasn't there yesterday!"
Just to keep this "what if" rolling; I know that in the US some pumps have a limit how much gas can be pumped on a single credit card swipe. I thought it was something like $70-$80 limit, and the pump would shut off and you'd either have to re-swipe or bring your credit card inside. It's very easy for a large truck (with a normal tank) to have this happen at US gas prices in VA (which has pretty low gas taxes), and I believe UK petrol prices are almost an order of magnitude larger.
If this is the same over there, you might have to have 3 or so different credit cards to get around this and make this non-auditable from a credit card company perspective.
pointless anecdote: I had a TV delivered from BestBuy (go ahead, make fun of me now). The guys show up and I've got everything set up; a TV cabinet, a surge protector, and a ROKU with an HDMI cable sticking out of it.
I asked them "Can you set it up? I want to make sure it works."
They started looking at the wall for a cable-tv jack.
I used option (C) in my "Engineering Electromagnetics" class. I picked up a used book where the equations were neatly written in the inside covers. Didn't do a thing for you if you hadn't put in the work doing all the assignments, but it was a total life saver.
the bass bar shape has changed, the neck has been lengthened, the fingerboard has been lengthened, the neck has been mortised, the tailpiece, bridge, pegs, have had their shape changed. It doesn't even have original catgut strings!
Antonio Stradivari wouldn't recognize this.
Burn it, so that others may not have it, either.
so if I start the day with a green smoothie (filled with raw veg and fresh fruits)... and then gorge myself on BBQ and fries for lunch.. I'm okay, right?
And "Der Intertron" (read: the internet) was the direct result of ARPA/DARPA. And the civilian 'fallout' of the SAGE program (modems, etc.) and space program (my smooth cooktop is literally space-age technology) lead me to believe that gov't funded "races" (space race, arms race) have in actuality yielded results for the rest of us to the point where I can't see a private company with a 'publically minded' CEO providing anything similar for the greater good.
You know, I think I had read about that, but when grasping for an example that was semi-relevant to/., I came up with Foxconn suicides. Once again, my own bias for remembering the sensational over whats actual fact comes shining through, once again!
What the questions show is BIAS. Restrictive questions were given, and humans seem to implicitly fill in with details from their life.
In my example, with the "restrictions on housing development" question I immediately thought to a town in my county where houses couldn't be above a certain height. So I thought, "What's the harm?" My experience and bias came shining through.
And in the example of #5, of course the plight of Foxconn workers comes to mind, but that's not in the question.
Really, the correct answer is "5: Not Sure" because I need more details and more framing for all questions.
I use it to play Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition with my friends.
If they made a mac client (or if I wasn't too cheap to buy parallels) I'd never need to dual boot.
The triple play expires (unless you know some work-around? If so, spill it!) I just wanted some kind of internet service but entertained the idea of the triple play, and though comcast advertised speeds were lower than dsl the first year of triple play pricing seemed like you got a really great deal at ~$70 a month... until it shot up to $170 a month (I think HBO was involved for a year?)
My initial intention was to say people are more forgiving of graphics on a computer rather than a console. I'm not saying that computers can't provide all the bells and whistles when it comes to visual output. In fact, I'd go one step further that computers are better adept given their inherent modularity (upgradable graphics cards being the prime thing). Consoles are stuck. But I will play a game on a 12" laptop (even though I can HDMI out on my macbook) and my needs are more forgiving. For example, a Lode Runner type clone doesn't need awesome graphics it just needs smooth and fast gameplay physics. (NB: just noticed that Lode Runner on XBLA has majorly updated graphics!)
And as for your second question, I have a real world example of that. My friend wrote http://wmdtb.com/ (wmd tank battle) and couldn't draw for crap. He hired an artist and still wasn't all that pleased with the outcome. So I do not know how one gets over that hurdle efficiently; I think it's only through dumb luck or ruthless, singleminded drive to get your vision implemented with worthy graphics.
And if you have any advice, I'm sure he'd love to hear it (though as he says "this was an itch he had to scratch" and I'm certain he won't make game design his day job)
These were on special last week; I actually considered buying them (opted for Lume, which was Win and Mac OS, instead) but PS3 and Xbobx360 are all HDMI look great flashbang boom.
The graphics on these boys? To call them "old school" is charitable. And as much as I am on the "playability beats graphics" just last week on the Blood Bowl internet leagues I saw people chatting about how a free java version of blood bowl was "laughable because it wasn't even animated."
Good graphics are a REALITY of modern gaming. Do I want to see pixellated crud on my 55" 1080p tv? In the immortal words of Er, "damn no."
But on a laptop or on a minimized screen off to the side? sure thing. pop it in and I'll relive my phantasy star days!
YES. Fine, if these "amps no longer go to 12", then they go to 8. On all noises at all times.
You will then turn up your volume knob to compensate for your listening environment (think: car) and the mid-range noise will still be fatiguing as ever.
my house was built in 2004... mostly in a factory (with the various boxes site-assembled over a basement).
Materials have changed and techniques have changed (you should see the arguments over Tyvek house wrap vs. felt on the building boards!) but aside from the mid-centry modern exterior "wall of glass" and a few other one-off radical concepts, not much has changed at all, only been refined.
Why don't you go to flyertalk, it's like the/. of air travel..
That's an intriguing way to put it; flyertalk can really open your eyes and you can learn a lot. There are a lot of flying nerds out there and I now know the difference between the various first/"world business" levels of service.
I still travel coach, but now I know whether I should waste freq flyer miles on upgrades or not!
It doesn't let me post pictures from my iPhone easily (unless there is an app I'm missing? seriously, any and all help appreciated, here!). Microblogging with photos is basically what I use Facebook for. Give me that, g+, and I'll start giving in earnest./haven't "hungout" yet but I hear that's actually kinda cool...
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... oh come on... you know where I'm going with this! ;)
I'm glad there's an announcement, I noticed a new tab at the top this morning and said ".. hey... that wasn't there yesterday!"
Just to keep this "what if" rolling; I know that in the US some pumps have a limit how much gas can be pumped on a single credit card swipe. I thought it was something like $70-$80 limit, and the pump would shut off and you'd either have to re-swipe or bring your credit card inside. It's very easy for a large truck (with a normal tank) to have this happen at US gas prices in VA (which has pretty low gas taxes), and I believe UK petrol prices are almost an order of magnitude larger. If this is the same over there, you might have to have 3 or so different credit cards to get around this and make this non-auditable from a credit card company perspective.
/this crime-thing is hard work, man!
just because they offer it, doesn't mean it's completely profitable. And it's possible it's being subsidized by their normal cloud offerings.
pointless anecdote: I had a TV delivered from BestBuy (go ahead, make fun of me now). The guys show up and I've got everything set up; a TV cabinet, a surge protector, and a ROKU with an HDMI cable sticking out of it.
I asked them "Can you set it up? I want to make sure it works."
They started looking at the wall for a cable-tv jack.
And yes, they were "geek squad" LOL
I used option (C) in my "Engineering Electromagnetics" class. I picked up a used book where the equations were neatly written in the inside covers. Didn't do a thing for you if you hadn't put in the work doing all the assignments, but it was a total life saver.
the bass bar shape has changed, the neck has been lengthened, the fingerboard has been lengthened, the neck has been mortised, the tailpiece, bridge, pegs, have had their shape changed. It doesn't even have original catgut strings! Antonio Stradivari wouldn't recognize this. Burn it, so that others may not have it, either.
so if I start the day with a green smoothie (filled with raw veg and fresh fruits)... and then gorge myself on BBQ and fries for lunch.. I'm okay, right?
And "Der Intertron" (read: the internet) was the direct result of ARPA/DARPA. And the civilian 'fallout' of the SAGE program (modems, etc.) and space program (my smooth cooktop is literally space-age technology) lead me to believe that gov't funded "races" (space race, arms race) have in actuality yielded results for the rest of us to the point where I can't see a private company with a 'publically minded' CEO providing anything similar for the greater good.
/for definitions of 'lazy' that involve doing some work.
I Bing it.
You know, I think I had read about that, but when grasping for an example that was semi-relevant to /., I came up with Foxconn suicides. Once again, my own bias for remembering the sensational over whats actual fact comes shining through, once again!
What the questions show is BIAS. Restrictive questions were given, and humans seem to implicitly fill in with details from their life. In my example, with the "restrictions on housing development" question I immediately thought to a town in my county where houses couldn't be above a certain height. So I thought, "What's the harm?" My experience and bias came shining through. And in the example of #5, of course the plight of Foxconn workers comes to mind, but that's not in the question. Really, the correct answer is "5: Not Sure" because I need more details and more framing for all questions.
I use it to play Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition with my friends. If they made a mac client (or if I wasn't too cheap to buy parallels) I'd never need to dual boot.
The triple play expires (unless you know some work-around? If so, spill it!) I just wanted some kind of internet service but entertained the idea of the triple play, and though comcast advertised speeds were lower than dsl the first year of triple play pricing seemed like you got a really great deal at ~$70 a month... until it shot up to $170 a month (I think HBO was involved for a year?)
Peter Cetera is involved with google? CARNALLY?!
And as for your second question, I have a real world example of that. My friend wrote http://wmdtb.com/ (wmd tank battle) and couldn't draw for crap. He hired an artist and still wasn't all that pleased with the outcome. So I do not know how one gets over that hurdle efficiently; I think it's only through dumb luck or ruthless, singleminded drive to get your vision implemented with worthy graphics. And if you have any advice, I'm sure he'd love to hear it (though as he says "this was an itch he had to scratch" and I'm certain he won't make game design his day job)
These were on special last week; I actually considered buying them (opted for Lume, which was Win and Mac OS, instead) but PS3 and Xbobx360 are all HDMI look great flashbang boom. The graphics on these boys? To call them "old school" is charitable. And as much as I am on the "playability beats graphics" just last week on the Blood Bowl internet leagues I saw people chatting about how a free java version of blood bowl was "laughable because it wasn't even animated." Good graphics are a REALITY of modern gaming. Do I want to see pixellated crud on my 55" 1080p tv? In the immortal words of Er, "damn no." But on a laptop or on a minimized screen off to the side? sure thing. pop it in and I'll relive my phantasy star days!
Nigel Tufnel got new amps, you see.
YES. Fine, if these "amps no longer go to 12", then they go to 8. On all noises at all times.
You will then turn up your volume knob to compensate for your listening environment (think: car) and the mid-range noise will still be fatiguing as ever.
my house was built in 2004... mostly in a factory (with the various boxes site-assembled over a basement).
Materials have changed and techniques have changed (you should see the arguments over Tyvek house wrap vs. felt on the building boards!) but aside from the mid-centry modern exterior "wall of glass" and a few other one-off radical concepts, not much has changed at all, only been refined.
I've already got a residential sprinkler system in my house; the fire's probably out before the trucks get here.
Now the water damage, on the other hand...
Why don't you go to flyertalk, it's like the /. of air travel. .
That's an intriguing way to put it; flyertalk can really open your eyes and you can learn a lot. There are a lot of flying nerds out there and I now know the difference between the various first/"world business" levels of service.
I still travel coach, but now I know whether I should waste freq flyer miles on upgrades or not!
I've heard about that! Thanks for posting here, it's probably useful for someone.
It doesn't let me post pictures from my iPhone easily (unless there is an app I'm missing? seriously, any and all help appreciated, here!). Microblogging with photos is basically what I use Facebook for. Give me that, g+, and I'll start giving in earnest. /haven't "hungout" yet but I hear that's actually kinda cool...
... *drool* That sounds... wonderful.