"How about equal pay around the world. Instead of the US giving out money to other countries, why don't we just pass a law saying that to do bussiness in the US you have to pay workers the same amount as you would a US employee.
It would stop jobs from going overseas and/or improve conditions in other countries."
I am deaf in one ear and my wife can't use her left hand (she was left handed too.)
Since we've had these problems for awhile now, we've looked into different controllers. The arcade style seem the obvious choice for one-handers but they do not function with all games. Try playing Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance and you'll find you can't change the perspective.
The major annoyance is most of the games would be playable with existing controllers if the games would let the user redefine the sticks and buttons. Going back to BGDA as an example, if my wife could swap the movement stick with the perspective stick everything would be great.
As for me and my hearing loss, I don't notice much with games, but I do notice on DVDs. I've had to hunt for DVD players that actually pesudo-surround sound out of two speakers that could also do component video. I have no need for surround sound (only one hearing ear,) but my eyes are fine!:)
Ah, man, I ought to resist this. It's going to cause more trouble than it's worth . . ..
No, there's a way. Let's try this:
What follows is a blatant anti-Republican screed, unless it's a diatribe. Diatribe, I guess. The dictionary says a screed has to be both long and tiresome; a diatribe only has to be abusive.
I realize it's one-sided and that many patriotic Americans will be offended by it. Since I already realize that, it isn't necessary for any patriotic Americans to tell me about it.
I'm going to use it anyway, because it's pretty funny. I got it under the heading, "Things you have to believe to be a Republican today."
o Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.
o The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.
o Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.
o "Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.
o A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.
o Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
o The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
o Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.
o If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
o A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money.
o HMOs and insurance companies have the interest of the public at heart.
o Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
o Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
o Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
o A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.
o Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
o The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.
o You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right to adopt.
o What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.
o Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
I would, of course, print a comparable list of things you have to believe to be a Democrat, if I had one, and if it were funny, and if . . ..
No. You send one, and I'll print it even if hell doesn't freeze over.
Cory Farley can be reached at (775) 788-6340 or cfarley@rgj.com.
Photographers typically charge $2,000 to $5,000 to shoot a wedding
I went to a wedding over the weekend. The cheapest price they could find for a wedding photographer was $1200 in the Houston area. They didn't want to pay that so they got the UH school paper photographer to come and do it for $200!
If somebody leaves a paper bag full of shit on your porch, rings the doorbell and runs away, does it really make any difference whether it's dog shit or cat shit?
Despite the fact that it is half hour comedy, I learned more about the Korean War through M*A*S*H than I did in school.
M*A*S*H didn't aim to teach about the war, but it did include facts and it did have episodes with meanings.
The goal of an educational video game should be to teach the intangibles or big concepts being just a fun game in between the facts. Heck, Railroad Tycoon taught me a lot about money.
All of the users I support can not install software. Admittedly spyware tends to get around this (and I'm sure there are other similarities to spyware)
My users are going to be a bit upset if they are found in volation of internal IP policy (installing unauthorized software) for just inserting a music cd they bought to listen at work.
I probably wouldn't have bought an Xbox over the weekend if Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 was still on schedule.
I was waiting for Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 and Fallout. They were pushed back from their Oct release last week.
D&D Heroes came out for the Xbox only recently. It's very similar to Gauntlet and BGDA. I had been fighting a moral war with myself over the Xbox. Its specs were very nice. I lost my battle of wills because a game was release only for the Xbox that interested me. If I had some other game to tide me over, I probably wouldn't have gotten an Xbox.
If the Xbox gets the games, people will switch.
Side note: For me, the game had to be a multiplayer cooperative game without a split screen. My wife and I enjoy playing together and split screen aggravates her double vision.
Instead of the US giving out money to other countries, why don't we just pass a law saying that to do bussiness in the US you have to pay workers the same amount as you would a US employee.
It would stop jobs from going overseas and/or improve conditions in other countries.
Still is it a bad thing that people are trying to develop technology even if the only purpose is war? TV, radio, even the internet were all initialy military projects. There is nothing "bad", "evil" or "immoral" about it
Change out war with sex and I think it'd work just as well for the same reasons.
Setup or no, when a law is passed that automatically defaults the majority of citizens as being criminals, there's something wrong with the law, not the people.
Depends on how you define citizens. If by citizens you mean those that can vote, then what happens when they lose their right to vote after a criminal trial? I guess they aren't citizens.
maybe slave labor. My favorite is all the things that require a criminal background check. They won't even be able to get an apartment without lying.
It is generally believed amongst file traders that it is legal to download an mp3 for a song, when you own the CD. In other words, you don't need to rip and encode songs from your own CD. However, this may not be true (I am not a lawyer).
I'm not a lawyer either, but you also got to question the impartial nature of their information collection. I bet the reason the RIAA keep settling cases rather than taking them to court on criminal charges is because the police would have to collect their own evidence.
Comparing it to the real world, the arson investigator is supposed to take the word of the business owner that the evidence from their burned building is real and their customer is guilty. Mean while the business owner collects the insurance after 'proving' the customer is the guilty party.
Speaking of GTA, I'd like GTS (grand theft spaceship) or something like it. I miss the 80s game starflight and would like a GTA detailed level of universe brought to space.
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Dude, 2004 has only just begun. At least wait until November elections to crash and burn.
Ah conventional weapons are so much better.
Dead is still dead.
that has to be one of the more original trolls I've seen.
I wish I thought of something like that.
Pay foreigners US minumum wage!Or above. Any problems with that? Same goes for Nike and their "sweatshops". No difference as far as I'm concerned.
YES! and I said the same thing back in September
"How about equal pay around the world. Instead of the US giving out money to other countries, why don't we just pass a law saying that to do bussiness in the US you have to pay workers the same amount as you would a US employee.
It would stop jobs from going overseas and/or improve conditions in other countries."
Might your wife still enjoy surround sound?
of course, but she is not into it. I have been tempted to do it for her and anyone else that might come over.
Several years ago in NY, a woman in an apartment call the cops on a homeless couple going at it on some railroad tracks.
The ACLU defended the homeless couple. The woman was called as a witness. My favorite line from her was 'no, I'm not against the homeless having sex.'
hello, yeah you are...where the frell are they going to do it.....
hey baby, lets do it on the road.
great...give me something to look forward to...
:)
I am deaf in one ear and my wife can't use her left hand (she was left handed too.)
Since we've had these problems for awhile now, we've looked into different controllers. The arcade style seem the obvious choice for one-handers but they do not function with all games. Try playing Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance and you'll find you can't change the perspective.
The major annoyance is most of the games would be playable with existing controllers if the games would let the user redefine the sticks and buttons. Going back to BGDA as an example, if my wife could swap the movement stick with the perspective stick everything would be great.
As for me and my hearing loss, I don't notice much with games, but I do notice on DVDs. I've had to hunt for DVD players that actually pesudo-surround sound out of two speakers that could also do component video. I have no need for surround sound (only one hearing ear,) but my eyes are fine!
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Cory Farley
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
11/21/2003 03:10 pm
Ah, man, I ought to resist this. It's going to cause more trouble than it's worth . . .
No, there's a way. Let's try this:
What follows is a blatant anti-Republican screed, unless it's a diatribe. Diatribe, I guess. The dictionary says a screed has to be both long and tiresome; a diatribe only has to be abusive.
I realize it's one-sided and that many patriotic Americans will be offended by it. Since I already realize that, it isn't necessary for any patriotic Americans to tell me about it.
I'm going to use it anyway, because it's pretty funny. I got it under the heading, "Things you have to believe to be a Republican today."
o Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.
o The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.
o Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.
o "Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.
o A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.
o Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
o The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
o Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.
o If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
o A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money.
o HMOs and insurance companies have the interest of the public at heart.
o Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
o Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
o Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
o A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.
o Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
o The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.
o You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right to adopt.
o What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.
o Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
I would, of course, print a comparable list of things you have to believe to be a Democrat, if I had one, and if it were funny, and if . . .
No. You send one, and I'll print it even if hell doesn't freeze over.
Cory Farley can be reached at (775) 788-6340 or cfarley@rgj.com.
Copyright (C) 2002 The Reno Gazette-Journal
Is this federal or state courts?
if it is state courts, then the judges are elected and therefore need $$ from big business to get reelected.
If it is a federal court, then the judges were put in there by an elected officals linked at the hip to big bussiness.
What we need is campaign reform. Take big bussiness out of the equation. With the web and mircopayments it could be done. Just look at AZ.
10) Wedding photographers
Photographers typically charge $2,000 to $5,000 to shoot a wedding
I went to a wedding over the weekend. The cheapest price they could find for a wedding photographer was $1200 in the Houston area. They didn't want to pay that so they got the UH school paper photographer to come and do it for $200!
If somebody leaves a paper bag full of shit on your porch, rings the doorbell and runs away, does it really make any difference whether it's dog shit or cat shit?
I guess it depends on what you are allergic to...
that was neat. I was shocked by the pic of the glass. up until then, I was thinking of flat surfaces.
Here's a selling point:
"It dissipates heat at an exponential rate, it's beyond belief, and I have no idea why it does, all I know is that it does."
I'm sure NASA is jumping at the chance....
I'm not saying it's not worth the look. Someone needs to debunk it.
this isn't news. Many species take chances to increase the chance of mating.
So to all those men engaging in risky behavor, I double dare ya.
'cause once you are dead, there'll be more women for me.
Despite the fact that it is half hour comedy, I learned more about the Korean War through M*A*S*H than I did in school.
M*A*S*H didn't aim to teach about the war, but it did include facts and it did have episodes with meanings.
The goal of an educational video game should be to teach the intangibles or big concepts being just a fun game in between the facts. Heck, Railroad Tycoon taught me a lot about money.
"Fifty million Americans can't be wrong."
Unless those same 50 million people are using P2P software.
I guess we know who has the deeper pockets (RIAA vs. telemarketers)
All of the users I support can not install software. Admittedly spyware tends to get around this (and I'm sure there are other similarities to spyware)
My users are going to be a bit upset if they are found in volation of internal IP policy (installing unauthorized software) for just inserting a music cd they bought to listen at work.
I probably wouldn't have bought an Xbox over the weekend if Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 was still on schedule.
I was waiting for Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2 and Fallout. They were pushed back from their Oct release last week.
D&D Heroes came out for the Xbox only recently. It's very similar to Gauntlet and BGDA. I had been fighting a moral war with myself over the Xbox. Its specs were very nice. I lost my battle of wills because a game was release only for the Xbox that interested me. If I had some other game to tide me over, I probably wouldn't have gotten an Xbox.
If the Xbox gets the games, people will switch.
Side note: For me, the game had to be a multiplayer cooperative game without a split screen. My wife and I enjoy playing together and split screen aggravates her double vision.
Well, aren't we talking about Longevity not memory?
Sounds like the key to enjoying eternity is forgetting enough to enjoy it.
Instead of the US giving out money to other countries, why don't we just pass a law saying that to do bussiness in the US you have to pay workers the same amount as you would a US employee.
It would stop jobs from going overseas and/or improve conditions in other countries.
Still is it a bad thing that people are trying to develop technology even if the only purpose is war? TV, radio, even the internet were all initialy military projects. There is nothing "bad", "evil" or "immoral" about it
Change out war with sex and I think it'd work just as well for the same reasons.
Setup or no, when a law is passed that automatically defaults the majority of citizens as being criminals, there's something wrong with the law, not the people.
Depends on how you define citizens. If by citizens you mean those that can vote, then what happens when they lose their right to vote after a criminal trial? I guess they aren't citizens.
maybe slave labor. My favorite is all the things that require a criminal background check. They won't even be able to get an apartment without lying.
It is generally believed amongst file traders that it is legal to download an mp3 for a song, when you own the CD. In other words, you don't need to rip and encode songs from your own CD. However, this may not be true (I am not a lawyer).
I'm not a lawyer either, but you also got to question the impartial nature of their information collection. I bet the reason the RIAA keep settling cases rather than taking them to court on criminal charges is because the police would have to collect their own evidence.
Comparing it to the real world, the arson investigator is supposed to take the word of the business owner that the evidence from their burned building is real and their customer is guilty. Mean while the business owner collects the insurance after 'proving' the customer is the guilty party.
Do not be the first to try this! There have been 2 TwilightZone episodes that show the problems of being the ONLY house on the block to have power.
Additional:do not be a minority with the only power on the block.
Speaking of GTA, I'd like GTS (grand theft spaceship) or something like it. I miss the 80s game starflight and would like a GTA detailed level of universe brought to space.