Does this count as irrefutable proof that $500 is more than most people are willing to spend for a tablet, but $100-200 is perfectly reasonable? Perhaps not irrefutable, but still, maybe some other tech companies will take notice.
In a related question, why does anyone still do this? As far as I know, all the modern browsers have spell check built in and I can't think of any other reasons off the top of my head.
Jesus told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.'
"The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg– I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.
So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.' Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.'
Kind of sounds like a politician to me. He's about to lose his job because he's wasting someone else's money, so he goes out and makes as many friends as he can so he won't have to work.
Yes, but tax breaks buy votes. When you've only got four years in office before the next election, you've got to prioritize. Four years isn't enough time to actually fix anything that's broken, but it's enough time to campaign.
There was a parable in the Bible that's kind of like this, about a guy who was about to be fired as manager of an estate so he went out and forgave everybody's debts. Cost the master of the estate a lot of money, but the guy was getting fired anyway and he ended up with a lot of friends who would keep him from ending up on the street. Government works the same way.
I didn't realise being a mobster was a crime. I thought you actually had to commit a crime while in the mob to be charged; hence nailing Capone on tax evasion.
I touch-type with one hand, just because I can. It's not particularly fast or accurate compared to the other styles, but I can lay down or hold a drink while typing that way.
In the age of widescreen displays, why in the world do they want to waste more of my precious vertical viewing plane with pictures?
Because if they put it on the sides, everyone would be complaining about wanting the ability to move it to the bottom of the screen.
See also "Unity launcher".
Naw, I'm not blaming congress for King's copyright. I'm blaming corporations for screwing with the copyright system. That speech should be in the public domain now; it's only not because certain powerful people wanted to make money and had the laws modified to include insane terms. This speech is just collateral damage.
Read it in context. Preferably the whole book.
At this point, Paul has said that when God told us what he wanted from us (by means of the Old Testament Law), mankind as a whole rejected it and did our own thing. Paul's basically addressing exactly what the other poster said - if God can forgive our sin, why don't we just sin more so God can forgive more? He answers that by saying that when God forgives our sin, we are supposed to be different in the future. It would be wrong to take advantage of it.
If this doesn't help, hit me on XMPP at mcivor@jabber.org and I can try again.
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It's true, guys. Netcraft confirmed it this morning.
Does this count as irrefutable proof that $500 is more than most people are willing to spend for a tablet, but $100-200 is perfectly reasonable? Perhaps not irrefutable, but still, maybe some other tech companies will take notice.
Languages which require gratuitous punctuation marks to delimit a loop that should already be indented for readability's sake need to die, IMO.
I guess that's a big
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YEEAAAAH!
I'll continue the trend and risk the "Redundant" mods. What could possibly go wrong?
I always liked triangles. Slashdot needs more triangles.
I heard they had a custom fork of Android that replaced all the Google services with their own. Their own app store, music service, etc.
In a related question, why does anyone still do this? As far as I know, all the modern browsers have spell check built in and I can't think of any other reasons off the top of my head.
Jesus told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.' "The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg– I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses. So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.' Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.'
Kind of sounds like a politician to me. He's about to lose his job because he's wasting someone else's money, so he goes out and makes as many friends as he can so he won't have to work.
Yes, but tax breaks buy votes. When you've only got four years in office before the next election, you've got to prioritize. Four years isn't enough time to actually fix anything that's broken, but it's enough time to campaign.
There was a parable in the Bible that's kind of like this, about a guy who was about to be fired as manager of an estate so he went out and forgave everybody's debts. Cost the master of the estate a lot of money, but the guy was getting fired anyway and he ended up with a lot of friends who would keep him from ending up on the street. Government works the same way.
Netcraft confirms Fox is dying. Slashdotters everywhere rejoice.
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
There's the problem with the justice system. It's not about who's telling the truth, it's about who tells the better lie.
I didn't realise being a mobster was a crime. I thought you actually had to commit a crime while in the mob to be charged; hence nailing Capone on tax evasion.
Pretty much the last one.
I guess I'll find out in a few years.
I touch-type with one hand, just because I can. It's not particularly fast or accurate compared to the other styles, but I can lay down or hold a drink while typing that way.
but if we elect a president next year we are completely at the mercy of corporate America.
FTFY. Unfortunately, the only viable form of government I can think of that's not subject to human corruption is SkyNet.
In the age of widescreen displays, why in the world do they want to waste more of my precious vertical viewing plane with pictures?
Because if they put it on the sides, everyone would be complaining about wanting the ability to move it to the bottom of the screen.
See also "Unity launcher".
Naw, I'm not blaming congress for King's copyright. I'm blaming corporations for screwing with the copyright system. That speech should be in the public domain now; it's only not because certain powerful people wanted to make money and had the laws modified to include insane terms. This speech is just collateral damage.
MLK: I have a dream.
FOX: We have a congress. Your move.
This just in: Water is still wet! The Sahara is still hot! Politicians are still lying!
First they're pitching G+ as an identity service, then they're killing the SuperPoke! Which is it? Are you evil are not, Google?
You mean Facebook isn't actually entering the terrorism and drug fields?
Read it in context. Preferably the whole book.
At this point, Paul has said that when God told us what he wanted from us (by means of the Old Testament Law), mankind as a whole rejected it and did our own thing. Paul's basically addressing exactly what the other poster said - if God can forgive our sin, why don't we just sin more so God can forgive more? He answers that by saying that when God forgives our sin, we are supposed to be different in the future. It would be wrong to take advantage of it.
If this doesn't help, hit me on XMPP at mcivor@jabber.org and I can try again.