The new tool bar or what ever the call it, means that I can actually see the logout link in Gmail now (I need to disable the setting of absolute fonts to be able to read pages, and most break because of stylesheet abuse)
"But the inescapable truth of the whole matter is that even though a fairly small percentage of Seattlelites smoke, that amount increases drastically among people who drink. "
Of course it does, they are addicts who can't handle life, hence the need to try and blot it would with drugs.
It doesn't say that BSG will continue, its what Ben Bradlee would call "a non denial denial" - Eick says he and Moore will decide the future. Which is of course true - right uptil Scifi tells them to decide its over.
Sure you could. They have just chosen not to. (The original series had other races)
They have chosen to stay static, but they could have changed it infinitely more. It doesn't matter if the title ends up being irrelevant if there are millions of adoring fans.
If the story takes place in our future, they could find a superior earth who had spread among the stars as well - with big fleets to fight the cylons. They could meet other races who take sides with the humans, and some who might side with the cylons.
Millions of roads not taken, for the sake of falling asleep on this one.
I will potentially be able to grow stuff in my garden that won't grow there today. My tomatoes may become perennials as they are in their native habitat. And I could do with some citrus trees in my yard.
Yeah, but all the refugies who are setting up camp in your yard will be a bother - when millions start fleeing the desserts and run over the borders. There is a limit to how many people the guards can gun down at once.
...when you said "Further, global warming, whether true or not" - The planet is heating up, its a fact. Getting more water? Baah.
Scientists say it has become increasingly clear that worldwide precipitation is shifting away from the equator and toward the poles. That will nourish crops in warming regions like Canada and Siberia while parching countries -- like Malawi in sub-Saharan Africa -- which are already prone to drought
That's only on american keyboards. For most of the rest of the world you have to press a combination of several keys at the same time (which it seems damn jingositic of Quake/wikipedia/etc always to use that damn key which is so bloody hard to press)
For *real* mail I use pop3, which I check from a safe environment (ie not netcafes or unsecured computers), gmail is scratch mail and suffices - I don't see why i should have to set up a mail server - waste of time (and a new target for hackers)
"Then we had the world's biggest photojournalism fakery with Google restoring New Orleans to pre-Katrina. Beyond weird. Did they think the residents wouldn't notice?"
No, they thought they were intelligent adults instead of idiots. Nowhere in the world is the completely correct (surely not around here) BECAUSE ITS NOT REAL TIME. They get the best quality which is fairly close. Those of us with 3 digit IQ's understand that.
"Google Earth is sponsored infotainment. "
Indeed, if you want to find a pizza place you can do it fast.
"If you'd like to see Earth without the Ads,"
You just use Google Earth since no adds pop up.
" there's a little mob called NASA I hear are going places: "
Not in the real world, they could never afford to make it a worthwhile program.
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The new tool bar or what ever the call it, means that I can actually see the logout link in Gmail now (I need to disable the setting of absolute fonts to be able to read pages, and most break because of stylesheet abuse)
I didn't say politics.
You can stay logged in to the search engine - then why the hell can't you block sites you never want to see again?
Why can't you define standard exclusion sets for quicker supressed of stuff you don't want?
Presumably because google want you to say logged in to get an advertising profile, not because they really care.
After all Google thinks censorship is good for business.
"Instead of sitting here bitching, why aren't you developing new search algorithms that work better?"
How old are you anyway? 10? People do not have to be programmers to point out something is not working so well.
"What the fuck are you searching for? I *never* run into this problem."
No, but then you are either a moron or a paid shill.
"But the inescapable truth of the whole matter is that even though a fairly small percentage of Seattlelites smoke, that amount increases drastically among people who drink. "
Of course it does, they are addicts who can't handle life, hence the need to try and blot it would with drugs.
Except you don't have a right to kill other people, and in many countries yourself. Which is what you are doing when you are smoking.
Only the prejudice of the individual.
Yours tells you its dangerous. Theirs tell them its not.
It doesn't say that BSG will continue, its what Ben Bradlee would call "a non denial denial" - Eick says he and Moore will decide the future. Which is of course true - right uptil Scifi tells them to decide its over.
"You can't add new races,"
Sure you could. They have just chosen not to. (The original series had other races)
They have chosen to stay static, but they could have changed it infinitely more. It doesn't matter if the title ends up being irrelevant if there are millions of adoring fans.
If the story takes place in our future, they could find a superior earth who had spread among the stars as well - with big fleets to fight the cylons. They could meet other races who take sides with the humans, and some who might side with the cylons.
Millions of roads not taken, for the sake of falling asleep on this one.
"Porn? A handful of sexually charged scenes is not porn. What are you, an evangelical? "
Perhaps he's an adult who is annoyed that all tv has to be filled with unclad people to try and snare the permanently horny teenagers.
"The camera work lends a nice feel to the space shots. I dunno, man, it's called artistry and creativity."
Its called seasickness inducing.
Its not good scifi - its ridiculous religious nonsense.
I will potentially be able to grow stuff in my garden that won't grow there today. My tomatoes may become perennials as they are in their native habitat. And I could do with some citrus trees in my yard.
Yeah, but all the refugies who are setting up camp in your yard will be a bother - when millions start fleeing the desserts and run over the borders. There is a limit to how many people the guards can gun down at once.
...when you said "Further, global warming, whether true or not" - The planet is heating up, its a fact. Getting more water? Baah.
Scientists say it has become increasingly clear that worldwide precipitation is shifting away from the equator and toward the poles. That will nourish crops in warming regions like Canada and Siberia while parching countries -- like Malawi in sub-Saharan Africa -- which are already prone to drought
New York Times:
A little less pretentions nonsense in the world.
When was this vote again?
Life sucks - might as well accept it.
Not the feelings of our targets.
""The one next to which key?"
"The one.""
That's only on american keyboards. For most of the rest of the world you have to press a combination of several keys at the same time (which it seems damn jingositic of Quake/wikipedia/etc always to use that damn key which is so bloody hard to press)
Having to play games on shitty little portable is such a terrible burden - I hope the desktop pc never goes out :(
And bandwith prices go up? I'm sure you are right, they are already obscenely expensive for what it actually costs to deliever it (very little)
Bandwith should be free like roads (ie, tax supported)
For *real* mail I use pop3, which I check from a safe environment (ie not netcafes or unsecured computers), gmail is scratch mail and suffices - I don't see why i should have to set up a mail server - waste of time (and a new target for hackers)
I certainly hope they leave heroes out as well.
But I suspect their new announcement is Diablo 3 - alas.
"Meaning don't release news stories or make advertisements about something 'confidential' relating to Google of which you know nothing about."
Except that's not what is written - that is what you think/hope it means.
Because it wasn't a troll, but correct. Possibly rude, but quite correct. Now stop acting like a nazi please.
"The labels get their cut, and that's probably the most expensive component of the price. "
Yeah, because they are greedy bastards.
"You see, there's this funny idea called 'Capitalism'. Capitalism pretty much means"
fleece people for as much as you can get the politicians to allow.
"Then we had the world's biggest photojournalism fakery with Google restoring New Orleans to pre-Katrina. Beyond weird. Did they think the residents wouldn't notice?"
No, they thought they were intelligent adults instead of idiots. Nowhere in the world is the completely correct (surely not around here) BECAUSE ITS NOT REAL TIME. They get the best quality which is fairly close. Those of us with 3 digit IQ's understand that.
"Google Earth is sponsored infotainment. "
Indeed, if you want to find a pizza place you can do it fast.
"If you'd like to see Earth without the Ads,"
You just use Google Earth since no adds pop up.
" there's a little mob called NASA I hear are going places: "
Not in the real world, they could never afford to make it a worthwhile program.