We canceled cable about 6 months ago. We have SlingTV (and pay extra for the sports package during NFL season), Netflix, Hulu+ and HBO. All those together are still cheaper than cable was.
Even better, we cancel HBO when there's not a series on that we watch, and it's a simple matter of a website click. When it's time to turn it back on, same thing.
With the addition of a $30 digital antenna, there is nothing we used to watch that we can't get now.
They claimed "I have your tax id, tax forms, SSN, DOB, Name, Address, Credit card details and more sensitive data..."
All Patreon has of mine is my credit card info, name, and billing address. The same stuff any online retailer, or anyone who takes payment has. They DO NOT have my tax id, etc.
So it's obviously a scam right from the beginning.
I went to a presentation at a Unix convention in San Diego in 2000, 15 years ago, where Larry Wall talked at length about Perl 6, and how he was hard at work on it.
"If you die in the game (or a dream), you die in real life" is one of the most tired plot devices in fiction. It's on my short list of things that will make me stop reading a book, along with "hero loses their powers" and "best friend becomes worst enemy".
"Over 80% of the effects seen in the film are real practical effects, stunts, make-up and sets. CGI was used sparingly mainly to enhance the Namibian landscape, remove stunt rigging and for Charlize Theron's left hand which in the film is a prosthetic arm." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt13...
I don't watch black & white movies anymore, ei
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Times marches on. Technology advances.
Some people will hold to the old ways, and complain while the rest of us advance with the times.
When those people are "Horse and Buggy Makers," we ridicule them. Why should we coddle pixel artists?
Old guy here - pixel art reminds me of bad games
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I'm 45. I played Space Invaders in my local bowling alley when it came out - with my limited allowance. I was 10 (it took a while to get the midwest USA).
I hate pixel art. It reminds me of bad games. Why limit yourself to an outdated method?
Gameplay is king, but appearance is important.
Pixel art holds zero nostalgia for me. Give me something that looks good, and plays great, and I will buy it. Pixelated graphics do NOT look good.
If drivers come to expect surge pricing to be in effect on a given night, "It usually surges on Saturday night," then they will hit the road on that night.
Drivers are not dumb, they can predict when they will make more money, and will work more when there's more profit to be made.
The article mentions using facial recognition, so I assumed they had something working.
As for IDs, I just mean spotting fakes by checking the tell-tales. These days, when a bouncer gets an ID he's not familiar with, he has to pull out a book and look it up.
And bouncers. Facial recognition automatically identifies banned patrons. Video record proves they checked ID. Video camera verifies IDs from out of state / country.
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Lexar card are crap, I agree. The only SD Cards I've ever had fail on me is Lexar.
And nothing of value was lost.
When the cops ARE the danger?
I thought this was going to be about all the extra tissue and paper towels used, and extra wash cycles for socks and towels.
When I was spending a lot of time on Slashdot back in 1999, my boss used to say "Talking to your friend Commander Taco again?"
We canceled cable about 6 months ago. We have SlingTV (and pay extra for the sports package during NFL season), Netflix, Hulu+ and HBO. All those together are still cheaper than cable was.
Even better, we cancel HBO when there's not a series on that we watch, and it's a simple matter of a website click. When it's time to turn it back on, same thing.
With the addition of a $30 digital antenna, there is nothing we used to watch that we can't get now.
The hippie going 45 in a 65 zone is high.
The dude sitting there waiting for the stop sign to turn green is high.
I'm a Patreon user, and I got the scam email.
They claimed "I have your tax id, tax forms, SSN, DOB, Name, Address, Credit card details and more sensitive data..."
All Patreon has of mine is my credit card info, name, and billing address. The same stuff any online retailer, or anyone who takes payment has. They DO NOT have my tax id, etc.
So it's obviously a scam right from the beginning.
They pull crap like this and then have the gall to say adblock users are evil?
"I don't like it so NO ONE should like it!"
I went to a presentation at a Unix convention in San Diego in 2000, 15 years ago, where Larry Wall talked at length about Perl 6, and how he was hard at work on it.
Well, better late than never.
Seems like the "Collaborative" part would be kinda difficult if it was not online.
Ok, they got a handle on the headaches. Now what about the horrible, horrible motion sickness?
No. The first thing anyone should do when they join Reddit is *unsubscribe* to the defaults. Then subscribe to ones they are actually interested in.
I though this was common knowledge, but I guess it is not, because I see statements like yours all the time.
"If you die in the game (or a dream), you die in real life" is one of the most tired plot devices in fiction. It's on my short list of things that will make me stop reading a book, along with "hero loses their powers" and "best friend becomes worst enemy".
You need a roof on a home to mount solar panels. Not an apartment, a home.
Have you seen housing prices in California? My house cost $389,000 in 2002 and it's only 750 square feet.
So, how do the "poorest residents" own a home?
Very little CGI was used in Mad Max.
"Over 80% of the effects seen in the film are real practical effects, stunts, make-up and sets. CGI was used sparingly mainly to enhance the Namibian landscape, remove stunt rigging and for Charlize Theron's left hand which in the film is a prosthetic arm." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt13...
Times marches on. Technology advances.
Some people will hold to the old ways, and complain while the rest of us advance with the times.
When those people are "Horse and Buggy Makers," we ridicule them. Why should we coddle pixel artists?
I'm 45. I played Space Invaders in my local bowling alley when it came out - with my limited allowance. I was 10 (it took a while to get the midwest USA).
I hate pixel art. It reminds me of bad games. Why limit yourself to an outdated method?
Gameplay is king, but appearance is important.
Pixel art holds zero nostalgia for me. Give me something that looks good, and plays great, and I will buy it. Pixelated graphics do NOT look good.
If drivers come to expect surge pricing to be in effect on a given night, "It usually surges on Saturday night," then they will hit the road on that night.
Drivers are not dumb, they can predict when they will make more money, and will work more when there's more profit to be made.
The doggy day care I bring my mutt to won't take her unless she is up to date on all her shots.
But a people day care does not have this same rule?
That's just crazy.
The article mentions using facial recognition, so I assumed they had something working.
As for IDs, I just mean spotting fakes by checking the tell-tales. These days, when a bouncer gets an ID he's not familiar with, he has to pull out a book and look it up.
Buzz Aldrin needs to punch you in the face.
And bouncers. Facial recognition automatically identifies banned patrons. Video record proves they checked ID. Video camera verifies IDs from out of state / country.
The one HUGE advantage your iPhone has is that it is with you, in your pocket. You can't take a picture with a camera you didn't bring with you.