I am not a Bush basher or an Obama apologist, but Bush started the whole thing. By stating, "However, because Americans allowed Washington (and Barack Hussein Obama) to effectively nationalize GM", you ignore the fact that Bush started the bailout nonsense. True that Obama has taken it to a whole new level, but he sure didn't start it. Of course, one could look back several years at the first bailout of Chrysler as the starting point, but that was a different situation, and Chrysler paid the loan off. I see no reason to believe that the banks or car companies will ever pay back any of this money.
Americans don't necessarily fear working for these other countries' companies, and Americans didn't nationalize the car companies, the Government made the mess, and the companies are not nationalized - the Government does not own them.
Maybe, but it is a cool gadget, and people like cool gadgets. Even if someone rides it for entertainment, there's nothing wrong with that. Some people think riding a bicycle is fun, and they do it because they like it. I enjoy it occasionally, but I'd rather ride my motorcycle. I'll find exercise elsewhere.
Generally, nothing. It is the bicycle riders that I have a problem with. Now there's someone to hate. I'll hate Segway riders when they take to the highways and block traffic.
You are absolutely correct! This is a disgusting waste of automobiles and of tax payer money. I can't afford to buy a new car right now anyway, and I can't take advantage of the cash for clunkers deal either. I have a 1997 Jeep that doesn't qualify, and a 2004 Jeep that does. The 1997 is worth less than the $4500 allotment, and the 2004 is worth more. I also owe a lot on the 2004, so $4500 rebate and no trade in allotment kills that deal.
Rude Drivers are not necessarily the same as Stupid Drivers. Sure, members of each set intersect making a subgroup of Rude Stupid Drivers, but they are two sets.
I'd love to know why it is so much more dangerous for people to be talking on cell phones than it was in the old days when we talked on CB radios, or even radio telephones. I suspect it has something to do with the decline in driving skill.
Insightful!?!?!?!?
The attitude is very helpful. If the DJ has agoraphobia or wifiphobia that's an entirely different thing to being allergic to wifi. Take the clown's symptoms and treat him, but the crazy dude is NOT allergic to radio waves.
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper supposedly coined that phrase. From my experience it is a VERY overused and abused idea. Sometimes one needs to make a difficult decision, and sure, if it needs to be made, make it and ask for forgiveness later if necessary. However, everytime I've heard it used was by someone wanting to do something they shouldn't do, and they use that phrase to justify their actions. I'm sure Jeff is only sorry for the ill will it is causing with his customers.
I suspect the duels where characters run around in circles like they are retarded chimps on acid will be VERY entertaining... Can they have Christopher Walken randomly appear in a village to wipe out all the NPCs because he was bored?
I was going to mod you funny, but the humor left when you continued the second thought. Why didn't you stop at the...? Not that it insulted or angered me, the Christopher Walken part just wasn't funny. Sorry, I'll spend my last mod point somewhere else.
You are a little older than me, apparently, I played it on a PDP 11-70 beginning around 1979. The reams of paper we went through was amazing. Star Trek was our favorite, but lunar lander was great.
Yes, but if someone is offended, that someone should say so. Then if it continues seek stronger measures. However, it seems certain people jump straight to litigation rather than solving it at the lowest level.
If the dark ages hadn't happened we'd probably have had the space program 400 years earlier, and then maybe it wouldn't have ended. We'd certainly have been to Mars by now, and there's no telling what else.
It is difficult to enjoy multiplayer games when one has to buy more than one copy for the same household. My son and I used to play a lot of RTS over the LAN because we didn't have to have but one copy of the game. Unfortunately those days are over, so we don't play any games over the LAN now. Fortunately there is XBox live and we can play those games with only one copy on the 360. The downside is we can't play against each other, only cooperative play against others.
Slashdot Mirror
No Slashdot effect either.
I thought we weren't supposed to visit Idle - ever.
I saw a group of kids at the airport with these things, and I'm telling you, I wish somebody would have taken them away; what a nuisance.
Does it run Linux?
Can't wait for the first DDOS on that thing.
I am not a Bush basher or an Obama apologist, but Bush started the whole thing. By stating, "However, because Americans allowed Washington (and Barack Hussein Obama) to effectively nationalize GM", you ignore the fact that Bush started the bailout nonsense. True that Obama has taken it to a whole new level, but he sure didn't start it. Of course, one could look back several years at the first bailout of Chrysler as the starting point, but that was a different situation, and Chrysler paid the loan off. I see no reason to believe that the banks or car companies will ever pay back any of this money. Americans don't necessarily fear working for these other countries' companies, and Americans didn't nationalize the car companies, the Government made the mess, and the companies are not nationalized - the Government does not own them.
Wow, aren't you a jerk.
Maybe, but it is a cool gadget, and people like cool gadgets. Even if someone rides it for entertainment, there's nothing wrong with that. Some people think riding a bicycle is fun, and they do it because they like it. I enjoy it occasionally, but I'd rather ride my motorcycle. I'll find exercise elsewhere.
... Why? What's wrong with a bike
Generally, nothing. It is the bicycle riders that I have a problem with. Now there's someone to hate. I'll hate Segway riders when they take to the highways and block traffic.
You are absolutely correct! This is a disgusting waste of automobiles and of tax payer money. I can't afford to buy a new car right now anyway, and I can't take advantage of the cash for clunkers deal either. I have a 1997 Jeep that doesn't qualify, and a 2004 Jeep that does. The 1997 is worth less than the $4500 allotment, and the 2004 is worth more. I also owe a lot on the 2004, so $4500 rebate and no trade in allotment kills that deal.
Rude Drivers are not necessarily the same as Stupid Drivers. Sure, members of each set intersect making a subgroup of Rude Stupid Drivers, but they are two sets.
I'd love to know why it is so much more dangerous for people to be talking on cell phones than it was in the old days when we talked on CB radios, or even radio telephones. I suspect it has something to do with the decline in driving skill.
Insightful!?!?!?!? The attitude is very helpful. If the DJ has agoraphobia or wifiphobia that's an entirely different thing to being allergic to wifi. Take the clown's symptoms and treat him, but the crazy dude is NOT allergic to radio waves.
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper supposedly coined that phrase. From my experience it is a VERY overused and abused idea. Sometimes one needs to make a difficult decision, and sure, if it needs to be made, make it and ask for forgiveness later if necessary. However, everytime I've heard it used was by someone wanting to do something they shouldn't do, and they use that phrase to justify their actions. I'm sure Jeff is only sorry for the ill will it is causing with his customers.
I suspect the duels where characters run around in circles like they are retarded chimps on acid will be VERY entertaining... Can they have Christopher Walken randomly appear in a village to wipe out all the NPCs because he was bored?
I was going to mod you funny, but the humor left when you continued the second thought. Why didn't you stop at the ...? Not that it insulted or angered me, the Christopher Walken part just wasn't funny. Sorry, I'll spend my last mod point somewhere else.
You are a little older than me, apparently, I played it on a PDP 11-70 beginning around 1979. The reams of paper we went through was amazing. Star Trek was our favorite, but lunar lander was great.
Yes, but if someone is offended, that someone should say so. Then if it continues seek stronger measures. However, it seems certain people jump straight to litigation rather than solving it at the lowest level.
I applaud you sir (or ma'am). I believe you hit the nail squarely on the head. Always follow the money.
If the dark ages hadn't happened we'd probably have had the space program 400 years earlier, and then maybe it wouldn't have ended. We'd certainly have been to Mars by now, and there's no telling what else.
Thank you for playing, now please leave your geek card with the nerd at the door on your way out.
I'm not sure about that. I would imagine v 1.0 was the version they developed for the CIA.
Actually, they do deserve time, in jail. Just kidding, but a fine wouldn't hurt at all considering how they sat on it.
Shame you didn't get modded insightful. Certainly not funny since it is a true statement.
Sure, fine, cyclists have all the legal rights as a motorist. How about they also get licensed and pay a registration fee?
It is difficult to enjoy multiplayer games when one has to buy more than one copy for the same household. My son and I used to play a lot of RTS over the LAN because we didn't have to have but one copy of the game. Unfortunately those days are over, so we don't play any games over the LAN now. Fortunately there is XBox live and we can play those games with only one copy on the 360. The downside is we can't play against each other, only cooperative play against others.