Please don't forget that sometimes it's just fun to spend a dollar on a lottery ticket.
My girlfriend and I bought a Mega Millions ticket last week and spent a while being silly and laughed about what we'd do "when we won". Hell, getting the chance to share a silly experience and a laugh with my lady was worth the buck.
Shout it from the mountain tops, AC. If I hear another "web designer" complaining that they can't make their website's spiffy new 6-column layout look exactly the same in every web browser on the planet, I'll scream in agony.
I played the Chronicles of Riddick game. The game was good, but the movie sucked! Perhaps this is a new paradigm! A video game based on a movie can be good...if the movie sucks!
For those of you who have elected to not use Windows, what keeps you away from it? Concerns about stability? Security? Dislike of Microsoft's business practices? Or are you simply a fan of your chosen platform and just don't care about Windows one way or the other?
I can explain some of this. These answers are all from the game's manual. If you're reading this and haven't tried this NES game, I highly recommend it. It was designed by David Crane (of Pitfall fame), and it really is a lot of fun once you get the hang of it.
You just happen to have a blob
"Like many boys in the twenty-first century, the boy has a buddy from outer space. This one's from Blobolonia - a place where an evil emperor makes every-one eat only marshmallows and chocolate. In fact, for the emperor, healthy things like vitamins are poisonous."
, known only as "blob"
"Blob (his full name is Blobert) came to Earth looking for someone to help him defeat the evil emperor. That's how he met the boy."
It turns into things based on what flavor jellybean you feed it. Things like ladders and trampolines and such. No complex machines, per se. You use it in various forms to navigate the sewer in search of treasure, while it follows you around bouncing and begging for more jellybeans.
"You see, the boy miraculously discovered that not only does Blob love jelly-beans - but that different jellybeans turn Blob into different shapes. And that those shapes can be used to get through many otherwise impossible situations!"
There is no plot beyond the treasure hunt, and the fact that you have a blob.
"To defeat the evil emperor they boy and Blob will need a goodly supply of vitamins. And to get the vitamins, they'll need money. To get money, they'll search the underground caverns for hidden treasures and diamond stones."
I agree wholeheartedly with your observations. Welcome to the world of academic publishing. Since having articles published is seen as being very prestigious in higher learning institutions, I suppose there is great incentive for "talking up" even the most known, mundane, and predictable trends.
If you're serious, I hope you have a close eye on object authority and have good security settings on user accounts. Just because IBM won't talk much about what's under the hood in OS/400 doesn't mean someone hasn't figured it out.
Could KaZaA/Sharman Networks/whoever have a potential Libel/Slander suit on their hands for buymusic.com referring to their service as a 'pirate site'?
Also in today's news, Microsoft sues the Department of Justice for referring to Microsoft as a "monopoly."
An entity like the City of Long Beach would have the resources and use for a full TLD, coupled to the fact that they are trying to attract tech business away from neighboring SoCal cities it would be a good choice for them (at least I think so) and it would be a big boost for OpenNIC as well.
wakeup before its too late, your grandsons will curse you for doing nothing about it.
Am I the only person too scared of my own government to take any action?
I mean, I know I'm not *supposed* to be scared of a government that's intended to be comprised of my peers...but I sure am. I am particularly afraid of the current administration.
So, what will this mean for those of us who get ReplayTV guide service from SonicBlue? Will we find our service vanish suddenly soon and our money sucked into the blackhole of SonicBlue's chapter 11, or will the buying company continue the service transparently for current subscribers?
Three places you can go that are connected, NoVa (up by DC), Richmond (The capital), and Hampton Roads.
Each has thier ups and downs
I wouldn't live in any of those areas. All three share ridiculous traffic, a high cost of living, and *very* inflated property values (at least, if you want to live anywhere that doesn't have a very high crime rate).
However, don't count the Old Dominion out totally. There are other parts of the state that are beautiful, have a lower population density, *and* are reasonably priced; these include the Shenandoah valley and the Roanoke valley.
If you want to get hardcore rural, you might consider extreme southwestern Virginia...and I do mean hardcore (supermaximum security prisons, double-wide trailers, and no 7-11's in sight for miles). Unfortunately, these areas do have very few high-speed Internet options, if this is one of your criteria.
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You wouldn't go into the carpentry business and claim your hammer is the best hammer for every single job would you?
Sure I would! You wouldn't want an inferior hammer working on your carpentry, would you? That could result in costly downtime.
Please don't forget that sometimes it's just fun to spend a dollar on a lottery ticket.
My girlfriend and I bought a Mega Millions ticket last week and spent a while being silly and laughed about what we'd do "when we won". Hell, getting the chance to share a silly experience and a laugh with my lady was worth the buck.
Shout it from the mountain tops, AC. If I hear another "web designer" complaining that they can't make their website's spiffy new 6-column layout look exactly the same in every web browser on the planet, I'll scream in agony.
I played the Chronicles of Riddick game. The game was good, but the movie sucked! Perhaps this is a new paradigm! A video game based on a movie can be good...if the movie sucks!
For those of you who have elected to not use Windows, what keeps you away from it? Concerns about stability? Security? Dislike of Microsoft's business practices? Or are you simply a fan of your chosen platform and just don't care about Windows one way or the other?
Yes.
...Dr. Jeanine Salla. Duh.
If you are "the IT Guy", you shouldn't need user passwords. You're the admin, right?
well, we can always reset your password!
Oh, yeah...and that, too.
I can explain some of this. These answers are all from the game's manual. If you're reading this and haven't tried this NES game, I highly recommend it. It was designed by David Crane (of Pitfall fame), and it really is a lot of fun once you get the hang of it.
You just happen to have a blob
"Like many boys in the twenty-first century, the boy has a buddy from outer space. This one's from Blobolonia - a place where an evil emperor makes every-one eat only marshmallows and chocolate. In fact, for the emperor, healthy things like vitamins are poisonous."
, known only as "blob"
"Blob (his full name is Blobert) came to Earth looking for someone to help him defeat the evil emperor. That's how he met the boy."
It turns into things based on what flavor jellybean you feed it. Things like ladders and trampolines and such. No complex machines, per se. You use it in various forms to navigate the sewer in search of treasure, while it follows you around bouncing and begging for more jellybeans.
"You see, the boy miraculously discovered that not only does Blob love jelly-beans - but that different jellybeans turn Blob into different shapes. And that those shapes can be used to get through many otherwise impossible situations!"
There is no plot beyond the treasure hunt, and the fact that you have a blob.
"To defeat the evil emperor they boy and Blob will need a goodly supply of vitamins. And to get the vitamins, they'll need money. To get money, they'll search the underground caverns for hidden treasures and diamond stones."
Damn...I want to know where *those* lawns are.
-- Takeel, making 28k a year as both desktop lackey and Win/*nix admin.
Pfft. What they *didn't* tell you is that this galaxy was identified by Hubble's imaging of an ice-cold bottle of Colt 45 Malt Liquor.
I agree wholeheartedly with your observations. Welcome to the world of academic publishing. Since having articles published is seen as being very prestigious in higher learning institutions, I suppose there is great incentive for "talking up" even the most known, mundane, and predictable trends.
They like blinking lights and shiny things.
Try to keep it on that level if you can.
Isn't Yahooligans the name of Yahoo's kids' website?
If you're serious, I hope you have a close eye on object authority and have good security settings on user accounts. Just because IBM won't talk much about what's under the hood in OS/400 doesn't mean someone hasn't figured it out.
You work at Hewitt?
Are you really Katz?
:)
That user's nickname (Featureless) might indicate so.
Extra chromosome != male. Extra chromosome = wuh-oh.
Perhaps she meant to say "different chromosome?"
Could KaZaA/Sharman Networks/whoever have a potential Libel/Slander suit on their hands for buymusic.com referring to their service as a 'pirate site'?
Also in today's news, Microsoft sues the Department of Justice for referring to Microsoft as a "monopoly."
You *took iMacs apart* to get CDs out of them?
Allow me to show you some of Apple's great documentation.
An entity like the City of Long Beach would have the resources and use for a full TLD, coupled to the fact that they are trying to attract tech business away from neighboring SoCal cities it would be a good choice for them (at least I think so) and it would be a big boost for OpenNIC as well.
.lbc, awwwwwwwww yeah.
Kickin' it in tha'
Also, watch out for those damn Soggies. Or, if you prefer, suh-hoggiesss.
wakeup before its too late, your grandsons will curse you for doing nothing about it.
Am I the only person too scared of my own government to take any action?
I mean, I know I'm not *supposed* to be scared of a government that's intended to be comprised of my peers...but I sure am. I am particularly afraid of the current administration.
So, what will this mean for those of us who get ReplayTV guide service from SonicBlue? Will we find our service vanish suddenly soon and our money sucked into the blackhole of SonicBlue's chapter 11, or will the buying company continue the service transparently for current subscribers?
...attempt no drive-bys there.
Three places you can go that are connected, NoVa (up by DC), Richmond (The capital), and Hampton Roads.
Each has thier ups and downs
I wouldn't live in any of those areas. All three share ridiculous traffic, a high cost of living, and *very* inflated property values (at least, if you want to live anywhere that doesn't have a very high crime rate).
However, don't count the Old Dominion out totally. There are other parts of the state that are beautiful, have a lower population density, *and* are reasonably priced; these include the Shenandoah valley and the Roanoke valley.
If you want to get hardcore rural, you might consider extreme southwestern Virginia...and I do mean hardcore (supermaximum security prisons, double-wide trailers, and no 7-11's in sight for miles). Unfortunately, these areas do have very few high-speed Internet options, if this is one of your criteria.