Amazon just isn't very good at naming things. When I first saw the headlines about the Kindle Fire coming out, I thought there'd been some instances where people's Kindle's had caught fire. Now they're bringing out the Paperweight, what's next?
I'm confused, usually here people use "Oh wait..." to indicate that they have just made a statement that is the opposite of the truth. I haven't been here in a few months, has the standard changed?
You can always tell when I've just switched countries: I tell people that I like a clear windscreen before I go around a corner, and when it starts to rain I want the blinker on so my car is easier to see.
Chiming in as the third lefty to wear a watch on their left wrist. I think it's not so much about looking at the time when you're writing, but when you're doing other things, like holding a drink. You still do most things with your dominant hand even when they don't require a lot of mental effort.
That's what I thought when I started switching sides with my mouse, but it just feels more natural to me to have them switched around. I don't really understand why I do it, I just do.
I like to find a pen that doesn't leave wet ink on the page, otherwise I smudge it with my hand. If I'm trying to do fancy calligraphy or something I can hold my hand above the paper to prevent that problem, but it gets too tiring for everyday use.
I remember growing up my mother made sure I could use right handed scissors as she didn't want me to spend the rest of my life trying to find left handed scissors. Anything else like that I just convert to being a righty, it's easier than expecting the rest of the world to accommodate me.
I never turn down a good opportunity to pimp the Alamo Drafthouse! [http://drafthouse.com/] Why, this Wednesday they're showing Lethal Weapon 2 at West Oaks (my local.)
Nice summary there, painting the CSIRO as some kind of patent troll. They never claimed that they had "[invented] the concept of wireless LAN", they claimed that they had developed some very clever algorithms dealing with rejecting interference and the like. This is the work of a serious research organization, and without it wireless networks would be a lot less useful.
Go flame on an actual patent troll, or do your basic research yourself.
I know quite a few games have patches to make everyone naked women. I don't suppose it would be too much of a stretch to add that kind of customisability.
Assuming you know what they're actually putting in it. Are they using real butter or a substitute? Which substitute? Was it popped in oil? What sort of oil? etc....
72 years is somewhere around the average age for a man living in the US. The goal isn't to make sure every single person included in the survey is dead, the goal is to make sure that enough time passes that the information gathered can't be misused. It's an arbitrary large number that most people will agree is too long for anyone to make nefarious use from.
Agreed, words mean things. They could have chosen a word which meant what they were trying to say, such as countless, or they could have tried to use 2 words, like "unbelievably large" but they chose to use some other word with a different meaning. They may as well have said:
Consider every organism that's ever lived on Earth. From dinosaurs to bacteria, the number is near banana, and an overwhelming majority have their entire structures and lives dictated according to their DNA.
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Amazon just isn't very good at naming things. When I first saw the headlines about the Kindle Fire coming out, I thought there'd been some instances where people's Kindle's had caught fire. Now they're bringing out the Paperweight, what's next?
My first thought too. If last year's numbers are entirely fictitious, where did this year's numbers come from?
To that guy who's never seen a man take a dump while running, he should start following Dirk around.
Probably the a similar thing to what happens on airplanes: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/10/14/revealed-why-airline-food-tastes-so-bland/
I'm confused, usually here people use "Oh wait..." to indicate that they have just made a statement that is the opposite of the truth. I haven't been here in a few months, has the standard changed?
You can always tell when I've just switched countries: I tell people that I like a clear windscreen before I go around a corner, and when it starts to rain I want the blinker on so my car is easier to see.
I thought the USA side was better for lefties as you get to hold the steering wheel with your left hand while changing gears.
As for the below comment, I have no idea how I'd be able to drive in the USA if the pedals were switched around.
Chiming in as the third lefty to wear a watch on their left wrist. I think it's not so much about looking at the time when you're writing, but when you're doing other things, like holding a drink. You still do most things with your dominant hand even when they don't require a lot of mental effort.
That's what I thought when I started switching sides with my mouse, but it just feels more natural to me to have them switched around. I don't really understand why I do it, I just do.
I like to find a pen that doesn't leave wet ink on the page, otherwise I smudge it with my hand. If I'm trying to do fancy calligraphy or something I can hold my hand above the paper to prevent that problem, but it gets too tiring for everyday use.
I remember growing up my mother made sure I could use right handed scissors as she didn't want me to spend the rest of my life trying to find left handed scissors. Anything else like that I just convert to being a righty, it's easier than expecting the rest of the world to accommodate me.
We won't stick anything else in you as long as you promise to go live on an island and stop interacting with anyone else.
Exactly, we wouldn't have a bunch of alert drivers doing 80, we'd have the same bunch of cellphone yammering idiots doing 80.
That would be a quantum /leap/.
So, 6 years for $21, that means that in 30 years he'll have 5 times that, or $105. Fuck yeah, party time!
You know, I was about to post a scathing reply about your lack of sources, then I realised you weren't serious. (You weren't were you?)
I think I need another coffee.
I never turn down a good opportunity to pimp the Alamo Drafthouse! [http://drafthouse.com/] Why, this Wednesday they're showing Lethal Weapon 2 at West Oaks (my local.)
Nice summary there, painting the CSIRO as some kind of patent troll. They never claimed that they had "[invented] the concept of wireless LAN", they claimed that they had developed some very clever algorithms dealing with rejecting interference and the like. This is the work of a serious research organization, and without it wireless networks would be a lot less useful.
Go flame on an actual patent troll, or do your basic research yourself.
I know quite a few games have patches to make everyone naked women. I don't suppose it would be too much of a stretch to add that kind of customisability.
Because we all know things that heavy can't fly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747
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I hate racists who discriminate against black people!
Quoted quote:
I hate ... black people
Assuming you know what they're actually putting in it. Are they using real butter or a substitute? Which substitute? Was it popped in oil? What sort of oil? etc....
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72 years is somewhere around the average age for a man living in the US. The goal isn't to make sure every single person included in the survey is dead, the goal is to make sure that enough time passes that the information gathered can't be misused. It's an arbitrary large number that most people will agree is too long for anyone to make nefarious use from.
Agreed, words mean things. They could have chosen a word which meant what they were trying to say, such as countless, or they could have tried to use 2 words, like "unbelievably large" but they chose to use some other word with a different meaning. They may as well have said:
Consider every organism that's ever lived on Earth. From dinosaurs to bacteria, the number is near banana, and an overwhelming majority have their entire structures and lives dictated according to their DNA.