I was under no illusion as to what result I could expect in court if, as a homeowner, I used deadly force against an unarmed, naked intruder in my home. I would be laughed all the way to jail if I claimed I had reasonable (not bare) fear of death or grievous bodily harm from the unarmed, naked guy.
So you don't think an 'unarmed' naked guy can do you serious bodily injury? I don't know about your state, but where I am I don't need to fear death to use deadly force, only serious bodily injury. If a guy is in my house and coming at me I don't give a shit what he's wearing. I will stop the threat.
There was no check "every other service uses". Current taxi drivers did not have to submit to fingerprints either. They will by next year but that rule is very new. Like only added since Uber/Lyft showed up. This was never about safety and more about keeping the status-quo and medallion holders in power.
If you want a game everyone can enjoy, pick up Apples to Apples. It's easy and a game only lasts 30 minutes or so. A perfect party game length if you ask me. Whenever we get together with friends that's the first game to come out.
Some people require the extra view - just outside of your field of vision, ro really get them motion sick.
Exactly. When I went from my 26" TV to playing Halo on my new 55" I started getting sick after 5 minutes of play. I had to get a wireless controller so I could sit farther back. I imagine being surrounded is a recipe for a puke-fest.
A coworker of mine and I wrote a script to download and generate every possible 3D image from NASA's MER website. It goes through and finds all matching left and right images then makes them into an anaglyph.
If you've got your red/blue glasses you can see them here. We update them with new images every morning. Some of the images are useless but there are also a bunch that NASA never generates for us. They are separated by rover and Sol.
I mean, how embarsing it must have been for IBM to have their desktops messed with by I LOVE YOU, Code Red, SirCAM, SoBig, Mellisa, Blaster and all that.
I work out at IBM in Austin. We did the math about our dealing with Windows updates and virii. If every employee of IBM spends just 30 minutes a year(I know, it's on the low side) dealing with Microsoft updates and problems IBM loses $3,000,000 in lost productivity. That's $3 million. We figured in a year the number was closer to 5 hours or $30,000,000 in lost productivity. That's a healthy chunk of change.
I'd recommend Palomar Observatory. Not only is it one of the nicer observatories in the country, it's in beautiful southern California.
I can second this one. I used to actually live on Palomar Mountain near the scope. Parties for mountain residents were held at the observatory rec center. When we'd get snowed in on the mountain we'd go door to door checking on everyone. The astronomers and such were the nicest bunch of folks. They were always offering a 'real' tour of the scope but I always put it off. Once I moved I wished I had. Lurk around at night and act interested, they might give you a tour.
The view from some of the turnouts on the road up are also amazing. The same view I had off my back deck. I could see from San Clemente down to Tijuana. With binoculars you could pick out individual buildings in downtown San Diego 50 miles away.
Then why not buy a diesel? As much torque for towing with a smaller and more fuel efficient engine. My father tows a horse box with a two litre diesel Land Rover, my father in law a larger boat with a Merc (much better fuel economy and handling).
Because the Explorer doesn't have a deisel as an option. I prefer to buy as much car as I need, nothing more. I guess I could have bought an Excursion or an F-250 but it would be more than I need, especially off-road where I have to squeeze down a lot of old deer and cattle trails. I'd love to use a Land Rover but 1) can't afford one right now and 2) this is Texas and using a 'foreign' car to show ranchland would be akin to suicide.;)
To those of you that claim you need an SUV for the interior space - Explorer's waste internal space like there is no tomorrow...
I'm one of those folks that need an SUV in my line of work(I sell ranchland in Texas). I have an AWD V8 Explorer. It does its job well and keeps the clients comfortable. In the city I prefer our Mustang though, much more manuverable in traffic.
To those of you that you need it for towing - do you need to tow at crazy speeds? Why do you need a "performance" vehicle that can tow?
Yeah, I guess you could try towing a boat or horse trailer with a Focus or a Prius. As long as you never find a hill. Power is not all about speed, you know.
SUVs fill a "lifesyle" need - they are generally not great off road, handle like a pig on the road and are not very comfortable. It's a cheap way for American car companies to dress up trucks built on 1970s technology as "desirable" vehicles and sell them at a premium and vast profit. If you want a decent SUV buy a BMW, Volvo or Porsche - these are based on chassis designed only for the SUV and use "high tech" features such as independant rear suspensions (most American SUVs don't) and handle as well as cars in all safety tests.
You've obviously not looked at the new Explorers. They do in fact have 4-wheel independent suspensions. Ford did a ground-up rebuild on the Explorers in the last couple years. You might want to check it out before you open your mouth. My 2003 handles like a dream, on and offroad, and costs 1/2-1/3 the cost of those others you mentioned. Also, at least in the U.S., finding a shop that can repair a Ford is a lot easier than those others, keeping maintainence bills lower.
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I was under no illusion as to what result I could expect in court if, as a homeowner, I used deadly force against an unarmed, naked intruder in my home. I would be laughed all the way to jail if I claimed I had reasonable (not bare) fear of death or grievous bodily harm from the unarmed, naked guy.
So you don't think an 'unarmed' naked guy can do you serious bodily injury? I don't know about your state, but where I am I don't need to fear death to use deadly force, only serious bodily injury. If a guy is in my house and coming at me I don't give a shit what he's wearing. I will stop the threat.
No, name a good one. That's the best you can do?
Jalopnik. I know a couple people that write for them and they've sadly gotten dragged into this bullshit. The rest of those sites can fucking rot.
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That one show? They have produced dozens. House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, and Daredevil are more than worth it.
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There was no check "every other service uses". Current taxi drivers did not have to submit to fingerprints either. They will by next year but that rule is very new. Like only added since Uber/Lyft showed up. This was never about safety and more about keeping the status-quo and medallion holders in power.
This is the correct answer. I loved those books so much.
> Damn you, now I want to watch Blazing Saddles...
Not over 'broadband' you don't.
No, in that case, they are gears. The sprockets and chain combine to lower or raise the gear ratios.
Me thinks you misunderestimate the extent of my depravity.
Somewhere I can store _all_ my porn in one spot.
For those that thought they might like an actual link to said list:
Here ya go.
Munchkin and all the expansions are great.
We've also found Ticket to Ride to be a great game. It's great because everyone can play. My 8 year old son to his Great Grandfather all love it.
If you want a game everyone can enjoy, pick up Apples to Apples. It's easy and a game only lasts 30 minutes or so. A perfect party game length if you ask me. Whenever we get together with friends that's the first game to come out.
Exactly. When I went from my 26" TV to playing Halo on my new 55" I started getting sick after 5 minutes of play. I had to get a wireless controller so I could sit farther back. I imagine being surrounded is a recipe for a puke-fest.
Crap, now I hate myself for having both THEY and WE ancestry. I think I'll go outside and kick my own ass then give my land back to myself.
A coworker of mine and I wrote a script to download and generate every possible 3D image from NASA's MER website. It goes through and finds all matching left and right images then makes them into an anaglyph.
If you've got your red/blue glasses you can see them here. We update them with new images every morning. Some of the images are useless but there are also a bunch that NASA never generates for us. They are separated by rover and Sol.
I was sure the submitter meant the NSA but looking at the story it really was NASA.
Are they going to be sharing this info with the Martian Immigration Service?
I mean, how embarsing it must have been for IBM to have their desktops messed with by I LOVE YOU, Code Red, SirCAM, SoBig, Mellisa, Blaster and all that.
I work out at IBM in Austin. We did the math about our dealing with Windows updates and virii. If every employee of IBM spends just 30 minutes a year(I know, it's on the low side) dealing with Microsoft updates and problems IBM loses $3,000,000 in lost productivity. That's $3 million. We figured in a year the number was closer to 5 hours or $30,000,000 in lost productivity. That's a healthy chunk of change.
Even funnier is a search for 'Linux' on MSN. Amazon, eBay, and two Microsoft sites, one of them about 'Alternatives to Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP', come up before Linux.org does. According to MSN there are only 365 sites about Linux on the Web. Google says there are 92,000,000.
Biased? Microsoft? Never!
I'd recommend Palomar Observatory. Not only is it one of the nicer observatories in the country, it's in beautiful southern California.
I can second this one. I used to actually live on Palomar Mountain near the scope. Parties for mountain residents were held at the observatory rec center. When we'd get snowed in on the mountain we'd go door to door checking on everyone. The astronomers and such were the nicest bunch of folks. They were always offering a 'real' tour of the scope but I always put it off. Once I moved I wished I had. Lurk around at night and act interested, they might give you a tour.
The view from some of the turnouts on the road up are also amazing. The same view I had off my back deck. I could see from San Clemente down to Tijuana. With binoculars you could pick out individual buildings in downtown San Diego 50 miles away.
Because the Explorer doesn't have a deisel as an option. I prefer to buy as much car as I need, nothing more. I guess I could have bought an Excursion or an F-250 but it would be more than I need, especially off-road where I have to squeeze down a lot of old deer and cattle trails. I'd love to use a Land Rover but 1) can't afford one right now and 2) this is Texas and using a 'foreign' car to show ranchland would be akin to suicide. ;)
I'm one of those folks that need an SUV in my line of work(I sell ranchland in Texas). I have an AWD V8 Explorer. It does its job well and keeps the clients comfortable. In the city I prefer our Mustang though, much more manuverable in traffic.
To those of you that you need it for towing - do you need to tow at crazy speeds? Why do you need a "performance" vehicle that can tow?
Yeah, I guess you could try towing a boat or horse trailer with a Focus or a Prius. As long as you never find a hill. Power is not all about speed, you know.
SUVs fill a "lifesyle" need - they are generally not great off road, handle like a pig on the road and are not very comfortable. It's a cheap way for American car companies to dress up trucks built on 1970s technology as "desirable" vehicles and sell them at a premium and vast profit. If you want a decent SUV buy a BMW, Volvo or Porsche - these are based on chassis designed only for the SUV and use "high tech" features such as independant rear suspensions (most American SUVs don't) and handle as well as cars in all safety tests.
You've obviously not looked at the new Explorers. They do in fact have 4-wheel independent suspensions. Ford did a ground-up rebuild on the Explorers in the last couple years. You might want to check it out before you open your mouth. My 2003 handles like a dream, on and offroad, and costs 1/2-1/3 the cost of those others you mentioned. Also, at least in the U.S., finding a shop that can repair a Ford is a lot easier than those others, keeping maintainence bills lower.
You mean like this one? Game Boy Advance SP Earphone Adapter:...
Of course it's real. The vandals went blind looking at that red interior and couldn't find the walls to spraypaint on.
Well, they were until we slashdotted their TRS-80s.