Nope. Not me. I buy games, but won't buy any that have excessive DRM. Bought Dragon Age and Crysis but will leave the sequels alone. Am an avid BF fan but didn't touch the one set in the future because of in-game advertising.
I am not mad at pirates, because I believe the vast majority WOULD NOT BUY THE GAME. It is the fucktards in publisher management that want you to believe that. And remember, the publishers are the middlemen that make most of the money for doing sweet FA. The stockbrokers of the media world.
The real truth is that generation X want far more stuff than they can afford. So something has to give. Either the price comes down or they pirate.
Two things spring to mind. Firstly didn't you drive the car before you bought it? And secondly, if you care enough to notice why haven't you asked your friends if you can take theirs for a spin to confirm your doubts. Don't take it as a critisism, my criteria for cars are safety, fuel economy and reliability, in roughly that order.
"wind needs to be supported by hydro and natural gas "
No it doesn't. It needs to be supported by a base load energy source. Hot rock geothermal (such as in Australia's Cooper basin) would fit the bill, which is both safe and not particularly bad for the environment.
I live off tank water. If I didn't and they stopped main supply I soon would.
Back in the real world, people will find a way to work around it, other people will find a way of making it so that idiots can use, and hey presto, we are back to square one.
Just off the top of my head embedding tracker info in jpg's springs to mind. Dump the jpg's on major image sharing sites and write a browser that can find and decode the trackers.
The logical conclusion to draw would be that the footage is worse than the rumours that will be made by not releasing it.
However most nuclear agencies seem to have secrecy as a default stance (one of the things which makes the Nuclear industry so dodgy IMHO) so it is just as likely that it hasn't been released because no-one wants to make the decision.
Well you do have the San Andreas Fault, although I am not sure it is subducting as the plates seem to be moving in opposite directions. Still gives quite a kick when it slips though.
I saw one hell of a lot of plastic greenhouses and cloches in the tsunami video clip.
As for arable land being high up, it isn't the case in many European countries. In the UK for example, Norfolk is hugely productive farmland that consists of mostly drained fenland that struggles to be above sea level when the tide is out. Ditto for Holland.
Amsterdam has had Febo for decades. No touchscreen, just a wall of little pigeon holes with doors that allow access to fast food without interacting with humans. Great for the munchies...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEBO
I would give you mod points if I had any.
I pirate things that I don't think have much value to me, are way over-priced, or are easier to get via piracy (the latest BBC shows for example).
But I spend a fair amount of cash on the things that have high value to me, such as games and other computer software. Used to hate steam but now am bordering on a fan boy - it is very easy and I love the way games are portable across machines. The games I buy I get good value out of - 100+ hours normally for something that costs twice as much as a movie that gives 1.5 hours of possible entertainment.
I think the message is simple. Make it easy. Make it good value (not necessarily cheap). Otherwise a significant number will pirate.
Oh, and there will always be those that pirate to save whatever price it is. But the majority are lazy, and so will take the path of least resistance as long as they think they are getting value.
Didn't work so well for Australia's airports though did it?
And we are only getting away from Telstra being a monopoly by a Telstra specific legislation, which surely is the antithesis of capitalism?
Have you ever seen a child support payment that really was equal to half the cost of feeding, clothing, housing, and medical care for the child?
Yep. I pay $950 a month. And bear in mind this is after I gave my ex the house and the car. For the record, in my case I don't mind. But you can't deny the system is rigged in favour of women in many countries, which is what the OP was on about.
And here is the problem with your 'predictions of what really happened'
He didn't flee Sweden. He was investigated AND CLEARED by the Swedish prosecutor the first time around (I think it took about 3 months). During this time he co-operated. After he got propelled to stardom with the latest round of leaks the case got revived by a new prosecutor. He tried repeatedly to contact her, but instead she puts out a international arrest warrant even though at the time he wasn't charged.
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Nope. Not me. I buy games, but won't buy any that have excessive DRM. Bought Dragon Age and Crysis but will leave the sequels alone. Am an avid BF fan but didn't touch the one set in the future because of in-game advertising. I am not mad at pirates, because I believe the vast majority WOULD NOT BUY THE GAME. It is the fucktards in publisher management that want you to believe that. And remember, the publishers are the middlemen that make most of the money for doing sweet FA. The stockbrokers of the media world. The real truth is that generation X want far more stuff than they can afford. So something has to give. Either the price comes down or they pirate.
Two things spring to mind. Firstly didn't you drive the car before you bought it? And secondly, if you care enough to notice why haven't you asked your friends if you can take theirs for a spin to confirm your doubts. Don't take it as a critisism, my criteria for cars are safety, fuel economy and reliability, in roughly that order.
I would say that people are rationally afraid of the nuclear bogeyman. Because when it goes wrong it can contaminate a whole continent.
"wind needs to be supported by hydro and natural gas " No it doesn't. It needs to be supported by a base load energy source. Hot rock geothermal (such as in Australia's Cooper basin) would fit the bill, which is both safe and not particularly bad for the environment.
Google have scanned 15 million books without the approval of the copyright owner. They gonna block Google?
I live off tank water. If I didn't and they stopped main supply I soon would. Back in the real world, people will find a way to work around it, other people will find a way of making it so that idiots can use, and hey presto, we are back to square one. Just off the top of my head embedding tracker info in jpg's springs to mind. Dump the jpg's on major image sharing sites and write a browser that can find and decode the trackers.
The logical conclusion to draw would be that the footage is worse than the rumours that will be made by not releasing it. However most nuclear agencies seem to have secrecy as a default stance (one of the things which makes the Nuclear industry so dodgy IMHO) so it is just as likely that it hasn't been released because no-one wants to make the decision.
Actually I believe it is Gods wrath at the way society is going to the dogs...
It's raining. I'll wait until next time.
I think we underestimate peoples stupidity. Take the recent case in Australia - invitations to a open house party go viral on facebook and tens of thousands sign up. You would think that the young girl would have got the message, but if you RTA you will see that afterwards she made a journalist her friend. WTF? http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/teens-facebook-party-cancelled-as-200k-threaten-to-show-up-20110314-1btsl.html
Well you do have the San Andreas Fault, although I am not sure it is subducting as the plates seem to be moving in opposite directions. Still gives quite a kick when it slips though.
I saw one hell of a lot of plastic greenhouses and cloches in the tsunami video clip. As for arable land being high up, it isn't the case in many European countries. In the UK for example, Norfolk is hugely productive farmland that consists of mostly drained fenland that struggles to be above sea level when the tide is out. Ditto for Holland.
Building away from the edges of tectonic plates would be a start.
Amsterdam has had Febo for decades. No touchscreen, just a wall of little pigeon holes with doors that allow access to fast food without interacting with humans. Great for the munchies... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEBO
So where is the money coming FROM to pay these parasites then?
I would give you mod points if I had any. I pirate things that I don't think have much value to me, are way over-priced, or are easier to get via piracy (the latest BBC shows for example). But I spend a fair amount of cash on the things that have high value to me, such as games and other computer software. Used to hate steam but now am bordering on a fan boy - it is very easy and I love the way games are portable across machines. The games I buy I get good value out of - 100+ hours normally for something that costs twice as much as a movie that gives 1.5 hours of possible entertainment. I think the message is simple. Make it easy. Make it good value (not necessarily cheap). Otherwise a significant number will pirate. Oh, and there will always be those that pirate to save whatever price it is. But the majority are lazy, and so will take the path of least resistance as long as they think they are getting value.
Nope. Last time I looked it was two continents. North and South. I think you might be thinking of the United States of America.
Actually someone should point the house on the hill to redtube in high definition. THEN they will understand why we need the speed.
Didn't work so well for Australia's airports though did it? And we are only getting away from Telstra being a monopoly by a Telstra specific legislation, which surely is the antithesis of capitalism?
Neither the UK or Australia will extradite if the charge carries a maximum penalty of death.
The man also chooses whether to take precautions to prevent birth. If they don't, or they trust their partner to manage it, they take a risk...
Have you ever seen a child support payment that really was equal to half the cost of feeding, clothing, housing, and medical care for the child?
Yep. I pay $950 a month. And bear in mind this is after I gave my ex the house and the car. For the record, in my case I don't mind. But you can't deny the system is rigged in favour of women in many countries, which is what the OP was on about.
And here is the problem with your 'predictions of what really happened' He didn't flee Sweden. He was investigated AND CLEARED by the Swedish prosecutor the first time around (I think it took about 3 months). During this time he co-operated. After he got propelled to stardom with the latest round of leaks the case got revived by a new prosecutor. He tried repeatedly to contact her, but instead she puts out a international arrest warrant even though at the time he wasn't charged.
I have built my own desktops since my second computer (a 386). But it is not so easy to DIY a laptop though.
wot is this hyper bowl that you refer to? Is it better than the super bowl?