"This, milord, is my family's axe. We have owned it for almost nine hundred years, see. Of course, sometimes it needed a new blade. And sometimes it has required a new handle, new designs on the metalwork, a little refreshing of the ornamentation . . . but is this not the nine hundred-year-old axe of my family? And because it has changed gently over time, it is still a pretty good axe, y'know. Pretty good."- Low King Rhys Rhysson
Well, when I first saw the article I immediately thought "Jesusphone!" but I didn't picture it as a crucifix... more like a multicolored "WWJD" on the screen
True, the particular variety of Buddhism practiced in Thailand is a big part of the reason why people are always smiling at you... Seriously, I've travelled a lot and nowhere have I seen friendlier people or better customer service
naked Buddhist pole dancers......
Oh yeah! Me and my wife had a great conversation with a couple of them
Sorry, but instead of buying a Mercedes, a buddhist with money should instead be financing an organization that feeds and clothes the poor......or maybe sending money to Ubuntu, I don't know...
Ya, my first question would be why they haven't made a movie yet. I don't care if it's starcraft, warcraft, or diablo, I'd drool over it just the same.
What the heck is wrong with local anesthesia? It seems that only in the USA are people so wimpy that they feel they need to be completely asleep just to fill a cavity
I just got a new Windows XP laptop at work... When I am working from home, I am expected to be available through Skype and MSN
So I go and download the latest version of MSN messenger... After a few hours of struggling with the huge load of adware bloat that is the latest MSN client I went and installed Pidgin for Windows
So now I have the IM experience I love from Linux in my Windows machine
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A young Obi Wan Kenobi flies with an Astrodroid, which is then used by his apprentice when he has grown old. The driod can still connect.
But all those years later, the poor droid can no longer fly...
Maybe if you use some piano wire instead of just string
"This, milord, is my family's axe. We have owned it for almost nine hundred years, see. Of course, sometimes it needed a new blade. And sometimes it has required a new handle, new designs on the metalwork, a little refreshing of the ornamentation . . . but is this not the nine hundred-year-old axe of my family? And because it has changed gently over time, it is still a pretty good axe, y'know. Pretty good."- Low King Rhys Rhysson
The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett
Didn't he get killed in the Watchmen movie?
Its been "the year of the Linux Desktop" at home for several years now, thank you...
My wife uses it confortably, after a lot of initial misgivings
My 4 year old uses it, and prefers TuxPaint to any other kids software he's seen
Well, when I first saw the article I immediately thought "Jesusphone!" but I didn't picture it as a crucifix... more like a multicolored "WWJD" on the screen
Wasn't that a CSI quote?
what one slightly crazy Son of God taught his students 2000 years ago.
[ducks!]
True, the particular variety of Buddhism practiced in Thailand is a big part of the reason why people are always smiling at you... Seriously, I've travelled a lot and nowhere have I seen friendlier people or better customer service
naked Buddhist pole dancers......
Oh yeah! Me and my wife had a great conversation with a couple of them
Sorry, but instead of buying a Mercedes, a buddhist with money should instead be financing an organization that feeds and clothes the poor... ...or maybe sending money to Ubuntu, I don't know...
Hey, I still remember being amazed by the cutscenes in the original Ninja Gaiden
Well, I purchased Guitar Hero World Tour earlier this month... but I think the previous activision game I bought was for my Atari 2600 ...so yeah
Ya, my first question would be why they haven't made a movie yet. I don't care if it's starcraft, warcraft, or diablo, I'd drool over it just the same.
Because Uwe Boll would end up directing...
Well, we already had to buy different plastic instruments for different music games*
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*Although I've been told that they have come to their senses and become compatible once again
Just change their logo to a Russian Leprechaun
Same here, there's a huge market of people using polaroid cameras that print ID-size pictures
Pay for the stables and the feed for a couple of horses and then talk about "efficiency"
Invaders from the dreaded blue-star!!
Microsoft would quickly oppose any attempt to sell computers with no OS... on the grounds that it would support piracy
Nobody drinks tap water in Mexico... Tap water is for bathing and the toilet
What the heck is wrong with local anesthesia? It seems that only in the USA are people so wimpy that they feel they need to be completely asleep just to fill a cavity
About Live Messenger, a funny anecdote:
I just got a new Windows XP laptop at work... When I am working from home, I am expected to be available through Skype and MSN
So I go and download the latest version of MSN messenger... After a few hours of struggling with the huge load of adware bloat that is the latest MSN client I went and installed Pidgin for Windows
So now I have the IM experience I love from Linux in my Windows machine
Rebates only work if you are in the US
Starcraft is a Blizzard game, their requirements are stupid low
They'd better... I would hate to think I need to upgrade my computers just to have my wife zerg-rush me!
No, you lean on them like cows, then push hard to tip them over