I would hardly call Radiohead the best band in the world, but I will certainly admit that they are way above average (when the average is the latest-britney-clone records and hip-hop records)
And in a country (USA) where 1/2 the federal representatives bitch about a person having to produce a picture ID to be able to vote...not gonna happen. Really?
How the heck do they verify that people don't vote twice, then? or vote in a different district or something like that?
I mean, even here in Mexico your voter card (which has become the de-facto id for everything here), has your picture, signature and thumbprint. And when you go to vote they check you against the federal registry book for that district, which has all the info on your voter card, including your picture so they can make sure it is really you.
Mexico went through several economic crisises during the 80's and 90's
It was not uncommon during the nineties to see luxury buildings half-made and abandoned after the last peso/dollar debacle...
Also there are several places where a family can buy a lot using their savings, and then pay a single mason for a week or so every once in a while (whenever they have some extra cash) to build the house slowly, one brick at a time.
Remember, Warner posted a loss last quarter because people are buying too many digital tracks
Untrue, the record companies are posting losses because their products can be copied verbatim ad infinitum and sold in a flea markets all over the world for one tenth the price.
Indeed, I am really astounded at the ammount of bile and anger that some people have responded with to the 4th edition announcement.
Don't get me wrong, I was angry too at first, but then I considered:
1- By the time it gets published next year, it will have been 8-9 years since 3.0, 4-5 since 3.5...
2- My 3.0/3.5 supplements will be outdated, yes... But hey! I still use a lot of stuff from my 2nd edition supplements, so my investment is still sound (and no, I am not going to sell/burn my previous edition products)
3- Every edition has been much better than the one before. This alone is good reason not to quit D&D before at least taking a good look at the new core rulebooks.
4- And finally, if everything that can go wrong goes wrong (for instance: D&D now requires official, nonstandard plastic miniatures (false), you cannot play offline and you must pay $30.00USD a month to unlock your Quantum DRM'd content (false), you cannot etc. etc. etc.), people will go ahead and "fork" the D20 Rules and come up with some nice alternatives for tabletop, pen & paper fantasy roleplaying (some people already have, check TrueD20 and other derivative games)
I remember a digital/tube Guitar preamp (or was it an amp?) a few years ago that had a bunch of knobs in the face of it with stepper motors.
The idea was that you could press a pedal to get a preset and the knobs would automatically move to the preset's position, but then if you didnt quite like any of the parameters you could get down and twist a knob or two manually (and presumably change the preset to the new position)
It was supposed to help bridge digital effects to "cro-magnon" rock guitarists that like their Les Pauls, their Tube Marshalls and (if any effects are to be used at all) their 20 year old stomp pedals with knobs.
The next change is Microsoft's privacy policy will allow them to view, copy, alter, or delete any and all data located on a computer running any Microsoft software.
Ok, I'll bite: Do you have any hard proof to these allegations?
I really think there's a big difference between "tracking down users" for marketing purposes, or to track down cracked software users... That kind of thing will be mostly transparent to a non-knowledgeable user....but if Windows update starts deleting mp3 collections, 3rd party apps or utilities, etc. from users computers, people are bound to notice!
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I would hardly call Radiohead the best band in the world, but I will certainly admit that they are way above average (when the average is the latest-britney-clone records and hip-hop records)
Well, in that case, the easy answer is for the Federal Goverment to issue free id voter cards to all registered adults.
C'mon, if Mexico can do it you can do it
(Disclaimer: linked site is in spanish, but you can see the id card design)
How the heck do they verify that people don't vote twice, then? or vote in a different district or something like that?
I mean, even here in Mexico your voter card (which has become the de-facto id for everything here), has your picture, signature and thumbprint. And when you go to vote they check you against the federal registry book for that district, which has all the info on your voter card, including your picture so they can make sure it is really you.
Here in Mexico we have a saying:
"Más sabe el Diablo por viejo que por diablo"
Translates to:
"The Devil knows more (tricks) because he's old than because he's the devil"
And Nschubach wins honorable mention for the 2007 Darwin Awards!!!
Congratulations!!
The iphone is worth whatever you are willing to pay for it... it is not a tradeable commodity
Wham! the thing you bought yesterday depreciates 30% overnight.
Depreciates? Were you planning on selling it?
I don't really think there is a market for used cell phones or for used ipods...
mod parent up.
Mexico went through several economic crisises during the 80's and 90's
It was not uncommon during the nineties to see luxury buildings half-made and abandoned after the last peso/dollar debacle...
Also there are several places where a family can buy a lot using their savings, and then pay a single mason for a week or so every once in a while (whenever they have some extra cash) to build the house slowly, one brick at a time.
Remember, Warner posted a loss last quarter because people are buying too many digital tracks
Untrue, the record companies are posting losses because their products can be copied verbatim ad infinitum and sold in a flea markets all over the world for one tenth the price.
or the current Yokozuna!
Indeed, I am really astounded at the ammount of bile and anger that some people have responded with to the 4th edition announcement.
Don't get me wrong, I was angry too at first, but then I considered:
1- By the time it gets published next year, it will have been 8-9 years since 3.0, 4-5 since 3.5...
2- My 3.0/3.5 supplements will be outdated, yes... But hey! I still use a lot of stuff from my 2nd edition supplements, so my investment is still sound (and no, I am not going to sell/burn my previous edition products)
3- Every edition has been much better than the one before. This alone is good reason not to quit D&D before at least taking a good look at the new core rulebooks.
4- And finally, if everything that can go wrong goes wrong (for instance: D&D now requires official, nonstandard plastic miniatures (false), you cannot play offline and you must pay $30.00USD a month to unlock your Quantum DRM'd content (false), you cannot etc. etc. etc.), people will go ahead and "fork" the D20 Rules and come up with some nice alternatives for tabletop, pen & paper fantasy roleplaying (some people already have, check TrueD20 and other derivative games)
Seriously guys, take it easy!
I find that such "prideful employees" are usually stupid gits.
If they can't tolerate criticism of their employer, chances are they are not going to be open to constructive self-analysis.
Not really the kind of guy who can post intelligent, informed articles to Wikipedia.
As long as introducing ludicrous "think of the children" bills is profitable to politicians, there will be more and more videogame regulation bills.
As someone already posted above, creating a classical astrological chart requires geometrical knowledge of at least a high school level.
I remember a digital/tube Guitar preamp (or was it an amp?) a few years ago that had a bunch of knobs in the face of it with stepper motors.
The idea was that you could press a pedal to get a preset and the knobs would automatically move to the preset's position, but then if you didnt quite like any of the parameters you could get down and twist a knob or two manually (and presumably change the preset to the new position)
It was supposed to help bridge digital effects to "cro-magnon" rock guitarists that like their Les Pauls, their Tube Marshalls and (if any effects are to be used at all) their 20 year old stomp pedals with knobs.
Obligatory Joke:
What was the last thing on Princess Diana's head just before she died? The car's engine
That's why the company I work in requests a copy of the death certificate in order to cancel an account due to the owner passing away.
If they have already announced it, it means that the patent has already been granted.
No, he's Montgomery Burns
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Well, considering the ammount of funding it gets from the USA, Israel is close to becoming its 51st state
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The next change is Microsoft's privacy policy will allow them to view, copy, alter, or delete any and all data located on a computer running any Microsoft software.
...but if Windows update starts deleting mp3 collections, 3rd party apps or utilities, etc. from users computers, people are bound to notice!
Ok, I'll bite: Do you have any hard proof to these allegations?
I really think there's a big difference between "tracking down users" for marketing purposes, or to track down cracked software users... That kind of thing will be mostly transparent to a non-knowledgeable user.
And this can easily turn into a major backlash.
And I'm not even going to begin with what you and your sister do every night in the basement with that Amiga!
Can I come over and play too? I can bring another Amiga for more fun and games!
(7) Mary Sue
At some point, it would be easier to just play the piano.
Not if the pianist is dead!