I see your analogy. We understand the syntax of DNA, but we don't completely understand the semantics of the tokens. So, we're haphazardly slapping together tokens to form grammatically correct sentences with limited comprehension of their meanings. This is like the opposite of a new language speaker who puts the correct words together with improper syntax. We're like new programmers who are giddy thinking they're done because the code compiled.
That sparrow was simply incensed that puny humans would dare try to speak to him through such a crude facsimile. Ripping it's head off was the only means he had to communicate that to us in a language we could understand.
NASCAR fans are among the most loyal to their sponsors which is in part why the sport is so popular with them. They shell out a lot of money and will even switch brands when a favorite team/driver switches.
They've been claiming their regional rivals have been a year away from an evil nuke for probably 10 years now. Israel needs to STFU and worry about the 200 or so unreported nukes they have in flagrant violation of the same international laws they want Iran eviscerated under.
So, if continents are floating in the Earth's crust that is forming at the Atlantic ridge for one and submerging at the Pacific ridge, why isn't the surface being completely reformed and continents regularly melted completely and recycles? Do the major continents float on top of the crust?
As a rough example, Google used to make keeping your accounts completely isolated rather seamless. Then, they decided that wasn't good enough for profiling so they made account switching a total pain in the ass. Note, I'm not talking about accound switching within THEIR control. I mean account switching so that Google has no idea that your YouTube account and your GMail account belong to the same person.
All I'm saying is, the marketroids will figure out a way to make your browsing experience miserable w/o disabling this feature.
A classic example of this was Joe the Plumber in the 2008 campaign. Here was a guy making $40K a year and when he got the ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity to ask a potential President a question, he didn't even use his own financial data! Spoon fed by partisan radio, he threw out what was the de facto standard net income for EVERY small business which was of course the exact $250K that was the cutoff for Obama's planned tax hike.
He didn't say, I make $40K what are you going to do for me? He said, I'm going to buy my boss's company (with money he didn't have) and instantly make the convenient $250K/year. Not $200K, not $300K, not $240K, not 251K, but EXACTLY $250K/year lol. One half is so dissociated from their own economic situation by political spinmeisters that they don't even associate with their own needs! That's like Thulsa Doom getting the priestess to jump off the cliff wall!
Ever had a conversation with these guys about how they do their jobs? They think in the short term and quantitatively, not quantitatively. They figure if they can get 2 subpar H-IBs at the same price as a 50 year-old, it evens out in the end.
Short story, I had a great conversation with one of these guys years back who was a manager of a chain restaurant. He was explaining to me the glorious logic of shorting ingredients to save money. How, by removing one pickle from a sandwich you could save millions a year. He was wildly enthusiastic about how powerful a management tool that shorting ingredients was. Now, as I listened to this my thoughts were on the long term effects of this policy and the promotion he was angling for.
So, Joe the manager cuts one pickle, saves the company $10 million a year and gets promoted up. Kelly takes his place and wants to move up too. So, she decides to make the buns 1 ounce smaller. She saves the company mad money and gets promoted up as well. And so on and so on until a premier chain restaurant starts looking more like McDonalds quality. But, none of those guys care because by the time the shit hits the fan they're probably cashed out!
Yeah they came up w/ an MDC system (mega damage capacity) which was roughly 100 SDC=1MDC and nothing SDC damage class could hurt anything MDC. It's like a crude armor piercing system. That works OK I guess when all youre concerned about is robots bashing each other, but when a game world gets as complex as Rifts with so many levels of players, vehicles, robots, aircraft, etc. it can cause problems. That leads to the power creeping when you've got some mage casting spells w/ enough damage to flatten a city.
I just did a quick 12 log sample and 1/2 of the blind login attempts on a public VM we have are from China. Others from Europe and Latin America, one from the US.
And, I'd say it's way overpowered. Right now, I can play BF3 and Eve simultaneously w/ no problems. I got it for future proofing my gaming needs. Hardware has to be ahead, though. If it wasn't gamers would be in a constant cycle of upgrading hardware. By getting the latest/greatest, I've seen that I can go about 5 years before needing an upgrade to stay current.
Actually, that was their weakness. They were dedicated to a one-rules system for all their RPGs; even when it made no sense. It worked great for Palladium, but it sucked for Rifts and Robotech which I played a lot. Robots and technology simply need a different system.
There's a lot of domestic fake maple syrup, which is nothing but maple syrup-flavored corn syrup. So, don't get too nationalistic in criticizing the crap the Chinese are sending us.
BTW, I heard a year or so a go there was an effort to make a law banning selling anything not pure maple syrup as such.
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You mean like how people stopped playing Battlefield when people started buying cheats?
I see your analogy. We understand the syntax of DNA, but we don't completely understand the semantics of the tokens. So, we're haphazardly slapping together tokens to form grammatically correct sentences with limited comprehension of their meanings. This is like the opposite of a new language speaker who puts the correct words together with improper syntax. We're like new programmers who are giddy thinking they're done because the code compiled.
I was aiming for the big one and the little one motif.
I'm starting a NEW poll for Wookie and Ewok.
Well, it was just some chick after all.
That sparrow was simply incensed that puny humans would dare try to speak to him through such a crude facsimile. Ripping it's head off was the only means he had to communicate that to us in a language we could understand.
NASCAR fans are among the most loyal to their sponsors which is in part why the sport is so popular with them. They shell out a lot of money and will even switch brands when a favorite team/driver switches.
Wait, are you sure he received an implant and didn't just demand it from some 3rd world orphan to pay off a family debt?
They've been claiming their regional rivals have been a year away from an evil nuke for probably 10 years now. Israel needs to STFU and worry about the 200 or so unreported nukes they have in flagrant violation of the same international laws they want Iran eviscerated under.
So, if continents are floating in the Earth's crust that is forming at the Atlantic ridge for one and submerging at the Pacific ridge, why isn't the surface being completely reformed and continents regularly melted completely and recycles? Do the major continents float on top of the crust?
As a rough example, Google used to make keeping your accounts completely isolated rather seamless. Then, they decided that wasn't good enough for profiling so they made account switching a total pain in the ass. Note, I'm not talking about accound switching within THEIR control. I mean account switching so that Google has no idea that your YouTube account and your GMail account belong to the same person.
All I'm saying is, the marketroids will figure out a way to make your browsing experience miserable w/o disabling this feature.
You're right. Cops in my neighborhood are busy finding dark parking lots and deep corners of parking garages to hide out in.
But, when I do I choose Dos Equis.
I notice you said the *month* after you left. Are you by chance a werewolf?
Was she speaking metaphorically?
They've now got the mopping algorithm locked up; enough with the kitchen use cases get back to the bedroom guys.
A classic example of this was Joe the Plumber in the 2008 campaign. Here was a guy making $40K a year and when he got the ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity to ask a potential President a question, he didn't even use his own financial data! Spoon fed by partisan radio, he threw out what was the de facto standard net income for EVERY small business which was of course the exact $250K that was the cutoff for Obama's planned tax hike.
He didn't say, I make $40K what are you going to do for me? He said, I'm going to buy my boss's company (with money he didn't have) and instantly make the convenient $250K/year. Not $200K, not $300K, not $240K, not 251K, but EXACTLY $250K/year lol. One half is so dissociated from their own economic situation by political spinmeisters that they don't even associate with their own needs! That's like Thulsa Doom getting the priestess to jump off the cliff wall!
Ever had a conversation with these guys about how they do their jobs? They think in the short term and quantitatively, not quantitatively. They figure if they can get 2 subpar H-IBs at the same price as a 50 year-old, it evens out in the end.
Short story, I had a great conversation with one of these guys years back who was a manager of a chain restaurant. He was explaining to me the glorious logic of shorting ingredients to save money. How, by removing one pickle from a sandwich you could save millions a year. He was wildly enthusiastic about how powerful a management tool that shorting ingredients was. Now, as I listened to this my thoughts were on the long term effects of this policy and the promotion he was angling for.
So, Joe the manager cuts one pickle, saves the company $10 million a year and gets promoted up. Kelly takes his place and wants to move up too. So, she decides to make the buns 1 ounce smaller. She saves the company mad money and gets promoted up as well. And so on and so on until a premier chain restaurant starts looking more like McDonalds quality. But, none of those guys care because by the time the shit hits the fan they're probably cashed out!
If by "here" you mean your day job, I'll believe it. That pun was baaad ;)
Yeah they came up w/ an MDC system (mega damage capacity) which was roughly 100 SDC=1MDC and nothing SDC damage class could hurt anything MDC. It's like a crude armor piercing system. That works OK I guess when all youre concerned about is robots bashing each other, but when a game world gets as complex as Rifts with so many levels of players, vehicles, robots, aircraft, etc. it can cause problems. That leads to the power creeping when you've got some mage casting spells w/ enough damage to flatten a city.
I just did a quick 12 log sample and 1/2 of the blind login attempts on a public VM we have are from China. Others from Europe and Latin America, one from the US.
And, I'd say it's way overpowered. Right now, I can play BF3 and Eve simultaneously w/ no problems. I got it for future proofing my gaming needs. Hardware has to be ahead, though. If it wasn't gamers would be in a constant cycle of upgrading hardware. By getting the latest/greatest, I've seen that I can go about 5 years before needing an upgrade to stay current.
Actually, that was their weakness. They were dedicated to a one-rules system for all their RPGs; even when it made no sense. It worked great for Palladium, but it sucked for Rifts and Robotech which I played a lot. Robots and technology simply need a different system.
At the pace humanity is going, we're going to surpass nature in the decades to come.
There's a lot of domestic fake maple syrup, which is nothing but maple syrup-flavored corn syrup. So, don't get too nationalistic in criticizing the crap the Chinese are sending us.
BTW, I heard a year or so a go there was an effort to make a law banning selling anything not pure maple syrup as such.