Oh, and by the way, if you make it easier to register a gun, and acquire a gun license, if one of the lawfully purchased guns is used in a crime, it's far easier for law enforcement to trace it back to its owner, so there.
Is the problem murders, or lawful gun ownership? The fact is, those that are licensed gun owners aren't the ones you need to worry about. It's the illegal gun owners that are a threat. And don't start telling me that lawful gun ownership increases the incidence of murder. If I'm going to kill you and I don't have a gun, I'm going to use some other lethal means of performing the deed. And if I'm a criminal and I need a gun, I can't lawfully acquire one anyway, so I'm going to get my hands on one illegally.
I was only joking around. In all seriousness, there are differences between men and women. (Trust me, I've seen a woman naked once. Then my mom screamed and kicked me out of the bathroom.) Even beyond biological differences, there are different ways men and women think and react to certain situations. These differences are natural, and we as a society need to stop pretending they don't exist and being afraid to acknowledge them. I know that I can't carry a child or breastfeed, and I know that women can't write their name in the snow with their own piss (at least not without getting it on their shoes). Cultural differences between men and women are the result not just of societal traditions, but also of these innate differences. It's also a proven scientific fact that women don't build muscle in the same way as men, which is why mixed-gender contact sports are a bad idea, and why certain clubs or events should remain gender specific. Even if they are forced to allow mixed-gender membership by some leftist idealist judge or politician, they should not have to change or eliminate certain parts of what they do to accommodate women.
Conservative sensationalism at its finest! This is a boiler-plate disclaimer that the publisher automatically attaches to its publications, probably to appease their legal staff. At no point in the article does Fox News actually cite a legitimate source of protest, other than Amazon.com customer reviews. "Under fire" !? Only by Fox News and the far-right zombies that blindly peddle Fox News' stories and swallow them as fact. This is poorly written drivel based on the insignificant ramblings of Internet nobodies like us. I hope the/. crowd has enough sense to read this article carefully and take note of its illegitimacy and its role as right-wing propaganda.
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Wrong. This is not beer, this is a distilled beverage. This technique isn't new, and the method of distillation is the only thing that makes this product distinct from traditional whiskey.
Lower power consumption is not a feature because you don't care about it?
Did I say it wasn't a feature because I didn't care about it? Go back and read my comment carefully before accusing me of not thinking, and referring to it as "dreck." No, wait, I'll save you the effort. I stated, "lower power consumption...means Sony is using fewer/smaller/cheaper components..." such as when they removed the emotion engine. Their goal wasn't to reduce power consumption, but to reduce manufacturing costs as Sony believes their in business to profit off of game consoles. And perhaps it was egocentric (not solipsistic) of me to think that because I don't view lower power consumption as a "feature", nobody else will either. Though in spite of you exposing my myopia on this matter, I somehow still doubt that's going to cause the slim to fly off the shelves. While I'm being egocentric, let me draw your attention to the selfish subject of this comment thread, which entitles me to be egocentric, "Not buying a PS3 now..."
Utter garbage. Nintendo is the only console manufacturer that insists on profiting on the hardware from day one. That is one of the reasons why their stuff is so underpowered compared to their competitors. "Content subscriptions"...on a Nintendo console? No, you must be thinking of World of Warcraft. If you're thinking at all, which I kinda doubt after reading your dreck.
You are correct, Nintendo is profiting from console sales with the Wii, as they have since at least 2006. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20061215092033.html But that's a bonus to them and only a very small portion of their corporate sales, and that bonus only comes from decades of understanding the industry. But once again you entirely missed my point, being that profit in the console gaming industry is not in the console itself, it's in the sales of software and subscription content. You don't think Nintendo profits from subscription content? That's their bread and butter! They sell "Wii Points" which are as much legal tender as Monopoly money, then convince their customer base to exchange their "Wii Points" for intangibles such as downloaded channels, classic games, videos and new games without physical media. But I'm the one that's "not thinking." I suppose now you're going to try to correct the use of the term subscription in reference to Wii Channels, Wii Ware and Virtual Console content, seeing as these content purchases remain on the Nintendo console indefinitely without the need to make regular payments to maintain them. However, I used the term content subscription in a more general sense, so as to refer to each of the 3 major next-generation console systems ability to deliver content via a network connection. The OED says I may do so, as it defines subscription as "A contribution of money for a specified object." Additionally, apparently console hardware specs aren't what sell consoles. The Sony PS3 has been in production for longer than the Nintendo Wii, yet Nintendo has already sold 67 million consoles worldwide while Sony has sold just half that.
To me, the $300 slim is not the same product as the 60Gb fat that had a hardware emotion engine, and the $300 model is the lowest spec'ed model they currently produce. But regardless of whether or not the product meets my requirements (it does not), $300 is still significantly higher than their competitor's products (Nintendo & Microsoft price points are currently $199). Also, lower power consumption is not a selling point for me. All that means is Sony is using fewer/smaller/cheaper components and brought their manufacturing cost down without making a correlative reduction in MSRP. Furthermore, if Sony wasn't prepared to price their console more competitively, they're in the wrong market. Video game console manufacturers are not in the business to profit off of console sales. Their profits come from software licensing, direct software sales and content subscriptions. Nintendo understands this concept (although they are also the most experienced in this arena). If you make the consoles cheap enough to get one in every household, you'll naturally sell more software titles or subscription content for your console.
That's still 14 years away. Ubuntu versions are YEAR.MONTH of release. 10.04 = April, 2010. Although they may get to X prior to version 24, as each release gets a new name, even if it's the second release in a year.
I was going to purchase a PS3 when they first released it because I was excited about the prospect of replacing my PS2 without losing my PS2 game library. But the launch price was just too damn high that I couldn't justify spending the money. Soon they lowered the price points just a little, but they discontinued hardware support for backwards compatibility. Since then they have continued to make their product worse without bringing the price down. They consistently remove features from their product line while their competitors add features and lower prices. I bought a Nintendo Wii when it first came out, because Nintendo figured out innovative concepts, reasonable launch pricing and not alienating their existing customer base by providing full backwards compatibility for everybody from day 1. Since I bought my Wii, Nintendo has continually added features (even unintended features, such as allowing me to install custom software on my Wii) that increase the value of my product.
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Oh, and by the way, if you make it easier to register a gun, and acquire a gun license, if one of the lawfully purchased guns is used in a crime, it's far easier for law enforcement to trace it back to its owner, so there.
Is the problem murders, or lawful gun ownership? The fact is, those that are licensed gun owners aren't the ones you need to worry about. It's the illegal gun owners that are a threat. And don't start telling me that lawful gun ownership increases the incidence of murder. If I'm going to kill you and I don't have a gun, I'm going to use some other lethal means of performing the deed. And if I'm a criminal and I need a gun, I can't lawfully acquire one anyway, so I'm going to get my hands on one illegally.
Like God?
OMG!! What have we done!? Let's hope these creatures don't become intelligent, and devise a way to harvest energy from "human batteries."
Depends on how dedicated/deviated you are. Some might think the dirty suit smells more "authentic" and therefore adds to the experience.
Only on /. would a comment like that be considered "Insightful"
I was only joking around. In all seriousness, there are differences between men and women. (Trust me, I've seen a woman naked once. Then my mom screamed and kicked me out of the bathroom.) Even beyond biological differences, there are different ways men and women think and react to certain situations. These differences are natural, and we as a society need to stop pretending they don't exist and being afraid to acknowledge them. I know that I can't carry a child or breastfeed, and I know that women can't write their name in the snow with their own piss (at least not without getting it on their shoes). Cultural differences between men and women are the result not just of societal traditions, but also of these innate differences. It's also a proven scientific fact that women don't build muscle in the same way as men, which is why mixed-gender contact sports are a bad idea, and why certain clubs or events should remain gender specific. Even if they are forced to allow mixed-gender membership by some leftist idealist judge or politician, they should not have to change or eliminate certain parts of what they do to accommodate women.
I think it's a good thing to admit women to traditionally all-male events. Nobody likes being stuck at a sausage party.
Still wondering when /. will allow women to register, comment and vote in polls.
The problem is what does mean a "developing country"?
Detroit.
Conservative sensationalism at its finest! This is a boiler-plate disclaimer that the publisher automatically attaches to its publications, probably to appease their legal staff. At no point in the article does Fox News actually cite a legitimate source of protest, other than Amazon.com customer reviews. "Under fire" !? Only by Fox News and the far-right zombies that blindly peddle Fox News' stories and swallow them as fact. This is poorly written drivel based on the insignificant ramblings of Internet nobodies like us. I hope the /. crowd has enough sense to read this article carefully and take note of its illegitimacy and its role as right-wing propaganda.
I'd say you're "Redundant."
Wrong. This is not beer, this is a distilled beverage. This technique isn't new, and the method of distillation is the only thing that makes this product distinct from traditional whiskey.
I had a 386/66 when I was about 12
Really? A 386/66? Well I have a 5G iPhone.
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How much is this in "barrels of monkeys" ?
I don't understand why you insist on bashing /. readers.
There are ATMs in the AC Trump Casinos that dispense $100s, and I'm sure elsewhere.
You want to continue arguing semantics, you're not worth my time and energy. Do your own fucking research.
Lower power consumption is not a feature because you don't care about it?
Did I say it wasn't a feature because I didn't care about it? Go back and read my comment carefully before accusing me of not thinking, and referring to it as "dreck." No, wait, I'll save you the effort. I stated, "lower power consumption...means Sony is using fewer/smaller/cheaper components..." such as when they removed the emotion engine. Their goal wasn't to reduce power consumption, but to reduce manufacturing costs as Sony believes their in business to profit off of game consoles. And perhaps it was egocentric (not solipsistic) of me to think that because I don't view lower power consumption as a "feature", nobody else will either. Though in spite of you exposing my myopia on this matter, I somehow still doubt that's going to cause the slim to fly off the shelves. While I'm being egocentric, let me draw your attention to the selfish subject of this comment thread, which entitles me to be egocentric, "Not buying a PS3 now..."
http://playstation.joystiq.com/2007/02/08/playstation-3-manufacturing-costs-to-go-down-way-down/
Utter garbage. Nintendo is the only console manufacturer that insists on profiting on the hardware from day one. That is one of the reasons why their stuff is so underpowered compared to their competitors. "Content subscriptions"...on a Nintendo console? No, you must be thinking of World of Warcraft. If you're thinking at all, which I kinda doubt after reading your dreck.
You are correct, Nintendo is profiting from console sales with the Wii, as they have since at least 2006. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20061215092033.html But that's a bonus to them and only a very small portion of their corporate sales, and that bonus only comes from decades of understanding the industry. But once again you entirely missed my point, being that profit in the console gaming industry is not in the console itself, it's in the sales of software and subscription content. You don't think Nintendo profits from subscription content? That's their bread and butter! They sell "Wii Points" which are as much legal tender as Monopoly money, then convince their customer base to exchange their "Wii Points" for intangibles such as downloaded channels, classic games, videos and new games without physical media. But I'm the one that's "not thinking." I suppose now you're going to try to correct the use of the term subscription in reference to Wii Channels, Wii Ware and Virtual Console content, seeing as these content purchases remain on the Nintendo console indefinitely without the need to make regular payments to maintain them. However, I used the term content subscription in a more general sense, so as to refer to each of the 3 major next-generation console systems ability to deliver content via a network connection. The OED says I may do so, as it defines subscription as "A contribution of money for a specified object." Additionally, apparently console hardware specs aren't what sell consoles. The Sony PS3 has been in production for longer than the Nintendo Wii, yet Nintendo has already sold 67 million consoles worldwide while Sony has sold just half that.
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/28/ds-sells-125-million-worldwide-wii-up-to-67-million/ http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps3_sale_e.html
So all those "Anonymous Coward" posts have been Terry Childs all along...
To me, the $300 slim is not the same product as the 60Gb fat that had a hardware emotion engine, and the $300 model is the lowest spec'ed model they currently produce. But regardless of whether or not the product meets my requirements (it does not), $300 is still significantly higher than their competitor's products (Nintendo & Microsoft price points are currently $199). Also, lower power consumption is not a selling point for me. All that means is Sony is using fewer/smaller/cheaper components and brought their manufacturing cost down without making a correlative reduction in MSRP. Furthermore, if Sony wasn't prepared to price their console more competitively, they're in the wrong market. Video game console manufacturers are not in the business to profit off of console sales. Their profits come from software licensing, direct software sales and content subscriptions. Nintendo understands this concept (although they are also the most experienced in this arena). If you make the consoles cheap enough to get one in every household, you'll naturally sell more software titles or subscription content for your console.
That's still 14 years away. Ubuntu versions are YEAR.MONTH of release. 10.04 = April, 2010. Although they may get to X prior to version 24, as each release gets a new name, even if it's the second release in a year.
I was going to purchase a PS3 when they first released it because I was excited about the prospect of replacing my PS2 without losing my PS2 game library. But the launch price was just too damn high that I couldn't justify spending the money. Soon they lowered the price points just a little, but they discontinued hardware support for backwards compatibility. Since then they have continued to make their product worse without bringing the price down. They consistently remove features from their product line while their competitors add features and lower prices. I bought a Nintendo Wii when it first came out, because Nintendo figured out innovative concepts, reasonable launch pricing and not alienating their existing customer base by providing full backwards compatibility for everybody from day 1. Since I bought my Wii, Nintendo has continually added features (even unintended features, such as allowing me to install custom software on my Wii) that increase the value of my product.
I'm a systems engineer. I'm paid for my time, and I get bonuses and pay increases for my results.
I don't have a /dev/ransom on my system... I have to agree with random.
Now you're misquoting the "don't tell your boss your password" rule. These were system passwords, NOT his personal user account.