Bull$#!%. The Empire was already in more or less total control of the galaxy (at least, the civilized parts). There weren't any external threats to the Empire when the Death Star was being built (the rebellion at that point was a bunch of pissant nobodies, that would promote anyone who walked into a strategery meeting to "General", that hardly justified the trouble of building a DS), therefore its use was purely offensive, first-strike Evil. It was Pearl Harbor, not Hiroshima.
And everyone in the Galaxy knew who they were. It's not like you could grow up even on podunk Tattooine and not have seen Stormtroopers. Anyone enlisting for that, and consciously deciding to ignore his "occasional doubt or twinge of conscience" because "Befehl ist Befehl" is literally "as guilty as sin".
So the rest of us should suffer because you want to get up earlier? This is precisely why I don't have kids. That, and no women will have sex with me, but the sleeping in is part of it too.
Given that the whole basis of our calendrical system is that at "noon", or "midday", the sun is supposed to be at the meridian point of its path across the sky, that is the most logical way to do it. Especially since nowadays, a significantly greater portion of the year, including most of when there IS sunny weather, is spent off of that kilter.
And the crew on the Death Star were just innocent bystanders.
Either your girlfriend is a bad person, or the corporation itself isn't so bad. Or you're a liar. But you can't have your cake and call it poisoned, too.
Dragging UI elements used to suck back in the days when you had to use those touchpads to navigate around the screen. Those buttons that you only had to click once were a great kludge for that situation, but now that people finally have computers so big they fill up a desk, with a device that sits on the desk for clicking stuff, this will totally make ergonomic sense!
Interesting. I knew about the mp3 part (unless you have a 64-bit version, but that's understandable what with this being 1998 and all), but the last time I tried the video (which was about a year ago when they sent me a coupon), I got stuck at the door.
I paid $25 annually for Barnes & Noble's "Reader's Advantage" card, which provides free shipping PLUS a discount 10%. That alone has added up to like four Doctor Who DVDs:-)
But Netflix works on my PS3 and Wii. Last I checked, I'd need a Windows PC to use Amazon streaming, and I don't need that kind of torture to watch Baby Mama.
If you make blanket statements about entire classes of people without evaluating the facts on an individual situational basis, I can't trust you to make intelligent decisions. So:-P
Because if they don't offer it, the customers will go to Starbucks, where the 700% markup on a cup of coffee makes up for the lost business the seatwarmers bring in?
... was Texas making off payroll taxes from the Texans who *were* employed, but are no longer? Probably not even close to the supposed sales tax bill, but hey, zero sources of $270-million income are always better than 1000 sources of *any* income, right?
Asking for a ZIP code IS a legitimate way of verifying a card isn't stolen. Probably not the best method, but it's a common one in the wild.
It's also a legitimate way for the store to say "Hey, we got a lot of customers coming in from two towns over to shop here. Maybe that'd be a smart place to build our next store."
Actually, HuffPo is relevant, at least to a bunch of hipster douchebags who get all their news on their Mac via some Portland coffee shop's free wi-fi. You know, the kind who will absolutely stand behind a $1/3-billion display of capitalism if it's done by anybody else, right?
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IANAL, but I think it's clear: defriending someone on Facebook does not count as a divorce or annulment.
Unless you're Krieger.
But I don't. I want vinyl-quality audio.
Bull$#!%. The Empire was already in more or less total control of the galaxy (at least, the civilized parts). There weren't any external threats to the Empire when the Death Star was being built (the rebellion at that point was a bunch of pissant nobodies, that would promote anyone who walked into a strategery meeting to "General", that hardly justified the trouble of building a DS), therefore its use was purely offensive, first-strike Evil. It was Pearl Harbor, not Hiroshima.
And everyone in the Galaxy knew who they were. It's not like you could grow up even on podunk Tattooine and not have seen Stormtroopers. Anyone enlisting for that, and consciously deciding to ignore his "occasional doubt or twinge of conscience" because "Befehl ist Befehl" is literally "as guilty as sin".
So the rest of us should suffer because you want to get up earlier? This is precisely why I don't have kids. That, and no women will have sex with me, but the sleeping in is part of it too.
Given that the whole basis of our calendrical system is that at "noon", or "midday", the sun is supposed to be at the meridian point of its path across the sky, that is the most logical way to do it. Especially since nowadays, a significantly greater portion of the year, including most of when there IS sunny weather, is spent off of that kilter.
So what, is Dennis Ritchie an alien? Was Grace Hopper?
I want to see the deleted scene with a bunch of alien worrying about if Guido got hit by a crazy human piloting a spacebus into the mothership?
And the crew on the Death Star were just innocent bystanders.
Either your girlfriend is a bad person, or the corporation itself isn't so bad. Or you're a liar. But you can't have your cake and call it poisoned, too.
"Go download me a hoagie from the Internet!"
Speaking as a Freemason, I wish this were true.
If the common man that that healthy a level of disrespect for tyranny, the cameras never would have made it up in the first place.
More likely he'd be the one to call the authorities on you.
Dragging UI elements used to suck back in the days when you had to use those touchpads to navigate around the screen. Those buttons that you only had to click once were a great kludge for that situation, but now that people finally have computers so big they fill up a desk, with a device that sits on the desk for clicking stuff, this will totally make ergonomic sense!
Your mom's gotta be like a billion and a half!
I nominate "outstall".
Hey! I'm only 29!
Prostitutes would have been cheaper, and he might have ACTUALLY gotten laid.
In in six months, when WP7 is a thing of the past, they'll be completely back under M$'s thumb.
Interesting. I knew about the mp3 part (unless you have a 64-bit version, but that's understandable what with this being 1998 and all), but the last time I tried the video (which was about a year ago when they sent me a coupon), I got stuck at the door.
Still doesn't put them on my television, though.
I paid $25 annually for Barnes & Noble's "Reader's Advantage" card, which provides free shipping PLUS a discount 10%. That alone has added up to like four Doctor Who DVDs :-)
But Netflix works on my PS3 and Wii. Last I checked, I'd need a Windows PC to use Amazon streaming, and I don't need that kind of torture to watch Baby Mama.
If you make blanket statements about entire classes of people without evaluating the facts on an individual situational basis, I can't trust you to make intelligent decisions. So :-P
Because if they don't offer it, the customers will go to Starbucks, where the 700% markup on a cup of coffee makes up for the lost business the seatwarmers bring in?
Most politicians want to succeed. It generally helps them get reelected.
Indeed, much of America's economic success comes directly from Texas's. So what's the big problem here?
... was Texas making off payroll taxes from the Texans who *were* employed, but are no longer? Probably not even close to the supposed sales tax bill, but hey, zero sources of $270-million income are always better than 1000 sources of *any* income, right?
Asking for a ZIP code IS a legitimate way of verifying a card isn't stolen. Probably not the best method, but it's a common one in the wild.
It's also a legitimate way for the store to say "Hey, we got a lot of customers coming in from two towns over to shop here. Maybe that'd be a smart place to build our next store."
Actually, HuffPo is relevant, at least to a bunch of hipster douchebags who get all their news on their Mac via some Portland coffee shop's free wi-fi. You know, the kind who will absolutely stand behind a $1/3-billion display of capitalism if it's done by anybody else, right?