Exactly, people who can carry themselves with presence and don't look easy are often not targets. If you're clutching your laptop case, purse, wallet, or whatever for dear life, they can sense and see how uncertain you are.
If you've never been to the 'big' city and don't know your way around, just walk with purpose and act like you know where you're going. Stay around people. Don't carry lose things. Purse goes around your shoulder if you can hold on to it, or around your kneck if you've got a long strap. Wear boots, not high heels if you're going to be in a croud. I've known a few cons (through a prison ministry) and they say that they'll pass on a woman in boots in favor for the stilleto heels every day of the week. Boots usually mean they don't mind hitting hard.
Above all, travel with people you know, and don't carry anything you don't NEED. If you don't have it, they can't want it.
Heh, what's you're point? When Crusin' the World came out in the arcade, I'd reach over and turn the other wheel hard at a crucial point if my buddy wasn't paying attention. He caught on and started hitting my view buttons to screw with me. We'd waste a good 20 bucks on that game ever week or so for a few months.
I too am a new Dreamcast owner. Can you or someone else point out some links to some good homebrew projects or ports? Maybe a site that will teach us to not make coasters?
My old dorm-mates would bow before you. My personal best was just over seven minutes. That was third place in the dorm. Barely surpassed by the owner of the game at 8 and a half. But I'll never forget walking into the room and seeing this guy on 30minutes of play... and then he got bored and shut it off.
Where do you think my grades went to in college? I was pulling low B's in everything, but A's and S's in House of the Dead, yeah! That and Perfect Dark. Oh, I am not proud of that.
Pretty solid arguement, really. I've made the same arguement trying to prove that, in essence, cars, planes, microwaves and the like are all 'natural.' I would say the earth certainly has a tolerance* for what we can do to it reguardless of the arguement, however.
In my opinion, if there's going to be a 'Rapture,' most likely God's waiting for the world he made to be so screwed over by us that he's gonna just end it before it blows up.
*I like the word 'tolerance,' a lot for it's original meanings. "The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism" and "The capacity to endure hardship or pain."
Agreed 100%. So, why is it so hard to keep this from happening? I'd be fine installing flash and shockwave with an external application. I'd be fine having to download anything to my HardDisk, scan it, and then be able to open it (movies, photos, executable).
I would append, under no circumstance may internet content instruct my browser to be a certain size, take away from any functionality of either the mouse or shortcuts... a true sandbox.
But then there are the legions of more casual gamers who only upgrade every several years or so -- as long as they can play what's available at their local games shop
It's about time somebody said it. In fact, I'd say that not even 5% of gamers are so hardcore that they upgrade anything in their PC every six months or less. I usually just get construct a cheap rig and upgrade it after a year or two and then jump to the next cheap rig and re-use any parts that I can. I do have a desktop replacement that I replace every two years or so as well. I'm one of the legion, I suppose.
Hey moderators. Parent poster isn't flamebate. It's a genuine question. From the pictures, it looks like a frog-gator or a croca-toad. Perhaps, even the earliest ninja turtle.
Lighten up, it's not like he said evolution was a croc... no pun intended.
In fact, a lot of the HD TV's that made it into homes aren't even HD. They're HD compatible. They run in 480p at max (for me, that's an upgrade). I have no clue what percent of these are in the 10% market penetration, though. I just remember back in 1998 I worked for Best Buy pulling TV's off the top shelf for people who wanted to have the best and newest. The TV's said "HD Compatible" or "HD Ready" on the box/sticker. Some of them were even 480i TV's with an image processor that downgraded HD signals. People didn't understand what HD was, but the sales staff were ordered to push it out the door. Yeah, some of the sets would play DVDs better than the old ones, but none of them were actually HD.
The GP is Nintendo specific. And all Nintendo home consoles have made thier debute at $199.99. (May be wrong about the NES with the robot, but I think the normal system was still 200 bucks). If you want to talk expensive systems, look at the Neo Geo Gold. 700 bucks and the games were up to 200 each.
But GP poster is making a point about Nintendo doing well in relation to their being affordable.
Think about it. This will make the crossover that much easier for Windows users. Now they'll see or hear that they can buy a Mac, and use the operating system they know already and learn a new OS that lot's of people say is better, but never use because they can't afford it. Just like me...
Most of your post is redundant, conisdering the rest of the educational responses. I'm not really concerned about how much the power costs. People find ways to live when they have to make do. I know I can do without a lot of luxeries, so I'm not concerned if I have to give up a few, or almost all of them.
I doubt the cost would rise above several dollars. I never said we had to shut down the coal plants today (although I've often imagined what post-tech world like that would be like in such a situation).
On the bottom line, we can compare this to buying a house, cost wise. If you pay more now, you'll pay MUCH less later. Pay off the mortgage on a $180,000 house at 1200/mo for 30 years. You pay $432,000. Pay it off now, you pay $180,000.
Pay 8-20 cents per KWHr now, or your kids, and their kids can pay thousands of dallors for their skin cancer treatment later. They'll be buying second-hand re-breathers with slightly used CO2 scrubbers. Parents will be slathering kids with SPF400 zinc-paste just to wait at the bus-stop in LA to avoid permanent skin damage.
I know it's a bit extreem, but this is the kind of world we're running towards. I'll take the more expensive, safer future, thanks. Oh, and I'm not a tree hugger. I'm a conservative Christian. I just believe that God intened us to take care of this place while we're using it.
I'm all for finding ways of cutting power cusumption. I already never watch TV. I only light the rooms in my home that I use. What I'd like is maybe an LED replacement for some of the lighting in my home. I hate flouescent lighting, so I'm not really willing to give up my incandescent bulbs. Except in the kitchen. The light is too sterile for the living/bed/bathrooms. (Despite how little it costs to power them).
Thanks for the information. I'll grant that the show was rather old (200Mhz laptops at the time, IIRC).
I am also much less appaled now that there is some fact and evidence behind the rubutles. I still stand by my view that we need to stop burning coal, but I feel slightly less urgent about it. I mean, I love computers and all the luxuries as much as anybody else, but I wouldn't mind giving up a few of them to help out.
My next question is: What is the yeild from raw coal in the ground to energy produced and shipped (down the wire) to the home? Including getting it moving it, pulverizing it, burning it, powering the plant, and getting it out the door. You said 28MJ. How much of that goes for the ride, the crushing and to the plant itself (you've already compensated for heat innefficiency)?
All of these are good alternatives, but I'd say that we really need to SHUT DOWN coal plants. Yes, nuclear power is fine. More radioactive material is sent into the air via a coal plant's emmisions than nuclear power. I agree completely that solar equipment must be fully utilized, but these coal plants are atrocious. I first learned how bad these plant were a few years ago when I was watching the Discovery channel reporting on those massive dumptrucks at coal mines. An engineer was holding an eight pound chunk of coal and say, "This is just about enough power to turn on a laptop computer." I was appaled.
I'm not saying there isn't other things to worry about, but nuclear power isn't going to spew waste and carbon into the atmostphere. America could also take a look at the design of Frances 11 or so rebirthing power-plants that re-use radioactive matierial.
I'd rather see wind, solar, and hydro power riegn supreme, but where these are unavailable, we shouldn't be burning fuel like coal.
I agree, some of the bonus material is a little out there. I don't care about the theatrical trailer, I just watched the movie. But some movies have some pretty relevent material. It's actually fun. I believe my favorite would be The Incredibles. On the 2nd disc there was a short file (Jak Jak Attack) which was just as well done as the movie. There was also a large list of the other superheroes with interviews before they went into hiding. Much like the way the movie began (but only sound). Very interesting, and some were very cool (one of them is a drunk who starts yelling at people).
I'd say some of the other relevent material would include the outtakes like in Jackie Chan movies. On Ong-Bak there is a martial arts demo they did in France that is amazing to watch.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy did an amazing job with the extras because you didn't have to buy them. Yeah, it's more expensive to make a dual release of a movie, but there are a lot of people that just don't care about the extras, and would rather not pay for them.
I suppose I should have been more clear about this. The context of the studies was talking about teens who didn't do much else. So is the context of the thread I posted to. They rarely went outside or hung out with friends. They went to school/work, and sat in front of the monitor for multiple sessions a night. These teens stated that the more time they spent with their porn, the more depressed they felt (both girls and boys). And this was usually only when depression was involved, but in about half the cases, depression and low self worth would come along with time.
I'm not attacking you or anyone else. I don't care how often you jerk(ed) it. Or if you sunbath naked... have fun with that.
He made the distinction with being a recluse and being active. The whole porn thing is just a rider. Many studies show that teenagers (mostly boys) who solo it in front of the monitor have very low self esteem as a result. Though, often times, it was the low self esteem that put them there in the first place. It's just sinking is all.
Some poeple are comfortable, proud, or simply accept that jerking it consistantly is okay. That's fine, let them. They're making Kleenex a pretty penny. Overall it is much healthier for teenagers (and adults) to find a different outlet. People that spend more time outside or with friends tend to have much higher self esteem.
Or... in theory, you could watch the same quasar or monitor their watching of said quasar and gather the data and subvert all the pads. As far as they are from the Earth, I'd imagine there isn't much room for deviation in statistics if your near enough to where the data is being gathered.... eh?
Microsoft plans on counteracting McAffee, Symantec, and Trend Micro's speed crippling services with their own? Honestly. There are MUCH better tools out there that corporations could be using. Try using a Novell firewall in front of all your Windows boxes. Then subscribe to a good blocklist so your employees can't get to sights that are likely to be infected (employees will rarely, if ever, need access to warez, porn, or blogging sites).
The big names in anti-virus are just eating resources. Without them we wouldn't be upgrading our computers quite as often. I work on a 2000 box at work with only 256MB of RAM. It normally runs fast enough, but once there was a decision by scared execs Symantec was installed. Now I'm hitting the VRAM like a drunk hits the dollar tapps at happy hour.
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If you've never been to the 'big' city and don't know your way around, just walk with purpose and act like you know where you're going. Stay around people. Don't carry lose things. Purse goes around your shoulder if you can hold on to it, or around your kneck if you've got a long strap. Wear boots, not high heels if you're going to be in a croud. I've known a few cons (through a prison ministry) and they say that they'll pass on a woman in boots in favor for the stilleto heels every day of the week. Boots usually mean they don't mind hitting hard.
Above all, travel with people you know, and don't carry anything you don't NEED. If you don't have it, they can't want it.
Heh, what's you're point? When Crusin' the World came out in the arcade, I'd reach over and turn the other wheel hard at a crucial point if my buddy wasn't paying attention. He caught on and started hitting my view buttons to screw with me. We'd waste a good 20 bucks on that game ever week or so for a few months.
I too am a new Dreamcast owner. Can you or someone else point out some links to some good homebrew projects or ports? Maybe a site that will teach us to not make coasters?
My old dorm-mates would bow before you. My personal best was just over seven minutes. That was third place in the dorm. Barely surpassed by the owner of the game at 8 and a half. But I'll never forget walking into the room and seeing this guy on 30minutes of play... and then he got bored and shut it off.
Where do you think my grades went to in college? I was pulling low B's in everything, but A's and S's in House of the Dead, yeah! That and Perfect Dark.
Oh, I am not proud of that.
It'll be more like a drop of blood to make for damn sure you're the guy who bought it. Like in Gattaca
I'd say we're getting ahead of God. ;)
In my opinion, if there's going to be a 'Rapture,' most likely God's waiting for the world he made to be so screwed over by us that he's gonna just end it before it blows up.
*I like the word 'tolerance,' a lot for it's original meanings. "The ability of an organism to resist or survive infection by a parasitic or pathogenic organism" and "The capacity to endure hardship or pain."
I would append, under no circumstance may internet content instruct my browser to be a certain size, take away from any functionality of either the mouse or shortcuts... a true sandbox.
It's about time somebody said it. In fact, I'd say that not even 5% of gamers are so hardcore that they upgrade anything in their PC every six months or less. I usually just get construct a cheap rig and upgrade it after a year or two and then jump to the next cheap rig and re-use any parts that I can. I do have a desktop replacement that I replace every two years or so as well. I'm one of the legion, I suppose.
Lighten up, it's not like he said evolution was a croc... no pun intended.
In fact, a lot of the HD TV's that made it into homes aren't even HD. They're HD compatible. They run in 480p at max (for me, that's an upgrade). I have no clue what percent of these are in the 10% market penetration, though. I just remember back in 1998 I worked for Best Buy pulling TV's off the top shelf for people who wanted to have the best and newest. The TV's said "HD Compatible" or "HD Ready" on the box/sticker. Some of them were even 480i TV's with an image processor that downgraded HD signals. People didn't understand what HD was, but the sales staff were ordered to push it out the door. Yeah, some of the sets would play DVDs better than the old ones, but none of them were actually HD.
But GP poster is making a point about Nintendo doing well in relation to their being affordable.
Think about it. This will make the crossover that much easier for Windows users. Now they'll see or hear that they can buy a Mac, and use the operating system they know already and learn a new OS that lot's of people say is better, but never use because they can't afford it. Just like me...
I don't know if this is anything new, but I have an American version of the game where her default name is Aeris.
I doubt the cost would rise above several dollars. I never said we had to shut down the coal plants today (although I've often imagined what post-tech world like that would be like in such a situation).
On the bottom line, we can compare this to buying a house, cost wise. If you pay more now, you'll pay MUCH less later. Pay off the mortgage on a $180,000 house at 1200/mo for 30 years. You pay $432,000. Pay it off now, you pay $180,000.
Pay 8-20 cents per KWHr now, or your kids, and their kids can pay thousands of dallors for their skin cancer treatment later. They'll be buying second-hand re-breathers with slightly used CO2 scrubbers. Parents will be slathering kids with SPF400 zinc-paste just to wait at the bus-stop in LA to avoid permanent skin damage.
I know it's a bit extreem, but this is the kind of world we're running towards. I'll take the more expensive, safer future, thanks. Oh, and I'm not a tree hugger. I'm a conservative Christian. I just believe that God intened us to take care of this place while we're using it.
I'm all for finding ways of cutting power cusumption. I already never watch TV. I only light the rooms in my home that I use. What I'd like is maybe an LED replacement for some of the lighting in my home. I hate flouescent lighting, so I'm not really willing to give up my incandescent bulbs. Except in the kitchen. The light is too sterile for the living/bed/bathrooms. (Despite how little it costs to power them).
I am also much less appaled now that there is some fact and evidence behind the rubutles. I still stand by my view that we need to stop burning coal, but I feel slightly less urgent about it. I mean, I love computers and all the luxuries as much as anybody else, but I wouldn't mind giving up a few of them to help out.
My next question is: What is the yeild from raw coal in the ground to energy produced and shipped (down the wire) to the home? Including getting it moving it, pulverizing it, burning it, powering the plant, and getting it out the door. You said 28MJ. How much of that goes for the ride, the crushing and to the plant itself (you've already compensated for heat innefficiency)?
By the way, saw the movie in Japanese a while ago. It's amazing eye candy. Loved it.
I'm not saying there isn't other things to worry about, but nuclear power isn't going to spew waste and carbon into the atmostphere. America could also take a look at the design of Frances 11 or so rebirthing power-plants that re-use radioactive matierial.
I'd rather see wind, solar, and hydro power riegn supreme, but where these are unavailable, we shouldn't be burning fuel like coal.
I'd say some of the other relevent material would include the outtakes like in Jackie Chan movies. On Ong-Bak there is a martial arts demo they did in France that is amazing to watch.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy did an amazing job with the extras because you didn't have to buy them. Yeah, it's more expensive to make a dual release of a movie, but there are a lot of people that just don't care about the extras, and would rather not pay for them.
I'm not attacking you or anyone else. I don't care how often you jerk(ed) it. Or if you sunbath naked... have fun with that.
Some poeple are comfortable, proud, or simply accept that jerking it consistantly is okay. That's fine, let them. They're making Kleenex a pretty penny. Overall it is much healthier for teenagers (and adults) to find a different outlet. People that spend more time outside or with friends tend to have much higher self esteem.
Or... in theory, you could watch the same quasar or monitor their watching of said quasar and gather the data and subvert all the pads. As far as they are from the Earth, I'd imagine there isn't much room for deviation in statistics if your near enough to where the data is being gathered.... eh?
The big names in anti-virus are just eating resources. Without them we wouldn't be upgrading our computers quite as often. I work on a 2000 box at work with only 256MB of RAM. It normally runs fast enough, but once there was a decision by scared execs Symantec was installed. Now I'm hitting the VRAM like a drunk hits the dollar tapps at happy hour.