You sort of did though. If your mother had died in child birth, or you were such an insane pain in the ass to deal with, your parents may not have had your younger siblings. I don't think Zima paved the way for Smirnoff Ice though, St. Ides predated Zima and was a malt beverage as well. And it was sorta fruity tasting and came in all sorts of weird flavors that'd make you hurl if you drank too many.
I do. I signed up for it because I was invited to by one of my high school classmates, and that was the last time I ever looked at the site. It was a waste of time.
This is great news. We need more movies to completely blow stoners' minds! Trippy visuals and ideas that are completely outside the thought patterns of most people make for a great mix.
I'd look for a 3rd candidate that doesn't need training when moving to a functionally equivalent push n' click program.
That's a good point. Most employees use applications, not the OS itself. The program is going to work the same regardless of what OS it was programmed to work on. As long as the application enables the employee to do what they need to do, then the work gets done.
Absolutely. Because when you've become a tree-hugging hippy, you're that much closer to getting the freaky tree-hugging hippy chicks. And, there's gold in them thar hills.
There's an option to use the number pad. That'll probably work better for you. I think you have to press O to get to the options. That's capital O, not zero or lowercase o. There's a choice in there called number_pad, select it and change it to on.
I just don't like being treated like a thief when I'm a paying customer. It's the same reason I don't like when I go into stores and they want to search my backpack. I'm not a thief. If you catch me stealing something, fine. But don't just assume I'm dishonest. I'll pay for what I owe.
You should make a drinking game out of that. Turn on the computer and every time you come across one of those annoying features, take a drink. By the end, who cares?
Music makes memories. Hardly when I am playing an old game do I remember the old times with it.
When I think of Super Mario Bros., I always think of listening to Metallica's self-titled album because I listened to it on repeat while playing. It's interesting how music can create associations in our minds like that.
Words are less useful to me. Regardless of how they calculate the bytes, I can assume that the definition of a byte stays the same. At least, it better! If they measured in words, I would not be able to tell if there were a bunch of "the"s or "antediluvian"s. I can get a better idea if it's worth clicking Read More over my 28.8Kbps modem connection.
You can get arrested by an overzealous cop. Now if the guy gets convicted, then it's banned. Otherwise it could be a cop playing hero. That's why we've got the checks and balances.
"once again" being the key part. If copy protection is actually such a big deal, why didn't everyone boycott DVDs, and stick with VHS?
Well, this time I can only give you my reason for not boycotting DVDs. DVDs were worth the sacrifice because they were much, much cooler and more convenient than VHS. There was a real benefit to be had by getting DVDs. I'm just not seeing it with Blu-ray & HD-DVD. Those are a little better, but not so much better that I'm willing to sacrifice the convenience I already have. I imagine a lot of people agree with me on this. The tech-minded people I have spoken with in person about this have all said they'd rather stick with DVDs.
So you're saying you didn't buy a single DVD until after October 6, 1999?
I am in the same boat as the GP and I think I can explain what he means. Now that we have DVDs that have broken copy protection, life's great. We can do what we want with our DVDs. Why go from that to a format that restricts us once again? We'd rather just keep buying DVDs that work how we want them to.
Hopefully you come away from this with some new insight on how important the service is to you. Consider redundant T1s from two different companies. And consider using backup MX records for your e-mail, so that mail is queued rather than getting lost. Also, rather than having all of your phone lines running over your T1, you definitely should have at least one POTS line in case of power outages. Some of this was your ISP's fault, and some of it rests squarely on your shoulders for being unprepared.
I'll be honest, I forgot what the changeover from VHS to DVD was like. Were people eager to get DVDs?
Yes, definitely. I was working at Circuit City at the time (1998 or so, I think) and between the obvious picture quality difference, DTS/Dolby Digital sound, and not having to rewind anymore, it was a killer product. The prices on players were still a little too prohibitive for non-enthusiasts so you didn't see grandmas buying DVD, but younger folks were really into it. Another thing that helped the adoption of DVD was that prices of movies on DVD were substantially cheaper than they were on VHS. I remember "The Matrix" pretty much hovered around $9.99 ever since it came out. You used to have to pay $25 or more for a VHS tape, and many VHS titles plain didn't get stocked because they were priced at $99 for video stores. DVDs flattened the price point and made it so video stores bought the same thing regular consumers did. DVDs were definitely a big deal. I don't see anywhere near the same excitement over Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.
It's clear now, but in a year when the severance package runs out people will have forgotten the circumstances behind why she resigned. She can then say, "I was looking for a change of pace. I had taken AOL up to the top and was looking for a new challenge." When you're fired, you can't spin that into something good.
Speaking as a soon-to-be first-time home buyer, I hope the housing market crashes as soon as possible in my county. House pricing is way out of whack where I live compared to the income of the residents. We have a lot of people who earned their fortunes in other states and come here to buy a house and "live the good life." Problem is, it is killing the market for those of us who work here! Gentrification sucks.
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Time to ramp it up. "Get off my lawn you FUCKING kids!" Now that's an old man that means it!
Being allowed to resign isn't good enough. He should have been fired. It's ridiculous that once you get high enough on the corporate ladder, you don't get canned like the rest of us would. Us peons screw up a little bit, we get fired. But if you're a big cheese, and screw up hugely, you are allowed to resign. Life's not fair I guess.
Expected behavior is defined by the majority, who top-post.
Fuck that shit. The majority of Internet users are drooling retards. Microsoft dictated to them how to top post. -- Night Goat, militantly anti-top posting.
I like to laugh at retards I like to laugh at cripples I like to make fun of gays I like to beat women
I like assuming black people stole something I like assuming Jews jerk off to photos of banks I like assuming Chinese people can't drive I like assuming women are dumb cunts
I like being ignorant I like being ignorant I like being ignorant I like being ignorant
I like assuming black people stole something I like assuming Jews jerk off to photos of banks I like assuming Chinese people can't drive I like assuming women are dumb cunts
I like being ignorant I like being ignorant I like being ignorant I like being ignorant
I don't want to read the paper I don't want to see the news I don't want to know what is going on I just want to keep hating you
Lyrics written by the John Lennon of our time, Seth Putnam.
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You sort of did though. If your mother had died in child birth, or you were such an insane pain in the ass to deal with, your parents may not have had your younger siblings. I don't think Zima paved the way for Smirnoff Ice though, St. Ides predated Zima and was a malt beverage as well. And it was sorta fruity tasting and came in all sorts of weird flavors that'd make you hurl if you drank too many.
I do. I signed up for it because I was invited to by one of my high school classmates, and that was the last time I ever looked at the site. It was a waste of time.
This is great news. We need more movies to completely blow stoners' minds! Trippy visuals and ideas that are completely outside the thought patterns of most people make for a great mix.
That's a good point. Most employees use applications, not the OS itself. The program is going to work the same regardless of what OS it was programmed to work on. As long as the application enables the employee to do what they need to do, then the work gets done.
Well, gold and lice.
There's an option to use the number pad. That'll probably work better for you. I think you have to press O to get to the options. That's capital O, not zero or lowercase o. There's a choice in there called number_pad, select it and change it to on.
That's a GREAT idea! Thanks for the suggestion.
I just don't like being treated like a thief when I'm a paying customer. It's the same reason I don't like when I go into stores and they want to search my backpack. I'm not a thief. If you catch me stealing something, fine. But don't just assume I'm dishonest. I'll pay for what I owe.
Good thing I didn't buy that eSATA card I was looking at today. 3Gb/second? What a piece of crap!
You should make a drinking game out of that. Turn on the computer and every time you come across one of those annoying features, take a drink. By the end, who cares?
When I think of Super Mario Bros., I always think of listening to Metallica's self-titled album because I listened to it on repeat while playing. It's interesting how music can create associations in our minds like that.
I shut off comments when I am on dialup. But yeah, otherwise I'd be playing with fire there.
Man I wish I had mod points. That's just what I needed to crack me up this evening.
Words are less useful to me. Regardless of how they calculate the bytes, I can assume that the definition of a byte stays the same. At least, it better! If they measured in words, I would not be able to tell if there were a bunch of "the"s or "antediluvian"s. I can get a better idea if it's worth clicking Read More over my 28.8Kbps modem connection.
You can get arrested by an overzealous cop. Now if the guy gets convicted, then it's banned. Otherwise it could be a cop playing hero. That's why we've got the checks and balances.
Well, this time I can only give you my reason for not boycotting DVDs. DVDs were worth the sacrifice because they were much, much cooler and more convenient than VHS. There was a real benefit to be had by getting DVDs. I'm just not seeing it with Blu-ray & HD-DVD. Those are a little better, but not so much better that I'm willing to sacrifice the convenience I already have. I imagine a lot of people agree with me on this. The tech-minded people I have spoken with in person about this have all said they'd rather stick with DVDs.
I am in the same boat as the GP and I think I can explain what he means. Now that we have DVDs that have broken copy protection, life's great. We can do what we want with our DVDs. Why go from that to a format that restricts us once again? We'd rather just keep buying DVDs that work how we want them to.
Hopefully you come away from this with some new insight on how important the service is to you. Consider redundant T1s from two different companies. And consider using backup MX records for your e-mail, so that mail is queued rather than getting lost. Also, rather than having all of your phone lines running over your T1, you definitely should have at least one POTS line in case of power outages. Some of this was your ISP's fault, and some of it rests squarely on your shoulders for being unprepared.
Yes, definitely. I was working at Circuit City at the time (1998 or so, I think) and between the obvious picture quality difference, DTS/Dolby Digital sound, and not having to rewind anymore, it was a killer product. The prices on players were still a little too prohibitive for non-enthusiasts so you didn't see grandmas buying DVD, but younger folks were really into it. Another thing that helped the adoption of DVD was that prices of movies on DVD were substantially cheaper than they were on VHS. I remember "The Matrix" pretty much hovered around $9.99 ever since it came out. You used to have to pay $25 or more for a VHS tape, and many VHS titles plain didn't get stocked because they were priced at $99 for video stores. DVDs flattened the price point and made it so video stores bought the same thing regular consumers did. DVDs were definitely a big deal. I don't see anywhere near the same excitement over Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.
It's clear now, but in a year when the severance package runs out people will have forgotten the circumstances behind why she resigned. She can then say, "I was looking for a change of pace. I had taken AOL up to the top and was looking for a new challenge." When you're fired, you can't spin that into something good.
Speaking as a soon-to-be first-time home buyer, I hope the housing market crashes as soon as possible in my county. House pricing is way out of whack where I live compared to the income of the residents. We have a lot of people who earned their fortunes in other states and come here to buy a house and "live the good life." Problem is, it is killing the market for those of us who work here! Gentrification sucks.
Time to ramp it up. "Get off my lawn you FUCKING kids!" Now that's an old man that means it!
Being allowed to resign isn't good enough. He should have been fired. It's ridiculous that once you get high enough on the corporate ladder, you don't get canned like the rest of us would. Us peons screw up a little bit, we get fired. But if you're a big cheese, and screw up hugely, you are allowed to resign. Life's not fair I guess.
Fuck that shit. The majority of Internet users are drooling retards. Microsoft dictated to them how to top post.
-- Night Goat, militantly anti-top posting.
"BEING IGNORANT IS AWESOME" by Anal Cunt
I like to laugh at retards
I like to laugh at cripples
I like to make fun of gays
I like to beat women
I like assuming black people stole something
I like assuming Jews jerk off to photos of banks
I like assuming Chinese people can't drive
I like assuming women are dumb cunts
I like being ignorant
I like being ignorant
I like being ignorant
I like being ignorant
I like assuming black people stole something
I like assuming Jews jerk off to photos of banks
I like assuming Chinese people can't drive
I like assuming women are dumb cunts
I like being ignorant
I like being ignorant
I like being ignorant
I like being ignorant
I don't want to read the paper
I don't want to see the news
I don't want to know what is going on
I just want to keep hating you
Lyrics written by the John Lennon of our time, Seth Putnam.