Please do some research. There is no agreed upon edge of the solar system. The heliosphere, for example, extends far beyond pluto: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosphere
There are other measures as well. We all know that one of our probes isn't going to reach the end of the universe, or even another star.
Damnit, try and make a half-ass witty remark... and then add first pr0st at the end. Something you speculate about the artcile, which will get you modded high at first, and by the time anyone reads the article and realises you were wrong, it's too late.
This way you get first post, and karma whore at the same time. You will soon learn, my pupil.
Excellent point. Especially when you compare the relative size of the same character in the versions of the film. New Jabba looks quite small compared to the monstrous, disgusting, and obese figure we were introduced to in Return of the Jedi. The cartooniness is repulsive (moreso than Jabba himself).
Yes, your horse falls off a collapsing bridge after throwing your character to save him from the same fate. I actually reloaded it and tried to save the horse a couple times.
There was a time back in college, when I was installing Diablo 2 onto a lab computer. Games and the public lab were expressly forbidden, especially since I was a lab monitor at the time so I "shoule have known better". We had been caught a few times, but were threatened that if it happened again we lost computer privileges. This threat was worrisome considering we were programming students and no pc == no work done.
So, like I said, I was installing Diablo 2 onto the computer and it wanted the second or third CD (I forget, and it doesn't really matter). I open up the drive, and I forgot to pull out the first CD. I close the drive with the two CDs in it, and hit the button to start the next part of the install. At this point the drive starts buzzing pretty loudly and I don't know what's going on. I hit the eject button, but before it responds the cd on the top shoots to the back of the drive and shatters.
The PC is locked down so it can't be stolen, and now I figure I'm fucked. I figure they can track when this thing broke through logs and whatever, so I'm screwed. But wait! I have a friend who works in the computer support department. I called him up and he came down with keys and a screwdriver. We ripped the sucker apart, emtied the cd-rom bits out... and were never caught.
According to the UN. You know, that international body that the US blatently ignored when they invaded Iraq because those double-u em dee's were such a threat... oh right, what weapons were those again??
...So we tell everyone it's ok to drink and drive as long as you don't kill anybody? You've got some serious issues. As stated by the grandparent, you are delusional... and a serious risk to yourself and others. I hope I'm nowhere near you on the road. Ever. I don't care if you're sober or not talking on your phone. You obviously think you are not affected by this problem while everyone else is.
AOL has an entire department dedicated to convincing people that they need to stay with AOL. The three separate employees all used high pressure techniques to keep us from canceling our account. These aren't the actions of individuals, but a company policy that breeds asinine and brash employees.
AOL isn't alone in this policy. I used to work customer service for a canadian wireless company, and we had a dedicated "cancellations" department, which was internally called the "saves" (ie, save the account) deparment. We were required to make a basic offer, if we couldn't fix it, the call went to the masters of bullshit.
The article says the monkeys in Redmond only write 1000 lines of code a year:
Vista is said to have over 50 million lines of code, whereas XP was said to have around 40 million. There are about two thousand software developers in Windows today. Assuming there are 5 years between when XP shipped and when Vista ships, those quick on the draw with calculators will discover that, on average, the typical Windows developer has produced one thousand new lines of shipped code per year during Vista.
Heh. I totally agree with you. Moved from an all-inclusive apartment to one where I'm paying the utilities. I've since begun to turn my PC off at night (which stays off until I get home at 5pm). It saves a signigicant amount of electricity.
On the other hand, I have no qualms about running this on my pc at work and leaving it on.
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Meh, he got resurrected.
Please do some research. There is no agreed upon edge of the solar system. The heliosphere, for example, extends far beyond pluto: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosphere
There are other measures as well. We all know that one of our probes isn't going to reach the end of the universe, or even another star.
We're talking about the edge of the solar system, not the nearest star.
Damnit, try and make a half-ass witty remark... and then add first pr0st at the end. Something you speculate about the artcile, which will get you modded high at first, and by the time anyone reads the article and realises you were wrong, it's too late.
This way you get first post, and karma whore at the same time. You will soon learn, my pupil.
Where have all my mod points gone? Long time passing, long time ago.
Excellent post, sir.
Jabba (New) vs Jabba (Old)
Excellent point. Especially when you compare the relative size of the same character in the versions of the film. New Jabba looks quite small compared to the monstrous, disgusting, and obese figure we were introduced to in Return of the Jedi. The cartooniness is repulsive (moreso than Jabba himself).
Infant mortality / high rate of childhood accidents lead to this low, even as you put it, average life expectancy.
Well, joke's on you then! He came back lame!
Yes, your horse falls off a collapsing bridge after throwing your character to save him from the same fate. I actually reloaded it and tried to save the horse a couple times.
Somwhere in the range of $0.00 I believe.
classic, and oh so true.
Similar story, but replace UPS with Purolator. Always put extra packing in the box.
Um... Firefox 1.5.0.4:
1) Navigate the "Bookmarks" menu
2) Select Manage Bookmarks
3) Drag bookmarks around to your hearts content
4) ?
5) Profit!
Note to self: Read posts more thoroughly before hitting submit so you don't make dumb spelling errors like "shoule" and "emtied".
There was a time back in college, when I was installing Diablo 2 onto a lab computer. Games and the public lab were expressly forbidden, especially since I was a lab monitor at the time so I "shoule have known better". We had been caught a few times, but were threatened that if it happened again we lost computer privileges. This threat was worrisome considering we were programming students and no pc == no work done.
So, like I said, I was installing Diablo 2 onto the computer and it wanted the second or third CD (I forget, and it doesn't really matter). I open up the drive, and I forgot to pull out the first CD. I close the drive with the two CDs in it, and hit the button to start the next part of the install. At this point the drive starts buzzing pretty loudly and I don't know what's going on. I hit the eject button, but before it responds the cd on the top shoots to the back of the drive and shatters.
The PC is locked down so it can't be stolen, and now I figure I'm fucked. I figure they can track when this thing broke through logs and whatever, so I'm screwed. But wait! I have a friend who works in the computer support department. I called him up and he came down with keys and a screwdriver. We ripped the sucker apart, emtied the cd-rom bits out... and were never caught.
According to the UN. You know, that international body that the US blatently ignored when they invaded Iraq because those double-u em dee's were such a threat... oh right, what weapons were those again??
Iraq war illegal, says Annan
...So we tell everyone it's ok to drink and drive as long as you don't kill anybody? You've got some serious issues. As stated by the grandparent, you are delusional... and a serious risk to yourself and others. I hope I'm nowhere near you on the road. Ever. I don't care if you're sober or not talking on your phone. You obviously think you are not affected by this problem while everyone else is.
AOL isn't alone in this policy. I used to work customer service for a canadian wireless company, and we had a dedicated "cancellations" department, which was internally called the "saves" (ie, save the account) deparment. We were required to make a basic offer, if we couldn't fix it, the call went to the masters of bullshit.
I'll go ahead and get you another copy of that memo.
Ask and ye shall receive!
Very well put, sir! Huzzah!
5000 lines per year is mentioned as a joke...
Heh. I totally agree with you. Moved from an all-inclusive apartment to one where I'm paying the utilities. I've since begun to turn my PC off at night (which stays off until I get home at 5pm). It saves a signigicant amount of electricity.
On the other hand, I have no qualms about running this on my pc at work and leaving it on.
And I thought I was the only one still running around Nuln and the rest of the Empire still...
Sarcasm aside, glad to see others playing WFRP.
Agreed