The MK-III also has more lethal options available, capable of carrying either a 40mm or 37mm grenade launcher or 12 gauge shotgun with laser designator."
What the hell does law enforcement need a 37mm/40mm grenade launcher attached to a remote-controlled UAV for? Whatever, moving on.
Between the political disarray of congress, the chain of administrations that spend exorbitant amounts of money on things the people don't really need, the majority of police officers who are little more than petty thugs/tools, TSA groping children in airports and performing unwarranted, "random" searches on the street, media hype/sensationalism which constantly keeps the dumb majority of the public distracted, the incredibly skewed distribution of wealth, and an overall government with a cracked model of democracy that has it's hands in way too many cookie jars, I can't say I want to live in this country any longer. It's turning into a police state, and people should not have to fear the peace keepers, law makers, or individuals which hold powerful, public offices.
All in all, everything happening now is a perfect recipe for chaos, and I doubt anybody will realize it until it's too late.
P.S. I like the police. They keep the peace, and living in a large city, I am grateful for that. But the majority of police officers do not deserve the title - they are frequently loose cannons, act only on instinct or emotion, pick/choose what laws they enforce when they want to enforce them, and frequently ignore laws / people's rights just to further their own agenda, career, or case. I'm friends with a few cops (detectives, actually), and some of them are good guys who I can personally say have never violated anybody's rights, but, unfortunately, they are few and far between. I'd be fairly surprised if the "good cops" make up more than 20% of the force at any given precinct across the country.
This is NOT the first time an administration has said that.
Until it actually happens, I won't believe them.
I haven't read the article, but hear me out here..
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This summary quite literally illustrates exactly what is driving away gamers, and which nothing to do with the games but instead the various companies behind it and their various little pay-as-you-go niches (map packs, songs, excessive subscriptions, etc.). It's all about the various companies involved in the development and marketing of a game, who nearly always turn out to be greedy little pigs. Take, for instance, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and their Double XP Promotion. This really pisses off real gamers (the ones who play a lot and get better through time and practice), and especially pisses off those who had to work hard for their last prestige. One mere example, but, regardless, they really need to knock it off.
I don't understand why more parking lots aren't setup with a decent grid system and signage. If you can't remember or be bothered to know the few characters needed to describe the location of your car, you deserve to be lost. I think the problem is too many people rely on landmarks, which change frequently in a parking lot (because they're mostly cars), and leave it to a retail industry to overthink a problem with an elaborate, unnecessary solution. Sure, convenience factor, but still, as the summary put it, it's a slippery slope.
There's also this ruby-flavored version, and since I've been on a ruby kick for quite some time now, I devoured it within a couple of days. It's called Design Patterns in Ruby.
Hope somebody hasn't heard of these, they'll get a damn good read (or, two, if you take on both). Although for the majority of Slashdot, I'd be really surprised if this recommendation doesn't come from a million people. The original GoF made it around quite a bit.
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Get rid of career politicians. The founding fathers never wanted them, and the people obviously cannot control them.
If you restrict primary offices to single term limits, I believe that it'll get the ball rolling.
At this point, I'd personally welcome a little more chaos if it gave us a better tomorrow.
I actually did a while back, and it was one of the most frustrating jobs I've ever worked.
I admit that I am biased, but I do really hope that company crashes and burns.
Maybe Oracle should do something useful instead of being a massive patent troll and distributor of obnoxiously terrible software.
A bug can exist without it immediately causing problems. It's generally best to fix things before they become a problem, not afterwards.
The MK-III also has more lethal options available, capable of carrying either a 40mm or 37mm grenade launcher or 12 gauge shotgun with laser designator."
What the hell does law enforcement need a 37mm/40mm grenade launcher attached to a remote-controlled UAV for? Whatever, moving on.
Between the political disarray of congress, the chain of administrations that spend exorbitant amounts of money on things the people don't really need, the majority of police officers who are little more than petty thugs/tools, TSA groping children in airports and performing unwarranted, "random" searches on the street, media hype/sensationalism which constantly keeps the dumb majority of the public distracted, the incredibly skewed distribution of wealth, and an overall government with a cracked model of democracy that has it's hands in way too many cookie jars, I can't say I want to live in this country any longer. It's turning into a police state, and people should not have to fear the peace keepers, law makers, or individuals which hold powerful, public offices.
All in all, everything happening now is a perfect recipe for chaos, and I doubt anybody will realize it until it's too late.
P.S. I like the police. They keep the peace, and living in a large city, I am grateful for that. But the majority of police officers do not deserve the title - they are frequently loose cannons, act only on instinct or emotion, pick/choose what laws they enforce when they want to enforce them, and frequently ignore laws / people's rights just to further their own agenda, career, or case. I'm friends with a few cops (detectives, actually), and some of them are good guys who I can personally say have never violated anybody's rights, but, unfortunately, they are few and far between. I'd be fairly surprised if the "good cops" make up more than 20% of the force at any given precinct across the country.
P.S.S. "Chaos. Good news."
For one, it tends to mess with the Circadian Rhythms of local plants and wildlife.
See Light Pollution: Disruption of ecosystems.
This is NOT the first time an administration has said that.
Until it actually happens, I won't believe them.
This summary quite literally illustrates exactly what is driving away gamers, and which nothing to do with the games but instead the various companies behind it and their various little pay-as-you-go niches (map packs, songs, excessive subscriptions, etc.). It's all about the various companies involved in the development and marketing of a game, who nearly always turn out to be greedy little pigs. Take, for instance, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and their Double XP Promotion. This really pisses off real gamers (the ones who play a lot and get better through time and practice), and especially pisses off those who had to work hard for their last prestige. One mere example, but, regardless, they really need to knock it off.
Moderators on this site need to fucking lighten up sometimes.
The gift that keeps on giving.
And in the event of civil uprising in the states, Canada is only 2 hours away.
They'll sell it.. to somebody.. but somebody's not going to get what they want.
I don't understand why more parking lots aren't setup with a decent grid system and signage. If you can't remember or be bothered to know the few characters needed to describe the location of your car, you deserve to be lost. I think the problem is too many people rely on landmarks, which change frequently in a parking lot (because they're mostly cars), and leave it to a retail industry to overthink a problem with an elaborate, unnecessary solution. Sure, convenience factor, but still, as the summary put it, it's a slippery slope.
DOG PILE!
You kidding? You don't even need to go that far back to rake in dough on stocks.
Wish I was paying attention to things when Google came around..
Great book on design patterns, Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software.
There's also this ruby-flavored version, and since I've been on a ruby kick for quite some time now, I devoured it within a couple of days. It's called Design Patterns in Ruby.
Hope somebody hasn't heard of these, they'll get a damn good read (or, two, if you take on both). Although for the majority of Slashdot, I'd be really surprised if this recommendation doesn't come from a million people. The original GoF made it around quite a bit.
Amoral:
amoral/môrl/
Adjective: Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.
Immoral:
immoral/imôrl/
Adjective: Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.
What exactly am I missing here?
You know, I think I speak for many people when I say this, but if you don't have anything nice to say, then shut the fuck up.
I wonder what Nintendo has to say about all this. If I remember correctly, they tend to protect their trademarks and other intellectual property.
I hope it leaves alone variable names. Even if the spelling is incorrect, I don't like people fucking with my variable names.
It wasn't a mistake, it was a purposeful altering of a product prior to selling it as 'new' without telling anyone.
I believe that qualifies as a mistake. Not an accident, but a mistake.
Why was parent modded troll? He may have been a little passionate about Sony, but he was right on most counts.
It sounds like a damn good deal, especially if the only people affected were already GameStop customers.
It really does seem like GameStop is trying to apologize for this mistake. so fucking let them already.
I wouldn't be surprised if they apply for (or receive) grants for implementing the necessary changes to their hardware infrastructure.
Poor word choice, perhaps, but just because you cannot see something does not mean it is not there.
At least, not here in the U.S..
In fact, it'd probably be just the excuse they've been waiting for to charge us more.