It really depeneds on what area of the city you live in.I lived in a scary as hell section of Oakland for a year (though I wasn't so scared of the area until countless people informed me that I should be frightened).
I moved, but not out of Oakland-to a nicer part of town. It's like life did a 180. I live in a great area, in fact it might be one of the best places I've lived (and I used to live in the deep country as well as supposedly nice ANnapolis, MD).
A lot of cities have really bad reputation based on some or their parts. Like one bad apple that spoils a whole bunch, one bad section can ruin a cities rep. Not without good reason either-if you get lost and find youself in a bad place, well...good luck, kid.
Everywhere I went there were signs saying NO TO TURBINES. There have been a series of letters from some crank who writes the local paper who brags about how his education allow him to speak about the evils of scary windmill power (he has an ENGLISH degree) and how that qualifies him to say things like, "Windmills spook the local cows and they will not make milk, or they will make cancer milk!" and other alarmist and ignorant crud like that. Of course, the health of children is at risk too, etc.
These are people who beg for prisons to be built in the county, complete with huge, tall, bright watchtowers and watertowers. But for some reason windmills are BAD.
By the way, a year before this the signs on the same pieces of property read, "YES TO WALMART." Take that as you will.
Ahahahahaha that is the reverse of happened to the bosses at my last job! The pink check didn't happen,but it was waved around by angry people a lot, from what I understand.
It was a transition from BSD/Netware/NT/sendmail to Windows 2000 Server/Exchange. It was done in one weekend without telling anyone, they said the same thing!
True, but WTF are you doing giving some average corporate joe that kind of rig? Just grab an iMac with a gig of RAM and plunk it down on his desk. $1500, max, monitor included.
I mean, one scientist looks at a meteor and says, "Oh good there is ancient Mars life in it, "and another looks at the same meteor and says, "Oh no that is a geologic process."
One looks at the Viking lander data and says, "Oh check it out life!" and another says, "Nope just an unforseen nonbiotic chemical reaction."
Now it is the same argument with Methane.
Jeeze, we should just send some dudes over there and get this over with already...
From what I understand the iMac flat panel is the same as the Powerbook's. My Powerbook's display is very nice at full illumniation.
iBook displays, OTOH, are not so great.
OH NO THEY ARE RAPING DOUGLAS ADAMS' CORPSE111111
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OK, if you say that but also say how good the BBC TV series was...well...jeeze, people. Just...jeeze.
ohh awesome ebaum, the site for ripping off other people's content and even editing out the creators/original watermarks and replacing it with a url for their shitty site!
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It really depeneds on what area of the city you live in.I lived in a scary as hell section of Oakland for a year (though I wasn't so scared of the area until countless people informed me that I should be frightened).
I moved, but not out of Oakland-to a nicer part of town. It's like life did a 180. I live in a great area, in fact it might be one of the best places I've lived (and I used to live in the deep country as well as supposedly nice ANnapolis, MD).
A lot of cities have really bad reputation based on some or their parts. Like one bad apple that spoils a whole bunch, one bad section can ruin a cities rep. Not without good reason either-if you get lost and find youself in a bad place, well...good luck, kid.
It was me, I ruined Myspace! Aparently they have no real redundancy or even battery backup...
I think that would be SomethingAwful and their Awful Links of the Day.
hey leave the Mafia out of this!
Everywhere I went there were signs saying NO TO TURBINES. There have been a series of letters from some crank who writes the local paper who brags about how his education allow him to speak about the evils of scary windmill power (he has an ENGLISH degree) and how that qualifies him to say things like, "Windmills spook the local cows and they will not make milk, or they will make cancer milk!" and other alarmist and ignorant crud like that. Of course, the health of children is at risk too, etc. These are people who beg for prisons to be built in the county, complete with huge, tall, bright watchtowers and watertowers. But for some reason windmills are BAD. By the way, a year before this the signs on the same pieces of property read, "YES TO WALMART." Take that as you will.
The worst on BGS is when they talk about sex or women...that fucking nerd voice...oh my god...
Ahahahahaha that is the reverse of happened to the bosses at my last job! The pink check didn't happen,but it was waved around by angry people a lot, from what I understand.
It was a transition from BSD/Netware/NT/sendmail to Windows 2000 Server/Exchange. It was done in one weekend without telling anyone, they said the same thing!
Can he tell Congress and the Prez the same thing, pretty please?!
Yech!
How about SomethingAwful making fun of Fark?
I am going to create a headline and write a virus for Mac!
oh.
Rats.
True, but WTF are you doing giving some average corporate joe that kind of rig? Just grab an iMac with a gig of RAM and plunk it down on his desk. $1500, max, monitor included.
Hey I'm sure everyone would appreciate a mixed crew :)
I mean, one scientist looks at a meteor and says, "Oh good there is ancient Mars life in it, "and another looks at the same meteor and says, "Oh no that is a geologic process." One looks at the Viking lander data and says, "Oh check it out life!" and another says, "Nope just an unforseen nonbiotic chemical reaction." Now it is the same argument with Methane. Jeeze, we should just send some dudes over there and get this over with already...
From what I understand the iMac flat panel is the same as the Powerbook's. My Powerbook's display is very nice at full illumniation. iBook displays, OTOH, are not so great.
Now this is flamebait.
mod parent up please. I am an Apple fan, and this is no troll. Seriously, portable G4 versus a new Centrino? Intel wins hands down.
Isn't this sort of what the Dumbrella guys do for each other as well?
Choosing to stay out of ignorance or fear is quite different from seeing all of your available options and picking one out.
Or pubescent boys with unmonitored internet connections, heh.
Maybe, except the new movie supposedly has the invaders coming from some world other than Mars...!?!?
I think I saw that panel too, but it may just be the power of suggestion telling me that the gag was from a "The Parking Lot is Full" strip...?
OH NO THEY ARE RAPING DOUGLAS ADAMS' CORPSE111111 **** OK, if you say that but also say how good the BBC TV series was...well...jeeze, people. Just...jeeze.
ohh awesome ebaum, the site for ripping off other people's content and even editing out the creators/original watermarks and replacing it with a url for their shitty site!
Hell it is still kinda
amusing I guess