To give a more extreme example, if Facebook decided to use people's profile pictures, and Photoshop their heads on the bodies of naked people... would that be okay?
From what I've seen of the dimwits on Facebook, so long as the bodies were "cute" or "hawt" the owners would be pretty psyched.
I like how the BBC was obviously trying to draft on the recognition of Apple's iNames but without the, shall we say, fucking courtesy to actually run on the Mac out of the box. Nice one, tools.
I know I'm supposed to support plucky little Vonage and hate the big telcos and really hate the idea of patents. It's a no-brainer how I'm supposed to feel here.
But honestly? After years of those hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo ads I'm pleased, nay, pumped, even amped, that those Vonage jerkoffs are getting nailed again. I don't even care why because the ads were so obnoxious. So suck on that, Vonage. And take your fucking ads with you, bitches.
Oh yeah, and mod me down for this, for I have sinned.
I would like to see a ban on owning more than one newspaper or broadcast station at all. Imagine how interesting life would be if radio stations weren't all the same damn thing run out of a conglomerate office, running the same ads at the same time, and offering everything geared to the most popular, dumbest, lowest common denominator?
I know, I know, I'm talking about a time before everyone got merger fever, back when the American (and beyond) experience was very different from place to place. But now that the Internet can ensure that everyone can get the same experience (news, music, television) if they really want, wouldn't it be a interesting thing to ban the unified voice of corporate broadcasting?
It's not just for kids. My appendix ruptured (with subsequent peritonitis) when I was 23, something I would not recommend for a good time. The eight days in the hospital after the surgery were not much fun either.
Re:What is this crazy tags thing?
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I have a problem with them because they're completely arbitrary.
I see a set of tags like--oh, what's on the front page right now--diabeetus, viewtoakill, goodbyecalifornia, and arizonabay--and I know they're bullshit. It's not like 5000 people all decided that they would tag something "arizonabay," so I'm left to think that it's one or two people who crank these things out. That little in-joke is useless to any sort of tag reading software and takes up room on my monitor. How cute and funny and clever.
I used to work as a tech in an art gallery and I've seen the video of someone stealing one of our laptops that was secured via K-slot. One sideways blow with a hammer and the plastic laptop case cracked enough to pull out the lock. I suspect the computer still worked just fine after, though it was a crappy Dell and wouldn't have been worth it to replace the cases for resale.
The whole world ooohs and ahhhs at your mysterious meteor and the local chamber of commerce is rubbing its hands together, thinking about how many tourists will be dropping by to see the Terror From the Skies and then--oh, no, never mind. Sorry, folks, nothing to see here. We're just slobs and our place is a toxic shithole. Sorry about that. Just call us Newark south.
In my own lectures I divide things into modules. Some modules are enhanced with a Keynote/PowerPoint presentation to illustrate the points, and some aren't, a work best with a chalkboard or just opening a text editor on screen and typing up ideas. It really depends on whether the module requires more of a lecture or a discussion format.
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What happens below the water is rarely shared with the general public.
Another failed slogan for Las Vegas tourism.
SCRAM - Get off my lawn, you kids!
Within a couple of decades using a fighter aircraft with a human inside will be as quaint as using a missile with pigeons as the guidance system.
To give a more extreme example, if Facebook decided to use people's profile pictures, and Photoshop their heads on the bodies of naked people... would that be okay?
From what I've seen of the dimwits on Facebook, so long as the bodies were "cute" or "hawt" the owners would be pretty psyched.
FBI struggles to find uniquely Canadian food
That would be Poutine.
True, but his price is what the market will bear. Lately, he's been unbearable.
I would piss myself laughing if everyone just took one step back and let him drop.
Cool, a secret CIA call center. I wonder if my call is important to them.
I like how the BBC was obviously trying to draft on the recognition of Apple's iNames but without the, shall we say, fucking courtesy to actually run on the Mac out of the box. Nice one, tools.
And as for avoiding detection, Boomers have gotten rather good at that over the last 50 years.
But the sounds of The Big Chill soundtrack always give them away in the end.
a stick up his ass and his hand in the cookie jar
Your fetishes interest me. I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
I know I'm supposed to support plucky little Vonage and hate the big telcos and really hate the idea of patents. It's a no-brainer how I'm supposed to feel here.
But honestly? After years of those hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo ads I'm pleased, nay, pumped, even amped, that those Vonage jerkoffs are getting nailed again. I don't even care why because the ads were so obnoxious. So suck on that, Vonage. And take your fucking ads with you, bitches.
Oh yeah, and mod me down for this, for I have sinned.
I would like to see a ban on owning more than one newspaper or broadcast station at all. Imagine how interesting life would be if radio stations weren't all the same damn thing run out of a conglomerate office, running the same ads at the same time, and offering everything geared to the most popular, dumbest, lowest common denominator?
I know, I know, I'm talking about a time before everyone got merger fever, back when the American (and beyond) experience was very different from place to place. But now that the Internet can ensure that everyone can get the same experience (news, music, television) if they really want, wouldn't it be a interesting thing to ban the unified voice of corporate broadcasting?
It's usually considered best to have a translation done by someone is who a native speaker
How true!
Was there ever a hybrid horse and car?
No, but there was a hybrid horse and rider.
it's now quite possible to experience 'proximity to God' via a special helmet
Yeah, baby. You can experience 'proximity to God' via my special helmet all night long.
It's not just for kids. My appendix ruptured (with subsequent peritonitis) when I was 23, something I would not recommend for a good time. The eight days in the hospital after the surgery were not much fun either.
I have a problem with them because they're completely arbitrary.
I see a set of tags like--oh, what's on the front page right now--diabeetus, viewtoakill, goodbyecalifornia, and arizonabay--and I know they're bullshit. It's not like 5000 people all decided that they would tag something "arizonabay," so I'm left to think that it's one or two people who crank these things out. That little in-joke is useless to any sort of tag reading software and takes up room on my monitor. How cute and funny and clever.
Tell your sister she rocks. I was just trying to search The The in my iTunes library yesterday and cursing this very problem.
When I was in 5th grade I was learning how interbutts work
And then the social workers came and took daddy away?
I used to work as a tech in an art gallery and I've seen the video of someone stealing one of our laptops that was secured via K-slot. One sideways blow with a hammer and the plastic laptop case cracked enough to pull out the lock. I suspect the computer still worked just fine after, though it was a crappy Dell and wouldn't have been worth it to replace the cases for resale.
How many Beowulfs is that?
Hey, I liked your article back in Scientific American on those. Thanks.
Aw, dude. Way to ruin my beautiful scenario with facts. Jeez.
The whole world ooohs and ahhhs at your mysterious meteor and the local chamber of commerce is rubbing its hands together, thinking about how many tourists will be dropping by to see the Terror From the Skies and then--oh, no, never mind. Sorry, folks, nothing to see here. We're just slobs and our place is a toxic shithole. Sorry about that. Just call us Newark south.
I think you've distilled the idea perfectly.
In my own lectures I divide things into modules. Some modules are enhanced with a Keynote/PowerPoint presentation to illustrate the points, and some aren't, a work best with a chalkboard or just opening a text editor on screen and typing up ideas. It really depends on whether the module requires more of a lecture or a discussion format.