"Remember; when you are being approached your gun is in your holster - his is already out, who do you think gets to shoot first?"
You have the element of surprise. Am I really reaching to get my money/wallet? What is my other hand doing while they are watching the hand going for the wallet? What if it's a nice shiny clasp with a twenty showing? Are they already distracted by the bill or will 'dropping it' towards them as I pull it out/hand it over distract them for the split second it takes to draw and fire in a planned fashion? Why would I even do that if all indications and instincts point to simple robbery? How about a little reading or training on the subject before spouting off scenarios you clearly haven't thought through?
There is a difference between a private company with a policy that prohibits guns on their vehicles, and the government snooping on private data without cause or specific purpose.
These are archival copies of things that may not exist in such a pristine state anywhere anymore. How the poster uses their own toys, particularly NOW as opposed to when they were a child, is irrelevant. I'd be willing to bet that you have, to others, a weird fetish or two yourself. All the interesting people do anyway.
And when that investment yields not only no interest or dividends, but a total loss of invested capital? I'd love to hear you use that spin in a board room if you were the one in charge of the failed "investment" project.
Check out 'individualism' and 'collectivism' on wikipedia. Which one is more in line with the founding principles of the US? Which one is better described by libertarian thought? "Childish selfishness" indeed. Your condescending tone and lack of tact or understanding clearly indicate it is you that needs to learn and grow a bit.
I disagree. I found 3PO's voice to be reassuring as a kid actually. His perfect diction and English accent made him seem like a bastion of normalcy at times when things got wild. Offensive sterotype? An English butler? WTF? And he looks cool, he's even got a shiny metal ass ffs! Humanoid enough to garner sympathy when he's dismembered but well done enough mechanically to not forget he's a robot. Clumsy? Yeah, he's a machine with limited articulation. I've never, ever thought he looked 'goofy', as in uncoordinated, though. I'd speculate that if he were biological or a more advanced android he would look like Baryshnikov compared to Jar-Jar when he moved.
I'm not sure about that. On PC's I'm familiar with anyway, you aren't 'entering the BIOS' when you hit F10 (or whatever) at startup. You're entering the part of the BIOS code that allows user configuration. The BIOS is in fact what shows you and allows certain key presses to do things at startup to begin with. If the BIOS is altered to not show and not act on those keypresses, then Slashtop won't be available.
Well, there was one candidate who would have stood up for your rights. A real old school Republican too, which looks more like a Libertarian these messed up days. But he was bad with sound bites and not very pretty for tv. Also his ideas required knowledge, thought, and insight from people. You know, time and effort. So he was ridiculed, mocked and largely ignored by the media. I also think he scared a lot of people who simply do not want or understand the concepts of true freedom and a government that is subservient to the people instead of the other way around. C'est la vie. Maybe, if we are really really lucky, another guy like him will come along before it's too late. One who looks and sounds pretty this time too. Otherwise we are, in fact, the fucked.
So just because someone is desperate enough to be willing to do something deadly (read the fucking article, dudes are identifying plastic by smell when it burns ffs), it should not only be allowed, as the Chinese government is doing(tacitly), but further taken advantage of by outsiders under the guise of 'democracy'? Please inform me of your other cunning plans which cannot fail.
I think it was Roy Scheider. Lots of geeks/nerds love horror films too, not the least reason for which is that they generally have more effects, which are fun to think about. Jaws was significant in that regard. And he was in the SeaQuest series and 2010. It was definitely Scheider. So, no more big-name deaths in geekdom this year dammit!
Thing that bothers me with what your saying, and I'm really just throwing this out for discussion, is that it would seem there have to be _some_ shared beliefs, morals, values or whatever for a nation to be able to hold together in the long run. That there has to be some solid ground, a definition of core principles, beyond which no encroachment can be tolerated and on which action can be taken. A US senator recently proposed mandatory volunteer civil service work or no H.S. diploma. Does that cross the line of treason on purely ideological grounds? Denying one proof of education if they don't submit to state service? Has the ring of the kind of policy a communist, fascist or third-rate dictator would employ. Better education would hopefully get more people voting (intelligently, HAH, one can dream) and then maybe hairbrains like that won't be able to make it in or stay in once their crazy comes out. Don't really see any other way out at this point since so few in office seem to have any real principles anymore (beyond just not stealing or grossly abusing their power).:(
Back in the mid-80's, I did just that with some game software when I went from a C64 to an Atari ST. Can't remember if it was Origin or SSI, think it was one of those though. And IIRC, all I had to send them was the front page of the manual. You would probably get laughed at today.
"Similarly, it's the job of the government to keep myself and the rest of the American citizenry reasonably safe, while still giving us the freedoms we value so much."
Your freedoms do not come from the government, you are born with them. All the government can do is restrict them.
"Du Bois made a reference to the expected testimony of Nina Reiser's mother, Irina Sharanova. Hora said something to the judge, and Du Bois didn't hear it because his client was speaking to him. Du Bois asked for what Hora said to be repeated, and the judge, smiling, said he wouldn't allow that to be done, as is usually the case, because the jury isn't here now. "Too bad," the judge said with a smile."
You're right, I'd end up sticking one of them in the eye with a fork and get locked up myself.
"Another problem has been pills that have low (or nill) active ingredient concentration."
Yep, they're called 'homeopathic remedies'. Seen a couple of ads on tv, one was at least a full minute long, pimping homeopathic crap. Very disturbing.
The problem isn't backed vs. unbacked currency, it's unlimited credit expansion. An unbacked currency is simply a major superhighway to that kind of expansion. Ron Paul has written extensively on economics and currency, most of it based on the principles of Austrian economic theory. Unless you have some better suggestions for solving to the economic problems facing America, I suggest you go read up on what the man has written and chill with the 'nuts' thing. It really makes you look ignorant.
The point is Microsoft doesn't even DO research in many of the areas IBM is in. Search for 'ibm nanotechnology lab' and compare the result with 'microsoft nanotechnology lab'. Replace nanotechnology with chemistry, same result. Heard of Almaden? IBM is heavily involved in basic materials, physics, etc. MS is concerned primarily with products. Comparing the raw scientific output done by each is what I thought the issue was.
Yeah, it's called Return On Investment. You won't get any funding unless you can at least talk convincingly about some better than average future return.
This is my exact experience as well. The instance of FF I'm using right now has been running ~7 days and it's only using 116M with six tabs open. The low user number of the GP is the only reason I'm not calling the out for lying, trolling or simply being an idiot.
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"Remember; when you are being approached your gun is in your holster - his is already out, who do you think gets to shoot first?"
You have the element of surprise. Am I really reaching to get my money/wallet? What is my other hand doing while they are watching the hand going for the wallet? What if it's a nice shiny clasp with a twenty showing? Are they already distracted by the bill or will 'dropping it' towards them as I pull it out/hand it over distract them for the split second it takes to draw and fire in a planned fashion? Why would I even do that if all indications and instincts point to simple robbery? How about a little reading or training on the subject before spouting off scenarios you clearly haven't thought through?
There is a difference between a private company with a policy that prohibits guns on their vehicles, and the government snooping on private data without cause or specific purpose.
These are archival copies of things that may not exist in such a pristine state anywhere anymore. How the poster uses their own toys, particularly NOW as opposed to when they were a child, is irrelevant. I'd be willing to bet that you have, to others, a weird fetish or two yourself. All the interesting people do anyway.
And when that investment yields not only no interest or dividends, but a total loss of invested capital? I'd love to hear you use that spin in a board room if you were the one in charge of the failed "investment" project.
Check out 'individualism' and 'collectivism' on wikipedia. Which one is more in line with the founding principles of the US? Which one is better described by libertarian thought? "Childish selfishness" indeed. Your condescending tone and lack of tact or understanding clearly indicate it is you that needs to learn and grow a bit.
I disagree. I found 3PO's voice to be reassuring as a kid actually. His perfect diction and English accent made him seem like a bastion of normalcy at times when things got wild. Offensive sterotype? An English butler? WTF? And he looks cool, he's even got a shiny metal ass ffs! Humanoid enough to garner sympathy when he's dismembered but well done enough mechanically to not forget he's a robot. Clumsy? Yeah, he's a machine with limited articulation. I've never, ever thought he looked 'goofy', as in uncoordinated, though. I'd speculate that if he were biological or a more advanced android he would look like Baryshnikov compared to Jar-Jar when he moved.
Jar-jar, otoh, was a semi-retarded meat popsicle.
I'm not sure about that. On PC's I'm familiar with anyway, you aren't 'entering the BIOS' when you hit F10 (or whatever) at startup. You're entering the part of the BIOS code that allows user configuration. The BIOS is in fact what shows you and allows certain key presses to do things at startup to begin with. If the BIOS is altered to not show and not act on those keypresses, then Slashtop won't be available.
Well, there was one candidate who would have stood up for your rights. A real old school Republican too, which looks more like a Libertarian these messed up days. But he was bad with sound bites and not very pretty for tv. Also his ideas required knowledge, thought, and insight from people. You know, time and effort. So he was ridiculed, mocked and largely ignored by the media. I also think he scared a lot of people who simply do not want or understand the concepts of true freedom and a government that is subservient to the people instead of the other way around. C'est la vie. Maybe, if we are really really lucky, another guy like him will come along before it's too late. One who looks and sounds pretty this time too. Otherwise we are, in fact, the fucked.
So just because someone is desperate enough to be willing to do something deadly (read the fucking article, dudes are identifying plastic by smell when it burns ffs), it should not only be allowed, as the Chinese government is doing(tacitly), but further taken advantage of by outsiders under the guise of 'democracy'? Please inform me of your other cunning plans which cannot fail.
I think it was Roy Scheider. Lots of geeks/nerds love horror films too, not the least reason for which is that they generally have more effects, which are fun to think about. Jaws was significant in that regard. And he was in the SeaQuest series and 2010. It was definitely Scheider. So, no more big-name deaths in geekdom this year dammit!
Thing that bothers me with what your saying, and I'm really just throwing this out for discussion, is that it would seem there have to be _some_ shared beliefs, morals, values or whatever for a nation to be able to hold together in the long run. That there has to be some solid ground, a definition of core principles, beyond which no encroachment can be tolerated and on which action can be taken. A US senator recently proposed mandatory volunteer civil service work or no H.S. diploma. Does that cross the line of treason on purely ideological grounds? Denying one proof of education if they don't submit to state service? Has the ring of the kind of policy a communist, fascist or third-rate dictator would employ. Better education would hopefully get more people voting (intelligently, HAH, one can dream) and then maybe hairbrains like that won't be able to make it in or stay in once their crazy comes out. Don't really see any other way out at this point since so few in office seem to have any real principles anymore (beyond just not stealing or grossly abusing their power). :(
Back in the mid-80's, I did just that with some game software when I went from a C64 to an Atari ST. Can't remember if it was Origin or SSI, think it was one of those though. And IIRC, all I had to send them was the front page of the manual. You would probably get laughed at today.
"Similarly, it's the job of the government to keep myself and the rest of the American citizenry reasonably safe, while still giving us the freedoms we value so much."
Your freedoms do not come from the government, you are born with them. All the government can do is restrict them.
"Du Bois made a reference to the expected testimony of Nina Reiser's mother, Irina Sharanova. Hora said something to the judge, and Du Bois didn't hear it because his client was speaking to him. Du Bois asked for what Hora said to be repeated, and the judge, smiling, said he wouldn't allow that to be done, as is usually the case, because the jury isn't here now. "Too bad," the judge said with a smile."
You're right, I'd end up sticking one of them in the eye with a fork and get locked up myself.
Way to completely sidestep the word 'ethics' there...
"In unregulated areas (i.e. new markets) they have a much more "rapacious" concept of it than the west. The public good is an inconvenient idea."
FTFY
"Another problem has been pills that have low (or nill) active ingredient concentration."
Yep, they're called 'homeopathic remedies'. Seen a couple of ads on tv, one was at least a full minute long, pimping homeopathic crap. Very disturbing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWE1tH93G9U
The problem isn't backed vs. unbacked currency, it's unlimited credit expansion. An unbacked currency is simply a major superhighway to that kind of expansion. Ron Paul has written extensively on economics and currency, most of it based on the principles of Austrian economic theory. Unless you have some better suggestions for solving to the economic problems facing America, I suggest you go read up on what the man has written and chill with the 'nuts' thing. It really makes you look ignorant.
You forgot to factor in the number of power cycles in your 'guarantee', which isn't anymore when you do.
You are conflating faith and trust.
And there's a big difference between being on display in a disused lavatory guarded by a leopard and being beamed to everyone's wrist-top computer...
Yeah, then we can all end up like this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Henson
Afraid to say anything for fear someone will (purposely) misconstrue it and we go to jail.
Nice try, and thanks for the fear mongering, you condescending bitch.
The point is Microsoft doesn't even DO research in many of the areas IBM is in. Search for 'ibm nanotechnology lab' and compare the result with 'microsoft nanotechnology lab'. Replace nanotechnology with chemistry, same result. Heard of Almaden? IBM is heavily involved in basic materials, physics, etc. MS is concerned primarily with products. Comparing the raw scientific output done by each is what I thought the issue was.
http://www.research.ibm.com/areas.shtml
http://research.microsoft.com/research/default.aspx
There's no real contest though. If they were course listings, one reads like MIT and the other like a community college.
Yeah, it's called Return On Investment. You won't get any funding unless you can at least talk convincingly about some better than average future return.
This is my exact experience as well. The instance of FF I'm using right now has been running ~7 days and it's only using 116M with six tabs open. The low user number of the GP is the only reason I'm not calling the out for lying, trolling or simply being an idiot.