Ha! We have 29 registered parties in Brazil! Take that Switzerland:P Well to be honest there are only five "big parties" which mostly run the show, the rest are what we call "for hire" parties that have some ideology and programs on paper only but can't really survive by themselves, nor have a real perspective to ascend to power...
Face it, if 3rd world countries simply stopped selling stuff to 1st world countries, those 1st world countries wouldn't starve or even go without luxuries.
Yeah? I guess those precious first world countries would crash and burn really hard if those folks here stopped selling anything to them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC
Most PS2 owners were/had kids. Controllers were physically attached to the console with short cables. An extra strong tug and you have a PS2 suffering from deceleration trauma with the disc spinning.
While I don't disagree with the fact that moving the console would probably damage the DVD reader in time, the PS2 controller cable was 2.4m, hardly a "short cable" for my standards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DualShock_2#DualShock_2
Every original PS2 I've seen has had problems with the DVD drive, no exceptions. Most 360's I've seen have had the RROD. If anything, the PS2 was just as bad as the 360.
I had both consoles and they never failed on me, nor failed on my friends who had them, either... if anecdotal evidence counts for anything.
Brazil is still mostly dependent on fossil fuels. Gasoline there is a 25/75 ethanol/gas blend.
For transportation yes, that's a fact. Most cars produced since 2002 or so can run on 100% ethanol but as current prices stand it is uneconomical. As for the electricity generation, we can say it's quite green: 87% (as of 2007) generated by hydro power https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Energy_policy_of_Brazil
It's economically infeasible to repair technology these days, at least in North America. For example, you buy a TV for $1000. Three years down, it breaks and getting it fixed will probably cost you easily $500. Do you fix it, or buy a new brand new TV with gee-whiz-bangs? Ditto a computer - if the motherboard dies after 3 years, are you going to spend the $400 to fix it, or just buy a newer faster one for more?
And anything under $200 or so is not worth fixing. That 20" monitor? It'll cost $200 for a tech to fix it out of warranty, so just buy a new one.
I couldn't agree more with you... I once got lost during a fishing expedition with two friends. No maps, no GPS (it was back in the early 90's). It was hell for almost two days, when we finally found some farmer's house, who took us back to civilization. It rained pretty bad for a whole afternoon, and we didn't starve because one of said friends managed to produce a fire and we ate some fish we already got, but believe me fish cooked that way with no salt or any other seasoning whatsoever tasted like shit...
especially since it was quite clear that my vote wasn't going to affect the outcome.
If everyone thought that their individual vote was worthless and can't change anything, no one would vote. I do vote even if I know my candidates won't win, it's my duty as a citizen.
well here in Brazil we pay between US$6-7 per gallon (ah, those imperial units...), and it's 20-25% ethanol... so you are actually having it quite easy...
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They also have an interview with Mori, who still thinks that robot designers should not attempt to 'cross' the Uncanny Valley."
Why not? Worked just fine to me... people react a lot less awkwardly to me now :)
US (Big S, Big Satan)
US is Big S indeed...
Ha! We have 29 registered parties in Brazil! Take that Switzerland :P
Well to be honest there are only five "big parties" which mostly run the show, the rest are what we call "for hire" parties that have some ideology and programs on paper only but can't really survive by themselves, nor have a real perspective to ascend to power...
Use 12.04 first on a VM... upgrade only if you can tolerate Gnome3/Unity for more than 5 minutes
I still miss those pixelated 240x300 porn pics...
there was nothing better in '96!
Looks promising but... Windows-only... won't be able to play it :(
OUCH I clicked it.... should have listened to your warning...
Face it, if 3rd world countries simply stopped selling stuff to 1st world countries, those 1st world countries wouldn't starve or even go without luxuries.
Yeah? I guess those precious first world countries would crash and burn really hard if those folks here stopped selling anything to them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC
every other ethanol source besides corn is a loser as well.
Our sugar cane ethanol in Brazil works well for us.
Most PS2 owners were/had kids. Controllers were physically attached to the console with short cables. An extra strong tug and you have a PS2 suffering from deceleration trauma with the disc spinning.
While I don't disagree with the fact that moving the console would probably damage the DVD reader in time, the PS2 controller cable was 2.4m, hardly a "short cable" for my standards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DualShock_2#DualShock_2
Every original PS2 I've seen has had problems with the DVD drive, no exceptions. Most 360's I've seen have had the RROD. If anything, the PS2 was just as bad as the 360.
I had both consoles and they never failed on me, nor failed on my friends who had them, either... if anecdotal evidence counts for anything.
I'll get one no matter what it takes.
Quite a dangerous statement sir :)
Brazil is still mostly dependent on fossil fuels. Gasoline there is a 25/75 ethanol/gas blend.
For transportation yes, that's a fact. Most cars produced since 2002 or so can run on 100% ethanol but as current prices stand it is uneconomical. As for the electricity generation, we can say it's quite green: 87% (as of 2007) generated by hydro power https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Energy_policy_of_Brazil
It's economically infeasible to repair technology these days, at least in North America. For example, you buy a TV for $1000. Three years down, it breaks and getting it fixed will probably cost you easily $500. Do you fix it, or buy a new brand new TV with gee-whiz-bangs? Ditto a computer - if the motherboard dies after 3 years, are you going to spend the $400 to fix it, or just buy a newer faster one for more?
And anything under $200 or so is not worth fixing. That 20" monitor? It'll cost $200 for a tech to fix it out of warranty, so just buy a new one.
"Ending is better than mending"? That philosophy sounds eerily familiar...
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Brave_New_World
oh, sorry :)
this age 17 requirement mean that lots of people here on ./ would be teenagers for their entire lives... :)
I guess if I were a sexually-deprived fly I would be drinking too... just like I do as a sexually-deprived basement dweller
DON'T keep any incriminating stuff... better yet, don't do anything incriminating at all, and you're all set.
Yeah, something like that... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_decision_support_system
"I can do more work in one line of Python than you can do in 100 lines of C"
You must be a pretty lousy C programmer then. Python may be higher level than C but its not THAT mush higher.
Maybe its a very very long line of code who knows!
man, your sig got me laughing loud here, thanks :)
I couldn't agree more with you... I once got lost during a fishing expedition with two friends. No maps, no GPS (it was back in the early 90's). It was hell for almost two days, when we finally found some farmer's house, who took us back to civilization. It rained pretty bad for a whole afternoon, and we didn't starve because one of said friends managed to produce a fire and we ate some fish we already got, but believe me fish cooked that way with no salt or any other seasoning whatsoever tasted like shit...
especially since it was quite clear that my vote wasn't going to affect the outcome.
If everyone thought that their individual vote was worthless and can't change anything, no one would vote. I do vote even if I know my candidates won't win, it's my duty as a citizen.
well here in Brazil we pay between US$6-7 per gallon (ah, those imperial units...), and it's 20-25% ethanol... so you are actually having it quite easy...
Well, what if her name was Mona Dotnet? See, it could be worse...
well yes you can! bought recently a skull phone like this one :)
It's a phone and (dubious) decoration at the same time