3) treats small children and little old ladies like terrorism suspects because their 15 minute training video neglected to mention that their standard issue plastic badge and 12-pack of Krispy Kremes are not substitutes for common sense.
It's about smart bets. GOP sees this as something that will win them more votes (a) because there are a lot more non-students in the USA that won't be affected by rising interest rates and (b) because those who will be most affected by the change are either too young or too disillusioned to vote. In politics there is little value in investing in future electoral support as people forget, leaders move on and laws change.
Wait a minute, pay *less* now in exchange for greater incurred expense later on? If only there a way we could do this on a much bigger scale than with just Xboxes... Like put down a small amount now to get the consumer hooked and then have them pay the rest off later. A revolutionary concept indeed...
I've heard of slow news days, but seriously, what is this shit?
To be fair, if this is Heartland's attempt at trolling, they need to visit 4chan or Mumsnet to see how it's done. Making billboards that could conceivably be attributed to the mentally handicapped is not trolling. In answer to the Futurama image macro (seriously, not been oblig'd yet?) they are not trolling, they're just dumb.
I don't get 'flu infections and have no known allergies. Just generally eating what you should (i.e. fruit, vegetables) and drinking right (i.e. sufficient water every day) works a treat for me.
Then again, I also drink enough alcohol on a weekly basis to ensure that my innards are sterile and no foreign life can subsist within me. Take that, gut bacteria.
Well, "for fourteen hours outside in the sun, I sat handcuffed without food or water" isn't the same as "they were without food and water for fourteen hours."
Awoken at 16, handcuffed outside the building for 14 hours, the first 6 of which he went without water. They were all taken to the police station after the search. It's crappy writing, but the guy's a programmer, not a Pulitzer prize winner.
What I find more incredible is the fact that he believed that this kind of shit wouldn't happen in somewhere like Belize...
We're not the power we once were, sun never setting on the British Empire and all that. But in terms of a ratio of political/economic power to geographical size, we pack a decent amount of power per sq. mile.
Also, biggest financial centre in the world, so suck it.
Using Apple is kind of like being one of the kids whose parents didn't tell them Santa or the Tooth Fairy wasn't real until they were 16.
Using Linux is kind of like being one of the kids whose parents were alcoholics but did their best, in between drunken rants about the futility of life.
I would finish this by saying using Windows is like being one of the kids whose uncle used to have special sleep over parties, but I'd definitely get modded flamebait. And I use Windows on my personal machines. And my uncle didn't touch me.
Well, kind of. I see your point, but I think the comparison is a little unfair simply because Libre/OpenOffice is free software and MS Office is not. Given that you are getting a product with a similar level of core functionality for free, it's reasonable to expect a lesser level of polish in some respects as they don't have the budget to plough into justifying £100 for a basic license (or whatever MS charges for Office Home these days).
They're only capable of doing so because of that kind of circular non-logic. That logic pervades down to the candidate level too, meaning that relatively poor quality candidates (see: Mitt Romney) secure nomination because they're perceived as the only candidate likely to win.
I don't necessarily agree that the two main parties are incapable of producing worthy presidential candidates and presidents, though. And let's face it, some tea-bagger (oops, tea-partyer) like Michelle Bachmann would have been a freaking disaster from start to finish.
1. Ivybridge is a die shrink, nothing more nothing less. Everybody who really thought it would be lightyears ahead of Sandybridge in terms of performance was simply deluded. It's a new die size that anybody has yet to perfect, that will come in Haswell.
2. All this ire is unfairly directed at Intel. On the basis that AMD seems to have no idea what it's doing at the moment, Intel can relax and do as they please. If you want to be pissed at anybody, be pissed at AMD for not being anywhere near competitive and pushing Intel to continuously raise their game.
Since 1998 I've only ever used AMD CPUs in my builds. When I came to build a new rig in February, I simply couldn't justify buying AMD for my CPU again because they were so far behind and there was zero indication that Bulldozer would rectify that. It's sad watching them busily engage in killing themselves off as a serious desktop CPU manufacturer and leaving Intel to potentially become lazy and overpriced, but that isn't Intel's fault.
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3) treats small children and little old ladies like terrorism suspects because their 15 minute training video neglected to mention that their standard issue plastic badge and 12-pack of Krispy Kremes are not substitutes for common sense.
It's about smart bets. GOP sees this as something that will win them more votes (a) because there are a lot more non-students in the USA that won't be affected by rising interest rates and (b) because those who will be most affected by the change are either too young or too disillusioned to vote. In politics there is little value in investing in future electoral support as people forget, leaders move on and laws change.
No doubt somebody will blame short-term financing rates (>4000% APR or whatever they go at these days) on Microsoft too ;)
Wait a minute, pay *less* now in exchange for greater incurred expense later on? If only there a way we could do this on a much bigger scale than with just Xboxes... Like put down a small amount now to get the consumer hooked and then have them pay the rest off later. A revolutionary concept indeed...
I've heard of slow news days, but seriously, what is this shit?
To be fair, if this is Heartland's attempt at trolling, they need to visit 4chan or Mumsnet to see how it's done. Making billboards that could conceivably be attributed to the mentally handicapped is not trolling. In answer to the Futurama image macro (seriously, not been oblig'd yet?) they are not trolling, they're just dumb.
I don't get 'flu infections and have no known allergies. Just generally eating what you should (i.e. fruit, vegetables) and drinking right (i.e. sufficient water every day) works a treat for me.
Then again, I also drink enough alcohol on a weekly basis to ensure that my innards are sterile and no foreign life can subsist within me. Take that, gut bacteria.
Well, "for fourteen hours outside in the sun, I sat handcuffed without food or water" isn't the same as "they were without food and water for fourteen hours."
All this pedantry is making me thirsty...
Meh. I was always told the EU was originally set up to stop Germany ever becoming too powerful again.
Well, that worked well didn't it.
Probably because you didn't RTFA properly?
Awoken at 16, handcuffed outside the building for 14 hours, the first 6 of which he went without water. They were all taken to the police station after the search. It's crappy writing, but the guy's a programmer, not a Pulitzer prize winner.
What I find more incredible is the fact that he believed that this kind of shit wouldn't happen in somewhere like Belize...
We're not the power we once were, sun never setting on the British Empire and all that. But in terms of a ratio of political/economic power to geographical size, we pack a decent amount of power per sq. mile.
Also, biggest financial centre in the world, so suck it.
Using Apple is kind of like being one of the kids whose parents didn't tell them Santa or the Tooth Fairy wasn't real until they were 16.
Using Linux is kind of like being one of the kids whose parents were alcoholics but did their best, in between drunken rants about the futility of life.
I would finish this by saying using Windows is like being one of the kids whose uncle used to have special sleep over parties, but I'd definitely get modded flamebait. And I use Windows on my personal machines. And my uncle didn't touch me.
Well, kind of. I see your point, but I think the comparison is a little unfair simply because Libre/OpenOffice is free software and MS Office is not. Given that you are getting a product with a similar level of core functionality for free, it's reasonable to expect a lesser level of polish in some respects as they don't have the budget to plough into justifying £100 for a basic license (or whatever MS charges for Office Home these days).
I think your tinfoil hat is on a little tight, pal.
They're only capable of doing so because of that kind of circular non-logic. That logic pervades down to the candidate level too, meaning that relatively poor quality candidates (see: Mitt Romney) secure nomination because they're perceived as the only candidate likely to win.
I don't necessarily agree that the two main parties are incapable of producing worthy presidential candidates and presidents, though. And let's face it, some tea-bagger (oops, tea-partyer) like Michelle Bachmann would have been a freaking disaster from start to finish.
Yeah, if you're going to mimic the UI of a better product, you may as well just use the better product.
I think you've completely missed the point.
1. Ivybridge is a die shrink, nothing more nothing less. Everybody who really thought it would be lightyears ahead of Sandybridge in terms of performance was simply deluded. It's a new die size that anybody has yet to perfect, that will come in Haswell.
2. All this ire is unfairly directed at Intel. On the basis that AMD seems to have no idea what it's doing at the moment, Intel can relax and do as they please. If you want to be pissed at anybody, be pissed at AMD for not being anywhere near competitive and pushing Intel to continuously raise their game.
Since 1998 I've only ever used AMD CPUs in my builds. When I came to build a new rig in February, I simply couldn't justify buying AMD for my CPU again because they were so far behind and there was zero indication that Bulldozer would rectify that. It's sad watching them busily engage in killing themselves off as a serious desktop CPU manufacturer and leaving Intel to potentially become lazy and overpriced, but that isn't Intel's fault.
Neither. It's full-blown, mongoloid-butt-fuck retarded.
In this particular instance, I believe that was the problem...
Probably has something to do with it's buzz being 'underground' and its benefits being widely refuted?
My thoughts exactly. If only the same had happened with Challenger.
10% of the population live within 1500 square kilometres. Statistics are meaningless without context.
When we've found the biggest players, we'll start tracking them back — finding out what data are they monitoring, and why.
I can answer this entire thing in 2 seconds. Porn, so they can sell it to you. In that order.
The whole thing is a scam. She's a weirdo that has created (or if not, enjoys the attention of) a 'cyberstalker.'
It's run-of-the-mill attention whoring bullshit. On to the next...
Oh, the irony. Ever tried cutting the engine at speed? You do know how hydraulic brakes and electric steering work, right?
You sir, have restored my faith in Slashdot. At least temporarily.