Too many times have I read F2P game reviews with people complaining that their microtransactions got "lost". So when I reinstall a game, what are the odds that my purchases will get applied? I'd rather buy a physical copy of a console game where I know it'll work every time I run it. Also, most phone~tablet games aren't very good, lots of crap apps out there. I try em, I uninstall em.
Individual towns of Long Island, NY, require cabbies to get a hack license, in order for the driver to pick up passengers from train & bus stations, and street hails. To get a hack license the driver needs to be fingerprinted, with the prints checked by the towns police dept. for any felonies. Also needed is a fitness note from a doctor. Only when all requirements are met and approved by the town is the hack license issued. p This process began to be adopted by all towns in L. I. approximately 20 years ago after a female taxi passenger was raped by a gypsy cab driver.
I have auto-update enabled, Win8.1 and the other updates installed flawlessly last week. Also have ClassicShell, no hint of any issues. Should I consider myself "lucky"?
Just thought replying to your comment was a perfect place to throw in a George Carlin quote. As a teenager, I grew up with him from his records, and yes, he warped me too (smiley face), he had a lot on the ball, ole G.C. did. And I think it's sad that a lot of our world's future people will never get the chance to experience his wit and wisdom firsthand, if at all. (At least he's on YouTube for those who wish to seek him out.)
“We’re so self-important. Everybody’s going to save something now. “Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save those snails.” And the greatest arrogance of all: save the planet. Save the planet, we don’t even know how to take care of ourselves yet. I’m tired of this shit. I’m tired of f-ing Earth Day. I’m tired of these self-righteous environmentalists, these white, bourgeois liberals who think the only thing wrong with this country is that there aren’t enough bicycle paths. People trying to make the world safe for Volvos. Besides, environmentalists don’t give a shit about the planet. Not in the abstract they don’t. You know what they’re interested in? A clean place to live. Their own habitat. They’re worried that some day in the future they might be personally inconvenienced. Narrow, unenlightened self-interest doesn’t impress me.
The planet has been through a lot worse than us. Been through earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, continental drift, solar flares, sun spots, magnetic storms, the magnetic reversal of the poles hundreds of thousands of years of bombardment by comets and asteroids and meteors, worldwide floods, tidal waves, worldwide fires, erosion, cosmic rays, recurring ice ages And we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference? The planet isn’t going anywhere. WE are!
We’re going away. Pack your shit, folks. We’re going away. And we won’t leave much of a trace, either. Maybe a little Styrofoam The planet’ll be here and we’ll be long gone. Just another failed mutation. Just another closed-end biological mistake. An evolutionary cul-de-sac. The planet’ll shake us off like a bad case of fleas.
The planet will be here for a long, long, LONG time after we’re gone, and it will heal itself, it will cleanse itself, ’cause that’s what it does. It’s a self-correcting system. The air and the water will recover, the earth will be renewed. And if it’s true that plastic is not degradable, well, the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm: the earth plus plastic. The earth doesn’t share our prejudice toward plastic. Plastic came out of the earth. The earth probably sees plastic as just another one of its children. Could be the only reason the earth allowed us to be spawned from it in the first place. It wanted plastic for itself. Didn’t know how to make it. Needed us. Could be the answer to our age-old egocentric philosophical question, “Why are we here?”
I just.got.a.Virgin.Mobile Samsung S3 that gets 4G, and yes, it is comparable to WiFi speeds. It is much faster than 3G, maybe 10X?? And.since right.now I don't need WiFi for my laptop as much, this will work (for my current needs).
... is to sell us shit that we do not need. If we 'needed' something, we would find a way to get it.
It's possible that wants sell better than needs.
Well, I've learned to seperate my 'needs' from my 'wants'. While I may want that flashy $60,000 car, what I 'need' is just a decent reliable car. So instead of going into hock and having to make large monthly payments for the car I want, I got a used 99 Ford Taurus from off of Craigslist for $1300. Threw a new tire on it, replaced the fuel pump, and it has served me well for almost a year now, and I'm damned happy with it. I don't think I'd be so happy with a new car with all the latest bells and whistles in it.
My point is, my needs are small, a roof over my head and enough food to eat. Anything else is a 'want' that I don't 'need' to live. I don't need 1000 channels of cable tv (that I don't have time to watch anyway). Needless to say, any attempt by advertisers to sell me something I don't need falls on deaf ears. If you cant prove to me that I have to have it, chances are I will not be buying it (so sorry admen).
... is to sell us shit that we do not need. If we 'needed' something, we would find a way to get it.
Advertisers try to sell 'happiness', trying to convince us that if we buy their product (car, soda or laundry detergent), we will be happy. It's all a con job.
I lost interest in internet ads back when they started inserting 'flashing strobe lights' to get my attention, totally annoying! The ad people haven't gotten any better at not annoying me since.
I kid, I kid the Wheat-man. He is a nice guy. I have enjoyed his work on ST-TNG. And since that episode when he became a god, I have nothing but the utmost of respect/fear of him.
Kids/teens here in Long Island, N.Y. start off by stealing legal opiate pain pills from their parents medecine cabinet. Parents lock away the pills, which are quite expensive to buy on the street, so kids have no choice but cheaper heroin. Big Pharm is the big drug dealer now, making billions.
Teach kids in middle/high schools about drug addiction along with English, and stop making our own kids into addicts, thieving to support their habit.
Alcohol makers don't want the competition of legal drugs, and alcohol is the most destructive drug in the world! Combine all other drug use, and it still doesn't match alcohol's social, physical and societal damage.
Alcohol lobbyist pay lots of $$$ to our politicians to keep alcohol the only legal recreational drug.
So true, sadly this is the U.S. govt. From 'Contragate' when crack cocaine was allowed to flood American cities in order for Col. Oliver North to pay for his little wars. Our own government created the 1980's crack epidemic, then made money as it prosecuted the addicts. Courts and lawyers had plenty of work, a lot of money changed hands all around while the addicted citizens and their families suffered. All 'approved' by those in power.
Just legalize all drugs already. Take the profit motive away, and soon we won't have to hear any more of these drug gang stories.
The remote gimmick is to distract you from the hidden microphone and cameras built into the bulbs. The "problem" they are addressing is that they can't hear you when you're in the bathroom with the water running.
Over 20 years ago I watched news video from California plowing a HUGE mountain of perfectly good, edible oranges into the ground. They could have easily given them away to food banks, but I think they were more worried about keeping the store price of their oranges high.
That would easily explain it, the bodies were always dumped into pits left open for days or longer. Lots of available 'food' left out for the taking. (shudder!)
On a morning when the Nazis had a mass killing of concentration camp victims, Goring remarked on the mass gathering of crows and other birds, amassed along wires and roofs. There were tens of thousands of the birds assembled, but only on the days when many people were to be exterminated, and this unsettled Goring. Perhaps there is more to our avian and animal friends than meets the eye?
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http://www.gocomics.com/pearls...
Too many times have I read F2P game reviews with people complaining that their microtransactions got "lost". So when I reinstall a game, what are the odds that my purchases will get applied? I'd rather buy a physical copy of a console game where I know it'll work every time I run it. Also, most phone~tablet games aren't very good, lots of crap apps out there. I try em, I uninstall em.
Individual towns of Long Island, NY, require cabbies to get a hack license, in order for the driver to pick up passengers from train & bus stations, and street hails. To get a hack license the driver needs to be fingerprinted, with the prints checked by the towns police dept. for any felonies. Also needed is a fitness note from a doctor. Only when all requirements are met and approved by the town is the hack license issued. p This process began to be adopted by all towns in L. I. approximately 20 years ago after a female taxi passenger was raped by a gypsy cab driver.
I have auto-update enabled, Win8.1 and the other updates installed flawlessly last week. Also have ClassicShell, no hint of any issues. Should I consider myself "lucky"?
I apologize for my "cut n paste" screwup.
Just thought replying to your comment was a perfect place to throw in a George Carlin quote. As a teenager, I grew up with him from his records, and yes, he warped me too (smiley face), he had a lot on the ball, ole G.C. did. And I think it's sad that a lot of our world's future people will never get the chance to experience his wit and wisdom firsthand, if at all. (At least he's on YouTube for those who wish to seek him out.)
The planet has been through a lot worse than us. Been through earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, continental drift, solar flares, sun spots, magnetic storms, the magnetic reversal of the poles hundreds of thousands of years of bombardment by comets and asteroids and meteors, worldwide floods, tidal waves, worldwide fires, erosion, cosmic rays, recurring ice ages And we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference? The planet isn’t going anywhere. WE are!
We’re going away. Pack your shit, folks. We’re going away. And we won’t leave much of a trace, either. Maybe a little Styrofoam The planet’ll be here and we’ll be long gone. Just another failed mutation. Just another closed-end biological mistake. An evolutionary cul-de-sac. The planet’ll shake us off like a bad case of fleas.
The planet will be here for a long, long, LONG time after we’re gone, and it will heal itself, it will cleanse itself, ’cause that’s what it does. It’s a self-correcting system. The air and the water will recover, the earth will be renewed. And if it’s true that plastic is not degradable, well, the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm: the earth plus plastic. The earth doesn’t share our prejudice toward plastic. Plastic came out of the earth. The earth probably sees plastic as just another one of its children. Could be the only reason the earth allowed us to be spawned from it in the first place. It wanted plastic for itself. Didn’t know how to make it. Needed us. Could be the answer to our age-old egocentric philosophical question, “Why are we here?”
Plastic asshole.”
George Carlin
I just.got.a.Virgin.Mobile Samsung S3 that gets 4G, and yes, it is comparable to WiFi speeds. It is much faster than 3G, maybe 10X?? And.since right.now I don't need WiFi for my laptop as much, this will work (for my current needs).
Posting in order to undo 'insightful' mod.
I have the very special CHP 11/99 "Gold" plate, gets me off for up to 5 vehicular homicides.
http://www.bbc.com/news/techno...
because he wants to live out his captain Kirk fantasy of banging a green skinned alien woman.
And what's so wrong with that? ;^)
... is to sell us shit that we do not need. If we 'needed' something, we would find a way to get it.
It's possible that wants sell better than needs.
Well, I've learned to seperate my 'needs' from my 'wants'. While I may want that flashy $60,000 car, what I 'need' is just a decent reliable car. So instead of going into hock and having to make large monthly payments for the car I want, I got a used 99 Ford Taurus from off of Craigslist for $1300. Threw a new tire on it, replaced the fuel pump, and it has served me well for almost a year now, and I'm damned happy with it. I don't think I'd be so happy with a new car with all the latest bells and whistles in it.
My point is, my needs are small, a roof over my head and enough food to eat. Anything else is a 'want' that I don't 'need' to live. I don't need 1000 channels of cable tv (that I don't have time to watch anyway). Needless to say, any attempt by advertisers to sell me something I don't need falls on deaf ears. If you cant prove to me that I have to have it, chances are I will not be buying it (so sorry admen).
Advertisers try to sell 'happiness', trying to convince us that if we buy their product (car, soda or laundry detergent), we will be happy. It's all a con job.
I lost interest in internet ads back when they started inserting 'flashing strobe lights' to get my attention, totally annoying! The ad people haven't gotten any better at not annoying me since.
Hwil Hwheaton seems like a nice guy.
I kid, I kid the Wheat-man. He is a nice guy. I have enjoyed his work on ST-TNG. And since that episode when he became a god, I have nothing but the utmost of respect/fear of him.
"The 'Shut Up, Wesley' Hour!"
Teach kids in middle/high schools about drug addiction along with English, and stop making our own kids into addicts, thieving to support their habit.
Alcohol makers don't want the competition of legal drugs, and alcohol is the most destructive drug in the world! Combine all other drug use, and it still doesn't match alcohol's social, physical and societal damage.
Alcohol lobbyist pay lots of $$$ to our politicians to keep alcohol the only legal recreational drug.
Just legalize all drugs already. Take the profit motive away, and soon we won't have to hear any more of these drug gang stories.
The remote gimmick is to distract you from the hidden microphone and cameras built into the bulbs. The "problem" they are addressing is that they can't hear you when you're in the bathroom with the water running.
Upmod either Funny or Insightful.
So, we will need to have a spinning station that will create an artificial gravity. (As seen in '2001 A Space Oddessy')
Some things don't change, it seems. Corporate thinking stays the same, very sad. I hope fhat the future generations reading this finally 'get it'.
Over 20 years ago I watched news video from California plowing a HUGE mountain of perfectly good, edible oranges into the ground. They could have easily given them away to food banks, but I think they were more worried about keeping the store price of their oranges high.
Has any hack of these 'vulnerabilities' ever been proven to have actually occurred yet?
That would easily explain it, the bodies were always dumped into pits left open for days or longer. Lots of available 'food' left out for the taking. (shudder!)
On a morning when the Nazis had a mass killing of concentration camp victims, Goring remarked on the mass gathering of crows and other birds, amassed along wires and roofs. There were tens of thousands of the birds assembled, but only on the days when many people were to be exterminated, and this unsettled Goring. Perhaps there is more to our avian and animal friends than meets the eye?