Lots of bus stops where buses are expected to sit for a while are paved with concrete because of this problem. When it's really hot out, buses sink into asphalt.
Yes, asphalt's cheaper and quicker to lay down, cheaper to replace too. N.Y.'s Palisades Parkway was made all concrete back in 1958 and only in the last decade or so have heavily trafficed sections been resurfaced with asphalt. Concrete does rarely 'buckle' in high heat though. The recent heat wave made a section of a U.S. highway raise up, catching a motorist doing highway speed unaware. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoHMdjhEI73c&v=oHMdjhEI73c&gl=US
Why? What's there happening on Europa that there shouldn't be any attempts at landing there? What exactly is so Area 51 about Eu-ro-pa??? Too 'good' for the rest of the solar system now, are we, huh?? Now we really are gonna go and land there, just because you said not to. So there.
Tell me about it. The platform I loved the most was the C64. Of course, the Amiga has some rockin' games, too.
Yep, I had a ton of C64 floppy game disks that had their copy protection cracked thanks to a friend's little computer whiz brother. We never paid for our games then. Archon II, Beachhead I & II, all the arcade games of that era My dream is that one day someone will gather up every game made for all those old systems and put them all in one easy to download MAME file. Or would that be too much to hope for with copyright worries?
Why this managed to reach the frontpage is beyond me.
You forgot the timothy factor.
Why can't everybody LEAVE TIMOTHY ALONE!!! **wipes dripping mascara away** It's obvious that he works SO HARD for us that he just doesn't get enough sleep! **sniffs** It's not fair! You people with your fancy spellchecks aren't worthy enough to shine Timothy's shoes! Ya'll just haters! **looks straight into camera** Don't listen to them, Timothy. I, for one, just loved the recent cat-lady-litterbox-suicide story! (Seriously Tim, you're doing great. Keep it up, babe.)
Parasites can wait a long time, sooner or later you'll become worm food... So the question is, assuming you are even infected, will smoking dope lead you to die sooner than average? And, if so, was this behaviour (smoking dope) influenced by the Parasite?
Surgeon Generals Warning: Only read this comment while high.
So, how does one go about volunteering for THAT study?;-) Real men do not use emoticons, I happen to be unreal!
For the average Joe/Jane Doe, having a home PC isn't really necessary anymore. Smartphones and tablets have given the average people access to what they really want tech for. Phone/texting, camera/video, internet/email access, social and other apps written for home/business. Youtube &movies, games, gps navigation... It's all there for them in their 'pocket computer'. At best, one home pc/router for wi-fi and that's it, the entire household shares that. PC's will be becoming something that a hard-core tech person will use to write the programs that consumers will pay money for, and that's the natural evolution of technology happening today, and in the future. It's not a bad thing. The smart tech people who survive and prosper will be the ones who are able to adapt to change and take advantage of said change. No worries. It'll still mean coding jobs, 1's and 0's and knowledge of math, that will always be needed.
Don't confuse God with religion. It's my belief that ALL religions are all MANmade and have absolutely nothing to do with God. God is inside each and every one of us, that is where to find his church. In a 10 by 10 square block area in L.A you'll find 1000 different religion, you can take your pick. But only ONE God.
Your story is similar to the truth, but not the truth. Hubbard actually wrote papers regarding how to get rich creating a Religion years before writing "Dianetics" and founding the cult. You can read lots of good details here. Operation Clambake is an anti CoS web site that has been around for a long time.
Yep, good link there. It's a lot to take in. It led me to the Wikipedia site on Hubbard http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard#section_7 . There I did a quick read on him. The guy was a loon! Made his money though, net worth of $600 million when he kicked. I also learned how, at the time, the great writer Isaac Asimov called Dianetics "gibberish", and that's good enough for me, but boy are people suckers. "What a world..., what a world..." - The last words uttered by The Wicked Witch of the West.
Resident Evil, the first zombie game, did it right. Puzzle solving based third-person perspective shooter. Played it years ago on the original Playstation. If updated & tweaked out, that game with todays tech would make $, IMHO. It's the only game I've ever played that actually scared me. There was one time, while I was playing it in a darkened room, when a zombie that ''shouldn't'' have been on the other side of a door instantly started munching on my neck! I jumped out of the frickin' chair! Great game.
And I was just saying to my friend, "You know what would complete this life? ANOTHER FREAKING ZOMBIE GAME!!!" Nah, I think I'll be passing on that magic.
The origin story I once read is that L. Ron Hubbard and a friend were at Hubbard's home one night getting drunk and talking together, Hubbard had already made money as a sci-fi writer by then. Hubbard say's to his friend, "I could start a new religion if I wanted to. It wouldn't be hard." His friend bets him $50 that he can't. Hubbard takes the bet, writes the book "Dianetics". Eventually Hubbard's friend paid him the fifty bucks.
Rome fell because their infrastructure was not maintained, the system that supplied water to the city crumbled. The money that would have been for repairs had already been stolen and moved from Rome. With no water, the people fled. That is exactly what is happening in the USA today. It's just a matter of time...
To answer your question, my stolen $50 level is a tiny example of how, for many rich people, they never feel that they have enough, and they keep taking. Bernie Madoff, Enron, stealing pension fund money from people who have to go back to work in their 70's, too many stories to list here. These people all feel entitled to what they've stolen. Sometimes they get sent to jail, sometimes the money is recovered. Usually though, once the $ is gone, it's gone for good. Off-shore accounts. And that money would have gone towards maintaining America's infrastructure. And with the damage done already, it may be too late for us. "Thou shall not covet". That simple commandment has been ignored by many people worldwide throughout history. What will people do to their fellow human being for whatever is 'coveted'. And it's never enough for some. A very sad part of the human condition, in my opinion.
Btw, out of sheer curiosity, how they hell did *you* guys end up in this mess, you are supposed to be a 1st world country, the land of milk and honey:)
I live in New York's Long Island and I've worked on the homes of the very rich and the very poor here. Having a nice home doesn't always mean you aren't a jerk of a person, you meet all kinds of people here, and I once had a very rich guy on Shelter Island steal a $50 four foot level from me, because he just wanted it, I guess. I have worked on roofing jobs with illegal immigrants from South America, they're mostly good, hard working men who send most of what money they earn here back to their families. Talking with them I learned that they truly believed that streets in America are paved with gold! We have extremely rich people here, but mostly America is made up of hard working people who, like all people in the world, want an improved life for them and their children. Sometimes the very powerful people decide to use their money (power) in short-sighted ways that only benefit themselves. That's how many live their lives here. America is a young country feeling it's way, and mistakes get made all the time here. The racism problem has gotten better over the decades, more people realizing how we're all basically the same, and there are many small stories of people coming together to help each other in day to day life. Hopefully, over the next couple of centuries, the world's people will have ended senseless hating and strive for truly living the golden rule, "Do unto other's as you would have done unto you." As a people we're making headway towards getting there. Good luck in your life sir.
If your windows have half screens, you'll get bugs coming in. You would need to get full height screens made up from a hardware/window place, or buy a roll (or length) of plastic screening and make up your own, that'd be cheaper. I have a fixed-upper sash window in my room, bought a $30 dual-fan window unit. Taped up a 5 foot long cardboard 'shaft', tape-sealed one end to one exhaust fan and put the other end near to the ceiling. It won't win any awards from Better Homes and Gardens, but it sucks that hot air out of the room while the 2nd fan pushes in cooler outside air, especially at night. I sleep comfortably. (South shore of Long Island, N.Y.
Entered as Exihibit A against the alleged hacker, terrorist, drug trafficker, pimp, and child abuser, known as "SteamisheFan". For over two decades this sophisticated and determined criminal has admittedly been using counter-surveillance techniques likely learned in an Al-Qaeda training camp to conceal his nefarious plots.
He's a verily dangerous man... Always 3 steps ahead... I hear he even voted for McGovern for president!
I don't disagree with you. But tech moves fast. What was considered 'secure' 10 years ago doesn't fly today. I accept that there is probably no real security in life today, and that you should never say never. As long as you live a law abiding life, there "shouldn't" be a problem. If lack of privacy equals child molesters and truly evil people being found out, I'm for that. Of course it's a fine line, 1984 worries me too. It's not the world I'd like it to be. It's modern day reality being what it is, a trade off of personal privacy for the greater good of society and it's good people.
ANY Electronic Communication. Everything is recorded. Phone calls are ALL recorded. Anything goes on govt. hard drives, and can be pulled later. Perhaps I could have been more concise, coffee hasn't kicked in yet. This is a modern day reality, there are people in prison who hadn't learned this. It's kind of important to know.
I'd always, since the nineties, known that you should never say anything in an email (text/tweet/facebook etc.) or phone call, that you wouldn't want to hear repeated in an open courtroom.
U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647 for a "system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data" which was validated in Apple's U.S. International Trade Commission case against HTC. U.S. Patent No. 8,074,172 for a "method, system, and graphical user interface for providing word recommendations" or predictive text. U.S. Patent No. 8,046,721 for a system describing "unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image" or the "slide to unlock" function found on iOS devices which was successfully used against Motorola in Germany. U.S. Patent No. 8,086,604 for a "universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system" that was the basis of Friday's ruling."
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/smart-phones/240003036?nomobile=1
If the ban on Samsung isn't lifted, the date for this hearing will be in March, 2014. Meanhile, Samsung is preparing an updated Galaxy Nexus debut for this November 2012. I imagine this version will avoid any disputed patent issues.
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Lots of bus stops where buses are expected to sit for a while are paved with concrete because of this problem. When it's really hot out, buses sink into asphalt.
Yes, asphalt's cheaper and quicker to lay down, cheaper to replace too. N.Y.'s Palisades Parkway was made all concrete back in 1958 and only in the last decade or so have heavily trafficed sections been resurfaced with asphalt. Concrete does rarely 'buckle' in high heat though. The recent heat wave made a section of a U.S. highway raise up, catching a motorist doing highway speed unaware. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoHMdjhEI73c&v=oHMdjhEI73c&gl=US
Except Europa ... Attempt No Landings There.
Why? What's there happening on Europa that there shouldn't be any attempts at landing there? What exactly is so Area 51 about Eu-ro-pa??? Too 'good' for the rest of the solar system now, are we, huh?? Now we really are gonna go and land there, just because you said not to. So there.
I and PT Barnum will be laughing our collective arses off if someone actually pays that much for a collection of 30-year old arcade games...
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html
Tell me about it. The platform I loved the most was the C64. Of course, the Amiga has some rockin' games, too.
Yep, I had a ton of C64 floppy game disks that had their copy protection cracked thanks to a friend's little computer whiz brother. We never paid for our games then. Archon II, Beachhead I & II, all the arcade games of that era My dream is that one day someone will gather up every game made for all those old systems and put them all in one easy to download MAME file. Or would that be too much to hope for with copyright worries?
You forgot the timothy factor.
Why can't everybody LEAVE TIMOTHY ALONE!!! **wipes dripping mascara away** It's obvious that he works SO HARD for us that he just doesn't get enough sleep! **sniffs** It's not fair! You people with your fancy spellchecks aren't worthy enough to shine Timothy's shoes! Ya'll just haters! **looks straight into camera** Don't listen to them, Timothy. I, for one, just loved the recent cat-lady-litterbox-suicide story! (Seriously Tim, you're doing great. Keep it up, babe.)
Parasites can wait a long time, sooner or later you'll become worm food... So the question is, assuming you are even infected, will smoking dope lead you to die sooner than average? And, if so, was this behaviour (smoking dope) influenced by the Parasite?
Surgeon Generals Warning: Only read this comment while high.
So, how does one go about volunteering for THAT study? ;-) Real men do not use emoticons, I happen to be unreal!
For the average Joe/Jane Doe, having a home PC isn't really necessary anymore. Smartphones and tablets have given the average people access to what they really want tech for. Phone/texting, camera/video, internet/email access, social and other apps written for home/business. Youtube &movies, games, gps navigation... It's all there for them in their 'pocket computer'. At best, one home pc/router for wi-fi and that's it, the entire household shares that. PC's will be becoming something that a hard-core tech person will use to write the programs that consumers will pay money for, and that's the natural evolution of technology happening today, and in the future. It's not a bad thing. The smart tech people who survive and prosper will be the ones who are able to adapt to change and take advantage of said change. No worries. It'll still mean coding jobs, 1's and 0's and knowledge of math, that will always be needed.
Don't confuse God with religion. It's my belief that ALL religions are all MANmade and have absolutely nothing to do with God. God is inside each and every one of us, that is where to find his church. In a 10 by 10 square block area in L.A you'll find 1000 different religion, you can take your pick. But only ONE God.
Your story is similar to the truth, but not the truth. Hubbard actually wrote papers regarding how to get rich creating a Religion years before writing "Dianetics" and founding the cult. You can read lots of good details here. Operation Clambake is an anti CoS web site that has been around for a long time.
Yep, good link there. It's a lot to take in. It led me to the Wikipedia site on Hubbard http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard#section_7 . There I did a quick read on him. The guy was a loon! Made his money though, net worth of $600 million when he kicked. I also learned how, at the time, the great writer Isaac Asimov called Dianetics "gibberish", and that's good enough for me, but boy are people suckers. "What a world..., what a world..." - The last words uttered by The Wicked Witch of the West.
Resident Evil, the first zombie game, did it right. Puzzle solving based third-person perspective shooter. Played it years ago on the original Playstation. If updated & tweaked out, that game with todays tech would make $, IMHO. It's the only game I've ever played that actually scared me. There was one time, while I was playing it in a darkened room, when a zombie that ''shouldn't'' have been on the other side of a door instantly started munching on my neck! I jumped out of the frickin' chair! Great game.
And I was just saying to my friend, "You know what would complete this life? ANOTHER FREAKING ZOMBIE GAME!!!" Nah, I think I'll be passing on that magic.
George Carlin once said something like, "I believe in the 11th commandment. Keep thine own religion to thineself!"
The origin story I once read is that L. Ron Hubbard and a friend were at Hubbard's home one night getting drunk and talking together, Hubbard had already made money as a sci-fi writer by then. Hubbard say's to his friend, "I could start a new religion if I wanted to. It wouldn't be hard." His friend bets him $50 that he can't. Hubbard takes the bet, writes the book "Dianetics". Eventually Hubbard's friend paid him the fifty bucks.
Rome fell because their infrastructure was not maintained, the system that supplied water to the city crumbled. The money that would have been for repairs had already been stolen and moved from Rome. With no water, the people fled. That is exactly what is happening in the USA today. It's just a matter of time...
To answer your question, my stolen $50 level is a tiny example of how, for many rich people, they never feel that they have enough, and they keep taking. Bernie Madoff, Enron, stealing pension fund money from people who have to go back to work in their 70's, too many stories to list here. These people all feel entitled to what they've stolen. Sometimes they get sent to jail, sometimes the money is recovered. Usually though, once the $ is gone, it's gone for good. Off-shore accounts. And that money would have gone towards maintaining America's infrastructure. And with the damage done already, it may be too late for us. "Thou shall not covet". That simple commandment has been ignored by many people worldwide throughout history. What will people do to their fellow human being for whatever is 'coveted'. And it's never enough for some. A very sad part of the human condition, in my opinion.
I live in New York's Long Island and I've worked on the homes of the very rich and the very poor here. Having a nice home doesn't always mean you aren't a jerk of a person, you meet all kinds of people here, and I once had a very rich guy on Shelter Island steal a $50 four foot level from me, because he just wanted it, I guess. I have worked on roofing jobs with illegal immigrants from South America, they're mostly good, hard working men who send most of what money they earn here back to their families. Talking with them I learned that they truly believed that streets in America are paved with gold! We have extremely rich people here, but mostly America is made up of hard working people who, like all people in the world, want an improved life for them and their children. Sometimes the very powerful people decide to use their money (power) in short-sighted ways that only benefit themselves. That's how many live their lives here. America is a young country feeling it's way, and mistakes get made all the time here. The racism problem has gotten better over the decades, more people realizing how we're all basically the same, and there are many small stories of people coming together to help each other in day to day life. Hopefully, over the next couple of centuries, the world's people will have ended senseless hating and strive for truly living the golden rule, "Do unto other's as you would have done unto you." As a people we're making headway towards getting there. Good luck in your life sir.
If your windows have half screens, you'll get bugs coming in. You would need to get full height screens made up from a hardware/window place, or buy a roll (or length) of plastic screening and make up your own, that'd be cheaper. I have a fixed-upper sash window in my room, bought a $30 dual-fan window unit. Taped up a 5 foot long cardboard 'shaft', tape-sealed one end to one exhaust fan and put the other end near to the ceiling. It won't win any awards from Better Homes and Gardens, but it sucks that hot air out of the room while the 2nd fan pushes in cooler outside air, especially at night. I sleep comfortably. (South shore of Long Island, N.Y.
... but only because Alec Baldwin lives there. ;-)
Entered as Exihibit A against the alleged hacker, terrorist, drug trafficker, pimp, and child abuser, known as "SteamisheFan". For over two decades this sophisticated and determined criminal has admittedly been using counter-surveillance techniques likely learned in an Al-Qaeda training camp to conceal his nefarious plots.
He's a verily dangerous man... Always 3 steps ahead... I hear he even voted for McGovern for president!
I don't disagree with you. But tech moves fast. What was considered 'secure' 10 years ago doesn't fly today. I accept that there is probably no real security in life today, and that you should never say never. As long as you live a law abiding life, there "shouldn't" be a problem. If lack of privacy equals child molesters and truly evil people being found out, I'm for that. Of course it's a fine line, 1984 worries me too. It's not the world I'd like it to be. It's modern day reality being what it is, a trade off of personal privacy for the greater good of society and it's good people.
ANY Electronic Communication. Everything is recorded. Phone calls are ALL recorded. Anything goes on govt. hard drives, and can be pulled later. Perhaps I could have been more concise, coffee hasn't kicked in yet. This is a modern day reality, there are people in prison who hadn't learned this. It's kind of important to know.
I'd always, since the nineties, known that you should never say anything in an email (text/tweet/facebook etc.) or phone call, that you wouldn't want to hear repeated in an open courtroom.
Google just announced that they will be teaming up with Samsung to fight this patent case. http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-were-working-on-an-apple-attack-with-google-02236690/ Now we've got a fight!
U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647 for a "system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data" which was validated in Apple's U.S. International Trade Commission case against HTC. U.S. Patent No. 8,074,172 for a "method, system, and graphical user interface for providing word recommendations" or predictive text. U.S. Patent No. 8,046,721 for a system describing "unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image" or the "slide to unlock" function found on iOS devices which was successfully used against Motorola in Germany. U.S. Patent No. 8,086,604 for a "universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system" that was the basis of Friday's ruling." http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/smart-phones/240003036?nomobile=1
If the ban on Samsung isn't lifted, the date for this hearing will be in March, 2014. Meanhile, Samsung is preparing an updated Galaxy Nexus debut for this November 2012. I imagine this version will avoid any disputed patent issues.