However, the US is allowed to make lawas about who can come into their country.
Indeed they are. Good thing the rest of us are allowed to take a hint and decide we're not welcome. Guess we'll just go somewhere else with our business.
Unhappy and bored, but for a loooooongtime, yeepee!!!
Bored? The French? Have you ever actually been anywhere near France? Repeat after me, purchasing power != happiness. Sitting with friends in the sun having a glass of wine hardly costs any money. Neither does a long walk on the beach. Some of the best things in life are, in fact, free. Guess the whole concept of "joie de vivre" never quite sunk in. It's not a matter of what country one lives in, it's all about attitude.
what's wrong with the savage? Both the Savage4 and Savage2000 were perfectly fine chipsets back in the day. Granted, they got their asses kicked by the first GeForce, but that was another ballpark, not to mention price range, entirely. In fact, I still use my Savage4 card to test whether there's a problem with the AGP card when troubleshooting a pc that for example doesn't post. Always works, recognized by pretty much any OS.
Only one entity, Microsoft, has the guts to produce, sell, and advertise said product. Apple can compete using OS X, but they chose to only use it for their hardware. Linux distros sit on FTP servers and rely on word-of-mouth. Get my drift?
And that's ok...no, really. However, abusing said monopoly to ram Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger and Internet Explorer down our throats is another matter entirely.
In Léon (or The Professional), when Jean Reno teaches Natalie Portman how to be a hitman, he started training her as a sniper because that gave her the most distance between your target and herself. However, as she got better, the distance slowly got shorter and shorter, until one of the scenes when Jean came out of the shadows with a knife to the neck of his target.
But females tend to jockey for position using words. After dominance is established they all tend to get back together and be friends. Words can hurt real bad, but males (doing the same dominance thing) often use violence *and* words.
Are you serious? When conflict between men gets out of hand it can escalate into outright hostility and perhaps even physical conflict, but at least both parties know what they're up against. Some harsh words might be said, maybe some blows exchanged and a new pecking order is established. Women on the other hand wage a constant war of attrition, smiling and joking with their enemies as though nothing is the matter, all the while plotting to plant a nailfile into their backs at the nearest opportunity. No man can harbor a good grudge like a woman.
We have better, more important things to worry about than what fast food restaurant to take the kids to when they are screaming in the back seat...
Like teaching 'm that screaming in the back seat isn't a likely behavior to result in a reward? Then again, whether stuffing that gore down one's throat is should be considered a "reward" is debatable to begin with...
The philosophy of patents makes sense: provide a way to reward invention and help recoup the cost of research and development. I don't see modern patents doing this at all. Most inventors are not actually rewarded (the company they work for is) and research is usually distributed across different competing companies and then the patent holder sues whoever comes out on top.
Does anyone force these people to go work at these companies? Is there anything stopping them from taking out a 2nd mortgage and trying to do it themselves? They work at these companies by choice. They get a certain degree of security and safety from it, and the company gets to reap the rewards, if any. Perhaps instead there is an mindset problem?
All that said, I can't imagine a would-be car thief trying to steal a car while the alarm's going off. Besides being annoying, I'd be afraid of Mr. Owner showing up with a baseball bat.
Easy way to find out then...make it go off and hide nearby to see who shows up with a baseball bat, if anyone at all. Do it again an hour later, and once more 20 minutes later, so the entire neighbourhood lapses into "oh god, not that thing again" mode and then take off with the thing.
what on earth are you going on about? There's a button called "log off" in the start menu, which gives one the choice between, guess what, logging off OR switching to another user. I can jump into the admin account, do my thing, and jump right back. Now, granted, sudo beats that hands down, but you just completely buried that plain and simply fact under a metric ton of manure.
On a side note I would really like to understand the logic behind why something is a der, die, or a das: das auto + die bahn = die Autobahn? == subject for another thread
Words have genders. In German, there's 3 of them...and you have to learn it for each word separately, although there are some ground rules.
Oh, and Morrowind is not a real RPG, because you can't make yourself a god (despite having the tools to do so) and take over the world.
Clearly you did not spend enough time enchanting items and levelling up. At the point I decided it was time to move on with rl the stats of my char were sufficient to merit being called godlike. Add to that having killed 2 gods and leading most of the factions, trying to run the place would have been mostly tedious really.
after which they are asked for the source, which as stated in the GPL they are obligated to give up due to their re-distribution of said distro, and we can all point out all the bugs they put in?
In the UK, if something breaks within the first year, the law says you can send it back and get a replacement or refund - the seller seems to get to choose which they offer, though I don't know if it's supposed to be up to them. Is this just a UK thing? Does everyone else have to buy a warranty?
Don't be ridiculous. The entire EU already has a mandatory 2 years warranty by the manufacturer for all pc components since a few years.
all observation of violent behavior leads to increased violent behavior afterwords. SHow me that the video games cause more than a rough football game, and you'll have something someone should care about.
watching or playing a rough football(rugby in our part of the world) game? Because when you're gaming, you're actually an active participant. Being an active participant in some pretty rough rugby games has made me anything but violent afterwards...mostly it just made me want to lie down somewhere so i could ache in peace. It did teach me some very important lessons though: - don't run into the guys that are the same height yet twice as wide. - avoid the girls. Any inhibitions one might have about running them down they're just as likely not to have...besides, they play dirty.
I'm the main admin for a small irc network. It's a place where a group of people can get together and chat, play games, make fun of each other, etc. All this in an environment we as a group have control over. If someone misbehaves, there's sanctions, and the possibility of permanent removal. Add to that the ability to script, the fact that the servers and services are entirely OS and thus adaptable to one's wishes in any way possible.
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However, the US is allowed to make lawas about who can come into their country.
Indeed they are. Good thing the rest of us are allowed to take a hint and decide we're not welcome. Guess we'll just go somewhere else with our business.
Unhappy and bored, but for a loooooongtime, yeepee!!!
Bored? The French? Have you ever actually been anywhere near France? Repeat after me, purchasing power != happiness. Sitting with friends in the sun having a glass of wine hardly costs any money. Neither does a long walk on the beach. Some of the best things in life are, in fact, free. Guess the whole concept of "joie de vivre" never quite sunk in. It's not a matter of what country one lives in, it's all about attitude.
It was invariably an older person who couldn't set the time on their microwave, much less understand the concept of a web site or e-mail.
:-)
Ahhhh, the good old 12 o' clock flasher!
Doing techsupport will scar a person permanently, I sympathize
Do you own up to them? Do you find ways out that just cover your own A, or do you actually find a solution that is good for the company?
;-)
Ehmm, in your reality, which of these two choices is the proper career move? Just curious.
what's wrong with the savage? Both the Savage4 and Savage2000 were perfectly fine chipsets back in the day. Granted, they got their asses kicked by the first GeForce, but that was another ballpark, not to mention price range, entirely. In fact, I still use my Savage4 card to test whether there's a problem with the AGP card when troubleshooting a pc that for example doesn't post. Always works, recognized by pretty much any OS.
Only one entity, Microsoft, has the guts to produce, sell, and advertise said product. Apple can compete using OS X, but they chose to only use it for their hardware. Linux distros sit on FTP servers and rely on word-of-mouth. Get my drift?
And that's ok...no, really. However, abusing said monopoly to ram Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger and Internet Explorer down our throats is another matter entirely.
In Léon (or The Professional), when Jean Reno teaches Natalie Portman how to be a hitman, he started training her as a sniper because that gave her the most distance between your target and herself. However, as she got better, the distance slowly got shorter and shorter, until one of the scenes when Jean came out of the shadows with a knife to the neck of his target.
And poured hot grits down his pants?
But females tend to jockey for position using words. After dominance is established they all tend to get back together and be friends. Words can hurt real bad, but males (doing the same dominance thing) often use violence *and* words.
Are you serious? When conflict between men gets out of hand it can escalate into outright hostility and perhaps even physical conflict, but at least both parties know what they're up against. Some harsh words might be said, maybe some blows exchanged and a new pecking order is established. Women on the other hand wage a constant war of attrition, smiling and joking with their enemies as though nothing is the matter, all the while plotting to plant a nailfile into their backs at the nearest opportunity. No man can harbor a good grudge like a woman.
nah. attach a shiny led display that can be mounted on the front of the machine. geeks love shiny leds.
We have better, more important things to worry about than what fast food restaurant to take the kids to when they are screaming in the back seat...
Like teaching 'm that screaming in the back seat isn't a likely behavior to result in a reward? Then again, whether stuffing that gore down one's throat is should be considered a "reward" is debatable to begin with...
The philosophy of patents makes sense: provide a way to reward invention and help recoup the cost of research and development. I don't see modern patents doing this at all. Most inventors are not actually rewarded (the company they work for is) and research is usually distributed across different competing companies and then the patent holder sues whoever comes out on top.
Does anyone force these people to go work at these companies? Is there anything stopping them from taking out a 2nd mortgage and trying to do it themselves? They work at these companies by choice. They get a certain degree of security and safety from it, and the company gets to reap the rewards, if any. Perhaps instead there is an mindset problem?
oh, come on, you gotta appreciate the beauty of a spycam powered by bullshit...just tape magnets to the wings and generate power that way.
Sorry, nope, I haven't. I do recall reading a story about a boy that cried wolf when i was a kid though ;-)
All that said, I can't imagine a would-be car thief trying to steal a car while the alarm's going off. Besides being annoying, I'd be afraid of Mr. Owner showing up with a baseball bat.
Easy way to find out then...make it go off and hide nearby to see who shows up with a baseball bat, if anyone at all. Do it again an hour later, and once more 20 minutes later, so the entire neighbourhood lapses into "oh god, not that thing again" mode and then take off with the thing.
I prefer no anaesthesia as well if it's only a filling. Sure, it's painful, but you can get through it. Besides, the very thought of that needle...
what on earth are you going on about? There's a button called "log off" in the start menu, which gives one the choice between, guess what, logging off OR switching to another user. I can jump into the admin account, do my thing, and jump right back. Now, granted, sudo beats that hands down, but you just completely buried that plain and simply fact under a metric ton of manure.
On a side note I would really like to understand the logic behind why something is a der, die, or a das: das auto + die bahn = die Autobahn? == subject for another thread
Words have genders. In German, there's 3 of them...and you have to learn it for each word separately, although there are some ground rules.
I'll have 2 please. Grilled, preferably.
Oh, and Morrowind is not a real RPG, because you can't make yourself a god (despite having the tools to do so) and take over the world.
Clearly you did not spend enough time enchanting items and levelling up. At the point I decided it was time to move on with rl the stats of my char were sufficient to merit being called godlike. Add to that having killed 2 gods and leading most of the factions, trying to run the place would have been mostly tedious really.
It's hard to consider the United States Xenophobic when most of the world really does hate us.
Hate? Don't flatter yourself. s/hate/utterly ignores/
after which they are asked for the source, which as stated in the GPL they are obligated to give up due to their re-distribution of said distro, and we can all point out all the bugs they put in?
Somebody should start a country somewhere where the average citizen isn't, you know, a dumbass.
I wonder which department of your government would take charge of filtering the dumbasses...
In the UK, if something breaks within the first year, the law says you can send it back and get a replacement or refund - the seller seems to get to choose which they offer, though I don't know if it's supposed to be up to them. Is this just a UK thing? Does everyone else have to buy a warranty?
Don't be ridiculous. The entire EU already has a mandatory 2 years warranty by the manufacturer for all pc components since a few years.
all observation of violent behavior leads to increased violent behavior afterwords. SHow me that the video games cause more than a rough football game, and you'll have something someone should care about.
watching or playing a rough football(rugby in our part of the world) game? Because when you're gaming, you're actually an active participant. Being an active participant in some pretty rough rugby games has made me anything but violent afterwards...mostly it just made me want to lie down somewhere so i could ache in peace. It did teach me some very important lessons though:
- don't run into the guys that are the same height yet twice as wide.
- avoid the girls. Any inhibitions one might have about running them down they're just as likely not to have...besides, they play dirty.
I'm the main admin for a small irc network. It's a place where a group of people can get together and chat, play games, make fun of each other, etc. All this in an environment we as a group have control over. If someone misbehaves, there's sanctions, and the possibility of permanent removal. Add to that the ability to script, the fact that the servers and services are entirely OS and thus adaptable to one's wishes in any way possible.