Any idea why it got so many awards? Is there a dearth of good, new sci-fi, or does this touch upon some politically popular ideas amongst the crowd who give awards?
Did you pull all of those numbers out of your ass, or just the one for the US military? We spend WAY more than 25 billion (presumably that is in USD and an annual basis) on the military. Further upthread, someone linked to wikipedia's page on the topic which indicates that spending in FY2010 was just shy of $1 trillion US. Given how badly you've muffed that number, why shouldn't I doubt the others?
No, tanks were not an option as the ninja's easily disabled them by throwing shurikens in the drive sprockets.
After the ninja's saw the German culture pirated by Disney, they decided the pirates pose a danger so the ninja's collectively imploded with a white flash to protect their culture and ancestry.
No one has seen a real ninja since.
Ahh, the ninjas disappeared. That explains why Disney could go from pirating German culture to pirating Japanese culture.
Why do you pick Michael Jackson to compare to? Why not Right Said Fred? Sir Mix A Lot? Tommy Tutone? The Bobettes? The Imperials? Danny and the Juniors?
Singles are the rule for pop music, not the exception. So are one hit wonders.
More slashdot illiteracy. Your citations do not say what you claim they say. They indicate the Bush was ~115-120 whereas Gore was ~133. Bush Jr., while far from "85" is significantly lower than you claim. And lower than Gore.
While I agree that Apple is very much sitting on its hands here, there is no way to ignore iDevices. It's almost like an "Occupy IT" movement. And the users are relishing our squirming and cursing. And while I'm an sysadmin myself, I'd almost say we deserve it to be on the receiving end this time.
Look at the douchebaggery displayed by your peers in this thread. It goes without saying that many of them deserve to catch some shit. So many people living up to the BOFH and Nick Burns stereotypes.
try replacing your hard drive without 3rd party software or hardware,
Oh fuck me, I better call my mom and tell her that the hard drive in the old Mac Mini I gave her is going to die. I must have installed it wrong five years ago because I didn't use any 3rd party software or hardware. And I'm sure my MB Pro will explode any second now because of that hard drive I replaced two years ago with no 3rd party software or hardware. (Unless you count the external drive enclosure. Same one I used to upgrade my gf's Windows laptop HD).
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Any idea why it got so many awards? Is there a dearth of good, new sci-fi, or does this touch upon some politically popular ideas amongst the crowd who give awards?
The problem is the issue of who holds the rights to Islam has been tied up in a sort of probate for years. Just ask the Sunnis and the Shiites.
Then why call him God?
Because nobody knows how magnets work!
FTFY.
Did you pull all of those numbers out of your ass, or just the one for the US military? We spend WAY more than 25 billion (presumably that is in USD and an annual basis) on the military. Further upthread, someone linked to wikipedia's page on the topic which indicates that spending in FY2010 was just shy of $1 trillion US. Given how badly you've muffed that number, why shouldn't I doubt the others?
Am I the only one who got the memo? It's Europa we can't land on. Maybe NASA got confused and thought it said the Europeans can't land?
Which goal? The World War II Memorial? Or "Free Democratic Kuwait"?
Bzzt! The correct answer is: more largesse for defense contractors. All of the rest are means to an end.
We've known since the early 1900's that everything's up to date in Kansas City. They've gone about as far as they can go.
Remember that lawyers used to be called solicitors and were just about as acceptable to polite society as others whose job is 'soliciting'.
Not so much a profession as as a psychological disorder
Can we go so far as to call it a Pathological condition?
Only if the cure is death by hanging. (Or death by bolt gun. Or death by drowning. Or death by electrocution. Sensing a theme?)
I make essentially no effort to prevent elephants from entering my living room, yet it turns out they are still not there.
Boo hoo. AK is closer to Russia than it is to the real United States.
Sarah P. even said so. That's why the real US didn't elect her: we didn't want a commie in charge.
You mispeled Assburger's.
Meh, at least something to throw at "no crashes at all, because walled garden!" trolls.
Otherwise useless indeed.
Cute strawman you have there. When are he, you, the cowardly lion, and the tin man going to see the wizard?
No, tanks were not an option as the ninja's easily disabled them by throwing shurikens in the drive sprockets.
After the ninja's saw the German culture pirated by Disney, they decided the pirates pose a danger so
the ninja's collectively imploded with a white flash to protect their culture and ancestry.
No one has seen a real ninja since.
Ahh, the ninjas disappeared. That explains why Disney could go from pirating German culture to pirating Japanese culture.
Why do you pick Michael Jackson to compare to? Why not Right Said Fred? Sir Mix A Lot? Tommy Tutone? The Bobettes? The Imperials? Danny and the Juniors?
Singles are the rule for pop music, not the exception. So are one hit wonders.
Are web developers instructed to leave their brains at the door, or are they all using bad tools?
These are not mutually exclusive answers.
One hit wonders have been around for as long as pop music has been around.
More slashdot illiteracy. Your citations do not say what you claim they say. They indicate the Bush was ~115-120 whereas Gore was ~133. Bush Jr., while far from "85" is significantly lower than you claim. And lower than Gore.
Well, you seem to be going back to that at the moment.
Not even close, we're trading European enslavement for Chinese enslavement.
Ignoring what facts? That people would use the article to justify piracy?
While I agree that Apple is very much sitting on its hands here, there is no way to ignore iDevices. It's almost like an "Occupy IT" movement. And the users are relishing our squirming and cursing. And while I'm an sysadmin myself, I'd almost say we deserve it to be on the receiving end this time.
Look at the douchebaggery displayed by your peers in this thread. It goes without saying that many of them deserve to catch some shit. So many people living up to the BOFH and Nick Burns stereotypes.
try replacing your hard drive without 3rd party software or hardware,
Oh fuck me, I better call my mom and tell her that the hard drive in the old Mac Mini I gave her is going to die. I must have installed it wrong five years ago because I didn't use any 3rd party software or hardware. And I'm sure my MB Pro will explode any second now because of that hard drive I replaced two years ago with no 3rd party software or hardware. (Unless you count the external drive enclosure. Same one I used to upgrade my gf's Windows laptop HD).
'more accessible' is just a new speak term for "hide messy reality from user". this is not more accessible, it's LESS.
I bet you wish cars still had hand cranks, manual chokes, and on the fly, manual advance adjustment.
I call it dumbing down. It gives me a nearly irresistable urge to break Apple products in two on the edge of a table.
Have you talked to someone about your anger problems?
I tried Mac. They suck.
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