It is only you guys in the US, with the fetishist attachment to your guns, who see a solution on each firefight.
The logical long term solution to the problem would be to stablish a permanent stable government in Somalia, with international cooperation to find a solution.
So your navy killed a few pirates. How valiant. Completely useless.
Are you people still out there, living in the 18th century?
Writing is hard graft, hard work, sweat ant tears, discipline and method.
Any tool that makes the job easier is a good thing.
Handwriting and typewriters just make the full process of writing a nightmare (the process of writing does not end with the writer himself, unless he just wants to bask in the glory of his forever unknown "talent").
You are a programmer, a Senior one if you want, we can call you Engineer or Architect, but as long as you and everybody else in the profession can't offer minimum standards of work you clearly can't pretend you are like Engineers that actually have to do this.
How much does a geek doing the same stuff as you earns?
Once you know that then you can asses if what you are given is fair or not.
At some point on my career I was earning double what others in the same field, I was on call (on a rota of 2 or 3 depending on circumstances, you would be stupid to accept 24x7x365) and received no compensation, but clearly the salary and the exact limited situations in which I could be called out seemed fair to me (I was simply not contactable when it was not my turn to be oncall: both pager and mobile was off, my answering machine at home on to ensure I could vet callers first before answering).
In other situations when the salary was not that good, I made absolutely certain that I got compensated in one way or another for being oncall. It could be money, time or both. The important thing is that it should be clear to both parties how compensation is handled.
If you are working without being compensated it is down to your own stupidity. Sorry, but there is no nice way to put it.
The cavalier attitude to professionalism by people already in the games industry is truly appalling, but some peoplein the industry are coming to the realization that such stupid stance to depend on cowboyism for talent should be supplanted by preparing people specifically to develop games.
A bottle of water does not cost more than 1 pound, if you buy it in a supermarket even less, and I am talking 1 litre bottles here, smaller ones should be even cheaper.
Thailand was never part of the British Empire, as a matter of fact it has never been under foreign rule.
So to say "England was a nation that had to conquer an empire just to find a delicious meal" and then go on talking about Thai restaurants is a bit contradictory.
One major problem with London transport system is how confusing it may be. Tourists should be fine because they will rarely go out of zones 1 and 2, and will rarely use mainline trains.
But the Oyster card works with some train companies with season tickets only (i.e. weekly, monthly or yearly tickets) but it does not work when just topping up cash as needed, and most certinly is not accepted at all outside London.
This is changing in January, but it will be too late for tourists visiting London in December.
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And why should they pay? (maybe they are happy to pay the occasional ransom as a "business expense")
And most are not despicable individuals suggesting indiscriminate killing.
It is also a principle of international law that you don;t kill civilians indiscriminately, a point you are clearly glossing over.
That is working real well in other places.
It is only you guys in the US, with the fetishist attachment to your guns, who see a solution on each firefight.
The logical long term solution to the problem would be to stablish a permanent stable government in Somalia, with international cooperation to find a solution.
So your navy killed a few pirates. How valiant. Completely useless.
And immoral?
And unethical?
Do you hate truth so much?
.... with people supporting their troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Or at least I hope you would, just as a matter of consistency.
What are you suggesting exactly?
To indiscriminately bomb towns where pirates are based?
What exactly?
Don't mask your derided suggestions behind a mask of pseudo political oppression.
Are you people still out there, living in the 18th century?
Writing is hard graft, hard work, sweat ant tears, discipline and method.
Any tool that makes the job easier is a good thing.
Handwriting and typewriters just make the full process of writing a nightmare (the process of writing does not end with the writer himself, unless he just wants to bask in the glory of his forever unknown "talent").
I would buy a computer to satisfy my needs, I really dislike this personality cult bullshit.
Really. Who does?
You don't offer guarantees with your products.
You are a programmer, a Senior one if you want, we can call you Engineer or Architect, but as long as you and everybody else in the profession can't offer minimum standards of work you clearly can't pretend you are like Engineers that actually have to do this.
How much does a geek doing the same stuff as you earns?
Once you know that then you can asses if what you are given is fair or not.
At some point on my career I was earning double what others in the same field, I was on call (on a rota of 2 or 3 depending on circumstances, you would be stupid to accept 24x7x365) and received no compensation, but clearly the salary and the exact limited situations in which I could be called out seemed fair to me (I was simply not contactable when it was not my turn to be oncall: both pager and mobile was off, my answering machine at home on to ensure I could vet callers first before answering).
In other situations when the salary was not that good, I made absolutely certain that I got compensated in one way or another for being oncall. It could be money, time or both. The important thing is that it should be clear to both parties how compensation is handled.
If you are working without being compensated it is down to your own stupidity. Sorry, but there is no nice way to put it.
No if for me (touch wood) so far.
It is rather quite specious to say everybody will have his laptop stolen at some point.
... in mouth to mouth knowledge.
The cavalier attitude to professionalism by people already in the games industry is truly appalling, but some peoplein the industry are coming to the realization that such stupid stance to depend on cowboyism for talent should be supplanted by preparing people specifically to develop games.
.... is somehow undesirable.
I prefer to use politics in order to promote change.
Which is why you can go to any Spanish speaking country and if you speak the language, you will be fine.
There are many local variations for sure, but they all go to a common dictionary that is recognized by all countries.
A bottle of water does not cost more than 1 pound, if you buy it in a supermarket even less, and I am talking 1 litre bottles here, smaller ones should be even cheaper.
Just now, the British Museum has an exhibition about Moctezuma, the last Aztec emperor.
It is the most comprehensive exhibition ever about this enigmatic ruler.
The Japanese rooms are outstanding, as is the Islamic art on display.
Chain restaurants guarantee minimum standards to be expected.
There are so many trustable ones in addition to the ones you mention that I will not bother to list them.
Thailand was never part of the British Empire, as a matter of fact it has never been under foreign rule.
So to say "England was a nation that had to conquer an empire just to find a delicious meal" and then go on talking about Thai restaurants is a bit contradictory.
English sausage are delicious and perfectly fine, one of the most traditional pub dishes, "bangers and mash", necessarily include them
There are so many types that it would be pointless for me to write about them here, sufice to say that you ejaculations have no basis in reality.
One major problem with London transport system is how confusing it may be.
Tourists should be fine because they will rarely go out of zones 1 and 2, and will rarely use mainline trains.
But the Oyster card works with some train companies with season tickets only (i.e. weekly, monthly or yearly tickets) but it does not work when just topping up cash as needed, and most certinly is not accepted at all outside London.
This is changing in January, but it will be too late for tourists visiting London in December.
... it is of course not true.
It is polite to round up to the nearest whole pound number.