It happens all the time; often times charges are pressed against just the boy by the girl's spiteful parents. The boy's parents had no recourse because counter-charges were invalid. At some point when I when in high school, Ohio changed the law so that it was impossible to press charges against just one or another. Both kids would be prosecuted for "raping" each other if they were younger than 16. At first I thought the move was absolutely insane, until I realized that it was the only fix for the problem that a politician in Ohio could get away with; it would take a very special kind of jackass to send his own daughter to jail because he didn't like her boyfriend.
Fortunately, there's also an exception for age difference, so a 18 year old fucking his 17 year old girlfriend can't get ambushed. It's a more rational setup than I gave it credit for when it affected me.
I just want to say that the thread on universal health care was so long that I was confused by this comment, until I realized that it was actually related to the story!
I'll accept that in a narrow context it's acceptable in casual conversation. However, Ignorant Aardvark's post which started this tangent is absolutely incorrect no matter how you cut it. It's a common abuse of the term that I encounter often in my line of work, so I'm always tempted to chime in on any prolonged debate on the subject.
Sorry, but no. The light-year is the distance covered in a year at the speed of light. The unit of time you're looking for is the year. What you're saying is equivalent to "The mile is a unit of time, if you assume travel at 60 mph."
I suppose it's too late to not reveal myself as a complete dork, already being on Slashdot, so here goes:
Granted the last hundred episodes of Naruto have been total crap, but the story is still continuing. Essentially, the manga started first and has been divided into two sections, one ending when Sasuke leaves, and a second that takes place a few years later dealing mainly with Akatsuki. There was also a short bit about how Kakashi got his sharingan as a kid.
Each anime episode covers more than one chapter of the manga, so it caught up quickly. The crap filler episodes are meant to let the manga get ahead, so presumably they can finish the second story arc around the same time. Unfortunately, there may not be much of a fanbase by the time that happens.
I've given up watching the anime, and just read the manga now. It's much more worth it.
The casualty number is high and fatality number is low for two reasons:
1. Because we are essentially entrenched at critical, known locations, our units are easy to locate and sabotage. Also, because they are largely in cities full of civilians, it's often impossible to identify an enemy until they've already struck. That means that just about every attack is a surprise attack, with minimal chance for winning any particular conflict. This is going to result in high casualties, fatal and non-fatal.
2. Because of improvements in medical technology, and quick access to medical services due to the locations they're fighting in, many of the casualties turn out to be non-fatal, even if they otherwise cripple or maim the soldiers in question. This keeps the fatality number low compared to the overall casualty count.
#2 is the reason that they pick the fatality number over casualties, the smaller number looks better. Combine that with the fact that most people don't understand the difference between fatality and casualty, and you've got good spin with no effort.
Along that vein, I have to say that I'm genuinely disappointed to not find another installment Tripmaster Monkey's running gag of the martian war machine.
I am absolutely convinced this show will be as big as [the old] E3,
Except with out any of the smaller, creative outfits that made it wonderful. It will just have 400 booths dedicated to EA, 54 of those for Madden. Another 80 dedicated to flashy new DRM.
When I read the title, I was happy to know that I wouldn't have to worry about buying a new controller whenever my girlfriend plays
Super Monkey Ball."
But it's just a damn football on a tether.
I've been through that mill several times. The kicker is when RAC decided that I had too many cases that ended in arbitration and booted me. Then, because I couldn't log in anymore, I lost all my cases by default. Two months and $3200 out the fucking window:(
One thing I noticed is that the quicker I spend my mod points, the longer it takes for them to return. If I blow them all in an hour, then I won't get them back for a month or two. If I don't spend them at all, it takes a couple weeks. However, if I spend most of them, and over the course of a couple days, they come back the next day.
One of my professors drives an old truck that he converted to an EV. He gives a short overview here (towards the bottom): http://home.earthlink.net/~alcompaan/
Planets that large are still very warm from their initial gravitational collapse and minor nuclear processes. For instance, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn receive more heat from their planet than from the Sun.
Well, let's say you're a baker, and you make a profit sell white and wheat bread.
If you start producing pumpernickel, are you competing against yourself, or are you just expanding the products you offer?
Some people will buy less white or wheat bread and to buy pumpernickel, and some people will buy pumpernickel in addition to the breads they bought already. Also, you might attract customers who never would have bought white or wheat, but want pumpernickel.
In the first case, you're competing against yourself, but you're still making money. You've just transferred your profits from your original products to your new product. In the second case, you're getting more profit from already existing customers, and in the third case, you're getting profit from new customers.
Although you're competing against yourself, you're making higher profits. If you refused to make pumpernickel at all, and the baker across the street did, you would be losing profits from cases one and three. So, this isn't really damaging to their company at all.
Besides that, COX probably has reached a peak by now, and people like new and shiny things. Their subscriber base may have been dwindling as it is, and now they have a new hook. All of those characters you couldn't make in COX? Now you can. Expect plenty of giant green muscular characters with names like 'xHulk_1983x'.
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Sorry, Senator. They were girls.
Don't worry. I like the phrase "Faceparty." I think I'll host one next weekend.
Sorry, I can't recall you. I'm sure we had fun anyways.
It happens all the time; often times charges are pressed against just the boy by the girl's spiteful parents. The boy's parents had no recourse because counter-charges were invalid. At some point when I when in high school, Ohio changed the law so that it was impossible to press charges against just one or another. Both kids would be prosecuted for "raping" each other if they were younger than 16. At first I thought the move was absolutely insane, until I realized that it was the only fix for the problem that a politician in Ohio could get away with; it would take a very special kind of jackass to send his own daughter to jail because he didn't like her boyfriend. Fortunately, there's also an exception for age difference, so a 18 year old fucking his 17 year old girlfriend can't get ambushed. It's a more rational setup than I gave it credit for when it affected me.
I just want to say that the thread on universal health care was so long that I was confused by this comment, until I realized that it was actually related to the story!
I figured it was just a mistyped "and all." I was being playful, not malicious. :)
Mind you, I am all about protecting and subsidising the weakest, the handicapped, the sick and al.
I think Al would be hurt if he found out you categorized him that way.
I'll accept that in a narrow context it's acceptable in casual conversation. However, Ignorant Aardvark's post which started this tangent is absolutely incorrect no matter how you cut it. It's a common abuse of the term that I encounter often in my line of work, so I'm always tempted to chime in on any prolonged debate on the subject.
Sorry, but no. The light-year is the distance covered in a year at the speed of light. The unit of time you're looking for is the year. What you're saying is equivalent to "The mile is a unit of time, if you assume travel at 60 mph."
I suppose it's too late to not reveal myself as a complete dork, already being on Slashdot, so here goes: Granted the last hundred episodes of Naruto have been total crap, but the story is still continuing. Essentially, the manga started first and has been divided into two sections, one ending when Sasuke leaves, and a second that takes place a few years later dealing mainly with Akatsuki. There was also a short bit about how Kakashi got his sharingan as a kid. Each anime episode covers more than one chapter of the manga, so it caught up quickly. The crap filler episodes are meant to let the manga get ahead, so presumably they can finish the second story arc around the same time. Unfortunately, there may not be much of a fanbase by the time that happens. I've given up watching the anime, and just read the manga now. It's much more worth it.
The casualty number is high and fatality number is low for two reasons:
1. Because we are essentially entrenched at critical, known locations, our units are easy to locate and sabotage. Also, because they are largely in cities full of civilians, it's often impossible to identify an enemy until they've already struck. That means that just about every attack is a surprise attack, with minimal chance for winning any particular conflict. This is going to result in high casualties, fatal and non-fatal.
2. Because of improvements in medical technology, and quick access to medical services due to the locations they're fighting in, many of the casualties turn out to be non-fatal, even if they otherwise cripple or maim the soldiers in question. This keeps the fatality number low compared to the overall casualty count.
#2 is the reason that they pick the fatality number over casualties, the smaller number looks better. Combine that with the fact that most people don't understand the difference between fatality and casualty, and you've got good spin with no effort.
Along that vein, I have to say that I'm genuinely disappointed to not find another installment Tripmaster Monkey's running gag of the martian war machine.
It begs the question: Is this worth loosing you're temper over this?
Except with out any of the smaller, creative outfits that made it wonderful. It will just have 400 booths dedicated to EA, 54 of those for Madden. Another 80 dedicated to flashy new DRM.
When I read the title, I was happy to know that I wouldn't have to worry about buying a new controller whenever my girlfriend plays Super Monkey Ball." But it's just a damn football on a tether.
I've been through that mill several times. The kicker is when RAC decided that I had too many cases that ended in arbitration and booted me. Then, because I couldn't log in anymore, I lost all my cases by default. Two months and $3200 out the fucking window :(
Isn't slashcode open source? Do they have the algorithm available? I'm curious now.
The white spot on Jupiter turned red? I can't afford another kid right now!
One thing I noticed is that the quicker I spend my mod points, the longer it takes for them to return. If I blow them all in an hour, then I won't get them back for a month or two. If I don't spend them at all, it takes a couple weeks. However, if I spend most of them, and over the course of a couple days, they come back the next day.
One of my professors drives an old truck that he converted to an EV. He gives a short overview here (towards the bottom): http://home.earthlink.net/~alcompaan/
Even if there were such a system, it would probably be made by Diebold.
Your search 10 print "boobs" 20 goto 10 returned no results. Try searching again using fewer terms.
Planets that large are still very warm from their initial gravitational collapse and minor nuclear processes. For instance, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn receive more heat from their planet than from the Sun.
Obviously, the words are just invisible.
If you start producing pumpernickel, are you competing against yourself, or are you just expanding the products you offer?
Some people will buy less white or wheat bread and to buy pumpernickel, and some people will buy pumpernickel in addition to the breads they bought already. Also, you might attract customers who never would have bought white or wheat, but want pumpernickel.
In the first case, you're competing against yourself, but you're still making money. You've just transferred your profits from your original products to your new product. In the second case, you're getting more profit from already existing customers, and in the third case, you're getting profit from new customers.
Although you're competing against yourself, you're making higher profits. If you refused to make pumpernickel at all, and the baker across the street did, you would be losing profits from cases one and three. So, this isn't really damaging to their company at all.
Besides that, COX probably has reached a peak by now, and people like new and shiny things. Their subscriber base may have been dwindling as it is, and now they have a new hook. All of those characters you couldn't make in COX? Now you can. Expect plenty of giant green muscular characters with names like 'xHulk_1983x'.