We had a ColecoVision (oh, fond memories) with a 2600 adapter. I remember thinking/hoping/believing that it would actually improve the 2600 graphics to ColecoVision quality (oh, bitter disappointment).
Then I got a Commodore 64 and both were discarded like security blankets.
The thing is, you can't expect a society raised by public schools (the government) to question things like The Patriot Act.
Riiiiiight. Because the one thing we brainwashed public-schoolers have is an innate love of the system. Just like when we were in public school, and we'd extemporaneously break into song about the school's glory, and the government's benevolence for providing us with the school.
But it probably sounded pretty good to you when Rush said it, right?
My aunt knew him when they were growing up, and said he was a crybaby jackass then, and that was before Apple.
Do you know him personally? Do you know he has a heart of gold and a soft spot for babies, dogs and old people? Do you know those mean old reporters are just jealous of his manliness, his leadership, his, his, his MOJO?
I think you're wrong about this in one particular aspect.
A cluster will have a higher likelihood of having a component failure, but it will have a lower likelihood of suffering a complete failure.
IMHO that makes a cluster more reliable than a single component.
By your reasoning, you would be better off investing in one type of stock, because with each different type of stock you invest in, you increase your likelihood of one of those stocks tumbling.
If a time machine uncouples itself with the current time, wouldn't the planet spin away from it in its orbit? You might turn up at the right time, but in the wrooooong place.
With Douglas Adams gone, one of the difficulties you most certainly faced was balancing your ideas for the film with loyalty to his work.
Without Adams to serve as a reality check and oracle for all things Hitchhiker, how did you divine what he would have enjoyed, recommended, etc., without forfeiting or neglecting your own ideas?
Roper: So now you'd give the Devil benefit of law!
More: Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
Roper: I'd cut down every law in England to do that!
More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast -- man's laws, not God's -- and if you cut them down - and you're just the man to do it -- d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.
Beautiful Vonnegut reference -- let's make sure the Handicapper General punishes all those hybrid drivers who, through their treasonous fuel efficiency try to deprive the government of dollars.
Isn't it funny how they're completely neglecting the carbon dioxide emissions tax component of the gas tax? To say it's a road maintenance tax is a terribly incomplete assessment of its goals.
Don't forget Democracy -- sure, your war weariness increases, and you don't have nearly the control over diplomacy as with the other modes, but the economy boost makes it worthwhile if you have enough cities built. And if your civilization is Religious, you don't have to go through a period of anarchy to switch over.
Personally, though, I always choose Commercial and Industrious, which means I'm either the lowly French or the Carthaginians.
There's another instance when being a lefty presented an advantage. Some medieval castles were built with steep staircases spiraling to the right, which gave right-handed defenders an advantage over their right-handed attackers.
A lefty coming up the staircase could grip the rail or wall with hhis right hand, while keeping his left sword-hand free.
I remember buying a printer buffer for my Blue Chip brand printer, which sped things up enormously. You had to set the DIP switches on the buffer to tell it what printer you were using. I ordered it from some company I saw in Compute's Gazette, as I recall.
By your logic, then, some forms of birth control (such as the morning-after pill) are murder as well, as egg and sperm have bonded, but are prevented from becoming a viable fetus.
I can't imagine holding a murder trial for a morning-after pill. I cannot agree that the death of a couple of thousand cells fewer than 24 hours old is the moral equivalent of putting someone in a gas chamber or a gulag.
I'm very, very grateful that this film won't involve the services of McG. I saw the second Charlie's Angels film, which appeared to be the end product of a cinematic laxative. Afterward I had a good cry and kicked my dog.
If McG had ended up with the film, I probably would taken violent steps to Helen Kellerize myself, ensuring I'd never see Superman ruined.
Jon Stewart wants to be taken seriously? I don't know if you notice the translucent graphic on the lower right portion of your television set, but it's a logo for Comedy Central.
Comedy Central: The channel for people who want to be taken seriously.
Sure it does. It's saying that two same-sex partners ought not to have the legal benefits such as hospital visitation, inheritance, etc., that a man and a woman in an identical arrangement should have.
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We had a ColecoVision (oh, fond memories) with a 2600 adapter. I remember thinking/hoping/believing that it would actually improve the 2600 graphics to ColecoVision quality (oh, bitter disappointment).
Then I got a Commodore 64 and both were discarded like security blankets.
The thing is, you can't expect a society raised by public schools (the government) to question things like The Patriot Act.
Riiiiiight. Because the one thing we brainwashed public-schoolers have is an innate love of the system. Just like when we were in public school, and we'd extemporaneously break into song about the school's glory, and the government's benevolence for providing us with the school.
But it probably sounded pretty good to you when Rush said it, right?
My aunt knew him when they were growing up, and said he was a crybaby jackass then, and that was before Apple.
Do you know him personally? Do you know he has a heart of gold and a soft spot for babies, dogs and old people? Do you know those mean old reporters are just jealous of his manliness, his leadership, his, his, his MOJO?
Yeah, you are being an ass.
So they can pony up countless billions for new contracts, but can't come up with $5 million per year to continue monitoring Voyager?
I think you're wrong about this in one particular aspect.
A cluster will have a higher likelihood of having a component failure, but it will have a lower likelihood of suffering a complete failure.
IMHO that makes a cluster more reliable than a single component.
By your reasoning, you would be better off investing in one type of stock, because with each different type of stock you invest in, you increase your likelihood of one of those stocks tumbling.
If a time machine uncouples itself with the current time, wouldn't the planet spin away from it in its orbit? You might turn up at the right time, but in the wrooooong place.
Yeah, and the means by which freedom is gained -- if I produce something that is useful and people are willing to pay for, I can eat.
That's assuming Microsoft stock will be valuable only on the basis of being a growth stock.
If they decided to release dividends periodically, it would still be a decent buy, because they make so much damn money.
With Douglas Adams gone, one of the difficulties you most certainly faced was balancing your ideas for the film with loyalty to his work.
Without Adams to serve as a reality check and oracle for all things Hitchhiker, how did you divine what he would have enjoyed, recommended, etc., without forfeiting or neglecting your own ideas?
I think that's a pretty poor analogy. Bluetooth isn't a radio wave, it's a protocol.
Is the Beowulf movie rendered with a cluster of these.
Roper: So now you'd give the Devil benefit of law!
More: Yes. What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
Roper: I'd cut down every law in England to do that!
More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast -- man's laws, not God's -- and if you cut them down - and you're just the man to do it -- d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.
Beautiful Vonnegut reference -- let's make sure the Handicapper General punishes all those hybrid drivers who, through their treasonous fuel efficiency try to deprive the government of dollars.
Isn't it funny how they're completely neglecting the carbon dioxide emissions tax component of the gas tax? To say it's a road maintenance tax is a terribly incomplete assessment of its goals.
Don't forget Democracy -- sure, your war weariness increases, and you don't have nearly the control over diplomacy as with the other modes, but the economy boost makes it worthwhile if you have enough cities built. And if your civilization is Religious, you don't have to go through a period of anarchy to switch over.
Personally, though, I always choose Commercial and Industrious, which means I'm either the lowly French or the Carthaginians.
Way wrong -- my Pentium II 233 had no fan (not even me).
I did even better -- I accidentally recorded over one for about 30 seconds before I realized what I was doing.
"Well, no, Dad, I don't know how Star Trek made its way onto your tape, and in fact I'm shocked, shocked, that you even own such material."
I think it's more accurate to say he'll possibly make several customers look as foolish as he looks.
There's another instance when being a lefty presented an advantage. Some medieval castles were built with steep staircases spiraling to the right, which gave right-handed defenders an advantage over their right-handed attackers.
A lefty coming up the staircase could grip the rail or wall with hhis right hand, while keeping his left sword-hand free.
I remember buying a printer buffer for my Blue Chip brand printer, which sped things up enormously. You had to set the DIP switches on the buffer to tell it what printer you were using. I ordered it from some company I saw in Compute's Gazette, as I recall.
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More specifically, my Mom bought it
By your logic, then, some forms of birth control (such as the morning-after pill) are murder as well, as egg and sperm have bonded, but are prevented from becoming a viable fetus.
I can't imagine holding a murder trial for a morning-after pill. I cannot agree that the death of a couple of thousand cells fewer than 24 hours old is the moral equivalent of putting someone in a gas chamber or a gulag.
I'm very, very grateful that this film won't involve the services of McG. I saw the second Charlie's Angels film, which appeared to be the end product of a cinematic laxative. Afterward I had a good cry and kicked my dog.
If McG had ended up with the film, I probably would taken violent steps to Helen Kellerize myself, ensuring I'd never see Superman ruined.
Jon Stewart wants to be taken seriously? I don't know if you notice the translucent graphic on the lower right portion of your television set, but it's a logo for Comedy Central.
Comedy Central: The channel for people who want to be taken seriously.
Who can argue with logic like that?!
Sure it does. It's saying that two same-sex partners ought not to have the legal benefits such as hospital visitation, inheritance, etc., that a man and a woman in an identical arrangement should have.
Try equal protection under the law, sporto.