Now I will never get to see Dean Stockwell in his navy whites pop onto the bridge of the Enterprise and tell Scott Bakula "Ziggy says there is an 8...8...*smack* 87% chance that if you nail T'Pol in the next 48 hours you will leap."
I bought a Diamond Rio 500 ages ago. Since I am basically looking to replace it as well as get portable storage...I am waiting for the 512MB or 1GB Nomad MuVos to come out. They are already up to 256MB and I keep hearing noise about a 512MB version.
MP3 player AND tiny USB drive all rolled into one! Small enough to wear on your arm for jogging. Now if only they will add an FM tuner to it... *drool*
There is (unsurprisingly) a high correlation between total miles driven and number of accidents.
I would bet that the truth is quite the opposite.
I have been driving for 16 years and the only accident I ever had was as a teenager (go figure) and I was driving my parents car once or twice a week. I am now on the road every day for a minimum of an hour and not one accident.
For my sweeping statement I would personally think that those that drive less are much higher risk. They don't have the day-to-day experience and are often teenagers without consistent access to a car or older people without the response time. The truth is often a little less intuitive than a=b. Insurance companies prove this every day...who do they charge the most?
In '96 I was in college taking my IT program and my greatest dream was to scrape up the money to build a multi-processor Alpha box... yes, I was pathetic...but just think of all those CPU cycles going unused!!
"the majority of people will themselves never be wiretapped"
Have you not heard of... Carnivore? Calmly places tinfoil hat on head and sits in the corner slowly rocking mumbling "I like my life, big brother is good, I like my life, big brother is good..."
Spam servers are automated and do not require user intervention unless something fouls up. It's the only way to send out millions of spam. So, your theory isn't sound since the spammer can be out celebrating AND sending out spam without a problem.
I missed it but exactly where did I say I belived in God? You made a big assumption, flew off the handle and flamed me.
If you would actually like to know, I was making a statement about the parent presenting an opinion and not a scientific theory. I also poorly attempted to briefly explain my opinion that evolution is a "theory" and not a well proven one in the big picture (although as I have been corrected on previously, there is good evidence for micro-evolution).
Obligatory Simpsons quote for this one: "Please excuse the lateness of my reply"
Sure the RAM is high and probably not needed (especially if u have "the greatest fucking video card"... That said the video card requirement isn't that high. A Geforce 3 or ATI 8500? I picked up an ATI 9200 card a couple of months ago for $100 at retail.
The fact is these guys are giving specs that are *gasp* going to make their game look good. They aren't interested in seeing their several years of development work chug at 20fps. And none of their customers are either.
RAM is cheap, the video cards you need are cheap. I don't see the problem here...
I happen to believe that the term "evolutionary science" is the oxymoron since its theories are often laced with opinion, conjecture and plain bad science. At least creation science is anchored in SOMETHING, albeit the bible which not everybody believes in.
Certain people want to kill/refute/get rid of God so badly that they will embrase any theory no matter how silly in the sight of empherical science.
My question is, if the passion movie isn't about money...why would he care? Doesn't he want a wider audience if he is really trying to show the world the "Passion of the Christ"?
The answer is obviously that Mel did it at least in part for the money. Otherwise his actions just don't add up.
...shouldn't have to be written into an agreement, should it?
I would say that it should indeed. Things run out of stock and not every product offered will fly off of the shelf. Therefore, to disolve the contract there needs to be meaningful criteria set out in the contract to do this. Cummon, its not like we are talking about Garage Toys Inc and Joe Webshingle Co! These are huge companies with lots o cash tied up in this agreement. Amazon can't just arbitrarily say "I don't like the job you are doing, bye bye".
I would expect that this kind of information is in the contract somewhere though. Then it becomes a case of proving Toys R Us has failed to live up to its obligations set out re: stocking levels and product sales.
Actually where you take Catholicism to mean that acts or actions are a biblical road to salvation, that isn't true.
Roman Catholicism and biblical Christianity are NOT the same thing. In fact they are very much mutually exclusive. A Biblical stance brings a person into eternal damnation according to several of the established extra biblical doctrines of the Catholic Church (Councils of Vatican, Vatican II). The Catholic Church believes and teaches that you are "Antethema" which means eternally damned if you do not subscribe to the Catholic sacraments. The sacraments are works and this is not biblical in any way, shape or form.
Chrisianity is clear. Salvation is accomplished by God and Him alone because we are unable to achieve the standard He sets out (enter Jesus as the atoning sacrifice). Works are only held out in the Bible as proof that a person is saved (see Book of James).
The chief difference between the Biblical Christian faith and all others is correctly pointed out that its adherance are powerless to earn God's favor. All other faiths require some form of works to "make God/Budda/Gaia... happy" be it some form of self-denial, sacraments or converting others.
So you think that i would EVER allow a Windows PC to be linked/networked/wified anywhere near my brain??? Until it is a Linux world I wouldn't even consider hacking my head.
What exactly would happen when you end up with the blue screen of death in front of your eyes. Any way you slice it that can't be good!
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The example that you give to prove that nothing can be proven is a red herring. The fact that the earth revolves around the sun has been observed. Gravity is a side issue in this example that would explain the reason WHY the earth orbits the sun but in no way changes the fact that the earth has been observed to do so.
If proof (as in the scientific method) is based upon observation you can indeed prove a thing. It is poorly formed hypothesis and sloppy observation that causes us problems. Don't throw out the value of the scientific method just because of poor scientists.
I don't understand what the Roman Catholic "church" has to do with the validity of evolution. Evolution hasn't passed muster, that has nothing to do with Christianity or Catholicism (these are 2 different things btw). Personally I think of God as the ultimate OOP user, I expect to see code reuse in creation. Doesn't mean family members were monkeys just means that God had a 6 day deadline and had better things to do than start over on each and every species.
It is only a theory until proven otherwise... There may be general conceptions about how likely it is that a theory is correct. The scientific method still requires that a theory is tested and observed to be correct via the collected data.
Just to start a flame war I would point out that the THEORY of evolution is still a theory. Missing link ain't been found and of course no ape has been observed walking out of the forest to take up a modern life (though that may mean they are already smarter than us...for another debate)
It's funny how the Russian Space Agency has been slagged in the Western world. Their stuff is "antiquated", "backward" and their astronaughts(sp) are drunks.
I was extremely annoyed at how the Russians were represented in Armageddon. News flash gentlemen...their station didn't fall into the ocean til it was told to (aka Skylab) and their Soyuz may be dated but at least they doesn't blow up.
As usual, the Americans open up a field and then surrender it through sheer lack of ambition/dedication. Sorry I know this is a tangent but damn it NASA seems to be in the way of innovation ala Microsoft these days.
Ah, good old mindless Christian(ity) bashing...made especially amusing since other scientists are already disputing this theory. (Check a few posts up;) To be blunt, many theories that have come out of scientific circles are at least as stupid as the theories that you are "presenting". Quit whining, Christians don't have a lock on being morons.
Oh but it isn't quite that easy or obvious. Remember that using OOP and/or Design Patterns both impose performance penalties.
Modern games attempt to wring the greatest number of fps using even assembler at times to increase code performance. You are right that for all but the 3D, shoot em up, multiplayer madness a lot would change with better OOP/Patterns. But like most blanket statments, it won't help everyone.
If I already have the right to transfer a wireless service (with the existing wireless number) to another person without restriction or penalty...why would any wireless company be able to stop me from charging for that transfer. Its just that simple.
I agree with previous posts, it has nothing to do with reality, the wireless providers are just looking for yet another way to stick it to their customers.
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Now I will never get to see Dean Stockwell in his navy whites pop onto the bridge of the Enterprise and tell Scott Bakula "Ziggy says there is an 8...8...*smack* 87% chance that if you nail T'Pol in the next 48 hours you will leap."
I am a sick sick bugger.
...but Logitech is Canadian. HQ is in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
I bought a Diamond Rio 500 ages ago. Since I am basically looking to replace it as well as get portable storage...I am waiting for the 512MB or 1GB Nomad MuVos to come out. They are already up to 256MB and I keep hearing noise about a 512MB version.
MP3 player AND tiny USB drive all rolled into one! Small enough to wear on your arm for jogging. Now if only they will add an FM tuner to it... *drool*
There is (unsurprisingly) a high correlation between total miles driven and number of accidents.
I would bet that the truth is quite the opposite.
I have been driving for 16 years and the only accident I ever had was as a teenager (go figure) and I was driving my parents car once or twice a week. I am now on the road every day for a minimum of an hour and not one accident.
For my sweeping statement I would personally think that those that drive less are much higher risk. They don't have the day-to-day experience and are often teenagers without consistent access to a car or older people without the response time. The truth is often a little less intuitive than a=b. Insurance companies prove this every day...who do they charge the most?
In '96 I was in college taking my IT program and my greatest dream was to scrape up the money to build a multi-processor Alpha box... yes, I was pathetic...but just think of all those CPU cycles going unused!!
FINALLY! Recursion in advertizing!! How err elegant.
"the majority of people will themselves never be wiretapped"
Have you not heard of... Carnivore? Calmly places tinfoil hat on head and sits in the corner slowly rocking mumbling "I like my life, big brother is good, I like my life, big brother is good..."
Spam servers are automated and do not require user intervention unless something fouls up. It's the only way to send out millions of spam. So, your theory isn't sound since the spammer can be out celebrating AND sending out spam without a problem.
I missed it but exactly where did I say I belived in God? You made a big assumption, flew off the handle and flamed me.
If you would actually like to know, I was making a statement about the parent presenting an opinion and not a scientific theory. I also poorly attempted to briefly explain my opinion that evolution is a "theory" and not a well proven one in the big picture (although as I have been corrected on previously, there is good evidence for micro-evolution).
Obligatory Simpsons quote for this one:
"Please excuse the lateness of my reply"
Sure the RAM is high and probably not needed (especially if u have "the greatest fucking video card"... That said the video card requirement isn't that high. A Geforce 3 or ATI 8500? I picked up an ATI 9200 card a couple of months ago for $100 at retail.
The fact is these guys are giving specs that are *gasp* going to make their game look good. They aren't interested in seeing their several years of development work chug at 20fps. And none of their customers are either.
RAM is cheap, the video cards you need are cheap. I don't see the problem here...
Thank you for your opinion.
I happen to believe that the term "evolutionary science" is the oxymoron since its theories are often laced with opinion, conjecture and plain bad science. At least creation science is anchored in SOMETHING, albeit the bible which not everybody believes in.
Certain people want to kill/refute/get rid of God so badly that they will embrase any theory no matter how silly in the sight of empherical science.
He will suffer...he will be forced to watch his own Star Trek episodes/movies for all eternity!
My question is, if the passion movie isn't about money...why would he care? Doesn't he want a wider audience if he is really trying to show the world the "Passion of the Christ"?
The answer is obviously that Mel did it at least in part for the money. Otherwise his actions just don't add up.
...shouldn't have to be written into an agreement, should it?
I would say that it should indeed. Things run out of stock and not every product offered will fly off of the shelf. Therefore, to disolve the contract there needs to be meaningful criteria set out in the contract to do this. Cummon, its not like we are talking about Garage Toys Inc and Joe Webshingle Co! These are huge companies with lots o cash tied up in this agreement. Amazon can't just arbitrarily say "I don't like the job you are doing, bye bye".
I would expect that this kind of information is in the contract somewhere though. Then it becomes a case of proving Toys R Us has failed to live up to its obligations set out re: stocking levels and product sales.
Actually where you take Catholicism to mean that acts or actions are a biblical road to salvation, that isn't true.
Roman Catholicism and biblical Christianity are NOT the same thing. In fact they are very much mutually exclusive. A Biblical stance brings a person into eternal damnation according to several of the established extra biblical doctrines of the Catholic Church (Councils of Vatican, Vatican II). The Catholic Church believes and teaches that you are "Antethema" which means eternally damned if you do not subscribe to the Catholic sacraments. The sacraments are works and this is not biblical in any way, shape or form.
Chrisianity is clear. Salvation is accomplished by God and Him alone because we are unable to achieve the standard He sets out (enter Jesus as the atoning sacrifice). Works are only held out in the Bible as proof that a person is saved (see Book of James).
The chief difference between the Biblical Christian faith and all others is correctly pointed out that its adherance are powerless to earn God's favor. All other faiths require some form of works to "make God/Budda/Gaia... happy" be it some form of self-denial, sacraments or converting others.
So you think that i would EVER allow a Windows PC to be linked/networked/wified anywhere near my brain??? Until it is a Linux world I wouldn't even consider hacking my head.
What exactly would happen when you end up with the blue screen of death in front of your eyes. Any way you slice it that can't be good!
The example that you give to prove that nothing can be proven is a red herring. The fact that the earth revolves around the sun has been observed. Gravity is a side issue in this example that would explain the reason WHY the earth orbits the sun but in no way changes the fact that the earth has been observed to do so.
If proof (as in the scientific method) is based upon observation you can indeed prove a thing. It is poorly formed hypothesis and sloppy observation that causes us problems. Don't throw out the value of the scientific method just because of poor scientists.
I don't understand what the Roman Catholic "church" has to do with the validity of evolution. Evolution hasn't passed muster, that has nothing to do with Christianity or Catholicism (these are 2 different things btw). Personally I think of God as the ultimate OOP user, I expect to see code reuse in creation. Doesn't mean family members were monkeys just means that God had a 6 day deadline and had better things to do than start over on each and every species.
It is only a theory until proven otherwise... There may be general conceptions about how likely it is that a theory is correct. The scientific method still requires that a theory is tested and observed to be correct via the collected data.
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Just to start a flame war I would point out that the THEORY of evolution is still a theory. Missing link ain't been found and of course no ape has been observed walking out of the forest to take up a modern life (though that may mean they are already smarter than us...for another debate)
Better get my flame retardant undies on!
It's funny how the Russian Space Agency has been slagged in the Western world. Their stuff is "antiquated", "backward" and their astronaughts(sp) are drunks.
I was extremely annoyed at how the Russians were represented in Armageddon. News flash gentlemen...their station didn't fall into the ocean til it was told to (aka Skylab) and their Soyuz may be dated but at least they doesn't blow up.
As usual, the Americans open up a field and then surrender it through sheer lack of ambition/dedication. Sorry I know this is a tangent but damn it NASA seems to be in the way of innovation ala Microsoft these days.
I'm not an expert on STDs (I play one on TV...nevermind) but I don't think you want your secretary to be the source of anything...open or otherwise.
6th day made obvious the most important item to go with said virtual secretary...why you must must have that chair!! Go for that zipper baby ;)
Ah, good old mindless Christian(ity) bashing...made especially amusing since other scientists are already disputing this theory. (Check a few posts up ;) To be blunt, many theories that have come out of scientific circles are at least as stupid as the theories that you are "presenting". Quit whining, Christians don't have a lock on being morons.
Oh but it isn't quite that easy or obvious. Remember that using OOP and/or Design Patterns both impose performance penalties.
Modern games attempt to wring the greatest number of fps using even assembler at times to increase code performance. You are right that for all but the 3D, shoot em up, multiplayer madness a lot would change with better OOP/Patterns. But like most blanket statments, it won't help everyone.
btw: a COFR is a Change of Financial Responsability in (former) AT&T Wireless parlance.
If I already have the right to transfer a wireless service (with the existing wireless number) to another person without restriction or penalty...why would any wireless company be able to stop me from charging for that transfer. Its just that simple.
I agree with previous posts, it has nothing to do with reality, the wireless providers are just looking for yet another way to stick it to their customers.