Nah, it's one of those new machines - a drum simulator. They DO have a multi-game machine at that arcade, though I'm pretty sure it's a licensed one, based on the interface. It's got some great old games, among them one of my faves: Ghosts n' Goblins, and the sequel, Ghosts n' Ghouls, which I never knew about. Very fun stuff.
And advice to the Star Wars Pod Racer game players - use Sebulba's racer, it's a lot easier to control than Anakin's.
I saw an arcade game (a drum simulator?) the other day that had a Windows error message on screen notifying about the change to daylight savings time. I couldn't _believe_ that arcade games are running Windows these days! What's the world coming to? *sigh*
How is it something that can handle the amount of traffic Slashdot does with duct tape & bubblegum (MySQL & Perl), yet a Diebold machine can't handle 3000 absentee ballots? Friggin' amazing. To quote Weird Al, "What kinda chip they got in there, a Dorito?"
If you have an emergency, you shouldn't be calling someone out there in the world on their cellphone - you should be calling 911.
If it's important you be reached, put your phone in silent mode, or get a pager (with a silent mode).
It'd be the best of all worlds if the phones could be remotely PUT into silent mode while in theatres, restaurants, etc. Then all this nonsense could be done away with, and people truly in NEED of being reached anywhere still could. It's in the hands of the phone companies. You know, the same people who concentrate on adding more features rather than making sure the call stays connected. Yeah, those people. Hold your breath.
> But by the time we don't have a moon, we'll have a giant > space station up there that will take its place. And then > everyone will be quoting "That's no moon, that's a > space station."
This gives me an idea. At the rate dancing badgers multiply (as seen by that documentary you just referred to), I think that a careful breeding program to make them able to withstand the rigours of space could make for a great asteroid impact shield. Simply put a bunch of them in orbit around the Earth (beyond the Moon), and let them dance & multiply until they complete protect our planet. At night, instead of stars, we can all watch the dancing badgers knowing we're fully protected from asteroid impact, or mushrooms or snakes.
Infidel dog, if we get hit by an asteroid, it is the will of Allah, and any attempt to thwart Allah's will shall be met with the full force of...oh, geez, nevermind; I just haven't had my morning coffee, yet.
Didn't you notice the cool Mushroom? What about the scary snake?! My favourite part is when the Badgers dance! Badgers are really cute! Well, the animated ones are, but the real ones aren't so cute, but mushrooms do taste good and I heard snakes taste like chicken, and I like chickens, so I guess I like the whole thing. I wish I could get the mp3...
Now, I gotta say that installing Linux on badgers has some interesting Beowulf cluster potential (according to the above site), I think the related mushrooms may cause hallucinations (making you think this is a good idea), and the snake is _definitely_ cause for concern.
Seriously, man, you can take away our Constitutional freedoms and outlaw all the free speech activists you want, but you leave the titties alone, man! Geez.
What the hell is this country coming to? Well, _nothing_, if Field Marshall Asshat has his way. *sniff*
Allrighty, then, all in favour of moving to the south island of New Zealand, say, "Oy!"
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Picking either Childhood's End or Fahrenheit 451 is really not possible, IMO - both are equally deserving of the award. Give it to both of them.
That'd be a short story, since, as the Simpsons noted recently, libraries don't seem to _have_ books, anymore. Bleh.
I dunno how many Mission Earth books there are, but there will have to be a lot of them to beat out the Dumarest of Terra series, at 32 books.
How about we just stop paying money into things that are owned by that homophobe Orson Scott Card, okie dokie?
"LET'S ROOOOOOOCK!"
- Vasquez
Nah, it's one of those new machines - a drum simulator. They DO have a multi-game machine at that arcade, though I'm pretty sure it's a licensed one, based on the interface. It's got some great old games, among them one of my faves: Ghosts n' Goblins, and the sequel, Ghosts n' Ghouls, which I never knew about. Very fun stuff.
And advice to the Star Wars Pod Racer game players - use Sebulba's racer, it's a lot easier to control than Anakin's.
> unlike traditional media, are inherently biased
"Unlike traditional media." Score:5, Funny!
Believe me, the word "bias" wasn't invented for video games.
I saw an arcade game (a drum simulator?) the other day that had a Windows error message on screen notifying about the change to daylight savings time. I couldn't _believe_ that arcade games are running Windows these days! What's the world coming to? *sigh*
As you should be able to tell by how I used the word 'Allah' in my posting, yeah, I do. Do you have a point?
How is it something that can handle the amount of traffic Slashdot does with duct tape & bubblegum (MySQL & Perl), yet a Diebold machine can't handle 3000 absentee ballots? Friggin' amazing. To quote Weird Al, "What kinda chip they got in there, a Dorito?"
While this does have some bad implications, "free speech" has nothing to do with being able to use a phone.
Also, I find it interesting that plumbers, fire fighters and medical staff were able to do their jobs before the invention of the cellphone.
If you have an emergency, you shouldn't be calling someone out there in the world on their cellphone - you should be calling 911.
If it's important you be reached, put your phone in silent mode, or get a pager (with a silent mode).
It'd be the best of all worlds if the phones could be remotely PUT into silent mode while in theatres, restaurants, etc. Then all this nonsense could be done away with, and people truly in NEED of being reached anywhere still could. It's in the hands of the phone companies. You know, the same people who concentrate on adding more features rather than making sure the call stays connected. Yeah, those people. Hold your breath.
> But by the time we don't have a moon, we'll have a giant
> space station up there that will take its place. And then
> everyone will be quoting "That's no moon, that's a
> space station."
I have a bad feeling about that...
This gives me an idea. At the rate dancing badgers multiply (as seen by that documentary you just referred to), I think that a careful breeding program to make them able to withstand the rigours of space could make for a great asteroid impact shield. Simply put a bunch of them in orbit around the Earth (beyond the Moon), and let them dance & multiply until they complete protect our planet. At night, instead of stars, we can all watch the dancing badgers knowing we're fully protected from asteroid impact, or mushrooms or snakes.
Okay, now for the research grant proposal...
Infidel dog, if we get hit by an asteroid, it is the will of Allah, and any attempt to thwart Allah's will shall be met with the full force of...oh, geez, nevermind; I just haven't had my morning coffee, yet.
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I live...*RAAWWWRRRR!*
Geez, you really missed the point of Badger!
Didn't you notice the cool Mushroom? What about the scary snake?! My favourite part is when the Badgers dance! Badgers are really cute! Well, the animated ones are, but the real ones aren't so cute, but mushrooms do taste good and I heard snakes taste like chicken, and I like chickens, so I guess I like the whole thing. I wish I could get the mp3...
Don't blame me, I voted for Mushroom Mushroom.
Seriously. Only those of us who've had to put up with this kind of thing for a long time have the right to complain! :)
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Now, I gotta say that installing Linux on badgers has some interesting Beowulf cluster potential (according to the above site), I think the related mushrooms may cause hallucinations (making you think this is a good idea), and the snake is _definitely_ cause for concern.
YMMV.
It's my mission in life to quote "My Chauffeur" whenever I can. Society will thank me in the end.
"We were referring to the titty as a whole."
Yeah, but the problem seems to be that he thinks he was _annointed_.
Hey, don't forget to burn all the Calico cats! :)
Seriously, man, you can take away our Constitutional freedoms and outlaw all the free speech activists you want, but you leave the titties alone, man! Geez.
What the hell is this country coming to? Well, _nothing_, if Field Marshall Asshat has his way. *sniff*
Allrighty, then, all in favour of moving to the south island of New Zealand, say, "Oy!"