Traditionally, the democrats tax you and spend the money. The actual amount of corruption in the USA and Canada is relativly low (compared to almost every other country. IT's still more subtle and less rampant here). The republicans can go either way. They can be Tax cutters and reduce government or tax cutters and borrow what they need. The current administration is the Borrow and spend type. You will feel the effects of this administrations clear into the second decade of 2000.
What I was trying to expres was: 1) some people claim that China uses slave labor in the form of political prisoners forced to work 2) Walmart imports a lot of Chinese-made products (which may or may not be made by these people) 3) many Americans like to buy the cheaper products at Walmart and enjoy the deal they get.
Thats a very weak example of slaves. Most prostitutes are slaves (to their pimps), most workers are not, so long as they recieve a wage. Prisoners as slaves is pretty weak example because 1: there aren't that many of them (even in china) 2: they are assumed to have perpatrated a crime and thus.. it make sit less severe since they have a chance of ending their slavery. But slaves is a the word radical uses too much. along with murderers and other hyperbole. I'm a moderate center myself.
you needs a alternative. there are alternatives to MS. while there are few to Opec. While MS is brutally ruthless in business. their rather nice people and behave very well in other arenas. If you wish to see a truly un-ethical company look at Halliburton. (ironically, the president and vice president of the USA worked for/owned them). Compared to them MS looks like fucking hippies.
define ethically. Last I looked MS hasn't killed anyone, hasn't destroyed vast tracks of wilderness, they haven't knowingly released a physical toxin onto us, they don't pollute, and they give a lto to charity.
MS has been very very savage in the business arena, but their generally very good corprate citizens.
Ya gotta remember that a large portion of Canada primarily speaks French. Broken English with a heavy French accent can be just as hard to understand as broken English with a Hindi accent.
You also have to remember they make up less then 1/4 of the country. Are heavily isolated from the rest due to language. And The rest of the coutnry would just as well not have them.... except the ladies. Montreal women are hot. Seriously, aside from ontario and some parts of the maritimes, the rest of the country would rather they just leave but ontario would then face 9 hostile provinces and 3 hostiel terrortories that all have a grudge against ontario and now have as many seats in parliment.
While everyone has coverage, it can be pretty tough to get in to see a doctor.
I have never experieinced this. I go to the doctors, I wait 20 min. I get to see him/her. Perhaps you should move to Alberta where we have mroe cash for health care (despite the feds) and generally pretty good medical infrastructure.
Given the fatc that Avril , sum 41, Sarah macglaclin (also can't spell), nickelback and a few dozen other popular artists are canadian and qualify, it isn't hard filling up 20%.
I have a friend who is a web graphics contractor. He lives here and has a full time job but makes most his money with the developement work. It's all in US funds. he makes 20k cnd a year at his normal job and 50k a year USD on side projects. He uses his normal job for benifits and can ussually do his project at work (he works at a computer retail outlet managed by his best friend and owned by the father of his best friend). So essentially he makes 66k usd a year while have few expenses.
it's not 50% all to one place. it's sorta a 30/20 split between the province (analgous to a state) and the feds. And it's not universly 50%. it's mor elike first 30k is 30% next 30k-40k is 40% and 50k+ is 50%.. thats payign both levels of government and other taxes.
40% less problably refers partly to the exchange difference, party to the fact that you have Cali skewing your stats. The cost of living and high average wage makes the average US wage seem much higher. Also cost of living here is much less.
Thats my point about the uncanny valley. Since their way off, it has nothign to do with the uncanny valley. The uncanny valley is only when it's so close but just a bit off. 2d on 3d works just fine. See Vietiful jo, or Xenogears, or FF tactics.
$1000 hardware masqurading as $3000 hardware with a limited utility but it looks like a colored candy condom. Likly made by a megomanical corprate primadona.... Yeah thats soudn abotu right.
Look at Ghost int eh shell innocence. It can work. The uncanny valley describes soemthing else. Once somethign become too realistic but just short like 10-15% off it look unnatural and disturbing. But 2d graphics are much mroe then 10-15% off.
Games like double dragon, TMNT (original), street fighter, they all were cool games, but it didn't make sense that you could dodge backwards and vertically (by jumping or ducking) but not in a 3rd dimension. Yes, you you had limited movement in the 3rd dimension, but you couldn't turn diagonally like you could in true 3d games like Mario 64, or Quake or DOOM. Wolfenstein 3d doesn't count btw, no vertical movement;)
Nostalgia is big in America right now. A lot of people are convinced that things were so much better in the past (just watch 'I love the 80s' or 'I love the 90s', or notice how fondly people use the term 'old school'). Hopefully this will run out of steam soon, and we can get back to the business of creating a future...not looking back on our childhood with rose colored glasses.
Having a bafoon in power, evil men directing policy, lack of good paying jobs, slow economic growth, the world hating you ect... it's easy to be nostagic.
Sometimes you count your blessing and roll with it. For each person who is viciously type cast there are 4000 who would kill to have that roll. None of the cast of SG1 would stand much of a chance at having a success movie career as anything more then supportign actors. I'm sure the roll has opened more doors then it has closed.
what would you do if you won the Stargate walk-on drawing? Obviously, they're not giving some random fanboy/girl off the street a talking part
Yes, they are. All the filler people just standing/walking around in the background cost too much if they're all 'real' actors who have to get paid union scale. Extras are just people off the streets who have spare time, from the acting equivalent of temp worker agencies, contest winners, non-actor friends of the regular actors, etc, etc..
Actualyl most extras don't get any lines. The guild specifies talking part get paid more. so extras are ussually background noise. So he was correct. No talking part.
IT's nto so simple, it's sorta of like a rounding function. Up until a certain point, each purchase of an xbox mitigates their loss. However if your purchase is the one that justifies them going into another round of production, then you cost them more money. however not buying has a direct, calculable loss. The maximal loss you could induce is to a: have no one buy one (first runa nd all r&d costs are now losses) b: cause them to manafacture an amount of machines exceeding the values of intiial r&d and first run and then not buying any of this large run.
This the onyl assured way you can contribute to a maximal loss is to nto buy one.
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Traditionally, the democrats tax you and spend the money. The actual amount of corruption in the USA and Canada is relativly low (compared to almost every other country. IT's still more subtle and less rampant here). The republicans can go either way. They can be Tax cutters and reduce government or tax cutters and borrow what they need. The current administration is the Borrow and spend type. You will feel the effects of this administrations clear into the second decade of 2000.
clue: on the scale of evil, MS is a 2/10. Try looking at say Halliburton to get a 8/10.
What I was trying to expres was:
1) some people claim that China uses slave labor in the form of political prisoners forced to work
2) Walmart imports a lot of Chinese-made products (which may or may not be made by these people)
3) many Americans like to buy the cheaper products at Walmart and enjoy the deal they get.
Thats a very weak example of slaves. Most prostitutes are slaves (to their pimps), most workers are not, so long as they recieve a wage. Prisoners as slaves is pretty weak example because 1: there aren't that many of them (even in china) 2: they are assumed to have perpatrated a crime and thus.. it make sit less severe since they have a chance of ending their slavery. But slaves is a the word radical uses too much. along with murderers and other hyperbole. I'm a moderate center myself.
you needs a alternative. there are alternatives to MS. while there are few to Opec. While MS is brutally ruthless in business. their rather nice people and behave very well in other arenas. If you wish to see a truly un-ethical company look at Halliburton. (ironically, the president and vice president of the USA worked for/owned them). Compared to them MS looks like fucking hippies.
define ethically. Last I looked MS hasn't killed anyone, hasn't destroyed vast tracks of wilderness, they haven't knowingly released a physical toxin onto us, they don't pollute, and they give a lto to charity.
MS has been very very savage in the business arena, but their generally very good corprate citizens.
pardon me, I was the one who ask you to post a mail... I accidentally hit post AC instead of post with no karma bonus.
Ya gotta remember that a large portion of Canada primarily speaks French. Broken English with a heavy French accent can be just as hard to understand as broken English with a Hindi accent.
You also have to remember they make up less then 1/4 of the country. Are heavily isolated from the rest due to language. And The rest of the coutnry would just as well not have them.... except the ladies. Montreal women are hot. Seriously, aside from ontario and some parts of the maritimes, the rest of the country would rather they just leave but ontario would then face 9 hostile provinces and 3 hostiel terrortories that all have a grudge against ontario and now have as many seats in parliment.
especially in calgary :)
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While everyone has coverage, it can be pretty tough to get in to see a doctor.
I have never experieinced this. I go to the doctors, I wait 20 min. I get to see him/her. Perhaps you should move to Alberta where we have mroe cash for health care (despite the feds) and generally pretty good medical infrastructure.
Given the fatc that Avril , sum 41, Sarah macglaclin (also can't spell), nickelback and a few dozen other popular artists are canadian and qualify, it isn't hard filling up 20%.
2500 sq ft 2 story house in a nice neighborhood: $250,000 cnd in Edmonton Alberta.
Same house in Vancouver/richmont ect..
$750,000 cnd.
same hous ein brandon manitoba:
$150,000 cnd.
I have a friend who is a web graphics contractor. He lives here and has a full time job but makes most his money with the developement work. It's all in US funds. he makes 20k cnd a year at his normal job and 50k a year USD on side projects. He uses his normal job for benifits and can ussually do his project at work (he works at a computer retail outlet managed by his best friend and owned by the father of his best friend). So essentially he makes 66k usd a year while have few expenses.
it's not 50% all to one place. it's sorta a 30/20 split between the province (analgous to a state) and the feds. And it's not universly 50%. it's mor elike first 30k is 30% next 30k-40k is 40% and 50k+ is 50%.. thats payign both levels of government and other taxes.
40% less problably refers partly to the exchange difference, party to the fact that you have Cali skewing your stats. The cost of living and high average wage makes the average US wage seem much higher. Also cost of living here is much less.
Thats my point about the uncanny valley. Since their way off, it has nothign to do with the uncanny valley. The uncanny valley is only when it's so close but just a bit off. 2d on 3d works just fine. See Vietiful jo, or Xenogears, or FF tactics.
Don't you mean iRobot?
$1000 hardware masqurading as $3000 hardware with a limited utility but it looks like a colored candy condom. Likly made by a megomanical corprate primadona.... Yeah thats soudn abotu right.
Two generations? Where are you getting that from? Two generations ago was the SNES.
Maybe he means chip fab generations? maybe fruit fly generations? in that case it's 36 generatiosn behind.
Look at Ghost int eh shell innocence. It can work. The uncanny valley describes soemthing else. Once somethign become too realistic but just short like 10-15% off it look unnatural and disturbing. But 2d graphics are much mroe then 10-15% off.
Games like double dragon, TMNT (original), street fighter, they all were cool games, but it didn't make sense that you could dodge backwards and vertically (by jumping or ducking) but not in a 3rd dimension. Yes, you you had limited movement in the 3rd dimension, but you couldn't turn diagonally like you could in true 3d games like Mario 64, or Quake or DOOM. Wolfenstein 3d doesn't count btw, no vertical movement ;)
Making sense isn't the point. having fun is.
Nostalgia is big in America right now. A lot of people are convinced that things were so much better in the past (just watch 'I love the 80s' or 'I love the 90s', or notice how fondly people use the term 'old school'). Hopefully this will run out of steam soon, and we can get back to the business of creating a future...not looking back on our childhood with rose colored glasses.
Having a bafoon in power, evil men directing policy, lack of good paying jobs, slow economic growth, the world hating you ect... it's easy to be nostagic.
The current player base for diablo II LOd/ vanilla is as big as the entire population of everyoen who has ever played nethack.
Check the bnet stats. 10,000 on D2 at any given time.
Sometimes you count your blessing and roll with it. For each person who is viciously type cast there are 4000 who would kill to have that roll. None of the cast of SG1 would stand much of a chance at having a success movie career as anything more then supportign actors. I'm sure the roll has opened more doors then it has closed.
what would you do if you won the Stargate walk-on drawing? Obviously, they're not giving some random fanboy/girl off the street a talking part
Yes, they are. All the filler people just standing/walking around in the background cost too much if they're all 'real' actors who have to get paid union scale. Extras are just people off the streets who have spare time, from the acting equivalent of temp worker agencies, contest winners, non-actor friends of the regular actors, etc, etc..
Actualyl most extras don't get any lines. The guild specifies talking part get paid more. so extras are ussually background noise. So he was correct. No talking part.
IT's nto so simple, it's sorta of like a rounding function. Up until a certain point, each purchase of an xbox mitigates their loss. However if your purchase is the one that justifies them going into another round of production, then you cost them more money. however not buying has a direct, calculable loss. The maximal loss you could induce is to a: have no one buy one (first runa nd all r&d costs are now losses) b: cause them to manafacture an amount of machines exceeding the values of intiial r&d and first run and then not buying any of this large run.
This the onyl assured way you can contribute to a maximal loss is to nto buy one.
A better way to punish MS would be to buy the XBox (which they lose money on) and only buy used games (the only way they can make a profit).
I buy an xbox for $199 and used games:
Xbox cost $250 for MS to make
$250 - $199 = $51 net loss.
I don't buy an xbox:
Xbox cost $250 for MS to make
$250 = $250 net loss.
Seems not buying one hurts them more.