Was it the Force Unleashed that basically killed them off? I've only played #1, but lost interest with it after only a short time. I heard #2 was worse than #1.
If 1313 or whatever was by the same team would it really be all that different in quality?
No, I don't think it follows that strenuous denial of a thing is tantamount to secret tacit acceptance. That's like saying Richard Dawkins is secretly a theist because he's so vocal about not being one.
The real reason to question the sincerity of the denial by these billionaires is the stated aim: "We exist to help donors promote liberty which we understand to be limited government, personal responsibility, and free enterprise." They don't exist to promote science. They don't exist to even promote facts. They exist to promote a goal, and if facts and science interfere with said goal, they are to be cast aside. I consider myself to be mostly conservative and somewhat libertarian, but it seems that liberty minded people have trouble dealing with anything that is a global problem. A problem of such scope necessarily requires top down policy that is anathema to people who don't want to see any policy much less one with global aims. Because the solution to a global problem is unpalatable the response of such people is to deny the problem. It doesn't really matter that the issue is global warming. It may as well be an extinction level asteroid headed for central Africa. It's problematic nature would be denied until it can no longer be denied with one's own eyes (a point we appear to be reaching with global warming).
First off, I wasn't advised to do a BIOS update. I was updating the BIOS just to have an updated BIOS. In the middle of the update process the laptop power cut out. I was pretty certain that I had bricked it. I called Toshiba and they agreed that yes I had bricked it. There was nothing to be done they said except buy a new motherboard for the laptop which is about the same price as buying a new laptop. I didn't accept that as a final answer.
After some panicked googling I came across info on an "emergency" way to flash the BIOS. It involved having the BIOS file on a thumbdrive and pressing some key combo on boot up. That worked, which was great. What really tees me off is that Toshiba support didn't tell me about this alternative way to flash the BIOS. I doubt that they were unaware of it.
I've heard this complaint before that JSTOR is greedy. Can anyone put some numbers to this? In one article I saw it said that MIT paid $50k a year for access to JSTOR. $50k from an institution like MIT? That to me seems like nothing.
It is better than a Norton or McAfee that came with the system, had the subscription lapse, and hasn't had updated defs for at least a year or more. And it also doesn't bork your system worse than if you had malware on it.
I eat a salad at lunch and then take a walk for my remaining lunch time. Salad isn't the funnest lunch, but it's only one meal a day and after you do it for a week or two you get used to it.
I think it's more like a credit card. You pay off enough each month that your interest rate doesn't jack up. But you soon realize that you've actually accrued quite a bit of credit card debt. You are still able to pay things off every month no problem, but to teach yourself a lesson you go out of your way to mess up a payment and jack up your rate. I'm not sure why anyone in real life would intentionally screw themselves over rather like that, but apparently that's how Republicans roll?
But this debate is not about that AT ALL. The debt ceiling (and all the platinum coin crap) is about borrowing money to cover the expenses already approved (by Congress, mind you)
The analogy that I've been thinking of is going to a restaurant, ordering an appetizer, a meal, and a few drinks. The bill comes due and you ask the waitress to take off the price of the appetizer. The waitress apologetically asks if this had been a mistake on her part. You explain that no mistake has been made, you'd just rather not pay for the appetizer.
I use Ubuntu a lot now and have grown to accept Unity, but I really wish there was still the traditional right click anywhere and get an app menu. That was a thing I loved over Windows. I waver on switching completely to XUbuntu just so I can get that traditional functionality back.
Meh. Unlimited DVDs from Netflix always averaged about 4 a month for me anyways.
I canceled Netflix (only streaming plan) at the end of the summer after having it for years. It felt like I'd gone through all the 5 and 4 star movies I wanted to see. And Netflix didn't appear to be getting much new streaming content I cared about. And the 3 star movies that made up my queue felt more like a chore to go through than entertainment. I've never tried Redbox but have seen the boxes at many convenient locations. I'll probably give this a try and catch up on recent movies I've missed.
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Appears that he still has his backpack by the way he's holding his arm.
Was it the Force Unleashed that basically killed them off? I've only played #1, but lost interest with it after only a short time. I heard #2 was worse than #1.
If 1313 or whatever was by the same team would it really be all that different in quality?
It's the distro with the largest user base and I'd assume the most active forums, which is a helpful thing when you have questions.
No, I don't think it follows that strenuous denial of a thing is tantamount to secret tacit acceptance. That's like saying Richard Dawkins is secretly a theist because he's so vocal about not being one.
The real reason to question the sincerity of the denial by these billionaires is the stated aim: "We exist to help donors promote liberty which we understand to be limited government, personal responsibility, and free enterprise." They don't exist to promote science. They don't exist to even promote facts. They exist to promote a goal, and if facts and science interfere with said goal, they are to be cast aside. I consider myself to be mostly conservative and somewhat libertarian, but it seems that liberty minded people have trouble dealing with anything that is a global problem. A problem of such scope necessarily requires top down policy that is anathema to people who don't want to see any policy much less one with global aims. Because the solution to a global problem is unpalatable the response of such people is to deny the problem. It doesn't really matter that the issue is global warming. It may as well be an extinction level asteroid headed for central Africa. It's problematic nature would be denied until it can no longer be denied with one's own eyes (a point we appear to be reaching with global warming).
First off, I wasn't advised to do a BIOS update. I was updating the BIOS just to have an updated BIOS. In the middle of the update process the laptop power cut out. I was pretty certain that I had bricked it. I called Toshiba and they agreed that yes I had bricked it. There was nothing to be done they said except buy a new motherboard for the laptop which is about the same price as buying a new laptop. I didn't accept that as a final answer.
After some panicked googling I came across info on an "emergency" way to flash the BIOS. It involved having the BIOS file on a thumbdrive and pressing some key combo on boot up. That worked, which was great. What really tees me off is that Toshiba support didn't tell me about this alternative way to flash the BIOS. I doubt that they were unaware of it.
Getting a DVD on Saturday is one of the things I look forward to.
I've heard this complaint before that JSTOR is greedy. Can anyone put some numbers to this? In one article I saw it said that MIT paid $50k a year for access to JSTOR. $50k from an institution like MIT? That to me seems like nothing.
According to Wikipedia, Mitnick took a plea.
But to dig through the rulings in different jurisdictions over a long period of time, without electronic access is at best problematic.
So how does Westlaw do it?
Didn't Abe Lincoln say something about the best way to change a bad law is to enforce it strictly?
It is better than a Norton or McAfee that came with the system, had the subscription lapse, and hasn't had updated defs for at least a year or more. And it also doesn't bork your system worse than if you had malware on it.
I eat a salad at lunch and then take a walk for my remaining lunch time. Salad isn't the funnest lunch, but it's only one meal a day and after you do it for a week or two you get used to it.
I think it's more like a credit card. You pay off enough each month that your interest rate doesn't jack up. But you soon realize that you've actually accrued quite a bit of credit card debt. You are still able to pay things off every month no problem, but to teach yourself a lesson you go out of your way to mess up a payment and jack up your rate. I'm not sure why anyone in real life would intentionally screw themselves over rather like that, but apparently that's how Republicans roll?
The analogy that I've been thinking of is going to a restaurant, ordering an appetizer, a meal, and a few drinks. The bill comes due and you ask the waitress to take off the price of the appetizer. The waitress apologetically asks if this had been a mistake on her part. You explain that no mistake has been made, you'd just rather not pay for the appetizer.
What do I care about their sales? I'm happy with their free app of the day. Most are crap, but I did manage to get Tetris on a day when it was free.
No. The beard gets in the way of the neck.
I use Ubuntu a lot now and have grown to accept Unity, but I really wish there was still the traditional right click anywhere and get an app menu. That was a thing I loved over Windows. I waver on switching completely to XUbuntu just so I can get that traditional functionality back.
How does it compare to Classic Shell?
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
How is a person supposed to know what to type to find a thing that isn't listed? This has frustrated me at times in Ubuntu also. Why the menu hate?
None of that glossy shit.
Meh. Unlimited DVDs from Netflix always averaged about 4 a month for me anyways.
I canceled Netflix (only streaming plan) at the end of the summer after having it for years. It felt like I'd gone through all the 5 and 4 star movies I wanted to see. And Netflix didn't appear to be getting much new streaming content I cared about. And the 3 star movies that made up my queue felt more like a chore to go through than entertainment. I've never tried Redbox but have seen the boxes at many convenient locations. I'll probably give this a try and catch up on recent movies I've missed.
Found what I was looking for. Wasn't stealth though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
Didn't something also crash in China? I vaguely remember something like that happening but google is failing me.
That could and should have been *their thing*. If they are just making the same type of phone as everyone else, may as well buy a Samsung.
I see them regularly for $300 at Target and Best Buy.