On the other hand, for California a lot of the big OSS projects are "local boys done good," (e. g. someone already pointed out BSD). This will have a lot of weight in Sacramento, especially when compared to an out-of-state business like Microsoft.
"My only question is whether the Open Source solutions will have to be made in California, because it is my understanding that The Governator is against Hollywood productions saving money by filming up north in Canada."
The governor of California is in favor of industries in California. Microsoft is based in Washington.
By making broad assumptions about a person or a group of people based on where they were born or where they live, such as:
"USofAns are vastly more affected because they don't really mingle (as a rule, with exceptions)."
Simply including the "with exceptions" qualifier doesn't make your assumptions less bigoted.
"When filling forms with "race/ethnicity", I usually seek for the "all of the above" option...:-)"
Personally, I simply don't answer. I am a citizen of the United States and of the state wherein I reside and fail to see why any more information than this is needed.
"Later on, she was talking about how she has all these friends from different cultural backgrounds and how wonderful it is that they get to experience each others' different customs."
It has been my experience that most people who talk like this are the ones most likely to have a bit of a racist streak in them. After all, they're pointing out the way they actually noticed the "different cultural backgrounds" of everybody.
"I have tried to do that, but that position tires my hands quickly."
How so? The only problems I've had is with games that rely mostly on the directional pad (like when I'm using the GB Player). Are you trying to curl your unused fingers around the "handles?"
"I can't help but wonder how you're meant to grip it and type at the same time."
The same way you grip a GameCube controller: between your palms, as if you were holding up a bowl. When you relax your fingers they naturally hover over their corresponding buttons (or so I assume, having never held the device myself).
At any rate, while I personally can't see working with one, I could see myself playing with one. "Work" is something done at a desk, in a desk chair, but for playing games I'd rather sit in my lounge chair, which isn't very desk-friendly.
"there is a law (whose code is posted liberally on signs along the route) saying that slower traffic must pull over to permit passing."
There is also a law (posted even more liberally, in bigger letters, along with notes about methods of enforcement) that says you are not allowed to drive faster than a given speed. If two cars are going side-by-side, each going at the speed limit, there is only two ways for the person in front of you to get out of your way:
Speed up above the speed limit, thereby breaking the law (and more likely to get the ticket, since they were the one out in front to catch the radar) OR
Slow down below the speed limit in order to slide behind the other person driving the speed limit (which means infuriating even more the crazy asshat on his back bumper that's honking his horn and flashing his lights)
When was the last time you gave that person in front of you the opportunity to drop back to get out of your way while still obeying the traffic laws?
(Of course, the other car could drop back and allow the car in front of you to move over if that third driver was aware of the situation... which he couldn't be since your tailgating puts you in his blind spot...)
Better yet...
"The law here states that any time someone wants to pass you in the passing lane, you must move over and let them pass, regardless of your speed, and theirs."
How often do you let people driving even faster than you get in front of you? Or do you end up having to prove that your dick is bigger (or compensate for lack thereof)? After all, more often than not those two cars are right next to each other because neither wants to let the other one actually pull ahead of them.
Note they said "less than 0.1% of the time" and not specifically "less than 0.1% of the time while driving on an Interstate highway." Because they can't really determine the location where these speeds were recorded, they have to factor in driving on back roads and such as well as highway time.
If you've had it long enough for the battery to die, I'd say the warranty is already expired. Just open it up and replace the battery.
"you've gotta let off some steam."
Ya know, the controller is right there in your hands and much cheaper. I remember way back when a friend of mine had teeth marks in his NES controllers...
Looking at how Texas-based Retro handled Metroid and how Nintendo proper did the two GBA games, I suspect that NCL still doesn't quite know what it is about the games that makes them so popular on this side of the Pacific. There's not much I can put my finger on, and yet...
At any rate, I was surprised to learn that the DS, much like the recent Metroid games (even the NCL ones) will be released in North America first and Japan second. Nintendo seems to have developed an interesting relationship with this market over the years (might have something to do with the N64's success here) and it's interesting that they're not quite as Japan-centric as they used to be.
(Though I suppose Europe and Australia are still up a creek.:) )
Actually, I was talking from a technical standpoint as opposed to "all undesirable noise is called knock" standpoint. Engine knock as the Otto cycle knows it doesn't happen in the Diesel cycle because there's no possibility of pre-ignition since
There's nothing to ignite (clean air is compressed instead of a fuel-air mixture) and
There ain't no stinkin' sparkplugs (no "preferred" source of ignition, the fuel ignites by itself upon injection)
In a sense, a diesel engine works by knock, relying on ignition by compression instead of a spark (which means you get to build engines with disgustingly large compression ratios and still have a uniform ignition front) and anything done to a fuel, etc. to prevent knock is Very Bad for a diesel engine (and vice versa).
Theoretically there is a chance that, if the fuel didn't burn completely during the last power stroke and didn't quite all get out during the last exhaust stroke, there might be something left to ignite during the compression stroke (i. e. before you want it to), but note the comment on "disgustingly large compression ratios" above; if it doesn't ignite upon injection at those kinds of pressures/temperatures, it just won't burn.
"It's a classic example of American thinking, use your power to prevent the competition from horning in on your resources, human or natural."
So a business owns and controls human resources as a source of profit in the same way as it controls natural resources? I thought that line of thinking in the US died with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, along with 600,000+ people.
"Mickey Mouse's birthday being announced on the television news, as if it's an actual event."
Mickey Mouse is now older than the life exepctancy of the average American. This means that, for the majority of people who were born on the same day as Micky Mouse, the copyright on Steamboat Willie has been unlimited.
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Some Republicans really are about cutting government spending, I s'pose.
On the other hand, for California a lot of the big OSS projects are "local boys done good," (e. g. someone already pointed out BSD). This will have a lot of weight in Sacramento, especially when compared to an out-of-state business like Microsoft.
"My only question is whether the Open Source solutions will have to be made in California, because it is my understanding that The Governator is against Hollywood productions saving money by filming up north in Canada."
The governor of California is in favor of industries in California. Microsoft is based in Washington.
All I need to know about quantum mechanics I learned while watching Road Runner cartoons.
"How can I be a bigot?"
:-)"
By making broad assumptions about a person or a group of people based on where they were born or where they live, such as:
"USofAns are vastly more affected because they don't really mingle (as a rule, with exceptions)."
Simply including the "with exceptions" qualifier doesn't make your assumptions less bigoted.
"When filling forms with "race/ethnicity", I usually seek for the "all of the above" option...
Personally, I simply don't answer. I am a citizen of the United States and of the state wherein I reside and fail to see why any more information than this is needed.
"Later on, she was talking about how she has all these friends from different cultural backgrounds and how wonderful it is that they get to experience each others' different customs."
It has been my experience that most people who talk like this are the ones most likely to have a bit of a racist streak in them. After all, they're pointing out the way they actually noticed the "different cultural backgrounds" of everybody.
"I have tried to do that, but that position tires my hands quickly."
Meh. Both books of the Bible are in the public domain by now. Same with the Book of Mormon.
Speaking of which, I wonder if Hatch knows that? Would the knowledge change his opinion of copyright laws?
What are those things coming out of her nose?
"I have tried to do that, but that position tires my hands quickly."
How so? The only problems I've had is with games that rely mostly on the directional pad (like when I'm using the GB Player). Are you trying to curl your unused fingers around the "handles?"
The game is called "Congress" and the price tag to get in is a little too high for most people.
...it came with Mozilla/Netscape pre-installed...
"The buttons are almost perfectly placed (the exception being that %$#! Z button)."
Use your middle fingers on the L and R buttons. Hold the controller between your palms. The Z button is then quite reachable and comfortable to use.
"with the modern phones any decently put together site is viewable pretty well, as long as the creators weren't too narrow minded."
This page is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer!
Don't hold your breath. They're still busy trying to confirm Stephen King's death.
"not an entity that merely spends money."
Of course you're not! You're also an entity that earns money, which is where the friendly folks at the IRS come in!
"You mean your score for volatile hydrocarbons circulating through your bloodstream?"
I thought that's what beer was for...
"I can't help but wonder how you're meant to grip it and type at the same time."
The same way you grip a GameCube controller: between your palms, as if you were holding up a bowl. When you relax your fingers they naturally hover over their corresponding buttons (or so I assume, having never held the device myself).
At any rate, while I personally can't see working with one, I could see myself playing with one. "Work" is something done at a desk, in a desk chair, but for playing games I'd rather sit in my lounge chair, which isn't very desk-friendly.
Now, as for the price point...
That would depend on your state.
"there is a law (whose code is posted liberally on signs along the route) saying that slower traffic must pull over to permit passing."
There is also a law (posted even more liberally, in bigger letters, along with notes about methods of enforcement) that says you are not allowed to drive faster than a given speed. If two cars are going side-by-side, each going at the speed limit, there is only two ways for the person in front of you to get out of your way:
- Speed up above the speed limit, thereby breaking the law (and more likely to get the ticket, since they were the one out in front to catch the radar) OR
- Slow down below the speed limit in order to slide behind the other person driving the speed limit (which means infuriating even more the crazy asshat on his back bumper that's honking his horn and flashing his lights)
When was the last time you gave that person in front of you the opportunity to drop back to get out of your way while still obeying the traffic laws?(Of course, the other car could drop back and allow the car in front of you to move over if that third driver was aware of the situation... which he couldn't be since your tailgating puts you in his blind spot...)
Better yet...
"The law here states that any time someone wants to pass you in the passing lane, you must move over and let them pass, regardless of your speed, and theirs."
How often do you let people driving even faster than you get in front of you? Or do you end up having to prove that your dick is bigger (or compensate for lack thereof)? After all, more often than not those two cars are right next to each other because neither wants to let the other one actually pull ahead of them.
"Less than 0.1% of the time and it's only 5%?!"
Note they said "less than 0.1% of the time" and not specifically "less than 0.1% of the time while driving on an Interstate highway." Because they can't really determine the location where these speeds were recorded, they have to factor in driving on back roads and such as well as highway time.
"because the save battery in the cart"
If you've had it long enough for the battery to die, I'd say the warranty is already expired. Just open it up and replace the battery.
"you've gotta let off some steam."
Ya know, the controller is right there in your hands and much cheaper. I remember way back when a friend of mine had teeth marks in his NES controllers...
"Metroid is QUITE well loved in the US."
:) )
Looking at how Texas-based Retro handled Metroid and how Nintendo proper did the two GBA games, I suspect that NCL still doesn't quite know what it is about the games that makes them so popular on this side of the Pacific. There's not much I can put my finger on, and yet...
At any rate, I was surprised to learn that the DS, much like the recent Metroid games (even the NCL ones) will be released in North America first and Japan second. Nintendo seems to have developed an interesting relationship with this market over the years (might have something to do with the N64's success here) and it's interesting that they're not quite as Japan-centric as they used to be.
(Though I suppose Europe and Australia are still up a creek.
- There's nothing to ignite (clean air is compressed instead of a fuel-air mixture) and
- There ain't no stinkin' sparkplugs (no "preferred" source of ignition, the fuel ignites by itself upon injection)
In a sense, a diesel engine works by knock, relying on ignition by compression instead of a spark (which means you get to build engines with disgustingly large compression ratios and still have a uniform ignition front) and anything done to a fuel, etc. to prevent knock is Very Bad for a diesel engine (and vice versa).Theoretically there is a chance that, if the fuel didn't burn completely during the last power stroke and didn't quite all get out during the last exhaust stroke, there might be something left to ignite during the compression stroke (i. e. before you want it to), but note the comment on "disgustingly large compression ratios" above; if it doesn't ignite upon injection at those kinds of pressures/temperatures, it just won't burn.
"It's a classic example of American thinking, use your power to prevent the competition from horning in on your resources, human or natural."
So a business owns and controls human resources as a source of profit in the same way as it controls natural resources? I thought that line of thinking in the US died with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, along with 600,000+ people.
But that could just be me...
"Future upgrades will evidently allow it to show more indicators, like G-forces, knock warnings, and other data."
I drive a diesel, you insensitive clods!
"Mickey Mouse's birthday being announced on the television news, as if it's an actual event."
Mickey Mouse is now older than the life exepctancy of the average American. This means that, for the majority of people who were born on the same day as Micky Mouse, the copyright on Steamboat Willie has been unlimited.