Pepsi Blue is by far the foulest concoction I have tasted in years! Tastes like liquid cotton candy.
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I've had minimal experience with programming in the past. A friend turned me onto Perl and gave me the Llama book. I'm about half way through it now, and I'm loving every minute of it.
My question is, where do I go from here? I'm wanting to learn everything there is to learn, and do everything that can be done with Perl. I'm not expecting to get to your level of knowledge, but I'd sure like to try.
I've already purchased the Camel book and that's where I'll go after the Llama book. What would you recommend after that? Perl Cookbook? Advanced Perl? Memorize all the PerlDocs?
Could you please call the lawyers of the MPAA and inform them of your brilliant plan. I need to find some new sites to download DVD rips from. Oh, and can you also contact the Software Publishers Association? I can't get all the files for the CD images for GTA3.
Next thing we know, they'll be controlling the nukes, building Skynet, and killing all humans with Schwarzenegger lookalikes.
You're all doomed, I warned you!
I'll just get to packing my stuff, moving to a remote cabin in Montana and keeping a close eye on my refridgerator (I know it hates me, it keeps melting my ice cream).
The Pampered Chef also rebrands everything and "kicks up the price a notch!".
I got my Alton Brown wickedly cool timer with temperature probe from a local cookware store for $25.99, definitely less than the $39.00 that Pampered Chef was wanting.
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Several people have mentioned NetFlix instead of my $100/mo DVD habit. I also have that, I use it for movies I've never seen before. However, alot of movies I want to permanently have.
Besides, with all of the box sets coming out, $100/mo really isn't much. Hell, it's not even the 10th and I'm already almost to my $100 limit.
LOTR Widescreen Simpsons Season 2 Box SuperTroopers Blackhawk Down Dogma Vulgar
Some months are going to kill me, like Nov of this year. LOTR:FOTR Platinum, Star Wars Ep3, Spiderman, Band of Brothers box set
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You'd be amazed at how much quicker your kids learn to read when they're not watching TV all day. I speak from personnal experience.
I've got three boys. Twin 5 year olds, and a 2 year old. The twins started learning to read when they were 3. Once the TV went off permanently, their reading skills shot through the roof. I actually caught one of my five year olds reading my copy of Lord of the Rings. LOTR!! That in itself is worth not having cable TV. The 2 year old is even picking up on the reading now.
I have learned this in the last few months. Thousands of generations of children were raised to be intelligent successful adults without TV. Why do our kids need it now??
The kids do get the occasional movie on video if they have earned it through helping around the house and generally being very well behaved.
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After realizing that I never watched TV anyway, and the kids were watching too much, I disconnected the cable.
Got internet for news, info, and entertainment. The kids now spend more time playing outside and reading. The only thing I really miss is sports (no big deal, as I hate all the local teams here in Maryland) and 24hr news (at least have the net).
Still have the TV (gotta watch DVDs and the kids still have the kiddie movies). But it mostly stays off now. It's nice.
Granted, instead of spending $40 a month on cable, I'm spending $100+ a month on DVDs.
AFAIK, if you donate to a public institution, and designate that the donation may only be used for a specific purpose, then that donation may not be used for anything but that purpose.
I was a non-coder and I learned Perl with Elements of Programming with Perl by Andrew L. Johnson. Did a great job of starting at the basics without talking down to the reader.
Granted, it's worthless once you're through, it's not a reference. For that, the ever-popular all-knowing O'Reilly books like Camel and Bighorn Sheep are the way to go.
As they only seem to be doing it with Eminem and other recent releases. Since I don't listen to that crap, I ain't worried.
Hell, I encourage them to continue doing this with Eminem, Britney Spears, and other modern music (stretching the meaning of the work "music"). Maybe it'll drive these kids to start listening to more talented acts.
Every Eminem/Britney fan we prevent now is 1 less brain dead consumer that will take what the corporate establishment spoon feeds them. Oh crap, I'm starting to sound like a hippie!
I no longer allow my kids to play with those CDs. You have to click a tiny little button in plain text marked "Do not install" three or four times to prevent AOL from installing. But, click the big friendly graphical button marked "Start Here" and the game gets installed ALONG with AOL, Real, and who knows what else.
I just buy them the generic brand cereals now, they've got enough toys.
Actually, this is a valid question. Try getting a straight answer from Starband/DirecTV about anything pre-purchase and you'll be given whatever answer will get you to buy the system.
The article covers a game called Space HoRSE, which has multiple species and multiplayer support via hotseat.
If you're gonna report a story about a port, then make sure it's actually a port, and not a remake. Remakes, even using the same title (re: Hasbro Asteroids) aren't the same as the original, they always monkey with it, and it's never the same.
Ordinary fan commentaries would probably be alot of "OH, THIS SCENE IS AWESOME, WATCH FOR TRINITY'S NIPPLE!"
However, I like E-bert's idea. What if you were involved in the movie, and had a particular viewpoint. I had a friend that works for Paramount, and is involved behind the scenes with Star Trek, especially the movies. And he's got stories and behind the scenes insights that would blow your mind. Watched The Wrath of Khan with him and it completely changed my impression of that movie.
Having an expert commentary about a movie based on particular subject matter would be also very worth it. My grandfather was in the first wave at Utah Beach and definitely has alot to say about Saving Pvt Ryan.
Now, if you can have a program to sync the commentary to the PC DVD player, then it'll be the killer app for PC DVD.
Read the article. Took a look at the website for the training. They have a class for people like me. I'd even sign up, but the classes are only in Houston and NYC.
And, who are people like me? Remember, not all geeks are 90 lbs soaking wet. 6'2", 375lbs. Yes, you read that right. I sit in front of a computer all day drinking Mt Dew Code Red, my ass has no where to go but out.
Buying a treadmill, building a switch to turn off the TV unless I'm on and walking. At a regular stride, I can walk all day (and have). If this don't at least get me down to the point where I can take a PT class like this one, I'll die fat.
I'm in Frederick County, MD. Maybe Frederick County can do something like this. Broadband here is the pits. DSL is available only in 1 area (and that area is only 2 square miles). Cable modem is horribly expensive ($42.99), one way only, and the crapper in speed (256k down/32k up). Wireless is available, but it's $89.99 for the basic package (same speeds as the cable modem).
So, that leaves satellite or dial-up. Satellite latency is useless for online games, so I'm on dial-up. I just download large files at work and burn them to CD-RW.
Maybe I can convince the wife to move 90 miles west. Of course, that's 90 more miles on my 50 mile commute to DC. UGH...
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Somebody once told me it's an acquired taste. Yeah, well, I'm sure you'd get used to the taste of sh*t if you ate enough of it!
I'll stick with my Mt Dew Code Red (got a 24pk in the fridge here at work, got three more stacked up at home, supermarket had a good sale :)
Pepsi Blue is by far the foulest concoction I have tasted in years! Tastes like liquid cotton candy.
My question is, where do I go from here? I'm wanting to learn everything there is to learn, and do everything that can be done with Perl. I'm not expecting to get to your level of knowledge, but I'd sure like to try.
I've already purchased the Camel book and that's where I'll go after the Llama book. What would you recommend after that? Perl Cookbook? Advanced Perl? Memorize all the PerlDocs?
Could you please call the lawyers of the MPAA and inform them of your brilliant plan. I need to find some new sites to download DVD rips from. Oh, and can you also contact the Software Publishers Association? I can't get all the files for the CD images for GTA3.
You're all doomed, I warned you!
I'll just get to packing my stuff, moving to a remote cabin in Montana and keeping a close eye on my refridgerator (I know it hates me, it keeps melting my ice cream).
I got my Alton Brown wickedly cool timer with temperature probe from a local cookware store for $25.99, definitely less than the $39.00 that Pampered Chef was wanting.
Several people have mentioned NetFlix instead of my $100/mo DVD habit. I also have that, I use it for movies I've never seen before. However, alot of movies I want to permanently have.
Besides, with all of the box sets coming out, $100/mo really isn't much. Hell, it's not even the 10th and I'm already almost to my $100 limit.
LOTR Widescreen
Simpsons Season 2 Box
SuperTroopers
Blackhawk Down
Dogma
Vulgar
Some months are going to kill me, like Nov of this year. LOTR:FOTR Platinum, Star Wars Ep3, Spiderman, Band of Brothers box set
You'd be amazed at how much quicker your kids learn to read when they're not watching TV all day. I speak from personnal experience.
I've got three boys. Twin 5 year olds, and a 2 year old. The twins started learning to read when they were 3. Once the TV went off permanently, their reading skills shot through the roof. I actually caught one of my five year olds reading my copy of Lord of the Rings. LOTR!! That in itself is worth not having cable TV. The 2 year old is even picking up on the reading now.
I have learned this in the last few months. Thousands of generations of children were raised to be intelligent successful adults without TV. Why do our kids need it now??
The kids do get the occasional movie on video if they have earned it through helping around the house and generally being very well behaved.
After realizing that I never watched TV anyway, and the kids were watching too much, I disconnected the cable.
Got internet for news, info, and entertainment. The kids now spend more time playing outside and reading. The only thing I really miss is sports (no big deal, as I hate all the local teams here in Maryland) and 24hr news (at least have the net).
Still have the TV (gotta watch DVDs and the kids still have the kiddie movies). But it mostly stays off now. It's nice.
Granted, instead of spending $40 a month on cable, I'm spending $100+ a month on DVDs.
AFAIK, if you donate to a public institution, and designate that the donation may only be used for a specific purpose, then that donation may not be used for anything but that purpose.
Now, that's in the US, I don't know about Canada.
Granted, it's worthless once you're through, it's not a reference. For that, the ever-popular all-knowing O'Reilly books like Camel and Bighorn Sheep are the way to go.
You just can't go wrong with O'Reilly books.
The CCChip show changed my life. Seriously. I'm actually now making cookies for money based on what I learned from that show.
Not professionally, just several dozen a weekend or so, usually for relatives and friends.
Granted, when the wife asked why I needed to buy a $50 cookie sheet, and I said "Alton Brown has one just like it", she just rolled her eyes.
But I do love my $29 probe temp/timer just like Alton Brown has.
ActiveState Perl is still 5.6. Any ideas when it'll be updated?
I run the scripts on Linux, but I do my coding on a WinAMD machine.
As they only seem to be doing it with Eminem and other recent releases. Since I don't listen to that crap, I ain't worried.
Hell, I encourage them to continue doing this with Eminem, Britney Spears, and other modern music (stretching the meaning of the work "music"). Maybe it'll drive these kids to start listening to more talented acts.
Every Eminem/Britney fan we prevent now is 1 less brain dead consumer that will take what the corporate establishment spoon feeds them. Oh crap, I'm starting to sound like a hippie!
Star Wars came out in '77.
Turn in your geek ID card at the counter, you'll have it returned to you when you can quote from memory all the dialogue from the Death Star battle.
Hey, can't let Shawn near a phone. He can whistle in the mouthpiece and steal music from a nearby Best Buy.
And don't forget about all the music he's heard on the radio and has illegally stored in his head. Call in ElectroShock Therapy to erase it.
I just buy them the generic brand cereals now, they've got enough toys.
What do Star Trek cast members think of Star Wars?
Actually, this is a valid question. Try getting a straight answer from Starband/DirecTV about anything pre-purchase and you'll be given whatever answer will get you to buy the system.
If you're gonna report a story about a port, then make sure it's actually a port, and not a remake. Remakes, even using the same title (re: Hasbro Asteroids) aren't the same as the original, they always monkey with it, and it's never the same.
However, I like E-bert's idea. What if you were involved in the movie, and had a particular viewpoint. I had a friend that works for Paramount, and is involved behind the scenes with Star Trek, especially the movies. And he's got stories and behind the scenes insights that would blow your mind. Watched The Wrath of Khan with him and it completely changed my impression of that movie.
Having an expert commentary about a movie based on particular subject matter would be also very worth it. My grandfather was in the first wave at Utah Beach and definitely has alot to say about Saving Pvt Ryan.
Now, if you can have a program to sync the commentary to the PC DVD player, then it'll be the killer app for PC DVD.
Read the article. Took a look at the website for the training. They have a class for people like me. I'd even sign up, but the classes are only in Houston and NYC.
And, who are people like me? Remember, not all geeks are 90 lbs soaking wet. 6'2", 375lbs. Yes, you read that right. I sit in front of a computer all day drinking Mt Dew Code Red, my ass has no where to go but out.
Buying a treadmill, building a switch to turn off the TV unless I'm on and walking. At a regular stride, I can walk all day (and have). If this don't at least get me down to the point where I can take a PT class like this one, I'll die fat.
Damn, and I used to work at an ISP in Pennsylvania. That list could be worth money to lazy pedophiles that don't know how to use Google.
I'm in Frederick County, MD. Maybe Frederick County can do something like this. Broadband here is the pits. DSL is available only in 1 area (and that area is only 2 square miles). Cable modem is horribly expensive ($42.99), one way only, and the crapper in speed (256k down/32k up). Wireless is available, but it's $89.99 for the basic package (same speeds as the cable modem).
So, that leaves satellite or dial-up. Satellite latency is useless for online games, so I'm on dial-up. I just download large files at work and burn them to CD-RW.
Maybe I can convince the wife to move 90 miles west. Of course, that's 90 more miles on my 50 mile commute to DC. UGH...
Once again..
CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP!!!