Chairs are designed for creatures with an anatomy that couldn't possibly resemble anything humanoid. In order to sit comfortably in my chair at work I have to be on the very edge of the seat, with my back at a 45 degree angle toward my desk. If I sit all the way back into the seat, my back will conform the shape of the back rest, which for some reason is the S curve that you see in severe scoliosis cases.
So they basically said they don't want it because they would use it in a manner that it wasn't designed for. Maybe if you mentioned that stealth was a requirement WHILE THEY WERE BUILDING IT you could have avoided millions of dollars in wasted tax money, and millions of dollars in wasted man-hours.
airsoft guns are usually electric or gas powered weapons, typically designed to mimic real life counter parts in both weight and appearance, that fire 6mm vinyl bb's anywhere between 250-500 feet per second down a smoothbore barrel.
That runs on your phone? How did your phone get the app? How does the app reach the internet? Is this just a web browser? Do I live under a rock? (yes)
Try and strain your little brain as a hard as you can, until you get wrinkles on your forehead. Now imagine a world where there are billions of different individuals, some with overlapping interests and social beliefs. Now imagine a world where almost 25% of that population identifies with a specific religion. I know this is all very odd, thinking about things other than your own internalized bullshit, but there is a slim possibility that of the 1.7 billion people who belong to that religion are also technology enthusiasts or mathematicians or engineers. Wow!
What is it going to take to get corporations to act properly and ethically these days?
Guess that will never happen
Simple: People need to stop giving their money to corporations that do bad shit. Good luck getting that point across. "Consumers" are called such because they have no other mode to choose from: CONSUME is their only setting. Source: I'm a gamer. The last 5 years were full of shitty, broke, major title releases, and these shitty, broken, major titles were still top sellers. People will buy your thing as long as the commercial tells them to.
Do not read them. Christ, it's like everyone needs a baby sitter now. "Wah, I clicked a post on reddit, read the entire thing, and then complained that they spoiled the movie for me" - is a really fucking childish way to navigate life. These are the same types of people who actually need the label on their hair dryers or they might actually try to use it in the tub.
Nope, since you stopped using Ubuntu it ceased being. This happens every time you stop liking something. We all thought you were aware of your powers....
I hope this trend continues. Censor all the people. Once no one is allowed to think or speak, then we can start the mass euthanasia. The only thing that will stop disgusting humans from being the horrible, feral animals that we are would be mass extinction. I hope every night before bed that tomorrow will be the day that a giant asteroid plummets into the Earth. So fucking tired of our having to listen to our bullshit arguments over which skin color is the correct one.
Agreed. Popularity does not automatically mean something is drivel, but in my experience that is more often true than not (this is my opinion, and I am a grumpy bastard). I had wrestled with this notion in my years as a snotty, teen-aged music elitist, and many of those undesirable traits still remain. As I get older, however, it seems that my ability to suspend disbelief and be entertained is ever dwindling, especially when the marketing and advertising sector is so blatantly pandering for my dollars. It just turns me off. The whole notion of my special niche lifestyle becoming the new cash cow for Kraft Foods and General Electric (just examples) has caused me to distance myself from it outright. I am basically a cynical bastard and the nostalgia card doesn't work on me and I will die miserable and alone.
I want to know what got their panties in such a twist over a TV service that they decided legal action was necessary. My guess is that they should be suing the installers and not the parent company, as the technicians that DirecTV contracts to are some of the least intelligent people I've had the pleasure of working with.
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That really put it into perspective. Excellent.
So apparently you didn't actually read and/or comprehend a single word in my comment. Congratulations?
Only in America is being a good and decent person considered a negative trait.
Chairs are designed for creatures with an anatomy that couldn't possibly resemble anything humanoid. In order to sit comfortably in my chair at work I have to be on the very edge of the seat, with my back at a 45 degree angle toward my desk. If I sit all the way back into the seat, my back will conform the shape of the back rest, which for some reason is the S curve that you see in severe scoliosis cases.
Welcome to the internet, you must have arrived here accidentally from the year 1993.
The only product WORSE than Norton.
So they basically said they don't want it because they would use it in a manner that it wasn't designed for. Maybe if you mentioned that stealth was a requirement WHILE THEY WERE BUILDING IT you could have avoided millions of dollars in wasted tax money, and millions of dollars in wasted man-hours.
airsoft guns are usually electric or gas powered weapons, typically designed to mimic real life counter parts in both weight and appearance, that fire 6mm vinyl bb's anywhere between 250-500 feet per second down a smoothbore barrel.
Because words don't ever mean what they're supposed to anymore.
I am 12 and what is this?
That runs on your phone? How did your phone get the app? How does the app reach the internet? Is this just a web browser? Do I live under a rock? (yes)
Try and strain your little brain as a hard as you can, until you get wrinkles on your forehead. Now imagine a world where there are billions of different individuals, some with overlapping interests and social beliefs. Now imagine a world where almost 25% of that population identifies with a specific religion. I know this is all very odd, thinking about things other than your own internalized bullshit, but there is a slim possibility that of the 1.7 billion people who belong to that religion are also technology enthusiasts or mathematicians or engineers. Wow!
Ah that really made my Tuesday.
Not my liberties!
People can do all kinds of shit. We should register people.
And as we all know: "First is worst"
What is it going to take to get corporations to act properly and ethically these days?
Guess that will never happen
Simple: People need to stop giving their money to corporations that do bad shit. Good luck getting that point across. "Consumers" are called such because they have no other mode to choose from: CONSUME is their only setting. Source: I'm a gamer. The last 5 years were full of shitty, broke, major title releases, and these shitty, broken, major titles were still top sellers. People will buy your thing as long as the commercial tells them to.
Do not read them. Christ, it's like everyone needs a baby sitter now. "Wah, I clicked a post on reddit, read the entire thing, and then complained that they spoiled the movie for me" - is a really fucking childish way to navigate life. These are the same types of people who actually need the label on their hair dryers or they might actually try to use it in the tub.
Reddit is the Mos Eisley of the internet.
Nope, since you stopped using Ubuntu it ceased being. This happens every time you stop liking something. We all thought you were aware of your powers....
I hope this trend continues. Censor all the people. Once no one is allowed to think or speak, then we can start the mass euthanasia. The only thing that will stop disgusting humans from being the horrible, feral animals that we are would be mass extinction. I hope every night before bed that tomorrow will be the day that a giant asteroid plummets into the Earth. So fucking tired of our having to listen to our bullshit arguments over which skin color is the correct one.
It is hilarious to me that you're afraid of a bunch of malnourished dirt farmers.
You should be a comedian, if you aren't one already.
Agreed. Popularity does not automatically mean something is drivel, but in my experience that is more often true than not (this is my opinion, and I am a grumpy bastard). I had wrestled with this notion in my years as a snotty, teen-aged music elitist, and many of those undesirable traits still remain. As I get older, however, it seems that my ability to suspend disbelief and be entertained is ever dwindling, especially when the marketing and advertising sector is so blatantly pandering for my dollars. It just turns me off. The whole notion of my special niche lifestyle becoming the new cash cow for Kraft Foods and General Electric (just examples) has caused me to distance myself from it outright. I am basically a cynical bastard and the nostalgia card doesn't work on me and I will die miserable and alone.
I want to know what got their panties in such a twist over a TV service that they decided legal action was necessary. My guess is that they should be suing the installers and not the parent company, as the technicians that DirecTV contracts to are some of the least intelligent people I've had the pleasure of working with.