I think you've missed the point of the GTA series. You're *supposed* to be mocking and laughing at San Andreas, because it's intended to be ridiculous. From the cheesy (though sometimes good) music, to the apparel choices, to the Cluckin' Bell and other restaurants, it's a parody of, if not itself, then the genre. Just as GTA: Vice City was a parody of Miami Vice, Scarface, etc.
So keep laughing, but understand that the designers intended you to.
Yes, I read the whole article. But please note that the issue of the ciliary muscles is postulated as a cause, while it is certain that the lens hardens over the course of your lifetime.
Actually, my money's on Robert Hooke whose book Micrographia, published in 1664, inspired van Leeuwenhoek to expand his microscopic horizons, so to speak.
Is it really so surprising that navigation systems (and cell phones, and anything else that is not driving) serves to distract the driver from the important task of keeping their eyes on the road, and their concentration on keeping their car from impacting some other object?
If they didn't want to introduce that hazard, they should have designed the system to blank the screen unless the car is in "park". Lost? Pull over and consult the map.
I notice it much more, of course, with cell phones, since you can tell someone is using one. Almost invariably, when I see someone drifting across lanes, or stopping short because they were about to run into another car or a pedestrian, these days, they are chatting on a phone.
WinAMP: (Apparently this amplifies windows; so it must make it better or more powerful somehow)
No, Winamp's name derives from the electronic amplifier, a piece of equipment most people have in their homes -- in their stereos,radio receivers, and televisions.
"Amp" is a commonly-used shortening of same, especially by musicians.
After reading all the comments with the wailing and the gnashing of teeth, I have to say this:
Given the success of Google, and the decline of AOL, isn't it possible that the flow of culture from one to the other might be primarily from Google to AOL, with Google's positive aspects effecting a positive change in AOL's behavior, rather than AOL's crassness infecting Google?
Yeah, it's hard for me to believe too. But the horse might just sing.
Spelling tip: The word for the study of how words and their component parts combine to form sentences is spelled "grammar".
Usage tips: "Effect" can be used both as a noun and a verb. "The food had a strange effect on them all." "The experience effected a great change upon him."
"Affect" can also be used as a noun or a verb. "The soldiers seen on television had been carefully chosen for blandness of affect" (Norman Mailer). Or, "Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar."
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> Yeah, better kill the children now.
But don't film it!
I think you've missed the point of the GTA series. You're *supposed* to be mocking and laughing at San Andreas, because it's intended to be ridiculous. From the cheesy (though sometimes good) music, to the apparel choices, to the Cluckin' Bell and other restaurants, it's a parody of, if not itself, then the genre. Just as GTA: Vice City was a parody of Miami Vice, Scarface, etc.
So keep laughing, but understand that the designers intended you to.
Oh, and I like Hayao Miyazaki too.
Stick around for a few billion years.
Sorry, what did you say?
Don't be too hard on yourself. I got it. I think it was the "Bah" that really tipped your hand.
Circle-K?
Yes, I read the whole article. But please note that the issue of the ciliary muscles is postulated as a cause, while it is certain that the lens hardens over the course of your lifetime.
Actually, it is the lens. At least, that's the most likely theory.
Muscles pulling on the lens would make it thinner, magnifying less. So that's not the issue.
I let my optician's license expire over a decade ago, but I had to put my 2 cents in.
Take a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyopia
You mean, like, the back seat of a Volkswagen Beetle?
Actually, my money's on Robert Hooke whose book Micrographia, published in 1664, inspired van Leeuwenhoek to expand his microscopic horizons, so to speak.
You obviously were not paying attention to the GP poster's nick.
He'd get in trouble if he tried to send his rockets someplace on Earth.
And you are searching using the wrong term.
r =&newwindow=1&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=site%3Awww.perfe ct10.com&btnG=Search
Try http://images.google.com/images?svnum=100&hl=en&l
This search, using the term "site:www.perfect10.com" (without the slash) returns "about 122" results.
It works because there is no robots.txt file on the Perfect 10 site. See http://www.perfect10.com/robots.txt. It's 404, baby.
So really, they need to implement robots.txt, and tell Googlebot-images to go away. Oh, and quit whining.
Is it really so surprising that navigation systems (and cell phones, and anything else that is not driving) serves to distract the driver from the important task of keeping their eyes on the road, and their concentration on keeping their car from impacting some other object?
If they didn't want to introduce that hazard, they should have designed the system to blank the screen unless the car is in "park". Lost? Pull over and consult the map.
I notice it much more, of course, with cell phones, since you can tell someone is using one. Almost invariably, when I see someone drifting across lanes, or stopping short because they were about to run into another car or a pedestrian, these days, they are chatting on a phone.
Thank you. Exactly the post I had in mind.
Fired For Reading Slashdot Article About Worker Who Was Fired For Solitaire At Work
My sole reason for clicking on this article was to see how far down the page I would need to go to get to the HHGG Sirius Cybernetics Corp. reference.
Thank you for not making me scroll at all.
Don't you understand? Somebody has to think of the children!
"Amp" is a commonly-used shortening of same, especially by musicians.
After reading all the comments with the wailing and the gnashing of teeth, I have to say this:
Given the success of Google, and the decline of AOL, isn't it possible that the flow of culture from one to the other might be primarily from Google to AOL, with Google's positive aspects effecting a positive change in AOL's behavior, rather than AOL's crassness infecting Google?
Yeah, it's hard for me to believe too. But the horse might just sing.
Spelling tip: The word for the study of how words and their component parts combine to form sentences is spelled "grammar".
Usage tips: "Effect" can be used both as a noun and a verb. "The food had a strange effect on them all." "The experience effected a great change upon him."
"Affect" can also be used as a noun or a verb. "The soldiers seen on television had been carefully chosen for blandness of affect" (Norman Mailer). Or, "Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar."
Yeah, I agree it's stupid to assume that.
I also think it's quite possible that the "older" neighbors *do* understand computers.
Age doesn't make you ignorant or stupid. It's fairly well distributed among all age groups.
I look forward to growing old and taking advantage of the later generations who think I'm an idiot.
No argument here. I was not trying to excuse his behavior, just clarify what he meant.