Perhaps you should do some research as to what the word "in" means.
Anything that happens *in*...IN an online game.
Not "Evercrack is popular...". Not "Half Life 2 might actually exist".
Show me "DrAgOnSbAnE has joined the R0XX0R clan after six days of intense IM-based negotiation!". Or perhaps "xxx_Dave92383482_xxx finally reached Level 2 after defeating a rat in a grand battle of the ages!"
Show me something like that and I'll retract my assertion.
The fact that you think that *anything* that "happens" in an online game would *ever* make any amount of news other than those which deal with online games as a matter of course illustrates how out of touch you are with real life.
What's wrong with the one on Brettspielwelt? It works perfectly for me (and if you can play it on Linux, you can likely play it on anything).
I didn't know the games there were a secret.:)
There's also Carcasonne ("CC"), Lost Cities, Go, Puerto Rico, etc, etc.
I hope I'm not inviting a hard slashdotting if they can't take it, but it sure would be nice to have a few more players on there with some regualrity:)
True, first floor dwellers are more at risk for a smash-and-grab robbery. But if the perpetrator is going to break into the building and rob a unit, they're going to go as high and as far away from the entry door as possible.
The reason is that they can then have relative freedom of operation. If they're in the first unit rummaging around, every time someone enters the building they have to panic and prepare for that to be the resident. If they're way at the top, they only have to worry about the much smaller percentage of people that make it all the way up there.
Sure, if you only fear having your TV stolen, you're pretty covered. But most thefts are about cash and small shit the criminal can leave with inconspicuously. And then there's rape and other person-to-person type crimes that would benefit from the relative isolation of the upper floors.
I always lived on the first floor (primarily because I operated a small wood shop in my apartments' dining rooms) and took care to secure the windows with bars and good lighting.
Ask your landlord if s/he'll cover materials if you do the installations yourself. You'd be surprised all the great shit they'll pay for if labor is free! (Well, at least it worked for me - YMMV)
That's why intead of just having an alarm, you have a psychotically loud one aimed right where the driver's chest would be.
I had my car broken into twice. Once, they stole the sub-box + amp and *destroyed* (but couldn't manage to steal) the stereo - so I got an alarm with the siren installed as mentioned. The second time they popped open the ventwing (this is on '69 bug) and left (apparently). The alarm is REALLY unpleasant on a personal aural level, as I've experienced on accident.
I'm thinking of getting a louder one, though. hehe.
My goal is two stage sirening. The now-one goes off...unpleasant but dealable. The after like 8 seconds (so that I would have time to turn off an accidental alarm) a Louder on goes off. I want ear-drum-destroying loudness. Ah, a boy can dream, can't he?
Just to be clear, it is perfectly legal to own guns, just *not handguns* in Chicago. And you have to register them with the city, officially.
I live in Chicago, too, and my little ol' [legally owned] combat shotgun is ready and waiting for any intruders who wish to test if I "really would" launch a handful of OO in their general direction.
Remember, with a shotgun you don't aim, you point. The shot takes care of the aiming for you.
As a self-professed criminal, isn't the fact that Mr. Mathers is there performing proof itself that, in fact, loud music doesn't scare said criminals away?;)
The issue isn't likelyhood, the issue is preparedness. Just because something isn't *likely* doesn't mean you don't have the one extra tool available to help you deal with it.
I agree that dissuasion is best for nearly all cases. I have an alarm (a monitored one) and a guard dog (not just a lame watchdog). But should my large barking dog not be a deterrent for a determined thief, and they manage to open a door (which is announced by the alarm "SENSOR TWO, BACK DOOR OPEN! "), I will take the lead time to retreive the shotgun from its hiding spot and get the trigger lock off (no kids, so it's 'accident' preventative, only - no key or combination).
To draw some analogies: Just because the house is new doesn't mean you don't get a toilet plunger. Just because you "know what you're doing" doesn't mean you don't bring a signal mirror when camping. Just because your tires are new and the roads are smooth doesn't mean you don't carry a spare tire.
I feel like having a gun in the house is the same as having a cell phone in the car (at the minimum). Having to use it isn't the most fun in the world, but you're damn glad it's there if you end up having to.
You like DV, too?
I frickin' love that place. I'll be there for the fourth time (fourth year in a row) in November.
Have you gone over to the racetrack (where the sliding rocks are)? Well worth the trek (I recommend you use a rental 4x4, and make sure your spare tire is up to pressure. The rangers recommend you have two spares, actually, because often what causes the flat will get both tires on that side. But double spares isn't really a rental option. I had no problems, incidentally, just telling you what they told me.)
I forget that as one of the IT clan (Unix/Linux Administration) I don't have to follow the same rules:)).
And before anyone says something like "I wouldn't trust an admin that didn't know that" or something equally flamey, you should know I have *never* done desktop support/builds/administration. I was one of the lucky early geeks (note my Slashdot ID number) to have gotten into the 'game' long enough ago that I didn't have to go through that to get to be an admin - I went from web programming to administration.
Just boot to Knoppix and do what you please.
Or zip [whatever] up, tunnel through port 53 and email or scp it to yourself.
If you're determined, this isn't a big deal.
Of course, this is obviously designed to stop Sales Drones and Marketroids from wasting time on the clock. And based on what I see here at my company...FINALLY!
You know what? Battery also means "Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy", but that's not what we're talking about, is it?
Don't get me started on Taco Bell meat....well, too late.
I worked there for my first job (16 years old). One [weekend] day, I worked an open/close split shift (how nice of them!) I did the meat prep in the morning - starting at like 7:30a or so. "Meat prep" covers the 3 meats - chicken, beef and chili - as well as beans. Now, the "line time" (or whatever they call the time limit for being out on the steam table) is limited, so you have to write the prep time on the stainless steel lid with a marker so that the line doesn't accidentally use rancid meats.
The line times of the aforementioned four items are: chicken - 4 hours, beef - 6 hours, chili - 8 hours and beans - forever (until closing).
I do all the prep, then work the drive through or whatever the hell, then go home to kill time, take a nap, and come back later. I get back at 8p. (the split is like 7:30a-11:30a/8p-mid).
I do the normal dish washing or whatever it is that I do when I come on shift, and then I go to work the line (the position where you receive the "meated" tortillas and apply the toppings). I got on the line at about 10p.
I worked for about an hour when I notice the line cook pull a "fresh" tray of chicken from the back of the steam table and position it for active duty. I notice that this fresh chicken has my very distinct "font" on it.
I tell him, "Uh, hey, that chicken is from 8 *AM* - I prepped it this morning" *withering glare* "It's fine." "That's like fourteen hours!" *why-don't-you-die glare* "Seriously dude, it's fine."
I actually felt compelled to tell a manager. I mean, an hour over? - BFD. But 3.5x as long? That's some nasty shit!
So, I go to the manager - "Uh. The line chicken? That can stay out for four hours max, right?" "Right." "OK, I just saw put up chicken that I prepped this morning. It's like 14 hours old." "I'm sure it's fine. Four hours is just a guideline."
Well. That was 12 years ago. Since then, at any Taco Bell, I've eaten the Cinna-Crisps (they come dried-pasta like, and are fried in the super-heated oil for a while just before bagging. I figure any diseases are dead) and fountain drinks. And I think I've been to a TB a total of maybe 3 times, and only because someone else insisted they wanted it (I often tell this anecdote, but people are bull-headed to the point of personal demise, as I'm sure you know).
So, that's my Taco Bell meat story. Good luck avoiding intestinal parasites, Taco Bell eaters!
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Perhaps you should do some research as to what the word "in" means.
Anything that happens *in*...IN an online game.
Not "Evercrack is popular...". Not "Half Life 2 might actually exist".
Show me "DrAgOnSbAnE has joined the R0XX0R clan after six days of intense IM-based negotiation!". Or perhaps "xxx_Dave92383482_xxx finally reached Level 2 after defeating a rat in a grand battle of the ages!"
Show me something like that and I'll retract my assertion.
The fact that you think that *anything* that "happens" in an online game would *ever* make any amount of news other than those which deal with online games as a matter of course illustrates how out of touch you are with real life.
"bummerific" works, though, if you use "ain't" instead of "isn't it".
"ain't it bummerific....don't you think?...a little toooo bumm'rific....yeah I really do think...."
See? perfect.
(And I maintain that Office is their most popular app because, as we all know, IE isn't an app - it's part of the OS. *cough*)
Really? I played on MacOS 9, I assumed it would work on OSX - were you using Mozilla (or Camino)?
I didn't know the games there were a secret. :)
There's also Carcasonne ("CC"), Lost Cities, Go, Puerto Rico, etc, etc.
I hope I'm not inviting a hard slashdotting if they can't take it, but it sure would be nice to have a few more players on there with some regualrity :)
That's a MAJOR misconception.
True, first floor dwellers are more at risk for a smash-and-grab robbery. But if the perpetrator is going to break into the building and rob a unit, they're going to go as high and as far away from the entry door as possible.
The reason is that they can then have relative freedom of operation. If they're in the first unit rummaging around, every time someone enters the building they have to panic and prepare for that to be the resident. If they're way at the top, they only have to worry about the much smaller percentage of people that make it all the way up there.
Sure, if you only fear having your TV stolen, you're pretty covered. But most thefts are about cash and small shit the criminal can leave with inconspicuously. And then there's rape and other person-to-person type crimes that would benefit from the relative isolation of the upper floors.
I always lived on the first floor (primarily because I operated a small wood shop in my apartments' dining rooms) and took care to secure the windows with bars and good lighting.
Ask your landlord if s/he'll cover materials if you do the installations yourself. You'd be surprised all the great shit they'll pay for if labor is free! (Well, at least it worked for me - YMMV)
That's why intead of just having an alarm, you have a psychotically loud one aimed right where the driver's chest would be. I had my car broken into twice. Once, they stole the sub-box + amp and *destroyed* (but couldn't manage to steal) the stereo - so I got an alarm with the siren installed as mentioned. The second time they popped open the ventwing (this is on '69 bug) and left (apparently). The alarm is REALLY unpleasant on a personal aural level, as I've experienced on accident. I'm thinking of getting a louder one, though. hehe. My goal is two stage sirening. The now-one goes off...unpleasant but dealable. The after like 8 seconds (so that I would have time to turn off an accidental alarm) a Louder on goes off. I want ear-drum-destroying loudness. Ah, a boy can dream, can't he?
Why would you fire "into the air"? You're liable for anything that round/load hits (making you a potential murderer).
Not to mention, why waste valuable ammo like that when there's a perfectly good scumbag to absorb it for you.
As they say - "A sucking chest wound is nature's way of telling you to slow down."
In my area (west side Chicago), unattended dogs (particularly "scary" ones) are stolen.
If they'll fight, they fight.
If not, they're practice for the ones that do.
NEVER leave your dog unattended.
Just to be clear, it is perfectly legal to own guns, just *not handguns* in Chicago. And you have to register them with the city, officially.
I live in Chicago, too, and my little ol' [legally owned] combat shotgun is ready and waiting for any intruders who wish to test if I "really would" launch a handful of OO in their general direction.
Remember, with a shotgun you don't aim, you point. The shot takes care of the aiming for you.
Welcome to Friend status :)
(I just wanted to say a little more than "Damn straight!" or "Me too!" or something similarly lame.)
As a self-professed criminal, isn't the fact that Mr. Mathers is there performing proof itself that, in fact, loud music doesn't scare said criminals away? ;)
The issue isn't likelyhood, the issue is preparedness. Just because something isn't *likely* doesn't mean you don't have the one extra tool available to help you deal with it.
I agree that dissuasion is best for nearly all cases. I have an alarm (a monitored one) and a guard dog (not just a lame watchdog). But should my large barking dog not be a deterrent for a determined thief, and they manage to open a door (which is announced by the alarm "SENSOR TWO, BACK DOOR OPEN! "), I will take the lead time to retreive the shotgun from its hiding spot and get the trigger lock off (no kids, so it's 'accident' preventative, only - no key or combination).
To draw some analogies:
Just because the house is new doesn't mean you don't get a toilet plunger.
Just because you "know what you're doing" doesn't mean you don't bring a signal mirror when camping.
Just because your tires are new and the roads are smooth doesn't mean you don't carry a spare tire.
I feel like having a gun in the house is the same as having a cell phone in the car (at the minimum). Having to use it isn't the most fun in the world, but you're damn glad it's there if you end up having to.
You like DV, too? I frickin' love that place. I'll be there for the fourth time (fourth year in a row) in November. Have you gone over to the racetrack (where the sliding rocks are)? Well worth the trek (I recommend you use a rental 4x4, and make sure your spare tire is up to pressure. The rangers recommend you have two spares, actually, because often what causes the flat will get both tires on that side. But double spares isn't really a rental option. I had no problems, incidentally, just telling you what they told me.)
Dude, Sting sucks! And he wouldn't fit in the box, anyway.
I know, I know...you shut up.
I forget that as one of the IT clan (Unix/Linux Administration) I don't have to follow the same rules :)).
And before anyone says something like "I wouldn't trust an admin that didn't know that" or something equally flamey, you should know I have *never* done desktop support/builds/administration. I was one of the lucky early geeks (note my Slashdot ID number) to have gotten into the 'game' long enough ago that I didn't have to go through that to get to be an admin - I went from web programming to administration.
Just boot to Knoppix and do what you please. Or zip [whatever] up, tunnel through port 53 and email or scp it to yourself. If you're determined, this isn't a big deal. Of course, this is obviously designed to stop Sales Drones and Marketroids from wasting time on the clock. And based on what I see here at my company...FINALLY!
Yeah, I remembered Three Amigos to *much* funnier than it apparently is.
Yeah, fat fundies are the worst.
Yeah, MS Word does do that a lot better.
I love it when "They" is GI Joe.
Google search on the concept.
You know what? Battery also means "Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy", but that's not what we're talking about, is it?
Don't get me started on Taco Bell meat....well, too late.
I worked there for my first job (16 years old). One [weekend] day, I worked an open/close split shift (how nice of them!) I did the meat prep in the morning - starting at like 7:30a or so. "Meat prep" covers the 3 meats - chicken, beef and chili - as well as beans. Now, the "line time" (or whatever they call the time limit for being out on the steam table) is limited, so you have to write the prep time on the stainless steel lid with a marker so that the line doesn't accidentally use rancid meats.
The line times of the aforementioned four items are: chicken - 4 hours, beef - 6 hours, chili - 8 hours and beans - forever (until closing).
I do all the prep, then work the drive through or whatever the hell, then go home to kill time, take a nap, and come back later. I get back at 8p. (the split is like 7:30a-11:30a/8p-mid).
I do the normal dish washing or whatever it is that I do when I come on shift, and then I go to work the line (the position where you receive the "meated" tortillas and apply the toppings). I got on the line at about 10p.
I worked for about an hour when I notice the line cook pull a "fresh" tray of chicken from the back of the steam table and position it for active duty. I notice that this fresh chicken has my very distinct "font" on it.
I tell him, "Uh, hey, that chicken is from 8 *AM* - I prepped it this morning"
*withering glare* "It's fine."
"That's like fourteen hours!"
*why-don't-you-die glare* "Seriously dude, it's fine."
I actually felt compelled to tell a manager. I mean, an hour over? - BFD. But 3.5x as long? That's some nasty shit!
So, I go to the manager - "Uh. The line chicken? That can stay out for four hours max, right?"
"Right."
"OK, I just saw put up chicken that I prepped this morning. It's like 14 hours old."
"I'm sure it's fine. Four hours is just a guideline."
Well. That was 12 years ago. Since then, at any Taco Bell, I've eaten the Cinna-Crisps (they come dried-pasta like, and are fried in the super-heated oil for a while just before bagging. I figure any diseases are dead) and fountain drinks. And I think I've been to a TB a total of maybe 3 times, and only because someone else insisted they wanted it (I often tell this anecdote, but people are bull-headed to the point of personal demise, as I'm sure you know).
So, that's my Taco Bell meat story. Good luck avoiding intestinal parasites, Taco Bell eaters!
It's Battery, not Assault. Look it up.
Assault happened earlier, but not within your quote.