I would be happy to see them go. I was able to intercept the delivery of them this year and it was really hard to give them back to the delivery guy. He didn't want to take them back! I doubt they will ever get discontinued in Alberta. I have been hearing radio ads about advertising in the Yellow Pages.
Good question. I wanted to install a recipe application by a popular brand name company (although the idea of trust with said company might be a little shaky - their guacamole only contains 2% avocado or somesuch) but I didn't feel right because of the permissions required. This app is available for the iPhone, so I don't know if it comes with the same restrictions. I emailed them asking them why the app needs to know my phone's identity and contact data as well as location. They responded thinking that I had a problem installing and downloading the app. I re-explained what I wanted to know and haven't heard back from them. That was at least two months ago.
Love the link. I wonder how I missed that one on The Oatmeal! I have spent about $60 or so on Android apps for my lovely Nexus One and find the prices are often a pittance for all the usefulness they provide me. If there's a tip jar for free apps, I always donate a small amount. I guess it all boils down to how much a buyer values something (or not). Kind of like how people love dollar stores and then ask why a handmade piece of art or jewellery is priced more than $1.
LOL, maybe it's because the first one didn't make sense? What the heck was up with that "Cobra-la-la-la-la!" war cry? I've never laughed so hard at a movie before:-D
I might be wrong, but I don't think the eggs used for flu vaccine are fertilized. The eggs you buy in a grocery store are not fertilized either. Hens will lay eggs regardless if a male is around.
Somehow what I was thinking in my head wasn't as hilarious as it sounded when I actually said it - we were discussing a FAQ for our users and I sarcastically said we should call it a "F U Q".
I was so embarrassed, but the other techs loved it.
I liked your example. I recently got a 2004 Juno nominee [Canadian music awards] CD in the mail. The envelope was marked as coming from Frito-Lay, and inside was a claim form that I had to mail back to Safeway. It must have been a club card promotinon, I suppose, as I don't remember entering such a contest, nor was I aware of one.
I sold the CD to a co-worker and never bothered to return the claim form. It seems that they should give you the prize after you fill in the claim form:-D I didn't agree to any contest rules, either.
I quite agree. I'm a regular on Plastic, and I was surprised to see comments in the PDF such as "tightly controlled" etc. The Plastic I know sure wasn't reflected in that PDF.
Heh...I actually have a library tech certificate...ahem...anyway, when I got my first computer back in 1996, I bought an NEC 9620 Ready. Decent little system for the day, and I still have it (use it for DOS gaming). It came with this annoying NEC Merlin thing installed that showed you how to use the computer. Among the characters was a goofy Merlin wizard and a nerdy library with black rimmed glasses. I wish I could remember the others...it was good for a laugh, but it was sad to see them making library workers look like doleful nerds, complete with the "Shhh!"
In the Atari 2600 version of Indiana Jones, the part where you fall into the brown and green (or was it pink and green?) foilage with the bothersome tsetse flies...there was a guy who would steal stuff off of you. We called him The Molester because he appeared to be just doing that:-) If memory serves, he wore a trenchcoat as well.
All the games mentioned are hardly violent. Joust incited more fights between my brother and I than the remote control:-) Yeah, sorry about that Airhead, I didn't mean to land on you!:-)
you can turn off your IM or shut down your email client, but then you get people phoning you with "Did you read your email yet??" It's all a matter of people not respecting others working style or boundries.
Ayup. That's why I said in my first post to Google for human placenta recipes:-P Personally I couldn't stand doing that.
And yup, other posters are right too. My boyfriend's mom breeds shih tzus and they usually gulp it down. It's supposed to be very rich in minerals or something like that.
The reasons for cannibalism in the past are often myriad...some believed that eating an enemy's body part would make them stronger; in some cultures it was a courtesy or honour to eat parts of a family member when they passed on.
I'm sure most people would be horrified to find out that a funeral worker had been buggering poor Grandma Alice:\ When my great-aunt died last summer, we found out the funeral home we had used was being investigated for cremating bodies without the caskets that the families had purchased and was reusing caskets. That was sickening enough for us!
Man, I wish I had mod points for you. There are several problems out there that have been encouraged by the Internet. I'm a big fan of Portal of Evil, and they often have some very weird sites on there involving some little known fetish (women wearing headphones, etc). Usually these pages detail how the person came to have their fetish, and it seems almost de facto that these sites also say "And I thought I was the only one who did XXXX until I got online!"
Same thing goes for anorexic teenagers and cutters - they have their own support groups that only feed their problems farther.
The trouble with the Internet too is that it always leaves someone wanting more. Perhaps, if they were offline, they would have given up. But searching for more and more XXXX only leaves them more obsessed, I think.
All the bottle cap contests I've seen (since I was a little kid) had the answer printed on the cap liner, but facing inwards, not outwards. Hmm, maybe the Canadian version knows something the parent corp doesn't!
True, but what about people who might work at McDonalds that are double amputees? Or a single amputee and missing fingers on one hand? I know that's a little nitpicky, but it could happen.
My website (http://www.gonzo.org) pretty much got me the job I have today. I remember after going to the interview, I realized that I had as a "what's new" item a PhotoShopped pic of Hilary Clinton's head on a man's body. And I thought, OMG! How dumb was that? But I still got the job, so perhaps my old manager was greatly amused:-)
No, there are many challenging aspects to ham that I'm sure many nerds would be interesting in. BF is nerdy, but certainly doesn't have an old man attitude:-) I don't know enough to get into details, but things like rigging a tower, moonbounces, field days, solar spots and scanning are very challenging forms of technology. Plus there is always the social aspect:-)
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I would be happy to see them go. I was able to intercept the delivery of them this year and it was really hard to give them back to the delivery guy. He didn't want to take them back! I doubt they will ever get discontinued in Alberta. I have been hearing radio ads about advertising in the Yellow Pages.
Good question. I wanted to install a recipe application by a popular brand name company (although the idea of trust with said company might be a little shaky - their guacamole only contains 2% avocado or somesuch) but I didn't feel right because of the permissions required. This app is available for the iPhone, so I don't know if it comes with the same restrictions. I emailed them asking them why the app needs to know my phone's identity and contact data as well as location. They responded thinking that I had a problem installing and downloading the app. I re-explained what I wanted to know and haven't heard back from them. That was at least two months ago.
Love the link. I wonder how I missed that one on The Oatmeal! I have spent about $60 or so on Android apps for my lovely Nexus One and find the prices are often a pittance for all the usefulness they provide me. If there's a tip jar for free apps, I always donate a small amount. I guess it all boils down to how much a buyer values something (or not). Kind of like how people love dollar stores and then ask why a handmade piece of art or jewellery is priced more than $1.
I don't know why. I have been reading everything wrong lately.
LOL, maybe it's because the first one didn't make sense? What the heck was up with that "Cobra-la-la-la-la!" war cry? I've never laughed so hard at a movie before :-D
I might be wrong, but I don't think the eggs used for flu vaccine are fertilized. The eggs you buy in a grocery store are not fertilized either. Hens will lay eggs regardless if a male is around.
Somehow what I was thinking in my head wasn't as hilarious as it sounded when I actually said it - we were discussing a FAQ for our users and I sarcastically said we should call it a "F U Q".
I was so embarrassed, but the other techs loved it.
I liked your example. I recently got a 2004 Juno nominee [Canadian music awards] CD in the mail. The envelope was marked as coming from Frito-Lay, and inside was a claim form that I had to mail back to Safeway. It must have been a club card promotinon, I suppose, as I don't remember entering such a contest, nor was I aware of one.
:-D I didn't agree to any contest rules, either.
I sold the CD to a co-worker and never bothered to return the claim form. It seems that they should give you the prize after you fill in the claim form
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I quite agree. I'm a regular on Plastic, and I was surprised to see comments in the PDF such as "tightly controlled" etc. The Plastic I know sure wasn't reflected in that PDF.
Heh...I actually have a library tech certificate...ahem...anyway, when I got my first computer back in 1996, I bought an NEC 9620 Ready. Decent little system for the day, and I still have it (use it for DOS gaming). It came with this annoying NEC Merlin thing installed that showed you how to use the computer. Among the characters was a goofy Merlin wizard and a nerdy library with black rimmed glasses. I wish I could remember the others...it was good for a laugh, but it was sad to see them making library workers look like doleful nerds, complete with the "Shhh!"
In the Atari 2600 version of Indiana Jones, the part where you fall into the brown and green (or was it pink and green?) foilage with the bothersome tsetse flies...there was a guy who would steal stuff off of you. We called him The Molester because he appeared to be just doing that :-) If memory serves, he wore a trenchcoat as well.
:-) Yeah, sorry about that Airhead, I didn't mean to land on you! :-)
All the games mentioned are hardly violent. Joust incited more fights between my brother and I than the remote control
you can turn off your IM or shut down your email client, but then you get people phoning you with "Did you read your email yet??" It's all a matter of people not respecting others working style or boundries.
Yeah, I love PoE for that reason :-) You can't make this stuff up!
Happily that's the good thing about being dead - you can't really care :-D
Ayup. That's why I said in my first post to Google for human placenta recipes :-P Personally I couldn't stand doing that.
And yup, other posters are right too. My boyfriend's mom breeds shih tzus and they usually gulp it down. It's supposed to be very rich in minerals or something like that.
Yup, Google and you'll find recipes.
The reasons for cannibalism in the past are often myriad...some believed that eating an enemy's body part would make them stronger; in some cultures it was a courtesy or honour to eat parts of a family member when they passed on.
I'm sure most people would be horrified to find out that a funeral worker had been buggering poor Grandma Alice :\ When my great-aunt died last summer, we found out the funeral home we had used was being investigated for cremating bodies without the caskets that the families had purchased and was reusing caskets. That was sickening enough for us!
Man, I wish I had mod points for you. There are several problems out there that have been encouraged by the Internet. I'm a big fan of Portal of Evil, and they often have some very weird sites on there involving some little known fetish (women wearing headphones, etc). Usually these pages detail how the person came to have their fetish, and it seems almost de facto that these sites also say "And I thought I was the only one who did XXXX until I got online!"
Same thing goes for anorexic teenagers and cutters - they have their own support groups that only feed their problems farther.
The trouble with the Internet too is that it always leaves someone wanting more. Perhaps, if they were offline, they would have given up. But searching for more and more XXXX only leaves them more obsessed, I think.
Weird...I guess not in Canada, I had a pile of blue Pepsi cap liners with points on them last summer. Never used them for anything though.
All the bottle cap contests I've seen (since I was a little kid) had the answer printed on the cap liner, but facing inwards, not outwards. Hmm, maybe the Canadian version knows something the parent corp doesn't!
True, but what about people who might work at McDonalds that are double amputees? Or a single amputee and missing fingers on one hand? I know that's a little nitpicky, but it could happen.
Never have Boo's whiskers quivered so! His anger may be small, but it is there!
My website (http://www.gonzo.org) pretty much got me the job I have today. I remember after going to the interview, I realized that I had as a "what's new" item a PhotoShopped pic of Hilary Clinton's head on a man's body. And I thought, OMG! How dumb was that? But I still got the job, so perhaps my old manager was greatly amused :-)
No, there are many challenging aspects to ham that I'm sure many nerds would be interesting in. BF is nerdy, but certainly doesn't have an old man attitude :-) I don't know enough to get into details, but things like rigging a tower, moonbounces, field days, solar spots and scanning are very challenging forms of technology. Plus there is always the social aspect :-)