Property tax or registration? Property tax implies the govt will steal your car if you don't pay the tax. With registration, if you don't pay the fee, you keep your car but it isn't allowed on the road.
You don't need an invite anymore for Gmail. My guess is because Google's engineers got sick of reading all the "can someone send me a Gmail invite?" posts while slacking off on Slashdot, Fark, et al. Honestly, the Gmail invite requests were almost as annoying as those free iPod links.
"If you're Calvin, this would be a great time to philosophize on the meaning of life and the socio-political ramifications of our day-to-day cultural biases and the actions we take because of them."
That sounds more like something for JonKatz to talk about. But he'd talk about it in the context of a post-Columbine world.
Its built-in spell checker is absolutely going to shit all over itself unless you can find someone that knows the language of the Great Old Ones. Have fun just trying to pronounce:
No, no, you're not thinking like a Republican; here's how it would go:
Laptops will stay legal. That way, more cars with wireless security get stolen. Your insurance premiums go up due to increased theft, which pays back the insurance companies for their campaign contributions. Moreover, once you get your settlement check from the insurance company, those funds then go towards the purchase of a new car, which pays back the auto lobby.
Now, couple this logic made with the post made by ntsucks:
"Unfortunately, friendly Democratic senators are sponsoring a plan where the federal government will buy a laptop for thieves that do not have their own.;-)"...and you'll see that both major political parties are just two sides of the same coin. The laptop industry wins, the insurance industry wins and the auto industry wins, all at your expense. And of course since most laptops are made in Taiwan, a large portion of the laptop purchase proceeds will prop up the government of Taiwan, who will buy their military gear from American defense companies. It's all so freaking clear, people!!!
You'll notice that the site to which I linked discusses nothing of religious belief, but rather discusses historical events. Well before this web site came out, the History Channel ran a couple documentaries pointing out the same historical inaccuracies.
Even if it isn't the government-sancationed variety. I don't know of too many people that would willingly create a transaction record of payments for various of their habits.
I think everyone should keep the pixyland site in their browser's history among all the pr0n links. That way if your employer brings up your surfing habits, you can claim that they're only want to fire you because you're gay.
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For one thing, your video store would have to move Urotsukidoji from the anime section to the nature film section.
You speak of "corporations" as an ethnic group and that is very disturbing. There are good ones and there are bad ones. A corporation is a financial tool used by *people* to run a business or it can be thought of as a group of people collectively. Mom and pop businesses are corporations, as are many charities. I'd prefer to focus on the evil ones (ie Yahoo, Sony, Walmart) rather than the benign ones.
Maybe you just have freakishly gigantic hands? You're still in that growth spurt stage. Kidding...sort of:)
The problem most people had with the original controller was that it fit into their hands too well and left little in terms of manouverability. I noticed the same thing with the Atari Jaguar, which was an otherwise good console at the time. As a result, I greatly preferred the PS2 controller. Most people ("most" being the operative term) like to be able to shift their hands and fingers around a bit when using a controller. I think the 360 controller provides a great balance of minimalist design, combined with a good helping of easy-to-access buttons.
In a similar vein, I cannot stand some newer desktop mice (mostly from Dell and MS) that try to fit themselves into the cup of your hand. It feels like I'm trapped and cannot properly use my fingers to press the buttons. I prefer smaller mice that let me keep my hand in an open position, instead of forcing me into a clawed position.
"In a free market, DRM is acceptable as long as the laws aren't preferential for those who create content over those who buy content."
Alas, we have the DMCA which effectively lets the content cartels write their own laws, depending upon their DRM schema. I believe there was an Italian politician in the early 20th century that came up with a term for this arrangement. If it wasn't for the disingenious governmental interference of the DMCA, I could give a rat's ass about DRM.
I have the Akimbo service. They offer a slim standalone box (I got mine for $70), so you don't need a Media Center PC. It's a great service for someone like me, who works late and only has time to watch only a few hours of TV in between taking care of my pets, working, working out and gaming. The entire Adult Swim on-demand lineup is there, which was a major selling point for me.
It doesn't stream the video and for good reason...the download times can be lengthy. However, if you're at work, all you do is log into my.akimbo.com, click on the shows you want to download to your box and they're there when you get home. That works just fine for me.
The downside? The standalone box stutters like crazy way too much. Customer service recommended shutting it down and rebooting. That worked...for about an hour. Then it all made sense. I had a closer look at the back of the unit and there is a license sticker for Windows XP Embedded. I'll likely cancel the service--not specifically because they use Windows, but because of the poor entertainment experience that the resultant stuttering brings. I'm wondering if I could wipe the standalone system and turn it into a Linux box without much difficulty.
It turns out you can also watch Akimbo programming on an Xbox 360, which I have. *However*, that configuration requires the purchase of a Media Center PC, so that isn't going to happen.
I ran into this in a way with a couple games. In GTA III, I lost patience in trying to complete a timed level (the one where you have to crash into coffee stands). I haven't touched the game in almost a year since I have better things to do. Same deal with Spider-man 2 and another level that began to piss me off. In the end I'm probably going to give away my PS2 and all my games to a friend with more time on his hands or with more patience. And, no, none of you are my friends:)
In the most general terms, you look at the cash flows that IP is expected to generate and discount them back to the present at a risk-adjusted rate of return. You can also search the financial literature (news, SEC filings) to find similar transactions and try to figure out some sort of valuation ratio. Naturally, you would hire an independent valuation firm to actually figure this out, lest you want to appear biased.
My 82 year-old grandmother was intrigued by the usability of the Revolution's wand controller, or at least my description of its usability. She never gave video games a thought before that.
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Property tax or registration? Property tax implies the govt will steal your car if you don't pay the tax. With registration, if you don't pay the fee, you keep your car but it isn't allowed on the road.
Not is it only black (and none more black, for that matter), but it also goes up to 11.
My subject line says it all. Good punctuation and proper capitalization go a long way in preventing the following sentence:
"Go help your uncle, Jack, off the horse."
from turning into something much darker.
You don't need an invite anymore for Gmail. My guess is because Google's engineers got sick of reading all the "can someone send me a Gmail invite?" posts while slacking off on Slashdot, Fark, et al. Honestly, the Gmail invite requests were almost as annoying as those free iPod links.
"If you're Calvin, this would be a great time to philosophize on the meaning of life and the socio-political ramifications of our day-to-day cultural biases and the actions we take because of them."
That sounds more like something for JonKatz to talk about. But he'd talk about it in the context of a post-Columbine world.
"I like my women like I like my whiskey, 18 years old and imported."
How about your Scotch? 12 years old and on Coke?
Its built-in spell checker is absolutely going to shit all over itself unless you can find someone that knows the language of the Great Old Ones. Have fun just trying to pronounce:
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! Iä! Iä!
"...but it's sort of growing on me."
:)
The jokes practically write themselves
No, no, you're not thinking like a Republican; here's how it would go:
;-)" ...and you'll see that both major political parties are just two sides of the same coin. The laptop industry wins, the insurance industry wins and the auto industry wins, all at your expense. And of course since most laptops are made in Taiwan, a large portion of the laptop purchase proceeds will prop up the government of Taiwan, who will buy their military gear from American defense companies. It's all so freaking clear, people!!!
Laptops will stay legal. That way, more cars with wireless security get stolen. Your insurance premiums go up due to increased theft, which pays back the insurance companies for their campaign contributions. Moreover, once you get your settlement check from the insurance company, those funds then go towards the purchase of a new car, which pays back the auto lobby.
Now, couple this logic made with the post made by ntsucks:
"Unfortunately, friendly Democratic senators are sponsoring a plan where the federal government will buy a laptop for thieves that do not have their own.
"What is the "fair market value" for a +15 sword of the undead?"
Duh, that's defined in Treasury Regulation 2031. And no, I'm not being sarcastic.
Yeah, but did you consider the following:
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You'll notice that the site to which I linked discusses nothing of religious belief, but rather discusses historical events. Well before this web site came out, the History Channel ran a couple documentaries pointing out the same historical inaccuracies.
Just thought I'd throw this in: http://duhvincicode.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Even if it isn't the government-sancationed variety. I don't know of too many people that would willingly create a transaction record of payments for various of their habits.
Are you sitting down for this? Around 1995, a manager in a Radio Shack told me that she would recommend using AOL since they invented the Internet.
I think everyone should keep the pixyland site in their browser's history among all the pr0n links. That way if your employer brings up your surfing habits, you can claim that they're only want to fire you because you're gay.
For one thing, your video store would have to move Urotsukidoji from the anime section to the nature film section.
Of course, mom and pop stores that sell pr0n will henceforth be referred to as "MILF and Big Daddy" stores.
You speak of "corporations" as an ethnic group and that is very disturbing. There are good ones and there are bad ones. A corporation is a financial tool used by *people* to run a business or it can be thought of as a group of people collectively. Mom and pop businesses are corporations, as are many charities. I'd prefer to focus on the evil ones (ie Yahoo, Sony, Walmart) rather than the benign ones.
Maybe you just have freakishly gigantic hands? You're still in that growth spurt stage. Kidding...sort of :)
The problem most people had with the original controller was that it fit into their hands too well and left little in terms of manouverability. I noticed the same thing with the Atari Jaguar, which was an otherwise good console at the time. As a result, I greatly preferred the PS2 controller. Most people ("most" being the operative term) like to be able to shift their hands and fingers around a bit when using a controller. I think the 360 controller provides a great balance of minimalist design, combined with a good helping of easy-to-access buttons.
In a similar vein, I cannot stand some newer desktop mice (mostly from Dell and MS) that try to fit themselves into the cup of your hand. It feels like I'm trapped and cannot properly use my fingers to press the buttons. I prefer smaller mice that let me keep my hand in an open position, instead of forcing me into a clawed position.
"In a free market, DRM is acceptable as long as the laws aren't preferential for those who create content over those who buy content."
Alas, we have the DMCA which effectively lets the content cartels write their own laws, depending upon their DRM schema. I believe there was an Italian politician in the early 20th century that came up with a term for this arrangement. If it wasn't for the disingenious governmental interference of the DMCA, I could give a rat's ass about DRM.
I have the Akimbo service. They offer a slim standalone box (I got mine for $70), so you don't need a Media Center PC. It's a great service for someone like me, who works late and only has time to watch only a few hours of TV in between taking care of my pets, working, working out and gaming. The entire Adult Swim on-demand lineup is there, which was a major selling point for me.
It doesn't stream the video and for good reason...the download times can be lengthy. However, if you're at work, all you do is log into my.akimbo.com, click on the shows you want to download to your box and they're there when you get home. That works just fine for me.
The downside? The standalone box stutters like crazy way too much. Customer service recommended shutting it down and rebooting. That worked...for about an hour. Then it all made sense. I had a closer look at the back of the unit and there is a license sticker for Windows XP Embedded. I'll likely cancel the service--not specifically because they use Windows, but because of the poor entertainment experience that the resultant stuttering brings. I'm wondering if I could wipe the standalone system and turn it into a Linux box without much difficulty.
It turns out you can also watch Akimbo programming on an Xbox 360, which I have. *However*, that configuration requires the purchase of a Media Center PC, so that isn't going to happen.
I ran into this in a way with a couple games. In GTA III, I lost patience in trying to complete a timed level (the one where you have to crash into coffee stands). I haven't touched the game in almost a year since I have better things to do. Same deal with Spider-man 2 and another level that began to piss me off. In the end I'm probably going to give away my PS2 and all my games to a friend with more time on his hands or with more patience. And, no, none of you are my friends :)
In the most general terms, you look at the cash flows that IP is expected to generate and discount them back to the present at a risk-adjusted rate of return. You can also search the financial literature (news, SEC filings) to find similar transactions and try to figure out some sort of valuation ratio. Naturally, you would hire an independent valuation firm to actually figure this out, lest you want to appear biased.
My 82 year-old grandmother was intrigued by the usability of the Revolution's wand controller, or at least my description of its usability. She never gave video games a thought before that.