Typically in US cities begging for handouts is some kind of offense, and if nothing else an officer could have someone clear off for trespassing on state property if they are in the road or on the side of the highway. Unfortunately very little seems to be done about it in most places I've lived.
My commute home takes me off a highway interchange that is "prime" begging turf and there's usually a man there unless it's freezing cold or raining. I've never seen someone jump into moving traffic though, that's ballsy.
Seeing as beggars here seem to be mostly successful via playing up sympathy I don't imagine it would work out too well.
They take the "problem" of some voters being too dim to read a ballot and mark it accurately and replace it with the problem of black-box machinery dropping votes.
It might not even be a matter of corporate donations. A politician who brings a "high tech" or otherwise easy to spin as prestigious job site to an out of the way locale will never stop patting himself on the back for it.
i think it's more cause most americans drink lager, and warm lager, especially rice and corn laden american megabrew, is disgusting at any temp much higher than freezing. Bitter (for example) also has much more intense flavors than the average beer palate is used to when served at proper temp.
Same thing (generally) with wine--lots of people prefer chilled (with an icecube in the glass even, ugh) white or blush wine because it's more palatable, as opposed to say, a tannic monster of a red.
The "american viewpoint" is probably because the only the story ever gets presented in any setting other than perhaps in depth college level courses is simplified "taxation without representation thing":\
Only if you don't like actually interacting with anyone. I've gone to, and helped host dozens of smallish (sub 20 person) LANs. Being able to talk rather than type, have several different games going, and breaking for dinner/beer makes it a lot more fun and IMO enhances the gameplay, since you are no longer just potting at strangers (at least, in a small group you get to know each other rapidly)
There's also the consistency issues: Not all broadband is created equal.
Did you have to use UPS's or any other type of system to clean the power? Reason I ask is the last time I saw a PC (a single PC) attempt to run off a generator, the power coming in was so "dirty" that it caused problems with the computer's power supply. This could have just been a really crappy generator, though.
We also have (largely) juries composed of those the lawyers think they can most easily sway. It will go against him because the prosecution will spin it that awy.
we groom them while keeping them healthy. They just let us think that they are dumb because they're smart enough to not bother communicating with a beast as dumb as a human.
I'd be more inclined to believe this if more bad/abusive owners were found floating facedown in rivers with cat or dog hair on their clothing
Lately I've favored a crossbow and a sword & shield combo. A good crossbow is lots of fun for distance shooting and is strong enough that in the beginning you won't just get swarmed and beaten up if you're a half decent shot (unlike say, the bow)
Mount and blade is a tremendous game. I got onboard about a year and a half ago, the game was lots of fun then, and has progressed by leaps and bounds since.
And yes, horseback combat = win (Especially if you have a lance)
Except: "The rule does not apply to common areas that are owned by a landlord, a community association, or jointly by condominium or cooperative owners where the antenna user does not have an exclusive use area. Such common areas may include the roof or exterior wall of a multiple dwelling unit. Therefore, restrictions on antennas installed in or on such common areas are enforceable."
So, yes, his landlord CAN tell him he can't mount an *external* antenna.
They still might not be faster if you say, have produce and don't remember the PLU (good luck digging through the menu system trying to find something that's seasonal or a special item)
I'd honestly rather stand in line rather than add a tick to the "number of people who use our nifty self checkout" counter.
Good job leaving out every last shred of context in that article. From that reading it seems almost equally likely he took the fall for sticking his nose where someone powerful thought it didn't belong.
The problem is, the game designer's control of the pace of healing means they also control how you can create your character.
If you create one with less health or using a different strategy than the devs had in mind, you may be permanently stuck by way of not being able to kill things fast enough to get the orbs.
In D2 you could create some pretty ridiculous builds (Like a dagger paladin) and actually have them be relatively successful as long as you were willing to suck potions down a lot.
"And lastly if speeding tickets were about revenue in most areas, then officers would be required to write a ticket whenever they could and warning tickets would exist."
In some places (and possibly even states) this is precisely the case.
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Typically in US cities begging for handouts is some kind of offense, and if nothing else an officer could have someone clear off for trespassing on state property if they are in the road or on the side of the highway. Unfortunately very little seems to be done about it in most places I've lived.
My commute home takes me off a highway interchange that is "prime" begging turf and there's usually a man there unless it's freezing cold or raining. I've never seen someone jump into moving traffic though, that's ballsy.
Seeing as beggars here seem to be mostly successful via playing up sympathy I don't imagine it would work out too well.
Agreed. It'd make a great RTS.
They take the "problem" of some voters being too dim to read a ballot and mark it accurately and replace it with the problem of black-box machinery dropping votes.
It might not even be a matter of corporate donations. A politician who brings a "high tech" or otherwise easy to spin as prestigious job site to an out of the way locale will never stop patting himself on the back for it.
I hope you called the police and had them come pick up what is obviously a vagrant asking for handouts.
i think it's more cause most americans drink lager, and warm lager, especially rice and corn laden american megabrew, is disgusting at any temp much higher than freezing. Bitter (for example) also has much more intense flavors than the average beer palate is used to when served at proper temp.
Same thing (generally) with wine--lots of people prefer chilled (with an icecube in the glass even, ugh) white or blush wine because it's more palatable, as opposed to say, a tannic monster of a red.
Vista has established a reputation as "the operating system you don't want". People hate it. People that haven't tried it hate it.
Seinfeld will fit right in.
The "american viewpoint" is probably because the only the story ever gets presented in any setting other than perhaps in depth college level courses is simplified "taxation without representation thing" :\
Oh, yeah that makes sense. What we were using was a haul in the back of a pickup truck diesel kind
Only if you don't like actually interacting with anyone. I've gone to, and helped host dozens of smallish (sub 20 person) LANs. Being able to talk rather than type, have several different games going, and breaking for dinner/beer makes it a lot more fun and IMO enhances the gameplay, since you are no longer just potting at strangers (at least, in a small group you get to know each other rapidly)
There's also the consistency issues: Not all broadband is created equal.
Did you have to use UPS's or any other type of system to clean the power? Reason I ask is the last time I saw a PC (a single PC) attempt to run off a generator, the power coming in was so "dirty" that it caused problems with the computer's power supply. This could have just been a really crappy generator, though.
We also have (largely) juries composed of those the lawyers think they can most easily sway. It will go against him because the prosecution will spin it that awy.
we groom them while keeping them healthy. They just let us think that they are dumb because they're smart enough to not bother communicating with a beast as dumb as a human.
I'd be more inclined to believe this if more bad/abusive owners were found floating facedown in rivers with cat or dog hair on their clothing
Only if you fail to clean the eagle feathers out of the grill.
If you're willing to gamble that it will later be found invalid...
Lately I've favored a crossbow and a sword & shield combo. A good crossbow is lots of fun for distance shooting and is strong enough that in the beginning you won't just get swarmed and beaten up if you're a half decent shot (unlike say, the bow)
Mount and blade is a tremendous game. I got onboard about a year and a half ago, the game was lots of fun then, and has progressed by leaps and bounds since.
And yes, horseback combat = win (Especially if you have a lance)
Except:
"The rule does not apply to common areas that are owned by a landlord, a community association, or jointly by condominium or cooperative owners where the antenna user does not have an exclusive use area. Such common areas may include the roof or exterior wall of a multiple dwelling unit. Therefore, restrictions on antennas installed in or on such common areas are enforceable."
So, yes, his landlord CAN tell him he can't mount an *external* antenna.
think about how many people, friends, relatives, colleagues and alike, got adversely affected by what their acquaintance went through.
And then think about how many of them are actually going to stop consuming media as a result.
Interesting. Are they there purely in a "backup" role or does the senior surgeon guide/assist?
They still might not be faster if you say, have produce and don't remember the PLU (good luck digging through the menu system trying to find something that's seasonal or a special item)
I'd honestly rather stand in line rather than add a tick to the "number of people who use our nifty self checkout" counter.
Good job leaving out every last shred of context in that article. From that reading it seems almost equally likely he took the fall for sticking his nose where someone powerful thought it didn't belong.
Someone please mod parent up. A "regular person" couldn't design a bookshelf, much less do an EV conversion.
The problem is, the game designer's control of the pace of healing means they also control how you can create your character.
If you create one with less health or using a different strategy than the devs had in mind, you may be permanently stuck by way of not being able to kill things fast enough to get the orbs.
In D2 you could create some pretty ridiculous builds (Like a dagger paladin) and actually have them be relatively successful as long as you were willing to suck potions down a lot.
"And lastly if speeding tickets were about revenue in most areas, then officers would be required to write a ticket whenever they could and warning tickets would exist."
In some places (and possibly even states) this is precisely the case.