It's absurd that McDonald's and Coke are major advertisers
of the olympics. These two companies have nothing to do with
athleticism; they are the opposite. I think it is offensive
that they are even allowed to associate with the olympics.
And while I'm ranting, why is there still a Dream Team in
the olympics, when by the way they are playing they apparently
have been eating too much McDonald's.
because quite frankly Junior can't possibly form logical sentences that spins^H^H^H^Hums up his family's^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hpersonal thoughts on the matter.
Like^H^H^H^HAs if that sentence^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hphrase was without stupid ^H characters^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hlogical.
How to lose an erection? I usually just wait it out, and it goes away eventually. Painful sometimes when you have to pee really bad, but it's not like you can siphon it out or something. Believe me, I've tried.
Then you'd have to accuse Congress of lying about just about every law they pass
I hereby accuse Congress of lying about just about every law they pass. All in favor, say aye.
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Your reliance on verbal communication is probably frustrating to them, particularly when talking about computer problems.
For me, talking to someone in person is very distracting and I end up feeling like I'm acting in a play, just saying things that I think they want to hear so that they'll go away.
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The worst part of all this is coming behind some dumbass like this and having to fix all their shit. I'd almost rather them just be annoying and ask for help first before they go off fixing a problem the wrong way.
On the other hand, you'd bitch if they took too long to solve the problem. At least they're saving time.
I also used to think that people were "dumbasses" who took these kinds of shortcuts, but the more I think about it the smarter I think the approach is and the smarter I think ordinary people are who get by on rules of thumb and wives' tales.
Ah, yes, the old "I'm too lazy to pick up a dictionary and find out what a word REALLY means so I'll just modify it" clause.
How did those words get to really mean something?
Look up the etymology of the word "silly". Words change,
and neither you nor the esperantoists are going to change that.
Portuguese is actually the sixth most widely spoken mother tongue on a global level, it is an official language in seven countries on three continents - and, within the short term, of eight countries in four continents - it is the working language of twelve international organisations, and is used daily by about 200 million human beings.
I've also heard (at the UN organization where I work) that it is the most spoken in the southern hemisphere. Portuguese speakers are called (a bit unfortunately...) lusophones.
I'm learning French, mostly because I work in Geneva, and it is fascinating to learn where a lot of words in English come from, many of which I hadn't even realized were French. I hope to learn German some day to get the other half, though that's more grammar than vocabulary.
I have also read that the "brain scans" of blind people when reading braille light up in the supposedly visual part of the brain. Although parts of the brain can be used for things which there weren't "supposed" to be used for, it's likely that what's happening is that the finger nerves rather than the ear nerves are connected to the visual part of the brain. However, that suggests neither that the person is "seeing" braille nor that the part of the brain that got taken over was really rewired (it might just be that that part of the brain has basically a certain mechanism that will run basically the same whether you input finger nerve pulses or ear nerve pulses; but maybe the "resolution" will be worse, or something like that).
According to a book I read called "Fast Food Nation", the meat industry has got it where the USDA can't announce when there is contaminated meat. The companies themselves are responsible for announcing it and doing the recalls.
I have an idea. If non-technical people know how they want things to work, which is different than what the "disconnected" programmers and engineers made, then why don't those people go make something themselves? People here act as if the open source community owes it to people to design things in ways that are friendly for non-technical people.
One of the funnest games I've played is xkoules. It's basically a kind of King-of-the-Mountain type game where you are a ball and try to bounce the other balls out of the arena. Very simple conceptually. But he added a storyline to it which appears like the Star Wars introduction which scrolls into the screen at the start of each level. The story itself is oftentimes hilarious.
Is that map definitely "fallout", i.e. does it take into account any variation in background radiation (if that's significant). I know that there is a background radiation from materials in the earth, and presumably there is some radiation coming down into the atmosphere. So what did they use for a background count? And is there a corresponding map showing where nuclear tests were conducted, taking into account the number/intensity of tests at each place?
I don't follow the argument. How does banning the sale of this game to minors in any way infringe first amendment rights. So an adult has to buy them the game. This is bad how exactly? Minors aren't generally allowed to buy porn magazines, but nobody argues that this is restricting the right of the porn industry to educate young people on sex.
Metamagical Themas is great. I really liked the article
"Who Shoves Whom Around Inside the Careenium?". It's a great
way to understand how simple mechanical things can give rise
to consciousness. I wish I could find that online.
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This phonetic spelling thing ought to be successful, then, if everyone pronounces the words differently. Eh?
Mark Twain simplified spelling
It's absurd that McDonald's and Coke are major advertisers of the olympics. These two companies have nothing to do with athleticism; they are the opposite. I think it is offensive that they are even allowed to associate with the olympics. And while I'm ranting, why is there still a Dream Team in the olympics, when by the way they are playing they apparently have been eating too much McDonald's.
Hm, I was thinking the brown paper bag was for people who were hyperventilating.
duh...
Like^H^H^H^HAs if that sentence^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hphrase was without stupid ^H characters^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hlogical.
I never feel like programming in the evening anymore, either. I do a lot of biking now (lost 35 pounds), and I'm learning French.
How to lose an erection? I usually just wait it out, and it goes away eventually. Painful sometimes when you have to pee really bad, but it's not like you can siphon it out or something. Believe me, I've tried.
Your reliance on verbal communication is probably frustrating to them, particularly when talking about computer problems. For me, talking to someone in person is very distracting and I end up feeling like I'm acting in a play, just saying things that I think they want to hear so that they'll go away.
From http://www.instituto-camoes.pt/bases/lingua/portug ueselanguage.htm
I've also heard (at the UN organization where I work) that it is the most spoken in the southern hemisphere. Portuguese speakers are called (a bit unfortunately...) lusophones.
I'm learning French, mostly because I work in Geneva, and it is fascinating to learn where a lot of words in English come from, many of which I hadn't even realized were French. I hope to learn German some day to get the other half, though that's more grammar than vocabulary.
I have also read that the "brain scans" of blind people when reading braille light up in the supposedly visual part of the brain. Although parts of the brain can be used for things which there weren't "supposed" to be used for, it's likely that what's happening is that the finger nerves rather than the ear nerves are connected to the visual part of the brain. However, that suggests neither that the person is "seeing" braille nor that the part of the brain that got taken over was really rewired (it might just be that that part of the brain has basically a certain mechanism that will run basically the same whether you input finger nerve pulses or ear nerve pulses; but maybe the "resolution" will be worse, or something like that).
According to a book I read called "Fast Food Nation", the meat industry has got it where the USDA can't announce when there is contaminated meat. The companies themselves are responsible for announcing it and doing the recalls.
I have an idea. If non-technical people know how they want things to work, which is different than what the "disconnected" programmers and engineers made, then why don't those people go make something themselves? People here act as if the open source community owes it to people to design things in ways that are friendly for non-technical people.
One of the funnest games I've played is xkoules. It's basically a kind of King-of-the-Mountain type game where you are a ball and try to bounce the other balls out of the arena. Very simple conceptually. But he added a storyline to it which appears like the Star Wars introduction which scrolls into the screen at the start of each level. The story itself is oftentimes hilarious.
Is that map definitely "fallout", i.e. does it take into account any variation in background radiation (if that's significant). I know that there is a background radiation from materials in the earth, and presumably there is some radiation coming down into the atmosphere. So what did they use for a background count? And is there a corresponding map showing where nuclear tests were conducted, taking into account the number/intensity of tests at each place?
IE is dying.
I don't follow the argument. How does banning the sale of this game to minors in any way infringe first amendment rights. So an adult has to buy them the game. This is bad how exactly? Minors aren't generally allowed to buy porn magazines, but nobody argues that this is restricting the right of the porn industry to educate young people on sex.
I've found that PNG is oftentimes way more bloated than GIF. Maybe it's not a general rule but related to the particular image software I was using.
Metamagical Themas is great. I really liked the article "Who Shoves Whom Around Inside the Careenium?". It's a great way to understand how simple mechanical things can give rise to consciousness. I wish I could find that online.
Drinking all that sugar is not at all good for you.