Seriously, I don't wear sunglasses and my watch probably isn't worth more than $60 (run-of-the-mill Citizen), but I don't consider $200 for a portable gaming system expensive.
It's all about priorities. I already have a GB SP, but if the DS has good enough games, I'll buy it. Same goes for the PSP. Higher price tag only means I'll be more careful with it. I can afford it. I'll just have to give up something else: dining out for little a while, for example.
Using the same method, I'd probably be able to afford an IPOD. But I don't consider it worth the sacrifice. As I said, priorities.
In the previous two games you could stand still, do a 360 turn and pedestrians / cars who were visible a moment ago have been replaced with other pedestrians / cars. Such behaviour might be unavoidable in the PS2 version, but it's seriously annoying in the PC version.
Odd, I don't remember this behaviour on the Xbox version. In fact, I remember pressing the "look back" button (right thumbstick) and seeing what I expected to see behind me. I might have to check, tho, my memory has been known to fail before.
I dunno if it applies to porcupines, but at least...
The spines on his back are too sharp for a man
They'll give you a pain in the worst place they can The result I think you'll find will appall: The hedgehog can never be buggered at all!
That site is hosted at Yahoo, so a slashdotting is not very likely. Altho the traffic spike might alert the Yahoo admins that something is amiss.
I'm I the only one that thinks this is some sort of prank? I mean, does anybody actually expects a redhat/fedora user to download, compile and install an unknown source, when updates usually come from a yum ot up2date repository?
And hosted on a Yahoo site, with a domain purchased thru Yahoo (check the domain technical contact)?
what would happen, say if you were to set your date ahead?
As I understand, the files are encripted and the key won't be available until the 16th, so if you set your date ahead, the program will try to download the key and fail.
The only downside is you're taking revenue away from Microsoft.
But will you be able to connect to Xbox Live? I never realized how much I sucked until I got my ass handed over and over and over to me in almost any network capable game. But dang, was it fun.
why pay big for a product that is INFERIOR to one that is FREE???
Because the software I need to run only runs on the inferior product because the manufacturers of said software won't produce it for the free one, because not many people uses it, because the software they need only runs on the inferior product because...
Is there an econ 101 term for this? Besides "chicken and egg"?
A child born to the throne, the idea went, can be trained from a young age on how to do it well. (Assuming the society as a whole is still functioning properly, not gotten corrupt or decadent, etc.)
Unfortunately, the logic of that falls apart when it meets human nature. Just take a look at the Roman Republic/Empire.
The head of state is only one factor. You still have to account for all those who surround him. Ministers, advisers, courtiers...
Wasn't there a sci-fi book or movie where humans, realizing that by their own nature they were awful rules, built computers to take the job of ruling?
I'm not american and I usually follow foreign politics with the detachment of someone who believes that the rest of the world is a "far away place", so most of my opinions of american politics come from the media.
What I'm reading on news sites (mostly left leaning) is that this particular election is quickly becoming the farces that you only see/hear about from third world countries (I should know, I live in one), where the stories of election theft are so fantastic people would feel like laughing out loud if they weren't crying.
People voting several time in the same recint, while the judges look the other way. People suddenly grabbing the urns and bolting in districts where the opposing party or parties have a marked majority. Papers that would dissapear in transit for days only to reappear with changed results...
Once again, this is what I've seen and read. I haven't been in the US for a couple of years now, so I can't really say what the feeling on the street is. I'm sure a lot is exageration. It's not like on january the US is going to be ruled by a Military Junta (or so I hope).
Does any of you know if this worm might be the cause for the sporadic outage in MSN messenger service yesterday and today? At first I thought it was my Trillian (yay!) client being blocked, MSN's own client was unable to log in as well.
Almost all of my contact list confirmed having the same problem.
Aren't DLL supposed to be registered somewhere with pointers to all the apps that use them (so they won't be uninstalled while some other app still needs them)? I guess there could be an application that queries the registry for this info. I haven't seen it myself, tho.
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In fact, it does works. A teacher I had was always returning the shoes of all his sons to Nikes just before the warranty expired to get new ones
What did he teach? Ethics?
Than you have way too much money.
;-)
I don't think that's possible.
Seriously, I don't wear sunglasses and my watch probably isn't worth more than $60 (run-of-the-mill Citizen), but I don't consider $200 for a portable gaming system expensive.
It's all about priorities. I already have a GB SP, but if the DS has good enough games, I'll buy it. Same goes for the PSP. Higher price tag only means I'll be more careful with it. I can afford it. I'll just have to give up something else: dining out for little a while, for example.
Using the same method, I'd probably be able to afford an IPOD. But I don't consider it worth the sacrifice. As I said, priorities.
In the previous two games you could stand still, do a 360 turn and pedestrians / cars who were visible a moment ago have been replaced with other pedestrians / cars. Such behaviour might be unavoidable in the PS2 version, but it's seriously annoying in the PC version.
Odd, I don't remember this behaviour on the Xbox version. In fact, I remember pressing the "look back" button (right thumbstick) and seeing what I expected to see behind me. I might have to check, tho, my memory has been known to fail before.
Shamelessly copied from: http://discworld.scifi.pl/songs.html There are three versions of the song on that page. Good ol' Nanny Ogg...
That site is hosted at Yahoo, so a slashdotting is not very likely. Altho the traffic spike might alert the Yahoo admins that something is amiss.
I'm I the only one that thinks this is some sort of prank? I mean, does anybody actually expects a redhat/fedora user to download, compile and install an unknown source, when updates usually come from a yum ot up2date repository?
And hosted on a Yahoo site, with a domain purchased thru Yahoo (check the domain technical contact)?
Ob Yosemite Sam: "Well I speak *LOUDLY*, and carry a *BIIIIGGER* stick!" (* Hits Bugs with a club *)
Man, they don't make them this funny anymore...
But he's got a Badwin as a viceprez! How bad can it be?
I hope it's either Stephen or Alec. The other 90 Baldwins in Hollywood haven't done anything interesting.
You know, if they'd just sell hummers for $100, people wouldn't steal gas anymore.
Are people stealing gas to fuel their hummers?
Which is exactly what I did back when it was still called Phoenix. It would crash for no apparent reason so I went back to IE.
Firefox is a lot improved so I'm trying it again. So far, nothing mayor (except for that pesky html rendering bug that seems to affect only slashdot).
If I was born 30 years earlier, far uglier, and a manipulative geek.
Two out of three ain't so bad...
what would happen, say if you were to set your date ahead?
As I understand, the files are encripted and the key won't be available until the 16th, so if you set your date ahead, the program will try to download the key and fail.
Someone mod parent up, please.
Ok... DOH!
I don't see how it's any better than SPF?
In fact, it could be worse since now a calculation is required to verify the sender in addition to the DNS query.
Anybody care to enlighten me?
The only downside is you're taking revenue away from Microsoft.
But will you be able to connect to Xbox Live? I never realized how much I sucked until I got my ass handed over and over and over to me in almost any network capable game. But dang, was it fun.
How on Earth do they manage to get 3 billion warrants every day?!
The second largest electronic network is an automated judge/court clerk system able to process and approve up to 3 billion warrants every day.
why pay big for a product that is INFERIOR to one that is FREE???
Because the software I need to run only runs on the inferior product because the manufacturers of said software won't produce it for the free one, because not many people uses it, because the software they need only runs on the inferior product because...
Is there an econ 101 term for this? Besides "chicken and egg"?
A child born to the throne, the idea went, can be trained from a young age on how to do it well. (Assuming the society as a whole is still functioning properly, not gotten corrupt or decadent, etc.)
Unfortunately, the logic of that falls apart when it meets human nature. Just take a look at the Roman Republic/Empire.
The head of state is only one factor. You still have to account for all those who surround him. Ministers, advisers, courtiers...
Wasn't there a sci-fi book or movie where humans, realizing that by their own nature they were awful rules, built computers to take the job of ruling?
Plays fine under Media Player, as well. G-Spot says it's a DivX 4, so make sure you have the appropiate codec installed.
but I dont think your passport is linked to your XBL account is it
I'm not quite sure... I believe that when I logged on to xsn sports site I was asked my XBL tag, so I guess it is now linked to my passport account.
Don't pay the prostitutes. Problem solved.
Why not? According to my behavior guidance system (also known as Grand Theft Auto), you can always shoot them afterwards and get your money back.
I'm not american and I usually follow foreign politics with the detachment of someone who believes that the rest of the world is a "far away place", so most of my opinions of american politics come from the media.
What I'm reading on news sites (mostly left leaning) is that this particular election is quickly becoming the farces that you only see/hear about from third world countries (I should know, I live in one), where the stories of election theft are so fantastic people would feel like laughing out loud if they weren't crying.
People voting several time in the same recint, while the judges look the other way. People suddenly grabbing the urns and bolting in districts where the opposing party or parties have a marked majority. Papers that would dissapear in transit for days only to reappear with changed results...
Once again, this is what I've seen and read. I haven't been in the US for a couple of years now, so I can't really say what the feeling on the street is. I'm sure a lot is exageration. It's not like on january the US is going to be ruled by a Military Junta (or so I hope).
Man, you gotta cut back on your FARK intake.
Does any of you know if this worm might be the cause for the sporadic outage in MSN messenger service yesterday and today? At first I thought it was my Trillian (yay!) client being blocked, MSN's own client was unable to log in as well.
Almost all of my contact list confirmed having the same problem.
Turns out the crusades happened before violent media even existed, and lots of people died!
That's it! Let's outlaw religions!!!!
About the only thing I learned in GTA3 and GTAVC is how to speak with a bad cuban accent ("I'm RReeco, you the man wit de big cojones?")
Aren't DLL supposed to be registered somewhere with pointers to all the apps that use them (so they won't be uninstalled while some other app still needs them)? I guess there could be an application that queries the registry for this info. I haven't seen it myself, tho.