I am a fully rounded human being, with a degree from the university of life, a diploma from the school of hard knocks, and three gold stars from the kindergarten of getting the shit kicked out of me. -- Edmund Blackadder
There are still plenty of pages with plugs for bands no one has heard of looking for free publicity. "The bacteria E Coli was the theme of a song by the band 'Flaming Gumbo'. A heavy-metal/gangsta-rap/funk/gospel band from Stripmall Florida."
Between that, the sky high prices and the criminal "service" charges it is no wonder I haven't been to a large show in over 10 years. I only go to small venues now. I can live without selling a kidney to see the Rolling Stones.
While it would be nice if less land was wasted on roads and parking I doubt that flying vehicles would lessen the need for roads (they'd keep them just for trucks). Plus, people drive like maniacs on the ground, now picture them in the air. At least if there is an accident on a road I don't have to worry about a car coming out of the sky onto me.
I find that the biggest blind spot is the one behind the wheel. I'm regularly confronted with a person merging who refuses to look for traffic. I figure they belive that if they don't see me then I'm not there.
I'm not looking forward to nursing homes full of guys playing artificially slowed down "Senior" versions of FPS games, old ladies with blotched "Juicy" tattoos above their ass cracks, and guys walking around with baggy pants with the tops of their diapers hanging out talking about how they hate the new wave of classical music kids listen too instead of gangsta rap.
I'm a fan of BF1942 (yah, old game) and I'm technically an adult. It is mostly a twitch game but there is a lot of psychology involved. I've watched players learn the same patterns as others, others learn those patterns and counter them, the first group has to adjust, etc. It is really interesting to watch. It has also taught me the power of teamwork which, sadly, rarely occurs in the game.
I have the opposite feeling. Seeing guys get pummelled with blood thirsty glee onscreen (Goodfellas) is more distressing than being some cartoonish character in a FPS where I'm shooting some guy who just repawns and says "crap!". On screen it looks real and happens to characters I recognize as people. I can't say the same about a video game.
Speaking of rock climbing. If you read the accident reports the majority of accidents tend to involve people misusing or not using standard safety equipment. There are loads of people not using helmets and getting hit by loose rock, rappelling off the ends of ropes, etc. Those accidents are the equivalent of careless driving or not wearing a seatbelt not unavoidable risks.
Then you'd agree that we should ban skydiving, rock climbing, bull riding, car racing, and anything else you might have to "fund your care for 30 years". When all of those activities become necessary to survive in our car based society and their numbers become similar to the number of drivers then you'll have a point, otherwise it is a straw man argument.
From being a country which had a scientist and inventor as a Cabinet minister (Benjamin Franklin) to being saddled with a president who likes to read "Goat" to children and that too spelling "G-O-A-T" wrongly....
I saw him reading that to the kids. "...goat, that's G-O-A-T-S-E, goat."
Bah, this is old news. My old Ford Pinto must've had a remote stall feature. Someone had clearly hacked it because they were able to cause my car to stall in the worst possible places (middle of busy squares, left lane of notoriously dangerous highways, etc). They kept it off until the next day, the swine. No mechanic was able to figure out how they were doing it. Then they figured out how to sabotage my throttle cable so that it stuck open at a traffic light and my engine started racing. They are crafty fellows those Pinto hackers.
I guess this means the eventual end of "Worlds Most Exciting Police Chase Videos". Once they start stalling 10 seconds after fleeing a traffic stop they won't be as exciting anymore. Hundreds of LA news helicopter staff will be unemployed too.
I could see it getting very hot but flames? I had something along these lines happen once to me. I had a pocket full of change and a new AA battery in it. The change in my pocket actually managed to arrange into a loop that short circuited the battery. So I'm sitting in a lecture and after a while start thinking "Man, my leg hurts, feels like my keys are sticking into me." By the time I couldn't take it anymore and reached in to see what it was the change in my pocket was burning hot. I wasn't running around like Richard Pryor though.
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As a current student at Drunken State I have no idea what any of you are talking about but PARTY ON!
There are still plenty of pages with plugs for bands no one has heard of looking for free publicity. "The bacteria E Coli was the theme of a song by the band 'Flaming Gumbo'. A heavy-metal/gangsta-rap/funk/gospel band from Stripmall Florida."
But you are sane and insane at the same time until someone examines you. Schroedinger's Theory of Insanity.
This is NOT new research. A guy I knew in college many years ago came to this same conclusion while very stoned.
Yah? Well Han Solo made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
Between that, the sky high prices and the criminal "service" charges it is no wonder I haven't been to a large show in over 10 years. I only go to small venues now. I can live without selling a kidney to see the Rolling Stones.
Ticketmaster is complaining about ticket brokers (aka scalpers)? I guess there is no honor among thieves.
While it would be nice if less land was wasted on roads and parking I doubt that flying vehicles would lessen the need for roads (they'd keep them just for trucks). Plus, people drive like maniacs on the ground, now picture them in the air. At least if there is an accident on a road I don't have to worry about a car coming out of the sky onto me.
I find that the biggest blind spot is the one behind the wheel. I'm regularly confronted with a person merging who refuses to look for traffic. I figure they belive that if they don't see me then I'm not there.
I'm not looking forward to nursing homes full of guys playing artificially slowed down "Senior" versions of FPS games, old ladies with blotched "Juicy" tattoos above their ass cracks, and guys walking around with baggy pants with the tops of their diapers hanging out talking about how they hate the new wave of classical music kids listen too instead of gangsta rap.
...but he might blow it on "Cherry Poptart".Eeeew, that explains why all the pages are stuck together.
I'm a fan of BF1942 (yah, old game) and I'm technically an adult. It is mostly a twitch game but there is a lot of psychology involved. I've watched players learn the same patterns as others, others learn those patterns and counter them, the first group has to adjust, etc. It is really interesting to watch. It has also taught me the power of teamwork which, sadly, rarely occurs in the game.
I have the opposite feeling. Seeing guys get pummelled with blood thirsty glee onscreen (Goodfellas) is more distressing than being some cartoonish character in a FPS where I'm shooting some guy who just repawns and says "crap!". On screen it looks real and happens to characters I recognize as people. I can't say the same about a video game.
Speaking of rock climbing. If you read the accident reports the majority of accidents tend to involve people misusing or not using standard safety equipment. There are loads of people not using helmets and getting hit by loose rock, rappelling off the ends of ropes, etc. Those accidents are the equivalent of careless driving or not wearing a seatbelt not unavoidable risks.
I saw him reading that to the kids. "...goat, that's G-O-A-T-S-E, goat."
Bah, this is old news. My old Ford Pinto must've had a remote stall feature. Someone had clearly hacked it because they were able to cause my car to stall in the worst possible places (middle of busy squares, left lane of notoriously dangerous highways, etc). They kept it off until the next day, the swine. No mechanic was able to figure out how they were doing it. Then they figured out how to sabotage my throttle cable so that it stuck open at a traffic light and my engine started racing. They are crafty fellows those Pinto hackers.
I guess this means the eventual end of "Worlds Most Exciting Police Chase Videos". Once they start stalling 10 seconds after fleeing a traffic stop they won't be as exciting anymore. Hundreds of LA news helicopter staff will be unemployed too.
Why did this guy blur his face instead of just erasing it? He didn't want to ruin the mood of his kiddie porn?
Maybe if he had put "copyright" on it he could sue interpol.
"they charge you a deposit fee"
Two words, "credit union". The fees with credit unions is a tiny fraction of what regular banks stick you with.
I have dibs on "two cents". Now pay up Canada.
I could see it getting very hot but flames? I had something along these lines happen once to me. I had a pocket full of change and a new AA battery in it. The change in my pocket actually managed to arrange into a loop that short circuited the battery. So I'm sitting in a lecture and after a while start thinking "Man, my leg hurts, feels like my keys are sticking into me." By the time I couldn't take it anymore and reached in to see what it was the change in my pocket was burning hot. I wasn't running around like Richard Pryor though.
Lucky it didn't include Talking Heads, Burning Down the House.
Koolance has released an aluminum, water cooled, brain case. It comes with transparent temple windows too.