That article really drove a value added decision process with this end user based on business intelligence marketing strategiums! Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres...
Though the military keeps MANY companies alive simply by allocating them contracts. The military in return depends on these companies to exist because they are the sole manufacturers of whatever it is they need (not that they try too hard to encourage alternatives). It starts to stink of corporate welfare after a while.
"The fire department came out (personally, I thought that was overkill)"
Any building so full of gas that it was choking you is basically a massive bomb that could be trigged by a spark. I'm sure the fire dept needed to be there to keep people out and in case it did blow up.
Unfortunately our sense of smell starts to fade as we become older. If someone else had been in the room with them they would've smelled it. A gas detector should be used by seniors with natural gas appliances.
I almost wrote "...seniors with gas" but that would be redundant.
I was forced to watch this movie by my GF's housemate about 2 times a week for months until another housemate and myself hid the tape on him. I think it caused me permanent trauma. I started calling him John Smallberries.
Maybe they need to show some purpose for space stations also. Seems to me that many of the experiments they do either verge on busy work or are for studying how to live in a space station. Has anything of significant use here on earth come from these efforts?
What would be the point of a lunar base then? To mine at GREAT expense He3 fuel for a fusion reactor which hasn't been built?
They were never scientifically proven to be anything. The definition of what was considered a disease was set and then things were checked against it. The definitions are what changed, not the scientific process. Being a drunk was considered normal and only the lower classes got drunk a lot so it wasn't worth analyzing. Then when they did start analyzing it they found physical effects, withdrawl and mental addiction.
Look at what happened with Pluto, it was a planet, now it isn't. Did Pluto change? Of course not, it is the definition of what a planet is that has changed.
Seeing as so-called "addictions" seem to be so common maybe the definition of normal needs to be changed to include it. "You don't have an addiction? You are nuts!"
Does checking Slashdot every 5 minutes mean I have a problem? I can stop anytime I want, I swear. I drive better when web surfing too, now give me my keys!
What would constitute a child in a drawing? Would one of the figures have to be small? What if the creator said it was a midget? Would it have to say it was a child in a caption? Would it have to have pigtails or some streotypical childish feature? Would they ban people from play acting as kids during sex?
How about realizing that you can't legislate away all the bad things in the world.
Some of the character classes that are available in the game:
Televangelist: You get XP for getting folks to send in their social security benefits to "buy Bibles for Africans". Character starts with a broadcast license and a Makeup Kit +3
Street Corner Lunatic: You get XP based on how fast people scurry past to avoid you. Character starts off with a Sandwich Board of Hysteria and 50 Pamphlets of Harassment.
Perverted Priest: Each boy you molest gains you XP. Innate abilities include Charm Children and Lie To Parish.
Sanctimonious Believer: Gets XP for passing judgment on others. You lose XP if people point out your own failings. Character starts off with a Bible of Convenience +3.
"Sounds like the mirror has a night mode on it, which you can turn off if you wish. (This keeps the cars behind you from being too bright in your mirror. Older mirrors usually had two surfaces that you could choose between by tilting the mirror. Fancy new mirrors can dim automatically)."
I got a new(er) car recently and it has one of these fancy rearview mirrors. One button turns the compass on or off (Why would you want it off? Too distracting?) and sets its declination, the other turns the auto mirror dimmer on or off. I guess if you had poor night vision you might want it off so you got the full blast of their headlights but if your eyes are that bad maybe you shouldn't be driving at night in the first place.
"New systems are much easier to use at first. However, an expert will be able to work at lot faster on the old system, since all those controls are at his/her fingertips."
Sounds like the old GUI vs command line debate. A GUI is easier to learn at first but an expert can crank out typed commands much more quickly.
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That article really drove a value added decision process with this end user based on business intelligence marketing strategiums! Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres...
How come I never find out about these websites until they are being taken to court? Damnit, I'm out of the loop!
Though the military keeps MANY companies alive simply by allocating them contracts. The military in return depends on these companies to exist because they are the sole manufacturers of whatever it is they need (not that they try too hard to encourage alternatives). It starts to stink of corporate welfare after a while.
"The fire department came out (personally, I thought that was overkill)"
Any building so full of gas that it was choking you is basically a massive bomb that could be trigged by a spark. I'm sure the fire dept needed to be there to keep people out and in case it did blow up.
Unfortunately our sense of smell starts to fade as we become older. If someone else had been in the room with them they would've smelled it. A gas detector should be used by seniors with natural gas appliances.
I almost wrote "...seniors with gas" but that would be redundant.
I find that living in a building full of seniors who always feel cold is a great way to get free heat through the walls.
I was forced to watch this movie by my GF's housemate about 2 times a week for months until another housemate and myself hid the tape on him. I think it caused me permanent trauma. I started calling him John Smallberries.
Home is where you hang your hat.
Wow, beautiful but a hell of a lot of work! I would think twice about going to a new model after putting all that work into the old one.
"Wierd name"
One word, "Wii"
"If you have iPod's in the house and all your music is in iTunes"
This is why I bought a Sansa. I really don't want to be locked into a format.
I'm waiting for someone to come out with one with wood veneer, like the old woody station wagons. "My MP3 player was hand carved!"
Isn't this the same magazine that chose the PC as the "Person of the Year"? They need to show some spine and actually choose a PERSON.
I plan on taking this issue to my boss. "Now how about that raise!?"
Maybe they need to show some purpose for space stations also. Seems to me that many of the experiments they do either verge on busy work or are for studying how to live in a space station. Has anything of significant use here on earth come from these efforts?
What would be the point of a lunar base then? To mine at GREAT expense He3 fuel for a fusion reactor which hasn't been built?
The part of my brain dedicated to checking out cute girls explains this big bump on the side of my head.
But look what he got for his troubles.
Glad to see Russia has freedom of religion (to some degree). Now you get to enjoy the flip side of it, religious fundies.
They were never scientifically proven to be anything. The definition of what was considered a disease was set and then things were checked against it. The definitions are what changed, not the scientific process. Being a drunk was considered normal and only the lower classes got drunk a lot so it wasn't worth analyzing. Then when they did start analyzing it they found physical effects, withdrawl and mental addiction.
Look at what happened with Pluto, it was a planet, now it isn't. Did Pluto change? Of course not, it is the definition of what a planet is that has changed.
Seeing as so-called "addictions" seem to be so common maybe the definition of normal needs to be changed to include it. "You don't have an addiction? You are nuts!"
Does checking Slashdot every 5 minutes mean I have a problem? I can stop anytime I want, I swear. I drive better when web surfing too, now give me my keys!
What would constitute a child in a drawing? Would one of the figures have to be small? What if the creator said it was a midget? Would it have to say it was a child in a caption? Would it have to have pigtails or some streotypical childish feature? Would they ban people from play acting as kids during sex?
How about realizing that you can't legislate away all the bad things in the world.
How come Christians like you never get any media attention? I guess you aren't dramatic enough.
Some of the character classes that are available in the game:
Televangelist: You get XP for getting folks to send in their social security benefits to "buy Bibles for Africans". Character starts with a broadcast license and a Makeup Kit +3
Street Corner Lunatic: You get XP based on how fast people scurry past to avoid you. Character starts off with a Sandwich Board of Hysteria and 50 Pamphlets of Harassment.
Perverted Priest: Each boy you molest gains you XP. Innate abilities include Charm Children and Lie To Parish.
Sanctimonious Believer: Gets XP for passing judgment on others. You lose XP if people point out your own failings. Character starts off with a Bible of Convenience +3.
"It's funny how people only notice things when it's against what they want to see."
Sort of how Christian Fundies ignore those parts of the Bible that are inconvenient? Like not judging, helping the poor, and avoiding shellfish.
"Sounds like the mirror has a night mode on it, which you can turn off if you wish. (This keeps the cars behind you from being too bright in your mirror. Older mirrors usually had two surfaces that you could choose between by tilting the mirror. Fancy new mirrors can dim automatically)."
I got a new(er) car recently and it has one of these fancy rearview mirrors. One button turns the compass on or off (Why would you want it off? Too distracting?) and sets its declination, the other turns the auto mirror dimmer on or off. I guess if you had poor night vision you might want it off so you got the full blast of their headlights but if your eyes are that bad maybe you shouldn't be driving at night in the first place.
"New systems are much easier to use at first. However, an expert will be able to work at lot faster on the old system, since all those controls are at his/her fingertips."
Sounds like the old GUI vs command line debate. A GUI is easier to learn at first but an expert can crank out typed commands much more quickly.
"...we printed it in 256 point boldface fonts..."
Actually the layout was done by an ex-editor for the New York Post.
"OPEN STANDARDS WREAK HAVOK ON CITY!"