Yes, that was horrible. But one of so damn many. For me it was the drivel about Midichlorians, and then a child's half-baked "yippee"s in horrid Episode 1. The prequels broke suspension of disbelief many many times, but even Jar-Jar didn't bug me as bad as the boy actor playing young Annakin because, you know, the whole damned story is ultimately about Annakin. The kid was so poorly directed and his lines so bad, I never believed in him or in any of his abilities or that someday he would become an arch-villain who would choke the life out of people as easy as look at them. Every seen he was in, every line, and every ridiculously contrived tie-in with the other films (I fucking built C-3PO!!!) shoved me out of the movie to look for the nearest exit. I couldn't forgive that shit. Kids can act well and carry a movie if a director takes them serious enough (e.g., The Sixth Sense), but Lucas didn't bother to give a shit.
My favorite part of Episode 1 is still the scene from the making of bit where he's sitting in the pod racer with the wind machine on and keeps yelling, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU CHRIS! I CAN'T HEAR YOU CHRIS!"
Also: The ads on the e-ink Kindle are more like a screen saver, and more than once I've gotten a book by an author I like on sale because of them!
And on the subject of kids - one of the best aspect of my Kindle Touch is that my kids aren't interested in it, leaving me to read in (relative) peace...
Mild mannered public servant on Coruscant by day, greatest evil come to the known galaxy by night - plaguing the galaxy with bastard half-gungan spawn and doing much more damage than the Empire could have ever hoped to achieve!
Some lights have separate segments where it's only straight or only left-turn. Pedestrians only have the walk sign during the straight traffic.
As for all others (or pretty much any situation) pedestrians have right-of-way. Seems that's true even if they're jaywalking, crossing against the light, riding a bike across the crosswalk, etc.
I have seen routes evolve on Google Maps - i.e. where it started to learn side roads and other shortcuts.
Granted, the two examples I can think of changed over a period of at least a year, and might not be as noticeable as after you've driven a route a few times, you might not be using Google Maps the next time you drive it.
Also, there's the "a faster route has become available" which will pop up, mostly due to reported accidents and changing traffic patterns.
Every once in a while I go through my settings and turn off each app's use of cellular data, except for a few obvious ones (like Google Maps)
There's a ton of apps that phone home/check for updates/adds/notifications/etc.and that all ads up...
All my early DOS knowledge came from learning how to configure my PC to play video games.
Being able to fully explain how to do things like mem/a off the top of my head not only landed me my first good IT job, but got me hired at a higher position than I was interviewing for at the time...
Starfleet Battles is an excellent example of well defined ships & roles - it expands (and branches away from) the original series and does a good job of representing classes of ships from a multitude of different races.
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This is something I've wanted since I got my 2nd gen iPod Touch.
However, with the addition of folders, this is no longer that necessary.
I'd happily trade the ability to remove stock Apple apps to be able to open addresses directly in Google Maps...
developer, developer, developer, developer, developer, developer, developer, developer, developer!!!!
Fixed that for ya.
This is like saying murders are way down, but ignoring to mention that you've put the entire population in straight jackets.
Murder Rates and IE usage are both down!
Yes, that was horrible. But one of so damn many. For me it was the drivel about Midichlorians, and then a child's half-baked "yippee"s in horrid Episode 1. The prequels broke suspension of disbelief many many times, but even Jar-Jar didn't bug me as bad as the boy actor playing young Annakin because, you know, the whole damned story is ultimately about Annakin. The kid was so poorly directed and his lines so bad, I never believed in him or in any of his abilities or that someday he would become an arch-villain who would choke the life out of people as easy as look at them. Every seen he was in, every line, and every ridiculously contrived tie-in with the other films (I fucking built C-3PO!!!) shoved me out of the movie to look for the nearest exit. I couldn't forgive that shit. Kids can act well and carry a movie if a director takes them serious enough (e.g., The Sixth Sense), but Lucas didn't bother to give a shit.
My favorite part of Episode 1 is still the scene from the making of bit where he's sitting in the pod racer with the wind machine on and keeps yelling, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU CHRIS! I CAN'T HEAR YOU CHRIS!"
Makes me smile just thinking about it.
Also: The ads on the e-ink Kindle are more like a screen saver, and more than once I've gotten a book by an author I like on sale because of them!
And on the subject of kids - one of the best aspect of my Kindle Touch is that my kids aren't interested in it, leaving me to read in (relative) peace...
Here's why I disable ads on Slashdot: VIDEO!
If all their ads were static, I would be happy to uncheck Disable Ads...
They probably just signed a contract with Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spaceship Parts Co.
Good Morning America spent like 10 minutes discussing that Donald Trump was the most searched for of the GOP candidates, like that is news in itself.
Thus begins the downward spiral, feeding in on itself...
Step 1 - Introduce ads.
Step 2 - Introduce $10/day charge to remove said ads
Step 3 - Profit!
And the bad guys were always white men with British accents. Oh noes.
"Why do we all speak in British accents if we're from space and there is no Britain?" - Thumb Wars
Mild mannered public servant on Coruscant by day, greatest evil come to the known galaxy by night - plaguing the galaxy with bastard half-gungan spawn and doing much more damage than the Empire could have ever hoped to achieve!
Some lights have separate segments where it's only straight or only left-turn. Pedestrians only have the walk sign during the straight traffic.
As for all others (or pretty much any situation) pedestrians have right-of-way. Seems that's true even if they're jaywalking, crossing against the light, riding a bike across the crosswalk, etc.
I have seen routes evolve on Google Maps - i.e. where it started to learn side roads and other shortcuts.
Granted, the two examples I can think of changed over a period of at least a year, and might not be as noticeable as after you've driven a route a few times, you might not be using Google Maps the next time you drive it.
Also, there's the "a faster route has become available" which will pop up, mostly due to reported accidents and changing traffic patterns.
Every once in a while I go through my settings and turn off each app's use of cellular data, except for a few obvious ones (like Google Maps) There's a ton of apps that phone home/check for updates/adds/notifications/etc.and that all ads up...
This Steve Jackson wrote 3 Fighting Fantasy books - #8, #19 & #22...
RIP James. The Star Trek II theme is the first music that comes to mind when I think of Star Trek.
It's those damned pits!
Otherwise it's a neat little puzzle game, with decent graphics to boot.
Deus Ex: Invisible War comes to mind...
Scaled down levels and simplified ammo systems so the XBOX could run it.
Surprised it took them this long - Blockland was effectively this some time ago...
All my early DOS knowledge came from learning how to configure my PC to play video games.
Being able to fully explain how to do things like mem /a off the top of my head not only landed me my first good IT job, but got me hired at a higher position than I was interviewing for at the time...
Starfleet Battles is an excellent example of well defined ships & roles - it expands (and branches away from) the original series and does a good job of representing classes of ships from a multitude of different races.
Seems if they all had 4G iPads and Apple Watches you could help track their general health and possibly even respond in case of emergencies.
When I first switched to diet soda, with no other change in food/exercise, I lost 10 pounds in about a year.
That cost probably includes adding water/electrical/phone/sewer/roads/etc. which all cost quite a bit.
You can't vote in Party A's primaries unless you are registered for Party A.