Hey! I thought The Rock was supposed to be in this movie! But they're right, combining a movie starring a wrestler and a movie about a video game... it would never, ever, work.
Just think about Hulk Hogan playing Mario... disasterous.
"The landing technology of our country's satellites is very mature and the precision of the landing point is among the best in the world. Members of the public need not worry about this," it also said, quoting Chinese space experts.
Allow me to translate that from government-speak: "Nothing to see here. Move along."
Oh come on. Tell me you didn't completely expect to see the credits during the movie, and yet there was more movie to see. If this happened to you any less than two times, then I would be surprised.
I think they ARE representing our values. If less than half of a district votes, then why should the representative? One vote doesn't really make a difference anyway, right?
Maybe they learned their lesson from the space pen?
During the space race back in the 1960's, NASA was faced with a major problem. The astronaut needed a pen that would write in the vacuum of space. NASA went to work. At a cost of $1.5 million they developed the "Astronaut Pen". Some of you may remember. It enjoyed minor success on the commercial market.
The Russians were faced with the same dilemma.
They used a pencil.
(However, this space pen story is a fake. Snopes.com for more detail.)
Hm, I'm pretty sure this Bitorrent thing will backfire somehow, but I haven't smoked enough SCO-RIAA-MPAA-MS brand crack to come up with some crazy reason... So, I say go for it! I want to hear some crazy anti-P2P reason that sharing a Service Pack is bad.
I was simply trying to easily distinguish the two Katie's. In this case, the other Katie is clearly "the bad Katie." Don't take it to mean she's a bad person though.
I'm not sure replacing chad machines with computers is taking it too far. It seems like a good idea overall! That point can certainly be argued endlessly though, especially with what we've seen in the implementation.
Certainly with other things (like warning labels) we do take protecting idiots WAY too far.
Using Darwinian principles may sound like a good thing (i.e. dumb people who don't understand voting machines are not given a vote), but you forget that the US was founded on the idea that "All men are created equal," meaning the clueless idiot's vote should count just as much as your's does, despite how high your IQ may (or may not) be.
My point is that yes, we should get all boo-hooey over a few idiots whose vote didn't count.
Call some tech support places at 3AM and you will likely get transferred to India with a guy reading off a script with a heavy accent. But call from 9 to 5 and you may get great support. I hope they considered this and called at different times when figuring out the rankings.
Makes me wonder what would happen if "these people" had their way. What would video games be like with zero violence? What would TV be like with zero violence?
My peers and I have tried to find plans online for augmenting our laser tag gear to make it more realistic.
Don't waste time augmenting to make it realistic, just use real guns! Besides, the Stormtroopers showed us that real laser guns are awfully hard to aim.
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Hey! I thought The Rock was supposed to be in this movie! But they're right, combining a movie starring a wrestler and a movie about a video game... it would never, ever, work.
Just think about Hulk Hogan playing Mario... disasterous.
Proposed Solution: Require the user to read the article.
Good God man! Think about what you're suggesting! Everyone would stop visiting Slashdot!
"The landing technology of our country's satellites is very mature and the precision of the landing point is among the best in the world. Members of the public need not worry about this," it also said, quoting Chinese space experts.
Allow me to translate that from government-speak: "Nothing to see here. Move along."
Apparently inhabited by an eternal optimist: 'The satellite landed in our home. Maybe this means we'll have good luck this year.'
Hmm, must have had good insurance... and a crappy house.
Oh come on. Tell me you didn't completely expect to see the credits during the movie, and yet there was more movie to see. If this happened to you any less than two times, then I would be surprised.
I think they ARE representing our values. If less than half of a district votes, then why should the representative? One vote doesn't really make a difference anyway, right?
War of the Worlds? There's already been a shot overseas? Don't RTFA, head for the hills!!!
Maybe they learned their lesson from the space pen?
During the space race back in the 1960's, NASA was faced with a major problem. The astronaut needed a pen that would write in the vacuum of space. NASA went to work. At a cost of $1.5 million they developed the "Astronaut Pen". Some of you may remember. It enjoyed minor success on the commercial market.
The Russians were faced with the same dilemma.
They used a pencil.
(However, this space pen story is a fake. Snopes.com for more detail.)
It's a bit more complicated than that, but that's the general idea. I don't see this ever getting passed in the US
Right, because us people in the US can't understand the ballot nor count the votes using the simple system!
How ironic where the revolution comes from.
Not so much. If the revolution is to be won, then Linux needs to win over and get powerful "allies" just like this.
Hm, I'm pretty sure this Bitorrent thing will backfire somehow, but I haven't smoked enough SCO-RIAA-MPAA-MS brand crack to come up with some crazy reason... So, I say go for it! I want to hear some crazy anti-P2P reason that sharing a Service Pack is bad.
Is this really a big deal? NBC wouldn't be able to sue those foreign websites who didn't comply.
I was simply trying to easily distinguish the two Katie's. In this case, the other Katie is clearly "the bad Katie." Don't take it to mean she's a bad person though.
Whoa, I think Katie Jones (the good one) owes Slashdot an interview! I'm sure she would be more than willing to do one!
Hm, sounds like you missed one... just kidding!
Seriously, the test isn't for nerds, it's for regular people. That's why if us nerds get a score below 100%, it's a little sad!
I'm not sure replacing chad machines with computers is taking it too far. It seems like a good idea overall! That point can certainly be argued endlessly though, especially with what we've seen in the implementation.
Certainly with other things (like warning labels) we do take protecting idiots WAY too far.
Still, in the future, we should strive for voter intent, not teaching how to cast a valid vote.
Using Darwinian principles may sound like a good thing (i.e. dumb people who don't understand voting machines are not given a vote), but you forget that the US was founded on the idea that "All men are created equal," meaning the clueless idiot's vote should count just as much as your's does, despite how high your IQ may (or may not) be.
My point is that yes, we should get all boo-hooey over a few idiots whose vote didn't count.
Other groups are challenging a state rule preventing counties that use the machines from conducting manual recounts from them.
The rule exempts not prevents the machines from conducting manual recounts (from paper receipts). Slight difference.
Call some tech support places at 3AM and you will likely get transferred to India with a guy reading off a script with a heavy accent. But call from 9 to 5 and you may get great support. I hope they considered this and called at different times when figuring out the rankings.
You could do a Google search for them, I suppose... :-)
Yes you can. Surprisingly, Google is not at the top of the list.
...of course, the trick is to remember them when Google is down!
More details on those mods please! Especially Doom for Columbine and Doom 3 Bloopers. Just curious.
Makes me wonder what would happen if "these people" had their way. What would video games be like with zero violence? What would TV be like with zero violence?
Would it be okay to make a game in which I could be allowed to...oh....say.... rob a hooker after doing her? Carjack innocent people? Oh....wait
LOL, good one. How many other games can you think of where you're killing cops indiscriminately? Not many.
My peers and I have tried to find plans online for augmenting our laser tag gear to make it more realistic.
Don't waste time augmenting to make it realistic, just use real guns! Besides, the Stormtroopers showed us that real laser guns are awfully hard to aim.