I will say one thing Wiki excels at over traditional resources is Science and Technology. For example: The Oort cloud, which is a theoretical source of comets, is often gospel in many lower level science and encyclopedia text books.
While many Wikipedia zealots might discount his obvious bias outright
Wikipedia is the most biased "reference" source out there. The Karl Rove ariticle basically made him out to be a reincarnated Goebbels. The problem of course is any editor with an agenda can ruin an article.
"Well, I wish I could just do like B.B. King. If you would put me with B.B. King, I would feel real silly. I'm an artist, and if you give me a tuba, I'll bring you something out of it."
TThat may involve monetary fines, forced arbitration between an employees' union and the company, and if warranted criminal proceedings being taken against the company's officers. No, that isn't very laissez faire, but neither is real life.
Imposing those kinds of fines and regulations in this global economy will just cause the corporation to setup shop elsewhere.
A good friend from childhood and myself have been locked in an system arms race for the past 20 years. Whenever I get the latest and greatest component he one ups me, or vice versa. Currently he is in the lead with an ATI X800 card, but I'll overtake after the holidays.
The article says the family in question was RENTING a house not long ago. Here's a news flash kids: renting a house costs just as much as buying a house except that renting builds no equity value!!!
Not necessarily: owning a house you have to pay property taxes, home insurance, maintenance costs and mortgage interest. Those non-equity building expenses might exceed rent expense. It actually makes more sense to rent now than buy in this housing bubble because rents are so cheap.
If the US adopted the EU's strict data privacy laws, then we wouldn't be hemorrhaging as many jobs to India, China & Eastern Europe. Since many IT jobs involve working with applications and databases that contain sensitive financial, medical and demographic data. I really think the Democrats dropped the ball on both the data privacy and off shoring issues, but that's what you get when the party elites are all out-of-touch-millionaires.
The problems with instability often come from incompetent people who think they know how to put a computer together from parts pulled from dumpsters or low-sellers on pricewatch after eating chocolate cake with their fingers...
Yes, well you get what you pay for, and when I pay for an Intel solution I can expect 24x7xYears reliability. When I've gone with Abit/Asus/Gigabyte/MSI/Shuttle it's been a mixed stability bag, that is I might get years of reliability or only a couple of months till a mobo capacitor goes.
Like I said, I love AMD processors... but their reliance on 3rd party chipsets and motherboards is a major liability.
I really wish AMD would have developed the 761 further but the nForce and now ATI chipsets should provide a good stable alternative to the VIA/SiS garbage.
I just wish AMD had a motherboard manuf that was as good as Intel. Currently the stability crown seems to be passed back and forth between ASUS and MSI... which IMO are crap compared to Intel.
It's the 'dressing up' and 'acting out' that the audience finds entertaining. The fact that some people can be so extroverted (or shameless) doing something most people would be so embarrassed to do.
Infact I'd like to see a Cosplay documentary touching on everything from Civil War reenactors to Xena-philes.
Mass emulation basically killed the vintage game collector market. In the late 90's I could fetch $200 for a 2600 system with 50 or so games on eBay, I'd be lucky to get $50 today. Same goes for most of the vintage stuff unless it's MIB or extremely rare.
Damn shame since I could usually scrounge some nice finds through Saturday morning garage sales and flea markets.
Here is what I use: Windex, Radio Shack component cleaner and Q-tips. Windex for the exterior and the RS component cleaner for RF leads and cartridge contacts. Occasional Amour-All to give it a nice shine if you're gonna advertise it on eBay.
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My wife and I are excited, who's the other guy?
I don't know, but he might be the reason your wife's so excited
If we're talking Monkeys, then shouldn't the code be in VB?
I will say one thing Wiki excels at over traditional resources is Science and Technology. For example: The Oort cloud, which is a theoretical source of comets, is often gospel in many lower level science and encyclopedia text books.
Britannica Article
Wiki Article
As you can see there is a major difference in the way the theory is presented. Britannica as science fact and Wiki as theory.
While many Wikipedia zealots might discount his obvious bias outright
Wikipedia is the most biased "reference" source out there. The Karl Rove ariticle basically made him out to be a reincarnated Goebbels. The problem of course is any editor with an agenda can ruin an article.
I got burned with Doom 3, don't want to make another $50 mistake. Is the game a resource hog, can the average system run it in XGA?
or as John Lennon put it:
"Well, I wish I could just do like B.B. King. If you would put me with B.B. King, I would feel real silly. I'm an artist, and if you give me a tuba, I'll bring you something out of it."
And to think... only 9 years in jail. I'd do it too. Get out of jail at age 29, still young enough to marry, have kids
... and just think how handy all that ass raping experience will be on your honeymoon.
TThat may involve monetary fines, forced arbitration between an employees' union and the company, and if warranted criminal proceedings being taken against the company's officers. No, that isn't very laissez faire, but neither is real life.
Imposing those kinds of fines and regulations in this global economy will just cause the corporation to setup shop elsewhere.
Gopherspace is still available
Phillyspeak:
... you commn' widges?
Water is pronounced "wooder"
With is pronounced "wit" ex: Gimme' 2 eggs wit scrapple
Beautiful is pronounced "Beauty Full"
Curb is pronounced "curve"
"The Eagles" are "da' Iggles"
"I'm goin down the shore this weekend" - Trip to Wildwood beach
"Up the mountains" - Trip to the Pocanos
Schuylkill is pronouced the "School Kill"
"Widges" means With Us - ex: Yo, we're goin to the bar
Arthritis is pronounced "Author-Ritus"
ACME is pronounced "Ack-A-Me"
Bagel is pronounced "Beg'll"
Meet You is "Meetcha"
Vowels is pronounced Vails
The first programmers were women who worked on the ENIAC during WWII.
A good friend from childhood and myself have been locked in an system arms race for the past 20 years. Whenever I get the latest and greatest component he one ups me, or vice versa. Currently he is in the lead with an ATI X800 card, but I'll overtake after the holidays.
You call tech support? Hand in your geek license!!!
Years ago it used to be THQ, then Acclaim ... did LA now take that crown??
The article says the family in question was RENTING a house not long ago. Here's a news flash kids: renting a house costs just as much as buying a house except that renting builds no equity value!!!
Not necessarily: owning a house you have to pay property taxes, home insurance, maintenance costs and mortgage interest. Those non-equity building expenses might exceed rent expense. It actually makes more sense to rent now than buy in this housing bubble because rents are so cheap.
If the US adopted the EU's strict data privacy laws, then we wouldn't be hemorrhaging as many jobs to India, China & Eastern Europe. Since many IT jobs involve working with applications and databases that contain sensitive financial, medical and demographic data. I really think the Democrats dropped the ball on both the data privacy and off shoring issues, but that's what you get when the party elites are all out-of-touch-millionaires.
The problems with instability often come from incompetent people who think they know how to put a computer together from parts pulled from dumpsters or low-sellers on pricewatch after eating chocolate cake with their fingers...
... but their reliance on 3rd party chipsets and motherboards is a major liability.
Yes, well you get what you pay for, and when I pay for an Intel solution I can expect 24x7xYears reliability. When I've gone with Abit/Asus/Gigabyte/MSI/Shuttle it's been a mixed stability bag, that is I might get years of reliability or only a couple of months till a mobo capacitor goes.
Like I said, I love AMD processors
I really wish AMD would have developed the 761 further but the nForce and now ATI chipsets should provide a good stable alternative to the VIA/SiS garbage.
... which IMO are crap compared to Intel.
I just wish AMD had a motherboard manuf that was as good as Intel. Currently the stability crown seems to be passed back and forth between ASUS and MSI
It's the 'dressing up' and 'acting out' that the audience finds entertaining. The fact that some people can be so extroverted (or shameless) doing something most people would be so embarrassed to do. Infact I'd like to see a Cosplay documentary touching on everything from Civil War reenactors to Xena-philes.
Yes, thank you Captain Obvious
50% Burt Rutan 50% IRS
I heard it was paid in cash using several money sacks, each marked with a big green '$' sign.
Mass emulation basically killed the vintage game collector market. In the late 90's I could fetch $200 for a 2600 system with 50 or so games on eBay, I'd be lucky to get $50 today. Same goes for most of the vintage stuff unless it's MIB or extremely rare.
Damn shame since I could usually scrounge some nice finds through Saturday morning garage sales and flea markets.
Here is what I use: Windex, Radio Shack component cleaner and Q-tips. Windex for the exterior and the RS component cleaner for RF leads and cartridge contacts. Occasional Amour-All to give it a nice shine if you're gonna advertise it on eBay.
Under the sea, under the sea, There'll be no accusations, just friendly crustaceans Under the sea!