I also want to point out that the lack of a sunset clause in the Patriot Act shows its true intentions, since it does nothing to deter the threat at hand.
Are you kidding me? Have you been living under a rock? The Patriot Act (and others of its ilk) are knee-jerk reactions to a towel-headed boogeyman that the U.S. Government is threatening it's sheep^H^H^H^H^Hcitizens with. In the wake of the "suprise" bombings, people are cheerfully handing over freedoms left and right in order to gain "safety". I find it ironic that the real threats to the U.S. are elected...
That third choice is, of course, the American version of Robot Wars. The early episodes were filmed in the UK using Mick "Mankind" Foley, who is just terrible as an announcer.
This I didn't know. I just do not like the "house robots" or the fact that they go out of their way to totally destroy an incapacitated robot to the cheers of the crowd. It just seems lame in a Roman arena sort of way.
On the other hand, the UK version has one of the actors from "Red Dwarf" hosting.From the article, it looks like the guy played "Lister" on Red Dwarf. Did I misread it?
Funny that you chose to reply to this as an AC. Football |= rugby. And I'm not a baseball fan, but it is just as much a sport as football, rugby, soccer, basketball, or whatever. And since basketball was invented on the East Coast of the USA (IIRC), it was obviously not "ripped off from some other countries".
...but if we adopted Euros then all those spammers^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hbusiness people who email me about making a killing in the currency business would be out of work...
Honestly, I think a truly global currency would be good, but I think that some fat cat is making lots of money from the unequal exchange rates.
Come back and post again after you have actually watched the show, ok? Not every design is a shredder, but there are many designs that are quite effective. Or do you want to see flamethrowers and tacnukes?:-)
Yes, in the English spirit of giving so much more you got 45 minutes of talking and a whole 10 minutes of fighting.:-)
Honestly, Comedy Central's Battlebots is a lot better than Robotica, which has the obstacle course format you were speaking of. That show is just plain f-ing boring.
And the third choice here is part pro wrestling (they have an ex-wrestler for an announcer) and it is the LAMEST...SHOW...EVER!!!
Actually, soccer is the fastest growing sport in the US. Admittedly, that means precisely squat because it has no real following compared to more traditional American sports, but at least it is growing.
Hmm.. Looks like someone found some accelerant residue so the Chinese government coughed up a couple of scapegoats. Notice how these two teens are so "antisocial", citing trouble in school and arguments with store owners?
I'm too lazy to link today, so copy and paste, kids.
Again, if AMD did that then Intel would just release a faster processor as well. They would both lose a lot of money on the bottom line.
Remember, the corporate droids track income from each line and the sales by timeframe. When sales of the slowest in the line reach a certain point, they pitch the next clocking of the architecture. They do the math to decide what CPU to release when, based on sales: not on what engineering or marketing wants them to do.
Correct. The idea here is that it is VERY expensive to create a new line of processor. The only was to recoup that money is to milk existing designs as long as possible while working on the next big thing in the background. Releasing a CPU design over the course of 2 years by starting slow and working your way up is a way to get that money back. If both companies released the top design they have, both would lose a few YEARS worth of revenue. AMD wouldn't survive it, and Intel would lose more money than they will just duking it out with AMD like they are now. Not to mention the idea that they would have no new releases for 2 years or so while they researched a new CPU core...
This can be especially bad when the recipient of the new machine will be an 80 year old grandmother.
I doubt an 80 year old grandmother will be going for email and web surfing if anything (not playing games), so a friendly Linux distro would be just fine here.
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Theft is theft, but I feel no remorse about stealing from thieves: and I'd say the RIAA/MPAA qualify, given their pricing and practices.
I also want to point out that the lack of a sunset clause in the Patriot Act shows its true intentions, since it does nothing to deter the threat at hand.
Are you kidding me? Have you been living under a rock? The Patriot Act (and others of its ilk) are knee-jerk reactions to a towel-headed boogeyman that the U.S. Government is threatening it's sheep^H^H^H^H^Hcitizens with. In the wake of the "suprise" bombings, people are cheerfully handing over freedoms left and right in order to gain "safety". I find it ironic that the real threats to the U.S. are elected...
I don't agree with what you just said. I think that they should pass laws to make sure you can never say it again.
This I didn't know. I just do not like the "house robots" or the fact that they go out of their way to totally destroy an incapacitated robot to the cheers of the crowd. It just seems lame in a Roman arena sort of way.
On the other hand, the UK version has one of the actors from "Red Dwarf" hosting.From the article, it looks like the guy played "Lister" on Red Dwarf. Did I misread it?
Funny that you chose to reply to this as an AC. Football |= rugby. And I'm not a baseball fan, but it is just as much a sport as football, rugby, soccer, basketball, or whatever. And since basketball was invented on the East Coast of the USA (IIRC), it was obviously not "ripped off from some other countries".
Honestly, I think a truly global currency would be good, but I think that some fat cat is making lots of money from the unequal exchange rates.
with weapons too weak to do any real damage
:-)
Come back and post again after you have actually watched the show, ok? Not every design is a shredder, but there are many designs that are quite effective. Or do you want to see flamethrowers and tacnukes?
Yes, in the English spirit of giving so much more you got 45 minutes of talking and a whole 10 minutes of fighting. :-)
Honestly, Comedy Central's Battlebots is a lot better than Robotica, which has the obstacle course format you were speaking of. That show is just plain f-ing boring.
And the third choice here is part pro wrestling (they have an ex-wrestler for an announcer) and it is the LAMEST...SHOW...EVER!!!
That would take some balls!
Actually, soccer is the fastest growing sport in the US. Admittedly, that means precisely squat because it has no real following compared to more traditional American sports, but at least it is growing.
Or lawyers? Politicians maybe?
Ye gods! You've gone bonzers, Buckaroo.
BANZAI!!!!!
Hmm.. Looks like someone found some accelerant residue so the Chinese government coughed up a couple of scapegoats. Notice how these two teens are so "antisocial", citing trouble in school and arguments with store owners?
I'm too lazy to link today, so copy and paste, kids.
http://www.theregus.com/content/6/25322.html
Again, if AMD did that then Intel would just release a faster processor as well. They would both lose a lot of money on the bottom line.
Remember, the corporate droids track income from each line and the sales by timeframe. When sales of the slowest in the line reach a certain point, they pitch the next clocking of the architecture. They do the math to decide what CPU to release when, based on sales: not on what engineering or marketing wants them to do.
Correct. The idea here is that it is VERY expensive to create a new line of processor. The only was to recoup that money is to milk existing designs as long as possible while working on the next big thing in the background. Releasing a CPU design over the course of 2 years by starting slow and working your way up is a way to get that money back. If both companies released the top design they have, both would lose a few YEARS worth of revenue. AMD wouldn't survive it, and Intel would lose more money than they will just duking it out with AMD like they are now. Not to mention the idea that they would have no new releases for 2 years or so while they researched a new CPU core...
Ermmm. That was my point in the original post. 80 year old granny won't be playing games...
I agree, Bush was not "bought".
It's more like a 4 year lease...
Do not feed the trolls. :-)
Your post was great, until you got to the last 4 words. Care to back that assertion up with some facts?
I was referring to the Unreal Medal of Duke Quakenstein games, but as far as the OS games go, Mandrake does have some good ones.
Which is ironic because (in a sense) the government is the biggest monopoly I am aware of...
Because their competitors would do it as well, and both companies would lose.
As opposed to a ctrl alt del operating system!
This can be especially bad when the recipient of the new machine will be an 80 year old grandmother.
I doubt an 80 year old grandmother will be going for email and web surfing if anything (not playing games), so a friendly Linux distro would be just fine here.