Actually it's for the lifetime of the particular unit you're using. It's non-transferable to a newer unit, for example. But yeah, I assume the lifetime of Tivo as a company applies as well.
"Like I could really kill 100 people in a mall with only a 2-1/2 inch blade and a pair of pliers."
A bizarro McGuyver could.
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OK, sorry for the name calling. My bad.
I know what you're saying now, but I still disagree that you can say that having a nice ass is just as beneficial to getting a job as a college degree.
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If you want to use that reasoning, then how about this: One person doing the interview will tell his manager that he based his hiring decision on who had a college degree, the other tells his manager he chose on the basis of who had the better ass. Now tell me which one of those interviewers gets fired on the spot?
Idiot.
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"And this can leave a candidate frazzled for the remainder of the interview."
I would think that, at least for some jobs, this is what they're trying to find out -- if the candidate can remain cool in the face of impending, difficult problems. If a critical system crashes suddenly, they want to know the person can solve the problem or at least try to, then remain somewhat coherent for the remainder of problems that come up as a result of that crash.
"What I missed out on by not following through with a higher education still somewhat escapes me"
One significant way a college degree benefits you over not having a degree was told to me like this:
Let's say you're interviewing for a job and the employer has to decide between you and one other person. You both have the same qualifications in work experience and are both great people, but only one of you has a college degree. Do you not think the employer will choose the college educated person over the other when it's one of the last factors with which to choose?
So if anything, a college degree gets you that one step ahead of the person without one. If you both have a college degree, then at least you don't have to worry about that being a problem so much.
Many people assume that, should this asteroid need to be destroyed, we'd do so with a nuke of some sort. If we did that, and all the bits of the rock came raining down to the Earth, wouldn't that mean we could potentially litter the planet with radioactive rock?
I had a simple webcam setup for security that would snap video and pics whenever there was movement. I could even email the snapped photos if I wanted, which could (I guess) be easily sent to a cellphone.
Going out on a limb here, but what about organisms that travel one way, then come back again (i.e., bacteria from Earth goes to Mars, mutates from the differing radiation levels/climate/etc., then that bacteria is brought back to Earth on a returning ship)?
You won't be pissed off that you bought all of the extended releases, thinking you got all of the footage that could possibly be released, only to learn later that, "oops, we forgot to tell you -- there's more footage, and you need to by the $200+ full boxed set to see it!"
Everyone who thinks they have the complete set of DVDs already (except you it seems): "Shit."
Where are they being up front about that? Like I said, I read/heard that Peter Jackson interview somewhere and I can't remember where, so how the hell is being obscure the same as being up front?
Now, if they release the extra footage alone on a seperate DVD, then I'd bite for sure.
Although, I believe I read an interview with Peter Jackson somewhere where he says that even these extended releases don't have everything he'd like in them, and that when they release the full extended edition boxed set, he suspects there will be even more footage.
If that is true, then people will be really pissed off.
I would've thought someone like Wil Wheaton would be totally open to a full interview for this sort of thing without needing to be paid or having to bother an agent/manager. I wonder if he was asked and if so, why did he refuse?
"it kind of defeats the purpose of having a sting-operation if you TELL EVERYONE you're running a sting!"
Not necessarily. I'm sure that this kind of news, even if it's not true, should scare people from using a warezed version of the game. If it's true, they may get fined/banned/in trouble, but unless they're good at scouring through the code to find the piracy checking portion, they'll really have no idea.
I could also easily see someone staging such a thing. Create a program that displays stock footage to the viewer and if they aim just right and fire just right, the program shows the animal dead. Rancher gets an email that he now has to send a stuffed animal head or meat to the shooter. Repeat footage for next viewer and randomize it a bit.
Sort-of like those OLD arcade games where you'd use a light gun to shoot bottles or draw against a cowboy, only they don't give you a stuffed dead cowboy when you win that game...
"I am very hesitant to give my money to a company like Valve, a company which lies to and deceives its customers..."
I'll give you the inconvenience argument, but when the hell did Valve lie and deceive customers? Hell they even came clean with us all and told us how the HL2 source was stolen. If anything, I'd want to cover that gaping a-hole of an embarassment with a truckload of bullshite.
You're making Value out to be some kind of evil monster of the gaming world -- a title best deserved for others, IMO.
Don't forget Real Genius with the huge, frickin' hotter-than-the-sun laser that could disintegrate a single human from space or, even more frighteningly, overcome a two-story home with a giant container of Jiffy Pop popcorn!
Re:Halo Myths: What PC Users Don't Get about Halo
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"The reality is that games are a lot like movies. They fall down to personal likes and dislikes. Just because the critics or others say it's great, doesn't mean it is to you, or vice versa."
I suppose that's true, unless someone tells me this is the Gigli of games, which in case I'd stay away from it like...well...Gigli.
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Actually it's for the lifetime of the particular unit you're using. It's non-transferable to a newer unit, for example. But yeah, I assume the lifetime of Tivo as a company applies as well.
I would sure hesitate to buy one of Tivo's lifetime subscriptions right about now...
A bizarro McGuyver could.
I know what you're saying now, but I still disagree that you can say that having a nice ass is just as beneficial to getting a job as a college degree.
Idiot.
I would think that, at least for some jobs, this is what they're trying to find out -- if the candidate can remain cool in the face of impending, difficult problems. If a critical system crashes suddenly, they want to know the person can solve the problem or at least try to, then remain somewhat coherent for the remainder of problems that come up as a result of that crash.
One significant way a college degree benefits you over not having a degree was told to me like this:
Let's say you're interviewing for a job and the employer has to decide between you and one other person. You both have the same qualifications in work experience and are both great people, but only one of you has a college degree. Do you not think the employer will choose the college educated person over the other when it's one of the last factors with which to choose?
So if anything, a college degree gets you that one step ahead of the person without one. If you both have a college degree, then at least you don't have to worry about that being a problem so much.
...it's a space station.
Many people assume that, should this asteroid need to be destroyed, we'd do so with a nuke of some sort. If we did that, and all the bits of the rock came raining down to the Earth, wouldn't that mean we could potentially litter the planet with radioactive rock?
I never did watch SG-1 because, well, I thought Stargate the movie was ca-ca. How does the show compare? What's better than the movie?
I had a simple webcam setup for security that would snap video and pics whenever there was movement. I could even email the snapped photos if I wanted, which could (I guess) be easily sent to a cellphone.
There's already an easier way to tell off your auto-neighbors.
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How'd you guess? ;-)
Going out on a limb here, but what about organisms that travel one way, then come back again (i.e., bacteria from Earth goes to Mars, mutates from the differing radiation levels/climate/etc., then that bacteria is brought back to Earth on a returning ship)?
... 55. Shoot first ...
Everyone who thinks they have the complete set of DVDs already (except you it seems): "Shit."
Where are they being up front about that? Like I said, I read/heard that Peter Jackson interview somewhere and I can't remember where, so how the hell is being obscure the same as being up front?
Now, if they release the extra footage alone on a seperate DVD, then I'd bite for sure.
If that is true, then people will be really pissed off.
Yeah! What, no sick bay to sleep in?!
I would've thought someone like Wil Wheaton would be totally open to a full interview for this sort of thing without needing to be paid or having to bother an agent/manager. I wonder if he was asked and if so, why did he refuse?
Not necessarily. I'm sure that this kind of news, even if it's not true, should scare people from using a warezed version of the game. If it's true, they may get fined/banned/in trouble, but unless they're good at scouring through the code to find the piracy checking portion, they'll really have no idea.
Sort-of like those OLD arcade games where you'd use a light gun to shoot bottles or draw against a cowboy, only they don't give you a stuffed dead cowboy when you win that game...
I'll give you the inconvenience argument, but when the hell did Valve lie and deceive customers? Hell they even came clean with us all and told us how the HL2 source was stolen. If anything, I'd want to cover that gaping a-hole of an embarassment with a truckload of bullshite.
You're making Value out to be some kind of evil monster of the gaming world -- a title best deserved for others, IMO.
Don't forget Real Genius with the huge, frickin' hotter-than-the-sun laser that could disintegrate a single human from space or, even more frighteningly, overcome a two-story home with a giant container of Jiffy Pop popcorn!
I suppose that's true, unless someone tells me this is the Gigli of games, which in case I'd stay away from it like...well...Gigli.