My PS2 doesn't even power up. It sat in the same spot, never falling, never taking any of the abuse my Gamecube did (shorter controller cables = Gamecube falls when person or dog walked by and tugs the thing out)... yet no go. It's not that early of a PS2. I think I got it a year or a year and a half after they came out. I've long ago stopped buying systems on launch or close to it.
The NES however, was NOTORIOUS for failing to read games. How often do you have to blow in your carts, or fight with the unit to get it to work?
I went through a total of three NES systems. The first one lasted a great long time, so the latter two were cheap eBay purchases. With two of them, that was the problem: The contacts grew to the point they failed to read the cartridge. It resulted in the flashing white screen (of death?).
It's a waste of Wal-Mart's money. And that's the one thing Wal-Mart *hates* wasting.
yep. I know someone who works there (she's a college student). They'll side with the customer IF the employee is at fault, make employees apologize even to the shittiest customers, and if a customer does something to an employee, they try and talk the employee out of doing anything. Case in point, a crazy woman randomly threw some meat at the person working in their deli, and Walmart talked the employee out of filing any sort of charges (it was a significant amount of meat and nearly hit her in the head).
but if a customer gets hurt in the store, they'll go to great lengths to avoid having to pay anything. And this is something they've gotten very good at. anyone who has ever been to a Walmart has seen the army of little shits who run around, push buggies fast, etc, just begging to get hurt or hurt someone else. They'll go back and review security tape, etc, to try and get out of being responsible for it. Not that I blame them when it comes to customer stupidity.
My PS2 failed after two years, but I'm not about to shell out $100 for another one. That's the price of two games, and I have too little time and there's enough to keep me occupied on their competitors current-gen systems that I have already. I haven't replaced my NES yet, either. (and probably won't, now that 90% of the games I liked for it are on the Wii)
However, if I did decide I wanted to play my old games, I'd certainly get the smaller version.
Actually, your description of RPGs is why I quit playing them, but I'm definitely in the minority. Around the time of the Playstation, they just reached a point where the games annoyed the living shit out of me, and they didn't strike me as fun as games from the previous generation.
Now if you'll excuse me, I think there are some damn kids on my lawn.
We have this discussion every time adblock comes up:
If ads weren't invasive and annoying (javascript that slows a site, flash, sound), they wouldn't get blocked -- and those things existed long before AdBlock or even Firefox.
Yes, I know about the electoral college. But it's very rare that electors don't go the way the state vote went. My point was, my vote counts towards deciding which electors are chosen.
I'm fairly sure there are write-in candidates in presidential elections, all the time. Generally, the electors vote the way the popular vote in the state went. The presidential ballots list the candidates, not a list of electors.
Until a write-in wins more than 50% of a state's population, we won't know for sure how that situation will play out.
Actually, the irony is that most people do use those "old and crappy" systems. You can get a lot of life out of them if you don't need a current computer for the job.
Good luck running a current version of Windows on a PIII, too...
I don't watch TV much anymore, but: The last time I can recall wasn't a vocal mention, but a picture of a Coke truck in a Pepsi commercial, complete with their trademarks and logos. It was the bouncing-truck commercial.
Also, car manufacturers regularly mention competitors in their advertisements.
Could anyone enlighten me as to a detail in the US law? Do you HAVE to be nominated to run, or would a simple majority of voters writing your name on the paper be considered a legal vote?
I'm not an election-law lawyer or expert, but: You do not have to be nominated to run, but it can be difficult getting your name on the ballot in states without a party backing you. It doesn't have to be Republican or Democrat; Libertarians regularly get their candidates on most state ballots as far as I am aware. I don't think Perot had a party backing him the second time.
As to the second part: If, in 2008, 51% of people in states making up at least 270 electoral votes voted for, say, Bill Gates, then he would be the legal winner, on a ballot or not. A vote is legal regardless of if the person has a party backing them. The person may not be legally eligible to be president however; you have to be 35 years old and a natural born citizen (plus a few other requirements, like spending the last five or ten years with the US as your primary residence, or something).
Anyone can run, and anyone over 35/natural citizen can actually be put in office. And I can legally vote for anyone I want, and the vote counts.
I don't consider that a waste of money, though. I think their lawyers know their chances in this case, and I think it's better than 0%, so it's not a waste. At least, not to me.
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Worst was Kano's. Instead of ripping out their heart, he pulled out... a giant ball of sweat.
My PS2 doesn't even power up. It sat in the same spot, never falling, never taking any of the abuse my Gamecube did (shorter controller cables = Gamecube falls when person or dog walked by and tugs the thing out)... yet no go. It's not that early of a PS2. I think I got it a year or a year and a half after they came out. I've long ago stopped buying systems on launch or close to it.
The NES however, was NOTORIOUS for failing to read games. How often do you have to blow in your carts, or fight with the unit to get it to work?
I went through a total of three NES systems. The first one lasted a great long time, so the latter two were cheap eBay purchases. With two of them, that was the problem: The contacts grew to the point they failed to read the cartridge. It resulted in the flashing white screen (of death?).
Honestly, that sounds about right. There are people in the US who have got more time for tax evasion than child molesters.
What a great message that is. "Rape children and you're okay as long as you pay your taxes!"
It's a waste of Wal-Mart's money. And that's the one thing Wal-Mart *hates* wasting.
yep. I know someone who works there (she's a college student). They'll side with the customer IF the employee is at fault, make employees apologize even to the shittiest customers, and if a customer does something to an employee, they try and talk the employee out of doing anything. Case in point, a crazy woman randomly threw some meat at the person working in their deli, and Walmart talked the employee out of filing any sort of charges (it was a significant amount of meat and nearly hit her in the head).
but if a customer gets hurt in the store, they'll go to great lengths to avoid having to pay anything. And this is something they've gotten very good at. anyone who has ever been to a Walmart has seen the army of little shits who run around, push buggies fast, etc, just begging to get hurt or hurt someone else. They'll go back and review security tape, etc, to try and get out of being responsible for it. Not that I blame them when it comes to customer stupidity.
And you can almost always return an item, even if you've opened it and used it.
Food is a clear exception, probably DVDs/CDs (never tried), but "crappy controller thing"? I imagine you can take it back.
Personally, if you're confused by this thing and you've actually ever even seen a Wiimote, I want you sterilized before you breed.
My PS2 failed after two years, but I'm not about to shell out $100 for another one. That's the price of two games, and I have too little time and there's enough to keep me occupied on their competitors current-gen systems that I have already. I haven't replaced my NES yet, either. (and probably won't, now that 90% of the games I liked for it are on the Wii)
However, if I did decide I wanted to play my old games, I'd certainly get the smaller version.
The standard in the U.S. is "quilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
Yeah, no fancy blankets for you if you have any doubts.
Huh, and here I am thinking system binaries are in sbin...
The distro is not named "Gutsy Gibbon" or "Hardy Heron." The Distro is Ubuntu. the versions are Gutsy Gibbon and Hardy Heron.
doing nothing revolutionary and costing like 5 times more than it's worth.
Adobe software already has this feature.
Actually, your description of RPGs is why I quit playing them, but I'm definitely in the minority. Around the time of the Playstation, they just reached a point where the games annoyed the living shit out of me, and they didn't strike me as fun as games from the previous generation.
Now if you'll excuse me, I think there are some damn kids on my lawn.
Yeah and when your car breaks down in the middle of a long stretch of nothing, you can just walk for miles!
We have this discussion every time adblock comes up:
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Just don't tone it back too much and start writing long sentences without punctuation.
Which is kind of a tragedy, since usually his songs are better than the ones he's parodying.
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Hell, give 'em to me, I'll find a use for them. As long as a system can run, it can do something useful.
Unless it has Vista on it, anyway...
Yes, I know about the electoral college. But it's very rare that electors don't go the way the state vote went. My point was, my vote counts towards deciding which electors are chosen.
I'm fairly sure there are write-in candidates in presidential elections, all the time. Generally, the electors vote the way the popular vote in the state went. The presidential ballots list the candidates, not a list of electors.
Until a write-in wins more than 50% of a state's population, we won't know for sure how that situation will play out.
Actually, the irony is that most people do use those "old and crappy" systems. You can get a lot of life out of them if you don't need a current computer for the job.
Good luck running a current version of Windows on a PIII, too...
I don't watch TV much anymore, but: The last time I can recall wasn't a vocal mention, but a picture of a Coke truck in a Pepsi commercial, complete with their trademarks and logos. It was the bouncing-truck commercial.
Also, car manufacturers regularly mention competitors in their advertisements.
Wow, what a well reasoned disagreement that was! OP must be a liar, DJC said his post was bullshit in bold letters!
I always considered McCain-Feingold to be "incumbent protection."
When, in this election, they say you need 100 million to matter, it's pretty clear CFR failed miserably...
Could anyone enlighten me as to a detail in the US law? Do you HAVE to be nominated to run, or would a simple majority of voters writing your name on the paper be considered a legal vote?
I'm not an election-law lawyer or expert, but: You do not have to be nominated to run, but it can be difficult getting your name on the ballot in states without a party backing you. It doesn't have to be Republican or Democrat; Libertarians regularly get their candidates on most state ballots as far as I am aware. I don't think Perot had a party backing him the second time.
As to the second part: If, in 2008, 51% of people in states making up at least 270 electoral votes voted for, say, Bill Gates, then he would be the legal winner, on a ballot or not. A vote is legal regardless of if the person has a party backing them. The person may not be legally eligible to be president however; you have to be 35 years old and a natural born citizen (plus a few other requirements, like spending the last five or ten years with the US as your primary residence, or something).
Anyone can run, and anyone over 35/natural citizen can actually be put in office. And I can legally vote for anyone I want, and the vote counts.
I don't consider that a waste of money, though. I think their lawyers know their chances in this case, and I think it's better than 0%, so it's not a waste. At least, not to me.