They exist, but are rare. At my university (~21k students 15 years ago) I dated the two hot chicks in the engineering dept. Generally not a lot of competition there so even a middling looks guy can do well. I was working construction to pay for my CS degree so was in really good shape at the time and could help them with their Fortran homework.
Besides, if the author sells activation keys, he knows who bought which one, and thus whom to sue when one of those keys gets posted on warez sites.
Very unlikely. I own a small company that works on the whole demo version, sell you a key to unlock the full functionality kind of thing. Every key that has been posted to a warez site has been purchased with a stolen credit card, so not only do I get the posted on the warez site hit, I have to eat a charge back too.
Thankfully the company that handles my store has gotten better over the years at avoiding those (hello! if the billing address is Texas and traceroute shows you the customer is in Russia, chances are it's a stolen credit card!) so it hasn't been an issue for me lately.
I can sympathize with this guy. When it's your livelihood, this kind of stuff hurts and you want to strike back, but this is too far. I just refuse to unlock the demo mode from a posted key.
Apparently you've missed that whole social part of MMORPGs.
Since I've been on MMORPG I spend more time than ever with friends and family. My guild is made up of RL friends and family. We've moved all over the country, got jobs and kids. There's no way I can meet them for dinner or invite them over for a party, but Tuesday and Thursday nights we all sign on, daisy chain 3 way calling and we're all back together again.
Are you insane? I've been using compact flourescents for about 10 years. The first one burnt out about year ago. It was so odd I actually checked the breaker before trying a fresh bulb.
Isn't this the guy going to jail for tax evasion and who threatened the prosecutors and judges on the jail telephone. He doesn't sound particularly bright and somehow I think he's probably not the guy to look for in regards to "Truth".
He certainly missed that part of the bible about render unto Caesar and do unto others. So I would guess that in all the other fields he claims to offer startling evidence that overthrow the existing theories and mountains of data, he's probably missed the boat too.
That doesn't mean anything. I wrote two books, half a dozen magazine articles, never met any of the publishers or editors in person. Contracts were signed, but they weren't notarized or anything I could have made up a fake name easily and been done with it.
we require newborns basically to have a social security number now when they are YEARS from being on the tax roles There is a reason for that. If get hit by a bus today, my newborn will begin receiving my social security benefits long before they are ready for taxes.
I recently moved from Florida to Pennsylvania and DL databases are already linked, having national database and national drivers license would actually be a really nice thing.
To get my car registered in PA I needed to get PA insurance. Figuring I'd do it all in one trip I got PA insurance, canceled my FL insurance and headed down to the DMV. Because my FL insurance was canceled, FL suspended my DL. Because FL suspended my license and PA checks that with their already connected DBs, they won't issue me a license.
FL won't reinstate my license without insurance or returning the plates and waiting a few weeks. I can't get PA to register the car and get plates from them without a PA license. My insurance company won't issue me FL insurance without a Florida address (i.e. I could do it, but it would be fraud).
Finally an email to the guy in charge of DMV Florida (who reports to Jeb Bush) got a response and someone who would work with us. Funny enough the exact same thing happened to the daughter of the woman who called us back.
This is the problem with having 50 distinct (but already connected) databases. It shouldn't be such a pain to move.
That's really odd. All the gamers I know are normal folks with good jobs, kids, house, no particular hang ups, etc. Perhaps it's not the gamers you are identifying, but the crowd you hang with, who just happen to be gamers.
I'm a guy in my mid 30s with a wife who is also a gamer and two well adjusted kids (who occasionally game). I have a successful business and career, I've written two books, and several magazine articles, and deal with people, very well, all day long.
A couple of nights a week, I get together with college and work friends by gaming with them. MMORPGs and network gaming is quite the opposite of anti-social, it's a great way to keep together when RL has moved us all over the country. In my small sample set, there's nobody who'd I'd consider fringe or escapist.
My bible thumping evangelical step brother in law thought it was really cool he could download all that free music he wanted off of P2P. My devout Catholic sister in law asked me to bootleg a DVD for her at Thanksgiving (I refused).
Apparently they are all about following the letter of the law, the 10 commandments don't say anything about thou shall not copyright infringe. As an atheist, I think they missed the point.
I can find studs in walls by looking for nail pops and places where mud isn't quite flat. Funny enough if you go to the floor or ceiling of those spots, you'll find nails where the studs are fastened. No magical powers needed, just spend enough time doing renovation, or even just hanging pictures, you'll get the hang of it.
The funny thing is that I absolutely agree with you and MMORPGs let me spend more time than ever with my friends. My friends and I + spouses are in our mid 30s to early 40s, we've moved all over the country, got real jobs, and some kids. I can't go to the movies with those folks any more, have a barbeque, or meet for drinks, but every Tuesday and Thursday night for a few hours we're all back together again. It's a load of fun.
Watch some reruns first before investing in the DVDs. While some folks around here think it's good, to me it's awful. I've tried several times over the years to get into it because it is sci-fi, but I can't. It's just bad.
I've never been slapped walking down the street, sitting in a meeting, etc., etc.
Invariably if I'm in a public place, there will be someone I find attractive and I will think "hey now". I've never had someone come up and slap me for thinking rude thoughts, so at the very least, women I find attractive, as a rule, do not have telepathy.
Actually the U2 iPod didn't come with the music loaded. Some of the media reported that, but I checked one out at the store and what it had was a coupon for $50 off the price of buying the entire U2 collection.
Try City of Heroes. Through the sidekicking and exemplar functions different levels can team and it's easy enough that my 4 year old can play. That's about his most favorite thing in the world, to make a new superhero and team up with daddy.
I actually find that MMOs make me interact with real people more often. All my college friends, we've move away from each other, got jobs, got married, had kids, and drifted apart.
With MMOs however, that group + spouses, and some extended friends and family spend more time together than we have in years. There are scheduled game nights and often when you hop online, a real life friend is there in your supergroup or guild to team with. Grab the phone and it's just like being around the table with a bag of dice, just less farts.
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Obviously you've never tasted dove. It's delicious, tastes almost like kitten.
If you want a bad implementation check out Robot Jox http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102800/
What self respecting geek stops?
They exist, but are rare. At my university (~21k students 15 years ago) I dated the two hot chicks in the engineering dept. Generally not a lot of competition there so even a middling looks guy can do well. I was working construction to pay for my CS degree so was in really good shape at the time and could help them with their Fortran homework.
One of them was a HGG. I married her.
Very unlikely. I own a small company that works on the whole demo version, sell you a key to unlock the full functionality kind of thing. Every key that has been posted to a warez site has been purchased with a stolen credit card, so not only do I get the posted on the warez site hit, I have to eat a charge back too.
Thankfully the company that handles my store has gotten better over the years at avoiding those (hello! if the billing address is Texas and traceroute shows you the customer is in Russia, chances are it's a stolen credit card!) so it hasn't been an issue for me lately.
I can sympathize with this guy. When it's your livelihood, this kind of stuff hurts and you want to strike back, but this is too far. I just refuse to unlock the demo mode from a posted key.
Apparently you've missed that whole social part of MMORPGs.
Since I've been on MMORPG I spend more time than ever with friends and family. My guild is made up of RL friends and family. We've moved all over the country, got jobs and kids. There's no way I can meet them for dinner or invite them over for a party, but Tuesday and Thursday nights we all sign on, daisy chain 3 way calling and we're all back together again.
Are you insane? I've been using compact flourescents for about 10 years. The first one burnt out about year ago. It was so odd I actually checked the breaker before trying a fresh bulb.
Isn't this the guy going to jail for tax evasion and who threatened the prosecutors and judges on the jail telephone. He doesn't sound particularly bright and somehow I think he's probably not the guy to look for in regards to "Truth".
He certainly missed that part of the bible about render unto Caesar and do unto others. So I would guess that in all the other fields he claims to offer startling evidence that overthrow the existing theories and mountains of data, he's probably missed the boat too.
That doesn't mean anything. I wrote two books, half a dozen magazine articles, never met any of the publishers or editors in person. Contracts were signed, but they weren't notarized or anything I could have made up a fake name easily and been done with it.
Invariably in any public setting there will be at least one female I can look at and think "hey now". I have never been slapped.
At the very least, hot chicks do not have telepathy.
I recently moved from Florida to Pennsylvania and DL databases are already linked, having national database and national drivers license would actually be a really nice thing.
To get my car registered in PA I needed to get PA insurance. Figuring I'd do it all in one trip I got PA insurance, canceled my FL insurance and headed down to the DMV. Because my FL insurance was canceled, FL suspended my DL. Because FL suspended my license and PA checks that with their already connected DBs, they won't issue me a license.
FL won't reinstate my license without insurance or returning the plates and waiting a few weeks. I can't get PA to register the car and get plates from them without a PA license. My insurance company won't issue me FL insurance without a Florida address (i.e. I could do it, but it would be fraud).
Finally an email to the guy in charge of DMV Florida (who reports to Jeb Bush) got a response and someone who would work with us. Funny enough the exact same thing happened to the daughter of the woman who called us back.
This is the problem with having 50 distinct (but already connected) databases. It shouldn't be such a pain to move.
Man I hate to feed the troll, but...
That's really odd. All the gamers I know are normal folks with good jobs, kids, house, no particular hang ups, etc. Perhaps it's not the gamers you are identifying, but the crowd you hang with, who just happen to be gamers.
I'm a guy in my mid 30s with a wife who is also a gamer and two well adjusted kids (who occasionally game). I have a successful business and career, I've written two books, and several magazine articles, and deal with people, very well, all day long.
A couple of nights a week, I get together with college and work friends by gaming with them. MMORPGs and network gaming is quite the opposite of anti-social, it's a great way to keep together when RL has moved us all over the country. In my small sample set, there's nobody who'd I'd consider fringe or escapist.
With a MMORPG, everyone should get the chance to marry YoSafBridge!
My bible thumping evangelical step brother in law thought it was really cool he could download all that free music he wanted off of P2P. My devout Catholic sister in law asked me to bootleg a DVD for her at Thanksgiving (I refused).
Apparently they are all about following the letter of the law, the 10 commandments don't say anything about thou shall not copyright infringe. As an atheist, I think they missed the point.
I'm saving up now for my Cherry 2000!
I suspect that your friend was being played.
I can find studs in walls by looking for nail pops and places where mud isn't quite flat. Funny enough if you go to the floor or ceiling of those spots, you'll find nails where the studs are fastened. No magical powers needed, just spend enough time doing renovation, or even just hanging pictures, you'll get the hang of it.
The funny thing is that I absolutely agree with you and MMORPGs let me spend more time than ever with my friends. My friends and I + spouses are in our mid 30s to early 40s, we've moved all over the country, got real jobs, and some kids. I can't go to the movies with those folks any more, have a barbeque, or meet for drinks, but every Tuesday and Thursday night for a few hours we're all back together again. It's a load of fun.
Watch some reruns first before investing in the DVDs. While some folks around here think it's good, to me it's awful. I've tried several times over the years to get into it because it is sci-fi, but I can't. It's just bad.
I saw a similar review on one of the various wood craft magazines I subscribe to.
All we really know is that it's safe for hotdogs!
Please someone make a Shadowrun MMO. I loved that universe in the pen and paper days. It was the best of both worlds, wizards with railguns!
I've never been slapped walking down the street, sitting in a meeting, etc., etc.
Invariably if I'm in a public place, there will be someone I find attractive and I will think "hey now". I've never had someone come up and slap me for thinking rude thoughts, so at the very least, women I find attractive, as a rule, do not have telepathy.
Actually the U2 iPod didn't come with the music loaded. Some of the media reported that, but I checked one out at the store and what it had was a coupon for $50 off the price of buying the entire U2 collection.
Try City of Heroes. Through the sidekicking and exemplar functions different levels can team and it's easy enough that my 4 year old can play. That's about his most favorite thing in the world, to make a new superhero and team up with daddy.
I actually find that MMOs make me interact with real people more often. All my college friends, we've move away from each other, got jobs, got married, had kids, and drifted apart.
With MMOs however, that group + spouses, and some extended friends and family spend more time together than we have in years. There are scheduled game nights and often when you hop online, a real life friend is there in your supergroup or guild to team with. Grab the phone and it's just like being around the table with a bag of dice, just less farts.