I know that illegal search and seizure, freedom of assembly and all that are pertinent here. If real, face bandana-wearing Anarchists are involved, well... I've seen some Anarchist "protests" in person that were very much not on the legal side of things. They involved destruction of public property and provoking police officers. If that's what these groups were meeting to plan, then there is some level of justification. Something in the realm of Conspiracy to Commit *insert felony here*.
Starbucks coffees still tend to use many different grades of beans, instead of consistently the highest grade like some shops (including the one that I work for). Lower-grade beans have varying sizes, more deformities, and generally don't roast as well because it can't be done evenly.
Starbucks also have a tendency to over-roast their beans which leads to a bit of a burnt flavor on most of their coffees. Do they beat the hell out of freeze-dried store-bought crap? You bet they do. Are they still lacking in quality to save a buck? Yes.
Funnily enough, around here, they don't even pull shots at Starbucks any more, they have an espresso machine that does that for them with the mere push of a button.
That would be a valid criticism if the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wasn't already giving incredible amounts to charity. Their endowment is around 28 billion dollars and they give over 1 billion dollars to charity every year. I guess that's more than a mere pittance by my reckoning.
"Like someone else said, everyone's flawed, and if you let it limit the artists you patronize, you'll be missing out on a lot of good things."
For me, the issue is giving that artist money. What causes might he use that money to support? For someone who's as outspokenly conservative in important areas as Card is, I am loathe to take the chance that he'll just use it for good things.
"Ballots could be compromised by the electioneers at your local library/fire station/place of baloting-- that was never the real check."
But it's still been an important one. I, for one, am volunteering to be a precinct observor in my city, ensuring that neither side gets any unfair advantage.
When you've got the whole process happening behind closed doors, this type of observing is not an option.
I've gotta say, I work network security for an educational institution and we are/have been seeing PLENTY of bittorrent traffic. There's no doubt in my mind lots of college kids know about it by now.
The proper procedure for settling online pissing contests and insult-slinging events of this nature is to play eachother in an agreed-upon First-Person Shooter.
Come on, don't these gangs know good internet ettiquette?
So... in the vain of "slashdotting" a site, should we call it "googling" a site? No, that's already the term you use when searching for a term... it would just end up being confusing. We could just re-appropriate the term "google-whacking"... but that term should stay the same, as well, for simplicity's sake. So then... it is necessary to make a new term. And there's really only one that will do.
1. The best part of this ride will be the launch and hill. If you added anything else, they wouldn't really compare. Cedar Point already has a coaster that does a whole lot more while going really fast. They were going for a short, concentrated burst of intensity with this ride.
2. It already costs $25 million. They can't really afford to invest more than that in a single ride.
Replace Rollercoasters?
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Whatever.
Until it can reliably simulate the feeling of being shot 110+ miles per hour up and over an insane 400+ foot hill like the new ride at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio...
Slashdot Mirror
Jack Shephard lives!
No, no. He died on the island. That church was just purgatory or something.
What about the pain I would experience not being allowed to eat sweet, delicious crab?
I know that illegal search and seizure, freedom of assembly and all that are pertinent here. If real, face bandana-wearing Anarchists are involved, well... I've seen some Anarchist "protests" in person that were very much not on the legal side of things. They involved destruction of public property and provoking police officers. If that's what these groups were meeting to plan, then there is some level of justification. Something in the realm of Conspiracy to Commit *insert felony here*.
That is only true if you ignore the fact that it never would have made it on to Slashdot in the first place if it wasn't for xkcd.
Any results from slashdot belong to xkcd too.
Dr. Eleanor Arroway from Contact.
Actual user of the scientific method and all-around skeptic.
"we Brits invented the computer and the web..."
Oh come ON... everyone knows Al Gore isn't British.
Starbucks coffees still tend to use many different grades of beans, instead of consistently the highest grade like some shops (including the one that I work for). Lower-grade beans have varying sizes, more deformities, and generally don't roast as well because it can't be done evenly.
Starbucks also have a tendency to over-roast their beans which leads to a bit of a burnt flavor on most of their coffees. Do they beat the hell out of freeze-dried store-bought crap? You bet they do. Are they still lacking in quality to save a buck? Yes.
Funnily enough, around here, they don't even pull shots at Starbucks any more, they have an espresso machine that does that for them with the mere push of a button.
That would be a valid criticism if the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wasn't already giving incredible amounts to charity. Their endowment is around 28 billion dollars and they give over 1 billion dollars to charity every year. I guess that's more than a mere pittance by my reckoning.
With all the immigration, it'll be back safely on the male side. I'd give it a week or two...
"Like someone else said, everyone's flawed, and if you let it limit the artists you patronize, you'll be missing out on a lot of good things."
For me, the issue is giving that artist money. What causes might he use that money to support? For someone who's as outspokenly conservative in important areas as Card is, I am loathe to take the chance that he'll just use it for good things.
And this is exactly why I stick with Opera. It's just incompatible and unpopular enough to go below the security exploit finders' radars.
"Ballots could be compromised by the electioneers at your local library/fire station/place of baloting-- that was never the real check."
But it's still been an important one. I, for one, am volunteering to be a precinct observor in my city, ensuring that neither side gets any unfair advantage.
When you've got the whole process happening behind closed doors, this type of observing is not an option.
I've gotta say, I work network security for an educational institution and we are/have been seeing PLENTY of bittorrent traffic. There's no doubt in my mind lots of college kids know about it by now.
The proper procedure for settling online pissing contests and insult-slinging events of this nature is to play eachother in an agreed-upon First-Person Shooter.
Come on, don't these gangs know good internet ettiquette?
Apology accepted.
So... in the vain of "slashdotting" a site, should we call it "googling" a site? No, that's already the term you use when searching for a term... it would just end up being confusing. We could just re-appropriate the term "google-whacking"... but that term should stay the same, as well, for simplicity's sake. So then... it is necessary to make a new term. And there's really only one that will do.
That site's been google-spanked.
Are they implying that the idea for the car came from a night spent tripping on acid.. or... ??
Yeah... my roommates WOULD decide to get rid of cable now, of all times.
It's time for a little apartment mutiny.
1. The best part of this ride will be the launch and hill. If you added anything else, they wouldn't really compare. Cedar Point already has a coaster that does a whole lot more while going really fast. They were going for a short, concentrated burst of intensity with this ride.
2. It already costs $25 million. They can't really afford to invest more than that in a single ride.
Whatever.
...I think roller coaster manufacturers are safe.
Until it can reliably simulate the feeling of being shot 110+ miles per hour up and over an insane 400+ foot hill like the new ride at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio...
... the only thing that can save the enterprise now is Ziggy, everyone's favorite time travel probability computer!
Winnie The Pooh.
Anyone who says they can do without a 40 foot tall Tigger is a damned liar!
Aw... and here I was getting my food stuffs ready. Oh well, I guess it'll have to wait until the next asteroid attack warning.
I don't I would've used "picture" as the verb there...