Duh. Because people who pend all their time learning IT, and learning languages, and then learning the NEXT new language haven't had a chance to build up that much of a social life anyway.
Their work IS their life.
And don't forget that huge IT crash we've had. If you had any finanical responibilites, you take what you can get.
It's in the Vegemite. To be specific, it IS the vegemite. It made completely of mind-control spores. Mostly neutralized by toast, but even.001% is enough to influence the human mind.
A few years of Vegemite, and you're a government drone. Slave to the Vegemite spawn queens. DON'T DENY WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE TRUE!!@
From what I understand about Waco, was that the tank was used to bash the wall down.
After that a fire started on the inside, killing people. It's not as if they were firebombing the place on *purpose*.
And government agents can do a lot more to save your lives when you're not shooting at them. Once you start doing that, they're only concerned about reaching their objectives while staying alive.
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Interesting. Why didn't you use France or Germany for an example? Or an average?
If you're not going to be honest in your arguements, then discussing these things with you is a waste of time.
Since when is a MS media campaign something "big"?
I guess no one at Gamespot read that one Slashdot article on how Microsoft is going to spend 100 million on their ad campaign for the X-box 360.
Too bad. One would think that Gamespot would pay more attention to game related news.
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If you've got a 35-hour workweek, 6 weeks of paid vacation every year, free healthcare, free schooling through Bachelor's-level for your kids, and a guaranteed old-age pension.... would you give it all up so you could live in a country that had a slightly higher GDP????
Why a 35 hour workweek? Why not less? 6 weeks of paid vacation, if you can get a job. Free healthcare, once you wait in line. Depending on the government to stay alive and healthy? I barely trust them with my mail. Free schooling only if you jump through the correct hoops at the correct time. And then you're limited to the subjects they think you'll be good at. And the pension is not guaranteed. There ARE no guarantees. They'll make an honest effort to see you get it, but you might not.
And the "Slightly Larger" GDP of the US has allowed it to create far more jobs for it's workers. That's why they'll accept immigrants. And with the "Safty net" the socialist countries have, you're a burden, not a benefit. And they don't want you there.
When a mosquito sucks your blood it is not feeding. It's a reproductive act.
Ok, public service message everyone. If you get caught by one of these swarms, please douse yourself with gasoline and set yourself on fire. With that one simple act you have saved the rest of us from tens of thousands of new mosquitos.
Why do we have 500+ billion for war but not for education or medicare?
Please learn the difference between the responsibilities at the state level and the federal level, and the scales of those costs.
And free Internet?
(blinks) Free Internet? You realize that's impossible right? You do realize that you'll be paying for it anyway, but the federal government will take an extra cut out of that to pay for it's horrific inefficiencies. And that it can't actually lower the costs it takes to provide Internet service? So you actually end up spending even MORE for your "Free Internet"?
You realize that once you start going down that road, there's no reason at all for the government not to provide everything you need, for "free"?
So, you're saying the space elevator won't be built in the next 60 years because we don't have the ability to produce long strings of carbon nanotubes *right now*?
You're a joke. Almost nothing humanity has produced has required such long development times.
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You can't. You just have to say "It's great, you wanna borrow my DVDs?"
30$ at Amazon now.
I bought it when it was 36$. It's probably the best 36$ I've ever spent.
Since when is "Prison" a system of Government?
Who the heck modified you "Insightfull"???
How do you diagnose a faulty PCI bus? I've been having problems with my ASUS board...
So what's with your population? Only 20 million? Your country is almost as big as the US, but with only 7% of the population.
You guys have been around a while.
Stock prices != profit
Revenue != profit
This is a really basic question. You say that they're raking in the profits, but don't seem to have any idea of their costs of doing business.
Actually, I hated the "Neat" interface that came with Mac and if KDE was available a few months ago, I wouldn't have sold mine.
Just curious, at what point in the drill/transport/distill/sell chain are the oil companies making "Huge" profits?
No hand waving please.
I just bought a projector. I'm offically done with going to theaters, except for social outings.
Duh. Because people who pend all their time learning IT, and learning languages, and then learning the NEXT new language haven't had a chance to build up that much of a social life anyway.
Their work IS their life.
And don't forget that huge IT crash we've had. If you had any finanical responibilites, you take what you can get.
I find that most movies made before WORLD WAR II, to not be that good.
Don't be ridiculous.
.001% is enough to influence the human mind.
It's in the Vegemite. To be specific, it IS the vegemite. It made completely of mind-control spores. Mostly neutralized by toast, but even
A few years of Vegemite, and you're a government drone. Slave to the Vegemite spawn queens. DON'T DENY WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE TRUE!!@
From what I understand about Waco, was that the tank was used to bash the wall down.
After that a fire started on the inside, killing people. It's not as if they were firebombing the place on *purpose*.
And government agents can do a lot more to save your lives when you're not shooting at them. Once you start doing that, they're only concerned about reaching their objectives while staying alive.
Interesting. Why didn't you use France or Germany for an example? Or an average?
If you're not going to be honest in your arguements, then discussing these things with you is a waste of time.
"Something big is about to happen."
Since when is a MS media campaign something "big"?
I guess no one at Gamespot read that one Slashdot article on how Microsoft is going to spend 100 million on their ad campaign for the X-box 360.
Too bad. One would think that Gamespot would pay more attention to game related news.
Why a 35 hour workweek? Why not less?
6 weeks of paid vacation, if you can get a job.
Free healthcare, once you wait in line. Depending on the government to stay alive and healthy? I barely trust them with my mail.
Free schooling only if you jump through the correct hoops at the correct time. And then you're limited to the subjects they think you'll be good at.
And the pension is not guaranteed. There ARE no guarantees. They'll make an honest effort to see you get it, but you might not.
And the "Slightly Larger" GDP of the US has allowed it to create far more jobs for it's workers. That's why they'll accept immigrants. And with the "Safty net" the socialist countries have, you're a burden, not a benefit. And they don't want you there.
"Dark Matter"
When a mosquito sucks your blood it is not feeding. It's a reproductive act.
Ok, public service message everyone. If you get caught by one of these swarms, please douse yourself with gasoline and set yourself on fire. With that one simple act you have saved the rest of us from tens of thousands of new mosquitos.
You are the weakest link in the chain.
Please learn the difference between the responsibilities at the state level and the federal level, and the scales of those costs.
(blinks) Free Internet? You realize that's impossible right? You do realize that you'll be paying for it anyway, but the federal government will take an extra cut out of that to pay for it's horrific inefficiencies. And that it can't actually lower the costs it takes to provide Internet service? So you actually end up spending even MORE for your "Free Internet"?
You realize that once you start going down that road, there's no reason at all for the government not to provide everything you need, for "free"?
Sounding kinda Communist? Ya think?
Am I the only one holding off on DVD purchases because I'm waiting for the new HD disks?
I figure some shows won't ever be re-done into HD, I'm betting that most of the profitable movies will be.
Here's hoping for an early release of HD-Ghostbusters.
(blink)
I use ring tones so I know it's my phone that's ringing.
We used to have it where almost everyone had the same ring tone. It sucked. Pay attention.
Yes, and the only way to do that is to reach in and tear out the dictatorships that are causing the problems.
Ugh. One world governement.
Sorry, I don't realize it.
So, you're saying the space elevator won't be built in the next 60 years because we don't have the ability to produce long strings of carbon nanotubes *right now*?
You're a joke. Almost nothing humanity has produced has required such long development times.
Er, no it's not.
Surround it by missile platforms and active radar 20 miles out. It's on the ocean, so you can have the entire underwater area soaking in active sonar.
The only things allowed inside the 20 mile circle are the transport ships which belong to the elevator. Everything else is destroyed. Period.
All cargo is opened and inspected visually for explosives. All people and luggage are checked for explosives.
It's not that hard.
It is all for free. I don't pay a dime to use google.
That's what "Free" means to me.
Oh, you want to use their search software for free? I think that's a horrible idea. You might as well just hand over Google to Microsoft then.