Granted. I was just showing examples of women who took the initiative to game on their own. Women who *do* pay for games rather than just use someone else's purchases.
My younger sister purchased WoW because she couldn't stand to share with her husband and wait her turn to play. She then purchased a new video card because her comp just didn't perform satisfactorily. When I originally put her computer together a couple years back, her main question was, "But will it play Warcraft 3??" I also bought her a GC for her graduation present and she's bought 3 or 4 games to go with it since then.
My older sister is a slightly different story. She upgraded her comp way back to play Diablo 2, but she's a working single mom who's also going to school to finish up her degree. She plays her kid's games and she's interested in playing WoW but just doesn't have the time--if she did then she'd definitely be on board.
I've never met anyone who played that britney game; both my sisters and all my female friends love DDR though. I thought it was playing with other people that they enjoyed, but my younger sister will play on her own sometimes. It seems to me that women tend towards the games which have some sort of social aspect to them, whether that be wholely virtual (The Sims) or quasi-real (WoW).
Myself, I'm not willing to plonk down a wad of cash on the newest console, and I'm discriminating in what games I purchase. I own a PS2 and maybe a half-dozen games for it. I guess we're not exactly the typical family when it comes to games?:D
This is precisely the reason why I voted for Nader today. I don't have a clue what Nader wants or what he stands for, but in my mind his party is the closest to being able to compete with the big two. My dad seemed to like my reasoning too and said he would be voting for Nader.
My boss tried to ridicule my choice, said I was throwing my vote away. Well, NJ is very pro-Democratic, so it seems to me no matter how I vote (Kerry, Bush, or other), I won't have that much effect on the final results. In fact, it seems that this is the only way for me to make my vote really count.
I'm completely with you--give your vote to the little guys and try to get them matched government funding. Choice is always a good thing.
If I'm not mistaken, some states don't have any laws saying how an electoral candidate must vote... it just happens that most people vote for whoever got the majority vote within the state. I believe in FL, specifically, a member of the electoral college can vote however he wants, regardless of the popular vote w/i the state, and suffer no legal repercussions.
I haven't looked at this sort of stuff in years though, so anyone with a better understanding please pipe in.
Wow, talk about the pot calling the kettle black...
From your link:
It provides three methods to calculate a product's "normal value". The main one is based on the price in the exporter's domestic market. When this cannot be used, two alternatives are available -- the price charged by the exporter in another country, or a calculation based on the combination of the exporter's production costs, other expenses and normal profit margins. And the agreement also specifies how a fair comparison can be made between the export price and what would be a normal price.
So essentially the original poster is correct. Next time do us all a favor and go see a shrink.
AVG, free anti-virus software... Free to download, free virus definition updates. I'm not sure how quickly they react to new viruses and worms, but they have MyDoom and MyDoom.b in there. Also not sure how it chalks up in comparison to McAfee and Norton, but that's because I am generally careful with my computer--the only time my computer has been infected in the past few years was when I let a friend use it and she used IE to browse the web instead of Mozilla *cringe*. So yeah, I don't know how nice it is compared to the others out there since it pretty much just does a scan once a week and confirms that my computer is clean.
Flying is hard enough - they tell you it's the safest way to travel. Now we find out it's run by a system famed for it's ability to crash?!
They haven't said anything about the systems that support the NAS. HOST doesn't run on anything remotely like Windows or even Linux. I don't know how best to describe it--it's its own OS and application all in one. I don't have a link to any sort of statistics, but I've heard that your chances of dying in a plane crash are less than getting into a fatal car accident. But that doesn't scare me away from driving.
Anyway, I have worked pretty closely with air-traffic controllers and these people are simply amazing. They go through a lot of sector-specific training before they're allowed to sit at a position by themselves and most of them are pretty smart to start. You have the occasional controller who isn't too bright, but I assure you he/she is still qualified for his job.
Okay, it's not sci-fi, but it's probably *the* best book/trilogy I have ever read. To give you an idea of the story:
A sheepfarmer's daughter runs away from home (to avoid being forced to marry the local pig-herder) and joins a mercenary outfit. She goes through training, fights some battles, all good. Towards the end of the first book, it becomes apparent that a saint is watching over her, and eventually she follows her destiny down the path to becoming a paladin. If you like fantasy I don't think you'll regret for a second picking this book up. (Deed of Paksenarrion is the 3-in-1 book, the first book is called Sheepfarmer's Daughter)
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First all this talk about homos, and now privates?! What's going on/.?
Slightly off-topic, but it reminded me of this and it's pretty funny (or I think so at least). Point your browser here to witness the glory that is Flame Warriors!
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The reason I pulled out that excerpt was to show that, once again, people who don't understand the technology in the slightest are the ones making the laws concerning it. The headers do have a from and reply-to field, but they're abused by spammers. However, looking back on the comment, it seems that this person realizes that the system involved perhaps needs a complete re-write/restructuring.
On the subject of smtp and tls, I'll admit that I know pretty much zip about them:) I have been considering for a while, though, setting up a linux box and using it as a firewall/mail-server/whatever for myself, my roommate, and our friends to use. I haven't done anything about it yet, but I'll be looking into TLS if/when I do.
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Lord Haskel: My Lords, is my noble friend aware that modern fax machines are equipped to refuse faxes that have no return telephone number. In that way, many unsolicited faxes are filtered out. Is there any way in which the Internet system could operate similarly? For example, can the Internet service providers filter out e-mails that do not have a return address on them?
Found this article that attempts to explain it all. I'm not sure how old the article is, unfortunately. It supports what I stated in the parent post, but further shows that companies can establish seperate legal entities to handle different sections of business. For example, a store can exist in the state, and then create a seperate branch to handle Internet business. By using this loophole, they can escape charging sales-tax for many online purchases.
I thought it was already the case that businesses who performed business over the Internet (or through catalogues or whatever) had to charge sales-tax as long as their business had a physical presence in the state?
E.g., I live in NJ, I buy from a company that has no physical business presence (i.e. a store-front or hq or warehouse) in NJ. I am not charged sales-tax. Legally, I am required to declare these items when I do my income taxes for the year and pay the sales-tax then. If I buy online from a store that exists in NJ (e.g., Best Buy), then they must charge sales-tax and that amount is included in my bill.
Maybe this is just NJ, or maybe I'm just confused. Any lawyers/accountants who can shed light on the matter?
Junk filter won't let me post the text... Head on over to here and check out the first two links to see some humor on LotR in the DAoC world. DAoC players will understand it best, but any mmorpg geek should be able to follow along:)
Shameless plug. My sister's boyfriend is one of the guys who runs this. I've never seen it fly but I've seen the pics they take with it and they're pretty nice. Neatest thing is that he's constantly is working on the helicopter himself. He's a/. reader, so if you're reading, add some info!
Everyone seems to be putting thought into what type of house will endure time and weather. But another big concern, for me, would be how the house adapts to your future lifestyle. I'm not just talking about room for a big tv and speakers, shelves, whatever. Say you put in cables or fiber so the house is wired to make a LAN pretty easily. What if, down the line, you need to upgrade or something fails? If your house is stone, you're going to have a tough time, I would imagine. Now this is purely conjecture, but what about in the distant future? What if wall-tvs become a reality? It might not be feasible to tear down the wall of a stone/brick house to put in your tv. What about a house that will not only endure time, but will also scale with it?
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If the kid or whoever is already sitting down playing, then there's not necessarily dialogue clueing you in to the fact that s/he's playing video-games. And if the person has his/her back to the camera, then you can't exactly see the controller. Okay, so it's specifically Pac-man and no other game, but my original point stands.
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Granted. I was just showing examples of women who took the initiative to game on their own. Women who *do* pay for games rather than just use someone else's purchases.
My younger sister purchased WoW because she couldn't stand to share with her husband and wait her turn to play. She then purchased a new video card because her comp just didn't perform satisfactorily. When I originally put her computer together a couple years back, her main question was, "But will it play Warcraft 3??" I also bought her a GC for her graduation present and she's bought 3 or 4 games to go with it since then.
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My older sister is a slightly different story. She upgraded her comp way back to play Diablo 2, but she's a working single mom who's also going to school to finish up her degree. She plays her kid's games and she's interested in playing WoW but just doesn't have the time--if she did then she'd definitely be on board.
I've never met anyone who played that britney game; both my sisters and all my female friends love DDR though. I thought it was playing with other people that they enjoyed, but my younger sister will play on her own sometimes. It seems to me that women tend towards the games which have some sort of social aspect to them, whether that be wholely virtual (The Sims) or quasi-real (WoW).
Myself, I'm not willing to plonk down a wad of cash on the newest console, and I'm discriminating in what games I purchase. I own a PS2 and maybe a half-dozen games for it. I guess we're not exactly the typical family when it comes to games?
This is precisely the reason why I voted for Nader today. I don't have a clue what Nader wants or what he stands for, but in my mind his party is the closest to being able to compete with the big two. My dad seemed to like my reasoning too and said he would be voting for Nader.
My boss tried to ridicule my choice, said I was throwing my vote away. Well, NJ is very pro-Democratic, so it seems to me no matter how I vote (Kerry, Bush, or other), I won't have that much effect on the final results. In fact, it seems that this is the only way for me to make my vote really count.
I'm completely with you--give your vote to the little guys and try to get them matched government funding. Choice is always a good thing.
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Most definitely.
the moderator probably just wanted him to get karma for saying something funny... not uncommon
If I'm not mistaken, some states don't have any laws saying how an electoral candidate must vote... it just happens that most people vote for whoever got the majority vote within the state. I believe in FL, specifically, a member of the electoral college can vote however he wants, regardless of the popular vote w/i the state, and suffer no legal repercussions.
I haven't looked at this sort of stuff in years though, so anyone with a better understanding please pipe in.
Wow, talk about the pot calling the kettle black...
From your link:
It provides three methods to calculate a product's "normal value". The main one is based on the price in the exporter's domestic market. When this cannot be used, two alternatives are available -- the price charged by the exporter in another country, or a calculation based on the combination of the exporter's production costs, other expenses and normal profit margins. And the agreement also specifies how a fair comparison can be made between the export price and what would be a normal price.
So essentially the original poster is correct. Next time do us all a favor and go see a shrink.
But the real question is, "does it run linux?"... oh, wait.
AVG, free anti-virus software... Free to download, free virus definition updates. I'm not sure how quickly they react to new viruses and worms, but they have MyDoom and MyDoom.b in there. Also not sure how it chalks up in comparison to McAfee and Norton, but that's because I am generally careful with my computer--the only time my computer has been infected in the past few years was when I let a friend use it and she used IE to browse the web instead of Mozilla *cringe*. So yeah, I don't know how nice it is compared to the others out there since it pretty much just does a scan once a week and confirms that my computer is clean.
That didn't work for me... This, however, did.
Flying is hard enough - they tell you it's the safest way to travel. Now we find out it's run by a system famed for it's ability to crash?!
They haven't said anything about the systems that support the NAS. HOST doesn't run on anything remotely like Windows or even Linux. I don't know how best to describe it--it's its own OS and application all in one. I don't have a link to any sort of statistics, but I've heard that your chances of dying in a plane crash are less than getting into a fatal car accident. But that doesn't scare me away from driving.
Anyway, I have worked pretty closely with air-traffic controllers and these people are simply amazing. They go through a lot of sector-specific training before they're allowed to sit at a position by themselves and most of them are pretty smart to start. You have the occasional controller who isn't too bright, but I assure you he/she is still qualified for his job.
Okay, it's not sci-fi, but it's probably *the* best book/trilogy I have ever read. To give you an idea of the story:
A sheepfarmer's daughter runs away from home (to avoid being forced to marry the local pig-herder) and joins a mercenary outfit. She goes through training, fights some battles, all good. Towards the end of the first book, it becomes apparent that a saint is watching over her, and eventually she follows her destiny down the path to becoming a paladin. If you like fantasy I don't think you'll regret for a second picking this book up. (Deed of Paksenarrion is the 3-in-1 book, the first book is called Sheepfarmer's Daughter)
First all this talk about homos, and now privates?! What's going on /.?
Slightly off-topic, but it reminded me of this and it's pretty funny (or I think so at least). Point your browser here to witness the glory that is Flame Warriors!
The reason I pulled out that excerpt was to show that, once again, people who don't understand the technology in the slightest are the ones making the laws concerning it. The headers do have a from and reply-to field, but they're abused by spammers. However, looking back on the comment, it seems that this person realizes that the system involved perhaps needs a complete re-write/restructuring.
:) I have been considering for a while, though, setting up a linux box and using it as a firewall/mail-server/whatever for myself, my roommate, and our friends to use. I haven't done anything about it yet, but I'll be looking into TLS if/when I do.
On the subject of smtp and tls, I'll admit that I know pretty much zip about them
Lord Haskel: My Lords, is my noble friend aware that modern fax machines are equipped to refuse faxes that have no return telephone number. In that way, many unsolicited faxes are filtered out. Is there any way in which the Internet system could operate similarly? For example, can the Internet service providers filter out e-mails that do not have a return address on them?
(italics are mine for emphasis)
Found this article that attempts to explain it all. I'm not sure how old the article is, unfortunately. It supports what I stated in the parent post, but further shows that companies can establish seperate legal entities to handle different sections of business. For example, a store can exist in the state, and then create a seperate branch to handle Internet business. By using this loophole, they can escape charging sales-tax for many online purchases.
I thought it was already the case that businesses who performed business over the Internet (or through catalogues or whatever) had to charge sales-tax as long as their business had a physical presence in the state?
E.g., I live in NJ, I buy from a company that has no physical business presence (i.e. a store-front or hq or warehouse) in NJ. I am not charged sales-tax. Legally, I am required to declare these items when I do my income taxes for the year and pay the sales-tax then. If I buy online from a store that exists in NJ (e.g., Best Buy), then they must charge sales-tax and that amount is included in my bill.
Maybe this is just NJ, or maybe I'm just confused. Any lawyers/accountants who can shed light on the matter?
Junk filter won't let me post the text... Head on over to here and check out the first two links to see some humor on LotR in the DAoC world. DAoC players will understand it best, but any mmorpg geek should be able to follow along :)
Sweet, finally I will be able to compile detailed information on all 151 different gnomes! Awesome! I love you guys!!
I'm not sure where that site is hosted, so please! Be gentle!
Shameless plug. My sister's boyfriend is one of the guys who runs this. I've never seen it fly but I've seen the pics they take with it and they're pretty nice. Neatest thing is that he's constantly is working on the helicopter himself. He's a /. reader, so if you're reading, add some info!
Everyone seems to be putting thought into what type of house will endure time and weather. But another big concern, for me, would be how the house adapts to your future lifestyle. I'm not just talking about room for a big tv and speakers, shelves, whatever. Say you put in cables or fiber so the house is wired to make a LAN pretty easily. What if, down the line, you need to upgrade or something fails? If your house is stone, you're going to have a tough time, I would imagine. Now this is purely conjecture, but what about in the distant future? What if wall-tvs become a reality? It might not be feasible to tear down the wall of a stone/brick house to put in your tv. What about a house that will not only endure time, but will also scale with it?
If the kid or whoever is already sitting down playing, then there's not necessarily dialogue clueing you in to the fact that s/he's playing video-games. And if the person has his/her back to the camera, then you can't exactly see the controller. Okay, so it's specifically Pac-man and no other game, but my original point stands.