It's not that amazing. The pinto is an easily modified, fairly fast, and dirt cheap car. If you ignore the fact that it's a deathtrap, it's a pretty good buy for an enthusiast on a budget. A lot of amateur racers who aren't exactly in the Neon budget range go for pintos.
the name Darth Vader is slurred German for "Dark Father" how it will come up in the movie, I don't know.
as for Palpatine gaining control? Seems the second movie made it clear: he's manufactured a war to subvert the authority of the senate. It's pretty well modeled on Roman history (Julius first, and then Augustus for keeps) and is somewhat scary when you think about current US politics.
when i am looking to spend some money online, those links are frequenly pretty useful.
given how useful and widely used google is, i think their ad system is about ideal. or would you prefer that they charge you to search?
i'm sure if there were popular demand, google would offer some sort of premium package that blocks the text ads, but very few people seem to mind them.
I always call attention to the fact that many of our greatest minds, a perfect example being Albert Einstein, would today have been diagnosed with ADD, prescribed stimulants, and had the insights that they would have otherwise shared with the world snuffed out and replaced with mindless conformity.
I can't recall any anecdotes about Albert Einstein that would suggest he had ADHD, nor any evidence suggesting that ADHD medications turn children into "mindless conform[ists]"
I suppose my younger brother was expressing his artistic inner self by coming home crying from school every day, and beating his head with his fist screaming "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" after 10 minutes of frustration with homework was him being a charming non-conformist. Now that he's capable of focusing on his interests (including art) and maintaining friendships, he's really nothing but a mindless drone.
I will readily agree that ADHD is grossly over-diagnosed. But the argument that the treatment is no good for anyone, or that the drugs are the equivalent of CIA deprogramming would be too stupid to even debate, were it not so widespread.
I wish there was a +1 "use of one of my favorite words." and that I had mod points.
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I think PSX stayed in use since people (for whatever reason) wanted to refer to the system by an acronym and 3 letter acronyms sound a lot better to english speakers.
Hence the popularity of the term "Automatic Teller Machine" when either "Automatic Teller" or "Teller Machine" would be perfectly fine. Some people even go so far as to say "ATM Machine" (Similar to the much more commonly-heard "PIN Number") These people should all be gathered up and shot, but where's the Bush administration on this one? Huh? Huh?
No no no no no, you're thinking of Dr. Manhattan, and he didn't die of cancer, he turned blue, and slowly disconnected from reality as he acquired Godlike powers over the next several decades.
And let's not overlook the humble 12" iBook, unquestionably the best value in light laptops.
Re:I wonder what the results would have been...
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Yes, thousands of people are clamoring for much needed performance tests in the areas high-end games and professional-level media software. Since Linux has long been recognized as the leader in both of those categories, I can't believe the reviewers' oversight in testing on Windows and MacOS.
Also, these tests are meaningless to today's consumer, since they weren't done on fully 64-bit operating systems from the future.
I for one say forshame to these uncouth heathens for spoiling with practical applications what could have been a perfectly entertaining penis-measuring contest.
$10 / hour makes it somewhat like those phones in planes, really only useful for people who have corporations to pay for their expenses.
So I imagine this will take off in downtown sections of major urban areas and in airports, but aside from that, the general public won't be interested until they have some reasonable, flat monthly fee (probably at or just slightly above current broadband charges, or as an addition to existing broadband service), which increasingly seems to be the only way people will pay for access services of any kind.
What I meant by that was, it shouldn't be Craps, where chance is the *only* element. Most games have chance, but in the good ones, the chance element merely provides a varying stage upon which a game of skill is played.
That's the reason I mentioned Poker and Bridge. Both of them are heavily chance based, and luck can go so far as to determine the outcome of a single hand. But the best players will win a large majority of hands, because skill still dominates.
Radio used to be a wonderful local medium. Anywhere in the country you'd here local accents talking about local events advertising local businesses and appealing to local tastes in music. Even well into the era of media conglomerates, radio was still by-and-large a small-scale operation.
Clearchannel and the whole deregulation mess has pretty well ended that. Aside from a few AM and college stations, radio has about as much identifyable personality as network television. And now proponents of Big Radio can point to the few remaining independents, by and large willfully obscure and pretentious holdouts, as examples of why small radio is no longer relevant.
Satellite Radio is probably good for a lot of reasons, but it certainly will do nothing to slow the gradual blending of America's cultural palette into one big swath of homogenous gray.
I've only lived in two places in my life. I'm about to take a two month long cross-country drive. I'm seriously worried that I'm not going to see (or hear) anything unfamiliar.
What kind of game are you making? I'd caution you against book-full-of-charts war/tactics/role-playing type games. They were popular in the 70s, but computers have more or less killed people's patience for that sort of thing.
The best games can be learned in 30 minutes, have no dice, or a very small chance element, can be easily portable, and play best with about 4 people.
Settlers of Catan (simple version, no expansion packs) is the best board made in the past thousand years. Chess & Go win in their respective epochs. If you aren't familiar with all three, you should take a pause before doing any further designing.
Other honorable mentions: Poker (some states allow poker gambling, but not other forms, since it's a game of skill and not luck) Bridge, Diplomacy, Nomic (not a really fun game, but useful as a designer to get you thinking about games)
Monopoly and Risk are terrible games. They both last about two hours longer than is actually fun. Their strategy is about three inches deep, and they rely *heavily* on luck.
Also, if you can come up with the next Asshole, the world will be in your debt. We always need more drinking games.
Isn't avoiding unnecessary bloodshed a good enough reason anymore?
Was it ever?
Looking back on history, I think the failure to avoid World War I, perhaps the most pointless conflict that has ever been waged, pretty well damns humankind.
Seriously, does anyone do this? I don't think I could make it through half a stanza without cracking up.
In an interview, Stephen Merrit, probably the best love song penner around these days, was asked if he ever gazed into a lover's eyes and sang a song or read a poem and his response was:
Actually I'd say liposuction waste is a whole helluva lot less savory than excess fertility clinic eggs.
Maybe it's just me, but I'm more comfortable having my life saved by something developed from a human egg than from excess richpeople fat. (Though since the rich people will be the first to get expensive and experimental stem cell treatments, you can insert your favorite Tyler Durden quote here)
Also I think there are some important differences in the quality of the stem cells. But that's just based on vague recollections of things I read years ago, someone should back me up (or refute me) on this one.
My first impulse is to crack a joke about this, but upon second consideration...
That sounds like an unbelievably sweet job; where do I send a resume? (And to think: all those pointless roadtrips and all that skipping school could come in handy.)
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Funny thing is, google is a better porn search than booble. Just turn the filter off of the image search.
It's not that amazing. The pinto is an easily modified, fairly fast, and dirt cheap car. If you ignore the fact that it's a deathtrap, it's a pretty good buy for an enthusiast on a budget. A lot of amateur racers who aren't exactly in the Neon budget range go for pintos.
Slurred German? Try "Dutch", mister.
... the difference is?
*ducks* *runs*
two of those can be answered
the name Darth Vader is slurred German for "Dark Father" how it will come up in the movie, I don't know.
as for Palpatine gaining control? Seems the second movie made it clear: he's manufactured a war to subvert the authority of the senate. It's pretty well modeled on Roman history (Julius first, and then Augustus for keeps) and is somewhat scary when you think about current US politics.
i think lucas has pretty well said that the books aren't influencing his writing of these movies at all.
shame, really.
Probably went with the pricewatch.com low bidder. Last time I did that, I got some bad RAM too.
to chime in in defense of google,
when i am looking to spend some money online, those links are frequenly pretty useful.
given how useful and widely used google is, i think their ad system is about ideal. or would you prefer that they charge you to search?
i'm sure if there were popular demand, google would offer some sort of premium package that blocks the text ads, but very few people seem to mind them.
I always call attention to the fact that many of our greatest minds, a perfect example being Albert Einstein, would today have been diagnosed with ADD, prescribed stimulants, and had the insights that they would have otherwise shared with the world snuffed out and replaced with mindless conformity.
I can't recall any anecdotes about Albert Einstein that would suggest he had ADHD, nor any evidence suggesting that ADHD medications turn children into "mindless conform[ists]"
I suppose my younger brother was expressing his artistic inner self by coming home crying from school every day, and beating his head with his fist screaming "I'm stupid! I'm stupid!" after 10 minutes of frustration with homework was him being a charming non-conformist. Now that he's capable of focusing on his interests (including art) and maintaining friendships, he's really nothing but a mindless drone.
I will readily agree that ADHD is grossly over-diagnosed. But the argument that the treatment is no good for anyone, or that the drugs are the equivalent of CIA deprogramming would be too stupid to even debate, were it not so widespread.
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I wish there was a +1 "use of one of my favorite words." and that I had mod points.
I think PSX stayed in use since people (for whatever reason) wanted to refer to the system by an acronym and 3 letter acronyms sound a lot better to english speakers.
Hence the popularity of the term "Automatic Teller Machine" when either "Automatic Teller" or "Teller Machine" would be perfectly fine. Some people even go so far as to say "ATM Machine" (Similar to the much more commonly-heard "PIN Number") These people should all be gathered up and shot, but where's the Bush administration on this one? Huh? Huh?
OK, I'm going to sleep now.
pssst... I was being (very) sarcastic.
No no no no no, you're thinking of Dr. Manhattan, and he didn't die of cancer, he turned blue, and slowly disconnected from reality as he acquired Godlike powers over the next several decades.
Agreed!
And let's not overlook the humble 12" iBook, unquestionably the best value in light laptops.
Yes, thousands of people are clamoring for much needed performance tests in the areas high-end games and professional-level media software. Since Linux has long been recognized as the leader in both of those categories, I can't believe the reviewers' oversight in testing on Windows and MacOS.
Also, these tests are meaningless to today's consumer, since they weren't done on fully 64-bit operating systems from the future.
I for one say forshame to these uncouth heathens for spoiling with practical applications what could have been a perfectly entertaining penis-measuring contest.
$10 / hour makes it somewhat like those phones in planes, really only useful for people who have corporations to pay for their expenses.
So I imagine this will take off in downtown sections of major urban areas and in airports, but aside from that, the general public won't be interested until they have some reasonable, flat monthly fee (probably at or just slightly above current broadband charges, or as an addition to existing broadband service), which increasingly seems to be the only way people will pay for access services of any kind.
What I meant by that was, it shouldn't be Craps, where chance is the *only* element. Most games have chance, but in the good ones, the chance element merely provides a varying stage upon which a game of skill is played.
That's the reason I mentioned Poker and Bridge. Both of them are heavily chance based, and luck can go so far as to determine the outcome of a single hand. But the best players will win a large majority of hands, because skill still dominates.
Radio used to be a wonderful local medium. Anywhere in the country you'd here local accents talking about local events advertising local businesses and appealing to local tastes in music. Even well into the era of media conglomerates, radio was still by-and-large a small-scale operation.
Clearchannel and the whole deregulation mess has pretty well ended that. Aside from a few AM and college stations, radio has about as much identifyable personality as network television. And now proponents of Big Radio can point to the few remaining independents, by and large willfully obscure and pretentious holdouts, as examples of why small radio is no longer relevant.
Satellite Radio is probably good for a lot of reasons, but it certainly will do nothing to slow the gradual blending of America's cultural palette into one big swath of homogenous gray.
I've only lived in two places in my life. I'm about to take a two month long cross-country drive. I'm seriously worried that I'm not going to see (or hear) anything unfamiliar.
What kind of game are you making? I'd caution you against book-full-of-charts war/tactics/role-playing type games. They were popular in the 70s, but computers have more or less killed people's patience for that sort of thing.
The best games can be learned in 30 minutes, have no dice, or a very small chance element, can be easily portable, and play best with about 4 people.
Settlers of Catan (simple version, no expansion packs) is the best board made in the past thousand years. Chess & Go win in their respective epochs. If you aren't familiar with all three, you should take a pause before doing any further designing.
Other honorable mentions: Poker (some states allow poker gambling, but not other forms, since it's a game of skill and not luck) Bridge, Diplomacy, Nomic (not a really fun game, but useful as a designer to get you thinking about games)
Monopoly and Risk are terrible games. They both last about two hours longer than is actually fun. Their strategy is about three inches deep, and they rely *heavily* on luck.
Also, if you can come up with the next Asshole, the world will be in your debt. We always need more drinking games.
Isn't avoiding unnecessary bloodshed a good enough reason anymore?
Was it ever?
Looking back on history, I think the failure to avoid World War I, perhaps the most pointless conflict that has ever been waged, pretty well damns humankind.
Offtopic.
Seriously, does anyone do this? I don't think I could make it through half a stanza without cracking up.
In an interview, Stephen Merrit, probably the best love song penner around these days, was asked if he ever gazed into a lover's eyes and sang a song or read a poem and his response was:
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
Actually I'd say liposuction waste is a whole helluva lot less savory than excess fertility clinic eggs.
Maybe it's just me, but I'm more comfortable having my life saved by something developed from a human egg than from excess richpeople fat. (Though since the rich people will be the first to get expensive and experimental stem cell treatments, you can insert your favorite Tyler Durden quote here)
Also I think there are some important differences in the quality of the stem cells. But that's just based on vague recollections of things I read years ago, someone should back me up (or refute me) on this one.
Oh sure, but where was this technology Sunday morning when I had the worst goddamn hangover of my life?
Thanks for NOTHING, science.
Why is this? Is it simply because more pieces on the board = more moves for the computer to analyze = less deep prediction?
Do you think that a state-of-the-art system like the one Gary is playing would have the same simple blunder as your NES?
I'm not quite up to date on the information theory definition of entropy. Would all zeros be less ordered than random bits?
My first impulse is to crack a joke about this, but upon second consideration...
That sounds like an unbelievably sweet job; where do I send a resume? (And to think: all those pointless roadtrips and all that skipping school could come in handy.)