"Play-by-play" commentators in most TV-worthy sports are just time-fillers/shills.
They are the equivalent to a sitcom's phony laugh track. The best example of this is professional wrestling, where the hype exceeds the performances to a ridiculous (over the top to the point of being an absurd sideshow) degree.
This won't change, as pre and post adolescent males are easily scammed into "xtreme!" stuff because of excess testosterone and the invulnerability phenomenon.
I'd love to see more sports broadcast without commentary, let it stand on its own worth.
Any Slashdot story mentioning Canada or Canadians always results in less than 259 comments, so why bother posting them? They're about on par with response to games.slashdot.org.
Slow down there, Nigel. "Cunt" is one of the remaining nasty words that cannot be said on Pay TV on this side of the pond. In fact, I don't recall hearing it in any of the nasty, non-porn movies I've watched.
As long as the price stays above $50/bbl, it apparently is competitive.
I'll cite a link, can you provide one for your side of the argument or is the extent of your reasoning limited to FUD adjectives like "shitty", "expensive" and "not enough"?
The best thing about so-called reality TV programming is the reveal (which is never revealed to the viewer). The reveal is that the viewer is the sucker, not the supposed, on-screen sucker. Think about it.
Having ended up where I am I'm seriously reconsidering returning to Europe. You can make a little more money working here vs Europe but you have to sacrifice sooo much more!
That's interesting.
We (North Americans) always hear about "foreigners" (usually Brits, Frenchmen and Germans) that choose to stay here as the result of visiting/studies, but rarely the stories of Swedes, Finns, Netherlanders or Icelanders.
Personally, I think it's all a scam engineered by real estate investors, which is why I'm renting.
That kind of explains the "interest only" mortgages currently being offered. Then again, when a significant enough percentage of the population is involved in a scam there's always safety in numbers.
Search Engine:
*Allow me to specify a set of web sites I NEVER want to results for.
Good idea poorly phrased. That would help to weed out the spam sites (i.e., sites selling stuff related to the subject that you only want more information about) that seem to get highly-ranked.
I'd also like to know where intelligent design is being taught. From what I see, most engineers are now blindly using CAD software and have a high level of unfounded belief in the technology.
For example, here in Canada, even though the country is huge and the population small, cities are relatively younger and much more dense than US cities.
Younger than US cities? Toronto maybe, but moving eastward, no.
...should be much thicker then it is now given martian gravity.
Even the best spell checker would not find this type of error. Remind me to check if "DigiShaman" is listed as the author or editor of any important technical manuals. Like emergency safety instructions for a Mars-bound vessel, for example.
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I used to be an analyst at the company that builds the engines for the F-22 and the JSF. I worked on both programs.
As a real engineer or as a Windows tech support person? It's getting harder and harder to tell these days.
No one seems to care, and we "pedants" apparently just have to live with the language rape^^^^evolution.
Have a nice shmurl.
This is what happens when you ignore Nikola Tesla. I know this because I've played Command and Conquer.
"Play-by-play" commentators in most TV-worthy sports are just time-fillers/shills.
They are the equivalent to a sitcom's phony laugh track. The best example of this is professional wrestling, where the hype exceeds the performances to a ridiculous (over the top to the point of being an absurd sideshow) degree.
This won't change, as pre and post adolescent males are easily scammed into "xtreme!" stuff because of excess testosterone and the invulnerability phenomenon.
I'd love to see more sports broadcast without commentary, let it stand on its own worth.
Any Slashdot story mentioning Canada or Canadians always results in less than 259 comments, so why bother posting them? They're about on par with response to games.slashdot.org.
Slow down there, Nigel. "Cunt" is one of the remaining nasty words that cannot be said on Pay TV on this side of the pond. In fact, I don't recall hearing it in any of the nasty, non-porn movies I've watched.
For reference, here are the 7 (as outlined by "some American comedian decades ago:
-shit (check)
-piss (check)
-cunt
-fuck (check)
-motherfucker (check)
-cocksucker (check)
-tits (check)
Personally, I come from a patch of fur this big.
Did you poke around the site I referenced? One of the key elements is much reduced NG consumption.
When it comes down to it, nobody really want's to hear what you had for dinner, how your date went, or if your hemorrhoids are clearing up.
I feel sorry for people that don't have a Mommy.
Sounds like computers...oh wait, this is Slashdot - make that "Windows". (gotta get that +5, Funny mod)
As long as the price stays above $50/bbl, it apparently is competitive.
I'll cite a link, can you provide one for your side of the argument or is the extent of your reasoning limited to FUD adjectives like "shitty", "expensive" and "not enough"?
Didn't he do a "reality show" recently?
The best thing about so-called reality TV programming is the reveal (which is never revealed to the viewer). The reveal is that the viewer is the sucker, not the supposed, on-screen sucker. Think about it.
Having ended up where I am I'm seriously reconsidering returning to Europe. You can make a little more money working here vs Europe but you have to sacrifice sooo much more!
That's interesting.
We (North Americans) always hear about "foreigners" (usually Brits, Frenchmen and Germans) that choose to stay here as the result of visiting/studies, but rarely the stories of Swedes, Finns, Netherlanders or Icelanders.
Why is that?
Canada (specifically, Alberta) can supply the US with oil for a couple hundred years, given the current buck/barrel extracted cost.
They're not looking at the Euro as the currency of choice.
Personally, I think it's all a scam engineered by real estate investors, which is why I'm renting.
That kind of explains the "interest only" mortgages currently being offered. Then again, when a significant enough percentage of the population is involved in a scam there's always safety in numbers.
Onward and upward, go, go go!
Where can you reliably expect at least some form of dishonesty or manipulation today?
TV, radio, movies, news, government, public relations, marketing, the internets, your boss?
"You couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day of your life if you had an electrified fooling machine." - Homer Simpson
Search Engine: *Allow me to specify a set of web sites I NEVER want to results for.
Good idea poorly phrased. That would help to weed out the spam sites (i.e., sites selling stuff related to the subject that you only want more information about) that seem to get highly-ranked.
For people that respond to spam, come-ons from VCs and investors.
or it is nice and light and will make you grow another set of legs (or something else down there...).
Cool! I could win a lot of bar bets with that enhancement!
I think that your "back of the envelope" calculation is correct.
It is also the reason that so many companies seem to have so many vice-presidents and managers.
Where is ID being taught?
I'd also like to know where intelligent design is being taught. From what I see, most engineers are now blindly using CAD software and have a high level of unfounded belief in the technology.
Clever use of obscure religiousity there. A few quick searches show that this concept is relatively unknown.
For example, here in Canada, even though the country is huge and the population small, cities are relatively younger and much more dense than US cities.
Younger than US cities? Toronto maybe, but moving eastward, no.
Thanks! I have now completed my collection.
I also express my gratitude for learning me a new word.
Even the best spell checker would not find this type of error. Remind me to check if "DigiShaman" is listed as the author or editor of any important technical manuals. Like emergency safety instructions for a Mars-bound vessel, for example.
Having to truck around offspring is another matter. I know from experience.