Last summer I rented a diesel Cruze while vacationing in Spain and France and it was not a bad little car. The gearbox was surprisingly good and the grunt was sufficient for travel in Europe. Of course the handling and power were pretty awful, but for an around-town car, especially in traffic or hilly areas when you need some torque, it was a downright useful car.
I am exactly the same way. I've tried highlighting and making notes, but it really just disconnects me further from the text. Long ago I realized that I can enjoy a story or even academic text far more by simply reading (and sometimes rereading) through it.
All that said, I've owned a Kindle 2 for a few months and enjoy it thoroughly. It's not something I would buy to save money on reading or to replace textbooks, but I prefer my Kindle to a standard paperback. The weight and ease of page turning makes all the difference. Also, the display is amazing.
I am in a similar boat. I consolidated my loans at 2.875% fixed in 2005 and the rate has dropped to 1.875% (still fixed) thanks to 3 years of on-time payments. It's not even worth paying more than the monthly minimum at this rate.
As someone else mentioned, a "don't consolidate" view is shortsighted. Check out what offers are out there, and if consolidation provides better (preferably fixed) rates, then do that. Seems pretty straightforward to me!
I completely agree. Putting aside the arguments of eschewing their customers and the problems with illegal downloads, the manner in which the RIAA has been conducting itself is unacceptable. They are not above the law and their abuse of the system needs to be stopped.
Selling pirated CDs and DVDs for personal profit is illegal and should be. I have no problem with the police assisting in taking out large distributors of this illegal media. The RIAA has no business pretending to be police. They are not civil servents and will not be acting in the best interest of the general public. At least the police are supposed to be working for the greater good.
Aside from the negative effects this could have on legal retailers, distributors, and artists, consumers could easily be fooled into thinking these items were legitimate copies. Some people do actually watch those extra features.
All that being said, I still think the RIAA is despicable and their attack on online media distribution is patently absurd and abusive. They need to work with the consumers instead of against them and realize that their model is outdated and irrelevant in the modern world.
I must disagree with you here. While I will start off by admitting that I am a recent college graduate (been out almost 2 years now), I believe that choosing the campus with the right feel belongs among the criteria you mentioned. There are enough quality educational institutions out there that you have an obligation to yourself to choose one that fits all your needs.
When selecting a college it is important to consider the quality of education (which should be the top consideration), but it is also essential to consider the social atmosphere and the feel of the area surrounding the campus. You will be much more likely to have a positive experience and perform well in college if you feel comfortable with the area and the people with whom you must work for those 3-5 years.
I am of the opinion that college is just as much about learning who you are and what you can accomplish as learning your trade. Especially when considering the social ineptitude of many of the Slashcrowd, social education is an essential part of college. It's part of adapting to the "real" world of adulthood. If you aren't getting that out of your college as well as a top notch education, I think you're wasting the best opportunity you'll ever have.
Soon we will be seeing children in kindergarten being arrested for playing 'Cops and Robbers' or 'Cowboys and Indians' on school grounds. They must be troubled youths practicing for an all-out raid on our schools and overbearing society!
Really, I find all of this ridiculous. I've played maps of local locations and I would have made them if I had the time or talent. The simple fact is that it's fun to play in areas with which you are familiar. It has nothing to do with a desire to enter said area and proceed to shoot everyone there!
I am very afraid for our countries future as we continue to sacrifice our freedoms for this ridiculous view of "security". The authorities are only exacerbating the matter by giving in to these narrow-minded fools.
Sounds like you just don't like rhythm games. Guitar Hero is a rhythm game like DDR or Taiko Drum Master or Amplitude or a handful of other games. It's not simply playing DDR with a handheld controller. There is a rather large difference between working your fingers though chords and runs on a (fake) guitar and dancing around like a lunatic on a dance pad. If you can't see the difference then perhaps you need to get outside your box and look again. Same genre != same game.
That doesn't make it safe... Distractions should always be minimized when possible. Listening to the car stereo (so long as it is not at absurd volumes) still allows entry of more outside noise than if you were earing headphones (heaven forbid you have some working, noise-cancelling headphones). Personally, I like to hear what's going on with my car as well as the environment around it to a certain degree so that I can act when necessary.
I watched Chris Taylor give a demostration of Supreme Commander at the San Diego Comic Con last month and it looks to be excellent. Along the lines of automation, unlimited queues return, patrols are visible from the mini-map level view and can be edited (instead of needing to start the patrol route over to make a change), and you can launch coordinated attacks from multiple groups. This last feature was especially impressive as the separate groups will set their speed such that they arrive at their destination at the same time, even if one group is coming from a completely different direction. Very cool.
I've read a lot of TA and I tried to play it, but it seems to me that it doesn't have the rock/paper/scissors model that other games (starcraft) have. So it doesn't appeal as much as SC as I though it would based on reviews.
The non-use of the rock/paper/scissors model is what makes Total Annihilation so much better than games like Starcraft! Certain units have advantages over other units, but none has a complete advantage over a single other unit. This avoids the issue of creating certain, mostly useless, units to defend against specific enemies. Instead, all units have a fighting chance. I always loved it when one of my Stumpy tanks took out an airplane:)
The graph (from TFA) shows that slightly more than 50% of Americans surveyed believe in evolution and somewhere around 35% do not. The title of the article is horribly misleading (nobody... EXCEPT the Turkish, "America says no" when, in fact, > 50% said yes.
Stupid media...
I think it is a brilliant move to allow users to download songs they've purchased from iTunes. Eventually I'd like to be able to purchase the rights to movies, music, and other copyrighted works for a fixed fee and then be able to view/listen to our purchased items from any location via streaming. If we want a physical copy, the only cost would then be the media itself and a device (or store-offered service) to burn the copyrighted material to disc. If the rest of the consumer world is anything like me, they are tired of paying for a single work in multiple formats. It may be great for money-hoarding industry executives, but eventually the market will demand this change.
I did QA for a year and I only got paid $15/hr. My full-time coworkers were most definitely not making nearly $65k/year and I worked at a relatively large company in San Diego, CA.
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I use my ex-girlfriend's number. She tells me not to buy beer on it because it might reflect negatively on her parents somehow.
Except you get a good grade instead of a prize for creating a good game. There's nothing like 6 guys spending 10 weeks to develop a 3d multiplayer game. Tons of fun. Tons of sleepless hours in the lab.
http://pisa.ucsd.edu/cse190/
No, I see people driving 10+ mph below the speed limit. These are the people to which I refer. I can live with the people traveling at the speed limit.
If they're going to prevent people from speeding, can we prevent grandma and grandpa from going 25 mph on the freeway? Maybe the gas becomes easier to depress?
I mean, obviously this is a horrible idea, but it would prevent just as many headaches.
Of course this makes headlines when MIT does it, but everyone ignores that UC San Diego began something similar years ago. They gave out PDAs (crappy ones, mind you... HP Jornada) to a few thousand students so that they could see each other as long as they were within range of the access points. I have to admit, I never used it because the PDA they gave me lasted about 30 minutes on a full battery charge, but it looked pretty interesting when I was a freshman there. I'm sure they're not the only other campus to have tried this, either.
http://activecampus.ucsd.edu/
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Last summer I rented a diesel Cruze while vacationing in Spain and France and it was not a bad little car. The gearbox was surprisingly good and the grunt was sufficient for travel in Europe. Of course the handling and power were pretty awful, but for an around-town car, especially in traffic or hilly areas when you need some torque, it was a downright useful car.
We do basically this, except that we use our monitors as the walls. Dual 26 inchers do the trick nicely, though adding a few more wouldn't hurt!
I am exactly the same way. I've tried highlighting and making notes, but it really just disconnects me further from the text. Long ago I realized that I can enjoy a story or even academic text far more by simply reading (and sometimes rereading) through it. All that said, I've owned a Kindle 2 for a few months and enjoy it thoroughly. It's not something I would buy to save money on reading or to replace textbooks, but I prefer my Kindle to a standard paperback. The weight and ease of page turning makes all the difference. Also, the display is amazing.
I am in a similar boat. I consolidated my loans at 2.875% fixed in 2005 and the rate has dropped to 1.875% (still fixed) thanks to 3 years of on-time payments. It's not even worth paying more than the monthly minimum at this rate. As someone else mentioned, a "don't consolidate" view is shortsighted. Check out what offers are out there, and if consolidation provides better (preferably fixed) rates, then do that. Seems pretty straightforward to me!
Stick. Bum. Remove. Lather and repeat as necessary.
Funny, my company makes a profit developing software that gives hospitals a better chance to collect on claims sent to insurance companies...
I installed the beta drivers from nVidia and played through the entire game without issue.
I completely agree. Putting aside the arguments of eschewing their customers and the problems with illegal downloads, the manner in which the RIAA has been conducting itself is unacceptable. They are not above the law and their abuse of the system needs to be stopped.
Selling pirated CDs and DVDs for personal profit is illegal and should be. I have no problem with the police assisting in taking out large distributors of this illegal media. The RIAA has no business pretending to be police. They are not civil servents and will not be acting in the best interest of the general public. At least the police are supposed to be working for the greater good.
Aside from the negative effects this could have on legal retailers, distributors, and artists, consumers could easily be fooled into thinking these items were legitimate copies. Some people do actually watch those extra features.
All that being said, I still think the RIAA is despicable and their attack on online media distribution is patently absurd and abusive. They need to work with the consumers instead of against them and realize that their model is outdated and irrelevant in the modern world.
I must disagree with you here. While I will start off by admitting that I am a recent college graduate (been out almost 2 years now), I believe that choosing the campus with the right feel belongs among the criteria you mentioned. There are enough quality educational institutions out there that you have an obligation to yourself to choose one that fits all your needs.
When selecting a college it is important to consider the quality of education (which should be the top consideration), but it is also essential to consider the social atmosphere and the feel of the area surrounding the campus. You will be much more likely to have a positive experience and perform well in college if you feel comfortable with the area and the people with whom you must work for those 3-5 years.
I am of the opinion that college is just as much about learning who you are and what you can accomplish as learning your trade. Especially when considering the social ineptitude of many of the Slashcrowd, social education is an essential part of college. It's part of adapting to the "real" world of adulthood. If you aren't getting that out of your college as well as a top notch education, I think you're wasting the best opportunity you'll ever have.
Soon we will be seeing children in kindergarten being arrested for playing 'Cops and Robbers' or 'Cowboys and Indians' on school grounds. They must be troubled youths practicing for an all-out raid on our schools and overbearing society! Really, I find all of this ridiculous. I've played maps of local locations and I would have made them if I had the time or talent. The simple fact is that it's fun to play in areas with which you are familiar. It has nothing to do with a desire to enter said area and proceed to shoot everyone there! I am very afraid for our countries future as we continue to sacrifice our freedoms for this ridiculous view of "security". The authorities are only exacerbating the matter by giving in to these narrow-minded fools.
Sounds like you just don't like rhythm games. Guitar Hero is a rhythm game like DDR or Taiko Drum Master or Amplitude or a handful of other games. It's not simply playing DDR with a handheld controller. There is a rather large difference between working your fingers though chords and runs on a (fake) guitar and dancing around like a lunatic on a dance pad. If you can't see the difference then perhaps you need to get outside your box and look again. Same genre != same game.
That doesn't make it safe... Distractions should always be minimized when possible. Listening to the car stereo (so long as it is not at absurd volumes) still allows entry of more outside noise than if you were earing headphones (heaven forbid you have some working, noise-cancelling headphones). Personally, I like to hear what's going on with my car as well as the environment around it to a certain degree so that I can act when necessary.
I watched Chris Taylor give a demostration of Supreme Commander at the San Diego Comic Con last month and it looks to be excellent. Along the lines of automation, unlimited queues return, patrols are visible from the mini-map level view and can be edited (instead of needing to start the patrol route over to make a change), and you can launch coordinated attacks from multiple groups. This last feature was especially impressive as the separate groups will set their speed such that they arrive at their destination at the same time, even if one group is coming from a completely different direction. Very cool.
The graph (from TFA) shows that slightly more than 50% of Americans surveyed believe in evolution and somewhere around 35% do not. The title of the article is horribly misleading (nobody... EXCEPT the Turkish, "America says no" when, in fact, > 50% said yes. Stupid media...
I think it is a brilliant move to allow users to download songs they've purchased from iTunes. Eventually I'd like to be able to purchase the rights to movies, music, and other copyrighted works for a fixed fee and then be able to view/listen to our purchased items from any location via streaming. If we want a physical copy, the only cost would then be the media itself and a device (or store-offered service) to burn the copyrighted material to disc. If the rest of the consumer world is anything like me, they are tired of paying for a single work in multiple formats. It may be great for money-hoarding industry executives, but eventually the market will demand this change.
I did QA for a year and I only got paid $15/hr. My full-time coworkers were most definitely not making nearly $65k/year and I worked at a relatively large company in San Diego, CA.
I don't listen.
Except you get a good grade instead of a prize for creating a good game. There's nothing like 6 guys spending 10 weeks to develop a 3d multiplayer game. Tons of fun. Tons of sleepless hours in the lab. http://pisa.ucsd.edu/cse190/
No, I see people driving 10+ mph below the speed limit. These are the people to which I refer. I can live with the people traveling at the speed limit.
If they're going to prevent people from speeding, can we prevent grandma and grandpa from going 25 mph on the freeway? Maybe the gas becomes easier to depress? I mean, obviously this is a horrible idea, but it would prevent just as many headaches.
Of course this makes headlines when MIT does it, but everyone ignores that UC San Diego began something similar years ago. They gave out PDAs (crappy ones, mind you... HP Jornada) to a few thousand students so that they could see each other as long as they were within range of the access points. I have to admit, I never used it because the PDA they gave me lasted about 30 minutes on a full battery charge, but it looked pretty interesting when I was a freshman there. I'm sure they're not the only other campus to have tried this, either. http://activecampus.ucsd.edu/