Wait for Walmart (ich!) or Kroger to start a $2.50/12pack promo on Dew. You could wait for a $2.00/12pack, but those usually come with quantity limitations.
Assuming a %9.725 sales tax rate (avoid it if you dare!):
$2.50*1.09725 = $2.74/12pack $100/2.74 = 36.50. We'll round down, so I guess you can afford a candy bar too.
36*12 = 432 cans of Dew!
If you're on a two-can-a-day habbit like I, that's about seven months of Mountain Dew, sweet nectar of life that it is.
I'm an undergraduate student who was recently picked up as the assistant coordinator of our campus media dept. At the same time, a recently graduated guy became the coordinator.
I have an office, an extension, a fancy name tag, an email address, and about a dozen student workers. Yet when my boss and I walk down the hall, people (even those who know me from before the job) greet him and ignore me. I jokingly pointed it out to him once, but then we started watching for it, and realized that it happens almost every time we see someone.
If I have too little respect amongst staff and faculty, I have too much from student workers, many of which are older and further along in their studies than I. Last month I told a senior that if he refers to me one more time as "Mister (lastname)" I would make him clean the filters in all the projectors with his hands.
I've lost all friends amongst those who used to be my peers, and staff completely ignore me. It's the worst of both worlds!:)
Nothing makes the kids I've seen grow up faster than the school o hard knocks, as they say.
I chose an academically challenging, and very expensive, school, and my parents cut me off from any financial support during my second semester.
I guess it's a testimony to my percieved valuation of the education here that I stayed. I started working at Circuit City 30 hours a week to make ends meet, and it was tough.
Then I met a girl in the same situation, and helped support her. We got engaged. It was *rough*. I remember very well the sick feeling I got every time I started our 1985 Ford LTD.
But then she graduated and got a good job, which meant a good car and real groceries. We get married in 59 days.
So I guess what I'm trying to say isn't directly related to the thread. As one who's just 'gotten over the hump', I can tell you that it's changed me completely. Remember: Make responsible, non-lazy decisions now, and it'll probably pay off. Taking a year off, without some VERY specific reason, is asking for trouble. If you manage to hit the "responsibility" thing while you're out of school, you won't go back.
You're at the best part of your life to go get that edumacation. Work hard now so you can play more later.
Ender: The government let my parents conceive me because they hope to mold me into the ultimate military commander.
Government: Ender, become the ultimate military commander and go defeat the buggers.
(He does.)
Ender: Horror. I'm only nine years old, and I have already eradicated an entire species. I thought it was a game, but it was for real. I will fret about this in the sequels.
Much of the reasons for the shortages were genre related... Let me explain:
Halo 2 had no shortages, because for the most part people played at home, alone. It was simply a matter of getting more stuff out there.
WoW had to fully support every copy of WoW with bandwidth, GMs, etc. Through luck or poor planning, they weren't prepared for the success, and their infrastructure just wasn't ready. These things don't scale as easily as the "print more media" type games. To just print more would be to degrade the experience, uh, even further.
Amen on the 2500 calories. It may, in fact, be more.
I started on a calorie reduction diet (inspired by the hacker's diet) about a month ago. I was under the mistaken assumption that my normal calorie intake would be about 2200 calories. So, I figured, 1400cal/day should do the trick. Now, I was 21yrs, male, 218lbs. The 1400 was doable but tough... I was a little scared when I lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks. I did more research into what I really needed when I started getting weak during the day and sleeping 9 hours/day.
So I jumped up to normal intake again, though I certainly watch it more. I'll eventually drop to 1800 or so to get down to a target weight of about 180, but right now I'm losing weight faster than I want to, and can't stop it. I'm told that if I stay regular for a week or two, I'll stabilize..
That was rambling, but I guess my point to all desire weight-loss is... Yes, the lost weight feels and looks FANTASTIC, but it's not worth it when you lose it too fast. Be reasonable!
I'm one of the two staffers for my University's Instructional Technology and Campus Media Office (Whew!) and all I can say is: student workers. We keep 10 or so around for 6-10 hours per week. They take requests, make equipment deliveries, and generally follow our every nefarious whim as far as checking out equipment. The university pays them tax-free $5.25/hour. They love it because %90 of the time they can sit and do homework, surf the web, etc.
It's great for us because we're free to work on more involved projects without worrying that Dr. Smith isn't going to get her LaserDisc player on time. Student workers are also neat to have around.. We maintain a very casual, but very efficient, atmosphere in the office.
While what you're doing MAY be possible without human help, I get the feeling that any automated solution will cause you to spend more time babysitting it than doing your job.
Good luck, and don't forget to change the air filters on those projectors!
I'll second that. Interland used to be very reliable and responsive, but now they suck. When they tried to screw me one last time (I specifically asked for something other than the canned response, and what do they send?), I went to Dreamhost.
$10/mo gets me everything I want, and they pay for and take care of domain renewals.
No phone support, but I've never gone longer than 2 hours without an email reply. And their English is actually perfect!
I really can't recommend them enough.
And if you *really* want to give a referral, use this link. Yes, it's lame, but at least I'm *telling* you that I'll get money for it. And you don't lose anything.:)
When I was a teenager, it was my job to pack the family van for the long gift-laden trip to the in-laws. I would pack like a fiend, because I obsessed about not leaving any holes.
"No, don't put that in yet. There's a space. Give me the small piece. No, that one. There."
They would wonder how I got everything in with room to spare.
I love little tricks like this, but what happens when your house is broken into, and your insurance company refuses to cover it because you cheated on the application?
I'm an undergraduate studying Computer Science with a minor in Accounting. In my Comp Sci and Math courses, I find that I need to pay close attention and focus on not letting my mind wander, because if I do I'll miss explanations that are better than what I can get studying on my own.
In my Accounting/Economics courses (not counting the tax ones) I get so bored that my mind drifts aimlessly. Though I find the subjects pretty easy, I can still miss large portions of classes through daydreaming and have serious catching up to do at exam time.:)
No solutions yet to the inadequacy in the math courses, but I figured out that if I do something mindless but entertaining while in class, I follow at just the right pace. This usually means a simple game on my PDA, but for the really dry stuff I've resorted to eBooks. I have to hide the fact that I'm playing around, because the classes at my Uni are usually under 20 students, and I can't imagine the proffesor's reaction to my argument that I learn more in his class with a distraction.
But my other concern is peripherals. What if some funky thing doesn't work with the software modifications that allow it to be a DVD player?
There was also some talk, though, if it being theoretically possible to boot GC games copied onto DVD. Who cares, though, with market penetration that low... And I like to buy my console games anyhow.
I've never seen any arguments against declawing until your link. I can't speak for everyone, but we've had four declawed indoor cats over the last 20 years. I don't think they could have been happier.
The arguments at the site list things like the "need to scratch" to strengthen leg muscles. They must never have had a declawed cat for more than a few months. They get *incredibly* strong in their front legs, especially when you play with them often like we do. They still do their "scratching" routine on the furniture, but of course it's harmless.
One note about declawing... it's ONLY FOR INDOOR CATS. Although a couple of the cats are fully capable of pummeling the family bulldog with said front paws, I wouldn't feel right letting them fend for themselves outside.
They're quite happy, healthy, and well adjusted living in our mid-size house.
Guess what? I can also run PDP-11 software on my XBox! Or any other operating system, for that matter.
This was done through emulation. The blurb seems to imply that something incredible was accomplished, when all that was done was loading it into an emulator.
It may be pretty funny to see OSX running off an XBox on a TV, but it's hardly usable as it is. Call me when it runs natively.
Second! I've been using MyCheckbook for several years now, and couldn't live the same without it. I can whip out the ever-present PDA at the store, make a couple of quick jots, and be sure that I'm always up to date. Combine it with online banking, and you've got a banking setup that is very easy to maintain.
And hey, I'm a few versions behind! *runs off to download*
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Wait for Walmart (ich!) or Kroger to start a $2.50/12pack promo on Dew. You could wait for a $2.00/12pack, but those usually come with quantity limitations.
Assuming a %9.725 sales tax rate (avoid it if you dare!):
$2.50*1.09725 = $2.74/12pack
$100/2.74 = 36.50. We'll round down, so I guess you can afford a candy bar too.
36*12 = 432 cans of Dew!
If you're on a two-can-a-day habbit like I, that's about seven months of Mountain Dew, sweet nectar of life that it is.
Thank you.
And you're going to give him part of the $97 referral fee YOU get when he signs up using that?
If you get a referral, that's fine. But a cheap shot like yours will only drag down your credibility.
Dreamhost is an *awesome* inexpensive webhost. I use them for my site and that of my father's business. I could post a referral link but I won't.
Ugh, people like you really annoy me.
I'm an undergraduate student who was recently picked up as the assistant coordinator of our campus media dept. At the same time, a recently graduated guy became the coordinator.
:)
I have an office, an extension, a fancy name tag, an email address, and about a dozen student workers. Yet when my boss and I walk down the hall, people (even those who know me from before the job) greet him and ignore me. I jokingly pointed it out to him once, but then we started watching for it, and realized that it happens almost every time we see someone.
If I have too little respect amongst staff and faculty, I have too much from student workers, many of which are older and further along in their studies than I. Last month I told a senior that if he refers to me one more time as "Mister (lastname)" I would make him clean the filters in all the projectors with his hands.
I've lost all friends amongst those who used to be my peers, and staff completely ignore me. It's the worst of both worlds!
Nothing makes the kids I've seen grow up faster than the school o hard knocks, as they say.
I chose an academically challenging, and very expensive, school, and my parents cut me off from any financial support during my second semester.
I guess it's a testimony to my percieved valuation of the education here that I stayed. I started working at Circuit City 30 hours a week to make ends meet, and it was tough.
Then I met a girl in the same situation, and helped support her. We got engaged. It was *rough*. I remember very well the sick feeling I got every time I started our 1985 Ford LTD.
But then she graduated and got a good job, which meant a good car and real groceries. We get married in 59 days.
So I guess what I'm trying to say isn't directly related to the thread. As one who's just 'gotten over the hump', I can tell you that it's changed me completely. Remember: Make responsible, non-lazy decisions now, and it'll probably pay off. Taking a year off, without some VERY specific reason, is asking for trouble. If you manage to hit the "responsibility" thing while you're out of school, you won't go back.
You're at the best part of your life to go get that edumacation. Work hard now so you can play more later.
Shamelessly stolen from http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/b/card.endersgame .shtml
Ender: The government let my parents conceive me because they hope to mold me into the ultimate military commander.
Government: Ender, become the ultimate military commander and go defeat the buggers.
(He does.)
Ender: Horror. I'm only nine years old, and I have already eradicated an entire species. I thought it was a game, but it was for real. I will fret about this in the sequels.
THE END.
Much of the reasons for the shortages were genre related... Let me explain:
Halo 2 had no shortages, because for the most part people played at home, alone. It was simply a matter of getting more stuff out there.
WoW had to fully support every copy of WoW with bandwidth, GMs, etc. Through luck or poor planning, they weren't prepared for the success, and their infrastructure just wasn't ready. These things don't scale as easily as the "print more media" type games. To just print more would be to degrade the experience, uh, even further.
Amen on the 2500 calories. It may, in fact, be more.
I started on a calorie reduction diet (inspired by the hacker's diet) about a month ago. I was under the mistaken assumption that my normal calorie intake would be about 2200 calories. So, I figured, 1400cal/day should do the trick. Now, I was 21yrs, male, 218lbs. The 1400 was doable but tough... I was a little scared when I lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks. I did more research into what I really needed when I started getting weak during the day and sleeping 9 hours/day.
So I jumped up to normal intake again, though I certainly watch it more. I'll eventually drop to 1800 or so to get down to a target weight of about 180, but right now I'm losing weight faster than I want to, and can't stop it. I'm told that if I stay regular for a week or two, I'll stabilize..
That was rambling, but I guess my point to all desire weight-loss is... Yes, the lost weight feels and looks FANTASTIC, but it's not worth it when you lose it too fast. Be reasonable!
I'm one of the two staffers for my University's Instructional Technology and Campus Media Office (Whew!) and all I can say is: student workers. We keep 10 or so around for 6-10 hours per week. They take requests, make equipment deliveries, and generally follow our every nefarious whim as far as checking out equipment. The university pays them tax-free $5.25/hour. They love it because %90 of the time they can sit and do homework, surf the web, etc.
It's great for us because we're free to work on more involved projects without worrying that Dr. Smith isn't going to get her LaserDisc player on time. Student workers are also neat to have around.. We maintain a very casual, but very efficient, atmosphere in the office.
While what you're doing MAY be possible without human help, I get the feeling that any automated solution will cause you to spend more time babysitting it than doing your job.
Good luck, and don't forget to change the air filters on those projectors!
Here in TN I still have to pay my 9.25% sales tax at Newegg.
Still worth it, though. Newegg rocks.
I'll second that. Interland used to be very reliable and responsive, but now they suck. When they tried to screw me one last time (I specifically asked for something other than the canned response, and what do they send?), I went to Dreamhost.
:)
$10/mo gets me everything I want, and they pay for and take care of domain renewals.
No phone support, but I've never gone longer than 2 hours without an email reply. And their English is actually perfect!
I really can't recommend them enough.
And if you *really* want to give a referral, use this link. Yes, it's lame, but at least I'm *telling* you that I'll get money for it. And you don't lose anything.
But see, that's *exactly* how I pack a car.
When I was a teenager, it was my job to pack the family van for the long gift-laden trip to the in-laws. I would pack like a fiend, because I obsessed about not leaving any holes.
"No, don't put that in yet. There's a space. Give me the small piece. No, that one. There."
They would wonder how I got everything in with room to spare.
I love little tricks like this, but what happens when your house is broken into, and your insurance company refuses to cover it because you cheated on the application?
That's interesting.
:)
I'm an undergraduate studying Computer Science with a minor in Accounting. In my Comp Sci and Math courses, I find that I need to pay close attention and focus on not letting my mind wander, because if I do I'll miss explanations that are better than what I can get studying on my own.
In my Accounting/Economics courses (not counting the tax ones) I get so bored that my mind drifts aimlessly. Though I find the subjects pretty easy, I can still miss large portions of classes through daydreaming and have serious catching up to do at exam time.
No solutions yet to the inadequacy in the math courses, but I figured out that if I do something mindless but entertaining while in class, I follow at just the right pace. This usually means a simple game on my PDA, but for the really dry stuff I've resorted to eBooks. I have to hide the fact that I'm playing around, because the classes at my Uni are usually under 20 students, and I can't imagine the proffesor's reaction to my argument that I learn more in his class with a distraction.
But you're not bitter, or anything... :-)
Because "SkyNet" has other connotations that they probably wish to avoid.
Del Taco?
It *does* look cool.
But my other concern is peripherals. What if some funky thing doesn't work with the software modifications that allow it to be a DVD player?
There was also some talk, though, if it being theoretically possible to boot GC games copied onto DVD. Who cares, though, with market penetration that low... And I like to buy my console games anyhow.
You saw the Panasonic Q, which is perfectly legal. Take a looky at lik-sang, I think they still have them.
They had them at Wolfchase in Memphis. I couldn't believe that in the days of the RIAA, they got away with such blatant rip-offs.
The covers of most of these things had pictures of FF7's Cloud, Mario, Master Chief, etc.
I asked the guy there about the legality, and he said something about copyrights being expired, then said Nintendo having approved them. Whatever.
I've never seen any arguments against declawing until your link. I can't speak for everyone, but we've had four declawed indoor cats over the last 20 years. I don't think they could have been happier.
The arguments at the site list things like the "need to scratch" to strengthen leg muscles. They must never have had a declawed cat for more than a few months. They get *incredibly* strong in their front legs, especially when you play with them often like we do. They still do their "scratching" routine on the furniture, but of course it's harmless.
One note about declawing... it's ONLY FOR INDOOR CATS. Although a couple of the cats are fully capable of pummeling the family bulldog with said front paws, I wouldn't feel right letting them fend for themselves outside.
They're quite happy, healthy, and well adjusted living in our mid-size house.
*sigh*
Get it right.
"I am Pentium of Borg. Division is futile. You will be approximated."
You've never done wheelies on a golf cart?
A retailer I worked for in high school used IBM POS (point of sale) systems.
We called them "Inferior but marketable pieces of &$#!."
Guess what? I can also run PDP-11 software on my XBox! Or any other operating system, for that matter.
This was done through emulation. The blurb seems to imply that something incredible was accomplished, when all that was done was loading it into an emulator.
It may be pretty funny to see OSX running off an XBox on a TV, but it's hardly usable as it is. Call me when it runs natively.
Second! I've been using MyCheckbook for several years now, and couldn't live the same without it. I can whip out the ever-present PDA at the store, make a couple of quick jots, and be sure that I'm always up to date. Combine it with online banking, and you've got a banking setup that is very easy to maintain.
And hey, I'm a few versions behind! *runs off to download*