or genetic causes (cancer, etc)... stuff that we're fine with for a portion of time before it hits us out of nowhere and kills us...
Or, if the world keeps growing like it is, ebola or somesuch... it depends on close proximity. If the ebola virus hit somewhere like, say, new york, the entire city would be gone in a matter of weeks (i vote we nuke the place pre-emptively)
Because they wanted something about the same weight as a pound (twice the amount isn't a big deal. Weighing potatoes in grams would be a bitch, doing it in kilo's isn't) they also wanted something to replace the foot with, enter the meter, something to replace the mile, enter the kilometre, etc. etc.
You'd get looked at funny for trying to pass an old $20 (redesigned, out of print since '91), $2 (replaced with coin, out of print since '96), or $1 bill (replaced with coin, out of print since 1987).
The old $5 (replaced with a new design that includes a gold "hologram" type thing shaped like some maple leaves introduced 2002) and $10 (same deal as the 5's, but a year earlier) are still fair game (and cause havoc at places that have change machines. They shut down the machine when I was in highschool for the whole year for having ~ $100 worth of fake 10's in it)
Yeah, holograms of superheros... and sparkles, it should have sparkles on it... and... and... construction paper (safety scissors, children). Plus a sticker backing. OH! and googly-eyes... everything's better with googly eyes.
In #1 Morpheus makes the quote "What is the matrix? In a word, control". That, and the architect going on about "choice" makes me think that the machines that enslave humanity still have some Asimovian (yeah, I CAN make up words.) "serve humanity" programming in them. What they need to be rid of humanity (their masters and slaves at the same time) is someone, a human, to chose to destroy humanity. Neo does this by selfishly chosing to go after Trinity
I call it a trash school because of it's choices for major. The education i'm getting there is great, but i'm going to need to transfer (hoping to get into concordia, montreal QC) if i want to grad with the degrees i want (phil/psyc and compsci/bio, in case it matters...).
It's not because it's an EASY school. My courseload works out to about 20 hours a week, and it's not time-wasting simple work... as much as i joke about it, it's a fairly good school for the first 2 or 3 years, but after then you have to go
Not to mention that a degree from the University of the Fraser Valley isn't the most prestigious thing in the world
Heh, who's the sucker now? I go to a crap school because it's cheap as hell, and the professors here are more than happy to help (with the exception of some of the hard-science instructors). I have my phil 230 and political science 311/312 instructors home phone number. His office is usually barren, but he tells all his students to call him at home and unless he's busy he'll have a meeting. In fact, just a couple weeks ago, he had the entire class over to his house for dinner and booze (lots of booze... seriously).
So the moral of this story is that if you want a decent *EDUCATION* (not just a prestigeous degree) you could spend assloads of money on a private college, or couch-change on a trash school.
I've met hundreds of interesting people on large networks, many of whom I still talk to to this day, on irc, and in real life. After trying out some of the smaller networks (as well as the other 2 large networks), I have no doubt that I couldn't have met these people on the smaller ones. The userbase on EF/Under/Dal is large enough that it allows for channels that are very specialized, but still large enough for a conversation to be going.
And it's not a matter of the protocol dying, it's the communities that live on certain networks, and that would be a loss...
I dunno man, but as soon as I have kids, the cable's going off, and the only reason for a tv is for movies (the matrix IS educational goddamnit... especially to explain what you take in school when you're a phil. major.)
I'm not saying that because I'm a conservative (liberal, for anyone outside the US), because I'm not, I'm a marxist... I'm saying it because Michael Moore is an idiot. When faced with the question "How do you explain the glaring factual inadequacies of this book?" his reply was "yeah, I don't really worry about that kind of stuff"
He makes the entire left wing look like a bunch of nutters.
Hard drives are cheap enough now that your backup could effectively be just another harddrive...
I don't backup, I raid mirror my important drive (as opposed to the system drive, which just holds my osii, and a bunch of stuff I already have backups for, like my cd's or software I paid for)
Right to bear arms (poor bear...) is to protect yourself from a tyrannical government... when the government has smart bombs, nuclear weapons, and the brand-new F-22 Raptor at it's disposal, a 30-06 rifle is about as useful as a shiv made from an old spoon.
what the hell are you going on about? I mean... christ, i thought all the religious nutters were confined to the streets of major cities, but evidently, they've found slashdot.
Slashdot Mirror
oh yeah, i remember when we were kids.
FF8 was a horrible, horrible game.
you obviously aren't a gamer.
Who the hell uses their thumbs for gaming anymore anyways?
all WASD baby.
It's satire. Probably stolen from E2. Check out these other examples:
Dangerous chemicals: absurd liberal myth and my favorite: The "Moon": A Ridiculous Liberal Myth
AIDS... it could possibly kill us all...
or genetic causes (cancer, etc)... stuff that we're fine with for a portion of time before it hits us out of nowhere and kills us...
Or, if the world keeps growing like it is, ebola or somesuch... it depends on close proximity. If the ebola virus hit somewhere like, say, new york, the entire city would be gone in a matter of weeks (i vote we nuke the place pre-emptively)
Because they wanted something about the same weight as a pound (twice the amount isn't a big deal. Weighing potatoes in grams would be a bitch, doing it in kilo's isn't) they also wanted something to replace the foot with, enter the meter, something to replace the mile, enter the kilometre, etc. etc.
Half-life.
Or, in reference to the mass of current players, no-life
Or, perhaps it's because HE CAN'T LEGALLY SELL HIS STOCK ANY OTHER TIME. And you can't buy shit with stock certificates
You'd get looked at funny for trying to pass an old $20 (redesigned, out of print since '91), $2 (replaced with coin, out of print since '96), or $1 bill (replaced with coin, out of print since 1987).
The old $5 (replaced with a new design that includes a gold "hologram" type thing shaped like some maple leaves introduced 2002) and $10 (same deal as the 5's, but a year earlier) are still fair game (and cause havoc at places that have change machines. They shut down the machine when I was in highschool for the whole year for having ~ $100 worth of fake 10's in it)
"At least people appreciate your efforts"
Especially when they stop (strikes, etc.)
HAHAHAHA! HP making decent printers in the last 10 years... good one...
Yeah, holograms of superheros... and sparkles, it should have sparkles on it... and... and... construction paper (safety scissors, children). Plus a sticker backing. OH! and googly-eyes... everything's better with googly eyes.
Seen Matrix2? if not stop reading.
In #1 Morpheus makes the quote "What is the matrix? In a word, control". That, and the architect going on about "choice" makes me think that the machines that enslave humanity still have some Asimovian (yeah, I CAN make up words.) "serve humanity" programming in them. What they need to be rid of humanity (their masters and slaves at the same time) is someone, a human, to chose to destroy humanity. Neo does this by selfishly chosing to go after Trinity
I call it a trash school because of it's choices for major. The education i'm getting there is great, but i'm going to need to transfer (hoping to get into concordia, montreal QC) if i want to grad with the degrees i want (phil/psyc and compsci/bio, in case it matters...).
It's not because it's an EASY school. My courseload works out to about 20 hours a week, and it's not time-wasting simple work... as much as i joke about it, it's a fairly good school for the first 2 or 3 years, but after then you have to go
Not to mention that a degree from the University of the Fraser Valley isn't the most prestigious thing in the world
Heh, who's the sucker now? I go to a crap school because it's cheap as hell, and the professors here are more than happy to help (with the exception of some of the hard-science instructors). I have my phil 230 and political science 311/312 instructors home phone number. His office is usually barren, but he tells all his students to call him at home and unless he's busy he'll have a meeting. In fact, just a couple weeks ago, he had the entire class over to his house for dinner and booze (lots of booze... seriously).
So the moral of this story is that if you want a decent *EDUCATION* (not just a prestigeous degree) you could spend assloads of money on a private college, or couch-change on a trash school.
How 'bout rinoplasty?
And Microsoft's chairman is Bill Gates, who once went to dinner with... Kevin Bacon.
You know what'd make for a neat worm...
Grab the slashdot front page every $time. Start DDOS against every link on there.
I've met hundreds of interesting people on large networks, many of whom I still talk to to this day, on irc, and in real life. After trying out some of the smaller networks (as well as the other 2 large networks), I have no doubt that I couldn't have met these people on the smaller ones. The userbase on EF/Under/Dal is large enough that it allows for channels that are very specialized, but still large enough for a conversation to be going.
And it's not a matter of the protocol dying, it's the communities that live on certain networks, and that would be a loss...
I dunno man, but as soon as I have kids, the cable's going off, and the only reason for a tv is for movies (the matrix IS educational goddamnit... especially to explain what you take in school when you're a phil. major.)
Sorry, Inadequacies should read "Inconsistencies"... my bad, it's early
No, Michael Moore is an idiot.
I'm not saying that because I'm a conservative (liberal, for anyone outside the US), because I'm not, I'm a marxist... I'm saying it because Michael Moore is an idiot. When faced with the question "How do you explain the glaring factual inadequacies of this book?" his reply was "yeah, I don't really worry about that kind of stuff"
He makes the entire left wing look like a bunch of nutters.
Hard drives are cheap enough now that your backup could effectively be just another harddrive...
I don't backup, I raid mirror my important drive (as opposed to the system drive, which just holds my osii, and a bunch of stuff I already have backups for, like my cd's or software I paid for)
When faced with air supremecy and weapons of mass destruction, no... a rifle is no better than a shiv.
The constitution neither says nor implies anything about protecting yourself from criminals.
Yes. Please do.
Right to bear arms (poor bear...) is to protect yourself from a tyrannical government... when the government has smart bombs, nuclear weapons, and the brand-new F-22 Raptor at it's disposal, a 30-06 rifle is about as useful as a shiv made from an old spoon.
what the hell are you going on about? I mean... christ, i thought all the religious nutters were confined to the streets of major cities, but evidently, they've found slashdot.