I think it is a bit hyperbolic to claim that airliners are weapons of mass destruction. True, they were used as such, but it's not like Boeing set out to develop the 757 as the ultimate killing machine. This is precisely why terrorism-- especially Al-Qaeda-style coordinated mass terrorism--is so, well, terrifying. It is unconventional in its methodology, simple in its execution, and incredibly effective in achieving its goal. It uses our technology and weaknesses against us in ways so simple that we never expect it-- and we are missing the forest for the trees in our zeal to contain it.
Nothing will continue on that kind of meteoric rise over the long term.
I know some real estate agents who would beg to differ with you. Of course, they're just as sharky and scummy as the idiot "stock analysts" that rah-rah these securities as a "no-lose" investment...
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Don't hate the playa, hate the game. I agree, the problem isn't the laugh track, it's the absolutely god-awful joks that trigger it. If producers of sitcoms allowed "natural" laughter response to well-written jokes and didn't rely on a flashing red "applause" sign to tell the studio audience when they want to insert laughter, everything would be much better.
First episodes are always, in my opinion, a bit weak. You have all of the character exposition to take care of and the writers and actors generally haven't totally hit their stride yet. Also, pilot episodes are usually made on the cheap because the producers and the channel don't know exactly how popular the show will be and generally don't want to break the budget on a show that ultimately ends up being unpopular. The real test of sitcom greatness are the 2nd and 3rd episodes. In your typical 6-epsiode Britcom series, the 4th or 5th episode is usually the peak of the series-- the classic episode-- while the final episode (at least in the first series, when it's unknown if a second series will be comissioned) is usually a semi-cliffhanger that can still be viewed as closure if the series is canned.
I hear you on the whole tradition thing. We still have relatives who send us Hickory Farms boxes every year like clockwork... sometimes I think maybe it's a midwest thing, too (they'e from Missouri). Bottom line: get what you like! But seriously, you would probably love the stuff I was mentioning earlier:-)
This is why I like spending money at Hickory Farms... few things make us happier than five-pound sticks of good summer sausage.
If you want good summer sausage, why on earth are you spending your money at Hickory Farms? There are surely (heh, almost typed "surly") butchers or custom meat smokers in your area that will provide you with much higher-quality meats than that lowest-common-denominator mall trap. If you want to order online (and who doesn't?), give this place a try.
Now that research shows that demographics in both countries are identical, practice has shown that the mentality of parents' in both countries also have very much in comon.
Actually, I think this is more of the same old Chinese party line that the internet is exposing their populace to too many "evil" foreign influences and must be walled off and its use metered. This case has more to do with propaganda than it does parental responsiblity.
...And the great Anonymous defender of the CCP posts again!
Seriously, it seems like every time there is a story about China on/. and someone posts something critical of the Central Party, some AC pops in to defend the censorship-happy, democracy-crushing socialist-cum-facsist regime. Spies, spies everywhere....
honestly. why would you want bluetooth on an ipod. Seriously. How long would it f-ing take to copy an album to the thing?!?!?!
Don't think copy, think play. Bluetooth iPod + bluetooth-enabled car = most awesome iPod integration ever. Climb in the driver's seat and the car would automagically find your music.
And why, pray, shouldn't I engage in a little good-ol' class-based agitation? Clearly, the man had plenty of advantages to start with thanks to his family's wealth (well, aside from chiseled good looks, but I digress) While I've seen many a privilleged kid fritter away all of the advantages their fortunate station in life affords them (rich kids turning into layabout stoners in college and such), I find it hard to believe that you think that being born to rich parents isn't at least in part a determinant of future success.
If mumsie and daddy can afford to send you to all the best schools and provide you with a comfortable lifestyle where your primary concerns can stretch beyond merely surviving, you have much more time to, oh, I don't know, dink around with computers. I love a good Horatio Alger, up-by-the-bootstraps story as much as the next guy, but the fact is that if you are born wealthy, you already have a head start on all the others in the race to the top.
Remember, the wealthiest man in the world dropped out of college.
Remember, the wealthiest man in the world (William Henry Gates III) had already-rich parents (his dad was a high-paid corporate attorney and his mom sat on the board of a number of corporations such as Berkshire Hathaway). He attended Seattle's most prestigious prep school, and the only reason he dropped out of Harvard was to pursue his softare business. The guy is neither stupid nor of humble roots.
So when you say some people get lucky, I read that as "some people are born lucky..."
Aside from the ridiculous amount of bulk leather or pleather cases add, they just look freaking dorky, especially if they are then clipped to your belt (as is the case with a majority of the real estate agents' cell phones where I work).
Seriously, why clip your phone or your iPod to your belt? Do you think it makes you look tech-savvy? I can assure you, it is the modern equivalent of the fanny pack (ok, Commonwealth English speakers, make your twat jokes now!)
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I think it is a bit hyperbolic to claim that airliners are weapons of mass destruction. True, they were used as such, but it's not like Boeing set out to develop the 757 as the ultimate killing machine. This is precisely why terrorism-- especially Al-Qaeda-style coordinated mass terrorism--is so, well, terrifying. It is unconventional in its methodology, simple in its execution, and incredibly effective in achieving its goal. It uses our technology and weaknesses against us in ways so simple that we never expect it-- and we are missing the forest for the trees in our zeal to contain it.
You, sir, are correct!
I know some real estate agents who would beg to differ with you. Of course, they're just as sharky and scummy as the idiot "stock analysts" that rah-rah these securities as a "no-lose" investment...
Booyakasha!
Don't hate the playa, hate the game. I agree, the problem isn't the laugh track, it's the absolutely god-awful joks that trigger it. If producers of sitcoms allowed "natural" laughter response to well-written jokes and didn't rely on a flashing red "applause" sign to tell the studio audience when they want to insert laughter, everything would be much better.
First episodes are always, in my opinion, a bit weak. You have all of the character exposition to take care of and the writers and actors generally haven't totally hit their stride yet. Also, pilot episodes are usually made on the cheap because the producers and the channel don't know exactly how popular the show will be and generally don't want to break the budget on a show that ultimately ends up being unpopular.
The real test of sitcom greatness are the 2nd and 3rd episodes. In your typical 6-epsiode Britcom series, the 4th or 5th episode is usually the peak of the series-- the classic episode-- while the final episode (at least in the first series, when it's unknown if a second series will be comissioned) is usually a semi-cliffhanger that can still be viewed as closure if the series is canned.
I'd imagine as long as he was able to feed off the flesh of small Cuban children, he'd be fine with it.
Elian... ELIAN!!!!
...you left out the part where he has sex with a green chick. THEN he would turn on the self-destruct sequence and leave her behind.
"Yeah, that was nice babe, but I gotta get going..."
Is it bad that I'm being a grammar Nazi in German?...
True, but 30" of flat-screen goodness would make my wallet feel even dinkier! ;-)
I hear you on the whole tradition thing. We still have relatives who send us Hickory Farms boxes every year like clockwork... sometimes I think maybe it's a midwest thing, too (they'e from Missouri). Bottom line: get what you like! But seriously, you would probably love the stuff I was mentioning earlier :-)
If you want good summer sausage, why on earth are you spending your money at Hickory Farms? There are surely (heh, almost typed "surly") butchers or custom meat smokers in your area that will provide you with much higher-quality meats than that lowest-common-denominator mall trap. If you want to order online (and who doesn't?), give this place a try.
/I don't work there
//I also enjoy the summer sausage
///Doctor's advice be damned :-)
No way! Gamers would never describe anything as "gay!"
I wouldn't be so sure about that! this is /. after all...
Actually, I think this is more of the same old Chinese party line that the internet is exposing their populace to too many "evil" foreign influences and must be walled off and its use metered. This case has more to do with propaganda than it does parental responsiblity.
NEIN! "Kennen Sie, dass ich Recht habe" is what they would say...
Seriously, it seems like every time there is a story about China on /. and someone posts something critical of the Central Party, some AC pops in to defend the censorship-happy, democracy-crushing socialist-cum-facsist regime. Spies, spies everywhere....
Don't think copy, think play. Bluetooth iPod + bluetooth-enabled car = most awesome iPod integration ever. Climb in the driver's seat and the car would automagically find your music.
That would be an announcement.
Almost, but not quite. You have yet to keel over and die after a pot-noodle- and nicotine-fueled 84-hour gaming jag.
If mumsie and daddy can afford to send you to all the best schools and provide you with a comfortable lifestyle where your primary concerns can stretch beyond merely surviving, you have much more time to, oh, I don't know, dink around with computers. I love a good Horatio Alger, up-by-the-bootstraps story as much as the next guy, but the fact is that if you are born wealthy, you already have a head start on all the others in the race to the top.
Remember, the wealthiest man in the world (William Henry Gates III) had already-rich parents (his dad was a high-paid corporate attorney and his mom sat on the board of a number of corporations such as Berkshire Hathaway). He attended Seattle's most prestigious prep school, and the only reason he dropped out of Harvard was to pursue his softare business. The guy is neither stupid nor of humble roots.
So when you say some people get lucky, I read that as "some people are born lucky..."
Props to Homer J.
There, I feel much better now...
Seriously, why clip your phone or your iPod to your belt? Do you think it makes you look tech-savvy? I can assure you, it is the modern equivalent of the fanny pack (ok, Commonwealth English speakers, make your twat jokes now!)
Actually, I think for a game like HL2, which is supposed to be a bit creepy and unnerving, the U.V. would be a benefit!