So Vermont being one of the very few states in the country running a balanced budget and with a considerable "rainy day fund" (something to the order of $100 million) in the bank means they're "bleeding dry?" If only states like Alabama could be so lucky to "bleed dry."
But he's not judging Dean from the perspective of a presidential candidate - he's giving a rundown of his performance as governor of Vermont for 12 years. More than a slight difference in my book.
Most importantly, Ken Lay was and has always been a big supporter and close friend of the Bush administration, dating back to his days as governor of Texas.
If you consider that a bad thing, I hope for your sake you're not a Bush supporter. His entire administration has been based around such characterizations.
Personally, I'm wondering how all these people are getting 100% matches. My top match was 88%. And that was Kucinich, who now that I've read into some, is a bit more liberal than I'm actually comfortable with. Dean comes in at 87%, and he's a bit more inline for the most part, but I really wonder why he's been portrayed as being so extreme left, I don't really find him to be that way, but maybe I'm just further left wing than I thought.:)
Is religion really a religious issue though? Personally, I fall squarely into the atheist/agnostic category myself, but I'm a strong believer in marriage all the same.
I feel it's really one of those things that is more "the government has no real business telling you what is right or wrong" categories as it is highly subjective between individuals, and any government legislated ban is merely imposing majority rule while ignoring minority rights. Maybe this is just a subject where I simply have more libertarian feelings than on others, but that's just how I see it.
I do not subscribe to the theory that the United States deserved the 9/11 attacks because of our foreign policy; it was a heinous and cowardly attack that no nation on this planet deserves. But our foreign policy in the past year or so has done much to fan the flames of the same hatred. And for who? For what? Saddam Hussein? This is a third-rate dictator who writes romance novels in his spare time and can't even travel freely in his own country without three body doubles out of fears of being assassinated.
That is, without a doubt, one of the most insightful things I've ever read on Slashdot.
In all honesty, with a properly designed engine that keeps these issues in mind from the start of development, it's not that hard to be able to leverage whatever the hell you want. You have to write wrappers around your core code, which does take time, but it's completely possible. Hell, the Win32 implementation of SDL is mainly just a wrapper around DirectX. Graphics engines can often be ported between APIs with a simple DLL swap.
While I've never developed for GameCube or PS2, the fact that ports for/to the Xbox and the other two consoles happen fairly regularly with minimal delay between releases (PS2/XBox releases are often silmultaneous) is further indication that as long as your engine is well built, it can be ported with minimal headache.
DirectX is NOT the only option if you want leverage. It's the option that Microsoft has pushed however, and for that reason, it's become the "standard" of the gaming industry. In my opinion, it comes more down to software design and developer preference - and MS has successfully convinced enough developers that DX is "the" in thing, so that's what most people these days are learning. I don't think it has anything to do with either set of APIs being any more advanced or portable than the other.
Or any Chuck Palahniuk book, period. Choke was fucking great, and Invisible Monsters is awesome if you want a complete brainfuck. How one man manages to write such twisted books, I'll never know.:)
I don't care for them myself, but some people swear by active pickups, and having to pull off a plate to change the battery is, I imagine, quite a pain in the ass. This would allow you to have active pickups and not have to worry about keeping fresh batteries around.
But not all people adhere to the same schedule or the same sleep cycle. Personally, my body will not function properly on MORE than 4-6 hours of sleep a night. Being able to fire up an online game of my choice at 1AM when I couldn't sleep anyway is, for me, an extremely good thing.
Which is really off topic. The fact is, they're not just blocking games. The mandatory curbing of internet cafe hours is a bad thing as well. In the US they're not that big of a deal, but in many asian countries, internet cafes are some peoples' only available net access. What happens to people that have a work schedule such that late night/early morning would be the only time they'd have a chance to be online? I don't doubt that the government's intentions are good here, but the consequences go beyond those good intentions and are an impairment to others, and that's what I have a problem with.
In some parts of the country (such as the southeast) you'll never see a White Castle, but you will see Krystals, which are pretty much the same thing.:)
I'm not sure what its CPU usage is like, but as far as onboard LAN goes, you might want to check out the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. It comes with 2 onboard ethernet ports, which might be of interest to you. Just a heads-up.:)
I too have an nforce2 board (Biostar M7NCG) and knew people using them with onboard sound and honestly wanted to use it, but I've already got a creative inspire 5.1 speaker system, and it just didn't have the ports for the surround sound setup. I unfortunately had to go back to my old SB Live card just so I could use my speakers. I guess I fall into that odd category where it was good enough, but not.:)
I wasn't saying that Lincoln was an angel, simply that I find the idea that the civil "Wasn't about slavery, no way, no sir" to be misleading and rather ridiculous. Personally, I think Lincoln was an idealist, and one of those ideals was that the Union would stand, no matter what. I can agree with you, that some of the things he did are questionable now, but when seen from the perspective of trying to hold the country together when it's tearing at the seams, I believe that the logic behind it can be seen.
And as someone else has already noted, sending the army in to put down a riot is certainly not limited to Lincoln and well within reason, especially for a time before the police forces of today.
Yeah, how dare that bastard not allow a few states to commoditize human beings. Remember, the FIRST law the newly established CSA passed was a piece of legislature barring any member state from banning slavery. States' rights indeed.
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Depends on how things are set up. The Masquerade in Atlanta has a dance club downstairs underneath the stage/bar area where concerts happen. I was there for an Alkaline Trio show a little more than a month ago, and it would literally shake the floor, but you could only barely hear it... between songs. I think electronic just carries further because the bass literally shakes everything, not because it's any louder than any other kind of music.
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Nah, there are posers in every generation, it's just that this one prefers small, fast, and loud over big, fast and loud. Yeah, I know, people make fun of the spoiler and the scoop, but believe it or not, they actually serve purpose on that car. Besides, it's hard to argue with 300hp and AWD in a car that's actually a bit smaller than all the poser Civics.:)
While I agree it's ridiculous across the board, Epson isn't as bad as some of the others, especially Lexmark. In your case, the cartridge was a little less than half the total cost of the printer. With Lexmark, they're generally DOUBLE the initial cost of the printer. All things relative I suppose. That and the fact that the C4x series are actually really nice printers for the money. Same quality print as the $700 1280 series, only real difference being that the C40 only prints up to 8"x10", while the 1280 can do full poster size paper.
This is true of Lexmark in general. They sell the printers for $30-45 at places like Wal-mart, but then if you try to buy a color and black cartridge, you find the cost is around $70 each time.
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So Vermont being one of the very few states in the country running a balanced budget and with a considerable "rainy day fund" (something to the order of $100 million) in the bank means they're "bleeding dry?" If only states like Alabama could be so lucky to "bleed dry."
But he's not judging Dean from the perspective of a presidential candidate - he's giving a rundown of his performance as governor of Vermont for 12 years. More than a slight difference in my book.
Most importantly, Ken Lay was and has always been a big supporter and close friend of the Bush administration, dating back to his days as governor of Texas.
If you consider that a bad thing, I hope for your sake you're not a Bush supporter. His entire administration has been based around such characterizations.
Personally, I'm wondering how all these people are getting 100% matches. My top match was 88%. And that was Kucinich, who now that I've read into some, is a bit more liberal than I'm actually comfortable with. Dean comes in at 87%, and he's a bit more inline for the most part, but I really wonder why he's been portrayed as being so extreme left, I don't really find him to be that way, but maybe I'm just further left wing than I thought. :)
Glad to hear you're exempt from the increased hostility toward the US from the international community.
Is religion really a religious issue though? Personally, I fall squarely into the atheist/agnostic category myself, but I'm a strong believer in marriage all the same.
I feel it's really one of those things that is more "the government has no real business telling you what is right or wrong" categories as it is highly subjective between individuals, and any government legislated ban is merely imposing majority rule while ignoring minority rights. Maybe this is just a subject where I simply have more libertarian feelings than on others, but that's just how I see it.
www.mini-itx.com Check out some of the project pages, lots of cool stuff that I think would be right up your alley. =)
In all honesty, with a properly designed engine that keeps these issues in mind from the start of development, it's not that hard to be able to leverage whatever the hell you want. You have to write wrappers around your core code, which does take time, but it's completely possible. Hell, the Win32 implementation of SDL is mainly just a wrapper around DirectX. Graphics engines can often be ported between APIs with a simple DLL swap.
While I've never developed for GameCube or PS2, the fact that ports for/to the Xbox and the other two consoles happen fairly regularly with minimal delay between releases (PS2/XBox releases are often silmultaneous) is further indication that as long as your engine is well built, it can be ported with minimal headache.
DirectX is NOT the only option if you want leverage. It's the option that Microsoft has pushed however, and for that reason, it's become the "standard" of the gaming industry. In my opinion, it comes more down to software design and developer preference - and MS has successfully convinced enough developers that DX is "the" in thing, so that's what most people these days are learning. I don't think it has anything to do with either set of APIs being any more advanced or portable than the other.
Or any Chuck Palahniuk book, period. Choke was fucking great, and Invisible Monsters is awesome if you want a complete brainfuck. How one man manages to write such twisted books, I'll never know. :)
I don't care for them myself, but some people swear by active pickups, and having to pull off a plate to change the battery is, I imagine, quite a pain in the ass. This would allow you to have active pickups and not have to worry about keeping fresh batteries around.
Look at the mini-itx mobos that are normally used with the C3. Linkage. 17cm2 is hard to beat when you're talking small form factor.
But not all people adhere to the same schedule or the same sleep cycle. Personally, my body will not function properly on MORE than 4-6 hours of sleep a night. Being able to fire up an online game of my choice at 1AM when I couldn't sleep anyway is, for me, an extremely good thing.
Which is really off topic. The fact is, they're not just blocking games. The mandatory curbing of internet cafe hours is a bad thing as well. In the US they're not that big of a deal, but in many asian countries, internet cafes are some peoples' only available net access. What happens to people that have a work schedule such that late night/early morning would be the only time they'd have a chance to be online? I don't doubt that the government's intentions are good here, but the consequences go beyond those good intentions and are an impairment to others, and that's what I have a problem with.
This is bad in that it doesn't just affect the kids. Not sure how much simpler I can put that.
His original post was correct. Most pieces of commercial software these days run about $4-6/unit to physically produce.
In some parts of the country (such as the southeast) you'll never see a White Castle, but you will see Krystals, which are pretty much the same thing. :)
I'm not sure what its CPU usage is like, but as far as onboard LAN goes, you might want to check out the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. It comes with 2 onboard ethernet ports, which might be of interest to you. Just a heads-up. :)
I too have an nforce2 board (Biostar M7NCG) and knew people using them with onboard sound and honestly wanted to use it, but I've already got a creative inspire 5.1 speaker system, and it just didn't have the ports for the surround sound setup. I unfortunately had to go back to my old SB Live card just so I could use my speakers. I guess I fall into that odd category where it was good enough, but not. :)
I wasn't saying that Lincoln was an angel, simply that I find the idea that the civil "Wasn't about slavery, no way, no sir" to be misleading and rather ridiculous. Personally, I think Lincoln was an idealist, and one of those ideals was that the Union would stand, no matter what. I can agree with you, that some of the things he did are questionable now, but when seen from the perspective of trying to hold the country together when it's tearing at the seams, I believe that the logic behind it can be seen.
And as someone else has already noted, sending the army in to put down a riot is certainly not limited to Lincoln and well within reason, especially for a time before the police forces of today.
Yeah, how dare that bastard not allow a few states to commoditize human beings. Remember, the FIRST law the newly established CSA passed was a piece of legislature barring any member state from banning slavery. States' rights indeed.
Depends on how things are set up. The Masquerade in Atlanta has a dance club downstairs underneath the stage/bar area where concerts happen. I was there for an Alkaline Trio show a little more than a month ago, and it would literally shake the floor, but you could only barely hear it... between songs. I think electronic just carries further because the bass literally shakes everything, not because it's any louder than any other kind of music.
Nah, there are posers in every generation, it's just that this one prefers small, fast, and loud over big, fast and loud. Yeah, I know, people make fun of the spoiler and the scoop, but believe it or not, they actually serve purpose on that car. Besides, it's hard to argue with 300hp and AWD in a car that's actually a bit smaller than all the poser Civics. :)
While I agree it's ridiculous across the board, Epson isn't as bad as some of the others, especially Lexmark. In your case, the cartridge was a little less than half the total cost of the printer. With Lexmark, they're generally DOUBLE the initial cost of the printer. All things relative I suppose. That and the fact that the C4x series are actually really nice printers for the money. Same quality print as the $700 1280 series, only real difference being that the C40 only prints up to 8"x10", while the 1280 can do full poster size paper.
This is true of Lexmark in general. They sell the printers for $30-45 at places like Wal-mart, but then if you try to buy a color and black cartridge, you find the cost is around $70 each time.