I rarely buy games based on movies or see movies based on games or pretty much any other entertainment product based on anything but a book. Movies based on games don't have to stand on their own. They have a built in audience so there's less pressure to make them actually good.
What if they DO find samples of bacteria. I wonder what excuses you will make up to still deny the validity of empirical research and science?
PS. Beleiving in empirical facts as opposed to faith based dogma does not preclude a belief in the existence of God.
I also put forth Bill Hicks' one word question: "Dinosaurs?".
Nothing much happened? I've gone 7 times between the most recent one and 1996. Several things have had to change because of the realities of dealing with the gov't and the massive quantitiy of people there but it's still an amazing thing to witness and there's SO MUCH going on ALL THE TIME that there's no possible way to take it all in.
Seriously, your post belies an jaded attitude borne of ignorance and you are the one who should be embarrassed.
yes, you are right. politics is completely irrelevant. it is the cute little penguins that will shape the future and the lives of our children and grandchildren.
also Far. 9/11 could be considered a rehash if it weren't for the "people it reached for whom its ideas were new". I think that the unprecedented success of his documentary invalidates your argument about "his crazed psyche" and how his "rant" should not affect our decision making.
BTW I love penguins and i plan on seeing this film (even if it's just to watch my girlfriend squeal with delight) and I get your point about how they can also offer a profound enrichment of life; but, saying that somehow by comparison F 9/11 is irrelevant seems ridiculous to me.
I think that if (i mean since) there is any evidence to support the argument that we are adversely affecting the environment, we should act on this as if it were true. Gambling with the environment is not a bet I want to take.
I would add that there isn't a lot of imperative from a business standpoint to stop supporting deprecated tags (and syntax)
People want their browsers to be able to view as many websites as possible, if the average user finds that the browser they are using doesn't render certain sites they like, they're not going to care that it's because the site isn't standards compliant. they're going to say "This browser sucks!"
I code websites all the time and I appreciate a standard as much or more than anyone else, I just think it's unrealistic to think that XHTML will replace HTML, it will just become a better version of it.
1)Go to google 2)enter divx 3)click I'm feeling lucky 4)select free download 5)save to disk 6)marble rolls over cat's head causing her to scramble and dislodge the brick attached to the string 7)double click oninstaller 8)install the CODEC ONLY or you will have to use the divx player exclusively to see divx encoded videos 9)enjoy video 10)reply to this post sardonically
Yeah, who still thinks that throwing more money at something (or in this case someone) will make it better? It's called polishing a turd and it's a well known idiotic move.
I have a verizon land line and I have a terrible time getting a dial tone. my line goes down several times a week. We get crossed lines and regular calls with no one there (followed by loss of dial tone). I have reported the problem (which was a pain in the @ss) and they supposedly came out and fixed it, but it's still happening. We've had conversations with the person who's line is crossed with ours and he's pretty pissed too.
We are about to switch to Vonage, but I'm checking these comments before making a final decision. I have comcast internet and cable service, but I think I'm going to bank on them not f'ing to much with the Vonage packets. anyway, It can only be better than my verizon service.
This sounds exactly like my story. I mean I really REALLY loved Diamond Age. But yeah, he's kind of turning into another Stephen King type (wrong genre I know and I am painting with broad strokes...)
He came out of the gate very strongly, but then went into these really indulgent, slow paced heavy volumes.
His attention to historical detail was fascinating and was really the only thing keeping me reading (besides a chuckle every 25 pages or so). But, like the time i tried to read "It" 15 years ago, I got about halfway through and said forget it. This isn't worth the effort. I read to enjoy what I'm reading and I'll put some effort into slow parts, but only up to a point.
You see, here's the problem. This guy works in tech support on the "escalated to the executive" level. Read above as he tells you "there IS no problem"
If there's no problem, than what are all these people complaining about?
Let me point out what typical percentages of systems have problems that tech support cannot solve - for consumer systems you are talking about the range of 2%, give or take 0.5%, for corp/gov/edu buyers drop a point.
Yeah, I've got some sour news for ya jack, The percentages of problems that I have personally had solve by tech support is probably around 40% at best. And escalation has a success rate of about another 20% (either through inability to solve, or unwillingness to call me back or get on the phone) bringing that total up to around 60%. "Guess what, these numbers actually outshine FDA standards for foods you eat and products you rub on your skin." Well, guess what you! When you pull the numbers out of thin air you can compare them favorably to whatever you like (12% of all people know that!:)) People who work in tech support are generally speaking, poorly trained and under-skilled. when I worked in tech support, it was for a system i had ZERO experience with and everyone answering the phone had never actually used the system! I was put on the phone immediately with nothing but a 3 ring binder filled with scripts that were rife with inaccuracies and vagueries. I worked there for three months and got out as fast as I possibly could.
Ok, so I'm saying you pulled the numbers out of thin air, I'm sure the reporters who make the reports in your department probably have some sort of process by which they came up with these figures (most likely involving some sort of interpretive dance) but the other posts in this thread show otherwise (and really just talk to anyone out in the field) tech support is a "maybe" thing at best.
Maybe your company does have that much success and if so, great, but your post has the tone of indicating that ALL tech support issues have a 98% success rate, but I have been on both sides of this issue, so I feel confident saying that what you are saying is just not true.
I respond well to good customer support. I DEFINITELY buy products from manufacturers who have provided good tech support and hassle free replacement. It's a major consideration for me when making a purchase.
The point in the previous paragraph is that you're not doing yourself or anyone else any favors by convincing yourself and those you work with that the industry enjoys a 98% tech support success rate. Admit you have a problem. And the point of this whole post is whether you admit it to yourself or not, it's insulting the way you just dimissively sweep aside the concerns and comments made in these other posts.
Yeah I have to agree here. There was no need for this post. And it's got a lot of low blows and some pretty much ignorant stuff in it. I guess I'm ruining some karma here, but it really was a petty thing to throw into the mix. I would have taken it humourously if the tone of it was as a good natured jab, which it obviously wasn't.
I have felt for quite a while now that the god-awful programming on some of these channels has been artificially propped up by the fact that we have been forced to purchase them, if channels become ordered on an a la carte basis every channel with have to stand on it's own and hopefully the awful ones will get better or get shut down.
Well I especially liked the ending of the director's cut..the implication about Decker's identity (don't want to give too much away, but if you've seen it, you probably know what i mean) is much truer to Phillip K Dick's paranoid style.
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I rarely buy games based on movies or see movies based on games or pretty much any other entertainment product based on anything but a book. Movies based on games don't have to stand on their own. They have a built in audience so there's less pressure to make them actually good.
Your world turns into a never-ending cocktail party where you're always looking over your virtual shoulder for a better conversation partner.
Turns into?
What if they DO find samples of bacteria. I wonder what excuses you will make up to still deny the validity of empirical research and science?
PS. Beleiving in empirical facts as opposed to faith based dogma does not preclude a belief in the existence of God.
I also put forth Bill Hicks' one word question: "Dinosaurs?".
These guys are doing a heckuva job!
[ I am highly opposed to this wasteful, ridiculous idea but nonetheless ]
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idle.
Extremely extremely idle. Unfathomably idle.
I-can;t-even-bother-to-lean-forward-and-get-the
Nothing much happened? I've gone 7 times between the most recent one and 1996. Several things have had to change because of the realities of dealing with the gov't and the massive quantitiy of people there but it's still an amazing thing to witness and there's SO MUCH going on ALL THE TIME that there's no possible way to take it all in.
Seriously, your post belies an jaded attitude borne of ignorance and you are the one who should be embarrassed.
yes, you are right. politics is completely irrelevant. it is the cute little penguins that will shape the future and the lives of our children and grandchildren.
also Far. 9/11 could be considered a rehash if it weren't for the "people it reached for whom its ideas were new". I think that the unprecedented success of his documentary invalidates your argument about "his crazed psyche" and how his "rant" should not affect our decision making.
BTW I love penguins and i plan on seeing this film (even if it's just to watch my girlfriend squeal with delight) and I get your point about how they can also offer a profound enrichment of life; but, saying that somehow by comparison F 9/11 is irrelevant seems ridiculous to me.
I think that if (i mean since) there is any evidence to support the argument that we are adversely affecting the environment, we should act on this as if it were true. Gambling with the environment is not a bet I want to take.
He's CLEARLY more comfortable with his OS preference-ality
I would add that there isn't a lot of imperative from a business standpoint to stop supporting deprecated tags (and syntax)
People want their browsers to be able to view as many websites as possible, if the average user finds that the browser they are using doesn't render certain sites they like, they're not going to care that it's because the site isn't standards compliant. they're going to say "This browser sucks!"
I code websites all the time and I appreciate a standard as much or more than anyone else, I just think it's unrealistic to think that XHTML will replace HTML, it will just become a better version of it.
There is a Gmail shell drive available.
http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm
Wait!
Some guy from marketing spouting a load of crap!?!?
I guess there's a first time for everything!
1)Go to google
2)enter divx
3)click I'm feeling lucky
4)select free download
5)save to disk
6)marble rolls over cat's head causing her to scramble and dislodge the brick attached to the string
7)double click oninstaller
8)install the CODEC ONLY or you will have to use the divx player exclusively to see divx encoded videos
9)enjoy video
10)reply to this post sardonically
Yeah, who still thinks that throwing more money at something (or in this case someone) will make it better? It's called polishing a turd and it's a well known idiotic move.
I have a verizon land line and I have a terrible time getting a dial tone. my line goes down several times a week. We get crossed lines and regular calls with no one there (followed by loss of dial tone). I have reported the problem (which was a pain in the @ss) and they supposedly came out and fixed it, but it's still happening. We've had conversations with the person who's line is crossed with ours and he's pretty pissed too.
We are about to switch to Vonage, but I'm checking these comments before making a final decision. I have comcast internet and cable service, but I think I'm going to bank on them not f'ing to much with the Vonage packets. anyway, It can only be better than my verizon service.
I'd liked to get me won o' them Copped Firce Fields!
hahahaha snuggles!!!!
So is the name in english, just like that? I mean it wasn't translated into "ifbot", was it?
If so, maybe the translater needs one of those rob..ifbots!
This sounds exactly like my story. I mean I really REALLY loved Diamond Age. But yeah, he's kind of turning into another Stephen King type (wrong genre I know and I am painting with broad strokes...)
He came out of the gate very strongly, but then went into these really indulgent, slow paced heavy volumes.
His attention to historical detail was fascinating and was really the only thing keeping me reading (besides a chuckle every 25 pages or so). But, like the time i tried to read "It" 15 years ago, I got about halfway through and said forget it. This isn't worth the effort. I read to enjoy what I'm reading and I'll put some effort into slow parts, but only up to a point.
If one more thing goes wrong with this game I'm giving on it!
And buying a mac!
[mutters] and then they'll be sorry
You see, here's the problem. This guy works in tech support on the "escalated to the executive" level. Read above as he tells you "there IS no problem"
:)) People who work in tech support are generally speaking, poorly trained and under-skilled. when I worked in tech support, it was for a system i had ZERO experience with and everyone answering the phone had never actually used the system! I was put on the phone immediately with nothing but a 3 ring binder filled with scripts that were rife with inaccuracies and vagueries. I worked there for three months and got out as fast as I possibly could.
If there's no problem, than what are all these people complaining about?
Let me point out what typical percentages of systems have problems that tech support cannot solve - for consumer systems you are talking about the range of 2%, give or take 0.5%, for corp/gov/edu buyers drop a point.
Yeah, I've got some sour news for ya jack, The percentages of problems that I have personally had solve by tech support is probably around 40% at best. And escalation has a success rate of about another 20% (either through inability to solve, or unwillingness to call me back or get on the phone) bringing that total up to around 60%. "Guess what, these numbers actually outshine FDA standards for foods you eat and products you rub on your skin." Well, guess what you! When you pull the numbers out of thin air you can compare them favorably to whatever you like (12% of all people know that!
Ok, so I'm saying you pulled the numbers out of thin air, I'm sure the reporters who make the reports in your department probably have some sort of process by which they came up with these figures (most likely involving some sort of interpretive dance) but the other posts in this thread show otherwise (and really just talk to anyone out in the field) tech support is a "maybe" thing at best.
Maybe your company does have that much success and if so, great, but your post has the tone of indicating that ALL tech support issues have a 98% success rate, but I have been on both sides of this issue, so I feel confident saying that what you are saying is just not true.
I respond well to good customer support. I DEFINITELY buy products from manufacturers who have provided good tech support and hassle free replacement. It's a major consideration for me when making a purchase.
The point in the previous paragraph is that you're not doing yourself or anyone else any favors by convincing yourself and those you work with that the industry enjoys a 98% tech support success rate. Admit you have a problem. And the point of this whole post is whether you admit it to yourself or not, it's insulting the way you just dimissively sweep aside the concerns and comments made in these other posts.
Yeah I have to agree here. There was no need for this post. And it's got a lot of low blows and some pretty much ignorant stuff in it. I guess I'm ruining some karma here, but it really was a petty thing to throw into the mix. I would have taken it humourously if the tone of it was as a good natured jab, which it obviously wasn't.
I have felt for quite a while now that the god-awful programming on some of these channels has been artificially propped up by the fact that we have been forced to purchase them, if channels become ordered on an a la carte basis every channel with have to stand on it's own and hopefully the awful ones will get better or get shut down.
The emoticons in AIM stink anyway, good riddance... warn this!!
yeah, same here. I guess it's a USA-Adolescent thing....
Well I especially liked the ending of the director's cut..the implication about Decker's identity (don't want to give too much away, but if you've seen it, you probably know what i mean) is much truer to Phillip K Dick's paranoid style.