It might be appropriate for modern times, and is relatively unknown, but a good book, "Heart of a Dog".
A kind of Frankenstein parable, Heart of a Dog is the story of a stray dog that gains a human intelligence after a prominent Moscow professor transplants human glands into the unfortunate canine's body
You just need THREE power tools to build something nice (in case all of the above would not fit in the garage / costs too much):
Jigsaw, Power Drill, Power Sander.
Having a router or radial arm saw would be nice, but not necessary. The above would allow you to build just about any piece of furniture (Home Depot and other DIY stores will cut wood for you in case you don't have a table saw).
Try looking at accessories on Pricewatch.com or any number of computer tech sites.
I know that I have all my 5.25" slots filled, and I would fill any extra pretty quickly. My current flavor includes:
DVD, CD-RW, HD-Fan, Temp Control/w LCD Panel, front USB ports w Firewire. (I'm not going to link the exact products because there are so many to choose from).
Just walk into any real computer store and look for different accessories they have for those bays.
The best advice I can give is find a need for something (even if it's a geeky), and then use the front slots to fill it.
I think a lot of the early posters are missing the point here. The home consoles of late killed arcades because they offered the same quality for a one-time charge at home, as opposed to quartering one to death.
By introducing almost identical titles (they would have to change the payment scheme, etc.) in arcades and at the same time offer a one-time buy cabinet that you could easily change the game on (cheaper for the arcade), they would have people paying to advertise for them.
Say you go to blockbuster, or the local game store, and they have a game you never heard of on the arcade. You play a game for $0.25, and really enjoy it. Then you can either rent or buy the exact same quality game and take it home. This was an old dream to have, bring the arcade home (remember atari 2600 pac-man). Now when you do it, it actually IS the game at the arcade. No more need for MAME.
Ahh, however:
Omaha - UNO, (Bellevue) Bellevue University, and SAC/STRATCOM. They have the military based backbone up there.
Lincoln - UNL, a hearty party school that is just as good as KU (KU got better points since it is going back to semi-wet campus, but only before home football games)
Kearny - UNK.
There is also Peru state college which provides decent service.
In rebuttal for Kansas, Topeka (state capitol) has horrible internet coverage and is very anti-business. Manhattan is unfriendly to people who are not extremely gung-ho about K-State (There is just an attitude they have). Wichita I have no experience with, so I will take your word for it. Mead, and the southwest area, however, is much worse than the western rural parts of Nebraska (Dix , NE beats out Meade, KS). Lawrence is great for businesses, (Shop Local, Shop Lawrence is STILL stuck in my head) especially small businesses. For an internet presence, though it might not be the best, but it is a good commute to Overland Park, KS (The tech-end of Kansas City). Lawrence provides cheaper housing than KC.
It might have not been a thought-out reply, but it was simply my opinion. I could argue it until I'm blue in the face, but in the end I would still rather be working in Denver.
I'm sure the homeland security crown jewell is somewhere secure, with competent gaurds. While this has historic value, it's most likely a decoy to attract the less intelligent "terrorists".
How long until individuals are held liable for breaking the law when their boss tells them to.
Instead of the company paying for using this software illegally, the programmers paying for it, because THEY should have known it was illegal and informed the company (providing a slippery slope between choosing your job and what is legal).
How would you feel if you found out that copy of VC++ isn't licensed, and YOU are responsible for licensing it, not the company and you have no option of using an alternative, like Dev-C++?
For the number of people who enjoy bashing microsoft on this website, a large number of you hold hotmail accounts.
This is not meant to be flamebait (I access my hotmail account through mozilla), but rather to point out that while many of you hate microsoft, you like the products they produce. Even if you're cursing MS Word while using it, you're using it instead of OpenOffice (or any number of alternatives), giving credibility to MS that they produce the best products.
If you have to make a funny statement that MS Sucks AND did a good thing, or whatever, try to be less of a hypocrite about it.
P.S. I'm not new here, I'm also a hypocrite, that's my angle in about all my posts (sarcastic jerk), but when everyone else treads that ground cluelessly, it gets old fast.
I sometimes like the challenge of writing serious pieces, but usually this is when I'm faced with a really serious topic -- such as 9-11 or Hiroshima -- that forces me to be somber. Usually I don't WANT to be somber.
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It might be appropriate for modern times, and is relatively unknown, but a good book, "Heart of a Dog".
A kind of Frankenstein parable, Heart of a Dog is the story of a stray dog that gains a human intelligence after a prominent Moscow professor transplants human glands into the unfortunate canine's body
You also forgot the milwaukee sawzall, a must for any toolbox (Don't even get me started on routers).
You just need THREE power tools to build something nice (in case all of the above would not fit in the garage / costs too much):
Jigsaw, Power Drill, Power Sander.
Having a router or radial arm saw would be nice, but not necessary. The above would allow you to build just about any piece of furniture (Home Depot and other DIY stores will cut wood for you in case you don't have a table saw).
So, how does one get experience if the jobs all require experience?
Three words: Lie on Resume
During College I had about 2 years of "play-testing" NCAA Football on the PS2, with multiple bug reports and cheats the computer exploited.
Try looking at accessories on Pricewatch.com or any number of computer tech sites.
I know that I have all my 5.25" slots filled, and I would fill any extra pretty quickly. My current flavor includes:
DVD, CD-RW, HD-Fan, Temp Control/w LCD Panel, front USB ports w Firewire. (I'm not going to link the exact products because there are so many to choose from).
Just walk into any real computer store and look for different accessories they have for those bays.
The best advice I can give is find a need for something (even if it's a geeky), and then use the front slots to fill it.
Paint the car with this stuff.
Want a new color car, or to quickly add or remove a racing stripe? Plug in the laptop and redesign the paint scheme.
Isn't it healthy to eat a few "bad" germs so your body can build a healthy resistance to them?
If you want something cool, look at getting her a puzzle engagement ring. Those things are cool AND fun.
I've visited farms before. Farmers can automate *anything*.
Actually, shouldn't you be looking for a machine that will drink it for you? Maybe a garbage disposal with a VBScript engine?
Is there nothing I can do without it being automated?
All of my work is automated to do itself.
My oven cleans itself.
Garden Waters itself.
And now my games are all automated to play themselves.
Time to start drinking a glass of wine a day.
A quick program to merge two types of Database tables:
The Super Helpful Information Tool.
Actually the Universe started the Jared diet last week.
I think a lot of the early posters are missing the point here. The home consoles of late killed arcades because they offered the same quality for a one-time charge at home, as opposed to quartering one to death.
By introducing almost identical titles (they would have to change the payment scheme, etc.) in arcades and at the same time offer a one-time buy cabinet that you could easily change the game on (cheaper for the arcade), they would have people paying to advertise for them.
Say you go to blockbuster, or the local game store, and they have a game you never heard of on the arcade. You play a game for $0.25, and really enjoy it. Then you can either rent or buy the exact same quality game and take it home. This was an old dream to have, bring the arcade home (remember atari 2600 pac-man). Now when you do it, it actually IS the game at the arcade. No more need for MAME.
Just my 25 cents.
Classics 180 & 181 just got a hell of a lot more material.
Thet's one heck of a game of bolo!
Hopefully after they see the positive effect this has on the consumer, they will start to do the same elsewhere.
I am serious.
No really, I'm being serious.
Ahh, however:
Omaha - UNO, (Bellevue) Bellevue University, and SAC/STRATCOM. They have the military based backbone up there.
Lincoln - UNL, a hearty party school that is just as good as KU (KU got better points since it is going back to semi-wet campus, but only before home football games)
Kearny - UNK. There is also Peru state college which provides decent service.
In rebuttal for Kansas, Topeka (state capitol) has horrible internet coverage and is very anti-business. Manhattan is unfriendly to people who are not extremely gung-ho about K-State (There is just an attitude they have). Wichita I have no experience with, so I will take your word for it. Mead, and the southwest area, however, is much worse than the western rural parts of Nebraska (Dix , NE beats out Meade, KS). Lawrence is great for businesses, (Shop Local, Shop Lawrence is STILL stuck in my head) especially small businesses. For an internet presence, though it might not be the best, but it is a good commute to Overland Park, KS (The tech-end of Kansas City). Lawrence provides cheaper housing than KC.
It might have not been a thought-out reply, but it was simply my opinion. I could argue it until I'm blue in the face, but in the end I would still rather be working in Denver.
I smell a red herring.
I'm sure the homeland security crown jewell is somewhere secure, with competent gaurds. While this has historic value, it's most likely a decoy to attract the less intelligent "terrorists".
Meet the xxx-box. The site is in swedish, but the pics speak for themselves.
Er, CmdrTaco, are you quite sure this is about hardware? It sure isn't about being Microsoft!
How long until individuals are held liable for breaking the law when their boss tells them to.
Instead of the company paying for using this software illegally, the programmers paying for it, because THEY should have known it was illegal and informed the company (providing a slippery slope between choosing your job and what is legal).
How would you feel if you found out that copy of VC++ isn't licensed, and YOU are responsible for licensing it, not the company and you have no option of using an alternative, like Dev-C++?
Stay away from Kansas.
Nebraska (Lincoln in particular) might be what you're looking for.
Thank you for pointing out MS bought out Hotmail. It brightened my day in a dark way.
For the number of people who enjoy bashing microsoft on this website, a large number of you hold hotmail accounts.
This is not meant to be flamebait (I access my hotmail account through mozilla), but rather to point out that while many of you hate microsoft, you like the products they produce. Even if you're cursing MS Word while using it, you're using it instead of OpenOffice (or any number of alternatives), giving credibility to MS that they produce the best products.
If you have to make a funny statement that MS Sucks AND did a good thing, or whatever, try to be less of a hypocrite about it.
P.S. I'm not new here, I'm also a hypocrite, that's my angle in about all my posts (sarcastic jerk), but when everyone else treads that ground cluelessly, it gets old fast.
I sometimes like the challenge of writing serious pieces, but usually this is when I'm faced with a really serious topic -- such as 9-11 or Hiroshima -- that forces me to be somber. Usually I don't WANT to be somber.
I'm sure he meant to say "sober".