Wonderful! Now taks a Windows XP disc with any service pack slipstreamed that you may want, reinstall the operating system on that laptop, and tell us how many of the special features still work.
I am not against Microsoft, and I make quite a bit of money developing software for their operating system, but I have found that more stuff works out of the box on my systems with various linux distros than what works with a vanilla install of Windows.
I see plenty of people remember games that did that. Another one I did not see mentioned was the old floppy version of Tie Fighter. Losing the manual was the only thing that stopped me from playing that game.
Speaking of Lucas Arts, how many people here bought X-Wing vs Tie Fighter and the expansion pack, Balance of Power? IIRC, and it has been a while since I last played it, you had to have the Balance of Power disc in the drive to start the game, then switch to the X-Wing vs Tie disc so it could verify you had it, and then switch back to the Balance of Power disc. At that point, the game would finally start, and that was required everytime you started the game. I never did play that game much simply due to that ridiculous disc swapping.
When I was young, I had all the time in the world to devote to solving puzzles and mastering tough moves in video games. Now that I am married, have two kids, a mortgage, and the stress of work, I find I am not so good at puzzles that require a lot of practice...
Everybody is settling down for the last algebra test of the semester before the final when the woman in front of me turns around and asks why she missed a problem on the previous test:
-x^2 (x=2) => -4
She had answered a positive 4, and I told her it was an order of operations issue. I reminded her of the "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" stuff. I even showed her the expanded version of the problem: -1 * x^2. She completely freaked out, and nobody around her could calm her down.
Anyway, the test is handed out, and I notice that she is not working on it. A few minutes later, she reached into her backpack and pulled out a textbook for antother class. 10 minutes later, she walked out of the class, and did not return for the remainder of the semester, nor was she there for the final.
The rules of the House prohibit amendments of a subject matter different from the text under consideration. This rule, commonly known as the germaneness rule, is considered the single most important rule of the House of Representatives because of the obvious need to keep the focus of a body the size of the House on a predictable subject matter. The germaneness rule applies to the proceedings in the House, the Committee of the Whole, and the standing committees. There are hundreds of prior rulings or "precedents" on germaneness available to guide the Chair.
From what I understand, the axis of rotation for the moon is inside the earth, whereas it would have to be somewhere in between the earth and the moon for the system to be considered binary.
Of course, I am way out of my league even reading this thread.
Took the family to Disney World this past summer (spare the breeder remarks). We were told to keep our key cards as souvenirs. I have no idea what is actually stored on them, but they are sitting on a table in my house right now.
Exactly. Sexually explicit scenes or scenes with over the top violence are often filmed for movies, but those scenes are often cut when it comes time to get the rating the studio would like.
In this case, it seems some content was deemed inappropriate for the rating they wanted with the game, so it was disabled. I work as a programmer, so I know how tempting it is to just disable those parts rather than to completely delete them.
What, No sauerkraut? I can understand not putting the blasphemy of blasphemies on a wiener (ketchup), but I have to have my onions, sauerkraut, and jalapenos.
I suppose you will be counting your money while Hank kicks the shit out of me...
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You forgot the last line:
"Nietzsche is God" - Death
You might be a moron who can't spell :)
I loved Gemera!
Gamera is really neat!
Gamera is full of turtle meat!
"What happened to my hair?"
"The space aliens did it. They're cannibals!"
"They ate my hair!"
Sounded to me like something heard quite often in just about any development house:
"This shit sucks! Why don't we just scrap it and start from scratch with the knowledge we gained when we originally wrote this garbage?"
"Next version will be a rewrite."
Media Center and Tablet PC Editions are not consumer releases?
Wonderful! Now taks a Windows XP disc with any service pack slipstreamed that you may want, reinstall the operating system on that laptop, and tell us how many of the special features still work.
I am not against Microsoft, and I make quite a bit of money developing software for their operating system, but I have found that more stuff works out of the box on my systems with various linux distros than what works with a vanilla install of Windows.
But, only slightly less well known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!"
I see plenty of people remember games that did that. Another one I did not see mentioned was the old floppy version of Tie Fighter. Losing the manual was the only thing that stopped me from playing that game.
Speaking of Lucas Arts, how many people here bought X-Wing vs Tie Fighter and the expansion pack, Balance of Power? IIRC, and it has been a while since I last played it, you had to have the Balance of Power disc in the drive to start the game, then switch to the X-Wing vs Tie disc so it could verify you had it, and then switch back to the Balance of Power disc. At that point, the game would finally start, and that was required everytime you started the game. I never did play that game much simply due to that ridiculous disc swapping.
Hi John,
Our friends are coming to retrieve you. Please have your affairs in order before they arrive.
Thanks.
To which religion would you assign the people who were bombing abortion clinics?
Should you decide to follow the parent's advice, then may God have mercy on your soul, because the ADP will not. Trust me on this one.
When I was young, I had all the time in the world to devote to solving puzzles and mastering tough moves in video games. Now that I am married, have two kids, a mortgage, and the stress of work, I find I am not so good at puzzles that require a lot of practice...
Everybody is settling down for the last algebra test of the semester before the final when the woman in front of me turns around and asks why she missed a problem on the previous test:
-x^2 (x=2) => -4
She had answered a positive 4, and I told her it was an order of operations issue. I reminded her of the "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" stuff. I even showed her the expanded version of the problem: -1 * x^2. She completely freaked out, and nobody around her could calm her down.
Anyway, the test is handed out, and I notice that she is not working on it. A few minutes later, she reached into her backpack and pulled out a textbook for antother class. 10 minutes later, she walked out of the class, and did not return for the remainder of the semester, nor was she there for the final.
Uh... from the article summary:
"...using a special lens that "spins out" the light from the star leaving only the reflected light from the planet."
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From here
Well, I think I certainly had that mixed up. Sorry about that.You have that backwards.
From what I understand, the axis of rotation for the moon is inside the earth, whereas it would have to be somewhere in between the earth and the moon for the system to be considered binary.
Of course, I am way out of my league even reading this thread.
Took the family to Disney World this past summer (spare the breeder remarks). We were told to keep our key cards as souvenirs. I have no idea what is actually stored on them, but they are sitting on a table in my house right now.
Exactly. Sexually explicit scenes or scenes with over the top violence are often filmed for movies, but those scenes are often cut when it comes time to get the rating the studio would like.
In this case, it seems some content was deemed inappropriate for the rating they wanted with the game, so it was disabled. I work as a programmer, so I know how tempting it is to just disable those parts rather than to completely delete them.
What, No sauerkraut? I can understand not putting the blasphemy of blasphemies on a wiener (ketchup), but I have to have my onions, sauerkraut, and jalapenos.
I suppose you will be counting your money while Hank kicks the shit out of me...
I am a Delphi programmer, and I am willing to consider any offers. :)
The question is, what does he find out? The rolling eyes may be a clue.
Just too bad that Microsoft blocks browsers other than Internet Explorer.