Anyone else notice? Star Wars episode III is a year and a half away, and here we are getting significant spoilers. Sure, we know the storyline for LOTR, but specific spoilers about Jackson's film changes did not really appear until two months prior to ROTK release. Guess who keeps a tighter reign on his project?
Actually, the farthest place from a road in the Lower 48 is near the southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park. It's about 30 miles as the crow flies.
Umm.. I think he's going through I-80 in Nebraska, which is pretty much "farm after farm after fricking farm." It's not that far away from Kansas (an hour or so in most places). I would call it the Heartland, at least until he gets to Wyoming. Then it's pure Joy and Beauty.
Maybe I'm just young and smug, but it seems more and more that I understand the meaning of the "nothing new under the sun" line. For most types of innovation we see today, there's not a whole lot that seems particularly innovative. Mostly it's just people using old ideas in new ways that are cool but not exactly what I'd call true genius. Sometimes, innovation just seems pretty simple and easy. But it's still progress (unless, of course, we're talking about pop-up ads).
I just love the way everything's been portrayed so positively in recent years. Very rarely now do you hear the prefix "anti-". Everything has a warm, fuzzy sound to it. My point being.. why has every site's "policy of how much we use your info to screw you" become a "privacy policy"? If someone started a crummy site up that gleefully sucked in SSNs and credit card numbers only to auction them off for identity theft, no doubt there would still be a cute little link that said "Privacy Policy." I presume it would say:
We understand that your personal information is very valuable to you. We just thought you'd like to share the wealth! It's very valuable to us, too. Hehe, yes, very valuable! We'll give your information to only the best identity thieves, so they'll make sure your assets are done away with quickly and easily
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Yahoo! services and think their policy is quite reasonable. It just seems like a little more truth is in order sometimes.
If the preview for the truly awful-looking Dream Team is any indication, the show is going to go something like this:
Dreamer: OK, so I had this dream last night.. Host A: Repressed lesbian fantasies! Dreamer: No, wait, there wasn't even a girl in the dream! Host B: Repressed lesbian fantasies! Dreamer: I'm not even a woman! Host A: Repressed lesbian fantasies!
If violence is what you're after, perhaps 12 tons of Sunni would fit the bill better.
It's because of the ".gov" in the address
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I like the poster sizes just as much as the next guy, but think about why we're getting it (hint: try out irs.gov). "Most other places" wouldn't post the full version free because they'd lose money.
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Anyone else notice? Star Wars episode III is a year and a half away, and here we are getting significant spoilers. Sure, we know the storyline for LOTR, but specific spoilers about Jackson's film changes did not really appear until two months prior to ROTK release. Guess who keeps a tighter reign on his project?
.. are you 15 years old?
No, the answer is "a small penis."
..unless you use Windows on it. Blue screen, tilt.. close enough.
I was thinking more along the lines of wine; after 21 years it ought to be getting pretty good!
Hmm.. somehow I have a feeling that this would be a waste of money.
Actually, the farthest place from a road in the Lower 48 is near the southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park. It's about 30 miles as the crow flies.
Spell my name right!
Just make sure you don't call him "Captain"..
Umm.. I think he's going through I-80 in Nebraska, which is pretty much "farm after farm after fricking farm." It's not that far away from Kansas (an hour or so in most places). I would call it the Heartland, at least until he gets to Wyoming. Then it's pure Joy and Beauty.
(from a Kansas native)
Maybe I'm just young and smug, but it seems more and more that I understand the meaning of the "nothing new under the sun" line. For most types of innovation we see today, there's not a whole lot that seems particularly innovative. Mostly it's just people using old ideas in new ways that are cool but not exactly what I'd call true genius. Sometimes, innovation just seems pretty simple and easy. But it's still progress (unless, of course, we're talking about pop-up ads).
I just love the way everything's been portrayed so positively in recent years. Very rarely now do you hear the prefix "anti-". Everything has a warm, fuzzy sound to it. My point being.. why has every site's "policy of how much we use your info to screw you" become a "privacy policy"? If someone started a crummy site up that gleefully sucked in SSNs and credit card numbers only to auction them off for identity theft, no doubt there would still be a cute little link that said "Privacy Policy." I presume it would say:
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Yahoo! services and think their policy is quite reasonable. It just seems like a little more truth is in order sometimes.
If the preview for the truly awful-looking Dream Team is any indication, the show is going to go something like this:
Dreamer: OK, so I had this dream last night..
Host A: Repressed lesbian fantasies!
Dreamer: No, wait, there wasn't even a girl in the dream!
Host B: Repressed lesbian fantasies!
Dreamer: I'm not even a woman!
Host A: Repressed lesbian fantasies!
If violence is what you're after, perhaps 12 tons of Sunni would fit the bill better.
I like the poster sizes just as much as the next guy, but think about why we're getting it (hint: try out irs.gov). "Most other places" wouldn't post the full version free because they'd lose money.