Buses, definitely not. I'm not sure why the politicians can't figure out that no one rides the bus because it takes way too long to get anywhere - it isn't a question of letting them drive on the shoulder of I-35 or not.
Light rail, on the other hand.... that's public transit that can work in KC.
Yeah, except that already exists as SMP Minecraft. Login to any public server, and marvel at the half-finished creations sitting between phallic towers and treehouses.
Your experiences at Borders were a lot different than mine. Barnes & Noble was always the snobby bookstore in my area, Borders was normal and laid-back. Some of that may have been location, but it was also reflected in their pricing differences and general employee demeanor.
Half-Price Books fills the used book niche pretty well. Books-A-Million fills the "here's some books, maybe there's something decent in the pile" niche. I'm going to miss having a normal book store around.
You suggested the police just print up a weekly map of geocaches, and refer to said map whenever someone calls in a suspicious package.... and I need to come back to reality? Mkay.
In case that wasn't clear, up your meds, champ.
Seems to me that they are taking the "not my problem" way out, because frankly, it ISN'T their problem. The geocachers are the ones with a suspicious-looking hobby, it's incumbent upon them to make sure they don't alarm people.
In the case of a capped or limited internet connection, that certainly seems like a good policy for you to follow. as such, i can see the limitations of Steam having some impact on you. I'm lucky enough to have an unthrottled connection, so it hasn't affected me.
I'm not sure blaming Steam because your ISP wants to limit your connection is completely accurate, however.
Perhaps I've altered settings and don't remember, but all of the games in my Steam library auto-update whenever they detect an update. Since it auto-updates, it's always been ready to go for me. I've grabbed a laptop in a hurry out the door, and still played my games while offline for a week.
Just addressing one of your points, not the list, but... it hasn't been my experience that I need to go online to enable offline. For most games, you must launch it once while online, but after that, it'll detect the lack of an internet connection and prompt you to restart in offline mode.
Call it what you like - incandescent light fills the room in a more uniform nature, and with a more visually and psychologically pleasing mix of color.
Perhaps I, and others, equate incandescent with "natural" light because the brightness is at least closer to sunlight than the weak output of either CFLs or LEDs. I've used both alternatives at various points in their technological evolution, and I remain unimpressed with the results.
I use a single CFL bulb in my home - in the garage. It's remained lit for going on 3 years now, and it serves that function well. Garages aren't meant to be visually pleasing; I don't read there, for example. But in places where I do read, sunlight or incandescents are my only viable option.
You say incandescents aren't cheaper - but they are. I can buy a 24 pack of type A's for the price of two or three CFLs, and maybe half a decent LED fixture. I've found the difference in electricity costs is minimal.
From a technological standpoint, I'd love to advance my lighting needs past burning metal filaments, but aesthetically, I just can't.
The spectrum of LED lights is all off. Same for CFLs. Incandescents are the closest to "natural" light , and also happen to be far, far cheaper than the "green" alternatives.
Trader Joe's is the alleged nirvana of retail grocery shopping. It got it's start in California, which should tell you what you need to know about it.
I'm the same as you on the "don't talk to me, just tell me how much I owe and let's move on" camp. I think it's wonderful that some people feel the need to form deep personal bonds with their cashier - I am not among that population.
You asked me to elaborate on the difference between a static logo and dynamic ads, not delve into personal preferences, which are completely subjective.
There's also the "slippery slope" argument, i.e., if this goes over like I'm sure it will, ads will become more obtrusive. No, they are not currently overly obtrusive.
If it doesn't bother you, that's good. It does me.
Well, to start with, one is static, while the other is dynamic.
If you meant, "besides obvious semantic differences", the former is a non-changing logo that's always in the same spot on a non-user-interface area, i.e. the top bezel, or the rear panel.
Compare and contrast to a updating ad placed inside the user interface, namely, the e-ink screen.
I don't generally stare at the rear panel or top bezel when using my Kindle, but I am fond of looking at the screen while using the device. Hence, it's intrusive, and a sea change compared to a static manufacturer's logo.
That line in Amazon's press release about the special launch deals, is just a red herring. Amazon Recommendations are already built into the Kindle, this is actual ads. As in for Buick.
I already get free 3G for the life of the device - why on earth should they start charging for that now? Making something that used to be free, now be ad-supported, is a sure way to piss off your customer base.
Now, if they were to give it away free - the 3G version, not the silly crippled version - that would change things. I'd still want the option to buy a "real one", of course, and that's the problem I see. This is a trial balloon, and if uptake goes well, it stands to reason that this model will be extended across the Kindle line.
Sure, my clothes and cars bear the manufacturers logo. As does my Kindle - right across the top, Amazon Kindle - and again on the obverse.
What my clothes and car do NOT do is update their ad cache via a wireless connection every x days/weeks.
Static advertising is one thing, auto-updating ads are something else completely. Putting a logo on a product is not nearly the same as selling ad space.
Are you aware that middens are found nearly everywhere humans habitate for any appreciable length of time ? Middens of discarded oyster shells are all over the New York City-area, not to mention the UK, parts of Kentucky and Tennessee around the Mississippi River, among many others.
Your assertion that Native Americans are some sort of mythical creature who used "every last remnant of the buffalo" or whatever is pretty outdated - perhaps in comparison to white settlers, they used more, but it's not like they would have been horrified at the thought of discarding shells.
I'm not supporting the claims made in TFA, just pointing out that middens are pretty widespread and common, all over the place.
You just can't convince certain types of people that not everything their Gym teacher taught them in 8th grade was true.
Do you drink coffee ? Caffeine's a drug, and it lingers in your system. Do you operate a motor vehicle ? CO, CO2, NOx, SOx, VOCs. All have lingering effects.
Marijuana is not a boogeyman.
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Buses, definitely not. I'm not sure why the politicians can't figure out that no one rides the bus because it takes way too long to get anywhere - it isn't a question of letting them drive on the shoulder of I-35 or not. Light rail, on the other hand .... that's public transit that can work in KC.
Nuclear submarine reactors aren't cooled with seawater.
Beryllium is actually the sweetest transition metal.
Yeah, except that already exists as SMP Minecraft. Login to any public server, and marvel at the half-finished creations sitting between phallic towers and treehouses.
Your experiences at Borders were a lot different than mine. Barnes & Noble was always the snobby bookstore in my area, Borders was normal and laid-back. Some of that may have been location, but it was also reflected in their pricing differences and general employee demeanor. Half-Price Books fills the used book niche pretty well. Books-A-Million fills the "here's some books, maybe there's something decent in the pile" niche. I'm going to miss having a normal book store around.
You suggested the police just print up a weekly map of geocaches, and refer to said map whenever someone calls in a suspicious package .... and I need to come back to reality? Mkay.
In case that wasn't clear, up your meds, champ.
Seems to me that they are taking the "not my problem" way out, because frankly, it ISN'T their problem. The geocachers are the ones with a suspicious-looking hobby, it's incumbent upon them to make sure they don't alarm people.
I'm not sure blaming Steam because your ISP wants to limit your connection is completely accurate, however.
Perhaps I've altered settings and don't remember, but all of the games in my Steam library auto-update whenever they detect an update. Since it auto-updates, it's always been ready to go for me. I've grabbed a laptop in a hurry out the door, and still played my games while offline for a week.
Just addressing one of your points, not the list, but ... it hasn't been my experience that I need to go online to enable offline. For most games, you must launch it once while online, but after that, it'll detect the lack of an internet connection and prompt you to restart in offline mode.
Most dumps around my part of the US euphemistically refer to themselves as "transfer stations".
Perhaps I, and others, equate incandescent with "natural" light because the brightness is at least closer to sunlight than the weak output of either CFLs or LEDs. I've used both alternatives at various points in their technological evolution, and I remain unimpressed with the results.
I use a single CFL bulb in my home - in the garage. It's remained lit for going on 3 years now, and it serves that function well. Garages aren't meant to be visually pleasing; I don't read there, for example. But in places where I do read, sunlight or incandescents are my only viable option.
You say incandescents aren't cheaper - but they are. I can buy a 24 pack of type A's for the price of two or three CFLs, and maybe half a decent LED fixture. I've found the difference in electricity costs is minimal.
From a technological standpoint, I'd love to advance my lighting needs past burning metal filaments, but aesthetically, I just can't.
The spectrum of LED lights is all off. Same for CFLs. Incandescents are the closest to "natural" light , and also happen to be far, far cheaper than the "green" alternatives.
I'm the same as you on the "don't talk to me, just tell me how much I owe and let's move on" camp. I think it's wonderful that some people feel the need to form deep personal bonds with their cashier - I am not among that population.
Domino's delivery isn't free. It's quite clearly labeled as "$2 Delivery Charge".
I don't think legality, or lack thereof, is a prerequisite for something being evil.
There's also the "slippery slope" argument, i.e., if this goes over like I'm sure it will, ads will become more obtrusive. No, they are not currently overly obtrusive.
If it doesn't bother you, that's good. It does me.
If you meant, "besides obvious semantic differences", the former is a non-changing logo that's always in the same spot on a non-user-interface area, i.e. the top bezel, or the rear panel.
Compare and contrast to a updating ad placed inside the user interface, namely, the e-ink screen.
I don't generally stare at the rear panel or top bezel when using my Kindle, but I am fond of looking at the screen while using the device. Hence, it's intrusive, and a sea change compared to a static manufacturer's logo.
That line in Amazon's press release about the special launch deals, is just a red herring. Amazon Recommendations are already built into the Kindle, this is actual ads. As in for Buick.
Now, if they were to give it away free - the 3G version, not the silly crippled version - that would change things. I'd still want the option to buy a "real one", of course, and that's the problem I see. This is a trial balloon, and if uptake goes well, it stands to reason that this model will be extended across the Kindle line.
What my clothes and car do NOT do is update their ad cache via a wireless connection every x days/weeks.
Static advertising is one thing, auto-updating ads are something else completely. Putting a logo on a product is not nearly the same as selling ad space.
Sounds a lot more like the people who failed to notice the terms of the service they signed up for, didn't give a fuck.
"Save our Souls" is also a backronym. "SOS" was initially chosen because - - - . . . - - - was easy to remember, send, and receive.
Are you aware that middens are found nearly everywhere humans habitate for any appreciable length of time ? Middens of discarded oyster shells are all over the New York City-area, not to mention the UK, parts of Kentucky and Tennessee around the Mississippi River, among many others.
Your assertion that Native Americans are some sort of mythical creature who used "every last remnant of the buffalo" or whatever is pretty outdated - perhaps in comparison to white settlers, they used more, but it's not like they would have been horrified at the thought of discarding shells.
I'm not supporting the claims made in TFA, just pointing out that middens are pretty widespread and common, all over the place.
You just can't convince certain types of people that not everything their Gym teacher taught them in 8th grade was true. Do you drink coffee ? Caffeine's a drug, and it lingers in your system. Do you operate a motor vehicle ? CO, CO2, NOx, SOx, VOCs. All have lingering effects. Marijuana is not a boogeyman.