For the most part though aren't the majority of news stories, whether they hook to the left or swing to the right, simply a complete reprint of an Associate Press story? Local news is best grabbed via a local paper level, they will provide much more comprehensive stories than a large news media empire; the large media empire really hasn't the space or time to cover small local interest stories. Those local newspapers are struggling, but haven't died as they provide a unique service to their own particular communities. That assumes that they haven't been digested by a large media entity.
That local paper provides a unique service that I cannot acquire elsewhere. The larger media for the most part do not. The same story is available from a large variety of services, the only difference being a slightly different cut and paste editing job. The investment of that large media empire is their subscription to the AP and the time it took to cut and paste the story into their own paper. I am happy to pay to access local news because it is a unique service.
If those media empires decided to provide a unique service, like say reintroducing that severely endangered animal, the Investigative Reporter, who will not only tell you what is happening, but also the events which lead to it happening and how those events were able to occur, plus how this might affect future events; then I might just change my mind and pay for content. As it stands right now, I'll get my country/world level news for free (apart from watching ads on every available piece of space around said news) via RSS and websites that give me cut and paste AP stories for free.
It would also help sway me if their grammar was better than mine.
Are you trying to say unicorns don't exist?!?!
Have you never heard of a narwhal? What did you think happened when a narwhal and a horse mate?!?! Umm, at lease one perforated colon?
No, the effectiveness of rules lawyering is measured by the amount of steam and/or foam coming out of the various visible orifices of the DM. If they play along, you're not doing it right.
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I'd really rather not, thank you.
The hat will come separately and cost extra
Flinging a giant chair AT Steve Jobs? I'd consider pitching in on that.
Don't feel bad, someone has to condition the barrels before they can be properly used.
Don't you mean what a cyst?
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A year of achievements already?
Simmons!?! Is that you?
For the most part though aren't the majority of news stories, whether they hook to the left or swing to the right, simply a complete reprint of an Associate Press story? Local news is best grabbed via a local paper level, they will provide much more comprehensive stories than a large news media empire; the large media empire really hasn't the space or time to cover small local interest stories. Those local newspapers are struggling, but haven't died as they provide a unique service to their own particular communities. That assumes that they haven't been digested by a large media entity.
That local paper provides a unique service that I cannot acquire elsewhere. The larger media for the most part do not. The same story is available from a large variety of services, the only difference being a slightly different cut and paste editing job. The investment of that large media empire is their subscription to the AP and the time it took to cut and paste the story into their own paper. I am happy to pay to access local news because it is a unique service.
If those media empires decided to provide a unique service, like say reintroducing that severely endangered animal, the Investigative Reporter, who will not only tell you what is happening, but also the events which lead to it happening and how those events were able to occur, plus how this might affect future events; then I might just change my mind and pay for content. As it stands right now, I'll get my country/world level news for free (apart from watching ads on every available piece of space around said news) via RSS and websites that give me cut and paste AP stories for free.
It would also help sway me if their grammar was better than mine.
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Sure, I'll bite. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19492313?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
It's a joke, you dim bulb.
Jesus, try to tell a joke and some nerd has to analyze it to death.
Oh and great, Oz has more landmass. As soon as you have a major export other than funny accents and bananas, send us a note.
I hear they are having a special on arachnids too.
You do know that's not really an effective form of contraception.
It only really makes Slashdot look utterly, pitifully pathetic.
You must be new here.
Think someone will have to then report you for using the Hot Coffee mod.
Now, would that be a +1 mod or a -1 mod?
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
I never knew they made Guinness out of a specific strain of poet. No wonder its good for you.
That particular claim was made by an english crackpot, and given time on the BBC evening news.
That's not a nice name to call Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
They are trying to get a good Zero Punctuation review from Yahtzee.
That was the first thing that crossed my mind. That and him cackling about finally getting it over on the rest of us bar-stards.
Rowan has an evil twin!?!
... but Gyllenhaal will always be sad turtle girl to me. Hard to ignore that while she's on screen.
There was a read receipt, of course. Those are infallible.
No, the effectiveness of rules lawyering is measured by the amount of steam and/or foam coming out of the various visible orifices of the DM. If they play along, you're not doing it right.
YMBNH
Am I the only one confused as to what BioChem has to do with either Astrophysics or Geology?
I'd rather trust Lister to make that shot than some mathematician that has never won a game of pool in their life.