Completely off topic, but... Which reality show nowadays does not have writers? Seriously, the "confessional" sessions they do with these reality show "contestants" (which are paid something to be on the show whether they win or not) are purely scripted. They ask leading questions to get the answers they want out of them, and then don't air the questions being asked. For example:
Producer/Writer: "What would you say to Contestant X if she took your hairspray, phrase it like you were talking to her." Contestant Y: "You better watch out [bleep], cause I'm coming for you!"
How is that not completely scripted? It happens on every so-called reality show.
Kik messenger is doing this right now, and surprisingly well. With the exception of being kik'ed (hah) off of Blackberry, although I could see BB doing the same thing to any other startup doing the same thing, Facebook backed or not...
All I heard was: "You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me."
I have the Netflix app on my iPhone and watched an episode of Family Guy while on the bus into work this morning. The picture was perfect and the video never skipped. OTA is working pretty well for me. Wifi loads faster, but the quality is so good OTA that I can say that is the only difference. i also watched the Apple thing yesterday streaming, and that was great video. I was on Wifi for that.
No, you see a magnetic harmonic resonance explains how a BIG CLOUD OF FUCKING SENTIENT BLACK SMOKE roams around. Really, it's all science. Atheists rejoice!
Wow, you sure zinged those cowardly and idiotic producers with that horrible run-on sentence. I'm sure all of Hollywood is scrambling to find out who DrYak is so they can hire them up some gal-dang talent.
Geez, what a miserable existence you must lead. Everyone is out to get you.
I've lived in Houston as well and many other cities, and yes, Houston is a very different type of city. But to claim that politicians purposely want to keep you from traveling around town? Come on. Metro has done a lot to try to get people to get out of their cars, and people around here just don't want to. They like their cars. So no, there is not going to be a direct bus from Greenspoint to Baytown, because there is not enough demand for it.
Houston is a HUGE metro area (600 sq miles compared to New York city at 305, Chicago 225, LA 460, Dallas 180), and you can find a bus from anywhere in the city to the Galleria, Medical Center, and Downtown. If you need to go from one city suburb to the next, then use one of those hubs, or drive. There's even a trip planner on the website, that will tell you when to arrive and when you will get there.
It's not rocket science, and nobody is out to get you. I've been successfully using the bus system for 4 years now. Yes, it takes about 50-100% longer to take the bus than to drive, I just make sure to leave early.
Seriously? You kind of had me until then. Flash is running up your power bill? Care to quantify that for us? How much has flash cost you in the last year? Ball park it if you need to. I'm going to go with....... 1 cent. One red cent.
I apologize for that jackass' response above (even though this is/., so it is to be expected). You are being sincere and sharing useful info, and he is just a troll. Anyway, understand that there are good times to come, and if you try to make the best of what time she has left, it will mean loads to your daughter in her future. I suspect you already know this, but remeber that your daughter is still watching how you treat this situation and it molds her as well. Just know that you have positive energy coming your way from me. Alzheimer's sucks.
OK, I haven't paid for satellite or cable in a while. It is still MUCH cheaper for something that does a HELL of a lot more than shows commercials all day. As a quick example: XP was around for 7 years. $300 / 7 / 12 = $3.5/month
What makes it so is that the entirety of my computer costs about that much pre-software
Right, but what is your computer without software? A pile of chips.
there are plenty of solutions out there that do what Windows does for free
Cool, use them. That is your choice. Some people choose to use software that costs money. Gimp vs. Photoshop, Word vs. OO.
You go to the store, give them that ungodly sum that they charge, and then come home with your shiny box and DVD.
Seriously, what is UNGODLY about what they charge for their product? You spend more in a MONTH on cable TV than what it costs to buy Vista Super Premium. And don't give me the "It's expensive because it doesn't work" BS. If it doesn't work, don't buy it.
Personally, I run one of each (Win,Mac,Ubuntu) at my house, and i have no problem with the cost i need to pay for Windows or mac. Different tools for different uses.
Yeah, I read up a little and another idea is that the bag acts as a fisheye lens, showing any movement in the area. This makes the fly nervous as it looks like something moving near them.
At all the mexican food restaurants here in Texas, they hang a (sealed) ziploc bag filled with water above the door. Somehow they believe that it repels mosquitos and flies. So many places do it, you'd think it would have to work, but I can't see how. Anybody have any ideas?
I would think so, have you ever watched millions of them fly out from under a bridge or cave? They seems to be able to distinguish their own "voice" from others. Come to think of it, maybe that is just timing. They know when they send a chirp, and can expect it back within a certain threshhold. So, basically, I dont know either. Please disregard what you just read...
Possibly because our "passion" is not driving fast? My personal passion is golf and playing with my kids at the park. In order to get there safely, and get home safely, I drive like a sane person. If your passion is driving fast, then find a safe place to do it. There are tracks everywhere, and some small airports will rent out unused runways as well.
Just because you have a passion for something, doesn't mean you can indulge in it 24 hours a day. I also have a passion for shooting AR15s, but I don't expect to be able to blow off rounds in my neighborhood or in a grocery store parking lot.
What you call 'having fun on the roads', most people would call being a complete jackass.
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Completely off topic, but... Which reality show nowadays does not have writers? Seriously, the "confessional" sessions they do with these reality show "contestants" (which are paid something to be on the show whether they win or not) are purely scripted. They ask leading questions to get the answers they want out of them, and then don't air the questions being asked. For example:
Producer/Writer: "What would you say to Contestant X if she took your hairspray, phrase it like you were talking to her."
Contestant Y: "You better watch out [bleep], cause I'm coming for you!"
How is that not completely scripted? It happens on every so-called reality show.
Uhhh, how about VoiceOver?
Will finally WHAT? I've got to know!?!?!
Kik messenger is doing this right now, and surprisingly well. With the exception of being kik'ed (hah) off of Blackberry, although I could see BB doing the same thing to any other startup doing the same thing, Facebook backed or not...
All I heard was: "You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me."
What does Justin Bieber have to do with this, is he on iPlayer?
I have the Netflix app on my iPhone and watched an episode of Family Guy while on the bus into work this morning. The picture was perfect and the video never skipped. OTA is working pretty well for me. Wifi loads faster, but the quality is so good OTA that I can say that is the only difference. i also watched the Apple thing yesterday streaming, and that was great video. I was on Wifi for that.
Yeah, but then they'd just make sure the guy from the Micro Machines commercial becomes the Speaker.
No, you see a magnetic harmonic resonance explains how a BIG CLOUD OF FUCKING SENTIENT BLACK SMOKE roams around. Really, it's all science. Atheists rejoice!
You're doing it wrong.
Wow, you sure zinged those cowardly and idiotic producers with that horrible run-on sentence. I'm sure all of Hollywood is scrambling to find out who DrYak is so they can hire them up some gal-dang talent.
Geez, what a miserable existence you must lead. Everyone is out to get you.
I've lived in Houston as well and many other cities, and yes, Houston is a very different type of city. But to claim that politicians purposely want to keep you from traveling around town? Come on. Metro has done a lot to try to get people to get out of their cars, and people around here just don't want to. They like their cars. So no, there is not going to be a direct bus from Greenspoint to Baytown, because there is not enough demand for it.
Houston is a HUGE metro area (600 sq miles compared to New York city at 305, Chicago 225, LA 460, Dallas 180), and you can find a bus from anywhere in the city to the Galleria, Medical Center, and Downtown. If you need to go from one city suburb to the next, then use one of those hubs, or drive. There's even a trip planner on the website, that will tell you when to arrive and when you will get there.
It's not rocket science, and nobody is out to get you. I've been successfully using the bus system for 4 years now. Yes, it takes about 50-100% longer to take the bus than to drive, I just make sure to leave early.
and running up my power bill
Seriously? You kind of had me until then. Flash is running up your power bill? Care to quantify that for us? How much has flash cost you in the last year? Ball park it if you need to. I'm going to go with....... 1 cent. One red cent.
I apologize for that jackass' response above (even though this is /., so it is to be expected). You are being sincere and sharing useful info, and he is just a troll. Anyway, understand that there are good times to come, and if you try to make the best of what time she has left, it will mean loads to your daughter in her future. I suspect you already know this, but remeber that your daughter is still watching how you treat this situation and it molds her as well. Just know that you have positive energy coming your way from me. Alzheimer's sucks.
My monthly satellite bill is $60
OK, I haven't paid for satellite or cable in a while. It is still MUCH cheaper for something that does a HELL of a lot more than shows commercials all day. As a quick example: XP was around for 7 years. $300 / 7 / 12 = $3.5/month
What makes it so is that the entirety of my computer costs about that much pre-software
Right, but what is your computer without software? A pile of chips.
there are plenty of solutions out there that do what Windows does for free
Cool, use them. That is your choice. Some people choose to use software that costs money. Gimp vs. Photoshop, Word vs. OO.
which is about all that the product is worth
Sorry, see Econ 101: Valuation
You go to the store, give them that ungodly sum that they charge, and then come home with your shiny box and DVD.
Seriously, what is UNGODLY about what they charge for their product? You spend more in a MONTH on cable TV than what it costs to buy Vista Super Premium. And don't give me the "It's expensive because it doesn't work" BS. If it doesn't work, don't buy it.
Personally, I run one of each (Win,Mac,Ubuntu) at my house, and i have no problem with the cost i need to pay for Windows or mac. Different tools for different uses.
Yeah, I read up a little and another idea is that the bag acts as a fisheye lens, showing any movement in the area. This makes the fly nervous as it looks like something moving near them.
At all the mexican food restaurants here in Texas, they hang a (sealed) ziploc bag filled with water above the door. Somehow they believe that it repels mosquitos and flies. So many places do it, you'd think it would have to work, but I can't see how. Anybody have any ideas?
She couldn't see 3D either.
But she can now, or is she dead? (Just messing with you on the use of past tense.)
Did you possibly mean wpm/10? Or are you that guy from the MicroMachine commercials in the '80s?
Here, let me google that for you: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hard+disk+password
disconnecting random 3rd party wires every time a union electrician entered a CO
Sounds good, but can you backup these claims?
There are 7613 quotes, to be exact. Each quote has an average length of 453 characters, and the letter "f" is the most used character in each quote.
HTH, HAND.
I would think so, have you ever watched millions of them fly out from under a bridge or cave? They seems to be able to distinguish their own "voice" from others. Come to think of it, maybe that is just timing. They know when they send a chirp, and can expect it back within a certain threshhold. So, basically, I dont know either. Please disregard what you just read...
Possibly because our "passion" is not driving fast? My personal passion is golf and playing with my kids at the park. In order to get there safely, and get home safely, I drive like a sane person. If your passion is driving fast, then find a safe place to do it. There are tracks everywhere, and some small airports will rent out unused runways as well.
Just because you have a passion for something, doesn't mean you can indulge in it 24 hours a day. I also have a passion for shooting AR15s, but I don't expect to be able to blow off rounds in my neighborhood or in a grocery store parking lot.
What you call 'having fun on the roads', most people would call being a complete jackass.