I always mute through commercials...use that time to go to the bathroom, check my computer, grab a snack etc.
When I come back, if the show has already started, I just back it up to end of the last computer.
I use to download torrents, for movies I didn't want to pay 20 bucks for,
then I'd find them in the 1-5 dollar bins and buy them, delete the torrent, rip it
to ISO. Got a pretty good LEGIT library of videos now.
Some of us are even over 50....and CLOSE to 60:)
I go back far enough to remember tubes in televisions and radios (valves to those of you in England).
Worked on and burned my fingers on many of them also.;)
The USA had NO taxes. But, roads were built, military was funded, schools were built.
Get rid of income tax, which PUNISHES ACHIEVEMENT. Ever notice a lot of the so called
super rich, don't take an income? It's because they are smart, knowing if they have a large
income, they will be taxed on it.
Get rid of the 16th amendment, replace it with a consumption tax. Prebate for the things like food/rent,
so those at the low end won't be hurt. A fair/flat tax would also generate a lot more revenue, and this
nation would become a safe haven for other nations to invest their money. If you don't buy crap, you won't
be taxed. And, those big ticket items would mean those at the top end would pay a higher percentage.
Also, with a consumption tax, illegal aliens would still be paying something for everything they purchase.
Plus, the "built in" tax on all goods and services would be eliminated. That, or if some company tried to
keep the higher prices of the built in tax, plus an average 22% flat tax, their items would be 22% higher, than
their competitors.
Income tax, is nothing more than control and power for government.
I use to be able to write config.sys & autoexec.bat files on the fly...just to get a little
more low DOS memory for games that had to have over 600k.
Rewriting modem AT commands on the fly, for certain BBS's.
Screwing with IRQ's to knock down problems, and who can forget messing
with soundblaster configurations.
Well, google has to make it's money somehow. If some are making a quick buck, google will
tweak it until they make more than someone else. It's called business.
Maybe you shouldn't have gone to college in the first place, or, perhaps instead of going after a degree, that, pays 30-40 thousand dollars
a year, which, when you were living off mommy and daddy sounded good, until you moved out on your own and have to put up with
rent, car, food, expenses...you should have gone after a degree with a bigger potential, or gone to a 2 year trade school, or, SAVED UP
the money instead of going INTO DEBT!
Other than taxpayers who will probably be on the hook for this disaster, I have no pity on these idiots who go into HUGE debt, just to go
to "big college".
The media et al, gets all bent out of shape about "big oil", "big agriculture", "big pharma" but they OVERLOOK one of the biggest of the
"bigs"....UNIVERSITIES. College presidents, deans, coaches making hundreds of thousands, if not MILLIONS of dollars a year, plus
bonuses, and what not. Some professors don't even work a full week!
1. Theater full of people...that won't SHUT UP, or have their phones on, or just flat make noise, kick the back of your chair.
2. OVERPRICED snacks. Easier to sneak in what you want, except for a big bag of popcorn.
3. Parking halfway across a crowded lot, only to find it raining when you come out of the theater.
I'd rather watch it at home, with my OWN snacks, at my OWN time...cheaper, easier. Plus, the choice of movies is pretty
bad these days.
What about my old southwestern bell email account still tied to yahoo?
mail.yahoo.com will now be mail.oath.com? LOL...
Shoot, I don't even use it much.
Don't forget to pay back the 20,30,40 THOUSANDS of dollars in college debt, for your
worthless degree that pays 20-50,000 per year, while finding an apartment, transportation,
food, mandatory health care, trying to have a social life.
Trade schools are "worth" more than a liberal arts degree, but no one wants to have a
discussion on the high price of "big college"...paying presidents, deans, sports coaches
hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and some professors only working a few days
a month. Nope, don't talk about that...just continue to rail on CEO's of big oil, big pharma
etc.
THEIR network...their rules.
Don't like it? Go somewhere else.
Oh, that would be at&t, sprint, t-mobile?
Don't like it? Build your own network.
Personally, I use an MVNO...yeah, "technically" I use at&t's towers, but for less than 1/2 the price.
If you want "internet"...get up off your butts and GET A JOB.
NOTHING in life is free. The faster this (USA) nation figures that out, the less free loaders will have.
There is a REASON there are signs in parks, not to feed the birds, squirrels etc...because they will
continue to come there for the FREE food!
Time to kick most of the freeloaders, baby mama/daddy types to the curb, make them fend for themselves
instead of mooching off those willing to get up every morning and go to work!
He's a SOVIET, former KGB, and is IN power.
With his connections, she would assume room temperature if she went against him...as some people have
with him in control.
Plus, he would and is trying to put the soviet union back together, and, she grew up in the communist system
and probably longs for those days.
Until that age (30's to 90) is gone, the threat of a return to a "soviet union" will remain.
Like newspapers, are to the internet.
You don't have to go to a movie theater, to enjoy a movie. You can stream it from your own home
and, hollyWEIRD hasn't had any good scripts, that I'd want to waste my money on.
Reboots, remakes, part 4,5,6 of the SAME thing. Hollywood has become BORING with what they
come up with, not to mention paying zillions to these "actors" that without memorizing a script, can't
string 2 sentences together.
TV/cable is the same problem. You DON'T have to get it from the "big three" or cable/satellite anymore.
in 1972, when congress pretty much killed Apollo, and came up with the Space Shuttle.
Oh whooppppiieeee! A "space truck" that goes? NO WHERE.
The ISS is "ok" but it's not extending our reach into outer space, just around our own little planet.
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I always mute through commercials...use that time to go to the bathroom, check my computer, grab a snack etc. When I come back, if the show has already started, I just back it up to end of the last computer.
I use to download torrents, for movies I didn't want to pay 20 bucks for, then I'd find them in the 1-5 dollar bins and buy them, delete the torrent, rip it to ISO. Got a pretty good LEGIT library of videos now.
Some of us are even over 50....and CLOSE to 60 :)
I go back far enough to remember tubes in televisions and radios (valves to those of you in England).
Worked on and burned my fingers on many of them also. ;)
Is sit on your butt, you will think of ways to pass the time of day. Stills, tattoo guns, computers...
The USA had NO taxes. But, roads were built, military was funded, schools were built. Get rid of income tax, which PUNISHES ACHIEVEMENT. Ever notice a lot of the so called super rich, don't take an income? It's because they are smart, knowing if they have a large income, they will be taxed on it. Get rid of the 16th amendment, replace it with a consumption tax. Prebate for the things like food/rent, so those at the low end won't be hurt. A fair/flat tax would also generate a lot more revenue, and this nation would become a safe haven for other nations to invest their money. If you don't buy crap, you won't be taxed. And, those big ticket items would mean those at the top end would pay a higher percentage. Also, with a consumption tax, illegal aliens would still be paying something for everything they purchase. Plus, the "built in" tax on all goods and services would be eliminated. That, or if some company tried to keep the higher prices of the built in tax, plus an average 22% flat tax, their items would be 22% higher, than their competitors. Income tax, is nothing more than control and power for government.
I use to be able to write config.sys & autoexec.bat files on the fly...just to get a little more low DOS memory for games that had to have over 600k. Rewriting modem AT commands on the fly, for certain BBS's. Screwing with IRQ's to knock down problems, and who can forget messing with soundblaster configurations.
Well, google has to make it's money somehow. If some are making a quick buck, google will tweak it until they make more than someone else. It's called business.
When you draw a line in the sand, how many times do you allow the morons to cross over the line before you hit back?
Instead of parenting, parents just give their phones to their children as a baby sitter.
They will hire a SUB PAR candidate, just to make the snowflakes happy that they are a "diverse" company?
Maybe you shouldn't have gone to college in the first place, or, perhaps instead of going after a degree, that, pays 30-40 thousand dollars a year, which, when you were living off mommy and daddy sounded good, until you moved out on your own and have to put up with rent, car, food, expenses...you should have gone after a degree with a bigger potential, or gone to a 2 year trade school, or, SAVED UP the money instead of going INTO DEBT! Other than taxpayers who will probably be on the hook for this disaster, I have no pity on these idiots who go into HUGE debt, just to go to "big college". The media et al, gets all bent out of shape about "big oil", "big agriculture", "big pharma" but they OVERLOOK one of the biggest of the "bigs"....UNIVERSITIES. College presidents, deans, coaches making hundreds of thousands, if not MILLIONS of dollars a year, plus bonuses, and what not. Some professors don't even work a full week!
1. Theater full of people...that won't SHUT UP, or have their phones on, or just flat make noise, kick the back of your chair. 2. OVERPRICED snacks. Easier to sneak in what you want, except for a big bag of popcorn. 3. Parking halfway across a crowded lot, only to find it raining when you come out of the theater. I'd rather watch it at home, with my OWN snacks, at my OWN time...cheaper, easier. Plus, the choice of movies is pretty bad these days.
What about my old southwestern bell email account still tied to yahoo? mail.yahoo.com will now be mail.oath.com? LOL... Shoot, I don't even use it much.
I'll have an easier time getting to the door & checkout if lib kooks like you aren't in there.
Darwinism at its finest!
Don't forget to pay back the 20,30,40 THOUSANDS of dollars in college debt, for your worthless degree that pays 20-50,000 per year, while finding an apartment, transportation, food, mandatory health care, trying to have a social life. Trade schools are "worth" more than a liberal arts degree, but no one wants to have a discussion on the high price of "big college"...paying presidents, deans, sports coaches hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and some professors only working a few days a month. Nope, don't talk about that...just continue to rail on CEO's of big oil, big pharma etc.
Keyboard and mouse, and can run photoshop, with the performance of my PC, THEN I might consider it. Otherwise, forget it.
THEIR network...their rules. Don't like it? Go somewhere else. Oh, that would be at&t, sprint, t-mobile? Don't like it? Build your own network. Personally, I use an MVNO...yeah, "technically" I use at&t's towers, but for less than 1/2 the price.
If you want "internet"...get up off your butts and GET A JOB. NOTHING in life is free. The faster this (USA) nation figures that out, the less free loaders will have. There is a REASON there are signs in parks, not to feed the birds, squirrels etc...because they will continue to come there for the FREE food! Time to kick most of the freeloaders, baby mama/daddy types to the curb, make them fend for themselves instead of mooching off those willing to get up every morning and go to work!
He's a SOVIET, former KGB, and is IN power. With his connections, she would assume room temperature if she went against him...as some people have with him in control. Plus, he would and is trying to put the soviet union back together, and, she grew up in the communist system and probably longs for those days. Until that age (30's to 90) is gone, the threat of a return to a "soviet union" will remain.
"the database linking the ID with the registered owner would only be available to government agencies." Anyone buying that load of Bull?
Like newspapers, are to the internet. You don't have to go to a movie theater, to enjoy a movie. You can stream it from your own home and, hollyWEIRD hasn't had any good scripts, that I'd want to waste my money on. Reboots, remakes, part 4,5,6 of the SAME thing. Hollywood has become BORING with what they come up with, not to mention paying zillions to these "actors" that without memorizing a script, can't string 2 sentences together. TV/cable is the same problem. You DON'T have to get it from the "big three" or cable/satellite anymore.
in 1972, when congress pretty much killed Apollo, and came up with the Space Shuttle. Oh whooppppiieeee! A "space truck" that goes? NO WHERE. The ISS is "ok" but it's not extending our reach into outer space, just around our own little planet.
"Everyone needs to be sure to tighten __their___ safety belt before approaching the cliff."
I'd almost forgotten about OS/2 Warp. Might play around with it if I can get it installed on a VM.