Seriously, I have to wonder how many Star Wars related stories, no matter how trivial, we are going to see between now and the the release of Ep. III (not to mention the nitpicking that will follow the release).
(keeping in mind your winks) I would say that Enterprise, like all TV shows, is competing against others for the objective of higher ratings. Higher ratings mean higher adverstising dollars. QED and all that.
I'll tell you why I switched from Win XP to the Mac for my every day machine about a year ago - I sat down to work on a spreadsheet for a proposal that had to go out in an hour. As I started to type, my screen was taken over by an advertisment for some DVD. Antispyware software, anti-virus software, and a firewall - and still that crap gets through (even without using IE) and distrupts my work. That was the last straw - I went out and bought a mac that week, and haven't been bothered by spyware, adware, or viruses since.
I was strongly considering upgrading from Panther to Tiger just for the spotlight feature - finding things is always a chore (although still not as bad as the Windows "Find file " feature which i can start a search, go to lunch, come back, and it is still not finished). But, with 1000s of emails (many containing vital information) in Entourage, and that program not currently supported by the new search feature, there is nothing for me to do but wait.
Hmmmm - I wonder how many people realize that expression comes from an old Oldsmobile Advert. People may say "Thats not your fathers x" 100 years from now and have no idea where that expression came from!
Yes, I'm willing to take the off-topic mod points for this comment. Do your worst.
Actually, rotary dial analog phones DO still work. When touch tone came out, everyone didnt have to immediately throw out their old phones or buy and adapater.
He's a dead man. He admits he's not even a swimmer! Maybe he should try a few laps around the pool first before he attempts to cross the freaking OCEAN?
This is a classic example of that truism. Most people don't need, don't want, and can't afford new televisions throughout their house, and I would guess are more or less happy with their current analog pictures. The government shouldn't be forcing this down everyones throats. And the idea that the government would pay to subsidize converters for low income households is ludicrous, when there are people within even the US that do not have enough money to eat.
I don't use gmail to send or receive emails. However, I have all of my email (home, work, school, personal domain) automatically forwarded there so I have an archive of every email I've received on every account. That way, from any browser on any computer, I always have access to that info in an easily searchable form.
Its not just the acting - its the look of the characters as well. It seems like a bunch of goth chicks just got together and decided to make a movie. They need to work on their hair/makeup so it doesnt seem as much like Star Wars versus Dracula.
I'm not advocating "cheating", but even if you are not a student you can still get the student pricing. I am a part time grad student and am elligible, but when I purchased my iBook and iPod at the student discount online, there was no real verification as to if I was a student or not - I just claimed that I was and told them what school I was attending. Looks like Apple is using the honor system for student pricing.
I'd just like to add that those ratings are relatively recently. When I was a tyke (and when the original Star Wars was released) there was no PG-13 rating. Also, instead of NC-17 we had X,XX,XXX etc. which was pretty arbitrary and really just meant that the film was too strong to receive even an R rating. NC-17 was invented in order to try to put some standards on those types of films.
I remember the "controversy" well, and was in college at the time. The "revenge" title was scrapped because Jedi are presumably too good, and do not succumb to revenge. That's what George Lucas was quoted as saying at the time. So, it makes prefect sense that the evil Sith WOULD take "revenge". Say what you will about the new trilogy, I think they at least got the title of the last movie right.
Companies exist to provide value/returns to shareholders. Those returns take the form of MONEY either paid out as dividends or reflected in the increase in price of a share of stock. So yes, unless you are a nonprofit, a companies objective IS to make money. Otherwise, you won't stay in business very long.
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I assume the prof gave him an "F"
Seriously, I have to wonder how many Star Wars related stories, no matter how trivial, we are going to see between now and the the release of Ep. III (not to mention the nitpicking that will follow the release).
(keeping in mind your winks) I would say that Enterprise, like all TV shows, is competing against others for the objective of higher ratings. Higher ratings mean higher adverstising dollars. QED and all that.
OK, time for the grammer police. Technically, Enterprise WAS competing with Trek reruns. They were just not competing SUCCESSFULLY with Trek reruns.
Is there a conduit to sync with a Palm device, tho?
I'm not saying its apples fault - I'm saying I won't upgrade my OS if their search feature doesn't work with the email program I happen to use.
I'll tell you why I switched from Win XP to the Mac for my every day machine about a year ago - I sat down to work on a spreadsheet for a proposal that had to go out in an hour. As I started to type, my screen was taken over by an advertisment for some DVD. Antispyware software, anti-virus software, and a firewall - and still that crap gets through (even without using IE) and distrupts my work. That was the last straw - I went out and bought a mac that week, and haven't been bothered by spyware, adware, or viruses since.
I was strongly considering upgrading from Panther to Tiger just for the spotlight feature - finding things is always a chore (although still not as bad as the Windows "Find file " feature which i can start a search, go to lunch, come back, and it is still not finished). But, with 1000s of emails (many containing vital information) in Entourage, and that program not currently supported by the new search feature, there is nothing for me to do but wait.
Yes, I'm willing to take the off-topic mod points for this comment. Do your worst.
Actually, rotary dial analog phones DO still work. When touch tone came out, everyone didnt have to immediately throw out their old phones or buy and adapater.
That's what C3PO would say if he were here.
Someone had to say it.
He's a dead man. He admits he's not even a swimmer! Maybe he should try a few laps around the pool first before he attempts to cross the freaking OCEAN?
This is a classic example of that truism. Most people don't need, don't want, and can't afford new televisions throughout their house, and I would guess are more or less happy with their current analog pictures. The government shouldn't be forcing this down everyones throats. And the idea that the government would pay to subsidize converters for low income households is ludicrous, when there are people within even the US that do not have enough money to eat.
I'm guessing this was done for free by a high school or college intern.
Have you ever seen really fat people in their 20s? Of course. 30s? yep. 40s? ditto. 50s? err - a few. 60s? a couple. 70s? Hmm can't think of any.
Since I currently work for myself, it doesn't :-)
I don't use gmail to send or receive emails. However, I have all of my email (home, work, school, personal domain) automatically forwarded there so I have an archive of every email I've received on every account. That way, from any browser on any computer, I always have access to that info in an easily searchable form.
Its not just the acting - its the look of the characters as well. It seems like a bunch of goth chicks just got together and decided to make a movie. They need to work on their hair/makeup so it doesnt seem as much like Star Wars versus Dracula.
aww, someone mod this funny - thats a classic aerospace engineering joke!
I'm not advocating "cheating", but even if you are not a student you can still get the student pricing. I am a part time grad student and am elligible, but when I purchased my iBook and iPod at the student discount online, there was no real verification as to if I was a student or not - I just claimed that I was and told them what school I was attending. Looks like Apple is using the honor system for student pricing.
I dont know dude - you may have grown up in Alaska, but ever sit through a 3 hour Buffalo Bills game in January?
I'd just like to add that those ratings are relatively recently. When I was a tyke (and when the original Star Wars was released) there was no PG-13 rating. Also, instead of NC-17 we had X,XX,XXX etc. which was pretty arbitrary and really just meant that the film was too strong to receive even an R rating. NC-17 was invented in order to try to put some standards on those types of films.
I remember the "controversy" well, and was in college at the time. The "revenge" title was scrapped because Jedi are presumably too good, and do not succumb to revenge. That's what George Lucas was quoted as saying at the time. So, it makes prefect sense that the evil Sith WOULD take "revenge". Say what you will about the new trilogy, I think they at least got the title of the last movie right.
Companies exist to provide value/returns to shareholders. Those returns take the form of MONEY either paid out as dividends or reflected in the increase in price of a share of stock. So yes, unless you are a nonprofit, a companies objective IS to make money. Otherwise, you won't stay in business very long.