Go to Inkworks for your printer ink needs. No I don't work for them or own shares. Honestly. Listen. I went to them a few weeks back with a (refilled) cartridge, that I had bought from them (at considerably less than the retail price of a new one), and that was claiming to be empty. The guy put it on the scales and said it was half-full. Then he cleaned the contacts and put a new seal over the contacts so I could take it home safely. All for free.
I was so pathetically grateful to him, but I couldn't buy anything from him because he had fixed it such that he had nothing that I needed. So instead I'm telling everyone to shop there.
House hands down. Most people never even heard of Doctor Who. I'll probably download the series some time in the future (new and old) but House is still better.
So you're ignorant, yet you have an opinion?
How novel.
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Because 410 Billion was spent on the war, on the real important things it comes down to an either this or that.
Let me clarify: Wouldn't it be even better to subsidise something that has more tangible inherent societal benefits? People could be paid to do that instead.
Damn straight. Why have the biggest economy in the world if you're just going to blast all the money into space, to no better end than to do something that's already been done (conspiracy theories aside)?
I like the way the BBC have been releasing Dr Who: this way I can have (for example) Vengence on Varos and Revelation of the Daleks for the cost of two DVDs, without shelling out for all the chaff (IMO) like Attack of the Cybermen and The Two Doctors. Most series of Dr Who had a couple of really good stories, and a number of low-budget fillers.
Kind of like employment now. I incur massive expenses and debts through simply being alive (and my efforts to maintain that state in comfort and dignity), so I sell myself into slavery for eight hours, five days a week. Fortunately, my employer is a good man and he doesn't beat me.
Sorry, it's a bit early in the morning where I'm living... Could you please explain why you've asked this? I assume the question is rhetorical and you're making some kind of point, but I'm sorry, I've missed it.
You say it "certainly would have" improved your grades. Well, did it?
In truth I have no way of knowing, of course, as I can't go through school again and see what my grades would have been like without the computering. But I'm pretty sure that I was at an advantage in mathematics and computer studies classes.
The conclusion may be true, but parents need to be careful how they define "playing video games". Much of my childhoot computer recreation time was spent programming for fun. Often testing games that I had programmed. That would certainly have IMPROVED my grades.
Oh, and so WITTY! Don't even get me started! You can't even spin around on the spot in an MMOG without being tickled from all sides by such sharp witticisms as "want to trade" or "does any1 have a spre wepon???!!!:)" or "hey look ive got only one leg stand by the rock and see" or "josh548 wants to trade with you".
Australia: this is your glittering prize for sending your soldeiers to Iraq. Howard gets invited to "The Ranch", George passes laws in your country, you are required to abolish all your import tarrifs; and in return, um.
Seriously though, where's my share? I've produced copyright material (by publishing something and not stating that I am releasing it into public domain). Heck, I've even recorded and distributed music. Gimme.
Surely IE is down to 90% because it's been, like, 4 years since the last Microsoft desktop OS release: that's when everyone gets reset back to IE. Users have to actively install something else at that point for IE penetration to fall significantly below Windows penetration. When Vista is finally released and everyone gets IE7 with tabbed browsing, that will probably be enough to push IE back over 95%.
This is a token gesture which offers nothing of value and is designed to fail. Hollywood just wants to crow about being able to offer legal alternatives, their not at all interested in giving the consumer what they really want.
I agree, and it seems pretty obvious to me that what they're trying to do is to say to lawmakers, "Look, we offered legal downloads over file sharing networks and nobody payed for them. File sharing is therefore only for pirates and we should persue all forms of it with our lawyers out."
It's just another pathetic attempt to maintain the dying status quo.
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Isn't that what lawmakers are for? Reviewing and changing laws that exist when necessary?
Also because these politicians probably want any rating higher than E10 to mean it can't be sold to anyone, including adults?
Oh, probably.
Go to Inkworks for your printer ink needs. No I don't work for them or own shares. Honestly. Listen. I went to them a few weeks back with a (refilled) cartridge, that I had bought from them (at considerably less than the retail price of a new one), and that was claiming to be empty. The guy put it on the scales and said it was half-full. Then he cleaned the contacts and put a new seal over the contacts so I could take it home safely. All for free.
I was so pathetically grateful to him, but I couldn't buy anything from him because he had fixed it such that he had nothing that I needed. So instead I'm telling everyone to shop there.
By ensuring the availability of petroleum?
That's the first time I've ever seen a goatse link modded +5 informative!
So you're ignorant, yet you have an opinion?
How novel.
Because 410 Billion was spent on the war, on the real important things it comes down to an either this or that.
Perhaps there is another way of dealing with problems, rather than declaring wars?
Sheesh. Last time I use a metaphor around here.
Let me clarify: Wouldn't it be even better to subsidise something that has more tangible inherent societal benefits? People could be paid to do that instead.
Damn straight. Why have the biggest economy in the world if you're just going to blast all the money into space, to no better end than to do something that's already been done (conspiracy theories aside)?
What for? Surely this is just another presidential exercise in sticking it to the Commies?
Now we have a computer to write Soduku puzzles, and a computer to solve them. We can get back to our lives and reclaim our leisure time.
I like the way the BBC have been releasing Dr Who: this way I can have (for example) Vengence on Varos and Revelation of the Daleks for the cost of two DVDs, without shelling out for all the chaff (IMO) like Attack of the Cybermen and The Two Doctors. Most series of Dr Who had a couple of really good stories, and a number of low-budget fillers.
Kind of like employment now. I incur massive expenses and debts through simply being alive (and my efforts to maintain that state in comfort and dignity), so I sell myself into slavery for eight hours, five days a week. Fortunately, my employer is a good man and he doesn't beat me.
Sorry, it's a bit early in the morning where I'm living... Could you please explain why you've asked this? I assume the question is rhetorical and you're making some kind of point, but I'm sorry, I've missed it.
...but it was banned due to violent content.
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In truth I have no way of knowing, of course, as I can't go through school again and see what my grades would have been like without the computering. But I'm pretty sure that I was at an advantage in mathematics and computer studies classes.
The conclusion may be true, but parents need to be careful how they define "playing video games". Much of my childhoot computer recreation time was spent programming for fun. Often testing games that I had programmed. That would certainly have IMPROVED my grades.
You could just say "Thank you". Now you know that "alot" isn't a word and you can go through life looking a little bit smarter when you write.
Oh, and so WITTY! Don't even get me started! You can't even spin around on the spot in an MMOG without being tickled from all sides by such sharp witticisms as "want to trade" or "does any1 have a spre wepon???!!!:)" or "hey look ive got only one leg stand by the rock and see" or "josh548 wants to trade with you".
It's like The Planet of the Oscar Wildes.
Australia: this is your glittering prize for sending your soldeiers to Iraq. Howard gets invited to "The Ranch", George passes laws in your country, you are required to abolish all your import tarrifs; and in return, um.
Um.
Great work. Well done.
And what are they called in Spanish?
Seriously though, where's my share? I've produced copyright material (by publishing something and not stating that I am releasing it into public domain). Heck, I've even recorded and distributed music. Gimme.
Surely IE is down to 90% because it's been, like, 4 years since the last Microsoft desktop OS release: that's when everyone gets reset back to IE. Users have to actively install something else at that point for IE penetration to fall significantly below Windows penetration. When Vista is finally released and everyone gets IE7 with tabbed browsing, that will probably be enough to push IE back over 95%.
It's just another pathetic attempt to maintain the dying status quo.
I think we have a winner before the fight begins.