When you start sputtering tin-foil hat" this and "DNC talking points" that, you make it obvious that you're not up for serious, logical, blah blah blah.
I too get tired of people toeing the party line, or using the official party stance as a substitute for thinking, but it comes from both sides of the aisle. It's sad that lately the rants coming from the Republicans and Democrats are starting to make the most extreme Libertarians and Green Party politicians seem more sane every day. Here, I thought I was supposed to drift more towards the mainstream in my old age. To quote John Stewart, "Please, stop hurting America".
If anyone can give actual provable examples of the US government abridging Constitutionally protected free speech, I'd love to hear it. (Of course, emphasis is my own)
Though we all act like there is one solid definition for the term "free speech", this isn't necessarily so. Though the Constitution guarantees many freedoms as far as personal expression, there are many more possible freedoms it doesn't guarantee. It could be that someone else's version of Free Speech includes freedom of anonymity, or freedom to speak freely without any fear of reprisal, neither of which is present in the Constitutionally protected Free Speech. In that case, there are an almost unlimited number of examples for you.
Note: I'm not saying that I agree with the alternative version of Free Speech, or that we should practice that in the U.S., just pointing out that an assumption you've made may not be universal.
you had to figure out a password for. I STILL remember it; babylon.
Jeez, thanks a lot! Next time try warning us with a SPOILER tag or something before ruining it for the rest of us...
Man, I almost managed to type that out with a straight face...
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I shoulda known better than to go reading these somments. I know have a demonic mash-up* of The Hampster Dance and The Badgerbadgerbadger Song, with an occasional "You're the man now, dawg!" thrown in for good measure.
* Though I normally dislike the use of this term, in this case it's the only word I can come up with to accurately describe the cacophony that is in my head right now.
I second this. Though I cringe a little bit whenever someone does, a lot of people have remarked that GW is like a MMO version of Diablo II, with all of the annoying parts fixed.
Though I don't like the comparison because it gives the wrong idea, I sort of understand it. You seldom are really aware of your level/XP, as they advance well as you complete the storyline quests. It's easy to get started with, and has a pretty good story with it.
Also of interest: This game is the first project by developers ArenaNet, formed by a core of developers that all originally worked for Blizzard. You can visit their site for more info.
Really, I can't say enough good things about this game... everyone I've introduced to this game has become hooked, no matter what they're gaming background. Seriously, quit reading this and give it a shot. Now. Click away.
I think GP Poster did mean UNEMPLOYMENT, the idea being that there's no need to farm for items when you can just dupe them, or that all of the duped items in the market will drive the price down to far to make farming for auction worthwhile. Something like that.
I particularly liked the example they showed using Photoshop keymaps displayed - once acclimated, things like this can be a huge time saver for some of us. It will also be a great boon to those of us who need to occasionally type in a second or third language. I can generally muddle my way through Spanish characters on an American English keyboard, but every now and then we've had the desire to try and type in something way different, such as Hebrew. This will make that sort of task much easier.
imagine a whack-a-mole type game, where all your keys are blank, and one will light up with some mole image or whatever, and you have to hit that key before it changes.
I suggested this very thing the last blurb on this keyboard, but now that I've had some more time to think about it, I don't think my rubber mallet will do much for preserving the longevity of the keyboard...
To further nail the analogy down (or perhaps drive it further into the ground, I'm not sure which):
Assume that the landlord of your apartment building uses ABC, Inc. locks with said flaw, and fails to fix that flaw in a timely manner, despite the fact that the fix is moderately simple and free to implement. You, the tennant, have no ability to apply this change yourself. Now, when the burglars come and exploit that flaw to steal all of your stuff, wouldn't you want to hold the landlord at least partially to blame as well as the burglars?
Not only can you find one of those on the net, you can find one that also uses "green" power to do it. Now you just have to get them all to stand in the same spot long enough...
Is it a collision in the same market, though?
This is a program, and that's a hardware device
I would think so, since they are both in the same field. In fact, both being into VoIP, it's a fairly specific field - a lot narrower than what spawned the Apple Computers/Apple Records feud.
Actually, it's always had PvE gameplay. But they are constantly releasing patches, improving gameplay, fixing exploits, and adding missions and such. Not too many bug fixes, but mostly cause this is one of the most bug-free online games I've seen, straight from release.
As an aside, here's something I'm sure you will find interesting, given your name. There's a few Elementalist fire-based spells that are named after an in-game wizard named Rodgort - "Rodgort's Invocation" and "Mark of Rodgort" come to mind.
Still light on facts, but I do recall anecdotal stories about people who have drowned in freezing temperatures being revived successfully long after the "normal" length of time, with little to no brain damage, having been preserved by the extremely cold temperature to which they've fallen.
Though the temperature may perfectly preserve the body, I would think that the whole process of having all of your blood pumped out and replaced by another fluid, and then that replaced by blood again, would damage the blood vessels themselves.
Yeah, it be nice to see a scientific journal's report on this.
I've heard this one many many times, but dammit, I've actually solved a good number of minor issues in modern automobiles by simply turning the car off and then restarting it. Life imitating art lately...
I like to think that HG Wells would have approved of Orson Welles' broadcast version, oddly enough set partially in Eastern New England.
And really, that is the version I'd love to see a remake of. Played on TV as a "Breaking News" newscast, as coverage of events in progress. Think the SciFi channel could pull this off?
I've ben to that particular store amny times, and I've found both knowledgable (though generally only ins a few areas) sales staff and a few complete idiots. basically, it;s hit and miss. However, the few times I've had to deal with their support staff, they were pretty much on the ball, with a level of knowledge a bit better than you'd expect of most in-store tech support now a days. Over all, they seem on average much better than what you would find at Best Buy or other general electronics stores.
A fair amount of their hardware is more expensive than I've become used to paying (spoiled by online retailers), but every now and then you can find a few really good deals, and it's great for when you need that odd part and you can't wait for shipping, and that's where they're strongest in my eyes. I like shopping te little stores like Hypertech, but small storefronts like those seldom have a #42 Slot Z Widget when you need one.
I get the feeling that there will be more than "silly little" arcade games. Anyone want to try and guess the total elapsed time between the release of PS3 Linux and the release of a publically available ported version of MAME for PS3 Linux?
The difference being, that kit was made in limited supply, and was packaged with it's own HDD. Furthermore, using Linux on the HDD pretty much made it unfit for use with the few games that supported the HDD, or for use an a really huge memory card. And, if I recall correctly, the thing still could not load a game from disc under Linux, though I don't recall why.
The big news here is that this sounds like it will be standard on every HDD (or at least every detachable HDD, since the specs are still up in the air), will not limit it's use with PS3 games, and will be a lot more robust and be more usable than the PS2 kit.
If you ask me, this could be one of those touches that could truly make the PS3 greater than the X-box 360. Yes, it will spawn a bunch of F/OSS utilities and 3rd party software from which Sony won't make money, but it will also give the PS3 that extra functionality that can push it into more livingrooms. Face it, when Joe Blow non-tech decides to load up Media Theater software onto his PS3, even tough the existence of free alternatives may have effected his choice between PS3 and Xbox 360, chances are he'll go with the official, easy to load and use Sony branded software.
100 times a day? Hah! That implies that, at least 100 times a day, you STOP using Google. Now take myself as an example. I just use Google once per day; from when I wake up to when I go to sleep. So clearly, *I* am the one more worthy of being hired by Google...
(Better haul back farther on your backswing there, Clyde, I think the horse is still twitching)
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Welcome to the club - lord knows we could use more intelligent discourse in the more political threads around here.
I too get tired of people toeing the party line, or using the official party stance as a substitute for thinking, but it comes from both sides of the aisle. It's sad that lately the rants coming from the Republicans and Democrats are starting to make the most extreme Libertarians and Green Party politicians seem more sane every day. Here, I thought I was supposed to drift more towards the mainstream in my old age. To quote John Stewart, "Please, stop hurting America".
(Of course, emphasis is my own)
Though we all act like there is one solid definition for the term "free speech", this isn't necessarily so. Though the Constitution guarantees many freedoms as far as personal expression, there are many more possible freedoms it doesn't guarantee. It could be that someone else's version of Free Speech includes freedom of anonymity, or freedom to speak freely without any fear of reprisal, neither of which is present in the Constitutionally protected Free Speech. In that case, there are an almost unlimited number of examples for you.
Note: I'm not saying that I agree with the alternative version of Free Speech, or that we should practice that in the U.S., just pointing out that an assumption you've made may not be universal.
The 2.0 standard includes the addition of High-Speed transfer, which is what the GP post was referring to.
Fear not, for there are still many bars in most major cities where you can relive all of this again.
Er, or are we talking about two different things?
Jeez, thanks a lot! Next time try warning us with a SPOILER tag or something before ruining it for the rest of us...
Man, I almost managed to type that out with a straight face...
* Though I normally dislike the use of this term, in this case it's the only word I can come up with to accurately describe the cacophony that is in my head right now.
Though I don't like the comparison because it gives the wrong idea, I sort of understand it. You seldom are really aware of your level/XP, as they advance well as you complete the storyline quests. It's easy to get started with, and has a pretty good story with it.
Also of interest: This game is the first project by developers ArenaNet, formed by a core of developers that all originally worked for Blizzard. You can visit their site for more info.
ArenaNet: http://www.arena.net/
GuildWars: http://guildwars.com/
Really, I can't say enough good things about this game... everyone I've introduced to this game has become hooked, no matter what they're gaming background. Seriously, quit reading this and give it a shot. Now. Click away.
I think GP Poster did mean UNEMPLOYMENT, the idea being that there's no need to farm for items when you can just dupe them, or that all of the duped items in the market will drive the price down to far to make farming for auction worthwhile. Something like that.
I particularly liked the example they showed using Photoshop keymaps displayed - once acclimated, things like this can be a huge time saver for some of us. It will also be a great boon to those of us who need to occasionally type in a second or third language. I can generally muddle my way through Spanish characters on an American English keyboard, but every now and then we've had the desire to try and type in something way different, such as Hebrew. This will make that sort of task much easier.
I suggested this very thing the last blurb on this keyboard, but now that I've had some more time to think about it, I don't think my rubber mallet will do much for preserving the longevity of the keyboard...
Assume that the landlord of your apartment building uses ABC, Inc. locks with said flaw, and fails to fix that flaw in a timely manner, despite the fact that the fix is moderately simple and free to implement. You, the tennant, have no ability to apply this change yourself. Now, when the burglars come and exploit that flaw to steal all of your stuff, wouldn't you want to hold the landlord at least partially to blame as well as the burglars?
Yes, but with over 120 keys, we can look forward to the most frenetic game of Whack-A-Mole ever!
Not only can you find one of those on the net, you can find one that also uses "green" power to do it. Now you just have to get them all to stand in the same spot long enough...
Which of course leads us to look up the definition of Coruscant, for anyone who cares. Pronounced differentaly than the Star Wars location, though...
Not really important, but interesting.
I would think so, since they are both in the same field. In fact, both being into VoIP, it's a fairly specific field - a lot narrower than what spawned the Apple Computers/Apple Records feud.
As an aside, here's something I'm sure you will find interesting, given your name. There's a few Elementalist fire-based spells that are named after an in-game wizard named Rodgort - "Rodgort's Invocation" and "Mark of Rodgort" come to mind.
Though the temperature may perfectly preserve the body, I would think that the whole process of having all of your blood pumped out and replaced by another fluid, and then that replaced by blood again, would damage the blood vessels themselves.
Yeah, it be nice to see a scientific journal's report on this.
I've heard this one many many times, but dammit, I've actually solved a good number of minor issues in modern automobiles by simply turning the car off and then restarting it. Life imitating art lately...
As I understand it, the GP32 seems to fit the bill. I'm only passingly familiar with it, though.
And really, that is the version I'd love to see a remake of. Played on TV as a "Breaking News" newscast, as coverage of events in progress. Think the SciFi channel could pull this off?
A fair amount of their hardware is more expensive than I've become used to paying (spoiled by online retailers), but every now and then you can find a few really good deals, and it's great for when you need that odd part and you can't wait for shipping, and that's where they're strongest in my eyes. I like shopping te little stores like Hypertech, but small storefronts like those seldom have a #42 Slot Z Widget when you need one.
I get the feeling that there will be more than "silly little" arcade games. Anyone want to try and guess the total elapsed time between the release of PS3 Linux and the release of a publically available ported version of MAME for PS3 Linux?
The big news here is that this sounds like it will be standard on every HDD (or at least every detachable HDD, since the specs are still up in the air), will not limit it's use with PS3 games, and will be a lot more robust and be more usable than the PS2 kit.
If you ask me, this could be one of those touches that could truly make the PS3 greater than the X-box 360. Yes, it will spawn a bunch of F/OSS utilities and 3rd party software from which Sony won't make money, but it will also give the PS3 that extra functionality that can push it into more livingrooms. Face it, when Joe Blow non-tech decides to load up Media Theater software onto his PS3, even tough the existence of free alternatives may have effected his choice between PS3 and Xbox 360, chances are he'll go with the official, easy to load and use Sony branded software.
(Better haul back farther on your backswing there, Clyde, I think the horse is still twitching)