For example, the food industry: did you know that one of the most healthy foods you can eat is tuna? And if you're trying to lose weight it can be a keystone in that goal. Did you know that some brands of tuna have artificially introduced certain appetite inducing chemicals? No intrinsic added value to the food, just a manipulation of you to buy more food (hopefully, their tuna).
Ah yes, Chicken of the Sea... I love it.
But I stay away from Buffalo Wings. I don't eat the other red meat.
pressure car companies to make lighter cars with: a) low rolling resistance b) low drag coefficient c) smaller engine and then support them by buying these cars, however ugly they may look to you
How do cellular contracts compare with land-lines?
If you use a land-line phone, at least over here, you can only choose between having service from one company, or no service (for local calls and basics).
(At least up to recently, before VoIP started being available)
Since I switched to cellular-only and got rid of my landline, I've had excellent contracts which cost me on average equal or less per month than my old landline. And in general, each cellphone lasted the length of my contract before starting to deteriorate or when a newer more interesting model came out.
how hard it is to load a Java game into a cellphone.
Even if you buy a game downloaded directly into the phone, you only have limited memory, so if you want to archive your game to your computer in order to make room for other games, it's also a pain in the ass to do.
My previous phone came with a few games installed, but my new phone came with this one game, and after a few minutes of playing, the game stopped and said "thanks for playing the demo, press here to buy and download the full version".
I flushed this useless POCware from my cellphone then and there.
take a cue from some "funny" videos that are released from time to time on joke websites, in which gamers are taped without their knowledge while playing...
I remember one example of a kid playing online multiplayer Halo2 with the headset and going into game-rage, cursing into his headset, throwing his controller on the ground, just because he was getting pwn3d repeatedly.
Assuming that the slashdotted article also describes a 360 degree viewing screen, you'd be looking at the porn in front of you, getting all aroused, and then you'd look behind you and see the filming crew with the dodgy looking pron director and his clapper.
I tried watching a movie on my phone
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just for the fun of it, i converted a full length feature into a 3GP file (just under 50mb) and uploaded it into my Motorola V635i.
I don't know if the battery would last the whole movie, and I'm not sure I'd watch a full length feature on such a small screen, but I gotta admit that video playback is a fun toy to play with.
I think Apple should add video capability to an iPod, just cuz they probably can and it wouldnt be complicated. Plus Quicktime plays 3GP as well.
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what is it? Some kind of giant space station?
Cheese.
A giant luffa sponge!
Well, personally, I can't wait for this one to hit the big screen.
Looks hilarious, especially considering the last scene of the trailer!
For example, the food industry: did you know that one of the most healthy foods you can eat is tuna? And if you're trying to lose weight it can be a keystone in that goal. Did you know that some brands of tuna have artificially introduced certain appetite inducing chemicals? No intrinsic added value to the food, just a manipulation of you to buy more food (hopefully, their tuna).
Ah yes, Chicken of the Sea... I love it.
But I stay away from Buffalo Wings. I don't eat the other red meat.
I have a friend with such a valve. You can hear it tick if you stand close to him.
He likes to tell people his watch is making the noise.
The joke is, he wears a digital watch.
pressure car companies to make lighter cars with:
a) low rolling resistance
b) low drag coefficient
c) smaller engine
and then support them by buying these cars, however ugly they may look to you
How do cellular contracts compare with land-lines?
If you use a land-line phone, at least over here, you can only choose between having service from one company, or no service (for local calls and basics).
(At least up to recently, before VoIP started being available)
Since I switched to cellular-only and got rid of my landline, I've had excellent contracts which cost me on average equal or less per month than my old landline. And in general, each cellphone lasted the length of my contract before starting to deteriorate or when a newer more interesting model came out.
how hard it is to load a Java game into a cellphone.
Even if you buy a game downloaded directly into the phone, you only have limited memory, so if you want to archive your game to your computer in order to make room for other games, it's also a pain in the ass to do.
My previous phone came with a few games installed, but my new phone came with this one game, and after a few minutes of playing, the game stopped and said "thanks for playing the demo, press here to buy and download the full version".
I flushed this useless POCware from my cellphone then and there.
The driverless busses are coming!
take a cue from some "funny" videos that are released from time to time on joke websites, in which gamers are taped without their knowledge while playing...
I remember one example of a kid playing online multiplayer Halo2 with the headset and going into game-rage, cursing into his headset, throwing his controller on the ground, just because he was getting pwn3d repeatedly.
the translated English to Chinese to English subtitled pirated version was the only thing that made Episode III enjoyable to watch.
"NOOO^H^H^H^H Do not want!"
Which would be cheaper, building and launching another one, or moving the one we got?
So what are the rest?
Trolls.
Browse slashdot at -1 if you don't believe me.
Can't they fix the orbit though? It's not like the ISS is anchored in stone.
Well, that is, after we get a space vehicle that can go further up than the shittles
First they came for not suitable viewing material and I said nothing because I don't watch...
Oh wait!
If any of the material is loose or porous, you'll just compress it a bit.
Or form a crater?
I guess the X-men movies are the exception?
This way we can be INSIDE of a pr0n movie!
No frickin way!
Assuming that the slashdotted article also describes a 360 degree viewing screen, you'd be looking at the porn in front of you, getting all aroused, and then you'd look behind you and see the filming crew with the dodgy looking pron director and his clapper.
This would totally ruin the experience, IMO.
better yet, RFIDs for every item in the bag, with a LCD screen on the outside that displays the location of each item inside the bag.
my sweet pron torrents arent poisoned
namely, SCO.
Are they dead yet?
That's why I always click the "I feel lucky" button.
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hopefully they can recreate dinosaur meat.
ever since I was a kid, I've been wanting to eat some BBQed brontosaurus, like the Flintstones.
I didn't know NASA was 100 years old.
just for the fun of it, i converted a full length feature into a 3GP file (just under 50mb) and uploaded it into my Motorola V635i.
I don't know if the battery would last the whole movie, and I'm not sure I'd watch a full length feature on such a small screen, but I gotta admit that video playback is a fun toy to play with.
I think Apple should add video capability to an iPod, just cuz they probably can and it wouldnt be complicated. Plus Quicktime plays 3GP as well.