They'll probably spell it z-u-n and pronounce it that way, just like people spell iTunes as a-i-t-u-n-s. still, the rest of the world will say "whoa, i got this amazing zune last night.. check it out!"
and israelis will laugh. just as we do when english speakers tell someone they're mean (sex), or when we yell at each other "die!" (stop, enough).
if you can pose as nickserv, some people will send you their password, thinking you're the real nickserv bot.
the original identification command is to PM nickserv your password, assuming that nickserv is a nice bot that won't tell anyone. now, if someone poses as our nice little bot..
Our army has some of the best clinical etc... LOL, It's nice to know that we look that serious on the outside.
Well, when I was about to join (it's mandatory, pretty much) they sent me to their "mental health dept." due to a small reason that is quite common. They almost didn't let me in because of that. It may be a very common issue, but everyone else knows that they should just lie about it, so the army thinks that it's a rare one. Well, I went in and some 19-year-old kid chatted with me a bit, then asked me if I wanted to commit suicide, I said no and they let me join.
Same thing happened with my security clearance. "Do you drink?" "No." "Drugs?" "No." "Are you sure?" "Yes" "alright, you're in" (and I know of two people who used to take drugs, both got into the intelligence force)
So please, don't count on the IDF for being smart or rational. Plus, if they ban D&D they'll miss out on many of the smart people, including those who are sent to college before their army service so that they could give better service. They all play D&D, almost.
(as other posts say, the article referred to RD&D, not all D&D)
1. Don't give that much "weight" to that new law. Our army tends to be stupid and has many illogical rules that nobody really cares about. There's a rule, or at least everybody says there is one, that says that if you close the top button of your uniform's shirt, it means that you're suicidal. I'm not sure whether it's a real law or not, but hey - I wouldn't be surprised. Still, nobody really cares about that.
2. Yes, as people mentioned, it's RD&D (LARP) , not all D&D. If they'd ban all D&D players then half (or more) of the people in the base I served in would have to turn their uniforms in and go home:) (and it's an important base)
just FYI Galia
or maybe "sergeant galia"? well, technically it's "staff sergeant galia", which is one level above sergeant, but that title sounds bad. oh well, i'm only sergeant if they call me in.. there's an arrangement here where your base can make you re-join for a couple of weeks each year after you've finished your service. but i'm a girl. they hardly bother to call us in. enough offtopic, me go now.
the trailer's been out for a few months now. old news.
and since people were asking why this is related to/. : comics is geeky. this movie, as hollywoodish and "sticky kiddie animated" as it seems, is based on comics. frankly, i'd prefer news on the sin city movie (based on comics as well). but yes, i think comics is geeky enough.
i used to change nicks to "nickserv" on dalnet and other irc networks. people didn't get their password requests and yet msg'd me their passwords.. which is okay, but when i msg'd them fake server replies, even ones that looked like passwords, none of them got it!:)
and then they blocked these nicks, because of people like me;) (for the record, i never used any of these passwords)
you mentioned teaming up with symantec and all that.
the problem with your package (although it does sound good) is just that -- this software's vendor chooses symantec for you. if a new antivirus software company wants to start working, they'll have an awfully tough time, since everyone is using your mega-solution, and symantec already provides the antivirus protection there.
in comparison, many of the other features of your program would cause similar effects in other "fields" of software and maintainance.
what i just described is the rise of a monopoly. we all complain about microsoft, people comment that they have programs like IE built-in, so users don't download other browsers. same thing goes for anything else in windows.
what you're suggesting is another microsoft..
what you can build, however, is a program that does your clicking for you, like you suggested. i.e. something that checks which programs you have installed, and updates them for you, all at once.
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well, whaddaya know. the original post was marked "funny".
.. probably less than 25M even if you count fluent hebrew speakers abroad. we just make as much noise as 25M.
gee, i wonder what that means.
p.s. we're less than 25M
They'll probably spell it z-u-n and pronounce it that way, just like people spell iTunes as a-i-t-u-n-s. still, the rest of the world will say "whoa, i got this amazing zune last night.. check it out!"
and israelis will laugh. just as we do when english speakers tell someone they're mean (sex), or when we yell at each other "die!" (stop, enough).
ah, the thrills of being bilingual!
if you can pose as nickserv, some people will send you their password, thinking you're the real nickserv bot. the original identification command is to PM nickserv your password, assuming that nickserv is a nice bot that won't tell anyone. now, if someone poses as our nice little bot..
Our army has some of the best clinical etc... LOL, It's nice to know that we look that serious on the outside.
Well, when I was about to join (it's mandatory, pretty much) they sent me to their "mental health dept." due to a small reason that is quite common. They almost didn't let me in because of that. It may be a very common issue, but everyone else knows that they should just lie about it, so the army thinks that it's a rare one.
Well, I went in and some 19-year-old kid chatted with me a bit, then asked me if I wanted to commit suicide, I said no and they let me join.
Same thing happened with my security clearance. "Do you drink?" "No." "Drugs?" "No." "Are you sure?" "Yes" "alright, you're in" (and I know of two people who used to take drugs, both got into the intelligence force)
So please, don't count on the IDF for being smart or rational.
Plus, if they ban D&D they'll miss out on many of the smart people, including those who are sent to college before their army service so that they could give better service. They all play D&D, almost.
(as other posts say, the article referred to RD&D, not all D&D)
Who also served in the IDF.
:)
.. there's an arrangement here where your base can make you re-join for a couple of weeks each year after you've finished your service.
1. Don't give that much "weight" to that new law. Our army tends to be stupid and has many illogical rules that nobody really cares about.
There's a rule, or at least everybody says there is one, that says that if you close the top button of your uniform's shirt, it means that you're suicidal. I'm not sure whether it's a real law or not, but hey - I wouldn't be surprised.
Still, nobody really cares about that.
2. Yes, as people mentioned, it's RD&D (LARP) , not all D&D. If they'd ban all D&D players then half (or more) of the people in the base I served in would have to turn their uniforms in and go home
(and it's an important base)
just FYI
Galia
or maybe "sergeant galia"?
well, technically it's "staff sergeant galia", which is one level above sergeant, but that title sounds bad. oh well, i'm only sergeant if they call me in
but i'm a girl. they hardly bother to call us in.
enough offtopic, me go now.
other languages :)
sticky kiddie animated.. i meant animation for kids, which isn't just that but it's also made to be popular, rather than focusing on the quality.
the trailer's been out for a few months now.
/. : comics is geeky. this movie, as hollywoodish and "sticky kiddie animated" as it seems, is based on comics.
old news.
and since people were asking why this is related to
frankly, i'd prefer news on the sin city movie (based on comics as well). but yes, i think comics is geeky enough.
not even ONE reference to UF? well, here's one! :) go pitr..
i used to change nicks to "nickserv" on dalnet and other irc networks. people didn't get their password requests and yet msg'd me their passwords.. which is okay, but when i msg'd them fake server replies, even ones that looked like passwords, none of them got it! :)
and then they blocked these nicks, because of people like me ;) (for the record, i never used any of these passwords)
you mentioned teaming up with symantec and all that. the problem with your package (although it does sound good) is just that -- this software's vendor chooses symantec for you. if a new antivirus software company wants to start working, they'll have an awfully tough time, since everyone is using your mega-solution, and symantec already provides the antivirus protection there. in comparison, many of the other features of your program would cause similar effects in other "fields" of software and maintainance. what i just described is the rise of a monopoly. we all complain about microsoft, people comment that they have programs like IE built-in, so users don't download other browsers. same thing goes for anything else in windows. what you're suggesting is another microsoft.. what you can build, however, is a program that does your clicking for you, like you suggested. i.e. something that checks which programs you have installed, and updates them for you, all at once.