Combustion:
1. The process of burning.
2. A chemical change, especially oxidation, accompanied by the production of heat and light.
3. Violent anger or agitation: Combustion within the populace slowly built up to the point of revolution.
"That does not make sense to me. If I buy a mobile phone, and somehow lose it, I cannot go to the reseller and claim a new phone simply because I "already own it". If I lose it, then it's lost and I will have to buy a new one."
The difference being that if the phone company gave you a new phone, they would have to physically give you a new phone. Which would cost them money. Using your friends copy would be more like renting a hotel room and locking your keys inside. Luckily, your friend is sharing the suite with you so he unlocks the door with his key so you can go get yours.
Your analogy would be correct if, after loosing your wallet you were required to retake all your drivers tests to get a new copy of your licence (and the same goes for evrey other piece of plastic in there).
No, because in the video game you're playing somthign yourself. When you watch a MLB game you're doing just that watching. In my experience, playing somthign is generally more fun that watching someone else play.
The differnce being the social aspect. If you're playing MLB on your xbox, you're generally not hanging out with friends and drinking at the same time.
You know I dont have a problem with you not liking Canada. Thats fine, stay in the US and I'll be glad you're gone. But when you start calling my country a "socialist disease" without explaining why. I'll damn well get pissed off.
Freedom of speech goes both ways. You can badmouth Canada all you want, but dont expect to recieve a warm reply to your opinions.
"Oh thank you so much for telling me that my country is a disease. I'll respect your unfounded opinion because your such a special person."
I remember seeing tables full of really cheap high end motherboards (like $5-$10) at a computer hsow I went too back around '99. The catch was they all had stickers on them saying somthign to the effect of "this motherboard may be infected with the CIH virus"
The thing is, lots of people buy their games specifically because of the online component (battle.net). I know lots of people who would simply download all of blizzards games instead of purchasing them if they diddnt need a valid cd key to play on battle.net. So I dont really blame them for trying to make the official option the only option.
Well I disagree with you on that one. Robotic soldiers would result in more death, not less. Robotic soldiers would allow rich countries to wage war much more freely, as there would be no body bags coming home, and much less public resistance towards the war. This would result in more wars, with more civilian casulties, all be it fewer deaths of invading soldiers since they would mostly be robotic.
Maybe the record for this generation, but certainly not the all-time record. Super Mario Brothers on the NES
Diddnt evrey NES come with a copy of Super Mario Brothers/Duckhunt? That might explaint the huge sale numbers, evreyone who bought an NES automatically bought SMB.
That said, I know more people who've played Mario and Mario III than any other videogame ive ever heard of.
The only thing commercials really seem to do is improve brand recognition. If you going to the store, say to buy some laundry detergant, how many people do you think go for brand names over the store brands? Does "Cheer" really make you clothes that much brighter and cleaner than the noname stuff? No. People like to buy what their familiar with.
Perhaps this laundry detergant isnt the best example, since its a reoccouring purchase for most people. However, for any product that you dont have previous experience purchasing, would you be more likely to buy somthign you're familiar with (even if it is due to commercials), or the brand sitting beside it that you've never heard of?
And aside from on the internet, ive never heard of anyone call them "legos." The word just sounds stupid. And anyways, "lego" describes the entire product, not the individual parts.
Its like calling each spaghetti noodle in a bowl spaghettis. The're not "spaghettis" they're spaghetti noodles.
THe big black thing is just a leather screen protector by the looks of it. If you think its that ugly (which I dont) you could always just remove it completly, or replace it with one thats a different color (say white to match the device itself).
Of course there is battery to consider. If you used a pda primarily for reading, then thats 2-3 hours of reading in a day if you charge it fully each night.
Id feel short changed at 2-3 hours. Using my Sharp Zaurus I usually get more along the lines of 6-8 hours a pop. Although I do usually have the backclight at minimum (but still on). When Im reading at night anythign brighter is too bright.
No, its like telling evreyone on your street to take their own ads and drop them in the mailslot of the advertising company. If I drop off off one add it isnt my probalem that 200 other people did the same thing too. Or 2000, or 200,000 other people.
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My grandmothers dead. She cant use a computer. My 85 year old grandfather on the other hand right clicks just fine.
Combustion:
1. The process of burning.
2. A chemical change, especially oxidation, accompanied by the production of heat and light.
3. Violent anger or agitation: Combustion within the populace slowly built up to the point of revolution.
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Boiling isnt burning, and its not a chemical reaction. The only thing it is is a change of state from liquid to gas.
Unless of course you think the water molecules are getting violently agitated to the point of revolution. Then I'll just nodd my head and walk away.
The difference being that if the phone company gave you a new phone, they would have to physically give you a new phone. Which would cost them money. Using your friends copy would be more like renting a hotel room and locking your keys inside. Luckily, your friend is sharing the suite with you so he unlocks the door with his key so you can go get yours.
Your analogy would be correct if, after loosing your wallet you were required to retake all your drivers tests to get a new copy of your licence (and the same goes for evrey other piece of plastic in there).
They also forgot about the fact that a baseball game that uses non MLB teams would be equally as fun.
The differnce being the social aspect. If you're playing MLB on your xbox, you're generally not hanging out with friends and drinking at the same time.
Freedom of speech goes both ways. You can badmouth Canada all you want, but dont expect to recieve a warm reply to your opinions.
"Oh thank you so much for telling me that my country is a disease. I'll respect your unfounded opinion because your such a special person."
Im assuming you can tell where im using sarcasm.
Its been the same way for me. The only time Ive had trouble was on the second day after release. It was a lagfest then, but its been perfect since.
If you want to go around calling my society a disease come back up here and say it to my face.
I remember seeing tables full of really cheap high end motherboards (like $5-$10) at a computer hsow I went too back around '99. The catch was they all had stickers on them saying somthign to the effect of "this motherboard may be infected with the CIH virus"
But someone good at making bombs might also be good at disableing them.
You know I bet you the textbook even says its a theory. If they'd teach their kids the difference between the two wed ba alot better off.
The thing is, lots of people buy their games specifically because of the online component (battle.net). I know lots of people who would simply download all of blizzards games instead of purchasing them if they diddnt need a valid cd key to play on battle.net. So I dont really blame them for trying to make the official option the only option.
Quick, get into the duct tape business now! Its going to go through the roof.
Well I disagree with you on that one. Robotic soldiers would result in more death, not less. Robotic soldiers would allow rich countries to wage war much more freely, as there would be no body bags coming home, and much less public resistance towards the war. This would result in more wars, with more civilian casulties, all be it fewer deaths of invading soldiers since they would mostly be robotic.
That said, I know more people who've played Mario and Mario III than any other videogame ive ever heard of.
Thats me on both counts. Anly Blizzard game I would buy on sight, and ive never played a MMORPG before (unless you include Diablo 2 in that area).
Perhaps this laundry detergant isnt the best example, since its a reoccouring purchase for most people. However, for any product that you dont have previous experience purchasing, would you be more likely to buy somthign you're familiar with (even if it is due to commercials), or the brand sitting beside it that you've never heard of?
Its like calling each spaghetti noodle in a bowl spaghettis. The're not "spaghettis" they're spaghetti noodles.
THe big black thing is just a leather screen protector by the looks of it. If you think its that ugly (which I dont) you could always just remove it completly, or replace it with one thats a different color (say white to match the device itself).
Thought I should add that even though I think failure stories help to discourage gambling, that doesnt mean we should censor out the winning ones.
Yeah, but if they hear alot of failure stories they're more likely to be discouraged from doing it in the first place.
Id feel short changed at 2-3 hours. Using my Sharp Zaurus I usually get more along the lines of 6-8 hours a pop. Although I do usually have the backclight at minimum (but still on). When Im reading at night anythign brighter is too bright.
No, its like telling evreyone on your street to take their own ads and drop them in the mailslot of the advertising company. If I drop off off one add it isnt my probalem that 200 other people did the same thing too. Or 2000, or 200,000 other people.
But the talking heads, they're so loud.