Actually I'd think that would explain why people have kids; they want the kid (for some ingrained biological reason), but they often don't think if they can properly take care of said child. Having a kid which you can't care for is not in the kids best interest.
A desktop OS should be valued for how good the compiler is, and for how many configurations you can make. Not for the look, the experience and the applications.
Huh? A DESKTOP OS? A desktop OS is for normal users. Such users don't give one flying fuck if there even is a compiler shipped on their OS. How it looks and feels is very important, as are the applications. That's why MacOS allows you to dual boot to Windows now.. so that Mac users can actually have some applications to use.
I know your post was a troll, but its quite possibly also one of the dumbest posts anyone has ever made in the history of the internet...
That's not the point. Someone, somewhere coded this crap up and thought people would like it. Which means they are suffering from a staggering disconnect with reality.
Huh? What? Are you actually claiming to speak for everyone on the planet? Pretty arrogant if you ask me. I remember the same thing said about the WinXP theme. It was different, but I actually like it over the old Win9x win2k style buttons.
Vinyl, like cassettes, are damaged each time you use them, even if you're taking care of them. With CDs, you can play them all you want without damage. Why someone would say an old vinyl or tape sounds better than a CD is beyond me. Likely, they like the restro aspect of it, and think it makes them 'elite.' Kinda like someone wearing a transformers shirt (that the gap or whatever made this year).
I'm willing to bet that you couldn't hear a difference between your setup and a more modern one. You just claim you do to give you something you're 'into' and can be considered an 'expert' on.
Seriously though, what good is a third party candidate if they don't get 5 percent of the popular vote?
How are third parties going to get 5% of the vote without any federal money helping them campaign?
The third parties are underfunded and have a hard time getting their message out. They can get help if they get 5% of the popular vote. But they can't get the necessary 5% on the funding they have.
See the problem?
The bigest problem with third parties, as they are being represented today, is that they usualy hold some extream view on something that ends up making them look like nutjobs to the majority of people.
The biggest problem with third parties is that the media is controled by the big two and paints them out as nutjobs. Hell, the media can twist anything even on the big parties.. but at least the big parties have some other media outlet to answer back. No one covers the third party responses to the 'nutjob' claims.
How about crappiest movies of all time? Couldn't get past the 'hero' blabbing on and on and on and on and on. I don't mind a movie setting things up or making a point, but for christs sake don't do it by having someone talk into the camera for 25 minutes...
When you bring up how vouchers would draw students away from public schools
So what? That's probably a good thing as many schools are having problems with overcrowding.
show them to be inferior
What exactly is inferior? The private schools? Vouchers? The public schools?
and then make people's property values drop because they bought their house specifically to be in a good school district (which no longer matters)
Good. My proprety value going down means I have to pay less in taxes. Besides, the school still has to be a reasonable distance away. I would think having a choice of three good schools instead of one would RAISE the value of your house.
You only care about the value of your house when you're selling it. Otherwise, you should WANT a lower value for your home.
Great fuckin' point there. We should all oppose vouchers for that reason.
Actually they sound like good reasons for vouchers.
Genuine emotions? It's a game. Whining about sociopathy because you lose unfairily in a meaningless computer game is completely pathetic.
Games don't cause an emotional response in people? Don't know what planet your from, but they do. If you REALLY want proof, attend any sporting event in Philadelphia.
It was so news worthy that I cannot find a link. Our channel 5 (NBC affiliate) or 3 (WCAX) covered it this past winter, it was a quick 15 second spot. I don't remember how well he did.
I did misread your post, I appologize. The OP said that no cars require a higher octane and that there's no need for this. I read your comment as attempting to support that, but apparently I read too quickly.
If you want to reduce our dependency on IP and strong foreign IP laws, go start a manufacturing business that produces in America at rates that can replace China and Taiwan.
Of course that is impossible, since America has strict labor rights laws, whereas China does not. The only way to compete 'fairly' would be to setup a tarrif on imports which makes up for this gap as long as China does not have similar worker's rights laws.
I have a 2003. Knock detectors can reduce the effect, but no eliminate it.
Also, you don't just lose power, you lose efficiency as well, meaning that my gas milage will actually be worse using a lower octane.
So lower octane means engine damage and worse MPG. Not to mention that the warranty which only recently expired said using anything other than 93 would viod my warranty. I'll stick with the higher octane, thanks.
Uh, if they're talking gas-powered engines and fuel requirements, then they really, really, do. Porsche is a pretty small operation and only have a couple dozen engineers, and the ones they have are very good with cars.
It depends. I'm sure Porchse has structural engineers as well, and I don't think they have much to say on engine design.
It really isn't a problem to use higher octane fuel in an engine that is built for 87, you won't get any performance benefits though, and your miles/dollar will certainly go down, as the higher detonation resistance is of no benefit.
Thanks for ignoring completely the problem of knocking which I stated. I'll restate; using anything less than 93 will cause knocking. Knocking will physically destroy the engine.
I'm willing to bet most people that cheat in games won't have a girlfriend. Otherwise why would they be so obsessed with 'winning' an online game? People with a SO have better things to do that worry about if they won or lost..
I found the rationalization interesting personally. He honestly thinks the game is more fun playing by different rules... I've never heard of anyone that liked rules which worked against them. He also assumes that the other players DON'T want to play by the same set of rules, which I think is pretty unlikely.
That really depends. The Dodge with the Cummings diesels are so loud, even at idle, that you have to turn them off in drive throughs to be heard over the squak box. The new Chevy diesels, unmodified with stock exhaust, are pretty quiet. About the same as a 8-cyllinder gas truck. The Ford diesels are somewhere in-between.
The Chevy's may be quiet compared to Ford or Dodges, but not compared to cars. I haven't heard any diesel, regardless of make, sound as quiet as a gasoline engine.
The real difference on the street (at least around here) is that people with diesel pickups typically bought them to haul heavy loads. US diesels are terribly tuned down and restricted from the factory, so simply putting bigger diameter exhaust, messing with the waste gate, and changing the engine computer settings takes a 275 HP diesel to 350 or so. For less than $1500 most times, depending on exactly what you do. But that makes them loud. Just like me 8-cyl gas pickup. I tow an RV with it, so doing the exhaust make a huge difference in its power output, but its also louder.
I haven't seen any diesels with the bigger exhausts... usually that's the loser college kids. Of course perhaps the engine was modified as you suggest, however you'd think I'd have come across ONE of these 'quieter' diesels by now..
I feel for you....I live on the corner of two streets with a 4-way stop in a rural area. I get lots of loud pickups, and plenty of motorcycles. Arborvitae are my friend. They make good noise screening.
Motorcycles are the worst; I think they should be required to put on mufflers that actually muffle the sound. At any rate, I still choose to live on the street.. just stinks that in the summer in order to cool the house I have to deal with the noise.
Well in my home state (Vermont), I don't think we have anything truely 'news worthy' either. I don't think the fact that one of our Senators took place in a milking competition is news worthy though...
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Actually I'd think that would explain why people have kids; they want the kid (for some ingrained biological reason), but they often don't think if they can properly take care of said child. Having a kid which you can't care for is not in the kids best interest.
A desktop OS should be valued for how good the compiler is, and for how many configurations you can make. Not for the look, the experience and the applications.
Huh? A DESKTOP OS? A desktop OS is for normal users. Such users don't give one flying fuck if there even is a compiler shipped on their OS. How it looks and feels is very important, as are the applications. That's why MacOS allows you to dual boot to Windows now.. so that Mac users can actually have some applications to use.
I know your post was a troll, but its quite possibly also one of the dumbest posts anyone has ever made in the history of the internet...
That's not the point. Someone, somewhere coded this crap up and thought people would like it. Which means they are suffering from a staggering disconnect with reality.
Huh? What? Are you actually claiming to speak for everyone on the planet? Pretty arrogant if you ask me. I remember the same thing said about the WinXP theme. It was different, but I actually like it over the old Win9x win2k style buttons.
Vinyl, like cassettes, are damaged each time you use them, even if you're taking care of them. With CDs, you can play them all you want without damage. Why someone would say an old vinyl or tape sounds better than a CD is beyond me. Likely, they like the restro aspect of it, and think it makes them 'elite.' Kinda like someone wearing a transformers shirt (that the gap or whatever made this year).
I'm willing to bet that you couldn't hear a difference between your setup and a more modern one. You just claim you do to give you something you're 'into' and can be considered an 'expert' on.
You should also realise that some Best Buys do sell a couple of turntables to plug into your stereo receiver system...
I was there this past weekend; they had one from Sony.
Seriously though, what good is a third party candidate if they don't get 5 percent of the popular vote?
How are third parties going to get 5% of the vote without any federal money helping them campaign?
The third parties are underfunded and have a hard time getting their message out. They can get help if they get 5% of the popular vote. But they can't get the necessary 5% on the funding they have.
See the problem?
The bigest problem with third parties, as they are being represented today, is that they usualy hold some extream view on something that ends up making them look like nutjobs to the majority of people.
The biggest problem with third parties is that the media is controled by the big two and paints them out as nutjobs. Hell, the media can twist anything even on the big parties.. but at least the big parties have some other media outlet to answer back. No one covers the third party responses to the 'nutjob' claims.
Doh! My sarcasm detectors fail again...
I think you should look up the words 'climate' and 'weather,' ponder the differences between them, and then come back and retract your post...
How about crappiest movies of all time? Couldn't get past the 'hero' blabbing on and on and on and on and on. I don't mind a movie setting things up or making a point, but for christs sake don't do it by having someone talk into the camera for 25 minutes...
Look it up. You need a certain percentages of votes to get any federal money.
When you bring up how vouchers would draw students away from public schools
So what? That's probably a good thing as many schools are having problems with overcrowding.
show them to be inferior
What exactly is inferior? The private schools? Vouchers? The public schools?
and then make people's property values drop because they bought their house specifically to be in a good school district (which no longer matters)
Good. My proprety value going down means I have to pay less in taxes. Besides, the school still has to be a reasonable distance away. I would think having a choice of three good schools instead of one would RAISE the value of your house.
You only care about the value of your house when you're selling it. Otherwise, you should WANT a lower value for your home.
Great fuckin' point there. We should all oppose vouchers for that reason.
Actually they sound like good reasons for vouchers.
Genuine emotions? It's a game. Whining about sociopathy because you lose unfairily in a meaningless computer game is completely pathetic.
Games don't cause an emotional response in people? Don't know what planet your from, but they do. If you REALLY want proof, attend any sporting event in Philadelphia.
It was so news worthy that I cannot find a link. Our channel 5 (NBC affiliate) or 3 (WCAX) covered it this past winter, it was a quick 15 second spot. I don't remember how well he did.
I did misread your post, I appologize. The OP said that no cars require a higher octane and that there's no need for this. I read your comment as attempting to support that, but apparently I read too quickly.
Touche. :-)
If you want to reduce our dependency on IP and strong foreign IP laws, go start a manufacturing business that produces in America at rates that can replace China and Taiwan.
Of course that is impossible, since America has strict labor rights laws, whereas China does not. The only way to compete 'fairly' would be to setup a tarrif on imports which makes up for this gap as long as China does not have similar worker's rights laws.
Why all the fuss about the time it takes to count ballots? Its not like we are in a hurry; they have months before they need to finish counting...
I have a 2003. Knock detectors can reduce the effect, but no eliminate it.
Also, you don't just lose power, you lose efficiency as well, meaning that my gas milage will actually be worse using a lower octane.
So lower octane means engine damage and worse MPG. Not to mention that the warranty which only recently expired said using anything other than 93 would viod my warranty. I'll stick with the higher octane, thanks.
Uh, if they're talking gas-powered engines and fuel requirements, then they really, really, do. Porsche is a pretty small operation and only have a couple dozen engineers, and the ones they have are very good with cars.
It depends. I'm sure Porchse has structural engineers as well, and I don't think they have much to say on engine design.
It really isn't a problem to use higher octane fuel in an engine that is built for 87, you won't get any performance benefits though, and your miles/dollar will certainly go down, as the higher detonation resistance is of no benefit.
Thanks for ignoring completely the problem of knocking which I stated. I'll restate; using anything less than 93 will cause knocking. Knocking will physically destroy the engine.
When going against a cheater your skills will not improve because no mater what you do you fail.
Not always true. I remember in college beating a cheater... he was so bad at Quake that even his cheating didn't help him much.
I'm willing to bet most people that cheat in games won't have a girlfriend. Otherwise why would they be so obsessed with 'winning' an online game? People with a SO have better things to do that worry about if they won or lost..
I found the rationalization interesting personally. He honestly thinks the game is more fun playing by different rules... I've never heard of anyone that liked rules which worked against them. He also assumes that the other players DON'T want to play by the same set of rules, which I think is pretty unlikely.
That really depends. The Dodge with the Cummings diesels are so loud, even at idle, that you have to turn them off in drive throughs to be heard over the squak box. The new Chevy diesels, unmodified with stock exhaust, are pretty quiet. About the same as a 8-cyllinder gas truck. The Ford diesels are somewhere in-between.
The Chevy's may be quiet compared to Ford or Dodges, but not compared to cars. I haven't heard any diesel, regardless of make, sound as quiet as a gasoline engine.
The real difference on the street (at least around here) is that people with diesel pickups typically bought them to haul heavy loads. US diesels are terribly tuned down and restricted from the factory, so simply putting bigger diameter exhaust, messing with the waste gate, and changing the engine computer settings takes a 275 HP diesel to 350 or so. For less than $1500 most times, depending on exactly what you do. But that makes them loud. Just like me 8-cyl gas pickup. I tow an RV with it, so doing the exhaust make a huge difference in its power output, but its also louder.
I haven't seen any diesels with the bigger exhausts... usually that's the loser college kids. Of course perhaps the engine was modified as you suggest, however you'd think I'd have come across ONE of these 'quieter' diesels by now..
I feel for you....I live on the corner of two streets with a 4-way stop in a rural area. I get lots of loud pickups, and plenty of motorcycles. Arborvitae are my friend. They make good noise screening.
Motorcycles are the worst; I think they should be required to put on mufflers that actually muffle the sound. At any rate, I still choose to live on the street.. just stinks that in the summer in order to cool the house I have to deal with the noise.
Well in my home state (Vermont), I don't think we have anything truely 'news worthy' either. I don't think the fact that one of our Senators took place in a milking competition is news worthy though...