I don't know about NY, but here in WI we have a law about "keeping with the flow of traffic"... unless I've been mislead all my life, which I may have. In other words, if everyone's speeding and it would disrupt traffic if you didn't speed, then it's okay. Of course, that would be completely arbitrary and difficult to prove, so maybe I am incorrect.
Dude, the cartoon was created solely to fuckin' sell toys. Stop deluding yourself with "teh grandeur that is TEH TRANSFORMERZ" and you'll be much happier.
Then bars could actually prove that you're 21! They could require a signature and only charge your driver's license. If it's fake, you get screwed. If it's someone else's, you go to jail for fraud!
Someone could have multiple accounts and check the feedback the other user left... Or even have a buddy do it? The obvious thing to do would be to never leave feedback then if you didn't want negative feedback to affect you. Perhaps they should require the "feedback transaction" to complete before the seller puts up any more items, or something similar.
Actually, I think people who are attracted to positions of authority are, in fact, assholes.
That being said, the people in the military are not actually in a position of authority.
Thus, it's entirely possible to paint the military in a good light while letting the authority decisions be painted in a bad light, and I think that this type of PR works perfectly for their target market: new future soldiers.
This is a little off-topic, but could someone please explain to me this fascination and momentum behind Ubuntu? Mandrake/Mandriva has always been extremely user friendly... I dare say more so than Ubuntu? So what's the deal, seriously?
Woo, the ideal world where one tax does everything. Sounds good to me. Except for the pigs. No more police, ever, anywhere. I don't need to get pulled over for speeding when there's not one other person on the road who I could possibly "harm".
I imagine gas prices will sort things out themselves without any government intervention. With growing awareness of the environment and high gas prices, people will demand energy efficient vehicles. What I don't understand is how MPG has not gone up in the last 15 years. My car is from the early 90s and it gets the same, if not better, mileage than newer cars of its class. How has engine technology stagnated for over a decade?
Regardless, I have 2 shoebox sized slim PS2s because one is broke and I have a 32" CRT TV. So basically the only reason for me to get a PS3 is because I hate money and want to play a couple games that aren't out yet... since I've already seen Sony's quality craftsmanship, why wouldn't I play those games on a 360?
I agree. And let's hope we don't have to sugar up girlfriends, feed ourselves, exercise ourselves, and dress ourselves in this one too. San Andreas was like a badass Sims game.
That would be called a "function pointer" or "delegate" in "real programming terms". A "virtual function (or method in non C++)" is similar, but it is accessed through a pointer within the object that points to a virtual function lookup table. In other words, using obj->Function() translates to obj->vfnptr[NUM]()
Actually, quite the opposite. We know the politicians and system so well that we know we'll be throwing our votes away. Speaking from an American point of view, if it were easier to throw our votes away, maybe a third party would have a chance!
Most of the time people don't even know what bullying is. That very same friend I had with ADD punched me for saying something before he knew that "I joke around like that". He wrote up a "hit list" and almost got expelled several times, with his "diagnosis" being his saving grace.
Then, in college, he ended up having sexual relations with a minor on his webcam, threatening to hurt a witness, and being thrown in jail. And you know what? He's a much calmer, nicer person to be around after all of it.
The problem is that intelligent/analytical people are typically more in tune with others and the world around them than they are to themselves. They are more sensitive. Oftentimes, they crave the approval of other people but do not approve of themselves. Their antisocial behavior is a way of rejecting others preemptively.
Sure, kids shouldn't be beaten up in school or tormented, but being made fun is the way most of the world relates. It's only nasty when you're insecure with yourself, otherwise all you have to do is play along or throw something back. It took me the longest time to realize that being "picked on" is really just the way people take interest in each other and open up dialog.
Unfortunately, our society values social cooperation over intelligence, because cooperation will win almost any day. Maybe you need to turn your social troubles into a logical problem you can solve instead of a big question mark you get angry at.
I'd say that if you're arrogant and intolerant because of your personal family issues, but you're getting better, then school did it's job! Without the hard times, you never learn who you are or how to handle things. Look, I've got my problems, too, so does everyone. The more you realize this, and the more you realize that everyone's just like you, the more you'll get along. Yeah, there's a lot of bullshit, but sometimes you have to put yourself in others' shoes and view it from their angle. Sometimes the best thing to do is ignore it.
It's fun to be a tortured unique individual, I know, and sometimes it does bear valuable fruit, but the reality is we live in a society where we all have to cooperate for things to work. Sometimes you'll realize that the reason people don't accept you is because you don't accept them OR you don't accept yourself, and that's the real kicker.
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I don't know about NY, but here in WI we have a law about "keeping with the flow of traffic"... unless I've been mislead all my life, which I may have. In other words, if everyone's speeding and it would disrupt traffic if you didn't speed, then it's okay. Of course, that would be completely arbitrary and difficult to prove, so maybe I am incorrect.
You must carry the recessive gene for 'rage'. Please have your mate tested before making babies.
How has Yahoo played dirty? Just curious... I don't recall anything in particular.
Dude, the cartoon was created solely to fuckin' sell toys. Stop deluding yourself with "teh grandeur that is TEH TRANSFORMERZ" and you'll be much happier.
Then bars could actually prove that you're 21! They could require a signature and only charge your driver's license. If it's fake, you get screwed. If it's someone else's, you go to jail for fraud!
And then in 35 years we should forget about 9/11 when we got no answers?
9/11 was no conspiracy. JFK was. If we're talking about shelf-life, let's talk about Jesus dying over 2000 years ago...
Someone knew the President was gay, and so they had to leak something to the contrary to cover that up.
Cause in America, being unfaithful is better than being gay.
Someone could have multiple accounts and check the feedback the other user left... Or even have a buddy do it?
The obvious thing to do would be to never leave feedback then if you didn't want negative feedback to affect you.
Perhaps they should require the "feedback transaction" to complete before the seller puts up any more items, or something similar.
Did we really need a car analogy in this discussion?
We don't want people to forget how bad Scientology is. What if it all of a sudden had renewed interest to people who didn't know?
Like cigarettes, man, keep telling the kids how bad they are.
Actually, I think people who are attracted to positions of authority are, in fact, assholes.
That being said, the people in the military are not actually in a position of authority.
Thus, it's entirely possible to paint the military in a good light while letting the authority decisions be painted in a bad light, and I think that this type of PR works perfectly for their target market: new future soldiers.
Yeah, mine just died at work and ruined my life. About 5% of the sectors suddenly "went bad".
One time, I bought a jacket and they didn't remove the tag. They didn't care that I beeped. I didn't notice.
When I got the jacket home, it took me over an hour to get the damned thing off.
So much for anti-theft protection if you can break it with a hammer...
This is a little off-topic, but could someone please explain to me this fascination and momentum behind Ubuntu? Mandrake/Mandriva has always been extremely user friendly... I dare say more so than Ubuntu? So what's the deal, seriously?
Woo, the ideal world where one tax does everything. Sounds good to me. Except for the pigs. No more police, ever, anywhere. I don't need to get pulled over for speeding when there's not one other person on the road who I could possibly "harm".
I imagine gas prices will sort things out themselves without any government intervention. With growing awareness of the environment and high gas prices, people will demand energy efficient vehicles. What I don't understand is how MPG has not gone up in the last 15 years. My car is from the early 90s and it gets the same, if not better, mileage than newer cars of its class. How has engine technology stagnated for over a decade?
Like the GTA protagonist never had a name and never talked... until Vice City and San Andreas.
I thought the PS3 doesn't play PS1 games?
Regardless, I have 2 shoebox sized slim PS2s because one is broke and I have a 32" CRT TV. So basically the only reason for me to get a PS3 is because I hate money and want to play a couple games that aren't out yet... since I've already seen Sony's quality craftsmanship, why wouldn't I play those games on a 360?
A student wrote an editorial asking Jesus to smite GWB, and the SS searched him.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v47/i25/25a00603.htm
Tommy's brother Ed only got 10% in the election, running as a Libertarian. That would have been interesting had he won.
I agree. And let's hope we don't have to sugar up girlfriends, feed ourselves, exercise ourselves, and dress ourselves in this one too. San Andreas was like a badass Sims game.
That would be called a "function pointer" or "delegate" in "real programming terms".
A "virtual function (or method in non C++)" is similar, but it is accessed through a pointer within the object that points to a virtual function lookup table. In other words, using obj->Function() translates to obj->vfnptr[NUM]()
Yay for pedantry. Now who cares?
Actually, quite the opposite. We know the politicians and system so well that we know we'll be throwing our votes away. Speaking from an American point of view, if it were easier to throw our votes away, maybe a third party would have a chance!
^_^ kekek
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Most of the time people don't even know what bullying is. That very same friend I had with ADD punched me for saying something before he knew that "I joke around like that". He wrote up a "hit list" and almost got expelled several times, with his "diagnosis" being his saving grace.
Then, in college, he ended up having sexual relations with a minor on his webcam, threatening to hurt a witness, and being thrown in jail. And you know what? He's a much calmer, nicer person to be around after all of it.
The problem is that intelligent/analytical people are typically more in tune with others and the world around them than they are to themselves. They are more sensitive. Oftentimes, they crave the approval of other people but do not approve of themselves. Their antisocial behavior is a way of rejecting others preemptively.
Sure, kids shouldn't be beaten up in school or tormented, but being made fun is the way most of the world relates. It's only nasty when you're insecure with yourself, otherwise all you have to do is play along or throw something back. It took me the longest time to realize that being "picked on" is really just the way people take interest in each other and open up dialog.
Unfortunately, our society values social cooperation over intelligence, because cooperation will win almost any day. Maybe you need to turn your social troubles into a logical problem you can solve instead of a big question mark you get angry at.
I'd say that if you're arrogant and intolerant because of your personal family issues, but you're getting better, then school did it's job! Without the hard times, you never learn who you are or how to handle things. Look, I've got my problems, too, so does everyone. The more you realize this, and the more you realize that everyone's just like you, the more you'll get along. Yeah, there's a lot of bullshit, but sometimes you have to put yourself in others' shoes and view it from their angle. Sometimes the best thing to do is ignore it.
It's fun to be a tortured unique individual, I know, and sometimes it does bear valuable fruit, but the reality is we live in a society where we all have to cooperate for things to work. Sometimes you'll realize that the reason people don't accept you is because you don't accept them OR you don't accept yourself, and that's the real kicker.