Alrighty then, given that English is my second language, how would you peck out the following on your keyboard using modern American English punctuation rules and regulations?
"some say {short pause} that Idiocracy was a documentary sent back from the future {long pause} and that The Man needs a dumbed-down populace to keep the likes of Walmart and the current political system in business {pause} all we know is that popular culture emphasizes dumbness over intelligence {pause} welcome to 2010"
Some say that Idiocracy was a documentary sent back from the future, and that The Man needs a dumbed-down populace to keep the likes of Walmart and the current political system in business. All we know is that popular culture emphasizes dumbness over intelligence. Welcome to 2010.
You have a straightforward compound sentence followed by two simple sentences.
Where on Earth, or any other planet, could you get $500.00 for an '85 Dodge Dolt ^H^H^H^HColt? Maybe 500 Rupees... maybe, but your karma would suffer badly.
So either the door you open is the right door, or it's not. Therefore, the odds of opening the right door are 1:2 or 50%. You're just not getting this new math.
It's because you can pull-start a lawnmower, so you don't really need a battery. As soon as we have Briggs & Stratton powered laptops, the batteries will be dirt cheap.
While it certainly seems like satire, I am certain that there are substantial numbers of people who would agree with that statement as truth. As the famous Batwinged Hamburger Snatcher says, "This is exactly why I get stoned a lot."
>Email is also not encrypted, how you like all your email published on the net?
Actually, I assume that all of my email is discoverable and could wind up being published somewhere. For that reason, I am careful what I write, and I use PGP for the more sensitive things.
>Arrington has good idea, promises to market it, and work on it, plus provide a (modicum) of resources. Engineering Company gets involved. Capitalists get involved and put money in. Guaranteed: Arrington's dollars are all soft-dollars, time, energy, shared office space, PR, marketing, etc.
I think you have this right. If Arrington was the real venture capital behind this, he would have it locked up tight. The fact that he is talking about suing Chandra's stockholders says that he isn't the real money behind this venture. If Arrington was the real VC behind this, the other stockholders wouldn't be worth suing.
I'm not sure what Arrington is bringing to the party here. He's not an engineer that I know of, but more of a money guy. It seems like Fusion Garage was doing all of the heavy lifting on the project. It's not clear how much skin Arrington had in the game. If he was providing serious development capital, he has a point. If all he was providing was "vision" and bloviation and hype via his blog, with maybe a seriously minority share of the capital, then he should STFU. There must be some sort of written contract for a venture like this. Let's see what it says.
Personally, I don't feel that the branding of something with "Arrington", "Tech Crunch", or "Crunchpad" brings a lot to the table.
>I've never actually had a problem with Air France, and I've flown from Montreal to Paris and back with them several times.
Agreed. It's Air Canada that's the nightmare, and Montreal Airport is where you will really want to have that lube handy. It is probable that my San Francisco accented French is more acceptable than Canadian French. At least I have found the Air France personnel extremely friendly and polite. And yes, I fly Lufthansa whenever I can.
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. . . to the Magellanic Clouds?
Why the gray "Canis Major" box?
Construction zone. Sort of like the Circle Line with Vogons.
Alrighty then, given that English is my second language, how would you peck out the following on your keyboard using modern American English punctuation rules and regulations?
"some say {short pause} that Idiocracy was a documentary sent back from the future {long pause} and that The Man needs a dumbed-down populace to keep the likes of Walmart and the current political system in business {pause} all we know is that popular culture emphasizes dumbness over intelligence {pause} welcome to 2010"
Some say that Idiocracy was a documentary sent back from the future, and that The Man needs a dumbed-down populace to keep the likes of Walmart and the current political system in business. All we know is that popular culture emphasizes dumbness over intelligence. Welcome to 2010.
You have a straightforward compound sentence followed by two simple sentences.
My horse is really pissed at you now. And, she bites.
>so it's not just the 3G antenna being added for 130 dollars; it's also the sim card and associated hardware
Right, that's why gsm phones are so expensive, all that added cost for the sim card and socket. Oh, wait...
They start at $499, and even the top-end model (64Gb and 3G wireless) is under a grand. US funds, of course.
When the 64GB/3G version is $499, I might start to think about being interested. Given Apple's pricing history, that should be around Q4, 2011.
Somehow Mr. Jobs is touting this as a feature.
For many of us, total protection from Flash is considered a feature.
>Since the Apple event is this afternoon,
Actually, it's this morning in San Francisco. The Apple Universe runs on PST. :-)
200m is good for what ?
Not hitting St. George Reef in the fog.
Actually no, because the POS Dolt had fairly decent mileage. Mostly this was due to its being seriously underpowered.
Where on Earth, or any other planet, could you get $500.00 for an '85 Dodge Dolt ^H^H^H^HColt? Maybe 500 Rupees... maybe, but your karma would suffer badly.
So either the door you open is the right door, or it's not. Therefore, the odds of opening the right door are 1:2 or 50%. You're just not getting this new math.
You put the lime in the coconut and get octopus ceviche. The you feel better, etc, etc.
It's because you can pull-start a lawnmower, so you don't really need a battery. As soon as we have Briggs & Stratton powered laptops, the batteries will be dirt cheap.
While it certainly seems like satire, I am certain that there are substantial numbers of people who would agree with that statement as truth. As the famous Batwinged Hamburger Snatcher says, "This is exactly why I get stoned a lot."
Aussie Rules.
It's nice to see they decided to forgo the cryptic error messages and offer the goth crowd a nice abyss to stare into.
The message is there. However, the preceding line is: COLOR 00
>Email is also not encrypted, how you like all your email published on the net?
Actually, I assume that all of my email is discoverable and could wind up being published somewhere. For that reason, I am careful what I write, and I use PGP for the more sensitive things.
>Arrington has good idea, promises to market it, and work on it, plus provide a (modicum) of resources. Engineering Company gets involved. Capitalists get involved and put money in. Guaranteed: Arrington's dollars are all soft-dollars, time, energy, shared office space, PR, marketing, etc.
I think you have this right. If Arrington was the real venture capital behind this, he would have it locked up tight. The fact that he is talking about suing Chandra's stockholders says that he isn't the real money behind this venture. If Arrington was the real VC behind this, the other stockholders wouldn't be worth suing.
>The only thing missing from this soap opera is that Google/Microsoft/Apple diabolically combined with SMERSH to stop the CrunchPud
You're on the right track, but in order to be credible, a conspiracy theory must include the Knights Templar.
I'm not sure what Arrington is bringing to the party here. He's not an engineer that I know of, but more of a money guy. It seems like Fusion Garage was doing all of the heavy lifting on the project. It's not clear how much skin Arrington had in the game. If he was providing serious development capital, he has a point. If all he was providing was "vision" and bloviation and hype via his blog, with maybe a seriously minority share of the capital, then he should STFU. There must be some sort of written contract for a venture like this. Let's see what it says.
Personally, I don't feel that the branding of something with "Arrington", "Tech Crunch", or "Crunchpad" brings a lot to the table.
Is it actually possible now to get from Heathrow to London? Last summer it seemed like you had to go through Manchester to get to London.
>I've never actually had a problem with Air France, and I've flown from Montreal to Paris and back with them several times.
Agreed. It's Air Canada that's the nightmare, and Montreal Airport is where you will really want to have that lube handy. It is probable that my San Francisco accented French is more acceptable than Canadian French. At least I have found the Air France personnel extremely friendly and polite. And yes, I fly Lufthansa whenever I can.
nobody seriously believes that Glenn Beck may or may not have raped and murdered a young girl in 1990.
Although he really needs to come out and deny it, or people will continue to question it. The American people need answers.
And lets not forget about the pigs. He has not, as far as I know, denied having carnal knowledge of his neighbor's Poland China sow.
>It could even be argued that it implies that there are other people who are Glenn Beck fans and not drooling retards.
Unlikely as that may seem to anyone who has ever met a Glenn Beck fan.