I actually did exactly that. I downloaded it, then admitted it was really good, so went back and paid for it.
Not many people seem to be mentioning that other artists can follow their lead but now allow people to pick their own price. I would still much rather pay $8 for an album than double that. Especially knowing that most of that (if not all) will go to the band. If it is true that most bands make less than $2 per album, then theoretically they could sell the same CD for $2, heck $3 to be safe.
2. The claim is not "some people who happened to be theists also did bad things", but rather that "people did bad things in the name of their religious belief". If you want to counter that, you need to show how someone's lack of belief caused them to do bad things."
People have gone to war and do bad things for many many reasons. Lots of people are religious. By sheer numbers there is no doubt that there have been wars waged in the name of religion.
You are asking us to name wars that started for no reason if you think about it. Or, rather the frustration of not having a reason. Comparing beliefs makes sense, but comparing a belief to a non-belief in this regard is slightly flawed in reason.
Like other forms of containment this does require energy itself I find it weird that the amount of energy needed to contain, is less than the energy contained in the plasma. Can anyone explain this ?
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Hell, it constantly amazes me one of the extremely rich players who gets suspended doesn't ever raise a stink about it...After all, it's not like he can get a job playing for someone else.
I think it depends on who made the suspension. If the league suspends a player then I would think that player is a professional football player on hold; assuming they did something to breach their contract with the league. It wouldn't matter if they could go to another team, they are still suspended. They could go to the Arena league or another job.
If the team itself suspends a player then you have more of a point. I don't see it being much different than if the team decides to bench a player. They don't need any specific reasons to not play someone. They can handle suspensions in a similar way; if they feel that conduct is hurting the team image, or ticket sales, etc... they can suspend a player. The difference here though is suspension is usually without pay.
Suppose though, for a second, a player was allowed to play for another team. If you get in trouble at your job for something you do, then you can look for somewhere that you are allowed to do such. Maybe another team doesn't mind that he likes little boys. The problem would then be that a team would never suspend their players, especially if they were good. They could get away with anything. That is why they sign a contract, and the contract should be what sticks. If it clearly states that I cannot ride a motorcycle, then I can't if I sign.
1. We would be paying every time we even thought of listening to music
2. music would be considered any noise or set of sounds that you as an individual did not make
3. A license would be required to listen to music, which would have to be renewed each month
Parallels at work has been a perfect solution for me. MacBook Pro vs. a new Dell was easy to answer once Parallels came out. We also use the Novell client, and lots of our work is on the network drives. That and a couple of other applications prevented me from going straight OS X. I now use coherence, have no problems, and is the best Operating System(s) I've ever used.
There really shouldn't be a debate any longer about emulation vs. Boot Camp, seeing that the same install can now be both. VMware Fusion made a step forward with 3D and Direct X 8.0, but I tried running it and the drag-and-drop didn't work well, and I ended up using the Parallels Transporter to convert it back to Parallels.
My Dock now consists of OS X apps and XP apps, and you can't even distinguish the two. Now with the new 'SmartSelect' the two OS's will appear almost entirely as one. It's like Bill sleeping under Steve's bed, still separate, but close enough for me.
Simple question is why have wi-fi everywhere in a city? What problem does it solve?
Do people constantly use their computers in parks? On the sidewalk?
I have to say I agree completely.
I work at a college and am in charge of providing the college with 100% wireless access. We have had wireless at the hot-spots for quite sometime now, but that isn't enough.
Why?
Well, because the students want to be able to use wireless behind the dumpsters and in the parking lots, right?
nope
We must become 100% wireless because it is a question that parents ask when touring the campus. They don't ask how fast is it, or how reliable, or how secure. They just think its cool if we are ALL wireless. Its a selling point, thats all really. I think that you are right on with it being a cool solution, but to what question? I'd rather a parent ask a more useful question like how well does Xbox Live work in the dorms. I'm not sure if a city would be pushing it for similar reasons, but perhaps.
If they kept track, I would bet that I've played about 500 hours of Halo 2, that of which probably 10 were spent on Single player.
Am I the only one?
I am still impressed with the graphics in both of the Halo's. They seem flawless in some weird way. It's like I know that Splinter Cell and Ninja Gaiden look better, but they don't seem as flawless.
I doubt you'll be able to get Halo 2 for $10 in the next 4 years, but hey, good luck.
I have a hard time reading all the negatives...
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I've played hours of GTA, Half-life, Unreal, and pretty much any other big-time game out there. I use keyboard and mouse for some, but still prefer the Joystick. I find that Halo is by far the greatest game ever created. It is the only game that years later I haven't got sick of playing it at all. The co-op and the online play is the best part about it. I think what defines the best game is how much fun it is to play, but that could just be me.
And for all of you that think GTA is going sell more, thats because people thought PS2 was going to blow away xbox, and now they are stuck with a worse system, and no Halo.
My xbox was bought in Nov. '01. It stopped reading all games in Dec '02. I called M$ and they told me it would be $100 to fix. It only cost $200 for a new one at the time, and I could look at the product # to make sure I would get a Samsung drive instead of the crappy Thompson that I had. I did some research about xboxes bought around when mine was, and the amount of people with the same problem was remarkable, expecially since Mech Assualt kept coming up as one of the games that stopped working (which I had just purchased). I called M$ back and worked my way up to someone with a little more authority, and then even higher. I wasn't rude, but I did have a case # (or whatever its called) of someone who had the same problem recently, and got it fixed for free. Finally a supervisor or manager came on and told me that it was still under-warranty, and that it would be fixed promptly. It had been over a year, warranty? I was told 90 days. I had been on the phone for a while, so I didn't argue. I was sent a box to ship it in within two days, I shipped it back, and got it back within a week. It has worked perfectly ever since, even got 90 more days of a warranty.
It seemed as if they were trying to keep it quiet, but definitely knew about the issue. I still have a Thompson drive, but it works.
I think you are right about the multiplayer. Halo is the only game that I have ever played for years straight and never get sick of.
Does anyone else play online (the xbox game, not the crap PC one) with xbconnect? It is so much better then even normal system link. People online are nasty, and now when I play legendary I can beat levels (one player) without dying, because online multiplayer is the ultimate training.
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David Hasselhoff is huge anywhere where you can't understand a word he is saying.
I actually did exactly that. I downloaded it, then admitted it was really good, so went back and paid for it.
Not many people seem to be mentioning that other artists can follow their lead but now allow people to pick their own price. I would still much rather pay $8 for an album than double that. Especially knowing that most of that (if not all) will go to the band. If it is true that most bands make less than $2 per album, then theoretically they could sell the same CD for $2, heck $3 to be safe.
People have gone to war and do bad things for many many reasons. Lots of people are religious. By sheer numbers there is no doubt that there have been wars waged in the name of religion.
You are asking us to name wars that started for no reason if you think about it. Or, rather the frustration of not having a reason. Comparing beliefs makes sense, but comparing a belief to a non-belief in this regard is slightly flawed in reason.
You think this would be simple, yet its amazing how many people wouldn't want to admit this and then move on.
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I think it depends on who made the suspension. If the league suspends a player then I would think that player is a professional football player on hold; assuming they did something to breach their contract with the league. It wouldn't matter if they could go to another team, they are still suspended. They could go to the Arena league or another job.
If the team itself suspends a player then you have more of a point. I don't see it being much different than if the team decides to bench a player. They don't need any specific reasons to not play someone. They can handle suspensions in a similar way; if they feel that conduct is hurting the team image, or ticket sales, etc... they can suspend a player. The difference here though is suspension is usually without pay.
Suppose though, for a second, a player was allowed to play for another team. If you get in trouble at your job for something you do, then you can look for somewhere that you are allowed to do such. Maybe another team doesn't mind that he likes little boys. The problem would then be that a team would never suspend their players, especially if they were good. They could get away with anything. That is why they sign a contract, and the contract should be what sticks. If it clearly states that I cannot ride a motorcycle, then I can't if I sign.
Okay, lets do this:
1. We would be paying every time we even thought of listening to music
2. music would be considered any noise or set of sounds that you as an individual did not make
3. A license would be required to listen to music, which would have to be renewed each month
Sorry, just had to kick it up a notch.
Parallels at work has been a perfect solution for me. MacBook Pro vs. a new Dell was easy to answer once Parallels came out. We also use the Novell client, and lots of our work is on the network drives. That and a couple of other applications prevented me from going straight OS X. I now use coherence, have no problems, and is the best Operating System(s) I've ever used.
There really shouldn't be a debate any longer about emulation vs. Boot Camp, seeing that the same install can now be both. VMware Fusion made a step forward with 3D and Direct X 8.0, but I tried running it and the drag-and-drop didn't work well, and I ended up using the Parallels Transporter to convert it back to Parallels.
My Dock now consists of OS X apps and XP apps, and you can't even distinguish the two. Now with the new 'SmartSelect' the two OS's will appear almost entirely as one. It's like Bill sleeping under Steve's bed, still separate, but close enough for me.
I have to say I agree completely.
I work at a college and am in charge of providing the college with 100% wireless access. We have had wireless at the hot-spots for quite sometime now, but that isn't enough.
Why?
Well, because the students want to be able to use wireless behind the dumpsters and in the parking lots, right?
nope
We must become 100% wireless because it is a question that parents ask when touring the campus. They don't ask how fast is it, or how reliable, or how secure. They just think its cool if we are ALL wireless. Its a selling point, thats all really. I think that you are right on with it being a cool solution, but to what question? I'd rather a parent ask a more useful question like how well does Xbox Live work in the dorms. I'm not sure if a city would be pushing it for similar reasons, but perhaps.
Wait...
There is a single player in Halo 2?
If they kept track, I would bet that I've played about 500 hours of Halo 2, that of which probably 10 were spent on Single player.
Am I the only one?
I am still impressed with the graphics in both of the Halo's. They seem flawless in some weird way. It's like I know that Splinter Cell and Ninja Gaiden look better, but they don't seem as flawless.
That's spell, not spel. Learn how to spel.
Wait a second... A trucker using and iPod and posting on Slashdot
Sweet
How will I find my wallet?
I do actually plan on getting Half Life 2. I love the first one.
I doubt you'll be able to get Halo 2 for $10 in the next 4 years, but hey, good luck.
I've played hours of GTA, Half-life, Unreal, and pretty much any other big-time game out there. I use keyboard and mouse for some, but still prefer the Joystick. I find that Halo is by far the greatest game ever created. It is the only game that years later I haven't got sick of playing it at all. The co-op and the online play is the best part about it. I think what defines the best game is how much fun it is to play, but that could just be me.
And for all of you that think GTA is going sell more, thats because people thought PS2 was going to blow away xbox, and now they are stuck with a worse system, and no Halo.
My xbox was bought in Nov. '01. It stopped reading all games in Dec '02. I called M$ and they told me it would be $100 to fix. It only cost $200 for a new one at the time, and I could look at the product # to make sure I would get a Samsung drive instead of the crappy Thompson that I had. I did some research about xboxes bought around when mine was, and the amount of people with the same problem was remarkable, expecially since Mech Assualt kept coming up as one of the games that stopped working (which I had just purchased). I called M$ back and worked my way up to someone with a little more authority, and then even higher. I wasn't rude, but I did have a case # (or whatever its called) of someone who had the same problem recently, and got it fixed for free. Finally a supervisor or manager came on and told me that it was still under-warranty, and that it would be fixed promptly. It had been over a year, warranty? I was told 90 days. I had been on the phone for a while, so I didn't argue. I was sent a box to ship it in within two days, I shipped it back, and got it back within a week. It has worked perfectly ever since, even got 90 more days of a warranty.
It seemed as if they were trying to keep it quiet, but definitely knew about the issue. I still have a Thompson drive, but it works.
I think you are right about the multiplayer. Halo is the only game that I have ever played for years straight and never get sick of. Does anyone else play online (the xbox game, not the crap PC one) with xbconnect? It is so much better then even normal system link. People online are nasty, and now when I play legendary I can beat levels (one player) without dying, because online multiplayer is the ultimate training.