First of all, it's a 1 in 455 chance of being wiped out by asteroids, volcanic activity, comets, vampires, dark elves, zombies, or McDonald's, but he seemed to convenienly leave off the end of the list.
There's no way zombies will get all of us. I've been preparing for the zombie invasion for years.
My guess would be that all techies or anyone else with a clue has been forced out of the company (or run screaming, more likely). The only people left are PHBs and drones who aren't don't care enough or aren't in a position to point out the stupidity of the decisions being made.
What I can't understand is why so many otherwise intelligent people are so easily fooled. I mean, I've never once seen a worm e-mail/attachment that I didn't immediately recognize for what it was. It's not like it takes some specialized technical knowledge to understand. Once you know what these worms do, it should be the simplest thing in the world to spot the pattern.
They don't have to and occasionally they don't. They played the South Park movie uncensored (albeit after midnight) a few weeks ago. When I first saw it was coming on, I assumed they were going to censor it. I had to watch just to see how they were going to get through "Unclefucker".
Even better, I want a bot that mimics me. Then I don't even have to be around for the conversation.
Somehow I suspect the code for mine would be depressingly short, however...
If they had prevailed throughout then the most advanced medicinal procedures around today would still be boring into skulls to release demons or a course of leeches to suck out evil.
Ironically, both of the procedures you mention are still in use today, albeit for medically sound purposes.
There's the key. I'd say it's closer to 95% percent that have read the Bible, but of those only 1-2% have read a significant portion of the work. The rest just pick and choose little pieces that support their agenda.
True story... I somehow got the code a little confused when I was a kid. I thought it was supposed to give you extra *continues*, and I mixed up the last part with the Ikari Warriors A-B-B-A code. By the time I realized my mistake, I had gotten so good from trying to finish the game with my incorrect code, I could beat it consistently without using the cheat, usually without even using a continue.
I remember having a very early speech synthesizer program on the Commodore 64. You didn't "talk" to it like Dr. Sbaitso, it would just repeat anything you typed. A friend and I had a grand time making it say every swear word we knew, until my mom walked in the room. Good times, good times...
It only makes sense. I mean, no one with a brain in their head picks up a can of SPAM in the grocery store, goes "ARGH! Unsolicited e-mail!" and throws it on the floor. It's simply not possible to confuse the two or associate them in a meaningful way.
He would have fallen sooner or later, probably from within, leaving Iraq in a much more stable state than they are today.
I don't know about that. I could see all of the factions in Iraq rushing to fill the power vacuum, leaving the country in a state similar to what it is in today. The only difference would be that the US wouldn't be blamed directly for the troubles.
I got a copy of HL2 for free but I won't be using it until I'm damn sure they won't want credit card information.
Go ahead and use it. Once you have Steam installed, all they ask you for is the code printed on your coupon. I did it, and Steam reports that HL2 has been purchased and CS:Source is available now, no CC info required.
I've seen something similar wiht a few cars. The throttle would go wide open for a split second, then back to normal. Like the car was just making sure I was paying attention.
It's also lots of fun to kill the cruise control with the brakes at 65mph, slow down to about 25-35, then accidentally bump the reset button with 65 still set as the target speed.
The throttle would stick wide open until the motor fell back down into place (about 4-5 seconds of uncontrolled acceleration. I could plan for this, usually, and made sure nothing was immediately in front of me whenever I took off.
Good grief, man, wouldn't it have been easier (and safer!) just to fix the motor mount?
In the US, at least, I think they're only common in hilly areas. I don't think we have any in eastern Massachusetts, where the land is relatively flat.
Second of all, Clinton shouldn't have been on trial for impeachment for getting a blow job in the first place. That he was should be far more worthy of outcry and riot than his lying about it.
What bugs me most about the Clinton thing is that he could have ducked all of the controversy really easily. He could have just told the truth. Sure, the Bible thumpers would have gone apeshit, but I think a good number of people would have just let it go. What did he have to lose? He wasn't up for re-election anyway.
For what it's worth, by the standards of modern IF, all of these things would be considered design flaws. The games that win the annual Comp, especially, tend to play fair and usually have puzzles that are both logical and well integrated into the storyline.
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First of all, it's a 1 in 455 chance of being wiped out by asteroids, volcanic activity, comets, vampires, dark elves, zombies, or McDonald's, but he seemed to convenienly leave off the end of the list.
There's no way zombies will get all of us. I've been preparing for the zombie invasion for years.
My guess would be that all techies or anyone else with a clue has been forced out of the company (or run screaming, more likely). The only people left are PHBs and drones who aren't don't care enough or aren't in a position to point out the stupidity of the decisions being made.
What I can't understand is why so many otherwise intelligent people are so easily fooled. I mean, I've never once seen a worm e-mail/attachment that I didn't immediately recognize for what it was. It's not like it takes some specialized technical knowledge to understand. Once you know what these worms do, it should be the simplest thing in the world to spot the pattern.
They don't have to and occasionally they don't. They played the South Park movie uncensored (albeit after midnight) a few weeks ago. When I first saw it was coming on, I assumed they were going to censor it. I had to watch just to see how they were going to get through "Unclefucker".
At 16,000 feet? What, do you mean to tell me they finally came out with flying cars? All right!
No, you just have to have really, really good aim.
Fixes a problem with the newspaper delivery person getting stuck on lots containing a high number of objects.
I was a paperboy when I was a kid. This is not an entirely unrealistic situation.
(What can I say? I was easily distracted...)
Even better, I want a bot that mimics me. Then I don't even have to be around for the conversation. Somehow I suspect the code for mine would be depressingly short, however...
If they had prevailed throughout then the most advanced medicinal procedures around today would still be boring into skulls to release demons or a course of leeches to suck out evil.
Ironically, both of the procedures you mention are still in use today, albeit for medically sound purposes.
Probably not, that's why you'll occasionally see a car overturned in a ditch or wrapped around a tree. One of the reasons, anyway...
I have to object to your rule. As a QA Engineer, hasty, ill-conceived optimizations provide me with job security.
There's the key. I'd say it's closer to 95% percent that have read the Bible, but of those only 1-2% have read a significant portion of the work. The rest just pick and choose little pieces that support their agenda.
True story... I somehow got the code a little confused when I was a kid. I thought it was supposed to give you extra *continues*, and I mixed up the last part with the Ikari Warriors A-B-B-A code. By the time I realized my mistake, I had gotten so good from trying to finish the game with my incorrect code, I could beat it consistently without using the cheat, usually without even using a continue.
I remember having a very early speech synthesizer program on the Commodore 64. You didn't "talk" to it like Dr. Sbaitso, it would just repeat anything you typed. A friend and I had a grand time making it say every swear word we knew, until my mom walked in the room. Good times, good times...
It only makes sense. I mean, no one with a brain in their head picks up a can of SPAM in the grocery store, goes "ARGH! Unsolicited e-mail!" and throws it on the floor. It's simply not possible to confuse the two or associate them in a meaningful way.
We really need to get the guy who does the voice of Invader Zim to read your post...
Tip for first date - don't wear the Y-Wing pilot uniform, try a t-shirt.
But not a Y-Wing t-shirt!
Uh oh... I feel a Linus photoshop coming on.
He would have fallen sooner or later, probably from within, leaving Iraq in a much more stable state than they are today.
I don't know about that. I could see all of the factions in Iraq rushing to fill the power vacuum, leaving the country in a state similar to what it is in today. The only difference would be that the US wouldn't be blamed directly for the troubles.
I got a copy of HL2 for free but I won't be using it until I'm damn sure they won't want credit card information.
Go ahead and use it. Once you have Steam installed, all they ask you for is the code printed on your coupon. I did it, and Steam reports that HL2 has been purchased and CS:Source is available now, no CC info required.
I've seen something similar wiht a few cars. The throttle would go wide open for a split second, then back to normal. Like the car was just making sure I was paying attention.
It's also lots of fun to kill the cruise control with the brakes at 65mph, slow down to about 25-35, then accidentally bump the reset button with 65 still set as the target speed.
The throttle would stick wide open until the motor fell back down into place (about 4-5 seconds of uncontrolled acceleration. I could plan for this, usually, and made sure nothing was immediately in front of me whenever I took off.
Good grief, man, wouldn't it have been easier (and safer!) just to fix the motor mount?
Further, don't they have runaway lanes in France?
In the US, at least, I think they're only common in hilly areas. I don't think we have any in eastern Massachusetts, where the land is relatively flat.
Yes, the screen-doors they retrofitted on our submarines proved to be quite useful.
Second of all, Clinton shouldn't have been on trial for impeachment for getting a blow job in the first place. That he was should be far more worthy of outcry and riot than his lying about it.
What bugs me most about the Clinton thing is that he could have ducked all of the controversy really easily. He could have just told the truth. Sure, the Bible thumpers would have gone apeshit, but I think a good number of people would have just let it go. What did he have to lose? He wasn't up for re-election anyway.
For what it's worth, by the standards of modern IF, all of these things would be considered design flaws. The games that win the annual Comp, especially, tend to play fair and usually have puzzles that are both logical and well integrated into the storyline.