This is all True. Most store credit cards are basically contracted out to third party credit card companies. I know a guy who works at the credit card company that handles the Future shop card (For those of you that havn't read this whol thread - a store in Canada owned by best buy), and Future Shop is appherently "Their worst customer" (ironic eh? Best buy complaining about bad customers and all). This is becasue bascially - this shit happens all the time. Store reps promising a sale price and changing full on the card. Not issuing chargebacks properly. ect. ect. ect.
I think this has been mentioned before, but it's been no secret that Future Shop (for all intents and purposes, BB's name in Canada) makes their bread and butter on the warrenties. If they lost money on the warrenties - they wouldn't be selling them!
I think that's what it's supposed to sound like.
I'm underwealmed.
On another note, with all the hydrocarbons on Titan (they say it rains gasoline there), does anybody know if it is a reducing atmosphere and why? How many chemistry nerds like me are here?
Without splitting hairs about locomotive efficiency in the great swaths of open land in the midwest, trains still have a long way to go in the USA.
For one, most of the population lives on the easter seaboard. The vast majority of the population in fact. Simply connecting this by rail (sub urbs included) could be very feasable.
The Problem with the above analysis is that it is taking both europe and the United States to be homogenous population densities. They are not. There are areas in europe with lower population densities with good rail transport that the areas in the US with higher density and no rail transport. I'm sure if you mapped out the areas by density and rail coverage overlay, you could see this.
The other issue is that of new development. Wasting all our extra space in north america vs. new dense urban development in europe. Designing a city to accomodate a rail is just as important and desiging a rail to accomodate a city.
Also, I'll say it again, The auto industry is too powerful.
Well there you have it - Australia, a country with a lower population density overall than even here in Canada, has a good rail system.
There are several problems here, the fist is that with regards to everything, urban infrastucture is massively outdated.
The second is that, and I can't stress this enough: THE AUTO INDUSTRY HAS IT'S HAND UP WASHINGTON'S ASS.
Blatent enough yet? Thank you.
MT can work perfectly well if it's an efficient way just to get to work.
All those incidently weekend trips we take with our cars could be economical concurrently with a daily MT routine if the MT was faster.
You do make a good point however about the gas not being the biggest cost. If the insurrance industry was cleaned up, MT would be more economical because you wouldn't be paying insurrance for trips you take on a train. Yes technically it is set up this way, but the savings for leaving the car at home monday to friday arn't realized enough with most auto insurrance retailers.
There's no doubt that rail systems are way more effecient transportation in every way you slice them.
Problem is that they're not applicable in all situations, most notably the sub-urbs.
I have also heard counter arguments agains them as water tight as "But I don't get to listen to my own music" and "I'm cranky in the morning and deserve my own space". Attitudes like this and one wonders if the actual root of gridlock is selfishness.
Interesting fact: In Toronto the DVP is a major North-South expressway running parallel to the Younge St. Subway line. Every rush hour it is gridlocked. The subways are crowded, but keep moving. They also move 10 times as many people.
Trolling? No, just inaccurate, and generalizing.
I've moved around alot. I grew up in a neighbourhood very much like the one you just described. It was a great neighbourhood. Yes some neighbourhoods are like that. Incidently where I grew up was within biking distance to downtown.
I've also lived in several others that arn't. Including where I am now, where nobody seems to know anybody. And while it is *possible* to walk to what you need, it's not much of a selection.
I also speant a winter living in downtown Toronto, and loved it. Everything a subway ride away, never think about parking. Being on my feat when I hit the town. Being next to people rather than isolated in a car.
Living in the city cheaper? Well the wisdom of a real estate purchase is not limited to urban/sub urban, but overall - yes the city is more expensive, but if you ask me you're getting your money's worth. Living in a cultural center was wonderful.
As for efficiency - well you can measure that in energy consumption, and living without a car will make that more effecient single handedly.
Doubting the environmental benefits of higher population density? All I can say is that is sheer dilusion. Energy requirements, the effects of urban sprawl, this is all first year environmental studies stuff.
Indeed, it's amazing how many of the people in this very thread are arguing which version of Halflifedoomquakeathon is better. It's like trying to tell someone who's in love with his girlfriend what an ugly bitch she is.
Ok, maybe not the best analogy, but the point is that most of you people here really like the video game industry as it is now.
You're already included, but in order to expand the industry, the market needs to be expanded. Which means - selling games to people who DON'T LIKE complicated games. RPGs, FPSs, Massive Online games, all included.
You know what is probably the REAL best game in the world? SOLITAIRE! That is, if you base upon use. Yes, say what you will about microsoft monopolies and availablity, but it's not all that. Most people want to sit down with something fun, not have to learn it for three days, and just play.
No, the future is not in massive online games, it's in those crumby little puzzle games they put on cell phones.
Well, here's another newsflash from a typical leftist cynic.
What you have discovered, is that *gasp*, laws arn't made for the purpose of perpetuating justice, but in fact, to reinforce the structures of power. The rich and the powerful, through sponsoring elections ect. ect. just trying to make sure they stay on top. Remember, we have a responsibility if a fair and just society to protect innocent millionair record makers. Dogs? whatever.
When technology gets in the way, they'll just flex their power and throw the technological advocates in jail - or ruin them.
What's really amazing is this is not an election issue. What is? The war in eurasia *cough* I mean the middle-east.
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This is all True. Most store credit cards are basically contracted out to third party credit card companies. I know a guy who works at the credit card company that handles the Future shop card (For those of you that havn't read this whol thread - a store in Canada owned by best buy), and Future Shop is appherently "Their worst customer" (ironic eh? Best buy complaining about bad customers and all). This is becasue bascially - this shit happens all the time. Store reps promising a sale price and changing full on the card. Not issuing chargebacks properly. ect. ect. ect.
I think this has been mentioned before, but it's been no secret that Future Shop (for all intents and purposes, BB's name in Canada) makes their bread and butter on the warrenties. If they lost money on the warrenties - they wouldn't be selling them!
I think that's what it's supposed to sound like. I'm underwealmed. On another note, with all the hydrocarbons on Titan (they say it rains gasoline there), does anybody know if it is a reducing atmosphere and why? How many chemistry nerds like me are here?
Without splitting hairs about locomotive efficiency in the great swaths of open land in the midwest, trains still have a long way to go in the USA.
For one, most of the population lives on the easter seaboard. The vast majority of the population in fact. Simply connecting this by rail (sub urbs included) could be very feasable.
The Problem with the above analysis is that it is taking both europe and the United States to be homogenous population densities. They are not. There are areas in europe with lower population densities with good rail transport that the areas in the US with higher density and no rail transport. I'm sure if you mapped out the areas by density and rail coverage overlay, you could see this.
The other issue is that of new development. Wasting all our extra space in north america vs. new dense urban development in europe. Designing a city to accomodate a rail is just as important and desiging a rail to accomodate a city.
Also, I'll say it again, The auto industry is too powerful.
Well there you have it - Australia, a country with a lower population density overall than even here in Canada, has a good rail system.
There are several problems here, the fist is that with regards to everything, urban infrastucture is massively outdated.
The second is that, and I can't stress this enough: THE AUTO INDUSTRY HAS IT'S HAND UP WASHINGTON'S ASS. Blatent enough yet? Thank you.
MT can work perfectly well if it's an efficient way just to get to work. All those incidently weekend trips we take with our cars could be economical concurrently with a daily MT routine if the MT was faster. You do make a good point however about the gas not being the biggest cost. If the insurrance industry was cleaned up, MT would be more economical because you wouldn't be paying insurrance for trips you take on a train. Yes technically it is set up this way, but the savings for leaving the car at home monday to friday arn't realized enough with most auto insurrance retailers.
There's no doubt that rail systems are way more effecient transportation in every way you slice them. Problem is that they're not applicable in all situations, most notably the sub-urbs. I have also heard counter arguments agains them as water tight as "But I don't get to listen to my own music" and "I'm cranky in the morning and deserve my own space". Attitudes like this and one wonders if the actual root of gridlock is selfishness. Interesting fact: In Toronto the DVP is a major North-South expressway running parallel to the Younge St. Subway line. Every rush hour it is gridlocked. The subways are crowded, but keep moving. They also move 10 times as many people.
Trolling? No, just inaccurate, and generalizing. I've moved around alot. I grew up in a neighbourhood very much like the one you just described. It was a great neighbourhood. Yes some neighbourhoods are like that. Incidently where I grew up was within biking distance to downtown. I've also lived in several others that arn't. Including where I am now, where nobody seems to know anybody. And while it is *possible* to walk to what you need, it's not much of a selection. I also speant a winter living in downtown Toronto, and loved it. Everything a subway ride away, never think about parking. Being on my feat when I hit the town. Being next to people rather than isolated in a car. Living in the city cheaper? Well the wisdom of a real estate purchase is not limited to urban/sub urban, but overall - yes the city is more expensive, but if you ask me you're getting your money's worth. Living in a cultural center was wonderful. As for efficiency - well you can measure that in energy consumption, and living without a car will make that more effecient single handedly. Doubting the environmental benefits of higher population density? All I can say is that is sheer dilusion. Energy requirements, the effects of urban sprawl, this is all first year environmental studies stuff.
Indeed, it's amazing how many of the people in this very thread are arguing which version of Halflifedoomquakeathon is better. It's like trying to tell someone who's in love with his girlfriend what an ugly bitch she is. Ok, maybe not the best analogy, but the point is that most of you people here really like the video game industry as it is now. You're already included, but in order to expand the industry, the market needs to be expanded. Which means - selling games to people who DON'T LIKE complicated games. RPGs, FPSs, Massive Online games, all included. You know what is probably the REAL best game in the world? SOLITAIRE! That is, if you base upon use. Yes, say what you will about microsoft monopolies and availablity, but it's not all that. Most people want to sit down with something fun, not have to learn it for three days, and just play. No, the future is not in massive online games, it's in those crumby little puzzle games they put on cell phones.
Well, here's another newsflash from a typical leftist cynic.
What you have discovered, is that *gasp*, laws arn't made for the purpose of perpetuating justice, but in fact, to reinforce the structures of power. The rich and the powerful, through sponsoring elections ect. ect. just trying to make sure they stay on top. Remember, we have a responsibility if a fair and just society to protect innocent millionair record makers. Dogs? whatever.
When technology gets in the way, they'll just flex their power and throw the technological advocates in jail - or ruin them.
What's really amazing is this is not an election issue. What is? The war in eurasia *cough* I mean the middle-east.