"Here's a little riddle for you: Two kids are on the playground, and one of them is running around, pushing people over, hitting, kicking, etc. The other is playing in the sand with a smaller group of kids, interacting, using social skills such as sharing. Which one of these kids is the one which gets hit with a belt whenever he misbehaves? From that angle it is completely different, right?"
Yep... the pushy kid is the one that knows there is no punishment coming if he's a complete bastard or not. I've seen it all the time in stores: "No Jeff, don't touch that. No you can't have that. Put it down. Stop that." Over and freaking over. And the reason the kid doesn't stop is there is absolutely no reason to. Nothing comes of actions and he usually badgers the parent into getting him what he wants. The kid rules the house.
I'm not saying the kid needs to be beaten with a club. But I just don't get this skidishness. I was spanked, my friends were spanked, my friends parents gave me a cuff or two and if I went home and complained I'd get one there too.
The exploit is: Press Alt-F4, click the "No" button if it asks if you want to save. Dude... everything they had in the sheet will be gone!!! Is that 133t or what?
posted by someone that thinks the movie is "great" but really cannot or chooses not to explain what made the movie great
huh? FTFA: "The graphical quality of this film was superb..." "...the aesthetic quality was down-right captivating" "costumes and hairstyles were deliciously futuristic" "architecture was quite imaginative and had a beautiful" "cast was pretty impressive, as it included Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite, and the always impressive Charlize Theron" "She did her own stunts"
"Then again, innovation in the earlier days of gaming was easier in certain ways."
Easier and order of magnitudes cheaper. No one takes a chance because it costs too much to make a game these days. The first Prince of Persia (side scroller) or Commander Keen probably had a handful of people working on 'em. Now you need Sammy L. Jackson to voice act, artists, musicians, etc, etc.
So who's going to foot the millions when it isn't a sure thing to at least break even? This is the same reson I'm sick of movies these days, as well.
"...quality control means that someone checks to make sure that there's no mayonaise in it."
Whoa! That's even better than my testing criteria! I usually consider something is shipable when it compiles without errors. Thank you for opening my eyes to a whole new QA method... you've saved me countless hours.
"I see no reason to complain. Google, Wal-mart, etc. can track my viewing/purchase/search habits all they like. How is this going to be abused?"
Depends if that information is sopena-able... "Why does a single 30 year old man watch childrens TV? That could be reason to search his place." "Mr. Jones, you have a security clearance but haven't disclosed your interest in gay programming... that could be a blackmail opportunity."
Donno... probably tin-foil hatish but I'm sure someone could find a way to abuse the system.
I contacted the FBA requesting an update, and was told that they have been so overwhelmingly innundated with complaints, that they are having an emergency meeting to decide what kind of action to take.
That sounds good without saying anything. It could even mean the opposite of what you think. Their "emergency meeting" may be to figure out how to investigate Penny Arcade for whipping up a frenzied hate mob against the FBA.
There should be at least some proof that the patent is specific and unique enough. The little guy can show the math of a new chipset and that can be compaired to what's out there. We can't go on with the vague crap of, "I want a patent on when people click stuff and there's a wheel mouse gesture and all my characters are with one pen-stroke... thankyouverymuch."
(submitting blindly.../.'s "Preview" is all whack. Can we get a patent on forum Previews?)
Yeah, well good luck with all that, then. A lot of cops may not know about yer fancy book lern'n computers, brain surgery, and a lot of other things. But they're pretty good at smelling bullshit and sensing when something ain't right with the answers. Especially if they change.
People can point to the times when they got it wrong but that's a tiny fraction of the number of encounters. Just my opinion but you play it how you want.
Hear, hear! Maybe I'm the minority but I DLd Firefly to see what all the fuss was about. Watched four episodes and bought the DVDs. I bought one CD the six months I was without broadband. And that turned out teh sux. only hearing a or two songs or snippets from Amazon aint enough. When I can DL the full mp3s I can tell if it is buyable.
As a side note, I seem to recall BestBuy had a free DVD single of the first Rome episode.
So, the only difference between this new flash and ordinary flash is that this one can do LESS?
And the next step will be the "copy X times byte" and all flash drives will be required to honor it. And a bill will put up to congress over and over again to enforce it.
Aqua Studio is some good stuff. I haven't used it for MySQL but it's an option when registering a new database. Aqua is available "for personal use only" so not quite "free."
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Yep... the pushy kid is the one that knows there is no punishment coming if he's a complete bastard or not. I've seen it all the time in stores: "No Jeff, don't touch that. No you can't have that. Put it down. Stop that." Over and freaking over. And the reason the kid doesn't stop is there is absolutely no reason to. Nothing comes of actions and he usually badgers the parent into getting him what he wants. The kid rules the house.
I'm not saying the kid needs to be beaten with a club. But I just don't get this skidishness. I was spanked, my friends were spanked, my friends parents gave me a cuff or two and if I went home and complained I'd get one there too.
If creating new words is the sign of advancement then GWB is a genius! It's just all-y-all that are misunderestimating him.
The exploit is: Press Alt-F4, click the "No" button if it asks if you want to save. Dude... everything they had in the sheet will be gone!!! Is that 133t or what?
huh? FTFA: "The graphical quality of this film was superb..." "...the aesthetic quality was down-right captivating" "costumes and hairstyles were deliciously futuristic" "architecture was quite imaginative and had a beautiful" "cast was pretty impressive, as it included Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite, and the always impressive Charlize Theron" "She did her own stunts"
Yeah... I have no idea why he liked it.
Postal, Far Cry, Hunter: The Reckoning, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, BloodRayne, Alone in the Dark...
Easier and order of magnitudes cheaper. No one takes a chance because it costs too much to make a game these days. The first Prince of Persia (side scroller) or Commander Keen probably had a handful of people working on 'em. Now you need Sammy L. Jackson to voice act, artists, musicians, etc, etc.
So who's going to foot the millions when it isn't a sure thing to at least break even? This is the same reson I'm sick of movies these days, as well.
Whoa! That's even better than my testing criteria! I usually consider something is shipable when it compiles without errors. Thank you for opening my eyes to a whole new QA method... you've saved me countless hours.
Depends if that information is sopena-able... "Why does a single 30 year old man watch childrens TV? That could be reason to search his place." "Mr. Jones, you have a security clearance but haven't disclosed your interest in gay programming... that could be a blackmail opportunity."
Donno... probably tin-foil hatish but I'm sure someone could find a way to abuse the system.
Why does he keep saying "My hovercraft is full of eels??"
But chastity belts really chafe... err... so I'm told.
I think it would be cheeper to buy a t-shirt that says, "I have a small penis."
Sorry... got caught up in the moment. Carry on.
Wow! There are grade schoolers who could write a more professional letter.
That sounds good without saying anything. It could even mean the opposite of what you think. Their "emergency meeting" may be to figure out how to investigate Penny Arcade for whipping up a frenzied hate mob against the FBA.
Almost sad... hacking for online "friends." Like how my mother had to tie some liver to my collar to get the family dog to play with me :(
Chick Flick?
Are you kidding? Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Revenge. Giants. Monsters. Chases. Escapes. True love. Miracles.
(submitting blindly... /.'s "Preview" is all whack. Can we get a patent on forum Previews?)
Yeah, well good luck with all that, then. A lot of cops may not know about yer fancy book lern'n computers, brain surgery, and a lot of other things. But they're pretty good at smelling bullshit and sensing when something ain't right with the answers. Especially if they change.
People can point to the times when they got it wrong but that's a tiny fraction of the number of encounters. Just my opinion but you play it how you want.
As a side note, I seem to recall BestBuy had a free DVD single of the first Rome episode.
heh! That's what I think when I see iPod ads of peeps jazzing out. I'll stick to my cheezy Palm mp3 player.
All this grief... is it too late to go back to edline?
And the next step will be the "copy X times byte" and all flash drives will be required to honor it. And a bill will put up to congress over and over again to enforce it.
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Bah... if they want a challenge they should have it in Buffalo, NY!