Which news source would you prefer then? Just because you do not like Fox News does not mean that they do not report legitimate news. Sure, the article was a bit sensationalist but all news services are about sensationalism and all are biased. We just don't like when news services are biased differently than we are.
In your opinion. In my opinion the Democratic party is worse. Now, neither of us has any unbiased and reliable data to support our beliefs so who is correct? We cannot both be correct. Both parties could be similarly "repulsive", the Democrats could be worse, or the Republicans could be worse. But as it stands it is simply a matter of opinion.
EA's Dragon Age: Origins was surprisingly bug-free. I'm always amazed at how quickly the game starts up. I can open the game and be playing within 20 seconds on a three year old Dell (it has a 1.8 GHz Core Duo - not Core 2 Duo - with 2 GB RAM). Exiting out of the game is similarly quick. I recently applied patches EA released (okay, Bioware) but they were mainly adjusting balance or minor things like that. Anyway, Dragon Age is one EA game I was super-impressed with the release.
That's too bad you had a poor experience. I purchased the game and never had a single problem with it on my almost 3 year old slim Dell (with an upgraded and decent but far from top of the line AMD/ATI card). I've never had a crash with the game and it runs very well on my slightly underpowered machine. I really think it is a driver problem.
I'm sorry but I cannot believe that some people on Slashdot still think Pres. Bush is responsible for our country's economic problems. His fiscal policies did not help (unless you are a Keynesian economist; in that case him starting two wars and increasing government spending {technically Congress started the wars and increased the spending, but we'll ignore that fact like many liberals conveniently do} actually helped the economy) but our economic problems were not caused by Pres. Bush any more than they were caused by FDR or JFK or Nixon or Reagan or Clinton. If you blame anyone, blame Congress but I think we the people are the most to blame for our unreasonable spending.
But the environmentalists will have your head for that idea. They are already trying to stop erosion in the Grand Canyon (okay, mainly 'focal erosion' of the sandbars {that are probably artificially-created by the dams on the river but that's a point many ignore}).
I cannot imagine to which presidents you are referring. Maybe Jimmy Carter didn't read it or Ronald Reagan. Maybe John Kennedy or Dwight Eisenhower did not. Maybe Bill Clinton or Barack Obama did not. Maybe George W. Bush did not (although, he is more likely to have read it because he reads so much): http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060817/17bushbooks.htm
That was funny but I just have to point out that we "right-wingers" are not opposed to using stem cells in research (I have not ever heard or read something written by a conservative opposed to stem cells); what many conservatives object to are embryonic stem cells, which are just one small type of stem cells. Anyway, that's taking the wind out of your joke so I'll stop.
I'm not meaning my comment as a troll but the point you made is one many Democratic politicians do not seem to understand. I'm sure there are many Republicans who do not understand this either. Politicians just often have a very limited view of tax revenue.
Nice ad hominem attacks there. Marijuana is not harmless. It's not as bad as cigarettes or alcohol or many of the other drugs but it is not "harmless". There's a strong consensus within neuroscience research that marijuana is not good for your brain.
I'll get modded down to oblivion but I think we should have kept the ban on alcohol exactly for the reasons the parent poster stated. Alcohol is dangerous - small amounts don't (usually) do anything but over time it's not good for people, especially their brains. Alcohol dissolves brain tissue - particularly the neurons in the cerebellum. Alcohol can weaken the blood brain barrier (over time) and cause all sorts of problems. Most of our automobile accidents are mainly due to alcohol. Much of our crime is due to (or greatly exacerbated by) alcohol.
Besides, during Prohibition organized crime rates may have gone up but overall crime rates went down. Prohibition was effective but too many people didn't want it for it to last. That's fine - that was the will of the people but I still think it should have lasted.
Losing weight is an easy formula: intake fewer calories than you expend. Doing that can be hard for various reasons but weight loss boils down to that one principle. That's what we teach people who come to our clinic for help with their weight. The key is that you have to eat the right kind of calories so you stay healthy - you just restrict how much you eat. Exercise will help up to a point - after that, people start gaining weight because they gain muscle mass (that's a good thing though).
I know that quote is humorous but it is technically wrong. "Average" intelligence extends +/- 10 points the mean IQ score (set at 100, with a standard deviation of 15) - although, there are people who consider average to be +/- 20 IQ points. In any case, 50-68% (or even higher) of people have "average" IQ (intelligence).
This means that the "average" person only has a maximum of 25% of the population with a lower IQ. I know that's technical but when we (psychologists) talk about average intelligence, average != the mean. Average is a range.
Bolt was good. Don't forget that Disney also owns Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, and Miramax Films. They also own ABC (and so Disney is "responsible" for Lost and other good shows). The Narnia films were great. The first Pirates movie was good. Disney is making a lot of good movies (they also put out a lot of not good movies).
I had it. It was awful. I didn't have to go to the hospital but I was out of commission for a week. I've had a number of other bad illnesses before, including meningitis. It wasn't as bad as meningitis but it was worse than just about anything else I've ever had. Of course the "normal" flu can be like that for me anyway, which is why millions of people die each year when they have the flu.
On the flip side, what's our fascination with mouse buttons? I appreciate a good mouse with multiple buttons (Apple's mice IMO are not that ergonomic, at least not like I prefer) but who's to say that this new mouse is not better.
I love the finger gestures on my MacBook trackpad. I have the hardest time going back to Windows laptops and using their trackpads. The same could be true with this new mouse. It could really be great - or it could be awful.
In any case, it will work like a two-button mouse.
Your comment is insightful. I'd mod you up but I've already commented in this thread. The government cannot make health care affordable - the government is largely the reason why it is so expensive right now. But that's getting off-topic for this thread.
Yes, but it is one state that is driving that change. One state that is affecting the other states without their approval. One could say it is one state infringing on the "rights" of the other states. So even if the effects are "positive," should one state have that much power?
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Which news source would you prefer then? Just because you do not like Fox News does not mean that they do not report legitimate news. Sure, the article was a bit sensationalist but all news services are about sensationalism and all are biased. We just don't like when news services are biased differently than we are.
In your opinion. In my opinion the Democratic party is worse. Now, neither of us has any unbiased and reliable data to support our beliefs so who is correct? We cannot both be correct. Both parties could be similarly "repulsive", the Democrats could be worse, or the Republicans could be worse. But as it stands it is simply a matter of opinion.
EA's Dragon Age: Origins was surprisingly bug-free. I'm always amazed at how quickly the game starts up. I can open the game and be playing within 20 seconds on a three year old Dell (it has a 1.8 GHz Core Duo - not Core 2 Duo - with 2 GB RAM). Exiting out of the game is similarly quick. I recently applied patches EA released (okay, Bioware) but they were mainly adjusting balance or minor things like that. Anyway, Dragon Age is one EA game I was super-impressed with the release.
That's too bad you had a poor experience. I purchased the game and never had a single problem with it on my almost 3 year old slim Dell (with an upgraded and decent but far from top of the line AMD/ATI card). I've never had a crash with the game and it runs very well on my slightly underpowered machine. I really think it is a driver problem.
I'm sorry but I cannot believe that some people on Slashdot still think Pres. Bush is responsible for our country's economic problems. His fiscal policies did not help (unless you are a Keynesian economist; in that case him starting two wars and increasing government spending {technically Congress started the wars and increased the spending, but we'll ignore that fact like many liberals conveniently do} actually helped the economy) but our economic problems were not caused by Pres. Bush any more than they were caused by FDR or JFK or Nixon or Reagan or Clinton. If you blame anyone, blame Congress but I think we the people are the most to blame for our unreasonable spending.
But the environmentalists will have your head for that idea. They are already trying to stop erosion in the Grand Canyon (okay, mainly 'focal erosion' of the sandbars {that are probably artificially-created by the dams on the river but that's a point many ignore}).
My browser doesn't render the tag correctly. Is this a new-fangled html5 tag that my IE6 program doesn't understand?
[I'd shudder if I really had to use IE6].
I cannot imagine to which presidents you are referring. Maybe Jimmy Carter didn't read it or Ronald Reagan. Maybe John Kennedy or Dwight Eisenhower did not. Maybe Bill Clinton or Barack Obama did not. Maybe George W. Bush did not (although, he is more likely to have read it because he reads so much): http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060817/17bushbooks.htm
and: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122901896.html
and: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123025595706634689.html
Anyway, I've read portions of The Prince and was not impressed.
That was funny but I just have to point out that we "right-wingers" are not opposed to using stem cells in research (I have not ever heard or read something written by a conservative opposed to stem cells); what many conservatives object to are embryonic stem cells, which are just one small type of stem cells. Anyway, that's taking the wind out of your joke so I'll stop.
I'm not meaning my comment as a troll but the point you made is one many Democratic politicians do not seem to understand. I'm sure there are many Republicans who do not understand this either. Politicians just often have a very limited view of tax revenue.
Or Al Gore's.
Well, I guess that makes me an idiot because there is no way I'd profit from prohibition. :)
Nice ad hominem attacks there. Marijuana is not harmless. It's not as bad as cigarettes or alcohol or many of the other drugs but it is not "harmless". There's a strong consensus within neuroscience research that marijuana is not good for your brain.
I'll get modded down to oblivion but I think we should have kept the ban on alcohol exactly for the reasons the parent poster stated. Alcohol is dangerous - small amounts don't (usually) do anything but over time it's not good for people, especially their brains. Alcohol dissolves brain tissue - particularly the neurons in the cerebellum. Alcohol can weaken the blood brain barrier (over time) and cause all sorts of problems. Most of our automobile accidents are mainly due to alcohol. Much of our crime is due to (or greatly exacerbated by) alcohol.
Besides, during Prohibition organized crime rates may have gone up but overall crime rates went down. Prohibition was effective but too many people didn't want it for it to last. That's fine - that was the will of the people but I still think it should have lasted.
Where there is water there is life...and death! Death to all who disturb the moon water guardians.
Okay seriously, this is pretty big news. Kudos to NASA for another successful mission!
Losing weight is an easy formula: intake fewer calories than you expend. Doing that can be hard for various reasons but weight loss boils down to that one principle. That's what we teach people who come to our clinic for help with their weight. The key is that you have to eat the right kind of calories so you stay healthy - you just restrict how much you eat. Exercise will help up to a point - after that, people start gaining weight because they gain muscle mass (that's a good thing though).
I agree but football stadiums have to follow the guidelines of the ADA and that is being done just for a game - nothing but entertainment.
So again, while I agree with you, it is hard to argue against the suit on the sole basis that video games are entertainment.
I know that quote is humorous but it is technically wrong. "Average" intelligence extends +/- 10 points the mean IQ score (set at 100, with a standard deviation of 15) - although, there are people who consider average to be +/- 20 IQ points. In any case, 50-68% (or even higher) of people have "average" IQ (intelligence).
This means that the "average" person only has a maximum of 25% of the population with a lower IQ. I know that's technical but when we (psychologists) talk about average intelligence, average != the mean. Average is a range.
Okay, I'm done being pedantic.
Yep, that's the same reasoning Microsoft makes with Windows being more secure than OS X! ;)
[Not really, I'm just trying to be mildly humorous].
Bolt was good. Don't forget that Disney also owns Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, and Miramax Films. They also own ABC (and so Disney is "responsible" for Lost and other good shows). The Narnia films were great. The first Pirates movie was good. Disney is making a lot of good movies (they also put out a lot of not good movies).
I had it. It was awful. I didn't have to go to the hospital but I was out of commission for a week. I've had a number of other bad illnesses before, including meningitis. It wasn't as bad as meningitis but it was worse than just about anything else I've ever had. Of course the "normal" flu can be like that for me anyway, which is why millions of people die each year when they have the flu.
On the flip side, what's our fascination with mouse buttons? I appreciate a good mouse with multiple buttons (Apple's mice IMO are not that ergonomic, at least not like I prefer) but who's to say that this new mouse is not better.
I love the finger gestures on my MacBook trackpad. I have the hardest time going back to Windows laptops and using their trackpads. The same could be true with this new mouse. It could really be great - or it could be awful.
In any case, it will work like a two-button mouse.
Your comment is insightful. I'd mod you up but I've already commented in this thread. The government cannot make health care affordable - the government is largely the reason why it is so expensive right now. But that's getting off-topic for this thread.
Yes, but it is one state that is driving that change. One state that is affecting the other states without their approval. One could say it is one state infringing on the "rights" of the other states. So even if the effects are "positive," should one state have that much power?
The punitive damages were later canceled after appeals. McDonalds never had to pay them.