How about all the laptops sold as certified Vista machines that run like a one-legged hobo? Even the computer I build last year takes longer to boot up under Vista (and Windows 7, actually) than it does on XP. Frame rate might not be an issue on something old like Counterstrike, but for something newer that already has borderline-decent performance, switching to the newer OS might drop it back into the "questionable" or "unplayable" areas of framerate. I won't touch Vista with a 10ft pole, but Windows 7 (aka Vista SP3) seems to have fixed some of the performance issues, and it actually is a very smooth experience. That being said, I don't use it significantly differently than I do XP, so I somehow don't see the benefit of running that OS when I already have some perfectly good XP keys available.
1. Rags to Riches
2. Overcoming the Monster
3. The Quest
4. Voyage and Return
5. Comedy
6. Tragedy
7. Rebirth
Basically, it's 7 *categories* of plot, identified by Shakespeare. I don't have examples for any of them, but some of them are self-evident from their names, I think.
Oddly enough, the whole time I was watching Legend of the Seeker, I was thinking "Hmmmm, Stargate already did this 10 years ago!" Goatee'd villains with uncountable anonymous henchmen? Constant worries about betrayal? "Sufficiently advanced" technology/magic? Yup, pretty much all the bases covered.
Learning to input your commands into a game is *part* of the game. It's one of the skill-dependent aspects, just like understanding the strategies is. A different game would have different requirements (for instance, some sort of turn-based Starcraft would rely far less on speed of the player). It's like many other good games; The challenge exists on multiple levels.
But how exactly would you set the limit of how much someone could pull out of the fund to defend themselves? There has to be a limit, since you're basically setting up a collective credit line. Maybe Defendant #1 can pay back $100k in 5 years, but Defendant #2 can only pay back $10k over 5 years, but #2 claims that he can pay more....what are you going to do? Audit all the people that join the pool? After all, if you let the wrong guy in and he loses his case, maybe he won't be able to reimburse the fund.
I think they're talking about ramming a car through the front window of a shop (jewelry, electronics, something expensive), run int, grab stuff, get away.
I would argue that humans are still part of natural selection, having become somewhat of a force of nature in our own right. It's just like any time in the past; animals that can't adapt to a changing situation die off. We've been the cause of any number of extinctions; the only difference is that this is a larger animal than most, and we have a certain collective emotional attachment to the species.
A beautiful view, aliens hiding in sublunar caves, and all the cheese you can eat! Plus, I hear there's a man up there. He might appreciate some conversation.
But guess what, it didn't happen so there is no point in speculating because it will never become anything more than speculating.
I disagree. Speculation may be just a kind of mental masturbation, but looking back at what could have been sometimes gives insights about what you might want to see happen in the future.
That show taught me that drug dealing is the exact opposite of killing babies; in fact, it allows them to *live forever*....granted, they'll be tethered to a pissed off alien that throws green slime ever couple minutes...
Games are cool, and they've been a strong influence on my life. That being said, if I'm not confident that I could run a (single-player) game without a network connection and without activation, I won't buy it. In fact, it's a significant turn-off if I'm not able to sell the game to someone else (e.g. an account-specific downloaded version, or something). If my sources of acceptable games dry up, I'll find a new hobby (or maybe just take solace in my huge collections of older games that I already have)
That describes my first phone about 6 years ago, and it would suit my needs now, except that I like bluetooth, and I don't know how often that appears in the feature set of more basic phones. But I understand the allure of having a phone that can go a couple weeks without charging. That's one thing I definitely miss!
As for returning the iPhone, I keep meaning to, but somehow it has become...precious...to me. *gollum* *gollum* Maybe Apple will claim a new iPhone user out of all this after all.
At least, that's the first thing I thought of, reading that line.
After purchase, your bags and their contents are your personal property. In no way do they have the right to search your personal property. They also don't have the right to hold you there, unless they suspect you of theft, in which case I think they can hold you until the police arrive.
I downloaded a copy of OS/2 Warp. I booted it, and realized that I had no idea whatsoever of how to actually use it....I think I played with it for about an hour and gave up. My grandfather used to work for IBM, so he had an OS/2 machine for years, and I was trying to go back and re-experience that OS. My point is, I'm positive that it's possible to find a copy to boot in a VM pretty easily.
Most of the time, when the complexity is hidden in favor of a simplified interface on the top that's supposed to intelligently "just work", I find that there's always at least one case that I need that thee implementer didn't think of. I'm fine with having a simplified interface on top, just as long as there's a quick way to rip off the facade and get down to the gears and engine grease if I need or want to.
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How about all the laptops sold as certified Vista machines that run like a one-legged hobo? Even the computer I build last year takes longer to boot up under Vista (and Windows 7, actually) than it does on XP. Frame rate might not be an issue on something old like Counterstrike, but for something newer that already has borderline-decent performance, switching to the newer OS might drop it back into the "questionable" or "unplayable" areas of framerate. I won't touch Vista with a 10ft pole, but Windows 7 (aka Vista SP3) seems to have fixed some of the performance issues, and it actually is a very smooth experience. That being said, I don't use it significantly differently than I do XP, so I somehow don't see the benefit of running that OS when I already have some perfectly good XP keys available.
Well, excuuuuuuuse me, Prin....I mean, vertinox!
You could leak matter *into* the vacuum....like some sort of crazy reverse-leak! That's it! The LHC is designed to manufacture anti-leak!
1. Rags to Riches
2. Overcoming the Monster
3. The Quest
4. Voyage and Return
5. Comedy
6. Tragedy
7. Rebirth
Basically, it's 7 *categories* of plot, identified by Shakespeare. I don't have examples for any of them, but some of them are self-evident from their names, I think.
Oddly enough, the whole time I was watching Legend of the Seeker, I was thinking "Hmmmm, Stargate already did this 10 years ago!"
Goatee'd villains with uncountable anonymous henchmen? Constant worries about betrayal? "Sufficiently advanced" technology/magic? Yup, pretty much all the bases covered.
Cardinal Fang! Fetch...THE COMFY CHAIR!
But it's not necessarily an openly published thing.
Learning to input your commands into a game is *part* of the game. It's one of the skill-dependent aspects, just like understanding the strategies is. A different game would have different requirements (for instance, some sort of turn-based Starcraft would rely far less on speed of the player). It's like many other good games; The challenge exists on multiple levels.
But how exactly would you set the limit of how much someone could pull out of the fund to defend themselves? There has to be a limit, since you're basically setting up a collective credit line. Maybe Defendant #1 can pay back $100k in 5 years, but Defendant #2 can only pay back $10k over 5 years, but #2 claims that he can pay more....what are you going to do? Audit all the people that join the pool? After all, if you let the wrong guy in and he loses his case, maybe he won't be able to reimburse the fund.
I think they're talking about ramming a car through the front window of a shop (jewelry, electronics, something expensive), run int, grab stuff, get away.
What are you smoking? They're pronounced the same (like kew). example
I would argue that humans are still part of natural selection, having become somewhat of a force of nature in our own right. It's just like any time in the past; animals that can't adapt to a changing situation die off. We've been the cause of any number of extinctions; the only difference is that this is a larger animal than most, and we have a certain collective emotional attachment to the species.
A beautiful view, aliens hiding in sublunar caves, and all the cheese you can eat! Plus, I hear there's a man up there. He might appreciate some conversation.
But guess what, it didn't happen so there is no point in speculating because it will never become anything more than speculating.
I disagree. Speculation may be just a kind of mental masturbation, but looking back at what could have been sometimes gives insights about what you might want to see happen in the future.
That show taught me that drug dealing is the exact opposite of killing babies; in fact, it allows them to *live forever*....granted, they'll be tethered to a pissed off alien that throws green slime ever couple minutes...
Games are cool, and they've been a strong influence on my life. That being said, if I'm not confident that I could run a (single-player) game without a network connection and without activation, I won't buy it. In fact, it's a significant turn-off if I'm not able to sell the game to someone else (e.g. an account-specific downloaded version, or something). If my sources of acceptable games dry up, I'll find a new hobby (or maybe just take solace in my huge collections of older games that I already have)
That describes my first phone about 6 years ago, and it would suit my needs now, except that I like bluetooth, and I don't know how often that appears in the feature set of more basic phones. But I understand the allure of having a phone that can go a couple weeks without charging. That's one thing I definitely miss!
As for returning the iPhone, I keep meaning to, but somehow it has become...precious...to me. *gollum* *gollum* Maybe Apple will claim a new iPhone user out of all this after all.
At least, that's the first thing I thought of, reading that line.
That's because you've been programmed to laugh at overlord jokes (by the said overlords, of course).
Not to say that you're just some imaginary, programmed character, Mr. Gorbrash Tharpweed.
After purchase, your bags and their contents are your personal property. In no way do they have the right to search your personal property. They also don't have the right to hold you there, unless they suspect you of theft, in which case I think they can hold you until the police arrive.
Her uniform was significantly less, if she wanted to be invisible.
What would be the advantage of highering a coder? The exact opposite of the advantage of lowering one, of course.
And close your eyes and mouth. I really can't stress that enough.
I downloaded a copy of OS/2 Warp. I booted it, and realized that I had no idea whatsoever of how to actually use it....I think I played with it for about an hour and gave up. My grandfather used to work for IBM, so he had an OS/2 machine for years, and I was trying to go back and re-experience that OS. My point is, I'm positive that it's possible to find a copy to boot in a VM pretty easily.
Most of the time, when the complexity is hidden in favor of a simplified interface on the top that's supposed to intelligently "just work", I find that there's always at least one case that I need that thee implementer didn't think of. I'm fine with having a simplified interface on top, just as long as there's a quick way to rip off the facade and get down to the gears and engine grease if I need or want to.