Bull. Microsoft forced a lot of standardization into the way that software behaved. I remember back in the 80's I had one word processor where F1 was save the document. I had another spreadsheet where F1 was quit without asking if you want to save or not. I lost a lot of work on spreadsheets.
Microsoft did a lot for computing back in the 80's. They still do a lot of good today (gasp... get out the -1 mods). Granted they also do harm as well (more today than years back).
To say Bill Gates did nothing or little for computing is a joke,
Yea, I do the same thing. I call getting rid of all broadcast TV getting rid of TV.
I am curious about your kids with Autism. If they are the right age, do they like 'Thomas the Tank Engine'? I know of others who do. I believe it has to do a lot with the mostly stationary faces.
I work with a lot of children on a volunteer basis, and worked with one before I knew anything about the condition. Was wondering what insights you can give...
Perhaps I should have said Network TV/Cable/Any broadcast TV. I have the box, but only a VCR and DVD player.
For the record, it was about five years ago I watched the movie again. It was one of the events that lead to my getting rid of the access. Things that were "pushing the envelope" 20 years ago are considered tame today. I choose not to be programmed by it.
But thanks for jumping on the irrelevancy. I will be more careful in choosing my words for folks like you.
Try watching it again. It was a PG movie. Not PG-13. I was shocked at how clean the movie was. My memory of the movie was it was a "pushing the envelope" type movie. How far the envelope has moved.
But I'd be willing to bet there is a large positive correlation between the two.
Yes, I'd mod you cynical. There is no evidence to indicate Ken Jennings was a moron with a great memory. IN the two shows I say (other people's houses), he was quick with comebacks to Alex. I also understand he was an engineer.
And as for marketing... get over it. Ken wants to make some more money. Good luck Ken!
I think television has been going into the crapper for years. I rented 'Blues Brothers'. I had seen it as a kid, and remember the R rating... watched it, and decided it might have gotten a PG rating today.
Gradually, TV and movies have devolved into very little content, but a lot of sex and violence.
I got rid of TV altogether about four years ago. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Now, when I see TV at a friend's house, I think to myself: "Who in the world would watch this trash?"
But of course, we must pander to the mindless majority. If someone speaks up, he/she is just an old prude who wants to stop everyone else's fun. I am not a member of the PTC, but I support their right to do this.
And you are free, of course, to use your first ammendment right to support the dumbing down of America... but if you complain that the US elected George Bush (twice), I will laugh in your face. You reap what you sow.
That's an interesting way to look at the numbers. To take that table and say: "Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility" is a joke. Neither party is or has been for two generations. Even Clinton's so called "surplus" was only a surplus when you took Social Security out of the picture.
Bottom Line: Staying on budget does not get you elected. This thread shows you why.
Just an interesting aside... both France and Germany have similar debt/GDP ratios. I didn't know that until I started doing a little research. Granted, with Bush at the helm, we should pull ahead again (cue: We're number ONE chants).
Anyone else wonder how long before Europe and the US implode?
This can't be allowed to reach the mainstream. I like using a mouse and keyboard for my FPS games. You see, when I get tagged 27 times by the same guy, have negative experience and my only kills are to my teammates, I like to have something to blame. I have gotten quite good at it.
For example: Spilled Dew on my keyboard. Darn kid dropped my mouse and there is the rollers don't quite work right. Or my favorite: holographic mouse pad wreaks havoc on my optical mouse.
Don't get me wrong... I can come up with lots of excuses. But yelling about lag only works for so long. Bad monitor? Maybe... but not as good as a story about Mountain Dew.
Heed my warning. Just say 'no' to gadgets implanted into your brain.
You are reading extra material into my comment. I was simply pointing out the definition of 'proactive' is to act beforehand.
Pro-active, in my mind, would be to build in anti-cheats, or to strongly remind folks that any cheating will result in a ban without compensation. Banning someone after they cheat is reactive.
Yea, right! The average helium balloon can only pick up 2 ounces at best. You couldn't have gotten enough of them close enough together to make it work.
And if you were using the balloons talked about in this article, your step dad would have been taken to jail for being an idiot.
"What Jerry Bruckheimer was able to do with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' was simply brilliant, and since 'Oz' is similar in tone to that film franchise, I'd like to follow that model."
Babel Fish translation: "It made a crapload of money. Rather than go a different direction, which requires creativity, I'd like to copy it and make my own crapload of money."
That Babelfish gets better and better with each passing year!
Does your surgeon really need these speeds? Or does he need a connection with near-zero latency, and very consistent near-zero latency?
Real-Time Video can be acheived with today's bandwidth (albeit expensive solutions). What we can't deal with is a five second hiccup (sorry about cutting all the way through you ma'am... lag is horrible today).
You contradict yourself:
I can understand for things like cigerettes and alcohol, but for a fuckin' game with some fake pixilated violence, Come On!
Leave it up to the individuals themselves and the individuals parents and ONLY THE PARENTS, when it comes to their children.
This law gives me the power as a parent to keep an eye on my kids better. It does not stop any kid from buying anything.
To disect your first point:
I'd appreciate it if you did not make those judgements for MY kids. If you want to have your own and allow them access to those games, go for it. I will not criticize you for it.
There are many games on the 'Mature' list that I would allow my kids to see. That is my right (and responsibility). There are many games on the 'Mature' list that I would NOT allow my kids to see. This is my right (and responsibility).
We'd just have a little label that says you cannot fabricate copyrighted/patented material, and you will be sued. That has solved every other copying problem:)
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I always pay with a credit card. I get no service fees. I get no annual fee. I pay it off every month. It is like having 30 days free use of money.
And on top of it I get 2-5% back on purchases.
And on top of that, my monthly budget can be downloaded and auto-categorized. Saves me many hours of work.
And on top of that, it is nice to be able to dispute a charge when you don't get what you paid for.
And on top of that, I am much more protected from fraud (all my cards have 0 liability).
So why wouldn't I want to use a credit card?
Bull. Microsoft forced a lot of standardization into the way that software behaved. I remember back in the 80's I had one word processor where F1 was save the document. I had another spreadsheet where F1 was quit without asking if you want to save or not. I lost a lot of work on spreadsheets.
Microsoft did a lot for computing back in the 80's. They still do a lot of good today (gasp... get out the -1 mods). Granted they also do harm as well (more today than years back).
To say Bill Gates did nothing or little for computing is a joke,
Yea, I do the same thing. I call getting rid of all broadcast TV getting rid of TV.
I am curious about your kids with Autism. If they are the right age, do they like 'Thomas the Tank Engine'? I know of others who do. I believe it has to do a lot with the mostly stationary faces.
I work with a lot of children on a volunteer basis, and worked with one before I knew anything about the condition. Was wondering what insights you can give...
Perhaps I should have said Network TV/Cable/Any broadcast TV. I have the box, but only a VCR and DVD player.
For the record, it was about five years ago I watched the movie again. It was one of the events that lead to my getting rid of the access. Things that were "pushing the envelope" 20 years ago are considered tame today. I choose not to be programmed by it.
But thanks for jumping on the irrelevancy. I will be more careful in choosing my words for folks like you.
Your lack of reading skills is a fine example of the effect of TV :)
Try watching it again. It was a PG movie. Not PG-13. I was shocked at how clean the movie was. My memory of the movie was it was a "pushing the envelope" type movie. How far the envelope has moved.
I agree. But many of the comments seem to indicate no correlation between the two, or even a negative correlation.
I choose to be happy for Ken. I wonder why so many others choose to be envious.
still a difference between trivia and knowledge
But I'd be willing to bet there is a large positive correlation between the two.
Yes, I'd mod you cynical. There is no evidence to indicate Ken Jennings was a moron with a great memory. IN the two shows I say (other people's houses), he was quick with comebacks to Alex. I also understand he was an engineer.
And as for marketing... get over it. Ken wants to make some more money. Good luck Ken!
I think television has been going into the crapper for years. I rented 'Blues Brothers'. I had seen it as a kid, and remember the R rating... watched it, and decided it might have gotten a PG rating today.
Gradually, TV and movies have devolved into very little content, but a lot of sex and violence.
I got rid of TV altogether about four years ago. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Now, when I see TV at a friend's house, I think to myself: "Who in the world would watch this trash?"
But of course, we must pander to the mindless majority. If someone speaks up, he/she is just an old prude who wants to stop everyone else's fun. I am not a member of the PTC, but I support their right to do this.
And you are free, of course, to use your first ammendment right to support the dumbing down of America... but if you complain that the US elected George Bush (twice), I will laugh in your face. You reap what you sow.
That's an interesting way to look at the numbers. To take that table and say: "Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility" is a joke. Neither party is or has been for two generations. Even Clinton's so called "surplus" was only a surplus when you took Social Security out of the picture. Bottom Line: Staying on budget does not get you elected. This thread shows you why.
Just an interesting aside... both France and Germany have similar debt/GDP ratios. I didn't know that until I started doing a little research. Granted, with Bush at the helm, we should pull ahead again (cue: We're number ONE chants).
Anyone else wonder how long before Europe and the US implode?
This can't be allowed to reach the mainstream. I like using a mouse and keyboard for my FPS games. You see, when I get tagged 27 times by the same guy, have negative experience and my only kills are to my teammates, I like to have something to blame. I have gotten quite good at it.
For example: Spilled Dew on my keyboard. Darn kid dropped my mouse and there is the rollers don't quite work right. Or my favorite: holographic mouse pad wreaks havoc on my optical mouse.
Don't get me wrong... I can come up with lots of excuses. But yelling about lag only works for so long. Bad monitor? Maybe... but not as good as a story about Mountain Dew.
Heed my warning. Just say 'no' to gadgets implanted into your brain.
You are reading extra material into my comment. I was simply pointing out the definition of 'proactive' is to act beforehand.
Pro-active, in my mind, would be to build in anti-cheats, or to strongly remind folks that any cheating will result in a ban without compensation. Banning someone after they cheat is reactive.
Hopefully this will convince them that Blizzard is indeed being proactive about preventing cheaters. How is responding AFTER the hack being proactive?
Yea, right! The average helium balloon can only pick up 2 ounces at best. You couldn't have gotten enough of them close enough together to make it work.
And if you were using the balloons talked about in this article, your step dad would have been taken to jail for being an idiot.
"What Jerry Bruckheimer was able to do with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' was simply brilliant, and since 'Oz' is similar in tone to that film franchise, I'd like to follow that model."
Babel Fish translation: "It made a crapload of money. Rather than go a different direction, which requires creativity, I'd like to copy it and make my own crapload of money."
That Babelfish gets better and better with each passing year!
Does your surgeon really need these speeds? Or does he need a connection with near-zero latency, and very consistent near-zero latency?
Real-Time Video can be acheived with today's bandwidth (albeit expensive solutions). What we can't deal with is a five second hiccup (sorry about cutting all the way through you ma'am... lag is horrible today).
Does Internet 2 solve the latency issue?
You contradict yourself: I can understand for things like cigerettes and alcohol, but for a fuckin' game with some fake pixilated violence, Come On! Leave it up to the individuals themselves and the individuals parents and ONLY THE PARENTS, when it comes to their children. This law gives me the power as a parent to keep an eye on my kids better. It does not stop any kid from buying anything. To disect your first point: I'd appreciate it if you did not make those judgements for MY kids. If you want to have your own and allow them access to those games, go for it. I will not criticize you for it. There are many games on the 'Mature' list that I would allow my kids to see. That is my right (and responsibility). There are many games on the 'Mature' list that I would NOT allow my kids to see. This is my right (and responsibility).
Pretty straightforwawrd to me. Not every magazine writes to a 5th grade audience.
Wouldn't you rather subscribe to my newsletter?
Witness: I don't know what happened. i was just sitting there typing... when all of the sudden... THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH
Detective: Were you running Windows?
Witness: Yes... how did you know that?
Detective: Many, many days of experience, Maam.
Detective 2: Yet another case closed!
For some reason there never was a second episode.
Online gaming is already mainstream. It may not be FPS, but many people I know who are not techs play Hearts online, or some other card game.
We'd just have a little label that says you cannot fabricate copyrighted/patented material, and you will be sued. That has solved every other copying problem :)
Gives a whole new meaning to go screw yourself...