My best friend died in 1993 for lack of insurance.
And my wife's grandpa died due to lack of coverage by Canada's "universal healthcare".
He would have been treated and still alive in the US.
One of the fastest growing industries in Canada is private health care, even though in many places it is practically illegal. So, the Canadian system is now even worse than it was. Only the rich can afford good, private health care, while everyone else is stuck with the standard crap.
Well, I'm not sure if a 43" HDTV qualifies as "regular size" although I'm sure it's almost to that point.
I have, on my DVR, a couple of HD versions of some of the DVD movies that I own. The difference is very noticeable. Not quite as big as the difference between standard digital cable and HD digital cable, but pretty close.
I'm not planning on purchasing very many HD versions of DVDs I already own, probably only the movies that I really like. Past that, I'll just purchase all new videos in Blu-Ray or HD-DVD format (whichever one I decide on supporting). The chance of me owning a player of either type in the next 2 years, outside of a PS3, is very slim.
Isn't there already talk about releasing a player that supports both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray? Doesn't that end the whole format war, much like the DVD+-RW drives ended the writeable DVD format war?
Well, the difference between a DVD at 480p and a HD source at 720p or 1080i is substantial, provided you have quality equipment. If not... blu-ray offers you nothing.
Wish I could remember that site which had the mouseover comparisons of the two formats.
2008 will be interesting. In 2004 we re-elected a president who is probably the worst public speaker of any president in the last 100 years (or ever?). The contrast between Bush and almost any other future republican candidate will be very apparent.
I see 2008 as being an easy win for the Republicans. Find someone, preferably with good military experience (say, John McCain), position them slightly closer to the center, pair them with a Rudy Giuliani type (pro-choice, but conservative), and run on a position of fiscal responsiblity.
Hey no problem. As if this whole discussion is going to go anywhere but "BushSpied(TM), BushLied(TM), BushMcChimpyHitler is EVIL!".
I'm sorry to offend your sensibilities. I'm sure you're one of those people who say "Faux" News, instead of Fox News, and then tune into your little CBS nightly news every night for your "unbiased" dose of reality, while reading the Wash Po or NY Times.
But this is slashdot, ripping on Dell is cool. Here's a tip boys and girls: pay for good support and you'll get... good support. Crazy idea, I know. Ever use their Gold support? Here's a typical phone call.
1. Dial the US based number for Gold support. Very short hold times, if any. 2. Tell them the problem. Recent example: "The hard drive in one of the Optiplex GX620s that we just bought has failed. I ran the diagnostics and it reported the drive as bad." 3. They ask you for the service tag and may ask you to run the diagnostics again. 4. They offer to have someone there the next day. 5. You instead request that they just ship you a new HD. They say "ok" and overnight one to you. 6. You say bye. They say bye.
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Yeah, but isn't that what happens in real life? erhh... wait a second;)
I was wondering about that myself, but I guess we'll see what it's like when the game is released. I would imagine the level of the zombies' awareness is something they'll heavily test and tweak.
I mean, what game can you take traffic cones and stick them over the heads of zombies? Or take shower heads from a hardware store and stick them into the zombie's heads and get an instant blood shower? Or use a giant cactus to fight them with?
Another good upcoming Xbox 360 game: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (16 player online co-op). 4 player offline splitscreen.
Show me a dictionary or other authoritative source that lists "typoes" as the correct plural form of "typo".
Thanks.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/91/T0449100.html The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. typo SYLLABICATION: typo PRONUNCIATION: tp NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. typos Informal A typographical error.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary typo One entry found for typo. Main Entry: typo Pronunciation: 'tI-(")pO Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural typos
Random countries that spend more (as a % of the GDP):
Do you know what random means? It means I just went through the list of countries and randomly grabbed selected ones. The "list" that the US is part of with these countries is the complete list of the world's nations and their military expenditures as a percentage of their GDP.
Here's a shocker: your country is on that list too (unless you live at the vatican)!
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My best friend died in 1993 for lack of insurance.
And my wife's grandpa died due to lack of coverage by Canada's "universal healthcare".
He would have been treated and still alive in the US.
One of the fastest growing industries in Canada is private health care, even though in many places it is practically illegal. So, the Canadian system is now even worse than it was. Only the rich can afford good, private health care, while everyone else is stuck with the standard crap.
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if you're using Windows 2000
Well, I'm not sure if a 43" HDTV qualifies as "regular size" although I'm sure it's almost to that point.
I have, on my DVR, a couple of HD versions of some of the DVD movies that I own. The difference is very noticeable. Not quite as big as the difference between standard digital cable and HD digital cable, but pretty close.
I'm not planning on purchasing very many HD versions of DVDs I already own, probably only the movies that I really like. Past that, I'll just purchase all new videos in Blu-Ray or HD-DVD format (whichever one I decide on supporting). The chance of me owning a player of either type in the next 2 years, outside of a PS3, is very slim.
Isn't there already talk about releasing a player that supports both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray? Doesn't that end the whole format war, much like the DVD+-RW drives ended the writeable DVD format war?
But, how do you feel about Blu-Ray technology?
Well, the difference between a DVD at 480p and a HD source at 720p or 1080i is substantial, provided you have quality equipment. If not... blu-ray offers you nothing.
Wish I could remember that site which had the mouseover comparisons of the two formats.
sorry, but this is important:
Our FedEx rep just brought us delicious cup cakes from Starbucks.
UPS: I expect an iPod or a PSP.
That is all.
2008 will be interesting. In 2004 we re-elected a president who is probably the worst public speaker of any president in the last 100 years (or ever?). The contrast between Bush and almost any other future republican candidate will be very apparent.
I see 2008 as being an easy win for the Republicans. Find someone, preferably with good military experience (say, John McCain), position them slightly closer to the center, pair them with a Rudy Giuliani type (pro-choice, but conservative), and run on a position of fiscal responsiblity.
Versus Hillary Clinton.
Hey no problem. As if this whole discussion is going to go anywhere but "BushSpied(TM), BushLied(TM), BushMcChimpyHitler is EVIL!".
I'm sorry to offend your sensibilities. I'm sure you're one of those people who say "Faux" News, instead of Fox News, and then tune into your little CBS nightly news every night for your "unbiased" dose of reality, while reading the Wash Po or NY Times.
Read the fourth amendment. It's actually pretty clear in what it says.
Yes, it is clear. It protects against "unreasonable" searches and seizures.
How is it unreasonable to have had your phone call listened to if you're calling some islamofacist nutjob?
Great, and what liberty have we given up? Not being able to call terrorists in foreign countries without our phone calls being tapped?
And that's not the full quote.
Have you taken a gander at the people they polled?
http://newsbusters.org/node/4206
Amazing, isn't it?
We're talking about the NY Times here, not a real newspaper.
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How about Racquetball?
I'm sure randomcomputercompany.com offers 4 hour 24/7/365 onsite support.
But this is slashdot, ripping on Dell is cool. Here's a tip boys and girls: pay for good support and you'll get... good support. Crazy idea, I know. Ever use their Gold support? Here's a typical phone call.
1. Dial the US based number for Gold support. Very short hold times, if any.
2. Tell them the problem. Recent example: "The hard drive in one of the Optiplex GX620s that we just bought has failed. I ran the diagnostics and it reported the drive as bad."
3. They ask you for the service tag and may ask you to run the diagnostics again.
4. They offer to have someone there the next day.
5. You instead request that they just ship you a new HD. They say "ok" and overnight one to you.
6. You say bye. They say bye.
Yeah, but isn't that what happens in real life? erhh... wait a second ;)
I was wondering about that myself, but I guess we'll see what it's like when the game is released. I would imagine the level of the zombies' awareness is something they'll heavily test and tweak.
dead rising is where it's at
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You, a mall, thousands of zombies, plenty of things to hit them with. No rules
I apologize for linking to ign, but the gameplay video is insanely awesome:
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/748/748396/vid
I mean, what game can you take traffic cones and stick them over the heads of zombies? Or take shower heads from a hardware store and stick them into the zombie's heads and get an instant blood shower? Or use a giant cactus to fight them with?
Another good upcoming Xbox 360 game: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (16 player online co-op). 4 player offline splitscreen.
Well, I only considered it fitting since the original poster was using infowars.com as a source (and now you're using talkleft.com).
If it's good for the goose it's good for the gander, I guess.
Let me guess... Nick Coleman is your hero.
IN-fucking-SANE
You're talking about John Kerry, right?
doesn't make his actions ok.
most nouns ending in o
Sorry, no dictionaries indexed in the selected category contain the word typoes.
Show me a dictionary or other authoritative source that lists "typoes" as the correct plural form of "typo".
Thanks.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/91/T0449100.html
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
typo
SYLLABICATION: typo
PRONUNCIATION: tp
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. typos
Informal A typographical error.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
typo
One entry found for typo.
Main Entry: typo
Pronunciation: 'tI-(")pO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural typos
Measured as a percentage of GDP the US is #36:
Random countries that spend more (as a % of the GDP):
Do you know what random means? It means I just went through the list of countries and randomly grabbed selected ones. The "list" that the US is part of with these countries is the complete list of the world's nations and their military expenditures as a percentage of their GDP.
Here's a shocker: your country is on that list too (unless you live at the vatican)!