There is not a single Taco Bell in Mexico. That should be hint enough for anybody looking for Mexican food.
Who goes to Taco Bell for Mexican food? I go to Taco Bell for good food, and I'm sure most Taco Bell-goers agree. I'm tired of everyone saying "Taco Bell is not authentic" like they are the first people to come up with that original line. *eye roll*
Maybe it's rare that the government does something better than the private sector, or maybe it's not... but one example can be the mismatched subway lines in Tokyo laid wherever they can turn a profit, versus the EXCELLENTLY pre-planned subway lines in Seoul.
"One of the crucial points in the campaign to win hearts and minds came when Sony offered a solution to the problem that Japanese game publishers had no production capacity or supply infrastructure themselves. After all, under the Nintendo model, Nintendo would make and distribute their software for them... One of the crucial points in the campaign to win hearts and minds came when Sony offered a solution to the problem that Japanese game publishers had no production capacity or supply infrastructure themselves. After all, under the Nintendo model, Nintendo would make and distribute their software for them"
This was the real force behind the success. It brought a massive amount of Japanese-culture into game design. Game developers didn't have to make everything "culture agnostic" if they didn't want to, and this was a big turning point.
Uh, that has nothing to do with the excerpt you quoted. The quote talks about game developers needing a way to get their software to leave their computer and go into a consumer's living room. It has nothing to do with making anything "culturally agnostic" or not.
Have you ever tried to walk 72 miles in a day? Even back in my infantry days I would have called you nuts.
No, that is a long ways. However, I have walked 30 miles in 11 hours with a 55-pound (25kg) ruck, and that was considered slow. Most people did it in 8-10 hours. That includes sock change/blisters/piss/refill water. Every month there are 200-500 new people who do this at a certain US Army course that you probably know.
"Excuse me Mr. ISP, we need to get a tap on your network."
''Do you have a warrant?''
"Yes."
''May I see the warrant?''
"No, it's privileged."
''Ok, can you point me to a judge that authorized this?''
"No, it's privileged."
You don't see a problem with this? How about taken with the fact that law enforcement is legally allowed to lie in the course of their duties?
Did you ignore the part where I said not to assume things that I didn't say?:(
A secret court for the purpose of obtaining wiretap warrants that require secrecy (for example, to protect sources' lives or technical collection means) is a good idea, in my opinion and likely in yours, as well.
Don't try to guess any further about how I feel. I'm only asserting what I specifically said here, and GP is a little too weird above.
South Korea has been a democracy for barely two decades. It has seen one 'peaceful' democractic coup d'etat shortly after the Korean War, and then three military coup d'etats in the fifty years since. The most recent was in 1979/1980, when the KCIA Director (acting essentially alone with no co-conspirators) assassinated the President of South Korea. This was not the coup d'etat--rather, three months later an unrelated two-star general and his school friends took control of the South Korean government by force, mobilizing several divisions to quash anti-coup forces. He held power for eight years, and decided not to run for reelection. His main partner in the coup ran for President, and in a seemingly fair election (the other two main candidates split the vote), won the seat and began instituting serious democratic reforms.
But you DID accept debt, you just paid if off quickly, it still existed even if you did get in before interest was due. It's the fact that you used the credit system that gave you a good rating.
I said exactly that. I was replying to this comment:
It's not merely "financial issues" but also a person's willingness to accept debt. You cannot have a good credit score if you do not maintain a certain amount of debt.
Wow, good post. There are some things I don't agree with (Japan may have the ability to develop nuclear weapons in an extremely short time, but that's not the same as having a stockpile right now), but I liked it so much I would have modded it up highly. Hopefully some others can do that in my place.
You do not need to maintain a certain amount of debt, as many people erroneously believe. I have used a credit card to pay for almost everything in the last few years, and I pay off the full balance at least a couple times each month. I have only paid interest a small number of times when I was busy or just forgot to make a payment, and my card has no 'annual fee'. I have a phenomenal credit score. You forget that the credit companies don't just make their money off interest or yearly payments, but also off the merchants.
You only need to use your credit account semi-regularly in order to build a good score. You don't have to "hold onto" debt or have interest assessed. Credit companies are more than happy to make merchant money off of somebody who is always good for their money.
But considering how sensitive active sonar is, how strong does a ping need to be in order for its reflection to be received by the passive component of the targeting system?
Due to a submarines' anechoic tiles, you will have a hard time detecting a submarine by active sonar unless you are within just a few miles of it. Really, that is an impressive detection radius, but not when compared to the size of the oceans.
Of course, you stipulated "stop-and-go traffic" in which case a huge portion of your gasoline is used to heat up your brake rotors. Fair enough. But 65mph cannot possibly be a magic number given similar acceleration profiles.
I guess you have obtained all this information from the same people that informed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction?
I see no reason to trust any information provided by the US
I'm in a bit of a hurry to get back to work, so this is just a copy/paste of a previous comment I made a few weeks ago. It doesn't quite match up with your comment, but it contains everything I wanted to say in my response, anyway:
I like talking about this, so let's rumble. We all know the Korean War officially began in 1950, and unofficially ended in 1953, with only a ceasefire, but no proper "end of the war", etc. I'll only cover the main post-war incidents:
In 1968, the Blue House Raid occurred, in which 31 highly trained North Korean operatives were sent across the DMZ in secret to assassinate Park Jeong-hee, then-President/dictator of South Korea, and nearly succeeded.
One week later in 1968, the signals intelligence ship "USS Pueblo" is captured in international waters, and the crew were held for a year before being released at the JSA. The ship is still held by North Korea and is used as a floating anti-US museum. The ship is also still on the US Navy's register.
In 1974, a North Korean agent attempted to assassinate Park Jeong-hee during a speech, missing the President but fatally wounding his wife by chance (she was in the line of the bullets fired at the President). He continued his speech a few minutes later in the same auditorium, even after his wife was rushed out of the room to the hospital, where she later died. Youtube video of the attempt (the person being carried is his wife).
In 1976, the "Axe Murder Incident" occured in which American soldiers attempting to trim a poplar tree that was blocking line-of-sight to a friendly checkpoint, where numerous attempts by North Korean soldiers stationed at the JSA had been made to kidnap South Korean soldiers. On the day of the Axe Murder Incident, US soldiers began trimming the tree, only to be assaulted by North Korean soldiers carrying blunt weapons. They picked up axes dropped by the trimmers, and went on to kill two US soldiers and wounding eleven other US troops. The US reaction (code-named Operation Paul Bunyan) was very interesting, but you should visit the link above to read about it.
Between 1977 and 1983, the North Korean government orchestrated the abductions of dozens of Japanese citizens semi-randomly for use in educating their agents abroad.
In 1983, North Korea placed three bombs in the ceiling of a Rangoon, Burma mausoleum memorial that South Korean president Jeon Du-hwan was to visit. Due to a mistake in the performance, the music announcing the arrival of the President was initiated a few moments too soon, and the bombs were detonated prematurely. 21 people were killed and twice as many wounded, and amongst the dead were several of the highest-ranking Korean cabinet members. Youtube video of the destructive and bloody aftermath.
In 1987, two North Korean agents planted a time bomb in Korean Air Flight 858, which exploded in mid-air, killing 115 people. Both agents were arrested for use of fake passports, and both bit down on cyanide capsules hidden in cigarettes. One of the agents survived, and said that the attack was undertaken to destabilize the South Korean government, disrupt upcoming el
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There is not a single Taco Bell in Mexico. That should be hint enough for anybody looking for Mexican food.
Who goes to Taco Bell for Mexican food? I go to Taco Bell for good food, and I'm sure most Taco Bell-goers agree. I'm tired of everyone saying "Taco Bell is not authentic" like they are the first people to come up with that original line. *eye roll*
Maybe it's rare that the government does something better than the private sector, or maybe it's not... but one example can be the mismatched subway lines in Tokyo laid wherever they can turn a profit, versus the EXCELLENTLY pre-planned subway lines in Seoul.
"One of the crucial points in the campaign to win hearts and minds came when Sony offered a solution to the problem that Japanese game publishers had no production capacity or supply infrastructure themselves. After all, under the Nintendo model, Nintendo would make and distribute their software for them ... One of the crucial points in the campaign to win hearts and minds came when Sony offered a solution to the problem that Japanese game publishers had no production capacity or supply infrastructure themselves. After all, under the Nintendo model, Nintendo would make and distribute their software for them"
This was the real force behind the success. It brought a massive amount of Japanese-culture into game design. Game developers didn't have to make everything "culture agnostic" if they didn't want to, and this was a big turning point.
Uh, that has nothing to do with the excerpt you quoted. The quote talks about game developers needing a way to get their software to leave their computer and go into a consumer's living room. It has nothing to do with making anything "culturally agnostic" or not.
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Also, you made me read that quote twice.
You dawg, I heard you like Windows, so we put Windows in your Windows so you can BSOD while you BSOD.
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WTF 'near-instantaneous'? You must have never flown on anything but private learjets.
You must have never taken a boat anywhere.
Hah. That made me laugh. ;)
Yeah.
Iambic, too.
What am I welcome for?
snicker.
Have you ever tried to walk 72 miles in a day? Even back in my infantry days I would have called you nuts.
No, that is a long ways. However, I have walked 30 miles in 11 hours with a 55-pound (25kg) ruck, and that was considered slow. Most people did it in 8-10 hours. That includes sock change/blisters/piss/refill water. Every month there are 200-500 new people who do this at a certain US Army course that you probably know.
A day's walk at 3mph could be as much as 72 miles. 3mph is a moderate pace. Not fast, not slow.
So did French Stewart.
Hey, my name's French!
Why is the background radiation any more of an "absolute" frame of reference than that of my house on the surface of the earth?
"Excuse me Mr. ISP, we need to get a tap on your network." ''Do you have a warrant?'' "Yes." ''May I see the warrant?'' "No, it's privileged." ''Ok, can you point me to a judge that authorized this?'' "No, it's privileged."
You don't see a problem with this? How about taken with the fact that law enforcement is legally allowed to lie in the course of their duties?
Did you ignore the part where I said not to assume things that I didn't say? :(
A secret court for the purpose of obtaining wiretap warrants that require secrecy (for example, to protect sources' lives or technical collection means) is a good idea, in my opinion and likely in yours, as well.
Don't try to guess any further about how I feel. I'm only asserting what I specifically said here, and GP is a little too weird above.
South Korea was a democracy... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea are you sure youre not talking bout north korea? weird weird...
South Korea has been a democracy for barely two decades. It has seen one 'peaceful' democractic coup d'etat shortly after the Korean War, and then three military coup d'etats in the fifty years since. The most recent was in 1979/1980, when the KCIA Director (acting essentially alone with no co-conspirators) assassinated the President of South Korea. This was not the coup d'etat--rather, three months later an unrelated two-star general and his school friends took control of the South Korean government by force, mobilizing several divisions to quash anti-coup forces. He held power for eight years, and decided not to run for reelection. His main partner in the coup ran for President, and in a seemingly fair election (the other two main candidates split the vote), won the seat and began instituting serious democratic reforms.
Korea's democracy is brand new.
But you DID accept debt, you just paid if off quickly, it still existed even if you did get in before interest was due. It's the fact that you used the credit system that gave you a good rating.
I said exactly that. I was replying to this comment:
It's not merely "financial issues" but also a person's willingness to accept debt. You cannot have a good credit score if you do not maintain a certain amount of debt.
Wow, good post. There are some things I don't agree with (Japan may have the ability to develop nuclear weapons in an extremely short time, but that's not the same as having a stockpile right now), but I liked it so much I would have modded it up highly. Hopefully some others can do that in my place.
You do not need to maintain a certain amount of debt, as many people erroneously believe. I have used a credit card to pay for almost everything in the last few years, and I pay off the full balance at least a couple times each month. I have only paid interest a small number of times when I was busy or just forgot to make a payment, and my card has no 'annual fee'. I have a phenomenal credit score. You forget that the credit companies don't just make their money off interest or yearly payments, but also off the merchants.
You only need to use your credit account semi-regularly in order to build a good score. You don't have to "hold onto" debt or have interest assessed. Credit companies are more than happy to make merchant money off of somebody who is always good for their money.
...I wonta 'ave a baby.
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And from now on, I want you to call me 'Loretta'.
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There goes a manta ray!
But considering how sensitive active sonar is, how strong does a ping need to be in order for its reflection to be received by the passive component of the targeting system?
Due to a submarines' anechoic tiles, you will have a hard time detecting a submarine by active sonar unless you are within just a few miles of it. Really, that is an impressive detection radius, but not when compared to the size of the oceans.
It would be quite remarkable to have video footage of polar bears in the Antarctic.
They only come out of hibernation when the sun is eclipsed by Mars. That's why you hardly see them.
Of course, you stipulated "stop-and-go traffic" in which case a huge portion of your gasoline is used to heat up your brake rotors. Fair enough. But 65mph cannot possibly be a magic number given similar acceleration profiles.
Did you do the math for 88mph, yet?
I guess you have obtained all this information from the same people that informed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction? I see no reason to trust any information provided by the US
I'm in a bit of a hurry to get back to work, so this is just a copy/paste of a previous comment I made a few weeks ago. It doesn't quite match up with your comment, but it contains everything I wanted to say in my response, anyway:
I like talking about this, so let's rumble. We all know the Korean War officially began in 1950, and unofficially ended in 1953, with only a ceasefire, but no proper "end of the war", etc. I'll only cover the main post-war incidents:
In 1968, the Blue House Raid occurred, in which 31 highly trained North Korean operatives were sent across the DMZ in secret to assassinate Park Jeong-hee, then-President/dictator of South Korea, and nearly succeeded.
One week later in 1968, the signals intelligence ship "USS Pueblo" is captured in international waters, and the crew were held for a year before being released at the JSA. The ship is still held by North Korea and is used as a floating anti-US museum. The ship is also still on the US Navy's register.
In 1974, a North Korean agent attempted to assassinate Park Jeong-hee during a speech, missing the President but fatally wounding his wife by chance (she was in the line of the bullets fired at the President). He continued his speech a few minutes later in the same auditorium, even after his wife was rushed out of the room to the hospital, where she later died. Youtube video of the attempt (the person being carried is his wife).
In 1976, the "Axe Murder Incident" occured in which American soldiers attempting to trim a poplar tree that was blocking line-of-sight to a friendly checkpoint, where numerous attempts by North Korean soldiers stationed at the JSA had been made to kidnap South Korean soldiers. On the day of the Axe Murder Incident, US soldiers began trimming the tree, only to be assaulted by North Korean soldiers carrying blunt weapons. They picked up axes dropped by the trimmers, and went on to kill two US soldiers and wounding eleven other US troops. The US reaction (code-named Operation Paul Bunyan) was very interesting, but you should visit the link above to read about it.
Between 1977 and 1983, the North Korean government orchestrated the abductions of dozens of Japanese citizens semi-randomly for use in educating their agents abroad.
In 1983, North Korea placed three bombs in the ceiling of a Rangoon, Burma mausoleum memorial that South Korean president Jeon Du-hwan was to visit. Due to a mistake in the performance, the music announcing the arrival of the President was initiated a few moments too soon, and the bombs were detonated prematurely. 21 people were killed and twice as many wounded, and amongst the dead were several of the highest-ranking Korean cabinet members. Youtube video of the destructive and bloody aftermath.
In 1987, two North Korean agents planted a time bomb in Korean Air Flight 858, which exploded in mid-air, killing 115 people. Both agents were arrested for use of fake passports, and both bit down on cyanide capsules hidden in cigarettes. One of the agents survived, and said that the attack was undertaken to destabilize the South Korean government, disrupt upcoming el