They assume that since some previous gun incidents have been stopped when the gunman had to reload that limiting the amount you can fire off will allow someone to be a hero and tackle the gunman.
Virginia Tech being the obvious counter-example. Near 200 shots fired from stock pistol magazines, I think?
If this is the best innovation in electronics has to offer, I think I'll go find a cave and some rocks to bang together.
Be careful with that rock banging thing. If anyone hears your rocks, there's a good chance that you'll be infringing on a mobile communications patent.
But some of the really old implement wrenches are so short and ornate (i.e. multiple sizes per end, practically multi-tools) that I'm not sure the curve could really provide that much function. For all I know, it was as much for identification or some obscure metal-casting purpose.
The "pro" crank will come with seven zigs and five zags. The "custom" option will end the zigzags with a loop.
Fuck that. If I can't adjust my zig-to-zag ratio in the field to match my planned ride inclines, I might as well be running for all the efficiency I'm going to get.
All you have to do to blow this out of the water is ask him why there isn't a curlicue wrench to give you more leverage in a tight place... not like we haven't been using wrenches for a while.
There almost certainly are. I know I have some curved wrenches in my collection, although it's tough to tell whether the curve is intended to be decorative or functional.
If you go back to the late 1800's there was a proliferation of tool patents for all sorts of weird shit for supposedly functional reasons. Every second blacksmith, carpenter and hardware store owner had an idea for building a better hammer, handplane, tape measure or wrench (or possibly a multi-tool combining all of the above) and ran it into the patent office ASAP. Most of them were overcomplicated bunk, but there were probably a few good ideas...
> I agree. I think the "perjury" comment was there just for inflammatory purposes.
Well, you could make an argument that they're full of shit when they say they're tracking students ratehr than whoever is carrying the badges. But that could just be ignorance rather than perjury.
Why? If nothing else that only supports two stereotypes that are easily proven false.
Yes. Reductio ad absurdum. Mind you, it's a bit of a challenge to get more absurd than the reality of the situation. I mean, firearms in schools are good, but video games are bad? Who comes up with this stuff?!? Is the Colbert writing team branching out into political speech writing?
But hey, since it's your idea why don't you do it?
Because I don't believe that I'd do as good a job as an insider (i.e. an actual American).
Someone needs to set up and publicize an NRA-branded parody site offering a guns-for-games exchange where the site offers free firearms in exchange for violent video games.
It's a list of people with handgun permits. You're free to assume that anyone not on that list won't have a gun, but as leaps of logic go, I'd say it's parachute worthy.
If you know someone is outright lying about something, is it worth your time convincing them they're wrong?
Irrespective of the merits of the argument, it's perfectly legitimate to point out hamfisted attempts at manipulating public opinion and to discuss their motivations and origins. Particularly if you're faced with statements like "I think the ribbon is way better than those old menus", "Visual Studio is simply the best IDE in the world" or "Windows Phone 8 is going to destroy Android" where it's something presented as the personal opinion of a "real person" rather than something wordsmithed by a marketing committee.
> Sheesh, it seems that every post that is pro-microsoft gets these types of personal attacks.
Starting about 300000 uids ago, an interesting trend was noted... every/. story with a Microsoft angle (either about Microsoft or Google, mainly) had a very early "first post" with a definite pro-Microsoft theme. In many cases, the content was only loosely related to the actual story. The poster was always a new account with no previous comment history.
There's a few theories as to who's doing this, but it's generally agreed that it's someone working for Microsoft in one form or another (directly, through some marketing arrangement, etc).
One of the most obvious impacts is that any new pro-Microsoft poster is written off as being one of those throwaway accounts. Another impact is that those posts get modded down to "Troll" so fast most users will never see them.
> Back in the CRT days, "pokers" were annoying. There's no need to physically touch > the screen to point at something on it. Just get close. It was worse with early LCDs > because they were very fragile.
Greasy fingers are nothing... I work with meteorologists. Back in the CRT days, it was standard practice to markup weather charts right on the CRT itself using coloured grease pencils.
Guess what office supply disappeared real fast when we upgraded to LCD's?
Nonetheless, my inclination is to side with RackSpace. When you work proactively, your provider can have technology in place and ready to go so that a DDoS doesn't affect you.
I imagine it's a bit like fire-suppression systems. They're way, way cheaper to have installed before your building catches on fire.
> Oh no. Uwe Boll, Star Wars, Pixar Tech.... Lego Star Wars: The Movie
Not a very... Boll-ish title. How about: Jedi Master: Blockheads 2? That vague sense of action, adventure and continuity while still pissing on the franchise.
Nokia smelled smoke and jump off the platform and into a cold heartless sea and had to hope for Microsoft to save them. They should have put out the fire.
Well, I don't know about putting out the fire, but I'm almost positive they shouldn't have thrown chum into the shark infested waters and rolled in fish guts before jumping. Also, life jackets save lives.
And, just maybe, Elop should have chosen a better metaphor.
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There's an excellent "Cold Or Not" app...
Virginia Tech being the obvious counter-example. Near 200 shots fired from stock pistol magazines, I think?
Be careful with that rock banging thing. If anyone hears your rocks, there's a good chance that you'll be infringing on a mobile communications patent.
Supposedly.
But some of the really old implement wrenches are so short and ornate (i.e. multiple sizes per end, practically multi-tools) that I'm not sure the curve could really provide that much function. For all I know, it was as much for identification or some obscure metal-casting purpose.
Fuck that. If I can't adjust my zig-to-zag ratio in the field to match my planned ride inclines, I might as well be running for all the efficiency I'm going to get.
There almost certainly are. I know I have some curved wrenches in my collection, although it's tough to tell whether the curve is intended to be decorative or functional.
If you go back to the late 1800's there was a proliferation of tool patents for all sorts of weird shit for supposedly functional reasons. Every second blacksmith, carpenter and hardware store owner had an idea for building a better hammer, handplane, tape measure or wrench (or possibly a multi-tool combining all of the above) and ran it into the patent office ASAP. Most of them were overcomplicated bunk, but there were probably a few good ideas...
> I agree. I think the "perjury" comment was there just for inflammatory purposes.
Well, you could make an argument that they're full of shit when they say they're tracking students ratehr than whoever is carrying the badges. But that could just be ignorance rather than perjury.
Yes. Reductio ad absurdum. Mind you, it's a bit of a challenge to get more absurd than the reality of the situation. I mean, firearms in schools are good, but video games are bad? Who comes up with this stuff?!? Is the Colbert writing team branching out into political speech writing?
Because I don't believe that I'd do as good a job as an insider (i.e. an actual American).
Someone needs to set up and publicize an NRA-branded parody site offering a guns-for-games exchange where the site offers free firearms in exchange for violent video games.
> So basically its a map of people without guns
It's a list of people with handgun permits. You're free to assume that anyone not on that list won't have a gun, but as leaps of logic go, I'd say it's parachute worthy.
If you know someone is outright lying about something, is it worth your time convincing them they're wrong?
Irrespective of the merits of the argument, it's perfectly legitimate to point out hamfisted attempts at manipulating public opinion and to discuss their motivations and origins. Particularly if you're faced with statements like "I think the ribbon is way better than those old menus", "Visual Studio is simply the best IDE in the world" or "Windows Phone 8 is going to destroy Android" where it's something presented as the personal opinion of a "real person" rather than something wordsmithed by a marketing committee.
> Sheesh, it seems that every post that is pro-microsoft gets these types of personal attacks.
Starting about 300000 uids ago, an interesting trend was noted... every /. story with a Microsoft angle (either about Microsoft or Google, mainly) had a very early "first post" with a definite pro-Microsoft theme. In many cases, the content was only loosely related to the actual story. The poster was always a new account with no previous comment history.
There's a few theories as to who's doing this, but it's generally agreed that it's someone working for Microsoft in one form or another (directly, through some marketing arrangement, etc).
One of the most obvious impacts is that any new pro-Microsoft poster is written off as being one of those throwaway accounts. Another impact is that those posts get modded down to "Troll" so fast most users will never see them.
> Back in the CRT days, "pokers" were annoying. There's no need to physically touch
> the screen to point at something on it. Just get close. It was worse with early LCDs
> because they were very fragile.
Greasy fingers are nothing... I work with meteorologists. Back in the CRT days, it was standard practice to markup weather charts right on the CRT itself using coloured grease pencils.
Guess what office supply disappeared real fast when we upgraded to LCD's?
At least you didn't get confused about the difference between "knocking down" and "knocking up".
I imagine it's a bit like fire-suppression systems. They're way, way cheaper to have installed before your building catches on fire.
> C) Why didn't they sue two years ago when WP7 was released?
Because nobody in their right mind wanted to buy a WP7 phone?
Wow. You know you went to a weird place when "Tentacle Fuck Bundle only ¥300" is an on-topic reply to anything you wrote...
> Oh no. Uwe Boll, Star Wars, Pixar Tech.... Lego Star Wars: The Movie
Not a very... Boll-ish title. How about: Jedi Master: Blockheads 2? That vague sense of action, adventure and continuity while still pissing on the franchise.
> Every time I search for "tentacle rape furry herm hentai" I get
> zero results from Amazon anyway.
Try amazon.jp...
Ah... I wish I was joking.
Two words: Uwe Boll
I was thinking there might be a bit of the USS Monitor thrown in. It certainly looks about as fast and seaworthy...
> Then you're liable to blow up at any moment.
Well, crap. I guess I should either avoid the other people from my class, or invest in dressier rain gear...
What if your Computer Science degree is also a mathematics degree?
Well, I don't know about putting out the fire, but I'm almost positive they shouldn't have thrown chum into the shark infested waters and rolled in fish guts before jumping. Also, life jackets save lives.
And, just maybe, Elop should have chosen a better metaphor.
> It's about hoping some of them they might respect the flag.
Well, yes. It's a proposed Internet standard; obviously it's based on a large degree of hope with a side order of anticipated disappointment.
> It's a "social" solution, and possibly the best social solution possible.
A "social" solution for what's essentially sociopathic behaviour? You're right, I just don't understand DNT.