How many of those "sales" numbers were "XM-ready" cars where the owner never signed up or did not extend whatever free trial was included? There's other allegations of numbers inflation.
You *did* know about that angle to it, right, I mean, with you not being an ignornat fool and everything?
And Stern is not talentless, but he HAS become another Chevy Chase in his old age. He's become what he once held in contempt: the rich kid with the cheerleader girlfriend who drops celebrity names whenever he can.
I'm no Bush fan, but when he started trotting out the 9/11 conspiracy stuff before the last election, and Robin/Artie & Co could be heard just playing "yes, sir" to every allegation Stern spewed, that was it for me. Bash Bush. Fine. But don't trot out a pile of moonbat propagandistic bullshit that by necessioty drags hundreds, if not thousands, of other people through the mud.
And, yeah, the end of his marriage broke him away from a sense of the common guy. How many times do I need to hear about his $500 meals out on the town with his trophy girlfriend and their stupid terrier? Wheee.
How'd they normalize their data? They normaized it the same way every other "scientist" of this ilk does: in a way to get the result they wanted when they started the "study".
Both BMI and IQ are notorious measurements. Yet another "study" that uses correlation to imply casuation. This is not science. It is propaganda.
In a similar vein, I'm waiting for The Lancet's estimates of civilian deaths in Iraq to actually exceed the total population. It's like the number in the 1980's claiming X number of homeless Vietnam vets where X was greater than the number of soldiers ever sent there.
6. Dodge the guerilla groups who want to kill me because I don't believe in their precise and precious brand (either "New & Improved" or "Classic") of theology/ideology/philosophy/fashion sense.
7. Pray I don't catch ebola, cholera, malaria, marburg, rift valley fever, the creeping crud or any other of 1000 viruses, bacteria or parasites.
8. Hope I had enough to eat to even make the walk to the post office.
9. Wonder how many of my children will still be alive when I get home.
10. Wonder if the letter will make it more than 100 feet from the mail box.
11. Die young and in a ditch with a bullet in my head, or my head chopped off, or whatever.
Yes, life is one peril after another in the great American suburban outback.
...so shame on them. The collective "them" that is.
I'm an animation fan (watching and creating and discussing), so way back when Fantasia was going to be released the first time (this was pre-DVD, I think), they were taking pre-orders because the demand seemed really pent up. So I preordered. Went to the store when the call came, and there were about 9000 copies of Fantasia piles up to the ceiling. (rolls eyes) No skin off my nose, but what was the point?
However a complex gaming console is not analogous to a more easily mass produced video tape, so I'm not really sure what my point is here.:-\
As long as I don't do anything wrong why should I worry?
I agree with your basic premise (although I don't think we are anywhere near a police state as the phrase is normally used), but one thing we do need is a cleary stated and consice answer to the above question. There is an answer, but it *is* a fair question.
happily ignore things until it becomes and issue when the police turn up at the front door
And if your wife asks, "Why would they show up up the front door? Give me exact examples." what would you say? It's not that people are that willfully ignorant, it's just that those raising the issue are not succeeding in making the threat seem real enough.
Now I'm getting curious. Might have to pick me up a copy.
It should be in the $20 "greatest hits" bin by now. It's a decent game, but it also doubles as a fun toy. You can just wander around the world and do things. It was the most immersive game I ever played until Oblivion came along.
...and analyze this data in a coherent manner. Sure, lots of folks hate Microsoft, but what does this trend really mean? Is it a long term change or- DIE, IE, DIE! TAKE A TRIP TO THE HOT PLACE, DAMN YOU! FOURTH CIRCLE, SEVENTH FIRE PIT ON THE LEFT, YOU CSS MANGLING PILE OF CRAP. DIIIIIE!!!!
I'm so tired of this counter "argument" to space exploration.
Webguy, if we wait until all problems are solved on Earth, we'll never go past low Earth orbit again. I hate to be the breaker of bad news, but many of the problems on Earth are UNSOLVABLE. They are caused by masses of idiots doing idiotic things, and I don't just mean the current global leadership. There's no amount of money or ingenuity to fix that.
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I thought you disbanded in the early 1970s?
but that doesn't mean I'm OK with having my activities showing up in a database or on a video monitor somewhere.
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Local sales figures for Cones Of Silence are through the roof!
If you argue this you are an ignorant fool.
How many of those "sales" numbers were "XM-ready" cars where the owner never signed up or did not extend whatever free trial was included? There's other allegations of numbers inflation.
You *did* know about that angle to it, right, I mean, with you not being an ignornat fool and everything?
And Stern is not talentless, but he HAS become another Chevy Chase in his old age. He's become what he once held in contempt: the rich kid with the cheerleader girlfriend who drops celebrity names whenever he can.
I'm no Bush fan, but when he started trotting out the 9/11 conspiracy stuff before the last election, and Robin/Artie & Co could be heard just playing "yes, sir" to every allegation Stern spewed, that was it for me. Bash Bush. Fine. But don't trot out a pile of moonbat propagandistic bullshit that by necessioty drags hundreds, if not thousands, of other people through the mud.
And, yeah, the end of his marriage broke him away from a sense of the common guy. How many times do I need to hear about his $500 meals out on the town with his trophy girlfriend and their stupid terrier? Wheee.
How'd they normalize their data? They normaized it the same way every other "scientist" of this ilk does: in a way to get the result they wanted when they started the "study".
Both BMI and IQ are notorious measurements. Yet another "study" that uses correlation to imply casuation. This is not science. It is propaganda.
In a similar vein, I'm waiting for The Lancet's estimates of civilian deaths in Iraq to actually exceed the total population. It's like the number in the 1980's claiming X number of homeless Vietnam vets where X was greater than the number of soldiers ever sent there.
6. Dodge the guerilla groups who want to kill me because I don't believe in their precise and precious brand (either "New & Improved" or "Classic") of theology/ideology/philosophy/fashion sense.
7. Pray I don't catch ebola, cholera, malaria, marburg, rift valley fever, the creeping crud or any other of 1000 viruses, bacteria or parasites.
8. Hope I had enough to eat to even make the walk to the post office.
9. Wonder how many of my children will still be alive when I get home.
10. Wonder if the letter will make it more than 100 feet from the mail box.
11. Die young and in a ditch with a bullet in my head, or my head chopped off, or whatever.
Yes, life is one peril after another in the great American suburban outback.
...so shame on them. The collective "them" that is.
I'm an animation fan (watching and creating and discussing), so way back when Fantasia was going to be released the first time (this was pre-DVD, I think), they were taking pre-orders because the demand seemed really pent up. So I preordered. Went to the store when the call came, and there were about 9000 copies of Fantasia piles up to the ceiling. (rolls eyes) No skin off my nose, but what was the point?
However a complex gaming console is not analogous to a more easily mass produced video tape, so I'm not really sure what my point is here. :-\
Bullshit. It is not a fair question.
OK, it's a fair question in the minds of those who ask it. Better? Cheer up. The Wii is coming. :)
As long as I don't do anything wrong why should I worry?
I agree with your basic premise (although I don't think we are anywhere near a police state as the phrase is normally used), but one thing we do need is a cleary stated and consice answer to the above question. There is an answer, but it *is* a fair question.
happily ignore things until it becomes and issue when the police turn up at the front door
And if your wife asks, "Why would they show up up the front door? Give me exact examples." what would you say? It's not that people are that willfully ignorant, it's just that those raising the issue are not succeeding in making the threat seem real enough.
How do animal extinctions change the Earth's orbit?
As for moving the Earth's orbit, they did that in Gorath.
They cover Antarctica with giant, city-sized rocket engines. Yep. SOLID science fiction, baby.
I dunno. I thought Hell was still using COBOL. Can they even code something like this?
Now I'm getting curious. Might have to pick me up a copy.
It should be in the $20 "greatest hits" bin by now. It's a decent game, but it also doubles as a fun toy. You can just wander around the world and do things. It was the most immersive game I ever played until Oblivion came along.
...and analyze this data in a coherent manner. Sure, lots of folks hate Microsoft, but what does this trend really mean? Is it a long term change or- DIE, IE, DIE! TAKE A TRIP TO THE HOT PLACE, DAMN YOU! FOURTH CIRCLE, SEVENTH FIRE PIT ON THE LEFT, YOU CSS MANGLING PILE OF CRAP. DIIIIIE!!!!
TornadoTitmouse! Yeah! (insert Howard Dean yell here)
I saw the name Eudora and thought I accidentally traveled back to 1995.
Nonsense. I'm almost positive if you time travel, it generally has to be on purpose.
That fresh feeling you get on a clear, crisp spring morning as you run through a field of wildflowers.
No, wait, that's douching.
Wouldn't it be better to grow food instead of engineer food?
What do you think evolution has been doing all these years?
There's nothing more natural than genetic engineering.
Hey, I think I have their new slogan. :)
I'll go start colony 14, and call it Galt. We'll sit back and laugh at the other 13.
I'm so tired of this counter "argument" to space exploration.
Webguy, if we wait until all problems are solved on Earth, we'll never go past low Earth orbit again. I hate to be the breaker of bad news, but many of the problems on Earth are UNSOLVABLE. They are caused by masses of idiots doing idiotic things, and I don't just mean the current global leadership. There's no amount of money or ingenuity to fix that.
I thought it said the CHALLENGING face of gaming, implying gamers are all ugly.
I am not an ugly gamer! I am a human being!
1. Barbie's Horse Adventure II - The Glue Factory
2. The Olsen Twins Take The Moonlite Bunny Ranch
3. Hello Kitty - Blood Feud
4. Final Fantasy VII - Cait Sith Must Die
5. Super Mario's Extreme Masturbation Party Game
Race baiting is now modded insightful. :( I'm sorry, but that's fricken embarassing.
They're quick reads, though, unlike, say, a Wheel Of Time book. And the plot actually advances with each book.