Yeah I hate it when I have some fucking businessman screaming at some guy in Japan next me for 6 hours while I'm are trying to sleep...
Oh, wait, I don't want the cellphones gone for greedy reasons like that. Its the science. I swear. The annoying businessman is in the way of SCIENCE! Not only that, he's a Terrorist. Lock him up.
On a personal note, I can't wait to get my preordered copy! I've been looking forward to this documentary more so than HHGTG and Star Wars ROTS.
Congradulations. You have passed from being a Nerd to being a SuperNerd where even regular nerds and geeks throw rocks at your and steal your lunchmoney.
I, on the other hand, don't give a flying expletive who they are or what their visa status is, as long as they don't have a weapon.
You, good sir, have no idea what the fuck you are talking about.
A team of 4-8 persons, properly trained in unarmed combat, have no need of weapons to take over an airplane.
How "smudged" was the ink? Did the cashier compare the appearance of the bills to other bills in his drawer? Did he look for the watermark present in new bills?
Compare to what? How the fuck often do you see a two dollar bill? And two dollar bills dont have water marks, smart one.
Your point is valid, but fails when it applies to percentages of the population.
Very very very few people belive that the Earth is flat and revolves around the sun.
Creationists compose a much larger percentage of the population
My teacher when I was in the 7th grade was the lucky one who got to bring up evolution, and the way I thought he did it was classic.
His statement was that he was going to teach us the theory of evolution and went on to explain how he was teaching that, but not creationism, because it was supported by evidence. He then went on to say that he wanst requiring us to belive it, only to know what the theory was, and that he wouldnt think less of any of us for not believing a word he said.
This was in the middle of a small town in northern Indiana, and 95% of the population went to church every sunday (I was in the other 5%). Not one of the parents objected to that teaching method.
I know a good number of people who are creationist.
Most of them are not crazy zealots who want creationism to be taught in school and evolution be barred.
They would just prefer that it be just mentioned that not everyone agrees with evolution.
Personally, I belive that the bible and evolution are not mutually exclusive, but I respect others views; even when they aren't necessarily logical.
In addition to being the penultimate search engine, Google is becoming quite feature-rich as well. It's pretty interesting to realize the subtle way in which they've risen to the top by simply providing what people want -- no more, no less -- in this age when we are saturated with online advertising on every other Internet site.
FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY
- Gallic Wars
- Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian.
- Hundred Years War
- Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Sainted.
- Italian Wars
- Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians.
- Wars of Religion
- France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots
- Thirty Years War
- France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her.
- War of Revolution
- Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux.
- The Dutch War
- Tied
- War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War
- Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power.
- War of the Spanish Succession
- Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since.
- American Revolution
- In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."
- French Revolution
- Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French.
- The Napoleonic Wars
- Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer.
- The Franco-Prussian War
- Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.
- World War I
- Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States. Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.
- World War II
- Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song.
- War in Indochina
- Lost. French forces plead sickness; take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu
- Algerian Rebellion
- Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; "We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux.
- War on Terrorism
- France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Attempts to surrender to Vietnamese ambassador fail after he takes refuge in a McDonald's.
that is, of course, assuming, people only buy computers to play games. whilst certainly a concearn to some, one could look at what is available, and determine if that will be enough to satiate their needs.
maybe though, the 20% have already taken the games and whatever into account, and still plan on switching, whereas the 80% decided they couldn't do without them, or the ones which are available.
of course its probably neither.
Mac's are generally high-end machines ( yeah I know the mini is the greatest thing since sliced white bread but lets be honest, its the exception, not the rule. ) that are designed to do heavy stuff.
80-90% of the comsumers out there that want a high end machine are doing it for *drum roll* games!
And what crappy OS are they stuck with?
Windows!
At least with my high end PC that I spent the GNP of several small african nations on I can get a second hard drive and slap in Gentoo or Fedora (maybe get in some Doom 3 action..)
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But those aren't the ones the corporations are hiring.
> Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these clusters for virtual servers?!?
Only if they are in Soviet Russia.
Yeah I hate it when I have some fucking businessman screaming at some guy in Japan next me for 6 hours while I'm are trying to sleep...
Oh, wait, I don't want the cellphones gone for greedy reasons like that. Its the science. I swear. The annoying businessman is in the way of SCIENCE! Not only that, he's a Terrorist. Lock him up.
I don't see it far fetched if small to midsized IT companies formed an organization to keep a eye on the patent office.
Does this mean I get to wear a cool fedora ... ?
As long as its a red one, you should be good to go.
You forgot 5 stars.
* hands over pocket protector shaped trophy *
You are seeing laser beams in outer fucking space and you can hear things in a vaccume.
Star Wars is many things, scientific is not one of them.
We just liked him more than Kerry.
Cheers.
The same thing applies to with weapons.
A team of 4-8 persons, properly trained in unarmed combat, have no need of weapons to take over an airplane.
But can you make a beowulf cluster out of lightsabers in soviet russia?
Having seen some of those 'screener's I only want to say this.
Anyone who watches those shouldnt be jailed, but locked up in a mental institution for assailing their brains with that shit.
I mean seriously, you are watching a movie recorded on a freaking handheld camera.
Does anyone else see this getting shot down as prior art in court?
Galileo was 400 years ago, the sum of scientific knowlage has expanded somewhat in the meanwhile.
How about this, if YOU want to tell some kid that his pastor is a fucking moron that is pumping his brain full of shit, go RIGHT ahead.
The rest of us have to operate in the REAL world where you have to at least PRETEND to RESPECT fucking dumbasses.
As much as i love to bash the brass hats at the pentagon, the argument is flawed.
The whole 'per plane' argument in particular fails because the cost per-plane drops drastically when you increase the numbers that you order
Its all in the economy of size.
Your point is valid, but fails when it applies to percentages of the population.
Very very very few people belive that the Earth is flat and revolves around the sun.
Creationists compose a much larger percentage of the population
My teacher when I was in the 7th grade was the lucky one who got to bring up evolution, and the way I thought he did it was classic.
His statement was that he was going to teach us the theory of evolution and went on to explain how he was teaching that, but not creationism, because it was supported by evidence. He then went on to say that he wanst requiring us to belive it, only to know what the theory was, and that he wouldnt think less of any of us for not believing a word he said.
This was in the middle of a small town in northern Indiana, and 95% of the population went to church every sunday (I was in the other 5%). Not one of the parents objected to that teaching method.
I know a good number of people who are creationist.
Most of them are not crazy zealots who want creationism to be taught in school and evolution be barred. They would just prefer that it be just mentioned that not everyone agrees with evolution.
Personally, I belive that the bible and evolution are not mutually exclusive, but I respect others views; even when they aren't necessarily logical.
Step 8: Make a Beowulf cluster of hookers. ...
Step 9:
Step 10: Profit!
Penultimate mean next to last
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=penultim
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/victories.ht
Mac's are generally high-end machines ( yeah I know the mini is the greatest thing since sliced white bread but lets be honest, its the exception, not the rule. ) that are designed to do heavy stuff.
80-90% of the comsumers out there that want a high end machine are doing it for *drum roll* games!
And what crappy OS are they stuck with?
Windows!
At least with my high end PC that I spent the GNP of several small african nations on I can get a second hard drive and slap in Gentoo or Fedora (maybe get in some Doom 3 action..)
1) Buy a bunch of linux-based robots! ...
2) Make em into a giant Beowulf Cluster!
3)
4) Profit!
5) Use em to invade Soviet Russia!
Can a beowulf cluster of these run Linux in Soviet Russia?
Kinda like the XBot from Ctrl-Alt-Del