"Where was the Linux capability mentioned, by Sony, to woo customers?"
Let's see, on Slashdot it was advertised, it was advertised on Sony's website quite often (check archive.org) and IIRC I even saw the mention of Linux in one of their TV ads. My visual memory sucks since my accident so I can't be too sure on that one.
"Why would you want to go to all the trouble and energy of escaping the Earth's gravity well, only to drop back into another gravity well?"
Uh, duh. Helium-3 for energy. use the moon as a more efficient launching station for missions with 1/6 Earth's gravity and loads of Helium-3 for energy.
The level of atmospheric CO2 in the Martian atmosphere would cause severely stunted growth, if anything grew at all. Plants don't like more than about 1000-1500 PPM CO2, any higher than that and you start hitting problems.
Now to address something else said (not by you, by the one you replied to)
"You ever tried to water your plants with a several parts dirt to every part granular ice?"
Guess how hydroponics works? It was shown that dirtied water performed better than pure, ever since... the 1600s? In natural conditions, soil acts as a mineral nutrient reservoir but the soil itself is not essential to plant growth. When the mineral nutrients in the soil dissolve in water, plant roots are able to absorb them.
"Vegan diets are extremely unhealthy for pregnant women and young children, even leading to miscarriage, disfigurement or death."
Excuse me, there was an actual TRIAL against a vegan couple who essentially nutritionally starved their child on soy milk and apple sauce. You want to repeat that nonsense?
"Getting sufficient iron from plant-only sources, while possible, is impractical because the concentrations are so low."
This is actually true in the case of most supermarket foods, and our food's nutritional value has STEADILY been decreasing over the past 50+ years according to the USDA.
"Most [vegans] also either choose not to have children or have passed child rearing age when they change their diet as well."
Now this one I can almost certainly state is misinformation, you are correct.
"The continued survival of the world's vegan population is as a result of the world gravitiating [sic] toward laws that artificially eliminate darwinism.;)"
Yea, that's nonsense too. The survival of the vegan population is going to be dependent upon tons of supplements in the future as our food quality continues to decline and GM foods potentially start screwing with our fertility rates.
"A vegan diet with supplements is just as healthy as a normal diet AFAIK."
Tell that to my friend who is on a Vegan diet with full supplements and is slowly wasting away. It's sad she won't listen, she's gone from 5'8" 160 (quite healthy and she had great muscle tone) to being about 90 pounds and looking like she's been on a crack binge. All this despite a change in exercise and diet and following the doctor's advice.
"Getting sufficient iron from plant-only sources, while possible, is impractical because the concentrations are so low"
Quit eating lettuce. Spinach, Sheep's Quarter, Kale, and much more are just LOADED with iron and other minerals. Most typical lettuces are wasteful water and energy-wise in growth, and a nutritional waste during eating, plus usually a waste of calories. There are far healthier alternatives than the typical easily-grown stuff you find in the supermarkets.
Yes - the retailers should charge Microsoft/Bungie for all current unsold copies on the shelves since they can't hold up to what they're advertising on the box.
"That wikipedia article doesn't directly cite a source for the rule that you can use the apostrophe for a plural when just an s"
Wikipedia shouldn't have to cite it when the rule is in almost every single McMillan or McGraw English school book ever written. I still have my 9th and 10th grade English books, and they both say the same thing about apostrophes.
You need to understand something here, because it's painfully obvious you don't get it.
I paid for the game. The game advertises multiplayer directly on the box. It advertises *ONLINE* multiplayer on the box. This game is still being sold in game stores and rented out from renting places.
Not getting that is false advertising, despite the XBL service having been turned off.
"Microsoft didn't take away the ability to play via system link, split screen, or single player. That's what a customer purchasing Halo 2 "legally paid for.""
No it's not, as multiplayer is specifically advertised on the game packaging.
"No one has taken away any ability to use something for which they have paid"
And here you're absolutely wrong. Now I have a half-working game that constantly advertises multiplayer that won't work.
Hang on, let me take your fuel lines away from your car, you don't need those, and I haven't taken away your ability to use something that you've paid for, it still mostly operates!
You're a moron if you think something wasn't taken away.
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"A coupon good for $12.50 at any sony store, and if you are lucky best buy."
I see someone has no clue how class action settlements or judgments work.
I'm poised to see at least $250 from EA over Spore, as are most others involved in the suit, *IF* the judge approves.
It's all dependent upon the judge, and constitution.
"Where was the Linux capability mentioned, by Sony, to woo customers?"
Let's see, on Slashdot it was advertised, it was advertised on Sony's website quite often (check archive.org) and IIRC I even saw the mention of Linux in one of their TV ads. My visual memory sucks since my accident so I can't be too sure on that one.
"I like shooters and the Wii has no selection for adult oriented games."
What? Buddy there are plenty of FPS shooters on the Wii. Here is a list for you and Keesa is a Wii adult game.
Try looking harder on the shelves sometime, or ignore the NA market and look in other markets.
The manual will state it if it's *ANY* fat PS3.
I still have my box - it's stated RIGHT ON THE SIDE.
it was also heavily advertised on Sony's website - thank you archive.org.
"Why would you want to go to all the trouble and energy of escaping the Earth's gravity well, only to drop back into another gravity well?"
Uh, duh. Helium-3 for energy. use the moon as a more efficient launching station for missions with 1/6 Earth's gravity and loads of Helium-3 for energy.
News for you:
The level of atmospheric CO2 in the Martian atmosphere would cause severely stunted growth, if anything grew at all. Plants don't like more than about 1000-1500 PPM CO2, any higher than that and you start hitting problems.
Now to address something else said (not by you, by the one you replied to)
"You ever tried to water your plants with a several parts dirt to every part granular ice?"
Guess how hydroponics works? It was shown that dirtied water performed better than pure, ever since... the 1600s? In natural conditions, soil acts as a mineral nutrient reservoir but the soil itself is not essential to plant growth. When the mineral nutrients in the soil dissolve in water, plant roots are able to absorb them.
Not even close. The biggest assholes in the mammal class are primates.
Goats will just butt you and piss all over your stuff and eat it.
Talk to any zookeeper and you'll hear the exact same story.
"Vegan diets are extremely unhealthy for pregnant women and young children, even leading to miscarriage, disfigurement or death."
Excuse me, there was an actual TRIAL against a vegan couple who essentially nutritionally starved their child on soy milk and apple sauce. You want to repeat that nonsense?
"Getting sufficient iron from plant-only sources, while possible, is impractical because the concentrations are so low."
This is actually true in the case of most supermarket foods, and our food's nutritional value has STEADILY been decreasing over the past 50+ years according to the USDA.
"Most [vegans] also either choose not to have children or have passed child rearing age when they change their diet as well."
Now this one I can almost certainly state is misinformation, you are correct.
"The continued survival of the world's vegan population is as a result of the world gravitiating [sic] toward laws that artificially eliminate darwinism. ;)"
Yea, that's nonsense too. The survival of the vegan population is going to be dependent upon tons of supplements in the future as our food quality continues to decline and GM foods potentially start screwing with our fertility rates.
"there's already soy modified to produces omega-3."
And if I recall correctly, after three generations of hamsters being fed on that modified soy, they were 100% incapable of reproducing.
No thanks.
"A vegan diet with supplements is just as healthy as a normal diet AFAIK."
Tell that to my friend who is on a Vegan diet with full supplements and is slowly wasting away. It's sad she won't listen, she's gone from 5'8" 160 (quite healthy and she had great muscle tone) to being about 90 pounds and looking like she's been on a crack binge. All this despite a change in exercise and diet and following the doctor's advice.
"Getting sufficient iron from plant-only sources, while possible, is impractical because the concentrations are so low"
Quit eating lettuce. Spinach, Sheep's Quarter, Kale, and much more are just LOADED with iron and other minerals. Most typical lettuces are wasteful water and energy-wise in growth, and a nutritional waste during eating, plus usually a waste of calories. There are far healthier alternatives than the typical easily-grown stuff you find in the supermarkets.
Guess it is time I made my own version to compete, and show them what crap they've become.
Yes - the retailers should charge Microsoft/Bungie for all current unsold copies on the shelves since they can't hold up to what they're advertising on the box.
That's all you see. HP still makes tons of things, even medical equipment. My x-rays were taken using an HP piece of equipment.
www.hp.com/go/medical
Apparently you haven't heard about a Florida community that sued a person in another state for offensive materials and won.
"Can these actions be defended as anything other than job security?"
I would do the exact same thing for backup purposes, and since that is sensitive information encryption is preferred.
In fact, that's *EXACTLY* how I make backups of my important business files.
"but it was bought and paid for by the City of San Francisco"
Excuse me, it was bought and paid for by THE PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Paid through our tax money, which also means it was paid for through *HIS* tax money.
Cantenna FTW. As long as you've got uninterrupted LOS you can leech freely!
"That wikipedia article doesn't directly cite a source for the rule that you can use the apostrophe for a plural when just an s"
Wikipedia shouldn't have to cite it when the rule is in almost every single McMillan or McGraw English school book ever written. I still have my 9th and 10th grade English books, and they both say the same thing about apostrophes.
I was asking for proof from Lumpy, not you.
Lumpy made the nonsense claim.
You need to understand something here, because it's painfully obvious you don't get it.
I paid for the game. The game advertises multiplayer directly on the box. It advertises *ONLINE* multiplayer on the box. This game is still being sold in game stores and rented out from renting places.
Not getting that is false advertising, despite the XBL service having been turned off.
"Microsoft didn't take away the ability to play via system link, split screen, or single player. That's what a customer purchasing Halo 2 "legally paid for.""
No it's not, as multiplayer is specifically advertised on the game packaging.
Oops, I don't have multiplayer access.
And the game is still being sold in stores.
False advertising.
"No one has taken away any ability to use something for which they have paid"
And here you're absolutely wrong. Now I have a half-working game that constantly advertises multiplayer that won't work.
Hang on, let me take your fuel lines away from your car, you don't need those, and I haven't taken away your ability to use something that you've paid for, it still mostly operates!
You're a moron if you think something wasn't taken away.
*goes back to playing PS2 games online*
"Not many people play the same game online for six years, so I doubt many people even care."
Quake 3, Urban Terror, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, WoW, Everquest, Hell I still see people paying DOOM I and II deathmatches still.
What nonsense are you spewing?