Don't get me wrong; I'm an American and think this country - as a whole - is generally pretty great, but, sadly, I don't recall seeing many lists recently that objectively rank the USA as #1 - at least for anything positive...
Well we are assuming the dealer wasn't also an idiot who would risk $35M worth of drugs for an electronic device you can get brand new for $500, $800 tops with all the options.
In the rubble investigators uncovered a vehicle identification number on a piece of wreckage that seemed suspiciously obliterated.
A search of our crime records returned a match: the number belonged to a rented van reported stolen the day before the attack. An Islamic fundamentalist named Mohammad Salameh had rented the vehicle, we learned, and on March 4, an FBI SWAT team arrested him as he tried in vain to get his $400 deposit back.
... modeled the win-loss history of all Division I teams as a weighted network. The network included information from 5242 games played during the 2011-2012 season. From this, teams came be ranked using tools from graph theory...
... you obviously don't have enough time to keep up with sports.
He can't release it or George will sue him into oblivion. We'll never get to see it. So why even tell us it exists?
The lesson I took from telling us is that George *could* have made better movies if he had concentrated less on merchandising angles, dumbing things down for toddlers and whatever else is rattling around in his addled brain - like making Han shoot first - and concentrate more on telling a good, crisp, clean and, perhaps, semi-adult story. While the original three Star Wars films are not perfect, they're an order of magnitude better than the prequels, especially considering they were made using a lot less technology and resources.
Some times, I feel like the OS makers don't know what they're doing. While I seldom ever use the Start menu on Win 7... it doesn't mean I never use it.
For me, I don't understand this fascination with "search to run" - which seems to at the core of the new Windows 8 desktop. An example given is running a Control Panel app that start with the word "input" - seriously, given on a MS blog. They say, just type "input" and select from the list shown on your desktop. (I find live/active desktops very annoying, btw)
Umm... When *I* want to use a Control Panel app, I open the fucking Control Panel and select the app I want to run. Likewise when I want to edit a Word document. I either navigate to and select the document or simply open Word. (I have indexing switched off on all my systems, btw.)
Now, I'm a 20+ year Unix system admin/programmer (and - sigh - Windows), so I may have a different perception of things, but do most people *not* know what's on their computer or where they've stored things?
A good friend of mine still uses Emacs and is super productive. It's a tool, not a toy.
Let me fix that for you kid: Emacs is *the* tool.
I've been using it for 20+ years and with it can still kick ass over people using Eclipse and the like.
[ And don't get me started on people in love with Vi or Vim:-) ]
... I name all my systems "bob".
I also named my dog "Stay". Sure he gets a little confused sometimes -- "Come here, Stay" -- but like the server names, it keeps things interesting.
But the bandwidth itself is already limited to the carrying capacity of the channel... my whole point is that people are arguing for an unattainable standard from those providing the data plans, just because they can concoct an ambiguity in the language used in the advertising...
I agree with you, but was clarifying that, in your examples, the time period doesn't actually matter. Max (or "unlimited") bandwidth over 4x1 week is the same a 1x1 month, etc... In the end, "unlimited" *cannot* literally mean unlimited. "Flat-rate regardless of usage" would be a better phrase.
Another pet-peeve is when something is included for "free" when it should be labeled "at no extra charge". Cox Communications used to promote this in their ads, "Digital service includes HD channels for free." Now they say, "At no additional charge." Thank you!
Ya, I know I'm being pedantic, but critical thinking matters folks.
Can somebody explain to me what they mean by "not smart enough"?
I'll probably get modded down for this, but here are some soap-box examples: People that are either gay, female or both and support Rick Santorum. Women that vote for representatives who then enact legislation requiring mandatory, invasive pre-abortion procedures. Poor and middle-class people that think Mitt Romney, or the Republican Party, actually cares about them. People that think the Democrat Party actually has any balls. And finally, people that believe The President can actually make/change/repeal laws on his own, when that function is actually reserved for Congress. Sigh...
After all, the plan right from the start was limited to monthly periods. So, even if it were "all you can download, as fast as you can download", it would still be limited by "in the span of a month". So this whole argument that their unlimited plan is not allowed to have any limitations at all is ridiculous "entitlement"...
Since those "unlimited" plans are typically offered at a flat-rate, the period is unimportant. The undeniable limit is the available physical bandwidth. The period (eg: per month) is just how often you pay for access to that bandwidth. Changing the period changes nothing with regard to the bandwidth and/or download capability.
Your point about entitlement thinking is valid though.
wants to name his sub "Scarlett" after Scarlett Johansson—that's how sexy this vehicle is
So... not that sexy? Perhaps that's a bit rough - she's okay - but seriously?
Offhand, I can easily think of several other women, and a couple of Italian motorcycles, that are way sexier.:-)
couldn't agree more (pats ducati 1098 lovingly.)
Googled your bike - WOW.
[ Note: I *was* going to say that I could "think of... that are way sexier and smarter" but thought that was too mean:-) ]
wants to name his sub "Scarlett" after Scarlett Johansson—that's how sexy this vehicle is
So... not that sexy? Perhaps that's a bit rough - she's okay - but seriously?
Offhand, I can easily think of several other women, and a couple of Italian motorcycles, that are way sexier.:-)
Not my reasoning, rather the bill and sponsors, and I was just point that out, but ya I'm sure that front cameras will be required at some point. Though, as most people don't back into their driveway or parking spots, issues like that are probably even more rare than for backing up. As for the future, I think one car already has a 360 camera system. I understand how tragic is is for someone who kill a child or pet by accidentally backing over them, but society cannot protect against ALL hazards nor always protect people from themselves. The cost of such measures and the ROI should be a factor and Darwin needs to be respected. I mean NASA set the survival rate target for Apollo astronauts at something like 98% which is basically higher than for crossing the street - damn that's expensive.
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If you want to keep chanting "we're #1", ...
Don't get me wrong; I'm an American and think this country - as a whole - is generally pretty great, but, sadly, I don't recall seeing many lists recently that objectively rank the USA as #1 - at least for anything positive...
Well we are assuming the dealer wasn't also an idiot who would risk $35M worth of drugs for an electronic device you can get brand new for $500, $800 tops with all the options.
Don't bet against the stupidity of criminals. From the FBI report on the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing:
In the rubble investigators uncovered a vehicle identification number on a piece of wreckage that seemed suspiciously obliterated. A search of our crime records returned a match: the number belonged to a rented van reported stolen the day before the attack. An Islamic fundamentalist named Mohammad Salameh had rented the vehicle, we learned, and on March 4, an FBI SWAT team arrested him as he tried in vain to get his $400 deposit back.
Me too... This Tuesday on an all-new House.
... modeled the win-loss history of all Division I teams as a weighted network. The network included information from 5242 games played during the 2011-2012 season. From this, teams came be ranked using tools from graph theory ...
... you obviously don't have enough time to keep up with sports.
We'll all be genetically engineered humans, probably patented by Monsanto, and will then have to pay a licensing fee to reproduce. :-)
- filled with mercury
That's a bit hyperbolic. There's only a very small quantity of mercury in CFLs.
Still, mercury, especially vapor, from a broken bulb is a concern.
I believe there are CFL bulbs made in the USA, but perhaps they're not available where you are.
Sorry to hear you're disappointed. Perhaps they can print a nano-violin and pretend to play it just for you :-)
Ask Spock, Ellen Ripley, or (my favorite) Aeryn Sun. They've been dead at least a few times.
On behalf of your parent post and user Pope, thanks for the definition. Google was apparently broken. :-)
He can't release it or George will sue him into oblivion. We'll never get to see it. So why even tell us it exists?
The lesson I took from telling us is that George *could* have made better movies if he had concentrated less on merchandising angles, dumbing things down for toddlers and whatever else is rattling around in his addled brain - like making Han shoot first - and concentrate more on telling a good, crisp, clean and, perhaps, semi-adult story. While the original three Star Wars films are not perfect, they're an order of magnitude better than the prequels, especially considering they were made using a lot less technology and resources.
Apparently his hemoglobin was magnetized. Yet he's now 80 and still in good health.
Another benefit is that when you're lost, you can just float your dad in a lake as a compass...
In theory.
Thanks Data. :-)
Some times, I feel like the OS makers don't know what they're doing. While I seldom ever use the Start menu on Win 7 ... it doesn't mean I never use it.
For me, I don't understand this fascination with "search to run" - which seems to at the core of the new Windows 8 desktop. An example given is running a Control Panel app that start with the word "input" - seriously, given on a MS blog. They say, just type "input" and select from the list shown on your desktop. (I find live/active desktops very annoying, btw)
Umm... When *I* want to use a Control Panel app, I open the fucking Control Panel and select the app I want to run. Likewise when I want to edit a Word document. I either navigate to and select the document or simply open Word. (I have indexing switched off on all my systems, btw.)
Now, I'm a 20+ year Unix system admin/programmer (and - sigh - Windows), so I may have a different perception of things, but do most people *not* know what's on their computer or where they've stored things?
A good friend of mine still uses Emacs and is super productive. It's a tool, not a toy.
Let me fix that for you kid: Emacs is *the* tool. :-) ]
I've been using it for 20+ years and with it can still kick ass over people using Eclipse and the like.
[ And don't get me started on people in love with Vi or Vim
Is it good or bad when "bob" goes down?
I don't worry, it always comes back up...
... I name all my systems "bob".
I also named my dog "Stay". Sure he gets a little confused sometimes -- "Come here, Stay" -- but like the server names, it keeps things interesting.
If the pupetrator was caught with his pants down then he should be castrated and thown in jail for the rest of his natural.
[ insert Muppet joke here ]
But the bandwidth itself is already limited to the carrying capacity of the channel... my whole point is that people are arguing for an unattainable standard from those providing the data plans, just because they can concoct an ambiguity in the language used in the advertising...
I agree with you, but was clarifying that, in your examples, the time period doesn't actually matter. Max (or "unlimited") bandwidth over 4x1 week is the same a 1x1 month, etc... In the end, "unlimited" *cannot* literally mean unlimited. "Flat-rate regardless of usage" would be a better phrase.
Another pet-peeve is when something is included for "free" when it should be labeled "at no extra charge". Cox Communications used to promote this in their ads, "Digital service includes HD channels for free." Now they say, "At no additional charge." Thank you!
Ya, I know I'm being pedantic, but critical thinking matters folks.
P.S. I like smart, bratty girls :-)
Can somebody explain to me what they mean by "not smart enough"?
I'll probably get modded down for this, but here are some soap-box examples: People that are either gay, female or both and support Rick Santorum. Women that vote for representatives who then enact legislation requiring mandatory, invasive pre-abortion procedures. Poor and middle-class people that think Mitt Romney, or the Republican Party, actually cares about them. People that think the Democrat Party actually has any balls. And finally, people that believe The President can actually make/change/repeal laws on his own, when that function is actually reserved for Congress. Sigh...
After all, the plan right from the start was limited to monthly periods. So, even if it were "all you can download, as fast as you can download", it would still be limited by "in the span of a month". So this whole argument that their unlimited plan is not allowed to have any limitations at all is ridiculous "entitlement"...
Since those "unlimited" plans are typically offered at a flat-rate, the period is unimportant. The undeniable limit is the available physical bandwidth. The period (eg: per month) is just how often you pay for access to that bandwidth. Changing the period changes nothing with regard to the bandwidth and/or download capability.
Your point about entitlement thinking is valid though.
wants to name his sub "Scarlett" after Scarlett Johansson—that's how sexy this vehicle is
So... not that sexy? Perhaps that's a bit rough - she's okay - but seriously? Offhand, I can easily think of several other women, and a couple of Italian motorcycles, that are way sexier. :-)
couldn't agree more (pats ducati 1098 lovingly.)
Googled your bike - WOW. ... that are way sexier and smarter" but thought that was too mean :-) ]
[ Note: I *was* going to say that I could "think of
wants to name his sub "Scarlett" after Scarlett Johansson—that's how sexy this vehicle is
So... not that sexy? Perhaps that's a bit rough - she's okay - but seriously? :-)
Offhand, I can easily think of several other women, and a couple of Italian motorcycles, that are way sexier.
Maybe it's a nitpick, but if you employ quotation marks, you are denoting one of two things - sarcasm or direct quotation.
I didn't see the sentence to which you were referring, but quotes can also be used for other reasons like signaling unusual usage:
Crystals somehow "know" which shape to grow into.
or referring to the word itself rather than its associated concept (see link above):
"Cheese" is derived from a word in Old English.
There are references other than Wikipedia out there as well...
Srsly?
Have something against vowels?
Not my reasoning, rather the bill and sponsors, and I was just point that out, but ya I'm sure that front cameras will be required at some point. Though, as most people don't back into their driveway or parking spots, issues like that are probably even more rare than for backing up. As for the future, I think one car already has a 360 camera system. I understand how tragic is is for someone who kill a child or pet by accidentally backing over them, but society cannot protect against ALL hazards nor always protect people from themselves. The cost of such measures and the ROI should be a factor and Darwin needs to be respected. I mean NASA set the survival rate target for Apollo astronauts at something like 98% which is basically higher than for crossing the street - damn that's expensive.