I couldnt really understand the rest of what they said over the constant acknowledgments from Mac (sou sou), but she asked who the other guy was and made a comment.
He had a bad accent, but what did I expect from someone who memorized three expressions for a tv commercial?
That was said a little causticly, but I agree completely.
There is no "perfect" voting method, and paper ballots proved it. There will always be people too stupid to use it, they will be the loudest about how the ballots are "flawed", and then we have dozens of complicated methods spring up that dont even work for competent people.
Are you fucking INSANE?!
This is the typical bullshit that the parent was talking about! EVERYTHING IS A PLOT! THAT SLASHDOT POST WAS A REPUBLICAN PLOT!!!!
How about in stead of pretending that the parent even implied that two corrupt parties was a good thing (how stupid do you have to be to pull that out of what he said!?) or that he was trying to dissuade people from voting (again, another completely baseless and idiotic presumption to make), you quit forcing yourself into the pathetic victim slot no matter how impossible it is.
Oh, and the whole point of that diatribe was to dissuade people from voting, destroy the environment, and invade North Korea -but Im sure you figured that out already.
When did 'gringo' become offensive? I'm white (from Alaska, so whiter than most) and I lived in Arizona for four years. I had mexican-american/mexican friends call me gringo all the time, it just means 'white guy' or more accurately 'foreigner'. it was even kind of funny considering the illegal alien (isnt that supposed to be offensive now?) situation in southern AZ. In Japan I got called 'gaijin' by tons of people. I didnt care, it means 'foreigner' which is what i was.
If there is malice, then that is different, but otherwise what is there to be offended by?
A few people being offended by a foreign word shouldnt blacklist it. It's another example of the progressing pussification of America.
There are more than a few army/navy/air force posts (and consulates) on the main island. They're mostly around Tokyo, to boot (usually across the bay). I would prefer not to be in Okinawa either (too many white people for me to be special), but at least it would be a foot in the door over there.
Most posts have enlisted personnel working overseas rotations, so after two years they cycle people out. They're almost always looking for new blood to bring into the federal system (as DoD civilians), so that is always a good time to go into overdrive when youre searching. It just so happens that there will be a large rotation this coming May, so set up some bots on the above sites to email you when a relevant job gets posted, kick back, and keep your eyes open ^_^
Well fine then, you can feel some kind of pride at the cost of whatever your coupon is valued at when you next purchase from somewhere that overcharges.
I spent my $300 on an extra gig of ram, a processor upgrade, and some beer.
The computer was going to cost $2000 either way, it might as well be faster than slower for the same price! Though so many people disagree with me... Maybe taking advantage of a $300-off employee discount really was a bad idea!!
I dont know if youre just chiming in or if you are actually considering leaving the US because of whatever irks you, but if you have no qualms working for the US govt then there are lots of opportunities in Japan that dont require a degree (though that always helps during the hiring process). I've been throwing my resume all over the place: dept of the navy, dept of the army, US consulates, etc (I currently enjoy working for the govt, and a lateral to another country is somewhat easier that way).
I just got back from a month-long vacation in Japan and made the horrible mistake of coming back. I'm not a bitter liberal, I just loved japan(ese girls) so much.
Even if you cant get a work visa, at least visit. It was by far the best month of my life.
How is it inspirational? He didn't really do anything and it came back on a whim.
"Don't off yourself if you have Spasmodic Dysphonia, your voice might come back some day. Just keep up with your nursery rhymes and it's somehow possible that everything will be alright!"
That certainly makes sense, but you're still saving money.
You are getting more product for less money than without a coupon. Even if you spend more because of the coupons, without them you would have spent more for the same amount of product.
I used my DoD Employee Discount to purchase a dell laptop (D820) recently. My budget was $2000, but I had already configured a system to $2100. the discount took about $300 off of that. I was able to upgrade $200 worth of components with the discount. I spent the same amount of money that I was planning on spending, but I got more for it.
The parent was just an idiot AC looking to rip someone for MS-bashing, you dont need to post as AC when you ask kindly for discussion.
To answer your question, I just think it is a ridiculous statement to make, and it makes it seem (to me and three mods at least) as though he had formed his opinion of the device even before he had the opportunity to handle it, which is fine unless youre trying to write an untainted product review.
Or maybe he was just trying to be funny and made stuff up, its hard to tell through the internet.
Thats how I interpreted it, YMMV
Doesnt make sense? Do you not understand the concept of judging a product before you get your hands on it? Like I detailed with my positive pre-judgement of the Wii?
Yeah, the US school system truly is fucked if an adult and an 11 year old combined cant figure this brain-buster out.
No, those girls are predators.
They get you drunk, take all your mp3s, and you wake up in an alley the next morning with a scar over where your kidney used to be.
Did I mention your mp3s are gone?
I wonder if all this talk about hot girls just waiting for you to send them music will inspire legions of geeks to venture out at night in search of a girl ready to accept their World of Warcraft soundtrack...
Why does everyone talk about sharing music while you talk with some hot girl you met in a club/bar/wherever?
When I meet a girl in a bar, unless it was the starting subject, talk about music is usually scraping near the bottom of the conversation barrel.
Even if music is an important subject, what are the odds that said girl will have dumped her $300 Ipod for a Zune and will be able to recieve your music?
Where do you meet people who want to trade music anyway!?
Maybe I'm just weird, but when I go somewhere to meet girls, I dont even bring my mp3 player.
I found myself unable to stop stroking the device, so much that the demo assistant asked me to put it down
Anyone who makes a statement like that in a review has obviously made their mind up about the device (they WILL love it) before they even saw it. Though I may be wrong, I cant read the article at work to see if he panned it or not.
I say this because I know that I will be stroking my Wii on Nov 19th. Dont try to hide your feelings from your readers if you are reviewing something, some people actually take reviews seriously.
I got my DS Lite when I was in Japan last month. They were sold out everywhere!
I had to wait until the next big shipment a week later -the day of the FFIII launch, had to stand in line for 45min, and got the last Enamel Navy they had.
Yoshi's Island was fun in 320x240, I dont see how it could be more fun in 720x1280.
Revolutions in graphics can drive innovation (see 2d -> 3d), but HD, while nice, does not change anything.
Graphics are nice, but eventually you stop noticing because youre either having fun playing or you turned it off because it isnt fun.
Slashdot Mirror
Mod parent +5 correct.
I couldnt really understand the rest of what they said over the constant acknowledgments from Mac (sou sou), but she asked who the other guy was and made a comment.
He had a bad accent, but what did I expect from someone who memorized three expressions for a tv commercial?
That was said a little causticly, but I agree completely.
There is no "perfect" voting method, and paper ballots proved it. There will always be people too stupid to use it, they will be the loudest about how the ballots are "flawed", and then we have dozens of complicated methods spring up that dont even work for competent people.
Are you fucking INSANE?!
This is the typical bullshit that the parent was talking about!
EVERYTHING IS A PLOT! THAT SLASHDOT POST WAS A REPUBLICAN PLOT!!!!
How about in stead of pretending that the parent even implied that two corrupt parties was a good thing (how stupid do you have to be to pull that out of what he said!?) or that he was trying to dissuade people from voting (again, another completely baseless and idiotic presumption to make), you quit forcing yourself into the pathetic victim slot no matter how impossible it is.
Oh, and the whole point of that diatribe was to dissuade people from voting, destroy the environment, and invade North Korea -but Im sure you figured that out already.
You have too many radical (rational) thoughts in that post.
Kiss your karma goodbye...
He was obviously karma whoring. This is slashdot, after all...
When did 'gringo' become offensive? I'm white (from Alaska, so whiter than most) and I lived in Arizona for four years. I had mexican-american/mexican friends call me gringo all the time, it just means 'white guy' or more accurately 'foreigner'. it was even kind of funny considering the illegal alien (isnt that supposed to be offensive now?) situation in southern AZ. In Japan I got called 'gaijin' by tons of people. I didnt care, it means 'foreigner' which is what i was.
If there is malice, then that is different, but otherwise what is there to be offended by? A few people being offended by a foreign word shouldnt blacklist it. It's another example of the progressing pussification of America.
Ah, NOW there is a link.
Good thing my work's proxy blocked it, I almost read the article!
Good thing there isn't a link, I almost read the article!
A slashdot first, I'm sure.
I hope you mean no hair above the collar, otherwise that place might not have been what you thought it was.
http://www.usajobs.com/
http://cpol.army.mil/
http://www.federaljobs.net/
There are more than a few army/navy/air force posts (and consulates) on the main island. They're mostly around Tokyo, to boot (usually across the bay). I would prefer not to be in Okinawa either (too many white people for me to be special), but at least it would be a foot in the door over there.
Most posts have enlisted personnel working overseas rotations, so after two years they cycle people out. They're almost always looking for new blood to bring into the federal system (as DoD civilians), so that is always a good time to go into overdrive when youre searching. It just so happens that there will be a large rotation this coming May, so set up some bots on the above sites to email you when a relevant job gets posted, kick back, and keep your eyes open ^_^
Well fine then, you can feel some kind of pride at the cost of whatever your coupon is valued at when you next purchase from somewhere that overcharges.
I spent my $300 on an extra gig of ram, a processor upgrade, and some beer.
The computer was going to cost $2000 either way, it might as well be faster than slower for the same price! Though so many people disagree with me... Maybe taking advantage of a $300-off employee discount really was a bad idea!!
I dont know if youre just chiming in or if you are actually considering leaving the US because of whatever irks you, but if you have no qualms working for the US govt then there are lots of opportunities in Japan that dont require a degree (though that always helps during the hiring process). I've been throwing my resume all over the place: dept of the navy, dept of the army, US consulates, etc (I currently enjoy working for the govt, and a lateral to another country is somewhat easier that way).
I just got back from a month-long vacation in Japan and made the horrible mistake of coming back. I'm not a bitter liberal, I just loved japan(ese girls) so much.
Even if you cant get a work visa, at least visit. It was by far the best month of my life.
How is it inspirational? He didn't really do anything and it came back on a whim.
"Don't off yourself if you have Spasmodic Dysphonia, your voice might come back some day. Just keep up with your nursery rhymes and it's somehow possible that everything will be alright!"
Agreed, especially on the beer point.
That certainly makes sense, but you're still saving money.
You are getting more product for less money than without a coupon. Even if you spend more because of the coupons, without them you would have spent more for the same amount of product.
I used my DoD Employee Discount to purchase a dell laptop (D820) recently. My budget was $2000, but I had already configured a system to $2100. the discount took about $300 off of that. I was able to upgrade $200 worth of components with the discount. I spent the same amount of money that I was planning on spending, but I got more for it.
But if you don't use the coupon, then you pay an extra $300. It may be a scam, but you are saving money by using the coupon.
The parent was just an idiot AC looking to rip someone for MS-bashing, you dont need to post as AC when you ask kindly for discussion.
To answer your question, I just think it is a ridiculous statement to make, and it makes it seem (to me and three mods at least) as though he had formed his opinion of the device even before he had the opportunity to handle it, which is fine unless youre trying to write an untainted product review.
Or maybe he was just trying to be funny and made stuff up, its hard to tell through the internet.
Thats how I interpreted it, YMMV
Doesnt make sense? Do you not understand the concept of judging a product before you get your hands on it? Like I detailed with my positive pre-judgement of the Wii?
Yeah, the US school system truly is fucked if an adult and an 11 year old combined cant figure this brain-buster out.
No, those girls are predators.
They get you drunk, take all your mp3s, and you wake up in an alley the next morning with a scar over where your kidney used to be.
Did I mention your mp3s are gone?
I wonder if all this talk about hot girls just waiting for you to send them music will inspire legions of geeks to venture out at night in search of a girl ready to accept their World of Warcraft soundtrack...
Why does everyone talk about sharing music while you talk with some hot girl you met in a club/bar/wherever?
When I meet a girl in a bar, unless it was the starting subject, talk about music is usually scraping near the bottom of the conversation barrel.
Even if music is an important subject, what are the odds that said girl will have dumped her $300 Ipod for a Zune and will be able to recieve your music?
Where do you meet people who want to trade music anyway!?
Maybe I'm just weird, but when I go somewhere to meet girls, I dont even bring my mp3 player.
Anyone who makes a statement like that in a review has obviously made their mind up about the device (they WILL love it) before they even saw it. Though I may be wrong, I cant read the article at work to see if he panned it or not.
I say this because I know that I will be stroking my Wii on Nov 19th. Dont try to hide your feelings from your readers if you are reviewing something, some people actually take reviews seriously.
But no ski lifts to the top of them!
Oh, the inhumanity!
I got my DS Lite when I was in Japan last month. They were sold out everywhere!
I had to wait until the next big shipment a week later -the day of the FFIII launch, had to stand in line for 45min, and got the last Enamel Navy they had.
Yoshi's Island was fun in 320x240, I dont see how it could be more fun in 720x1280.
Revolutions in graphics can drive innovation (see 2d -> 3d), but HD, while nice, does not change anything.
Graphics are nice, but eventually you stop noticing because youre either having fun playing or you turned it off because it isnt fun.