Isn't somebody gonna owe royalties to Philip Jose Farmer for the idea of the batacitor (first seen in the Riverworld book The Fabulous Riverboat?
Michael
The problem is that this is GROUP health insurance, not individual health insurance. The insurance company is taking a chance based on the group average. Some will cost more and some less than average. That is how they play the game. So they should not be able to charge more to some people in the group. This is just a way to make more money off of the consumer.
Now if these were individual health plans, then the market should decide. Don't like what company X charges, go to one that charges less. But employees don't have this choice in a group plan, so I'm against it.
Albums are like a complete work, singles are merely chapters
Most
albums are just a single or two with whatever drek they can afford to buy for them to record. The few albums that are "complete works" tend to do very poorly. Most people want a the few songs from the artists they like. That is why mix tapes and cds are so popular, no junk.
One of the only labels that got that was K-Tel. They gave the public what they wanted (usually) and none of the junk. And where are they now? Gone. Face it, RIAA, albums just don't sell.
Michael
Recorded music started out as singles and is going back to that format. The only reason I can see for the album was to promote and justify the 33 1/3 LP format. With digital music, this concept is totally outdated and destined to die. Let me pick what I want and don't tell me what I have to take to get it. It's like buying a the whole Mu Gu Gai Pan meal when all you want from it is the egg rolls.
Michael
Let's not forget that the entire atmosphere will be blacked out for YEARS from ejecta and smoke from all the fires set. Just like the previous extinctions. No food for years means a lot of mass starvation for those unlucky enough to survive. Not exactly something I would want to look forward to....
Sorry, but when you have a 2 mile long iron asteroid striking at 20km/s at a 45 degree angle, you get a released energy yield of 6.67 x 10^6 MegaTons TNT, it won't matter WHERE on Earth you are. The burning ejected material that reenters all over the globe is putting your lights out for good. If you are lucky, you are close to ground zero. If not, you get to linger for a few hours. Does the name Pompeii ring a bell? Imagine that on a GLOBAL scale. It would be Asteroids 2, Earthlings 0.
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It's good to see NASA testing out the major airlines' new inflight meals....
They did that in the 70's. The classic Buster Crabbe cinema serial dates back to the 30's, and the character dates to the late 20's.
True, but the 70's version was better than the serials IMHO. So I'm waiting for another childhood memory to fall victim of the Hollywood hacks.
Are there any beloved childhood memories that Hollywood hasn't raped the corpse of yet?
Speed Racer: check
Battlestar Galactica: check
Star Trek: check
Buck Rogers: pending
And you thought "Enterprise" was the worst thing to happen to Star Trek continuity!
They must have done the math on a computer using the original Pentium chip....
Lawyers bully Network Officials? Myth Confirmed!
So what's so new and revolutionary about this? The Wesley (Lucas Wolenczak) on seaQuest DSV made one just like this. Old news....
Not even a first. Anybody remember Windows ME? Redmond is forgetting their history apparently....
Send one or two to me. I can always use a project computer. Divorces do nasty things with your project money....
From Apple's 2008 playbook: Apple to charge users to use electricity to power their computers....
McFortner
Isn't somebody gonna owe royalties to Philip Jose Farmer for the idea of the batacitor (first seen in the Riverworld book The Fabulous Riverboat?
Michael
Hey, the truth hurts. Let's face it, Russian technology is not on the same level as US, Japanese, or Korean.
Spock vs. Q, the Movie?
McF
The problem is that this is GROUP health insurance, not individual health insurance. The insurance company is taking a chance based on the group average. Some will cost more and some less than average. That is how they play the game. So they should not be able to charge more to some people in the group. This is just a way to make more money off of the consumer.
Now if these were individual health plans, then the market should decide. Don't like what company X charges, go to one that charges less. But employees don't have this choice in a group plan, so I'm against it.
Michael
- Most
albums are just a single or two with whatever drek they can afford to buy for them to record. The few albums that are "complete works" tend to do very poorly. Most people want a the few songs from the artists they like. That is why mix tapes and cds are so popular, no junk.One of the only labels that got that was K-Tel. They gave the public what they wanted (usually) and none of the junk. And where are they now? Gone. Face it, RIAA, albums just don't sell.
Michael
Recorded music started out as singles and is going back to that format. The only reason I can see for the album was to promote and justify the 33 1/3 LP format. With digital music, this concept is totally outdated and destined to die. Let me pick what I want and don't tell me what I have to take to get it. It's like buying a the whole Mu Gu Gai Pan meal when all you want from it is the egg rolls. Michael
So it's ok to yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater? Or, "BOMB!" in a crowded airport? It is free speech after all.... Michael
It is obvious from this statement you don't have an 8 year old.
Michael
Isn't more Terminator but another Alien movie based on the book that should have been Alien 3 i.e. Alien Earth Hive. That would seriously kick ass.
Just as long as we don't see Terminater vs. Aliens.... *shudder*
but..but.but... I LOVE lamp!
You better keep it Platonic or you will be in for a big shock....
Amen to that! It's about time we take back what is ours. I AM SPARTACUS!
Nah, just something Al Gore whipped up in his spare time....
Scarry, isn't it?
Gives a whole new meaning to "He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake...."
Let's not forget that the entire atmosphere will be blacked out for YEARS from ejecta and smoke from all the fires set. Just like the previous extinctions. No food for years means a lot of mass starvation for those unlucky enough to survive. Not exactly something I would want to look forward to....
Sorry, but when you have a 2 mile long iron asteroid striking at 20km/s at a 45 degree angle, you get a released energy yield of 6.67 x 10^6 MegaTons TNT, it won't matter WHERE on Earth you are. The burning ejected material that reenters all over the globe is putting your lights out for good. If you are lucky, you are close to ground zero. If not, you get to linger for a few hours. Does the name Pompeii ring a bell? Imagine that on a GLOBAL scale. It would be Asteroids 2, Earthlings 0.