... and a point is made. The United States is NOT a Democracy. We are a Republic. Under a Democracy, the majority forces their opinions on the minority and it eventually turns into an Oligarchy. This is done over years and years of manipulation to grant power to a more specific group each term. We've been boiling down to an ever strong President with lap dog Congressmen and the Federal Reserve who control our country instead of the people it was intended for. You, me, and your neighbor.
In our Republic, laws are set forth through a strict set of procedures to ensure fairness to all parties involved, not just the most popular. This is why we were formed as a Republic and NOT a Democracy. This is why the Constitution does not state that we are a Christian country (even though some people would like that, namely the church because that gives them power over law.)
Recently though, people tend to forget this. They think that if they get enough people behind an idea, they can make other people follow it their way. Instead of petitioning their Congressmen and voting in their preferred representative (in local and federal elections), they think that they can change America by selecting one person to change it all. It's an affront to the Constitution and what it means to stand by Democracy and what it means.
I'm willing to bet that the ratio of nerd atheists is higher than the ratio of lawyer atheists or hair dresser atheists. Being a programmer, I meet more atheist/agnostic programmers than I do religious. I'm guessing that it's the logical thought process that precludes them to question the existence of God. At least, that's my viewpoint. It may be totally wrong.
This is one of those things that a nerd can't ask normal people and get an answer worth two cents.
Ugh, I hear that. I had this conversation when I was at a party and someone asked me why I was single. I let them know I don't go out much and I generally just don't intrude into people's life by imposing myself. I was told to go to church (I'm atheist) or online dating. It's like shopping for humans to me. The women get virtually prettied up and try to portray their better side and sit back waiting for a guy to hit on them. Nothing is different but the location.
What do people use Tomboy for anyway? The only thing I've used it for is holding a URL when I rebooted (long story.) I used to just put that in a text file on my/home directory.
I never opened it after that. I just don't get it's purpose besides digital post-its and even then it's kind of hard to administer them (ie: can't just drop in the trash... or can you?)
The first hit is always free. Once Microsoft has you on their technology, then they start pulling in the reigns. A Linux developer using Microsoft standards is considered a battle won in their "holy war."
Yeah, but you have to volunteer and/or sign up for Neilsen ratings. They are submitted lists of favorite channels by people who have an interest in getting their voice heard.
This would likely be the person that thinks they are saving the sanctity of TV by voicing their opinions on what people should watch. I'd venture a guess that a majority of their polls are female and probably highly religious.
I was kind of curious on the choice of the word Smote in the title as well.
Smote: past of smite
1: to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand 2 a: to kill or severely injure by smiting
b: to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously 3: to cause to strike 4: to affect as if by striking [children smitten with the fear of hell â" V. L. Parrington] 5: captivate, take [smitten with her beauty]
intransitive verb: to deliver or deal a blow with or as if with the hand or something held
The title would have me believe that this meteorite was hurled by someone or someone smacked the kid with this meteorite by holding it in their hand.
By using smitten, the kid would be awe struck, or wondrous toward the meteorite but not necessarily physically hit by it.
Yeah, but the 5% doing reviews that say the draw distance was abysmal and they couldn't see what was coming up heavily influence those other 80%. If you read a review that states the developer could have spent more time polishing the game with better models (polygon count or not) you'll likely pass up that game for one that they gave glowing reviews for.
Also for future reference, it's usually the system that's the most underpowered and comes out first that wins in sales contests. (also cheapest?) I believe the only exception to this was the NES, but it came out when there was a funk in the game industry.
eLearning is usually titled with the genre of Serious Gaming... gaming for the purpose of training for real life situations. I think he meant "hardcore" gaming.
It's just not worthwhile for a company to write that much content for people paying only $15 a month.
While $15 doesn't sound like a lot per person, when you multiply that by the 100,000+ people that play, it quickly becomes a valid reason why these companies SHOULD be concentrating on content.
Sorry, but I don't want to play a spreadsheet in space.;) Besides, I hate how the skills are developed over time instead of on how much time you put into them. Also, there's no such thing as a complicated dungeon in space. It's just space. Not to mention, PvP... There's so much about Eve that completely turns me off that it's just not funny. If I wanted to run a corporation and transport goods from dock to dock, I'd do it in real life. Since I can't kill orcs and delve to the depths of the underworld in real life, fantasy RPGs with complex dungeons are my preferred environment. Games recently have been lacking in both dungeons and character development. I've been turned off by them all.
I've had this happen on Insight (RR) near Columbus, OH recently. I'd type in www.google.com and it would take me to the RR Domain not found page and provide me a link to Google which would fail again, taking me to the same page. I got sick of it and changed my router's DNS servers to alternatives and enabled DNSMASQ.
I think it's more about familiarity. People coming into a game who really like elves from (insert book here) will likely be more comfortable if their character modeled that somewhat.
Not to mention navigating complex dungeons, exploring, bringing along the right class that allowed you to actually GO there (water breathing, crowd control, etc.)
Today's MMOs are like riding the subway. One path, the people riding along probably smell, are inconsiderate, and they all looks the same.
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Just virtualize the Windows XP license already tied to your machine. VirtualBox works great for this.
Games though... that's another matter. I doubt that's what you are referring to.
In our Republic, laws are set forth through a strict set of procedures to ensure fairness to all parties involved, not just the most popular.
In which republic exactly? Definitely not in the US, where only the two biggest parties have any real chance of representation.
Well, it's like we both said. It's been twisted...
... and a point is made. The United States is NOT a Democracy. We are a Republic. Under a Democracy, the majority forces their opinions on the minority and it eventually turns into an Oligarchy. This is done over years and years of manipulation to grant power to a more specific group each term. We've been boiling down to an ever strong President with lap dog Congressmen and the Federal Reserve who control our country instead of the people it was intended for. You, me, and your neighbor.
In our Republic, laws are set forth through a strict set of procedures to ensure fairness to all parties involved, not just the most popular. This is why we were formed as a Republic and NOT a Democracy. This is why the Constitution does not state that we are a Christian country (even though some people would like that, namely the church because that gives them power over law.)
Recently though, people tend to forget this. They think that if they get enough people behind an idea, they can make other people follow it their way. Instead of petitioning their Congressmen and voting in their preferred representative (in local and federal elections), they think that they can change America by selecting one person to change it all. It's an affront to the Constitution and what it means to stand by Democracy and what it means.
I'm willing to bet that the ratio of nerd atheists is higher than the ratio of lawyer atheists or hair dresser atheists. Being a programmer, I meet more atheist/agnostic programmers than I do religious. I'm guessing that it's the logical thought process that precludes them to question the existence of God. At least, that's my viewpoint. It may be totally wrong.
This is one of those things that a nerd can't ask normal people and get an answer worth two cents.
Ugh, I hear that. I had this conversation when I was at a party and someone asked me why I was single. I let them know I don't go out much and I generally just don't intrude into people's life by imposing myself. I was told to go to church (I'm atheist) or online dating. It's like shopping for humans to me. The women get virtually prettied up and try to portray their better side and sit back waiting for a guy to hit on them. Nothing is different but the location.
It has nothing to do with bureaucrats, or money mongering. It's a failure because there's no Linux client. ;)
(I can dream, right?)
Maybe I'm being way to literal, but how do the brakes know the difference between cement and water that feels like cement at hundreds of MPH?
As long as the book gives me some mod points before I start skimming it, I'm good to go.
What do people use Tomboy for anyway? The only thing I've used it for is holding a URL when I rebooted (long story.) I used to just put that in a text file on my /home directory.
I never opened it after that. I just don't get it's purpose besides digital post-its and even then it's kind of hard to administer them (ie: can't just drop in the trash... or can you?)
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071023002351958
The first hit is always free. Once Microsoft has you on their technology, then they start pulling in the reigns. A Linux developer using Microsoft standards is considered a battle won in their "holy war."
Yeah, but you have to volunteer and/or sign up for Neilsen ratings. They are submitted lists of favorite channels by people who have an interest in getting their voice heard.
This would likely be the person that thinks they are saving the sanctity of TV by voicing their opinions on what people should watch. I'd venture a guess that a majority of their polls are female and probably highly religious.
I was kind of curious on the choice of the word Smote in the title as well.
Smote: past of smite
1: to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
2 a: to kill or severely injure by smiting
b: to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously
3: to cause to strike
4: to affect as if by striking [children smitten with the fear of hell â" V. L. Parrington]
5: captivate, take [smitten with her beauty]
intransitive verb: to deliver or deal a blow with or as if with the hand or something held
The title would have me believe that this meteorite was hurled by someone or someone smacked the kid with this meteorite by holding it in their hand.
By using smitten, the kid would be awe struck, or wondrous toward the meteorite but not necessarily physically hit by it.
Yeah, but the 5% doing reviews that say the draw distance was abysmal and they couldn't see what was coming up heavily influence those other 80%. If you read a review that states the developer could have spent more time polishing the game with better models (polygon count or not) you'll likely pass up that game for one that they gave glowing reviews for.
You could build a road through it and sell tickets to people that want to see it from the inside.
Also for future reference, it's usually the system that's the most underpowered and comes out first that wins in sales contests. (also cheapest?) I believe the only exception to this was the NES, but it came out when there was a funk in the game industry.
eLearning is usually titled with the genre of Serious Gaming... gaming for the purpose of training for real life situations. I think he meant "hardcore" gaming.
It's just not worthwhile for a company to write that much content for people paying only $15 a month.
While $15 doesn't sound like a lot per person, when you multiply that by the 100,000+ people that play, it quickly becomes a valid reason why these companies SHOULD be concentrating on content.
Sorry, but I don't want to play a spreadsheet in space. ;) Besides, I hate how the skills are developed over time instead of on how much time you put into them. Also, there's no such thing as a complicated dungeon in space. It's just space. Not to mention, PvP ... There's so much about Eve that completely turns me off that it's just not funny. If I wanted to run a corporation and transport goods from dock to dock, I'd do it in real life. Since I can't kill orcs and delve to the depths of the underworld in real life, fantasy RPGs with complex dungeons are my preferred environment. Games recently have been lacking in both dungeons and character development. I've been turned off by them all.
I believe it has "bejeweled" in the description so that should come up in the search for those looking for Bejeweled. (disclaimer: I could be wrong.)
You'd think that someone would work their synaptic brain patterns and come up with that!
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I clicked on that and all I got was a lousy web form.
I've had this happen on Insight (RR) near Columbus, OH recently. I'd type in www.google.com and it would take me to the RR Domain not found page and provide me a link to Google which would fail again, taking me to the same page. I got sick of it and changed my router's DNS servers to alternatives and enabled DNSMASQ.
I think it's more about familiarity. People coming into a game who really like elves from (insert book here) will likely be more comfortable if their character modeled that somewhat.
(I do see your point though...)
Hell, breaking a camp was almost a fine art.
Not to mention navigating complex dungeons, exploring, bringing along the right class that allowed you to actually GO there (water breathing, crowd control, etc.)
Today's MMOs are like riding the subway. One path, the people riding along probably smell, are inconsiderate, and they all looks the same.
A backronym can be constructed for anything.
Anything Not Yet Taken Home Is Not Gained?