Yeah, it was a joke and I'm an atheist, so no "extreme Christian" views from me.;)
But you did just take that one joke WAY beyond what was needed. It was too much like that other stereotype. You know, the one where the woman blows something way out of proportion?
And I tell those jokes around my friends all the time (some of whom are women) and of course I hear the "training" and "whipped" jokes flying both ways. I guess the folks I hang out with take things with a grain of salt and leave them be instead of being confrontational about it. It's strange how different some people really are. And confusing as I mention below. (Yes, I'm back posting...because I didn't really know how to respond to this.)
Oh, and here I was going to "bag" on Stardock for claiming that their products don't have DRM (GalCiv for example), but if it's distributed using Stardock, it's DRM laden. (IE: you can't run the game unless you connect to them to "activate" it.)
So, instead of just having to work to pump blood, the heart now has to do extra work to power a generator?
Oh man... I want them to apply this technology to some sort of exercise machine. Just have it tell my muscles to work and let them generate the power to continue working them... now if we could channel the unused energy into a battery of some type, you could design a robot to get you food and you could exercise all day long without even thinking about it!
You could always name them 401K, Profit, Upsize, Downsize, Cubicle, Conference, Evaluation, Associate, Synergy, Excellence, Quality, or Exuberant.
I mean the names could fit different departments pretty well. The one's that stick out are Evaluation (testing server), Conference (mail server), Profit (accounting), Associate (HR)...
Or maybe just Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, etc.
What's sad about this is that I recently played a Beta of an MMO called Sword of the New World. The leveling process was so long I actually created macros for my G15 to handle the characters while I went to bed. If the leveling curve on it wasn't so steep, I never would have thought about doing it. Personally, I think if the game would reward people in faster increments they wouldn't resort to "cheating" or macros except to simplify patterned commands. BTW, I actually bought the G15 as a programming tool, not as a gaming keyboard.
Not to get too off track here, but if I won the lottery, I'd still have McD's breakfast every now and then. In fact, I'd probably find some way to not have to work the rest of my life, even if it meant eating McDonald's every so often. I think I could easily live off a million without going all stupid with the winnings.
Not to mention, your getting back a coin that's had a history of landing on the wrong side... Nobody ever figures this into the equation. I never understood refurb electronics. It's like taking your car in to get it fixed and the dealer giving you someone elses old car. It just feels wrong.
http://www.dyndns.org/ (and my Linksys router updates it auto-magically every time it changes)
30kbps = 2MB file in 9-10 minutes(?) You still have to upload the file even with the internet drive alternative. Either way, your going to take at least 9 minutes for that 2 MB file. The difference being, one you can do while you wait for your coffee to brew while shooting the shit with your coworker and the other you can do when you leave for work. It's a matter of preference I guess. Then again. If you have an FTP server at work, you can just upload it and leave for work as well. The FTP solution has so much more flexibility.
/*TODO:
* 1. write 500MB of gibberish (and hard to compress) files
* 2. upload to use the space given to me
* 3. PROFIT!!
* 4. invite others to do the same
*/
Doesn't the Microsoft EULA state that their OS is not to be used in mission critical applications or applications where the lives of people could be at risk anyway? I remember reading that on the NT4 EULA. Not sure if it remained in the text...
On land they wouldn't be able to get up to anything more then a frantic waddle. No matter what colour you are that's not going to be helpful.
What if you were some sort of paisley patterned tie die color. Simply waddling might make the predator nauseous and vomit instead of chasing after you.;)
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Oh yeah? Well I can't wait to get an XBox 1 this year. There are so many awesome things happening for the young system.
... and we all know you can't fit a square XBox360 through a round tube.
Yeah, it was a joke and I'm an atheist, so no "extreme Christian" views from me. ;)
But you did just take that one joke WAY beyond what was needed. It was too much like that other stereotype. You know, the one where the woman blows something way out of proportion?
And I tell those jokes around my friends all the time (some of whom are women) and of course I hear the "training" and "whipped" jokes flying both ways. I guess the folks I hang out with take things with a grain of salt and leave them be instead of being confrontational about it. It's strange how different some people really are. And confusing as I mention below. (Yes, I'm back posting...because I didn't really know how to respond to this.)
Yeah, I guess that could be read wrong.
As a side note, that was way more analysis of that one post than was truly needed.
And you wonder why I'll never understand women... Reminds me of those "What you say vs. What women hear" emails.
Oh, and here I was going to "bag" on Stardock for claiming that their products don't have DRM (GalCiv for example), but if it's distributed using Stardock, it's DRM laden. (IE: you can't run the game unless you connect to them to "activate" it.)
Damn it, I forgot my Sony bashing hat...
I just can't get enough of that video, especially the hobbling around and screaming at the top of his lungs :P
You could always name them 401K, Profit, Upsize, Downsize, Cubicle, Conference, Evaluation, Associate, Synergy, Excellence, Quality, or Exuberant. I mean the names could fit different departments pretty well. The one's that stick out are Evaluation (testing server), Conference (mail server), Profit (accounting), Associate (HR)... Or maybe just Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, etc.
Sweet. Time to open a "Space Weapons Research" lab.
What's sad about this is that I recently played a Beta of an MMO called Sword of the New World. The leveling process was so long I actually created macros for my G15 to handle the characters while I went to bed. If the leveling curve on it wasn't so steep, I never would have thought about doing it. Personally, I think if the game would reward people in faster increments they wouldn't resort to "cheating" or macros except to simplify patterned commands. BTW, I actually bought the G15 as a programming tool, not as a gaming keyboard.
Yes, but your not getting your same XBox360 back with new parts. Your getting someone else's...
In Soviet Russia, that is twist you?
Are you calling me a bully?!
Don't make me come through this monitor and beat you with your mouse!!
Not to get too off track here, but if I won the lottery, I'd still have McD's breakfast every now and then. In fact, I'd probably find some way to not have to work the rest of my life, even if it meant eating McDonald's every so often. I think I could easily live off a million without going all stupid with the winnings.
Not to mention, your getting back a coin that's had a history of landing on the wrong side... Nobody ever figures this into the equation. I never understood refurb electronics. It's like taking your car in to get it fixed and the dealer giving you someone elses old car. It just feels wrong.
Competition != Mortal Enemies. ;)
Tell that to Ford and GM, UPS and FedEx, OSU and Michigan, PS3 and Xbox...
So you're saying Linux is secure because it's hard to develop for? Not hard to develop for... hard to develop "around".
You hope for too much...
http://www.dyndns.org/ (and my Linksys router updates it auto-magically every time it changes) 30kbps = 2MB file in 9-10 minutes(?) You still have to upload the file even with the internet drive alternative. Either way, your going to take at least 9 minutes for that 2 MB file. The difference being, one you can do while you wait for your coffee to brew while shooting the shit with your coworker and the other you can do when you leave for work. It's a matter of preference I guess. Then again. If you have an FTP server at work, you can just upload it and leave for work as well. The FTP solution has so much more flexibility.
/*TODO:
* 1. write 500MB of gibberish (and hard to compress) files
* 2. upload to use the space given to me
* 3. PROFIT!!
* 4. invite others to do the same
*/
Doesn't the Microsoft EULA state that their OS is not to be used in mission critical applications or applications where the lives of people could be at risk anyway? I remember reading that on the NT4 EULA. Not sure if it remained in the text...