The problem is that, even though you're in a private setting, the fact that your shades aren't close, you could potentially be arreseted for indecent exposure by people passing by .
In this case the adage that "Any publicity is good publicity" is probably wrong as these are already well known entities.
What are you talking about? Why just look at that rapper Kevin Federline. He's as famous as ever. Compare with his ex-wife, who I can't even remember her name. Some singer I think.
Actually, those examples you gave in the beginning of your post still indicates a reactive response. Being proactive means you bring a sweater along when you see a predicted decrease in temperature on the weather report, or you bring along a bottle of water because you know it's hot and you'll be thirsty.
I can't think of one reason why I need or require complete privacy. If someone wants to peep on my wife and I in bed, I close the shades.
I find that funny. So why do you close the shades then if you don't need privacy? What exactly are you hiding? If you had nothing to hide, you'd keep the shades up!
That's called the "Borg Collective." For some reason, Star Trek didn't depict it in such a good light, although I thought the borg queen was "hot" in a Hellraiser-type of way.
That's the question posed. Well, we only have to look at the market penetration of Windows to know that question is rather meaningless. Ubuntu is a good distribution. "Best distribution" is a bit presumptuous as people who would be interested in a Linux distribution have different needs.
I agree. I once brought it up in a meeting where the idea of bringing in an image manipulation program was discussed. I made the mistake of calling it "the gimp." People laughed and didn't give it a second thought. Take the example of CinePaint. It used to be called Film Gimp. Which one sounds more professional?
A better example is rat poison. What does rat poison do? It contains warfarin, which is an anticoagulant. In the doses we give to rats as rat poison, the rats hemorrhage and die. However, in doses suitable for humans it can be life saving especially for people with atrial fibrillation, pulmonary thromboembolism, or others in a hypercoagulable state.
It's a bit more than just the ratings. True the game has to be good. But also, other kids have to be playing it too. Because if no one else is playing it, it can't be good, right? I mean, Psychonauts really sucked because no one played it, right?
Also, this is one more thing to make current generations look like total idiots to their grandkids 50 years from now - like how they recently announced that Pluto is not actually a planet.
Well, I think they made the right choice in not designating Pluto as a full planet. There's a sun-orbiting piece of rock further out from Pluto's orbit that is actually larger than Pluto. Should Eris also be considered a planet then? How about other large trans-Neptunian rocks? Should those be considered planets? That was the motivation behind demoting Pluto.
I don't know about you, but I don't stare at my computer all day. My computer is underneath my desk. The only thing I'm looking at is what the monitor's displaying.
The Slashdot tagline is "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." Now you could argue that this falls under "Stuff that matters." But I think most people would categorize it under "News for nerds." Get it now?
So I take you do the following: 1) check your car's oil, tire pressure, lights (both front and rear) everyday. 2) You check the power cords of all your appliances for degradation, scratches, nicks, etc. 3) You check the chlorination/fluorination of your local water supply and then culture it to make sure there are no significant organisms 4) You have someone taste test your food and not eat it if he/she becomes sick a few hours later
If you don't do any of the above (and more), you have been making assumptions. That's what reasonable people do based on recurring evidence in everyday life: the sun will rise from the east regardless ergo I don't need to sacrifice any virgins to the Sun God, the gasoline pump will pump gas ergo I don't have to check the lines and see what's going on.
That's what's going on here: people have been conditioned to expect user replaceable batteries on their phones. They see an overhyped phone, buy one, and are pissed that the battery can't be replaced.
No, the problem is that almost all cellphones on the market now have user replaceable batteries. That has been the expectation for the average user for at least the past decade. Now along comes the iPhone without an easily user replaceable battery. That's why people who bought it are pissed.
Apple has a fan base that exceeds that of the Commodore and OS/2. And I get the same creepy feeling from the Apple fans that I did from the others.
The other thing that I think is weird is that there's such a huge following for a >$100 billion company! Imagine Exxon having that kind of enthusiastic fan base.
Bob: "Yo, you should really try this Exxon gasoline! It makes your ride so much smoother!" Glen: "I'll stick with Shell, but thanks any way." Bob: "But let met tell you why Exxon gasoline is so much better than Shell, or even BP... *blah* *blah* *blah*..." Glen: *shoots head 2 hours later*
You apparently don't remember the time back in the early '90s when Nintendo wouldn't allow the release of Mortal Kombat on the SNES. And then it was finally released without blood or the gruesome fatalities. Back then, no one played Mortal Kombat for the fighting aspect: we wanted to see Sub-Zero rip someone's head off with the spine still attached!
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No, but having a glance at their net profits for their past fiscal year ending on 3/2007, they're still making over $1 billion.
The problem is that, even though you're in a private setting, the fact that your shades aren't close, you could potentially be arreseted for indecent exposure by people passing by .
What are you talking about? Why just look at that rapper Kevin Federline. He's as famous as ever. Compare with his ex-wife, who I can't even remember her name. Some singer I think.
I find that funny. So why do you close the shades then if you don't need privacy? What exactly are you hiding? If you had nothing to hide, you'd keep the shades up!
That's called the "Borg Collective." For some reason, Star Trek didn't depict it in such a good light, although I thought the borg queen was "hot" in a Hellraiser-type of way.
That's the question posed. Well, we only have to look at the market penetration of Windows to know that question is rather meaningless. Ubuntu is a good distribution. "Best distribution" is a bit presumptuous as people who would be interested in a Linux distribution have different needs.
As a doctor, I want links to studies, good studies, not just anecdotal evidence.
I agree. I once brought it up in a meeting where the idea of bringing in an image manipulation program was discussed. I made the mistake of calling it "the gimp." People laughed and didn't give it a second thought. Take the example of CinePaint. It used to be called Film Gimp. Which one sounds more professional?
Or you can use a nicotine patch and bypass the smoke altogether.
A better example is rat poison. What does rat poison do? It contains warfarin, which is an anticoagulant. In the doses we give to rats as rat poison, the rats hemorrhage and die. However, in doses suitable for humans it can be life saving especially for people with atrial fibrillation, pulmonary thromboembolism, or others in a hypercoagulable state.
Oh? Kind of like caffeine then, right? And yet millions of people drink caffeinated beverages like there's no tomorrow.
Or you could start now, and in 5 years, use the better technology to finish what you started 5 years ago.
What does this have to do with the pricing of PS3? Your decision to buy Game Cube vs. PS2 is independent of the pricing of PS3.
Incidentally, I've now decided to buy a brat instead of a hot dog because of this PS3 price drop.
It's a bit more than just the ratings. True the game has to be good. But also, other kids have to be playing it too. Because if no one else is playing it, it can't be good, right? I mean, Psychonauts really sucked because no one played it, right?
Well, I think they made the right choice in not designating Pluto as a full planet. There's a sun-orbiting piece of rock further out from Pluto's orbit that is actually larger than Pluto. Should Eris also be considered a planet then? How about other large trans-Neptunian rocks? Should those be considered planets? That was the motivation behind demoting Pluto.
I don't know about you, but I don't stare at my computer all day. My computer is underneath my desk. The only thing I'm looking at is what the monitor's displaying.
The Slashdot tagline is "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." Now you could argue that this falls under "Stuff that matters." But I think most people would categorize it under "News for nerds."
Get it now?
So I take you do the following:
1) check your car's oil, tire pressure, lights (both front and rear) everyday.
2) You check the power cords of all your appliances for degradation, scratches, nicks, etc.
3) You check the chlorination/fluorination of your local water supply and then culture it to make sure there are no significant organisms
4) You have someone taste test your food and not eat it if he/she becomes sick a few hours later
If you don't do any of the above (and more), you have been making assumptions. That's what reasonable people do based on recurring evidence in everyday life: the sun will rise from the east regardless ergo I don't need to sacrifice any virgins to the Sun God, the gasoline pump will pump gas ergo I don't have to check the lines and see what's going on.
That's what's going on here: people have been conditioned to expect user replaceable batteries on their phones. They see an overhyped phone, buy one, and are pissed that the battery can't be replaced.
No, the problem is that almost all cellphones on the market now have user replaceable batteries. That has been the expectation for the average user for at least the past decade. Now along comes the iPhone without an easily user replaceable battery. That's why people who bought it are pissed.
The other thing that I think is weird is that there's such a huge following for a >$100 billion company! Imagine Exxon having that kind of enthusiastic fan base.
Bob: "Yo, you should really try this Exxon gasoline! It makes your ride so much smoother!"
Glen: "I'll stick with Shell, but thanks any way."
Bob: "But let met tell you why Exxon gasoline is so much better than Shell, or even BP... *blah* *blah* *blah*..."
Glen: *shoots head 2 hours later*
Well, of course. And I can't use iLife on my Linux machine. So that means Apple also has an OS monopoly?
Exactly! The same way Microsoft doesn't have an OS monopoly.
You apparently don't remember the time back in the early '90s when Nintendo wouldn't allow the release of Mortal Kombat on the SNES. And then it was finally released without blood or the gruesome fatalities. Back then, no one played Mortal Kombat for the fighting aspect: we wanted to see Sub-Zero rip someone's head off with the spine still attached!
True, but what about a cloned monkey with five asses?