Not just pretty sweet, this is a piece of art! Coming from a guy whose first computer was an Atari 400 back in December 1979, all I can say is it's too bad he didn't use the keypad from a 400 rather than the more conventional keyboard of the 800. But that's quibbling...
The converse is just as true - while I haven't gamed in a long time, I participated in groups that for years didn't buy anything that the publishers put out. "Roll your own" was the preferred flavor...
Sometimes if the employer isn't willing to shell out the cash, there are other things which they can offer that might be of value. A few years back I asked for (and got) my desktop PC and a nice monitor as part of my agreement to stick things out until a project was completed. You can also ask about training, if there are updates that you need to make before hitting the job market.
The worst I've seen was in a TV showing of The Breakfast Club, when Emilio Estevez' character goes through this cathartic rant about his dad. Instead of "damn you!", he screams over and over again (at the top of his lungs), "darn you!"
Actually, there's no such thing as an "empty seat" on the Supreme Court. Bush could pull the Roberts nomination, hold off any further nominations, and leave the court at 7 while appointing a new Chief Justice from the current Supremes. Or, he could line up as many as he likes, provided he could get them through confirmation. It's surprising that there's nothing in the Constitution specifying the setup, but there you go...
We're talking about conveyor belts with mounted scanners, so no human intervention is necessary. A typical warehouse application would have packages go by a scanner on the belt, which triggers sortation devices further down the belt to divert the package appropriately (i.e. if shipping by UPS, go down lane 1, if special handling required use lane 2, etc.).
I guess you don't know anything about Blackjack - the dealer plays by a set rule - if at 16 or under, hit. It doesn't matter whether the dealer counts cards, as they have no options in gameplay.
My favorite drivers are the young guys with their tricked-out Civics who feel compelled to gun the engine, make lots of noise, then slam on the brakes a few seconds later as they move from one red light to the next. I could only wish to be so cool...
It's the same way with getting on the plane - as soon as they announce that they are starting to board, everybody herds up close to the gate even though their rows haven't been called yet. In that mad rush to hand off your boarding pass and head down the jetway, you get to... stand in a line to get in your seat! Woohoo!
I like to sit in the gate area, reading or people watching or whatever, until it's clear that I can just mosey on in and sit down without all that standing in line. Why are people in such a rush to sit in an airplane?
My first response that you're wasting your time with a bug report posting in this thread. But then again, if they're not responding to the submitted reports, those guys are probably just reading/., so maybe you've got the right idea!
Watch out - I've heard that this crazy term called gravity is based on junk science, too - you just might go flying off the end of the earth (which we all know is flat, right?) at any moment! Hang On!
"deficit spending" and "trade deficit" are two completely different things. The first is how much the government spends over and above its receipts, and the second is the balance of trade. And we don't "create FAR less than we import". We (the US) exports much less than we import, hence the trade deficit.
Where you might be confused is the difference between GNP and GDP. GNP, which doesn't back out the trade deficit, used to be cited as the main indicator of economic growth, but was dropped in favor of GNP years and years ago.
Wow, the lack of basic economic understanding you've displayed here is astounding. Head off to school and learn about a few things like inflation, GDP, and Balance of Trade. Pursuing the discussion here is a waste of time...
(hint: GDP does take the trade deficit into account)
In reality what it represents is large countries stealing resources from smaller countries. Per capita, your first world rich people use 40 times the number of resources of a substinence farmer in a third world country- which means that 40 people are starving for that one person to be supported in luxury.
I was kinda hoping you'd make that idiotic argument. Global per-capita GDP has grown 2.1% annually from 1950-2003, which tells you right away that something more than a zero-sum game is at work.
And the gap between the rich and the poor in the 1st world countries has been equally staggering.
In a dynamic economy, of course the gap between rich and poor will increase. What we need are periodic updates to the social "safety net" (i.e. minimum wage levels, aid programs) so that the whole of society can benefit from the economy's gains. Can we do a better job of that in the US? Absolutely. I'm of the opinion that if you have a full-time job, even if its as a cashier at WalMart, you should be able to afford a basic, decent living. But in the final analysis, the market system is by far the best economic foundation for the overall population.
Whenever you reallocate resources, you're playing a zero sum game, which means when you give resources to the more productive you're stealing from the tables of the poor.
BZZZZZZTTTT!!! Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.
Centuries of historical evidence suggest otherwise. If you want to offer people the choice between being a 21st century "wage slave" (interesting oxymoron) and a 13th century peasant, by all means do so, but the growth of goods and services production in the 1st world countries over the last 150 years has been staggering, and certainly represents much more than the fruits of a zero-sum game.
I guess if you give two hoots about "mortal sin" that might be attractive, but for those of us who value individual freedom, I'll take our (US) current system, thanks. It may not be perfect, but it is incredibly dynamic and reallocates resources towards productive areas more effectively than just about anything else out there.
And what most people don't understand is that in pure economic terms, a university education is still a valuable investment. The cost may rise, but the benefits of having a degree outweigh that by a long way.
Compare the cost to the value involved, and you'll quit complaining.
My wife and I have recently hit on a great, free source of DVD's - the Library. For those who haven't been there in a while, check out your local branch and you might be surprised at what's available. We just picked up Donnie Darko, Kinsey, and Lost in Translation the other day. Since we take the kids there once a week to pick up kid's movies and books, we grab a couple for ourselves and when you're on a tight budget, free entertainment is a major bonus...
This guy sounds like he had serious problems, quitting his job to play games and basically dropping out of reality. It reminds me the TV show "Intervention", and the episode with the video game addict.
Did he have any STATISTICS to offer, though? It means so much more when experts talk about science and use statistics. You just can't argue with that...
Every time you click on those "win a free..." links and have to fill information out, that's an example of the "value" you're getting in exchange for the information. Multiply the 1/zillions chance of winning the prize (worth $1.98 MSRP), and there's your payment.
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Who pissed in your Cheerios this morning?
It's hard to take this article seriously considering their list doesn't even include the All-Time #1 Greatest Game of All Time...
Not just pretty sweet, this is a piece of art! Coming from a guy whose first computer was an Atari 400 back in December 1979, all I can say is it's too bad he didn't use the keypad from a 400 rather than the more conventional keyboard of the 800. But that's quibbling...
The converse is just as true - while I haven't gamed in a long time, I participated in groups that for years didn't buy anything that the publishers put out. "Roll your own" was the preferred flavor...
Sometimes if the employer isn't willing to shell out the cash, there are other things which they can offer that might be of value. A few years back I asked for (and got) my desktop PC and a nice monitor as part of my agreement to stick things out until a project was completed. You can also ask about training, if there are updates that you need to make before hitting the job market.
The worst I've seen was in a TV showing of The Breakfast Club, when Emilio Estevez' character goes through this cathartic rant about his dad. Instead of "damn you!", he screams over and over again (at the top of his lungs), "darn you!"
Freakin' hilarious...
Actually, there's no such thing as an "empty seat" on the Supreme Court. Bush could pull the Roberts nomination, hold off any further nominations, and leave the court at 7 while appointing a new Chief Justice from the current Supremes. Or, he could line up as many as he likes, provided he could get them through confirmation. It's surprising that there's nothing in the Constitution specifying the setup, but there you go...
We're talking about conveyor belts with mounted scanners, so no human intervention is necessary. A typical warehouse application would have packages go by a scanner on the belt, which triggers sortation devices further down the belt to divert the package appropriately (i.e. if shipping by UPS, go down lane 1, if special handling required use lane 2, etc.).
I guess you don't know anything about Blackjack - the dealer plays by a set rule - if at 16 or under, hit. It doesn't matter whether the dealer counts cards, as they have no options in gameplay.
My favorite drivers are the young guys with their tricked-out Civics who feel compelled to gun the engine, make lots of noise, then slam on the brakes a few seconds later as they move from one red light to the next. I could only wish to be so cool...
It's the same way with getting on the plane - as soon as they announce that they are starting to board, everybody herds up close to the gate even though their rows haven't been called yet. In that mad rush to hand off your boarding pass and head down the jetway, you get to... stand in a line to get in your seat! Woohoo!
I like to sit in the gate area, reading or people watching or whatever, until it's clear that I can just mosey on in and sit down without all that standing in line. Why are people in such a rush to sit in an airplane?
My first response that you're wasting your time with a bug report posting in this thread. But then again, if they're not responding to the submitted reports, those guys are probably just reading /., so maybe you've got the right idea!
Watch out - I've heard that this crazy term called gravity is based on junk science, too - you just might go flying off the end of the earth (which we all know is flat, right?) at any moment! Hang On!
"deficit spending" and "trade deficit" are two completely different things. The first is how much the government spends over and above its receipts, and the second is the balance of trade. And we don't "create FAR less than we import". We (the US) exports much less than we import, hence the trade deficit.
Where you might be confused is the difference between GNP and GDP. GNP, which doesn't back out the trade deficit, used to be cited as the main indicator of economic growth, but was dropped in favor of GNP years and years ago.
Wow, the lack of basic economic understanding you've displayed here is astounding. Head off to school and learn about a few things like inflation, GDP, and Balance of Trade. Pursuing the discussion here is a waste of time...
(hint: GDP does take the trade deficit into account)
In reality what it represents is large countries stealing resources from smaller countries. Per capita, your first world rich people use 40 times the number of resources of a substinence farmer in a third world country- which means that 40 people are starving for that one person to be supported in luxury.
I was kinda hoping you'd make that idiotic argument. Global per-capita GDP has grown 2.1% annually from 1950-2003, which tells you right away that something more than a zero-sum game is at work.
And the gap between the rich and the poor in the 1st world countries has been equally staggering.
In a dynamic economy, of course the gap between rich and poor will increase. What we need are periodic updates to the social "safety net" (i.e. minimum wage levels, aid programs) so that the whole of society can benefit from the economy's gains. Can we do a better job of that in the US? Absolutely. I'm of the opinion that if you have a full-time job, even if its as a cashier at WalMart, you should be able to afford a basic, decent living. But in the final analysis, the market system is by far the best economic foundation for the overall population.
Whenever you reallocate resources, you're playing a zero sum game, which means when you give resources to the more productive you're stealing from the tables of the poor.
BZZZZZZTTTT!!! Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.
Centuries of historical evidence suggest otherwise. If you want to offer people the choice between being a 21st century "wage slave" (interesting oxymoron) and a 13th century peasant, by all means do so, but the growth of goods and services production in the 1st world countries over the last 150 years has been staggering, and certainly represents much more than the fruits of a zero-sum game.
I guess if you give two hoots about "mortal sin" that might be attractive, but for those of us who value individual freedom, I'll take our (US) current system, thanks. It may not be perfect, but it is incredibly dynamic and reallocates resources towards productive areas more effectively than just about anything else out there.
And what most people don't understand is that in pure economic terms, a university education is still a valuable investment. The cost may rise, but the benefits of having a degree outweigh that by a long way.
Compare the cost to the value involved, and you'll quit complaining.
My wife and I have recently hit on a great, free source of DVD's - the Library. For those who haven't been there in a while, check out your local branch and you might be surprised at what's available. We just picked up Donnie Darko, Kinsey, and Lost in Translation the other day. Since we take the kids there once a week to pick up kid's movies and books, we grab a couple for ourselves and when you're on a tight budget, free entertainment is a major bonus...
PKing obviously is a problem...
This guy sounds like he had serious problems, quitting his job to play games and basically dropping out of reality. It reminds me the TV show "Intervention", and the episode with the video game addict.
Did he have any STATISTICS to offer, though? It means so much more when experts talk about science and use statistics. You just can't argue with that...
Around here, a posting that's pro-Windows is news, kinda like a Bigfoot sighting (as in, what was this guy smoking, and where can I get some?).
Every time you click on those "win a free..." links and have to fill information out, that's an example of the "value" you're getting in exchange for the information. Multiply the 1/zillions chance of winning the prize (worth $1.98 MSRP), and there's your payment.
Now, I'm not saying it's a great deal, but...
Not in favor of the death penalty? Would you be if you kid was raped, or your mom was beaten?
Some wouldn't leave that job to the government. If you want something done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself...