I didn't realize that Chris Sawyer was a real person. I always assumed that the term 'Chris Sawyer' referred to some development house, in the way that 'Jethro Tull' usually refers to the 70's prog rock band, not the 17th century English botanist. Hats off to Chris Sawyer for his megalomaniacal ambitions. I will occasionaly play Transport Tycoon to this day.
The latest Justifications I have heard for the NSA wire taping are indicative of the problem... saying "we havent had a terrorist atack because of this program" is like saying "the wolly mammoth repelant is working" unless you can show proof that attacks have been thwarted.
But what about the Bear Patrol tax and my rock that keeps tigers away? Are you saying these are ineffective? Well, I haven't been attacked by tigers or bears and I'd like it to stay that way.
When one want's to convey importance in an email, merely capitalize every letter in the important word: I didn't STEAL the money. Of course, the problem with this approach becomes readily apparent: How do you emphasize the 'I'? Simple, remove all capitalization from any other word (and for good measure, get rid of that pesky punctuation, except those cute little ellipses). So, as an example:
mr smith...
these accusations are an outrage... I didnt steal the money... talk with bob from accounting...
toodles...
ted from the mailroom
See? Clear as a bell. Obviously, ted didn't steal the money. And those ellipses help each sentence flow smoothly into the next.
Bonus suggestion: If an entire message is important, JUST CAPITALIZE EVERY LETTER. THAT WILL FORCE PEOPLE TO LISTEN AND MAKE YOU SOUND IMPORTANT.
Well, unionization did wonders for the Big 3 U.S. automakers. The workers got crazy good benefits ($0 healh premiums!) and pension deals. Now G.M. and Ford are going under and those worker compensation packages are becoming increasingly worthless. Of course, this situation isn't entirely to blame on unions (Big Auto didn't pay squat into the pension funds in the early days), but when a significant portion of yearly earnings are paying for retired employees, something's gotta give.
(in Atlanta it has been suggested to make some lanes paid access on a tiered scale... didn't my taxes pay for this interstate already? Oh yeah they did, but they haven't paid for the new lanes now have they?)
Your taxes paid for the construction of this interstate, but money is also needed to fund maintenance. True, you're also paying taxes to maintain the road, but by converting to toll lanes, money can be freed up for new construction... or so the theory goes. These so-called "lexus lanes" have been implemented as private-sector alternatives to highway construction, where local taxpayers are no longer willing to pay more taxes for freeways.
Some jurisdictions have also used lexus lanes in conjunction with carpool/HOV as a form of traffic control (High Occupancy/Toll, or HOT lanes). The theory is that you offer these uncongested lanes to carpools for no/small fee, but also allow singletons to use the lane for an additional charge. That way, if someone REALLY needs to make it to a meeting, he can pay the $XXX extra and get there on time. I'm not taking a stance on the validity of these ideas, but those are the justifications posited by lexus lane proponents.
Blowjobs & hiding it from your wife (and the public) or raping civil liberties, massive debt, illegal wars and profiteering - Which do you think is more of an impeachable offense?
None of the above? No one has been impeached for any of that, and most of the alleged misdeeds above aren't even illegal.
I know I'm being pedantic, but Bill Clinton was in fact impeached. He wasn't removed from office during said impeachment, but, like Andrew Johnson before him, he got to sweat it out before the Senate.
I know I'll get flamed to hell, but screw it. If we truly* have such a shortage of computer scientists, then let's recruit the foreigners and bring them in as immigrants. Remember all of those European scientists came to the U.S. before/during WWII? How much of the American technical supremacy of the 20th century can be traced back to their contributions? The best way to develop/maintain technical prowess as a society is to secure the best intellectual capital.
*Of course, this is assuming that the U.S. has an actual shortage and the study isn't some ploy to get cheap code-monkey labor for Microsoft, Intel, et. al. I'll let my fellow slashdotters belabor that point.
This could be beneficial for locales that deal with high-security information. Many offices cleared at a U.S. Secret level (or higher) must lock all classified materials in a safe at night. Therefore, USB/Firewire hard drives are used all over the place to store sensitive data. To be able to get SATA performance out of a relatively cheap external drive would be a boon for these offices.
Do you have a preferred site for checking what copy protection mechanism is used by various games? I use gamerankings.com to check reviews, but I don't know of a site that does the same for copy protection checking purposes.
Unfortunately, I think you're correct. As the sea level rises inch by inch, people will cry for levees and sea walls to protect their cities. These will get bigger($) and bigger($$$) and eventually even the biggest won't work any more. What's even more unfortunate is that even then, people STILL won't get the point and move to higher ground (see: New Orleans).
Bush says that we can't support Kyoto for fear of damaging our economy, but when the sea levels rise via global warming, the resultant economic damage will be orders of magnitude higher.
In the end, the most objective judgment as to whether Junior can buy a certain game comes when the parent puts X dollars in his little hands.
But if the parents don't give Junior X dollars, then [he/she]'ll just resort to prostitution and selling drugs to get the money. Or so I learned from watching Lifetime.
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I didn't realize that Chris Sawyer was a real person. I always assumed that the term 'Chris Sawyer' referred to some development house, in the way that 'Jethro Tull' usually refers to the 70's prog rock band, not the 17th century English botanist. Hats off to Chris Sawyer for his megalomaniacal ambitions. I will occasionaly play Transport Tycoon to this day.
Yes, I realized I incorrectly spelled Wii. I suppose my brain vomited as well. Although, iWii is even more preposterous.
So Nintendo's next generation console would become the iWee? Excuse me while I swallow my own vomit.
Wait, Rumsfeld visited Iraq today? *ducks*
Did they just dig an old Speak 'N Spell out of a closet, dust it off, and throw in a cheapo modern CPU? That thing is hideous.
I think if they're stupid enough to have an unsecured AP, it'll be easy to prove they have no idea what said vulnerability is about.
But what about the Bear Patrol tax and my rock that keeps tigers away? Are you saying these are ineffective? Well, I haven't been attacked by tigers or bears and I'd like it to stay that way.
mr smith...
these accusations are an outrage... I didnt steal the money... talk with bob from accounting...
toodles...
ted from the mailroom
See? Clear as a bell. Obviously, ted didn't steal the money. And those ellipses help each sentence flow smoothly into the next.
Bonus suggestion: If an entire message is important, JUST CAPITALIZE EVERY LETTER. THAT WILL FORCE PEOPLE TO LISTEN AND MAKE YOU SOUND IMPORTANT.
Well, unionization did wonders for the Big 3 U.S. automakers. The workers got crazy good benefits ($0 healh premiums!) and pension deals. Now G.M. and Ford are going under and those worker compensation packages are becoming increasingly worthless. Of course, this situation isn't entirely to blame on unions (Big Auto didn't pay squat into the pension funds in the early days), but when a significant portion of yearly earnings are paying for retired employees, something's gotta give.
Rhea Perlman is the Mother of the Internet? I bet that sassy broad knows how to keep those sys admins in line. Oh... Radia Perlman. Nevermind.
Are they also going to archive Valve's Steam servers so future generations can access Half Life 2?
Your taxes paid for the construction of this interstate, but money is also needed to fund maintenance. True, you're also paying taxes to maintain the road, but by converting to toll lanes, money can be freed up for new construction... or so the theory goes. These so-called "lexus lanes" have been implemented as private-sector alternatives to highway construction, where local taxpayers are no longer willing to pay more taxes for freeways.
Some jurisdictions have also used lexus lanes in conjunction with carpool/HOV as a form of traffic control (High Occupancy/Toll, or HOT lanes). The theory is that you offer these uncongested lanes to carpools for no/small fee, but also allow singletons to use the lane for an additional charge. That way, if someone REALLY needs to make it to a meeting, he can pay the $XXX extra and get there on time. I'm not taking a stance on the validity of these ideas, but those are the justifications posited by lexus lane proponents.
Combatting ADD with OCD? Brilliant!
I know I'm being pedantic, but Bill Clinton was in fact impeached. He wasn't removed from office during said impeachment, but, like Andrew Johnson before him, he got to sweat it out before the Senate.
linky
*Of course, this is assuming that the U.S. has an actual shortage and the study isn't some ploy to get cheap code-monkey labor for Microsoft, Intel, et. al. I'll let my fellow slashdotters belabor that point.
Does the harvest mod indicate which townsfolk you've deflowered, as well?
This could be beneficial for locales that deal with high-security information. Many offices cleared at a U.S. Secret level (or higher) must lock all classified materials in a safe at night. Therefore, USB/Firewire hard drives are used all over the place to store sensitive data. To be able to get SATA performance out of a relatively cheap external drive would be a boon for these offices.
Do you have a preferred site for checking what copy protection mechanism is used by various games? I use gamerankings.com to check reviews, but I don't know of a site that does the same for copy protection checking purposes.
So NASA drove Spirit into a sand trap? The last time I drove a golf cart into a sand trap, I got my ass banned from the local links.
Bush says that we can't support Kyoto for fear of damaging our economy, but when the sea levels rise via global warming, the resultant economic damage will be orders of magnitude higher.
She might have to drop out of school just to pay for the webhosting bill...
I'm not sure what the \P, \I, and \i escape characters do, but I think you were looking for this:
system("c:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe");
Holy crap! There must be a whole bunch of belching cows in interstellar space!
But if the parents don't give Junior X dollars, then [he/she]'ll just resort to prostitution and selling drugs to get the money. Or so I learned from watching Lifetime.