No, her primary crime was that she showed intent to murder someone, and attempting to purchase the weapon for this purpose (which is already known to the police though the client him/herself/the grapevine) proved that intent. You don't need more than proof of intent to commit a murder to arrest someone. That would be a bit silly otherwise, wouldn't it? Letting everyone follow through with their murders when they seem able and willing to commit the crime all the while everyone's just twiddling their thumbs waiting for it to happen?
Asking why you don't want to use your real name is in no way an attempt to "guilt" you into using it. They're asking a completely legitimate question to find out why aside from the obvious privacy reason people are not interested in using their real names.
Man, back in 1996-1997, I collected the hell out of Pokemon. I had doubles/triples of all of the original 102 cards (including 12 Charizards, 8 or so Blastoise, and several misprint cards which were worth a pretty penny), and that was just my spares, not the deck I played with. That game was practically a religion back when we were kids.
It was pretty weird. I do wish I cashed out though, before the bubble burst and they became rather worthless. I sold cards from time to time when they were still big, made a few hundred bucks here or there, but had I sold out completely, I'd have been looking at thousands and thousands of dollars as a middle school kid, as all my extra non-playing deck cards were in mint condition, straight from the booster packs to hard sleeves. The possibilities would have been amazing.
I still have them somewhere, stored away. They very likely won't go up in value ever again, but you know what? It's a healthy reminder of a fun time in my life. It's probably worth more to me now than it was to the world back then.
Wifi for servers and media players? For music and low definition video, maybe. I wouldn't wager it doing much better than 720p video if even that unless it were right next to the access point, and even then it would be sketchy.
How is that different from today? In fact, by modern standards, it's even worse now. Most companies won't even sell you a dev kit unless you have a proven track record with numerous successful AAA titles elsewhere first, where as before it was mostly just a case of money.
I should also point out that just because reviewers are given games early doesn't raise many questions about objectivity. It's pretty much how the entire industry functions. The reviews you need to take with a grain of salt are the pre-release reviews that come out some time before the game actually launches. Publishers often impose restrictions on what you can say before release, but they have no control over what is said after release. As long as the reviews come out the day the game launches, there should be minimal question on objectivity. At that point it just depends on how much you trust that particular reviewer.
Well, it's not as though reviewers get the game the same day we do and then put them out the same day. They get them often weeks in advance, and save for really open ended games like Skyrim, most games can be thoroughly played in the window the reviewers are already given.
You do realize that the price over there is going to increase proportionately, right? So you can expect another $10-15 added to your cost as well. Sure, it was kinda funny the first couple times a poster pointed out this has been "normal" in other areas of the world for a while now, but it's only going to get even worse for you if it gets worse for us.
The only time you get that kind of deal is during a sale, download or otherwise. Otherwise the prices are pretty much always in line with MSRP no matter where you buy.
Wow, you seriously know nothing about the current state of these products. It is prohibitively expensive to separate the materials now. Sure it's possible, but it's not cost effective anymore. This is the whole reason Apple left the initiative. They recognize their machines can't be easily recycled anymore and they're perfectly fine with this shit finding its way into landfills if it means their pretty hardware can be even prettier.
Indeed, his 4 digit uid is a big sign he is new here. Everyone knows the bigger the uid is, the longer you've been here. Man, I wonder what's gonna happen when it reaches zero?
They don't need to tell them how to fix it, but they could have at least made a transition period where they're redirected to a page notifying them that they're infected with the virus, some basic information about the virus, and then tell them to contact their tech support representative with the information. The tech of choice (family/friend/repair shop) should be able to clean things up pretty easily then.
Wow, really? Poor creativity? Because the devices defy science/"future science"? It's "creative" as long as it has warp drives and phase inverters?
I can't believe you seriously included "future science" into your argument. If there's anything that makes an absolute mockery of real science, it's scifi science.
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No, her primary crime was that she showed intent to murder someone, and attempting to purchase the weapon for this purpose (which is already known to the police though the client him/herself/the grapevine) proved that intent. You don't need more than proof of intent to commit a murder to arrest someone. That would be a bit silly otherwise, wouldn't it? Letting everyone follow through with their murders when they seem able and willing to commit the crime all the while everyone's just twiddling their thumbs waiting for it to happen?
Asking why you don't want to use your real name is in no way an attempt to "guilt" you into using it. They're asking a completely legitimate question to find out why aside from the obvious privacy reason people are not interested in using their real names.
I see absolutely no problem with this question.
You don't need to be an apple fanboy to suggest/buy an iPad.
Man, back in 1996-1997, I collected the hell out of Pokemon. I had doubles/triples of all of the original 102 cards (including 12 Charizards, 8 or so Blastoise, and several misprint cards which were worth a pretty penny), and that was just my spares, not the deck I played with. That game was practically a religion back when we were kids.
It was pretty weird. I do wish I cashed out though, before the bubble burst and they became rather worthless. I sold cards from time to time when they were still big, made a few hundred bucks here or there, but had I sold out completely, I'd have been looking at thousands and thousands of dollars as a middle school kid, as all my extra non-playing deck cards were in mint condition, straight from the booster packs to hard sleeves. The possibilities would have been amazing.
I still have them somewhere, stored away. They very likely won't go up in value ever again, but you know what? It's a healthy reminder of a fun time in my life. It's probably worth more to me now than it was to the world back then.
Wifi for servers and media players? For music and low definition video, maybe. I wouldn't wager it doing much better than 720p video if even that unless it were right next to the access point, and even then it would be sketchy.
Really?
His quote:
The comic is more hilarious for the fact that none of those "crimes" SHOULD BE CRIMES!!
One of the characters in the comic was attempting to murder a town mayor.
How am I a liar?
Yup, you heard it here first folks. According to this guy, murder should be legal.
How is that different from today? In fact, by modern standards, it's even worse now. Most companies won't even sell you a dev kit unless you have a proven track record with numerous successful AAA titles elsewhere first, where as before it was mostly just a case of money.
I should also point out that just because reviewers are given games early doesn't raise many questions about objectivity. It's pretty much how the entire industry functions. The reviews you need to take with a grain of salt are the pre-release reviews that come out some time before the game actually launches. Publishers often impose restrictions on what you can say before release, but they have no control over what is said after release. As long as the reviews come out the day the game launches, there should be minimal question on objectivity. At that point it just depends on how much you trust that particular reviewer.
Well, it's not as though reviewers get the game the same day we do and then put them out the same day. They get them often weeks in advance, and save for really open ended games like Skyrim, most games can be thoroughly played in the window the reviewers are already given.
You do know that Siri does not actually do voice recognition on the device itself for exactly the reasons you're giving it credit for, right?
You do realize that the price over there is going to increase proportionately, right? So you can expect another $10-15 added to your cost as well. Sure, it was kinda funny the first couple times a poster pointed out this has been "normal" in other areas of the world for a while now, but it's only going to get even worse for you if it gets worse for us.
Really? What kind of argument is that? Do you seriously think the prices wont be increased proportionately abroad too?
I doubt it.
I do. Fancy that; people are different.
The only time you get that kind of deal is during a sale, download or otherwise. Otherwise the prices are pretty much always in line with MSRP no matter where you buy.
Are non UK citizens allowed to watch? I get "Media selection request failed".
Wow, you seriously know nothing about the current state of these products. It is prohibitively expensive to separate the materials now. Sure it's possible, but it's not cost effective anymore. This is the whole reason Apple left the initiative. They recognize their machines can't be easily recycled anymore and they're perfectly fine with this shit finding its way into landfills if it means their pretty hardware can be even prettier.
So? It's not an indie game.
RTM does not mean Ready to Market... It either means Release to Manufacturing or Release to Marketing.
Indeed, his 4 digit uid is a big sign he is new here. Everyone knows the bigger the uid is, the longer you've been here. Man, I wonder what's gonna happen when it reaches zero?
So you basically just agreed with what he said?
They don't need to tell them how to fix it, but they could have at least made a transition period where they're redirected to a page notifying them that they're infected with the virus, some basic information about the virus, and then tell them to contact their tech support representative with the information. The tech of choice (family/friend/repair shop) should be able to clean things up pretty easily then.
Would have been more original.
Wow, really? Poor creativity? Because the devices defy science/"future science"? It's "creative" as long as it has warp drives and phase inverters?
I can't believe you seriously included "future science" into your argument. If there's anything that makes an absolute mockery of real science, it's scifi science.