Actually, I had never heard of Incredible Universe so I guess you're right, they did try. They must have been conducting business at those stores like they did at Radio Shack if they were so unsuccessful (high prices, no variety).
You know, this reminds me of what they did in Major League (the old movie with Charlie Sheen and Wesley Snipes) where they cut the try-outs by putting a red piece of tape inside their locker.
There is no reason for them to do this electronically, even if the computer is used for a lot of job related things, getting layed off should not be one of them. That is just a horrible way to treat your employees.
Radio Shack is like the convenience store of electronics stores anyway. The last time I shopped at Radio Shack all I saw were Robo Sapiens, R/C Dinosaurs, a limited selection of home entertainment equipment, a limited selection of land line phones and cell phones and a wall of misc crap. Nothing important to me because there is a crappy selection.
Radio Shack missed the boat in my opinion. Sure they were before their time when they first opened but by now they should have moved to warehouse-sized stores because if they had played their cards right, I'm sure they could have done it and they could be making a lot more money right now.
You can't be serious. These ideas have been reported long ago about Zune.
The funny thing is Zune can be translated from Hebrew into a vulgar English word.
Blogger "Mickeleh" saw some irony in the name Zune; In Hebrew, if you pronounce the "u" like in the word "tribune," it translates into a vulgarity beginning with "f" that means screwed, "which apparently all the vendors who followed Microsoft down the 'plays for sure' road seem to be," he wrote.
Clearly, that would get too confusing--it was bad enough just having to remember nine planets...think of the children!
Maybe that is the reason they did it... maybe the astronomers' children just couldn't remember all nine planets and they're using this as leverage to get good grades out of their children.
Sorry, that was completely ridiculous - I must be tired.
After growing up and going to high school in Indiana, this is a surprise to me because our school was VERY outdated =S... of course this was a few years ago and it was in a town of about 7k people.
Point taken but I believe most people grow out of the cartoons they watched when they were younger. I mean, if people took after and based their beliefs off of the programs they watched when they were children than my generation would be full of insane perverts who don't litter (Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Ren & Stimpy, Beavis & Butthead and Captain Planet).
That's precisely why I asked you what you were suggesting. You told me that if I was worried about dying from a terrorist act that I should walk instead of fly. I suppose I shouldn't have assumed that you were suggesting to rid of the security precautions but that is what I assumed.
I agree that the current, temporary restrictions are indeed close to unsustainable and I would hate to have to travel to or from the UK at this time but these are the restrictions that most of the population is willing to follow them because of the recent threats. I do feel sorry for the travelers and airline companies but I'm not going to say that these temporary restrictions are ridiculous.
I've got a better idea - if you're so worried about the minimal risk of dying by terrorism, how about you give up flying and walk instead, and let the rest of travel in peace.
So what are you suggesting? Get rid of all of the security precautions at airports? If thats the case, than yes I will walk. I really don't understand how everyone gets so pissed off about having to walk through a metal detector and sometimes get wanded. I've traveled many, many times since 9/11 and I've only run into one snag - those drug detection machines (I walked through before it was done).
The first 6 months or so after 9/11 were hectic at airports - I agree - but now, the security process is just as fast as before.
Freedom to move around the country is a pretty basic right which is being eroded by stealth.
Of course its a basic right, so why not just take a walk the next time you need to make a trip to the other side of the country. I don't believe walking is regulated. I also think it's a bit silly how people get annoyed because they have to wait in line longer just because there are threats of terror and waiting in line longer may save their life.
I'd also like to add, ever since 9/11 I've actually been experiencing no if not less hassle when I travel. But maybe that's because I would rather have a better chance of making it to my destination by taking off my shoes and following the temporary rules given to me than to be blown up.
Actually, I work on a website that has a radio show on the Air America Radio Phoenix market and we're always looking for interesting guests. The most related guest to the 9/11 conpsiracy we've had is Dr Kevin J Barrett from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I thought it would be interesting to get the creators of Loose Change on our radio show to talk about the research they went through and any conflicts they've run into.
Can you be credited for any of the work or research done in Loose Change?
I'm not trying to pick you out but if you've worked on the Loose Change video and/or research I may have an opportunity and platform for you to voice your opinion and research on.
It's very obvious that the Superman from the movies would most definitely dominate Goku. Simply because Goku is a cartoon character and destroying a cartoon is very easy;).
This is off-topic and maybe a pitiful pitch but your company's website doesn't seem to be 100% functional in Firefox, seeing how I work at a software company that specializes in website development... yeah:).
And what were they considering to do about it? Ban IMing in Canada?
What are kids going to do to increase their grammar if they can't IM their friends? Sure some will write stories, journals and poetry but that isn't going to be a majority of kids. If they aren't practicing language in one way or another than their language skills will be far worse than "tainted IM language."
This is just another case of "oh no, the internet is evil" just like rock and roll was evil in the '50s O_o (what would that be without IMing? two "O's" and an underscore?). Netspeak is almost like learning a second language, a lot easier to learn but it's more dynamic and creative than any other language that I know of and that could be because I only know a few spoken languages;).
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Actually, I had never heard of Incredible Universe so I guess you're right, they did try. They must have been conducting business at those stores like they did at Radio Shack if they were so unsuccessful (high prices, no variety).
You know, this reminds me of what they did in Major League (the old movie with Charlie Sheen and Wesley Snipes) where they cut the try-outs by putting a red piece of tape inside their locker.
There is no reason for them to do this electronically, even if the computer is used for a lot of job related things, getting layed off should not be one of them. That is just a horrible way to treat your employees.
Radio Shack is like the convenience store of electronics stores anyway. The last time I shopped at Radio Shack all I saw were Robo Sapiens, R/C Dinosaurs, a limited selection of home entertainment equipment, a limited selection of land line phones and cell phones and a wall of misc crap. Nothing important to me because there is a crappy selection.
Radio Shack missed the boat in my opinion. Sure they were before their time when they first opened but by now they should have moved to warehouse-sized stores because if they had played their cards right, I'm sure they could have done it and they could be making a lot more money right now.
The funny thing is Zune can be translated from Hebrew into a vulgar English word.
You can read the rest of the article I pulled that quote from at Zune could kill Microsoft partners, not iPod. Which I don't entirely agree with.
Sorry, that was completely ridiculous - I must be tired.
Well... in 2-3 months the price should go back down to $100 as long as they keep the same hardware. In 1 year it will be down to $25 ;).
That is unless you sell your child into slavery.
Come on... thats funny stuff.
When it clogs, do you get the BSOD?
I'd rather use my cell phone with a 2 inch display to browse the internet than to use IE 7.
Isn't it great that a contoversial issue such as this has been proven and published as existing on a blog written by theorists?
Doesn't sound too free to me if you have to pay with your LIFE!
After growing up and going to high school in Indiana, this is a surprise to me because our school was VERY outdated =S... of course this was a few years ago and it was in a town of about 7k people.
Point taken but I believe most people grow out of the cartoons they watched when they were younger. I mean, if people took after and based their beliefs off of the programs they watched when they were children than my generation would be full of insane perverts who don't litter (Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Ren & Stimpy, Beavis & Butthead and Captain Planet).
I think a majority of Americans have evolved from actually liking Pokemon - were you left behind?
That's precisely why I asked you what you were suggesting. You told me that if I was worried about dying from a terrorist act that I should walk instead of fly. I suppose I shouldn't have assumed that you were suggesting to rid of the security precautions but that is what I assumed.
I agree that the current, temporary restrictions are indeed close to unsustainable and I would hate to have to travel to or from the UK at this time but these are the restrictions that most of the population is willing to follow them because of the recent threats. I do feel sorry for the travelers and airline companies but I'm not going to say that these temporary restrictions are ridiculous.
The first 6 months or so after 9/11 were hectic at airports - I agree - but now, the security process is just as fast as before.
I'd also like to add, ever since 9/11 I've actually been experiencing no if not less hassle when I travel. But maybe that's because I would rather have a better chance of making it to my destination by taking off my shoes and following the temporary rules given to me than to be blown up.
Ahh, I see.
Actually, I work on a website that has a radio show on the Air America Radio Phoenix market and we're always looking for interesting guests. The most related guest to the 9/11 conpsiracy we've had is Dr Kevin J Barrett from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I thought it would be interesting to get the creators of Loose Change on our radio show to talk about the research they went through and any conflicts they've run into.
I'm not trying to pick you out but if you've worked on the Loose Change video and/or research I may have an opportunity and platform for you to voice your opinion and research on.
Thats funny because I was thinking the exact same thing =\.
Perhaps this is the case with the "Loose Change" video?
It's very obvious that the Superman from the movies would most definitely dominate Goku. Simply because Goku is a cartoon character and destroying a cartoon is very easy ;).
This is off-topic and maybe a pitiful pitch but your company's website doesn't seem to be 100% functional in Firefox, seeing how I work at a software company that specializes in website development... yeah :).
And what were they considering to do about it? Ban IMing in Canada?
;).
What are kids going to do to increase their grammar if they can't IM their friends? Sure some will write stories, journals and poetry but that isn't going to be a majority of kids. If they aren't practicing language in one way or another than their language skills will be far worse than "tainted IM language."
This is just another case of "oh no, the internet is evil" just like rock and roll was evil in the '50s O_o (what would that be without IMing? two "O's" and an underscore?). Netspeak is almost like learning a second language, a lot easier to learn but it's more dynamic and creative than any other language that I know of and that could be because I only know a few spoken languages