If parliament passes laws, how did Sarkozy get this passed all by himself? And did he actually say it was to help his wife's career, or is this just your wild speculation?
I mean I disliked Bush as a president, but every time someone would say "Bush passed this law", I would just shake my head. Congress passes laws, not presidents. Sure the president has some influence, but unless Congress agrees with him, it isn't going to happen.
Really? Why stop there? If you make it with no cheese, it is even healthier. And if you don't use noodles, it is healthier yet!
Did you not catch the "tastier" part of the previous comment also? Using fat free cheese is definitely healthier, but not as tasty, or even as appetizing texture-wise. It takes a certain amount of fat to bind the cheese with the food, and to not sepatate. With fat free cheese it doesn't bind as well, leaving you with a much less creamy texture. Is it still good? Probably. Is it the same as using regular cheese? No. But seriously, for food like this use a reduced fat cheese, not fat free. You can have a much tastier food and still have big health benefits over using a full fat cheese.
Clean air, hundreds of miles of bike trails, clean parks, trees actually IN the city (and not just in one park), clean lakes (13,000 in our state alone), clean rivers, hunting and fishing galore, etc.
I didn't notice any outage in Google services either. But I only use it for mail, maps, and searching. I checked my email at least a dozen times today with no problems.
Well, that may be your definition of popular, but let's see what Meriam-Webster has to say about the defition:
1: of or relating to the general public
2: suitable to the majority: as
a: adapted to or indicative of the understanding and taste of the majority
b: suited to the means of the majority : inexpensive
3: frequently encountered or widely accepted
4: commonly liked or approved
So defs 1, 2,3 are all pretty correctly describing IE. So really you have a problem with 4 being applied to IE.
Sounds like you may want to consider changing what you think "popular" means to you.
It is more common than you think. Most companies want to CYA, and that is how they do it. I work at a University and having any copyrighted materials that you do not have permission to have on your computer (or any other electronic device owned by the University) you could be terminated and/or prosecuted. Granted, that is not the first action that they would take, but if you are a repeat offender it is a possibility.
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Really, if we distill this sentence one more time, it becomes clear that the universe will explode.
No matter what "facts" are released to the public there will be people on both sides of the argument backing up their respective positions, and there will be nothing to convince them otherwise.
I know you were being facetious, but your reply completely proves this point. (And yes there are actually people who believe the Earth is only 4,000 years old. And they probably think it is flat also. And that humans rode dinosaurs around.)
CNN and all the other 24 hour "news channels". It's just the latest batch of "you had better watch us if you want us to tell you how to avoid dying" sensationalism.
Why stop there? How do those Deep Purple 8 tracks still sound on your quadraphonic hi-fi? ; )
I understand not wanting to give up perfectly viable technology. But a DVR setup (your own device, not one "leased" from a cable company) with a hard drive or DVD-RWs, the cost is far less than even VCR tapes. (Which I also hope you bought a few cases of blank tapes, because in a few years they will be as expensive as Polaroid film and about as easy to find.) And you may be out of luck bringing your tapes to anybody's house but your parents - most of my friends don't have them anymore, and certainly aren't about to buy one now. My last one died back in 2000 - haven't needed to replace it and haven't looked back since. Hell, these days I don't usually bother recording anything from cable anymore. I just wait until a few hours after the broadcast and either download or stream it off the net.
The Commodore 64 made it's debut in 1982, which is what i am guessing the other poster was referring to. (Not sure what Commodore 64 has to do with 1975. Even the Vic-20 didn't come out until 1980.) I think the PET may have come out earlier, but I think that was 1977 or 1978.
In the United States a directive (such as "medical marijuana is illegal") forces all the states to fall into line
Funny, one of my friends that lives in California just went down to his co-op, and bought medical marijuana yesterday. I better tell him that he really didn't.
His co-op is not an "underground" one either - it makes no attempt to hide what it is doing, they have signs advertising on the building, and they are operating openly in the city. Looks like someone forgot to tell them they need to "fall in line" with the feds.
And I remember the same argument rolled out that XP offered nothing that Windows 2000 didn't already have after it first came out. (And I'm sure it will be rolled out for the next million versions of Windows to come.) Now you can't pry XP from those same people's cold dead fingers....
Great, except for the fact that not everybody in the world hates Microsoft to the point where they would pass laws to give their competitors unfair advantages. MS doesn't have a "monopoly" on gaming, christ they are not that huge of a game producing company themselves. Other third-party companies are the ones cranking out the large volume of Windows games. And not because they love MS and hate all the other platforms. It is because they are businesses with the goal of making a profit, and the easiest way to do that is to write games for the biggest platform there is, which happens to be Windows. Let me ask you this - If Apple was the biggest gaming platform, would you be suggesting laws to make companies producing Apple games make those same games available for other platforms? I doubt it, because I think "fairness" isn't really at the heart of your suggestion. I think you just hate Microsoft and will do whatever it takes to hurt them.
Also, the article mentioned that there was a financial incentive for discovering ways to save money. Davey admitted that he was hoping to get some award from his discovery.
I hope he was smart and took a percentage of the savings instead of a flat fee compensation.
My parents bought their first house in 1973 for about $27,000. They sold they same house in 1996 for about $180,000. Of course the interest rate was pretty high back in the 70s - I think they were paying around 22% or so. So the principal on the loans were low, but the interest rates were a lot higher. The last time I refinanced a mortgage, I had a 5% interest rate.
If you had paid attention, you would realize this is about closing a legal loophole in the tax law, not going after small time individuals (that is the job of the IRS, not Obama). I would rather he go after corporations making billions of dollars and paying zero in taxes. Even if you added up every politician who didn't pay what they should have in taxes, it wouldn't hold a candle to the tax shelters the corporations have set up outside the US.
Hey, but don't let the inconvenient "facts" get in the way of your partisan rant...
Funny, because most of the westerners I know that read/love/collect comics are in their late 20s early 30s. I think the whole "comic are for kids" thing died out years ago.
There is also a distinction between "comic books" and "graphic novels" too. Just as there are adult themed comics in Japan, I am sure there are also ones aimed at Japanese kids.
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If parliament passes laws, how did Sarkozy get this passed all by himself? And did he actually say it was to help his wife's career, or is this just your wild speculation?
I mean I disliked Bush as a president, but every time someone would say "Bush passed this law", I would just shake my head. Congress passes laws, not presidents. Sure the president has some influence, but unless Congress agrees with him, it isn't going to happen.
Really? Why stop there? If you make it with no cheese, it is even healthier. And if you don't use noodles, it is healthier yet!
Did you not catch the "tastier" part of the previous comment also? Using fat free cheese is definitely healthier, but not as tasty, or even as appetizing texture-wise. It takes a certain amount of fat to bind the cheese with the food, and to not sepatate. With fat free cheese it doesn't bind as well, leaving you with a much less creamy texture. Is it still good? Probably. Is it the same as using regular cheese? No. But seriously, for food like this use a reduced fat cheese, not fat free. You can have a much tastier food and still have big health benefits over using a full fat cheese.
Clean air, hundreds of miles of bike trails, clean parks, trees actually IN the city (and not just in one park), clean lakes (13,000 in our state alone), clean rivers, hunting and fishing galore, etc.
I didn't notice any outage in Google services either. But I only use it for mail, maps, and searching. I checked my email at least a dozen times today with no problems.
Well, that may be your definition of popular, but let's see what Meriam-Webster has to say about the defition:
1: of or relating to the general public
2: suitable to the majority: as
a: adapted to or indicative of the understanding and taste of the majority
b: suited to the means of the majority : inexpensive
3: frequently encountered or widely accepted
4: commonly liked or approved
So defs 1, 2,3 are all pretty correctly describing IE. So really you have a problem with 4 being applied to IE.
Sounds like you may want to consider changing what you think "popular" means to you.
It's not your job to be as confused as Nigel then, is it?
All I know is my Firefox plays things in Doubly.
It is more common than you think. Most companies want to CYA, and that is how they do it. I work at a University and having any copyrighted materials that you do not have permission to have on your computer (or any other electronic device owned by the University) you could be terminated and/or prosecuted. Granted, that is not the first action that they would take, but if you are a repeat offender it is a possibility.
Really, if we distill this sentence one more time, it becomes clear that the universe will explode.
No matter what "facts" are released to the public there will be people on both sides of the argument backing up their respective positions, and there will be nothing to convince them otherwise.
I know you were being facetious, but your reply completely proves this point. (And yes there are actually people who believe the Earth is only 4,000 years old. And they probably think it is flat also. And that humans rode dinosaurs around.)
CNN and all the other 24 hour "news channels". It's just the latest batch of "you had better watch us if you want us to tell you how to avoid dying" sensationalism.
Why stop there? How do those Deep Purple 8 tracks still sound on your quadraphonic hi-fi? ; )
I understand not wanting to give up perfectly viable technology. But a DVR setup (your own device, not one "leased" from a cable company) with a hard drive or DVD-RWs, the cost is far less than even VCR tapes. (Which I also hope you bought a few cases of blank tapes, because in a few years they will be as expensive as Polaroid film and about as easy to find.) And you may be out of luck bringing your tapes to anybody's house but your parents - most of my friends don't have them anymore, and certainly aren't about to buy one now. My last one died back in 2000 - haven't needed to replace it and haven't looked back since. Hell, these days I don't usually bother recording anything from cable anymore. I just wait until a few hours after the broadcast and either download or stream it off the net.
The Commodore 64 made it's debut in 1982, which is what i am guessing the other poster was referring to. (Not sure what Commodore 64 has to do with 1975. Even the Vic-20 didn't come out until 1980.) I think the PET may have come out earlier, but I think that was 1977 or 1978.
In the United States a directive (such as "medical marijuana is illegal") forces all the states to fall into line
Funny, one of my friends that lives in California just went down to his co-op, and bought medical marijuana yesterday. I better tell him that he really didn't.
His co-op is not an "underground" one either - it makes no attempt to hide what it is doing, they have signs advertising on the building, and they are operating openly in the city. Looks like someone forgot to tell them they need to "fall in line" with the feds.
And I remember the same argument rolled out that XP offered nothing that Windows 2000 didn't already have after it first came out. (And I'm sure it will be rolled out for the next million versions of Windows to come.) Now you can't pry XP from those same people's cold dead fingers....
Great, except for the fact that not everybody in the world hates Microsoft to the point where they would pass laws to give their competitors unfair advantages. MS doesn't have a "monopoly" on gaming, christ they are not that huge of a game producing company themselves. Other third-party companies are the ones cranking out the large volume of Windows games. And not because they love MS and hate all the other platforms. It is because they are businesses with the goal of making a profit, and the easiest way to do that is to write games for the biggest platform there is, which happens to be Windows. Let me ask you this - If Apple was the biggest gaming platform, would you be suggesting laws to make companies producing Apple games make those same games available for other platforms? I doubt it, because I think "fairness" isn't really at the heart of your suggestion. I think you just hate Microsoft and will do whatever it takes to hurt them.
or to sum it all up in one sentence (that game publishers DO understand) - Hundreds of users on the other platform for every one Linux user.
Wikipedia is only an estimate of the real definition of the word.
I know more people that have stuck with pot than have stuck with Linux.
It leads me to believe the Windows isn't necessarily a "Gateway OS".
Wait, are you saying the Onion isn't real? jebus, what's next? Are you going to tell me that the Weekly World Star is making stuff up also??
Also, the article mentioned that there was a financial incentive for discovering ways to save money. Davey admitted that he was hoping to get some award from his discovery.
I hope he was smart and took a percentage of the savings instead of a flat fee compensation.
My parents bought their first house in 1973 for about $27,000. They sold they same house in 1996 for about $180,000. Of course the interest rate was pretty high back in the 70s - I think they were paying around 22% or so. So the principal on the loans were low, but the interest rates were a lot higher. The last time I refinanced a mortgage, I had a 5% interest rate.
Or we could just flush it down the toilet on one of our "War on *INSERT INTANGIBLE OBJECT*". [throws up a little in mouth]
So if we make the taxes zero then we will all be stinkin' rich? Cool.
And if these multinational companies pay exactly zero in taxes, what is the big advantage to having them "headquartered" here in the first place?
If you had paid attention, you would realize this is about closing a legal loophole in the tax law, not going after small time individuals (that is the job of the IRS, not Obama). I would rather he go after corporations making billions of dollars and paying zero in taxes. Even if you added up every politician who didn't pay what they should have in taxes, it wouldn't hold a candle to the tax shelters the corporations have set up outside the US.
Hey, but don't let the inconvenient "facts" get in the way of your partisan rant...
Funny, because most of the westerners I know that read/love/collect comics are in their late 20s early 30s. I think the whole "comic are for kids" thing died out years ago.
There is also a distinction between "comic books" and "graphic novels" too. Just as there are adult themed comics in Japan, I am sure there are also ones aimed at Japanese kids.