Electronic Voting Machines: Because a $.02 Scantron and permanent marker is too cheap, too plain, too simple, too permanent, and just too damn hard to fill out.
"They don't care if you already paid for your meal, if you're abusing the wait staff, they can kick you out."
They *do* care if you paid for your meal. If you are abusing the wait staff because you aren't getting your meal, they are legally obligated to refung you your money. In this case, if you aren't getting the service you paid for, then they are legally obligated to refund you your money, regardless of how you act. However, they can kick you out, but not without your money.
Being a jerk, to a degree, is completely legal. Taken too far, being a jerk can be Disturbing the peace, which is illegal in a public place. In a private setting, it is completely legal, but you can be asked to leave. Taking money and not providing the service or product that was purchased, to any degree, is theft and fraud. Theft and fraud are far worse than disturbing the peace or being asked to leave.
Thankfully, being a dick is legal, and theft and fraud are not.
Regardless of what their TOS states, if they remove functionality from a game package that you paid for, they are legally obligated to refund you your purchase cost, regardless of what their TOS says.
If you paid for the game, then you paid for access. Simple as that. When you pay for a game, you don't pay for access to the forums. When you pay for the game, as bought in the store, you are entiled to all of the functionality that you paid for, which includes internet gaming. Nowhere it is posted on the box that EA may revoke your internet gaming priveliges for bad beavior on EA forums.
Simply put: You are entitled to what you paid for. You paid for all of the functionality that was contained in the game package that you bought. EA can definitely ban you from the forums, since the forums were online, and not included in the game package you paid for.
Funny, every time I see these "Biker" groups, they are always doing their best to look bad-ass, with the tattoos, grungy and gruff appearance, tough talk, and attitude.
Yet, they stick together like glue, go everywhere in packs, and stay together for 'protection'.
Gangs, street and bikers alike, are for big fake pussies who are too weak to carry their own, and need the help of dozens more to save their ass, rather than being able to do it themselves.
Anybody who drinks enough Windex will se a UFO, flashing lights and all.
Keep in mind, "UFO"s are anything that flys and cannot be identified. This means that *anything* that flies anywhere and cannot be ID'd is technically a UFO.
Just because you, or anybody else cannot ID something flying doesn't mean that is a spaceship.
Personally, I'd recommend laying off of the whiskey and "Duck Dodgers" reruns for a while.
Drive intoxicated, Shave, Talk on the phone, Text message, Read the newspaper, Apply makeup, Get dressed, Eat, Disobey traffic laws, and
while driving at 65 MPH, since this is a known cause of many traffic accidents.
Now, those same people can do their stupid little routines while flying at 10,000 feet and going about 155 MPH. We already have reckless/agressive drivers with road rage, and that's bad enough. Now they'll be able to be assholes *in the air*.
If these cars/planes are permitted on the road and in the air, I think that Air Traffic Controllers and Police should be allowed to track down any reckless pilots of these things that they have to deal with and beat the shit out of them. I know *plenty* of people who don't bother performing routine or preventive maintenance on their street vehicles. Imagine letting them fly a plane.
If you are one of those people who think that putting Average Joe in the cockpit of a Flying Car/Roadable Plane, I ask you this: Ever drive past a car that was broken down on the side of the road? OK, now imagine a plane breaking down in mid-air at 10,000 feet.
I know plenty of "Broken Down Car" stories that ended well. I know of *very* few "Broken Down Airplane" stories that ended on the same note.
This is no suprise..... Yahoo has long allowed their service to degrade in favor of profit. The thing that made Google *the* search engine when they came out was that the page consisted of just a logo that said GOOGLE and a field to enter your search into. If you wanted info on other services GOOGLE had to offer, all you did was click a little hyperlink and you would then be taken to another page with the services on it.
Yahoo, on the other hand, crammed their page with every advertisement, product plug, sales pitch, and "junk" shopping service they could possibly fit onto the page.
Google is a simple, easy to use search engine, and it is absolutely no suprise it has become as giant as it is. This is mainly due to the simple, uncluttered sales-pitch free interface. The simple interface ade people want to use it, thus generating more money, thus allowing it to grow bigger.
Yahoo has turned itself into the America Online of serch engines: Nothing but advertisements, sales pitches, product tie-ins, marketing, and "junk" services.
"You're confusing "engine brake" and "exhaust brake". Engine braking uses the internal friction of the engine (and the power consumed by all the stuff driven by the engine - water pump, oil pump, alternator, AC and whatnot) to slow the car down, an exhaust brake additionally turns even more kinetic energy into heat by just compressing the exhaust gasses."
So, by "engine braking", you mean "leaving the transmission in gear"?
1) Injectors don't turn off, since the engine needs to keep running, even at idle.
2) "Engine Braking" needs the engine to be fitted with an Engine Brake ("Jake Brake"), and only diesel engines have this. Putting an engine brake on a gasoline engine would either a) blow the head gasket, b) crack the cylinder head, or c) kill the engine, since gasoline engines require a relatively specific air/fuel ratio to run, and the retained hot enhaust gasses would cause either preignition, overcompression, or a misfire. Also, when an engine brake is engaged, the injectors don't turn off, only the timing of the exhaust valves is retarded.
"Now, if you were in a gear, gravity would turn the motor! No gas needed."
Gravity will turn the motor, but with an automatic transmition, the power from the wheels causes an increase in the engine speed. In a manual, the same would happen, but if you were to take the transmission out of gear, the engie speed will return to idle. In either case, you will be burning gas when the motor is running, but you will always burn more gas if the transmission, either manual or automatic, is in gear.
"I've actually confirmed it in my Jetta, the trip computer will read a value when in neutral going down hill (albiet high, if i idled downhill, i could probably get 90MPG)... but in gear it gives no reading, as no gas is being burnt!"
It gives no reading in gear because either it is reading no load on the engine, or the computer cannot calculate fuel economy based on throttle posion and speed fast enough. That's the reason there is a delay in giving fuel economy readings when you change speeds. If you are coasting downhill in gear, there is no load on the engine, but engine speed increases, since power is being transferred from the wheels to the engine. This increases the engine speed, but since the throttle is closed (relatively), and you are maintaing vehicle speed, you computer is calculating a negative load, and thus, displaying no reading.
Like I said before: "Fuel Economy" computers calculate fuel economy based on engine speed, vehicle speed, and throttle position. After calculating this, it is able to determine the engine load, and thus your current fuel economy.
Also, just because there is no load on the engine does not mean that no gas is being burnt. If your engine is running, it is burning fuel regardless of what your trip computer is telling you.
KIA (Killed In Action, Killed In Aluminum) AUDI (Automobile Under Demonic Influence) PONTIAC (Poor Old Numbskull Thinks Its A Cadillac) ACURA (Automobile Currently Under Recall Actions) GMC (Generic Mom Car FIAT (Fix It Again, Tony!)
Here is a list of more, if you feel like killing time!
1) Slect you favorite type of beans. 2) Grind beans to the desired coarseness. 3) For a common electric coffee maker, wash coffee pot thoroughly, insert clean filter into brewing area, and replace pot under the drip. 4) Add the desired quantity of ground beans to filter. 5) Add water to reservoir. 6) Turn coffe maker to "ON".
1) The Patriot Act 2) Ass-rape happy ISPs 3) ADA laws 4) Liability 5) And those slimy bastard who think they should have every right to snoop through our private business and keep the rest of us out of theirs
Jesus Christ! Does it really take a genius to realize that brainless legislators and greedy proviser have cost us in the U.S. *ANOTHER* #1 spot?!?!?!
Has anybody wondered why the Porn Industry has been virtually silent when it comes to piracy? It's simple: The more people pirate and distribute their material, the more people become interested in their products (considering they already have a captive audience anyways). And it works!
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A single sheet of newspaper blows off my boat into the water and I get a $100 fine for littering.
NASA intentionally hurls a "refrigerator-sized tank of toxic ammonia" weighing 1400 pounds into the ocean and nothing happens to them.
Something doesn't add up.
Wow! A robotic mission to the Moon? Gee whiz! And to think that we only had manned missions 30 years ago!
"The human body is beautiful"
Apparently, you've never seen the overly hairy and obese old men in speedos that seem to inhabit every public beach.
"the amercas fear the body's love making"
You know, the U.S. has this massive financial machine called The Porn Industry.....
Electronic Voting Machines: Because a $.02 Scantron and permanent marker is too cheap, too plain, too simple, too permanent, and just too damn hard to fill out.
"They don't care if you already paid for your meal, if you're abusing the wait staff, they can kick you out."
They *do* care if you paid for your meal. If you are abusing the wait staff because you aren't getting your meal, they are legally obligated to refung you your money. In this case, if you aren't getting the service you paid for, then they are legally obligated to refund you your money, regardless of how you act. However, they can kick you out, but not without your money.
Being a jerk, to a degree, is completely legal. Taken too far, being a jerk can be Disturbing the peace, which is illegal in a public place. In a private setting, it is completely legal, but you can be asked to leave. Taking money and not providing the service or product that was purchased, to any degree, is theft and fraud. Theft and fraud are far worse than disturbing the peace or being asked to leave.
Thankfully, being a dick is legal, and theft and fraud are not.
Regardless of what their TOS states, if they remove functionality from a game package that you paid for, they are legally obligated to refund you your purchase cost, regardless of what their TOS says.
Problem:
If you paid for the game, then you paid for access. Simple as that. When you pay for a game, you don't pay for access to the forums. When you pay for the game, as bought in the store, you are entiled to all of the functionality that you paid for, which includes internet gaming. Nowhere it is posted on the box that EA may revoke your internet gaming priveliges for bad beavior on EA forums.
Simply put: You are entitled to what you paid for. You paid for all of the functionality that was contained in the game package that you bought. EA can definitely ban you from the forums, since the forums were online, and not included in the game package you paid for.
Apparently, you've never heard of:
Iran
China
The Taliban
Nigeria
East Timor
Burma (Myanmar)
Monrovia
Liberia
The Congo
and South Africa
While they're at it, LucasArts should come out with a game called: "How To Beat A Horse To Death Like Nobody Else In History".
Funny, every time I see these "Biker" groups, they are always doing their best to look bad-ass, with the tattoos, grungy and gruff appearance, tough talk, and attitude.
Yet, they stick together like glue, go everywhere in packs, and stay together for 'protection'.
Gangs, street and bikers alike, are for big fake pussies who are too weak to carry their own, and need the help of dozens more to save their ass, rather than being able to do it themselves.
No, they couldn't.
Putting "MS", in Microsoft type-face and/or color, then they might have a case.
But putting "M$", you could claim and argue parody or satire, which is protected by free speech. Even if everybody knows what you're getting at.
Anybody who drinks enough Windex will se a UFO, flashing lights and all.
Keep in mind, "UFO"s are anything that flys and cannot be identified. This means that *anything* that flies anywhere and cannot be ID'd is technically a UFO.
Just because you, or anybody else cannot ID something flying doesn't mean that is a spaceship.
Personally, I'd recommend laying off of the whiskey and "Duck Dodgers" reruns for a while.
Great. Just great.
We already know that people CANNOT:
Drive intoxicated,
Shave,
Talk on the phone,
Text message,
Read the newspaper,
Apply makeup,
Get dressed,
Eat,
Disobey traffic laws,
and
while driving at 65 MPH, since this is a known cause of many traffic accidents.
Now, those same people can do their stupid little routines while flying at 10,000 feet and going about 155 MPH. We already have reckless/agressive drivers with road rage, and that's bad enough. Now they'll be able to be assholes *in the air*.
If these cars/planes are permitted on the road and in the air, I think that Air Traffic Controllers and Police should be allowed to track down any reckless pilots of these things that they have to deal with and beat the shit out of them. I know *plenty* of people who don't bother performing routine or preventive maintenance on their street vehicles. Imagine letting them fly a plane.
If you are one of those people who think that putting Average Joe in the cockpit of a Flying Car/Roadable Plane, I ask you this: Ever drive past a car that was broken down on the side of the road? OK, now imagine a plane breaking down in mid-air at 10,000 feet.
I know plenty of "Broken Down Car" stories that ended well. I know of *very* few "Broken Down Airplane" stories that ended on the same note.
This is no suprise..... Yahoo has long allowed their service to degrade in favor of profit. The thing that made Google *the* search engine when they came out was that the page consisted of just a logo that said GOOGLE and a field to enter your search into. If you wanted info on other services GOOGLE had to offer, all you did was click a little hyperlink and you would then be taken to another page with the services on it.
Yahoo, on the other hand, crammed their page with every advertisement, product plug, sales pitch, and "junk" shopping service they could possibly fit onto the page.
Google is a simple, easy to use search engine, and it is absolutely no suprise it has become as giant as it is. This is mainly due to the simple, uncluttered sales-pitch free interface. The simple interface ade people want to use it, thus generating more money, thus allowing it to grow bigger.
Yahoo has turned itself into the America Online of serch engines: Nothing but advertisements, sales pitches, product tie-ins, marketing, and "junk" services.
"You're confusing "engine brake" and "exhaust brake". Engine braking uses the internal friction of the engine (and the power consumed by all the stuff driven by the engine - water pump, oil pump, alternator, AC and whatnot) to slow the car down, an exhaust brake additionally turns even more kinetic energy into heat by just compressing the exhaust gasses."
So, by "engine braking", you mean "leaving the transmission in gear"?
No, its the same for automatics.
1) Injectors don't turn off, since the engine needs to keep running, even at idle.
2) "Engine Braking" needs the engine to be fitted with an Engine Brake ("Jake Brake"), and only diesel engines have this. Putting an engine brake on a gasoline engine would either a) blow the head gasket, b) crack the cylinder head, or c) kill the engine, since gasoline engines require a relatively specific air/fuel ratio to run, and the retained hot enhaust gasses would cause either preignition, overcompression, or a misfire. Also, when an engine brake is engaged, the injectors don't turn off, only the timing of the exhaust valves is retarded.
"Now, if you were in a gear, gravity would turn the motor! No gas needed."
Gravity will turn the motor, but with an automatic transmition, the power from the wheels causes an increase in the engine speed. In a manual, the same would happen, but if you were to take the transmission out of gear, the engie speed will return to idle. In either case, you will be burning gas when the motor is running, but you will always burn more gas if the transmission, either manual or automatic, is in gear.
"I've actually confirmed it in my Jetta, the trip computer will read a value when in neutral going down hill (albiet high, if i idled downhill, i could probably get 90MPG)... but in gear it gives no reading, as no gas is being burnt!"
It gives no reading in gear because either it is reading no load on the engine, or the computer cannot calculate fuel economy based on throttle posion and speed fast enough. That's the reason there is a delay in giving fuel economy readings when you change speeds. If you are coasting downhill in gear, there is no load on the engine, but engine speed increases, since power is being transferred from the wheels to the engine. This increases the engine speed, but since the throttle is closed (relatively), and you are maintaing vehicle speed, you computer is calculating a negative load, and thus, displaying no reading.
Like I said before: "Fuel Economy" computers calculate fuel economy based on engine speed, vehicle speed, and throttle position. After calculating this, it is able to determine the engine load, and thus your current fuel economy.
Also, just because there is no load on the engine does not mean that no gas is being burnt. If your engine is running, it is burning fuel regardless of what your trip computer is telling you.
Sigh..... I see where this is going.....
KIA (Killed In Action, Killed In Aluminum)
AUDI (Automobile Under Demonic Influence)
PONTIAC (Poor Old Numbskull Thinks Its A Cadillac)
ACURA (Automobile Currently Under Recall Actions)
GMC (Generic Mom Car
FIAT (Fix It Again, Tony!)
Here is a list of more, if you feel like killing time!
http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com/humor-09.html
CHEVROLET (Clutch Hangs, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks, Every Time)
What they say is one thing..... .....What it actually does is another.
1) Slect you favorite type of beans.
2) Grind beans to the desired coarseness.
3) For a common electric coffee maker, wash coffee pot thoroughly, insert clean filter into brewing area, and replace pot under the drip.
4) Add the desired quantity of ground beans to filter.
5) Add water to reservoir.
6) Turn coffe maker to "ON".
I'm pretty sure Trekkies could find room for their gatherings at Bellevue.
I woder why:
No company wants to have to deal with:
1) The Patriot Act
2) Ass-rape happy ISPs
3) ADA laws
4) Liability
5) And those slimy bastard who think they should have every right to snoop through our private business and keep the rest of us out of theirs
Jesus Christ! Does it really take a genius to realize that brainless legislators and greedy proviser have cost us in the U.S. *ANOTHER* #1 spot?!?!?!
I bought my service while they were advertising UNLIMITED INTERNET USAGE.
Yeah, this sucks for brand new users, but it's just going to take them back to the good ol' days of False And Deceptive Advertising lawsuits.
Has anybody wondered why the Porn Industry has been virtually silent when it comes to piracy? It's simple: The more people pirate and distribute their material, the more people become interested in their products (considering they already have a captive audience anyways). And it works!