Yes. Please make sure to add this to your trust or living will now, so that when you are killed by your government, the FOIA paperwork is already completed for your loved ones. It's the sensible thing to do.
If I choose to call someone in the next building instead of emailing them, am I responsible for transcribing the phone call to a text file to ensure the information exchange is preserved for X years?.
Except I can CHOOSE to not own a car, and I don't need insurance at that point.
Call me when I can CHOOSE to not carry health insurance.
That's why so many are crying foul.
My question is why we didn't just roll this whole broken process under medicare. It's not like the government hasn't been in the health industry for the last century anyway. At least then it's less confusing who's robbing you. Better the devil you know.
Can someone explain to me (because I don't own any Ubisoft PC games) how this is different than being forced to log into Battle.net even if I only want to play Diablo 3 single player?
If it's not any different, why is Ubisoft on the receiving end of such unbridled nerd rage, but not Blizzard?
The trouble with most Christians is they don't read their bibles and completely ignore what Christ taught.
The REAL trouble with most Christians is that they aren't really Christians.
If you saw a man professing to follow the teachings of the Buddha sitting in Burger King, tapping out a quadruple cheeseburger, you'd say to yourself, "Hmm... I don't think he's really Buddhist." So similarly, if you see a 'Christian' spewing hate and not love, feel free to tell them "you're not really being a follower of Jesus Christ right now. You should fix that one way or the other."
With that said, we're all human. Everyone loses their temper from time to time, and everyone has to wade through the mental and emotional crap in which we were raised. Only the really nutty ones claim to be perfect. The rest of us are just trying to be better than we are right now.
Microsoft isn't afraid to move on when they need to.
Ha ha hahahahahahaha ha ha ha. IE6. Ha.
(Sure, blame it on the corporations with their custom built software, and the grandmas who don't know to update. MS could have forced the issue at any time. Genuine Advantage, anyone?)
It concerns me there's going to be a generation of kids coming that are not going to be able to keyboard, handwrite because they will be touchscreen, game controller and voice interface users.
It concerns me that there's going to be a generation of kids that can't ride a horse or lead a wagon because they will be automobile users.
I'm sure someone's already working on a patent for this, but what would stop us from replacing sections of road with textured, self-healing plastic?
We still have too little information on the plastic at hand, but it could hopefully reduce Transit Dept. maintenance costs worldwide.
When WoW came out, it sucked too. We look at WoW with these rose colored glasses, forgetting the 4- and 5-digit queues to enter servers, servers down for days at a time, etc. etc. ad nauseum.
And you know why we've forgotten them? BECAUSE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM.
That's the real killer here. Tabula Rasa, AO, Vanguard, etc. failed and died because they couldn't, or wouldn't fix their mistakes. Age of Conan is heading down that same road, and in all honestly, they're too late at this point to redeem themselves. They could put out a patch next week that fixes every single problem in the game, and it wouldn't matter. They missed their window. If they'd fixed these bugs before Lich King hit, they'd still have a chance.
The MMO game has changed, yes. UI's MUST be customizable, quests MUST work, blah blah blah.
Developers MUST be able and willing to adapt to the needs and wants of their user base, or they won't have a user base.
That line deserves a +1 informative by itself, unless the mods today don't believe that the US has become worse since George W. was "voted" into office. If you're too sensitive to read mean words then you should come back after you get a spine.
Thanks.
It has less to do with being too sensitive. I'm forced to agree that the man is a good example of a bad leader.
The issue is that an otherwise informative statement got tanked into flamebait status (at least at the time of intial posting. It's now sitting at +4 informative, where it should be...) by tossing in a bandwagon anti-Bush statement at the end.
We should have a way to 'micro-moderate.' (God help us all. As if current moderation isn't bad enough.:P )
So, whatchersayin' is, "It may not have been Dune, but it was OOH Shiny!"
Lemme guess, you're a Mac fan aren't you?
Lemme guess, you're not man enough to post your flames with your karma attached, are you? Grow up.
Seriously, both films had their strong and weak points.
Personally, I'd like to see this film surpass its ancestors. Learn from the other two films, take in everything we've learned about epic film-making in recent years, and set a new standard, much like LOTR.
Another note: Does it frustrate anyone else that the Dune Universe always gets pigeonholed as "The Sci-Fi LOTR?" I've always felt it's so much more than that. And so much less, at the same time. Herbert and Tolkien focused on different aspects of their creation. Why don't we have a 24-page thesis on Hobbit economy? Why don't we have a 40,000 word lexicon of Fremen common vocabulary?
Yes, they're both epic universes, carefully crafted, and both of them showcase humanity at it's brightest and darkest. That's just good writing.
Why do people try so hard to crack a "secret" the company's going to reveal to the world in 48 hours?
Is there some secret stock trading scheme involved we don't know about?
Maybe I'm missing the point.
Congratulations, you now know exactly what I know about the MacBook Air. Only difference is, I don't have a pack of hungry lawyers breathing down my pocketbook.
Knowing several teachers, I have to ask this: is it at all (naively) possible that this admin is doing what he thought best? It seems to me like he's trying to straighten out these kids' lives (at least by his interpretation of life, mind you.)
It's surprising, I know, but some teachers actually care about their students. Not just whether they make the school look good at scholastic meets and football games, not just whether they pass all their (irrelevant) standardized tests. Some teachers care whether or not Joe Quarterback makes it home from prom nite. They actually care whether Suzie Cheerleader makes it home from prom nite unfertilized.
Just a thought. I didn't have the greatest high school experiences myself, but even I know not all school officials are malicious animals prowling 'That Facebook Thing' for whom they may devour.
There is, in fact, some middle ground left to on which to stand.
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And if we were honest with ourselves, a not-small number of these "illegal immigrants" should probably be labelled as refugees in search of asylum.
But that doesn't fit the narrative we're spinning.
Yes. Please make sure to add this to your trust or living will now, so that when you are killed by your government, the FOIA paperwork is already completed for your loved ones. It's the sensible thing to do.
If I choose to call someone in the next building instead of emailing them, am I responsible for transcribing the phone call to a text file to ensure the information exchange is preserved for X years? .
Not necessary. The NSA handles all that for you.
Maybe we shouldn't be making woolly mammoths just now, with climate change and all that apocalyptic-ness right around the corner.
Just sayin'.
Except I can CHOOSE to not own a car, and I don't need insurance at that point.
Call me when I can CHOOSE to not carry health insurance.
That's why so many are crying foul.
My question is why we didn't just roll this whole broken process under medicare.
It's not like the government hasn't been in the health industry for the last century anyway.
At least then it's less confusing who's robbing you. Better the devil you know.
Can someone explain to me (because I don't own any Ubisoft PC games) how this is different than being forced to log into Battle.net even if I only want to play Diablo 3 single player?
If it's not any different, why is Ubisoft on the receiving end of such unbridled nerd rage, but not Blizzard?
The trouble with most Christians is they don't read their bibles and completely ignore what Christ taught.
The REAL trouble with most Christians is that they aren't really Christians.
If you saw a man professing to follow the teachings of the Buddha sitting in Burger King, tapping out a quadruple cheeseburger, you'd say to yourself, "Hmm... I don't think he's really Buddhist." So similarly, if you see a 'Christian' spewing hate and not love, feel free to tell them "you're not really being a follower of Jesus Christ right now. You should fix that one way or the other."
With that said, we're all human. Everyone loses their temper from time to time, and everyone has to wade through the mental and emotional crap in which we were raised. Only the really nutty ones claim to be perfect. The rest of us are just trying to be better than we are right now.
Microsoft isn't afraid to move on when they need to.
Ha ha hahahahahahaha ha ha ha. IE6. Ha.
(Sure, blame it on the corporations with their custom built software, and the grandmas who don't know to update. MS could have forced the issue at any time. Genuine Advantage, anyone?)
(To those who aren't aware, the majority of US prisoners are non-violent and pose no threat to anyone but the status quo.)
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http://www.blizzardnewmmo.com/
The scary part of this all?
From the link:
This MMO targets to a broader audience than WoW.
What does that even LOOK like?
It concerns me there's going to be a generation of kids coming that are not going to be able to keyboard, handwrite because they will be touchscreen, game controller and voice interface users.
It concerns me that there's going to be a generation of kids that can't ride a horse or lead a wagon because they will be automobile users.
I'm sure someone's already working on a patent for this, but what would stop us from replacing sections of road with textured, self-healing plastic?
We still have too little information on the plastic at hand, but it could hopefully reduce Transit Dept. maintenance costs worldwide.
People seem to be missing a key point:
When WoW came out, it sucked too. We look at WoW with these rose colored glasses, forgetting the 4- and 5-digit queues to enter servers, servers down for days at a time, etc. etc. ad nauseum.
And you know why we've forgotten them? BECAUSE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM.
That's the real killer here. Tabula Rasa, AO, Vanguard, etc. failed and died because they couldn't, or wouldn't fix their mistakes. Age of Conan is heading down that same road, and in all honestly, they're too late at this point to redeem themselves. They could put out a patch next week that fixes every single problem in the game, and it wouldn't matter. They missed their window. If they'd fixed these bugs before Lich King hit, they'd still have a chance.
The MMO game has changed, yes. UI's MUST be customizable, quests MUST work, blah blah blah.
Developers MUST be able and willing to adapt to the needs and wants of their user base, or they won't have a user base.
That line deserves a +1 informative by itself, unless the mods today don't believe that the US has become worse since George W. was "voted" into office. If you're too sensitive to read mean words then you should come back after you get a spine.
Thanks.
It has less to do with being too sensitive. I'm forced to agree that the man is a good example of a bad leader. The issue is that an otherwise informative statement got tanked into flamebait status (at least at the time of intial posting. It's now sitting at +4 informative, where it should be...) by tossing in a bandwagon anti-Bush statement at the end. We should have a way to 'micro-moderate.' (God help us all. As if current moderation isn't bad enough. :P )
But eh, George W. is an idiot and messes up everything American anyway.
Whom do we petition for "Line Item" Flamebait moderation? I was with you as "Informative," till this point.
Less rhetoric, more numbers, please.
Show us the data to back that up, or find a new argument.
DPhotoshop would seem like bloat-ware to a "light" user, and especially a light user without a powerhouse machine to run it.
(NOTE: I'm not taking a stab at your manhood, simply putting bloat in perspective.)
Adobe introduced other products to their line for "casual" users.
That's what Photoshop Express and Photoshop Elements are all about. Less frills, smaller footprint, smaller pricetag.
DLemme guess, you're a Mac fan aren't you?
Lemme guess, you're not man enough to post your flames with your karma attached, are you? Grow up.
Seriously, both films had their strong and weak points.
Personally, I'd like to see this film surpass its ancestors. Learn from the other two films, take in everything we've learned about epic film-making in recent years, and set a new standard, much like LOTR.
Another note: Does it frustrate anyone else that the Dune Universe always gets pigeonholed as "The Sci-Fi LOTR?" I've always felt it's so much more than that. And so much less, at the same time. Herbert and Tolkien focused on different aspects of their creation. Why don't we have a 24-page thesis on Hobbit economy? Why don't we have a 40,000 word lexicon of Fremen common vocabulary?
Yes, they're both epic universes, carefully crafted, and both of them showcase humanity at it's brightest and darkest. That's just good writing.
DAnd me without my mod points....
Why bother?
Does 2 days really make that big a difference?
Why do people try so hard to crack a "secret" the company's going to reveal to the world in 48 hours?
Is there some secret stock trading scheme involved we don't know about?
Maybe I'm missing the point.
Congratulations, you now know exactly what I know about the MacBook Air. Only difference is, I don't have a pack of hungry lawyers breathing down my pocketbook.
Knowing several teachers, I have to ask this: is it at all (naively) possible that this admin is doing what he thought best? It seems to me like he's trying to straighten out these kids' lives (at least by his interpretation of life, mind you.)
It's surprising, I know, but some teachers actually care about their students. Not just whether they make the school look good at scholastic meets and football games, not just whether they pass all their (irrelevant) standardized tests. Some teachers care whether or not Joe Quarterback makes it home from prom nite. They actually care whether Suzie Cheerleader makes it home from prom nite unfertilized.
Just a thought. I didn't have the greatest high school experiences myself, but even I know not all school officials are malicious animals prowling 'That Facebook Thing' for whom they may devour.
There is, in fact, some middle ground left to on which to stand.