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  1. Agreed. People process information in different ways. I personally prefer using road names, direction in which to turn, and approximate distances (much as the Google map site might provide). Landmarks are okay for supplemental information, but I don't find them very useful as primary identifiers. (I think my preference is what Quade refers to as "pathing.") Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  2. That's exactly why they exist. They prevent an outsider hijacking the party without supermajority support. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  3. So what. Is the info correct or not? I believe it references official reports. I tried clicking on the first link, but it was a file on the author's hard drive. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  4. You've just described virtually every Sunday school teacher. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  5. My laptop is 7.5 years old and still running like a champ. MBP with 2.66 GHz Core2Duo, 8GiB RAM, 250 SSD, running OS X 10.11.4. It still specs higher than cheap entry level PCs. Why replace it just for the sake of replacing it? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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  7. Once again, metalslug provided a link to exactly what you're looking for in post 17 of this thread. It's still on you to click on the link. For your convenience, because I realize how difficult it is to navigate to the first page of the thread and scroll down, I'll quote metalslug's post below. You want the "free legal ISO image of Windows 7 SP1." Yes, those are the links that I am using; above. Then you have something to download. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  8. Once again, metalslug provided a link to exactly what you're looking for in post 17 of this thread. It's still on you to click on the link. For your convenience, because I realize how difficult it is to navigate to the first page of the thread and scroll down, I'll quote metalslug's post below. You want the "free legal ISO image of Windows 7 SP1." Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  9. You're joking, right? Did you click on the link? The answer to your question should have been obvious. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  10. Why not try abstinence? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  11. Looks like a cop being a jackass to me. The kid could have handled it better, but harassing someone for riding on the sidewalk is petty. I often break the letter of the law on my bicycle, even in front of the police. Since I'm a clean cut white guy, rarely is anything said. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  12. Isn't "falling down" all an orbit really is? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  13. So you're not going to clarify the point you were hoping to make with the article? Do you think that article's an example of an arrest "going viral?" Do you think the world is a safer place now that cops have wasted taxpayer money arresting someone over something so petty as riding a bicycle on the sidewalk? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  14. Of what, exactly, do you think that's an example? You'll have to describe your straw men more clearly before you knock them down. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  15. That's not the premise of my thread, it's reducing proactive policing. This has led to dramatic increases in crime to certain areas. It's not an intentional slow down, it's more of not stopping someone when before they likely would have been. It's cause and effect, when they are not supported by their administration or by political leadership, they are staying in more of a reactive mode. No one wants to be the next viral sensation, even if what they are doing is 100% right. The crime rates reflect this. If what they are doing is "100% right", then they are exceedingly unlikely to be "the next viral sensation." The fact is video helps hold cops accountable. Reduced "proactive policing" is a result of cops resisting that accountability, is implied by the opening post. The want to be above the law. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  16. One problem is that too often deadly force is used when it is not necessary to defend anyone. It seems that there are plenty of cases of no-deadly force being overused, as well (e.g., the cops beating the driver after he had been apprehended and was no longer resisting arrest). When cops refuse to do their job because they fear being held accountable for their actions, your premise for this thread, that's a problem with the cops, not with those who seek to hold them accountable. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  17. I thought this was topical. It was interesting to hear how a conservative small town reacted to a native son coming out as transgender. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  18. So how frequently should cops be allowed to murder people before it's too often, in your opinion? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  19. It (Klingonese) is an artificial language, created by a (censored) whom I indirectly know. I do not know, however, whether he signed over the rights to Paramount. He may yet own part or all of it. I'm going to guess that Paramount could not care less but this invented language is the (censored)'s sole claim to fame, and the lucre that comes with it. Short version though is that it (the written and spoken Klingon language) is an invention, an artificial construct, created out of whole BS cloth, and therefore subject to ownership and restrictions. I don't normally side for (censored)s, but I have to come down on the creator/owner's side on this one. Now whether Paramount wishes to look silly for enforcing copyright on it is another matter. As always, follow the money. If you're going to use someone else's creation for your own purposes, whether for profit or not, always get an agreement in writing, consult a bloodsucker (read: attorney) and pay the owner the required licensing fees. Then you can do what you want with the owner's blessing. Can't afford it? Then create your own. There is no comparison to Java API. That's patent, not copyright. Just as with copyright, it's misused American law which does not serve the public interest (read: Sono Bono Copyright Extension Act - aka Mickey Mouse Protection Act), but it's still on the books. One wags one's ass at the Hollyweird lawyers at one's peril. . Did you read the source article? "Marc Okrand, who created Klingon in 1984, and published the first Klingon dictionary in 1985, agrees. 'Languages are something that you should use and you should feel free to use them and be encouraged to use them,' he tells NPR's Michel Martin. 'And not worry about someone standing over your shoulder saying: yes, you can say that; no, you can't; yes, you can use that language; no, you can't. Of course you can, and you should.'" The creator of the language believes it should be free for anyone to use. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  20. I thought you were an engineer. 4 + airplane = banana -> 4/(ana) + plier = ban. What's so difficult about that? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  21. One percent of millions is tens of thousands. It matters, and should be reported by the media. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  22. As I said, in general, I don't mind religious people. I just ridicule those who claim to be religious, but whose hearts are filled with hatred. They are the scourge of civilization, evangelical conservatives. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  23. If only there was some magical device to which you could address your questions instead of jumping to conclusions based solely on your ignorance. Or did your imaginary friend tell you how to feel? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-something-unique-about-the-transgender-brain/ Science. It's how rational people seek answers to life's great questions. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  24. Funny how you'd ridicule those with a religious "imaginary friend" yet support those with imaginary sexuality. I've never met (or heard of) anyone with an imaginary sexuality. Are they someone your imaginary friend told you about? And in general, I don't mind religious people. I just ridicule those who claim to be religious, but have hearts filled with hatred. They are the scourge of civilization. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  25. Showing off your tremendous reading comprehension skills again, I see, Still talking to your imaginary friend? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!