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I sometimes wonder if my NES and the God-knows-how-many-games is either in my brothers care or long gone... but this brings back memories...
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
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Sick!
Doesnt seem impressive in the least bit, also is he using GTO spare wheels are front runners on the vette? |
Originally Posted by devin mac
(Post 836381)
this shirt arrived in the mail today. random woot win.
http://sale.images.woot.com/Boba_Fetchs6nDetail.png |
Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
(Post 836448)
I sometimes wonder if my NES and the God-knows-how-many-games is either in my brothers care or long gone... but this brings back memories...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMuFr...layer_embedded |
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
(Post 836467)
The sounds of excitebike will forever be burned into my memory. I can hear every sound in my head right now, and it's been probably 15 years since I played it last.
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I don't even know how many hours I spent between Paperboy, Jaws, Excitebike and California Games...
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 836440)
The drivers also seemed to have a much more professional attitude towards their cars. They were all uncluttered, organized, and meticulously clean both inside and out. In one, I spotted a box in the boot containing paper towels, glass gleaner, a windshield squeegee, and other cleaning products. You'd never see that sort of thing in the US.
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 836440)
It's so interesting when stereotypes turn out to be entirely accurate.
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Best. Ad. Ever.
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Originally Posted by Torkel
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(...)Taxi is considered a bit more of an expensive method, used by those who have a bit more cash or those who are on a business trip for example. I only went by taxi once when I lived in NC, but my conclusion from that ride was that a different norm is applied there.
However, here's the thing. The subway system in NYC, while perfectly safe and reliable, is also hot, noisy, crowded, filthy, leaks when it is raining outside, and in winter, is usually filled with homeless people (and their urine / feces) who seek warmth and shelter there. Most stations are in very poor cosmetic condition (bad lighting, peeling paint, etc), and the same is true of the trains, many of which have been in service since the 1970s. This does not seem to bother the locals. Frankly, I've gotten used to it, and nowadays it strikes me as unusual when I am in a station or on a train which is clean, cool, quiet and well-lit. The same is true, to a lesser extent, in most other US cities I have been in which have comprehensive light-rail systems. The one exception is St. Louis, Missouri. I don't know why, but their train system, while small, is quite nice. I consider this an aberration. Getting back to New York, if you fly into JFK airport and wish to go to Manhattan (a small island which, in reality, is only a tiny part of NYC, but which is what most people think of as being typical of NYC) you have two options. By train, the cost is $7.25. By Taxi, the cost is fixed at $45 plus tolls. Both methods take about the same length of time, except in the morning, when the taxis are considerably slower. So you would think that there would be some incentive for the taxi operator to make their cab a more pleasant experience, such as having a clean, well-maintained car driven by someone who speaks English fluently. And yet this is not the case. Most NYC taxis are in poor cosmetic condition (both inside and out), the mechanics of the taxicab conversion are usually quite shoddy executed (lots of exposed wiring for lighting and fare control, poorly-fabricated mounting brackets for fare meter and privacy screen between driver and passengers, etc), and in general, they just aren't a very pretty thing to look at. Typically, the interior bears a strong resemblance to that of a police car, including the plastic rear bench seat. This is in contrast to a German taxi, which more-or-less resembles a stock Mercedes sedan right down to the clean leather interior and alloy wheels. I surmise the following: In the US, it is more important that something is cheap than that it be of perceived high quality. Ironically, if that thing ever fails in a way that causes harm, the aforementioned is completely forgotten by the public and the press, who then ask "Why was this thing not safer?" while ignoring the fact that they didn't want to pay to maintain it. |
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
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This is in contrast to a German taxi, which more-or-less resembles a stock Mercedes sedan right down to the clean leather interior and alloy wheels.
They even had remote controls to open and close the rear doors, slowly. But they were relatively expensive. |
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Anyone ever read about Conway's Game of Life?
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1329515798 Game of Life Java App |
Originally Posted by xturner
(Post 836599)
You should check out a Japanese taxi. When I was there(it's been a while) they were all diesel Toyota Crowns. They were almost operating-room clean, and the rear seats were covered with starched white linen. The drivers wore white gloves, and drove as carefully as if you were a visiting head of state.
They even had remote controls to open and close the rear doors, slowly. But they were relatively expensive. Being a taxi-driver is a fairly respected profession in Japan. They are honest to a fault. There is no tipping, and no haggling. |
These days, Life is not exactly well-known outside of the old-school minicomputer crowd. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 836611)
So, have you been reading "Hackers" by Steven Levy, or did you come across this by another avenue?
These days, Life is not exactly well-known outside of the old-school minicomputer crowd. I remember having to program Life during a class for a CS Bachelor's as a normal class assignment. |
I was flipping through Stephen Hawking's "The Grand Design", and it's mentioned near the end of the book.
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The NSX looks good in a picture, but 100x better in person. I will have one.
Saw this one today: http://thumbp10-ne1.thumb.mail.yahoo...=1&h=600&w=600 |
These dumb hoes talking about black people and my high school.
Y'all made it on WORLDSTARHIPHOP lol. 06:00-06:25 for the gist or jest. |
Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 836613)
I remember having to program Life during a class for a CS Bachelor's as a normal class assignment.
There's hope for mankind after all. (I assume your prof had grey hair and a beard.) |
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