There is another possibility why Britain will not be joining the US in invading Syria that no-one has mentioned.
I know it's far-fetched, but is it possible that just maybe, the politicians actually listened to their constituents? The British people don't want another conflict in the Middle East.
My wireless mouse has a 'Mouseport' that it sits on to recharge plus an extra two buttons (five in total including the scoll wheel). It's not a gaming mouse, but the extra buttons are useful if the game recognizes them. I mainly use them as 'back' and 'forward' in my browser and in file folders. And because it's optical I use it on my leg (denim is best) because my desk is usually too cluttered, it also stops my arm from aching in prolonged use.
I'd say it's perfect, why fix what ain't broken?
It's that old, the silver paint has worn off where my fingers usually sit and it looks like it's sticking two fingers up at me!
If they made games that couldn't be completed in a few days, there wouldn't be a problem.
Why would anyone pay ?50 for a game that can be completed in two or three days of gameplay, when you could wait a couple of weeks and get the same game for half price or less?
Surely she hasn't broken any law as she could say she was recording the conversation instead of writing notes?
My understanding of the law here in the UK is that I do not need to inform the other party in a conversation that I am recording said conversation as long as I am part of that conversation, even a telephone conversation.
If this is such a big problem , and I agree it is annoying, why hasn't some enterprising electronics engineer come up with a device that sits between the TV and the speakers that recognises when the adverts are about to start and automatically reduces the volume?
Here in the UK it is easy to see when the adverts are about to start. There is a little black-and-white indicator in the top right corner of the screen that gets displayed just before the ad-break. I am not sure what it is but at a guess I would say it has something to do with cueing up the video feed for the adverts.
It wouldn't take a genius to make a device that recognised that indicator and reduce the volume.
I don't know how bad they are in the States, but this side of the pond it seems that rather than having extra volume, the adverts are just more heavily compressed making them 'seem' a lot louder.
As a fan of Top Gear and a fan of motorsport, I have only ever heard the name Ben Collins in relation to the Stig mystery.
I have never heard of him in any of the motor races I have seen, yet they refer to him as a 'tame racing driver'!
Where has he been racing?
This is what happens when the state allows business to take over some of its responsibilities. The bottom line is not always the most important thing. I hope these 5000 kids sue not just the judges, but also the detention centre for all they are worth.
I also hope that the judges end up in the general prison population instead of some cushy, segregated prison. Justice needs to be seen to be done.
You cannot say that democracy doesn't work, where in the world have we got true democracy? Just as you cannot say that communism doesn't work, again where are the examples of true communism?
Even here in the UK, the oldest democracy, it is only democracy up to a point. I don't get a vote on whether the politicians get a pay rise, but the MPs do. I am still waiting for the referendum we were promised on adopting the Euro etc.
In Soviet Russia, it wasn't communism because the leaders didn't have to suffer the same as the citizens. It was just another form of dictatorship.
In a true democracy, everyone would have to vote even if that meant having 'none of the above' on the ballot for those who can't be bothered to think about it. You would have 'one adult, one vote', not the system we have here where a rural constituency with 1000 voters is equal to an urban constituency with 10000 voters.
If you have 600 seats in parliament, and 30 000 000 voters, each parliamentary seat should be decided by 50 000 voters.
I personally think that democracy has either been made too complicated (as in the US), or has not changed enough with the times (as here in Britain).
Maybe they should quit their whining and start producing better games. If a game can be completed in a week, then IMO it's not a good game, especially when you consider the cost.
They concentrate on making games look good and forget about how it plays. It's lazy!
A good game is one you will come back to, time after time.
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There is another possibility why Britain will not be joining the US in invading Syria that no-one has mentioned.
I know it's far-fetched, but is it possible that just maybe, the politicians actually listened to their constituents? The British people don't want another conflict in the Middle East.
My wireless mouse has a 'Mouseport' that it sits on to recharge plus an extra two buttons (five in total including the scoll wheel). It's not a gaming mouse, but the extra buttons are useful if the game recognizes them. I mainly use them as 'back' and 'forward' in my browser and in file folders. And because it's optical I use it on my leg (denim is best) because my desk is usually too cluttered, it also stops my arm from aching in prolonged use.
I'd say it's perfect, why fix what ain't broken?
It's that old, the silver paint has worn off where my fingers usually sit and it looks like it's sticking two fingers up at me!
Only in the States...
because the rest of the English speaking world would write 'COLOUR purple'!
It's their own fault!
If they made games that couldn't be completed in a few days, there wouldn't be a problem.
Why would anyone pay ?50 for a game that can be completed in two or three days of gameplay, when you could wait a couple of weeks and get the same game for half price or less?
Infringement?
For material we've already paid for (via the license fee)?
Surely she hasn't broken any law as she could say she was recording the conversation instead of writing notes?
My understanding of the law here in the UK is that I do not need to inform the other party in a conversation that I am recording said conversation as long as I am part of that conversation, even a telephone conversation.
It's only baseball ...
So really, what does it matter? Who really cares?
Team America 2
Because, of course, the US government knows best!
Opportunity?
If this is such a big problem , and I agree it is annoying, why hasn't some enterprising electronics engineer come up with a device that sits between the TV and the speakers that recognises when the adverts are about to start and automatically reduces the volume?
Here in the UK it is easy to see when the adverts are about to start. There is a little black-and-white indicator in the top right corner of the screen that gets displayed just before the ad-break. I am not sure what it is but at a guess I would say it has something to do with cueing up the video feed for the adverts.
It wouldn't take a genius to make a device that recognised that indicator and reduce the volume.
I don't know how bad they are in the States, but this side of the pond it seems that rather than having extra volume, the adverts are just more heavily compressed making them 'seem' a lot louder.
Just how dumb are the copps ...
They didn't even notice the spelling mistake! It's paedophile in English, pronounced pee-do-file.
As a fan of Top Gear and a fan of motorsport, I have only ever heard the name Ben Collins in relation to the Stig mystery.
I have never heard of him in any of the motor races I have seen, yet they refer to him as a 'tame racing driver'!
Where has he been racing?
Big deal
Who actually cares? Overpaid sports people/celebrities/politicians etc. have been indulging themselves for years, what's one more?
Re: Shifting Paradigms
* Pedant alert *
Surely that should be 24/7/52? Or 24/365?
Thats not the worst part of this story...
75% of people on the UK DNA database are young black men, because the police target young black men for 'stop and search' etc.
Why aren't people more upset about this? Because we already know our police are racist.
Capitalism = Privatisation = Corruption
This is what happens when the state allows business to take over some of its responsibilities. The bottom line is not always the most important thing. I hope these 5000 kids sue not just the judges, but also the detention centre for all they are worth.
I also hope that the judges end up in the general prison population instead of some cushy, segregated prison. Justice needs to be seen to be done.
You cannot say that democracy doesn't work, where in the world have we got true democracy? Just as you cannot say that communism doesn't work, again where are the examples of true communism?
Even here in the UK, the oldest democracy, it is only democracy up to a point. I don't get a vote on whether the politicians get a pay rise, but the MPs do. I am still waiting for the referendum we were promised on adopting the Euro etc.
In Soviet Russia, it wasn't communism because the leaders didn't have to suffer the same as the citizens. It was just another form of dictatorship.
In a true democracy, everyone would have to vote even if that meant having 'none of the above' on the ballot for those who can't be bothered to think about it. You would have 'one adult, one vote', not the system we have here where a rural constituency with 1000 voters is equal to an urban constituency with 10000 voters.
If you have 600 seats in parliament, and 30 000 000 voters, each parliamentary seat should be decided by 50 000 voters.
I personally think that democracy has either been made too complicated (as in the US), or has not changed enough with the times (as here in Britain).
Better games
Maybe they should quit their whining and start producing better games. If a game can be completed in a week, then IMO it's not a good game, especially when you consider the cost. They concentrate on making games look good and forget about how it plays. It's lazy! A good game is one you will come back to, time after time.