Comment I call Niven (Score 1) 637
Think of it as evolution in action.
Think of it as evolution in action.
"It's an ultra low volume product that has a very limited audience but looks cool to plebs."
Exactly! They are just used in a few television series and movies where MS pays them millions to do so.
"The time France had a king was in the 1800's
How come you guys still allow draconian bullshits in your lawbooks??"
Look who's talking.Did you ever check your own laws?
Here are a few:
It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.
It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
In New York, adultery is still a crime.
Citizens may not greet each other by “putting one’s thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers”.
In Alabama putting salt on railroad tracks may be punishable by death.
I'm waiting for the first Coca-Cola Ad transported to the moon and visible from earth.
"It will have to be Low orbit
SES has been offering internet service via geostationary satellites in Europe for over a decade.
"This is unusual, because in the case of every other critical infrastructure, there's an agency in the U.S. government that can require them to take actions for public safety. "
That's because electricity is relatively new to the US, if one judges why the power lines are still nailed to wooden posts all over the country.
In other civilized countries those have been put 6 feet underground several generations ago.
But I guess you needed that money to bring war on foreign countries with oil.
"Most students tend to study locally, so generally there are no dorms. "
Bull. There are tons of them, also fraternities, some of them even still wear swords and hit each other in the face with them.
"Here in Germany I had 9 years of English and 5 years of French in high school before I was allowed to study at a university.
And trust me, this was the minimum I could get away with."
But only because you sucked at maths and physics.
"Go to a cafe in Berlin and try ordering a latte in German - you'll get a confused look."
You obviously should have entered a starbucks in Berlin instead of a café.
"...And what does she do in the first year or so meanwhile?"
They eat for almost free in the University Mensa by showing on the menu they want to eat or they write the numbers of the menu items on a napkin in Chinese restaurants.
For the rest, just substitute 'ein' for 'one' Beer, Vodka Tonic, Manhattan, Harvey Wallbanger etc
"You get elected in 1990 to a term that doesn't count for term limits because there are no term limits, then term limits get added and your 1994 election does count towards your limit."
So if the driving age is lowered to 14 year 'terms', it applies only to people who were born after the law was published, because previous year 'terms' don't count?
"More and faster."
Yes! Kill all those selfie-ing motherfuckers, everywhere!
"But ok, fine, next post will have three videos. But I'm sure you'll find something to complain about this as well."
Just give us a way to filter this crap out, like we do with the videobits and we're OK.
"Or does it just stare at you stupidly because using ways to give you directions means nothing if it doesn't recognize the homophone."
There ain't none.
"There's a reason I only used Skype when forced to. "
Forced? You mean when you are to cheap to pay for a phone call.
Don't panic.
