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The intensity of these problems varies a lot between users. For many people, they lessen over time. Oculus claims to have solved the hardware and driver side of the problem (at least on the Rift) so that anyone can have an experience without sickness / feeling dizzy. However, this also requires that the software holds back and doesn't show any extreme movements.

Thanks to smartphones and tablets, we now have compact and affordable displays and sensors. And GPU shaders now allow us to correct lens distortion and aberration with relative ease.

Do you have any idea of what you're talking about? The US army employs numerous muslim chaplains and has been doing so since 1993.

This reminds me of the Graffiti input method Palm developed for its devices. It was used on a small touch pad, before larger touch screens became available.

SpaceX is no longer a small company. In October 2013, they had 3800 employees. AFAIK they now employ over 5000 people.

You could probably print a pneumatic engine. But this car uses electric motors that were not printed.

Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win
You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline
How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin
First we take Munich, then we take Turin

PS: No strike tag?

Also note that energy hungry factories are exempt from our eco tax on energy.

The price may be that they get a dog to scratch your car.

For the police departments, this kind of robbery is just a way to grab some cash. But I wonder if this is accepted on a political level to get rid of non-traceable monetary transactions altogether.

I was once friends with a girl whose parents were suspected to have helped in a RAF attack in 1968. It never occurred to me to bring this up in a job interview.

The event won't be bright enough for binoculars, but with a magnitude of up to 12, it should be visible with a simple telescope.

What about daughter companies like the Microsoft Deutschland GmbH? Are they US companies? Can they be compelled to hand over data stored on their European servers?

The Orange Box bundled:
-Portal
-Half Life 2
-Team Fortress 2

Seven years later, all three are still among the best games to have and play.