NJ is doing the same thing under Christie.
The biggest issue I have seen is that with all the fun redesign, none of your QnA people ever decided to take a look into if it worked on the iPad or any of the other new tablets coming out.
Because it doesnt.
Because it doesnt.
@Ghostnappa9001: ("Invented the personal computer"
Incorrect. Other PC's had been made in the past.)
But the Apple set the stage for a PERSONAL computer. Before the Apple and Apple II personal computers where massive expensive peices of machinery that either tinkerers or CEOs used because they cost 30,000+ dollars
("Invented the laptop"
See above. )
But the Powerbook set the stage for how a Laptop should look and operate. Even when Apples OS sucked, anyone who was anyone in business used a Powerbook. There is a reason why Apples main computer sales is laptop sales. not desktop.
He never claimed he invented the actual machines, the concepts of them though yes. Edison never created the light bulb and Ford never created the automobile. But all three created the environments and the publicity to let these items take off.
Incorrect. Other PC's had been made in the past.)
But the Apple set the stage for a PERSONAL computer. Before the Apple and Apple II personal computers where massive expensive peices of machinery that either tinkerers or CEOs used because they cost 30,000+ dollars
("Invented the laptop"
See above. )
But the Powerbook set the stage for how a Laptop should look and operate. Even when Apples OS sucked, anyone who was anyone in business used a Powerbook. There is a reason why Apples main computer sales is laptop sales. not desktop.
He never claimed he invented the actual machines, the concepts of them though yes. Edison never created the light bulb and Ford never created the automobile. But all three created the environments and the publicity to let these items take off.
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@nfs: Nope it used to be unlimited to all, and from what people are saying, it is as long as you choose the right plan.
When did Verizon drop its unlimited messaging plan? It used to be 20 for unlimited messages, my plan still even includes that.
How did he get back to give the press conference though? All the area airports were closed, and I dont care how much fucking money you have, there is no way he could have gotten them open to land a private jet.
Someone may have been staying at his home and using his plane, but it sure as hell wasn't him.
Someone may have been staying at his home and using his plane, but it sure as hell wasn't him.
@Cookie Guggleman: no they cant. He was over 18, at that point the college isnt even allowed to let his parents see his grades even if his parents were paying for school. You might not like it but the college did everything they legally should have, and doing anything more would have been a criminal invasion of his privacy. What he did was horrible but surrendering our rights because one nutcase went off is not what will make things better. He was an adult, and in complete control of himself when he did this. Stop shifting blame away from the facts at hand.
@Arken: I felt for my parents when my salary after 10 years of work equaled what they retired at with 40 years of teaching.
People who think teachers have it made are the worst kind of morons.
People who think teachers have it made are the worst kind of morons.
@evildead1971: They are not really changing it per say, just adding in additional details that were expanded on after Lord of the Rings but were not present in The Hobbit since it was written first.
Its talked about in other books like the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales that Bilbo is kinda set up by Gandalf who already at that point knew Sauron would become a major issue soon. That part of Gandalfs absence is what they are expanding with the movies.
If you really want to get particular, the version of The Hobbit you know is likely the revised version, as there are a number of changes between the first and second editions to bring it in line with LOTR. The dealings around the one ring are completely different between the first and second edition since originally the ring was just that, a ring and had absolutely nothing to do with Sauron.
Its talked about in other books like the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales that Bilbo is kinda set up by Gandalf who already at that point knew Sauron would become a major issue soon. That part of Gandalfs absence is what they are expanding with the movies.
If you really want to get particular, the version of The Hobbit you know is likely the revised version, as there are a number of changes between the first and second editions to bring it in line with LOTR. The dealings around the one ring are completely different between the first and second edition since originally the ring was just that, a ring and had absolutely nothing to do with Sauron.
@sdvictor: the media created the first one too!
@hdgotham (Hannah Wilson): Because the Hobbit is easily covered in one movie but is being split up into two. The plan is also to have a lot of the background hinted at story that takes place during the Hobbit but isnt actually seen in the book seen in the movie.
@BubbaZanetti: You do know how many people who utterly ruined companies still have family on said boards of the companies they utterly ruined right?
People always bitch about favoritism and nepotism in the public sector but the fact is the private sector is basically the embodiment of nepotism. All it has to be is that Dillinger was asked to step down but got to keep his shares and then surprise his son now has control of them.
Dillinger was not a incapable man either, while he stole Flynns games the fact was he was a accomplished coder in his own right, as well as a shrewd businessman.
People always bitch about favoritism and nepotism in the public sector but the fact is the private sector is basically the embodiment of nepotism. All it has to be is that Dillinger was asked to step down but got to keep his shares and then surprise his son now has control of them.
Dillinger was not a incapable man either, while he stole Flynns games the fact was he was a accomplished coder in his own right, as well as a shrewd businessman.
@Lucious-Pusey: Thats the thing, his hair is him. Taking that away and Donald wouldn't be Donald in peoples eyes.
It is one of those situations like J-lo having a ass, Conan having red hair, or Leno having THE CHIN were the physical item takes on a life beyond the person.
Just ask Jennifer Grey what happens when you fuck with your features that define you and how it basically ruined her career.
It is one of those situations like J-lo having a ass, Conan having red hair, or Leno having THE CHIN were the physical item takes on a life beyond the person.
Just ask Jennifer Grey what happens when you fuck with your features that define you and how it basically ruined her career.
...this is infamous? Infamous is my former boss making 130k and not buying any of his 10 staff members ANYTHING for the holidays, not even a bottle of 3 buck chuck, while the rest of us making 70-80k less than him bought each other gifts.
Infamous is a fax going out to all of the offices saying sorry for the incontinence instead of inconvenience in relation to email being out.
This is kinda pathetic on the scale of infamous.
Infamous is a fax going out to all of the offices saying sorry for the incontinence instead of inconvenience in relation to email being out.
This is kinda pathetic on the scale of infamous.
@slithy toves: because up until this point all of these forms of life required phosphorus. The DNA was the same for all of them and the same with humans, meaning we all shared the same building blocks.
This one doesnt. Meaning there is no possible way this could have evolved from our DNA, meaning this is life that exists outside of typical life and thus the formation of life on this planet happened TWICE.
This one doesnt. Meaning there is no possible way this could have evolved from our DNA, meaning this is life that exists outside of typical life and thus the formation of life on this planet happened TWICE.
@mykalt45: depends on who you ask. 20 years ago most scientists didnt even believe black holes EXISTED. The fact we now have seen one form is huge, especially when it formed in a way we didnt previously think possible.
@Master of the Universe: "This project would have cost billions (some people even estimated up to ten billion) more than originally anticipated. "
Nope, completely made up, especially since most of the possible overrun areas had already been paid for, like land disputes. And it is not like we havent dug under the Hudson before. With the tools we have available now, many of the usual causes of overruns were going to be avoided on this, which was why the Republicans signed on for this back before it made political sense to can it.
"New Jersey is already teetering on the edge of bankruptcy"
No
" and has the highest tax rate in the country."
Also no, and was proven no yet again in the Star Ledger today with yet another study showing that NJs progressive tax scale is in line with most of the country and is actually lower than a lot of it for all but the top 2.2%.. ie the people making OVER 500,000 dollars.
"With billions in pension commitments coming due to state employees New Jersey simply didnt have the money to fund this albatross. "
All thanks to Republicans, specifically the one who got this ball rolling on the ARC to begin with, Christie Todd Whitman.
"Losing $270 million is incidental to the bigger picture. "
The big picture being we STILL need to increase capacity into NYC. But now got a plan tossed out and dont have the money to make the Bloomburg plan work since we now lost the 3 billion in Fed funding. Not to mention that plan doesnt account for the stations that lost direct access into Penn Station now, mainly the Main and Bergen NJT lines.
"Now the people who are crowing over this the hardest are the ones who would have been bilking the state with cost overruns left front and center. Christie recognized that this project was going to turn into an orgy of spending and he was brave to stand up to the special interests and shut it down. Reply
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Nope the people bitching about it are the people of NJ who would actually HAVE NEEDED THIS. Who ride the trains into and out of NYC every day who know that even with the double decker train cars we STILL need more avenues into NYC.
Christie did this for his future political aspersions of a presidential run under the platform of saving NJ money, nothing more. If he really cared about saving NJ money, he would not have a executive staff thats the highest paid the state has ever seen including a "social media" staff member making more than I make administrating servers for a worldwide company.
Nope, completely made up, especially since most of the possible overrun areas had already been paid for, like land disputes. And it is not like we havent dug under the Hudson before. With the tools we have available now, many of the usual causes of overruns were going to be avoided on this, which was why the Republicans signed on for this back before it made political sense to can it.
"New Jersey is already teetering on the edge of bankruptcy"
No
" and has the highest tax rate in the country."
Also no, and was proven no yet again in the Star Ledger today with yet another study showing that NJs progressive tax scale is in line with most of the country and is actually lower than a lot of it for all but the top 2.2%.. ie the people making OVER 500,000 dollars.
"With billions in pension commitments coming due to state employees New Jersey simply didnt have the money to fund this albatross. "
All thanks to Republicans, specifically the one who got this ball rolling on the ARC to begin with, Christie Todd Whitman.
"Losing $270 million is incidental to the bigger picture. "
The big picture being we STILL need to increase capacity into NYC. But now got a plan tossed out and dont have the money to make the Bloomburg plan work since we now lost the 3 billion in Fed funding. Not to mention that plan doesnt account for the stations that lost direct access into Penn Station now, mainly the Main and Bergen NJT lines.
"Now the people who are crowing over this the hardest are the ones who would have been bilking the state with cost overruns left front and center. Christie recognized that this project was going to turn into an orgy of spending and he was brave to stand up to the special interests and shut it down. Reply
"
Nope the people bitching about it are the people of NJ who would actually HAVE NEEDED THIS. Who ride the trains into and out of NYC every day who know that even with the double decker train cars we STILL need more avenues into NYC.
Christie did this for his future political aspersions of a presidential run under the platform of saving NJ money, nothing more. If he really cared about saving NJ money, he would not have a executive staff thats the highest paid the state has ever seen including a "social media" staff member making more than I make administrating servers for a worldwide company.
@Cunting_Linguist: ahh but its so much easier to make things up and assume people would just take your word for it by saying "look it up!"
@Cunting_Linguist: Yep look it up! The commenter in question is a moron, as the Feds and NYC were paying a whole lot more than NJ was.
The only people who believe otherwise are the ones who were swade by Republican claims it would overrun into the billions and be like Boston, never mind that the land was paid for and the digging was already begun, as well as unlike in Boston, we were digging under the freaking water, not working streets.
The only people who believe otherwise are the ones who were swade by Republican claims it would overrun into the billions and be like Boston, never mind that the land was paid for and the digging was already begun, as well as unlike in Boston, we were digging under the freaking water, not working streets.
