Good for you. Too bad I'm talking about the experience in Australia.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the increase in prices across all industries between December quarter of 1998 to December quarter in 2008 is approximately 44%.
Unfortunately so.
The RIAA and MPAA argue that piracy is hurting their sales. This perceived loss of sales leads to increased prices in order to compensate for the "loss".
Stupid? Yeah, I think so. But businesses exist to make profit. What I'm surprised about is why the RIAA and MPAA don't adopt new business models, instead of becoming enemies against consumers.
I've already counted inflation.
Petrol has gone up due to instability in the Middle East. It's nothing to do with inflation.
In Australia, price of milk and bread has not doubled in the time frame I'm talking about. Average increase in groceries prices in the past decade is only 4%.
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Interesting you say that, because prices for CDs and DVDs have gone up. About ten years ago, you could buy new-release music albums for circa $15. Now, it's about $30. Same with DVDs. They used to be around $20 for new-release movies. Now, it's more like $40. Even accounting for inflation, it's a big rise.
No. Piracy drives prices up. It's pretty much the only thing the MPAA and RIAA are not lying about.
While I think piracy is very wrong, the industry definitely needs to change its business model. If only politicians will have enough spine to create laws to quell some of the absurd claims of "copyright infringement" by the recording industry fat cats...
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The article is full of apologist crap.
Sure, the "pirates" might have started off with the intention to protect their coastlines from illegal fishermen and illegal waste dumping.
But now, that is no longer the case. Pirates are attacking vessels which are rightfully transiting in international waters. They are also menacing aid supply vessels which carry food and medicines for the sake of the Somali people. If anyone thinks that is good, then they're suffering from a serious case of rose-tinted-glasses.
Rebels have a tendency to start with reasonable intentions, and then go off on a bloody tangent once they see opportunities for personal gain. This is yet another example.
If the "pirates" want to be protectors, they should act like one. Right now, they are acting as bandits.
Sure, the "pirates" might have started off with the intention to protect their coastlines from illegal fishermen and illegal waste dumping.
But now, that is no longer the case. Pirates are attacking vessels which are rightfully transiting in international waters. They are also menacing aid supply vessels which carry food and medicines for the sake of the Somali people. If anyone thinks that is good, then they're suffering from a serious case of rose-tinted-glasses.
Rebels have a tendency to start with reasonable intentions, and then go off on a bloody tangent once they see opportunities for personal gain. This is yet another example.
If the "pirates" want to be protectors, they should act like one. Right now, they are acting as bandits.
When doing research, always look at primary sources first, followed by reputable secondary sources.
Primary sources:
Shanghai Meteorological Bureau: http://www.smb.gov.cn/PortalQXJ/english/WeatherForecast.aspx
China Meteorological Administration: http://www.cma.gov.cn/english/forecast_gn.php
Reputable secondary sources:
Accuweather: http://www.accuweather.com/wor ... 024|SHANGHAI&metric=1
BBC Weather: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/1713
In conclusion:
Friday - Sunny
Saturday - Cloudy but no rain
Sunday - Cloudy during the day with possibility of heavy rain at night, and windy.
Lotus - the most innovative team in F1 history.
Not true. They can use the double decker, but it means more work for them than for the other teams due to their lower gearbox, and perhaps less effectiveness. They do have a double-decker design they were working on until Charlie Whiting knocked it back.
Don't jump in the boat so quickly. Having a new diffuser is only one piece of the puzzle. The new diffuser needs to be effective, and that will take some experimenting over the next few GPs.
Even if the rival teams have already made new double-decker diffusers, none of them really have the pace to match the Trio at the moment. I think someone else said only RBR and BMW are on pace, and I have to agree with that. RBR at least seem competitive even without the double-decker design - especially with Vettel at the wheel.
Kimi had ice cream AND coke? Ugh. That would curdle and make him sick. 
It'd be like Monaco.
Macau F3 is always awesome to watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUo4u4P2Uzw
You find a random $10 note on the ground. Legally, that $10 note can be yours. However, you go out of your way to find the owner and return the note.
A police officer sees the transaction, and somehow mistakes it as a robbery. He arrests the other person and forces him to return the $10 note back to you and charges him.
You could have been honest and said, "no officer, this is actually his and I was giving it back", but decide to shut your mouth and let the other guy suffer.
In time, it turns out there is conclusive proof, that the transaction was not a robbery.
Were you right or wrong?
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Trulli runs off the track during a SC period, and Hamilton overtakes him. Hamilton can legally retain his position, but instead gives the place back to Trulli.
Stewards mistakenly think that Trulli overtook Hamilton under SC, and penalises him.
Hamilton could have been honest and said, "no sirs, I yielded the place back to him because the team told me to", but decides to shut his mouth and let Trulli suffer.
In time, it turns out there is conclusive proof that Hamilton did let Trulli pass him under SC.
Was Hamilton right or wrong?
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Lying to the stewards IS cheating. Yes, a season ban would be over-blown, but Hamilton - no, not just Hamilton, but the whole F1 grid - needs to know that lying will be punished.
Otherwise, agreed.
I use the Steam version.
It's quite simple:
1. Install wine:
sudo apt-get install wine2. Download SteamInstall.msi from the Steam website.
3. Install Steam:
wine msiexec -i SteamInstall.msi4. Install CS:S via Steam.
I have played CS:S using Wine on three distros: Debian (my current system), Fedora, and Ubuntu. No major problems yet.
Trulli went off-track when the SC came out, and Hamilton passed him. When Trulli rejoined, Hamilton slowed down and gave back the position. It's contentious.
Looking at the version number, it would be Vista.
Exception Code: c000009a
That means insufficient system resources. Doesn't look right to me.
Try posting your problem - or even better, search for it - here: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Support+Website+Forums
Make sure to include details on the circumstances of the crash: what you do, what other programs (including the ones in system tray) are running, and what changes you made to the system prior to the first crash (new programs, uninstalling, drivers, etc.). Merely saying that it crashes is like taking a car to a mechanic to say that it "doesn't go".
Have you tried the forums?
http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=336
A lot of people have managed to get wireless working in Ubuntu. You could be one of them.
Ridiculous question. If the qualifying factor for "exceptional" is the inability to answer your question, then ANY good driver would be exceptional.
"Exceptional" is just that: exceptional. It's not "equal to others".
Truth is, Hamilton recovered 6 positions by his own merits (started P18, gained 8 places due to accidents or retirements, and 1 more place due to Trulli's penalty, resulting 6 places from overtaking and strategy). It's very good, but not exceptional. For example, Piquet Jnr recovered 5 places on his own merits in Japan 08; Alonso recovered 12 places on his own merits in Singapore 08, Rosberg recovered 7 at the same race, Glock recovered 5.
I don't time to research further, but I think every season has at least several drivers who manage to recover substantial number of grid places on their own merits. Last year's feat was Alonso's Singapore drive. Perhaps if no other driver does better this year, I'd put the "exceptional" label on Hamilton, but not yet.
No problems for me with Linux and Windows games, at least the ones I have (CS:S, LFS, WC3). There is absolutely no performance drop, either.
There is always at least one.
(No, it wasn't me. I voted for Jensen Button.)
Throw out the form book.
Awesome race, although I'm bummed out by Rosberg's badly-timed pitstop, and Vettel and Kubica knocking each other off (I lol'ed at Vettel driving with his wheel hanging off).
Seb Buemi was most impressive for me. I thought he'd be a mediocre driver, but he really shined today.
Nah, just a general observation. Besides, a I prefer Vettel over Webber, although Webber is under-rated.
No patriotic prejudice from me.
Doesn't Legard have his background in radio commentary? In the radio business, silence is bad, so he's probably in the habit of yabbering just to fill in the blank spaces. Give him time to adjust to TV.
<YODA>
Clouded by uncertainty, the race is. Destruction, loss, pain, at the first corner there will be. Wise, the mid-field drivers are, for taking so much fuel.
</YODA>
Free Practice 2 results:
Not a whole lot different from FP1, except both Ferrari and McLaren appear to be doing heavy runs. I wonder what's wrong with BMW though - they have been sluggish all weekend.
Now, onward to FP3 and Q!
Not a whole lot different from FP1, except both Ferrari and McLaren appear to be doing heavy runs. I wonder what's wrong with BMW though - they have been sluggish all weekend.
Now, onward to FP3 and Q!
Brawn gets new sponsors
Yep, they have.
Henri Lloyd will be their clothing and footwear supplier, and Virgin will sponsor them financially.
Virgin: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t ... mula_1/article5980935.ece
Henri Lloyd: http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/he ... detail/090326100844.shtml
Henri Lloyd will be their clothing and footwear supplier, and Virgin will sponsor them financially.
Virgin: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t ... mula_1/article5980935.ece
Henri Lloyd: http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/he ... detail/090326100844.shtml
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