Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

How will history describe President Obama in terms of being "the ______president?"?

Question by shlomogon: How will history describe President Obama in terms of being "the ______president?"?
Examples:
"the jobs president"
"the education president"
"the war president"
"the I-did-not-have-sexual-relations-with-that-woman-president"
etc.


Best answer:

Answer by Skittles
He is the "capitulate-to-the-extreme-right President."



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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Final Edition || History of Video Games (114 games)






Final (subtitled and extended) edition of my History of Video Games video. Newly added games (22): BioShock, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Sam & Max Episode 1-6, Brain Training, Zelda - The Wind Waker, Ratchet & Clanck, Pokemon Gold/Silver, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Gear Solid, StarCraft, Final Fantasy 7, GoldenEye 007, NiGHTS, Duke Nukem 3D, Ace Combat, Chrono Trigger, Star Fox, Virtua Racing, Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros. 3, Outrun, Punch-Out!! New material, same games (7): Battle Chess, Dune II, Myst, Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter, Resident Evil, Wario Ware Inc., Viva Pinata All games (114) shown: 2007 Bioshock (Xbox 360) 2007 Motorstorm (Playstation 3) 2006 Viva Pinata (Xbox 360) 2006 Wii Sports (Wii) 2006 Gears of War (Xbox 36) 2006 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360) 2006 Sam & Max Episodes 1-6 (PC) 2006 Brain Training (Nintendo DS) 2006 FIFA Soccer '07 (Xbox 360) 2006 Final Fantasy XII (Playstation 2) 2006 Guiter Hero (Playstation 2) 2005 God of War (Playstation) 2005 World of WarCraft (PC) 2004 Rome Total War (PC) 2004 Wario Ware Inc. (Gamecube) 2003 Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Gamecube) 2003 Call of Duty (PC) 2002 Ratchet & Clanck (Playstation 2) 2002 WarCraft 3 (PC) 2001 Grand Theft Auto III (Playstation 2) 2001 Halo (Xbox) 2000 Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast) 2000 The Sims (PC) 2000 Pokemon Gold/Silver (Gameboy Color) 1999 RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC) 1998 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64) 1998 Half-Life (PC) 1998 Unreal (PC) 1998 Metal Gear Solid ...

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Know The History, Present And Future of Online Mahjong Games

The eruption of Mahjong as such a famous game is not a one night process and aptly represents the well-known phrase "Rome was not built in a day" (I often feel why only Rome but that's something not related to the topic). It has gone through all the phases any ordinary product would have gone through before becoming famous and then falling to the ground. But with Mahjong it is a different story it has obviously reached the sky but has not touched the ground thanks to its versatility.

Online Mahjong games as we all know were first introduced as board games which included cute little tiles with designs of Chinese numbers from 1-9, flowers and dragons. The board Mahjong game rules were lot different from the online version and required at least three people to play. If you were to go through the rules of traditional Mahjong today you would probably find it to be the most confusing game.

Thinking when and who introduced it? The game of Mahjong has been in existence since the last 10 decades and is thought to be introduced by a Chinese. Its introduction to the online world is credited to Bordie Lockard who built the electronic version of Mahjong in 1981 and was officially announced a paid online game by Control Data Corporation. The game achieved its popularity by the brand of Sanghai whose version was released in 1986. To discriminate illegal gambling from Mahjong in 1998 a new set of rules was published by the China Sports Commission applicable for international Mahjong tournaments.

From the first introduction of the electrical version of the game to today the game has gone though unexpected changes over the years adding new features to it and including much more than any other online game. Mahjong game layouts are one aspect of the game which has seen incredible change. Today the game has become even more interactive and is driven by a motive like after completing certain levels the player is rewarded with bonuses with help them to clear the further levels of the game.

Even though the game has been around for almost 100 years it seems it has bright future ahead. With the advancement of computer technology it is expected that online Mahjong games will also see changes in their layouts and features. It is a game that is sure to pass from generation to generation. Passing through the stages of discovery, infancy, growth and popularity it has and will always have the ability to keep you glued to the computer, to the game -- MAHJONG


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Friday, October 8, 2010

Online Casino Games - History of The Online Casino Games

From the past few decades, it has been observed that the online casino games are growing rapidly. Most of the people are interested to play these games to relax their minds and some of them are playing for hue money.However, there is small history behind these online casino games.In earlier days, if you want to play these games, you need to travel to world's finest cities or your local casino halls.With the advent of internet technology, so many people are playing the games from their comfortable home only. Micro gaming and internet are combined and formed a new version of games called online gambling.In earlier days of internet, most of the manufacturers of these games are introduced so much software for free of cost.After that they have added some E-commerce technologies and pioneer of technology has created some financial transactions in this software, and they launched first real money online casino called Internet Casino.After few years, these online casinos are growing rapidly, and they are improved in both formats like gaming and administrative features.And coming to the Progressive jackpot, there are so many wide ranges of features are available for you,and you are able to play with different players from different countries.And the development in internet has been creating so many options like faster and larger jack pots to the people. And also there are so many utilities are available for you, and sometimes you need to check on their gaming history and financial history.

According to this century, most of the people are interested in these online gambling games, and it is reporting a phenomenal growth and coming to the software it has upgraded their products significantly.With the help of Vegas technology, there are so many online casinos are available for you in the internet. Most of these games are compatible to all operating systems and there does not need to download these games from the web sites.Multi lingual and multi currency are the best options for these online casino games.However, there are some well established originations are providing their valuable services and research to their clients.From the past few years, the advents in these online casino games are continuing without end.However, the government has been declaring some essential rule sand regulations to the online casinos to launder money. You need to consider so many things before selecting the best one for your needs and sometimes, you need to know about the online games and secured online truncations and many more issues.

Finally, there are some well established and experienced web sites are offering these online casino games for their customers.For more information and details, please visit their valuable web site.


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Monday, September 27, 2010

The History Of The Machine Shop

The History Of The Machine Shop

There is one thing you must know about machine shops, when you walk into a machine shop, you walk into a place that has a history. Machine shops are the places in which many of today’s inventions were first born. For those of you that are completely unaware to what actually takes place in a machine shop, and I am absolutely sure that there are enough of you, two words are sufficient, welding and fabricating. From the machine shop idea appeared places such as the laboratory and the workshop. A machine shop will be home to pretty much every piece of kit you might possibly think of. Here are a few good examples: nuts and bolts, screws, and other metal pieces, measurement tools, work benches, welding equipment, tools used for fabricating various items.

The machine shop is also home to some of the world’s top professionals. The most common professions you can find inside any typical machine shop are that of mechanic, technicians, millers, designers, and many, many more. The fields in which we find products manufactured inside machine shops include automotive, nautical, tools, mechanics, and so on. The thing about any machine shop is that workers, apart from their usual orders and duties, can expect to perform a large variety of manufacturing and fabricating tasks, so if you walk into pretty much any machine shop you can expect to find an immense number of instruments and tools like welding equipment, fabricating tools and materials, work benches, etc.

The number of machine shops in the US and Canada has seen quite a decrease because the young high school graduates of today do not seem to be all that interested in working in a machine shop. For those that might be interested, however, here are some of the most important processes that take place inside the average machine shop. First of all we have welding which is the most common process and is used both for fabricating and repairs. Boring is another important machine shop process. Boring is the process through which a machine shop professional enlarges an already drilled bore or hole.

Precision manufacturing machinery is also very common in most machine shops. By using this type of machinery, workers can create virtually perfect parts and tools that would otherwise take a very long time to machine by hand, and still the results would be far from the perfection offered by precision machinery. Some good examples of parts that are created through the use of such machinery are engine parts and components that need to have zero margin for error. Underrating the importance of machine shops would be quite an error as these shops are creating parts that are being used in numerous industries and sectors.


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Sunday, September 26, 2010

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