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Anyi3:
With Spectre coming soon, I'd like to throw up this debate I had with a friend recently to movie lovers.

Who do you think is a better James Bond?

For me it's hands down Daniel Craig. He took the movie to become more serious. With Pierce Brosnan, we were treated to unbelievable scenes and storylines fit for kids and people who just want to see action scenes. From invisible cars to incapacitating wrist watches and bla bla bla. Pierce Brosnan seemed to be playing even while he was fighting. Who really fights and smiles (Unless you're in WWE where the fight is scripted) It just made Bond movies feel surreal and too fake to me.

On the contrary, I remember one of Daniel Craig's movie, where as James Bond, the best (and I think only if I remember correctly)equipment he had was a gun that works only with his fingerprint. His fight scenes are equally more serious, he gets beaten, has gotten shot etc.

The Daniel Craig Bond movies so far have blown Pierce Brosnan out of the water in my book.

What do you think?

Daniel Craig is the worst 007. Pierce Brosnan is much better.

Right from when DC was announced as 007 a decade ago, I've been against him. He's a thug. He should be a James Bond villain, not a James Bond.

He was ok in Casino Royale, was poor in Quantum of Solace, was very ok in Skyfall.

I have watched Spectre, and I was disappointed in the film. DC acted as one of the film's producers, so I'm sure he had some input into the film that made didn't make sense.

The CD 007 films may look more realistic, while the PB films are more...jovial/relaxed (kinda like Roger Moore's 007 films). The 007 films may also have earned better ratings, and earned more money (which will obvious happen, due to inflation & increased exposure), but PB is more representing of the decades-old legacy of James Bond.

I sincerely hope that DC never plays 007 again after this. Bring on the next James Bond! (Tom Hardy)

ChokolateBoss:
Hmmm...this is darn tough but solvable nevertheless. Almost squealed with joy when the factorial sign (!) came to mind. It made everything easy.


Oya OP how u go pay me, I don dey get headache

Brilliant!

kukie:
Are you sure the needed codecs are installed, u could install gecko-media player it comes with pretty much almost all the codecs out there, then try again. Alternatively you could go into the appropriate directories in the DVD and play the files manually, if your online when you do this it would alert u to the needed codecs if its not installed already.

I'll try this gecko media player.

The dvd is for interactive training. It's not regular video dvd, so one can't open individual films through Explorer.

blackweaver:
Maybe it's some proprietary format, i don't know. You could try installing mplayer/gnome-mplayer or xine/gxine, though i don't know if any of those will play your dvd

I'll try them. Thanks

blackweaver:
Is it that it can't play the dvd or what? I'm pretty sure vlc will be able to play the dvd
media -> open disc should play it

"Open Disc" command on Ubuntu's VLC doesn't work. The prog just shows its normal blank window.

On Windows7, I double-click the D drive on Windows Explorer, and it loads/opens via Windows Media Player.

Hello,

My laptop dualboots Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Windows7.

I have this interactive DVD (that I use to train & study for a course). This DVD opens with Windows Media Player in Windows7.

I tried using VLC player to open it in Ubuntu, but it doesn't work.

Can someone please recommend a good dvd-player on Ubuntu that can play an interactive DVD?

Thanks.

410.

And it's definitely not a genius-level question/puzzle.

Ade5:
We're getting there . Attack the whole thing man!

(8 squared - cuberoot mod 8 =

(64 - 2) mod 8 =

62 mod 8 = 6.

And that's all I have to say about that.

Ade5:
Okay, one hint, square roots.

4 + 4/root(4) = 6

9 - 9/root(9) = 6

It's 60 degrees.



Total sum of internal angles in a polygon = (n-2)*180

For a 12-sided polygon, it's (12-2)*180 = 1800

Thus, each internal angle is 1800/12 = 150.

The next part is hard to explain without diagrams, though.

For the 2 adjacent coins, the sum of their internal angles where they meet is 150 + 150 = 300.

At that point, the total angle is 360 degrees (angle around a point, or in a circle)

Thus, the angle X = 360 - 300 = 60 degrees

It's 60 degrees.

Human beings and segregation!

It's ridiculous, to be very honest.

OP, we all face challenges in this life. I say go ahead and marry her, but be prepared fro a lot of backlash from your family and village.

I think the real reason why the older ones support the osu system, is not because they really believe that osu are cursed, but because they are internally terrified of going against their society and being alienated. Especially when they've achieved a level of respect, wealth and prestige. They are terrified that they will lose all that if their child marries into a 'lower/inferior' class. It's pathetic!

It's a "Google Dongle"

Google it.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?site=&q=George+Boole&oi=ddle&ct=george-booles-200th-birthday-5636122663190528&hl=en-GB&sa=X&ved=0CAMQNmoVChMI57O1_K3xyAIVhHoPCh0n6QDz


Occasionally, Google modifies their homepage logo to commemorate/celebrate special occasions or anniversaries. Today is the 200th birthday anniversary of George Boole, the father of Boolean algebra (that's used in all computer circuits).

Cheers.

I stopped reading after the first sentence.
Tried to skim through, and gave up halfway.

Please please please, try to type properly. It's stressful reading and trying to understand whatever you're typing!
Jeez! Didn't you get a headache while you were even typing it?

Luckygurl:

That's so not fair nah!
What's worse than getting a slap on the cheeks??

Lol!!
How else can you describe a slap that leaves you dazed for seconds, the kind that gives your partial blindness for seconds.
Basically! It comes from this igbo sentence I'm always fond of using..
~Mma gi ura m'gi ama-gi, ichee uche ndu gi~
~If I slap you, you'll have a rethink over your life~

There are worse things than being heavily-slapped on the cheek. A slap usually clears out in a few hours.
I still remember several slaps I received in secondary school, as well as slaps I've given out.
And believe me, there are worse things.
Not that I'm justifying the slap, but she should be grateful that he didn't beat her up. Sadly, many women experience black eyes, broken bones, and other severe bodily damage from their men.

Luckygurl:


Our OMATA boys don show am shege...

On a more serious note, what would be your advice for a friend who wants to end her relationship cos of a destiny resetting slap she received from the boyfriend.

Ps: she was the one at fault and this is the first time it's happening since they started seeing each other over a year ago

It's unfair to pass judgement on either of them without fully understanding what happened.
For some bad acts, a slap (or even worse) is fully deserved.
If she's wants to end the relationship over a slap, he may also be thinking of ending the relationship over whatever she did.

BTW, you seem fond of describing slaps as "destiny-resetting". This is the 2nd or 3rd time you've used it.

Bullshiit.

NASA said no such thing.
NASA can never say such a thing.

This is something that Nigeria should really be focusing on.

Our location and climate ensures that we get huge quantities of sunlight all year round.

We have huge amounts of available land in the north that was generate a lot of solar energy for our grid. We can build many solar farms generating electricity via different methods like solar panels and SCP.

A government body should be setup to handle this, especially as the price of solar panels keeps dropping.

But nooooo..our selfishness and short-sightedness keep us focusing on oil & gas.

Shameful.

Amazing!

Thanks for sharing. I hope i get to visit this place one day.

Luckygurl:
Travails of a woman

Ndo. Learn from the experiences of others.

Luckygurl:

Why you dey sad?

prettigurl16:
Hello everyone,

I would like to seize this opportunity to advertise for the position of a husband. I will not provide details about myself right away but the right candidate should consider that his prayers have been answered. However, before some very unserious nonentities begin to try to reach me, I have also listed out some criteria that must be met.
1. The right candidate must be at least 27 years old. No time to babysit anyone.
2. He must have graduated from a polytechnic (no marginalization here) or university with at least a 2.1 science degree(his transcripts and results will be scrutinized)
3.He must be willing to relocate
4. He must be religious (Christianity or Islam)

Pls. if this does not concern you in any way, kindly skip my thread. I will not respond to any derogatory comments. Too busy climbing up the ladder of my career.

Thank you.

This is tempting. But I don't have all your requirements, and your location is a bit of a put off.
All the best in your quest. Cheers.

I've been looking forward to this phone, but that price is too steep. No way I'm paying 559GBP for a phone.
I'm still gonna buy it, but I'll wait a few months before I do so.