It is one of the ironic quirks of history that the viability and usefulness of nationalism and the territorial state are rapidly dissipating at precisely the time that the nation-state attained its highest number ( approximately 100 ).

A version 2 ROM was released, but though it cured the initial bug, it introduced some minor quirks of its own-particularly with the 1541 emulation.

It reveals further quirks of the Nova instruction set.

His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigar, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows.

Two particular examples are Lillian, an eccentric ( and very nearsighted ) old lady with odd quirks, and Greta, a muscle bound woman who was hired to look after the pets during New Years.

If the < code ><! DOCTYPE html ></ code > declaration is not included, various browsers will revert to " quirks mode " for rendering.

The ballpark also contains quirks such as " Tal's Hill ", which is a hill in deep center field on which a flagpole stands, all in fair territory.

# The ability for players familiar with the system's quirks to use the system to decrease the point cost of powers, leading to one character being much more powerful than another character of similar point value.

The percentage can vary based on both other medications taken and inherited metabolic quirks involving the Cytochrome P450 metabolic pathways — some cannot process it at all, whereas a smaller percentage can get even more strength from it than usual.

The further the character strays away from the zero point, the more sociopathic, strange or eccentric he becomes, as he sheds his human quirks and viewpoints and becomes more inhuman.

He again proved to be a competent military leader in the Gallic Wars, but his personality quirks caused disruption.

Well known examples of his work also include Drawing Hands, a work in which two hands are shown, each drawing the other ; Sky and Water, in which light plays on shadow to morph the water background behind fish figures into bird figures on a sky background ; and Ascending and Descending, in which lines of people ascend and descend stairs in an infinite loop, on a construction which is impossible to build and possible to draw only by taking advantage of quirks of perception and perspective.

Interpreters are often used to hide such low level quirks.

Teasing typically consists in a impersonation of someone monkeying around with his exterior attributes, tics, physical blemishes, voice and mannerisms, quirks, way of dressing and walking, the phrases he typically repeats.

Charteris gave Templar interests and quirks as the series went on.

Critic Steve Huey calls it " perhaps Tom Waits's most cohesive album ... a morbid, sinister nightmare, one that applied the quirks of his experimental ' 80s classics to stunningly evocative — and often harrowing — effect ... Waits ' most affecting and powerful recording, even if it isn't his most accessible.

# Even when the original vendor is genuinely interested in promoting a healthy competition ( so that he may also benefit from the resulting innovative market ), post-facto interoperability may often be undesirable as many defects or quirks can be directly traced back to the original implementation's technical limitations.

Although in an open process, anyone may identify and correct such limitations, and the resulting cleaner specification may be used by all vendors, this is more difficult post-facto, as customers already have valuable information and processes encoded in the faulty but dominant product, and other vendors are forced to replicate those faults and quirks even if they could design better solutions, for the sake of preserving interoperability.

They try to learn about each other's past and their quirks and habits but quickly find they can barely tolerate each other.

Documents that have no DOCTYPE or an older DOCTYPE are rendered in quirks mode, which emulates some of the non-standard oddities of Netscape Communicator 4. x ; however, some of the 4. x features ( such as layers ) are not supported.

But the entirely new feel of the product, and the removal of certain familiar quirks, alienated the loyal Series 3 userbase — who tended to stick with their robust PDAs rather than upgrade.

Arguably still playing as well as he ever had, Hines displayed individualistic quirks ( including grunts à la Glenn Gould ) in these performances.

In addition to its sorry structural state, the house offered a number of quirks, including Oliver and Lisa's master bedroom closet, which featured a faulty sliding door that always seemed to slide off of its tracks, and no back, exterior wall ( the closet opened directly to the outside ).

Much of Foley's character on the show was based on his own personality quirks, including his coffee addiction and his love of the sitcom Green Acres.

It had many quirks not seen in modern baseball stadiums, including patches of sand in the outfield where grass would not grow, and a tool shed in deep center field that was actually in play.

Finally, when Evan comes to realize that his master actually was responsible of killing all the children of the world, including his daughter, he becomes apparently sympathetic to the goals of the vindicators, despite occasional quirks in his thinking.

In 1980, upon the release of her New Yorker colleague Pauline Kael's collection When the Lights Go Down, she published an 8, 000-word review in The New York Review of Books that dismissed the book as " jarringly, piece by piece, line by line, and without interruption, worthless ," arguing that Kael's post-sixties work contained " nothing certainly of intelligence or sensibility ," and faulting her " quirks mannerisms ," including Kael's repeated use of the " bullying " imperative and rhetorical question.

This expansion has resulted in some quirks in the building that are still visible today, most notably a door leading to stairs to the basement that is only half-exposed above the floor of the hallway.

Allmusic gave it 3 stars, stating: " ZZ Top's First Album may not be perfectly polished, but it does establish their sound, attitude, and quirks.

Author Ben Sisario described him as the " great unacknowledged anchor " of the Pixies, and stated that his unique influences gave " a precision and versatility essential to following Black Francis's songwriting quirks ".

Such oddities prevent Hyacinth from using the couple to her full advantage ; she can't invite them round or visit them, yet still resorts to boasting about her sister's wealth, while keeping Bruce's quirks at bay.

In Nather's story, Kaye is portrayed as being prone to avoiding optimizing assemblers in favor of crafting code to take advantage of hardware quirks, for example taking advantage of the rotation of the LGP-30's drum memory to avoid writing delay loops into the code.

In the case of at least some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the Falcon engine, the rush into production included some unusual quirks, such as a horn ring bearing the ' Ford Falcon ' logo beneath a trim ring emblazoned with ' Ford Mustang.

The weight of pulp may need to be judged solely by sight, and insights into the quirks of a log roll log can be garnered from watching other competitors.

Robot Masters tend to be programmed with human-like personalities and quirks, advanced enough to fool most people into believing them to think and act of their own accord.

He was a keen social observer and had an almost sociological attunement to human quirks and needs and how they play out into the clannish and amusing behaviour of people.

Stottlemeyer is somewhat antagonistic toward Monk, as he resents being forced ( frequently by those higher in power than he, such as the Mayor or the commissioner ) into calling on Monk's assistance, and is frequently exasperated by Monk's many quirks.

As a result, browsers typically do not inherit font sizes into tables in quirks mode.

[...] Koreans are immersed in their culture and are thus blind to its characteristics and quirks.

Although drones are artificial, the parameters that prescribe their minds are not rigidly constrained, and sentient drones are full individuals, with their own personalities, opinions and quirks.

Wells, in a personal letter to Joyce, argued that " you have turned your back on common men, on their elementary needs and their restricted time and intelligence [...] I ask: who the hell is this Joyce who demands so many waking hours of the few thousands I have still to live for a proper appreciation of his quirks and fancies and flashes of rendering?

The show also featured frequent skits with politicians, who were portrayed as various extreme caricatures of their most infamous personality quirks.

Their sound became more melodic and accessible while still retaining the experimental quirks of their older material.

Bristol, like its earlier London counterpart, includes several original buildings which have been praised for their architectural quirks, despite being unsuitable for the care of animals ; the ( former ) Giraffe House joins the main entrance lodge and the south gates on Guthrie Road as a Grade II listed building.

There are literally hours of dialogue, each species bringing out their characteristic conversational quirks, music, and even display fonts.

Work-groups within the organization have their own behavioral quirks and interactions which, to an extent, affect the whole system.

Although Carrie admonishes Doug for his lazy and often self-centered behaviour, she has proven herself to be even more selfish at times, with little patience for others ' problems or tolerance for their quirks.

Other planets and natural satellites in the solar system have interesting quirks about their polar regions.

Farmer also enjoyed a teasing relationship with the show's designers and carpenters: where Strasser tended to lead with a nervous, mother-hen approach, Farmer was likely to chide the crew for wasting time or for their personal quirks such as Jason Cameron's sideline as a bodybuilder.

The premise behind Sister Princess is that an ordinary young man ( the player ) is made to live with twelve lovable little sisters, each with their own distinct quirks and personalities.

IGN put Kyle as their 22nd top Star Wars character, praising him as " a gamer's reliable blank state " which they felt it made him one of the most " human " Star Wars character, as well as stating that they believed Kyle's endearence to fans was because of his " mishmash of quirks and dispositions ".

various animals have their quirks and eccentricities, and they are fairly authentic: The frog dances like a frog, for example, and not like Nureyev.

Honey is introduced to Cecil's crew of outlandish followers, all of whom have the names of famous film makers tattooed on themselves as well as their own uniquely outlandish quirks.

* Ballpark quirks at their best

As Teletraan 15 traveled through time and space collecting information on Transformers, Teletraan 10 snarkily commented on their various quirks, questioning the logic of Kup's " musket laser " weapon and suggesting that Optimus Prime's three components were not himself, his trailer and Roller, but his body, his left hand and his right hand.

In several games, especially first-person shooters, game glitches or physics quirks can become viable strategies, or even spawn their own game types.