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I'd suggest you get a dictionary yourself.

Try this link for example: Dictionary.com says gifted can mean 'to present something as a gift to' or 'to endow with' and cites the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

I'd suggest you get a dictionary yourself.

Try this link for example: Dictionary.com says gifted can mean 'to present something as a gift to' or 'to endow with' and cites the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

Dubious:
1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.

Is deinstalling anything like uninstalling? Or did you mean one of the following?:

Reinstall
reinstall
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Dean's stall

Is deinstalling anything like uninstalling? Or did you mean one of the following?:

Reinstall
reinstall
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Dean's stall

Is deinstalling anything like uninstalling? Or did you mean one of the following?:

Reinstall
reinstall
install
Dean's stall

Is deinstalling anything like uninstalling? Or did you mean one of the following?:

Reinstall
reinstall
install
Dean's stall

Is deinstalling anything like uninstalling? Or did you mean one of the following?:

Reinstall
reinstall
install
Dean's stall

Is deinstalling anything like uninstalling? Or did you mean one of the following?:

Reinstall
reinstall
install
Dean's stall

We just recognize the infallibly of men

If men were infalliable we wouldn't have a problem. Might you have meant fallibly?

proscribe, 1: To denounce or condemn.

Here's a quick hint for you, don't use words you can't spell. Maybe you meant to say prescribe, to set down as a rule or guide; enjoin, to order the use of (a medicine or other treatment).

Now that I've gotten that over with: Mac minis are expensive and proprietary. The memory is not even a user-serviceable part, in terms of your warranty. (Look it up!) The ONLY good thing about it is the cool form factor. It has very limited expansion (even down to having only 1 1394 port) and is only $499 with the most limited hardware and no peripherals. If you want a machine for the looks, buy a mini. However, most of the software that most people want to run out there runs either on Linux, in which case there is no benefit to the Mini beyond the aesthetic, or on Windows, in which case the Mini can't help you.

To which I'd like to add, "et cetera: et = and, cetera = the rest" . There is no work "eck" in the Latin language, and the phrase "Eck cetera" is nonsense. And you sound stupid if you say it. And, while I'm on the subject, there are two "s"s in the word asterisk. It's not an asterick, even if you verb it.

The fact that bringing ignorance to the attention of the general populace is considered worse than being ignorant itself is a sure sign that we've reached a period of pure intellectual unenlightenment - the second dark ages hath begun. Well, Paradox, let me be the first to stand behind you in solidarity in the battle against stupidity and deliberate ignorance.

Just because they're not a Microsoft shill, doesn't mean they're not a shill. Who would care about open source databases? Maybe Oracle, IBM (DB2), etc?

Usage Note: The verb loan is well established in American usage and cannot be considered incorrect. The frequent objections to the form by American grammarians may have originated from a provincial deference to British critics, who long ago labeled the usage a typical Americanism. Loan is, however, used to describe only physical transactions, as of money or goods; for figurative transactions, lend is correct: Distance lends enchantment. The allusions lend the work a classical tone.

Well, a quick Google search led me to these:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esliart .html
http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/a-versus- an-the.php
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/a.htm l
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng2n26.htm
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/ a/a-or-an.html
http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/a-anlessn.html

None of those say a thing about paying attention to the initial sound of the following noun. All of them, however, mention paying attention to the initial sound of the following word.

I think your defintions are a bit off.

Conservates want to make things like they used to be (or keep them as they are). Liberals want change.

I think your defintions are a bit off.

Conservates want to make things like they used to be (or keep them as they are). Liberals want change.

fop: A man who is preoccupied with and often vain about his clothes and manners; a dandy.

Seriously... I'm 6'5", which means that I'm taller than a good 95% of the people that I meet.

Being 5'6" myself, and ectomorphic in physique as well, I know all to well what you're talking about. I'm invisible. In any group setting, the "Alpha Male" is never me by default. If I am required to take a leadership role, I have to earn it, every time - it's never given to me. Having been small my entire life, I've observed the phenomena you're talking about keenly - from the other side. Fortunately, being an introverted geek I prefer invisibility anyway. I'd like to think I'm well-adjusted, however I've known other Lilliputian fellows with severe Napoleon complexes; you know the type, small and diminuative they demand attention and are generally the worst pricks you'll ever meet.

Why's that sound so familiar? http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=terrorism /

That being said, it's still a valid concern.

Funny, I would think you would have noticed someone being conspicuous about it...

"Are you allowed to have weapons? Yes? Then why would regulating the types of arms Joe Trigger-Happy can aquire be a breach of the second amendment?"

I didn't say the Amendment was violated, just that the right it grants is abridged more often, i.e. the exceptions happen more frequently.

I specifically said I didn't want to argue whether the exceptions were a good thing or not. I guess guns are one of those touchy subjects.

My point was that there are a lot more weapons you can't own than things you can't say. That's all.

Yes... Ohio is part of the Midwest.

Here and here are some links to educate you.

I love it. How are "not functioning pixels" "not a sign of malfunction"?

I've bought well over a dozen LCD montitors from Apple, Dell, and Philips in recent months and I have not seen a single dead pixel on any of them.

This is just a case of Sony reducing cost by widening manufacturing tolerances. It's fine as long as you manage expectations properly.

Let's try one and see.
Hey! You're right! Whaddaya know about that?

In addition to being the penultimate search engine, Google is becoming quite feature-rich as well. It's pretty interesting to realize the subtle way in which they've risen to the top by simply providing what people want -- no more, no less -- in this age when we are saturated with online advertising on every other Internet site.

Point noted, jackanapes.

Google is the next to last search engine?

for what it's worth i think they have left the Finder behind from the rest of the OS and needs some genius inspiration to make it noteworthy

I don't think I understand what you're saying. Do you mean that the finder is a holdover from OS 9 (and earlier Mac OSes)? That it's development hasn't kept up with the rest of the OS?

Your other point:

Have you ever engaged in an argument with a creationist? They tend to copy and paste arguments from various creationist apologia sites, and rarely offer any substantive arguments, instead shifting from one point to the next without answering objections. (I know, it's like the special olympics, and I'm still retarded.)

I think most Mac trolls are similar, repeating the same tired arguments almost ceaselessly, although I don't know of any central Mac troll bullshit repository (other than the Kottke thing, which is actually my favorite). Maybe slashdot is that repository?

You: "That's not irony, it's sarcasm. Slashdotters are freaking brilliant. (Pop quiz: Is that irony or sarcasm?)"

Slashdotters also apparently can't be bothered to look up words in the dictionary.

The post you were replying to was right. However, sarcasm has a similar meaning. Irony tends to be more subtle, while sarcasm tends to be cutting and in your face. You can find a decent if imperfect discussion of the difference between the words here.

The dictionary says:

1. A mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance.
2. A machine or device that operates automatically or by remote control.
3. A person who works mechanically without original thought, especially one who responds automatically to the commands of others.

It's not. See Speech

Thats called plagiarism.

I usually don't bother with grammar errors, but "going to scapegoat"? Come on.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: scapegoat (skap'got) n.

WordNet ® 2.0: scapegoat n

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English: Scapegoat Scape"goat`, n.

Ironic

The Bible is right.

" not fossilisation, that's just burial."

You're right - it's burial in sandstone. My point is rapid rock formation can occur in a few decades, not just millions of years. So a dinosaur that died (shock, horror) 6000 years ago could have a bone embedded in sandstone.

"when you find a bone with the calcium lattice filled with, or replaced by, minerals ..."

The the dictionary meaning of fossil just defines it as traces of organic life embedded in the earth's crust. As the article says: " The finding certainly shows fossilization does not proceed as science had assumed, Schweitzer said. "

"In other words, all ancient fossils will give a more or less random date between 30 and 40 thousand years old."...""time signiture" given by the background radiation absorbed by the fossil"
Can you provide a link: I thought Carbon 14 is no longer absorbed once a living entity dies.?

Oh my, that is pretty terrible

It appears that "slough" pronounced "sloo" and "slough" pronounced "sluf" are the true originals. They also have very different meanings. I'll admit that personally, I have never seen the "sloo" meaning used in text.

I'll make a note that if I ever have to use the "sloo" version of "slough", to make sure not to use "slew" or "slue" instead.

Bleh. That's terrible. You can bet it all came from people who were too lazy to learn to spell correctly. *ducks*

ab-bre-vi-a-tion
n.
1. The act or product of shortening.
2. A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form, such as Mass. for Massachusetts or USMC for United States Marine Corps.

Not sure you concord with anyone.

If you're using Firefox, you might try using the following smart bookmark: dict

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=concord

%nbsp;" Your post will not impact on the way people use language. Irregardless, they will still say "X-Windows"."

Nor apparently on the way they use the word "Irregardless"

Your post will not impact on the way people use language. Irregardless, they will still say "X-Windows".

Will my post impact the way people use language, especially as it pertains to the word irregardless?

one more reason why Qt is superior to Gtk

Maybe. Maybe not. I think it means option 3 on this link. The Poster was complaining about the amount of time it took to "compile". I was pointing out that there are multiple reasons why it takes apps a long time to compile, not just chip speed.

Like it or not, piracy - in the English language - has more than one meaning.

On the other hand, Merriam-Webster , American Heritage Dictionary, and, heck, even Dictionary.com , which aggregates entries from entirely too many useless sources, say that "copywritten" isn't a word.

This makes sense, since right and write have different meanings. Even though copyrights were originally put into place for written materials, it is still a right, not a write.

Windows are holes!

From Windows

# An opening constructed in a wall or roof that functions to admit light or air to an enclosure and is often framed and spanned with glass mounted to permit opening and closing.

Dictionary.com the standard firefox install shows a popup (sometimes?)...some extensions probably manage to block it and it doesn't work if you turn off the Flash player I believe.

I think I'll create a game called Polygamy. It'll be like Monopoly, but instead of buying houses you buy women.

1. 1. Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity.

1. 1. Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity.