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Now you here pandering for more than that?

Pandering
Pandering

Maybe you meant panhandling ?

Now you here pandering for more than that?

Pandering
Pandering

Maybe you meant panhandling ?

"Patching" and "new features" (ie functionality) are totally different creatures.

If you scrape your knee and "patch" it with a band-aid, you do not add any new functionality to your knee.

A patch by definition does not add functionality.

Patch
1. A small piece of material affixed to another, larger piece to conceal, reinforce, or repair a worn area, hole, or tear.
[...]
8. Computer Science A piece of code added to software in order to fix a bug, especially as a temporary correction between two releases.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/patch

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/civilised

It's IMPRACTICAL, genius. Perhaps you should check your own vocabulary before trying to correct others in caps.

The Mitsubishi Pajero had similar problems: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/PAJERO

Actually, both are acceptable, even if jerry-rig is a derivation of jury-rig. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jerry-rigged

Define life please. And do so without including any philosophical arguments.

fairy n. Offensive. A homosexual man. But I wouldn't use that to a gay man's face.

That's spelled "chauvinistic", with no 'e' required.

Do yourself a favor. Find a good law dictionary and look up the word "monopoly". Heck, I'll even google the answer for you. Read this. And this. Go ahead, I'll wait.

...

...

Still believe that the finding of Microsoft as a monopoly was bogus?

???

If you do, what are you smoking, and can I have some?

Back in the 1980s, the term "PC" was hardly used at all until a little ways into the decade when IBM made the first PC. The other models were just called computers, home computers, or microcomputers. Some companies made both non-PCs and PCs. Google for "atari PC" to see Atari's lesser-known PC offerings.

Even better, what I think is referred to as "baloney" (the food product) in the US is "polony" in the UK (at least the bit I grew up in):
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/polony

There was a time that it was safe to assume that people at least had built a treehouse or some such and had a clue about basic woodworking techniques. Apparently that time is now past.

Ever heard of a mortice and tenon joint ? A dovetail joint, a lap joint, a finger or box combing joint ?

My fathers house was built in the 1700s and the roof beams are reclaimed from a ship, as can be seen from all the peg holes and the shape of the beams. I doubt there was a single nail used in its construction.

What you are describing is called jerry-building. A house is supposed to be an investment, not a commodity.

boxen - made of boxwood.....

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Boxen

Every time I think of pencils in space I chuckle. It might work, but I would not want to deal with bits of broken led in 0g, or even worse, sharpening in 0g.

Every time I think of pencils in space I chuckle. It might work, but I would not want to deal with bits of broken led in 0g, or even worse, sharpening in 0g.

Flaccid: Lacking vigor or energy.

Don't worry, the net has survived everything that's been thrown at it, I doubt a few more doublings in website numbers is going to affect it...

InvestorWords
Answers.com
The Free Dictionary
Asians who speak Engrish

None of these limit the scope of the definition as you do.

Can you provide any references for your alleged AppleSpeak? It seems you stand along clinging to your definition, unless there's some secret AMA handshake to get someone to agree with you.

Seriously, you're fighting the wrong fight. Why are you on a troll for a stupid definition instead of standing up for your original point, or do you even remember what that was?

The I's have it. Motion carried.

The ayes have it. Motion carried.

(aye)

My favorite stat is that 99% of the mass of the solar system is the Sun, with the other 1% being Jupiter. Our wonderful planet, with all it's enormity and majesty, and all most of us will ever know personally, is lost in the underflow of the total mass. :-)

which sort of mitigates the whole point.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mitigate

OB The Princess Bride quote:
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Ah, a spelling Nazi
.
Let's see how many sources cite my spelling:
Here's the first few
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/apposable/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/apposable/
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/APPOSABLE/
http://dictionary.laborlawtalk.com/apposable/
http://www.alphadictionary.com/wordnet/a/apposable .html/
http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/Appos able/
What did we learn in class today ?
There is more than one 'correct' way to spell many words

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dict.asp?Word=imp act 81 years ago.

So you think that these "partnerships" are somehow indicative of the grand ushering in of a brave new world? That putting music videos and TV shows up online will somehow make it all different? This is still all about money. Don't think that just because these corporations do this means that they have "seen the light" and are changing/have changed their ways. Everyone will still get compensated. Well, except for the average artist; those musicians will still get screwed and fade into obscurity, because they didn't get quite popular enough or sell enough albums.

Know where the real change is at? The slow takeover of these conventional media producers by smaller, more agile labels and media producers. With digital distribution costs tending toward zero with time, the Internet being pretty much accessible to anyone, and production costs dropping fast for anyone with an average computer, the large corporations may not be needed anymore. Even the manufacture of physical media is becoming easier and cheaper. It's happening in the indie community already. Granted, the signal:noise ratio might be worse, but social networking services like last.fm (and countless others) will act like a filter. They will connect people with music and media that they will like based on their tastes, and could bring a truly talented musician's release to the top fairly fast without the need for a music label's "promotion". It's like word of mouth on crack. We see this slowly starting to happen with music, and it will happen with television, and movies as well.

Don't get me wrong, I think (hope) that we will enter a world where everyone will get the media they want, for a fair price, the artists will be compensated fairly, and happy. Everyone wins, and we still could have popular superstars. The problem is that it sounds far too idyllic for the current market. The big companies are really entrenched in their ways and resistant to change. A new generation of executive management that grew up with online music may be needed in these companies before any real adapting takes place. The number of indie labels may explode in that time. The majority of dinosaurs didn't adapt; they died because they couldn't adapt fast enough, and were replaced by the smaller, though more adaptable mammal. I think the same will happen here.

To bring the thread back onto the oddly off-topic subject, one of the traits of the medical definition of euphoria is that the feeling of happiness is not necessarily well-founded. I don't think that "a big change" is imminent, I think that evidence does not point to it happening, so I believe the view is not well-founded. And the GGP poster had a rather giddy, euphoric tone. You are right about one thing, though...I'm still me.

Actually, you're not guilty of libel in the situation you describe.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/libe l

Libel requires that the statement be untrue:

libel 1) n. to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others.

So just be very careful to make sure that you've got ironclad documentation on your side as you build your list.

CCNR? Help? None of these seem correct @ http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/CCNR

Acronym Definition
CCNR Call Completion No Reply
CCNR Call Completion on No Reply (ISDN)
CCNR Canada Committee on Natural Resources
CCNR Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
CCNR Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine
CCNR Completion of Call Not Responding (telecommunications)
CCNR Conseil Canadien des Normes de la Radiotélévision (French: Canadian Broadcast Standards Council)

I am not grasping why the fact that it's a commodity makes a difference. It is still a product that can be withheld from consumers in particular areas if the business or businesses decide to not sell in that area. Perhaps you can enlighten me on why you think the fact that it's a commodity would make a difference. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/commodity commodity (k-md-t) n. pl. commodities 1. Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage: "Left-handed, power-hitting third basemen are a rare commodity in the big leagues" Steve Guiremand. 2. An article of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product that can be processed and resold. 3. Advantage; benefit. 4. Obsolete A quantity of goods.

Your big mistake here is that you seek only to malign (and yeah, it usually implies lying) people and confuse any real discussion. Your tendency to cite random incidents, without any real context, appears only to be done in order to try to prove some personal point and had added nothing of value to the discussion. This behavior of yours leads me to think that you may just be another troll, and I probably shouldn't be replying at all here, but many folks in this thread are on my friends list, so it stood out.

Here's the thing, no matter how extremely biased you may be, or how blind you are to reality, and no matter how much you think "the other side" is at fault, what's needed is a solution to the problem. If you work to eliminate the problems with the voting system, then your side wins (you want to win don't you???), if you ignore the problems and play the Blame Game, then you lose (we all lose).

Please give the Blame Game you are playing a break, it's distracting people from talking about solutions...

"Terrestrial" is the Latin for "earthlike".

To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Sure I can get another account, or post anomalously but surely we shouldn't be afraid to post

Dude, if you post anomalously you should be afraid.

Quantum Leap: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dict.asp?Word=qua ntum+leap

Quantum: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quantum

In short, "Quantum Leap" is meant to mean a large advance. It's a completely separate term than Quantum alone. Like "Alaska" and "Baked Alaska". Sort of.

Quantum Leap: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dict.asp?Word=qua ntum+leap

Quantum: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quantum

In short, "Quantum Leap" is meant to mean a large advance. It's a completely separate term than Quantum alone. Like "Alaska" and "Baked Alaska". Sort of.

In other news, the keyboard layout will never change. we're just too used to it, period. These are the lessons that we need to learn We might switch to a better system someday, like this one:

Im not sure what your definition is, but here are a few definitions to keep you occipied.

FWIW this man is a journalist and by the most technical means ANYONE holding a camera recording footage to be reported to the general public is a journalist. Not just someone who gets a paycheck from a major news media company.

This is what is sad about our country these days, people assume that to do things, even simple things you must be registered and have some form of permission from some higher power. This is supposed to be a free country not free so long as its ok with mommy Administrative branch and daddy Judicial branch. Sadly thats what we are coming to.

Thanks for the continuing help. Do you have anything positive and/or constructive to add?

Maybe you could enlighten me on how letters sent to the RIAA explaining one's actions and intents would be dismissed as "heresay"?

hersay n. 1) second-hand evidence in which the witness is not telling what he/she knows personally, but what others have said to him/her. 2) a common objection made by the opposing lawyer to testimony, when it appears the witness has violated the hearsay rule. 3) scuttlebutt or gossip.

No need to worry about a lawsuit in that case.

That's kinda the point, eh? To know the RIAA doesn't have a case against one if/when they bring you into court. Or do you mean/think the letters will prevent the RIAA from bring a lawsuit? Isn't that dependent upon the evidence the RIAA has and how well "the right hand is talking to the left hand"? Maybe they know about the letters but don't believe them and to make things worst they don't currently have a copy of the files in question. What course of action do you think they'll take at that point?

Because it looks a little nicer, and just 'B' is too vague for the vapid mouthbreathers in the mainstream media.

Besides, 'BN' is already taken.

Flash: Gaudy or ostentatious display.

Don't confuse asocial with anti-social... there is a significant difference. What you're describing is asocial - that is, not desiring to participate in society. Antisocial, on the other hand, carries the implication of being actively harmful to society, not just avoiding it. Yes, "anti-social" gets used that way a lot - hence the (fairly recent) addition of that first definition listed - but I, at least, feel that it's an important distinction.

Don't confuse asocial with anti-social... there is a significant difference. What you're describing is asocial - that is, not desiring to participate in society. Antisocial, on the other hand, carries the implication of being actively harmful to society, not just avoiding it. Yes, "anti-social" gets used that way a lot - hence the (fairly recent) addition of that first definition listed - but I, at least, feel that it's an important distinction.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dict.asp?Word=pro jection

  The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt.

Example:
I accuse you of doing something that I'm doing in hopes of getting you so flustered defending yourself, that you're not going to notice what I'm doing.

I recommend brainwave scans as the biometric of choice. Too subtle to be picked up everywhere, and therefore secure.

And in some, too subtle be be picked up anywhere. (See: Nonexistent)

First Post: Unless Debian is doing something very stupid like keeping passwords in clear text, hashing passwords reversibly, hashing passwords to their original length, or something else equally amateurish(sp).... Then the vulnerability is in fact in the Debian system, in their management's soul, & they have some pretty bad techs...

Second Post: And I was not knocking the Debian code, just the management errors that led to this particular problem.

see here - take special note of definition 3.

Maybe one of them was a typo for cosmogonist.

1) Intel is dumping its aging Netburst cores onto the market at such low prices that they're displacing lower-end AMD sales.

2) Intel is setting up for a Big Bath in their Q2 earnings report. Their selling off of their ARM processor unit to Marvell is part of this (they'll have to recognize a huge loss on the sale).

3) All of this is obvious to AMD, so they're putting even more emphasis on Opteron sales where Intel is weakest. This results in lower total sales, as they sell in far fewer numbers than low-end CPUs, but should keep net income at a nice level since they're extremely high margin chips.

4) Since each Opteron sale displaces an Intel Xeon sale, Intel's net income is hurting.

5) Any advantage Intel will gain from C/M/W will be gone when AMD does their transition to 65nm in Q4. Sooner if Intel screws up, as is reported.

What, the Dutch Mariah Carey Association? What do they have to do with it?
 
;-p

IANAGN (I am not a grammar nazi), but you said(wrote) it _twice_!!... ( and once in a correct way :P )

You don't rip TO dvd.. You rip FROM.. You can then BURN to dvd. To "rip to dvd" is like saying "I'll rip your tounge IN". You know? RIP, as in ripping something AWAY from something else.. thank you..

*selfcombustion prevented*

Didja bother looking it up?

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/relatedly
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/relatedly